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| Table 34. | Governmental expenditures, by level of government and function: 1970-71 to 1992-93 |
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| All governments\1\ | Federal government | State and local governments\2\
Expenditure, by function |________________________________________________________________________________|___________________________________________|_________________________________________
| 1970-71 | 1980-81 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1970-71 | 1980-81 | 1990-91 | 1992-93 | 1970-71 | 1980-81 | 1990-91 | 1992-93
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15
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| In millions | |
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General expenditures\2\ ..............|$301,096 |$827,877 |$1,542,620 | $1,686,807 |$1,804,005 |$1,858,760 |$1,904,746 |$150,422 |$422,301 |$1,059,508 |$1,083,257 |$150,674 |$407,449 |$908,108 |$1,026,806
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Selected federal programs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
National defense and international | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
relations ........................| 80,910 | 174,564 | 346,338 | 344,069 | 366,112 | 351,684 | 344,008 | 80,910 | 174,564 | 366,112 | 344,008 | ---| ---| ---| ---
Postal service .....................| 8,683 | 20,466 | 36,472 | 39,065 | 43,102 | 44,890 | 44,528 | 8,683 | 20,466 | 43,102 | 44,528 | ---| ---| ---| ---
Space research and technology ......| 3,334 | 5,523 | 10,806 | 12,063 | 13,514 | 13,550 | 13,873 | 3,334 | 5,523 | 13,514 | 13,873 | ---| ---| ---| ---
Education and libraries ..............| 64,042 | 158,012 | 284,963 | 310,080 | 334,333 | 353,399 | 373,125 | 4,629 | 12,408 | 45,256 | 55,521 | 60,174 | 147,649 | 313,744 | 346,950
Social services and income maintenance| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Public welfare .....................| 20,446 | 74,643 | 126,132 | 140,734 | 167,681 | 202,364 | 218,707 | 2,220 | 22,395 | 119,135 | 157,130 | 18,226 | 54,121 | 130,402 | 167,098
Hospitals and health ...............| 14,835 | 47,378 | 85,091 | 92,487 | 102,817 | 108,166 | 119,172 | 3,630 | 11,277 | 28,207 | 32,654 | 11,205 | 36,101 | 81,110 | 94,854
Social insurance administration ....| 2,031 | 5,075 | 7,352 | 7,716 | 8,193 | 9,172 | 9,587 | 1,086 | 2,799 | 7,995 | 9,309 | 945 | 2,276 | 3,250 | 3,945
Transportation .......................| 23,722 | 46,578 | 74,289 | 78,539 | 84,048 | 87,360 | 90,672 | 4,062 | 7,724 | 24,768 | 28,560 | 19,819 | 39,231 | 75,410 | 80,878
Public safety | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Police protection ..................| 5,706 | 16,851 | 32,723 | 35,921 | 38,942 | 41,248 | 43,763 | 478 | 1,904 | 6,725 | 8,080 | 5,228 | 14,947 | 32,772 | 36,407
Correction .........................| 1,979 | 7,806 | 22,500 | 26,229 | 29,297 | 31,112 | 32,053 | 94 | 413 | 2,122 | 2,690 | 1,885 | 7,393 | 27,356 | 29,631
Environment and housing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Natural resources ..................| 13,740 | 43,599 | 64,353 | 80,915 | 56,949 | 64,550 | 64,599 | 10,658 | 38,896 | 46,549 | 53,859 | 3,082 | 6,175 | 12,575 | 13,236
Housing and community development ..| 4,467 | 13,894 | 28,230 | 32,430 | 33,346 | 32,549 | 31,357 | 1,913 | 6,808 | 30,199 | 31,321 | 2,554 | 7,086 | 16,648 | 18,775
Governmental administration | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial administration ...........| 3,612 | 10,944 | 22,125 | 24,200 | 27,204 | 28,852 | 29,971 | 1,341 | 3,714 | 10,308 | 11,762 | 2,271 | 7,230 | 16,995 | 19,324
General control\3\ .................| 3,567 | 11,514 | 30,088 | 33,346 | 36,977 | 38,327 | 42,740 | 540 | 1,973 | 7,900 | 9,527 | 4,432 | 12,771 | 31,466 | 33,213
Interest on general debt .............| 21,688 | 97,641 | 220,883 | 237,691 | 247,376 | 254,968 | 253,895 | 16,599 | 80,510 | 195,142 | 198,795 | 5,089 | 17,131 | 52,234 | 55,100
Other and unallocable ................| 28,334 | 93,389 | 150,274 | 191,322 | 214,115 | 196,570 | 192,699 | 10,245 | 30,927 | 112,474 | 81,640 | 15,764 | 55,338 | 114,147 | 127,398
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| Percentage distribution
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General expenditures\2\ ..............| 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0
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Selected federal programs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
National defense and international | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
relations ........................| 26.9 | 21.1 | 22.5 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 18.9 | 18.1 | 53.8 | 41.3 | 34.6 | 31.8 | ---| ---| ---| ---
Postal service .....................| 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | ---| ---| ---| ---
Space research and technology ......| 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | ---| ---| ---| ---
Education and libraries ..............| 21.3 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 19.0 | 19.6 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 39.9 | 36.2 | 34.5 | 33.8
Social services and income maintenance| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Public welfare .....................| 6.8 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 11.2 | 14.5 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 16.3
Hospitals and health ...............| 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.2
Social insurance administration ....| 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4
Transportation .......................| 7.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 13.2 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 7.9
Public safety | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Police protection ..................| 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.5
Correction .........................| 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.9
Environment and housing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Natural resources ..................| 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3
Housing and community development ..| 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8
Governmental administration | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Financial administration ...........| 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9
General control\3\ .................| 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.2
Interest on general debt .............| 7.2 | 11.8 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 11.0 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 5.4
Other and unallocable ................| 9.4 | 11.3 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 13.6 | 12.6 | 12.4
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\1\Excludes duplicative intergovernmental transactions. \2\General expenditures include monies paid by states to the federal government ($3,626,834 in 1992-93), which are excluded from direct general expenditures. \3\Includes judicial and legal expenditures and expenditures on general and public buildings and other governmental administration. ---Not applicable. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, unpublished data. (This table was prepared November 1997.)
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