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 Child Support




Child Support 1993


Table 7. Receipt of Child Support Payments Due Custodial Parents in 1993       
          by Type of Child Support Arrangement and Gender
          (Numbers in thousands)
 
                                           Amount of payments due in 1993    
                              Total due     $1 $1000 $2000 $3000 $5000 $7000 
                              payments      to    to    to    to    to   and 
                             Number S.E.  $999 $1999 $2999 $4999 $6999  over 
 CUSTODIAL PARENTS                                                           
                                                                             
 All Payments:                                                               
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1993            6685  204   809  1318  1486  1797   635   640 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                   2071  115   338   558   422   488   119   146 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            709   67    55   141   140   223    84    65 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           497   56    67   112   135    90    46    46 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent           497   56    46    66    91   158    50    86 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           632   64    51   113   134   160   110    64 
 100.0 percent and over        2280  120   253   327   563   678   226   232 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             2205  (X)   432   754  1584  2217  3982  7083 
   Standard error                94  (X)    61    80    97   102   416   676 
 Mean total money income      18645  (X) 14191 14815 17909 19932 22370 26572 
   Standard error               357  (X)   860   695   692   656  1590  1241 
 Number below poverty level    1876  (X)   377   459   425   386   139    90 
   Standard error               154  (X)    69    76    74    70    42    34 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1993                                                           
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             3576  (X)   538  1443  2439  3792  5831 11612 
   Standard error                85  (X)    14    14    10    24    36   586 
 Mean total money income      20016  (X) 14298 15504 18763 21507 24219 31101 
   Standard error               368  (X)   853   696   689   653  1634  1373 
 Number below poverty level    1697  (X)   393   442   386   318   109    48 
   Standard error               147  (X)    71    75    70    64    37    25 
  
                                           Amount of payments due in 1993    
                              Total due     $1 $1000 $2000 $3000 $5000 $7000 
                              payments      to    to    to    to    to   and 
                             Number S.E.  $999 $1999 $2999 $4999 $6999  over 
                                                                             
 CUSTODIAL PARENTS                                                           
                                                                             
 Legal agreements:                                                           
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1993            6261  197   736  1195  1401  1705   599   625 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                   1913  110   310   491   407   452   110   143 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            670   65    50   139   128   214    73    65 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           472   55    61   101   132    88    43    46 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent           458   54    34    54    91   143    50    86 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           591   62    45   109   123   154   101    58 
 100.0 percent and over        2157  117   235   301   519   653   222   227 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             2253  (X)   424   782  1579  2206  4090  7096 
   Standard error                99  (X)    59    88   102    96   438   690 
 Mean total money income      18967  (X) 14339 15065 17936 20231 23018 26854 
   Standard error               373  (X)   918   745   712   676  1672  1253 
 Number below poverty level    1685  (X)   339   398   398   346   123    81 
   Standard error               146  (X)    66    71    71    66    40    32 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1993:                                                          
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             3645  (X)   542  1452  2438  3794  5840 11682 
   Standard error                90  (X)    15    14    11    25    38   598 
 Mean toal money income       20359  (X) 14457 15735 18795 21820 24767 31440 
   Standard error               384  (X)   911   747   710   670  1722  1386 
 Number below poverty level    1517  (X)   357   384   359   282    96    39 
   Standard error               139  (X)    67    70    68    60    35    22 
  
                                           Amount of payments due in 1993    
                              Total due     $1 $1000 $2000 $3000 $5000 $7000 
                              payments      to    to    to    to    to   and 
                             Number S.E.  $999 $1999 $2999 $4999 $6999  over 
                                                                             
 CUSTODIAL PARENTS                                                           
                                                                             
 Other agreements: 1/                                                        
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1993             424   52    73   123    85    92    36    15 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    158   32    27    67    15    36     9     3 
 0.1 percent to 24.9 percent     39   16     6     2    12     9    11     0 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent            25   13     6    11     3     2     3     0 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent            39   16    12    12     0    14     0     0 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent            41   16     5     4    11     6     9     6 
 100.0 percent and over         122   28    17    26    44    25     4     5 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1504  (X)   510   487  1676  2433  2198  6507 
   Standard error               243  (X)   334   100   205   870   648  1655 
 Mean total money income      13903  (X) 12706 12397 17464 14393 11665 14449 
   Standard error              1062  (X)  2252  1680  2928  2488  1607  6999 
 Number below poverty level     191  (X)    38    61    27    40    16     9 
   Standard error                49  (X)    22    28    19    23    14    10 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1993:                                                          
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support                2569  (X)   503  1355  2453  3762  5691  8601 
   Standard error               164  (X)    52    45    30    95   110   693 
 Mean total money income      14969  (X) 12699 13265 18241 15722 15158 16543 
   Standard error              1093  (X)  2246  1695  2896  2723  1878  7243 
 Number below poverty level     180  (X)    37    58    27    36    13     9 
   Standard error                48  (X)    22    27    19    21    13    10 
  
 Universe: People 15 years and older with own children under 21 years
 of age present from an absent parent as of spring 1994.
                                                                   
 See footnotes


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