Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 185
by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
WHITE
MALE........................ 65609 37749 57.5 11625 30.8 24147 64.0 1977 5.2
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 65609 37749 57.5 11625 30.8 24147 64.0 1977 5.2
Full-time...................... 56701 36091 63.7 11113 30.8 23214 64.3 1765 4.9
50 weeks or more............. 47241 32460 68.7 9941 30.6 21057 64.9 1462 4.5
27 to 49 weeks............... 5715 2672 46.8 907 33.9 1593 59.6 172 6.4
26 weeks or less............. 3746 959 25.6 265 27.6 564 58.8 130 13.6
Part-time...................... 8908 1657 18.6 512 30.9 933 56.3 212 12.8
50 weeks or more............. 3630 894 24.6 279 31.2 501 56.0 114 12.8
27 to 49 weeks............... 2021 367 18.2 120 32.8 201 54.8 46 12.5
26 weeks or less............. 3257 396 12.2 112 28.4 231 58.4 52 13.2
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 21313 6926 32.5 3185 46.0 3052 44.1 689 9.9
25 to 99 people................... 9049 5311 58.7 1825 34.4 3240 61.0 246 4.6
100 to 499 people................. 8318 5752 69.2 1656 28.8 3837 66.7 259 4.5
500 to 999 people................. 3312 2394 72.3 609 25.5 1646 68.8 138 5.8
1000 people or more............... 23617 17365 73.5 4348 25.0 12372 71.2 645 3.7
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 9499 6751 71.1 2125 31.5 4356 64.5 270 4.0
Professional specialty............ 8321 6140 73.8 1903 31.0 3925 63.9 312 5.1
Technical and related support..... 1765 1246 70.6 335 26.9 872 70.0 38 3.1
Sales workers..................... 7525 4147 55.1 1263 30.5 2612 63.0 272 6.6
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 3465 2205 63.7 539 24.4 1560 70.7 107 4.8
Precision production, craft & repair 12660 7140 56.4 2249 31.5 4487 62.8 404 5.7
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 186
by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
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........................ 4239 2838 67.0 842 29.7 1885 66.4 111 3.9
Transportation & material moving.. 4211 2373 56.3 808 34.1 1427 60.2 137 5.8
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 3800 1402 36.9 417 29.7 881 62.8 105 7.5
Service workers................... 6721 2700 40.2 790 29.3 1757 65.1 152 5.6
Private household workers...... 30 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 6691 2700 40.4 790 29.3 1757 65.1 152 5.6
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 2819 621 22.0 253 40.7 307 49.4 62 9.9
Armed forces...................... 585 185 31.7 101 54.6 77 41.6 7 3.8
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 52718 29948 56.8 9023 30.1 19264 64.3 1660 5.5
Householder.................... 32163 21381 66.5 6458 30.2 13846 64.8 1077 5.0
Spouse present............... 29594 19864 67.1 5978 30.1 12883 64.9 1003 5.1
No spouse present............ 2569 1517 59.1 480 31.7 963 63.5 74 4.9
Spouse of householder.......... 8652 5348 61.8 1649 30.8 3409 63.8 290 5.4
Child of householder........... 9690 2430 25.1 670 27.6 1511 62.2 249 10.3
Other relative of
householder.................... 2213 788 35.6 246 31.3 498 63.2 44 5.6
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 110 39 35.4 15 37.6 24 62.4 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 12781 7762 60.7 2587 33.3 4858 62.6 317 4.1
Nonfamily householder.......... 8954 5999 67.0 2027 33.8 3742 62.4 230 3.8
Secondary Individuals.......... 3827 1763 46.1 559 31.7 1116 63.3 87 5.0
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 63128 36651 58.1 11276 30.8 23513 64.2 1863 5.1
15 to 24 years................. 10582 2362 22.3 723 30.6 1412 59.8 227 9.6
25 to 44 years................. 32542 20576 63.2 6107 29.7 13533 65.8 936 4.5
45 to 64 years................. 20004 13714 68.6 4446 32.4 8568 62.5 699 5.1
