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by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
ALL RACES
BOTH SEXES........................ 144582 76349 52.8 22453 29.4 49513 64.9 4382 5.7
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 144582 76349 52.8 22453 29.4 49513 64.9 4382 5.7
Full-time...................... 113977 70730 62.1 20769 29.4 46347 65.5 3614 5.1
50 weeks or more............. 92648 62527 67.5 18256 29.2 41361 66.1 2910 4.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 12513 5992 47.9 1917 32.0 3668 61.2 406 6.8
26 weeks or less............. 8816 2212 25.1 595 26.9 1318 59.6 299 13.5
Part-time...................... 30605 5619 18.4 1684 30.0 3167 56.4 768 13.7
50 weeks or more............. 13880 3365 24.2 1049 31.2 1916 56.9 400 11.9
27 to 49 weeks............... 6624 1210 18.3 343 28.4 689 57.0 177 14.6
26 weeks or less............. 10101 1044 10.3 292 27.9 562 53.8 191 18.3
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 42394 11972 28.2 5362 44.8 5289 44.2 1322 11.0
25 to 99 people................... 18374 9602 52.3 3192 33.2 5916 61.6 494 5.1
100 to 499 people................. 19051 11754 61.7 3263 27.8 7924 67.4 567 4.8
500 to 999 people................. 8091 5381 66.5 1365 25.4 3703 68.8 313 5.8
1000 people or more............... 56671 37640 66.4 9272 24.6 26682 70.9 1686 4.5
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 19313 12972 67.2 3930 30.3 8477 65.4 565 4.4
Professional specialty............ 20819 13914 66.8 4287 30.8 8940 64.3 687 4.9
Technical and related support..... 4656 3043 65.4 791 26.0 2117 69.6 135 4.5
Sales workers..................... 17824 7633 42.8 2167 28.4 4925 64.5 541 7.1
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 20565 11579 56.3 3279 28.3 7637 66.0 663 5.7
Precision production, craft & repair 15544 8699 56.0 2647 30.4 5550 63.8 502 5.8
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by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 8601 5282 61.4 1341 25.4 3637 68.8 304 5.8
Transportation & material moving.. 5809 3207 55.2 1031 32.2 1957 61.0 218 6.8
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 5968 2178 36.5 598 27.5 1415 65.0 165 7.6
Service workers................... 20879 6782 32.5 1913 28.2 4357 64.2 513 7.6
Private household workers...... 1019 88 8.7 29 32.4 22 24.7 38 42.9
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 19860 6694 33.7 1884 28.1 4335 64.8 475 7.1
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 3776 788 20.9 315 39.9 397 50.3 77 9.7
Armed forces...................... 828 271 32.7 155 57.0 105 38.7 12 4.3
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 116431 59112 50.8 16925 28.6 38586 65.3 3601 6.1
Householder.................... 53779 33421 62.1 9678 29.0 21879 65.5 1864 5.6
Spouse present............... 41724 26531 63.6 7796 29.4 17357 65.4 1378 5.2
No spouse present............ 12055 6889 57.1 1882 27.3 4522 65.6 486 7.0
Spouse of householder.......... 37351 18907 50.6 5423 28.7 12347 65.3 1136 6.0
Child of householder........... 20350 4937 24.3 1285 26.0 3188 64.6 464 9.4
Other relative of
householder.................... 4951 1847 37.3 538 29.1 1172 63.4 137 7.4
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 511 217 42.4 45 20.9 159 73.3 13 5.8
Unrelated Individuals............. 27640 17020 61.6 5483 32.2 10769 63.3 768 4.5
Nonfamily householder.......... 19636 13213 67.3 4291 32.5 8337 63.1 584 4.4
Secondary Individuals.......... 8004 3808 47.6 1192 31.3 2432 63.9 184 4.8
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 139646 74336 53.2 21757 29.3 48410 65.1 4169 5.6
15 to 24 years................. 24049 5192 21.6 1398 26.9 3264 62.9 530 10.2
25 to 44 years................. 72442 41897 57.8 11936 28.5 27840 66.4 2122 5.1
45 to 64 years................. 43155 27247 63.1 8423 30.9 17306 63.5 1518 5.6
65 years and over................. 4937 2013 40.8 696 34.6 1104 54.8 213 10.6
Mean age................... 38.8 41.2 (x) 41.8 (x) 40.9 (x) 41.1 (x)
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 147
by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas...... 117508 63032 53.6 18655 29.6 41011 65.1 3367 5.3
Inside central cities........... 41980 21826 52.0 6360 29.1 14253 65.3 1213 5.6
