
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 331
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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........................ 57851 27444 47.4 7290 26.6 18637 67.9 1518 5.5
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 57851 27444 47.4 7290 26.6 18637 67.9 1518 5.5
Full-time...................... 40715 24537 60.3 6482 26.4 16934 69.0 1121 4.6
50 weeks or more............. 32557 21437 65.8 5661 26.4 14866 69.3 911 4.3
27 to 49 weeks............... 4710 2265 48.1 629 27.8 1512 66.8 124 5.5
26 weeks or less............. 3447 834 24.2 192 23.0 556 66.7 86 10.3
Part-time...................... 17136 2907 17.0 808 27.8 1703 58.6 397 13.6
50 weeks or more............. 8272 1757 21.2 522 29.7 1014 57.7 220 12.5
27 to 49 weeks............... 3772 656 17.4 160 24.4 431 65.7 65 9.9
26 weeks or less............. 5092 495 9.7 126 25.4 258 52.1 111 22.5
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 16496 4038 24.5 1737 43.0 1893 46.9 409 10.1
25 to 99 persons.................. 7200 3318 46.1 932 28.1 2229 67.2 158 4.8
100 to 499 persons................ 7889 4469 56.7 1205 27.0 3077 68.8 188 4.2
500 to 999 persons................ 3249 2038 62.7 515 25.3 1459 71.6 65 3.2
1000 persons or more.............. 23017 13580 59.0 2902 21.4 9980 73.5 698 5.1
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 7902 5073 64.2 1512 29.8 3380 66.6 181 3.6
Professional specialty............ 10051 5958 59.3 1693 28.4 3988 66.9 278 4.7
Technical and related support..... 2140 1320 61.7 324 24.6 928 70.3 68 5.1
Sales workers..................... 8139 2681 32.9 647 24.1 1844 68.8 190 7.1
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 13651 7303 53.5 1856 25.4 5089 69.7 357 4.9
Precision production, craft & repair 1273 702 55.1 154 22.0 511 72.8 36 5.2
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 332
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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........................ 2328 1153 49.5 257 22.3 828 71.8 68 5.9
Transportation & material moving.. 491 230 46.7 50 21.9 143 62.4 36 15.8
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 966 378 39.1 71 18.7 281 74.5 26 6.8
Service workers................... 10025 2500 24.9 667 26.7 1585 63.4 248 9.9
Private household workers...... 871 78 9.0 23 29.8 42 53.3 13 16.9
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 9154 2422 26.5 644 26.6 1543 63.7 235 9.7
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 822 129 15.7 46 36.0 57 44.5 25 19.5
Armed forces...................... 62 17 27.2 11 62.5 2 13.0 4 24.5
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 46608 20108 43.1 5165 25.7 13760 68.4 1183 5.9
Householder.................... 14947 7737 51.8 1999 25.8 5315 68.7 424 5.5
Spouse present............... 8846 4119 46.6 1076 26.1 2795 67.9 249 6.0
No spouse present............ 6101 3618 59.3 923 25.5 2520 69.6 175 4.8
Spouse of householder.......... 23043 10270 44.6 2644 25.7 7032 68.5 594 5.8
Child of householder........... 7083 1521 21.5 371 24.4 1026 67.5 124 8.2
Other relative of
householder.................... 1535 580 37.8 151 26.1 387 66.8 41 7.1
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 324 132 40.7 33 25.3 94 71.7 4 3.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 10919 7204 66.0 2091 29.0 4782 66.4 331 4.6
Nonfamily householder.......... 7957 5676 71.3 1680 29.6 3747 66.0 250 4.4
Secondary Individuals.......... 2962 1528 51.6 411 26.9 1036 67.8 81 5.3
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 55766 26735 47.9 7054 26.4 18253 68.3 1428 5.3
15 to 24 years................. 9989 2087 20.9 494 23.7 1419 68.0 174 8.3
