DOI: 10.3886/icpsr06029
title: Federal Outlays, 1976-1980: [United States]
title: Archival Version

description: This data collection contains detailed information on fiscal 
 outlays of the United States federal government to counties and cities 
 for the years 1976-1980. These data reflect the distribution of federal 
 dollar outlays by program, influence activity, and geography and, as 
 such, provide a guide for planning and budgeting researchers. There are 
 four types of files for each fiscal year and for a transition quarter 
 in 1976. (1) The county and state files cover each county and state in 
 the United States. There is one record for each appropriation within 
 each program within each county. The files include appropriations, 
 programs, type of assistance, type of transaction, outlays in dollars, 
 beneficiaries, and state control of federal outlays. (2) The city files 
 cover each city in the United States with a population of 25,000 or 
 more. There is one record for each appropriation within each program 
 within each city. The files include the same variables as the county 
 and state files. (3) The geographic table files provide data by state, 
 county, and city codes, geographic names, rural/urban codes, and 
 Appalachian and Mexican border indicators. They also identify 
 congressional districts and give the total population figures and 
 national ranking by population. (4) The program appropriations files 
 supply data by agency codes and names, function codes and names, 
 program identifiers, and national dollar outlays by function and 
agency.
description: Datasets: 
DS0: Study-Level Files
DS1: County and State File, Fiscal Year 1976
DS2: City File, Fiscal Year 1976
DS3: Geographic Table File, Fiscal Year 1976
DS4: Program Appropriations File, Fiscal Year 1976
DS5: County and State File, Transition Quarter 1976
DS6: City File, Transition Quarter 1976
DS7: Geographic Table File, Transition Quarter 1976
DS8: Program Appropriations File, Transition Quarter 1976
DS9: County and State File, Fiscal Year 1977
DS10: City File, Fiscal Year 1977
DS11: Geographic Table File, Fiscal Year 1977
DS12: Program Appropriations File, Fiscal Year 1977
DS13: County and State File, Fiscal Year 1978
DS14: City File, Fiscal Year 1978
DS15: Geographic Table File, Fiscal Year 1978
DS16: Program Appropriations File, Fiscal Year 1978
DS17: County and State File, Fiscal Year 1979
DS18: City File, Fiscal Year 1979
DS19: Geographic Table File, Fiscal Year 1979
DS20: Program Appropriations File, Fiscal Year 1979
DS21: County and State File, Fiscal Year 1980
DS22: City File, Fiscal Year 1980
DS23: Geographic Table File, Fiscal Year 1980
DS24: Program Appropriations File, Fiscal Year 1980
description: All federal outlays of the executive branch of the United 
 States government except for those omitted for security reasons. County 
 outlays include funds also reported at the city level, except for 
 independent cities that are treated as counties. Federal influence 
activities are also included.
description: (1) FEDERAL OUTLAYS, COUNTY AND CITY MASTER FILES, 
 FISCAL YEAR 1980 (ICPSR 8082) contains data identical to Parts 21 and 
 22 of this collection. (2) The documentation for this study also covers 
 years prior to 1976. Documentation relevant to years 1976-1980 can be 
found on pages 001-016, 101-183, and 190-204 of the codebook.