Dear Colleague DC9560

ACF/Office of Child Support Enforcement

Dear Colleague:


Enclosed you will find the U.S. Census Bureau report, Child
Support for Custodial Mothers and Fathers: 1991.  As in prior
years, the Office of Child Support Enforcement was a co-sponsor
of the survey on which this report is based.

In 1992, for the first time in the history of the survey, men
were asked about their child support situations.  Some of the
highlights of the report are as follows:


    As of spring 1992, 11.5 million parents were living
          with their children whose other parents were not in the
          household.  About 86 percent of these custodial parents
          were females and 14 percent were male.


    About 54 percent of custodial parents received awards
          for child support.  Custodial mothers had a higher
          award rate than custodial fathers.


    Approximately 76 percent of custodial mothers and 63
          percent of the custodial fathers due child support in
          1991 received full or partial payment.

I hope that you will find the information provided in this report
of interest to you.  Additional copies may be requested through
the National Child Support Training Center at (202)401-9383.  If
you have any questions, you may call Joyce Pitts on (202)401-
5374.

                                   Sincerely,



                                   David Gray Ross
                                   Deputy Director
                                   Office of Child Support
                                     Enforcement