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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
BOTH SEXES........................ 121637 64433 53.0 19348 30.0 41426 64.3 3659 5.7
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 121637 64433 53.0 19348 30.0 41426 64.3 3659 5.7
Full-time...................... 95447 59577 62.4 17881 30.0 38707 65.0 2989 5.0
50 weeks or more............. 77847 52672 67.7 15690 29.8 34579 65.6 2403 4.6
27 to 49 weeks............... 10567 5138 48.6 1697 33.0 3093 60.2 348 6.8
26 weeks or less............. 7032 1767 25.1 494 28.0 1035 58.6 238 13.4
Part-time...................... 26190 4855 18.5 1467 30.2 2718 56.0 670 13.8
50 weeks or more............. 11995 2885 24.1 895 31.0 1645 57.0 346 12.0
27 to 49 weeks............... 5832 1079 18.5 316 29.3 598 55.5 165 15.3
26 weeks or less............. 8362 892 10.7 256 28.7 476 53.4 160 17.9
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 37420 10827 28.9 4932 45.6 4711 43.5 1184 10.9
25 to 99 people................... 15930 8451 53.1 2861 33.8 5167 61.1 424 5.0
100 to 499 people................. 15927 10026 63.0 2882 28.7 6710 66.9 434 4.3
500 to 999 people................. 6640 4450 67.0 1134 25.5 3065 68.9 251 5.6
1000 people or more............... 45719 30679 67.1 7538 24.6 21773 71.0 1367 4.5
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 17216 11631 67.6 3554 30.6 7596 65.3 481 4.1
Professional specialty............ 17883 11968 66.9 3751 31.3 7626 63.7 591 4.9
Technical and related support..... 3901 2554 65.5 686 26.9 1750 68.5 117 4.6
Sales workers..................... 15277 6722 44.0 1931 28.7 4312 64.1 480 7.1
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 16940 9418 55.6 2739 29.1 6099 64.8 580 6.2
Precision production, craft & repair 13681 7665 56.0 2369 30.9 4863 63.4 433 5.7
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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........................ 6738 4153 61.6 1109 26.7 2838 68.3 206 5.0
Transportation & material moving.. 4684 2599 55.5 868 33.4 1571 60.5 160 6.2
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 4763 1727 36.3 502 29.1 1097 63.5 128 7.4
Service workers................... 16383 5071 31.0 1435 28.3 3232 63.7 404 8.0
Private household workers...... 846 68 8.1 21 30.6 20 29.0 28 40.4
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 15537 5002 32.2 1414 28.3 3212 64.2 376 7.5
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 3507 718 20.5 297 41.4 348 48.6 72 10.0
Armed forces...................... 665 206 31.0 106 51.3 93 45.3 7 3.4
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 98052 49974 51.0 14631 29.3 32313 64.7 3030 6.1
Householder.................... 45074 28212 62.6 8396 29.8 18301 64.9 1515 5.4
Spouse present............... 36710 23339 63.6 6983 29.9 15146 64.9 1209 5.2
No spouse present............ 8364 4873 58.3 1413 29.0 3155 64.7 306 6.3
Spouse of householder.......... 32758 16511 50.4 4808 29.1 10709 64.9 994 6.0
Child of householder........... 16663 3918 23.5 1040 26.5 2462 62.8 416 10.6
Other relative of
householder.................... 3556 1333 37.5 388 29.1 841 63.1 105 7.8
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 434 170 39.2 35 20.8 122 71.8 13 7.4
Unrelated Individuals............. 23151 14288 61.7 4681 32.8 8990 62.9 617 4.3
Nonfamily householder.......... 16395 11070 67.5 3677 33.2 6936 62.7 457 4.1
Secondary Individuals.......... 6756 3219 47.6 1004 31.2 2054 63.8 160 5.0
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 117205 62612 53.4 18726 29.9 40428 64.6 3458 5.5
15 to 24 years................. 20205 4359 21.6 1221 28.0 2693 61.8 446 10.2
