No. 447. LIVING VETERANS, BY AGE AND PERIOD OF SERVICE: 1972 [In thousands, except as indicated. As of June 30. Estimated. See Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series Y 787-800, for all veterans]

Represents zero.

7,141

68.7

7,092

561

45

93

2

2

3,262

25.4 1,291 1,966

104

2

10

(Z)

years..

44.7

(x)

77.5

52.6

Includes 3,000 veterans of Spanish-American War, average age 92.8 years.

2 Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census. Current Population Reports, series P-25, No. 490. * Includes 1,259,000 veterans who served in both World War II and the Korean conflict. Includes 350,000 veterans who served in both the Korean conflict and the Vietnam era (after Aug. 4, 1964). Service after Aug. 4, 1964. Active duty between Jan. 31, 1955 and Aug. 5, 1964 only.

No. 448. NUMBER OF LIVING VETERANS-STATES AND OTHER AREAS: 1972 [Estimates in thousands. As of June 30]

1 See table 447 for types of veterans included; includes 3,000 Spanish-American War Veterans. Source of tables 447 and 448: U.S.Veterans Administration, Annual Report of Administrator of Veterans Affairs. No. 449. UNEMPLOYED MEN, BY AGE, VETERANS STATUS, AND RACE: 1970 TO 1972 [In thousands, except as indicated. Averages for periods indicated]

1 Served between Feb. 1, 1955 and August 4, 1964.

? Either never served in Armed Forces, or served only in peacetime prior to June 27, 1950.
Unemployment as percent of the male civilian labor force.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unpublished data.

No. 450. VETERANS BENEFITS-EXPENDITURES: TOTAL AND 1940 TO 1972

[In millions of dollars. For years ending June 30. Refers to expenditures of Veterans Administration and predecessor agencies. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series Y 812-825]

Represents zero. X Not applicable.

1 Excludes transfers from appropriations to insurance trust funds from which the actual payments are made. Expenditures from VA Revolving Supply Fund also excluded to avoid duplication.

Includes direct payments to beneficiaries from insurance appropriation, servicemen's indemnities, and benefits and dividends paid from insurance trust funds. Some noncash transactions, e.g., interest credited to dividends left on deposit, also included.

3 Includes education and training allowances for veterans and servicemen, and educational assistance for wives, widows, sons, and daughters of deceased or totally disabled veterans.

Includes subsistence allowances, tuition, supplies, and equipment for training of disabled veterans.

Includes payments and allowances for various programs such as unemployment and self employment allowances, automobiles and other conveyances for disabled veterans, etc.

Estimated; includes expenditures for hospital and domiciliary care, outpatient medical and dental treatment, medical research, and grants to Republic of Philippines for medical care and treatment of veterans.

7 Comprises construction and related costs, and amounts transferred to Dept. of Army, Corps of Engineers, for construction of hospitals.

Source: U.S. Veterans Administration, Annual Report of Administrator of Veterans Affairs.

No. 451. VETERANS BENEFITS

EXPENDITURES FROM APPROPRIATED FUNDS, BY WAR: TOTAL AND 1940 TO 1972

[In millions of dollars. For years ending June 30. Refers to expenditures of Veterans Administration and predecessor agencies. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series Y 801-811]

Represents zero. X Not applicable. Z Less than $500,000.

1 Service after Aug. 4, 1964.

* Includes $70, 045,000 for the Revolutionary War and $48,747,000 for the War of 1812. Source: U.S. Veterans Administration, Annual Report of Administrator of Veterans Affairs, and unpublished data.

No. 452. VETERANS COMPENSATION AND PENSION BENEFITS-NUMBER ON ROLLS AND AVERAGE PAYMENT, BY PERIOD OF SERVICE: 1950 TO 1972 [Number includes dependents of deceased veterans receiving benefits as well as living veterans receiving pensions, retirement pay, and disability benefits. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series Y 826-827]

Represents zero.

X Not applicable.

Averages calculated by dividing total annual value of benefits, as of June 30, by number on rolls.
Service during period June 27, 1950-Jan. 31, 1955. 3 Service after Aug. 4, 1964.

⚫ Service during period May 9, 1916-Apr. 5, 1917. Legislation effective Jan. 1, 1971.
Source: U.S. Veterans Administration, Annual Report of Administrator of Veterans Affairs.

No. 453. VETERANS BENEFITS-SELECTED FEDERAL EXPENDITURES, STATES AND OTHER AREAS: 1972

[In thousands of dollars. Figures are estimates for year ending June 30]

Represents zero. 1 Excludes $766,121,000 shown in table 450 for expenditures not distributed by State. * Includes expenditures for hospital and domiciliary care, outpatient medical and dental treatment, and medical research. 3 Educational assistance for wives and widows, sons and daughters of deceased or totally disabled veterans, and post-Korean conflict veterans.

Excludes interest paid to U.S. Treasury and miscellaneous expenses; therefore, total differs from that shown in table 450 which includes these items.

Source: U.S. Veterans Administration, Annual Report of Administrator of Veterans Affairs.

Source: U.S. Veterans Administration, Annual Report of Administrator of Veterans Affairs.

No. 455. PATIENTS RECEIVING HEALTH CARE AUTHORIZED BY VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, AND OPERATING EXPENSES OF VA HOSPITALS: 1950 TO 1972

[For years ending June 30. See Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series Y 838-850, for related data]

NA Not available. Includes VA beneficiaries cared for in Army, Navy, other Federal, and State and civil (contract) hospitals; includes nonveterans. Beginning 1970, includes data for State Home hospitals. Through 1960, neurological patients included in "Neuropsychiatric"; thereafter, with "General."

* Includes tuberculosis patients.

Excludes costs for VA nursing bed care and domiciliary care.

Excludes hospitals operated for only part of year under unusual conditions.

Source: U.S. Veterans Administration, Annual Report of Administrator of Veterans Affairs, and unpublished data.