25 to 44 years................. 27112 13888 51.2 3624 26.1 9568 68.9 697 5.0
45 to 64 years................. 18665 10760 57.6 2936 27.3 7266 67.5 558 5.2
65 years and over................. 2085 709 34.0 236 33.3 384 54.1 89 12.6
Mean age................... 39.3 41.7 (x) 42.1 (x) 41.5 (x) 42.1 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 333
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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...... 46183 22270 48.2 5920 26.6 15213 68.3 1137 5.1
Inside central cities........... 14409 7141 49.6 1961 27.5 4874 68.3 306 4.3
One million or more........... 8613 4361 50.6 1227 28.1 2958 67.8 175 4.0
Under one million............. 5796 2780 48.0 733 26.4 1915 68.9 131 4.7
Outside central cities.......... 31774 15130 47.6 3959 26.2 10340 68.3 831 5.5
One million or more........... 21733 10468 48.2 2827 27.0 7111 67.9 530 5.1
Under one million............. 10041 4662 46.4 1133 24.3 3228 69.3 301 6.5
Outside metropolitan areas........ 11668 5174 44.3 1370 26.5 3423 66.2 380 7.4
REGION
Northeast......................... 11268 5485 48.7 1591 29.0 3648 66.5 245 4.5
Midwest........................... 14891 6880 46.2 1673 24.3 4878 70.9 329 4.8
South............................. 18673 9045 48.4 2025 22.4 6404 70.8 616 6.8
West.............................. 13020 6034 46.3 2000 33.1 3707 61.4 327 5.4
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 334
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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.................. 78 8 10.5 6 67.5 1 9.0 2 23.5
With earnings..................... 57773 27436 47.5 7284 26.5 18636 67.9 1516 5.5
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 5754 463 8.0 110 23.8 242 52.2 111 24.0
$2,500 to $4,999............... 4091 486 11.9 129 26.5 252 51.7 106 21.8
$5,000 to $7,499............... 3877 628 16.2 165 26.3 395 62.8 68 10.9
$7,500 to $9,999............... 3066 727 23.7 201 27.7 453 62.3 73 10.0
$10,000 to $12,499............. 4534 1277 28.2 298 23.4 852 66.7 127 9.9
$12,500 to $14,999............. 2658 992 37.3 260 26.2 661 66.7 70 7.1
$15,000 to $17,499............. 3937 1994 50.6 449 22.5 1419 71.2 125 6.3
$17,500 to $19,999............. 2604 1483 57.0 382 25.8 1009 68.0 92 6.2
$20,000 to $22,499............. 3904 2333 59.8 580 24.8 1626 69.7 127 5.5
$22,500 to $24,999............. 2114 1343 63.5 340 25.3 936 69.8 66 4.9
$25,000 to $27,499............. 3306 2203 66.6 622 28.2 1492 67.7 89 4.0
$27,500 to $29,999............. 1587 1146 72.2 309 27.0 787 68.6 50 4.4
$30,000 to $32,499............. 3098 2200 71.0 572 26.0 1558 70.8 70 3.2
$32,500 to $34,999............. 1101 845 76.8 268 31.8 540 63.9 37 4.3
$35,000 to $37,499............. 2009 1450 72.2 332 22.9 1065 73.5 53 3.7
$37,500 to $39,999............. 955 795 83.2 249 31.3 523 65.8 23 2.9
$40,000 to $42,499............. 1821 1340 73.6 420 31.3 884 66.0 36 2.7
$42,500 to $44,999............. 607 479 78.9 134 28.0 327 68.4 17 3.6
$45,000 to $47,499............. 1062 827 77.9 220 26.5 587 71.0 21 2.5
$47,500 to $49,999............. 538 451 84.0 100 22.1 333 73.9 18 4.0
$50,000 to $52,499............. 1020 791 77.6 232 29.3 528 66.7 32 4.0
$52,500 to $54,999............. 304 245 80.7 71 29.0 174 71.0 0 0.0
$55,000 to $57,499............. 529 416 78.6 101 24.2 305 73.4 10 2.4
$57,500 to $59,999............. 176 139 79.3 52 37.6 84 60.0 3 2.3
$60,000 to $62,499............. 599 468 78.1 145 31.1 311 66.4 12 2.5
$62,500 to $64,999............. 191 156 81.6 52 33.5 100 63.8 4 2.7
$65,000 to $67,499............. 325 244 75.0 73 29.9 164 67.3 7 2.8
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 335
