U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2003
 

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Awards to Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents

Awards to All Disabled Beneficiaries

Awards to Disabled Workers

Awards to Disabled-Worker Families

Benefits Withheld from All Disabled Beneficiaries

Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries

Disabled Workers Who Work


Table 31.
Number, selected years 1960–2003
Year Total Workers and nondisabled dependents Widow(er)s Adult children of—
Workers Spouses Children under age 18 Students aged 18–19 Disabled workers Retired workers Deceased workers
1960 388,861 207,805 54,187 102,516 . . . . . . 1,794 12,740 9,819
1965 538,983 253,499 69,183 175,109 19,794 . . . 2,713 10,017 8,668
1970 799,616 350,384 96,304 241,627 71,145 15,609 3,774 11,348 9,425
1975 1,305,345 592,049 148,741 391,284 117,043 23,521 6,889 14,636 11,182
1980 933,597 396,559 108,500 235,079 143,935 16,054 6,194 16,650 10,626
1981 826,340 351,847 95,575 199,829 134,390 14,154 5,435 15,365 9,745
1982 672,333 297,131 77,835 153,205 103,015 12,440 4,250 14,772 9,685
1983 661,467 311,549 80,079 152,954 68,834 14,412 5,107 17,309 11,223
1984 730,135 361,998 81,834 172,721 59,990 17,165 5,541 18,330 12,556
1985 763,363 377,371 83,511 190,204 56,108 17,086 6,713 19,661 12,709
1986 809,424 416,865 82,435 198,192 52,989 18,418 6,986 20,295 13,244
1987 799,180 415,848 77,316 195,030 54,925 16,396 6,787 20,761 12,117
1988 795,690 409,490 73,790 196,655 61,725 15,328 6,646 20,544 11,512
1989 801,893 425,582 69,113 197,950 57,079 15,168 6,358 19,668 10,975
1990 868,793 467,977 69,667 218,059 58,894 15,424 6,633 20,862 11,277
1991 990,500 536,434 72,754 250,287 60,349 29,590 7,552 21,850 11,684
1992 1,167,001 636,637 78,083 306,002 66,035 33,235 9,548 23,615 13,846
1993 1,177,268 635,238 74,605 317,263 71,081 31,835 10,254 23,173 13,819
1994 1,177,236 631,870 69,549 327,067 74,364 29,903 9,774 22,119 12,590
1995 1,173,317 645,832 63,097 315,587 75,929 29,597 9,779 21,566 11,930
1996 1,139,054 624,335 57,528 311,228 76,769 28,611 9,353 20,169 11,061
1997 1,059,556 587,417 50,818 278,040 76,034 28,546 8,474 19,611 10,616
1998 1,087,352 608,131 47,550 279,764 82,567 29,399 9,095 19,932 10,914
1999 1,106,343 620,488 46,164 283,768 84,525 29,650 9,851 20,467 11,430
2000 1,051,900 610,700 38,500 263,200 74,600 27,600 7,000 21,100 9,200
2001 1,118,300 661,900 41,100 268,800 75,700 26,500 9,800 22,300 12,200
2002 1,219,670 730,383 43,301 293,131 77,927 28,339 8,507 22,798 15,284
2003 1,259,672 755,706 44,638 302,756 82,447 27,324 9,740 21,836 15,225
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2000, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; for 2000–2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent data; data after 2001 are 100 percent data from that file.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
. . . = not applicable.
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Table 32.
Average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, and sex, 2003
Basis of entitlement and age Total Male Female
Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars)
Workers
Total 755,706 937.50 408,516 1,064.90 347,190 787.60
Under 25 24,340 481.60 14,130 490.60 10,210 469.10
25–29 27,855 637.20 14,569 657.20 13,286 615.30
30–34 37,856 730.00 19,140 759.00 18,716 700.30
35–39 54,496 792.70 27,861 842.20 26,635 741.00
40–44 80,121 853.20 40,959 932.70 39,162 770.10
45–49 101,055 921.10 51,833 1,030.30 49,222 806.10
50–54 137,035 991.40 72,915 1,132.10 64,120 831.50
55–59 170,198 1,053.30 94,860 1,226.70 75,338 835.00
60 or older 122,750 1,072.30 72,249 1,246.10 50,501 823.60
Spouses of disabled workers
Total 44,638 238.10 2,210 166.10 42,428 241.90
