Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 275
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (FEMALE)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
WHITE
FEMALE........................ 56824 27090 47.7 7589 28.0 18116 66.9 1386 5.1
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 56824 27090 47.7 7589 28.0 18116 66.9 1386 5.1
Full-time...................... 39870 24158 60.6 6728 27.8 16423 68.0 1008 4.2
50 weeks or more............. 31507 20825 66.1 5803 27.9 14251 68.4 771 3.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 4909 2515 51.2 726 28.9 1620 64.4 169 6.7
26 weeks or less............. 3454 818 23.7 200 24.4 551 67.3 68 8.3
Part-time...................... 16955 2932 17.3 861 29.4 1693 57.7 378 12.9
50 weeks or more............. 8158 1917 23.5 567 29.6 1117 58.2 234 12.2
27 to 49 weeks............... 3787 615 16.2 166 27.0 369 60.0 80 13.0
26 weeks or less............. 5009 400 8.0 129 32.2 207 51.8 64 16.0
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 16361 4088 25.0 1762 43.1 1882 46.1 443 10.8
25 to 99 persons.................. 6819 3125 45.8 999 32.0 1970 63.0 157 5.0
100 to 499 persons................ 8151 4625 56.7 1288 27.8 3158 68.3 179 3.9
500 to 999 persons................ 3437 2148 62.5 517 24.1 1539 71.7 92 4.3
1000 persons or more.............. 22057 13105 59.4 3023 23.1 9566 73.0 515 3.9
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 7858 5056 64.3 1512 29.9 3368 66.6 177 3.5
Professional specialty............ 9919 6104 61.5 1791 29.3 4048 66.3 265 4.3
Technical and related support..... 1984 1134 57.1 355 31.3 721 63.6 58 5.1
Sales workers..................... 7755 2691 34.7 660 24.5 1831 68.0 201 7.5
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 13480 7128 52.9 2035 28.5 4755 66.7 338 4.7
Precision production, craft & repair 1133 642 56.7 164 25.6 453 70.5 25 3.9
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 276
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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........................ 2343 1186 50.6 211 17.8 904 76.2 72 6.1
Transportation & material moving.. 506 223 44.0 62 27.8 149 67.1 11 5.1
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 1007 370 36.8 105 28.4 252 67.9 14 3.7
Service workers................... 10033 2414 24.1 627 26.0 1573 65.2 214 8.9
Private household workers...... 752 48 6.3 21 44.6 22 46.1 4 9.3
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 9281 2366 25.5 606 25.6 1551 65.5 209 8.8
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 749 127 17.0 56 43.8 60 47.4 11 8.8
Armed forces...................... 57 14 25.4 12 85.4 2 14.6 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 46154 20235 43.8 5458 27.0 13695 67.7 1082 5.3
Householder.................... 14169 7499 52.9 2044 27.3 5083 67.8 372 5.0
Spouse present............... 7879 3806 48.3 1067 28.0 2579 67.8 160 4.2
No spouse present............ 6289 3693 58.7 976 26.4 2504 67.8 212 5.7
Spouse of householder.......... 23468 10756 45.8 2916 27.1 7272 67.6 568 5.3
Child of householder........... 7077 1422 20.1 369 26.0 934 65.7 118 8.3
Other relative of
householder.................... 1441 558 38.7 129 23.1 405 72.7 23 4.2
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 312 128 41.0 23 18.1 101 79.3 3 2.6
Unrelated Individuals............. 10358 6727 64.9 2108 31.3 4319 64.2 300 4.5
Nonfamily householder.......... 7713 5337 69.2 1706 32.0 3382 63.4 249 4.7
Secondary Individuals.......... 2644 1390 52.6 402 28.9 937 67.4 51 3.7
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 54808 26391 48.2 7378 28.0 17725 67.2 1288 4.9
