
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 361
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (BLACK) (FEMALE)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
BLACK
FEMALE........................ 9334 4859 52.1 1112 22.9 3463 71.3 283 5.8
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 9334 4859 52.1 1112 22.9 3463 71.3 283 5.8
Full-time...................... 7508 4537 60.4 1036 22.8 3265 72.0 237 5.2
50 weeks or more............. 5899 3970 67.3 911 22.9 2854 71.9 205 5.2
27 to 49 weeks............... 879 392 44.6 94 24.1 280 71.5 17 4.5
26 weeks or less............. 730 176 24.1 31 17.4 130 74.2 15 8.4
Part-time...................... 1826 322 17.6 77 23.9 198 61.7 46 14.4
50 weeks or more............. 801 192 24.0 41 21.3 136 70.7 15 8.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 385 71 18.4 22 30.6 37 52.0 12 17.4
26 weeks or less............. 641 59 9.1 14 24.2 26 44.1 19 31.8
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 1639 361 22.0 109 30.2 216 59.8 36 10.1
25 to 99 persons.................. 879 442 50.3 113 25.5 307 69.5 22 5.0
100 to 499 persons................ 1232 674 54.7 135 20.0 501 74.3 38 5.7
500 to 999 persons................ 599 366 61.0 73 20.1 268 73.3 24 6.6
1000 persons or more.............. 4985 3016 60.5 682 22.6 2171 72.0 163 5.4
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 967 680 70.3 174 25.6 470 69.2 36 5.3
Professional specialty............ 1220 846 69.3 204 24.1 596 70.5 46 5.4
Technical and related support..... 335 213 63.5 52 24.4 152 71.3 9 4.3
Sales workers..................... 1111 319 28.7 69 21.5 227 71.0 24 7.5
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 2160 1296 60.0 308 23.8 940 72.5 48 3.7
Precision production, craft & repair 166 108 65.2 11 9.8 92 85.6 5 4.6
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 362
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (BLACK) (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........................ 517 293 56.7 55 18.6 211 71.9 28 9.5
Transportation & material moving.. 133 65 49.1 26 39.5 39 60.5 0 0.0
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 238 117 48.9 15 13.0 93 79.5 9 7.5
Service workers................... 2440 904 37.1 188 20.8 636 70.3 80 8.8
Private household workers...... 165 13 8.1 8 59.9 5 37.7 0 2.5
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 2275 891 39.2 180 20.3 631 70.8 79 8.9
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 21 3 13.5 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
Armed forces...................... 28 15 54.5 11 73.6 4 26.4 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 7492 3686 49.2 831 22.5 2637 71.5 218 5.9
Householder.................... 3897 2125 54.5 463 21.8 1523 71.7 139 6.5
Spouse present............... 1107 654 59.1 149 22.8 466 71.2 39 6.0
No spouse present............ 2790 1471 52.7 314 21.3 1058 71.9 99 6.8
Spouse of householder.......... 1834 939 51.2 241 25.6 664 70.7 35 3.7
Child of householder........... 1257 380 30.3 70 18.4 285 74.8 26 6.8
Other relative of
householder.................... 504 242 48.0 58 23.9 166 68.4 19 7.7
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 80 43 54.3 6 12.8 38 87.2 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 1762 1130 64.1 276 24.4 788 69.8 66 5.8
Nonfamily householder.......... 1392 919 66.0 220 24.0 642 69.9 56 6.1
Secondary Individuals.......... 371 211 57.0 55 26.3 146 69.1 10 4.6
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 9127 4804 52.6 1087 22.6 3438 71.6 278 5.8
15 to 24 years................. 1663 400 24.1 78 19.6 289 72.2 33 8.2
25 to 44 years................. 4933 2724 55.2 652 23.9 1897 69.6 176 6.5
45 to 64 years................. 2531 1679 66.3 357 21.3 1253 74.6 69 4.1
65 years and over................. 207 55 26.8 25 45.7 25 45.0 5 9.3
Mean age................... 37.5 40.0 (x) 39.8 (x) 40.2 (x) 38.1 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 363
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (BLACK) (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...... 8290 4372 52.7 1028 23.5 3098 70.9 246 5.6
Inside central cities........... 4834 2473 51.2 588 23.8 1746 70.6 138 5.6
One million or more........... 3476 1831 52.7 445 24.3 1296 70.7 91 5.0
Under one million............. 1358 641 47.2 143 22.4 451 70.3 47 7.4
Outside central cities.......... 3456 1900 55.0 440 23.1 1352 71.2 108 5.7
One million or more........... 2600 1447 55.7 369 25.5 1017 70.3 61 4.2
Under one million............. 856 453 52.9 71 15.6 335 74.1 47 10.4
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1044 487 46.6 85 17.4 365 75.0 37 7.6
REGION
Northeast......................... 1625 853 52.5 222 26.1 584 68.5 46 5.4
Midwest........................... 1817 907 49.9 230 25.3 642 70.8 35 3.9
