
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 371
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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........................ 15484 6237 40.3 1683 27.0 4206 67.4 347 5.6
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 15484 6237 40.3 1683 27.0 4206 67.4 347 5.6
Full-time...................... 12998 5879 45.2 1580 26.9 4002 68.1 297 5.1
50 weeks or more............. 10245 5185 50.6 1396 26.9 3551 68.5 239 4.6
27 to 49 weeks............... 1506 485 32.2 131 27.0 321 66.2 33 6.8
26 weeks or less............. 1247 209 16.7 53 25.5 131 62.5 25 12.0
Part-time...................... 2486 358 14.4 104 29.0 204 56.9 50 14.1
50 weeks or more............. 1234 239 19.4 78 32.9 131 54.7 30 12.4
27 to 49 weeks............... 421 66 15.6 14 21.7 42 64.3 9 14.0
26 weeks or less............. 831 53 6.4 11 20.6 31 58.0 11 21.4
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 4870 1009 20.7 355 35.2 572 56.7 82 8.1
25 to 99 persons.................. 2526 909 36.0 287 31.6 580 63.8 42 4.7
100 to 499 persons................ 2175 1040 47.8 255 24.6 726 69.8 58 5.6
500 to 999 persons................ 731 388 53.0 98 25.2 267 68.8 23 6.0
1000 persons or more.............. 5183 2891 55.8 689 23.8 2061 71.3 141 4.9
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 1069 629 58.8 194 30.9 407 64.7 28 4.4
Professional specialty............ 945 579 61.3 186 32.1 365 63.0 28 4.8
Technical and related support..... 330 224 67.9 66 29.4 145 64.7 13 5.9
Sales workers..................... 1523 489 32.1 128 26.2 323 66.0 38 7.9
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 1937 1022 52.7 274 26.8 690 67.5 58 5.6
Precision production, craft & repair 2147 872 40.6 258 29.6 567 65.0 47 5.4
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 372
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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........................ 1512 685 45.3 142 20.7 489 71.4 54 7.9
Transportation & material moving.. 723 310 42.9 76 24.4 214 69.1 20 6.5
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 1197 368 30.7 95 25.9 261 70.9 12 3.2
Service workers................... 3044 843 27.7 206 24.5 599 71.1 38 4.5
Private household workers...... 256 18 7.1 6 30.5 11 58.6 2 10.9
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 2788 825 29.6 201 24.3 589 71.4 36 4.3
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 992 197 19.9 45 23.0 141 71.4 11 5.7
Armed forces...................... 64 17 27.1 12 71.5 5 28.5 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 13014 5199 39.9 1371 26.4 3513 67.6 315 6.1
Householder.................... 5811 2806 48.3 719 25.6 1924 68.6 163 5.8
Spouse present............... 4043 2053 50.8 501 24.4 1428 69.5 124 6.1
No spouse present............ 1768 752 42.6 217 28.9 497 66.0 38 5.1
Spouse of householder.......... 3572 1473 41.2 389 26.4 976 66.3 107 7.3
Child of householder........... 2027 499 24.6 136 27.2 330 66.1 33 6.6
Other relative of
householder.................... 1604 421 26.3 127 30.1 283 67.1 12 2.8
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 97 26 26.5 8 31.9 18 68.1 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 2373 1012 42.7 305 30.1 676 66.7 32 3.2
Nonfamily householder.......... 1233 694 56.3 228 32.8 451 65.0 15 2.2
Secondary Individuals.......... 1140 318 27.9 77 24.1 225 70.6 17 5.3
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 15250 6154 40.4 1657 26.9 4158 67.6 339 5.5
15 to 24 years................. 3234 639 19.7 169 26.4 440 69.0 30 4.6
25 to 44 years................. 8654 3769 43.6 978 26.0 2570 68.2 221 5.9
