Table 7. Amount and percentage distribution of personal health care expenditures, 1/ by source of funds, selected calendar years 1929-1978.
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| 1929 | $3,202 | $2,913 | 2/$2,829 | -- | $84 | $289 | $87 | $202 |
| 1935 | 2,663 | 2,269 | 2/ 2,195 | -- | 74 | 392 | 91 | 301 |
| 1940 | 3,548 | 2,980 | 2/ 2,886 | -- | 94 | 570 | 145 | 425 |
| 1950 | 10,885 | 8,445 | 7,133 | $922 | 320 | 2,440 | 1,136 | 1,304 |
| 1955 | 15,708 | 12,100 | 9,132 | 2,536 | 432 | 3,608 | 1,646 | 1,962 |
| 1960 | 23,680 | 18,523 | 12,990 | 4,996 | 537 | 5,157 | 2,199 | 2,958 |
| 1965 | 37,267 | 29,387 | 19,900 | 8,729 | 758 | 7,880 | 3,784 | 4,095 |
| 1966 | 41,055 | 30,873 | 20,957 | 9,142 | 775 | 10,182 | 5,292 | 4,890 |
| 1967 | 45,923 | 30,752 | 20,426 | 9,545 | 781 | 15,172 | 9,572 | 5,600 |
| 1968 | 51,543 | 33,745 | 21,574 | 11,344 | 827 | 17,798 | 11,455 | 6,344 |
| 1969 | 57,888 | 37,721 | 23,786 | 13,069 | 866 | 20,167 | 13,211 | 6,956 |
| 1970 | 65,723 | 43,281 | 26,543 | 15,744 | 995 | 22,442 | 14,561 | 7,881 |
| 1971 | 72,115 | 46,395 | 27,548 | 17,714 | 1,134 | 25,721 | 16,804 | 8,917 |
| 1972 | 79,870 | 51,042 | 30,406 | 19,433 | 1,203 | 28,828 | 18,967 | 9,861 |
| 1973 | 88,471 | 56,408 | 33,647 | 21,513 | 1,248 | 32,063 | 21,126 | 10,937 |
| 1974 | 100,885 | 62,266 | 35,682 | 25,171 | 1,413 | 38,619 | 25,865 | 12,755 |
| 1975 | 116,297 | 70,164 | 37,803 | 30,902 | 1,459 | 46,133 | 31,532 | 14,601. |
| 1976 | 132,127 | 80,531 | 41,869 | 37,070 | 1,592 | 51,596 | 36,283 | 15,314 |
| 1977 | 149,139 | 91,048 | 48,596 | 40,492 | 1,960 | 58,091 | 41,096 | 16,996 |
| 1978 3/ | 167,911 | 102,870 | 55,317 | 45,363 | 2,189 | 65,042 | 46,503 | 18,539 |
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| 1929 | $25.88 | $23.54 | $22.86 | -- | $.68 | $2.34 | $.70 | $1.64 |
| 1935 | 20.55 | 17.51 | 16.94 | -- | .57 | 3.02 | .70 | 2.32 |
| 1940 | 26.36 | 22.14 | 21.44 | -- | .70 | 4.24 | 1.08 | 3.16 |
| 1950 | 70.37 | 54.60 | 46.12 | 6.41 | 2.07 | 15.78 | 7.35 | 8.43 |
| 1955 | 93.29 | 71.86 | 54.23 | 15.06 | 2.57 | 21.43 | 9.78 | 11.65 |
| 1960 | 128.81 | 100.76 | 70.66 | 27.18 | 2.92 | 28.05 | 11.96 | 16.09 |
| 1965 | 188.42 | 148.58 | 100.61 | 44.13 | 3.83 | 39.84 | 19.13 | 20.71 |
| 1966 | 205.22 | 154.32 | 104.75 | 45.70 | 3.87 | 50.89 | 26.45 | 24.44 |
| 1967 | 227.07 | 152.05 | 101.00 | 47.19 | 3.86 | 75.02 | 47.33 | 27.69 |
| 1968 | 252.32 | 165.19 | 105.62 | 55.53 | 4.05 | 87.13 | 56.07 | 31.06 |
