Pension Coverage* for Wage Earners in Florida by Gender, Race and Ethnicity, Foreign Born Status, and Sector 2002-2004
Category	Percent Coverage
Male	45.17**
Female	45.22**
White non-Hispanic	51.16
Black non-Hispanic	32.98***
Hispanic	27.22***
Native Born	50.45
Foreign Born****	26.21
Public Sector	71.01
Private Sector	40.31
Wage workers age 18-64, who worked at least 20 hours per week and 26 weeks per year.
Wage data is for the previous week (March of the survey year) and pension data is for the previous year.
* Coverage is defined as being included in an employer-provided plan
** Difference between males and females not meaningful, given the sample size.
***Difference between Black non-Hispanic and Hispanic not large enough to indicate much of a difference, given sample size.
**** For the purposes of this analysis, Puerto Ricans are considered “foreign born” even though Puerto Rico is a U.S. colony, because they more closely share characteristics with immigrants.
Source: Source: Authors’ analysis of CPS data, 2002-2004.

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