SWA2014-Introduction | Table 1.4 | Employer-provided health insurance and pension coverage, by race and ethnicity, 1979–2010
| 1979 | 1989 | 1995 | 2000 | 2007 | 2010 | Change 1979–2010 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pension coverage | |||||||
| White | 52.2% | 46.1% | 49.5% | 53.7% | 50.3% | 48.2% | -3.9 |
| Black | 45.8 | 40.7 | 42.6 | 41.3 | 39.1 | 37.7 | -8.1 |
| Hispanic | 38.2 | 26.3 | 24.7 | 27.5 | 24.8 | 23.9 | -14.3 |
| Health insurance coverage | |||||||
| White | 70.3% | 64.0% | 61.7% | 62.7% | 59.6% | 57.8% | -12.5 |
| Black | 63.1 | 56.3 | 53.0 | 55.4 | 52.4 | 49.5 | -13.6 |
| Hispanic | 60.4 | 46.0 | 42.1 | 41.8 | 37.3 | 36.3 | -24.1 |
Note: Data are for private-sector wage and salary workers age 18–64 who worked at least 20 hours per week and 26 weeks per year.
Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata
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