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: 1999 (ALL RACES) (BOTH SEXES)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
ALL RACES
BOTH SEXES........................ 148983 79533 53.4 22447 28.2 52997 66.6 4089 5.1
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 148983 79533 53.4 22447 28.2 52997 66.6 4089 5.1
Full-time...................... 119158 74299 62.4 20946 28.2 49941 67.2 3412 4.6
50 weeks or more............. 97952 66304 67.7 18680 28.2 44780 67.5 2844 4.3
27 to 49 weeks............... 12294 5834 47.5 1711 29.3 3777 64.7 346 5.9
26 weeks or less............. 8913 2161 24.2 555 25.7 1384 64.1 222 10.3
Part-time...................... 29825 5235 17.6 1501 28.7 3056 58.4 678 12.9
50 weeks or more............. 13766 3103 22.5 888 28.6 1862 60.0 353 11.4
27 to 49 weeks............... 6379 1157 18.1 317 27.4 717 62.0 123 10.7
26 weeks or less............. 9679 975 10.1 296 30.4 477 49.0 201 20.6
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 43242 12681 29.3 5548 43.8 5946 46.9 1187 9.4
25 to 99 persons.................. 19018 10022 52.7 3025 30.2 6503 64.9 495 4.9
100 to 499 persons................ 20194 12680 62.8 3516 27.7 8628 68.0 537 4.2
500 to 999 persons................ 7875 5307 67.4 1399 26.4 3694 69.6 214 4.0
1000 persons or more.............. 58654 38844 66.2 8960 23.1 28227 72.7 1657 4.3
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 20658 14081 68.2 4234 30.1 9269 65.8 579 4.1
Professional specialty............ 21796 14514 66.6 4369 30.1 9435 65.0 710 4.9
Technical and related support..... 4842 3242 67.0 800 24.7 2314 71.4 128 4.0
Sales workers..................... 18483 7929 42.9 2126 26.8 5312 67.0 490 6.2
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 20671 11606 56.1 2801 24.1 8264 71.2 541 4.7
Precision production, craft & repair 15401 8803 57.2 2729 31.0 5647 64.1 426 4.8
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: 1999 (ALL RACES) (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........................ 8148 4952 60.8 1265 25.5 3438 69.4 249 5.0
Transportation & material moving.. 6041 3495 57.8 1102 31.5 2200 62.9 193 5.5
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 6399 2421 37.8 600 24.8 1667 68.8 154 6.4
Service workers................... 21717 7314 33.7 1904 26.0 4893 66.9 517 7.1
Private household workers...... 1147 102 8.9 33 32.9 55 53.8 14 13.3
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 20571 7213 35.1 1871 25.9 4838 67.1 504 7.0
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 4064 875 21.5 312 35.6 470 53.7 93 10.7
Armed forces...................... 761 301 39.6 205 68.1 88 29.1 8 2.8
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 118987 60574 50.9 16632 27.5 40707 67.2 3235 5.3
Householder.................... 54376 33625 61.8 9453 28.1 22521 67.0 1651 4.9
Spouse present............... 41935 26424 63.0 7632 28.9 17514 66.3 1277 4.8
No spouse present............ 12441 7201 57.9 1821 25.3 5006 69.5 374 5.2
Spouse of householder.......... 38849 19942 51.3 5359 26.9 13461 67.5 1122 5.6
Child of householder........... 20350 4996 24.5 1284 25.7 3366 67.4 346 6.9
Other relative of
householder.................... 5413 2011 37.2 536 26.6 1359 67.6 116 5.8
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 513 217 42.3 45 20.7 162 74.6 10 4.7
Unrelated Individuals............. 29483 18742 63.6 5770 30.8 12128 64.7 844 4.5
Nonfamily householder.......... 20790 14428 69.4 4490 31.1 9320 64.6 618 4.3
Secondary Individuals.......... 8693 4314 49.6 1280 29.7 2808 65.1 226 5.2
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 143439 77311 53.9 21741 28.1 51722 66.9 3848 5.0
15 to 24 years................. 25237 5524 21.9 1443 26.1 3635 65.8 446 8.1
