
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 401
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (BOTH SEXES)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
NON-HISPANIC WHITE
BOTH SEXES........................ 109965 60919 55.4 17552 28.8 40264 66.1 3102 5.1
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 109965 60919 55.4 17552 28.8 40264 66.1 3102 5.1
Full-time...................... 86603 56671 65.4 16328 28.8 37809 66.7 2533 4.5
50 weeks or more............. 71978 50674 70.4 14560 28.7 33992 67.1 2122 4.2
27 to 49 weeks............... 8757 4462 51.0 1347 30.2 2859 64.1 256 5.7
26 weeks or less............. 5868 1534 26.1 422 27.5 958 62.4 155 10.1
Part-time...................... 23362 4248 18.2 1224 28.8 2455 57.8 569 13.4
50 weeks or more............. 10798 2484 23.0 699 28.1 1478 59.5 307 12.4
27 to 49 weeks............... 5208 950 18.2 270 28.4 579 60.9 101 10.6
26 weeks or less............. 7356 814 11.1 255 31.3 398 48.9 161 19.8
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 33107 10385 31.4 4692 45.2 4672 45.0 1020 9.8
25 to 99 persons.................. 13949 7798 55.9 2422 31.1 4997 64.1 380 4.9
100 to 499 persons................ 14923 9933 66.6 2820 28.4 6712 67.6 401 4.0
500 to 999 persons................ 5788 4031 69.6 1084 26.9 2822 70.0 125 3.1
1000 persons or more.............. 42198 28773 68.2 6534 22.7 21061 73.2 1177 4.1
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 16965 11724 69.1 3548 30.3 7708 65.7 467 4.0
Professional specialty............ 17662 11702 66.3 3509 30.0 7611 65.0 582 5.0
Technical and related support..... 3704 2505 67.6 596 23.8 1822 72.7 87 3.5
Sales workers..................... 14566 6592 45.3 1803 27.3 4379 66.4 410 6.2
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 15156 8495 56.0 2048 24.1 6053 71.3 394 4.6
Precision production, craft & repair 11547 6998 60.6 2223 31.8 4427 63.3 349 5.0
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 402
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (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........................ 5037 3348 66.5 886 26.5 2333 69.7 128 3.8
Transportation & material moving.. 4199 2544 60.6 869 34.2 1530 60.1 145 5.7
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 3924 1578 40.2 425 26.9 1052 66.6 101 6.4
Service workers................... 13854 4613 33.3 1275 27.6 2987 64.8 350 7.6
Private household workers...... 662 63 9.5 18 28.5 34 53.5 11 18.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 13192 4550 34.5 1257 27.6 2954 64.9 339 7.5
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 2815 620 22.0 240 38.7 299 48.2 82 13.2
Armed forces...................... 535 200 37.4 130 65.1 63 31.3 7 3.6
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 87431 46152 52.8 12909 28.0 30824 66.8 2419 5.2
Householder.................... 39910 25716 64.4 7429 28.9 17088 66.4 1198 4.7
Spouse present............... 32978 21254 64.4 6293 29.6 13972 65.7 989 4.7
No spouse present............ 6932 4461 64.4 1136 25.5 3116 69.8 209 4.7
Spouse of householder.......... 30632 16005 52.2 4324 27.0 10777 67.3 904 5.6
Child of householder........... 14609 3431 23.5 883 25.7 2293 66.8 255 7.4
Other relative of
householder.................... 2279 1001 43.9 273 27.2 666 66.6 62 6.2
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 314 144 45.9 33 23.2 100 69.7 10 7.1
Unrelated Individuals............. 22221 14623 65.8 4610 31.5 9340 63.9 673 4.6
Nonfamily householder.......... 16126 11369 70.5 3631 31.9 7243 63.7 494 4.3
Secondary Individuals.......... 6094 3254 53.4 979 30.1 2096 64.4 179 5.5
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 105190 58978 56.1 16940 28.7 39158 66.4 2880 4.9
15 to 24 years................. 17945 3978 22.2 1037 26.1 2606 65.5 335 8.4
