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 Child Support




Child Support 1993


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 FATHERS                                                        
                                                                          
 Total                 33035  2306   2846   264  25058  1660  25747  1004 
  Standard error        (X)   (X)    (X)   (X)    (X)   (X)    (X)   (X)  
                                                                          
 Marital Status                                                           
                                                                          
 Married               36571  2989   3281   458  26696  2210  28415  1690 
  First marriage        (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)   19531  3233 
  Divorced remarried   36805  3196   3288   491  26039  2462  30766  1926 
 Divorced              30087  4053   2348   241  27729  3839  27669  1611 
 Separated              (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)   25015  3353 
 Widowed 1/             (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Never married          (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)   13548  1278 
                                                                          
 Race/Hispan Origin                                                       
                                                                          
 White                 33606  2400   2871   275  24591  1658  28034  1175 
  White,not Hispan     33155  2427   2547   196  25619  1719  29596  1202 
 Black                  (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)   16538  1755 
 Hispanic Origin 2/     (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)   18735  4744 
                                                                          
 Age                                                                      
                                                                          
 15 to 17 years         (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 18 to 29 years         (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)   16017  2186  16543  2157 
 30 to 39 years        26185  2001   3076   464  23957  2410  24046  1286 
 40 years and over     43269  4713   2751   330  31217  2983  29878  1650 
                                                                          
 Educ Attainment                                                          
                                                                          
 Less than H.S. grad    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)   13991  1379 
 H.S. grad (or GED)    30235  2710   3172   545  25343  2236  21186  1220 
 Some college--no deg  30571  3472   2657   436  29174  3446  27411  1986 
 Associate              (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)   33055  3930 
 Bachelor or more       (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)   44956  3178 
  
                       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 FATHERS                                                        
                                                                          
 Number Own Kids                                                          
  Present From                                                            
 Absent Parent                                                            
                                                                          
 One                   30112  2393   2950   378  23128  2154  25582  1092 
 Two                   34791  3706   2902   393  28844  2953  26439  2994 
 Three                  (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Four or more           (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
                                                                          
 Work Experience                                                          
                                                                          
 Worked                34377  2398   2826   278  27014  1750  27833  1047 
  Full-time,Y/R        37997  2668   2924   323  30067  1872  31366  1184 
 Did not work           (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    5998  1113 
                                                                          
 Prog Participa-                                                          
  tion in 1993                                                            
                                                                          
 One or more programs   (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)   11400  1027 
  Medicaid              (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    7168   909 
  Food Stamps           (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)   12623  1344 
  Public Housing                                                          
   or Rent Subsidy      (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  AFDC or ADC           (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  Gen Assistance                                                          
   or Other Welfare     (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  
 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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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 02, 2004