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 23.
Distribution, by age of worker, December 2001
Family composition Total,
all ages
Under 30 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60 or older
Number
Worker only 4,260,302 123,854 134,738 217,238 364,179 549,869 792,418 1,002,519 1,075,487
Worker with--
Spouse
Aged 62 or older a 59,124 b b b 73 375 1,677 7,822 49,164
Child in care 157,507 2,876 9,594 21,902 33,436 32,546 26,631 18,510 12,012
Children
1 child 555,505 18,264 34,256 69,276 115,079 120,359 95,886 63,003 39,382
2 children 250,651 8,843 26,663 56,233 66,670 46,230 25,958 13,204 6,850
3 or more children 104,194 3,766 14,977 29,288 27,213 14,907 7,754 4,082 2,207
Families receiving maximum benefit c 1,541,857 99,229 123,758 214,339 280,724 256,452 216,795 187,086 163,474
Percent
Worker only 100.0 2.9 3.2 5.1 8.6 12.9 18.6 23.5 25.2
Worker with--
Spouse
Aged 62 or older a 100.0 b b b 0.1 0.6 2.8 13.2 83.2
Child in care 100.0 1.8 6.1 13.9 21.2 20.7 16.9 11.8 7.6
Children
1 child 100.0 3.3 6.2 12.5 20.7 21.7 17.3 11.3 7.1
2 children 100.0 3.5 10.6 22.4 26.6 18.4 10.4 5.3 2.7
3 or more children 100.0 3.6 14.4 28.1 26.1 14.3 7.4 3.9 2.1
Families receiving maximum benefit c 28.6 63.0 56.2 54.4 46.3 33.6 22.8 16.9 13.8
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. Includes spouses aged 62 or older with children.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
c. Includes worker-only families.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.