In 2000:

• 67% of men and 66% of women working full time were currently members of either an occupational or personal pension scheme compared with 37% of women who were working part time
• male and female employees below the age of 25 and female employees working part time aged 55 and over were the least likely to belong to a pension scheme.

It should be noted that the questions asked about respondents’ current employer; some respondents who were not currently members of a scheme may have held entitlements in schemes to which they formerly contributed.