U.S. Census Bureau
 Child Support




Child Support 1995


Table 6. Mean Total Money Income and Child Support in 1995 of Custodial
          Parents Receiving Full or Partial Payments Due by Selected
          Characteristics and Gender
 
                      -----Supposed to receive child support in 1995----- 
                                                                          
                      --Received full payment-- --Received part payment-- 
                                                                          
                                       Child                     Child    
                      Total money     support   Total money     support   
                         income        income      income        income   
                        Mean  S.E.   Mean   S.E   Mean  S.E.   Mean  S.E. 
 CUSTODIAL FATHERS                                                        
                                                                          
 Total                 32839  4385   4606   774  26338  1840   1746   272 
  Standard error        (X)   (X)    (X)   (X)    (X)   (X)    (X)   (X)  
                                                                          
 Marital Status                                                           
                                                                          
 Married               39726 11704   3413   412   (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  First marriage        (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  Divorced remarried    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Divorced              35126  4308   6113  1827  27175  2925   1849   399 
 Separated              (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Widowed 1/             (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Never married          (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
                                                                          
 Race/Hispan Origin                                                       
                                                                          
 White                 34132  4940   4789   880  27158  2049   1786   310 
  White,not Hispan     35389  5280   4923   955  27582  2127   1802   333 
 Black                  (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Hispanic Origin 2/     (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
                                                                          
 Age                                                                      
                                                                          
 15 to 17 years         (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 18 to 29 years         (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 30 to 39 years        28838  3017   3838   485  29452  2930   1490   291 
 40 years and over     38028  8255   5547  1477   (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
                                                                          
 Educ Attainment                                                          
                                                                          
 Less than H.S. grad    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 H.S. grad (or GED)    26146  2025   3544   574  23228  2167   1761   498 
 Some college--no deg   (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Associate              (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Bachelor or more       (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  
 
                      -----Supposed to receive child support in 1995----- 
                                                                          
                      --Received full payment-- --Received part payment-- 
                                                                          
                                       Child                     Child    
                      Total money     support   Total money     support   
                         income        income      income        income   
                        Mean  S.E.   Mean   S.E   Mean  S.E.   Mean  S.E. 
                                                                          
 CUSTODIAL FATHERS                                                        
                                                                          
 Number Own Kids                                                          
  Present From                                                            
 Absent Parent                                                            
                                                                          
 One                   31057  6617   4671  1191  23205  2356   2258   462 
 Two                    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Three                  (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
 Four or more           (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
                                                                          
 Work Experience                                                          
                                                                          
 Worked                37781  4873   3881   426  28037  1869   1611   214 
  Full-time,Y/R        41331  5529   3850   474  30758  2038   1750   254 
 Did not work           (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
                                                                          
 Prog Participa-                                                          
  tion in 1995                                                            
                                                                          
 1 or more programs     (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  Medicaid              (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  Food Stamps           (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  Public Housing                                                          
   or Rental Subsidy    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  AFDC or ADC           (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  Gen Assistance                                                          
   or Other Welfare     (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)    (B)   (B)  
  
 Universe: People 15 years and older with own children under 21 years
 of age present from an absent parent as spring of 1996.
                                                                 
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 02, 2004