Annual Survey of Governments, 1983: Finance Statistics (ICPSR 8448)

Version Date: Feb 16, 1992

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Principal Investigator(s):
United States. Bureau of the Census

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08448.v2

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Summary

For each governmental unit surveyed, finance data are provided for revenues, expenditures, indebtedness, and cash and security holdings. Revenue data are listed by source, and expenditures are listed by function and type. Functions include education, administration, police and fire protection, health care, utilities, transit and highways, and public welfare. Expenditure types include intergovernmental transactions, current operations, and capital outlays. Data are also provided for employee retirement systems operated by governments. Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) codes are given for local governments in metropolitan areas.

Citation

United States. Bureau of the Census. Annual Survey of Governments, 1983:  Finance Statistics. [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08448.v2

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Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

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Date of Collection

1983

Data Collection Notes

  1. There are six "record types" in this file, each corresponding to a type of governmental unit. All six record types have the same technical characteristics.

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Sample

All school district governments in 31 states were surveyed, along with a sample of those in the 19 remaining states. A sample of approximately 14,000 other local governmental units was also included. All state governments and the District of Columbia are included.

Universe

State and local governments in the United States, including counties, municipalities, townships, school districts, and special districts.

Data Source

self-enumerated forms mailed to governmental units

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

1986-06-06

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • United States. Bureau of the Census. ANNUAL SURVEY OF GOVERNMENTS, 1983: FINANCE STATISTICS. 2nd ICPSR release. Washington, DC: United States. Bureau of the Census [producer], 1985. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1986. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08448.v2
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