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Share of employed recent high school and college graduates with employer-provided pension coverage, 1989–2012

High school graduates College graduates
1989/01/01 12.3% 30.9%
1990/01/01 10.4% 30.9%
1991/01/01 7.9% 29.3%
1992/01/01 8.2% 29.1%
1993/01/01 6.6% 23.7%
1994/01/01 8.1% 29.0%
1995/01/01 7.3% 27.3%
1996/01/01 7.0% 31.6%
1997/01/01 8.4% 34.0%
1998/01/01 10.7% 34.6%
1999/01/01 8.6% 35.9%
2000/01/01 9.7% 41.5%
2001/01/01 9.9% 35.6%
2002/01/01 9.4% 32.8%
2003/01/01 8.1% 30.3%
2004/01/01 7.1% 32.6%
2005/01/01 5.7% 33.2%
2006/01/01 8.0% 38.8%
2007/01/01 8.2% 34.4%
2008/01/01 6.1% 33.9%
2009/01/01 5.4% 28.5%
2010/01/01 5.0% 27.5%
2011/01/01 5.9% 27.2%
2012/01/01 5.0% 27.0%
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Note: Coverage is defined as being included in an employer-provided plan where the employer paid for at least some of the coverage. Data are for college graduates age 21–24 who do not have an advanced degree and are not enrolled in further schooling, and high school graduates age 17–20 who are not enrolled in further schooling. Shaded areas denote recessions.

Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement  microdata

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