One million or more........... 26972 14059 52.1 4214 30.0 9106 64.8 739 5.3
Under one million............. 15008 7767 51.7 2147 27.6 5147 66.3 473 6.1
Outside central cities.......... 75528 41207 54.6 12294 29.8 26758 64.9 2154 5.2
One million or more........... 52393 29028 55.4 8871 30.6 18748 64.6 1409 4.9
Under one million............. 23135 12179 52.6 3423 28.1 8011 65.8 746 6.1
Outside metropolitan areas........ 27074 13316 49.2 3798 28.5 8503 63.9 1015 7.6
REGION
Northeast......................... 27268 14793 54.3 4811 32.5 9292 62.8 690 4.7
Midwest........................... 34784 19028 54.7 5679 29.8 12381 65.1 968 5.1
South............................. 50222 26321 52.4 6238 23.7 18151 69.0 1932 7.3
West.............................. 32308 16207 50.2 5725 35.3 9690 59.8 792 4.9
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by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 153 18 12.0 5 28.0 8 41.9 6 30.2
With earnings..................... 144429 76330 52.8 22448 29.4 49506 64.9 4377 5.7
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 12897 1292 10.0 375 29.0 656 50.8 261 20.2
$2,500 to $4,999............... 7890 994 12.6 263 26.5 568 57.2 163 16.4
$5,000 to $7,499............... 8592 1562 18.2 429 27.4 915 58.6 219 14.0
$7,500 to $9,999............... 6470 1723 26.6 416 24.2 1077 62.5 229 13.3
$10,000 to $12,499............. 9973 3162 31.7 842 26.6 2025 64.0 295 9.3
$12,500 to $14,999............. 6103 2672 43.8 737 27.6 1712 64.1 223 8.3
$15,000 to $17,499............. 8735 4309 49.3 1166 27.1 2765 64.2 377 8.8
$17,500 to $19,999............. 5836 3482 59.7 956 27.4 2292 65.8 234 6.7
$20,000 to $22,499............. 9377 5480 58.4 1448 26.4 3750 68.4 281 5.1
$22,500 to $24,999............. 5169 3361 65.0 852 25.3 2330 69.3 179 5.3
$25,000 to $27,499............. 8074 5282 65.4 1392 26.3 3628 68.7 262 5.0
$27,500 to $29,999............. 3777 2784 73.7 840 30.2 1800 64.7 144 5.2
$30,000 to $32,499............. 8262 5939 71.9 1892 31.9 3802 64.0 245 4.1
$32,500 to $34,999............. 2855 2250 78.8 694 30.9 1463 65.0 92 4.1
$35,000 to $37,499............. 5767 4478 77.6 1398 31.2 2919 65.2 161 3.6
$37,500 to $39,999............. 2622 2039 77.8 661 32.4 1320 64.8 58 2.8
$40,000 to $42,499............. 5297 4098 77.4 1370 33.4 2590 63.2 137 3.4
$42,500 to $44,999............. 1586 1316 82.9 403 30.7 869 66.0 44 3.3
$45,000 to $47,499............. 3355 2725 81.2 862 31.6 1764 64.7 99 3.6
$47,500 to $49,999............. 1475 1193 80.8 382 32.0 767 64.3 44 3.7
$50,000 to $52,499............. 3774 2958 78.4 869 29.4 1975 66.8 114 3.8
$52,500 to $54,999............. 854 701 82.1 229 32.6 441 62.9 31 4.4
$55,000 to $57,499............. 1911 1550 81.1 498 32.1 1006 64.9 46 3.0
$57,500 to $59,999............. 589 545 92.5 161 29.6 368 67.5 15 2.8
$60,000 to $62,499............. 2301 1844 80.1 582 31.5 1203 65.2 59 3.2
$62,500 to $64,999............. 471 419 88.9 137 32.6 270 64.4 12 2.9
$65,000 to $67,499............. 1251 1020 81.6 276 27.0 706 69.2 38 3.8
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by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
$67,500 to $69,999............. 443 381 86.1 115 30.1 259 68.0 8 2.0
$70,000 to $72,499............. 1232 985 80.0 317 32.2 652 66.2 16 1.6
$72,500 to $74,999............. 256 205 80.1 57 27.8 142 69.2 6 3.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 960 715 74.5 221 30.9 455 63.5 40 5.6
$77,500 to $79,999............. 186 137 73.8 47 34.5 80 58.7 9 6.8
$80,000 to $82,499............. 811 627 77.3 240 38.3 379 60.4 8 1.3
$82,500 to $84,999............. 215 171 79.5 44 26.0 126 74.0 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 401 300 74.9 88 29.3 205 68.4 7 2.3
$87,500 to $89,999............. 97 69 71.1 22 32.3 42 59.9 5 7.8
$90,000 to $92,499............. 504 412 81.7 113 27.5 283 68.8 16 3.8
$92,500 to $94,999............. 82 71 87.2 13 18.7 58 81.3 0 0.0
$95,000 to $97,499............. 193 162 84.0 46 28.2 99 61.0 17 10.8
$97,500 to $99,999............. 129 117 91.1 46 39.3 69 58.7 2 1.9
$100,000 and over.............. 3661 2802 76.5 948 33.8 1676 59.8 178 6.4
Median earnings.............. 21525 30869 (x) 31992 (x) 30812 (x) 21666 (x)
