I know that Rebecca
Thorpe<http://www.polisci.washington.edu/directory/faculty/Faculty/faculty_thorpe.html>studies
this, and her book looks at congressional-level defense outlays.
Unfortunately that's all I know about it, so you should get in touch with
her.

Brad Epperly
PhD Candidate
Department of Political Science
University of Washington
Box 353530
Seattle, WA 98195
http://sites.google.com/a/uw.edu/epperly/


On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 8:04 PM, Kyle Peyton <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Hi Chris,
>
> I'm trying to find this data as well. Perhaps we can put our heads
> together.
>
> I think the best bet is the US Census Bureau. Check this link:
> http://www2.census.gov/pub/outgoing/govs/special60/
>
> There is a file called "FES 1981-1994.zip" that contains this information
> by State for 1981-1994. Unfortunately, this isn't terribly helpful as it's
> in PDF format and will be tedious to extract for a long time-series. Not to
> mention it doesn't extend to the years of interest. Many of the other files
> here (like the Microsoft access databases) cover the period 1902-2008 and
> contain some really helpful information. There is plenty of data on
> aggregate defense expenditures. Unfortunately, I have yet to find anything
> with the State disaggregation produced in those .PDF reports.
>
> I've e-mailed a contact at the Census for access that contains the
> information in the .PDFs for the longer time period. I'll let you know if
> anything comes of it.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Kyle
>
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> Does anyone have defense spending data by state annually from 1980 through
> 2008?
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>
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