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30 An increase in the proportion of working-age people contributing to a non-state pension in at least three years out of the last four (Great Britain).
Baseline and trends: Baseline data – 1994–97. Estimates of the proportion of people contributing to non-state pensions in at least three years out of the last four have remained constant at 49 per cent in 2002–05. Men were more likely to be consistently contributing than women (55 per cent compared with 44 per cent in the period 2002–05). The proportion of working-age people who have contributed to a non-state pension in at least three out of four years increased slightly from 48 per cent in 1994–97 (the baseline) up to the period 1997–2000, and has levelled off since then. Improvements in the overall rate since the baseline have been driven by improvements for women rather than men. The gap between the proportion of men and women making consistent contributions has decreased from 20 per cent (58 per cent for men compared to 38 per cent for women in 1994-1997) to 11 percentage points (55 per cent for men compared to 44 per cent for women in 2002-2005).
Percentage of working-age people who have contributed to a non-state pension in at least three
years out of the last four (Great Britain)
Definition: Proportion of those aged 20 years to State Pension age who have contributed to a nonstate pension in at least three years out of the last four. Includes people in an employees’ occupational scheme and/or personal pension scheme.
Data source: British Household Panel Study (data for Great Britain).
Further information
Further information about the British Household Panel Study can be found at: www.iser.essex.ac.uk/ulsc/bhps/
Research Evidence
“Effective means of conveying messages about pensions and saving for retirement”
www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rports2005-2006/rrep239.pdf