Standard error............... 79 91 (x) 155 (x) 115 (x) 460 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 28754 38518 (x) 41028 (x) 38015 (x) 31342 (x)
Standard error............... 178 281 (x) 575 (x) 332 (x) 1118 (x)
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by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
Workers in poverty
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
ALL RACES
BOTH SEXES........................ 9489 1603 16.9 385 24.0 1028 64.2 189 11.8
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 9489 1603 16.9 385 24.0 1028 64.2 189 11.8
Full-time...................... 5405 1195 22.1 258 21.5 804 67.3 134 11.2
50 weeks or more............. 2345 666 28.4 165 24.8 446 66.9 55 8.3
27 to 49 weeks............... 1230 238 19.4 47 19.7 154 64.7 37 15.6
26 weeks or less............. 1830 291 15.9 46 15.8 204 70.2 41 14.1
Part-time...................... 4084 407 10.0 128 31.3 224 55.0 56 13.6
50 weeks or more............. 1337 179 13.4 59 33.1 97 53.9 23 13.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 768 107 13.9 29 27.4 66 61.3 12 11.3
26 weeks or less............. 1979 121 6.1 39 32.3 62 51.0 20 16.7
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 3992 395 9.9 153 38.6 177 44.7 66 16.6
25 to 99 people................... 1198 263 22.0 54 20.6 183 69.8 25 9.6
100 to 499 people................. 1054 231 22.0 48 20.9 159 68.9 24 10.2
500 to 999 people................. 324 81 25.1 19 23.9 59 72.2 3 4.0
1000 people or more............... 2921 632 21.6 111 17.5 450 71.2 71 11.3
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 395 81 20.6 24 29.2 47 57.4 11 13.4
Professional specialty............ 535 128 24.0 44 34.4 67 52.1 17 13.6
Technical and related support..... 109 42 38.9 8 18.0 27 64.1 8 17.9
Sales workers..................... 1446 232 16.0 48 20.8 159 68.6 25 10.6
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 893 225 25.2 52 23.3 147 65.2 26 11.6
Precision production, craft & repair 900 149 16.6 43 28.5 100 67.0 7 4.5
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by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
Workers in poverty
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 685 155 22.6 17 11.0 117 75.5 21 13.5
Transportation & material moving.. 377 83 22.1 23 27.3 46 55.4 14 17.3
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 652 88 13.6 9 10.1 72 81.3 8 8.7
Service workers................... 2867 362 12.6 97 26.7 218 60.2 47 13.1
Private household workers...... 230 8 3.3 4 50.5 0 0.0 4 49.5
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 2636 354 13.4 93 26.2 218 61.5 44 12.3
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 619 57 9.2 21 37.6 30 52.2 6 10.1
Armed forces...................... 12 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 6186 1071 17.3 236 22.0 707 66.0 129 12.0
Householder.................... 3904 811 20.8 170 21.0 533 65.8 107 13.2
Spouse present............... 1464 319 21.8 83 25.9 208 65.4 28 8.7
No spouse present............ 2440 492 20.2 88 17.8 325 66.0 79 16.2
Spouse of householder.......... 1022 190 18.6 54 28.4 121 63.5 16 8.2
Child of householder........... 952 45 4.7 4 9.4 36 80.2 5 10.4
Other relative of
householder.................... 309 25 8.2 7 29.5 17 65.8 1 4.7
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 160 20 12.7 7 36.2 11 56.1 2 7.7
Unrelated Individuals............. 3143 511 16.3 142 27.8 310 60.7 59 11.5
Nonfamily householder.......... 1686 309 18.3 86 28.0 174 56.4 48 15.6
Secondary Individuals.......... 1456 202 13.9 56 27.5 136 67.2 11 5.3
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 9349 1584 16.9 373 23.5 1023 64.5 189 11.9
15 to 24 years................. 2929 316 10.8 70 22.2 213 67.4 33 10.4
25 to 44 years................. 4823 917 19.0 215 23.5 592 64.6 109 11.9
45 to 64 years................. 1597 352 22.0 88 25.0 218 61.8 47 13.2
65 years and over................. 140 18 13.2 12 66.4 6 30.7 1 2.8
Mean age................... 33.3 35.6 (x) 36.9 (x) 35.1 (x) 36.2 (x)
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by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
Workers in poverty
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas...... 7220 1200 16.6 286 23.9 767 63.9 147 12.2
