Table 2. Earliest age with corresponding service requirements for participation in defined benefit plans, September 1, 1974

Table 2. Earliest age with corresponding service requirements for participation in defined benefit plans, September 1, 1974
Age and/or service requirement for plan participation	Percent of active workers
Age and/or service requirement for plan participation	In all plans	In plans with participation requirements
Total with participation requirement	27	100
No age requirement	15	54
One year or less	10	36
Greater than one year	5	18
Age 25 or less	9	32
No service requirement	3	12
One year or less	4	15
More than one year	1	5
More than age 25	4	14
No service requirement	1	3
One year or less	1	5
More than one year	2	6
With provisions which already met or exceeded initial ERISA regulations (1)	90	63
Footnotes: (1) Includes workers in plans with an alternate age and service requirement which satisfied ERISA's rules for participation.