25 to 44 years................. 71897 42073 58.5 11603 27.6 28428 67.6 2041 4.9
45 to 64 years................. 46305 29714 64.2 8694 29.3 19658 66.2 1361 4.6
65 years and over................. 5544 2223 40.1 706 31.8 1275 57.4 241 10.9
Mean age................... 39.2 41.6 (x) 41.9 (x) 41.4 (x) 41.5 (x)
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: 1999 (ALL RACES) (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...... 121314 65755 54.2 18642 28.4 43881 66.7 3231 4.9
Inside central cities........... 43023 22815 53.0 6616 29.0 15153 66.4 1046 4.6
One million or more........... 27406 14649 53.5 4321 29.5 9702 66.2 626 4.3
Under one million............. 15618 8166 52.3 2295 28.1 5451 66.7 420 5.1
Outside central cities.......... 78291 42940 54.8 12026 28.0 28728 66.9 2185 5.1
One million or more........... 54415 30295 55.7 8719 28.8 20139 66.5 1436 4.7
Under one million............. 23876 12645 53.0 3307 26.2 8589 67.9 749 5.9
Outside metropolitan areas........ 27669 13779 49.8 3805 27.6 9116 66.2 858 6.2
REGION
Northeast......................... 27772 15181 54.7 4555 30.0 10006 65.9 620 4.1
Midwest........................... 36009 19709 54.7 5584 28.3 13309 67.5 816 4.1
South............................. 51660 27342 52.9 6416 23.5 19080 69.8 1847 6.8
West.............................. 33541 17301 51.6 5892 34.1 10603 61.3 806 4.7
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: 1999 (ALL RACES) (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.................. 136 17 12.4 7 43.9 4 26.1 5 30.0
With earnings..................... 148847 79517 53.4 22440 28.2 52993 66.6 4084 5.1
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 11881 1063 9.0 339 31.9 503 47.3 221 20.8
$2,500 to $4,999............... 7989 1037 13.0 271 26.1 611 58.9 155 15.0
$5,000 to $7,499............... 7786 1278 16.4 298 23.3 842 65.9 138 10.8
$7,500 to $9,999............... 6086 1392 22.9 387 27.8 879 63.1 126 9.1
$10,000 to $12,499............. 9153 2617 28.6 642 24.5 1772 67.7 203 7.8
$12,500 to $14,999............. 5683 2158 38.0 547 25.4 1443 66.9 168 7.8
$15,000 to $17,499............. 8936 4195 46.9 1022 24.4 2899 69.1 274 6.5
$17,500 to $19,999............. 5802 3208 55.3 777 24.2 2226 69.4 205 6.4
$20,000 to $22,499............. 9102 5215 57.3 1317 25.3 3635 69.7 262 5.0
$22,500 to $24,999............. 5062 3205 63.3 775 24.2 2236 69.8 195 6.1
$25,000 to $27,499............. 8246 5427 65.8 1490 27.5 3654 67.3 282 5.2
$27,500 to $29,999............. 4055 2895 71.4 810 28.0 1927 66.6 157 5.4
$30,000 to $32,499............. 8239 5932 72.0 1686 28.4 3997 67.4 248 4.2
$32,500 to $34,999............. 3084 2396 77.7 668 27.9 1647 68.7 81 3.4
$35,000 to $37,499............. 6194 4582 74.0 1290 28.1 3115 68.0 177 3.9
$37,500 to $39,999............. 2633 2143 81.4 663 30.9 1406 65.6 74 3.5
$40,000 to $42,499............. 6202 4585 73.9 1453 31.7 2966 64.7 166 3.6
$42,500 to $44,999............. 1769 1442 81.5 415 28.8 984 68.2 43 3.0
$45,000 to $47,499............. 3562 2868 80.5 812 28.3 1985 69.2 72 2.5
$47,500 to $49,999............. 1784 1490 83.5 406 27.3 1039 69.8 44 3.0
$50,000 to $52,499............. 4149 3156 76.1 951 30.1 2074 65.7 131 4.2
$52,500 to $54,999............. 1120 927 82.8 247 26.7 655 70.6 25 2.7
$55,000 to $57,499............. 2133 1763 82.7 525 29.7 1187 67.3 52 3.0
$57,500 to $59,999............. 847 705 83.2 199 28.2 485 68.8 21 3.0
$60,000 to $62,499............. 2834 2186 77.1 765 35.0 1358 62.1 63 2.9
$62,500 to $64,999............. 693 580 83.7 185 31.9 378 65.2 17 2.9
$65,000 to $67,499............. 1486 1218 81.9 353 29.0 815 66.9 49 4.0
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: 1999 (ALL RACES) (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............. 531 459 86.5 135 29.5 306 66.7 18 3.8