65 years and over................. 2481 1097 44.2 349 31.8 634 57.8 115 10.4
Mean age................... 39.2 41.6 (x) 42.0 (x) 41.4 (x) 41.7 (x)
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 187
by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
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...... 52577 30721 58.4 9463 30.8 19732 64.2 1526 5.0
Inside central cities........... 16744 9199 54.9 2773 30.1 5952 64.7 474 5.2
One million or more........... 10274 5621 54.7 1717 30.5 3599 64.0 305 5.4
Under one million............. 6471 3578 55.3 1056 29.5 2353 65.8 169 4.7
Outside central cities.......... 35832 21522 60.1 6690 31.1 13780 64.0 1052 4.9
One million or more........... 24591 14916 60.7 4690 31.4 9552 64.0 674 4.5
Under one million............. 11241 6606 58.8 2000 30.3 4228 64.0 378 5.7
Outside metropolitan areas........ 13032 7028 53.9 2162 30.8 4415 62.8 451 6.4
REGION
Northeast......................... 12557 7506 59.8 2450 32.6 4713 62.8 343 4.6
Midwest........................... 16404 10162 61.9 3315 32.6 6411 63.1 435 4.3
South............................. 21520 12061 56.0 3054 25.3 8182 67.8 825 6.8
West.............................. 15128 8020 53.0 2806 35.0 4840 60.4 374 4.7
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 188
by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
All workers
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
TOTAL
Without earnings.................. 27 1 5.0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 65582 37747 57.6 11625 30.8 24145 64.0 1977 5.2
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 4401 517 11.7 176 34.0 249 48.2 92 17.8
$2,500 to $4,999............... 2678 339 12.6 86 25.3 207 61.0 46 13.7
$5,000 to $7,499............... 2765 475 17.2 137 28.8 281 59.2 57 12.0
$7,500 to $9,999............... 2076 477 23.0 122 25.5 294 61.7 61 12.9
$10,000 to $12,499............. 3511 978 27.8 258 26.4 644 65.8 76 7.8
$12,500 to $14,999............. 2220 888 40.0 275 30.9 536 60.4 77 8.7
$15,000 to $17,499............. 3277 1400 42.7 390 27.8 874 62.4 137 9.8
$17,500 to $19,999............. 2105 1158 55.0 319 27.5 776 67.1 63 5.4
$20,000 to $22,499............. 3713 1993 53.7 544 27.3 1341 67.3 107 5.4
$22,500 to $24,999............. 2188 1389 63.5 387 27.8 933 67.2 69 5.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 3697 2335 63.1 606 25.9 1590 68.1 139 6.0
$27,500 to $29,999............. 1704 1204 70.7 367 30.4 765 63.5 73 6.0
$30,000 to $32,499............. 4125 2907 70.5 918 31.6 1858 63.9 131 4.5
$32,500 to $34,999............. 1409 1102 78.2 358 32.5 695 63.1 49 4.4
$35,000 to $37,499............. 3167 2455 77.5 769 31.3 1572 64.0 114 4.7
$37,500 to $39,999............. 1394 1083 77.7 368 34.0 675 62.3 40 3.7
$40,000 to $42,499............. 3107 2399 77.2 852 35.5 1477 61.6 69 2.9
$42,500 to $44,999............. 913 772 84.6 246 31.8 504 65.3 22 2.9
$45,000 to $47,499............. 2020 1673 82.8 568 33.9 1027 61.4 78 4.7
$47,500 to $49,999............. 817 652 79.7 211 32.4 420 64.5 21 3.2
$50,000 to $52,499............. 2442 1927 78.9 584 30.3 1268 65.8 75 3.9
$52,500 to $54,999............. 524 446 85.2 154 34.6 269 60.3 23 5.1
$55,000 to $57,499............. 1294 1066 82.4 350 32.8 675 63.3 41 3.8
$57,500 to $59,999............. 354 326 92.3 110 33.6 208 63.7 9 2.8
$60,000 to $62,499............. 1466 1191 81.3 364 30.6 796 66.8 32 2.6
$62,500 to $64,999............. 320 300 93.9 100 33.5 191 63.5 9 3.0
$65,000 to $67,499............. 883 744 84.2 204 27.4 520 69.9 20 2.7
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 189
by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
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............. 307 265 86.2 81 30.8 177 66.8 7 2.5
$70,000 to $72,499............. 955 784 82.1 245 31.2 525 66.9 15 1.9
