United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Social Welfare Expenditures 317
o f Funds a n d pub lic Pr o g ram: i9 6 0 to 1979
C o lo n ia l Tim es to 1970, series H 1-47, for related but not comparable data]
1976 1977 1970 1979, prel.
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197,407 134,978 218,407 142,519 240,121 154,261 264,118 164,215 Total.
119,600 26,103 134,745 26,139 147,252 27,683 163,744 29,844 Social Insurance.
90,441 (X) 105,410 (X) 117,432 (X) 131,751 (x) Old-age, survivors, disability, health.
17,777 (X) 21,549 (X) 25,189 (X) 29,155 (X) Health insurance (Medicare).
15,684 7,777 17,833 6,663 20,145 9,791 22,739 11,035 Public employee retirement.'
3,500 (X) 3,619 (X) 4,020 (X) 4,311 (X) Railroad employee retirement.
8,251 11,334 5,939 9,510 3,768 8.831 2,460 8.853 Unemployment insurance and
employment services.*
227 (X) 189 (X) 207 (X) 152 (X) Other railroad employee insurance.3
w 1,022 (X) 1,042 (X) 1,125 (X) 1,178 State temporary disability insurance.1
1.51& 5.969 1,554 6,924 1,681 7,936 2,331 8.778 Workers' compensation.3
66 2,137 72 2,458 68 2,732 104 3,111 Hospital and medical benefits.
32,527 16,165 35,399 17,867 40,013 19,381 43,612 21,037 Public aid.
16.529 14,668 18,765 16,321 19,444 17,761 21,307 19,396 Public assistance.6
8.896 7,308 9,713 8,493 10.579 9,817 12.110 11.286 Medical vendor payments
(Medicaid).1
2,111 686 2,461 756 2,130 710 2,284 761 Social services.
5,042 1,497 5,273 1,546 5,573 1.620 5.890 1.642 Supplemental Security Income.
5,700 (X) 5,472 (X) 5,140 (X) 6,478 (X) Food stamps.
5,256 (X) 5,890 (X) 9,653 (X) 9,936 (X) Other.8
9,909 9,483 10,162 10,227 11,566 11,364 12,160 12,346 Health and medical programs.
4,662 4.851 4,932 4,711 5,626 5,044 6,219 5,409 Hospital and medical care.
1,556 4,851 1,603 4,711 2,056 5,044 2,291 5.409 Civilian programs.
3,108 (X) 3,329 (X) 3,570 (X) 3.926 (X)
306 287 317 315 332 331 346 344
Defense Department.9
Maternal and child health programs.
2,990 312 3,034 350 3,588 393 3,603 422
674 1,531 644 1,567 808 1,370 463 1,204
Medical research.
Medical facilities construction.
230 (X) 301 (X) 221 (X) 215 (X) Defense Department
1.277 2,502 1.255 3,284 1,211 4,226 1,320 4,967 Other.
18,843 162 18,861 155 19,570 174 20,266 190 Veterans programs.
8,260 (X) 9,082 (X) 9,676 (X) 10,557 (X) Pensions and compensation.
4,108