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. 2015 Jun 24;10(6):e0130119. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130119

Table 3. Intergovernmental Revenue Functions.

Intergovernmental Revenue Categories Census Number Description
Air Transportation 01 Aid in support of public airports
Interschool revenue 11 Aid from one school district to another (schools only)
Education 21 Aid for public schools
Employment Security 22 Transfers to the states from the federal government for unemployment insurance
General Support 30 Aid that can be applied for any purpose
Health and Hospitals 42 Aid intended for public health or hospitals
Highways 46 Aid to be used for roads, streets, and highways
Transit Subsidies 94 Aid for mass transit systems
Housing and Community Dev 50 Aid for public housing and other community development
Natural Resources 59 Federal aid for conservation resource protection
Public Welfare 79 Aid for social welfare programs
Sewerage 80 Aid for sewage systems, disposal and treatment
Other Uses 89 All other aid not classified above

This table describes a detailed breakdown of the different intergovernmental revenue function codes reported by governments in the data. More detailed descriptions of each function code can be found in the Census’ 2006 classification manual (http://www.census.gov/govs/classification/) included with the database download.