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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
FEMALE........................ 8702 4538 52.1 1086 23.9 3130 69.0 321 7.1
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 8702 4538 52.1 1086 23.9 3130 69.0 321 7.1
Full-time...................... 6803 4197 61.7 1002 23.9 2917 69.5 278 6.6
50 weeks or more............. 5313 3680 69.3 891 24.2 2566 69.7 223 6.1
27 to 49 weeks............... 772 343 44.5 92 26.9 227 66.1 24 7.0
26 weeks or less............. 718 174 24.3 19 11.0 124 71.2 31 17.8
Part-time...................... 1899 341 17.9 84 24.6 214 62.7 43 12.7
50 weeks or more............. 853 215 25.2 61 28.6 132 61.4 21 10.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 342 68 19.9 10 14.2 50 74.5 8 11.4
26 weeks or less............. 705 58 8.2 13 22.1 31 53.8 14 24.1
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 1385 268 19.4 101 37.5 136 50.7 32 11.8
25 to 99 people................... 849 386 45.5 117 30.4 241 62.5 28 7.1
100 to 499 people................. 1171 604 51.6 110 18.2 437 72.4 56 9.3
500 to 999 people................. 593 366 61.7 92 25.1 239 65.2 36 9.7
1000 people or more............... 4704 2913 61.9 666 22.9 2077 71.3 170 5.8
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 741 510 68.8 152 29.8 318 62.4 40 7.8
Professional specialty............ 1114 767 68.8 205 26.7 524 68.4 38 4.9
Technical and related support..... 299 195 65.2 35 17.8 152 78.2 8 4.0
Sales workers..................... 1084 327 30.2 67 20.4 227 69.4 33 10.2
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 2129 1286 60.4 315 24.5 922 71.7 49 3.8
Precision production, craft & repair 215 134 62.2 34 25.4 75 56.2 25 18.4
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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........................ 633 373 58.9 52 14.0 266 71.4 55 14.7
Transportation & material moving.. 107 62 58.0 12 19.9 45 72.6 5 7.4
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 148 63 42.6 11 17.9 50 78.9 2 3.2
Service workers................... 2173 795 36.6 190 23.9 540 67.9 65 8.2
Private household workers...... 134 18 13.0 5 31.0 2 10.9 10 58.1
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 2038 778 38.1 184 23.7 538 69.2 55 7.0
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 27 12 43.5 3 29.6 6 49.4 2 21.0
Armed forces...................... 33 14 43.7 10 67.1 5 32.9 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 7177 3583 49.9 815 22.7 2489 69.5 279 7.8
Householder.................... 3697 2064 55.8 451 21.9 1439 69.7 173 8.4
Spouse present............... 876 538 61.4 128 23.8 392 72.9 18 3.3
No spouse present............ 2820 1526 54.1 323 21.2 1047 68.6 156 10.2
Spouse of householder.......... 1887 998 52.9 246 24.7 681 68.2 71 7.1
Child of householder........... 1183 359 30.3 72 20.0 259 72.1 28 7.9
Other relative of
householder.................... 410 162 39.5 45 27.7 111 68.4 6 3.9
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 45 30 67.0 3 8.9 28 91.1 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 1479 924 62.5 269 29.1 613 66.3 42 4.6
Nonfamily householder.......... 1234 829 67.2 231 27.8 557 67.1 42 5.1
Secondary Individuals.......... 245 95 38.9 38 40.4 57 59.6 0 0.0
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 8511 4474 52.6 1060 23.7 3100 69.3 315 7.0
15 to 24 years................. 1520 317 20.8 54 17.1 224 70.7 39 12.2
25 to 44 years................. 4750 2683 56.5 625 23.3 1881 70.1 176 6.5
45 to 64 years................. 2241 1475 65.8 380 25.8 995 67.4 100 6.8
65 years and over................. 191 64 33.4 27 41.8 30 47.8 7 10.4
Mean age................... 37.4 40.0 (x) 40.8 (x) 39.7 (x) 40.3 (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...... 7599 4025 53.0 1004 24.9 2775 69.0 245 6.1
Inside central cities........... 4691 2416 51.5 595 24.6 1666 69.0 155 6.4
One million or more........... 3464 1801 52.0 481 26.7 1227 68.1 94 5.2
Under one million............. 1228 614 50.0 114 18.6 439 71.5 61 9.9
Outside central cities.......... 2908 1609 55.3 409 25.4 1110 69.0 90 5.6
One million or more........... 2199 1255 57.1 330 26.3 853 67.9 72 5.8
Under one million............. 709 354 49.9 79 22.3 257 72.6 18 5.1
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1103 513 46.5 82 16.1 355 69.1 76 14.8
REGION
