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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
MALE........................ 7565 4035 53.3 1033 25.6 2777 68.8 225 5.6
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 7565 4035 53.3 1033 25.6 2777 68.8 225 5.6
Full-time...................... 6415 3847 60.0 968 25.2 2674 69.5 205 5.3
50 weeks or more............. 5172 3439 66.5 858 25.0 2409 70.0 172 5.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 649 259 39.9 67 25.7 180 69.7 12 4.6
26 weeks or less............. 594 149 25.1 43 29.0 85 56.7 21 14.3
Part-time...................... 1150 187 16.3 65 34.6 104 55.2 19 10.2
50 weeks or more............. 395 115 29.0 37 32.6 67 58.1 11 9.3
27 to 49 weeks............... 196 16 8.2 8 48.3 8 51.7 0 0.0
26 weeks or less............. 559 57 10.2 20 34.6 29 50.5 8 14.9
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 1660 391 23.5 128 32.9 210 53.9 52 13.3
25 to 99 people................... 828 374 45.2 90 24.1 258 68.8 27 7.1
100 to 499 people................. 1015 603 59.4 122 20.2 444 73.6 37 6.2
500 to 999 people................. 527 351 66.5 83 23.7 246 70.0 22 6.2
1000 people or more............... 3535 2316 65.5 610 26.3 1619 69.9 87 3.8
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 514 345 67.2 78 22.6 255 73.8 13 3.7
Professional specialty............ 662 387 58.5 99 25.6 263 67.8 25 6.5
Technical and related support..... 166 118 71.1 28 23.9 89 75.1 1 0.9
Sales workers..................... 629 313 49.8 87 27.9 213 67.9 13 4.2
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 591 386 65.4 80 20.7 293 75.9 13 3.4
Precision production, craft & repair 1074 591 55.1 161 27.2 401 67.8 30 5.0
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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........................ 759 497 65.5 120 24.1 351 70.5 27 5.4
Transportation & material moving.. 833 453 54.3 116 25.6 293 64.7 44 9.6
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 855 310 36.3 67 21.7 220 71.0 23 7.3
Service workers................... 1260 583 46.3 167 28.6 385 66.0 32 5.5
Private household workers...... 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 1256 583 46.5 167 28.6 385 66.0 32 5.5
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 120 14 12.0 1 10.0 13 90.0 0 0.0
Armed forces...................... 102 35 34.4 28 80.3 2 6.6 5 13.1
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 5625 2861 50.9 686 24.0 2022 70.7 153 5.3
Householder.................... 2625 1734 66.1 407 23.5 1225 70.6 102 5.9
Spouse present............... 2202 1502 68.2 341 22.7 1065 70.9 96 6.4
No spouse present............ 422 232 54.9 65 28.3 160 69.0 6 2.7
Spouse of householder.......... 977 549 56.2 134 24.4 392 71.3 24 4.3
Child of householder........... 1540 404 26.3 100 24.7 297 73.5 8 1.9
Other relative of
householder.................... 484 173 35.8 46 26.5 108 62.5 19 11.0
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 6 6 100.0 2 33.7 4 66.3 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 1933 1168 60.4 345 29.5 751 64.3 72 6.2
Nonfamily householder.......... 1299 860 66.2 254 29.5 550 63.9 57 6.6
Secondary Individuals.......... 634 308 48.5 91 29.5 202 65.6 15 4.9
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 7393 3970 53.7 1009 25.4 2739 69.0 222 5.6
15 to 24 years................. 1351 314 23.2 80 25.6 208 66.4 25 8.0
25 to 44 years................. 4153 2427 58.4 625 25.8 1685 69.4 117 4.8
45 to 64 years................. 1890 1230 65.1 304 24.7 846 68.8 80 6.5
65 years and over................. 171 65 37.8 24 36.7 38 59.2 3 4.1
Mean age................... 37.2 39.5 (x) 39.4 (x) 39.4 (x) 39.8 (x)
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 217
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...... 6558 3521 53.7 921 26.2 2413 68.5 188 5.3
Inside central cities........... 3889 1974 50.8 548 27.8 1319 66.8 107 5.4
One million or more........... 2850 1412 49.5 434 30.8 910 64.5 67 4.8
Under one million............. 1039 563 54.1 114 20.2 409 72.7 40 7.0
Outside central cities.......... 2669 1547 58.0 373 24.1 1093 70.7 81 5.2
One million or more........... 1918 1146 59.8 314 27.4 788 68.8 45 3.9
Under one million............. 750 401 53.4 60 14.9 305 76.1 36 9.0
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1007 513 51.0 112 21.8 365 71.0 37 7.2
REGION
