Short-Range Actuarial Projections of the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program, 2001
Actuarial Study No. 115
Chris Motsiopoulos and Tim Zayatz, A.S.A.
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III. BENEFIT PAYMENTS

B. NUMBER OF OLD-AGE AND SURVIVORS INSURANCE (OASI) BENEFICIARIES

Table III.B20—Awards to Minor Children of Retired Workers, as a Percentage of the Non-Orphan Population
(By age, calendar years 1975-2010)
Year
  0-4
  5-9
  10-14
  15-17
  Total
1975
0.037
0.067
0.185
0.391
0.158
1976
.038
.068
.191
.397
.162
1977
.031
.054
.176
.376
.148
1978
.029
.051
.162
.349
.137
1979
.037
.071
.201
.429
.171
1980
.036
.070
.191
.432
.166
1981
.026
.045
.141
.359
.126
1982
.026
.046
.136
.348
.121
1983
.026
.046
.136
.341
.119
1984
.026
.044
.129
.313
.111
1985
.028
.046
.129
.301
.110
1986
.027
.045
.123
.290
.105
1987
.026
.043
.116
.270
.097
1988
.027
.043
.112
.263
.094
1989
.026
.042
.105
.244
.087
1990
.027
.046
.108
.238
.088
1991
.028
.047
.108
.232
.088
1992
.029
.047
.109
.229
.088
1993
.028
.046
.106
.215
.085
1994
.027
.045
.101
.202
.082
1995
.026
.045
.100
.196
.080
1996
.026
.045
.098
.183
.078
1997
.024
.043
.097
.175
.076
1998
.024
.043
.095
.172
.075
1999
.024
.045
.100
.181
.078
2000
.028
.052
.121
.217
.094
2001
.026
.049
.109
.198
.086
2002
.026
.048
.110
.198
.086
2003
.026
.048
.110
.198
.087
2004
.026
.048
.110
.197
.087
2005
.026
.048
.110
.197
.088
2006
.026
.048
.110
.198
.088
2007
.026
.048
.110
.198
.088
2008
.026
.048
.110
.198
.088
2009
.026
.048
.110
.198
.087
2010
.026
.048
.110
.198
.087

Sources:

· Historical figures computed by dividing the number of awards by the non-orphan population less the number already in force.

· Future figures projected based on historical trend and judgment.

Note: Future estimates based on 2001 Trustees Report intermediate set of assumptions.

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