Northeast......................... 1489 788 52.9 277 35.1 477 60.5 35 4.4
Midwest........................... 1539 817 53.1 216 26.5 575 70.4 25 3.1
South............................. 4947 2543 51.4 460 18.1 1841 72.4 243 9.5
West.............................. 726 390 53.7 134 34.3 238 61.0 18 4.7
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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..................... 8702 4538 52.1 1086 23.9 3130 69.0 321 7.1
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 835 88 10.6 14 15.6 58 65.8 16 18.6
$2,500 to $4,999............... 689 99 14.4 14 14.4 65 65.9 20 19.7
$5,000 to $7,499............... 684 141 20.6 19 13.6 105 74.7 16 11.7
$7,500 to $9,999............... 529 197 37.3 38 19.5 141 71.3 18 9.2
$10,000 to $12,499............. 797 297 37.2 71 24.1 192 64.8 33 11.1
$12,500 to $14,999............. 404 235 58.3 41 17.3 165 70.2 30 12.6
$15,000 to $17,499............. 770 423 54.9 105 24.9 280 66.2 37 8.8
$17,500 to $19,999............. 522 373 71.5 96 25.8 227 60.8 50 13.3
$20,000 to $22,499............. 657 430 65.4 64 14.8 339 79.0 27 6.2
$22,500 to $24,999............. 359 284 79.1 40 14.1 221 77.8 23 8.1
$25,000 to $27,499............. 463 324 69.9 56 17.3 261 80.8 6 1.9
$27,500 to $29,999............. 230 192 83.5 69 36.2 119 62.2 3 1.6
$30,000 to $32,499............. 470 362 77.0 148 40.9 212 58.6 2 0.5
$32,500 to $34,999............. 138 118 85.4 21 17.8 88 74.3 9 8.0
$35,000 to $37,499............. 248 216 87.2 59 27.5 154 71.5 2 1.0
$37,500 to $39,999............. 113 90 79.3 34 38.4 54 59.9 1 1.6
$40,000 to $42,499............. 180 146 81.1 31 21.5 110 75.1 5 3.4
$42,500 to $44,999............. 32 29 91.1 13 43.1 7 24.0 10 33.0
$45,000 to $47,499............. 140 120 85.7 39 32.9 79 66.1 1 1.0
$47,500 to $49,999............. 44 38 85.8 9 22.8 29 77.2 0 0.0
$50,000 to $52,499............. 121 101 83.4 26 26.2 71 70.2 4 3.6
$52,500 to $54,999............. 37 29 78.3 14 47.8 15 52.2 0 0.0
$55,000 to $57,499............. 41 38 93.5 6 16.0 32 84.0 0 0.0
$57,500 to $59,999............. 19 19 100.0 0 0.0 19 100.0 0 0.0
$60,000 to $62,499............. 58 52 88.8 18 34.0 32 61.3 2 4.6
$62,500 to $64,999............. 16 13 82.1 7 50.8 6 49.2 0 0.0
$65,000 to $67,499............. 17 13 76.1 2 18.4 11 81.6 0 0.0
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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
$67,500 to $69,999............. 11 2 21.7 0 0.0 2 100.0 0 0.0
$70,000 to $72,499............. 14 12 83.6 6 52.0 6 48.0 0 0.0
$72,500 to $74,999............. 0 0 100.0 0 0.0 0 100.0 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 14 14 100.0 3 20.0 9 65.2 2 14.8
$77,500 to $79,999............. 3 3 100.0 3 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 8 8 100.0 5 66.2 3 33.8 0 0.0
$82,500 to $84,999............. 3 3 100.0 3 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 7 4 62.3 2 44.2 2 55.8 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............. 3 3 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 100.0
$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.............. 24 20 86.7 8 36.9 13 63.1 0 0.0
Median earnings.............. 16338 22416 (x) 26788 (x) 22439 (x) 16845 (x)
Standard error............... 254 391 (x) 1182 (x) 422 (x) 961 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 18785 25274 (x) 28029 (x) 25021 (x) 18425 (x)
Standard error............... 283 405 (x) 877 (x) 477 (x) 1309 (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
FEMALE........................ 1340 242 18.0 22 9.1 190 78.8 29 12.1
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 1340 242 18.0 22 9.1 190 78.8 29 12.1
Full-time...................... 752 173 23.0 10 6.1 138 80.1 24 13.8
50 weeks or more............. 283 104 36.7 9 8.4 88 85.3 7 6.3
27 to 49 weeks............... 184 36 19.4 2 4.9 24 67.9 10 27.2
26 weeks or less............. 285 33 11.7 0 0.0 26 77.2 8 22.8
Part-time...................... 588 69 11.7 12 16.8 52 75.6 5 7.7
50 weeks or more............. 196 39 20.1 10 24.3 30 75.7 0 0.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 90 21 23.0 0 0.0 19 91.0 2 9.0
26 weeks or less............. 302 9 3.0 2 22.0 4 39.6 3 38.4
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 338 12 3.4 0 0.0 12 100.0 0 0.0
25 to 99 people................... 155 45 28.9 3 6.5 34 75.3 8 18.2
