Who Pays? Measuring Differences in the Process of Repayment of Legal Financial Obligations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. How Much Debt?
1.2. Factors Affecting Repayment
1.3. Current Study
2. Data
2.1. Measures
2.2. Analytic Plan
3. Results
3.1. Describing LFO Debt Balances
3.2. Multivariable Results
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Mean or % | Median | Minimum | Maximum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Starting Balance | $4582.74 | $1826.30 | $6.36 | $1,210,611.00 |
Number of Dockets | 1.79 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 6.00 |
Monthly Payment Amount | $55.82 | $50.00 | $1.00 | $15,275.50 |
Balance Paid in Full | 31.8% | -- | -- | -- |
Time on MCU (Days) | 792.47 | 287.00 | 0 | 2495.00 |
Contempt Hearing | 4.5% | -- | -- | -- |
Capias Warrant | 2.9% | -- | -- | -- |
Non-White | 48.44% | -- | -- | -- |
Hispanic | 8.27% | -- | -- | -- |
Male | 66.86% | -- | -- | -- |
Age | 40.74 | -- | -- | -- |
n | 5043 |
Covariate | Not Paid in Full | Paid in Full |
---|---|---|
Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | |
Beginning Balance | $5983.63 (613.78) | $1584.69 *** (106.68) |
Total Dockets | 2.00 (0.03) | 1.50 *** (0.02) |
Monthly Payment Amount | $43.69 (1.38) | $81.79 *** (9.82) |
Ratio of Monthly Payment to Beginning Balance | 2.43% (0.07) | 9.33% *** (0.50) |
Time on MCU (Days) | 913.72 (11.04) | 533.21 *** (10.71) |
Contempt Hearing | 0.04 (0.00) | 0.05 (0.01) |
Capias Warrant | 0.02 (0.00) | 0.04 *** (0.01) |
Non-White | 0.51 (0.01) | 0.43 *** (0.01) |
Hispanic | 0.093 (0.00) | 0.07 + (0.01) |
Male | 0.67 (0.01) | 0.66 (0.01) |
Age | 40.16 (0.21) | 41.96 *** (0.32) |
n | 3437 (68.15%) | 1606 (31.85%) |
Covariate | Odds Ratio | Standard Error | Marginal Effect | Standard Error |
---|---|---|---|---|
Beginning Balance ^ | 0.25 *** | (0.01) | −0.20 *** | (0.01) |
Total Dockets | 1.27 *** | (0.05) | 0.03 *** | (0.01) |
Monthly Payment Amount ^ | 3.79 *** | (0.25) | 0.19 *** | (0.01) |
Time on MCU (Days) | 1.00 *** | (0.00) | 0.00 | (0.00) |
Contempt Hearing | 1.59 * | (0.29) | 0.07 | (0.03) |
Capias Warrant | 3.63 *** | (0.80) | 0.20 | (0.04) |
Non-White | 0.67 *** | (0.05) | −0.06 *** | (0.01) |
Hispanic | 0.70 * | (0.10) | −0.05 ** | (0.02) |
Male | 0.90 | (0.07) | −0.02 | (0.01) |
Age | 1.02 *** | (0.00) | 0.00 *** | (0.00) |
Constant | 47.38 *** | (18.88) | -- | -- |
n | 5043 |
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