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Annual Support Payments Up 18 Percent, to $40 Billion, |
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Annual support payments, such as alimony or child support, increased by 18 percent between 1997 and 2002 after adjusting for inflation — from $34 billion to $40 billion — according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The number of these providers increased by 8 percent, from 7.2 million to 7.8 million. Such payments could be voluntary or mandatory from members of one household to those in another. According to Support
Providers: 2002 [pdf], the average annual amount of financial support was
$5,200, about 10 percent higher than the inflation-adjusted level of support
in 1997 ($4,700). About 2.1 million providers contributed support to people other than minor children, including parents (36 percent), adult children (27 percent), other relatives (23 percent) and spouses or ex-spouses (11 percent). Other highlights:
- X - The report uses data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation. Statistics from sample surveys are subject to sampling and nonsampling errors.
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