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Social Welfare Expenditures Under Public Programs

(in millions of dollars)

Total social welfare expenditures represents program and administrative expenditures from federal, state, and local public revenues and trust funds under public law. It includes workers' compensation and temporary disability insurance payments made through private carriers and self-insurers. Includes capital outlay and some expenditures abroad. The data is the most recent available from the Social Security Administration.

Item	1965	1970	1975	1980	1985	1990	1992	1993	1994	1995
Amount
Gross domestic product	$701,000	$1,023,100	$1,590,800	$2,718,900	$4,108,000	$5,682,900	$6,149,300	$6,476,600	$6,837,100	$7,186,900
Total social welfare expenditures	77,084	145,979	288,967	492,213	731,840	1,048,951	1,266,504	1,366,743	1,435,714	1,505,136
Social insurance	28,123	54,691	123,013	229,754	369,595	513,822	618,938	659,210	683,779	705,483
Public aid	6,283	16,488	41,447	72,703	98,362	146,811	207,953	221,000	238,025	253,530
Health and medical programs	6,155	10,030	16,535	26,762	38,643	61,684	70,143	74,706	80,130	85,507
Veterans' programs	6,031	9,078	17,019	21,466	27,042	30,916	35,642	36,378	37,895	39,072
Education	28,108	50,846	80,834	121,050	172,048	258,332	292,145	331,997	344,091	365,625
Housing	318	701	3,172	6,879	12,598	19,468	20,151	20,782	27,032	29,361
Other social welfare	2,066	4,145	6,947	13,599	13,552	17,918	21,532	22,670	24,762	26,558
All health and medical care¹	9,302	24,801	51,022	99,145	170,665	274,472	353,174	381,710	408,780	435,075
As percent of gross domestic product
Gross domestic product	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Total social welfare expenditures	11.0	14.3	18.2	18.1	17.8	18.5	20.6	21.1	21.0	20.9
Social insurance	4.0	5.3	7.7	8.5	9.0	9.0	10.1	10.2	10.0	9.8
Public aid	.9	1.6	2.6	2.7	2.4	2.6	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5
Health and medical programs	.9	1.0	1.0	1.0	.9	1.1	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2
Veterans' programs	.9	.9	1.1	.8	.7	.5	.6	.6	.6	.5
Education	4.0	5.0	5.1	4.5	4.2	4.5	4.8	5.1	5.0	5.1
Housing	(²)	.1	.2	.3	.3	.3	.3	.3	.4	.4
Other social welfare	.3	.4	.4	.5	.3	.3	.4	.4	.4	.4
All health and medical care	1.3	2.4	3.2	3.6	4.2	4.8	5.7	5.9	6.0	6.1

NOTES: Through 1976, fiscal year ended June 30 for federal government, most states, and some localities. Beginning in 1977, federal fiscal year ended Sept. 30.

1. Combines “health and medical programs” with medical services provided in connection with social insurance, public aid, veterans', and “other social welfare” categories.

2. Less than 0.05%.

Source: Social Security Administration. Web: www.ssa.gov/statistics/Supplement/1999/tables/index.html .

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