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August 2003

Defining participation in defined contribution pension plans

John Turner, Leslie Muller, Satyendra K. Verma

Traditional measures appear to overstate the number of participants in defined contribution pensions; using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation and the Social Security Administration's Detailed Earnings Record may result in a more accurate measure.

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