Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 315
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (BOTH SEXES)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
HISPANIC ORIGIN
BOTH SEXES........................ 14690 5875 40.0 1566 26.7 4041 68.8 267 4.5
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 14690 5875 40.0 1566 26.7 4041 68.8 267 4.5
Full-time...................... 12236 5571 45.5 1478 26.5 3860 69.3 233 4.2
50 weeks or more............. 9628 4965 51.6 1309 26.4 3465 69.8 191 3.8
27 to 49 weeks............... 1500 427 28.4 137 32.1 262 61.5 28 6.5
26 weeks or less............. 1108 179 16.2 32 18.0 133 74.1 14 7.9
Part-time...................... 2454 303 12.4 88 29.1 181 59.7 34 11.3
50 weeks or more............. 1132 200 17.7 57 28.5 127 63.5 16 8.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 439 54 12.4 19 34.7 24 43.3 12 22.0
26 weeks or less............. 882 49 5.5 12 25.3 30 62.1 6 12.7
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 4749 926 19.5 348 37.6 512 55.3 66 7.1
25 to 99 persons.................. 2154 853 39.6 195 22.9 619 72.5 39 4.6
100 to 499 persons................ 2162 1086 50.3 269 24.8 781 71.9 37 3.4
500 to 999 persons................ 727 376 51.7 83 22.1 268 71.2 25 6.7
1000 persons or more.............. 4897 2633 53.8 671 25.5 1862 70.7 100 3.8
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 1039 630 60.6 192 30.4 407 64.6 32 5.0
Professional specialty............ 911 541 59.3 174 32.3 338 62.5 28 5.3
Technical and related support..... 271 195 71.9 62 31.7 126 64.4 8 3.9
Sales workers..................... 1501 481 32.1 102 21.2 345 71.7 34 7.1
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 1827 938 51.4 265 28.2 641 68.3 32 3.4
Precision production, craft & repair 1848 798 43.2 176 22.0 589 73.8 34 4.2
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 316
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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........................ 1456 617 42.4 132 21.3 474 76.8 12 1.9
Transportation & material moving.. 658 311 47.3 89 28.7 210 67.3 12 4.0
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 1113 357 32.1 79 22.1 263 73.5 16 4.3
Service workers................... 3066 805 26.3 226 28.1 533 66.1 46 5.8
Private household workers...... 256 8 3.1 6 83.0 1 17.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 2811 797 28.4 220 27.6 531 66.6 46 5.8
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 951 183 19.3 60 32.7 113 61.4 11 5.9
Armed forces...................... 48 17 35.1 10 58.5 5 27.3 2 14.2
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 12330 4885 39.6 1266 25.9 3404 69.7 215 4.4
Householder.................... 5660 2731 48.3 694 25.4 1917 70.2 120 4.4
Spouse present............... 3952 1971 49.9 491 24.9 1400 71.0 81 4.1
No spouse present............ 1708 760 44.5 203 26.7 518 68.1 39 5.2
Spouse of householder.......... 3284 1358 41.4 383 28.2 916 67.4 59 4.4
Child of householder........... 2070 462 22.3 111 24.0 332 71.9 19 4.1
Other relative of
householder.................... 1315 334 25.4 78 23.4 239 71.6 17 5.0
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 76 13 17.5 2 12.8 12 87.2 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 2284 977 42.8 299 30.6 625 64.0 53 5.4
Nonfamily householder.......... 1191 616 51.7 190 30.9 397 64.4 29 4.7
Secondary Individuals.......... 1093 361 33.0 109 30.1 228 63.3 24 6.5
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 14470 5796 40.1 1547 26.7 3990 68.8 259 4.5
15 to 24 years................. 3123 617 19.8 164 26.6 416 67.4 37 6.0
25 to 44 years................. 8172 3591 43.9 932 25.9 2506 69.8 153 4.3
