Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 341
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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........................ 17342 9127 52.6 2197 24.1 6428 70.4 501 5.5
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 17342 9127 52.6 2197 24.1 6428 70.4 501 5.5
Full-time...................... 14419 8673 60.1 2081 24.0 6141 70.8 450 5.2
50 weeks or more............. 11541 7733 67.0 1882 24.3 5473 70.8 378 4.9
27 to 49 weeks............... 1531 640 41.8 153 23.8 442 69.0 46 7.1
26 weeks or less............. 1348 299 22.2 47 15.7 226 75.4 27 8.9
Part-time...................... 2923 454 15.5 116 25.5 287 63.3 51 11.2
50 weeks or more............. 1253 280 22.3 73 26.0 191 68.3 16 5.7
27 to 49 weeks............... 566 98 17.2 24 25.0 61 62.3 12 12.7
26 weeks or less............. 1104 76 6.9 18 24.2 35 46.1 23 29.8
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 3345 808 24.2 307 38.0 437 54.1 64 7.9
25 to 99 persons.................. 1871 931 49.7 210 22.6 670 72.0 50 5.4
100 to 499 persons................ 2381 1278 53.7 301 23.6 923 72.2 54 4.2
500 to 999 persons................ 1014 622 61.4 138 22.1 438 70.3 47 7.5
1000 persons or more.............. 8731 5487 62.8 1241 22.6 3960 72.2 286 5.2
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 1607 1106 68.9 268 24.2 779 70.4 60 5.4
Professional specialty............ 1910 1300 68.1 338 26.0 888 68.3 74 5.7
Technical and related support..... 520 354 68.1 83 23.3 253 71.5 18 5.1
Sales workers..................... 1656 574 34.7 123 21.4 422 73.4 30 5.2
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 2831 1718 60.7 384 22.4 1264 73.6 69 4.0
Precision production, craft & repair 1331 736 55.3 205 27.8 505 68.5 27 3.6
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 342
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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........................ 1209 738 61.0 186 25.2 493 66.8 59 7.9
Transportation & material moving.. 983 569 57.9 140 24.6 413 72.6 16 2.8
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 1048 399 38.0 69 17.3 298 74.8 31 7.9
Service workers................... 3943 1533 38.9 348 22.7 1070 69.8 116 7.6
Private household workers...... 175 13 7.6 8 59.9 5 37.7 0 2.5
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 3768 1520 40.3 340 22.3 1065 70.0 116 7.6
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 179 37 20.9 12 30.8 25 67.3 1 1.9
Armed forces...................... 127 61 47.8 42 68.8 18 29.1 1 2.1
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 13437 6723 50.0 1601 23.8 4727 70.3 395 5.9
Householder.................... 6501 3830 58.9 914 23.9 2683 70.1 232 6.1
Spouse present............... 3177 2068 65.1 531 25.7 1419 68.6 118 5.7
No spouse present............ 3323 1762 53.0 384 21.8 1265 71.8 114 6.5
Spouse of householder.......... 3036 1669 55.0 422 25.3 1166 69.8 82 4.9
Child of householder........... 2784 792 28.5 184 23.3 562 70.9 46 5.8
Other relative of
householder.................... 1116 432 38.7 81 18.7 316 73.1 35 8.1
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 82 43 52.4 6 12.8 38 87.2 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 3822 2360 61.7 590 25.0 1664 70.5 106 4.5
Nonfamily householder.......... 2735 1823 66.7 455 24.9 1281 70.3 87 4.8
Secondary Individuals.......... 1087 537 49.4 135 25.2 382 71.2 19 3.6
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 16940 9000 53.1 2155 23.9 6349 70.6 496 5.5
15 to 24 years................. 3104 677 21.8 153 22.7 465 68.6 59 8.7
25 to 44 years................. 9193 5251 57.1 1281 24.4 3691 70.3 279 5.3
45 to 64 years................. 4643 3072 66.2 720 23.4 2194 71.4 157 5.1
65 years and over................. 402 127 31.5 42 33.4 79 62.1 6 4.5
Mean age................... 37.5 40.1 (x) 40.2 (x) 40.1 (x) 38.8 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 343
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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...... 15364 8133 52.9 2032 25.0 5680 69.8 421 5.2
Inside central cities........... 8876 4529 51.0 1160 25.6 3129 69.1 239 5.3
One million or more........... 6391 3348 52.4 885 26.4 2305 68.8 158 4.7
Under one million............. 2485 1180 47.5 275 23.3 824 69.8 81 6.9
Outside central cities.......... 6487 3604 55.6 872 24.2 2551 70.8 181 5.0
One million or more........... 4952 2767 55.9 723 26.1 1930 69.8 114 4.1
Under one million............. 1535 837 54.5 149 17.8 621 74.1 68 8.1
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1978 994 50.2 165 16.6 748 75.3 81 8.1
REGION
Northeast......................... 3008 1544 51.3 433 28.0 1049 67.9 62 4.0
Midwest........................... 3209 1694 52.8 457 27.0 1163 68.6 74 4.4
South............................. 9676 5045 52.1 1009 20.0 3704 73.4 332 6.6
