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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
BELOW POVERTY
Total 6077 169 1982 178 5528 237 5002 125
Standard error (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Marital Status
Married 4974 767 1253 223 (B) (B) 3244 509
First marriage (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 2971 668
Divorced remarried (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B)
Divorced 6890 248 2628 381 6303 394 5787 293
Separated 6025 462 2295 302 5789 557 5582 281
Widowed 1/ (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B)
Never married 5311 238 1208 133 5081 308 4779 160
Race/Hispan Origin
White 6149 215 2299 256 5414 332 4914 186
White,not Hispan 6128 232 2015 166 5522 374 5039 232
Black 5858 293 1315 162 5660 372 5019 184
Hispanic Origin 2/ 6305 709 3595 1645 (B) (B) 4894 397
Age
15 to 17 years (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B)
18 to 29 years 5682 243 1560 159 5252 285 4765 167
30 to 39 years 6388 246 2150 312 6192 411 5499 211
40 years and over 6068 512 2432 462 4982 749 4917 332
Educ Attainment
Less than H.S. grad 5454 283 1892 445 4892 342 4647 203
H.S. grad (or GED) 6074 257 1692 145 5403 356 5036 206
Some college--no deg 6985 427 2360 250 7855 576 5680 259
Associate (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 5099 600
Bachelor or more (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B)
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
BELOW POVERTY
Number Own Kids
Present From
Absent Parent
One 5192 259 2247 423 4418 379 4406 165
Two 5666 269 1729 227 5684 339 5143 237
Three 7541 391 2002 230 7610 561 6167 355
Four or more 7858 529 1950 386 (B) (B) 6583 452
Work Experience
Worked 6842 244 2305 289 6620 353 5977 199
Full-time,Y/R 8424 765 3499 1325 (B) (B) 6935 465
Did not work 5226 216 1623 191 4494 286 4269 151
Prog Participa-
tion in 1993
One or more programs 5990 176 1566 100 5609 228 5011 122
Medicaid 5884 167 1421 109 5606 231 5119 123
Food Stamps 5991 181 1551 103 5576 237 5067 129
Public Housing
or Rent Subsidy 5824 225 1199 142 5802 359 5088 185
AFDC or ADC 5943 174 1227 111 5501 234 5316 132
Gen Assistance
or Other Welfare (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 5269 466
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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