South............................. 5155 2693 52.2 512 19.0 1990 73.9 191 7.1
West.............................. 738 406 55.1 148 36.5 247 60.7 11 2.8
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 364
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (BLACK) (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.................. 6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 9328 4859 52.1 1112 22.9 3463 71.3 283 5.8
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 849 83 9.7 23 27.5 36 43.1 24 29.4
$2,500 to $4,999............... 598 93 15.5 14 14.8 74 80.1 5 5.1
$5,000 to $7,499............... 654 137 20.9 33 23.9 94 69.0 10 7.1
$7,500 to $9,999............... 550 125 22.8 24 19.1 93 74.7 8 6.2
$10,000 to $12,499............. 729 262 36.0 50 18.9 200 76.3 13 4.8
$12,500 to $14,999............. 540 236 43.7 47 20.0 179 76.0 9 4.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 715 386 54.0 84 21.7 273 70.8 29 7.5
$17,500 to $19,999............. 446 301 67.6 39 12.9 238 79.0 25 8.1
$20,000 to $22,499............. 657 448 68.1 82 18.4 341 76.2 25 5.5
$22,500 to $24,999............. 415 303 72.8 58 19.3 211 69.8 33 10.9
$25,000 to $27,499............. 679 517 76.1 119 23.0 367 71.0 31 5.9
$27,500 to $29,999............. 208 166 79.9 54 32.5 105 63.0 8 4.5
$30,000 to $32,499............. 513 383 74.7 104 27.1 263 68.6 17 4.4
$32,500 to $34,999............. 163 136 83.6 21 15.1 113 83.0 3 1.9
$35,000 to $37,499............. 289 230 79.6 65 28.2 152 66.0 13 5.7
$37,500 to $39,999............. 147 102 69.4 25 24.7 76 74.8 0 0.5
$40,000 to $42,499............. 261 199 76.5 56 27.9 139 69.6 5 2.5
$42,500 to $44,999............. 92 71 77.5 26 36.5 40 55.8 5 7.7
$45,000 to $47,499............. 183 149 81.2 51 34.2 98 65.8 0 0.0
$47,500 to $49,999............. 52 35 67.8 17 47.5 19 52.5 0 0.0
$50,000 to $52,499............. 149 115 77.5 21 18.1 87 75.3 8 6.6
$52,500 to $54,999............. 41 41 100.0 4 9.1 30 74.0 7 16.9
$55,000 to $57,499............. 65 56 86.4 5 9.4 49 86.4 2 4.2
$57,500 to $59,999............. 11 11 100.0 8 73.4 3 26.6 0 0.0
$60,000 to $62,499............. 70 54 76.9 8 15.2 46 84.8 0 0.0
$62,500 to $64,999............. 25 23 91.0 9 39.6 14 60.4 0 0.0
$65,000 to $67,499............. 27 22 83.0 8 36.3 14 63.7 0 0.0
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 365
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (BLACK) (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............. 17 15 88.8 6 40.8 9 59.2 0 0.0
$70,000 to $72,499............. 49 43 87.5 20 47.6 20 45.8 3 6.6
$72,500 to $74,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 21 17 82.4 5 31.7 12 68.3 0 0.0
$77,500 to $79,999............. 9 9 100.0 4 41.1 5 58.9 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 11 11 100.0 4 40.6 6 59.4 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............. 3 3 100.0 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
$87,500 to $89,999............. 4 4 100.0 0 0.0 4 100.0 0 0.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 12 9 77.0 3 36.0 6 64.0 0 0.0
$92,500 to $94,999............. 8 5 63.7 0 0.0 2 47.8 3 52.2
$95,000 to $97,499............. 3 3 100.0 0 0.0 3 100.0 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.............. 62 52 84.2 17 31.8 36 68.2 0 0.0
Median earnings.............. 17671 25274 (x) 27174 (x) 24895 (x) 22011 (x)
Standard error............... 401 285 (x) 744 (x) 482 (x) 1313 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 21292 28382 (x) 30390 (x) 28185 (x) 22907 (x)
Standard error............... 369 525 (x) 974 (x) 652 (x) 1506 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 366
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (BLACK) (FEMALE)
Workers in poverty
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
BLACK
FEMALE........................ 1452 257 17.7 52 20.2 186 72.1 20 7.7
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 1452 257 17.7 52 20.2 186 72.1 20 7.7
Full-time...................... 863 199 23.0 42 21.2 149 74.9 8 3.9
50 weeks or more............. 371 105 28.3 28 26.4 77 73.6 0 0.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 184 44 23.9 13 29.0 30 68.3 1 2.7
26 weeks or less............. 307 50 16.2 2 3.3 42 83.5 7 13.2
Part-time...................... 589 59 10.0 10 17.1 37 62.4 12 20.5
50 weeks or more............. 197 34 17.2 6 17.4 28 82.6 0 0.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 113 8 6.7 0 0.0 4 50.5 4 49.5
26 weeks or less............. 279 17 6.1 4 23.8 5 27.8 8 48.4
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 368 38 10.3 8 20.8 25 66.2 5 13.0
25 to 99 persons.................. 178 30 17.0 8 27.4 16 53.9 6 18.8
100 to 499 persons................ 185 38 20.7 12 30.9 24 62.6 3 6.5