Northeast......................... 1205 587 48.7 189 32.3 368 62.7 30 5.0
Midwest........................... 1242 695 55.9 182 26.3 488 70.2 24 3.5
South............................. 4406 2353 53.4 520 22.1 1682 71.5 151 6.4
West.............................. 711 400 56.2 141 35.3 239 59.8 19 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.................. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 7565 4035 53.3 1033 25.6 2777 68.8 225 5.6
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 707 78 11.1 21 27.2 49 62.8 8 10.0
$2,500 to $4,999............... 351 35 9.9 3 9.4 31 89.6 0 1.0
$5,000 to $7,499............... 401 101 25.1 22 21.9 68 67.4 11 10.7
$7,500 to $9,999............... 307 99 32.2 34 34.2 49 49.8 16 16.1
$10,000 to $12,499............. 476 116 24.4 29 24.8 75 64.2 13 11.0
$12,500 to $14,999............. 382 157 41.2 37 23.5 112 71.1 8 5.3
$15,000 to $17,499............. 542 294 54.2 55 18.6 220 74.8 19 6.6
$17,500 to $19,999............. 361 182 50.4 32 17.8 139 76.8 10 5.4
$20,000 to $22,499............. 561 347 61.9 91 26.2 242 69.5 15 4.3
$22,500 to $24,999............. 318 201 63.3 63 31.5 126 62.4 12 6.1
$25,000 to $27,499............. 564 354 62.9 101 28.5 235 66.4 18 5.1
$27,500 to $29,999............. 194 157 81.0 36 22.7 104 66.2 17 11.0
$30,000 to $32,499............. 455 341 75.0 74 21.6 252 73.8 16 4.6
$32,500 to $34,999............. 109 91 83.8 20 22.1 61 67.2 10 10.7
$35,000 to $37,499............. 349 282 80.7 90 31.8 188 66.9 4 1.3
$37,500 to $39,999............. 146 118 81.3 19 16.0 96 81.4 3 2.6
$40,000 to $42,499............. 307 249 81.2 73 29.1 169 67.6 8 3.3
$42,500 to $44,999............. 65 56 85.4 17 31.2 38 68.8 0 0.0
$45,000 to $47,499............. 150 130 86.5 39 30.0 91 70.0 0 0.0
$47,500 to $49,999............. 64 61 95.4 13 20.8 42 68.3 7 10.9
$50,000 to $52,499............. 150 132 87.9 35 26.4 81 61.3 16 12.3
$52,500 to $54,999............. 38 32 84.2 8 25.0 24 75.0 0 0.0
$55,000 to $57,499............. 85 53 62.5 18 33.3 36 66.7 0 0.0
$57,500 to $59,999............. 11 9 78.1 0 0.0 6 72.6 2 27.4
$60,000 to $62,499............. 157 124 78.9 33 26.3 87 70.5 4 3.2
$62,500 to $64,999............. 19 15 79.7 5 32.1 10 67.9 0 0.0
$65,000 to $67,499............. 68 48 70.8 11 23.3 35 72.2 2 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
$67,500 to $69,999............. 21 21 100.0 11 51.6 10 48.4 0 0.0
$70,000 to $72,499............. 34 21 62.6 5 23.4 16 76.6 0 0.0
$72,500 to $74,999............. 6 4 62.8 1 36.5 3 63.5 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 32 21 65.4 6 30.0 11 50.0 4 20.0
$77,500 to $79,999............. 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 16 16 100.0 3 16.5 13 83.5 0 0.0
$82,500 to $84,999............. 2 2 100.0 0 0.0 2 100.0 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 12 4 30.8 2 56.8 0 12.0 1 31.2
$87,500 to $89,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 27 27 100.0 10 35.6 18 64.4 0 0.0
$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.............. 63 46 73.0 14 30.5 32 69.5 0 0.0
Median earnings.............. 21141 28335 (x) 29418 (x) 28531 (x) 25010 (x)
Standard error............... 325 844 (x) 1551 (x) 1053 (x) 2147 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 24510 31862 (x) 33509 (x) 31666 (x) 26706 (x)
Standard error............... 422 599 (x) 1344 (x) 693 (x) 1886 (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
MALE........................ 678 129 19.0 38 29.2 79 61.4 12 9.4
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 678 129 19.0 38 29.2 79 61.4 12 9.4
Full-time...................... 417 113 27.0 28 24.5 73 64.8 12 10.7
50 weeks or more............. 181 63 35.0 15 23.1 40 62.6 9 14.4
27 to 49 weeks............... 95 28 29.7 8 27.1 18 62.2 3 10.7
26 weeks or less............. 141 21 15.1 5 25.2 16 74.8 0 0.0
Part-time...................... 261 16 6.1 10 62.4 6 37.6 0 0.0
50 weeks or more............. 35 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 39 0 1.3 0 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
26 weeks or less............. 188 15 8.2 9 61.2 6 38.8 0 0.0
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 211 19 9.2 8 39.8 8 42.4 3 17.9
25 to 99 people................... 111 21 19.2 10 48.3 11 51.7 0 0.0
100 to 499 people................. 91 19 21.0 0 0.0 17 86.9 3 13.1
500 to 999 people................. 31 11 34.8 5 49.7 5 50.3 0 0.0
