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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 MOTHERS
Total 11505 6878 3566 1655 2705 299 4627 517
Standard error 264 207 150 103 131 44 170 58
Marital Status
Married 2424 1698 1009 446 626 73 726 100
1st marriage 541 264 114 34 145 10 276 12
Divorced remarried 1851 1413 881 405 476 63 438 88
Divorced 3819 2795 1719 919 888 118 1024 161
Separated 1727 847 334 147 366 38 880 154
Widowed 1/ 130 53 26 10 20 4 77 0
Never married 3404 1485 478 134 804 66 1919 102
Race/Hispan Origin
White 7820 5046 2898 1438 1693 206 2774 391
White,not Hispan 6563 4538 2709 1344 1440 179 2025 353
Black 3294 1637 571 176 925 86 1657 111
Hispanic Origin 2/ 1455 598 223 108 304 27 856 39
Age
15 to 17 years 99 32 11 9 18 0 67 0
18 to 29 years 3451 1781 727 233 803 40 1671 110
30 to 39 years 5029 3190 1729 796 1247 155 1840 238
40 years and over 2925 1875 1100 616 637 105 1050 169
Educ Attainment
Less than H.S. grad 2550 1234 427 154 679 53 1316 74
H.S. grad (or GED) 4290 2578 1292 634 1060 128 1712 178
Some college--no deg 2694 1683 979 441 574 67 1012 155
Associate 821 543 302 139 187 36 278 35
Bachelor or more 1150 840 566 287 205 16 310 75
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 MOTHERS
Number Own Kids
Present From
Absent Parent
One 6420 3440 1882 869 1274 128 2980 343
Two 3312 2260 1182 557 894 114 1052 138
Three 1225 829 388 172 350 33 395 33
Four or more 549 349 114 57 187 24 200 3
Work Experience
Worked 8331 5303 2901 1360 1962 241 3028 415
Full-time,Y/R 4711 3008 1713 799 1083 159 1703 244
Did not work 3174 1575 665 295 742 59 1599 101
Prog Participa-
tion in 1993
One or more programs 5201 2740 1079 396 1360 105 2460 173
Medicaid 4107 2161 807 266 1095 80 1946 113
Food Stamps 4218 2210 832 291 1132 87 2008 123
Pub Housing
or Rent Subsidy 1802 965 365 131 512 30 837 51
AFDC or ADC 2940 1533 546 161 813 57 1407 65
Gen Assistance
or Other Welfare 310 169 53 10 107 0 140 10
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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