15 to 24 years................. 9742 1944 20.0 542 27.9 1232 63.4 169 8.7
25 to 44 years................. 27177 14192 52.2 3851 27.1 9710 68.4 630 4.4
45 to 64 years................. 17889 10255 57.3 2984 29.1 6782 66.1 489 4.8
65 years and over................. 2017 699 34.7 211 30.2 391 55.9 98 13.9
Mean age................... 39.1 41.4 (x) 41.8 (x) 41.3 (x) 42.1 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 277
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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...... 45436 22054 48.5 6232 28.3 14726 66.8 1096 5.0
Inside central cities........... 14092 6911 49.0 1938 28.0 4631 67.0 342 4.9
One million or more........... 8338 4173 50.0 1200 28.8 2771 66.4 202 4.8
Under one million............. 5754 2738 47.6 738 26.9 1861 68.0 140 5.1
Outside central cities.......... 31344 15143 48.3 4294 28.4 10095 66.7 754 5.0
One million or more........... 21693 10658 49.1 3073 28.8 7064 66.3 521 4.9
Under one million............. 9651 4485 46.5 1222 27.2 3031 67.6 233 5.2
Outside metropolitan areas........ 11388 5036 44.2 1357 26.9 3390 67.3 290 5.8
REGION
Northeast......................... 11389 5481 48.1 1633 29.8 3615 66.0 233 4.3
Midwest........................... 14712 6891 46.8 1873 27.2 4711 68.4 307 4.5
South............................. 18040 8775 48.6 2011 22.9 6242 71.1 522 5.9
West.............................. 12684 5943 46.9 2072 34.9 3548 59.7 323 5.4
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 278
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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.................. 96 12 12.5 8 67.7 3 24.8 1 7.5
With earnings..................... 56728 27078 47.7 7581 28.0 18113 66.9 1385 5.1
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 5808 416 7.2 131 31.4 206 49.7 79 18.9
$2,500 to $4,999............... 3966 447 11.3 127 28.4 254 56.9 66 14.7
$5,000 to $7,499............... 4085 629 15.4 185 29.4 371 59.0 73 11.6
$7,500 to $9,999............... 3064 786 25.7 224 28.5 477 60.6 86 10.9
$10,000 to $12,499............. 4498 1361 30.3 331 24.3 892 65.5 139 10.2
$12,500 to $14,999............. 2930 1256 42.9 308 24.5 859 68.4 88 7.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 3568 1858 52.1 436 23.5 1306 70.3 116 6.2
$17,500 to $19,999............. 2473 1446 58.5 363 25.1 983 68.0 100 6.9
$20,000 to $22,499............. 3860 2335 60.5 630 27.0 1610 69.0 94 4.0
$22,500 to $24,999............. 2298 1523 66.3 390 25.6 1050 69.0 83 5.4
$25,000 to $27,499............. 3341 2258 67.6 627 27.8 1550 68.6 81 3.6
$27,500 to $29,999............. 1722 1281 74.4 347 27.1 882 68.8 53 4.1
$30,000 to $32,499............. 3015 2187 72.5 671 30.7 1442 65.9 74 3.4
$32,500 to $34,999............. 1040 826 79.4 234 28.3 570 69.0 23 2.8
$35,000 to $37,499............. 2031 1532 75.4 490 32.0 1003 65.5 39 2.5
$37,500 to $39,999............. 874 658 75.3 228 34.6 413 62.7 17 2.6
$40,000 to $42,499............. 1702 1292 75.9 349 27.0 904 70.0 39 3.0
$42,500 to $44,999............. 520 414 79.5 125 30.1 272 65.7 17 4.2
$45,000 to $47,499............. 864 687 79.4 185 26.9 488 71.1 14 2.0
$47,500 to $49,999............. 471 373 79.4 121 32.4 249 66.6 4 1.0
$50,000 to $52,499............. 977 781 79.9 224 28.7 533 68.3 23 3.0
$52,500 to $54,999............. 307 240 78.1 83 34.5 150 62.8 7 2.7
$55,000 to $57,499............. 489 396 80.9 99 25.1 286 72.2 11 2.7
$57,500 to $59,999............. 182 151 82.9 40 26.9 104 68.7 7 4.4
$60,000 to $62,499............. 554 391 70.6 140 35.8 247 63.2 4 0.9
$62,500 to $64,999............. 123 104 85.1 37 35.5 67 64.5 0 0.0
$65,000 to $67,499............. 292 234 80.2 64 27.5 166 70.8 4 1.8
