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Table 8. Child Support Award Status and Inclusion of Health Insurance
Benefits to Custodial Parents in 1993 by Selected Character-
istics and Gender
(Numbers in thousands)
Child supp agreed to or awarded 3/
-Health insur- -Health insur- -Not awarded--
in award 4/ not in award child support
Absent Absent Absent
parent parent parent
provided provided provided
Total Total Total health Total health Total health
CUSTODIAL PARENTS
Total 13690 7800 4095 1845 2994 328 5889 730
Standard error 286 219 161 108 138 46 192 68
Marital Status
Married 3411 2189 1288 554 784 90 1222 198
1st marriage 686 313 139 44 163 16 372 26
Divorced remarried 2679 1850 1132 504 613 74 829 171
Divorced 4552 3082 1899 975 973 125 1470 236
Separated 1935 909 356 153 394 38 1026 171
Widowed 1/ 134 56 28 13 20 4 79 0
Never married 3657 1564 524 150 824 71 2093 126
Race/Hispan Origin
White 9609 5839 3373 1616 1931 234 3770 584
White,not Hispan 8137 5262 3145 1516 1655 202 2875 525
Black 3620 1748 613 178 972 86 1872 129
Hispanic Origin 2/ 1680 667 261 114 327 32 1013 60
Age
15 to 17 years 99 32 11 9 18 0 67 0
18 to 29 years 3783 1929 810 257 852 45 1854 137
30 to 39 years 5905 3590 1933 882 1392 164 2315 309
40 years and over 3902 2249 1341 696 733 119 1654 285
Educ Attainment
Less than H.S. grad 2918 1378 487 173 747 58 1540 100
H.S. grad (or GED) 5088 2913 1502 711 1148 142 2176 253
Some college--no deg 3185 1899 1095 484 660 71 1286 209
Associate 1009 607 346 154 205 37 402 55
Bachelor or more 1489 1004 665 323 235 19 485 114
Child supp agreed to or awarded 3/
-Health insur- -Health insur- -Not awarded--
in award 4/ not in award child support
Absent Absent Absent
parent parent parent
provided provided provided
Total Total Total health Total health Total health
CUSTODIAL PARENTS
Number Own Kids
Present From
Absent Parent
One 7961 3985 2215 979 1426 147 3976 523
Two 3792 2541 1330 619 1002 124 1251 168
Three 1367 914 429 191 379 33 453 37
Four or more 569 360 121 57 187 24 209 3
Work Experience
Worked 10312 6142 3384 1541 2227 265 4170 608
Full-time,Y/R 6245 3692 2117 943 1296 181 2553 387
Did not work 3378 1658 710 303 767 63 1719 122
Prog Participa-
tion in 1993
One or more programs 5571 2881 1143 419 1409 105 2690 198
Medicaid 4286 2237 842 282 1124 80 2049 129
Food Stamps 4481 2321 875 300 1174 87 2160 133
Pub Housing
or Rent Subsidy 1890 1002 386 136 518 30 888 51
AFDC or ADC 3008 1566 565 167 823 57 1443 67
Gen Assistance
or Other Welfare 337 180 64 16 107 0 157 13
Universe: People 15 years and older with own children under 21 years
of age present from an absent parent as of spring 1994.
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