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Table 8. Child Support Award Status and Inclusion of Health Insurance
Benefits to Custodial Parents in 1995 by Selected Character-
istics and Gender
(Numbers in thousands)
Child supp agreed to or awarded 3/
-Health insur- -Health insur- -Not awarded--
in award 4/ not in award child support
Absent Absent Absent
parent parent parent
provided provided provided
Total Total Total health Total health Total health
CUSTODIAL PARENTS
Total 13739 7967 4191 2019 3216 387 5772 862
Standard error 287 222 162 113 143 50 190 74
Marital Status
Married 2709 1717 1081 439 562 66 992 154
1st marriage 484 247 116 24 118 8 237 12
Divorced remarried 2144 1436 950 414 430 51 708 139
Divorced 4964 3390 2093 1107 1114 160 1574 317
Separated 2064 1031 397 240 507 64 1033 209
Widowed 1/ 363 200 122 54 71 1 163 38
Never married 3639 1629 497 179 962 96 2010 144
Race/Hispan Origin
White 9612 6076 3533 1746 2143 262 3536 669
White,not Hispan 7987 5315 3281 1646 1701 217 2671 585
Black 3710 1658 520 204 994 106 2051 171
Hispanic Origin 2/ 1745 795 262 106 457 48 950 92
Age
15 to 17 years 119 27 1 1 24 0 91 0
18 to 29 years 3549 1909 774 267 920 78 1641 123
30 to 39 years 5500 3357 1811 906 1332 151 2144 383
40 years and over 4571 2674 1606 846 940 158 1896 356
Educ Attainment
Less than H.S. grad 2840 1366 385 112 829 45 1475 79
H.S. grad (or GED) 5220 3007 1514 714 1275 164 2213 345
Some college--no deg 2960 1847 1128 544 607 87 1114 212
Associate 1105 695 419 204 238 34 410 65
Bachelor or more 1614 1053 745 445 266 57 561 161
Child supp agreed to or awarded 3/
-Health insur- -Health insur- -Not awarded--
in award 4/ not in award child support
Absent Absent Absent
parent parent parent
provided provided provided
Total Total Total health Total health Total health
CUSTODIAL PARENTS
Number Own Kids
Present From
Absent Parent
One 7577 4075 2163 989 1596 250 3502 565
Two 4189 2671 1493 745 1015 93 1518 218
Three 1349 839 367 188 429 33 510 74
Four or more 625 383 169 97 177 11 242 6
Work Experience
Worked 10645 6345 3622 1774 2341 324 4300 730
Full-time,Y/R 6652 4047 2441 1157 1381 211 2605 528
Did not work 3094 1623 569 245 875 63 1472 133
Prog Participa-
tion in 1995
One or more programs 5239 2776 984 359 1525 115 2462 166
Medicaid 3763 1942 623 230 1129 82 1821 82
Food Stamps 4129 2158 730 241 1215 66 1971 108
Pub Housing
or Rent Subsidy 1728 898 273 91 518 37 829 63
AFDC or ADC 2455 1219 367 126 713 44 1236 44
Gen Assistance
or Other Welfare 274 142 59 24 75 0 131 3
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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