Table 3. Percent distribution of personal health care expenditures, by type of expenditure: Selected calendar years 1966-82.
| Type of expenditure | 1966 | 1969 | 1972 | 1976 | 1979 | 1982 |
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| Total personal health care | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| All institutional care | 45.7 | 49.1 | 51.8 | 54.3 | 55.0 | 56.6 |
| Hospital care | 39.7 | 42.4 | 43.6 | 45.7 | 45.7 | 47.3 |
| Nursing home care | 6.0 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.4 |
| Physicians' services | 23.4 | 22.4 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 21.8 |
| Dentists' services | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Other professional services | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Drugs and medical sundries | 13.9 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 7.7 |
| Eyeglasses and appliances | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| Other health services | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration: Data from the Office of the Actuary.