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 279
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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............. 65 51 78.0 13 24.8 36 71.1 2 4.1
$70,000 to $72,499............. 302 217 71.8 62 28.4 146 67.4 9 4.3
$72,500 to $74,999............. 71 59 82.3 13 22.1 42 71.2 4 6.8
$75,000 to $77,499............. 190 124 65.4 55 44.0 66 53.0 4 3.0
$77,500 to $79,999............. 68 57 83.0 17 29.4 40 70.6 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 174 120 68.8 20 16.7 93 77.5 7 5.7
$82,500 to $84,999............. 28 24 84.6 9 36.2 12 52.0 3 11.8
$85,000 to $87,499............. 93 70 75.0 29 41.8 40 57.0 1 1.2
$87,500 to $89,999............. 11 9 80.9 3 28.5 6 71.5 0 0.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 60 46 77.1 17 37.4 29 62.6 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............. 29 24 80.3 16 69.8 7 30.2 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.............. 564 405 71.8 138 34.2 251 62.1 15 3.7
Median earnings.............. 17951 26642 (x) 27785 (x) 26688 (x) 18672 (x)
Standard error............... 189 143 (x) 446 (x) 170 (x) 732 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 22583 31249 (x) 32878 (x) 31113 (x) 24100 (x)
Standard error............... 206 328 (x) 702 (x) 370 (x) 1673 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 280
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (FEMALE)
Workers in poverty
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
WHITE
FEMALE........................ 3580 612 17.1 187 30.5 368 60.1 58 9.4
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 3580 612 17.1 187 30.5 368 60.1 58 9.4
Full-time...................... 1897 440 23.2 137 31.1 257 58.5 46 10.4
50 weeks or more............. 734 224 30.5 64 28.6 139 62.3 20 9.1
27 to 49 weeks............... 380 134 35.1 51 38.2 65 48.8 17 13.0
26 weeks or less............. 783 82 10.5 22 26.1 53 64.0 8 9.9
Part-time...................... 1683 172 10.2 50 29.0 111 64.2 12 6.8
50 weeks or more............. 566 86 15.2 31 35.9 50 58.3 5 5.9
27 to 49 weeks............... 351 28 8.0 7 25.4 18 65.5 3 9.1
26 weeks or less............. 765 58 7.6 12 20.5 42 72.4 4 7.1
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 1431 141 9.9 56 39.5 64 45.4 21 15.1
25 to 99 persons.................. 471 76 16.1 27 35.7 45 59.5 4 4.8
100 to 499 persons................ 410 83 20.2 21 25.6 58 69.4 4 4.9
500 to 999 persons................ 159 53 33.2 10 18.8 40 75.0 3 6.2
1000 persons or more.............. 1109 259 23.4 73 28.0 162 62.3 25 9.7
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 117 33 28.4 4 12.2 21 63.5 8 24.3
Professional specialty............ 177 42 23.8 11 27.1 30 71.7 0 1.2
Technical and related support..... 32 12 39.2 12 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Sales workers..................... 666 95 14.3 26 27.1 59 61.4 11 11.6
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 574 132 23.0 37 27.9 86 64.9 10 7.2
Precision production, craft & repair 75 18 24.2 6 33.7 12 66.3 0 0.0
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 281
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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........................ 202 29 14.3 4 12.7 23 80.2 2 7.2
Transportation & material moving.. 55 9 15.8 0 0.0 6 67.3 3 32.7
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 121 17 13.9 4 25.1 13 74.9 0 0.0
Service workers................... 1416 209 14.8 77 36.8 111 53.0 21 10.1
Private household workers...... 151 7 4.8 6 81.6 1 18.4 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 1265 202 15.9 71 35.2 109 54.3 21 10.5
