U.S. Census Bureau
 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                                                           
  BELOW POVERTY                                                              
                                                                             
 All Payments:                                                               
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1995            1761  106   349   386   398   332   162   135 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    694   67   145   158   131   130    70    61 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            228   38    26    37    64    52    19    30 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           145   30    31    40    49    14     3     8 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent           109   26    15    17    40    24     7     7 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           154   31    35    25    17    39    28     9 
 100.0 percent and over         432   53    96   109    97    74    36    20 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1534  (X)   385   651  1021  1601  5806  3269 
   Standard error               313  (X)    80    65    93   167  3243   797 
 Mean total money income       6535  (X)  6562  6314  6514  6293  7118  7053 
   Standard error               164  (X)   334   330   344   389   595   670 
 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/             3550  (X)   517  1505  2499  3845  5779 16970 
   Standard error               264  (X)    20    26    21    58    67  2610 
 Mean total money income       8550  (X)  6694  7168  7992  8536  7091 20753 
   Standard error               431  (X)   347   336   354   390  3357  2837 
 Number below poverty level    1513  (X)   336   356   346   286   123    66 
   Standard error               138  (X)    65    67    66    60    40    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                                                           
  BELOW POVERTY                                                              
                                                                             
 Legal agreements:                                                           
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1995            1592  101   316   355   360   297   146   119 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    642   64   131   151   120   119    70    52 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            202   36    26    37    52    49    15    23 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           145   30    31    40    49    14     3     8 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent            91   24    11    13    34    22     4     7 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           143   30    35    20    12    39    28     9 
 100.0 percent and over         369   49    81    94    93    54    26    20 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1552  (X)   392   612  1031  1522  5995  3643 
   Standard error               346  (X)    87    67    97   175  3590   887 
 Mean total money income       6508  (X)  6559  6220  6481  6419  6934  7011 
   Standard error               173  (X)   337   347   370   404   636   758 
 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/             3452  (X)   505  1508  2503  3855  5766 16137 
   Standard error               265  (X)    22    27    23    62    68  2712 
 Mean toal money income        8408  (X)  6673  7115  7953  8752  6705 19505 
   Standard error               456  (X)   353   355   383   396  3714  2955 
 Number below poverty level    1367  (X)   306   325   312   255   107    62 
   Standard error               132  (X)    62    64    63    57    37    28 
  
                                           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                                                           
  BELOW POVERTY                                                              
                                                                             
 Other agreements: 2/                                                        
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1995             169   33    33    31    39    35    16    16 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                     52   18    15     7    11    10     0     9 
 0.1 percent to 24.9 percent     25   13     0     0    12     3     4     7 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent             0    0     0     0     0     0     0     0 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent            18   11     4     4     7     1     3     0 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent            11    8     0     5     5     0     0     0 
 100.0 percent and over          63   20    14    15     4    20    10     0 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1366  (X)   315  1089   932  2280  4058   509 
   Standard error               216  (X)    87   211   315   503   893   312 
 Mean total money income       6789  (X)  6589  7388  6826  5202  8829  7362 
   Standard error               509  (X)  1436   990   839  1332  1397   457 
 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/             4467  (X)   625  1469  2464  3758  5905 23135 
   Standard error              1152  (X)    38    80    42   178   281  8364 
 Mean total money income       9890  (X)  6899  7767  8357  6680 10676 29988 
   Standard error              1287  (X)  1438   970   795  1439   584  8455 
 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