45 to 64 years................. 3175 1588 50.0 452 28.4 1067 67.2 69 4.3
65 years and over................. 220 79 36.0 19 24.3 52 65.2 8 10.5
Mean age................... 35.6 38.2 (x) 38.4 (x) 38.2 (x) 38.2 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 317
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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...... 13575 5403 39.8 1454 26.9 3700 68.5 249 4.6
Inside central cities........... 6799 2623 38.6 714 27.2 1795 68.4 115 4.4
One million or more........... 4984 1861 37.3 505 27.1 1279 68.7 76 4.1
Under one million............. 1815 763 42.0 209 27.3 516 67.6 39 5.1
Outside central cities.......... 6776 2780 41.0 740 26.6 1905 68.5 134 4.8
One million or more........... 5277 2223 42.1 557 25.0 1576 70.9 90 4.1
Under one million............. 1499 557 37.2 183 32.9 330 59.2 44 7.9
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1115 472 42.3 113 23.9 341 72.3 18 3.8
REGION
Northeast......................... 2164 894 41.3 252 28.2 621 69.5 21 2.3
Midwest........................... 1147 551 48.0 147 26.7 385 69.9 19 3.5
South............................. 5003 2013 40.2 510 25.3 1394 69.3 109 5.4
West.............................. 6376 2417 37.9 657 27.2 1641 67.9 119 4.9
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 318
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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.................. 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 14683 5875 40.0 1566 26.7 4041 68.8 267 4.5
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1121 70 6.2 20 29.0 36 51.5 14 19.5
$2,500 to $4,999............... 839 72 8.6 17 23.0 43 59.6 13 17.4
$5,000 to $7,499............... 1209 147 12.2 39 26.2 100 67.5 9 6.3
$7,500 to $9,999............... 871 151 17.4 34 22.5 105 69.3 12 8.2
$10,000 to $12,499............. 1676 372 22.2 100 26.8 250 67.3 22 5.9
$12,500 to $14,999............. 1027 319 31.0 85 26.7 222 69.5 12 3.8
$15,000 to $17,499............. 1322 529 40.0 135 25.6 377 71.3 16 3.1
$17,500 to $19,999............. 762 346 45.4 80 23.1 248 71.7 18 5.2
$20,000 to $22,499............. 1013 533 52.6 142 26.7 379 71.0 12 2.3
$22,500 to $24,999............. 542 302 55.8 54 17.9 231 76.5 17 5.6
$25,000 to $27,499............. 720 414 57.5 112 27.0 288 69.5 15 3.5
$27,500 to $29,999............. 369 223 60.3 61 27.3 147 65.8 15 6.9
$30,000 to $32,499............. 700 476 68.0 131 27.6 328 68.9 17 3.5
$32,500 to $34,999............. 173 135 77.6 47 34.8 84 62.6 3 2.6
$35,000 to $37,499............. 425 302 71.1 76 25.3 215 71.1 11 3.6
$37,500 to $39,999............. 149 105 70.3 32 30.9 69 65.8 3 3.3
$40,000 to $42,499............. 375 276 73.6 73 26.4 193 69.9 10 3.7
$42,500 to $44,999............. 101 82 81.0 20 24.7 59 72.3 2 3.0
$45,000 to $47,499............. 183 160 87.6 40 25.2 115 71.5 5 3.3
$47,500 to $49,999............. 93 72 77.2 30 41.9 39 55.0 2 3.1
$50,000 to $52,499............. 217 178 81.8 56 31.4 115 64.7 7 3.9
$52,500 to $54,999............. 51 43 84.6 16 36.8 27 63.2 0 0.0
$55,000 to $57,499............. 98 74 74.8 20 27.6 53 71.6 1 0.9
$57,500 to $59,999............. 46 38 83.1 16 40.4 23 59.6 0 0.0
$60,000 to $62,499............. 143 114 79.3 42 37.3 66 58.3 5 4.4
$62,500 to $64,999............. 12 12 100.0 6 49.4 5 38.3 2 12.4
$65,000 to $67,499............. 47 43 90.3 8 19.5 32 75.1 2 5.4
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 319
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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............. 20 17 84.5 5 28.0 11 64.4 1 7.6
