Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 285
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (BOTH SEXES)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
BLACK
BOTH SEXES........................ 16612 8602 51.8 2062 24.0 6087 70.8 453 5.3
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 16612 8602 51.8 2062 24.0 6087 70.8 453 5.3
Full-time...................... 13489 8065 59.8 1936 24.0 5751 71.3 378 4.7
50 weeks or more............. 10859 7154 65.9 1718 24.0 5152 72.0 285 4.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 1353 671 49.6 161 24.0 442 65.8 68 10.1
26 weeks or less............. 1277 239 18.8 57 23.6 158 66.0 25 10.3
Part-time...................... 3123 536 17.2 127 23.6 335 62.5 74 13.9
50 weeks or more............. 1221 314 25.7 68 21.6 197 62.8 49 15.6
27 to 49 weeks............... 713 121 17.0 38 31.3 67 55.1 16 13.5
26 weeks or less............. 1189 101 8.5 21 20.6 71 70.4 9 9.0
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 3242 726 22.4 218 30.1 442 60.9 65 9.0
25 to 99 persons.................. 1946 861 44.2 210 24.4 601 69.8 50 5.8
100 to 499 persons................ 2319 1249 53.8 325 26.1 868 69.5 55 4.4
500 to 999 persons................ 1102 708 64.3 144 20.3 538 76.0 26 3.7
1000 persons or more.............. 8002 5058 63.2 1165 23.0 3637 71.9 256 5.1
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 1485 1042 70.2 263 25.2 751 72.1 28 2.7
Professional specialty............ 1666 1145 68.7 294 25.7 805 70.3 46 4.0
Technical and related support..... 497 349 70.2 79 22.6 233 66.9 37 10.5
Sales workers..................... 1744 594 34.1 126 21.3 434 73.0 34 5.8
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 2659 1558 58.6 363 23.3 1154 74.1 41 2.6
Precision production, craft & repair 1245 717 57.6 186 26.0 505 70.4 26 3.6
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 286
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (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........................ 1205 733 60.8 160 21.8 533 72.7 40 5.5
Transportation & material moving.. 887 499 56.3 127 25.5 352 70.5 20 4.0
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 1066 411 38.6 95 23.2 269 65.5 47 11.3
Service workers................... 3801 1459 38.4 324 22.2 1009 69.1 127 8.7
Private household workers...... 150 17 11.2 2 9.4 15 90.6 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 3651 1442 39.5 323 22.4 993 68.9 127 8.8
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 238 44 18.6 14 32.6 25 57.5 4 9.9
Armed forces...................... 120 50 41.6 30 59.3 18 35.3 3 5.4
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 13131 6525 49.7 1502 23.0 4650 71.3 373 5.7
Householder.................... 6211 3656 58.9 862 23.6 2609 71.4 186 5.1
Spouse present............... 3079 2031 66.0 506 24.9 1448 71.3 76 3.8
No spouse present............ 3132 1625 51.9 355 21.9 1161 71.4 109 6.7
Spouse of householder.......... 2938 1673 56.9 385 23.0 1203 71.9 84 5.0
Child of householder........... 2940 853 29.0 176 20.7 580 68.0 96 11.3
Other relative of
householder.................... 1043 344 33.0 79 23.1 258 74.9 7 2.0
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 50 25 50.9 0 1.8 22 87.5 3 10.7
Unrelated Individuals............. 3431 2051 59.8 559 27.3 1415 69.0 77 3.7
Nonfamily householder.......... 2523 1638 64.9 433 26.5 1133 69.2 72 4.4
Secondary Individuals.......... 907 413 45.5 126 30.5 282 68.2 5 1.3
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 16263 8468 52.1 2027 23.9 6005 70.9 435 5.1
15 to 24 years................. 2978 539 18.1 96 17.8 374 69.4 69 12.8