Entitlement based on care of children 19,453 174.40 1,060 130.90 18,393 177.00
Under 30 2,606 118.50 72 84.30 2,534 119.40
30–34 3,072 132.60 132 98.00 2,940 134.20
35–39 4,117 155.50 211 117.00 3,906 157.60
40–44 4,169 187.20 259 128.80 3,910 191.00
45–49 3,000 213.10 182 144.50 2,818 217.50
50–54 1,618 236.70 126 174.80 1,492 241.90
55 or older 871 269.40 78 171.00 793 279.00
Entitlement based on age 25,185 287.30 1,150 198.60 24,035 291.60
62–64 21,339 282.00 572 188.90 20,767 284.50
65 or older 3,846 316.90 578 208.20 3,268 336.20
Children of disabled workers
Total 394,943 247.20 206,825 250.30 188,118 243.80
Under age 18 302,756 219.00 154,461 219.30 148,295 218.70
Under 5 56,071 175.40 28,544 175.90 27,527 174.90
5–9 70,703 191.30 35,971 191.60 34,732 191.00
10–14 104,139 220.80 53,184 221.50 50,955 220.20
15–17 71,843 277.60 36,762 277.00 35,081 278.20
Students aged 18–19 82,447 343.10 46,686 344.80 35,761 340.80
Disabled aged 18 or older 9,740 311.80 5,678 314.60 4,062 307.90
Widow(er)s
Total 27,324 578.70 1,354 426.40 25,970 586.60
50–54 10,237 574.40 573 414.30 9,664 583.90
55–59 14,743 584.40 681 429.90 14,062 591.90
60 or older 2,344 561.40 100 472.00 2,244 565.40
Adult children
Total 46,801 436.90 27,036 435.70 19,765 438.40
Children of—
Disabled workers 9,740 311.80 5,678 314.60 4,062 307.90
Retired workers 21,836 396.50 12,479 393.90 9,357 400.00
Deceased workers 15,225 574.70 8,879 571.80 6,346 578.60
Under 25 17,923 448.90 10,641 450.70 7,282 446.20
25–29 6,271 448.70 3,621 447.60 2,650 450.10
30–34 7,492 442.10 4,242 436.50 3,250 449.30
35–39 7,506 431.30 4,336 430.50 3,170 432.50
40–44 5,173 395.90 2,901 389.20 2,272 404.40
45–49 1,514 377.70 816 379.70 698 375.30
50–54 489 435.10 254 425.00 235 446.00
55–59 244 468.20 128 427.00 116 513.70
60–64 122 473.20 61 423.40 61 522.90
65 or older 67 470.20 36 471.10 31 469.20
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
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Table 33.
Distribution, by sex and diagnostic group, 2003
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 829,831 100.0 755,706 100.0 27,324 100.0 46,801 100.0
Congenital anomalies 2,005 0.2 1,152 0.2 31 0.1 822 1.8
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 25,614 3.1 23,407 3.1 1,872 6.9 335 0.7
Infectious and parasitic diseases 11,353 1.4 10,879 1.4 257 0.9 217 0.5
Injuries 30,377 3.7 28,612 3.8 743 2.7 1,022 2.2
Mental disorders
Retardation 43,178 5.2 19,338 2.6 1,002 3.7 22,838 48.8
Other 190,098 22.9 172,341 22.8 6,132 22.4 11,625 24.8
Neoplasms 72,280 8.7 70,942 9.4 1,095 4.0 243 0.5
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 2,674 0.3 2,408 0.3 49 0.2 217 0.5
Circulatory system 89,031 10.7 85,896 11.4 2,808 10.3 327 0.7
Digestive system 17,567 2.1 17,084 2.3 406 1.5 77 0.2
Genitourinary system 17,537 2.1 16,968 2.2 310 1.1 259 0.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 207,549 25.0 199,014 26.3 7,982 29.2 553 1.2
Nervous system and sense organs 72,192 8.7 64,369 8.5 1,908 7.0 5,915 12.6
Respiratory system 33,734 4.1 32,007 4.2 1,620 5.9 107 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,704 0.2 1,622 0.2 62 0.2 20 a
Other 2,070 0.2 1,871 0.2 54 0.2 145 0.3
Unknown 10,868 1.3 7,796 1.0 993 3.6 2,079 4.4
Men
Subtotal 436,906 100.0 408,516 100.0 1,354 100.0 27,036 100.0
Congenital anomalies 1,064 0.2 619 0.2 b b b b
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 12,708 2.9 12,486 3.1 67 4.9 155 0.6
Infectious and parasitic diseases 7,990 1.8 7,849 1.9 19 1.4 122 0.5
Injuries 19,695 4.5 18,904 4.6 62 4.6 729 2.7
Mental disorders
Retardation 24,525 5.6 11,822 2.9 50 3.7 12,653 46.8
Other 89,703 20.5 81,910 20.1 259 19.1 7,534 27.9
Neoplasms 37,495 8.6 37,289 9.1 62 4.6 144 0.5
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,286 0.3 1,168 0.3 b b b b
