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 Child Support




Child Support 1995


Table 7. Receipt of Child Support Payments Due Custodial Parents in 1995
          by Type of Child Support Arrangement and Gender
          (Numbers in thousands)
 
                                           Amount of payments due in 1995    
                              Total due     $1 $1000 $2000 $3000 $5000 $7000 
                              payments      to    to    to    to    to   and 
                             Number S.E.  $999 $1999 $2999 $4999 $6999  over 
 CUSTODIAL PARENTS                                                           
                                                                             
 All Payments:                                                               
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1995            6966  208   895  1186  1384  1801   885   814 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                   2198  118   394   480   456   450   237   181 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            633   64    43   109   143   175    73    90 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           406   51    43    69   128    75    57    34 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent           385   50    35    53   111    95    42    48 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           627   63    72    72   113   180   111    79 
 100.0 percent and over        2718  131   307   403   434   827   365   382 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             2555  (X)   436   823  1339  2549  4179  7726 
   Standard error               133  (X)    53    92   133   180   616   683 
 Mean total money income      20920  (X) 14887 17990 18191 23446 23259 28340 
   Standard error               419  (X)   851   999   711   903  1011  1630 
 Number below poverty level    1761  (X)   349   386   398   332   162   135 
   Standard error               149  (X)    67    70    71    65    45    41 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1995                                                           
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             4057  (X)   531  1511  2472  3863  5835 12838 
   Standard error               102  (X)    14    14    11    25    30   596 
 Mean total money income      22422  (X) 14981 18678 19324 24760 24915 33452 
   Standard error               437  (X)   849   991   724   906  1191  1719 
 Number below poverty level    1528  (X)   341   356   351   289   123    69 
   Standard error               139  (X)    66    67    67    61    40    30 
  
                                           Amount of payments due in 1995    
                              Total due     $1 $1000 $2000 $3000 $5000 $7000 
                              payments      to    to    to    to    to   and 
                             Number S.E.  $999 $1999 $2999 $4999 $6999  over 
                                                                             
 CUSTODIAL PARENTS                                                           
                                                                             
 Legal agreements:                                                           
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1995            6483  201   816  1079  1293  1701   829   765 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                   2040  114   353   439   432   428   228   160 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            577   61    43   108   122   162    63    80 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           398   51    43    66   124    73    57    34 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent           359   48    31    45   104    93    39    47 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           607   62    72    66   108   174   108    79 
 100.0 percent and over        2503  126   273   355   403   771   335   366 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             2613  (X)   449   822  1351  2559  4214  7959 
   Standard error               142  (X)    58   100   142   189   656   719 
 Mean total money income      21215  (X) 15368 17693 18335 23918 23346 28954 
   Standard error               442  (X)   909  1075   742   943  1048  1714 
 Number below poverty level    1592  (X)   316   355   360   297   146   119 
   Standard error               142  (X)    63    67    68    62    43    39 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1995:                                                          
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             4078  (X)   525  1517  2473  3871  5842 12729 
   Standard error               104  (X)    15    15    12    25    31   599 
 Mean toal money income       22680  (X) 15445 18388 19458 25231 24974 33725 
   Standard error               462  (X)   908  1066   757   946  1244  1806 
 Number below poverty level    1382  (X)   311   325   316   258   107    65 
   Standard error               132  (X)    63    64    63    57    37    29 
  
                                           Amount of payments due in 1995    
                              Total due     $1 $1000 $2000 $3000 $5000 $7000 
                              payments      to    to    to    to    to   and 
                             Number S.E.  $999 $1999 $2999 $4999 $6999  over 
                                                                             
 CUSTODIAL PARENTS                                                           
                                                                             
 Other agreements: 2/                                                        
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1995             483   56    80   108    91   100    56    48 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    158   32    41    41    23    22    10    21 
 0.1 percent to 24.9 percent     56   19     0     2    21    12    10    10 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent             8    7     0     3     4     1     0     0 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent            26   13     4     9     7     2     3     1 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent            20   11     0     5     5     6     3     0 
 100.0 percent and over         215   37    35    47    31    57    30    16 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1778  (X)   306   833  1172  2382  3655  4043 
   Standard error               193  (X)    65   123   211   288   605  1277 
 Mean total money income      16967  (X)  9966 20967 16138 15438 21950 18610 
   Standard error              1073  (X)  1957  2220  2364  2241  3844  3058 
 Number below poverty level     169  (X)    33    31    39    35    16    16 
   Standard error                46  (X)    21    20    22    21    14    14 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1995:                                                          
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             3774  (X)   588  1452  2457  3718  5739 14566 
   Standard error               446  (X)    48    42    33   103   131  3199 
 Mean total money income      18963  (X) 10249 21586 17423 16773 24034 29132 
   Standard error              1153  (X)  1936  2225  2363  2232  3897  4298 
 Number below poverty level     146  (X)    30    31    35    31    16     4 
   Standard error                43  (X)    19    20    21    20    14     7 
  
 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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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 02, 2004