Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 245
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
ALL RACES
FEMALE........................ 68950 33196 48.1 9081 27.4 22427 67.6 1689 5.1
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 68950 33196 48.1 9081 27.4 22427 67.6 1689 5.1
Full-time...................... 49184 29730 60.4 8088 27.2 20376 68.5 1267 4.3
50 weeks or more............. 38819 25657 66.1 6975 27.2 17695 69.0 987 3.8
27 to 49 weeks............... 5948 3018 50.7 855 28.3 1966 65.1 198 6.5
26 weeks or less............. 4417 1055 23.9 258 24.5 715 67.7 82 7.8
Part-time...................... 19765 3466 17.5 993 28.7 2051 59.2 422 12.2
50 weeks or more............. 9362 2250 24.0 646 28.7 1341 59.6 264 11.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 4416 722 16.3 192 26.6 444 61.5 86 11.9
26 weeks or less............. 5988 494 8.3 156 31.5 266 53.8 73 14.7
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 18736 4595 24.5 1940 42.2 2186 47.6 470 10.2
25 to 99 persons.................. 8166 3709 45.4 1150 31.0 2364 63.7 195 5.3
100 to 499 persons................ 9730 5439 55.9 1488 27.4 3722 68.4 229 4.2
500 to 999 persons................ 4276 2676 62.6 617 23.1 1954 73.0 104 3.9
1000 persons or more.............. 28042 16778 59.8 3886 23.2 12201 72.7 691 4.1
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 9256 5976 64.6 1748 29.3 4025 67.3 203 3.4
Professional specialty............ 11577 7240 62.5 2096 28.9 4826 66.7 318 4.4
Technical and related support..... 2399 1427 59.5 457 32.0 892 62.5 79 5.5
Sales workers..................... 9280 3149 33.9 760 24.1 2159 68.6 229 7.3
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 16105 8631 53.6 2420 28.0 5841 67.7 370 4.3
Precision production, craft & repair 1436 820 57.1 201 24.6 583 71.1 36 4.4
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 246
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)
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........................ 3095 1579 51.0 301 19.0 1176 74.5 102 6.5
Transportation & material moving.. 620 273 44.0 75 27.7 186 68.2 11 4.2
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 1287 496 38.5 124 25.0 340 68.6 32 6.4
Service workers................... 13024 3445 26.4 826 24.0 2323 67.4 297 8.6
Private household workers...... 937 67 7.2 25 36.7 38 56.8 4 6.6
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 12087 3377 27.9 801 23.7 2284 67.6 292 8.7
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 792 134 17.0 56 41.5 67 50.2 11 8.3
Armed forces...................... 79 26 32.7 17 65.7 9 34.3 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 56092 25005 44.6 6568 26.3 17101 68.4 1336 5.3
Householder.................... 18575 9824 52.9 2550 26.0 6781 69.0 492 5.0
Spouse present............... 9336 4654 49.9 1273 27.4 3198 68.7 183 3.9
No spouse present............ 9239 5170 56.0 1277 24.7 3584 69.3 309 6.0
Spouse of householder.......... 26549 12386 46.7 3308 26.7 8434 68.1 645 5.2
Child of householder........... 8835 1987 22.5 502 25.3 1314 66.1 171 8.6
Other relative of
householder.................... 2133 809 37.9 207 25.6 572 70.8 29 3.6
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 371 158 42.4 29 18.1 123 78.1 6 3.8
Unrelated Individuals............. 12486 8033 64.3 2485 30.9 5202 64.8 347 4.3
Nonfamily householder.......... 9308 6394 68.7 2009 31.4 4099 64.1 286 4.5
Secondary Individuals.......... 3178 1639 51.6 476 29.0 1103 67.3 61 3.7
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 66692 32404 48.6 8840 27.3 21981 67.8 1583 4.9
15 to 24 years................. 11913 2391 20.1 656 27.5 1513 63.3 221 9.2
25 to 44 years................. 33731 17809 52.8 4732 26.6 12272 68.9 805 4.5
