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401(k) Plans: Participation and Deferral Rates by Plan Features and Other Information

PEMD-88-20FS Published: Apr 29, 1988. Publicly Released: Apr 29, 1988.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information regarding so-called 401(k) retirement programs, focusing on the: (1) number of workers at firms which offered only a 401(k) plan; (2) kinds of plans firms converted or replaced when they set up 401(k) plans; and (3) differences in average employee participation rates and deferral percentage rates among plans with different provisions.

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