
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 235
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
ALL RACES
MALE........................ 77323 44746 57.9 13278 29.7 29372 65.6 2096 4.7
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 77323 44746 57.9 13278 29.7 29372 65.6 2096 4.7
Full-time...................... 67305 42897 63.7 12693 29.6 28373 66.1 1832 4.3
50 weeks or more............. 56957 38875 68.3 11435 29.4 25974 66.8 1465 3.8
27 to 49 weeks............... 6208 2965 47.8 977 32.9 1752 59.1 236 8.0
26 weeks or less............. 4141 1058 25.5 281 26.5 646 61.1 131 12.4
Part-time...................... 10018 1848 18.4 585 31.6 999 54.1 264 14.3
50 weeks or more............. 4248 1007 23.7 330 32.8 535 53.1 141 14.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 2123 465 21.9 162 34.8 232 49.9 71 15.3
26 weeks or less............. 3648 377 10.3 93 24.6 232 61.6 52 13.8
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 23971 7923 33.1 3575 45.1 3629 45.8 719 9.1
25 to 99 persons.................. 10265 6037 58.8 1829 30.3 3927 65.1 281 4.7
100 to 499 persons................ 10574 7273 68.8 2016 27.7 4966 68.3 291 4.0
500 to 999 persons................ 3898 2790 71.6 727 26.0 1967 70.5 97 3.5
1000 persons or more.............. 28615 20723 72.4 5131 24.8 14883 71.8 709 3.4
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 10818 7841 72.5 2481 31.6 5071 64.7 289 3.7
Professional specialty............ 9798 7176 73.2 2298 32.0 4545 63.3 334 4.7
Technical and related support..... 2132 1600 75.1 366 22.9 1145 71.6 89 5.6
Sales workers..................... 8791 4608 52.4 1273 27.6 3039 65.9 296 6.4
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 4236 2695 63.6 618 22.9 1999 74.2 77 2.9
Precision production, craft & repair 14136 8179 57.9 2467 30.2 5359 65.5 353 4.3
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 236
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
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........................ 5171 3391 65.6 917 27.0 2381 70.2 93 2.7
Transportation & material moving.. 5102 2934 57.5 900 30.7 1876 63.9 158 5.4
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 5050 1925 38.1 554 28.8 1268 65.9 103 5.3
Service workers................... 8170 3343 40.9 910 27.2 2221 66.5 211 6.3
Private household workers...... 53 6 10.8 5 82.3 1 17.7 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 8118 3337 41.1 905 27.1 2220 66.5 211 6.3
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 3192 753 23.6 303 40.3 366 48.7 83 11.1
Armed forces...................... 726 301 41.4 192 63.7 99 33.1 10 3.2
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 61402 35033 57.1 10162 29.0 23151 66.1 1720 4.9
Householder.................... 35580 24001 67.5 7031 29.3 15823 65.9 1147 4.8
Spouse present............... 32384 22058 68.1 6494 29.4 14516 65.8 1047 4.7
No spouse present............ 3196 1943 60.8 537 27.6 1306 67.2 100 5.1
Spouse of householder.......... 11313 7161 63.3 2091 29.2 4757 66.4 313 4.4
Child of householder........... 11605 2872 24.7 784 27.3 1879 65.4 209 7.3
Other relative of
householder.................... 2903 999 34.4 256 25.6 692 69.2 51 5.1
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 109 41 38.0 7 17.0 34 83.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 15812 9671 61.2 3109 32.1 6186 64.0 376 3.9
Nonfamily householder.......... 10832 7269 67.1 2350 32.3 4622 63.6 298 4.1
Secondary Individuals.......... 4980 2402 48.2 759 31.6 1564 65.1 78 3.3
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 74412 43482 58.4 12872 29.6 28666 65.9 1944 4.5
15 to 24 years................. 12683 2726 21.5 827 30.3 1704 62.5 195 7.2