45 to 64 years................. 21048 12204 58.0 3452 28.3 8196 67.2 556 4.6
65 years and over................. 2257 792 35.1 241 30.4 445 56.2 106 13.4
Mean age................... 38.8 41.1 (x) 41.4 (x) 41.0 (x) 41.3 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 247
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)
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...... 56106 27503 49.0 7591 27.6 18554 67.5 1358 4.9
Inside central cities........... 20191 9987 49.5 2710 27.1 6793 68.0 484 4.9
One million or more........... 12818 6458 50.4 1770 27.4 4396 68.1 292 4.5
Under one million............. 7373 3529 47.9 940 26.6 2397 67.9 192 5.4
Outside central cities.......... 35916 17516 48.8 4882 27.9 11761 67.1 873 5.0
One million or more........... 25159 12448 49.5 3524 28.3 8316 66.8 607 4.9
Under one million............. 10757 5068 47.1 1357 26.8 3445 68.0 266 5.2
Outside metropolitan areas........ 12843 5693 44.3 1489 26.2 3873 68.0 331 5.8
REGION
Northeast......................... 13368 6523 48.8 1923 29.5 4329 66.4 270 4.1
Midwest........................... 16737 7896 47.2 2128 26.9 5435 68.8 333 4.2
South............................. 23759 11584 48.8 2537 21.9 8328 71.9 719 6.2
West.............................. 15085 7193 47.7 2493 34.7 4334 60.3 366 5.1
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 248
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 104 12 11.6 8 67.7 3 24.8 1 7.5
With earnings..................... 68846 33184 48.2 9073 27.3 22424 67.6 1688 5.1
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 6970 483 6.9 147 30.5 248 51.4 88 18.1
$2,500 to $4,999............... 4746 575 12.1 162 28.1 341 59.2 73 12.6
$5,000 to $7,499............... 5028 835 16.6 225 26.9 514 61.6 96 11.5
$7,500 to $9,999............... 3837 1020 26.6 268 26.3 650 63.7 102 10.0
$10,000 to $12,499............. 5535 1702 30.8 423 24.8 1112 65.3 167 9.8
$12,500 to $14,999............. 3662 1544 42.2 355 23.0 1066 69.0 123 8.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 4368 2315 53.0 517 22.4 1638 70.8 159 6.9
$17,500 to $19,999............. 3198 1900 59.4 465 24.5 1300 68.4 135 7.1
$20,000 to $22,499............. 4713 2861 60.7 723 25.3 2026 70.8 111 3.9
$22,500 to $24,999............. 2767 1853 67.0 471 25.4 1292 69.8 90 4.8
$25,000 to $27,499............. 3954 2723 68.9 765 28.1 1869 68.6 89 3.3
$27,500 to $29,999............. 2029 1524 75.1 412 27.0 1054 69.1 59 3.8
$30,000 to $32,499............. 3582 2617 73.1 806 30.8 1726 65.9 86 3.3
$32,500 to $34,999............. 1279 1034 80.8 295 28.6 716 69.2 23 2.2
$35,000 to $37,499............. 2489 1907 76.6 591 31.0 1273 66.8 43 2.3
$37,500 to $39,999............. 1059 793 74.9 266 33.5 505 63.7 22 2.8
$40,000 to $42,499............. 2004 1514 75.5 413 27.3 1055 69.7 46 3.0
$42,500 to $44,999............. 613 494 80.6 147 29.8 325 65.8 21 4.3
$45,000 to $47,499............. 1003 805 80.3 211 26.2 580 72.0 14 1.8
$47,500 to $49,999............. 535 428 80.0 132 30.9 292 68.2 4 0.9
$50,000 to $52,499............. 1177 959 81.5 269 28.1 659 68.7 31 3.2
$52,500 to $54,999............. 373 304 81.7 105 34.5 187 61.4 12 4.1
$55,000 to $57,499............. 576 469 81.5 105 22.5 351 74.8 13 2.7
$57,500 to $59,999............. 254 200 78.6 55 27.7 138 69.0 7 3.3
$60,000 to $62,499............. 656 479 73.0 162 33.7 303 63.2 14 3.0
$62,500 to $64,999............. 141 123 87.1 49 40.1 71 57.7 3 2.2
$65,000 to $67,499............. 365 294 80.6 79 26.8 209 70.9 7 2.3
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 249
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)
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............. 85 71 83.3 19 27.3 50 69.8 2 2.9
