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Table 5. Mean Total Money Income of People and Child Support Received
in 1995 by Custodial Parents by Selected Characteristics and Gender
Supposed to rec'v child supp in 1995
Received payments Did not Child supp
receive not awarded
Child payments
Total money support Total money Total money
income income income income
Mean S.E. Mean S.E Mean S.E. Mean S.E.
CUSTODIAL MOTHERS
Total 21829 539 3767 200 16093 575 14068 375
Standard error (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Marital Status
Married 19968 1047 3546 235 16289 1386 15418 984
First marriage 13259 1661 1709 233 11537 2326 11242 1406
Divorced remarried 20909 1188 3835 270 17292 1586 17217 1193
Divorced 26521 752 3990 171 21257 1128 19243 886
Separated 18432 2094 4182 991 13157 1157 14881 940
Widowed 1/ 21641 2446 9624 4433 (B) (B) 17490 2702
Never married 13224 904 2271 451 10862 686 10201 450
Race/Hispan Origin
White 23067 630 4100 244 17642 734 15517 560
White,not Hispan 23958 680 4274 268 19083 857 17965 715
Black 16614 1040 2116 204 12376 934 11916 485
Hispanic Origin 2/ 14801 1577 2420 261 11744 1441 9567 849
Age
15 to 17 years (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) 1137 345
18 to 29 years 12472 538 2647 602 9267 557 8838 400
30 to 39 years 22531 932 3508 145 16767 837 14873 608
40 years and over 27562 889 4919 387 21820 1266 20163 860
Educ Attainment
Less than H.S. grad 9299 596 2106 172 8368 608 7172 394
H.S. grad (or GED) 16827 745 3179 348 15385 776 13531 527
Some college--no deg 22505 1175 3932 442 16492 1139 16107 821
Associate 28484 1379 4899 764 22935 2183 17587 1319
Bachelor or more 37109 1474 5338 404 31086 2778 32907 2032
Supposed to rec'v child supp in 1995
Received payments Did not Child supp
receive not awarded
Child payments
Total money support Total money Total money
income income income income
Mean S.E. Mean S.E Mean S.E. Mean S.E.
CUSTODIAL MOTHERS
Number Own Kids
Present From
Absent Parent
One 23068 893 3304 299 16552 872 14827 521
Two 21659 747 4185 342 17476 997 13804 702
Three 20016 1351 4476 498 13167 1269 12530 1053
Four or more 13912 1415 3702 596 9271 1192 9702 737
Work Experience
Worked 25249 605 4057 240 19379 666 17875 481
Full-time,Y/R 29672 683 4183 220 24747 843 24228 693
Did not work 6438 526 2460 184 5408 523 5439 279
Prog Participa-
tion in 1995
One or more programs 10369 413 1952 103 8684 420 7904 293
Medicaid 9635 479 1768 126 7952 469 7165 262
Food Stamps 9325 374 1769 114 7951 379 7052 282
Public Housing
or Rent Subsidy 9361 545 1544 133 8598 657 8140 625
AFDC or ADC 8187 390 1479 163 7233 367 6919 236
Gen Assistance
or Other Welfare 9901 1297 1541 314 (B) (B) 8389 1269
Universe: People 15 years and older with own children under 21 years
of age present from an absent parent as of spring 1996.
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