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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............. 107 82 76.3 19 23.3 63 76.7 0 0.0
$70,000 to $72,499............. 302 242 80.1 78 32.1 163 67.4 1 0.5
$72,500 to $74,999............. 108 73 67.5 20 27.5 47 65.1 5 7.3
$75,000 to $77,499............. 241 199 82.5 68 34.1 116 58.2 15 7.8
$77,500 to $79,999............. 43 33 76.8 3 10.3 29 89.7 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 159 124 77.9 33 26.4 84 68.0 7 5.6
$82,500 to $84,999............. 38 36 95.3 10 27.6 23 64.9 3 7.5
$85,000 to $87,499............. 115 67 58.2 10 15.4 47 70.9 9 13.6
$87,500 to $89,999............. 30 30 100.0 8 25.5 22 74.5 0 0.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 92 72 78.1 22 31.1 49 68.9 0 0.0
$92,500 to $94,999............. 21 14 67.9 2 17.3 12 82.7 0 0.0
$95,000 to $97,499............. 55 50 90.7 9 18.2 39 77.7 2 4.1
$97,500 to $99,999............. 12 8 63.8 3 40.6 5 59.4 0 0.0
$100,000 and over.............. 685 486 70.9 132 27.1 328 67.5 26 5.3
Median earnings.............. 18431 27261 (x) 28350 (x) 27468 (x) 19590 (x)
Standard error............... 181 147 (x) 540 (x) 245 (x) 768 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 23127 32131 (x) 32741 (x) 32479 (x) 24916 (x)
Standard error............... 184 298 (x) 466 (x) 381 (x) 1416 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 336
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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........................ 3451 606 17.6 149 24.6 387 63.8 70 11.6
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 3451 606 17.6 149 24.6 387 63.8 70 11.6
Full-time...................... 1802 416 23.1 104 25.1 269 64.7 43 10.2
50 weeks or more............. 690 231 33.5 66 28.4 154 66.6 12 5.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 353 86 24.3 24 27.5 53 62.0 9 10.5
26 weeks or less............. 759 99 13.0 15 15.1 62 62.7 22 22.2
Part-time...................... 1650 190 11.5 45 23.5 118 61.8 28 14.6
50 weeks or more............. 552 79 14.3 16 20.2 54 68.9 9 10.9
27 to 49 weeks............... 351 46 13.0 8 16.6 33 71.5 5 11.9
26 weeks or less............. 747 66 8.8 21 32.4 31 46.7 14 20.9
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 1378 163 11.8 76 46.3 70 43.2 17 10.5
25 to 99 persons.................. 440 60 13.7 16 26.0 32 53.8 12 20.2
100 to 499 persons................ 345 75 21.7 4 5.9 64 86.0 6 8.1
500 to 999 persons................ 112 31 27.7 8 24.5 23 74.6 0 0.9
1000 persons or more.............. 1176 277 23.6 46 16.6 197 70.9 35 12.5
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 166 48 28.6 12 26.1 29 60.0 7 14.0
Professional specialty............ 177 50 28.3 16 32.4 33 66.9 0 0.7
Technical and related support..... 27 9 32.7 1 13.3 8 86.7 0 0.0
Sales workers..................... 695 95 13.6 23 24.0 54 57.2 18 18.8
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 467 124 26.5 46 36.9 62 49.9 16 13.2
Precision production, craft & repair 87 23 26.1 3 13.3 20 86.7 0 0.0
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 337
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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........................ 235 59 25.0 9 16.1 40 68.5 9 15.4
Transportation & material moving.. 36 0 1.1 0 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 118 27 23.0 4 15.5 23 84.5 0 0.0
Service workers................... 1289 155 12.0 30 19.3 111 71.5 14 9.2
Private household workers...... 195 16 8.1 1 8.7 14 91.3 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 1094 139 12.7 28 20.5 96 69.3 14 10.3
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 152 18 11.7 4 23.0 8 44.1 6 32.9
