APPENDIX A.
Percent of Employed Non-Hispanic White and Mexican-Origin Men with Health Insurance from their Employer or Union by Occupationa
| Longest Occupation Last Year (CPS Categories) | Non- Hispanic White (%) |
N | Mexican Origin (%) |
N | Difference (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, Weighers (8740) | 71.8 | 401 | 27.0 | 81 | −44.8** |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators (8800) | 82.9 | 65 | 47.3 | 58 | −35.6** |
| Electricians (6350) | 68.5 | 783 | 34.1 | 90 | −34.4** |
| Packers and Packagers (9640) | 58.9 | 53 | 28.0 | 59 | −30.9** |
| Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, Steamfitters (6440) | 60.5 | 599 | 33.2 | 90 | −27.2** |
| Janitors and Building Cleaners (4220) | 65.5 | 772 | 39.0 | 269 | −26.5** |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics (7200) | 49.3 | 856 | 24.4 | 142 | −24.9** |
| Roofers (6510) | 38.0 | 135 | 13.4 | 113 | −24.5** |
| Production Workers (8960) | 77.6 | 478 | 53.1 | 153 | −24.5** |
| Metal and Plastic Workers (8220) | 86.4 | 201 | 62.2 | 84 | −24.2** |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (7750) | 68.0 | 526 | 43.9 | 112 | −24.0** |
| Grounds Maintenance Workers (4250) | 39.5 | 463 | 17.1 | 453 | −22.4** |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (9600) | 73.3 | 284 | 53.0 | 134 | −20.3** |
| Dishwashers (4140) | 36.5 | 69 | 16.6 | 88 | −20.0** |
| Shipping, Receiving, Traffic Clerks (5610) | 76.0 | 287 | 56.5 | 83 | −19.5** |
| Driver/sales Workers and Truck Drivers (9130) | 59.6 | 2720 | 40.8 | 411 | −18.8** |
| Customer Service Representatives (5240) | 69.3 | 393 | 51.1 | 58 | −18.2** |
| Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons (6220) | 34.3 | 150 | 16.6 | 86 | −17.7** |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers (9620) | 60.8 | 925 | 43.7 | 267 | −17.1** |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing (4850) | 58.1 | 1520 | 41.4 | 157 | −16.7** |
| Construction Laborers (6260) | 37.5 | 676 | 21.2 | 534 | −16.3** |
| Weldering, Soldering and Brazing Workers (8140) | 71.1 | 473 | 55.1 | 109 | −16.1** |
| Food Service Managers (0310) | 54.6 | 393 | 39.0 | 70 | −15.6* |
| Cashiers (4720) | 36.9 | 259 | 22.6 | 90 | −14.3* |
| Carpenters (6230) | 32.5 | 1560 | 18.4 | 419 | −14.0** |
| Managers, All Others (0430) | 69.5 | 2410 | 55.6 | 120 | −13.9** |
| Painters, Construction ,Maintenance (6420) | 25.2 | 388 | 11.5 | 185 | −13.7** |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers (5620) | 57.2 | 457 | 44.8 | 110 | −12.5* |
| First-line Supervisors in Production and Operations (7700) | 84.6 | 744 | 72.2 | 90 | −12.4** |
| Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers (6050) | 33.2 | 308 | 21.9 | 341 | −11.3** |
| Carpet, Floor, and Tile Installers and Finishers (6240) | 23.3 | 179 | 12.2 | 89 | −11.1* |
| Helpers, Construction Trades (6600) | 27.9 | 51 | 17.8 | 52 | −10.2 |
| Waiters and Waitresses (4110) | 28.8 | 224 | 19.1 | 77 | −9.7 |
| First-line Supervisors in Construction and Extraction (6200) | 53.9 | 1047 | 44.5 | 116 | −9.4 |
| First-line Supervisors in Retail Sales (4700) | 64.5 | 2003 | 56.0 | 175 | −8.5* |
| First-line Supervisors in Non-Retail Sales (4710) | 68.1 | 1048 | 60.0 | 74 | −8.1 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers (7340) | 75.7 | 322 | 68.0 | 50 | −7.7 |
| Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers and Tapers (6330) | 24.6 | 146 | 17.0 | 146 | −7.5 |
| Food Preparation Workers (4030) | 24.8 | 100 | 18.8 | 80 | −5.9 |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment (9610) | 43.6 | 133 | 39.3 | 80 | −4.3 |
| Cooks (4020) | 21.8 | 413 | 17.5 | 396 | −4.3 |
| Dining/Cafeteria Attenders, Bartender Helpers (4130) | 24.6 | 52 | 21.3 | 63 | −3.3 |
| Construction Managers (0220) | 54.3 | 898 | 51.2 | 50 | −3.1 |
| Sales Representatives in Services or Other (4840) | 76.2 | 1170 | 74.9 | 60 | −1.3 |
| Butchers, Meat/Poultry/Fish Processing Workers (7810) | 59.7 | 125 | 59.7 | 138 | 0.0 |
| List contains this percent of all employed males 18-64 (%) | 42.7 | 68.9 |
*
p ≤ 0.05
**
p≤ 0.01.
a
Table includes occupations with at least 50 non-Hispanic White and 50 Mexican-Origin males.
Source: 2004 and 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplements, Current Population Survey.