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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.
See footnotes