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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
HISPANIC ORIGIN
MALE........................ 8465 3438 40.6 873 25.4 2381 69.3 184 5.4
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 8465 3438 40.6 873 25.4 2381 69.3 184 5.4
Full-time...................... 7452 3306 44.4 830 25.1 2311 69.9 165 5.0
50 weeks or more............. 5976 2969 49.7 744 25.1 2085 70.2 140 4.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 817 242 29.6 70 29.1 156 64.3 16 6.5
26 weeks or less............. 658 95 14.4 15 16.1 70 73.8 10 10.1
Part-time...................... 1013 132 13.1 43 32.3 71 53.4 19 14.4
50 weeks or more............. 391 69 17.7 22 31.4 40 57.3 8 11.3
27 to 49 weeks............... 201 34 16.7 7 20.7 19 58.0 7 21.3
26 weeks or less............. 421 30 7.0 14 47.5 11 38.8 4 13.7
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 3019 517 17.1 176 34.0 294 56.9 47 9.1
25 to 99 people................... 1478 598 40.4 163 27.3 413 69.2 21 3.5
100 to 499 people................. 1129 581 51.4 128 22.0 421 72.4 32 5.5
500 to 999 people................. 414 232 56.1 57 24.6 162 69.5 14 5.9
1000 people or more............... 2424 1511 62.3 349 23.1 1092 72.3 70 4.6
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 558 339 60.7 110 32.6 222 65.6 6 1.9
Professional specialty............ 448 291 64.9 85 29.2 190 65.4 16 5.4
Technical and related support..... 132 77 58.5 17 21.6 58 75.7 2 2.7
Sales workers..................... 577 217 37.7 55 25.3 146 67.0 17 7.7
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 533 273 51.1 64 23.6 195 71.7 13 4.7
Precision production, craft & repair 1663 718 43.2 165 22.9 521 72.5 33 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
Machine operators, assemblers &
Inspectors........................ 826 371 44.9 86 23.2 275 74.1 10 2.7
Transportation & material moving.. 660 288 43.6 74 25.5 196 68.0 18 6.4
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 829 257 31.1 43 16.8 180 69.8 34 13.3
Service workers................... 1458 452 31.0 114 25.2 310 68.5 28 6.3
Private household workers...... 15 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 1443 452 31.3 114 25.2 310 68.5 28 6.3
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 731 141 19.3 50 35.3 87 61.3 5 3.4
Armed forces...................... 49 13 27.4 10 75.9 2 13.7 1 10.4
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 7033 2817 40.1 678 24.1 1978 70.2 161 5.7
Householder.................... 3601 1796 49.9 421 23.4 1276 71.0 99 5.5
Spouse present............... 3135 1628 51.9 382 23.5 1160 71.2 86 5.3
No spouse present............ 465 167 36.0 39 23.2 116 69.1 13 7.7
Spouse of householder.......... 1015 446 43.9 109 24.4 319 71.6 18 4.0
Child of householder........... 1398 320 22.9 67 21.1 221 69.2 31 9.7
Other relative of
householder.................... 1020 256 25.1 81 31.6 162 63.4 13 5.1
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 34 5 14.8 4 74.5 1 25.5 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 1398 616 44.1 191 31.0 402 65.2 23 3.7
Nonfamily householder.......... 685 387 56.5 114 29.3 260 67.1 14 3.6
Secondary Individuals.......... 713 229 32.1 77 33.8 142 62.1 9 4.0
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 8328 3399 40.8 857 25.2 2360 69.4 182 5.3
15 to 24 years................. 1795 325 18.1 85 26.1 213 65.5 27 8.3
25 to 44 years................. 4816 2185 45.4 532 24.3 1539 70.5 114 5.2
45 to 64 years................. 1717 889 51.8 240 27.1 607 68.3 41 4.6
65 years and over................. 136 39 28.8 15 39.2 22 54.9 2 5.9
Mean age................... 35.2 38.0 (x) 38.2 (x) 38.1 (x) 35.9 (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...... 7702 3146 40.8 811 25.8 2161 68.7 174 5.5
Inside central cities........... 3939 1518 38.5 396 26.1 1030 67.8 93 6.1
One million or more........... 2986 1120 37.5 280 25.0 766 68.3 75 6.7
Under one million............. 953 398 41.7 116 29.1 264 66.4 18 4.6
Outside central cities.......... 3763 1627 43.2 415 25.5 1131 69.5 81 5.0
One million or more........... 2869 1262 44.0 319 25.3 882 69.9 61 4.8
Under one million............. 894 365 40.8 96 26.3 249 68.2 20 5.5
Outside metropolitan areas........ 762 292 38.4 62 21.1 221 75.4 10 3.4
REGION
Northeast......................... 1215 460 37.9 105 22.9 328 71.1 28 6.0
