
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 265
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (MALE)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
WHITE
MALE........................ 65999 38721 58.7 11640 30.1 25320 65.4 1761 4.5
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 65999 38721 58.7 11640 30.1 25320 65.4 1761 4.5
Full-time...................... 57597 37103 64.4 11109 29.9 24450 65.9 1544 4.2
50 weeks or more............. 48911 33672 68.8 10022 29.8 22390 66.5 1260 3.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 5331 2531 47.5 850 33.6 1505 59.4 176 7.0
26 weeks or less............. 3355 900 26.8 236 26.3 555 61.7 108 12.0
Part-time...................... 8402 1618 19.3 531 32.8 870 53.8 217 13.4
50 weeks or more............. 3631 875 24.1 311 35.5 457 52.2 107 12.3
27 to 49 weeks............... 1832 416 22.7 141 33.9 216 51.9 59 14.2
26 weeks or less............. 2940 326 11.1 79 24.3 197 60.2 51 15.5
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 21065 7169 34.0 3292 45.9 3240 45.2 637 8.9
25 to 99 persons.................. 8890 5356 60.3 1655 30.9 3449 64.4 252 4.7
100 to 499 persons................ 9019 6311 70.0 1756 27.8 4311 68.3 244 3.9
500 to 999 persons................ 3265 2378 72.8 627 26.4 1674 70.4 77 3.3
1000 persons or more.............. 23761 17506 73.7 4310 24.6 12646 72.2 550 3.1
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 9769 7141 73.1 2283 32.0 4593 64.3 265 3.7
Professional specialty............ 8526 6278 73.6 1977 31.5 3995 63.6 306 4.9
Technical and related support..... 1793 1347 75.1 319 23.7 979 72.7 49 3.6
Sales workers..................... 7694 4172 54.2 1158 27.8 2745 65.8 269 6.4
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 3382 2191 64.8 512 23.4 1621 74.0 57 2.6
Precision production, craft & repair 12594 7322 58.1 2232 30.5 4768 65.1 322 4.4
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 266
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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........................ 4225 2790 66.0 779 27.9 1942 69.6 69 2.5
Transportation & material moving.. 4151 2401 57.8 759 31.6 1511 62.9 131 5.5
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 3999 1525 38.1 463 30.3 1003 65.8 59 3.9
Service workers................... 6387 2610 40.9 715 27.4 1747 66.9 148 5.7
Private household workers...... 43 6 13.4 5 82.3 1 17.7 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 6345 2605 41.1 710 27.3 1746 67.1 148 5.7
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 2886 692 24.0 279 40.3 335 48.4 79 11.4
Armed forces...................... 593 250 42.2 163 65.2 80 32.0 7 2.8
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 52558 30454 57.9 8954 29.4 20057 65.9 1443 4.7
Householder.................... 31360 21243 67.7 6261 29.5 13980 65.8 1001 4.7
Spouse present............... 28850 19668 68.2 5833 29.7 12905 65.6 930 4.7
No spouse present............ 2510 1574 62.7 428 27.2 1075 68.3 71 4.5
Spouse of householder.......... 9739 6249 64.2 1869 29.9 4126 66.0 253 4.1
Child of householder........... 9414 2252 23.9 643 28.5 1463 65.0 146 6.5
Other relative of
householder.................... 2045 710 34.7 180 25.4 487 68.6 43 6.0
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 104 37 35.8 7 18.9 30 81.1 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 13337 8229 61.7 2679 32.6 5232 63.6 317 3.9
Nonfamily householder.......... 9144 6166 67.4 2024 32.8 3897 63.2 245 4.0
Secondary Individuals.......... 4194 2063 49.2 655 31.7 1336 64.7 73 3.5
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 63333 37560 59.3 11263 30.0 24679 65.7 1618 4.3
15 to 24 years................. 10716 2371 22.1 749 31.6 1466 61.8 156 6.6
