Consumer Income Child Support for Custodial Mothers and Fathers
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the child support income that custodial parents reported receiv ... for child support but are not included in this report. ...
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Consumer Income Child Support for Custodial Mothers and FathersPage 11U.S. Census BureauU.S. Department of CommerceEconomics and Statistics AdministrationU.S. CENSUS BUREAUIssued October 2000P60212Child Support for CustodialMothers and FathersConsumer IncomeBy Timothy GrallU S C E N S U S B U R E A UHelping You Make Informed DecisionsCurrentPopulationReportsDemograph ic Programs1997Custodial parents numbered14 million in 1998.In spring 1998 an estimated 14.0 millionparents had custody of 22.9 million children under 21 years of age whose otherparent lived elsewhere. Custodial mothersrepresented 85.1 percent of all custodialparents while the remaining 14.9 percentwere fathers statistically unchanged since1994. See Table A. About 25.8 percent ofall children under 21 living in families hada parent not living in the home.More custodial parents workedand participation in publicprograms declined comparedwith 1993.The proportion of custodialparents employed in fulltimeyearround jobs increased from45.6 percent to 51.4 percentbetween 1993 and 1997.1Although the percentage ofcustodial mothers working fulltime increased from 40.9 percent to 46.9 percent duringthis time they were still lesslikely than custodial fathers tobe employed fulltime(76.9 percent in 1997). An additional 31.7 percent of custodial mothers and 16.8 percentof custodial fathers workedparttime during 1997. SeeFigure 1.As employment increasedreliance on public assistanceNOTE: This report presents data on parents with childrenwhose other parent is not living with the family. It focuses onthe child support income that custodial parents reported receiving during the calendar year prior to the survey as well as othersupport provided such as health insurance and noncash support. Because child support is frequently ordered until a child is21 years old or completes college this report specifically includes own children under 21 rather than the usual definitionused by the Census Bureau of children under 18 years ...
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