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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 MOTHERS                                                           
  BELOW POVERTY                                                              
                                                                             
 All Payments:                                                               
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1995            1654  103   339   362   370   312   146   125 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    630   64   139   144   112   120    57    57 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            224   38    26    36    64    49    19    30 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           139   30    31    37    49    14     0     8 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent           102   26    15    13    37    23     7     7 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           144   30    35    25    17    33    28     6 
 100.0 percent and over         415   52    92   105    90    74    36    18 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1559  (X)   390   664  1039  1632  6397  3024 
   Standard error               333  (X)    82    67    96   174  3577   814 
 Mean total money income       6591  (X)  6520  6343  6576  6439  7349  7035 
   Standard error               168  (X)   337   343   357   399   625   683 
 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/             3560  (X)   515  1505  2503  3864  5802 17451 
   Standard error               279  (X)    21    26    23    60    72  2784 
 Mean total money income       8591  (X)  6645  7183  8039  8671  6754 21462 
   Standard error               457  (X)   351   349   371   404  3707  3005 
 Number below poverty level    1418  (X)   326   332   320   267   114    60 
   Standard error               134  (X)    64    65    64    58    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                                                           
  BELOW POVERTY                                                              
                                                                             
 Legal agreements:                                                           
                                                                             
   Total payments                                                            
   received in 1995            1485   97   306   330   331   278   130   109 
                                                                             
 0.0 percent                    578   61   124   137   102   110    57    48 
 0.1 to 24.9 percent            198   36    26    36    52    46    15    23 
 25.0 to 49.9 percent           139   30    31    37    49    14     0     8 
 50.0 to 74.9 percent            83   23    11    10    30    22     4     7 
 75.0 to 99.9 percent           134   29    35    20    12    33    28     6 
 100.0 percent and over         351   47    78    90    86    54    26    18 
                                                                             
 Mean income from                                                            
  child support 1/             1581  (X)   398   624  1052  1551  6679  3392 
   Standard error               370  (X)    90    69   100   184  4005   916 
 Mean total money income       6568  (X)  6512  6244  6546  6593  7171  6987 
   Standard error               178  (X)   339   362   386   414   675   780 
 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/             3456  (X)   504  1508  2507  3877  5789 16617 
   Standard error               282  (X)    22    28    25    63    73  2922 
 Mean toal money income        8443  (X)  6618  7128  8002  8919  6280 20212 
   Standard error               487  (X)   356   370   404   411  4148  3162 
 Number below poverty level    1272  (X)   296   300   285   236    98    56 
   Standard error               127  (X)    61    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                                                           
  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