Presents background material & statistical data on the major fed. Govt. entitlement programs. Program descriptions include: social security; Medicare; supplemental security income; unemployment compensation; earned entitlements for railroad employees; trade adjustment assistance; aid to families with dependent children & temporary assistance for needy families; child support enforcement program; child care; Title XX Social Services Block Grant; child protection, foster care, & adoption assistance; social welfare programs in the territories; tax provisions; the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., etc.