Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2002

Delaware

Table 3. Number of persons in Delaware with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2002
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)
OASDI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and
salary
Self-
employed
Total Wage and
salary
Self-
employed
Total Wage and
salary
Self-
employed
Total, Delaware 481,153 464,109 30,466 14,101,456 13,650,200 451,256 1,748,581 1,692,625 55,956
Men 246,142 236,742 17,117 8,160,445 7,883,467 276,979 1,011,895 977,550 34,345
Women 235,011 227,366 13,349 5,941,011 5,766,733 174,277 736,685 715,075 21,610
Kent 72,212 d d 1,792,889 d d 222,318 d d
Men 36,625 d d 1,041,995 d d 129,207 d d
Women 35,587 d d 750,895 d d 93,111 d d
New Castle 313,459 305,533 14,749 10,095,192 9,833,918 261,274 1,251,804 1,219,406 32,398
Men 161,417 157,047 8,397 5,852,710 5,665,412 187,298 725,736 702,511 23,225
Women 152,042 148,486 6,352 4,242,481 4,168,505 73,976 526,068 516,895 9,173
Sussex 90,898 84,689 10,012 2,117,130 1,986,195 130,936 262,524 246,288 16,236
Men 45,657 42,396 5,275 1,202,188 1,147,155 55,033 149,071 142,247 6,824
Women 45,241 42,294 4,737 914,942 839,040 75,902 113,453 104,041 9,412
Unknown 4,583 d d 96,245 d d 11,934 d d
Men 2,442 d d 63,552 d d 7,880 d d
Women 2,142 d d 32,693 d d 4,054 d d
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $84,900 in 2002.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. Data are not adjusted for tax refunds to persons who made excess contributions because they worked for two or more employers.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data are not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
Table 6. Number of persons in Delaware with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2002
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)
HI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and
salary
Self-
employed
Total Wage and
salary
Self-
employed
Total Wage and
salary
Self-
employed
Total, Delaware 483,994 466,879 31,984 15,884,958 15,041,014 843,944 460,664 436,189 24,474
Men 248,221 238,897 18,246 9,578,662 9,019,899 558,763 277,781 261,577 16,204
Women 235,773 227,982 13,738 6,306,296 6,021,114 285,181 182,883 174,612 8,270
Kent 72,608 d d 1,883,904 d d 54,633 d d
Men 36,872 d d 1,094,399 d d 31,738 d d
Women 35,735 d d 789,505 d d 22,896 d d
New Castle 315,181 307,342 16,099 11,613,671 11,087,959 525,712 336,796 321,551 15,246
Men 162,683 158,414 9,445 7,134,980 6,684,069 450,911 206,914 193,838 13,076
Women 152,498 148,928 6,654 4,478,691 4,403,890 74,800 129,882 127,713 2,169
Sussex 91,615 85,379 9,982 2,291,296 2,071,697 219,600 66,448 60,079 6,368
Men 46,221 42,944 5,259 1,285,835 1,225,432 60,403 37,289 35,538 1,752
Women 45,395 42,434 4,723 1,005,461 846,264 159,197 29,158 24,542 4,617
Unknown 4,590 d d 96,086 d d 2,787 d d
Men 2,445 d d 63,448 d d 1,840 d d
Women 2,145 d d 32,639 d d 947 d d
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
HI = Hospital Insurance.
a. There is no annual maximum taxable amount for Medicare earnings.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data are not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.