Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 255
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
FEMALE........................ 5856 2240 38.2 573 25.6 1497 66.9 169 7.6
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 5856 2240 38.2 573 25.6 1497 66.9 169 7.6
Full-time...................... 4273 2002 46.8 518 25.9 1353 67.6 131 6.5
50 weeks or more............. 3143 1713 54.5 449 26.2 1161 67.8 103 6.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 583 211 36.1 51 24.4 147 69.6 13 5.9
26 weeks or less............. 547 78 14.2 18 23.0 45 58.0 15 18.9
Part-time...................... 1583 238 15.0 54 22.9 145 60.8 39 16.3
50 weeks or more............. 746 150 20.1 38 25.3 96 63.9 16 10.8
27 to 49 weeks............... 298 62 20.9 13 20.6 33 52.4 17 27.0
26 weeks or less............. 540 26 4.8 4 14.8 16 63.4 6 21.8
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 1679 277 16.5 92 33.1 138 50.0 47 16.9
25 to 99 people................... 793 279 35.2 76 27.1 190 67.9 14 5.0
100 to 499 people................. 784 345 44.0 90 26.2 242 70.0 13 3.8
500 to 999 people................. 352 197 56.0 39 19.8 148 74.9 10 5.3
1000 people or more............... 2247 1141 50.8 276 24.2 780 68.4 85 7.5
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 446 272 61.0 69 25.2 197 72.3 7 2.5
Professional specialty............ 546 350 64.0 98 27.9 228 65.2 24 6.9
Technical and related support..... 159 105 65.9 40 37.8 65 61.7 0 0.5
Sales workers..................... 785 184 23.5 27 14.7 126 68.5 31 16.8
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 1242 625 50.3 173 27.7 399 63.8 53 8.5
Precision production, craft & repair 161 68 42.3 11 16.3 52 76.2 5 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........................ 637 211 33.1 49 23.3 158 74.8 4 2.0
Transportation & material moving.. 46 25 54.8 10 40.9 14 54.8 1 4.3
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 175 51 29.3 15 28.7 31 59.8 6 11.5
Service workers................... 1498 334 22.3 71 21.3 226 67.5 38 11.2
Private household workers...... 264 23 8.6 10 43.1 3 12.0 10 44.9
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 1234 312 25.2 61 19.7 223 71.6 27 8.8
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 159 14 9.0 11 75.4 3 24.6 0 0.0
Armed forces...................... 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 5109 1903 37.2 463 24.4 1283 67.4 156 8.2
Householder.................... 1734 736 42.4 176 23.9 501 68.1 59 8.0
Spouse present............... 713 312 43.8 69 22.1 226 72.3 18 5.6
No spouse present............ 1021 424 41.5 107 25.2 275 65.0 41 9.8
Spouse of householder.......... 2147 858 40.0 221 25.8 575 67.0 62 7.2
Child of householder........... 826 202 24.5 41 20.1 142 70.1 20 9.8
Other relative of
householder.................... 402 106 26.5 26 24.2 65 61.4 15 14.4
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 42 12 29.6 4 30.3 9 69.7 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 706 325 46.0 106 32.6 205 63.3 13 4.1
Nonfamily householder.......... 382 220 57.5 72 32.6 137 62.5 11 5.0
Secondary Individuals.......... 323 105 32.4 34 32.6 68 65.1 2 2.4
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 5774 2218 38.4 571 25.7 1481 66.8 167 7.5
15 to 24 years................. 1231 225 18.3 50 22.4 147 65.5 27 12.1
25 to 44 years................. 3210 1349 42.0 354 26.2 904 67.0 91 6.7
45 to 64 years................. 1333 645 48.3 167 25.8 430 66.6 48 7.5
65 years and over................. 83 22 26.3 2 9.7 17 77.1 3 13.3
Mean age................... 35.9 38.4 (x) 38.1 (x) 38.6 (x) 38.2 (x)
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 257
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...... 5357 2087 38.9 553 26.5 1373 65.8 161 7.7
Inside central cities........... 2706 1024 37.8 278 27.1 664 64.8 82 8.1
One million or more........... 1943 713 36.7 190 26.7 467 65.5 55 7.8
Under one million............. 764 310 40.6 87 28.1 196 63.2 27 8.7
Outside central cities.......... 2651 1063 40.1 275 25.9 710 66.8 79 7.4
One million or more........... 2087 868 41.6 229 26.3 580 66.8 60 6.9
Under one million............. 564 195 34.6 46 23.7 130 66.7 19 9.6
Outside metropolitan areas........ 499 153 30.7 20 13.2 124 81.2 9 5.6
REGION
Northeast......................... 936 392 41.9 106 26.9 268 68.3 19 4.8