$70,000 to $72,499............. 1566 1299 83.0 425 32.7 834 64.2 40 3.1
$72,500 to $74,999............. 386 303 78.5 79 26.0 209 69.0 15 5.1
$75,000 to $77,499............. 1339 1070 79.9 368 34.4 647 60.5 55 5.1
$77,500 to $79,999............. 311 243 78.1 66 27.1 173 71.3 4 1.6
$80,000 to $82,499............. 1108 887 80.0 275 31.0 567 63.9 46 5.1
$82,500 to $84,999............. 219 192 87.9 54 28.1 136 70.5 3 1.4
$85,000 to $87,499............. 530 391 73.9 100 25.4 267 68.2 25 6.4
$87,500 to $89,999............. 124 112 89.9 33 29.7 74 66.5 4 3.9
$90,000 to $92,499............. 588 462 78.6 120 25.9 330 71.4 12 2.6
$92,500 to $94,999............. 122 96 78.7 32 33.2 62 64.2 3 2.6
$95,000 to $97,499............. 333 279 83.9 78 28.1 189 67.7 12 4.3
$97,500 to $99,999............. 113 92 81.4 24 25.8 68 74.2 0 0.0
$100,000 and over.............. 5067 3965 78.3 1358 34.2 2411 60.8 196 4.9
Median earnings.............. 23491 32641 (x) 35369 (x) 32419 (x) 25831 (x)
Standard error............... 149 204 (x) 227 (x) 135 (x) 443 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 31521 42277 (x) 45813 (x) 41161 (x) 37323 (x)
Standard error............... 179 285 (x) 633 (x) 309 (x) 1624 (x)
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: 1999 (ALL RACES) (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
ALL RACES
BOTH SEXES........................ 9166 1665 18.2 400 24.0 1098 66.0 167 10.0
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 9166 1665 18.2 400 24.0 1098 66.0 167 10.0
Full-time...................... 5689 1280 22.5 300 23.5 866 67.7 114 8.9
50 weeks or more............. 2499 757 30.3 189 24.9 525 69.3 43 5.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 1127 232 20.6 60 26.0 154 66.6 17 7.4
26 weeks or less............. 2063 292 14.1 51 17.6 187 64.2 53 18.2
Part-time...................... 3477 384 11.1 99 25.9 232 60.3 53 13.8
50 weeks or more............. 1192 173 14.5 37 21.6 121 70.0 14 8.3
27 to 49 weeks............... 666 72 10.8 11 15.6 51 71.7 9 12.8
26 weeks or less............. 1620 139 8.6 51 36.4 59 42.5 29 21.0
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 3807 471 12.4 191 40.5 227 48.2 53 11.3
25 to 99 persons.................. 1189 204 17.1 41 20.3 132 64.7 31 15.0
100 to 499 persons................ 955 214 22.4 29 13.6 170 79.2 15 7.2
500 to 999 persons................ 352 82 23.4 13 15.8 61 73.7 9 10.5
1000 persons or more.............. 2864 693 24.2 125 18.1 509 73.5 59 8.5
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 437 135 30.9 51 37.8 66 49.1 18 13.1
Professional specialty............ 400 102 25.5 29 28.6 63 61.3 10 10.1
Technical and related support..... 114 44 38.3 9 20.1 33 76.5 2 3.4
Sales workers..................... 1431 213 14.9 42 19.7 143 67.1 28 13.2
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 870 201 23.1 72 35.6 109 54.0 21 10.4
Precision production, craft & repair 796 134 16.9 28 20.7 94 70.0 13 9.4
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: 1999 (ALL RACES) (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........................ 650 173 26.6 24 13.7 133 76.9 16 9.5
Transportation & material moving.. 351 71 20.4 30 41.8 35 48.4 7 9.9
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 736 132 17.9 29 21.8 98 74.0 6 4.2
Service workers................... 2714 394 14.5 68 17.3 291 73.7 35 9.0
Private household workers...... 272 16 5.8 1 8.7 14 91.3 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 2442 378 15.5 67 17.7 276 73.0 35 9.4
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 661 62 9.4 16 26.0 35 56.2 11 17.7
Armed forces...................... 6 3 46.1 3 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 5945 1129 19.0 255 22.6 754 66.8 120 10.6
