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Table A.5
Percentage of members of employer-sponsored pension plans who report that they don't know what type of plan they have, Canada, 2007

  % don't know
Total
15.9*
Gender
Men †
11.7
Women
20.3*
Marital status
Married / Common-law †
15.0
Other
19.1*
Education
High school or less †
18.3
Certificate or diploma from a college or a trade school
16.4
University degree
12.5*
Immigration status
Canadian-born †
13.9
Immigrated before 1975
17.3
Immigrated 1975-1989
27.4*
Immigrated since 1990
29.8*
Self-assessed health
Excellent †
12.6
Very good
15.1
Good
19.9*
Fair or poor
21.3
Industry1
Primary industries
14.9E
Construction
14.9E
Utilities & Manufacturing †
15.1
Distributive services
15.2
Financial services, Insurance and Real estate
14.4
Professional & Business Services
20.8E
Consumer Services
20.7
Health, Education, Social Services
16.9
Public Administration
11.5
Unionization
Unionized employees
16.4
Non-unionized employees †
15.2
Job tenure
Less than 10 years †
22.6
10 to 19 years
15.7*
20 or more years
10.4*
Personal income
Less than $40,000 †
26.8
$40,000 to $59,999
15.6*
$60,000 or more
8.2*
† Reference group.
* Statistically significant difference from reference group at p < 0.05.
1 Primary industries include agriculture, forestry, mining and oil & gas.
Distributive services include wholesale trade, transportation & warehousing.
Professional and business services include professional, scientific & technical, management and administrative services.
Consumer services include retail trade, food & accommodation, recreation and other services.
Information and cultural services are included with Health, Education and Social Services.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2007
Date Modified: 2008-11-21

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