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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
BLACK
BOTH SEXES........................ 16266 8572 52.7 2119 24.7 5907 68.9 546 6.4
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 16266 8572 52.7 2119 24.7 5907 68.9 546 6.4
Full-time...................... 13218 8044 60.9 1971 24.5 5590 69.5 484 6.0
50 weeks or more............. 10484 7119 67.9 1749 24.6 4974 69.9 395 5.6
27 to 49 weeks............... 1421 602 42.4 159 26.4 407 67.6 36 5.9
26 weeks or less............. 1312 323 24.7 62 19.3 209 64.5 52 16.2
Part-time...................... 3049 528 17.3 149 28.1 317 60.1 62 11.8
50 weeks or more............. 1247 329 26.4 99 30.0 198 60.3 32 9.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 537 84 15.6 17 20.7 59 70.1 8 9.2
26 weeks or less............. 1264 115 9.1 33 28.3 60 52.2 22 19.5
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 3044 659 21.6 229 34.8 346 52.6 83 12.7
25 to 99 people................... 1677 761 45.3 207 27.3 499 65.6 54 7.1
100 to 499 people................. 2186 1207 55.2 232 19.2 881 73.0 94 7.8
500 to 999 people................. 1120 717 64.0 175 24.4 484 67.6 57 8.0
1000 people or more............... 8238 5229 63.5 1276 24.4 3696 70.7 257 4.9
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 1255 855 68.2 230 26.9 573 67.0 52 6.1
Professional specialty............ 1776 1154 65.0 304 26.4 787 68.2 63 5.5
Technical and related support..... 465 313 67.3 63 20.1 241 77.0 9 2.9
Sales workers..................... 1713 641 37.4 154 24.1 440 68.7 47 7.3
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 2720 1673 61.5 395 23.6 1215 72.6 63 3.7
Precision production, craft & repair 1289 725 56.3 195 26.9 476 65.7 54 7.5
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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........................ 1392 870 62.5 172 19.7 617 70.9 81 9.4
Transportation & material moving.. 940 514 54.7 128 25.0 338 65.7 48 9.4
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 1002 373 37.2 79 21.1 270 72.3 25 6.6
Service workers................... 3433 1378 40.2 357 25.9 925 67.1 97 7.0
Private household workers...... 139 18 12.6 5 31.0 2 10.9 10 58.1
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 3294 1361 41.3 351 25.8 923 67.8 87 6.4
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 147 26 17.9 5 18.8 19 71.7 2 9.4
Armed forces...................... 134 49 36.7 38 76.5 7 14.2 5 9.3
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 12802 6444 50.3 1501 23.3 4511 70.0 432 6.7
Householder.................... 6321 3798 60.1 858 22.6 2664 70.1 276 7.3
Spouse present............... 3079 2040 66.3 469 23.0 1457 71.4 114 5.6
No spouse present............ 3243 1758 54.2 389 22.1 1207 68.7 162 9.2
Spouse of householder.......... 2864 1547 54.0 380 24.6 1072 69.3 95 6.1
Child of householder........... 2723 763 28.0 172 22.5 556 72.8 36 4.7
Other relative of
householder.................... 894 335 37.5 91 27.1 219 65.3 25 7.6
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 52 37 71.0 5 13.1 32 86.9 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 3413 2092 61.3 614 29.3 1364 65.2 114 5.5
Nonfamily householder.......... 2534 1689 66.7 484 28.7 1106 65.5 99 5.9
Secondary Individuals.......... 879 403 45.8 129 32.1 258 64.1 15 3.8
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 15905 8444 53.1 2069 24.5 5839 69.1 537 6.4
15 to 24 years................. 2871 630 21.9 134 21.3 432 68.6 64 10.1
25 to 44 years................. 8902 5109 57.4 1250 24.5 3566 69.8 293 5.7
45 to 64 years................. 4131 2705 65.5 684 25.3 1840 68.0 180 6.7
65 years and over................. 362 128 35.5 50 39.2 69 53.6 9 7.2
Mean age................... 37.3 39.8 (x) 40.1 (x) 39.6 (x) 40.1 (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...... 14157 7546 53.3 1925 25.5 5188 68.8 433 5.7
Inside central cities........... 8580 4390 51.2 1143 26.0 2985 68.0 262 6.0
One million or more........... 6313 3213 50.9 915 28.5 2137 66.5 161 5.0
Under one million............. 2267 1177 51.9 228 19.4 848 72.1 101 8.6
Outside central cities.......... 5576 3156 56.6 782 24.8 2203 69.8 171 5.4
One million or more........... 4117 2401 58.3 644 26.8 1641 68.3 117 4.9
Under one million............. 1459 755 51.7 138 18.3 562 74.5 54 7.2
Outside metropolitan areas........ 2110 1026 48.7 194 18.9 719 70.1 113 11.0
REGION
Northeast......................... 2694 1375 51.0 466 33.9 845 61.4 65 4.7
Midwest........................... 2781 1512 54.4 399 26.4 1063 70.3 50 3.3
South............................. 9353 4896 52.3 980 20.0 3522 71.9 394 8.0