25 to 44 years................. 32045 20822 65.0 6033 29.0 13989 67.2 799 3.8
45 to 64 years................. 20571 14367 69.8 4481 31.2 9224 64.2 663 4.6
65 years and over................. 2667 1161 43.5 377 32.5 641 55.2 142 12.3
Mean age................... 39.5 41.8 (x) 42.1 (x) 41.6 (x) 43.3 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 267
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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...... 52784 31245 59.2 9363 30.0 20474 65.5 1408 4.5
Inside central cities........... 16629 9384 56.4 2821 30.1 6155 65.6 409 4.4
One million or more........... 10162 5635 55.5 1705 30.2 3698 65.6 233 4.1
Under one million............. 6467 3749 58.0 1116 29.8 2457 65.5 176 4.7
Outside central cities.......... 36155 21860 60.5 6542 29.9 14319 65.5 1000 4.6
One million or more........... 24813 15356 61.9 4597 29.9 10068 65.6 691 4.5
Under one million............. 11341 6504 57.4 1945 29.9 4251 65.4 309 4.7
Outside metropolitan areas........ 13215 7476 56.6 2277 30.5 4846 64.8 352 4.7
REGION
Northeast......................... 12501 7505 60.0 2347 31.3 4848 64.6 310 4.1
Midwest........................... 16832 10517 62.5 3167 30.1 6923 65.8 428 4.1
South............................. 21347 12321 57.7 3197 26.0 8441 68.5 683 5.5
West.............................. 15319 8377 54.7 2929 35.0 5109 61.0 340 4.1
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 268
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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.................. 24 2 8.7 0 0.0 2 86.4 0 13.6
With earnings..................... 65975 38718 58.7 11640 30.1 25318 65.4 1760 4.5
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 3994 467 11.7 124 26.4 226 48.4 118 25.2
$2,500 to $4,999............... 2511 344 13.7 112 32.6 196 56.9 36 10.5
$5,000 to $7,499............... 2692 477 17.7 135 28.3 276 57.9 66 13.8
$7,500 to $9,999............... 1850 362 19.5 110 30.4 214 59.2 38 10.4
$10,000 to $12,499............. 3158 836 26.5 246 29.4 516 61.7 75 8.9
$12,500 to $14,999............. 2128 801 37.7 206 25.7 541 67.4 55 6.8
$15,000 to $17,499............. 3164 1387 43.8 365 26.3 939 67.7 84 6.0
$17,500 to $19,999............. 2148 1063 49.5 297 28.0 715 67.2 51 4.8
$20,000 to $22,499............. 3562 2025 56.8 591 29.2 1342 66.3 92 4.5
$22,500 to $24,999............. 2025 1251 61.8 335 26.8 873 69.8 42 3.4
$25,000 to $27,499............. 3482 2149 61.7 585 27.2 1487 69.2 76 3.6
$27,500 to $29,999............. 1983 1368 69.0 417 30.5 888 64.9 63 4.6
$30,000 to $32,499............. 4067 2837 69.8 805 28.4 1908 67.2 124 4.4
$32,500 to $34,999............. 1414 1114 78.8 314 28.2 778 69.8 22 2.0
$35,000 to $37,499............. 3255 2406 73.9 748 31.1 1570 65.3 88 3.6
$37,500 to $39,999............. 1398 1114 79.7 319 28.6 747 67.1 48 4.3
$40,000 to $42,499............. 3350 2543 75.9 824 32.4 1610 63.3 109 4.3
$42,500 to $44,999............. 977 804 82.3 254 31.6 534 66.4 16 2.0
$45,000 to $47,499............. 2069 1683 81.3 508 30.2 1122 66.7 52 3.1
$47,500 to $49,999............. 992 839 84.5 260 30.9 561 66.9 18 2.2
$50,000 to $52,499............. 2589 2112 81.6 650 30.8 1365 64.6 97 4.6
$52,500 to $54,999............. 617 518 83.9 192 37.2 320 61.9 5 0.9
$55,000 to $57,499............. 1266 1039 82.0 307 29.6 699 67.3 33 3.1
$57,500 to $59,999............. 536 464 86.5 132 28.5 310 67.0 21 4.6
$60,000 to $62,499............. 1664 1305 78.4 431 33.1 826 63.3 47 3.6
$62,500 to $64,999............. 332 279 84.0 86 30.8 191 68.5 2 0.7
$65,000 to $67,499............. 878 754 85.9 203 26.9 537 71.2 14 1.8
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 269