25 to 44 years................. 59796 34722 58.1 10059 29.0 22920 66.0 1744 5.0
45 to 64 years................. 37204 23530 63.2 7446 31.6 14815 63.0 1269 5.4
65 years and over................. 4431 1821 41.1 622 34.2 998 54.8 201 11.0
Mean age................... 39.1 41.4 (x) 42.0 (x) 41.1 (x) 41.3 (x)
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 177
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...... 97224 52377 53.9 15823 30.2 33782 64.5 2773 5.3
Inside central cities........... 30683 16095 52.5 4816 29.9 10394 64.6 884 5.5
One million or more........... 18659 9875 52.9 3009 30.5 6335 64.2 531 5.4
Under one million............. 12023 6219 51.7 1807 29.1 4059 65.3 353 5.7
Outside central cities.......... 66542 36282 54.5 11006 30.3 23387 64.5 1889 5.2
One million or more........... 45574 25232 55.4 7820 31.0 16196 64.2 1216 4.8
Under one million............. 20968 11050 52.7 3187 28.8 7191 65.1 673 6.1
Outside metropolitan areas........ 24412 12056 49.4 3525 29.2 7644 63.4 887 7.4
REGION
Northeast......................... 23591 12894 54.7 4151 32.2 8142 63.1 602 4.7
Midwest........................... 31105 17045 54.8 5178 30.4 10983 64.4 884 5.2
South............................. 39566 20814 52.6 5137 24.7 14182 68.1 1495 7.2
West.............................. 27373 13679 50.0 4883 35.7 8118 59.3 678 5.0
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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.................. 121 18 15.2 5 28.0 8 41.9 6 30.2
With earnings..................... 121516 64414 53.0 19343 30.0 41418 64.3 3654 5.7
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 10780 1091 10.1 336 30.8 521 47.8 234 21.4
$2,500 to $4,999............... 6512 814 12.5 233 28.6 448 55.0 134 16.4
$5,000 to $7,499............... 7114 1253 17.6 367 29.3 705 56.2 181 14.5
$7,500 to $9,999............... 5353 1365 25.5 333 24.4 854 62.5 178 13.0
$10,000 to $12,499............. 8198 2605 31.8 698 26.8 1666 63.9 241 9.3
$12,500 to $14,999............. 5032 2169 43.1 625 28.8 1367 63.0 177 8.2
$15,000 to $17,499............. 7039 3388 48.1 929 27.4 2155 63.6 305 9.0
$17,500 to $19,999............. 4674 2790 59.7 783 28.1 1838 65.9 168 6.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 7723 4452 57.6 1224 27.5 2993 67.2 235 5.3
$22,500 to $24,999............. 4232 2738 64.7 733 26.8 1868 68.2 136 5.0
$25,000 to $27,499............. 6717 4379 65.2 1165 26.6 2982 68.1 232 5.3
$27,500 to $29,999............. 3185 2319 72.8 699 30.1 1504 64.9 116 5.0
$30,000 to $32,499............. 6952 4992 71.8 1587 31.8 3190 63.9 214 4.3
$32,500 to $34,999............. 2494 1944 77.9 624 32.1 1253 64.4 67 3.5
$35,000 to $37,499............. 4949 3810 77.0 1200 31.5 2458 64.5 152 4.0
$37,500 to $39,999............. 2233 1733 77.6 579 33.4 1105 63.7 50 2.9
$40,000 to $42,499............. 4557 3519 77.2 1201 34.1 2205 62.7 113 3.2
$42,500 to $44,999............. 1412 1169 82.8 364 31.1 772 66.1 33 2.8
$45,000 to $47,499............. 2905 2347 80.8 764 32.5 1486 63.3 98 4.2
$47,500 to $49,999............. 1296 1033 79.7 326 31.6 671 65.0 35 3.4
$50,000 to $52,499............. 3326 2602 78.2 768 29.5 1742 66.9 93 3.6
$52,500 to $54,999............. 752 617 82.0 200 32.4 388 62.8 29 4.8
$55,000 to $57,499............. 1694 1388 82.0 462 33.3 883 63.6 43 3.1
$57,500 to $59,999............. 541 501 92.5 154 30.8 334 66.6 13 2.6
$60,000 to $62,499............. 1959 1569 80.1 492 31.4 1032 65.7 45 2.9
$62,500 to $64,999............. 423 378 89.3 123 32.6 242 64.2 12 3.3
$65,000 to $67,499............. 1105 914 82.7 260 28.4 618 67.6 36 4.0
