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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
MALE........................ 76731 43614 56.8 13213 30.3 28114 64.5 2287 5.2
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 76731 43614 56.8 13213 30.3 28114 64.5 2287 5.2
Full-time...................... 66160 41687 63.0 12615 30.3 27033 64.8 2039 4.9
50 weeks or more............. 54933 37448 68.2 11270 30.1 24492 65.4 1686 4.5
27 to 49 weeks............... 6643 3074 46.3 1015 33.0 1863 60.6 196 6.4
26 weeks or less............. 4585 1165 25.4 330 28.3 678 58.2 157 13.5
Part-time...................... 10571 1927 18.2 598 31.0 1081 56.1 248 12.9
50 weeks or more............. 4288 1068 24.9 338 31.7 595 55.7 135 12.6
27 to 49 weeks............... 2303 392 17.0 128 32.7 216 55.0 48 12.3
26 weeks or less............. 3980 467 11.7 132 28.3 270 57.8 65 14.0
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 24076 7602 31.6 3437 45.2 3404 44.8 761 10.0
25 to 99 people................... 10279 5890 57.3 1987 33.7 3631 61.6 273 4.6
100 to 499 people................. 9841 6665 67.7 1863 28.0 4477 67.2 325 4.9
500 to 999 people................. 4012 2857 71.2 726 25.4 1968 68.9 163 5.7
1000 people or more............... 28523 20601 72.2 5201 25.2 14635 71.0 765 3.7
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 10455 7347 70.3 2291 31.2 4763 64.8 292 4.0
Professional specialty............ 9639 7000 72.6 2133 30.5 4516 64.5 351 5.0
Technical and related support..... 2074 1443 69.5 386 26.8 1012 70.2 44 3.1
Sales workers..................... 8567 4584 53.5 1390 30.3 2905 63.4 289 6.3
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 4319 2720 63.0 644 23.7 1948 71.6 128 4.7
Precision production, craft & repair 14179 7964 56.2 2477 31.1 5044 63.3 444 5.6
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 156
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........................ 5249 3490 66.5 1000 28.7 2341 67.1 148 4.3
Transportation & material moving.. 5218 2916 55.9 959 32.9 1766 60.5 191 6.6
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 4809 1781 37.0 501 28.1 1141 64.1 139 7.8
Service workers................... 8484 3463 40.8 1026 29.6 2250 65.0 187 5.4
Private household workers...... 37 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 8446 3463 41.0 1026 29.6 2250 65.0 187 5.4
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 3026 672 22.2 267 39.7 344 51.1 62 9.2
Armed forces...................... 713 235 32.9 139 59.2 84 35.8 12 5.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 61286 34290 56.0 10163 29.6 22250 64.9 1876 5.5
Householder.................... 36452 24127 66.2 7171 29.7 15731 65.2 1225 5.1
Spouse present............... 33301 22292 66.9 6600 29.6 14551 65.3 1141 5.1
No spouse present............ 3150 1834 58.2 570 31.1 1180 64.3 84 4.6
Spouse of householder.......... 10078 6122 60.7 1851 30.2 3948 64.5 322 5.3
Child of householder........... 11781 2988 25.4 818 27.4 1908 63.8 263 8.8
Other relative of
householder.................... 2976 1054 35.4 324 30.7 664 63.0 66 6.3
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 122 50 41.0 21 41.7 29 58.3 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 15323 9274 60.5 3029 32.7 5834 62.9 411 4.4
Nonfamily householder.......... 10665 7109 66.7 2350 33.1 4454 62.6 305 4.3
Secondary Individuals.......... 4658 2165 46.5 679 31.4 1381 63.8 105 4.9
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 73995 42413 57.3 12822 30.2 27423 64.7 2168 5.1
15 to 24 years................. 12421 2781 22.4 822 29.5 1693 60.9 266 9.6
