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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 FATHERS                                                           
                                                                             
 All Payments:                                                               
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1995             733   69    93   142   176   177    76    69 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    318   45    54    62    83    60    38    20 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent             65   20     0     6    19    23     4    13 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent            21   12     0     5     7     0     8     0 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent            37   15     4     6    14     8     0     5 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent            58   19     3    14     7    25     0     9 
 100.0 percent and over         236   39    32    48    46    62    25    23 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1910  (X)   227   781  2091  2366  2249  4494 
   Standard error               288  (X)    53   117   974   439   566   922 
 Mean total money income      27903  (X) 22522 29107 23125 35837 20096 33011 
   Standard error              1713  (X)  2665  2690  2234  5647  2938  4354 
 Number below poverty level     108  (X)    10    24    28    20    16     9 
   Standard error                37  (X)    12    18    19    16    14    11 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1995                                                           
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             3468  (X)   525  1498  2461  3873  5883 10341 
   Standard error               190  (X)    45    43    29    77   104   801 
 Mean total money income      29461  (X) 22821 29824 23495 37344 23729 38857 
   Standard error              1744  (X)  2669  2690  2613  5536  3114  4780 
 Number below poverty level     100  (X)    10    24    31    19     9     6 
   Standard error                36  (X)    12    18    20    16    10     9 
  
                                           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 FATHERS                                                           
                                                                             
 Legal agreements:                                                           
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1995             697   67    86   129   169   173    72    69 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    295   43    49    49    83    56    38    20 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent             65   20     0     6    19    23     4    13 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent            21   12     0     5     7     0     8     0 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent            37   15     4     6    14     8     0     5 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent            58   19     3    14     7    25     0     9 
 100.0 percent and over         223   38    30    48    39    61    21    23 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1948  (X)   233   864  2080  2417  2032  4494 
   Standard error               301  (X)    56   123  1014   448   560   922 
 Mean total money income      28074  (X) 21640 28960 23345 36319 20707 33011 
   Standard error              1791  (X)  2739  2949  2303  5781  3034  4354 
 Number below poverty level     108  (X)    10    24    28    20    16     9 
   Standard error                37  (X)    12    18    19    16    14    11 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1995:                                                          
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             3536  (X)   548  1514  2465  3871  5852 10341 
   Standard error               197  (X)    45    46    30    78   105   801 
 Mean toal money income       29662  (X) 21955 29609 23730 37772 24527 38857 
   Standard error              1825  (X)  2747  2949  2700  5670  3188  4780 
 Number below poverty level     100  (X)    10    24    31    19     9     6 
   Standard error                36  (X)    12    18    20    16    10     9 
  
 
                                           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 FATHERS                                                           
                                                                             
 Other agreements: 2/                                                        
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1995              36   15     8    14     7     5     4     0 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                     23   12     5    14     0     4     0     0 
 0.1 percent to 24.9 percent      0    0     0     0     0     0     0     0 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent             0    0     0     0     0     0     0     0 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent             0    0     0     0     0     0     0     0 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent             0    0     0     0     0     0     0     0 
 100.0 percent and over          13    9     2     0     7     1     4     0 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1187  (X)   162     0  2376   425  6500     0 
   Standard error               586  (X)   147     0   153   946     0     0 
 Mean total money income      24637  (X) 32488 30486 17673 17644  8100     0 
   Standard error              3617  (X)  8581  3789  6727  5879     0     0 
 Number below poverty level       0  (X)     0     0     0     0     0     0 
   Standard error                 0  (X)     0     0     0     0     0     0 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1995:                                                          
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             2159  (X)   263  1350  2376  3933  6500     0 
   Standard error               526  (X)   111    70   153    99     0     0 
 Mean total money income      25609  (X) 32589 31836 17673 21152  8100     0 
   Standard error              3596  (X)  8525  3738  6727  4834     0     0 
 Number below poverty level       0  (X)     0     0     0     0     0     0 
   Standard error                 0  (X)     0     0     0     0     0     0 
  
 Universe: People 15 years and older with own children under 21 years
 of age present from an absent parent as of spring 1996.
                                                                   
 See footnotes


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 02, 2004