Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2003

Delaware

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2003
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 495,965 477,004 33,673 14,837,050 14,329,859 507,191 1,839,794 1,776,902 62,892
Men 253,993 243,365 19,990 8,586,600 8,266,994 319,606 1,064,738 1,025,107 39,631
Women 241,972 233,639 13,683 6,250,449 6,062,865 187,585 775,056 751,795 23,261
Kent 74,459 d d 1,907,434 d d 236,522 d d
Men 37,383 d d 1,084,099 d d 134,428 d d
Women 37,076 d d 823,335 d d 102,094 d d
New Castle 313,394 303,772 17,425 10,389,907 10,125,636 264,270 1,288,348 1,255,579 32,769
Men 161,773 156,544 10,690 6,021,321 5,836,630 184,692 746,644 723,742 22,902
Women 151,621 147,227 6,735 4,368,585 4,289,007 79,579 541,705 531,837 9,868
Sussex 92,964 86,104 11,652 2,230,246 2,059,638 170,608 276,550 255,395 21,155
Men 46,446 42,387 6,735 1,265,983 1,164,498 101,484 156,982 144,398 12,584
Women 46,517 43,718 4,917 964,263 895,140 69,124 119,569 110,997 8,571
Unknown 15,148 d d 309,463 d d 38,373 d d
Men 8,391 d d 215,198 d d 26,684 d d
Women 6,757 d d 94,266 d d 11,689 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 $87,000 in 2003.
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 not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
Table 6. Number of persons with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2003
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 498,551 479,929 34,833 16,630,248 15,822,950 807,299 482,277 458,866 23,412
Men 255,910 245,650 20,665 10,014,894 9,491,534 523,360 290,432 275,254 15,177
Women 242,642 234,279 14,167 6,615,354 6,331,416 283,939 191,845 183,611 8,234
Kent 74,924 d d 1,982,951 d d 57,506 d d
Men 37,718 d d 1,150,079 d d 33,352 d d
Women 37,206 d d 832,872 d d 24,153 d d
New Castle 315,017 305,680 18,428 11,900,871 11,462,513 438,358 345,125 332,413 12,712
Men 163,003 158,064 11,291 7,285,392 6,927,111 358,281 211,276 200,886 10,390
Women 152,014 147,615 7,137 4,615,479 4,535,402 80,078 133,849 131,527 2,322
Sussex 93,452 86,664 11,717 2,420,754 2,140,375 280,379 70,202 62,071 8,131
Men 46,792 42,820 6,711 1,347,919 1,233,367 114,552 39,090 35,768 3,322
Women 46,660 43,844 5,007 1,072,834 907,008 165,827 31,112 26,303 4,809
Unknown 15,158 d d 325,672 d d 9,444 d d
Men 8,397 d d 231,504 d d 6,714 d d
Women 6,761 d d 94,169 d d 2,731 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 not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.