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Table 33.Governmental expenditures, by level of government and function: 1970-71 to 1990-91

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                                      |                       All governments1/                                       |            Federal government             |    State and local governments2/
       Expenditure, by function       |_______________________________________________________________________________|___________________________________________|_______________________________________
                                      | 1970-71 | 1980-81 |  1986-87  |  1987-88  |  1988-89  |  1989-90  |  1990-91  | 1970-71 | 1980-81 |  1989-90  |  1990-91  | 1970-71 | 1980-81 | 1989-90 | 1990-91
______________________________________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|_________|_________|_________|_________
                  1                   |    2    |    3    |     4     |     5     |     6     |     7     |     8     |    9    |   10    |    11     |    12     |   13    |   14    |   15    |   16
______________________________________|_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|_________|_________|_________|_________
                                      |                                                           In millions
                                      |_______________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
General expenditures2/ ...............|$301,096 |$827,877 |$1,375,367 |$1,461,880 |$1,542,620 |$1,686,807 |$1,804,005 |$150,422 |$422,301 |$1,002,224 |$1,059,508 |$150,674 |$407,449 |$834,818 |$908,108
                                      |_________|_________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_________|_________|___________|___________|_________|_________|_________|_________
Selected federal programs             |         |         |           |           |           |           |           |         |         |           |           |         |         |         |
  National defense and international  |         |         |           |           |           |           |           |         |         |           |           |         |         |         |
    relations ........................|  80,910 | 174,564 |   319,084 |   329,993 |   346,338 |   344,069 |   366,112 |  80,910 | 174,564 |   344,069 |   366,112 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
  Postal service .....................|   8,683 |  20,466 |    32,243 |    33,892 |    36,472 |    39,065 |    43,102 |   8,683 |  20,466 |    39,065 |    43,102 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
  Space research and technology ......|   3,334 |   5,523 |     7,450 |     8,866 |    10,806 |    12,063 |    13,514 |   3,334 |   5,523 |    12,063 |    13,514 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Education and libraries ..............|  64,042 | 158,012 |   244,310 |   260,736 |   284,963 |   310,080 |   334,333 |   4,629 |  12,408 |    40,712 |    45,256 |  60,174 | 147,649 | 292,250 | 313,744
Social services and income maintenance|         |         |           |           |           |           |           |         |         |           |           |         |         |         |
  Public welfare .....................|  20,446 |  74,643 |   106,407 |   115,113 |   126,132 |   140,734 |   167,681 |   2,220 |  22,395 |    93,903 |   119,135 |  18,226 |  54,121 | 110,518 | 130,402
  Hospitals and health ...............|  14,835 |  47,378 |    72,604 |    78,789 |    85,091 |    92,487 |   102,817 |   3,630 |  11,277 |    24,647 |    28,207 |  11,205 |  36,101 |  74,635 |  81,110
  Social insurance administration ....|   2,031 |   5,075 |     6,775 |     7,166 |     7,352 |     7,716 |     8,193 |   1,086 |   2,799 |     7,506 |     7,995 |     945 |   2,276 |   3,014 |   3,250
Transportation .......................|  23,722 |  46,578 |    66,439 |    70,536 |    74,289 |    78,539 |    84,048 |   4,062 |   7,724 |    23,353 |    24,768 |  19,819 |  39,231 |  70,628 |  75,410
Public safety                         |         |         |           |           |           |           |           |         |         |           |           |         |         |         |
  Police protection ..................|   5,706 |  16,851 |    28,778 |    30,934 |    32,723 |    35,921 |    38,942 |     478 |   1,904 |     5,666 |     6,725 |   5,228 |  14,947 |  30,577 |  32,772
  Correction .........................|   1,979 |   7,806 |    17,562 |    20,154 |    22,500 |    26,229 |    29,297 |      94 |     413 |     1,734 |     2,122 |   1,885 |   7,393 |  24,635 |  27,356
Environment and housing               |         |         |           |           |           |           |           |         |         |           |           |         |         |         |
  Natural resources ..................|  13,740 |  43,599 |    93,006 |    90,119 |    64,353 |    80,915 |    56,949 |  10,658 |  38,896 |    70,800 |    46,549 |   3,082 |   6,175 |  12,330 |  12,575
  Housing and community development ..|   4,467 |  13,894 |    21,308 |    25,224 |    28,230 |    32,430 |    33,346 |   1,913 |   6,808 |    29,271 |    30,199 |   2,554 |   7,086 |  15,479 |  16,648
Governmental administration           |         |         |           |           |           |           |           |         |         |           |           |         |         |         |
