U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2000
 
Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 16.
Average age of men and women in current payment status and those with new awards, 1960-2000
Year Current payment status New awards
Men Women Men Women
1960 57.3 56.7 54.5 52.5
1965 54.4 55.2 53.0 53.2
1970 53.9 55.0 52.1 52.8
1975 53.5 54.4 51.5 52.1
1980 52.9 53.7 51.2 51.1
1985 51.9 52.6 50.1 49.7
1990 50.4 50.8 48.1 48.4
1991 50.1 50.5 47.9 48.4
1992 49.9 50.1 47.8 47.7
1993 49.6 49.9 47.7 48.1
1994 49.6 49.9 48.4 48.2
1995 49.7 49.9 48.9 48.5
1996 49.9 50.0 48.3 48.7
1997 50.2 50.2 48.8 47.9
1998 50.5 50.5 48.8 48.5
1999 50.6 50.5 49.1 48.7
2000 50.7 50.7 49.1 48.7
SOURCES: Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, Tables 5.D4 and 6.C2. Beginning in 1996, awards data based on Annual Award and Termination Transaction file.
NOTE: Beginning in 1985, current payment data based on a 10 percent sample and new awards data based on a 1 percent sample.
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