U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2001
 
Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 30.
Distribution of workers aged 50 or older, by diagnostic group, selected years 1975-2001
Year a All disabled
workers		 Total with
diagnosis
available		 Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases b		 Neoplasms Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases		 Diseases of
blood and
blood-
forming
organs		 Mental disorders c
Total Retardation Other
Number
1975 408,556 408,556 4,222 44,264 16,665 743 25,094 n.a. n.a.
1981 222,162 222,155 1,387 41,393 9,580 426 11,685 n.a. n.a.
1982 189,252 189,252 1,216 36,418 8,448 392 9,877 n.a. n.a.
1983 190,884 190,883 2,971 37,552 9,274 501 15,302 n.a. n.a.
1984 216,348 207,576 1,657 42,931 8,668 367 20,398 n.a. n.a.
1985 219,219 205,909 1,475 38,263 9,442 418 19,297 n.a. n.a.
1986 228,510 221,988 1,202 36,858 10,444 498 34,162 n.a. n.a.
1987 231,367 224,506 1,414 37,744 8,709 466 22,271 n.a. n.a.
1988 226,473 226,473 1,419 37,085 8,665 552 22,474 n.a. n.a.
1989 235,874 235,874 1,276 41,054 8,191 578 24,407 n.a. n.a.
1990 252,596 252,596 2,733 44,342 9,065 640 27,272 n.a. n.a.
1991 280,986 280,986 3,407 46,082 10,982 686 31,839 n.a. n.a.
1992 323,462 323,462 4,487 50,690 14,555 799 38,484 n.a. n.a.
1993 322,619 322,619 4,378 52,425 15,312 733 39,459 n.a. n.a.
1994 338,833 338,883 4,877 58,440 16,425 788 39,891 n.a. n.a.
1995 337,021 337,021 4,257 42,034 18,407 756 39,384 2,950 36,434
1996 330,177 330,177 3,691 41,381 18,819 718 36,933 2,401 34,532
1997 322,681 322,392 2,966 41,034 19,140 762 37,415 2,209 35,206
1998 335,100 334,810 2,863 41,880 20,605 729 41,430 2,626 38,804
1999 360,879 359,727 3,076 43,721 21,549 880 52,338 7,267 45,071
2000 340,900 340,300 3,800 42,500 11,100 d 44,900 3,200 41,700
2001 365,100 364,300 2,300 41,400 12,200 d 49,900 2,300 47,600
Percent
1975 408,556 100.0 1.0 10.8 4.1 0.2 6.1 n.a. n.a.
1981 222,162 100.0 0.6 18.6 4.3 0.2 5.3 n.a. n.a.
1982 189,252 100.0 0.6 19.2 4.5 0.2 5.2 n.a. n.a.
1983 190,884 100.0 1.6 19.7 4.9 0.3 8.0 n.a. n.a.
1984 216,348 100.0 0.8 20.7 4.2 0.2 9.8 n.a. n.a.
1985 219,219 100.0 0.7 18.6 4.6 0.2 9.4 n.a. n.a.
1986 228,510 100.0 0.5 16.6 4.7 0.2 15.4 n.a. n.a.
1987 231,367 100.0 0.6 16.8 3.9 0.2 9.9 n.a. n.a.
1988 226,473 100.0 0.6 16.4 3.8 0.2 9.9 n.a. n.a.
1989 235,874 100.0 0.5 17.4 3.5 0.2 10.3 n.a. n.a.
1990 252,596 100.0 1.1 17.6 3.6 0.3 10.8 n.a. n.a.
1991 280,986 100.0 1.2 16.4 3.9 0.2 11.3 n.a. n.a.
1992 323,462 100.0 1.4 15.7 4.5 0.2 11.9 n.a. n.a.
1993 322,619 100.0 1.4 16.2 4.7 0.2 12.2 n.a. n.a.
1994 338,833 100.0 1.4 17.2 4.8 0.2 11.8 n.a. n.a.
1995 337,021 100.0 1.3 12.5 5.5 0.2 11.7 0.9 10.8
1996 330,177 100.0 1.1 12.5 5.7 0.2 11.2 0.7 10.5
1997 322,681 100.0 0.9 12.7 5.9 0.2 11.6 0.7 10.9
1998 335,100 100.0 0.9 12.5 6.2 0.2 12.4 0.8 11.6
1999 360,879 100.0 0.9 12.2 6.0 0.2 14.5 2.0 12.5
2000 340,900 100.0 1.1 12.5 3.3 d 13.2 0.9 12.3
2001 365,100 100.0 0.6 11.4 3.3 d 13.7 0.6 13.1
(Continued)
Table 30.
