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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
BELOW POVERTY
Total 3871 1979 677 279 1093 83 1892 125
Standard error 156 112 66 42 84 23 110 28
Marital Status
Married 283 130 61 8 56 3 153 7
1st marriage 121 41 14 3 27 0 80 0
Divorced remarried 134 82 48 6 26 3 52 7
Divorced 945 628 321 146 255 29 317 40
Separated 844 460 124 69 285 19 384 52
Widowed 1/ 76 39 12 2 27 0 37 1
Never married 1724 722 159 54 470 32 1001 25
Race/Hispan Origin
White 2164 1264 536 221 601 54 900 78
White,not Hispan 1465 962 468 202 396 45 503 75
Black 1596 652 110 41 465 29 944 47
Hispanic Origin 2/ 758 314 70 21 208 9 444 4
Age
15 to 17 years 64 18 0 0 15 0 46 0
18 to 29 years 1584 799 240 77 456 14 785 23
30 to 39 years 1459 772 274 134 415 43 688 57
40 years and over 764 390 162 68 208 26 374 45
Educ Attainment
Less than H.S. grad 1474 659 144 39 438 13 815 19
H.S. grad (or GED) 1478 789 262 109 455 51 689 56
Some college--no deg 657 392 198 105 148 19 265 35
Associate 172 97 38 8 44 0 75 3
Bachelor or more 90 43 35 18 8 0 48 13
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
BELOW POVERTY
Number Own Kids
Present From
Absent Parent
One 1591 742 273 114 375 40 849 78
Two 1247 648 236 83 354 20 600 29
Three 596 333 88 40 214 12 263 13
Four or more 436 256 80 42 150 11 180 6
Work Experience
Worked 1937 1029 415 158 509 39 908 74
Full-time,Y/R 525 276 128 47 115 15 250 18
Did not work 1934 950 262 121 584 44 984 52
Prog Participa-
tion in 1995
One or more programs 3198 1622 504 187 944 59 1576 67
Medicaid 2495 1218 353 143 744 46 1277 44
Food Stamps 2806 1426 441 143 834 48 1381 60
Pub Housing
or Rent Subsidy 1248 676 183 70 408 24 572 18
AFDC or ADC 1831 889 274 108 527 26 942 34
Gen Assistance
or Other Welfare 169 73 24 8 42 0 97 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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