25 to 44 years................. 9058 5113 56.5 1272 24.9 3598 70.4 243 4.7
45 to 64 years................. 4227 2815 66.6 660 23.4 2033 72.2 123 4.4
65 years and over................. 348 134 38.4 35 26.1 81 60.9 17 13.0
Mean age................... 37.1 40.0 (x) 39.9 (x) 40.1 (x) 38.7 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 287
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (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...... 14394 7539 52.4 1884 25.0 5265 69.8 391 5.2
Inside central cities........... 8691 4411 50.8 1092 24.8 3055 69.3 264 6.0
One million or more........... 6380 3258 51.1 792 24.3 2294 70.4 172 5.3
Under one million............. 2312 1153 49.9 300 26.0 761 66.0 92 8.0
Outside central cities.......... 5703 3128 54.9 791 25.3 2210 70.6 127 4.1
One million or more........... 4246 2374 55.9 585 24.7 1687 71.0 102 4.3
Under one million............. 1457 755 51.8 206 27.3 523 69.4 25 3.3
Outside metropolitan areas........ 2218 1062 47.9 179 16.8 822 77.4 62 5.8
REGION
Northeast......................... 2893 1479 51.1 406 27.5 1012 68.5 60 4.1
Midwest........................... 2983 1572 52.7 422 26.9 1100 70.0 50 3.2
South............................. 9357 4792 51.2 931 19.4 3564 74.4 298 6.2
West.............................. 1379 758 55.0 303 40.0 410 54.1 45 6.0
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 288
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (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.................. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 16612 8602 51.8 2062 24.0 6087 70.8 453 5.3
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1504 84 5.6 15 17.8 50 60.2 18 22.0
$2,500 to $4,999............... 1068 152 14.2 28 18.2 108 70.8 17 10.9
$5,000 to $7,499............... 1075 264 24.5 55 20.8 169 64.0 40 15.2
$7,500 to $9,999............... 872 218 25.0 42 19.3 170 78.2 5 2.5
$10,000 to $12,499............. 1193 365 30.6 78 21.4 245 67.2 42 11.4
$12,500 to $14,999............. 879 373 42.5 80 21.4 253 67.8 40 10.8
$15,000 to $17,499............. 1091 590 54.0 95 16.1 433 73.5 61 10.4
$17,500 to $19,999............. 905 543 59.9 128 23.5 380 70.0 35 6.5
$20,000 to $22,499............. 1153 722 62.7 146 20.2 544 75.4 32 4.5
$22,500 to $24,999............. 738 507 68.7 119 23.4 381 75.2 7 1.3
$25,000 to $27,499............. 1063 775 72.9 217 28.0 535 69.0 23 3.0
$27,500 to $29,999............. 461 339 73.7 57 16.7 265 78.1 18 5.2
$30,000 to $32,499............. 852 659 77.4 182 27.6 440 66.8 37 5.7
$32,500 to $34,999............. 318 259 81.5 69 26.7 189 73.1 1 0.2
$35,000 to $37,499............. 769 605 78.6 172 28.4 416 68.9 17 2.7
$37,500 to $39,999............. 261 213 81.5 57 27.0 150 70.7 5 2.2
$40,000 to $42,499............. 547 401 73.4 96 23.9 290 72.3 15 3.8
$42,500 to $44,999............. 115 92 80.0 32 34.6 58 63.4 2 2.0
$45,000 to $47,499............. 273 240 87.7 62 26.1 174 72.6 3 1.3
$47,500 to $49,999............. 131 110 84.1 40 36.4 70 63.6 0 0.0
$50,000 to $52,499............. 323 254 78.5 47 18.5 202 79.4 5 2.0
$52,500 to $54,999............. 99 90 91.5 43 47.2 44 48.8 4 4.0
$55,000 to $57,499............. 145 122 84.0 11 9.2 106 87.3 4 3.5
$57,500 to $59,999............. 101 78 77.5 41 52.0 38 48.0 0 0.0
$60,000 to $62,499............. 160 137 85.8 42 30.5 90 65.4 6 4.1
$62,500 to $64,999............. 26 25 98.7 10 40.9 12 48.1 3 10.9
$65,000 to $67,499............. 96 71 74.0 21 29.2 45 62.8 6 8.0
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 289
