Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 225
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (BOTH SEXES)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
ALL RACES
BOTH SEXES........................ 146273 77942 53.3 22359 28.7 51798 66.5 3785 4.9
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 146273 77942 53.3 22359 28.7 51798 66.5 3785 4.9
Full-time...................... 116489 72627 62.3 20781 28.6 48749 67.1 3098 4.3
50 weeks or more............. 95776 64531 67.4 18410 28.5 43669 67.7 2452 3.8
27 to 49 weeks............... 12156 5983 49.2 1832 30.6 3718 62.1 434 7.2
26 weeks or less............. 8558 2113 24.7 539 25.5 1361 64.4 213 10.1
Part-time...................... 29783 5315 17.8 1578 29.7 3050 57.4 687 12.9
50 weeks or more............. 13609 3257 23.9 976 30.0 1876 57.6 405 12.4
27 to 49 weeks............... 6538 1186 18.1 354 29.8 676 56.9 157 13.2
26 weeks or less............. 9636 871 9.0 248 28.5 498 57.2 125 14.3
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 42707 12518 29.3 5515 44.1 5814 46.4 1189 9.5
25 to 99 persons.................. 18431 9746 52.9 2979 30.6 6291 64.6 476 4.9
100 to 499 persons................ 20304 12712 62.6 3504 27.6 8688 68.3 520 4.1
500 to 999 persons................ 8174 5466 66.9 1344 24.6 3921 71.7 201 3.7
1000 persons or more.............. 56657 37500 66.2 9017 24.0 27084 72.2 1399 3.7
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 20074 13817 68.8 4230 30.6 9096 65.8 492 3.6
Professional specialty............ 21375 14417 67.4 4393 30.5 9371 65.0 652 4.5
Technical and related support..... 4530 3027 66.8 823 27.2 2037 67.3 168 5.5
Sales workers..................... 18071 7757 42.9 2033 26.2 5198 67.0 526 6.8
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 20342 11326 55.7 3039 26.8 7840 69.2 447 3.9
Precision production, craft & repair 15572 8999 57.8 2668 29.6 5942 66.0 389 4.3
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 226
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (BOTH SEXES)
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........................ 8266 4970 60.1 1218 24.5 3558 71.6 195 3.9
Transportation & material moving.. 5722 3207 56.0 975 30.4 2062 64.3 170 5.3
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 6337 2420 38.2 678 28.0 1609 66.5 134 5.5
Service workers................... 21194 6788 32.0 1736 25.6 4544 66.9 508 7.5
Private household workers...... 990 73 7.4 29 40.2 39 53.7 4 6.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 20204 6715 33.2 1706 25.4 4505 67.1 504 7.5
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 3984 887 22.3 359 40.4 434 48.9 94 10.6
Armed forces...................... 804 326 40.6 208 63.9 108 33.2 10 3.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 117494 60039 51.1 16730 27.9 40253 67.0 3056 5.1
Householder.................... 54155 33825 62.5 9582 28.3 22604 66.8 1639 4.8
Spouse present............... 41720 26712 64.0 7768 29.1 17714 66.3 1231 4.6
No spouse present............ 12435 7113 57.2 1814 25.5 4890 68.7 409 5.7
Spouse of householder.......... 37862 19547 51.6 5398 27.6 13191 67.5 958 4.9
Child of householder........... 20441 4859 23.8 1286 26.5 3194 65.7 379 7.8
Other relative of
householder.................... 5036 1808 35.9 463 25.6 1264 69.9 80 4.4
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 480 199 41.4 36 17.9 157 79.1 6 3.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 28298 17704 62.6 5593 31.6 11389 64.3 722 4.1
Nonfamily householder.......... 20141 13663 67.8 4358 31.9 8721 63.8 583 4.3
Secondary Individuals.......... 8158 4041 49.5 1235 30.6 2667 66.0 139 3.4
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 141105 75886 53.8 21712 28.6 50648 66.7 3526 4.6
15 to 24 years................. 24596 5117 20.8 1483 29.0 3217 62.9 416 8.1
25 to 44 years................. 71948 42232 58.7 11775 27.9 28691 67.9 1766 4.2
