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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 MOTHERS
Total 18301 415 3230 139 14610 571 12577 340
Standard error (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Marital Status
Married 17538 806 3027 137 14487 1158 14139 980
First marriage 9406 1095 1900 225 (B) (B) 10863 1409
Divorced remarried 19077 916 3208 153 14882 1309 16062 1301
Divorced 21760 644 3712 191 18589 1090 17867 919
Separated 17723 1285 4505 941 13910 1295 12741 747
Widowed 1/ (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 9650 2004
Never married 10689 606 1521 114 10256 868 9205 353
Race/Hispan Origin
White 19721 496 3520 146 15113 745 13546 464
White,not Hispan 20165 519 3494 148 15547 833 15006 583
Black 12785 644 2158 422 13217 946 10978 542
Hispanic Origin 2/ 14829 1970 3570 773 12782 1623 9540 793
Age
15 to 17 years (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B)
18 to 29 years 10636 460 2163 287 8965 611 8306 348
30 to 39 years 17862 578 3138 204 16202 841 13633 504
40 years and over 25211 873 4250 240 19560 1467 18266 973
Educ Attainment
Less than H.S. grad 8320 558 1962 278 7017 528 6523 282
H.S. grad (or GED) 15053 568 3148 285 13369 825 11977 446
Some college--no deg 19363 766 3168 193 17748 1240 14468 701
Associate 23089 1454 3357 359 18136 1625 18071 1719
Bachelor or more 32849 1263 4857 374 27466 2790 30516 2358
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 MOTHERS
Number Own Kids
Present From
Absent Parent
One 18273 602 2821 173 14830 790 13267 434
Two 19308 723 3750 285 14672 1034 12389 750
Three 17096 1046 3542 343 15250 1779 9796 847
Four or more 13755 1681 2817 437 10416 1659 8779 1010
Work Experience
Worked 21339 464 3468 165 17759 680 16727 453
Full-time,Y/R 27082 564 3641 219 23313 917 21820 597
Did not work 6517 493 2309 208 5813 616 4716 228
Prog Participa-
tion in 1993
One or more programs 8672 285 2265 280 7662 414 7080 223
Medicaid 7862 300 1933 240 7144 448 6490 207
Food Stamps 7868 282 1964 276 7249 390 6771 228
Public Housing
or Rent Subsidy 8702 436 2075 454 7997 866 6702 329
AFDC or ADC 7063 273 1302 99 6755 473 6230 200
Gen Assistance
or Other Welfare 9136 1205 1637 383 (B) (B) 6901 756
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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