Inside central cities........... 3785 677 17.9 162 23.9 427 63.1 88 13.0
One million or more........... 2418 446 18.4 114 25.6 286 64.1 46 10.3
Under one million............. 1368 231 16.9 48 20.6 141 61.2 42 18.2
Outside central cities.......... 3435 523 15.2 125 23.8 340 65.0 59 11.2
One million or more........... 2147 329 15.3 86 26.2 212 64.5 30 9.2
Under one million............. 1288 194 15.1 38 19.6 128 65.8 28 14.5
Outside metropolitan areas........ 2269 403 17.7 99 24.6 261 64.8 43 10.6
REGION
Northeast......................... 1419 273 19.2 94 34.5 154 56.5 25 9.0
Midwest........................... 1904 374 19.7 78 20.9 264 70.5 32 8.7
South............................. 3641 557 15.3 108 19.4 369 66.3 80 14.4
West.............................. 2525 399 15.8 105 26.4 241 60.5 52 13.1
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by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
Workers in poverty
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 17 3 20.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 100.0
With earnings..................... 9473 1599 16.9 385 24.1 1028 64.3 186 11.6
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 3215 287 8.9 95 33.1 160 55.7 32 11.2
$2,500 to $4,999............... 1792 214 11.9 51 23.8 132 61.8 31 14.3
$5,000 to $7,499............... 1991 406 20.4 108 26.6 260 63.9 39 9.5
$7,500 to $9,999............... 1095 259 23.6 51 19.7 161 62.2 47 18.1
$10,000 to $12,499............. 822 233 28.3 44 18.7 164 70.5 25 10.8
$12,500 to $14,999............. 218 68 31.3 10 14.3 55 81.0 3 4.7
$15,000 to $17,499............. 207 68 33.0 12 18.0 53 77.8 3 4.1
$17,500 to $19,999............. 75 33 43.5 7 21.1 26 78.9 0 0.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 42 25 58.9 7 26.6 12 46.7 7 26.7
$22,500 to $24,999............. 6 6 100.0 1 20.1 5 79.9 0 0.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 4 1 29.6 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
$27,500 to $29,999............. 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$30,000 to $32,499............. 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$32,500 to $34,999............. 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$35,000 to $37,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$37,500 to $39,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$40,000 to $42,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$42,500 to $44,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$45,000 to $47,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$47,500 to $49,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$50,000 to $52,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$52,500 to $54,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$55,000 to $57,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$57,500 to $59,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$60,000 to $62,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$62,500 to $64,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$65,000 to $67,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 154
by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
Workers in poverty
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
$67,500 to $69,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$70,000 to $72,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$72,500 to $74,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$77,500 to $79,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$82,500 to $84,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$87,500 to $89,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$92,500 to $94,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$95,000 to $97,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$97,500 to $99,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$100,000 and over.............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Median earnings.............. 4623 6840 (x) 6082 (x) 7138 (x) 6957 (x)
Standard error............... 106 193 (x) 355 (x) 242 (x) 680 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 4945 7114 (x) 5822 (x) 7637 (x) 6895 (x)
Standard error............... 75 200 (x) 451 (x) 240 (x) 500 (x)