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- Public Sector employees are more likely to receive defined benefit pension plans than are their private sector counterparts.
- Private Sector employees are more likely to receive Social Security.
- Defined contribution plans are becoming increasingly prevalent among private sector employees.
- Beyond coverage, defined benefit pension plan provisions differ widely between public and private sector employees, making comparisons difficult.
Source: Wiatrowski, William J. “On the Disparity Between Private and Public Pensions.” Monthly Labor Review. April, 1994. P8.
Private v. Public Pensions