25 to 44 years................. 38727 24150 62.4 7096 29.4 15965 66.1 1089 4.5
45 to 64 years................. 22847 15482 67.8 4904 31.7 9765 63.1 813 5.2
65 years and over................. 2736 1201 43.9 391 32.6 691 57.5 119 9.9
Mean age................... 39.0 41.3 (x) 41.7 (x) 41.1 (x) 41.5 (x)
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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
TYPE OF RESIDENCE
Inside metropolitan areas...... 62405 35939 57.6 10890 30.3 23260 64.7 1789 5.0
Inside central cities........... 22091 11888 53.8 3538 29.8 7740 65.1 610 5.1
One million or more........... 14214 7543 53.1 2309 30.6 4843 64.2 391 5.2
Under one million............. 7876 4345 55.2 1229 28.3 2897 66.7 219 5.0
Outside central cities.......... 40314 24051 59.7 7352 30.6 15520 64.5 1179 4.9
One million or more........... 27957 16834 60.2 5239 31.1 10841 64.4 754 4.5
Under one million............. 12357 7217 58.4 2113 29.3 4679 64.8 425 5.9
Outside metropolitan areas........ 14326 7676 53.6 2324 30.3 4854 63.2 498 6.5
REGION
Northeast......................... 14316 8393 58.6 2760 32.9 5250 62.5 384 4.6
Midwest........................... 18137 11142 61.4 3556 31.9 7114 63.8 472 4.2
South............................. 26664 14788 55.5 3656 24.7 10127 68.5 1004 6.8
West.............................. 17614 9292 52.8 3241 34.9 5623 60.5 427 4.6
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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.................. 38 1 3.6 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 76694 43613 56.9 13213 30.3 28113 64.5 2287 5.2
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 5337 611 11.4 198 32.5 312 51.2 100 16.3
$2,500 to $4,999............... 3166 389 12.3 94 24.2 246 63.1 49 12.7
$5,000 to $7,499............... 3342 606 18.1 170 28.0 364 60.1 72 11.8
$7,500 to $9,999............... 2529 609 24.1 163 26.8 356 58.4 90 14.8
$10,000 to $12,499............. 4202 1147 27.3 309 26.9 747 65.1 91 8.0
$12,500 to $14,999............. 2732 1088 39.8 324 29.8 678 62.4 86 7.9
$15,000 to $17,499............. 3999 1768 44.2 477 27.0 1131 64.0 160 9.1
$17,500 to $19,999............. 2624 1407 53.6 374 26.6 955 67.9 78 5.5
$20,000 to $22,499............. 4511 2465 54.6 665 27.0 1672 67.9 127 5.2
$22,500 to $24,999............. 2630 1645 62.6 453 27.5 1110 67.5 82 5.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 4443 2814 63.3 745 26.5 1905 67.7 164 5.8
$27,500 to $29,999............. 2002 1427 71.3 420 29.4 914 64.0 94 6.6
$30,000 to $32,499............. 4775 3372 70.6 1029 30.5 2193 65.1 149 4.4
$32,500 to $34,999............. 1582 1249 78.9 392 31.4 792 63.4 65 5.2
$35,000 to $37,499............. 3650 2836 77.7 890 31.4 1825 64.4 121 4.3
$37,500 to $39,999............. 1607 1252 77.9 402 32.1 804 64.2 46 3.7
$40,000 to $42,499............. 3561 2754 77.3 974 35.4 1697 61.6 83 3.0
$42,500 to $44,999............. 1029 869 84.4 273 31.4 573 66.0 22 2.6
$45,000 to $47,499............. 2272 1885 83.0 621 33.0 1186 62.9 78 4.1
$47,500 to $49,999............. 921 743 80.7 239 32.2 474 63.8 30 4.0
$50,000 to $52,499............. 2710 2132 78.7 646 30.3 1394 65.4 92 4.3
$52,500 to $54,999............. 584 500 85.6 170 33.9 308 61.5 23 4.5
$55,000 to $57,499............. 1441 1167 81.0 372 31.9 753 64.6 41 3.5
$57,500 to $59,999............. 379 349 91.9 114 32.6 224 64.1 11 3.3
$60,000 to $62,499............. 1711 1381 80.7 425 30.8 919 66.5 37 2.7
$62,500 to $64,999............. 346 322 93.2 108 33.4 206 63.8 9 2.8
$65,000 to $67,499............. 997 824 82.7 215 26.1 587 71.2 22 2.7
