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Table 5. Mean Total Money Income of People and Child Support Received
in 1993 by Custodial Parents by Selected Characteristics and Gender
Supposed to rec'v child supp in 1993
Received payments Did not Child supp
receive not awarded
Child payments
Total money support Total money Total money
income income income income
Mean S.E. Mean S.E Mean S.E. Mean S.E.
CUSTODIAL PARENTS
Total 19656 446 3195 128 16394 572 15399 364
Standard error (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Marital Status
Married 20586 891 3067 136 18493 1140 19933 965
First marriage 11682 1478 2021 229 16911 2545 13101 1381
Divorced remarried 22153 999 3221 152 18660 1272 22987 1222
Divorced 22437 683 3601 177 19689 1083 20838 831
Separated 18204 1275 4441 913 15370 1328 14482 832
Widowed 1/ (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 10539 2375
Never married 10981 662 1550 114 10471 832 9566 344
Race/Hispan Origin
White 21225 528 3450 134 17040 705 17375 496
White,not Hispan 21575 546 3391 134 17690 779 19322 584
Black 12978 674 2151 414 14786 1105 11616 526
Hispanic Origin 2/ 17003 2406 3828 763 12748 1578 10959 1024
Age
15 to 17 years (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B)
18 to 29 years 11414 520 2169 273 9857 623 9121 392
30 to 39 years 18595 563 3133 191 17379 818 15770 503
40 years and over 27516 1011 4059 215 22567 1387 22507 896
Educ Attainment
Less than H.S. grad 9011 572 1947 259 8342 633 7607 334
H.S. grad (or GED) 16545 608 3150 263 15104 821 13940 459
Some college--no deg 20234 771 3128 181 19951 1251 17232 741
Associate 23170 1364 3256 324 18703 1650 22710 1803
Bachelor or more 35697 1574 4695 340 28636 2557 35743 1971
Supposed to rec'v child supp in 1993
Received payments Did not Child supp
receive not awarded
Child payments
Total money support Total money Total money
income income income income
Mean S.E. Mean S.E Mean S.E. Mean S.E.
CUSTODIAL PARENTS
Number Own Kids
Present From
Absent Parent
One 19590 613 2836 160 16342 775 16352 450
Two 20565 752 3681 264 17446 1083 14622 830
Three 19243 1561 3427 322 15599 1665 12132 1027
Four or more 13755 1681 2817 437 11715 1846 9016 1065
Work Experience
Worked 22735 501 3399 151 19573 665 19767 456
Full-time,Y/R 28658 633 3538 193 25174 859 24998 581
Did not work 6657 485 2333 203 6349 659 4806 227
Prog Participa-
tion in 1993
One or more programs 8949 314 2328 274 8064 426 7450 226
Medicaid 7879 299 1953 235 7380 456 6524 202
Food Stamps 8143 327 1943 266 7660 419 7183 239
Public Housing
or Rent Subsidy 8948 444 2234 462 8090 850 6839 326
AFDC or ADC 7049 271 1321 99 6792 465 6246 197
Gen Assistance
or Other Welfare 8734 1173 1813 382 (B) (B) 7045 727
Universe: People 15 years and older with own children under 21 years
of age present from an absent parent as of spring 1994.
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