United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Recent Trends
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Government, Defense, and Elections
Federal Outlays
Percent
100 | | | i | |
80 ■
Federal Receipts — Percent
Distribution by Source
Other _
13.01'
1970
State and Local General
Revenue Percent Distribution
bYS0UrCe
1970 |
- Individual
i.o. ki m m i L . income
6 0 - ondefenie
Individual
. . . Corporate income
contributions income taxes 16.9% taxes
Other
11.6%
1981
Federal
Government
1981
Social
insurance
taxes and
contributions corporate
income taxes 10.2%
Federal
Government
Sales end gross
receipts taxes
Governmental Direct
Expenditures
$ Billions
Governmental Employment
and Military Personnel
Millions
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State and local
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Voter Participation in
Presidential Elections
Percent
100
'
*•»*!
; 1■edere 1
\
Mint ary ps
—L_ L i - L Bonn u 3l 1
L L - ^1 1
1970 '72 '74 '76 '78 '60 '82
1960 '64 '68 7 2 76 '86
Average annual
Unit
percent change
Subject of 1960 1970 1975 1 9 8 0 1981 -----------------------------
meesure
I960
-70
1970
-75
1975
-81
Federal outlays....................................... $Bil. 92.2 195.7 324.2 576.7 857.2 7.8 10.6 12.5
Defenss............................................... Percent 49.0 40.2 26.4 23.5 24.3 INS) INS) INS)
Nondefense . . ............................. .. . Percont 61.0 59.9 73.6 76.5 75,7 (NS) INS) INS)
Federal receipts.................................. .. . $Bil. 92.5 192.8 279.1 517.1 599.3 7.8 7.7 13.6
Social security taxes........................... Percent 16.9 23.0 30.3 30.5 30.5 INS) INS) (NS)
Corporation taxes............................... Percent 23.2 17.0 14.6 12.5 10.2 INS) INS) (NS)
Federal debt outstanding........................... $Bil. 290.9 382.6 544.1 914.3 1,003.9 2.8 7.3 10.8
State and local gov't direct expenditures. . . $Bil. 61.0 148.1 268.2 432.3 485.2 9.3 12.6 10,4
State and local general revenue............ $Bit. 60.5 130.8 228.2 382.3 423.4 10.0 11.8 10.9
Percent Federal.................................. Percent 13.8 16.7 20.6 21.7 21.3 INS) INS) INS)
Percent from property taxes.......... .... . Percent 32.5 26.0 22.6 17.9 17.7 (NS) INS) INS)
State and local debt outstanding............... $Bil. 70.0 143.6 219.9 335.6 363.9 7.5 8.9 8.8
Federal civilian employment. .................... 1,000 2,421 2,881 2,890 2,898 2,865 1.9 .3 .2
State and local employment...................... 1,000 6,387 10,147 12,084 13,315 13,103 4.7 3.6 1.4
Military personnel..................................... 1,000 2,476 3,066 2,128 2,051 2,083 2.2 -7.0 -.4
Voter participation in Prosldontial elections1 Percent 62.8 2 56.2 353.5 52.6 (XI INS) (NS) INS)
NS Not significant. X Not applicable. 1Percent of voting-age population casting votes for President. 91972data.
31976 data.