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 159
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............. 350 308 87.9 93 30.2 208 67.7 7 2.1
$70,000 to $72,499............. 1050 855 81.4 260 30.4 580 67.9 15 1.7
$72,500 to $74,999............. 195 157 80.3 49 31.2 102 64.9 6 3.9
$75,000 to $77,499............. 765 573 74.9 175 30.6 368 64.2 30 5.2
$77,500 to $79,999............. 145 105 72.0 35 33.5 64 61.5 5 4.9
$80,000 to $82,499............. 685 535 78.1 200 37.4 329 61.4 6 1.2
$82,500 to $84,999............. 176 141 80.2 34 24.0 107 76.0 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 314 239 76.0 63 26.4 169 70.7 7 2.9
$87,500 to $89,999............. 88 62 71.0 22 36.0 34 55.4 5 8.6
$90,000 to $92,499............. 421 353 83.9 102 28.8 239 67.6 12 3.5
$92,500 to $94,999............. 68 57 84.5 10 16.9 47 83.1 0 0.0
$95,000 to $97,499............. 151 127 84.0 31 24.2 79 62.1 17 13.7
$97,500 to $99,999............. 103 93 90.9 45 48.2 46 49.3 2 2.4
$100,000 and over.............. 3102 2397 77.3 832 34.7 1413 58.9 153 6.4
Median earnings.............. 26843 36066 (x) 37228 (x) 35931 (x) 28688 (x)
Standard error............... 122 144 (x) 253 (x) 180 (x) 999 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 35630 45734 (x) 48737 (x) 44733 (x) 40687 (x)
Standard error............... 300 447 (x) 902 (x) 525 (x) 1912 (x)
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 160
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
MALE........................ 4185 680 16.3 185 27.2 443 65.2 52 7.7
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 4185 680 16.3 185 27.2 443 65.2 52 7.7
Full-time...................... 2793 601 21.5 150 25.0 405 67.4 46 7.6
50 weeks or more............. 1381 348 25.2 104 29.7 219 62.9 26 7.4
27 to 49 weeks............... 570 113 19.7 26 22.7 75 66.4 12 10.9
26 weeks or less............. 842 141 16.7 21 15.0 112 79.4 8 5.5
Part-time...................... 1393 79 5.7 35 43.7 38 48.0 6 8.2
50 weeks or more............. 400 30 7.5 14 45.1 15 48.4 2 6.5
27 to 49 weeks............... 266 9 3.6 5 48.5 4 40.1 1 11.4
26 weeks or less............. 727 39 5.4 16 41.5 20 49.7 3 8.8
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 2082 196 9.4 83 42.7 92 47.0 20 10.4
25 to 99 people................... 538 105 19.6 26 24.4 77 73.5 2 2.2
100 to 499 people................. 394 104 26.3 19 18.4 73 70.0 12 11.6
500 to 999 people................. 151 44 28.8 11 25.6 30 69.4 2 4.9
1000 people or more............... 1020 232 22.8 46 19.6 171 73.7 16 6.7
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 209 33 15.6 9 28.3 21 65.2 2 6.5
Professional specialty............ 182 28 15.4 11 39.8 13 45.3 4 15.0
Technical and related support..... 48 20 41.6 4 18.4 14 69.1 2 12.5
Sales workers..................... 380 65 17.1 23 35.8 39 59.8 3 4.4
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 147 39 26.3 9 22.2 30 77.8 0 0.0
Precision production, craft & repair 786 128 16.3 43 33.2 82 64.5 3 2.3
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 161
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........................ 311 84 27.0 10 11.4 63 75.6 11 13.1
Transportation & material moving.. 312 70 22.4 17 23.8 39 55.6 14 20.6
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 466 66 14.0 5 7.9 53 81.0 7 11.1
Service workers................... 850 103 12.1 37 35.8 64 62.1 2 2.1
Private household workers...... 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 843 103 12.2 37 35.8 64 62.1 2 2.1
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 482 46 9.6 18 39.5 25 54.3 3 6.2
