U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2000
 
Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 17.
Average primary insurance amount and monthly benefit, by sex, 1960-2000 (in dollars)
Year a Average primary insurance amount Average monthly benefit
Total Men Women Total Men Women
1960 n.a. n.a. n.a. 91.20 94.00 78.90
1965 (Jan.-Aug.) n.a. n.a. n.a. 93.30 97.90 80.30
1965 (Sept.-Dec.) n.a. n.a. n.a. 101.30 106.50 86.80
1970 n.a. n.a. n.a. 139.80 148.40 115.70
1975 n.a. n.a. n.a. 241.20 263.80 190.90
1980 n.a. n.a. n.a. 406.30 449.40 308.50
1985 n.a. n.a. n.a. 475.60 530.40 363.70
1986 n.a. n.a. n.a. 473.80 531.50 357.40
1987 n.a. n.a. n.a. 506.00 573.20 381.60
1988 n.a. n.a. n.a. 297.40 321.20 263.50
1989 n.a. n.a. n.a. 562.10 634.40 429.90
1990 n.a. n.a. n.a. 594.20 667.90 465.80
1991 n.a. n.a. n.a. 605.50 685.20 470.60
1992 n.a. n.a. n.a. 621.90 699.80 494.20
1993 n.a. n.a. n.a. 639.80 720.10 507.70
1994 n.a. n.a. n.a. 672.80 757.70 535.00
1995 n.a. n.a. n.a. 687.70 786.90 549.00
1996 734.00 836.40 595.70 709.10 807.90 575.60
1997 752.00 855.40 623.50 728.10 824.00 608.80
1998 771.30 879.50 639.50 746.30 846.80 623.80
1999 813.20 922.30 674.70 787.80 890.70 657.10
2000 856.80 975.30 718.70 833.70 947.70 700.90
SOURCES: Annual Award and Termination Transaction file; Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, Table 6.A4.
NOTES: Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
n.a. = not available.
a. Beginning 1985, data based on a 1 percent sample.
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