U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2000
 
Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 21.
By diagnostic group, sex, and age, 2000
Diagnostic group All disabled workers Men Women
Total Under 35 35-49 50 or older Total Under 35 35-49 50 or older Total Under 35 35-49 50 or older
Number
Total workers 610,700 68,600 201,200 340,900 328,700 37,600 104,300 186,800 282,000 31,000 96,900 154,100
Total with diagnosis 609,400 68,400 200,700 340,300 327,700 37,400 104,000 186,300 281,700 31,000 96,700 154,000
Infectious and parasitic diseases 10,700 1,800 5,100 3,800 7,400 1,100 4,200 2,100 3,300 700 900 1,700
Neoplasms 63,600 4,000 17,100 42,500 34,200 1,800 8,100 24,300 29,400 2,200 9,000 18,200
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 17,100 600 5,400 11,100 9,300 a 2,900 6,200 7,800 a 2,500 4,900
Disease of the blood and blood-forming organs 1,500 700 a a 500 a a a 1,000 500 a a
Mental disorders
Mental retardation 17,600 8,700 5,700 3,200 11,400 5,200 4,200 2,000 6,200 3,500 1,500 1,200
Other mental disorders 125,600 26,700 57,200 41,700 59,300 14,400 25,100 19,800 66,300 12,300 32,100 21,900
Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs 50,100 6,800 18,200 25,100 27,300 3,900 9,500 13,900 22,800 2,900 8,700 11,200
Diseases of the circulatory system 75,400 1,600 14,300 59,500 50,400 700 9,900 39,800 25,000 900 4,400 19,700
Diseases of the respiratory system 26,200 600 4,800 20,800 12,700 a 2,300 10,300 13,500 500 2,500 10,500
Diseases of the digestive system 12,700 1,000 5,900 5,800 6,900 a 3,300 3,400 5,800 800 2,600 2,400
Diseases of the genitourinary system 14,900 2,300 6,200 6,400 9,100 1,300 3,600 4,200 5,800 1,000 2,600 2,200
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,700 a 500 900 700 a a a 1,000 a a 500
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 153,600 7,500 44,400 101,700 73,800 3,400 20,800 49,600 79,800 4,100 23,600 52,100
Congenital anomalies 700 a a a 700 a a a a a a a
Injuries 28,700 4,800 11,400 12,500 19,400 4,100 7,500 7,800 9,300 700 3,900 4,700
Other 9,300 600 4,100 4,600 4,600 a 2,300 2,000 4,700 300 1,800 2,600
Percentage of total with diagnosis
Total with diagnosis 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.8 2.6 2.5 1.1 2.3 2.9 4.0 1.1 1.2 2.3 0.9 1.1
Neoplasms 10.4 5.9 8.5 12.5 10.4 4.8 7.8 13.0 10.4 7.1 9.3 11.8
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 2.8 0.9 2.7 3.3 2.8 a 2.8 3.3 2.8 a 2.6 3.2
Disease of the blood and blood-forming organs 0.3 1.0 a a 0.2 a a a 0.4 1.6 a a
Mental disorders
Mental retardation 2.9 12.7 2.8 0.9 3.5 13.9 4.0 1.1 2.2 11.3 1.6 0.8
Other mental disorders 20.6 39.0 28.5 12.3 18.1 38.5 24.1 10.6 23.5 39.7 33.2 14.2
Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs 8.2 9.9 9.1 7.4 8.3 10.4 9.1 7.5 8.1 9.4 9.0 7.3
Diseases of the circulatory system 12.4 2.3 7.1 17.5 15.4 1.9 9.5 21.4 8.9 2.9 4.6 12.8
Diseases of the respiratory system 4.3 0.9 2.4 6.1 3.9 a 2.2 5.5 4.8 1.6 2.6 6.8
Diseases of the digestive system 2.1 1.5 2.9 1.7 2.1 a 3.2 1.8 2.1 2.6 2.7 1.6
Diseases of the genitourinary system 2.5 3.4 3.1 1.9 2.8 3.5 3.5 2.3 2.1 3.2 2.7 1.4
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.3 a 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 a a 0.4 a a 0.3
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 25.2 11.0 22.1 29.9 22.5 9.1 20.0 26.6 28.3 13.2 24.4 33.8
Congenital anomalies 0.1 a a a 0.2 a a a a a a a
Injuries 4.7 7.0 5.7 3.7 5.9 11.0 7.2 4.2 3.3 2.3 4.0 3.1
Other 1.5 0.9 2.0 1.4 1.4 a 2.2 1.1 1.7 1.0 1.9 1.7
SOURCE: Annual Award and Termination Transaction file.
NOTE: Based on a 1 percent sample.
a. Fewer than 500 beneficiaries.
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