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Employees in Midwestern and Northeastern states are more likely to participate in retirement plans than their Southern and Western counterparts, states new data from the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute.
According to 2007 data, wage and salary workers in Florida have the lowest probability (36.4%) of participating in a retirement plan, while those living in Iowa are the most likely to participate, at 58.3%.
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