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Show Government Increased Its Utah Economy Dominance Government Increased Its dominance m the Utah economy ec-onomy during 1971, according accord-ing to an analysis prepared by Utah Foundation, the private research organization. organiza-tion. The Foundation report shows that personal Income In Utah derived from government gov-ernment sources (Federal, State, and local) Increased 12.7 percent last year, compared com-pared with an Income rise of only 8.0 percent in the private sector. Since 1960, the Increase in personal In. Income obtained from government gov-ernment amounted to 190 percent, compared with an 89 percent rise in income from private sources. Last yea rpersonal income in-come In Utah totaled $3. 768.000,000, of which $1,189. 000,000, or 31.6 percent came from government In form of wages, benefits, or . other payments to individuals. individ-uals. For the United States Sta-tes as a whole, government payments were approximately approxi-mately 24.3 percent to the nation's personal income total. to-tal. Thus, Utah's reliance on povernment is nearly one-third greater than that of the U. S. Foundation analysts point out that Utah improved its relative economic position among the fifty states slightly sli-ghtly for the second year in a row after having deteriorated de-teriorated badly during most of the 1960 decade. In 1971 Utah's per capita income in-come was equal to $3,442, an amount $714, or 17.2 percent per-cent below the U. S. figure of $4,156. Utah ranked 37th among the fifty states by this measure of economic affluence. The low point in the Utah economy was reached in 1969 when per capita income in-come was 19.7 percent below be-low the U. S. average and the State ranked 41st In the nation. By contrast, In 1962 Utah's per capita Income was only 8.8 percent below the U. S. average and the rank was 29th in the nation na-tion .Between 1962 and 1971 per capita personal Income in Utah rose by $1,280, or 59 percent. Throughout the United States, on the other hand, per capita personal income in-come increased by $1,786, or 75 percent. The report observes that one factor In Utah's relatively rela-tively low per capita Income In-come is the large size of families in the state. When personal income is compared com-pared on a per household basis, Utah's relative position posi-tion appears not quite as unfavorable. During 1970, for example, total personal income per household in Utah averaged $11,556. This sum was about 8.5 percent below the U. S. average of $12,632 per household. It Is emphasized, however howev-er that the larger family size in Utah also results in greater total needs per household. This Is especial- |