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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 MOTHERS                                                           
                                                                             
 All Payments:                                                               
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1993            5907  192   727  1157  1271  1597   577   578 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                   1717  105   297   472   348   384   104   112 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            656   65    46   131   124   210    83    61 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           457   54    64   103   125    84    38    42 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent           455   54    41    61    77   150    43    82 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           578   61    46    91   123   157   101    60 
 100.0 percent and over        2044  114   233   300   473   611   208   219 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             2291  (X)   450   685  1623  2306  4041  7509 
   Standard error               104  (X)    64    48   110   110   454   735 
 Mean total money income      17228  (X) 12682 13441 16282 19050 19450 25360 
   Standard error               340  (X)   794   713   668   671  1175  1167 
 Number below poverty level    1790  (X)   362   442   403   366   133    85 
   Standard error               150  (X)    68    75    72    68    41    33 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1993                                                           
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             3616  (X)   535  1451  2438  3794  5818 11733 
   Standard error                94  (X)    15    15    11    25    38   640 
 Mean total money income      18553  (X) 12767 14206 17097 20538 21228 29584 
   Standard error               352  (X)   791   710   659   666  1233  1335 
 Number below poverty level    1617  (X)   378   419   363   306   103    48 
   Standard error               143  (X)    69    73    68    62    36    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 MOTHERS                                                           
                                                                             
 Legal agreements:                                                           
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1993            5513  186   656  1047  1196  1510   540   563 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                   1571  100   269   413   333   353    94   109 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            622   63    43   131   112   202    72    61 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           435   53    58    95   122    82    35    42 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent           416   52    29    49    77   135    43    82 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           537   59    41    87   113   151    92    54 
 100.0 percent and over        1932  111   216   273   439   586   204   214 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             2344  (X)   442   702  1625  2291  4164  7535 
   Standard error               110  (X)    60    51   116   104   481   753 
 Mean total money income      17522  (X) 12739 13644 16297 19352 19972 25642 
   Standard error               355  (X)   846   765   685   692  1240  1177 
 Number below poverty level    1600  (X)   324   380   376   328   116    76 
   Standard error               142  (X)    64    70    69    65    39    31 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1993:                                                          
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             3687  (X)   538  1458  2437  3795  5827 11814 
   Standard error                99  (X)    16    15    12    26    40   656 
 Mean toal money income       18865  (X) 12836 14400 17109 20857 21635 29921 
   Standard error               368  (X)   843   762   676   683  1304  1348 
 Number below poverty level    1439  (X)   341   361   336   271    90    39 
   Standard error               135  (X)    66    68    65    59    34    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 MOTHERS                                                           
                                                                             
 Other agreements: 2/                                                        
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1993             394   50    71   110    75    88    36    15 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    146   31    27    59    15    32     9     3 
 0.1 percent to 24.9 percent     34   15     3     0    12     9    11     0 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent            22   12     6     8     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         112   27    17    26    34    25     4     5 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1555  (X)   525   530  1586  2563  2198  6507 
   Standard error               260  (X)   345   109   226   910   648  1655 
 Mean total money income      13123  (X) 12145 11508 16036 13843 11665 14449 
   Standard error              1071  (X)  2235  1745  2961  2553  1607  6999 
 Number below poverty level     190  (X)    38    61    27    39    16     9 
   Standard error                49  (X)    22    28    19    22    14    10 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1993:                                                          
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support                2623  (X)   509  1383  2466  3766  5691  8601 
   Standard error               173  (X)    53    47    32   100   110   693 
 Mean total money income      14191  (X) 12129 12362 16915 15045 15158 16543 
   Standard error              1107  (X)  2225  1763  2937  2789  1878  7243 
 Number below poverty level     178  (X)    37    58    27    35    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