$70,000 to $72,499............. 65 54 83.2 14 25.9 38 70.7 2 3.5
$72,500 to $74,999............. 9 6 63.8 2 40.6 4 59.4 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 42 35 83.9 15 44.0 16 44.8 4 11.2
$77,500 to $79,999............. 13 10 80.1 2 15.3 7 70.4 1 14.4
$80,000 to $82,499............. 33 24 73.4 3 11.5 21 88.5 0 0.0
$82,500 to $84,999............. 4 4 100.0 0 0.0 4 100.0 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 26 21 78.6 5 22.5 14 69.6 2 7.8
$87,500 to $89,999............. 5 5 100.0 0 0.0 5 100.0 0 0.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 15 11 71.1 2 22.9 8 77.1 0 0.0
$92,500 to $94,999............. 5 4 72.5 3 74.9 1 25.1 0 0.0
$95,000 to $97,499............. 12 10 84.2 1 12.0 9 88.0 0 0.0
$97,500 to $99,999............. 2 1 68.5 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
$100,000 and over.............. 147 87 58.9 21 24.5 55 63.4 10 12.1
Median earnings.............. 16132 25576 (x) 26725 (x) 25262 (x) 23253 (x)
Standard error............... 192 388 (x) 743 (x) 487 (x) 2312 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 21709 31254 (x) 32456 (x) 30591 (x) 34243 (x)
Standard error............... 499 871 (x) 1937 (x) 940 (x) 5920 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 320
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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
HISPANIC ORIGIN
BOTH SEXES........................ 2042 312 15.3 91 29.2 195 62.4 26 8.4
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 2042 312 15.3 91 29.2 195 62.4 26 8.4
Full-time...................... 1477 273 18.5 80 29.3 170 62.4 23 8.3
50 weeks or more............. 810 204 25.2 57 28.1 133 65.2 14 6.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 249 38 15.3 19 49.8 14 35.5 6 14.7
26 weeks or less............. 419 31 7.4 4 11.9 24 76.8 3 11.2
Part-time...................... 564 39 6.9 11 28.8 24 62.1 4 9.0
50 weeks or more............. 191 24 12.5 5 23.0 17 70.3 2 6.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 108 3 2.6 2 53.5 1 20.1 1 26.4
26 weeks or less............. 266 12 4.7 4 34.5 7 56.0 1 9.5
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 946 79 8.3 27 34.1 40 50.3 12 15.6
25 to 99 persons.................. 266 39 14.6 11 27.4 25 63.6 4 9.0
100 to 499 persons................ 260 59 22.9 16 26.1 42 70.5 2 3.4
500 to 999 persons................ 63 16 24.7 4 27.8 10 65.5 1 6.6
1000 persons or more.............. 506 119 23.5 34 28.3 78 65.5 7 6.2
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 34 13 39.3 6 46.9 6 42.3 1 10.8
Professional specialty............ 37 8 20.6 3 36.8 5 63.2 0 0.0
Technical and related support..... 6 2 27.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 100.0
Sales workers..................... 226 25 10.9 4 18.2 20 81.8 0 0.0
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 164 31 18.8 10 30.9 20 63.2 2 5.9
Precision production, craft & repair 246 33 13.5 11 33.8 19 58.0 3 8.2
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 321
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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........................ 191 33 17.1 3 9.2 30 90.8 0 0.0
Transportation & material moving.. 62 23 37.9 7 30.7 14 59.6 2 9.7
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 202 33 16.6 7 22.3 22 64.9 4 12.8
Service workers................... 603 85 14.0 29 34.3 48 56.5 8 9.2
Private household workers...... 93 1 1.4 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 511 83 16.3 29 34.8 46 55.8 8 9.4
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 267 26 9.7 10 38.0 12 46.1 4 15.9
