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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
BELOW POVERTY
Total 4234 2198 810 310 1115 84 2036 135
Standard error 163 118 72 45 84 23 114 29
Marital Status
Married 299 166 74 18 83 6 134 6
1st marriage 162 84 33 9 49 5 78 2
Divorced remarried 130 81 41 9 34 1 49 4
Divorced 1135 791 401 193 327 21 344 31
Separated 838 387 111 40 198 12 451 57
Widowed 1/ 67 15 5 0 10 0 52 0
Never married 1894 839 219 59 497 45 1054 41
Race/Hispan Origin
White 2371 1352 596 246 568 35 1019 96
White,not Hispan 1776 1123 535 212 449 29 653 88
Black 1720 794 198 60 514 48 926 34
Hispanic Origin 2/ 698 263 63 37 149 6 434 10
Age
15 to 17 years 51 20 5 4 14 0 31 0
18 to 29 years 1840 898 313 88 432 21 942 39
30 to 39 years 1684 963 375 164 491 45 722 64
40 years and over 658 317 117 54 178 18 341 32
Educ Attainment
Less than H.S. grad 1661 777 227 73 462 38 884 49
H.S. grad (or GED) 1545 863 337 123 421 26 682 43
Some college--no deg 765 412 170 77 183 19 353 23
Associate 172 90 48 25 33 0 81 8
Bachelor or more 90 55 28 11 17 2 35 11
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
BELOW POVERTY
Number Own Kids
Present From
Absent Parent
One 1802 780 343 137 334 21 1021 62
Two 1350 775 264 101 430 28 575 50
Three 693 412 136 36 221 15 281 20
Four or more 389 230 67 35 130 20 159 3
Work Experience
Worked 1946 1118 433 187 538 56 828 66
Full-time,Y/R 437 218 60 23 136 18 220 16
Did not work 2288 1080 377 123 577 28 1208 69
Prog Participa-
tion in 1993
One or more programs 3603 1858 659 218 966 66 1745 105
Medicaid 3041 1578 555 174 817 55 1464 80
Food Stamps 3192 1662 587 200 881 58 1531 75
Pub Housing
or Rent Subsidy 1390 697 229 70 396 26 693 37
AFDC or ADC 2365 1223 416 135 659 42 1142 49
Gen Assistance
or Other Welfare 190 109 40 5 64 0 81 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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