$70,000 to $72,499............. 362 268 73.9 73 27.1 186 69.4 9 3.5
$72,500 to $74,999............. 81 68 84.4 17 25.0 47 69.2 4 5.8
$75,000 to $77,499............. 210 142 67.7 65 45.8 73 51.5 4 2.6
$77,500 to $79,999............. 86 70 82.4 23 33.3 47 66.7 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 205 141 68.6 20 14.2 113 80.6 7 5.2
$82,500 to $84,999............. 34 30 87.3 9 28.8 18 61.8 3 9.4
$85,000 to $87,499............. 103 79 77.3 33 41.1 46 57.9 1 1.0
$87,500 to $89,999............. 11 9 81.5 3 31.3 6 68.7 0 0.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 69 49 71.8 17 35.0 32 65.0 0 0.0
$92,500 to $94,999............. 7 5 71.9 2 51.0 0 7.7 2 41.3
$95,000 to $97,499............. 35 29 82.2 16 56.5 13 43.5 0 0.0
$97,500 to $99,999............. 14 10 68.2 0 0.0 10 100.0 0 0.0
$100,000 and over.............. 629 456 72.6 156 34.1 281 61.6 19 4.2
Median earnings.............. 17716 26381 (x) 27593 (x) 26369 (x) 18181 (x)
Standard error............... 161 131 (x) 370 (x) 157 (x) 596 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 22225 30694 (x) 32367 (x) 30533 (x) 23835 (x)
Standard error............... 175 277 (x) 600 (x) 311 (x) 1408 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 250
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)
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
FEMALE........................ 5163 907 17.6 255 28.1 574 63.2 79 8.7
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 5163 907 17.6 255 28.1 574 63.2 79 8.7
Full-time...................... 2831 674 23.8 197 29.2 410 60.9 67 9.9
50 weeks or more............. 1161 382 32.9 114 30.0 236 61.9 31 8.1
27 to 49 weeks............... 563 174 30.9 51 29.3 95 54.7 28 16.0
26 weeks or less............. 1107 119 10.7 32 26.5 79 66.6 8 6.9
Part-time...................... 2332 233 10.0 58 24.7 163 70.0 12 5.2
50 weeks or more............. 755 107 14.1 31 28.9 71 66.4 5 4.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 500 48 9.5 10 20.3 35 73.3 3 6.4
26 weeks or less............. 1077 79 7.3 17 21.8 57 72.9 4 5.3
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 1842 179 9.7 71 39.5 87 48.5 21 12.0
25 to 99 persons.................. 698 121 17.4 27 22.3 87 71.8 7 5.9
100 to 499 persons................ 621 128 20.6 31 24.3 86 67.2 11 8.5
500 to 999 persons................ 247 72 29.3 11 15.5 58 80.0 3 4.5
1000 persons or more.............. 1754 407 23.2 115 28.2 256 62.9 36 8.9
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 163 47 29.0 10 21.2 29 61.6 8 17.2
Professional specialty............ 248 63 25.4 18 28.6 38 60.2 7 11.2
Technical and related support..... 64 18 29.0 13 70.0 6 30.0 0 0.0
Sales workers..................... 979 137 14.0 32 23.4 94 68.2 12 8.4
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 794 174 21.8 50 29.0 113 65.1 10 5.8
Precision production, craft & repair 100 24 24.3 6 25.2 18 74.8 0 0.0
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 251
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)
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........................ 301 66 21.8 14 20.8 46 70.1 6 9.1
Transportation & material moving.. 74 11 15.4 0 0.0 9 75.1 3 24.9
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 175 33 18.8 7 21.5 23 69.1 3 9.5
Service workers................... 2108 317 15.0 99 31.3 190 59.9 28 8.8
Private household workers...... 189 7 3.8 6 81.6 1 18.4 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 1920 310 16.1 93 30.1 189 60.8 28 9.0
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 157 17 10.6 5 30.4 9 55.5 2 14.1
Armed forces...................... 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 3616 627 17.3 158 25.2 409 65.2 60 9.6