Midwest........................... 399 166 41.7 27 16.1 130 78.0 10 5.8
South............................. 2006 791 39.4 173 21.8 531 67.2 87 11.0
West.............................. 2515 890 35.4 267 30.1 568 63.8 54 6.1
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 258
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..................... 5841 2238 38.3 573 25.6 1496 66.8 169 7.6
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 702 20 2.8 2 9.5 13 64.3 5 26.1
$2,500 to $4,999............... 457 42 9.2 6 13.9 26 61.5 10 24.6
$5,000 to $7,499............... 612 98 16.0 19 19.4 50 51.4 29 29.3
$7,500 to $9,999............... 500 105 21.1 26 24.5 64 60.8 16 14.7
$10,000 to $12,499............. 761 219 28.8 46 21.0 152 69.2 22 9.8
$12,500 to $14,999............. 359 141 39.3 35 24.8 98 69.4 8 5.8
$15,000 to $17,499............. 484 276 56.9 61 22.2 195 70.9 19 6.9
$17,500 to $19,999............. 239 141 59.0 42 30.0 86 60.9 13 9.1
$20,000 to $22,499............. 352 185 52.7 43 23.2 124 67.0 18 9.8
$22,500 to $24,999............. 197 133 67.5 22 16.4 107 80.2 4 3.4
$25,000 to $27,499............. 223 156 70.1 37 23.5 118 75.4 2 1.2
$27,500 to $29,999............. 107 73 68.9 22 29.3 52 70.7 0 0.0
$30,000 to $32,499............. 210 148 70.7 54 36.3 91 61.0 4 2.7
$32,500 to $34,999............. 51 39 77.7 16 40.2 22 55.7 2 4.2
$35,000 to $37,499............. 159 131 82.2 29 22.2 99 75.7 3 2.1
$37,500 to $39,999............. 49 36 73.2 14 38.0 22 62.0 0 0.0
$40,000 to $42,499............. 102 73 71.9 26 35.0 44 60.0 4 5.0
$42,500 to $44,999............. 23 17 76.6 5 27.3 13 72.7 0 0.0
$45,000 to $47,499............. 46 37 79.5 12 32.4 20 53.2 5 14.4
$47,500 to $49,999............. 30 29 97.0 10 34.0 19 66.0 0 0.0
$50,000 to $52,499............. 55 39 71.1 14 36.7 24 60.7 1 2.5
$52,500 to $54,999............. 2 2 100.0 1 49.6 1 50.4 0 0.0
$55,000 to $57,499............. 26 22 87.1 5 23.7 15 69.1 2 7.2
$57,500 to $59,999............. 12 12 100.0 6 46.2 7 53.8 0 0.0
$60,000 to $62,499............. 15 10 66.2 3 25.0 5 48.4 3 26.6
$62,500 to $64,999............. 7 7 100.0 1 19.2 5 80.8 0 0.0
$65,000 to $67,499............. 2 2 91.7 0 28.3 1 71.7 0 0.0
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 259
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............. 3 1 48.3 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$70,000 to $72,499............. 8 7 81.4 3 43.9 3 39.1 1 17.0
$72,500 to $74,999............. 5 3 57.7 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 5 5 100.0 1 26.7 4 73.3 0 0.0
$77,500 to $79,999............. 0 0 100.0 0 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 10 7 66.6 0 0.0 7 100.0 0 0.0
$82,500 to $84,999............. 2 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............. 7 6 81.4 2 32.9 4 67.1 0 0.0
$92,500 to $94,999............. 1 1 100.0 1 100.0 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.............. 20 13 62.9 8 65.8 4 34.2 0 0.0
Median earnings.............. 12135 21035 (x) 23233 (x) 21286 (x) 13571 (x)
Standard error............... 210 535 (x) 1804 (x) 652 (x) 2092 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 16459 24301 (x) 27677 (x) 23885 (x) 16562 (x)
Standard error............... 542 645 (x) 1715 (x) 664 (x) 1708 (x)
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 260
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
FEMALE........................ 897 107 11.9 26 24.8 73 68.2 8 7.0
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 897 107 11.9 26 24.8 73 68.2 8 7.0
Full-time...................... 496 78 15.7 15 19.2 62 80.2 0 0.6
50 weeks or more............. 217 59 27.3 8 13.6 51 85.6 0 0.8
27 to 49 weeks............... 109 10 9.5 4 40.0 6 60.0 0 0.0
26 weeks or less............. 171 8 4.9 3 33.0 6 67.0 0 0.0
Part-time...................... 401 29 7.3 12 39.6 11 36.4 7 24.0
50 weeks or more............. 134 13 9.9 8 57.9 3 23.2 3 18.9
27 to 49 weeks............... 64 13 19.4 4 30.8 4 33.3 4 35.9
26 weeks or less............. 202 3 1.7 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 356 18 5.0 7 38.6 9 50.4 2 11.0
25 to 99 people................... 122 20 16.1 6 30.5 14 69.5 0 0.0
100 to 499 people................. 114 16 13.7 1 9.1 14 90.9 0 0.0
500 to 999 people................. 29 5 15.8 0 0.0 3 76.5 1 23.5
1000 people or more............... 276 49 17.9 12 24.7 33 66.2 4 9.1
