"Figure 7.3: Proportion of men and women aged 16 to 64 contributing to private pensions, 1996/97 to 2012/13","" "Great Britain, percentages","" "","" "Notes","1. Data from 1999/2000 onwards are not comparable with earlier data because of the implementation from that date of improvements in government surveys relating to pensions 2. Figures for 2005/06 and earlier years may exclude members whose only pension contribution came from the National Insurance rebate 3. Data for 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 are not available 4. Data from 2009/10 onwards are not comparable with earlier data because of changes to the pension provision questions more accurately to capture information on active membership" "Unit","Percentages" "","" "Year","Men","Women" "1996/97","54","35" "1997/98","54","35" "1998/99","53","36" "1999/00","49","36" "2000/01","50","35" "2001/02","49","36" "2002/03","48","36" "2003/04","46","36" "2004/05","44","35" "2005/06","43","35" "2009/10","37","33" "2010/11","36","33" "2011/12","35","32" "2012/13","34","31"