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 179
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............. 377 325 86.1 96 29.6 221 68.1 8 2.3
$70,000 to $72,499............. 1113 892 80.2 296 33.1 581 65.1 16 1.8
$72,500 to $74,999............. 233 187 80.3 52 27.7 129 69.1 6 3.3
$75,000 to $77,499............. 866 642 74.2 199 31.0 415 64.6 28 4.4
$77,500 to $79,999............. 165 120 72.8 38 31.3 77 64.4 5 4.3
$80,000 to $82,499............. 753 582 77.2 225 38.7 350 60.2 6 1.1
$82,500 to $84,999............. 196 157 80.1 40 25.5 117 74.5 0 0.0
$85,000 to $87,499............. 352 274 78.0 78 28.4 190 69.4 6 2.2
$87,500 to $89,999............. 93 66 71.5 22 33.8 38 58.1 5 8.1
$90,000 to $92,499............. 454 364 80.1 101 27.9 250 68.7 12 3.4
$92,500 to $94,999............. 74 65 88.0 11 17.1 54 82.9 0 0.0
$95,000 to $97,499............. 171 146 85.2 42 28.9 86 59.2 17 12.0
$97,500 to $99,999............. 115 103 90.0 43 41.6 58 56.2 2 2.2
$100,000 and over.............. 3398 2611 76.8 870 33.3 1573 60.2 168 6.4
Median earnings.............. 21961 31424 (x) 32434 (x) 31417 (x) 22213 (x)
Standard error............... 88 100 (x) 253 (x) 125 (x) 582 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 29700 39798 (x) 41941 (x) 39444 (x) 32479 (x)
Standard error............... 205 322 (x) 631 (x) 388 (x) 1294 (x)
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 180
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
BOTH SEXES........................ 6973 1142 16.4 300 26.3 713 62.4 129 11.3
WORK EXPERIENCE
Worked............................ 6973 1142 16.4 300 26.3 713 62.4 129 11.3
Full-time...................... 3954 835 21.1 198 23.7 553 66.2 84 10.1
50 weeks or more............. 1751 474 27.1 131 27.6 304 64.1 39 8.3
27 to 49 weeks............... 902 166 18.4 37 22.3 111 66.5 19 11.2
26 weeks or less............. 1301 195 15.0 30 15.3 139 71.2 26 13.5
Part-time...................... 3019 307 10.2 103 33.4 160 52.0 45 14.5
50 weeks or more............. 1051 135 12.9 49 36.5 65 47.7 21 15.8
27 to 49 weeks............... 611 84 13.7 26 31.7 47 56.1 10 12.2
26 weeks or less............. 1358 88 6.5 27 30.3 48 54.8 13 14.9
SIZE OF EMPLOYER
Under 25 people................... 3214 343 10.7 136 39.8 144 42.1 62 18.1
25 to 99 people................... 870 173 19.9 33 19.2 130 74.9 10 5.9
100 to 499 people................. 719 162 22.5 40 24.7 108 66.8 14 8.6
500 to 999 people................. 193 50 25.8 12 24.4 34 69.2 3 6.5
1000 people or more............... 1977 415 21.0 79 19.0 297 71.5 39 9.5
OCCUPATION OF LONGEST JOB
Executive, Administrative, and
Managerial........................ 327 72 22.1 20 27.7 41 57.3 11 15.0
Professional specialty............ 403 93 23.0 34 36.7 47 50.6 12 12.7
Technical and related support..... 80 29 36.4 8 26.3 17 57.8 5 15.9
Sales workers..................... 1021 167 16.4 39 23.1 114 68.3 14 8.6
Administrative support, including
Clerical.......................... 590 169 28.6 48 28.2 96 56.9 25 14.9
Precision production, craft & repair 741 121 16.4 36 29.8 78 64.6 7 5.6
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 181
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........................ 480 100 20.9 10 10.5 78 77.3 12 12.2
Transportation & material moving.. 271 54 19.9 16 29.8 32 59.1 6 11.0
Handlers, equipment cleaners,
Helpers, & laborers............... 494 61 12.3 3 4.1 53 86.7 6 9.2
Service workers................... 2006 226 11.2 66 29.2 134 59.3 26 11.5
Private household workers...... 181 5 2.9 2 29.0 0 0.0 4 71.0
Service workers, except private
Household...................... 1826 220 12.1 64 29.2 134 60.7 22 10.1
