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TABLE E15

Pension Plan Contributions of Plans with Fewer than 100 Participants by type of plan, 1975-95 (amounts in millions)
Year	Total Plans			Single Employer Plans^1/			Multiemployer Plans^2/
Year	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution
1975	$6,504	$1,775	$4,729	$6,502	$1,733	$4,728	$3	$2	$1
1976	7,156	2,295	4,861	7,136	2,278	4,858	20	17	3
1977	8,236	2,616	5,620	8,213	2,598	5,615	22	18	5
1978	9,644	3,303	6,342	9,602	3,271	6,330	43	31	12
1979	11,542	4,323	7,219	11,495	4,290	7,205	46	33	13
1980	13,545	5,870	7,675	13,490	5,830	7,660	55	40	15
1981	16,406	7,163	9,242	16,304	7,079	9,225	101	84	17
1982	16,094	7,672	9,422	16,047	7,641	9,406	47	31	16
1983	17,357	7,593	9,764	17,288	7,537	9,751	69	56	13
1984	18,561	7,850	10,712	18,487	7,788	10,700	74	62	12
1985	21,575	7,404	14,171	21,489	7,339	14,150	86	65	21
1986	21,543	5,659	15,884	21,475	5,607	15,868	68	52	16
1987	19,963	4,296	15,667	19,895	4,239	15,656	67	57	11
1988	18,964	3,015	15,948	18,909	2,981	15,929	54	34	20
1989	20,995	2,763	18,232	20,961	2,742	18,219	34	21	13
1990	21,687	2,608	19,079	21,642	2,590	19,052	44	18	26
1991	21,908	2,420	19,488	21,881	2,413	19,468	27	7	21
1992	25,214	2,229	22,985	25,185	2,223	22,962	29	6	23
1993	25,959	2,451	23,508	25,904	2,418	23,486	55	33	22
1994	23,933	1,918	22,015	23,688	1,693	21,995	245	225	20
1995	28,150	2,406	25,744	28,111	2,392	25,719	39	14	25

^1/ Includes single employer plans, plans of controlled groups of corporations, and multiple-employer noncollectively bargained plans.
^2/ Includes multiemployer plans and multiple-employer collectively bargained plans.

NOTE: Includes both employer and employee contributions.

SOURCE: Form 5500 series reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service for 1975-95 plan years.

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