Armed forces...................... 12 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 2618 448 17.1 123 27.5 296 66.0 29 6.5
Householder.................... 1491 322 21.6 93 28.8 208 64.5 22 6.7
Spouse present............... 1190 280 23.5 78 28.1 183 65.4 18 6.5
No spouse present............ 301 42 14.0 14 33.6 25 58.4 3 8.0
Spouse of householder.......... 450 94 20.9 21 22.5 67 70.9 6 6.7
Child of householder........... 498 19 3.7 3 17.4 15 82.6 0 0.0
Other relative of
householder.................... 178 13 7.5 6 45.8 6 45.4 1 8.8
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 17 2 13.9 2 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 1551 230 14.8 59 25.8 148 64.1 23 10.1
Nonfamily householder.......... 863 147 17.0 43 29.1 86 58.4 18 12.6
Secondary Individuals.......... 688 83 12.1 17 20.0 62 74.2 5 5.8
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 4117 675 16.4 181 26.9 441 65.4 52 7.7
15 to 24 years................. 1250 128 10.2 26 20.7 88 68.9 13 10.4
25 to 44 years................. 2079 397 19.1 112 28.3 259 65.3 26 6.4
45 to 64 years................. 788 150 19.0 43 28.5 94 62.6 13 8.9
65 years and over................. 68 6 8.3 3 61.6 2 38.4 0 0.0
Mean age................... 33.8 35.5 (x) 37.2 (x) 34.9 (x) 35.0 (x)
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 162
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...... 3183 505 15.9 144 28.6 322 63.7 39 7.7
Inside central cities........... 1676 284 16.9 87 30.6 172 60.6 25 8.9
One million or more........... 1114 198 17.8 60 30.4 123 62.2 15 7.5
Under one million............. 562 86 15.2 27 31.0 49 56.9 10 12.1
Outside central cities.......... 1507 221 14.7 57 26.0 150 67.7 14 6.3
One million or more........... 922 139 15.0 36 25.8 95 68.6 8 5.6
Under one million............. 585 82 14.1 22 26.3 54 66.2 6 7.5
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1003 176 17.5 41 23.2 122 69.3 13 7.5
REGION
Northeast......................... 606 124 20.4 40 32.5 81 65.5 2 1.9
Midwest........................... 768 121 15.8 24 19.4 93 76.4 5 4.2
South............................. 1536 237 15.5 67 28.4 145 61.1 25 10.5
West.............................. 1276 198 15.5 54 27.1 124 62.9 20 10.0
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 163
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.................. 8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 4177 680 16.3 185 27.2 443 65.2 52 7.7
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1364 137 10.0 64 46.5 70 50.9 4 2.6
$2,500 to $4,999............... 708 74 10.4 15 20.2 56 75.3 3 4.5
$5,000 to $7,499............... 821 164 20.0 41 24.8 107 65.3 16 9.9
$7,500 to $9,999............... 467 88 18.8 18 20.4 56 63.6 14 16.0
$10,000 to $12,499............. 430 104 24.3 27 25.4 71 67.6 7 7.0
$12,500 to $14,999............. 143 29 20.6 3 10.8 26 89.2 0 0.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 146 35 23.9 6 17.2 28 79.5 1 3.3
$17,500 to $19,999............. 49 18 36.9 4 21.6 14 78.4 0 0.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 38 25 65.5 7 26.6 12 46.7 7 26.7
$22,500 to $24,999............. 5 5 100.0 1 27.2 3 72.8 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............. 0 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, 164
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.............. 5048 6965 (x) 5842 (x) 7242 (x) 8017 (x)
Standard error............... 163 311 (x) 653 (x) 442 (x) 976 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 5328 7416 (x) 5441 (x) 8064 (x) 8907 (x)
Standard error............... 131 367 (x) 815 (x) 414 (x) 1150 (x)