2003 Trustees Report

The following tables present the plot points for Figure V.C3--DI disabled worker incidence rates (awards per thousand disability exposed), on a calendar year basis for the historical period (1970-2002) and the projection period (2003-2012), under all three sets of assumptions.

Historical incidence rates
Calendar
year
Gross rates
Age-sex
adjusted rates
1970
4.939
4.440
1971
5.698
5.167
1972
6.115
5.577
1973
6.472
5.979
1974
6.836
6.520
1975
7.212
7.010
1976
6.587
6.441
1977
6.651
6.560
1978
5.532
5.693
1979
4.736
4.994
1980
4.362
4.702
1981
3.861
4.094
1982
3.332
3.602
1983
4.185
4.561
1984
3.953
4.201
1985
3.933
4.198
1986
3.934
4.179
1987
3.825
4.087
1988
3.713
3.991
1989
3.775
4.081
1990
4.063
4.387
1991
4.590
4.928
1992
5.394
5.712
1993
5.302
5.559
1994
5.196
5.410
1995
5.237
5.424
1996
4.990
5.124
1997
4.629
4.691
1998
4.716
4.716
1999
4.734
4.680
2000
4.669
4.567
2001
5.123
4.945
2002
5.496
5.242

Projected incidence rates
Calendar
year
Gross rates
Age-sex adjusted rates
I
II
III
I
II
III
2003
5.040
5.508
6.439
4.737
5.175
6.052
2004
4.879
5.435
6.405
4.516
5.028
5.933
2005
4.777
5.375
6.411
4.353
4.896
5.851
2006
4.644
5.293
6.338
4.167
4.749
5.701
2007
4.671
5.370
6.404
4.130
4.750
5.678
2008
4.633
5.428
6.418
4.046
4.744
5.623
2009
4.618
5.516
6.491
3.983
4.760
5.617
2010
4.652
5.624
6.582
3.972
4.807
5.641
2011
4.639
5.652
6.593
3.930
4.792
5.602
2012
4.630
5.685
6.608
3.896
4.785
5.573

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