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 145 15 10.5 5 33.4 8 51.2 2 15.4
Armed forces...................... 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 2377 393 16.5 115 29.2 240 60.9 39 9.8
Householder.................... 1518 287 18.9 82 28.6 177 61.7 28 9.7
Spouse present............... 250 42 16.6 12 27.9 27 65.3 3 6.9
No spouse present............ 1268 245 19.4 71 28.8 150 61.1 25 10.2
Spouse of householder.......... 516 79 15.2 26 33.3 42 53.6 10 13.0
Child of householder........... 255 13 5.2 4 33.3 9 66.7 0 0.0
Other relative of
householder.................... 87 14 16.4 2 14.9 12 80.8 1 4.3
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 114 20 17.4 1 4.6 19 95.4 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 1089 199 18.3 71 35.5 109 55.0 19 9.5
Nonfamily householder.......... 546 129 23.7 48 36.9 68 52.9 13 10.2
Secondary Individuals.......... 543 70 12.8 23 33.0 41 58.8 6 8.2
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 3520 599 17.0 182 30.3 360 60.1 58 9.6
15 to 24 years................. 1165 121 10.4 35 28.9 78 64.6 8 6.5
25 to 44 years................. 1814 344 19.0 104 30.1 213 62.0 27 7.9
45 to 64 years................. 541 134 24.8 43 32.1 69 51.2 22 16.8
65 years and over................. 60 13 20.9 5 38.4 8 61.6 0 0.0
Mean age................... 32.9 36.4 (x) 36.2 (x) 35.8 (x) 40.9 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 282
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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...... 2661 437 16.4 132 30.2 261 59.8 44 10.0
Inside central cities........... 1192 193 16.2 66 34.2 119 61.4 9 4.4
One million or more........... 639 88 13.8 32 36.2 56 63.8 0 0.0
Under one million............. 553 105 19.1 34 32.5 63 59.4 9 8.1
Outside central cities.......... 1469 244 16.6 66 27.0 142 58.5 35 14.5
One million or more........... 897 149 16.7 38 25.5 89 59.9 22 14.6
Under one million............. 572 94 16.5 28 29.5 53 56.3 13 14.2
Outside metropolitan areas........ 919 175 19.1 55 31.1 107 61.0 14 7.9
REGION
Northeast......................... 568 108 19.0 26 23.7 78 72.2 4 4.1
Midwest........................... 835 158 18.9 54 34.0 89 56.5 15 9.5
South............................. 1112 205 18.4 57 27.6 124 60.5 24 11.9
West.............................. 1065 142 13.3 51 35.9 77 54.4 14 9.7
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 283
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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..................... 3561 608 17.1 184 30.2 368 60.5 57 9.3
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1220 110 9.0 30 27.3 60 54.6 20 18.2
$2,500 to $4,999............... 803 95 11.8 29 30.4 56 59.2 10 10.4
$5,000 to $7,499............... 743 161 21.6 66 40.9 86 53.4 9 5.8
$7,500 to $9,999............... 374 87 23.3 22 25.4 58 66.5 7 8.0
$10,000 to $12,499............. 287 100 34.9 25 24.9 65 65.2 10 9.9
$12,500 to $14,999............. 74 29 38.9 6 21.2 22 76.7 1 2.1
$15,000 to $17,499............. 40 20 50.2 4 21.9 16 78.1 0 0.0
$17,500 to $19,999............. 13 4 32.1 2 36.3 3 63.7 0 0.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 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 284
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (WHITE) (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.............. 4244 6541 (x) 6256 (x) 6972 (x) 4606 (x)
Standard error............... 146 300 (x) 404 (x) 438 (x) 1530 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 4639 6658 (x) 6383 (x) 7063 (x) 4915 (x)
Standard error............... 103 273 (x) 435 (x) 369 (x) 837 (x)