Farming, forestry, and fishing.... 550 51 9.2 21 42.2 24 46.4 6 11.4
Armed forces...................... 11 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
RELATIONSHIP TO
FAMILY HOUSEHOLDER
In Families....................... 4346 729 16.8 181 24.9 456 62.6 91 12.5
Householder.................... 2710 510 18.8 123 24.0 316 61.9 72 14.1
Spouse present............... 1231 259 21.1 71 27.5 167 64.3 21 8.2
No spouse present............ 1479 251 17.0 51 20.4 149 59.4 51 20.2
Spouse of householder.......... 864 166 19.2 47 28.3 106 63.6 13 8.1
Child of householder........... 569 30 5.3 4 14.0 21 70.5 5 15.5
Other relative of
householder.................... 204 22 10.9 7 33.6 14 61.1 1 5.3
In unrelated subfamilies.......... 141 20 14.4 7 36.2 11 56.1 2 7.7
Unrelated Individuals............. 2486 393 15.8 112 28.4 246 62.4 36 9.2
Nonfamily householder.......... 1306 237 18.1 67 28.1 139 58.6 31 13.3
Secondary Individuals.......... 1180 157 13.3 45 28.9 107 68.1 5 3.0
AGE
Under 65 years.................... 6859 1124 16.4 288 25.6 707 62.9 128 11.4
15 to 24 years................. 2145 231 10.8 53 22.7 159 68.9 19 8.4
25 to 44 years................. 3461 623 18.0 164 26.4 379 60.8 80 12.8
45 to 64 years................. 1254 270 21.5 71 26.4 169 62.8 29 10.9
65 years and over................. 114 18 16.2 12 66.4 6 30.7 1 2.8
Mean age................... 33.5 35.7 (x) 36.9 (x) 35.2 (x) 35.9 (x)
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 182
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...... 5103 798 15.6 212 26.5 491 61.5 96 12.0
Inside central cities........... 2352 384 16.3 110 28.6 227 59.2 47 12.3
One million or more........... 1414 240 17.0 69 28.6 149 62.1 22 9.3
Under one million............. 938 144 15.3 41 28.5 78 54.2 25 17.3
Outside central cities.......... 2751 414 15.1 102 24.6 264 63.6 49 11.7
One million or more........... 1664 254 15.2 67 26.4 164 64.6 23 9.0
Under one million............. 1086 161 14.8 35 21.9 100 62.2 26 16.0
Outside metropolitan areas........ 1870 344 18.4 89 25.7 222 64.6 33 9.7
REGION
Northeast......................... 985 190 19.3 65 34.1 103 54.2 22 11.7
Midwest........................... 1449 288 19.9 67 23.1 189 65.7 32 11.1
South............................. 2390 329 13.8 81 24.7 212 64.5 35 10.7
West.............................. 2148 336 15.6 88 26.1 209 62.1 39 11.8
Table NC7. All Workers and Poor Workers with their own Employment-Based Health Insurance Policy, 183
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.................. 15 3 23.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 100.0
With earnings..................... 6959 1139 16.4 300 26.4 713 62.6 126 11.0
$1 TO $2,499 OR LOSS........... 2319 202 8.7 72 35.6 102 50.8 27 13.6
$2,500 to $4,999............... 1310 167 12.8 45 27.1 100 60.0 22 12.9
$5,000 to $7,499............... 1455 277 19.1 85 30.5 172 61.9 21 7.7
$7,500 to $9,999............... 816 165 20.2 39 23.5 95 57.8 31 18.8
$10,000 to $12,499............. 619 174 28.1 31 17.6 126 72.6 17 9.9
$12,500 to $14,999............. 173 54 31.5 10 18.0 44 82.0 0 0.0
$15,000 to $17,499............. 163 48 29.4 7 15.3 38 78.8 3 5.9
$17,500 to $19,999............. 61 28 45.6 7 24.6 21 75.4 0 0.0
$20,000 to $22,499............. 37 20 54.0 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, 184
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.............. 4716 6807 (x) 5974 (x) 7239 (x) 6627 (x)
Standard error............... 125 238 (x) 402 (x) 322 (x) 1008 (x)
Mean earnings.................. 4964 7105 (x) 5546 (x) 7848 (x) 6611 (x)
Standard error............... 90 246 (x) 529 (x) 297 (x) 612 (x)