Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 235
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
HISPANIC ORIGIN
BOTH SEXES........................ 14321 5678 39.6 1446 25.5 3879 68.3 353 6.2
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 14321 5678 39.6 1446 25.5 3879 68.3 353 6.2
Full-time...................... 11725 5307 45.3 1348 25.4 3663 69.0 296 5.6
50 weeks or more............. 9120 4682 51.3 1193 25.5 3246 69.3 243 5.2
27 to 49 weeks............... 1400 452 32.3 122 26.9 302 66.8 28 6.3
26 weeks or less............. 1205 173 14.3 33 19.2 115 66.7 24 14.1
Part-time...................... 2596 370 14.3 97 26.3 215 58.2 58 15.6
50 weeks or more............. 1137 219 19.3 60 27.2 135 61.8 24 11.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 499 96 19.2 20 20.6 52 54.3 24 25.0
26 weeks or less............. 960 56 5.8 18 32.2 28 50.3 10 17.5
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 4698 793 16.9 267 33.7 432 54.5 94 11.9
25 to 99 people................... 2271 877 38.6 239 27.3 603 68.8 35 4.0
100 to 499 people................. 1913 926 48.4 218 23.6 662 71.5 45 4.9
500 to 999 people................. 767 430 56.1 96 22.4 309 72.0 24 5.6
1000 people or more............... 4671 2652 56.8 625 23.6 1872 70.6 155 5.9
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 1004 611 60.8 179 29.3 419 68.5 13 2.2
Professional specialty............ 994 641 64.4 183 28.5 418 65.3 40 6.2
Technical and related support..... 291 182 62.5 56 30.9 123 67.7 3 1.4
Sales workers..................... 1362 402 29.5 82 20.4 272 67.7 48 11.9
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 1776 897 50.5 237 26.4 594 66.2 66 7.4
Precision production, craft & repair 1824 786 43.1 176 22.4 572 72.8 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
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 1464 582 39.8 135 23.2 433 74.4 14 2.4
Transportation & material moving.. 706 313 44.4 84 26.8 210 67.0 20 6.2
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 1004 309 30.8 58 18.8 211 68.2 40 13.0
Service workers................... 2956 786 26.6 185 23.5 535 68.1 66 8.4
Private household workers...... 279 23 8.2 10 43.1 3 12.0 10 44.9
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 2677 763 28.5 175 22.9 533 69.8 56 7.3
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 889 155 17.5 61 39.0 90 58.0 5 3.1
Armed forces...................... 50 13 26.7 10 75.9 2 13.7 1 10.4
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 12142 4720 38.9 1141 24.2 3261 69.1 317 6.7
Householder.................... 5334 2532 47.5 597 23.6 1777 70.2 158 6.2
Spouse present............... 3848 1941 50.4 451 23.2 1386 71.4 104 5.3
No spouse present............ 1486 591 39.8 146 24.6 391 66.1 54 9.2
Spouse of householder.......... 3162 1304 41.2 330 25.3 894 68.6 80 6.1
Child of householder........... 2225 522 23.5 108 20.7 363 69.5 51 9.8
Other relative of
householder.................... 1421 362 25.5 107 29.4 227 62.8 28 7.8
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 75 17 23.0 7 43.0 10 57.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 2103 940 44.7 297 31.6 607 64.6 36 3.9
Nonfamily householder.......... 1067 607 56.9 185 30.5 397 65.4 25 4.1
Secondary Individuals.......... 1036 334 32.2 112 33.4 210 63.1 12 3.5
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 14102 5617 39.8 1428 25.4 3840 68.4 348 6.2
15 to 24 years................. 3026 550 18.2 135 24.6 360 65.5 54 9.9
25 to 44 years................. 8026 3534 44.0 886 25.1 2443 69.1 204 5.8
45 to 64 years................. 3050 1533 50.3 407 26.5 1037 67.6 89 5.8
65 years and over................. 219 61 27.8 17 28.7 38 62.8 5 8.5
Mean age................... 35.5 38.2 (x) 38.2 (x) 38.3 (x) 37.0 (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...... 13060 5232 40.1 1364 26.1 3534 67.5 335 6.4
Inside central cities........... 6646 2542 38.2 673 26.5 1693 66.6 175 6.9
One million or more........... 4929 1834 37.2 470 25.6 1233 67.2 130 7.1
Under one million............. 1717 708 41.3 203 28.6 460 65.0 45 6.4
Outside central cities.......... 6414 2690 41.9 690 25.7 1841 68.4 159 5.9
One million or more........... 4956 2131 43.0 548 25.7 1462 68.6 121 5.7
Under one million............. 1458 560 38.4 142 25.4 379 67.7 39 6.9
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1261 445 35.3 82 18.4 345 77.4 19 4.2
REGION
Northeast......................... 2151 853 39.7 211 24.7 595 69.8 46 5.4
Midwest........................... 1093 479 43.8 91 19.1 369 77.0 19 4.0
South............................. 4756 1911 40.2 434 22.7 1322 69.1 156 8.2
West.............................. 6321 2434 38.5 710 29.2 1593 65.4 132 5.4
