United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

320 Social Insurance and Human Services
N o . S X 8 . Pu b l ic In c o m e -M a in t e n a n c e P r o g r a m s — C a s h B e n e f i t P a y m e n t s : 1 9 80 to 1980
[In c lu d e s payments outside the United States and benefits to dependents, where applicable]
P R O G R A M
PAYMENTS (bil. CtO 1.)
P E R C E N T
I9 6 0 1965 11970 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1970 197 9
Total \ ..................................................... 25.9 36.6 64.5 112.6 139.7 152.7 163.6 174.1 194.4 (N A ) 100.0 1 00.0
percent of personal income *................ 6.5 6.8 6.0 9.8 11.1 11.0 10.6 10.1 9.9 (N A ) (X) (X)
Federal..................... 20;7 30.7 50.3 91.4 109.2 123.5 134.6 139.2 *155.6 (N A ) 78.0 58 0 .5
State a n d h e a l.......... 4.9 5.4 13.6 20.7 29.6 26.3 28.4 34.4 *3 7 .6 (N A ) 21.1 * 1 9 .5
OASDHI V..,..., - ...... 11.1 18.1 31.6 58.2 66.6 75.3 84.3 9 2.5 104.0 120.3 49.0 5 3 .5
Public employee retirement ................... 2.6 4.6 9.2 17.8 21.3 24.2 27.1 3 0.5 35.0 (N A ) 14.3 1B.0
Railroad retirement....................................... .9 1.1 1.8 2.8 3.3 3.6 3.6 4 .0 4.4 4.9 2.8 2 .2
Veterans' pensions, compensation.............. 3.4 4.2 5.5 7.1 7.7 8.4 9.1 9 .6 10.6 ,11.4 8.5 5.4
Unemployment benefits............... ................ 3.0 2.5 4.2 7.0 18.3 16.7 13.4 10.0 10.3 18.9 6.8 5.3
Temporary disability benefits........................ A .5 .7 .9 .9 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.2 (N A ) 1.1 . .6
Workers' compensation 6.............................. .9 1.2 2.0 4.0 4.6 5.2 5.9 6.8 8.5 (N A ) 3.1 4 .4
Public assistance T........................................ 3.3 4.0 8.9 8.8 10.4 11.4 11.9 12.0 12.4 14.1 13.8 6.4
Supplemental security income ................... (X) (X) (X) 5.2 5.9 6.1 6.3 6 .6 7.2 7.9 (X) 3.7
NA Not available. X Not applicable. Mncludes lump sum death benefits, not shown separately. ’ For base data, sea
table 703.
aUnrevIsed data. 4 Old-age, survivors, disability, and health insurance Under Federal Social Security Act; see text, p. 311.
’ Excludes refunds of contributions to employees who leave service. ’ Includes black lung benefits. ’ Beginning 1974,
Federal grants to States for aid to aged, blind, and disabled replaced by Supplemental Security Income programs; see text, p. 312.
’ Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, S o c ia l S e c u rity B ulletin, monthly and unpublished data.
N o . 5 1 9 . H o u s e h o l d s R e c e i v i n g M e a n s - T e s t e d N o n c a s h B e n e f i t s , b y P o v e r t y S t a t u s :
1 9 7 9 a n d 1 9 8 0
[Households as of March of following year. Covers civilian nonlnstitutional population, including persons in the Armed Forces living
off post or with their families on post. Based on Current Population Survey; see text, p. 2. Population controls are based on the
1980 Census of P o p u la tio n ; see text, p. 2. Noncash benefits are those benefits received in a form other than money which serve
to enhance or improve the economic well-being of the recipient. A means-tested benefit program requires that the household's
in c o m e and/or assets fall below specified guidelines in order to qualify for benefits. The means-tested noncash benefits covered
are food stamps, free or reduced-price school lunches, public or subsidized housing and Medicaid. There are general trends
toward under-estimation of noncash beneficiaries. Households sue classified according to poverty status of family or nonfamily
householder. For explanation of poverty level, see text, p. 417]
1979 1980
TYPE OF BENEFIT RECEIVED
Total
(1,000)
Below poverty
level
Number
(1,000)
Above
poverty
level
(1,000)
Total
(1,000)
Below poverty
level
Percent
distribution
Number
(1,000)
Percent
distribution
Above
poverty
level
(1,000)
Total households..... ............................... .......... 80,776 9,814 100.0 70,962 82,368 10,968 100.0 71,401
Not receiving noncash benefits....................................... 67,171 4,309 43.9 62,863 68,102 4,608 42.0 63,494
Not receiving cash public assistance............................ 66,821 4,196 42.8 62,822 67,743 4,501 41.0 63,243
Receiving cash public assistance 1.............................. 351 110 1.1 241 359 107 1.0 251
Receiving at least one noncaah benefit.......................... 13,605 5,505 56.1 6,099 14,266 6,360 58.0 7,906
N o t receiving cash public assistance........................... 7,Stf1 2,173 22.1 5,358 7,860 2,523 23.0 5 ,3 3 6
Receiving cash public assistance 1.............................. 6,074 3,332 34.0 2,741 6,407 3,837 35,0 2,570
Receiving one noncash benefit only.................................. 8,053 2,037 20.6 6,016 8,092 2,254 20.6 5,838
Medicaid only................. 3,549 919 9.4 2,630 3,235 929 8.5 2,305
School lunch only.........,.. 2,159 372 3.8 1,786 2,332 409 3.7 1,923
Food stamps only.................................................... 1,271 497 5,1 774 1,432 650 5.9 783
Public housing only................................................. 1,074 248 2.5 B25 1,093 266 2.4 826
Receiving two noncash benefits *................................ 3,385 1,902 19.4 1,483 3,712 2,178 19.9 1,534
Food stamps and Medicaid only.............................. 1,907 1,204 12.3 703 2,019 1,360 12.4 658
Food stamps and school lunch only......................... 593 331 3.4 262 746 408 3.7 338
Receiving three n o n o a s h benefits 2............................. 1,776 1,241 12.6 535 2,001 1,527 13.9 474
Food stamps, school lunch, and Medicaid only......... 1,200 845 8.6 355 1,371 1,041 9.5 330
P ood stam ps, p u b lic housing, and Medicaid only.... . 453 330 3.4 123 495 405 3.7 91
Receiving four noncash benefits.................................. 391 326 3.3 65 462 401 3.7 61
Total households receiving—
Food stamps............................................................... 6,054 3,671 37.4 2,383 6,769 4,433 40.4 2 ,3 3 6
School lunch.......................... ..................................... 4,933 2,101 21.4 2.832 5,532 2,511 22.9 3,021
Public housing............................................................. 2,573 1,201 12.2 1,372 3,777 1,430 13.0 1.347
Medicaid..................................................................... 8,156 3,894 39.7 4,261 8,287 4,421 40.3 3,866
‘ H o u s e h o ld s re c e iv in g m o n e y fro m A id to F am ilies w ith D e p e n d e n t C h ild re n p ro g ra m , S u p p le m e n ta l S e c u rity In c o m e p ro g ra m o r
o th e r pu b lic a s s is ta n c e p ro g ra m s . ’ In c lu d e s o th er c o m b in a tio n s n o t s h o w n s e p a ra te ly .
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, C urrent P opulation Reports, series P-80, No. 131.