25 to 44 years................. 50760 31149 61.4 8773 28.2 20903 67.1 1473 4.7
45 to 64 years................. 36485 23851 65.4 7130 29.9 15649 65.6 1072 4.5
65 years and over................. 4775 1941 40.7 613 31.6 1107 57.0 222 11.4
Mean age................... 40.0 42.2 (x) 42.5 (x) 42.0 (x) 42.3 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 403
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (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...... 86135 48915 56.8 14129 28.9 32401 66.2 2384 4.9
Inside central cities........... 24488 14210 58.0 4289 30.2 9308 65.5 612 4.3
One million or more........... 14068 8440 60.0 2593 30.7 5510 65.3 337 4.0
Under one million............. 10420 5769 55.4 1696 29.4 3798 65.8 276 4.8
Outside central cities.......... 61647 34705 56.3 9840 28.4 23093 66.5 1772 5.1
One million or more........... 41455 23791 57.4 6922 29.1 15729 66.1 1140 4.8
Under one million............. 20192 10914 54.1 2918 26.7 7364 67.5 631 5.8
Outside metropolitan areas........ 23830 12004 50.4 3423 28.5 7863 65.5 718 6.0
REGION
Northeast......................... 21934 12384 56.5 3783 30.5 8100 65.4 501 4.0
Midwest........................... 30628 16941 55.3 4843 28.6 11404 67.3 694 4.1
South............................. 35530 19587 55.1 4721 24.1 13541 69.1 1326 6.8
West.............................. 21874 12006 54.9 4206 35.0 7219 60.1 581 4.8
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 404
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (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.................. 105 15 14.7 6 38.8 4 28.4 5 32.8
With earnings..................... 109860 60903 55.4 17546 28.8 40260 66.1 3097 5.1
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 8840 852 9.6 285 33.5 402 47.2 165 19.3
$2,500 to $4,999............... 5846 776 13.3 225 29.0 422 54.4 129 16.6
$5,000 to $7,499............... 5479 918 16.8 220 23.9 595 64.8 104 11.3
$7,500 to $9,999............... 4081 956 23.4 267 27.9 594 62.1 96 10.0
$10,000 to $12,499............. 5953 1702 28.6 442 25.9 1117 65.7 143 8.4
$12,500 to $14,999............. 3505 1399 39.9 380 27.2 911 65.2 107 7.7
$15,000 to $17,499............. 5763 2843 49.3 698 24.6 1944 68.4 201 7.1
$17,500 to $19,999............. 3942 2214 56.2 593 26.8 1472 66.5 149 6.7
$20,000 to $22,499............. 6246 3635 58.2 962 26.5 2491 68.5 183 5.0
$22,500 to $24,999............. 3619 2288 63.2 572 25.0 1576 68.9 139 6.1
$25,000 to $27,499............. 5943 3921 66.0 1115 28.4 2591 66.1 215 5.5
$27,500 to $29,999............. 3058 2245 73.4 622 27.7 1506 67.1 117 5.2
$30,000 to $32,499............. 6130 4449 72.6 1275 28.7 3017 67.8 156 3.5
$32,500 to $34,999............. 2452 1901 77.5 535 28.2 1308 68.8 58 3.0
$35,000 to $37,499............. 4789 3544 74.0 983 27.8 2419 68.3 142 4.0
$37,500 to $39,999............. 2091 1742 83.3 547 31.4 1133 65.0 62 3.6
$40,000 to $42,499............. 4853 3634 74.9 1165 32.1 2337 64.3 132 3.6
$42,500 to $44,999............. 1453 1184 81.5 323 27.3 827 69.8 35 2.9
$45,000 to $47,499............. 2806 2276 81.1 626 27.5 1591 69.9 59 2.6
$47,500 to $49,999............. 1497 1275 85.2 333 26.1 900 70.6 42 3.3
$50,000 to $52,499............. 3364 2561 76.1 806 31.5 1653 64.6 101 4.0
$52,500 to $54,999............. 936 771 82.4 196 25.4 559 72.5 16 2.1
$55,000 to $57,499............. 1769 1467 82.9 437 29.8 990 67.5 40 2.7
$57,500 to $59,999............. 704 587 83.4 168 28.5 400 68.1 20 3.4
$60,000 to $62,499............. 2376 1846 77.7 660 35.7 1137 61.6 49 2.7
$62,500 to $64,999............. 550 460 83.7 144 31.2 300 65.1 17 3.6
$65,000 to $67,499............. 1246 1022 82.1 288 28.2 695 67.9 40 3.9
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 405
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (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............. 417 353 84.7 87 24.7 250 70.8 16 4.5