West.............................. 1438 790 54.9 275 34.8 477 60.4 38 4.8
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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
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 16266 8572 52.7 2119 24.7 5907 68.9 546 6.4
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1542 167 10.8 35 21.1 107 64.4 24 14.5
$2,500 to $4,999............... 1040 134 12.9 18 13.1 96 72.1 20 14.8
$5,000 to $7,499............... 1086 241 22.2 41 17.1 173 71.7 27 11.2
$7,500 to $9,999............... 836 296 35.4 72 24.4 190 64.1 34 11.5
$10,000 to $12,499............. 1273 413 32.4 100 24.3 267 64.7 46 11.1
$12,500 to $14,999............. 786 393 50.0 78 19.8 277 70.6 38 9.7
$15,000 to $17,499............. 1312 716 54.6 160 22.3 500 69.7 57 7.9
$17,500 to $19,999............. 883 555 62.9 129 23.2 367 66.1 60 10.7
$20,000 to $22,499............. 1218 777 63.8 155 19.9 581 74.8 41 5.3
$22,500 to $24,999............. 677 485 71.7 103 21.3 346 71.4 35 7.3
$25,000 to $27,499............. 1027 678 66.1 157 23.2 497 73.3 24 3.5
$27,500 to $29,999............. 424 349 82.4 105 30.1 223 64.0 20 5.9
$30,000 to $32,499............. 925 703 76.0 222 31.5 464 66.0 18 2.5
$32,500 to $34,999............. 247 209 84.7 41 19.7 149 71.2 19 9.1
$35,000 to $37,499............. 597 498 83.4 149 29.9 343 68.9 6 1.2
$37,500 to $39,999............. 259 208 80.4 53 25.7 150 72.1 5 2.2
$40,000 to $42,499............. 487 395 81.2 104 26.3 278 70.4 13 3.4
$42,500 to $44,999............. 98 85 87.3 30 35.3 45 53.3 10 11.4
$45,000 to $47,499............. 290 250 86.2 78 31.4 170 68.2 1 0.5
$47,500 to $49,999............. 108 99 91.5 21 21.6 71 71.7 7 6.7
$50,000 to $52,499............. 271 233 85.9 61 26.3 152 65.2 20 8.5
$52,500 to $54,999............. 75 61 81.2 22 35.9 39 64.1 0 0.0
$55,000 to $57,499............. 127 92 72.6 24 26.0 68 74.0 0 0.0
$57,500 to $59,999............. 30 27 91.7 0 0.0 25 91.1 2 8.9
$60,000 to $62,499............. 215 175 81.6 50 28.6 119 67.8 6 3.6
$62,500 to $64,999............. 34 28 80.8 11 40.8 16 59.2 0 0.0
$65,000 to $67,499............. 85 61 71.9 14 22.2 45 74.2 2 3.6
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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
$67,500 to $69,999............. 32 24 72.4 11 46.1 13 53.9 0 0.0
$70,000 to $72,499............. 49 34 68.8 11 33.7 22 66.3 0 0.0
$72,500 to $74,999............. 7 5 65.3 1 32.7 3 67.3 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 47 35 75.9 9 26.0 20 56.1 6 17.9
$77,500 to $79,999............. 5 3 59.7 3 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 24 24 100.0 8 33.4 16 66.6 0 0.0
$82,500 to $84,999............. 5 5 100.0 3 55.1 2 44.9 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 19 8 42.5 4 49.9 3 35.9 1 14.2
$87,500 to $89,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 30 30 100.0 10 31.9 18 57.8 3 10.4
$92,500 to $94,999............. 4 4 100.0 0 0.0 4 100.0 0 0.0
$95,000 to $97,499............. 5 2 32.8 0 0.0 2 100.0 0 0.0
$97,500 to $99,999............. 3 3 100.0 3 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$100,000 and over.............. 86 66 76.7 21 32.4 45 67.6 0 0.0
Median earnings.............. 18233 25400 (x) 27772 (x) 25247 (x) 18640 (x)
Standard error............... 303 286 (x) 811 (x) 341 (x) 822 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 21447 28374 (x) 30700 (x) 28145 (x) 21833 (x)
Standard error............... 251 359 (x) 801 (x) 419 (x) 1132 (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
BLACK
BOTH SEXES........................ 2018 370 18.4 60 16.1 270 72.8 41 11.1
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 2018 370 18.4 60 16.1 270 72.8 41 11.1
Full-time...................... 1169 285 24.4 38 13.4 211 74.1 36 12.6
50 weeks or more............. 464 167 36.0 23 14.0 128 76.7 16 9.3
27 to 49 weeks............... 279 64 22.9 9 14.7 42 65.4 13 19.9
26 weeks or less............. 426 54 12.8 5 9.8 42 76.3 8 13.9
Part-time...................... 849 85 10.0 21 25.3 58 68.4 5 6.2
50 weeks or more............. 231 39 17.1 10 24.3 30 75.7 0 0.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 128 21 16.4 0 2.3 19 88.9 2 8.8
26 weeks or less............. 490 24 5.0 11 46.8 10 39.1 3 14.1
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 549 31 5.6 8 24.9 20 63.9 3 11.2
25 to 99 people................... 267 66 24.8 13 20.0 45 67.7 8 12.3
100 to 499 people................. 276 60 21.7 6 9.9 48 79.6 6 10.6
500 to 999 people................. 105 28 26.5 7 26.1 21 73.9 0 0.0
1000 people or more............... 822 186 22.6 25 13.7 137 73.7 23 12.6
