U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2001
 
Disabled-Worker Families in Current-Payment Status
Table 22.
Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly family benefit, December 2001
Family composition Number of
families		 Number of
beneficiaries		 Average primary
insurance amount
(dollars)		 Average monthly
family benefit
(dollars)		 Percentage of
families receiving
maximum family
benefit
Worker only
Men 2,289,722 2,289,722 920.20 914.40 8.9
Women 1,970,580 1,970,578 684.70 683.10 20.9
Worker with children
By sex of worker
Men 533,406 1,372,780 893.90 1,276.30 83.3
Women 376,944 945,500 717.70 987.60 89.1
By number of children
1 child 555,505 1,111,010 827.90 1,161.20 84.9
2 children 250,651 751,959 819.10 1,163.20 88.1
3 or more children 104,194 455,311 788.50 1,117.90 84.4
Workers with--
Spouse aged 62 or older a 57,354 114,967 1,130.40 1,393.50 8.3
Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children 1,770 5,627 1,040.60 1,654.50 67.8
Spouse and 1 child 66,012 198,137 927.80 1,408.30 90.4
Spouse and 2 children 54,425 217,761 898.00 1,335.50 89.6
Spouse and 3 or more children 37,070 204,770 851.50 1,241.40 82.9
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account.
Includes beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
a. If the spouse is also entitled to a retired-worker benefit, only the benefit amount received as a spouse is included.
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