West.............................. 1449 842 58.2 298 35.3 512 60.8 33 3.9
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 344
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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.................. 6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 17335 9127 52.6 2197 24.1 6428 70.4 501 5.5
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1425 105 7.4 25 24.1 51 48.9 28 27.1
$2,500 to $4,999............... 1001 125 12.5 20 16.2 98 78.5 7 5.3
$5,000 to $7,499............... 983 180 18.3 34 19.1 136 75.5 10 5.4
$7,500 to $9,999............... 896 212 23.6 48 22.5 153 72.1 11 5.4
$10,000 to $12,499............. 1163 378 32.5 75 20.0 286 75.7 16 4.3
$12,500 to $14,999............. 869 357 41.1 68 19.1 266 74.4 23 6.5
$15,000 to $17,499............. 1283 653 50.9 163 25.0 443 67.8 47 7.1
$17,500 to $19,999............. 774 491 63.5 64 13.0 394 80.3 33 6.6
$20,000 to $22,499............. 1283 795 62.0 157 19.7 602 75.7 36 4.6
$22,500 to $24,999............. 696 483 69.4 72 14.9 373 77.2 38 7.9
$25,000 to $27,499............. 1140 827 72.6 197 23.9 595 72.0 34 4.2
$27,500 to $29,999............. 456 327 71.7 88 26.8 216 66.1 23 7.1
$30,000 to $32,499............. 1079 803 74.5 205 25.6 547 68.2 51 6.3
$32,500 to $34,999............. 307 250 81.3 47 18.9 192 77.0 10 4.1
$35,000 to $37,499............. 648 503 77.7 150 29.8 331 65.8 22 4.4
$37,500 to $39,999............. 291 212 72.9 50 23.3 159 74.8 4 1.9
$40,000 to $42,499............. 688 508 73.9 167 32.8 318 62.5 24 4.7
$42,500 to $44,999............. 154 120 78.2 38 31.8 75 62.5 7 5.7
$45,000 to $47,499............. 327 265 80.9 90 34.2 170 64.3 4 1.5
$47,500 to $49,999............. 154 111 71.9 34 30.8 77 69.2 0 0.0
$50,000 to $52,499............. 365 300 82.3 66 22.1 213 70.9 21 7.0
$52,500 to $54,999............. 90 80 89.4 29 36.5 42 51.8 9 11.7
$55,000 to $57,499............. 192 153 79.5 42 27.4 103 67.4 8 5.2
$57,500 to $59,999............. 74 63 84.8 21 32.9 42 67.1 0 0.0
$60,000 to $62,499............. 181 144 79.5 32 22.2 104 72.5 8 5.3
$62,500 to $64,999............. 53 48 90.8 16 33.1 32 66.9 0 0.0
$65,000 to $67,499............. 109 84 77.2 28 33.3 51 60.6 5 6.1
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 345
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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............. 53 51 96.4 24 47.9 25 48.8 2 3.3
$70,000 to $72,499............. 114 102 89.4 37 36.6 62 60.6 3 2.8
$72,500 to $74,999............. 3 3 100.0 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 63 53 82.9 13 24.0 36 68.5 4 7.5
$77,500 to $79,999............. 29 26 89.0 6 24.0 20 76.0 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 54 43 79.7 7 15.7 30 70.4 6 13.9
$82,500 to $84,999............. 23 19 81.9 6 32.0 13 68.0 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 32 20 63.7 7 37.0 13 63.0 0 0.0
$87,500 to $89,999............. 9 9 100.0 4 51.8 4 48.2 0 0.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 35 30 86.8 3 11.1 27 88.9 0 0.0
$92,500 to $94,999............. 20 15 72.1 2 14.9 10 68.1 3 17.0
$95,000 to $97,499............. 11 11 100.0 4 33.3 5 45.3 2 21.4
$97,500 to $99,999............. 6 6 100.0 6 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$100,000 and over.............. 203 162 79.7 49 30.4 111 68.5 2 1.1
Median earnings.............. 20534 27370 (x) 31049 (x) 26730 (x) 25088 (x)
Standard error............... 215 328 (x) 479 (x) 282 (x) 1296 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 24468 32319 (x) 35444 (x) 31581 (x) 28090 (x)
Standard error............... 309 434 (x) 950 (x) 510 (x) 1370 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 346
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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........................ 2021 360 17.8 66 18.5 261 72.5 33 9.1
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 2021 360 17.8 66 18.5 261 72.5 33 9.1
Full-time...................... 1237 289 23.3 52 18.0 220 76.3 17 5.7
50 weeks or more............. 508 161 31.8 35 21.5 125 77.6 2 1.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 253 62 24.5 16 25.3 42 67.7 4 7.0
26 weeks or less............. 476 65 13.7 2 2.5 53 81.2 11 16.3
Part-time...................... 784 71 9.1 14 20.4 40 56.9 16 22.7
50 weeks or more............. 252 42 16.6 10 24.9 31 75.1 0 0.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 141 8 5.4 0 0.0 4 50.5 4 49.5
26 weeks or less............. 391 22 5.5 4 18.9 5 24.0 12 57.2
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 576 66 11.6 16 23.4 46 69.3 5 7.4
25 to 99 persons.................. 265 52 19.7 8 15.9 35 67.2 9 16.9
100 to 499 persons................ 257 57 22.3 15 25.6 39 67.3 4 7.1
500 to 999 persons................ 87 14 16.4 2 15.6 11 74.2 1 10.1