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 37 6 15.1 0 7.6 5 92.4 0 0.0
Professional specialty............ 100 19 18.7 5 28.2 13 71.8 0 0.0
Technical and related support..... 10 5 51.1 0 0.0 5 100.0 0 0.0
Sales workers..................... 344 54 15.6 7 13.3 39 73.1 7 13.6
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 251 53 21.2 4 8.2 48 90.9 0 0.9
Precision production, craft & repair 123 22 17.5 6 27.8 16 72.2 0 0.0
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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........................ 179 43 24.1 5 10.7 37 85.7 2 3.6
Transportation & material moving.. 96 28 29.1 7 23.8 13 45.9 8 30.3
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 128 25 19.7 6 25.4 17 66.3 2 8.3
Service workers................... 703 116 16.5 19 16.2 76 65.4 21 18.4
Private household workers...... 43 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 659 116 17.6 19 16.2 76 65.4 21 18.4
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 46 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Armed forces...................... 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 1525 293 19.2 35 11.8 228 77.8 30 10.4
Householder.................... 1015 264 26.0 31 11.6 205 77.7 28 10.7
Spouse present............... 130 44 33.4 7 16.3 37 83.7 0 0.0
No spouse present............ 885 221 24.9 24 10.7 169 76.5 28 12.8
Spouse of householder.......... 103 15 14.9 4 26.4 9 60.0 2 13.6
Child of householder........... 313 12 3.9 0 0.0 12 100.0 0 0.0
Other relative of
householder.................... 94 2 1.7 0 0.0 2 100.0 0 0.0
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 486 77 15.9 25 32.3 41 53.6 11 14.0
Nonfamily householder.......... 307 53 17.3 17 31.7 28 52.3 9 16.0
Secondary Individuals.......... 179 24 13.4 8 33.7 14 56.6 2 9.7
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 1995 370 18.6 60 16.1 270 72.8 41 11.1
15 to 24 years................. 650 63 9.7 9 13.8 41 65.1 13 21.1
25 to 44 years................. 1077 244 22.7 35 14.1 186 76.2 24 9.7
45 to 64 years................. 268 63 23.5 16 26.0 42 67.2 4 6.8
65 years and over................. 23 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Mean age................... 32.4 35.6 (x) 38.7 (x) 35.4 (x) 32.8 (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...... 1701 328 19.3 55 16.8 238 72.7 34 10.5
Inside central cities........... 1213 253 20.8 40 15.8 185 73.2 28 11.0
One million or more........... 871 185 21.3 38 20.6 131 70.5 16 8.9
Under one million............. 342 68 19.7 2 2.6 54 80.5 11 16.9
Outside central cities.......... 488 75 15.3 15 20.2 53 71.1 7 8.7
One million or more........... 332 46 13.8 12 26.5 30 64.9 4 8.6
Under one million............. 156 29 18.7 3 10.2 23 80.9 3 8.9
Outside metropolitan areas........ 317 43 13.5 5 10.5 31 73.3 7 16.2
REGION
Northeast......................... 354 61 17.3 20 33.4 38 62.7 2 3.9
Midwest........................... 378 69 18.3 6 9.0 63 91.0 0 0.0
South............................. 1156 220 19.0 27 12.1 157 71.2 37 16.7
West.............................. 131 20 15.4 6 31.7 12 58.0 2 10.3
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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.................. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 2018 370 18.4 60 16.1 270 72.8 41 11.1
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 711 72 10.1 20 27.5 47 65.9 5 6.6
$2,500 to $4,999............... 390 29 7.4 1 3.2 22 77.9 5 18.9
$5,000 to $7,499............... 439 99 22.5 16 16.5 71 72.0 11 11.4
$7,500 to $9,999............... 222 83 37.3 11 12.8 63 75.7 10 11.5
$10,000 to $12,499............. 159 48 29.9 7 14.6 36 74.8 5 10.5
$12,500 to $14,999............. 37 14 37.7 0 0.0 11 77.2 3 22.8
$15,000 to $17,499............. 40 19 48.6 5 25.9 14 74.1 0 0.0
$17,500 to $19,999............. 12 3 27.6 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 2 2 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 100.0
$22,500 to $24,999............. 2 2 100.0 0 0.0 2 100.0 0 0.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$27,500 to $29,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$30,000 to $32,499............. 0 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, 214
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.............. 4409 7137 (x) 6388 (x) 7280 (x) 7318 (x)
Standard error............... 241 413 (x) 990 (x) 501 (x) 1286 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 4908 7227 (x) 6430 (x) 7326 (x) 7735 (x)
Standard error............... 157 386 (x) 952 (x) 447 (x) 1237 (x)