25 to 44 years................. 38217 24423 63.9 7043 28.8 16419 67.2 960 3.9
45 to 64 years................. 23512 16334 69.5 5002 30.6 10543 64.5 788 4.8
65 years and over................. 2910 1263 43.4 405 32.1 705 55.8 153 12.1
Mean age................... 39.2 41.6 (x) 41.8 (x) 41.4 (x) 43.0 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 237
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
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...... 62753 36561 58.3 10862 29.7 23997 65.6 1702 4.7
Inside central cities........... 21999 12095 55.0 3572 29.5 7921 65.5 602 5.0
One million or more........... 14124 7650 54.2 2255 29.5 5020 65.6 375 4.9
Under one million............. 7875 4445 56.4 1317 29.6 2902 65.3 227 5.1
Outside central cities.......... 40754 24466 60.0 7290 29.8 16076 65.7 1101 4.5
One million or more........... 28308 17381 61.4 5178 29.8 11424 65.7 779 4.5
Under one million............. 12446 7085 56.9 2112 29.8 4652 65.7 321 4.5
Outside metropolitan areas........ 14569 8184 56.2 2416 29.5 5375 65.7 394 4.8
REGION
Northeast......................... 14456 8444 58.4 2621 31.0 5471 64.8 351 4.2
Midwest........................... 18630 11515 61.8 3467 30.1 7572 65.8 476 4.1
South............................. 26483 15016 56.7 3785 25.2 10385 69.2 846 5.6
West.............................. 17753 9771 55.0 3404 34.8 5944 60.8 423 4.3
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 238
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 28 2 7.5 0 0.0 2 86.4 0 13.6
With earnings..................... 77295 44743 57.9 13278 29.7 29370 65.6 2096 4.7
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 4923 523 10.6 132 25.3 259 49.4 133 25.3
$2,500 to $4,999............... 3094 429 13.9 126 29.4 256 59.7 47 10.9
$5,000 to $7,499............... 3230 603 18.7 173 28.6 345 57.2 85 14.2
$7,500 to $9,999............... 2259 435 19.3 123 28.3 273 62.7 39 9.0
$10,000 to $12,499............. 3745 990 26.4 278 28.1 607 61.3 105 10.6
$12,500 to $14,999............. 2562 978 38.2 265 27.1 645 66.0 68 6.9
$15,000 to $17,499............. 3879 1711 44.1 434 25.3 1162 67.9 116 6.8
$17,500 to $19,999............. 2659 1340 50.4 388 29.0 884 66.0 67 5.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 4329 2477 57.2 697 28.1 1667 67.3 114 4.6
$22,500 to $24,999............. 2559 1573 61.5 410 26.0 1108 70.4 55 3.5
$25,000 to $27,499............. 4236 2674 63.1 714 26.7 1860 69.6 99 3.7
$27,500 to $29,999............. 2334 1605 68.8 443 27.6 1078 67.1 84 5.3
$30,000 to $32,499............. 4740 3326 70.2 941 28.3 2227 67.0 158 4.7
$32,500 to $34,999............. 1607 1258 78.3 349 27.7 881 70.0 29 2.3
$35,000 to $37,499............. 3842 2844 74.0 898 31.6 1839 64.6 108 3.8
$37,500 to $39,999............. 1563 1254 80.2 368 29.3 835 66.6 52 4.1
$40,000 to $42,499............. 3854 2907 75.4 921 31.7 1860 64.0 126 4.3
$42,500 to $44,999............. 1070 872 81.5 273 31.4 580 66.6 18 2.1
$45,000 to $47,499............. 2310 1897 82.1 572 30.2 1270 67.0 55 2.9
$47,500 to $49,999............. 1113 933 83.8 304 32.6 608 65.1 21 2.2
$50,000 to $52,499............. 2926 2351 80.4 711 30.2 1539 65.5 101 4.3
$52,500 to $54,999............. 691 575 83.2 220 38.2 351 61.0 5 0.8
$55,000 to $57,499............. 1411 1157 82.0 328 28.3 791 68.3 39 3.4
$57,500 to $59,999............. 609 529 86.9 171 32.2 338 63.8 21 4.0
$60,000 to $62,499............. 1850 1451 78.4 476 32.8 927 63.9 48 3.3
$62,500 to $64,999............. 359 305 85.1 90 29.5 213 69.9 2 0.6
$65,000 to $67,499............. 959 817 85.2 226 27.6 574 70.3 17 2.1
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 239
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
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............. 366 316 86.2 90 28.5 216 68.4 10 3.1