Continued
Year a Diseases of the-- Congenital
anomalies		 Injuries Other
Nervous
system
and
sense
organs		 Circulatory
system		 Respiratory
system		 Digestive
system		 Genitourinary
system		 Skin and
subcutaneous
tissue		 Musculoskeletal
system and
connective
tissue
Number
1975 22,634 147,018 34,026 11,618 3,185 1,352 80,002 2,864 14,396 473
1981 14,038 70,716 18,331 4,363 2,916 658 37,563 1,173 7,541 385
1982 13,004 59,933 17,009 3,306 1,425 460 31,096 853 5,529 287
1983 12,747 54,763 15,544 2,980 3,949 362 27,624 1,398 5,610 306
1984 14,160 57,383 16,428 3,591 1,730 508 31,531 1,064 6,654 506
1985 14,009 59,114 17,442 2,870 1,557 625 34,154 1,042 6,201 n.a.
1986 14,033 59,280 20,406 3,242 1,415 538 37,412 751 1,747 n.a.
1987 16,149 60,240 19,443 3,358 2,796 514 43,288 289 7,825 n.a.
1988 16,079 56,689 19,302 3,230 2,874 328 45,338 224 8,432 3,782
1989 15,860 56,011 17,936 3,492 3,646 424 48,791 223 8,770 5,216
1990 17,110 58,428 18,620 3,738 4,123 438 52,433 194 9,386 4,074
1991 18,756 61,780 19,725 4,245 4,437 497 63,025 191 10,237 5,097
1992 20,832 71,043 22,665 4,690 5,168 497 70,548 215 11,351 7,438
1993 20,841 69,583 22,830 4,698 5,578 525 67,335 193 10,516 8,213
1994 22,470 69,696 26,029 4,983 6,691 544 66,787 218 10,997 10,047
1995 21,663 65,575 23,126 5,131 5,251 744 89,642 250 12,241 8,560
1996 21,548 63,601 22,236 5,222 5,334 643 88,768 264 11,942 9,077
1997 22,017 60,198 21,197 5,281 5,427 647 86,689 219 11,529 7,871
1998 23,200 60,091 21,631 5,730 6,052 615 91,421 214 11,605 6,744
1999 26,483 59,690 22,198 6,367 6,670 633 97,452 275 12,526 5,869
2000 25,100 59,500 20,800 5,800 6,400 d 101,700 d 12,500 4,600
2001 24,700 65,600 23,100 8,000 6,400 d 111,700 d 12,500 5,400
Percent
1975 5.5 36.0 8.3 2.8 0.8 0.3 19.6 0.7 3.5 0.1
1981 6.3 31.8 8.3 2.0 1.3 0.3 16.9 0.5 3.4 0.2
1982 6.9 31.7 9.0 1.7 0.8 0.2 16.4 0.5 2.9 0.2
1983 6.7 28.7 8.1 1.6 2.1 0.2 14.5 0.7 2.9 0.2
1984 6.8 27.6 7.9 1.7 0.8 0.2 15.2 0.5 3.2 0.2
1985 6.8 28.7 8.5 1.4 0.8 0.3 16.6 0.5 3.0 n.a.
1986 6.3 26.7 9.2 1.5 0.6 0.2 16.9 0.3 0.8 n.a.
1987 7.2 26.8 8.7 1.5 1.2 0.2 19.3 0.1 3.5 n.a.
1988 7.1 25.0 8.5 1.4 1.3 0.1 20.0 0.1 3.7 1.7
1989 6.7 23.7 7.6 1.5 1.5 0.2 20.7 0.1 3.7 2.2
1990 6.8 23.1 7.4 1.5 1.6 0.2 20.8 0.1 3.7 1.6
1991 6.7 22.0 7.0 1.5 1.6 0.2 22.4 0.1 3.6 1.8
1992 6.4 22.0 7.0 1.4 1.6 0.2 21.8 0.1 3.5 2.3
1993 6.5 21.6 7.1 1.5 1.7 0.2 20.9 0.1 3.3 2.5
1994 6.6 20.6 7.7 1.5 2.0 0.2 19.7 0.1 3.2 3.0
1995 6.4 19.5 6.9 1.5 1.6 0.2 26.6 0.1 3.6 2.5
1996 6.5 19.3 6.7 1.6 1.6 0.2 26.9 0.1 3.6 2.7
1997 6.8 18.7 6.6 1.6 1.7 0.2 26.9 0.1 3.6 2.4
1998 6.9 17.9 6.5 1.7 1.8 0.2 27.3 0.1 3.5 2.0
1999 7.4 16.6 6.2 1.8 1.9 0.2 27.1 0.1 3.5 1.6
2000 7.4 17.5 6.1 1.7 1.9 d 29.9 d 3.7 1.4
2001 6.8 18.0 6.3 2.2 1.8 d 30.7 d 3.4 1.5
SOURCES: Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, Table 6.C3; Annual Award and Termination Transaction file. Beginning in 2000, data are based on a 1 percent sample.
NOTE: n.a. = not available.
a. As of 1995, diagnostic data for awards are no longer based solely on cases allowed at the initial disability determination level.
b. AIDS and HIV records are counted in "Infectious and parasitic diseases." Before 1990, they were included in "Other."
c. Mental retardation not identified separately before 1995.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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