Table 5. U.S. total expenditures for nursing home care and annual percent change: Calendar years 1960-82.

Year	Expenditures in billions	Annual percent change
1960	$ .5	—
1965	2.1	64.0
1970	4.7	24.7
1971	5.6	19.1
1972	6.5	16.1
1973	7.1	9.2
1974	8.5	19.7
1975	10.1	18.8
1976	11.4	12.9
1977	13.2	15.8
1978	15.2	15.2
1979	17.6	15.8
1980	20.6	17.1
1981	24.2	17.5
1982	27.3	12.8

SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Financial and Actuarial Analysis.