Midwest........................... 694 313 45.0 65 20.6 239 76.4 9 3.0
South............................. 2750 1121 40.8 261 23.3 790 70.5 70 6.2
West.............................. 3806 1545 40.6 442 28.6 1025 66.3 78 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
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 8465 3438 40.6 873 25.4 2381 69.3 184 5.4
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 582 45 7.7 17 38.6 22 49.9 5 11.5
$2,500 to $4,999............... 368 33 8.8 5 14.1 21 63.8 7 22.0
$5,000 to $7,499............... 549 66 12.0 15 23.1 47 71.6 3 5.3
$7,500 to $9,999............... 500 89 17.8 12 13.8 69 77.2 8 9.1
$10,000 to $12,499............. 1002 198 19.7 50 25.3 132 66.9 16 7.8
$12,500 to $14,999............. 592 164 27.7 42 25.4 109 66.7 13 8.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 783 268 34.2 67 25.1 183 68.3 18 6.6
$17,500 to $19,999............. 419 186 44.4 39 21.0 140 75.3 7 3.7
$20,000 to $22,499............. 680 313 46.1 73 23.4 227 72.4 13 4.1
$22,500 to $24,999............. 294 177 60.2 40 22.8 127 71.5 10 5.7
$25,000 to $27,499............. 440 259 58.8 53 20.4 186 72.0 20 7.6
$27,500 to $29,999............. 211 132 62.7 21 15.9 103 78.0 8 6.1
$30,000 to $32,499............. 400 262 65.6 71 27.0 181 69.1 10 3.9
$32,500 to $34,999............. 122 97 79.9 26 26.9 68 69.8 3 3.3
$35,000 to $37,499............. 247 183 74.1 48 26.4 122 66.6 13 7.0
$37,500 to $39,999............. 137 105 76.4 44 41.4 61 57.9 1 0.7
$40,000 to $42,499............. 242 186 76.8 74 39.9 107 57.4 5 2.7
$42,500 to $44,999............. 57 42 74.8 10 23.2 29 69.3 3 7.5
$45,000 to $47,499............. 111 95 85.0 30 31.3 58 61.3 7 7.4
$47,500 to $49,999............. 49 34 70.1 13 37.5 21 62.5 0 0.0
$50,000 to $52,499............. 132 106 80.7 22 20.4 82 77.5 2 2.1
$52,500 to $54,999............. 34 29 85.5 15 53.3 12 42.3 1 4.4
$55,000 to $57,499............. 71 55 77.7 7 12.5 47 84.1 2 3.3
$57,500 to $59,999............. 19 19 100.0 6 29.9 13 70.1 0 0.0
$60,000 to $62,499............. 61 44 71.7 15 34.6 27 61.8 2 3.6
$62,500 to $64,999............. 26 25 95.2 3 10.9 21 83.4 1 5.7
$65,000 to $67,499............. 44 37 83.4 12 33.0 24 65.4 1 1.7
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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
$67,500 to $69,999............. 13 13 100.0 2 11.6 12 88.4 0 0.0
$70,000 to $72,499............. 49 41 82.5 9 21.4 32 78.6 0 0.0
$72,500 to $74,999............. 8 4 44.6 0 0.0 4 100.0 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 41 22 53.3 6 27.2 16 72.8 0 0.0
$77,500 to $79,999............. 8 7 81.7 4 56.6 3 43.4 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 34 24 70.5 5 22.6 16 65.3 3 12.1
$82,500 to $84,999............. 1 1 100.0 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............. 6 3 45.8 0 0.0 3 100.0 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 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.............. 107 58 54.2 15 26.2 41 70.4 2 3.4
Median earnings.............. 17045 26753 (x) 30069 (x) 26528 (x) 23011 (x)
Standard error............... 246 475 (x) 1765 (x) 548 (x) 2353 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 23038 31956 (x) 32335 (x) 32231 (x) 26595 (x)
Standard error............... 583 842 (x) 1293 (x) 1089 (x) 3297 (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
HISPANIC ORIGIN
MALE........................ 1115 170 15.2 38 22.7 121 71.5 10 5.8
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 1115 170 15.2 38 22.7 121 71.5 10 5.8
Full-time...................... 862 155 17.9 30 19.4 116 74.9 9 5.7
50 weeks or more............. 503 112 22.3 23 20.9 81 72.4 8 6.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 153 24 15.8 4 18.6 20 81.4 0 0.0
26 weeks or less............. 206 18 8.8 2 11.8 15 81.8 1 6.5
Part-time...................... 253 15 5.9 8 56.1 5 36.7 1 7.2
50 weeks or more............. 82 8 9.4 7 87.1 1 12.9 0 0.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 47 1 2.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 100.0
26 weeks or less............. 124 6 4.9 2 26.5 4 73.5 0 0.0
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 546 36 6.6 15 41.1 19 52.3 2 6.6
25 to 99 people................... 175 40 23.1 7 16.8 32 80.3 1 2.9
100 to 499 people................. 125 31 24.7 7 23.7 21 66.5 3 9.8