$70,000 to $72,499............. 1266 1062 83.9 352 33.1 680 64.0 30 2.9
$72,500 to $74,999............. 352 273 77.4 75 27.7 182 66.7 15 5.6
$75,000 to $77,499............. 1134 899 79.3 333 37.0 523 58.2 43 4.8
$77,500 to $79,999............. 252 190 75.6 48 25.2 139 72.8 4 2.0
$80,000 to $82,499............. 957 779 81.3 243 31.3 499 64.1 36 4.6
$82,500 to $84,999............. 185 163 88.0 47 29.0 113 69.3 3 1.7
$85,000 to $87,499............. 476 356 74.8 88 24.8 245 68.9 23 6.4
$87,500 to $89,999............. 105 96 91.9 29 29.8 66 67.9 2 2.3
$90,000 to $92,499............. 494 384 77.6 101 26.3 271 70.5 12 3.2
$92,500 to $94,999............. 91 70 77.6 27 37.9 44 62.1 0 0.0
$95,000 to $97,499............. 301 247 82.2 71 28.8 168 67.8 8 3.4
$97,500 to $99,999............. 95 75 79.7 18 24.0 57 76.0 0 0.0
$100,000 and over.............. 4446 3486 78.4 1159 33.3 2137 61.3 189 5.4
Median earnings.............. 25697 35249 (x) 36478 (x) 35190 (x) 26553 (x)
Standard error............... 117 146 (x) 282 (x) 174 (x) 543 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 33879 44777 (x) 48102 (x) 43663 (x) 40426 (x)
Standard error............... 242 376 (x) 830 (x) 405 (x) 2199 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 406
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (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
NON-HISPANIC WHITE
BOTH SEXES........................ 4783 965 20.2 267 27.7 597 61.8 101 10.4
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 4783 965 20.2 267 27.7 597 61.8 101 10.4
Full-time...................... 2791 707 25.3 196 27.7 444 62.9 66 9.4
50 weeks or more............. 1163 413 35.5 126 30.5 260 62.9 27 6.6
27 to 49 weeks............... 607 127 20.9 38 29.6 82 64.9 7 5.5
26 weeks or less............. 1021 167 16.4 33 19.6 102 61.3 32 19.1
Part-time...................... 1992 258 13.0 71 27.7 152 59.0 35 13.4
50 weeks or more............. 677 111 16.4 21 18.8 77 69.2 13 12.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 407 48 11.8 8 16.2 36 75.0 4 8.9
26 weeks or less............. 908 99 10.9 43 43.1 40 39.8 17 17.1
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 persons.................. 2178 317 14.6 156 49.2 122 38.3 40 12.5
25 to 99 persons.................. 561 95 16.9 28 29.1 53 55.9 14 14.9
100 to 499 persons................ 448 119 26.5 9 7.6 105 88.5 5 3.9
500 to 999 persons................ 187 49 25.9 10 20.0 36 74.4 3 5.7
1000 persons or more.............. 1410 385 27.3 65 16.9 281 72.9 40 10.3
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 324 106 32.6 44 41.7 47 45.0 14 13.3
Professional specialty............ 283 80 28.3 28 34.7 43 54.0 9 11.3
Technical and related support..... 83 36 43.0 4 9.9 32 90.1 0 0.0
Sales workers..................... 793 129 16.3 34 26.6 72 55.6 23 17.8
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 427 112 26.3 36 32.2 62 55.5 14 12.3
Precision production, craft & repair 441 93 21.0 22 23.9 61 66.1 9 9.9
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 407
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (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........................ 285 81 28.5 13 15.7 61 75.6 7 8.6
Transportation & material moving.. 204 44 21.7 25 56.3 18 41.6 1 2.1
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 339 78 23.0 18 23.1 60 76.9 0 0.0
Service workers................... 1280 167 13.1 30 18.1 123 73.7 14 8.2
Private household workers...... 122 9 7.7 0 0.0 9 100.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 1159 158 13.6 30 19.2 114 72.1 14 8.7
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 319 36 11.3 11 29.7 15 42.9 10 27.4
Armed forces...................... 6 3 47.7 3 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 2572 574 22.3 155 26.9 354 61.7 65 11.3
