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State Spending in the 1990s |
 | | Furthermore, because Medicaid eligibility is need-based, the recession in the early 1990s increased the eligible population. |
 | | Through the 1990s the number of children in foster care increased relative to the total population, growing from 414,000 to 542,000 (note 17). |
 | | In the 1990s, state education expenditures increased 0.4 percentage points to 3.7 percent of the GDP (note 23), primarily the result of funding increases for K-12 and higher education. |
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