100 to 499 people................. 184 41 22.0 6 14.5 31 76.1 4 9.4
500 to 999 people................. 75 17 23.1 2 11.5 15 88.5 0 0.0
1000 people or more............... 587 128 21.7 11 8.9 99 77.7 17 13.5
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 16 5 32.5 0 0.0 5 100.0 0 0.0
Professional specialty............ 69 19 27.3 5 28.2 13 71.8 0 0.0
Technical and related support..... 8 3 33.9 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
Sales workers..................... 269 41 15.4 4 9.0 30 73.4 7 17.7
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 226 46 20.5 1 3.0 45 96.0 0 1.0
Precision production, craft & repair 39 1 3.1 0 0.0 1 100.0 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........................ 114 24 20.6 0 0.0 24 100.0 0 0.0
Transportation & material moving.. 21 7 32.6 2 33.1 5 66.9 0 0.0
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 44 9 20.6 4 40.8 5 59.2 0 0.0
Service workers................... 521 87 16.6 6 6.6 60 68.8 21 24.6
Private household workers...... 43 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 477 87 18.2 6 6.6 60 68.8 21 24.6
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 12 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Armed forces...................... 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 1133 218 19.2 19 8.8 172 78.9 27 12.3
Householder.................... 875 204 23.4 18 8.7 160 78.2 27 13.1
Spouse present............... 37 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
No spouse present............ 837 204 24.4 18 8.7 160 78.2 27 13.1
Spouse of householder.......... 43 3 7.0 1 46.2 2 53.8 0 0.0
Child of householder........... 164 9 5.2 0 0.0 9 100.0 0 0.0
Other relative of
householder.................... 52 2 3.2 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............. 200 24 12.0 3 12.1 19 78.0 2 9.9
Nonfamily householder.......... 140 19 13.8 3 15.1 14 72.6 2 12.3
Secondary Individuals.......... 60 5 7.8 0 0.0 5 100.0 0 0.0
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 1329 242 18.2 22 9.1 190 78.8 29 12.1
15 to 24 years................. 409 37 9.0 2 4.7 25 68.7 10 26.5
25 to 44 years................. 753 161 21.3 11 7.0 132 82.4 17 10.6
45 to 64 years................. 167 44 26.5 9 20.4 33 74.2 2 5.3
65 years and over................. 11 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Mean age................... 32.4 36.2 (x) 40.4 (x) 36.2 (x) 32.5 (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...... 1109 210 18.9 18 8.4 167 79.4 26 12.2
Inside central cities........... 807 177 21.9 12 7.0 141 79.5 24 13.5
One million or more........... 558 120 21.4 11 9.0 96 80.6 12 10.4
Under one million............. 249 57 23.0 2 3.0 44 77.1 11 19.9
Outside central cities.......... 302 33 10.9 5 15.5 26 78.9 2 5.6
One million or more........... 213 23 10.6 5 22.6 16 69.2 2 8.2
Under one million............. 89 10 11.7 0 0.0 10 100.0 0 0.0
Outside metropolitan areas........ 231 32 13.8 5 14.1 24 75.1 3 10.8
REGION
Northeast......................... 229 31 13.6 6 18.3 23 74.1 2 7.6
Midwest........................... 247 55 22.3 6 11.3 49 88.7 0 0.0
South............................. 797 140 17.6 4 2.6 110 78.3 27 19.1
West.............................. 67 15 22.7 6 42.0 9 58.0 0 0.0
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 233
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..................... 1340 242 18.0 22 9.1 190 78.8 29 12.1
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 438 41 9.3 6 15.4 30 73.0 5 11.6
$2,500 to $4,999............... 275 20 7.3 0 0.0 15 72.8 5 27.2
$5,000 to $7,499............... 278 51 18.3 1 2.3 45 88.4 5 9.2
$7,500 to $9,999............... 161 61 38.0 6 9.9 48 77.7 8 12.4
$10,000 to $12,499............. 125 39 30.9 6 16.2 29 74.9 3 8.9
$12,500 to $14,999............. 29 14 48.6 0 0.0 11 77.2 3 22.8
$15,000 to $17,499............. 25 15 59.0 2 15.9 12 84.1 0 0.0
$17,500 to $19,999............. 5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$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, 234
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.............. 4611 7882 (x) 8991 (x) 7818 (x) 7340 (x)
Standard error............... 279 546 (x) 1894 (x) 615 (x) 1969 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 5091 7608 (x) 8097 (x) 7679 (x) 6777 (x)
Standard error............... 192 464 (x) 1572 (x) 522 (x) 1303 (x)