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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............. 323 282 87.3 86 30.6 186 65.9 10 3.4
$70,000 to $72,499............. 974 787 80.8 228 29.0 528 67.1 31 3.9
$72,500 to $74,999............. 155 143 91.8 25 17.3 118 82.7 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 849 681 80.2 232 34.0 420 61.8 29 4.2
$77,500 to $79,999............. 171 150 88.0 37 24.5 112 74.5 1 1.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 680 563 82.8 176 31.2 370 65.7 17 3.1
$82,500 to $84,999............. 144 123 85.4 42 33.9 81 66.1 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 290 237 81.9 81 34.1 149 62.9 7 3.1
$87,500 to $89,999............. 118 97 82.2 35 36.1 58 59.4 4 4.5
$90,000 to $92,499............. 418 337 80.7 99 29.3 234 69.4 4 1.3
$92,500 to $94,999............. 108 98 90.9 34 34.9 59 60.4 5 4.7
$95,000 to $97,499............. 246 215 87.5 58 27.1 148 68.5 9 4.3
$97,500 to $99,999............. 97 70 72.0 26 36.7 44 63.3 0 0.0
$100,000 and over.............. 3302 2595 78.6 924 35.6 1519 58.6 151 5.8
Median earnings.............. 30178 38556 (x) 40333 (x) 38140 (x) 31720 (x)
Standard error............... 124 346 (x) 256 (x) 417 (x) 661 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 38638 48709 (x) 50524 (x) 47966 (x) 47407 (x)
Standard error............... 333 474 (x) 815 (x) 592 (x) 2649 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 270
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (MALE)
Workers in poverty
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
WHITE
MALE........................ 3196 653 20.4 202 31.0 373 57.1 78 11.9
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 3196 653 20.4 202 31.0 373 57.1 78 11.9
Full-time...................... 2400 566 23.6 165 29.2 329 58.2 71 12.5
50 weeks or more............. 1392 373 26.8 120 32.1 219 58.7 34 9.2
27 to 49 weeks............... 414 80 19.4 25 31.5 41 51.2 14 17.3
26 weeks or less............. 595 112 18.9 20 18.2 70 61.9 22 19.9
Part-time...................... 796 87 11.0 37 42.5 43 49.5 7 8.0
50 weeks or more............. 291 45 15.4 21 46.0 19 41.3 6 12.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 174 20 11.5 13 64.4 6 29.0 1 6.6
26 weeks or less............. 330 22 6.8 4 15.7 19 84.3 0 0.0
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 1727 232 13.4 94 40.5 89 38.5 49 21.0
25 to 99 persons.................. 399 76 18.9 23 30.7 48 63.8 4 5.5
100 to 499 persons................ 309 96 31.1 25 26.5 71 73.5 0 0.0
500 to 999 persons................ 130 48 36.9 11 22.5 32 66.8 5 10.8
1000 persons or more.............. 631 201 31.9 49 24.4 133 65.9 20 9.7
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 163 53 32.4 19 35.4 14 26.7 20 37.9
Professional specialty............ 140 35 25.2 19 53.4 10 27.0 7 19.5
Technical and related support..... 37 4 12.0 0 0.0 3 60.1 2 39.9
Sales workers..................... 248 43 17.4 19 43.6 20 46.0 4 10.4
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 103 18 17.5 6 32.0 11 61.0 1 7.0
Precision production, craft & repair 582 111 19.1 18 16.6 89 80.5 3 2.9
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 271
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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........................ 260 70 27.0 16 22.3 49 68.9 6 8.8
Transportation & material moving.. 257 66 25.7 25 37.6 36 54.0 6 8.4
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 416 95 22.8 25 26.7 59 61.7 11 11.6
Service workers................... 548 90 16.4 15 16.2 70 77.9 5 5.9
Private household workers...... 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 541 90 16.6 15 16.2 70 77.9 5 5.9