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (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............. 29 26 87.6 4 14.9 22 85.1 0 0.0
$70,000 to $72,499............. 93 66 70.7 14 21.7 51 78.3 0 0.0
$72,500 to $74,999............. 19 12 62.1 3 29.4 8 70.6 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 29 27 91.7 18 68.8 8 31.2 0 0.0
$77,500 to $79,999............. 15 11 76.5 3 30.6 8 69.4 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 25 15 62.3 3 20.2 12 76.7 0 3.1
$82,500 to $84,999............. 8 8 100.0 0 0.0 8 100.0 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 31 28 91.5 8 29.2 18 63.0 2 7.8
$87,500 to $89,999............. 3 3 100.0 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 17 14 82.4 0 0.0 14 100.0 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............. 3 3 100.0 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
$97,500 to $99,999............. 8 6 74.4 2 39.2 4 60.8 0 0.0
$100,000 and over.............. 115 96 83.1 23 23.5 69 72.2 4 4.3
Median earnings.............. 19224 26561 (x) 28814 (x) 26444 (x) 17689 (x)
Standard error............... 298 251 (x) 1375 (x) 306 (x) 1035 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 22330 29958 (x) 31632 (x) 29977 (x) 22078 (x)
Standard error............... 260 361 (x) 683 (x) 440 (x) 1349 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 290
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (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
BLACK
BOTH SEXES........................ 1973 358 18.1 79 22.1 248 69.3 31 8.6
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 1973 358 18.1 79 22.1 248 69.3 31 8.6
Full-time...................... 1202 300 24.9 72 23.9 202 67.4 26 8.7
50 weeks or more............. 546 202 37.1 60 29.7 132 65.1 10 5.2
27 to 49 weeks............... 230 51 22.3 2 3.5 37 71.1 13 25.4
26 weeks or less............. 425 46 10.8 10 21.1 34 73.0 3 5.8
Part-time...................... 772 58 7.6 7 12.7 46 79.4 5 7.9
50 weeks or more............. 230 16 7.0 0 0.0 16 100.0 0 0.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 186 23 12.5 2 9.5 16 70.7 5 19.8
26 weeks or less............. 356 19 5.3 5 27.3 14 72.7 0 0.0
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 599 43 7.2 23 54.0 16 38.2 3 7.8
25 to 99 persons.................. 268 56 21.0 1 2.1 52 91.7 3 6.2
100 to 499 persons................ 275 68 24.5 13 18.9 46 68.3 9 12.9
500 to 999 persons................ 85 20 23.0 0 0.0 20 100.0 0 0.0
1000 persons or more.............. 746 172 23.0 42 24.4 115 66.7 15 8.9
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 38 13 35.1 5 37.5 8 62.5 0 0.0
Professional specialty............ 73 18 25.2 7 35.6 5 29.0 7 35.4
Technical and related support..... 29 6 20.8 1 9.0 6 91.0 0 0.0
Sales workers..................... 309 50 16.2 9 17.4 41 81.6 0 0.9
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 234 45 19.4 12 27.2 32 71.6 1 1.3
Precision production, craft & repair 78 14 17.5 2 13.2 9 62.4 3 24.4
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 291
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (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........................ 132 53 40.1 11 21.6 37 70.9 4 7.4
Transportation & material moving.. 82 10 11.6 2 23.7 7 76.3 0 0.0
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 140 22 15.5 5 23.6 14 62.1 3 14.3
Service workers................... 766 124 16.1 24 19.5 87 70.1 13 10.4
Private household workers...... 33 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 732 124 16.9 24 19.5 87 70.1 13 10.4
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 90 4 3.9 1 33.1 2 66.9 0 0.0
