U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2001
 
Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 32.
Average primary insurance amount and monthly benefit, by sex, selected years 1960-2001 (in dollars)
Year Average primary insurance amount Average monthly benefit
All disabled
workers		 Men Women All disabled
workers		 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
2001 891.60 1,019.60 739.00 867.70 989.30 722.60
SOURCES: Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, Tables 6.A4 for years prior to 2000; Annual Award and Termination Transaction file. Beginning in 1985, data are based on a 1 percent sample.
NOTES: Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
n.a. = not available.
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