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 MOTHERS                                                           
                                                                             
 All Payments:                                                               
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1995            6233  197   802  1044  1209  1624   810   744 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                   1880  109   340   417   373   390   199   161 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            568   60    43   104   124   152    68    77 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           385   50    43    64   120    75    49    34 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent           348   47    31    47    97    88    42    44 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           570   60    69    57   106   155   111    70 
 100.0 percent and over        2482  125   275   355   388   765   340   359 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             2631  (X)   460   829  1230  2569  4359  8028 
   Standard error               145  (X)    59   103    55   193   671   739 
 Mean total money income      20099  (X) 13999 16474 17474 22095 23554 27905 
   Standard error               419  (X)   882  1048   740   767  1070  1732 
 Number below poverty level    1654  (X)   339   362   370   312   146   125 
   Standard error               145  (X)    66    68    69    63    43    40 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1995                                                           
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             4126  (X)   531  1513  2474  3862  5831 13071 
   Standard error               112  (X)    15    15    12    26    32   645 
 Mean total money income      21594  (X) 14070 17158 18719 23388 25026 32948 
   Standard error               440  (X)   879  1038   732   780  1270  1822 
 Number below poverty level    1429  (X)   331   332   320   269   114    63 
   Standard error               135  (X)    65    65    64    59    38    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 MOTHERS                                                           
                                                                             
 Legal agreements:                                                           
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1995            5786  190   730   950  1125  1528   758   696 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                   1745  105   304   390   350   372   189   140 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            512   57    43   102   103   140    59    67 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           377   49    43    61   117    73    49    34 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent           322   45    27    38    90    85    39    42 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           550   59    69    52   101   149   108    70 
 100.0 percent and over        2280  120   243   307   365   709   313   343 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             2693  (X)   474   816  1241  2575  4421  8304 
   Standard error               155  (X)    64   113    57   205   715   782 
 Mean total money income      20388  (X) 14632 16168 17584 22519 23597 28549 
   Standard error               442  (X)   953  1126   773   799  1109  1833 
 Number below poverty level    1485  (X)   306   330   331   278   130   109 
   Standard error               137  (X)    62    65    65    59    41    37 
                                                                             
 If full amount of                                                         
  payments had been                                                          
  received in 1995:                                                          
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             4143  (X)   522  1517  2475  3872  5841 12968 
   Standard error               114  (X)    15    16    13    27    32   652 
 Mean toal money income       21839  (X) 14680 16869 18817 23816 25017 33212 
   Standard error               464  (X)   950  1115   765   813  1328  1925 
 Number below poverty level    1283  (X)   301   300   285   239    98    59 
   Standard error               127  (X)    62    62    60    55    35    27 
  
                                           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 MOTHERS                                                           
                                                                             
 Other agreements: 2/                                                        
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1995             446   53    72    94    84    96    52    48 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    135   29    36    28    23    18    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         202   36    32    47    24    56    27    16 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1826  (X)   321   955  1075  2475  3454  4043 
   Standard error               203  (X)    69   128   217   288   620  1277 
 Mean total money income      16341  (X)  7600 19574 16014 15333 22927 18610 
   Standard error              1107  (X)  1182  2383  2495  2329  4012  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/             3906  (X)   622  1467  2463  3707  5685 14566 
   Standard error               479  (X)    46    46    33   108   131  3199 
 Mean total money income      18421  (X)  7902 20086 17403 16565 25158 29132 
   Standard error              1201  (X)  1161  2375  2495  2321  4036  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.
                                                                   
 See footnotes


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