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________________________________________ | Number of | | | recipients of |Percent of| |AFDC1/ payments, | children | Year | in thousands | under 18 | |_________________|receiving | |Total2/ |Children| AFDC | | |under 18| payments | __________|________|________|__________| | 1950 ..... 2,233 1,661 3.9 | 1955 ..... 2,192 1,661 3.0 | 1960 ..... 3,073 2,370 3.7 | 1965 ..... 4,396 3,316 5.0 | 1970 ..... 9,659 7,033 10.5 | 1975 ..... 11,404 8,106 12.9 | | 1980 ..... 11,101 7,599 13.2 | 1981 ..... 10,613 7,125 12.1 | 1982 ..... 10,504 6,972 12.0 | 1983 ..... 10,865 7,130 12.4 | 1984 ..... 10,740 7,114 12.4 | 1985 ..... 10,924 7,247 12.6 | | 1986 ..... 11,065 7,374 12.7 | 1987 ..... 10,862 7,296 12.6 | 1988 ..... 10,920 7,325 12.7 | 1989 ..... 10,934 7,370 12.5 | 1990 ..... 11,464 7,761 13.2 | 1991 ..... 12,568 --- --- | _______________________________________|---Data not available.
______________________________________________________________________ | Federal income Average monthly payment | tax exemption __________________________________________| per dependent Year Current dollars |Constant 1991 dollars|_________________ ____________________|_____________________|Current |Constant Per | Per | Per | Per |dollars | 1991 family |recipient | family |recipient | | dollars ___________________|__________|__________|__________|________|________ 1950 ..... $71 $21 $401 $119 $600 $3,391 1955 ..... 85 23 432 117 600 3,049 1960 ..... 108 28 497 129 600 2,761 1965 ..... 137 33 592 143 600 2,594 1970 ..... 190 50 667 176 625 2,194 1975 ..... 229 72 580 182 750 1,899 1980 ..... 288 100 476 165 1,000 1,653 1981 ..... 302 103 453 154 1,000 1,498 1982 ..... 310 106 438 150 1,000 1,411 1983 ..... 321 110 439 150 1,000 1,367 1984 ..... 335 115 439 151 1,000 1,311 1985 ..... 341 118 432 149 1,040 1,316 1986 ..... 358 122 445 152 1,080 1,342 1987 ..... 358 123 429 147 1,900 2,278 1988 ..... 369 126 425 145 1,950 2,245 1989 ..... 378 130 415 143 2,000 2,197 1990 ..... 379 131 395 137 2,050 2,136 1991 ..... 390 135 390 135 2,150 2,150 ______________________________________________________________________
1/The Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program provides cash support for low-income families with dependent children who have been deprived of parental support due to death, disability, continued absence of a parent, or unemployment.
2/Includes the children and one or both parents or one caretaker other than a parent in families where the needs of such adults were considered in determining the amount of assistance.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Statistical Abstract of the United States; Current Population Reports, Series P-20, Household and Family Characteristics, various years; and unpublished data. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration and Family Support Administration, unpublished data. U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Your Federal Income Tax, various years; and public information.