Householder.................... 3683 807 21.9 204 25.3 545 67.5 58 7.2
Spouse present............... 1301 341 26.3 103 30.1 225 66.0 13 4.0
No spouse present............ 2382 465 19.5 102 21.8 319 68.6 45 9.6
Spouse of householder.......... 1047 250 23.8 44 17.6 159 63.7 47 18.7
Child of householder........... 861 46 5.4 2 4.6 32 69.5 12 25.8
Other relative of
householder.................... 354 27 7.5 5 18.0 19 69.7 3 12.3
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 133 15 11.1 3 23.2 11 76.8 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 3087 520 16.9 141 27.1 333 63.9 47 8.9
Nonfamily householder.......... 1597 315 19.7 78 24.9 216 68.4 21 6.7
Secondary Individuals.......... 1490 205 13.8 63 30.6 117 57.0 25 12.4
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 9006 1630 18.1 392 24.1 1077 66.1 161 9.9
15 to 24 years................. 3063 337 11.0 57 16.8 241 71.7 39 11.5
25 to 44 years................. 4354 893 20.5 210 23.6 607 68.0 75 8.4
45 to 64 years................. 1589 400 25.2 125 31.2 228 56.9 47 11.9
65 years and over................. 160 35 21.8 8 22.2 22 62.3 5 15.6
Mean age................... 33.2 37.0 (x) 39.4 (x) 36.0 (x) 37.5 (x)
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: 1999 (ALL RACES) (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...... 6911 1203 17.4 276 22.9 809 67.2 118 9.8
Inside central cities........... 3595 537 14.9 131 24.5 356 66.4 49 9.1
One million or more........... 2154 315 14.6 75 23.7 206 65.5 34 10.8
Under one million............. 1441 222 15.4 57 25.6 150 67.7 15 6.7
Outside central cities.......... 3316 667 20.1 144 21.6 453 67.9 70 10.4
One million or more........... 2201 448 20.4 109 24.3 291 65.1 48 10.7
Under one million............. 1115 219 19.6 36 16.3 162 73.8 22 9.9
Outside metropolitan areas........ 2255 461 20.4 124 26.9 289 62.7 48 10.4
REGION
Northeast......................... 1353 260 19.3 62 23.8 170 65.4 28 10.8
Midwest........................... 1945 342 17.6 67 19.7 257 75.2 18 5.2
South............................. 3547 702 19.8 181 25.8 445 63.4 75 10.7
West.............................. 2321 361 15.5 89 24.8 226 62.6 45 12.6
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: 1999 (ALL RACES) (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.................. 15 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 9151 1665 18.2 400 24.0 1098 66.0 167 10.0
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 2866 280 9.8 92 32.9 127 45.4 61 21.7
$2,500 to $4,999............... 1796 306 17.0 64 20.9 195 63.9 47 15.2
$5,000 to $7,499............... 1945 353 18.2 87 24.6 253 71.7 13 3.8
$7,500 to $9,999............... 983 217 22.1 67 30.8 136 62.9 14 6.3
$10,000 to $12,499............. 840 206 24.5 40 19.2 149 72.1 18 8.7
$12,500 to $14,999............. 305 101 33.0 13 12.5 80 79.0 9 8.5
$15,000 to $17,499............. 285 124 43.7 15 12.4 105 84.0 4 3.6
$17,500 to $19,999............. 74 42 56.5 9 20.7 33 79.3 0 0.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 28 18 64.2 4 21.8 12 69.9 1 8.3
$22,500 to $24,999............. 15 12 78.3 10 84.9 2 15.1 0 0.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 13 6 48.8 0 0.0 6 100.0 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............. 1 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 290
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (ALL RACES) (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.............. 4879 6744 (x) 6261 (x) 7239 (x) 3710 (x)
Standard error............... 104 226 (x) 451 (x) 257 (x) 543 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 5222 7224 (x) 6092 (x) 8046 (x) 4521 (x)
Standard error............... 78 221 (x) 503 (x) 253 (x) 661 (x)