Armed forces...................... 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 2137 376 17.6 84 22.3 245 65.2 47 12.4
Householder.................... 1361 261 19.2 61 23.2 170 65.2 30 11.6
Spouse present............... 240 42 17.3 8 18.1 29 68.5 6 13.3
No spouse present............ 1121 220 19.6 53 24.2 142 64.5 25 11.3
Spouse of householder.......... 442 99 22.5 19 19.6 66 66.5 14 14.0
Child of householder........... 235 11 4.9 2 18.8 7 59.1 3 22.1
Other relative of
householder.................... 98 3 3.4 2 47.0 2 53.0 0 0.0
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 97 8 7.9 3 44.8 4 55.2 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 1218 223 18.3 62 27.7 138 61.7 24 10.6
Nonfamily householder.......... 613 127 20.7 33 25.8 85 67.5 8 6.7
Secondary Individuals.......... 605 97 16.0 29 30.2 52 54.0 15 15.8
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 3393 595 17.5 147 24.8 378 63.4 70 11.8
15 to 24 years................. 1209 145 12.0 35 24.3 90 62.1 20 13.6
25 to 44 years................. 1561 279 17.9 58 20.6 200 71.6 22 7.7
45 to 64 years................. 623 172 27.5 55 31.8 88 51.3 29 16.9
65 years and over................. 59 11 18.9 2 16.3 9 83.7 0 0.0
Mean age................... 33.1 36.8 (x) 39.0 (x) 35.9 (x) 37.3 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 338
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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...... 2494 414 16.6 91 22.0 274 66.2 49 11.8
Inside central cities........... 1123 162 14.4 39 23.8 110 68.0 13 8.1
One million or more........... 594 80 13.4 12 15.2 59 73.4 9 11.4
Under one million............. 529 82 15.5 27 32.3 52 62.8 4 4.9
Outside central cities.......... 1371 252 18.4 52 20.8 164 65.0 36 14.2
One million or more........... 872 171 19.6 43 25.1 105 61.4 23 13.5
Under one million............. 499 82 16.4 10 11.8 59 72.4 13 15.8
Outside metropolitan areas........ 958 192 20.1 58 30.2 113 58.7 21 11.1
REGION
Northeast......................... 514 100 19.4 19 19.3 68 68.0 13 12.7
Midwest........................... 808 129 16.0 24 18.7 97 74.7 9 6.6
South............................. 1135 235 20.8 63 26.8 148 62.7 25 10.5
West.............................. 995 142 14.3 43 30.0 75 52.8 24 17.1
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 339
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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.................. 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 3445 606 17.6 149 24.6 387 63.8 70 11.6
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1169 118 10.1 33 27.9 61 52.0 24 20.1
$2,500 to $4,999............... 768 134 17.4 24 18.2 77 57.4 33 24.3
$5,000 to $7,499............... 746 138 18.4 37 26.9 93 67.3 8 5.8
$7,500 to $9,999............... 363 92 25.3 29 32.0 62 67.7 0 0.3
$10,000 to $12,499............. 265 63 23.8 12 19.3 47 73.8 4 6.9
$12,500 to $14,999............. 53 20 37.4 3 15.1 16 80.1 1 4.8
$15,000 to $17,499............. 54 26 48.1 2 7.3 23 90.8 0 1.9
$17,500 to $19,999............. 15 10 63.4 5 55.7 4 44.3 0 0.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 6 4 62.4 0 0.0 4 100.0 0 0.0
$22,500 to $24,999............. 3 3 100.0 3 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 1 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 340
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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.............. 4300 5940 (x) 6178 (x) 6496 (x) 3381 (x)
Standard error............... 150 350 (x) 646 (x) 416 (x) 504 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 4631 6127 (x) 5582 (x) 6801 (x) 3575 (x)
Standard error............... 109 324 (x) 798 (x) 369 (x) 693 (x)