500 to 999 people................. 41 10 24.8 3 29.7 5 49.2 2 21.1
1000 people or more............... 228 52 22.8 6 12.4 44 85.5 1 2.1
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 19 4 21.0 0 10.7 4 89.3 0 0.0
Professional specialty............ 20 4 21.9 1 22.0 1 26.1 2 52.0
Technical and related support..... 8 2 29.5 0 0.0 2 100.0 0 0.0
Sales workers..................... 71 4 5.4 1 27.8 3 72.2 0 0.0
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 46 18 38.6 1 5.8 17 94.2 0 0.0
Precision production, craft & repair 194 30 15.3 14 47.3 16 52.7 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........................ 106 31 28.8 4 12.9 26 83.6 1 3.6
Transportation & material moving.. 71 13 17.6 3 23.3 7 57.6 2 19.1
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 132 15 11.5 1 8.3 12 79.0 2 12.7
Service workers................... 261 32 12.3 8 24.9 22 68.4 2 6.7
Private household workers...... 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 255 32 12.6 8 24.9 22 68.4 2 6.7
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 184 17 9.4 5 28.0 12 72.0 0 0.0
Armed forces...................... 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 890 142 16.0 34 23.6 100 70.2 9 6.2
Householder.................... 528 102 19.2 22 21.9 73 71.7 6 6.3
Spouse present............... 448 95 21.1 19 20.6 69 72.6 6 6.8
No spouse present............ 80 7 8.8 3 39.8 4 60.2 0 0.0
Spouse of householder.......... 169 30 17.8 6 21.1 23 75.1 1 3.8
Child of householder........... 120 1 1.2 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
Other relative of
householder.................... 73 9 12.5 5 55.0 3 32.0 1 12.9
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 220 27 12.4 5 17.5 21 78.6 1 3.9
Nonfamily householder.......... 100 12 11.7 5 40.7 6 50.1 1 9.2
Secondary Individuals.......... 120 16 13.0 0 0.0 16 100.0 0 0.0
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 1107 170 15.3 38 22.7 121 71.5 10 5.8
15 to 24 years................. 292 27 9.2 10 37.1 17 62.9 0 0.0
25 to 44 years................. 644 115 17.8 18 15.4 90 78.7 7 5.9
45 to 64 years................. 171 28 16.3 11 38.3 14 50.6 3 11.1
65 years and over................. 8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Mean age................... 33.1 34.8 (x) 34.8 (x) 34.3 (x) 40.3 (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...... 982 149 15.1 35 23.5 105 70.7 9 5.8
Inside central cities........... 591 98 16.6 25 25.8 64 65.5 9 8.7
One million or more........... 448 80 17.8 20 24.9 51 64.3 9 10.8
Under one million............. 143 19 13.1 6 29.5 13 70.5 0 0.0
Outside central cities.......... 391 50 12.9 10 19.0 41 81.0 0 0.0
One million or more........... 251 29 11.5 4 12.8 25 87.2 0 0.0
Under one million............. 140 21 15.3 6 27.3 16 72.7 0 0.0
Outside metropolitan areas........ 133 21 15.7 3 16.6 16 77.4 1 6.0
REGION
Northeast......................... 102 17 16.9 5 27.5 13 72.5 0 0.0
Midwest........................... 93 22 23.2 5 22.3 16 72.4 1 5.3
South............................. 391 45 11.6 9 20.0 33 72.9 3 7.0
West.............................. 528 85 16.2 20 23.1 60 70.4 6 6.5
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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..................... 1115 170 15.2 38 22.7 121 71.5 10 5.8
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 225 10 4.3 1 13.3 8 86.7 0 0.0
$2,500 to $4,999............... 154 15 9.4 3 18.1 11 74.4 1 7.4
$5,000 to $7,499............... 192 30 15.4 9 30.8 20 69.2 0 0.0
$7,500 to $9,999............... 152 21 13.7 5 23.5 16 76.5 0 0.0
$10,000 to $12,499............. 221 51 23.1 10 19.7 38 74.2 3 6.1
$12,500 to $14,999............. 72 12 17.0 1 8.5 11 91.5 0 0.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 60 9 14.6 3 33.0 5 53.8 1 13.1
$17,500 to $19,999............. 23 11 49.3 4 34.6 7 65.4 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
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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
$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.............. 7317 10493 (x) 10309 (x) 10329 (x) 16600 (x)
Standard error............... 388 565 (x) 1809 (x) 803 (x) 5129 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 7391 10436 (x) 10545 (x) 10022 (x) 15124 (x)
Standard error............... 265 660 (x) 1471 (x) 726 (x) 3081 (x)