U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2000
 
Disabled Workers in Current-Payment Status
Table 10.
Diagnostic group, by sex and race, December 2000
Diagnostic group Total White Black Other Unknown
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled workers
Total workers 5,042,333 n.a. 3,707,867 n.a. 869,016 n.a. 426,358 n.a. 39,092 n.a.
Total with diagnosis 4,959,682 100.0 3,644,584 100.0 853,241 100.0 423,497 100.0 38,360 100.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 97,919 2.0 60,203 1.7 28,212 3.3 8,678 2.1 826 2.2
Neoplasms 136,404 2.8 106,958 2.9 19,537 2.3 9,524 2.3 385 1.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 244,456 4.9 165,943 4.6 59,251 6.9 18,058 4.3 1,204 3.1
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 12,070 0.2 5,411 0.2 5,702 0.7 861 0.2 96 0.3
Mental disorders
Mental retardation 257,601 5.2 173,950 4.8 60,910 7.1 19,640 4.6 3,101 8.1
Other mental disorders 1,361,157 27.4 1,009,926 27.7 224,841 26.4 110,491 26.1 15,899 41.5
Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs 479,246 9.7 372,274 10.2 67,493 7.9 34,564 8.2 4,915 12.8
Diseases of the circulatory system 532,998 10.8 389,971 10.7 103,805 12.2 36,899 8.7 2,323 6.1
Diseases of the respiratory system 166,054 3.4 133,171 3.7 22,601 2.7 9,829 2.3 453 1.2
Diseases of the digestive system 69,735 1.4 55,254 1.5 7,544 0.9 6,600 1.6 337 0.9
Diseases of the genitourinary system 84,687 1.7 43,106 1.2 32,369 3.8 8,148 1.9 1,064 2.8
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 12,351 0.3 8,295 0.2 2,679 0.3 1,295 0.3 82 0.2
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,152,231 23.2 856,954 23.5 164,049 19.2 126,533 29.9 4,695 12.2
Congenital anomalies 8,540 0.2 6,864 0.2 908 0.1 681 0.2 87 0.2
Injuries 231,066 4.7 173,585 4.8 34,966 4.1 20,346 4.8 2,169 5.7
Other 113,167 2.3 82,719 2.3 18,374 2.2 11,350 2.7 724 1.9
Men
Total with diagnosis 2,799,719 100.0 2,084,475 100.0 455,441 100.0 236,133 100.0 23,670 100.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 75,065 2.7 47,374 2.3 20,217 4.4 6,822 2.9 652 2.8
Neoplasms 67,303 2.4 53,570 2.6 8,880 2.0 4,620 2.0 233 1.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 99,459 3.6 72,018 3.5 18,158 4.0 8,711 3.7 572 2.4
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 5,799 0.2 2,771 0.1 2,571 0.6 415 0.2 42 0.2
Mental disorders
Mental retardation 173,193 6.2 116,912 5.6 41,838 9.2 12,393 5.3 2,050 8.7
Other mental disorders 729,135 26.0 541,057 26.0 118,645 26.1 59,690 25.3 9,743 41.2
Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs 249,625 8.9 193,154 9.3 35,578 7.8 18,216 7.7 2,677 11.3
Diseases of the circulatory system 366,900 13.1 279,080 13.4 61,404 13.5 24,759 10.5 1,657 7.0
Diseases of the respiratory system 87,706 3.1 72,412 3.5 10,011 2.2 5,027 2.1 256 1.1
Diseases of the digestive system 38,425 1.4 30,397 1.5 3,994 0.9 3,844 1.6 190 0.8
Diseases of the genitourinary system 51,597 1.8 26,124 1.3 19,827 4.4 4,951 2.1 695 2.9
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 5,141 0.2 3,522 0.2 1,044 0.2 534 0.2 41 0.2
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 623,017 22.3 475,625 22.8 78,017 17.1 66,663 28.2 2,712 11.5
Congenital anomalies 4,565 0.2 3,637 0.2 535 0.1 349 0.2 44 0.2
Injuries 166,364 5.9 125,436 6.0 25,206 5.5 13,997 5.9 1,725 7.3
Other 56,425 2.0 41,386 2.0 9,516 2.1 5,142 2.2 381 1.6
Women
Total with diagnosis 2,159,963 100.0 1,560,109 100.0 397,800 100.0 187,364 100.0 14,690 100.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 22,854 1.1 12,829 0.8 7,995 2.0 1,856 1.0 174 1.2
Neoplasms 69,101 3.2 53,388 3.4 10,657 2.7 4,904 2.6 152 1.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 144,997 6.7 93,925 6.0 41,093 10.3 9,347 5.0 632 4.3
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 6,271 0.3 2,640 0.2 3,131 0.8 446 0.2 54 0.4
Mental disorders
Mental retardation 84,408 3.9 57,038 3.7 19,072 4.8 7,247 3.9 1,051 7.2
Other mental disorders 632,022 29.3 468,869 30.1 106,196 26.7 50,801 27.1 6,156 41.9
Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs 229,621 10.6 179,120 11.5 31,915 8.0 16,348 8.7 2,238 15.2
Diseases of the circulatory system 166,098 7.7 110,891 7.1 42,401 10.7 12,140 6.5 666 4.5
Diseases of the respiratory system 78,348 3.6 60,759 3.9 12,590 3.2 4,802 2.6 197 1.3
Diseases of the digestive system 31,310 1.5 24,857 1.6 3,550 0.9 2,756 1.5 147 1.0
Diseases of the genitourinary system 33,090 1.5 16,982 1.1 12,542 3.2 3,197 1.7 369 2.5
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 7,210 0.3 4,773 0.3 1,635 0.4 761 0.4 41 0.3
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 529,214 24.5 381,329 24.4 86,032 21.6 59,870 32.0 1,983 13.5
Congenital anomalies 3,975 0.2 3,227 0.2 373 0.1 332 0.2 43 0.3
Injuries 64,702 3.0 48,149 3.1 9,760 2.5 6,349 3.4 444 3.0
Other 56,742 2.6 41,333 2.7 8,858 2.2 6,208 3.3 343 2.3
SOURCE: Social Security Disabled Beneficiaries 100 percent file.
NOTES: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.
n. a. = not applicable.
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