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 424 59 14.0 36 60.6 11 19.2 12 20.2
Armed forces...................... 19 8 40.7 6 74.0 2 26.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 1993 467 23.4 145 31.1 265 56.7 57 12.2
Householder.................... 1178 309 26.2 90 29.2 176 56.9 43 14.0
Spouse present............... 999 276 27.6 87 31.4 151 54.9 38 13.8
No spouse present............ 179 33 18.5 4 10.9 24 73.6 5 15.6
Spouse of householder.......... 454 110 24.2 45 40.9 56 50.6 9 8.5
Child of householder........... 251 26 10.5 4 16.8 22 83.2 0 0.0
Other relative of
householder.................... 110 21 19.4 5 25.1 11 53.5 5 21.4
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 29 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 1174 186 15.9 58 30.9 108 58.0 21 11.1
Nonfamily householder.......... 636 102 16.1 35 34.6 55 54.0 12 11.4
Secondary Individuals.......... 539 84 15.6 22 26.3 53 62.9 9 10.7
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 3127 636 20.3 199 31.3 363 57.2 74 11.6
15 to 24 years................. 888 131 14.8 63 47.9 54 41.2 14 10.9
25 to 44 years................. 1683 353 21.0 97 27.5 230 65.1 26 7.4
45 to 64 years................. 556 151 27.2 39 25.5 79 52.5 33 22.0
65 years and over................. 70 17 24.7 4 22.1 9 53.9 4 24.0
Mean age................... 34.3 37.0 (x) 34.2 (x) 37.6 (x) 41.4 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 272
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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...... 2356 487 20.7 146 30.0 291 59.7 50 10.3
Inside central cities........... 1083 176 16.2 64 36.7 100 56.8 11 6.5
One million or more........... 658 107 16.2 40 37.8 60 55.9 7 6.3
Under one million............. 425 69 16.2 24 35.0 40 58.2 5 6.8
Outside central cities.......... 1273 311 24.4 82 26.3 191 61.3 39 12.4
One million or more........... 783 192 24.5 44 22.8 119 61.8 30 15.4
Under one million............. 489 119 24.4 38 31.9 72 60.5 9 7.6
Outside metropolitan areas........ 840 166 19.8 56 33.9 82 49.4 28 16.7
REGION
Northeast......................... 416 88 21.3 25 28.8 53 60.1 10 11.1
Midwest........................... 632 152 24.0 42 28.0 104 68.5 5 3.5
South............................. 1110 233 21.0 77 32.9 114 48.9 42 18.1
West.............................. 1038 179 17.3 58 32.2 101 56.5 20 11.3
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 273
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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..................... 3190 652 20.4 202 31.0 372 57.0 78 11.9
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 896 134 15.0 43 32.3 52 38.3 39 29.4
$2,500 to $4,999............... 489 98 20.1 40 41.1 52 53.3 6 5.6
$5,000 to $7,499............... 713 115 16.2 32 27.6 72 62.7 11 9.7
$7,500 to $9,999............... 310 51 16.3 9 17.6 40 78.6 2 3.8
$10,000 to $12,499............. 386 96 25.0 24 25.3 62 64.4 10 10.4
$12,500 to $14,999............. 157 53 34.0 20 37.5 31 57.9 2 4.6
$15,000 to $17,499............. 167 68 41.1 19 27.6 43 63.3 6 9.1
$17,500 to $19,999............. 40 18 44.6 8 42.5 9 51.7 1 5.8
$20,000 to $22,499............. 23 12 53.2 7 55.5 6 44.5 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............. 6 1 24.3 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 274
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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.............. 5738 7026 (x) 6372 (x) 8113 (x) 2462 (x)
Standard error............... 155 434 (x) 874 (x) 873 (x) 1577 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 5845 7654 (x) 7521 (x) 8515 (x) 3881 (x)
Standard error............... 158 401 (x) 760 (x) 484 (x) 1222 (x)