45 to 64 years................. 3362 1746 51.9 510 29.2 1147 65.7 88 5.1
65 years and over................. 234 83 35.4 26 31.2 49 58.5 9 10.3
Mean age................... 35.7 38.5 (x) 39.1 (x) 38.3 (x) 39.0 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 373
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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...... 14274 5724 40.1 1567 27.4 3844 67.1 314 5.5
Inside central cities........... 7058 2765 39.2 721 26.1 1895 68.5 148 5.4
One million or more........... 5056 1910 37.8 504 26.4 1315 68.8 91 4.8
Under one million............. 2002 855 42.7 217 25.4 580 67.9 57 6.7
Outside central cities.......... 7216 2959 41.0 846 28.6 1948 65.8 165 5.6
One million or more........... 5644 2377 42.1 699 29.4 1557 65.5 122 5.1
Under one million............. 1572 582 37.0 147 25.3 392 67.3 44 7.5
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1210 512 42.3 116 22.7 363 70.8 33 6.5
REGION
Northeast......................... 2107 873 41.4 232 26.6 598 68.5 43 4.9
Midwest........................... 1321 615 46.5 144 23.4 450 73.2 21 3.3
South............................. 5313 2161 40.7 553 25.6 1456 67.4 153 7.1
West.............................. 6743 2588 38.4 755 29.2 1702 65.8 131 5.1
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 374
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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.................. 11 1 13.3 1 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 15474 6235 40.3 1682 27.0 4206 67.5 347 5.6
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1131 62 5.5 14 23.3 27 42.9 21 33.8
$2,500 to $4,999............... 839 95 11.3 12 13.1 67 70.3 16 16.6
$5,000 to $7,499............... 1043 133 12.8 38 28.2 75 56.1 21 15.8
$7,500 to $9,999............... 900 184 20.5 61 33.1 104 56.7 19 10.2
$10,000 to $12,499............. 1659 397 23.9 97 24.4 269 67.6 31 7.9
$12,500 to $14,999............. 1066 334 31.3 87 26.1 219 65.7 28 8.3
$15,000 to $17,499............. 1536 556 36.2 109 19.7 425 76.4 22 3.9
$17,500 to $19,999............. 902 421 46.6 93 22.1 313 74.5 14 3.4
$20,000 to $22,499............. 1135 568 50.0 137 24.2 400 70.4 31 5.4
$22,500 to $24,999............. 572 318 55.5 98 30.8 209 65.7 11 3.4
$25,000 to $27,499............. 820 456 55.7 120 26.3 320 70.2 16 3.5
$27,500 to $29,999............. 372 221 59.3 63 28.6 148 66.8 10 4.6
$30,000 to $32,499............. 698 444 63.6 131 29.6 283 63.8 29 6.6
$32,500 to $34,999............. 207 151 72.7 47 31.2 93 61.9 10 6.9
$35,000 to $37,499............. 496 346 69.7 92 26.6 247 71.3 7 2.1
$37,500 to $39,999............. 134 94 70.4 33 35.0 57 60.5 4 4.5
$40,000 to $42,499............. 413 285 69.1 73 25.6 209 73.1 3 1.2
$42,500 to $44,999............. 118 95 80.6 37 38.4 56 58.4 3 3.2
$45,000 to $47,499............. 254 192 75.6 68 35.3 115 60.0 9 4.6
$47,500 to $49,999............. 94 77 81.7 22 29.0 53 68.8 2 2.2
$50,000 to $52,499............. 222 168 75.3 42 24.9 123 73.1 3 2.0
$52,500 to $54,999............. 55 41 74.9 11 26.2 30 73.8 0 0.0
$55,000 to $57,499............. 96 79 82.4 28 35.5 47 58.8 5 5.7
$57,500 to $59,999............. 36 24 66.9 5 19.8 18 74.5 1 5.7
$60,000 to $62,499............. 148 98 66.0 31 31.5 59 60.9 7 7.6
$62,500 to $64,999............. 34 28 82.9 13 47.7 15 52.3 0 0.0
$65,000 to $67,499............. 62 51 81.4 14 26.9 36 70.8 1 2.3
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 375
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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............. 30 29 95.2 17 57.3 11 37.0 2 5.8