45 to 64 years................. 44560 28537 64.0 8454 29.6 18739 65.7 1344 4.7
65 years and over................. 5168 2056 39.8 646 31.4 1151 56.0 259 12.6
Mean age................... 39.0 41.4 (x) 41.7 (x) 41.2 (x) 42.2 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 227
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (BOTH SEXES)
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...... 118860 64064 53.9 18453 28.8 42551 66.4 3060 4.8
Inside central cities........... 42190 22082 52.3 6281 28.4 14714 66.6 1086 4.9
One million or more........... 26942 14108 52.4 4025 28.5 9415 66.7 668 4.7
Under one million............. 15248 7974 52.3 2256 28.3 5299 66.5 419 5.3
Outside central cities.......... 76670 41982 54.8 12172 29.0 27837 66.3 1974 4.7
One million or more........... 53467 29829 55.8 8702 29.2 19740 66.2 1387 4.6
Under one million............. 23203 12153 52.4 3470 28.5 8097 66.6 587 4.8
Outside metropolitan areas........ 27413 13878 50.6 3905 28.1 9248 66.6 725 5.2
REGION
Northeast......................... 27824 14966 53.8 4544 30.4 9800 65.5 622 4.2
Midwest........................... 35367 19410 54.9 5595 28.8 13007 67.0 809 4.2
South............................. 50243 26601 52.9 6323 23.8 18713 70.3 1565 5.9
West.............................. 32838 16964 51.7 5897 34.8 10278 60.6 789 4.7
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 228
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (BOTH SEXES)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 132 14 10.7 8 57.6 5 33.9 1 8.4
With earnings..................... 146141 77928 53.3 22350 28.7 51794 66.5 3784 4.9
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 11894 1006 8.5 279 27.8 507 50.4 220 21.9
$2,500 to $4,999............... 7840 1004 12.8 288 28.7 597 59.5 119 11.9
$5,000 to $7,499............... 8258 1437 17.4 397 27.7 859 59.8 181 12.6
$7,500 to $9,999............... 6096 1455 23.9 391 26.9 923 63.4 141 9.7
$10,000 to $12,499............. 9280 2693 29.0 701 26.0 1719 63.8 273 10.1
$12,500 to $14,999............. 6224 2522 40.5 620 24.6 1711 67.9 191 7.6
$15,000 to $17,499............. 8247 4026 48.8 951 23.6 2800 69.6 275 6.8
$17,500 to $19,999............. 5856 3240 55.3 853 26.3 2184 67.4 202 6.2
$20,000 to $22,499............. 9042 5338 59.0 1420 26.6 3693 69.2 225 4.2
$22,500 to $24,999............. 5326 3426 64.3 881 25.7 2401 70.1 145 4.2
$25,000 to $27,499............. 8190 5397 65.9 1479 27.4 3729 69.1 188 3.5
$27,500 to $29,999............. 4363 3130 71.7 855 27.3 2131 68.1 143 4.6
$30,000 to $32,499............. 8322 5943 71.4 1747 29.4 3953 66.5 243 4.1
$32,500 to $34,999............. 2886 2292 79.4 644 28.1 1596 69.6 52 2.3
$35,000 to $37,499............. 6331 4752 75.0 1489 31.3 3112 65.5 151 3.2
$37,500 to $39,999............. 2623 2047 78.0 633 30.9 1340 65.5 74 3.6
$40,000 to $42,499............. 5858 4421 75.5 1334 30.2 2915 65.9 172 3.9
$42,500 to $44,999............. 1682 1366 81.2 421 30.8 905 66.3 40 2.9
$45,000 to $47,499............. 3313 2703 81.6 783 29.0 1851 68.5 69 2.6
$47,500 to $49,999............. 1649 1361 82.5 437 32.1 900 66.1 24 1.8
$50,000 to $52,499............. 4102 3310 80.7 980 29.6 2198 66.4 132 4.0
$52,500 to $54,999............. 1064 880 82.7 325 36.9 538 61.1 17 2.0
$55,000 to $57,499............. 1987 1627 81.8 433 26.6 1142 70.2 52 3.2
$57,500 to $59,999............. 863 729 84.5 226 31.0 475 65.2 28 3.8
$60,000 to $62,499............. 2506 1930 77.0 638 33.0 1230 63.7 62 3.2
$62,500 to $64,999............. 500 428 85.7 139 32.5 284 66.4 5 1.1
$65,000 to $67,499............. 1324 1111 83.9 305 27.4 783 70.5 24 2.1
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 229
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (BOTH SEXES)
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............. 452 387 85.6 109 28.3 266 68.7 12 3.0
