EXHIBIT 6.

Trends In Per Capita Spending On Children And Elders, 1980–2000

SOURCE: Authors’ analysis of data on a variety of social welfare components. See Exhibit 3 sources and an online appendix content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/23/5/131/DC1, for full bibliographic details.

NOTE: Cash benefits include Special Security, Supplemental Security Income, railroad retirement, veterans’ pensions, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)/Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and emergency assistance. In-kind benefits include education, food assistance, Older Americans Act, child welfare, and maternal and child health programs. Medical programs include Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children–s Health Program.