500 to 999 persons................ 58 14 24.6 2 15.6 11 74.2 1 10.1
1000 persons or more.............. 662 137 20.6 22 16.0 110 80.2 5 3.8
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 36 14 38.1 6 40.5 6 45.3 2 14.2
Professional specialty............ 38 6 16.4 0 0.0 6 100.0 0 0.0
Technical and related support..... 19 4 21.9 4 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Sales workers..................... 360 50 13.9 3 5.7 46 91.4 1 2.9
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 180 39 21.9 15 36.9 24 60.1 1 3.0
Precision production, craft & repair 23 9 41.4 0 0.0 9 100.0 0 0.0
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 367
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (BLACK) (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........................ 104 26 24.6 5 20.7 20 79.3 0 0.0
Transportation & material moving.. 26 7 28.4 5 67.3 2 32.7 0 0.0
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 70 8 11.9 1 15.9 7 84.1 0 0.0
Service workers................... 588 94 16.0 14 14.5 65 69.2 15 16.2
Private household workers...... 54 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 534 94 17.6 14 14.5 65 69.2 15 16.2
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 11 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Armed forces...................... 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 1170 205 17.5 43 21.1 150 73.6 11 5.3
Householder.................... 950 190 20.0 43 22.7 138 72.4 9 4.9
Spouse present............... 45 14 30.4 1 9.7 12 90.3 0 0.0
No spouse present............ 905 177 19.5 42 23.7 126 71.0 9 5.3
Spouse of householder.......... 54 6 10.4 0 0.0 6 100.0 0 0.0
Child of householder........... 115 3 2.3 0 0.0 3 100.0 0 0.0
Other relative of
householder.................... 51 6 11.2 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............. 258 47 18.3 9 18.8 29 62.2 9 18.9
Nonfamily householder.......... 167 32 19.2 5 16.3 22 68.4 5 15.3
Secondary Individuals.......... 92 15 16.6 4 24.1 7 49.3 4 26.6
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 1433 257 17.9 52 20.3 185 72.0 20 7.7
15 to 24 years................. 483 60 12.4 3 5.0 51 84.4 6 10.6
25 to 44 years................. 746 164 22.0 44 26.8 107 65.0 13 8.2
45 to 64 years................. 204 33 16.2 5 15.5 28 84.5 0 0.0
65 years and over................. 19 0 2.3 0 0.0 0 100.0 0 0.0
Mean age................... 32.2 33.6 (x) 34.3 (x) 33.7 (x) 31.1 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 368
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (BLACK) (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...... 1220 212 17.4 45 21.4 147 69.3 20 9.3
Inside central cities........... 869 138 15.9 36 26.4 90 65.7 11 7.9
One million or more........... 571 86 15.1 29 33.6 48 55.2 10 11.2
Under one million............. 298 52 17.4 8 14.6 43 83.1 1 2.3
Outside central cities.......... 351 75 21.3 9 12.1 57 76.0 9 12.0
One million or more........... 267 63 23.6 6 10.2 48 75.6 9 14.2
Under one million............. 84 12 13.9 3 22.2 9 77.8 0 0.0
Outside metropolitan areas........ 232 45 19.4 7 14.9 38 85.1 0 0.0
REGION
Northeast......................... 230 43 18.8 9 20.2 29 66.2 6 13.6
Midwest........................... 315 52 16.4 8 15.7 42 82.0 1 2.3
South............................. 821 151 18.4 35 23.4 103 68.2 13 8.4
West.............................. 85 12 13.5 0 0.0 12 100.0 0 0.0
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 369
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (BLACK) (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.................. 3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 1448 257 17.8 52 20.2 186 72.1 20 7.7
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 436 28 6.3 3 10.7 12 44.7 12 44.5
$2,500 to $4,999............... 273 41 15.0 2 4.9 37 89.0 3 6.1
$5,000 to $7,499............... 307 71 23.0 22 30.7 49 69.3 0 0.0
$7,500 to $9,999............... 164 27 16.3 3 12.3 22 83.3 1 4.5
$10,000 to $12,499............. 173 50 29.0 12 23.6 35 68.9 4 7.5
$12,500 to $14,999............. 55 18 33.6 4 23.9 14 76.1 0 0.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 39 23 58.9 6 26.2 17 73.8 0 0.0
$17,500 to $19,999............. 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 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............. 3 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 370
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (BLACK) (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.............. 5125 7124 (x) 7436 (x) 7239 (x) 2007 (x)
Standard error............... 268 559 (x) 1865 (x) 776 (x) 1270 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 5414 7571 (x) 8457 (x) 7748 (x) 3570 (x)
Standard error............... 185 451 (x) 931 (x) 518 (x) 1488 (x)