$70,000 to $72,499............. 1444 1135 78.6 325 28.6 770 67.8 41 3.6
$72,500 to $74,999............. 264 231 87.6 45 19.6 182 78.7 4 1.7
$75,000 to $77,499............. 1110 866 78.0 314 36.2 520 60.0 32 3.8
$77,500 to $79,999............. 265 227 85.6 61 27.1 164 72.3 1 0.6
$80,000 to $82,499............. 941 738 78.4 211 28.6 502 68.1 25 3.4
$82,500 to $84,999............. 187 162 86.5 54 33.6 105 64.7 3 1.7
$85,000 to $87,499............. 432 351 81.3 123 35.1 218 62.0 10 2.9
$87,500 to $89,999............. 147 121 81.8 42 34.7 74 61.7 4 3.6
$90,000 to $92,499............. 526 416 79.2 122 29.3 288 69.1 6 1.6
$92,500 to $94,999............. 121 107 88.2 40 37.0 61 56.8 7 6.2
$95,000 to $97,499............. 293 254 86.8 80 31.4 165 64.9 9 3.7
$97,500 to $99,999............. 128 94 73.5 29 30.9 64 68.6 0 0.5
$100,000 and over.............. 4202 3266 77.7 1147 35.1 1939 59.4 180 5.5
Median earnings.............. 22656 31805 (x) 33716 (x) 31671 (x) 23605 (x)
Standard error............... 141 92 (x) 454 (x) 113 (x) 831 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 30135 40150 (x) 42371 (x) 39557 (x) 35143 (x)
Standard error............... 179 272 (x) 506 (x) 330 (x) 1430 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 230
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (BOTH SEXES)
Workers in poverty
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
ALL RACES
BOTH SEXES........................ 9200 1706 18.5 489 28.7 1043 61.1 173 10.2
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 9200 1706 18.5 489 28.7 1043 61.1 173 10.2
Full-time...................... 5791 1376 23.8 395 28.7 832 60.4 150 10.9
50 weeks or more............. 2804 847 30.2 258 30.5 518 61.2 71 8.4
27 to 49 weeks............... 1068 269 25.2 79 29.2 146 54.3 44 16.5
26 weeks or less............. 1919 260 13.6 58 22.3 167 64.3 35 13.4
Part-time...................... 3409 330 9.7 95 28.7 211 64.2 23 7.1
50 weeks or more............. 1134 156 13.8 51 32.9 94 60.2 11 6.9
27 to 49 weeks............... 740 72 9.7 23 31.4 41 56.7 8 11.8
26 weeks or less............. 1535 101 6.6 21 20.4 77 75.5 4 4.1
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 3958 443 11.2 180 40.7 186 41.9 77 17.4
25 to 99 persons.................. 1181 218 18.5 52 23.8 155 71.1 11 5.1
100 to 499 persons................ 1036 260 25.1 63 24.4 182 70.0 15 5.7
500 to 999 persons................ 393 122 30.9 22 18.0 91 75.0 8 6.9
1000 persons or more.............. 2631 663 25.2 172 26.0 429 64.7 62 9.3
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 341 107 31.3 29 27.4 49 46.3 28 26.3
Professional specialty............ 418 107 25.5 40 37.1 53 49.9 14 13.1
Technical and related support..... 108 23 21.2 13 56.5 8 35.8 2 7.7
Sales workers..................... 1316 202 15.4 54 26.9 128 63.4 20 9.7
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 949 202 21.3 56 27.8 135 66.6 11 5.6
Precision production, craft & repair 788 157 19.9 36 22.9 113 71.8 8 5.3
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 231
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (BOTH SEXES)
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........................ 621 158 25.5 33 20.6 113 71.7 12 7.7
Transportation & material moving.. 403 84 20.9 27 32.1 49 57.9 8 10.0
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 710 140 19.8 38 26.8 89 63.2 14 10.1
Service workers................... 2848 439 15.4 116 26.5 281 64.1 41 9.4
Private household workers...... 195 7 3.7 6 81.6 1 18.4 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 2653 431 16.3 110 25.6 280 64.8 41 9.6
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 677 80 11.8 42 52.9 23 29.0 14 18.0
Armed forces...................... 21 8 35.8 6 74.0 2 26.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 6168 1187 19.2 325 27.4 735 61.9 127 10.7
Householder.................... 3920 862 22.0 221 25.6 544 63.1 98 11.4
