U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2001
 
Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 33.
Distribution, by diagnostic group, sex, and age, 2001
Diagnostic group Total Men Women
All ages Under 35 35-49 50 or older All ages Under 35 35-49 50 or older All ages Under 35 35-49 50 or older
Number
All disabled workers 661,900 86,400 210,400 365,100 360,000 44,500 108,500 207,000 301,900 41,900 101,900 158,100
Total with diagnosis available 660,100 86,100 209,700 364,300 359,200 44,500 108,000 206,700 300,900 41,600 101,700 157,600
Infectious and parasitic diseases 11,200 1,900 7,000 2,300 7,000 1,400 4,600 1,000 4,200 500 2,400 1,300
Neoplasms 62,000 3,200 17,400 41,400 32,200 1,400 8,300 22,500 29,800 1,800 9,100 18,900
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 19,500 1,100 6,200 12,200 10,600 a 3,500 6,400 8,900 a 2,700 5,800
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 2,200 1,100 700 a 1,100 600 a a 1,100 500 500 a
Mental disorders
Retardation 22,500 11,900 8,300 2,300 12,500 6,600 4,700 1,200 10,000 5,300 3,600 1,100
Other 146,100 36,000 62,500 47,600 67,400 18,100 27,300 22,000 78,700 17,900 35,200 25,600
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 54,600 11,000 18,900 24,700 28,300 5,500 9,100 13,700 26,300 5,500 9,800 11,000
Circulatory system 82,500 2,400 14,500 65,600 59,200 1,000 10,000 48,200 23,300 1,400 4,500 17,400
Respiratory system 28,300 1,000 4,200 23,100 16,000 a 1,800 13,900 12,300 a 2,400 9,200
Digestive system 15,600 1,000 6,600 8,000 9,200 a 3,900 4,900 6,400 a 2,700 3,100
Genitourinary system 16,300 3,400 6,500 6,400 10,100 2,100 3,800 4,200 6,200 1,300 2,700 2,200
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,700 a 800 700 800 a a 500 900 a 500 a
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 162,100 7,000 43,400 111,700 83,500 3,500 22,300 57,700 78,600 3,500 21,100 54,000
Congenital anomalies a a a a a a a a a a a a
Injuries 25,400 4,000 8,900 12,500 17,000 2,700 6,400 7,900 8,400 1,300 2,500 4,600
Other 10,000 800 3,800 5,400 4,300 a 1,800 2,300 5,700 a 2,000 3,100
Percent
Total with diagnosis available 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 1.7 2.2 3.3 0.6 2.0 3.2 4.3 0.5 1.4 1.2 2.4 0.8
Neoplasms 9.4 3.7 8.3 11.4 9.0 3.2 7.7 10.9 9.9 4.3 9.0 12.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 3.0 1.3 3.0 3.4 3.0 a 3.2 3.1 3.0 a 2.7 3.7
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 0.3 1.3 0.3 a 0.3 1.4 a a 0.4 1.2 0.5 a
Mental disorders
Retardation 3.4 13.8 4.0 0.6 3.5 14.8 4.4 0.6 3.3 12.7 3.5 0.7
Other 22.1 41.8 29.8 13.1 18.8 40.7 25.3 10.6 26.2 43.0 34.6 16.2
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 8.3 12.8 9.0 6.8 7.9 12.4 8.4 6.6 8.7 13.2 9.6 7.0
Circulatory system 12.5 2.8 6.9 18.0 16.5 2.3 9.3 23.3 7.7 3.4 4.4 11.0
Respiratory system 4.3 1.2 2.0 6.3 4.5 a 1.7 6.7 4.1 a 2.4 5.8
Digestive system 2.4 1.2 3.2 2.2 2.6 a 3.6 2.4 2.1 a 2.7 2.0
Genitourinary system 2.5 4.0 3.1 1.8 2.8 4.7 3.5 2.0 2.1 3.1 2.7 1.4
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.3 a 0.4 0.2 0.2 a a 0.2 0.3 a 0.5 a
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 24.6 8.1 20.7 30.7 23.3 7.9 20.7 27.9 26.1 8.4 20.8 34.3
Congenital anomalies a a a a a a a a a a a a
Injuries 3.9 4.7 4.2 3.4 4.7 6.1 5.9 3.8 2.8 3.1 2.5 2.9
Other 1.5 0.9 1.8 1.5 a 0.5 1.7 1.1 1.9 a 2.0 2.0
SOURCE: Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, based on a 1 percent sample.
NOTE: n.a. = not applicable.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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