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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
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 15 2 11.9 0 0.0 2 100.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 14306 5676 39.7 1446 25.5 3877 68.3 353 6.2
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1283 65 5.0 19 29.6 35 54.4 10 16.0
$2,500 to $4,999............... 825 74 9.0 10 14.0 47 62.5 17 23.5
$5,000 to $7,499............... 1161 164 14.1 34 20.9 97 59.5 32 19.6
$7,500 to $9,999............... 999 194 19.4 38 19.6 133 68.3 24 12.1
$10,000 to $12,499............. 1762 417 23.7 96 23.0 284 68.1 37 8.9
$12,500 to $14,999............. 951 305 32.1 77 25.1 207 67.9 21 7.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 1266 543 42.9 128 23.6 378 69.6 37 6.7
$17,500 to $19,999............. 658 327 49.7 81 24.8 226 69.1 20 6.1
$20,000 to $22,499............. 1032 499 48.3 116 23.3 351 70.4 31 6.2
$22,500 to $24,999............. 491 310 63.2 62 20.0 233 75.2 15 4.7
$25,000 to $27,499............. 664 415 62.6 89 21.5 304 73.3 22 5.2
$27,500 to $29,999............. 318 206 64.8 43 20.6 155 75.4 8 3.9
$30,000 to $32,499............. 610 411 67.4 125 30.3 272 66.2 14 3.5
$32,500 to $34,999............. 172 137 79.3 42 30.7 90 65.7 5 3.6
$35,000 to $37,499............. 406 314 77.3 77 24.7 221 70.4 16 5.0
$37,500 to $39,999............. 186 141 75.6 57 40.5 83 58.9 1 0.5
$40,000 to $42,499............. 344 259 75.4 100 38.5 151 58.1 9 3.4
$42,500 to $44,999............. 79 60 75.3 15 24.4 42 70.3 3 5.3
$45,000 to $47,499............. 158 131 83.4 42 31.6 78 59.0 12 9.4
$47,500 to $49,999............. 79 63 80.3 23 35.9 41 64.1 0 0.0
$50,000 to $52,499............. 187 146 77.9 36 24.8 106 73.0 3 2.2
$52,500 to $54,999............. 36 31 86.4 16 53.1 13 42.8 1 4.1
$55,000 to $57,499............. 97 78 80.2 12 15.7 62 79.8 3 4.4
$57,500 to $59,999............. 31 31 100.0 11 36.2 20 63.8 0 0.0
$60,000 to $62,499............. 77 54 70.6 18 32.8 32 59.3 4 7.9
$62,500 to $64,999............. 33 32 96.2 4 12.7 26 82.8 1 4.5
$65,000 to $67,499............. 46 39 83.7 13 32.7 25 65.7 1 1.6
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 239
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............. 16 15 91.3 3 19.5 12 80.5 0 0.0
$70,000 to $72,499............. 57 47 82.3 12 24.5 34 73.1 1 2.4
$72,500 to $74,999............. 13 6 49.2 0 0.0 6 100.0 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 46 27 58.2 7 27.1 20 72.9 0 0.0
$77,500 to $79,999............. 9 7 82.7 4 59.5 3 40.5 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 44 31 69.6 5 17.6 22 72.9 3 9.4
$82,500 to $84,999............. 3 1 40.3 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 9 8 87.7 2 29.5 6 70.5 0 0.0
$87,500 to $89,999............. 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 13 9 65.3 2 22.4 7 77.6 0 0.0
$92,500 to $94,999............. 5 5 100.0 1 28.6 4 71.4 0 0.0
$95,000 to $97,499............. 5 1 27.3 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
$97,500 to $99,999............. 3 3 100.0 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
$100,000 and over.............. 128 71 55.6 24 33.4 45 63.9 2 2.8
Median earnings.............. 15336 24515 (x) 26684 (x) 24430 (x) 17384 (x)
Standard error............... 198 506 (x) 933 (x) 559 (x) 1483 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 20352 28938 (x) 30489 (x) 29011 (x) 21786 (x)
Standard error............... 412 576 (x) 1040 (x) 724 (x) 1954 (x)
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 240
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
HISPANIC ORIGIN
BOTH SEXES........................ 2012 277 13.7 65 23.5 194 70.3 17 6.3
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 2012 277 13.7 65 23.5 194 70.3 17 6.3
Full-time...................... 1359 232 17.1 45 19.3 178 76.7 9 4.0
50 weeks or more............. 720 171 23.8 31 18.4 132 76.9 8 4.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 262 34 13.1 9 25.0 26 75.0 0 0.0
26 weeks or less............. 377 27 7.1 5 18.4 20 77.1 1 4.4
Part-time...................... 653 44 6.8 20 45.2 16 36.5 8 18.3
50 weeks or more............. 216 21 9.7 14 68.6 4 19.4 3 12.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 111 14 12.2 4 28.4 4 30.7 6 41.0
26 weeks or less............. 326 9 2.9 2 17.0 8 83.0 0 0.0
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 902 54 6.0 22 40.2 28 51.7 4 8.1
25 to 99 people................... 298 60 20.2 13 21.3 46 76.7 1 2.0
100 to 499 people................. 239 46 19.5 9 18.8 35 74.6 3 6.5
500 to 999 people................. 70 15 21.1 3 20.6 8 57.6 3 21.8