Spouse present............... 1462 387 26.5 111 28.7 227 58.5 50 12.8
No spouse present............ 2457 475 19.3 109 23.0 317 66.8 48 10.2
Spouse of householder.......... 1145 223 19.5 81 36.1 123 55.1 20 8.8
Child of householder........... 769 60 7.8 14 22.9 42 70.2 4 6.9
Other relative of
householder.................... 334 41 12.2 10 23.6 26 63.7 5 12.7
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 170 26 15.1 1 3.6 25 96.4 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 2861 493 17.2 164 33.2 283 57.4 47 9.4
Nonfamily householder.......... 1517 305 20.1 108 35.5 165 54.1 32 10.5
Secondary Individuals.......... 1344 189 14.1 56 29.5 118 62.7 15 7.8
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 9028 1669 18.5 479 28.7 1020 61.2 169 10.1
15 to 24 years................. 2750 305 11.1 104 34.2 166 54.5 34 11.3
25 to 44 years................. 4840 982 20.3 269 27.4 642 65.4 70 7.2
45 to 64 years................. 1438 382 26.5 105 27.5 212 55.6 65 17.0
65 years and over................. 171 37 21.9 11 28.2 23 60.9 4 11.0
Mean age................... 33.4 36.9 (x) 35.9 (x) 36.9 (x) 39.6 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 232
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (BOTH SEXES)
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...... 7019 1285 18.3 359 27.9 800 62.3 126 9.8
Inside central cities........... 3657 594 16.3 194 32.6 354 59.6 47 7.8
One million or more........... 2269 351 15.5 124 35.4 201 57.3 26 7.3
Under one million............. 1388 243 17.5 69 28.4 153 63.0 21 8.6
Outside central cities.......... 3361 690 20.5 165 24.0 446 64.6 79 11.4
One million or more........... 2096 436 20.8 93 21.4 292 66.8 51 11.8
Under one million............. 1265 254 20.0 72 28.4 154 60.8 27 10.8
Outside metropolitan areas........ 2181 421 19.3 131 31.0 243 57.6 48 11.4
REGION
Northeast......................... 1378 269 19.5 78 29.0 169 63.0 21 8.0
Midwest........................... 1917 399 20.8 111 27.9 259 64.9 29 7.2
South............................. 3493 673 19.3 180 26.8 408 60.6 85 12.6
West.............................. 2412 365 15.2 120 32.8 207 56.7 38 10.5
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 233
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (BOTH SEXES)
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.................. 26 4 16.3 3 63.4 1 15.2 1 21.4
With earnings..................... 9174 1702 18.6 487 28.6 1042 61.3 172 10.1
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 2853 282 9.9 82 29.0 132 46.8 68 24.1
$2,500 to $4,999............... 1807 264 14.6 84 31.9 162 61.6 17 6.5
$5,000 to $7,499............... 1972 383 19.4 118 30.9 233 61.0 31 8.1
$7,500 to $9,999............... 906 179 19.7 43 24.3 126 70.7 9 5.0
$10,000 to $12,499............. 869 256 29.5 67 26.1 160 62.3 30 11.6
$12,500 to $14,999............. 348 129 37.1 33 25.3 93 72.3 3 2.4
$15,000 to $17,499............. 275 130 47.4 32 24.9 88 67.6 10 7.5
$17,500 to $19,999............. 87 47 53.8 13 28.3 29 61.1 5 10.6
$20,000 to $22,499............. 43 26 61.7 14 53.4 12 46.6 0 0.0
$22,500 to $24,999............. 2 0 11.7 0 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 10 3 33.3 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
$27,500 to $29,999............. 1 1 100.0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
$30,000 to $32,499............. 3 3 100.0 0 0.0 3 100.0 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. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 234
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (BOTH SEXES)
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.............. 4898 6997 (x) 6640 (x) 7432 (x) 5077 (x)
Standard error............... 104 211 (x) 365 (x) 357 (x) 1131 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 5254 7584 (x) 7472 (x) 8035 (x) 5171 (x)
Standard error............... 80 216 (x) 406 (x) 267 (x) 714 (x)