  Financial administration ...........|   3,612 |  10,944 |    18,698 |    20,454 |    22,125 |    24,200 |    27,204 |   1,341 |   3,714 |     7,983 |    10,308 |   2,271 |   7,230 |  16,217 |  16,995
  General control3/ ..................|   3,567 |  11,514 |    25,438 |    27,656 |    30,088 |    33,346 |    36,977 |     540 |   1,973 |     6,844 |     7,900 |   4,432 |  12,771 |  28,619 |  31,466
Interest on general debt .............|  21,688 |  97,641 |   188,046 |   202,437 |   220,883 |   237,691 |   247,376 |  16,599 |  80,510 |   187,952 |   195,142 |   5,089 |  17,131 |  49,739 |  52,234
Other and unallocable ................|  28,334 |  93,389 |   127,220 |   139,812 |   150,274 |   191,322 |   214,115 |  10,245 |  30,927 |   106,656 |   112,474 |  15,764 |  55,338 | 106,177 | 114,147
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                                      |                                                      Percentage distribution
                                      |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
General expenditures2/ ...............|   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 |      23.2 |      22.6 |      22.5 |      20.4 |      20.3 |    53.8 |    41.3 |      34.3 |      34.6 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
  Postal service .....................|     2.9 |     2.5 |       2.3 |       2.3 |       2.4 |       2.3 |       2.4 |     5.8 |     4.8 |       3.9 |       4.1 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
  Space research and technology ......|     1.1 |     0.7 |       0.5 |       0.6 |       0.7 |       0.7 |       0.7 |     2.2 |     1.3 |       1.2 |       1.3 |     --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Education and libraries ..............|    21.3 |    19.1 |      17.8 |      17.8 |      18.5 |      18.4 |      18.5 |     3.1 |     2.9 |       4.1 |       4.3 |    39.9 |    36.2 |    35.0 |    34.5
Social services and income maintenance|         |         |           |           |           |           |           |         |         |           |           |         |         |         |
  Public welfare .....................|     6.8 |     9.0 |       7.7 |       7.9 |       8.2 |       8.3 |       9.3 |     1.5 |     5.3 |       9.4 |      11.2 |    12.1 |    13.3 |    13.2 |    14.4
  Hospitals and health ...............|     4.9 |     5.7 |       5.3 |       5.4 |       5.5 |       5.5 |       5.7 |     2.4 |     2.7 |       2.5 |       2.7 |     7.4 |     8.9 |     8.9 |     8.9
  Social insurance administration ....|     0.7 |     0.6 |       0.5 |       0.5 |       0.5 |       0.5 |       0.5 |     0.7 |     0.7 |       0.7 |       0.8 |     0.6 |     0.6 |     0.4 |     0.4
Transportation .......................|     7.9 |     5.6 |       4.8 |       4.8 |       4.8 |       4.7 |       4.7 |     2.7 |     1.8 |       2.3 |       2.3 |    13.2 |     9.6 |     8.5 |     8.3
Public safety                         |         |         |           |           |           |           |           |         |         |           |           |         |         |         |
  Police protection ..................|     1.9 |     2.0 |       2.1 |       2.1 |       2.1 |       2.1 |       2.2 |     0.3 |     0.5 |       0.6 |       0.6 |     3.5 |     3.7 |     3.7 |     3.6
  Correction .........................|     0.7 |     0.9 |       1.3 |       1.4 |       1.5 |       1.6 |       1.6 |     0.1 |     0.1 |       0.2 |       0.2 |     1.3 |     1.8 |     3.0 |     3.0
Environment and housing               |         |         |           |           |           |           |           |         |         |           |           |         |         |         |
  Natural resources ..................|     4.6 |     5.3 |       6.8 |       6.2 |       4.2 |       4.8 |       3.2 |     7.1 |     9.2 |       7.1 |       4.4 |     2.0 |     1.5 |     1.5 |     1.4
  Housing and community development ..|     1.5 |     1.7 |       1.5 |       1.7 |       1.8 |       1.9 |       1.8 |     1.3 |     1.6 |       2.9 |       2.9 |     1.7 |     1.7 |     1.9 |     1.8
Governmental administration           |         |         |           |           |           |           |           |         |         |           |           |         |         |         |
  Financial administration ...........|     1.2 |     1.3 |       1.4 |       1.4 |       1.4 |       1.4 |       1.5 |     0.9 |     0.9 |       0.8 |       1.0 |     1.5 |     1.8 |     1.9 |     1.9
  General control3/ ..................|     1.2 |     1.4 |       1.8 |       1.9 |       2.0 |       2.0 |       2.0 |     0.4 |     0.5 |       0.7 |       0.7 |     2.9 |     3.1 |     3.4 |     3.5
Interest on general debt .............|     7.2 |    11.8 |      13.7 |      13.8 |      14.3 |      14.1 |      13.7 |    11.0 |    19.1 |      18.8 |      18.4 |     3.4 |     4.2 |     6.0 |     5.8
Other and unallocable ................|     9.4 |    11.3 |       9.2 |       9.6 |       9.7 |      11.3 |      11.9 |     6.8 |     7.3 |      10.6 |      10.6 |    10.5 |    13.6 |    12.7 |    12.6
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\1\ Excludes duplicative intergovernmental transactions.
\2\ General expenditures include expenditures through the federal government ($3,466,000 in 1990-91), 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, Government Finances, 1990-91, Series GF/91-5. (This table was prepared February 1994.)


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