Child Support and Alimony: 1989 Table B. Award and Recipiency Status of Women--Child Support Payments for All Women (Numbers in thousands. Women with own children under 21 years of age present from absent fathers as of spring 1990, 1988, 1986, 1984, 1982, and 1979. Women 15 years and over as of April 1990. Women 14 years and over as of April 1988 for 1987r. Women 18 years and older as of April of the following year for previous years.) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Award and recipiency status 1989 1987r 1987 1985 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ALL WOMEN NUMBER Total 9,955 9,583 9,415 8,808 Awarded 1/ 5,748 5,567 5,554 5,396 --Supposed to receive payment 4,953 4,840 4,829 4,381 --Not supposed to receive payment 795 727 725 1,015 Not awarded 1/ 4,207 4,016 3,861 3,411 Supposed to receive payment 4,953 4,840 4,829 4,381 Actually received payments 3,725 3,685 3,676 3,243 --Received full amount 2,546 2,481 2,475 2,112 --Received partial amount 1,179 1,204 1,201 1,131 Did not receive payments 1,228 1,155 1,153 1,138 PERCENT Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Awarded 1/ 57.7 58.1 59.0 61.3 --Supposed to receive payment 49.8 50.5 51.3 49.7 --Not supposed to receive payment 8.0 7.6 7.7 11.5 Not awarded 1/ 42.3 41.9 41.0 38.7 Supposed to receive payment 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Actually received payments 75.2 76.1 76.1 74.0 --Received full amount 51.4 51.3 51.3 48.2 --Received partial amount 23.8 24.9 24.9 25.8 Did not receive payments 24.8 23.9 23.9 26.0 WOMEN ABOVE POVERTY LEVEL NUMBER Total 6,749 6,310 6,224 6,011 Awarded 1/ 4,361 4,146 4,141 4,266 --Supposed to receive payment 3,763 3,602 3,598 3,476 --Not supposed to receive payment 598 544 543 790 Not awarded 1/ 2,388 2,165 2,083 1,743 Supposed to receive payment 3,763 3,602 3,598 3,476 Received payments 2,912 2,793 2,791 2,648 Did not receive payments 851 809 807 828 PERCENT Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Awarded 1/ 64.6 65.7 66.5 71.0 --Supposed to receive payment 55.8 57.1 57.8 57.8 --Not supposed to receive payment 8.9 8.6 8.7 13.1 Not awarded 1/ 35.4 34.3 33.5 29.0 Supposed to receive payment 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Received payments 77.4 77.5 77.6 76.2 Did not receive payments 22.6 22.5 22.4 23.8 WOMEN BELOW POVERTY LEVEL NUMBER Total 3,206 3,273 3,191 2,797 Awarded 1/ 1,387 1,421 1,413 1,130 --Supposed to receive payment 1,190 1,238 1,231 905 --Not supposed to receive payment 197 183 182 225 Not awarded 1/ 1,819 1,851 1,778 1,668 Supposed to receive payment 1,190 1,238 1,231 905 Received payments 813 892 885 595 Did not receive payments 377 346 346 310 PERCENT Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Awarded 1/ 43.3 43.4 44.3 40.4 --Supposed to receive payment 37.1 37.8 38.6 32.4 --Not supposed to receive payment 6.1 5.6 5.7 8.0 Not awarded 1/ 56.7 56.6 55.7 59.6 Supposed to receive payment 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Received payments 68.3 72.1 71.9 65.7 Did not receive payments 31.7 27.9 28.1 34.3 -------------------------------------------------------- Award and recipiency status 1983 1981 1978 -------------------------------------------------------- ALL WOMEN NUMBER Total 8,690 8,387 7,094 Awarded 1/ 5,015 4,969 4,196 --Supposed to receive payment 3,995 4,043 3,424 --Not supposed to receive payment 1,020 926 772 Not awarded 1/ 3,675 3,417 2,898 Supposed to receive payment 3,995 4,043 3,424 Actually received payments 3,037 2,902 2,455 --Received full amount 2,018 1,888 1,675 --Received partial amount 1,019 1,014 779 Did not receive payments 958 1,140 969 PERCENT 100.0 100.0 100.0 Total 57.7 58.1 59.0 Awarded 1/ 46.0 48.2 48.3 --Supposed to receive payment 11.7 11.0 10.9 --Not supposed to receive payment 42.3 40.7 40.9 Not awarded 1/ Supposed to receive payment 100.0 100.0 100.0 Actually received payments 76.0 71.8 71.7 --Received full amount 50.5 46.7 48.9 --Received partial amount 25.5 25.1 22.8 Did not receive payments 24.0 28.2 28.3 WOMEN ABOVE POVERTY LEVEL NUMBER Total 5,792 5,821 5,121 Awarded 1/ 3,784 3,951 3,444 --Supposed to receive payment 3,079 3,237 2,828 --Not supposed to receive payment 705 714 616 Not awarded 1/ 2,008 1,870 1,677 Supposed to receive payment 3,079 3,237 2,828 Received payments 2,469 2,407 2,104 Did not receive payments 610 830 724 PERCENT Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 Awarded 1/ 65.3 67.9 67.3 --Supposed to receive payment 53.2 55.6 55.2 --Not supposed to receive payment 12.2 12.3 12.0 Not awarded 1/ 34.7 32.1 32.7 Supposed to receive payment 100.0 100.0 100.0 Received payments 80.2 74.4 74.4 Did not receive payments 19.8 25.6 25.6 WOMEN BELOW POVERTY LEVEL NUMBER Total 2,898 2,566 1,973 Awarded 1/ 1,231 1,018 752 --Supposed to receive payment 916 806 596 --Not supposed to receive payment 315 212 156 Not awarded 1/ 1,667 1,547 1,221 Supposed to receive payment 916 806 596 Received payments 568 495 351 Did not receive payments 348 311 245 PERCENT Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 Awarded 1/ 42.5 39.7 38.1 --Supposed to receive payment 31.6 31.4 30.2 --Not supposed to receive payment 10.9 8.3 7.9 Not awarded 1/ 57.5 60.3 61.9 Supposed to receive payment 100.0 100.0 100.0 Received payments 62.0 61.4 58.9 Did not receive payments 38.0 38.6 41.1 -------------------------------------------------------- r Revised. 1/ Award status as of spring 1990, 1988, 1986, 1984, 1982, and 19 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