$70,000 to $72,499............. 1082 868 80.2 252 29.0 584 67.3 31 3.6
$72,500 to $74,999............. 183 163 89.1 28 17.3 135 82.7 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 901 724 80.4 249 34.4 447 61.7 29 4.0
$77,500 to $79,999............. 180 156 87.1 38 24.2 117 74.8 1 0.9
$80,000 to $82,499............. 736 597 81.2 191 31.9 389 65.1 17 2.9
$82,500 to $84,999............. 153 132 86.3 46 34.7 86 65.3 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 330 272 82.5 91 33.4 172 63.2 9 3.5
$87,500 to $89,999............. 136 112 81.9 39 35.0 68 61.2 4 3.9
$90,000 to $92,499............. 457 367 80.3 105 28.6 256 69.7 6 1.8
$92,500 to $94,999............. 115 102 89.2 37 36.4 60 59.1 5 4.5
$95,000 to $97,499............. 257 225 87.5 63 28.2 152 67.7 9 4.1
$97,500 to $99,999............. 113 84 74.2 29 34.4 55 65.0 0 0.6
$100,000 and over.............. 3573 2810 78.6 991 35.3 1658 59.0 161 5.7
Median earnings.............. 28755 37152 (x) 39330 (x) 36949 (x) 30556 (x)
Standard error............... 233 146 (x) 614 (x) 183 (x) 574 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 37180 47163 (x) 49206 (x) 46448 (x) 44249 (x)
Standard error............... 295 420 (x) 732 (x) 523 (x) 2271 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 240
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
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
MALE........................ 4037 799 19.8 235 29.4 470 58.8 94 11.8
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 4037 799 19.8 235 29.4 470 58.8 94 11.8
Full-time...................... 2960 702 23.7 198 28.2 421 60.0 83 11.8
50 weeks or more............. 1642 465 28.3 144 30.9 282 60.5 40 8.6
27 to 49 weeks............... 505 95 18.8 27 28.9 51 53.8 16 17.3
26 weeks or less............. 812 142 17.4 27 18.8 88 62.4 27 18.9
Part-time...................... 1077 97 9.0 37 38.4 48 50.1 11 11.6
50 weeks or more............. 379 50 13.1 21 41.7 23 46.8 6 11.5
27 to 49 weeks............... 240 24 10.1 13 53.4 6 24.0 5 22.6
26 weeks or less............. 458 23 5.0 4 15.4 19 84.6 0 0.0
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 2116 264 12.5 110 41.4 99 37.5 56 21.1
25 to 99 persons.................. 484 97 20.1 25 25.6 68 70.2 4 4.2
100 to 499 persons................ 414 132 31.8 32 24.4 96 72.7 4 2.9
500 to 999 persons................ 146 49 33.8 11 21.8 33 67.7 5 10.5
1000 persons or more.............. 877 256 29.2 57 22.4 173 67.6 25 9.9
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 178 60 33.5 19 32.3 20 34.2 20 33.5
Professional specialty............ 170 44 25.7 22 49.2 15 35.1 7 15.8
Technical and related support..... 44 4 10.0 0 0.0 3 60.1 2 39.9
Sales workers..................... 337 65 19.2 22 34.1 35 53.4 8 12.4
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 155 29 18.6 6 20.0 22 75.7 1 4.4
Precision production, craft & repair 688 132 19.3 30 22.5 94 71.3 8 6.2
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 241
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
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........................ 319 93 29.0 19 20.5 67 72.8 6 6.7
Transportation & material moving.. 329 73 22.1 27 37.2 40 55.2 6 7.7
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 535 107 20.1 31 28.4 66 61.4 11 10.2
Service workers................... 740 121 16.4 17 14.0 91 75.0 13 11.0
Private household workers...... 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 733 121 16.6 17 14.0 91 75.0 13 11.0
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 519 63 12.1 37 58.9 14 22.0 12 19.1
Armed forces...................... 21 8 35.8 6 74.0 2 26.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 2552 560 21.9 167 29.8 326 58.3 67 11.9