1000 persons or more.............. 836 169 20.3 26 15.1 130 77.0 13 7.9
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 45 14 30.2 6 40.5 6 45.3 2 14.2
Professional specialty............ 57 13 22.3 0 0.0 13 100.0 0 0.0
Technical and related support..... 19 4 21.9 4 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Sales workers..................... 383 57 14.8 4 7.5 51 90.0 1 2.5
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 240 46 19.2 19 40.4 26 57.0 1 2.6
Precision production, craft & repair 75 16 21.0 3 18.2 13 81.8 0 0.0
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 347
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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........................ 161 40 24.8 5 13.3 31 78.0 4 8.8
Transportation & material moving.. 68 13 18.7 5 38.5 8 61.5 0 0.0
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 172 21 12.4 4 17.0 14 63.8 4 19.2
Service workers................... 753 134 17.7 17 12.9 96 71.7 21 15.4
Private household workers...... 60 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 694 134 19.3 17 12.9 96 71.7 21 15.4
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 49 3 7.0 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
Armed forces...................... 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 1529 282 18.5 55 19.6 205 72.7 22 7.7
Householder.................... 1084 237 21.9 51 21.5 173 73.0 13 5.5
Spouse present............... 130 50 38.8 9 17.9 41 82.1 0 0.0
No spouse present............ 954 186 19.6 42 22.5 131 70.5 13 7.0
Spouse of householder.......... 108 22 20.1 4 19.5 14 66.1 3 14.4
Child of householder........... 254 18 7.0 0 0.0 14 76.9 4 23.1
Other relative of
householder.................... 83 6 6.9 0 0.0 4 75.1 1 24.9
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 24 6 24.2 0 0.0 6 100.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 468 72 15.3 11 15.6 50 69.2 11 15.2
Nonfamily householder.......... 239 47 19.9 8 15.9 35 73.7 5 10.3
Secondary Individuals.......... 230 24 10.6 4 15.0 15 60.5 6 24.5
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 1991 354 17.8 64 18.2 257 72.6 33 9.2
15 to 24 years................. 702 83 11.8 7 8.2 66 79.3 10 12.6
25 to 44 years................. 981 214 21.8 48 22.5 146 68.1 20 9.4
45 to 64 years................. 308 57 18.4 9 16.3 45 79.9 2 3.8
65 years and over................. 30 6 19.7 2 36.0 4 64.0 0 0.0
Mean age................... 32.3 34.8 (x) 35.5 (x) 35.1 (x) 31.0 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 348
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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...... 1691 298 17.6 58 19.5 207 69.5 33 11.0
Inside central cities........... 1176 190 16.1 46 24.4 121 63.9 22 11.7
One million or more........... 786 132 16.8 35 26.3 76 57.8 21 15.9
Under one million............. 390 58 14.9 12 20.1 45 77.9 1 2.1
Outside central cities.......... 515 108 21.0 12 11.0 86 79.3 11 9.7
One million or more........... 397 83 20.9 9 11.2 65 78.0 9 10.8
Under one million............. 119 26 21.5 3 10.2 21 83.6 2 6.2
Outside metropolitan areas........ 330 62 18.7 8 13.2 54 86.8 0 0.0
REGION
Northeast......................... 336 66 19.6 13 19.7 45 68.1 8 12.2
Midwest........................... 426 63 14.9 12 19.3 48 75.7 3 4.9
South............................. 1120 203 18.1 41 20.3 144 71.1 17 8.6
West.............................. 139 28 20.1 0 0.0 24 85.4 4 14.6
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 349
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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.................. 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 2018 360 17.8 66 18.5 261 72.5 33 9.1
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 631 34 5.4 3 8.7 15 43.0 16 48.3
$2,500 to $4,999............... 376 51 13.5 4 8.5 42 82.7 4 8.8
$5,000 to $7,499............... 434 98 22.5 23 23.6 75 76.4 0 0.0
$7,500 to $9,999............... 223 49 21.9 12 25.5 31 64.4 5 10.1
$10,000 to $12,499............. 215 59 27.4 12 20.1 43 73.5 4 6.4
$12,500 to $14,999............. 75 33 44.2 6 17.6 24 73.0 3 9.4
$15,000 to $17,499............. 53 29 54.5 6 20.5 23 79.5 0 0.0
$17,500 to $19,999............. 6 4 72.9 0 0.0 4 100.0 0 0.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 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............. 6 3 54.7 0 0.0 3 100.0 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 350
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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.............. 5015 7431 (x) 8082 (x) 7465 (x) 2489 (x)
Standard error............... 233 577 (x) 1193 (x) 742 (x) 2938 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 5340 8037 (x) 8449 (x) 8350 (x) 4699 (x)
Standard error............... 163 412 (x) 776 (x) 487 (x) 1393 (x)