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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                                                           
  BELOW POVERTY                                                              
                                                                             
 All Payments:                                                               
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1993            1790  107   362   442   403   366   133    85 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    627   63   134   198   127   114    33    22 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            316   45    32    79    50    93    32    30 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           161   32    35    44    48    13    15     6 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent           102   26    12    28    29    27     6     0 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           139   30    35    32    33    23     9     7 
 100.0 percent and over         445   53   113    60   117    96    38    21 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1295  (X)   388   493  1341  1702  2531  5408 
   Standard error               125  (X)    65    65   134   257   375  1963 
 Mean total money income       5917  (X)  5572  5537  5920  6275  6761  6475 
   Standard error               134  (X)   270   228   266   339   581   749 
 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/             2833  (X)   527  1418  2440  3735  5770 13385 
   Standard error               161  (X)    19    23    20    51    83  2359 
 Mean total money income       7455  (X)  5711  6462  7019  8307 10000 14451 
   Standard error               194  (X)   277   234   274   430   618  2220 
 Number below poverty level    1578  (X)   358   415   359   303    98    45 
   Standard error               141  (X)    68    73    68    62    35    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 MOTHERS                                                           
  BELOW POVERTY                                                              
                                                                             
 Legal agreements:                                                           
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1993            1600  101   324   380   376   328   116    76 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    561   60   121   165   125    98    30    22 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            304   44    29    79    47    91    29    30 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           148   31    31    41    45    13    12     6 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent            87   24     9    17    29    26     6     0 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           111   27    30    30    26    17     3     4 
 100.0 percent and over         389   50   104    48   103    82    36    16 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1233  (X)   395   496  1297  1471  2500  5186 
   Standard error               129  (X)    71    72   141   158   407  2180 
 Mean total money income       5945  (X)  5595  5530  5860  6437  6720  6616 
   Standard error               142  (X)   285   239   280   357   639   824 
 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/             2871  (X)   525  1429  2437  3718  5806 14016 
   Standard error               177  (X)    20    24    22    53    91  2595 
 Mean toal money income        7583  (X)  5725  6463  7000  8684 10025 15446 
   Standard error               205  (X)   296   250   289   381   667  2391 
 Number below poverty level    1400  (X)   321   357   331   268    85    36 
   Standard error               133  (X)    64    67    65    58    33    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 MOTHERS                                                           
  BELOW POVERTY                                                              
                                                                             
 Other agreements: 2/                                                        
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1993             190   35    38    61    27    39    16     9 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                     66   21    13    34     1    16     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/             1816  (X)   333   476  1952  3671  2761  7370 
   Standard error               468  (X)   102   130   345  1949   940   404 
 Mean total money income       5676  (X)  5378  5580  6745  4895  7062  5224 
   Standard error               387  (X)   823   700   701   996  1243   773 
 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 1/             2514  (X)   551  1355  2482  3877  5515  7800 
   Standard error               244  (X)    57    61    48   170   147     0 
 Mean total money income       6374  (X)  5596  6458  7275  5102  9816  5654 
   Standard error               588  (X)   772   664   730  2311  1617   401 
 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