$72,500 to $74,999............. 182 148 81.5 44 29.7 98 66.2 6 4.1
$75,000 to $77,499............. 687 516 75.2 156 30.2 340 65.9 20 3.9
$77,500 to $79,999............. 134 97 72.6 28 29.3 64 65.4 5 5.3
$80,000 to $82,499............. 642 502 78.1 191 38.0 305 60.8 6 1.2
$82,500 to $84,999............. 160 130 81.4 32 24.9 98 75.1 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 284 225 79.3 61 27.1 158 70.3 6 2.6
$87,500 to $89,999............. 83 59 71.4 22 37.8 31 53.1 5 9.1
$90,000 to $92,499............. 377 311 82.5 90 29.0 209 67.0 12 4.0
$92,500 to $94,999............. 62 53 85.7 10 18.3 43 81.7 0 0.0
$95,000 to $97,499............. 138 117 84.8 31 26.4 69 58.7 17 14.9
$97,500 to $99,999............. 96 87 90.3 42 48.5 42 48.9 2 2.6
$100,000 and over.............. 2905 2259 77.8 772 34.2 1342 59.4 145 6.4
Median earnings.............. 27731 36745 (x) 38209 (x) 36637 (x) 29690 (x)
Standard error............... 277 155 (x) 573 (x) 194 (x) 1001 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 36942 47180 (x) 49781 (x) 46348 (x) 42047 (x)
Standard error............... 339 499 (x) 969 (x) 601 (x) 2141 (x)
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 190
by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
Workers in poverty
With employer-provided group health
Employer contribution
All Part None
Number Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Characteristics
WHITE
MALE........................ 3254 509 15.6 138 27.1 339 66.6 32 6.3
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 3254 509 15.6 138 27.1 339 66.6 32 6.3
Full-time...................... 2203 452 20.5 113 25.1 311 68.9 27 6.0
50 weeks or more............. 1096 269 24.5 84 31.2 168 62.6 17 6.2
27 to 49 weeks............... 447 81 18.1 17 21.6 57 70.5 6 7.9
26 weeks or less............. 660 102 15.5 12 11.8 86 84.1 4 4.2
Part-time...................... 1051 57 5.4 25 43.2 28 48.8 5 8.0
50 weeks or more............. 341 26 7.6 14 52.6 12 47.4 0 0.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 211 9 4.3 4 45.7 4 42.3 1 12.0
26 weeks or less............. 498 22 4.4 7 31.1 12 53.2 3 15.6
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 1740 166 9.6 70 42.2 79 47.7 17 10.1
25 to 99 people................... 398 76 19.2 15 19.5 59 77.5 2 3.0
100 to 499 people................. 273 75 27.5 17 22.9 52 69.1 6 8.0
500 to 999 people................. 108 31 28.1 6 19.2 23 73.8 2 7.1
1000 people or more............... 734 161 21.9 30 18.6 126 78.6 5 2.8
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 170 32 19.0 9 27.4 21 66.1 2 6.6
Professional specialty............ 134 24 17.9 9 37.3 13 53.2 2 9.4
Technical and related support..... 40 15 36.9 4 24.9 9 58.1 2 17.0
Sales workers..................... 263 48 18.2 20 41.6 28 58.4 0 0.0
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 110 32 29.2 6 17.6 26 82.4 0 0.0
Precision production, craft & repair 675 103 15.2 36 35.1 64 62.0 3 2.9
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 191
by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
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 24.9 5 8.4 48 81.5 6 10.1
Transportation & material moving.. 227 47 20.9 12 25.9 29 61.6 6 12.5
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 366 47 12.9 3 5.3 39 83.7 5 11.0
Service workers................... 598 63 10.5 17 27.4 43 69.2 2 3.4
Private household workers...... 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 592 63 10.6 17 27.4 43 69.2 2 3.4
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 427 40 9.3 18 45.6 19 47.2 3 7.2
Armed forces...................... 11 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 2062 349 16.9 101 29.0 226 64.8 22 6.3
Householder.................... 1255 249 19.8 76 30.3 157 63.0 16 6.6
Spouse present............... 1011 223 22.1 67 30.1 141 63.3 15 6.6