Armed forces...................... 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 1473 265 18.0 50 18.9 189 71.4 26 9.7
Householder.................... 1040 230 22.1 43 18.6 165 72.1 21 9.3
Spouse present............... 126 42 33.1 9 22.0 29 70.5 3 7.5
No spouse present............ 915 188 20.5 33 17.8 136 72.5 18 9.7
Spouse of householder.......... 115 20 17.5 4 19.7 16 80.3 0 0.0
Child of householder........... 204 13 6.3 1 10.6 7 57.4 4 31.9
Other relative of
householder.................... 113 2 1.9 2 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 23 6 25.1 0 0.0 6 100.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 478 87 18.3 29 33.0 53 61.0 5 6.0
Nonfamily householder.......... 283 57 20.3 22 37.9 30 52.9 5 9.2
Secondary Individuals.......... 195 30 15.5 7 23.6 23 76.4 0 0.0
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 1940 353 18.2 77 21.8 245 69.5 31 8.7
15 to 24 years................. 553 41 7.4 1 3.2 29 71.4 10 25.4
25 to 44 years................. 1106 233 21.0 54 23.1 164 70.5 15 6.5
45 to 64 years................. 281 80 28.4 22 27.7 52 65.6 5 6.7
65 years and over................. 33 5 14.5 2 40.5 3 59.5 0 0.0
Mean age................... 33.1 37.6 (x) 40.7 (x) 37.2 (x) 32.9 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 292
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (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...... 1640 294 17.9 62 21.1 206 70.0 26 8.9
Inside central cities........... 1195 196 16.4 48 24.6 125 63.6 23 11.8
One million or more........... 838 136 16.2 41 30.5 79 58.1 15 11.4
Under one million............. 357 61 17.0 7 11.5 46 75.9 8 12.7
Outside central cities.......... 445 98 22.0 14 14.0 81 82.8 3 3.2
One million or more........... 311 74 23.8 9 11.9 65 88.1 0 0.0
Under one million............. 135 24 17.7 5 20.6 16 66.3 3 13.0
Outside metropolitan areas........ 334 64 19.2 17 26.4 42 66.4 5 7.2
REGION
Northeast......................... 329 63 19.0 26 41.7 29 46.8 7 11.5
Midwest........................... 386 73 18.9 12 16.1 57 77.3 5 6.6
South............................. 1144 205 17.9 39 19.0 148 72.2 18 8.9
West.............................. 114 18 15.5 2 12.9 15 83.3 1 3.9
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 293
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (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.................. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 1973 358 18.1 79 22.1 248 69.3 31 8.6
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 581 32 5.5 8 26.3 17 52.3 7 21.4
$2,500 to $4,999............... 451 58 13.0 14 23.2 43 73.6 2 3.2
$5,000 to $7,499............... 398 79 19.7 16 20.5 52 66.2 10 13.3
$7,500 to $9,999............... 187 32 17.2 6 19.2 26 80.8 0 0.0
$10,000 to $12,499............. 161 47 29.1 13 28.7 29 62.2 4 9.0
$12,500 to $14,999............. 99 38 38.5 3 7.5 35 92.5 0 0.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 46 37 80.3 9 24.7 24 65.9 3 9.4
$17,500 to $19,999............. 30 21 69.5 2 10.3 15 71.1 4 18.6
$20,000 to $22,499............. 16 14 84.5 7 51.5 7 48.5 0 0.0
$22,500 to $24,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 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 294
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (BLACK) (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.............. 4745 8289 (x) 8085 (x) 8697 (x) 6604 (x)
Standard error............... 206 1102 (x) 1969 (x) 1253 (x) 2523 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 5468 8944 (x) 9139 (x) 8990 (x) 8070 (x)
Standard error............... 179 511 (x) 1129 (x) 607 (x) 1703 (x)