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 Child Support




Child Support 1993


Table 6. Mean Total Money Income and Child Support in 1993 of Custodial        
          Parents Receiving Full or Partial Payments Due by Selected
          Characteristics and Gender
 
                      -----Supposed to receive child support in 1993----- 
                                                                          
                      --Received full payment-- --Received part payment-- 
                                                                          
                                       Child                     Child    
                      Total money     support   Total money     support   
                         income        income      income        income   
                        Mean  S.E.   Mean   S.E   Mean  S.E.   Mean  S.E. 
 CUSTODIAL FATHERS                                                        
                                                                          
 Total                 30560  2612   3779   394  36118  3994   1685   269 
  Standard error        (X)   (X)    (X)   (X)    (X)   (X)    (X)   (X)  
                                                                          
 Marital Status                                                           
                                                                          
 Married               35696  4033   4756   717  37587  4441   1567   348 
  First marriage        (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  Divorced remarried   36856  4473   4865   800  36751  4567   1607   361 
 Divorced              25455  3144   2782   246   (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Separated              (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Widowed 1/             (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Never married          (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
                                                                          
 Race/Hispan Origin                                                       
                                                                          
 White                 30811  2623   3768   406  37230  4290   1708   283 
  White,not Hispan     29191  2290   3204   224  38227  4599   1706   305 
 Black                  (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Hispanic Origin 2/     (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
                                                                          
 Age                                                                      
                                                                          
 15 to 17 years         (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 18 to 29 years         (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 30 to 39 years        24299  2569   4244   745  28535  3101   1619   307 
 40 years and over     40714  5185   3546   371  46084  8059   1875   509 
                                                                          
 Educ Attainment                                                          
                                                                          
 Less than H.S. grad    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 H.S. grad (or GED)    28212  3760   4503   887   (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Some college--no deg   (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Associate              (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Bachelor or more       (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  
                      -----Supposed to receive child support in 1993----- 
                                                                          
                      --Received full payment-- --Received part payment-- 
                                                                          
                                       Child                     Child    
                      Total money     support   Total money     support   
                         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                   29165  3419   3973   590  31330  3245   1633   294 
 Two                   36175  3969   3435   436   (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Three                  (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Four or more           (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
                                                                          
 Work Experience                                                          
                                                                          
 Worked                32229  2757   3785   426  36899  4063   1700   276 
  Full-time,Y/R        36092  2926   3924   492  40306  4696   1712   317 
 Did not work           (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
                                                                          
 Prog Participa-                                                          
  tion in 1993                                                            
                                                                          
 1 or more programs     (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  Medicaid              (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  Food Stamps           (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  Public Housing                                                          
   or Rental 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 spring of 1994.
                                                                 
 See footnotes


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 02, 2004