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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 FATHERS                                                           
                                                                             
 All Payments:                                                               
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1993             778   71    82   161   215   200    58    62 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    353   48    41    86    74   104    15    34 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent             52   18     9    10    16    12     1     4 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent            40   16     3    10    10     6     7     4 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent            42   16     5     5    14     8     6     3 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent            54   19     4    22    11     3    10     4 
 100.0 percent and over         235   39    19    28    90    67    18    13 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1553  (X)   277  1251  1358  1509  3403  3104 
   Standard error               169  (X)   218   556   164   226   587   887 
 Mean total money income      29410  (X) 27581 24704 27528 26974 51259 37904 
   Standard error              1488  (X)  3875  2004  2397  2277 10821  6240 
 Number below poverty level      86  (X)    15    17    23    20     6     5 
   Standard error                33  (X)    14    15    17    16     9     8 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1993                                                           
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             3272  (X)   565  1389  2441  3781  5959 10479 
   Standard error               176  (X)    36    37    24    80   108   921 
 Mean total money income      31129  (X) 27869 24842 28610 29246 53814 45280 
   Standard error              1512  (X)  3759  2129  2434  2268 10865  5937 
 Number below poverty level      80  (X)    15    23    23    12     6     0 
   Standard error                32  (X)    14    17    17    13     9     0 
  
                                           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 FATHERS                                                           
                                                                             
 Legal agreements:                                                           
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1993             748   69    80   148   205   195    58    62 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    341   47    41    78    74    99    15    34 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent             48   18     6     8    16    12     1     4 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent            37   15     3     7    10     6     7     4 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent            42   16     5     5    14     8     6     3 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent            54   19     4    22    11     3    10     4 
 100.0 percent and over         225   38    19    28    80    67    18    13 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1581  (X)   283  1351  1310  1545  3403  3104 
   Standard error               175  (X)   225   603   170   229   587   887 
 Mean total money income      29622  (X) 27519 25134 27494 27030 51259 37904 
   Standard error              1538  (X)  3989  2135  2472  2325 10821  6240 
 Number below poverty level      85  (X)    15    17    23    18     6     5 
   Standard error                33  (X)    14    15    17    15     9     8 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1993:                                                          
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             3329  (X)   572  1413  2445  3783  5959 10479 
   Standard error               182  (X)    37    38    25    81   108   921 
 Mean toal money income       31369  (X) 27809 25196 28629 29268 53814 45280 
   Standard error              1563  (X)  3869  2278  2511  2317 10865  5937 
 Number below poverty level      79  (X)    15    23    23    11     6     0 
   Standard error                32  (X)    14    17    17    12     9     0 
  
                                           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 FATHERS                                                           
                                                                             
 Other agreements: 2/                                                        
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1993              30   14     2    13    10     5     0     0 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                     12    9     0     8     0     5     0     0 
 0.1 percent to 24.9 percent      5    6     2     2     0     0     0     0 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent             3    4     0     3     0     0     0     0 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent             0    0     0     0     0     0     0     0 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent             0    0     0     0     0     0     0     0 
 100.0 percent and over          10    8     0     0    10     0     0     0 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/              837  (X)    73   125  2356     0     0     0 
   Standard error               342  (X)     0   100    67     0     0     0 
 Mean total money income      24135  (X) 29678 19866 28227 24643     0     0 
   Standard error              4015  (X)     0  4486  9314  7174     0     0 
 Number below poverty level       1  (X)     0     0     0     1     0     0 
   Standard error                 4  (X)     0     0     0     4     0     0 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1993:                                                          
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1864  (X)   316  1113  2356  3695     0     0 
   Standard error               325  (X)     0    45    67   100     0     0 
 Mean total money income      25162  (X) 29921 20855 28227 28338     0     0 
   Standard error              3979  (X)     0  4420  9314  7074     0     0 
 Number below poverty level       1  (X)     0     0     0     1     0     0 
   Standard error                 4  (X)     0     0     0     4     0     0 
  
 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