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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                                                           
  BELOW POVERTY                                                              
                                                                             
 All Payments:                                                               
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1993            1876  109   377   459   425   386   139    90 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    676   66   146   204   135   126    38    26 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            322   45    32    79    53    96    33    30 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           165   33    36    47    48    13    15     6 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent           104   26    12    30    29    27     6     0 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           143   30    35    36    33    23     9     7 
 100.0 percent and over         466   55   115    63   128   101    38    21 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1268  (X)   375   498  1343  1661  2424  5127 
   Standard error               120  (X)    62    63   130   246   366  1874 
 Mean total money income       5879  (X)  5536  5610  5877  6216  6585  6169 
   Standard error               138  (X)   265   259   278   336   568   832 
 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/             2831  (X)   531  1417  2440  3751  5763 13095 
   Standard error               154  (X)    19    22    20    51    80  2248 
 Mean total money income       7443  (X)  5692  6529  6974  8306  9925 14136 
   Standard error               192  (X)   272   264   286   417   592  2146 
 Number below poverty level    1652  (X)   373   432   381   316   105    45 
   Standard error               145  (X)    69    74    70    63    37    24 
  
 
                                           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                                                           
  BELOW POVERTY                                                              
                                                                             
 Legal agreements:                                                           
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1993            1685  104   339   398   398   346   123    81 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    608   62   134   170   134   109    35    26 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            311   45    29    79    50    94    30    30 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           152   31    32    44    45    13    12     6 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent            89   24     9    19    29    26     6     0 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           115   27    30    34    26    17     3     4 
 100.0 percent and over         410   51   106    51   114    88    36    16 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1208  (X)   380   502  1301  1443  2380  4888 
   Standard error               123  (X)    68    70   136   154   394  2068 
 Mean total money income       5899  (X)  5554  5615  5818  6349  6523  6269 
   Standard error               148  (X)   280   278   292   354   620   915 
 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/             2866  (X)   529  1427  2437  3737  5796 13659 
   Standard error               169  (X)    20    23    21    53    87  2462 
 Mean toal money income        7558  (X)  5703  6540  6954  8643  9939 15040 
   Standard error               203  (X)   290   287   302   371   635  2307 
 Number below poverty level    1473  (X)   337   374   354   280    92    36 
   Standard error               137  (X)    65    69    67    60    34    21 
  
                                           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                                                           
  BELOW POVERTY                                                              
                                                                             
 Other agreements: 2/                                                        
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1993             191   35    38    61    27    40    16     9 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                     68   21    13    34     1    17     3     0 
 0.1 percent to 24.9 percent     11    9     3     0     3     2     3     0 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent            13    9     4     3     2     0     3     0 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent            15   10     3    11     0     1     0     0 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent            29   14     5     2     6     6     6     3 
 100.0 percent and over          56   19    10    12    14    14     2     5 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1804  (X)   333   476  1952  3553  2761  7370 
   Standard error               466  (X)   102   130   345  1895   940   404 
 Mean total money income       5705  (X)  5378  5580  6745  5058  7062  5224 
   Standard error               386  (X)   823   700   701   995  1243   773 
 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 1/             2523  (X)   551  1355  2482  3878  5515  7800 
   Standard error               243  (X)    57    61    48   164   147     0 
 Mean total money income       6424  (X)  5596  6458  7275  5383  9816  5654 
   Standard error               590  (X)   772   664   730  2277  1617   401 
 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