Householder.................... 1429 382 26.8 106 27.7 228 59.6 49 12.7
Spouse present............... 1160 329 28.4 100 30.3 186 56.5 44 13.2
No spouse present............ 269 53 19.8 6 11.4 42 78.9 5 9.7
Spouse of householder.......... 541 121 22.4 48 39.2 64 53.1 9 7.7
Child of householder........... 394 34 8.6 8 23.5 22 64.3 4 12.2
Other relative of
householder.................... 188 22 11.6 5 24.5 12 54.6 5 20.9
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 33 3 9.7 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 1452 236 16.3 68 28.8 140 59.5 28 11.7
Nonfamily householder.......... 798 143 17.9 45 31.6 79 55.4 19 13.1
Secondary Individuals.......... 654 93 14.3 23 24.7 61 65.7 9 9.6
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 3949 779 19.7 231 29.7 457 58.7 90 11.6
15 to 24 years................. 1136 151 13.3 63 41.9 65 43.0 23 15.2
25 to 44 years................. 2106 441 20.9 123 27.9 289 65.6 29 6.5
45 to 64 years................. 707 186 26.3 45 23.9 103 55.3 39 20.8
65 years and over................. 88 20 22.9 4 18.8 12 60.7 4 20.4
Mean age................... 34.2 37.1 (x) 34.7 (x) 37.6 (x) 40.1 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 242
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
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...... 3021 592 19.6 167 28.2 361 60.9 64 10.9
Inside central cities........... 1537 240 15.6 79 32.9 137 57.2 24 9.9
One million or more........... 984 153 15.6 54 35.2 85 55.4 14 9.4
Under one million............. 553 87 15.7 25 28.9 52 60.4 9 10.7
Outside central cities.......... 1484 352 23.7 88 25.0 224 63.5 41 11.5
One million or more........... 933 224 24.0 50 22.4 144 64.4 30 13.2
Under one million............. 551 129 23.4 38 29.5 80 62.0 11 8.5
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1016 206 20.3 68 32.8 109 52.7 30 14.6
REGION
Northeast......................... 570 108 18.9 30 27.9 64 59.1 14 13.0
Midwest........................... 791 182 23.0 45 24.9 128 70.2 9 4.9
South............................. 1512 313 20.7 93 29.8 173 55.2 47 15.0
West.............................. 1164 196 16.8 66 33.8 105 53.7 25 12.5
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 243
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
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.................. 7 1 9.5 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 4030 798 19.8 235 29.4 469 58.8 94 11.8
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1201 158 13.2 49 30.6 62 39.0 48 30.3
$2,500 to $4,999............... 665 115 17.3 41 35.9 66 57.7 7 6.4
$5,000 to $7,499............... 877 155 17.6 39 25.1 104 67.3 12 7.7
$7,500 to $9,999............... 377 58 15.4 11 19.1 45 77.7 2 3.3
$10,000 to $12,499............. 431 116 26.9 30 26.0 70 60.6 16 13.4
$12,500 to $14,999............. 186 62 33.2 24 38.2 36 57.8 2 4.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 197 83 42.0 19 22.8 58 69.6 6 7.6
$17,500 to $19,999............. 53 26 49.7 10 36.6 16 59.4 1 4.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 31 20 64.8 13 62.5 8 37.5 0 0.0
$22,500 to $24,999............. 0 0 100.0 0 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 8 1 17.4 0 0.0 1 100.0 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 244
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (MALE)
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.............. 5423 7030 (x) 6774 (x) 7623 (x) 2458 (x)
Standard error............... 142 358 (x) 832 (x) 707 (x) 1367 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 5623 7733 (x) 7949 (x) 8367 (x) 4042 (x)
Standard error............... 138 366 (x) 706 (x) 450 (x) 1058 (x)