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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
BELOW POVERTY
Total 4559 2309 865 321 1150 84 2249 155
Standard error 169 121 74 45 86 23 120 32
Marital Status
Married 396 209 96 21 95 6 187 10
1st marriage 187 87 33 9 49 5 100 6
Divorced remarried 195 122 62 12 46 1 73 4
Divorced 1243 821 418 195 339 21 422 39
Separated 878 395 112 40 201 12 483 60
Widowed 1/ 67 15 5 0 10 0 52 0
Never married 1975 870 235 66 505 45 1105 47
Race/Hispan Origin
White 2599 1442 642 258 597 35 1157 113
White,not Hispan 1947 1212 581 224 478 29 735 105
Black 1804 812 206 60 517 48 992 38
Hispanic Origin 2/ 757 265 64 37 149 6 492 10
Age
15 to 17 years 51 20 5 4 14 0 31 0
18 to 29 years 1900 931 326 91 443 21 969 41
30 to 39 years 1818 1004 395 170 507 45 815 73
40 years and over 789 354 139 56 186 18 435 42
Educ Attainment
Less than H.S. grad 1759 813 241 79 481 38 946 52
H.S. grad (or GED) 1681 902 350 127 432 26 778 54
Some college--no deg 806 427 180 77 187 19 379 23
Associate 204 102 60 28 33 0 103 8
Bachelor or more 108 65 35 11 17 2 43 18
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
BELOW POVERTY
Number Own Kids
Present From
Absent Parent
One 2024 857 385 146 360 21 1167 82
Two 1410 789 270 101 435 28 621 50
Three 726 430 141 39 225 15 297 20
Four or more 398 233 69 35 130 20 166 3
Work Experience
Worked 2161 1196 467 197 565 56 965 67
Full-time,Y/R 525 243 68 23 147 18 281 18
Did not work 2398 1113 398 125 584 28 1284 88
Prog Participa-
tion in 1993
One or more programs 3758 1920 684 224 982 66 1838 119
Medicaid 3134 1611 574 177 827 55 1523 89
Food Stamps 3317 1721 610 206 897 58 1596 82
Pub Housing
or Rent Subsidy 1427 712 234 70 399 26 715 37
AFDC or ADC 2403 1242 425 135 666 42 1161 51
Gen Assistance
or Other Welfare 195 109 40 5 64 0 85 4
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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