1000 people or more............... 234 58 24.8 14 24.5 38 65.0 6 10.6
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 21 0 2.0 0 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Professional specialty............ 31 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Technical and related support..... 3 3 100.0 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
Sales workers..................... 75 12 16.5 3 27.6 9 72.4 0 0.0
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 24 7 27.7 3 44.3 4 55.7 0 0.0
Precision production, craft & repair 84 20 24.2 6 29.5 14 70.5 0 0.0
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 221
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........................ 65 20 30.4 5 23.5 13 68.6 2 7.9
Transportation & material moving.. 74 21 28.2 4 20.7 8 38.9 8 40.4
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 84 16 19.2 3 16.7 11 70.4 2 13.0
Service workers................... 182 30 16.2 13 44.4 16 55.6 0 0.0
Private household workers...... 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 182 30 16.2 13 44.4 16 55.6 0 0.0
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 34 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....................... 392 76 19.2 16 20.6 56 74.6 4 4.8
Householder.................... 141 60 42.4 13 21.6 45 75.8 2 2.6
Spouse present............... 93 44 46.8 7 16.3 37 83.7 0 0.0
No spouse present............ 48 16 33.7 6 35.9 9 54.3 2 9.7
Spouse of householder.......... 60 12 20.5 3 21.6 8 61.5 2 16.9
Child of householder........... 149 4 2.4 0 0.0 4 100.0 0 0.0
Other relative of
householder.................... 42 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 286 53 18.6 22 41.4 23 42.6 8 15.9
Nonfamily householder.......... 167 34 20.3 14 41.1 14 40.8 6 18.1
Secondary Individuals.......... 119 19 16.2 8 42.0 9 45.9 2 12.1
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 666 129 19.3 38 29.2 79 61.4 12 9.4
15 to 24 years................. 241 26 10.9 7 26.4 16 60.0 4 13.5
25 to 44 years................. 324 84 25.8 23 27.8 54 64.3 7 7.9
45 to 64 years................. 100 19 18.6 7 39.3 9 50.5 2 10.1
65 years and over................. 12 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Mean age................... 32.5 34.5 (x) 37.7 (x) 33.2 (x) 33.5 (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...... 592 118 19.9 38 31.8 72 60.8 9 7.3
Inside central cities........... 406 76 18.7 28 36.2 44 58.5 4 5.2
One million or more........... 313 66 21.0 28 41.8 34 52.1 4 6.1
Under one million............. 93 10 10.9 0 0.0 10 100.0 0 0.0
Outside central cities.......... 186 42 22.5 10 23.9 27 65.0 5 11.1
One million or more........... 119 23 19.5 7 30.4 14 60.6 2 9.0
Under one million............. 67 19 27.9 3 15.9 13 70.3 3 13.8
Outside metropolitan areas........ 86 11 12.5 0 0.0 7 68.1 3 31.9
REGION
Northeast......................... 125 30 23.9 15 49.1 15 50.9 0 0.0
Midwest........................... 131 14 10.7 0 0.0 14 100.0 0 0.0
South............................. 359 80 22.3 23 28.6 47 58.8 10 12.6
West.............................. 64 5 7.8 0 0.0 3 57.9 2 42.1
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 223
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..................... 678 129 19.0 38 29.2 79 61.4 12 9.4
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 273 31 11.5 14 43.3 18 56.7 0 0.0
$2,500 to $4,999............... 116 9 7.7 1 10.4 8 89.6 0 0.0
$5,000 to $7,499............... 162 48 29.6 15 31.7 26 54.6 7 13.7
$7,500 to $9,999............... 61 22 35.5 5 21.1 15 70.1 2 8.8
$10,000 to $12,499............. 34 9 26.1 1 7.7 7 74.7 2 17.6
$12,500 to $14,999............. 8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 15 5 31.6 3 56.5 2 43.5 0 0.0
$17,500 to $19,999............. 8 3 43.5 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............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 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............. 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, 224
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.............. 3930 6261 (x) 5707 (x) 6321 (x) 7302 (x)
Standard error............... 472 496 (x) 1923 (x) 713 (x) 2306 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 4546 6512 (x) 5450 (x) 6475 (x) 10043 (x)
Standard error............... 272 677 (x) 1113 (x) 839 (x) 2483 (x)