Householder.................... 1558 376 24.1 116 30.9 228 60.8 31 8.3
Spouse present............... 651 198 30.3 77 39.0 111 56.1 10 4.9
No spouse present............ 908 178 19.7 39 21.9 118 65.9 22 12.1
Spouse of householder.......... 547 167 30.6 36 21.4 105 62.8 26 15.8
Child of householder........... 380 22 5.9 2 9.6 15 65.1 6 25.3
Other relative of
householder.................... 86 8 9.7 0 4.7 6 73.5 2 21.8
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 83 6 7.7 2 33.2 4 66.8 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 2128 384 18.1 111 28.8 238 61.9 36 9.3
Nonfamily householder.......... 1184 231 19.5 61 26.4 154 66.6 16 7.0
Secondary Individuals.......... 944 153 16.3 50 32.5 84 54.8 20 12.7
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 4683 941 20.1 263 28.0 582 61.9 95 10.1
15 to 24 years................. 1682 191 11.4 34 18.0 132 69.2 24 12.8
25 to 44 years................. 2080 466 22.4 126 27.0 309 66.3 31 6.7
45 to 64 years................. 922 284 30.8 103 36.4 141 49.7 40 14.0
65 years and over................. 100 24 24.0 4 17.5 14 59.9 5 22.6
Mean age................... 33.7 38.4 (x) 41.3 (x) 36.6 (x) 40.7 (x)
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 408
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (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...... 3176 631 19.9 161 25.5 407 64.5 63 10.0
Inside central cities........... 1225 196 16.0 53 26.9 127 65.0 16 8.2
One million or more........... 571 102 17.9 23 22.3 70 68.8 9 8.9
Under one million............. 654 94 14.3 30 31.9 57 60.8 7 7.4
Outside central cities.......... 1952 435 22.3 108 24.9 280 64.3 47 10.8
One million or more........... 1240 284 22.9 81 28.5 174 61.0 30 10.4
Under one million............. 712 151 21.2 27 17.9 106 70.5 18 11.6
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1607 334 20.8 107 32.0 189 56.8 38 11.3
REGION
Northeast......................... 728 164 22.5 44 27.0 106 64.4 14 8.5
Midwest........................... 1343 233 17.3 48 20.8 172 73.9 12 5.3
South............................. 1656 371 22.4 113 30.5 213 57.5 44 11.9
West.............................. 1057 198 18.7 62 31.2 106 53.6 30 15.2
Table NC7. Group health Coverage of workers, with policy in their own name, by Selected Characteristics 409
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (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.................. 10 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 4773 965 20.2 267 27.7 597 61.8 101 10.4
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1652 224 13.6 80 35.5 106 47.5 38 17.0
$2,500 to $4,999............... 988 200 20.2 54 26.9 107 53.5 39 19.6
$5,000 to $7,499............... 1080 211 19.5 49 23.1 152 71.9 10 5.0
$7,500 to $9,999............... 492 132 26.8 41 31.4 86 65.5 4 3.1
$10,000 to $12,499............. 320 73 22.9 14 19.3 56 76.2 3 4.4
$12,500 to $14,999............. 94 31 32.4 4 13.7 23 76.8 3 9.5
$15,000 to $17,499............. 85 45 52.4 5 12.3 36 81.6 3 6.2
$17,500 to $19,999............. 31 23 76.3 6 26.9 17 73.1 0 0.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 18 14 74.0 4 28.4 10 71.6 0 0.0
$22,500 to $24,999............. 10 10 100.0 10 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 4 3 75.8 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 410
Employer contribution, sex, race and Hispanic Origin, and poverty status: 1999 (NON-HISPANIC WHITE) (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.............. 4360 5690 (x) 5011 (x) 6400 (x) 3282 (x)
Standard error............... 147 309 (x) 671 (x) 338 (x) 537 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 4528 6024 (x) 5108 (x) 6933 (x) 3076 (x)
Standard error............... 111 323 (x) 724 (x) 367 (x) 840 (x)