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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
BELOW POVERTY
Total 4172 2103 726 292 1156 88 2069 151
Standard error 162 116 68 43 86 24 115 31
Marital Status
Married 324 135 65 8 58 3 189 7
1st marriage 126 41 14 3 27 0 85 0
Divorced remarried 168 87 51 6 27 3 82 7
Divorced 1075 680 340 153 284 29 395 63
Separated 884 478 127 71 292 19 406 55
Widowed 1/ 88 48 18 5 30 0 40 1
Never married 1801 763 178 54 492 37 1038 25
Race/Hispan Origin
White 2364 1348 577 234 639 58 1016 103
White,not Hispan 1620 1032 504 215 427 49 587 100
Black 1675 688 116 41 488 29 988 47
Hispanic Origin 2/ 804 327 75 21 215 9 477 4
Age
15 to 17 years 76 24 0 0 21 0 52 0
18 to 29 years 1645 818 250 77 465 19 826 27
30 to 39 years 1580 830 290 144 449 43 749 68
40 years and over 871 430 187 71 221 26 441 55
Educ Attainment
Less than H.S. grad 1625 741 170 44 483 18 885 29
H.S. grad (or GED) 1559 812 271 112 468 51 747 67
Some college--no deg 695 401 203 105 152 19 294 37
Associate 180 97 38 8 44 0 84 3
Bachelor or more 112 53 44 23 9 0 59 15
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
BELOW POVERTY
Number Own Kids
Present From
Absent Parent
One 1778 814 301 124 409 43 964 100
Two 1319 684 251 86 374 20 634 29
Three 625 342 91 40 219 14 283 16
Four or more 450 263 83 42 154 11 187 6
Work Experience
Worked 2127 1097 444 168 545 43 1030 88
Full-time,Y/R 590 295 137 50 126 15 295 20
Did not work 2045 1006 283 124 611 45 1039 63
Prog Participa-
tion in 1995
One or more programs 3372 1685 521 190 981 64 1687 90
Medicaid 2593 1257 359 143 769 47 1336 52
Food Stamps 2958 1487 458 146 869 52 1471 75
Pub Housing
or Rent Subsidy 1310 701 187 70 422 24 609 22
AFDC or ADC 1889 920 280 108 544 26 968 39
Gen Assistance
or Other Welfare 181 78 28 11 43 0 104 0
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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