Householder.................... 2491 480 19.3 115 23.9 316 65.8 49 10.2
Spouse present............... 302 58 19.2 12 19.9 41 69.9 6 10.3
No spouse present............ 2189 422 19.3 103 24.5 275 65.3 43 10.2
Spouse of householder.......... 604 102 16.9 33 32.5 58 57.4 10 10.1
Child of householder........... 375 26 7.0 6 22.1 20 77.9 0 0.0
Other relative of
householder.................... 147 19 13.0 4 22.6 14 74.2 1 3.2
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 138 23 16.4 1 4.1 22 95.9 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 1409 257 18.3 96 37.2 143 55.5 19 7.4
Nonfamily householder.......... 719 162 22.5 63 38.9 86 52.9 13 8.2
Secondary Individuals.......... 691 96 13.8 33 34.2 57 59.8 6 6.0
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 5080 890 17.5 248 27.9 563 63.3 79 8.9
15 to 24 years................. 1614 154 9.5 41 26.7 101 65.8 11 7.5
25 to 44 years................. 2735 541 19.8 146 27.1 353 65.2 42 7.7
45 to 64 years................. 731 195 26.7 60 30.9 109 55.8 26 13.3
65 years and over................. 83 17 20.8 7 39.0 11 61.0 0 0.0
Mean age................... 32.8 36.8 (x) 37.0 (x) 36.4 (x) 38.9 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 252
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)
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...... 3998 692 17.3 192 27.7 439 63.5 61 8.8
Inside central cities........... 2121 355 16.7 114 32.3 217 61.3 23 6.5
One million or more........... 1285 198 15.4 70 35.6 116 58.7 11 5.7
Under one million............. 835 157 18.8 44 28.1 101 64.4 12 7.4
Outside central cities.......... 1877 338 18.0 77 22.9 222 65.8 38 11.4
One million or more........... 1163 213 18.3 43 20.3 148 69.4 22 10.3
Under one million............. 714 125 17.5 34 27.2 74 59.6 16 13.2
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1165 215 18.5 63 29.3 134 62.4 18 8.3
REGION
Northeast......................... 809 161 19.9 48 29.8 106 65.6 7 4.6
Midwest........................... 1126 217 19.2 66 30.5 131 60.4 20 9.2
South............................. 1980 360 18.2 87 24.2 235 65.3 38 10.5
West.............................. 1248 169 13.6 53 31.6 102 60.3 14 8.2
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 253
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)
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.................. 19 4 18.7 3 74.7 0 0.0 1 25.3
With earnings..................... 5144 904 17.6 252 27.9 574 63.5 78 8.6
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1652 123 7.5 33 27.0 70 56.8 20 16.2
$2,500 to $4,999............... 1142 148 13.0 43 28.7 96 64.6 10 6.6
$5,000 to $7,499............... 1094 228 20.8 79 34.9 129 56.8 19 8.4
$7,500 to $9,999............... 529 120 22.8 32 26.8 81 67.4 7 5.8
$10,000 to $12,499............. 439 140 32.0 37 26.2 90 63.8 14 10.1
$12,500 to $14,999............. 162 67 41.5 9 13.4 58 85.7 1 0.9
$15,000 to $17,499............. 78 47 61.1 14 28.5 30 64.1 3 7.3
$17,500 to $19,999............. 34 21 59.9 4 17.8 13 63.2 4 19.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 11 6 53.2 1 22.9 5 77.1 0 0.0
$22,500 to $24,999............. 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 2 2 100.0 0 0.0 2 100.0 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. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 254
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (ALL RACES) (FEMALE)
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.............. 4514 6974 (x) 6574 (x) 7334 (x) 6203 (x)
Standard error............... 123 258 (x) 391 (x) 421 (x) 909 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 4965 7452 (x) 7027 (x) 7764 (x) 6535 (x)
Standard error............... 91 245 (x) 426 (x) 314 (x) 867 (x)