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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 FATHERS
Total 2184 922 529 190 290 29 1262 214
Standard error 118 77 58 35 43 14 90 37
Marital Status
Married 987 491 278 109 157 17 496 98
1st marriage 145 49 25 10 18 6 96 14
Divorced remarried 828 437 251 99 137 11 390 83
Divorced 733 287 179 57 85 7 445 74
Separated 208 62 21 6 28 0 146 17
Widowed 1/ 4 3 3 3 0 0 1 0
Never married 253 79 47 15 20 5 174 24
Race/Hispan Origin
White 1789 792 475 178 238 29 996 193
White,not Hispan 1574 724 436 172 215 24 850 172
Black 325 111 42 2 47 0 215 18
Hispanic Origin 2/ 225 68 39 6 23 5 156 21
Age
15 to 17 years 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 to 29 years 331 148 83 24 49 5 183 27
30 to 39 years 876 401 204 86 145 9 475 71
40 years and over 977 373 241 80 96 15 604 116
Educ Attainment
Less than H.S. grad 367 144 60 19 68 5 224 26
H.S. grad (or GED) 798 334 210 78 88 15 464 75
Some college--no deg 491 216 115 43 86 5 275 54
Associate 188 64 44 15 18 2 125 20
Bachelor or more 340 164 99 36 29 3 176 39
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 FATHERS
Number Own Kids
Present From
Absent Parent
One 1541 545 333 110 152 19 996 180
Two 480 281 148 61 108 10 199 29
Three 143 85 41 18 29 0 58 4
Four or more 21 11 7 0 0 0 9 0
Work Experience
Worked 1981 839 483 182 265 24 1142 193
Full-time,Y/R 1534 683 404 144 213 21 850 143
Did not work 204 83 45 8 25 5 121 21
Prog Participa-
tion in 1993
One or more programs 371 140 65 23 49 0 230 24
Medicaid 179 75 35 15 29 0 104 16
Food Stamps 263 111 43 9 41 0 152 10
Pub Housing
or Rent Subsidy 89 38 21 5 6 0 51 0
AFDC or ADC 69 33 20 6 10 0 36 2
Gen Assistance
or Other Welfare 27 11 11 6 0 0 16 4
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
