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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 MOTHERS
Total 11634 7123 3791 1875 2840 345 4511 610
Standard error 265 210 155 109 134 47 168 63
Marital Status
Married 2216 1516 968 410 485 65 699 101
1st marriage 420 226 109 24 105 8 194 4
Divorced remarried 1717 1256 845 384 366 50 461 94
Divorced 4003 3028 1899 1028 971 136 975 190
Separated 1791 942 373 227 462 57 850 164
Widowed 1/ 316 178 104 49 68 1 138 35
Never married 3309 1459 448 162 854 87 1850 121
Race/Hispan Origin
White 7970 5403 3170 1621 1888 227 2567 453
White,not Hispan 6545 4709 2934 1523 1488 185 1836 399
Black 3323 1509 492 189 888 102 1814 148
Hispanic Origin 2/ 1530 725 246 104 411 44 806 62
Age
15 to 17 years 107 21 1 1 18 0 85 0
18 to 29 years 3317 1811 747 253 865 72 1506 96
30 to 39 years 4651 2983 1638 849 1161 143 1668 256
40 years and over 3560 2307 1406 772 796 130 1253 259
Educ Attainment
Less than H.S. grad 2419 1145 328 106 691 33 1274 54
H.S. grad (or GED) 4396 2702 1356 650 1152 154 1694 253
Some college--no deg 2545 1682 1042 513 532 76 863 149
Associate 953 634 388 194 222 34 318 49
Bachelor or more 1322 960 678 413 243 47 362 106
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 MOTHERS
Number Own Kids
Present From
Absent Parent
One 6199 3587 1939 903 1377 220 2611 370
Two 3630 2400 1362 701 893 83 1230 174
Three 1231 783 343 185 397 31 448 60
Four or more 574 353 149 86 173 11 222 6
Work Experience
Worked 8749 5619 3269 1642 2027 283 3130 500
Full-time,Y/R 5155 3455 2145 1058 1139 180 1699 338
Did not work 2885 1504 522 233 812 62 1381 111
Prog Participa-
tion in 1995
One or more programs 4866 2610 937 342 1422 103 2256 131
Medicaid 3579 1850 597 220 1070 76 1728 74
Food Stamps 3849 2035 698 234 1139 62 1814 89
Pub Housing
or Rent Subsidy 1628 863 270 91 493 34 765 51
AFDC or ADC 2369 1175 360 125 684 44 1194 39
Gen Assistance
or Other Welfare 256 132 56 21 69 0 125 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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