This statistic shows the share of government expenditure on children in the United States from 1960 to 2011. A distinction is made between where funds were directed i.e. to means-tested programs, means-tested tax provisions etc. In 2011, 55 percent of expenditures on children in the United States went to means-tested programs.
Share of government expenditure on children in the United States from 1960 to 2011, by means tested children's programs and tax provisions
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Urban Institute. (July 19, 2012). Share of government expenditure on children in the United States from 1960 to 2011, by means tested children's programs and tax provisions [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240441/us-gov-expenditure-on-children-by-program-or-tax-provision/
Urban Institute. "Share of government expenditure on children in the United States from 1960 to 2011, by means tested children's programs and tax provisions." Chart. July 19, 2012. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240441/us-gov-expenditure-on-children-by-program-or-tax-provision/
Urban Institute. (2012). Share of government expenditure on children in the United States from 1960 to 2011, by means tested children's programs and tax provisions. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240441/us-gov-expenditure-on-children-by-program-or-tax-provision/
Urban Institute. "Share of Government Expenditure on Children in The United States from 1960 to 2011, by Means Tested Children's Programs and Tax Provisions." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jul 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240441/us-gov-expenditure-on-children-by-program-or-tax-provision/
Urban Institute, Share of government expenditure on children in the United States from 1960 to 2011, by means tested children's programs and tax provisions Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240441/us-gov-expenditure-on-children-by-program-or-tax-provision/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of government expenditure on children in the United States from 1960 to 2011, by means tested children's programs and tax provisions [Graph], Urban Institute, July 19, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240441/us-gov-expenditure-on-children-by-program-or-tax-provision/