Table 4. Aggregate and per capita amounts and percent distribution of personal health care expenditures, by source of funds: Selected calendar years 1929-84.
| Year | Total | Direct patient payments | Third parties | |||||
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| All third parties | Private health insurance | Other private funds | Government | |||||
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| Total | Federal | State and local | ||||||
| Amount in billions | ||||||||
| 1929 | $3.2 | $2.8 | $.4 | (1) | $.1 | $.3 | $.1 | $.2 |
| 1935 | 2.7 | 2.2 | .5 | (1) | .1 | .4 | .1 | .3 |
| 1940 | 3.5 | 2.9 | .7 | (1) | .1 | .6 | .1 | .4 |
| 1950 | 10.9 | 7.1 | 3.8 | $.9 | .3 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 1955 | 15.7 | 9.1 | 6.6 | 2.5 | .4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| 1960 | 23.7 | 13.0 | 10.7 | 5.0 | .5 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 |
| 1965 | 35.9 | 18.5 | 17.3 | 8.7 | .8 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 1967 | 44.5 | 19.0 | 25.5 | 9.6 | .8 | 15.1 | 9.5 | 5.6 |
| 1970 | 65.4 | 26.5 | 38.9 | 15.3 | 1.1 | 22.4 | 14.5 | 7.9 |
| 1975 | 117.1 | 38.1 | 79.0 | 31.2 | 1.6 | 46.3 | 31.4 | 14.9 |
| 1980 | 219.1 | 62.5 | 156.7 | 67.3 | 2.6 | 86.7 | 62.5 | 24.3 |
| 1981 | 253.4 | 70.8 | 182.6 | 78.8 | 3.0 | 100.8 | 74.2 | 26.5 |
| 1982 | 284.9 | 77.2 | 207.7 | 91.0 | 3.4 | 113.4 | 83.9 | 29.5 |
| 1983 | 315.2 | 86.4 | 228.8 | 100.3 | 3.7 | 124.8 | 92.9 | 31.9 |
| 1984 | 341.8 | 95.4 | 246.5 | 107.2 | 3.9 | 135.4 | 101.1 | 34.3 |
| Per capita amount | ||||||||
| 1929 | 26 | 23 | 3 | (1) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1935 | 21 | 17 | 4 | (1) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1940 | 26 | 21 | 5 | (1) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 1950 | 70 | 46 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 8 |
| 1955 | 93 | 54 | 39 | 15 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 12 |
| 1960 | 129 | 71 | 58 | 27 | 3 | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| 1965 | 177 | 91 | 85 | 43 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 21 |
| 1967 | 214 | 91 | 123 | 46 | 4 | 73 | 46 | 27 |
| 1970 | 305 | 124 | 182 | 72 | 5 | 105 | 68 | 37 |
| 1975 | 522 | 170 | 352 | 139 | 7 | 206 | 140 | 66 |
| 1980 | 929 | 265 | 664 | 285 | 11 | 368 | 265 | 103 |
| 1981 | 1,063 | 297 | 766 | 331 | 13 | 423 | 311 | 111 |
| 1982 | 1,184 | 321 | 863 | 378 | 14 | 471 | 349 | 122 |
| 1983 | 1,297 | 355 | 941 | 413 | 15 | 514 | 382 | 131 |
| 1984 | 1,394 | 389 | 1,005 | 437 | 16 | 552 | 412 | 140 |
| Percent distribution | ||||||||
| 1929 | 100.0 | 88.4 | 11.6 | (1) | 2.6 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 6.3 |
| 1935 | 100.0 | 82.4 | 17.6 | (1) | 2.8 | 14.7 | 3.4 | 11.3 |
| 1940 | 100.0 | 81.3 | 18.7 | (1) | 2.6 | 16.1 | 4.1 | 12.0 |
| 1950 | 100.0 | 65.5 | 34.5 | 9.1 | 2.9 | 22.4 | 10.4 | 12.0 |
| 1955 | 100.0 | 58.1 | 41.9 | 16.1 | 2.8 | 23.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 |
| 1960 | 100.0 | 54.9 | 45.1 | 21.1 | 2.3 | 21.8 | 9.3 | 12.5 |
| 1965 | 100.0 | 51.6 | 48.4 | 24.2 | 2.2 | 22.0 | 10.1 | 11.9 |
| 1967 | 100.0 | 42.6 | 57.4 | 21.6 | 1.9 | 33.9 | 21.3 | 12.6 |
| 1970 | 100.0 | 40.5 | 59.5 | 23.4 | 1.7 | 34.3 | 22.2 | 12.1 |
| 1975 | 100.0 | 32.5 | 67.5 | 26.7 | 1.3 | 39.5 | 26.8 | 12.7 |
| 1980 | 100.0 | 28.5 | 71.5 | 30.7 | 1.2 | 39.6 | 28.5 | 11.1 |
| 1981 | 100.0 | 27.9 | 72.1 | 31.1 | 1.2 | 39.8 | 29.3 | 10.5 |
| 1982 | 100.0 | 27.1 | 72.9 | 31.9 | 1.2 | 39.8 | 29.5 | 10.3 |
| 1983 | 100.0 | 27.4 | 72.6 | 31.8 | 1.2 | 39.6 | 29.5 | 10.1 |
| 1984 | 100.0 | 27.9 | 72.1 | 31.3 | 1.2 | 39.6 | 29.6 | 10.0 |
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Included with direct payments; separate data are not available.
NOTE: Based on July 1 social security area population estimates.
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Office of the Actuary.