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 20 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Professional specialty............ 23 3 14.8 1 43.9 2 56.1 0 0.0
Technical and related support..... 5 4 77.5 0 0.0 4 100.0 0 0.0
Sales workers..................... 156 18 11.5 1 7.6 11 61.4 6 31.0
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 92 15 16.6 4 26.9 11 73.1 0 0.0
Precision production, craft & repair 15 3 19.0 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 261
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........................ 121 16 13.3 3 17.6 13 82.4 0 0.0
Transportation & material moving.. 10 5 54.9 4 71.7 2 28.3 0 0.0
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 37 6 15.9 0 0.0 6 100.0 0 0.0
Service workers................... 359 34 9.5 13 37.6 19 56.7 2 5.7
Private household workers...... 80 3 3.7 2 51.1 0 0.0 1 48.9
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 279 31 11.2 11 36.3 19 62.1 0 1.6
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 58 2 3.0 0 0.0 2 100.0 0 0.0
Armed forces...................... 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 708 87 12.3 18 20.7 64 73.7 5 5.6
Householder.................... 418 57 13.7 13 22.5 42 72.4 3 5.1
Spouse present............... 60 8 13.9 0 0.0 8 100.0 0 0.0
No spouse present............ 357 49 13.7 13 26.4 33 67.7 3 6.0
Spouse of householder.......... 148 22 14.8 3 12.9 17 78.1 2 8.9
Child of householder........... 91 4 4.4 1 25.1 3 74.9 0 0.0
Other relative of
householder.................... 51 4 7.7 1 33.1 3 66.9 0 0.0
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 20 2 11.2 0 0.0 2 100.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 169 18 10.4 8 47.9 7 37.1 3 15.0
Nonfamily householder.......... 57 8 13.4 3 34.7 2 30.7 3 34.6
Secondary Individuals.......... 112 10 8.9 6 57.9 4 42.1 0 0.0
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 895 106 11.8 26 25.1 72 67.8 8 7.1
15 to 24 years................. 274 13 4.8 4 30.9 6 49.1 3 20.0
25 to 44 years................. 484 73 15.0 18 25.1 50 68.8 4 6.0
45 to 64 years................. 136 20 14.4 4 20.9 15 76.5 0 2.5
65 years and over................. 2 1 59.6 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
Mean age................... 32.6 35.0 (x) 32.7 (x) 36.3 (x) 30.9 (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...... 807 100 12.3 26 26.6 66 66.3 7 7.1
Inside central cities........... 461 59 12.9 20 33.9 34 57.4 5 8.7
One million or more........... 327 43 13.0 14 32.2 25 59.2 4 8.7
Under one million............. 133 17 12.6 6 38.5 9 52.8 1 8.7
Outside central cities.......... 346 40 11.6 6 15.8 32 79.6 2 4.6
One million or more........... 248 29 11.7 5 16.8 22 76.8 2 6.4
Under one million............. 99 11 11.4 1 13.2 10 86.8 0 0.0
Outside metropolitan areas........ 90 7 8.3 0 0.0 7 93.3 0 6.7
REGION
Northeast......................... 147 22 15.2 11 49.8 10 43.2 2 7.0
Midwest........................... 47 4 8.8 1 30.2 3 69.8 0 0.0
South............................. 274 35 12.8 11 31.7 18 51.3 6 17.0
West.............................. 429 46 10.6 3 6.6 43 93.4 0 0.0
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 263
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..................... 895 107 12.0 26 24.8 73 68.2 8 7.0
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 280 0 0.2 0 0.0 0 100.0 0 0.0
$2,500 to $4,999............... 184 12 6.8 3 22.1 8 66.2 1 11.7
$5,000 to $7,499............... 191 32 16.7 10 30.5 17 53.8 5 15.7
$7,500 to $9,999............... 102 21 20.2 9 44.2 10 50.6 1 5.2
$10,000 to $12,499............. 106 25 23.6 5 19.9 20 80.1 0 0.0
$12,500 to $14,999............. 11 4 32.7 0 0.0 4 100.0 0 0.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 19 11 57.2 0 0.0 11 100.0 0 0.0
$17,500 to $19,999............. 3 2 65.2 0 0.0 2 100.0 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............. 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, 264
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.............. 4782 8566 (x) 7718 (x) 10033 (x) 6151 (x)
Standard error............... 339 1057 (x) 1159 (x) 1294 (x) 1150 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 5132 8803 (x) 7527 (x) 9608 (x) 5488 (x)
Standard error............... 219 622 (x) 737 (x) 813 (x) 876 (x)