Youth Indicators 1996 / Indicator 22
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| Number of | | | Federal income
| recipients of |Percent of| Average monthly payment | tax exemption
|AFDC\1\ payments,| children |-------------------------------------------| per dependent
Year | in thousands | under 18 | Current dollars |Constant 1993 dollars|-----------------
|-----------------|receiving |---------------------|---------------------|Current |Constant
|Total\2\|Children| AFDC | Per | Per | Per | Per |dollars | 1993
| |under 18| payments | family |recipient | family |recipient | | dollars
----------|--------|--------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------|--------
1950 ..... 2,233 1,661 3.9 $71 $21 $426 126 $600 3,598
1955 ..... 2,192 1,661 3.0 85 23 458 124 600 3,235
1960 ..... 3,073 2,370 3.7 108 28 527 137 600 2,929
1965 ..... 4,396 3,316 5.0 137 33 628 151 600 2,752
1970 ..... 9,659 7,033 10.5 190 50 708 186 625 2,328
1975 ..... 11,404 8,106 12.9 229 72 615 193 750 2,014
1980 ..... 11,101 7,599 13.2 288 100 505 175 1,000 1,754
1981 ..... 10,613 7,125 12.1 302 103 480 164 1,000 1,590
1982 ..... 10,504 6,972 12.0 310 106 464 159 1,000 1,497
1983 ..... 10,865 7,130 12.4 321 110 466 160 1,000 1,451
1984 ..... 10,740 7,114 12.4 335 115 466 160 1,000 1,391
1985 ..... 10,924 7,247 12.6 341 118 458 158 1,040 1,397
1986 ..... 11,065 7,374 12.7 358 122 472 161 1,080 1,424
1987 ..... 10,862 7,296 12.6 358 123 455 156 1,900 2,417
1988 ..... 10,920 7,325 12.7 369 126 451 154 1,950 2,382
1989 ..... 10,934 7,370 12.5 378 130 440 151 2,000 2,331
1990 ..... 11,464 7,761 13.2 379 131 419 145 2,050 2,266
1991 ..... 12,568 8,015 12.3 390 135 414 143 2,150 2,281
1992...... 13,625 8,816 13.3 383 134 394 138 2,300 2,369
1993...... 14,144 --- --- 377 133 377 133 2,350 2,350
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-Data not available.
/1/ The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program provides cash support for low-income families with de-pendent children who have been deprived of parental support due to death, disability, continued absence of a parent, or unemployment.
/2/ Includes the children and one or both parents or one caretaker other than a parent in families where the needs of such adults were considered in determining the amount of assistance.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States; Current Population Reports, Series P-20, Household and Family Characteristics, various years; and unpublished data. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration and Family Support Administration, unpublished data. U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Your Federal Income Tax, various years; and public information.
[Indicator 21. Poverty]
[Indicator 23. Child Support]
