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621. Workers' Compensation Payments
[In billions of dollars, except asindicated (59 represents 59,000,000). See headnote, Table 622]
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ITEM
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1970
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1980
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1981
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1982
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1983
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1984
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1988
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1995
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1996
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1997
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1998
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Workers covered 1 (mil.)
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59
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79
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78
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77
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78
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82
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84
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86
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88
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91
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104
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106
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104
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104
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106
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109
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113
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115
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118
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121
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Premium amounts paid 2
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4.9
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22.3
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23.0
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22.8
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23.0
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25.1
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29.2
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34.0
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38.1
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43.3
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48.0
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53.1
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55.2
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57.4
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60.8
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60.5
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57.1
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55.1
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52.0
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52.1
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Private carriers 2
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3.6
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15.7
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16.2
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15.4
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15.4
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16.6
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19.5
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22.8
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25.4
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28.5
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31.9
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35.1
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35.7
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34.5
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35.6
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34.0
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31.6
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30.3
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29.1
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29.7
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State funds
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0.7
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3.0
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2.9
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2.6
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2.7
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3.0
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3.5
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4.5
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5.5
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6.7
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7.2
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8.0
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8.7
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9.6
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10.9
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11.2
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10.5
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10.1
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9.4
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9.7
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Federal programs 3
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0.2
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1.1
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1.2
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1.5
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1.5
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1.6
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1.7
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1.8
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1.7
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1.9
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2.0
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2.2
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2.1
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2.5
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2.5
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2.5
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2.6
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2.6
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2.6
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2.7
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Self-insurers
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0.5
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2.4
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2.8
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3.2
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3.5
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3.9
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4.5
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4.9
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5.4
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6.2
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6.9
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7.9
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8.7
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10.8
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11.8
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12.8
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12.5
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12.0
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11.0
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10.0
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Annual benefits paid 2
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3.0
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13.6
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15.1
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16.4
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17.6
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19.7
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22.2
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24.6
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27.3
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30.7
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34.3
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38.2
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42.2
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45.7
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45.3
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44.6
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43.4
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42.1
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40.6
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41.7
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By private carriers 2
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1.8
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7.0
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7.9
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8.6
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9.3
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10.6
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12.3
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13.8
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15.5
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17.5
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19.9
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22.2
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24.5
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25.3
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24.1
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22.3
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21.1
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20.5
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20.6
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22.2
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From state funds 4
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0.8
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4.3
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4.6
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4.8
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5.1
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5.4
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5.7
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6.2
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6.8
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7.4
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8.0
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8.8
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9.7
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10.7
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10.6
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10.8
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11.0
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10.7
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10.1
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10.4
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Employers' self-insurance 5
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0.4
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2.3
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2.6
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3.0
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3.2
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3.7
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4.1
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4.5
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5.1
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5.7
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6.4
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7.2
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7.9
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9.7
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10.6
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11.5
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11.2
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10.9
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9.9
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9.1
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Type of benefit:
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Medical/hospitalization
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1.1
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3.9
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4.4
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5.1
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5.7
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6.4
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7.5
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8.6
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9.9
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11.5
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13.4
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15.2
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16.8
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17.6
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17.5
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17.2
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16.7
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16.6
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Compensation payments
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2.0
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9.7
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10.6
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11.3
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11.9
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13.3
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14.7
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16.0
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17.4
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19.2
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20.9
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23.1
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25.3
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28.1
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27.8
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27.5
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26.7
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25.5
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Disability
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1.8
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8.4
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9.2
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9.9
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10.4
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11.7
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13.1
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14.3
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15.8
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17.6
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19.2
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21.2
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23.3
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26.0
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25.4
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25.5
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24.8
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Survivor
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0.2
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1.3
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1.4
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1.5
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1.5
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1.6
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1.7
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1.6
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1.6
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1.6
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1.7
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1.8
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2.0
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2.1
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2.4
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2.0
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2.0
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(NA)
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(NA)
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(NA)
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Percent of covered payroll: 1
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Workers' compensation costs 6 7
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1.11
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1.96
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1.85
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1.75
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1.67
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1.66
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1.82
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1.99
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2.07
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2.16
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2.04
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2.13
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2.16
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2.13
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2.17
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2.05
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1.83
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1.67
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1.46
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1.35
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Benefits 7
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0.66
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1.07
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1.08
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1.16
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1.17
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1.21
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1.30
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1.37
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1.43
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1.49
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1.43
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1.49
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1.64
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1.66
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1.58
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1.52
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1.39
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1.28
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1.14
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1.08
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NA Not available.
1 Data for period 1980 to 1988 not comparable with later years.
2 Premium and benefit amounts include estimated payments underinsurance policy deductible provisions. Deductible benefits are allocatedto private carriers and state
funds.
3 Includes Federal employer compensation program and that portionof Federal black lung benefits program financed from employercontributions.
4 Net cash and medical benefits paid by competitive and exclusivestate funds and by Federal workers' compensation programs,including black lung benefit program.
5 Cash and medical benefits paid by self-insurers, plus value ofmedical benefits paid by employers carrying workers' compensationpolicies that exclude standard medical
coverage.
6 Premiums written by private carriers and state funds, andbenefits paid by self-insurers increased by 5-10 percent prior to 1992 andby 11 percent for 1992-98 for
administrative costs. Also includes benefitspaid and administrative costs of federal system for government employees.
7 Excludes programs financed from general revenue-black lungbenefits and supplemental pensions in some states.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration,Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin.Beginning 1994, National Academy of Social Insurance, Washington, DC,Workers'
Compensation:Benefits, Coverage, and Costs, 1994-95, and 1996, New Estimates.
http://www.nasi.org/
https://allcountries.org/uscensus/621_workers_compensation_payments.html
These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.
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