1000 people or more............... 504 101 20.1 19 18.4 77 76.1 6 5.5
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 39 4 10.0 0 10.7 4 89.3 0 0.0
Professional specialty............ 43 8 18.1 2 31.6 3 39.2 2 29.2
Technical and related support..... 14 7 48.5 0 0.0 7 100.0 0 0.0
Sales workers..................... 226 22 9.6 2 11.2 14 63.4 6 25.5
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 138 33 23.9 5 15.6 28 84.4 0 0.0
Precision production, craft & repair 209 33 15.6 14 43.1 19 56.9 0 0.0
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 241
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........................ 227 47 20.5 7 14.5 39 83.2 1 2.4
Transportation & material moving.. 81 18 22.0 7 37.6 9 48.9 2 13.4
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 169 21 12.4 1 6.0 18 84.8 2 9.2
Service workers................... 621 66 10.7 21 31.4 41 62.4 4 6.2
Private household workers...... 87 3 3.4 2 51.1 0 0.0 1 48.9
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 534 63 11.9 19 30.5 41 65.3 3 4.2
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 243 19 7.8 5 25.4 14 74.6 0 0.0
Armed forces...................... 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 1597 229 14.4 52 22.5 164 71.5 14 5.9
Householder.................... 946 159 16.8 35 22.2 114 72.0 9 5.9
Spouse present............... 508 103 20.3 19 18.9 77 74.8 6 6.3
No spouse present............ 438 56 12.8 16 28.1 37 66.7 3 5.2
Spouse of householder.......... 317 52 16.4 9 17.6 40 76.4 3 6.0
Child of householder........... 211 5 2.6 1 18.3 4 81.7 0 0.0
Other relative of
householder.................... 124 13 10.5 6 48.3 6 42.6 1 9.0
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 25 2 8.9 0 0.0 2 100.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 390 45 11.5 13 29.4 28 62.3 4 8.3
Nonfamily householder.......... 158 19 12.3 7 38.4 8 42.4 4 19.2
Secondary Individuals.......... 232 26 11.0 6 22.6 20 77.4 0 0.0
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 2002 275 13.7 65 23.6 193 70.1 17 6.3
15 to 24 years................. 566 40 7.1 14 35.1 23 58.3 3 6.6
25 to 44 years................. 1128 187 16.6 36 19.2 140 74.9 11 5.9
45 to 64 years................. 308 48 15.5 15 31.2 29 61.3 4 7.6
65 years and over................. 10 1 13.8 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
Mean age................... 32.8 34.9 (x) 33.9 (x) 35.1 (x) 36.2 (x)
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 242
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...... 1789 248 13.9 61 24.8 171 69.0 16 6.3
Inside central cities........... 1052 158 15.0 46 28.9 98 62.4 14 8.7
One million or more........... 775 122 15.8 34 27.5 76 62.5 12 10.1
Under one million............. 277 35 12.8 12 33.8 22 62.1 1 4.1
Outside central cities.......... 737 91 12.3 16 17.6 73 80.4 2 2.0
One million or more........... 499 58 11.6 9 14.8 47 82.0 2 3.2
Under one million............. 238 33 13.7 7 22.5 25 77.5 0 0.0
Outside metropolitan areas........ 223 28 12.7 3 12.2 23 81.6 2 6.2
REGION
Northeast......................... 249 40 15.9 16 40.1 22 56.0 2 3.9
Midwest........................... 140 26 18.4 6 23.6 19 72.0 1 4.4
South............................. 665 80 12.1 20 25.2 51 63.5 9 11.4
West.............................. 957 131 13.7 23 17.4 103 78.4 6 4.2
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 243
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.................. 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 2010 277 13.8 65 23.5 194 70.3 17 6.3
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 505 10 2.0 1 12.7 9 87.3 0 0.0
$2,500 to $4,999............... 338 27 8.0 5 20.0 19 70.6 3 9.4
$5,000 to $7,499............... 383 61 16.0 19 30.7 38 61.2 5 8.1
$7,500 to $9,999............... 253 41 16.3 14 33.8 26 63.7 1 2.6
$10,000 to $12,499............. 327 76 23.3 15 19.8 58 76.1 3 4.1
$12,500 to $14,999............. 83 16 19.0 1 6.6 15 93.4 0 0.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 79 20 25.0 3 14.5 16 79.7 1 5.8
$17,500 to $19,999............. 26 13 51.3 4 29.1 9 70.9 0 0.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 15 10 67.8 1 12.8 5 44.0 5 43.1
$22,500 to $24,999............. 1 1 100.0 1 100.0 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, 244
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.............. 6059 9897 (x) 8742 (x) 10226 (x) 10064 (x)
Standard error............... 245 674 (x) 1209 (x) 672 (x) 4843 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 6385 9804 (x) 9313 (x) 9866 (x) 10948 (x)
Standard error............... 181 478 (x) 971 (x) 547 (x) 2624 (x)