Armed forces...................... 3 0 8.3 0 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 1584 259 16.3 84 32.5 157 60.7 18 6.8
Householder.................... 985 182 18.5 63 34.8 105 57.9 13 7.3
Spouse present............... 493 105 21.2 35 33.7 64 61.2 5 5.1
No spouse present............ 492 78 15.8 28 36.3 41 53.3 8 10.3
Spouse of householder.......... 297 49 16.4 14 28.6 30 62.6 4 8.8
Child of householder........... 194 15 8.0 3 21.6 12 78.4 0 0.0
Other relative of
householder.................... 108 12 11.4 3 26.9 9 73.1 0 0.0
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 32 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 426 53 12.5 7 13.3 38 70.4 9 16.3
Nonfamily householder.......... 153 15 9.9 2 16.4 10 62.8 3 20.8
Secondary Individuals.......... 273 38 14.0 5 12.1 28 73.4 6 14.5
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 2032 310 15.3 90 28.9 195 62.7 26 8.5
15 to 24 years................. 575 47 8.1 12 26.5 31 66.6 3 7.0
25 to 44 years................. 1217 208 17.1 62 30.0 128 61.7 17 8.2
45 to 64 years................. 240 56 23.2 15 26.4 35 63.0 6 10.6
65 years and over................. 10 2 15.6 2 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Mean age................... 32.3 36.2 (x) 36.4 (x) 36.1 (x) 35.7 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 322
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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...... 1873 280 15.0 82 29.3 173 61.9 25 8.8
Inside central cities........... 1059 151 14.3 48 31.9 96 63.4 7 4.7
One million or more........... 731 88 12.0 33 37.3 51 58.4 4 4.4
Under one million............. 327 64 19.4 16 24.5 45 70.4 3 5.1
Outside central cities.......... 814 129 15.9 34 26.3 77 60.0 18 13.7
One million or more........... 563 87 15.4 19 22.1 59 67.6 9 10.3
Under one million............. 251 42 16.9 15 34.8 19 44.6 9 20.6
Outside metropolitan areas........ 169 31 18.6 9 28.4 21 66.9 1 4.7
REGION
Northeast......................... 287 40 14.0 13 32.7 25 62.9 2 4.4
Midwest........................... 127 21 16.5 8 37.3 12 58.9 1 3.8
South............................. 675 122 18.1 36 29.8 77 62.7 9 7.5
West.............................. 953 129 13.5 34 26.3 80 62.4 15 11.3
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 323
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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..................... 2042 312 15.3 91 29.2 195 62.4 26 8.4
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 455 24 5.3 7 27.8 12 48.5 6 23.7
$2,500 to $4,999............... 319 34 10.6 10 29.8 19 56.4 5 13.8
$5,000 to $7,499............... 452 57 12.6 15 26.2 39 68.5 3 5.3
$7,500 to $9,999............... 232 25 11.0 9 33.4 16 60.8 1 5.7
$10,000 to $12,499............. 299 60 20.1 15 24.8 41 67.7 4 7.5
$12,500 to $14,999............. 122 31 25.5 12 39.5 16 52.7 2 7.8
$15,000 to $17,499............. 113 53 47.4 15 28.1 35 65.3 4 6.6
$17,500 to $19,999............. 32 15 45.5 7 45.0 7 47.9 1 7.1
$20,000 to $22,499............. 11 8 77.9 2 25.9 6 74.1 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............. 4 3 74.0 0 0.0 3 100.0 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............. 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 324
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1998 (HISPANIC ORIGIN) (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.............. 6366 10666 (x) 10912 (x) 10751 (x) 7334 (x)
Standard error............... 209 616 (x) 1502 (x) 718 (x) 3636 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 6738 10169 (x) 10379 (x) 10369 (x) 7957 (x)
Standard error............... 189 536 (x) 964 (x) 680 (x) 1861 (x)