SUMMARY TABLE 2.-TOTAL FEDERAL EXPENDITURES IN CONSTANT 1981 DOLLARS FOR SPENDING PROGRAMS UNDER WAYS AND MEANS JURISDICTION FOR FISCAL YEARS 1970, 1975, 1977, 1979, and 1981 1 1 The expenditures in Table 1 were converted into constant 1981 dollars using the CPI-XI consumer price SUMMARY TABLE 3.—AVERAGE NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS IN PROGRAMS UNDER WAYS AND MEANS JURISDICTION FOR FISCAL YEARS 1970, 1975, 1977, 1979, and 1981 5 Average monthly number. 6 Calendar year-number of families receiving EITC. 7 Number at mid-point of fiscal year in adult cash welfare programs that preceded SSI. Note.-Figures represent an estimate of the number of recipients at a given point during the year—not all recipients during the entire year. SUMMARY TABLE 4.-AVERAGE ANNUAL (WEEKLY) EXPENDITURE PER RECIPIENT (ENROLLEE) FOR PROGRAMS UNDER WAYS AND MEANS JURISDICTION FOR FISCAL YEARS 1970, 1975, 1977, 1979, AND 1981 Note. Average annual benefits to AFDC recipients are higher than shown because States contribute 46 percent of total benefits. Amounts shown include only the Federal portion. SUMMARY TABLE 5.-AVERAGE ANNUAL (WEEKLY) EXPENDITURE IN CONSTANT 1981 DOLLARS PER RECIPIENT (ENROLLEE) FOR PROGRAMS UNDER WAYS AND MEANS JURISDICTION FOR FISCAL YEARS 1970, 1975, 1977, 1979, AND 1981 Note. The average expenditure (benefit) in table 4 was converted into constant 1981 dollars using the CPI-X1 consumer price index. 817 759 797 788 736 (1) 329 284 353 NA 1,475 1,873 2,011 1,944 1,958 89-458 0-82--2 |