$70,000 to $72,499............. 72 53 73.1 11 21.5 34 65.4 7 13.1
$72,500 to $74,999............. 16 14 85.8 1 8.9 13 91.1 0 0.0
$75,000 to $77,499............. 61 52 85.5 12 22.7 37 71.2 3 6.1
$77,500 to $79,999............. 10 7 63.6 3 44.8 4 55.2 0 0.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 46 32 69.3 13 42.2 15 46.3 4 11.6
$82,500 to $84,999............. 5 5 100.0 0 0.0 5 100.0 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 9 9 100.0 4 41.4 3 33.9 2 24.7
$87,500 to $89,999............. 5 5 100.0 0 0.0 5 100.0 0 0.0
$90,000 to $92,499............. 19 15 77.9 7 46.1 8 53.9 0 0.0
$92,500 to $94,999............. 3 3 100.0 1 37.2 2 62.8 0 0.0
$95,000 to $97,499............. 9 9 100.0 5 54.2 3 31.5 1 14.3
$97,500 to $99,999............. 4 2 57.5 0 0.0 2 100.0 0 0.0
$100,000 and over.............. 139 84 60.1 31 37.3 49 59.2 3 3.5
Median earnings.............. 16787 25275 (x) 26960 (x) 24949 (x) 20156 (x)
Standard error............... 170 382 (x) 795 (x) 546 (x) 1896 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 21681 30444 (x) 33165 (x) 29624 (x) 27202 (x)
Standard error............... 390 699 (x) 1613 (x) 698 (x) 4940 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 376
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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........................ 1969 277 14.0 57 20.8 195 70.3 25 8.9
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 1969 277 14.0 57 20.8 195 70.3 25 8.9
Full-time...................... 1446 233 16.1 49 21.0 163 70.0 21 9.0
50 weeks or more............. 719 154 21.4 27 17.7 117 75.6 10 6.6
27 to 49 weeks............... 245 41 16.7 7 17.4 28 68.4 6 14.2
26 weeks or less............. 482 38 7.9 15 38.3 19 49.0 5 12.6
Part-time...................... 523 43 8.3 8 19.3 31 72.1 4 8.6
50 weeks or more............. 200 17 8.5 4 21.2 12 72.1 1 6.6
27 to 49 weeks............... 84 14 16.9 3 23.8 10 68.1 1 8.1
26 weeks or less............. 239 12 5.1 1 11.4 9 76.8 1 11.8
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 892 71 8.0 20 28.7 44 61.7 7 9.6
25 to 99 persons.................. 322 49 15.1 4 9.1 39 80.7 5 10.1
100 to 499 persons................ 205 30 14.7 5 16.7 21 69.0 4 14.2
500 to 999 persons................ 64 16 25.0 1 7.0 12 75.6 3 17.5
1000 persons or more.............. 485 111 22.8 26 23.9 79 70.9 6 5.2
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 47 8 17.8 0 0.0 7 79.8 2 20.2
Professional specialty............ 32 9 28.6 1 14.5 7 72.0 1 13.5
Technical and related support..... 8 4 47.0 1 29.4 1 32.9 2 37.7
Sales workers..................... 199 20 10.2 5 24.4 13 66.1 2 9.5
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 150 36 24.1 13 36.6 17 47.0 6 16.3
Precision production, craft & repair 243 23 9.3 3 11.9 18 80.5 2 7.6
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 377
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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........................ 180 41 22.6 6 13.5 32 78.2 3 8.3
Transportation & material moving.. 64 12 18.4 0 0.0 8 70.4 3 29.6
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 194 28 14.6 8 29.5 19 65.3 1 5.2
Service workers................... 570 74 12.9 15 19.9 58 78.5 1 1.6
Private household workers...... 85 7 7.7 1 21.3 5 78.7 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 485 67 13.8 13 19.8 53 78.5 1 1.7
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 281 21 7.6 5 25.5 15 69.2 1 5.4
Armed forces...................... 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 1550 232 14.9 47 20.2 160 69.2 25 10.6