| 1969 | 280.63 | 182.86 | 115.31 | 63.35 | 4.20 | 97.77 | 64.04 | 33.72 |
| 1970 | 315.37 | 207.68 | 127.36 | 75.54 | 4.77 | 107.69 | 69.87 | 37.82 |
| 1971 | 342.52 | 220.36 | 130.84 | 84.13 | 5.38 | 122.16 | 79.81 | 42.35 |
| 1972 | 376.14 | 240.38 | 143.20 | 91.52 | 5.66 | 135.76 | 89.32 | 46.44 |
| 1973 | 413.53 | 263.66 | 157.27 | 100.56 | 5.83 | 149.87 | 98.75 | 51.12 |
| 1974 | 467.72 | 288.67 | 165.43 | 116.70 | 0.66 | 179.05 | 119.91 | 59.13 |
| 1975 | 534.82 | 322.66 | 173.85 | 142.11 | 6.71 | 212.15 | 145.01 | 67.15 |
| 1976 | 602.45 | 367.19 | 190.91 | 169.02 | 7.26 | 235.26 | 165.43 | 69.82 |
| 1977 | 674.46 | 411.75 | 219.77 | 183.12 | 8.86 | 262.71 | 185.85 | 76.86 |
| 1978 3/ | 752.98 | 461.31 | 248.06 | 203.43 | 9.82 | 291.67 | 208.54 | 83.14 |
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| 1929 | 100.0 | 91.0 | 88.4 | -- | 2.6 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 6.3 |
| 1935 | 100.0 | 85.2 | 82.4 | -- | 2.8 | 14.7 | 3.4 | 11.3 |
| 1940 | 100.0 | 84.0 | 81.3 | -- | 2.6 | 16.1 | 4.1 | 12.0 |
| 1950 | 100.0 | 77.6 | 65.5 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 22.4 | 10.4 | 12.0 |
| 1955 | 100.0 | 77.0 | 58.1 | 16.1 | 2.8 | 23.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 |
| 1960 | 100.0 | 78.2 | 54.9 | 21.1 | 2.3 | 21.8 | 9.3 | 12.5 |
| 1965 | 100.0 | 78.9 | 53.4 | 23.4 | 2.0 | 21.1 | 10.2 | 11.0 |
| 1965 | 100.0 | 75.2 | 51.0 | 22.3 | 1.9 | 24.8 | 12.9 | 11.9 |
| 1967 | 100.0 | 67.0 | 44.5 | 20.8 | 1.7 | 33.0 | 20.8 | 12.2 |
| 1968 | 100.0 | 65.5 | 41.9 | 22.0 | 1.6 | 34.5 | 22.2 | 12.3 |
| 1969 | 100.0 | 65.2 | 41.1 | 22.6 | 1.5 | 34.8 | 22.8 | .12.0 |
| 1970 | 100.0 | 65.9 | 40.4 | 24.0 | 1.5 | 34.1 | 22.2 | 12.0 |
| 1971 | 100.0 | 64.3 | 38.2 | 24.6 | 1.6 | 35.7 | 23.3 | 12.4 |
| 1972 | 100.0 | 63.9 | 38.1 | 24.3 | 1.5 | 36.1 | 23.7 | 12.3 |
| 1973 | 100.0 | 63.8 | 38.0 | 24.3 | 1.4 | 36.2 | 23.9 | 12.4 |
| 1974 | 100.0 | 61.7 | 35.4 | 25.0 | 1.4 | 38.3 | 25.6 | 12.6 |
| 1975 | 100.0 | 60.3 | 32.5 | 26.6 | 1.3 | 39.7 | 27.1 | 12.6 |
| 1976 | 100.0 | 60.9 | 31.7 | 28.1 | 1.2 | 39.1 | 27.5 | 11.6 |
| 1977 | 100.0 | 61.0 | 32.6 | 27.2 | 1.3 | 39.0 | 27.6 | 11.4 |
| 1978 3/ | 100.0 | 61.3 | 32.9 | 27.0 | 1.3 | 38.7 | 27.7 | 11.0 |
1/
Includes all expenditures for health services and supplies other than (a) expenses for prepayment and administration; (b) government public health activities.
2/
Includes any insurance benefits and expenses for prepayment (insurance premiums less insurance benefits).
3/
Preliminary estimates.