Table 16
Proportion of labour force and paid workers covered by a registered pension plan, by sex, select years, 1992 to 2008

Table 16
Proportion of labour force and paid workers covered by a registered pension plan, by sex, select years, 1992 to 2008
Table summary
This table displays the results of Proportion of labour force and paid workers covered by a registered pension plan. The information is grouped by Covered by a registered pension plan appearing as row headers and is grouped by 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2008 appearing as column headers, calculated using number and percentage as a unit of measure.
Covered by a registered pension plan 1992 1997 2002 2007 2008
number
Registered pension plan1 members
Both sexes 5,244,703 5,088,455 5,522,563 5,908,633 6,009,721
Women 2,219,933 2,246,847 2,562,038 2,868,645 2,952,422
Men 3,024,770 2,841,608 2,960,525 3,039,988 3,057,299
Labour force percentage
Both sexes 36.2 33.5 33.1 32.6 32.6
Women 34.4 32.7 33.3 33.7 34.1
Men 37.6 34.1 32.9 31.7 31.3
Paid workers
Both sexes 45.3 41.6 39.7 38.3 38.2
Women 41.8 40.1 39.2 38.8 39.3
Men 48.3 42.9 40.2 37.7 37.3
1. Registered pension plans are plans established by either employers or unions to provide retirement income to employees.
Notes: The data used from Labour Force Survey (labour force and paid workers) are annual averages to which the number of Canadian Forces members was added. Paid workers refer to employees in the public and private sector and include self-employed workers in incorporated business (with and without paid help).
Sources: Statistics Canada, Pension Plans in Canada and Labour Force Survey.
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