Householder.................... 878 164 18.7 37 22.7 115 70.0 12 7.3
Spouse present............... 429 81 18.9 18 22.0 59 73.2 4 4.8
No spouse present............ 449 83 18.4 19 23.4 55 66.8 8 9.8
Spouse of householder.......... 326 52 15.9 5 10.0 38 72.7 9 17.3
Child of householder........... 176 2 1.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 100.0
Other relative of
householder.................... 171 14 8.1 4 31.6 8 58.0 1 10.3
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 25 3 11.1 1 48.0 1 52.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 393 42 10.7 9 22.2 33 77.8 0 0.0
Nonfamily householder.......... 127 26 20.7 4 16.6 22 83.4 0 0.0
Secondary Individuals.......... 266 16 6.0 5 31.4 11 68.6 0 0.0
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 1951 272 13.9 56 20.6 191 70.3 25 9.1
15 to 24 years................. 568 47 8.2 8 17.9 35 74.2 4 7.9
25 to 44 years................. 1101 178 16.2 37 20.9 126 70.6 15 8.5
45 to 64 years................. 282 47 16.5 10 22.2 31 65.4 6 12.4
65 years and over................. 18 5 27.4 1 28.2 4 71.8 0 0.0
Mean age................... 32.7 36.0 (x) 36.7 (x) 35.9 (x) 35.8 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 378
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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...... 1765 232 13.1 52 22.5 164 70.7 16 6.8
Inside central cities........... 1000 125 12.5 32 25.4 86 68.9 7 5.7
One million or more........... 674 75 11.1 21 28.6 50 67.3 3 4.1
Under one million............. 326 51 15.5 11 20.8 36 71.2 4 8.0
Outside central cities.......... 766 106 13.9 20 19.1 77 72.8 9 8.1
One million or more........... 513 65 12.7 14 21.9 45 68.9 6 9.2
Under one million............. 253 41 16.3 6 14.6 32 78.9 3 6.4
Outside metropolitan areas........ 203 45 22.1 5 11.8 31 68.6 9 19.6
REGION
Northeast......................... 245 25 10.3 8 30.6 15 59.2 3 10.2
Midwest........................... 127 27 21.4 2 6.9 23 85.6 2 7.5
South............................. 711 115 16.1 27 23.4 76 66.1 12 10.5
West.............................. 885 109 12.4 21 19.2 80 73.5 8 7.3
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 379
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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.................. 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 1967 277 14.1 57 20.8 195 70.3 25 8.9
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 462 17 3.7 6 33.5 6 36.1 5 30.3
$2,500 to $4,999............... 347 38 11.1 2 4.5 34 87.9 3 7.6
$5,000 to $7,499............... 358 39 10.9 16 41.6 20 51.0 3 7.4
$7,500 to $9,999............... 230 29 12.7 12 39.9 13 44.5 5 15.6
$10,000 to $12,499............. 267 54 20.3 13 24.5 38 69.4 3 6.2
$12,500 to $14,999............. 113 35 31.2 3 7.4 30 85.5 2 7.1
$15,000 to $17,499............. 138 43 31.2 4 9.1 37 86.8 2 4.1
$17,500 to $19,999............. 36 14 40.6 2 15.6 12 84.4 0 0.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 9 4 48.4 0 0.0 3 64.2 1 35.8
$22,500 to $24,999............. 5 2 35.3 0 0.0 2 100.0 0 0.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 2 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............. 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 380
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (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.............. 6217 10666 (x) 8566 (x) 11622 (x) 8215 (x)
Standard error............... 260 644 (x) 1321 (x) 778 (x) 2830 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 6798 10136 (x) 8421 (x) 10855 (x) 8449 (x)
Standard error............... 195 526 (x) 964 (x) 627 (x) 1918 (x)