Table 31. | Governmental expenditures, by level of government and function: 1970-71 to 1997-98 |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | All governments\1\ | Federal government | State and local governments\2\ Expenditure, by function |___________________________________________|___________________________________________|_______________________________________________________________________________ | 1970-71 | 1980-81 | 1990-91 | 1994-95 | 1970-71 | 1980-81 | 1990-91 | 1994-95 | 1970-71 | 1980-81 | 1990-91 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 ______________________________________|_________|_________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 ______________________________________|_________|_________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | In millions |_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ General expenditures .................|$301,096 |$827,877 |$1,804,005 |$2,059,334 |$150,422 |$422,301 |$1,060,407 |$1,146,827 |$150,674 |$407,449 | $908,108 |$1,146,188 |$1,189,356 |$1,247,436 |$1,314,496 |_________|_________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ Selected federal programs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | National defense and international | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | relations ........................| 80,910 | 174,564 | 366,112 | 327,231 | 80,910 | 174,564 | 366,112 | 327,231 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Postal service .....................| 8,683 | 20,466 | 43,102 | 49,482 | 8,683 | 20,466 | 43,102 | 49,482 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Space research and technology ......| 3,334 | 5,523 | 13,514 | 13,316 | 3,334 | 5,523 | 13,514 | 13,316 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Education and libraries ..............| 64,042 | 158,012 | 334,333 | 410,827 | 4,629 | 12,408 | 46,025 | 55,794 | 60,174 | 147,649 | 313,744 | 383,557 | 404,579 | 425,346 | 456,934 Social services and income maintenance| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Public welfare .....................| 20,446 | 74,643 | 167,681 | 250,356 | 2,220 | 22,395 | 119,135 | 177,874 | 18,226 | 54,121 | 130,402 | 193,110 | 193,480 | 199,973 | 204,640 Hospitals and health ...............| 14,835 | 47,378 | 102,817 | 132,463 | 3,630 | 11,277 | 28,207 | 36,392 | 11,205 | 36,101 | 81,110 | 105,946 | 110,813 | 110,332 | 114,024 Social insurance administration ....| 2,031 | 5,075 | 27,356 | 31,350 | 1,086 | 16,575 | 23,949 | 27,198 | 945 | 2,333 | 3,407 | 4,152 | 4,156 | 4,252 | 4,422 Transportation .......................| 23,722 | 46,578 | 84,048 | 99,064 | 4,062 | 7,724 | 23,250 | 29,871 | 19,819 | 39,231 | 75,410 | 88,938 | 91,639 | 96,165 | 101,826 Public safety | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Police and fire protection .........| 5,706 | 16,851 | 52,738 | 65,627 | 478 | 1,904 | 6,170 | 7,563 | 7,531 | 21,283 | 46,568 | 58,064 | 62,392 | 67,026 | 70,744 Correction .........................| 1,979 | 7,806 | 29,297 | 38,922 | 94 | 413 | 1,941 | 3,065 | 1,885 | 7,393 | 27,356 | 35,857 | 37,510 | 39,946 | 42,479 Environment and housing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Natural resources, parks, recreation| 13,740 | 43,599 | 74,667 | 75,133 | 10,658 | 38,896 | 48,415 | 44,752 | 5,191 | 13,239 | 28,505 | 33,140 | 34,955 | 37,333 | 39,857 Housing and community development ..| 4,467 | 13,894 | 33,346 | 36,721 | 1,913 | 6,808 | 30,199 | 40,351 | 2,554 | 7,086 | 16,648 | 21,509 | 22,666 | 23,230 | 24,697 Sewerage and sanitation ............| --- | --- | 31,014 | 38,573 | --- | --- | --- | --- | 4,087 | 14,898 | 31,014 | 38,573 | 39,365 | 41,549 | 41,765 Governmental administration | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Financial administration ...........| 3,612 | 10,944 | 27,204 | 34,824 | 1,341 | 3,714 | 10,209 | 12,444 | 2,271 | 7,230 | 16,995 | 22,380 | 22,633 | 24,400 | 25,914 General control\3\ .................| 3,567 | 11,514 | 36,977 | 44,610 | 540 | 1,973 | 5,511 | 6,972 | 4,432 | 12,771 | 31,466 | 37,638 | 39,512 | 42,243 | 44,813 Interest on general debt .............| 21,688 | 97,641 | 247,376 | 290,195 | 16,599 | 80,510 | 195,142 | 233,225 | 5,089 | 17,131 | 52,234 | 56,970 | 58,912 | 62,422 | 64,554 Other and unallocable ................| 28,334 | 93,389 | 132,424 | 120,641 | 10,245 | 17,151 | 99,526 | 81,297 | 7,265 | 26,983 | 53,250 | 66,355 | 66,744 | 73,217 | 77,829 |================================================================================================= =====================|===========|===========|===========|=========== | Percentage distribution |_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ General expenditures .................| 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 |_________|_________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ Selected federal programs | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | National defense and international | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | relations ........................| 26.9 | 21.1 | 20.3 | 15.9 | 53.8 | 41.3 | 34.5 | 28.5 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Postal service .....................| 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Space research and technology ......| 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Education and libraries ..............| 21.3 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 19.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 39.9 | 36.2 | 34.5 | 33.5 | 34.0 | 34.1 | 34.8 Social services and income maintenance| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Public welfare .....................| 6.8 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 12.2 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 11.2 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 13.3 | 14.4 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.6 Hospitals and health ...............| 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.7 Social insurance administration ....| 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 Transportation .......................| 7.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 13.2 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.7 Public safety | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Police and fire protection .........| 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.4 Correction .........................| 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 Environment and housing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Natural resources, parks, recreation| 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 Housing and community development ..| 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 Sewerage and sanitation ............| --- | --- | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 Governmental administration | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Financial administration ...........| 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 General control\3\ .................| 1.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 Interest on general debt .............| 7.2 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 11.0 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 20.3 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 Other and unallocable ................| 9.4 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 9.4 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.9 ______________________________________|_________|_________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ |
---Not available. NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, unpublished data. (This table was prepared January 2002.)
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