No spouse present............ 244 26 10.7 8 32.1 16 60.9 2 7.0
Spouse of householder.......... 368 75 20.5 16 21.3 55 73.1 4 5.6
Child of householder........... 313 12 3.9 3 26.5 9 73.5 0 0.0
Other relative of
householder.................... 127 12 9.4 6 51.4 5 38.7 1 9.9
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 17 2 13.9 2 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Unrelated Individuals............. 1175 158 13.4 35 22.0 113 71.7 10 6.3
Nonfamily householder.......... 657 103 15.7 26 25.3 70 67.4 7 7.3
Secondary Individuals.......... 518 55 10.6 9 15.7 44 79.8 2 4.5
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 3201 503 15.7 135 26.7 337 66.9 32 6.3
15 to 24 years................. 957 94 9.9 19 20.2 66 69.4 10 10.4
25 to 44 years................. 1594 287 18.0 80 27.9 190 66.2 17 5.9
45 to 64 years................. 650 121 18.7 35 29.1 81 66.6 5 4.2
65 years and over................. 53 6 10.7 3 61.6 2 38.4 0 0.0
Mean age................... 34.0 35.7 (x) 37.2 (x) 35.4 (x) 32.4 (x)
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 192
by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
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...... 2378 352 14.8 100 28.3 228 64.9 24 6.8
Inside central cities........... 1145 188 16.4 54 28.9 115 61.4 18 9.7
One million or more........... 716 124 17.3 30 24.4 83 66.8 11 8.7
Under one million............. 429 64 14.9 24 37.5 32 50.8 7 11.7
Outside central cities.......... 1233 164 13.3 46 27.7 113 68.8 6 3.5
One million or more........... 740 102 13.8 27 26.4 73 71.6 2 2.1
Under one million............. 492 62 12.7 19 29.9 40 64.3 4 5.7
Outside metropolitan areas........ 876 157 17.9 38 24.4 111 70.6 8 5.0
REGION
Northeast......................... 436 82 18.7 21 26.1 58 71.0 2 2.9
Midwest........................... 606 102 16.9 23 22.2 75 72.8 5 5.0
South............................. 1121 153 13.6 45 29.2 98 64.2 10 6.7
West.............................. 1091 172 15.8 49 28.7 109 63.0 14 8.3
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 193
by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
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.................. 6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
With earnings..................... 3248 509 15.7 138 27.1 339 66.6 32 6.3
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 1018 103 10.2 50 48.1 50 48.5 4 3.5
$2,500 to $4,999............... 554 56 10.0 12 22.0 40 72.0 3 6.0
$5,000 to $7,499............... 603 103 17.1 24 23.3 71 69.1 8 7.6
$7,500 to $9,999............... 369 58 15.7 12 20.5 40 69.6 6 9.9
$10,000 to $12,499............. 368 92 25.0 24 26.5 62 67.3 6 6.3
$12,500 to $14,999............. 128 29 22.9 3 10.8 26 89.2 0 0.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 127 29 22.9 3 11.5 25 84.6 1 3.9
$17,500 to $19,999............. 41 15 35.6 4 26.7 11 73.3 0 0.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 33 20 60.8 4 20.6 12 57.1 5 22.3
$22,500 to $24,999............. 3 3 100.0 1 49.7 1 50.3 0 0.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 1 1 100.0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0
$27,500 to $29,999............. 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
$30,000 to $32,499............. 1 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. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 194
by Employer Contribution and Selected Characteristics: 1997 (Numbers in thousands)
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.............. 5216 7314 (x) 5735 (x) 8004 (x) 8025 (x)
Standard error............... 185 523 (x) 1061 (x) 811 (x) 1740 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 5456 7615 (x) 5111 (x) 8514 (x) 8903 (x)
Standard error............... 155 450 (x) 1015 (x) 486 (x) 1632 (x)