Circulatory system 59,344 13.6 58,944 14.4 214 15.8 186 0.7
Digestive system 10,559 2.4 10,489 2.6 33 2.4 37 0.1
Genitourinary system 10,588 2.4 10,418 2.6 26 1.9 144 0.5
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 101,525 23.2 100,949 24.7 316 23.3 260 1.0
Nervous system and sense organs 36,813 8.4 33,491 8.2 96 7.1 3,226 11.9
Respiratory system 17,027 3.9 16,902 4.1 80 5.9 45 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 712 0.2 700 0.2 b b b b
Other 992 0.2 907 0.2 b b b b
Unknown 4,880 1.1 3,669 0.9 59 4.4 1,152 4.3
Women
Subtotal 392,925 100.0 347,190 100.0 25,970 100.0 19,765 100.0
Congenital anomalies 941 0.2 533 0.2 b b b b
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 12,906 3.3 10,921 3.1 1,805 7.0 180 0.9
Infectious and parasitic diseases 3,363 0.9 3,030 0.9 238 0.9 95 0.5
Injuries 10,682 2.7 9,708 2.8 681 2.6 293 1.5
Mental disorders
Retardation 18,653 4.7 7,516 2.2 952 3.7 10,185 51.5
Other 100,395 25.6 90,431 26.0 5,873 22.6 4,091 20.7
Neoplasms 34,785 8.9 33,653 9.7 1,033 4.0 99 0.5
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,388 0.4 1,240 0.4 b b b b
Circulatory system 29,687 7.6 26,952 7.8 2,594 10.0 141 0.7
Digestive system 7,008 1.8 6,595 1.9 373 1.4 40 0.2
Genitourinary system 6,949 1.8 6,550 1.9 284 1.1 115 0.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 106,024 27.0 98,065 28.2 7,666 29.5 293 1.5
Nervous system and sense organs 35,379 9.0 30,878 8.9 1,812 7.0 2,689 13.6
Respiratory system 16,707 4.3 15,105 4.4 1,540 5.9 62 0.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 992 0.3 922 0.3 b b b b
Other 1,078 0.3 964 0.3 b b b b
Unknown 5,988 1.5 4,127 1.2 934 3.6 927 4.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
Effective 2001, the Social Security Administration initiated a special review of 130,000 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who are potentially eligible for Social Security disability benefits because of earnings while receiving SSI. Many of these claims awarded since 2001 were for individuals under age 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 34.
Distribution and average monthly benefit, by state or other area, 2003
State or area Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Percent Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Percent Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
All areas a 755,706 100.0 937.50 27,324 100.0 578.70 46,801 100.0 436.90
Alabama 18,950 2.5 916.20 869 3.2 541.80 1,047 2.2 400.80
Alaska 1,213 0.2 923.70 24 0.1 562.00 79 0.2 420.70
Arizona 14,537 1.9 945.30 390 1.4 584.40 742 1.6 442.80
Arkansas 12,443 1.6 887.50 564 2.1 546.90 693 1.5 385.70
California 71,471 9.5 892.40 1,981 7.3 621.70 3,758 8.0 468.20
Colorado 7,540 1.0 964.20 212 0.8 603.10 368 0.8 486.20
Connecticut 7,660 1.0 1,008.60 200 0.7 617.30 528 1.1 493.00
Delaware 2,563 0.3 985.10 54 0.2 600.90 98 0.2 449.50
District of Columbia 1,280 0.2 854.00 25 0.1 471.40 56 0.1 472.20
Florida 41,662 5.5 934.50 1,446 5.3 567.30 2,264 4.8 441.70
Georgia 21,654 2.9 939.20 904 3.3 534.90 1,146 2.4 450.20
Hawaii 2,140 0.3 972.50 69 0.3 633.30 120 0.3 490.70
Idaho 3,432 0.5 912.20 122 0.4 685.40 186 0.4 445.60
Illinois 27,390 3.6 979.80 931 3.4 613.40 2,065 4.4 447.30
Indiana 17,029 2.3 956.20 645 2.4 607.90 1,116 2.4 449.80
Iowa 6,144 0.8 917.90 196 0.7 553.10 592 1.3 372.10
Kansas 6,178 0.8 945.30 206 0.8 564.00 436 0.9 398.10
Kentucky 16,794 2.2 902.20 862 3.2 584.90 934 2.0 426.90
Louisiana 13,070 1.7 900.00 779 2.9 611.50 1,169 2.5 392.80
Maine 5,259 0.7 859.70 139 0.5 544.00 352 0.8 384.50
Maryland 11,225 1.5 985.50 307 1.1 608.80 584 1.2 482.40
Massachusetts 17,296 2.3 933.90 414 1.5 597.20 1,176 2.5 422.40
Michigan 27,780 3.7 993.80 1,031 3.8 652.10 1,889 4.0 496.50
Minnesota 10,877 1.4 952.00 216 0.8 581.20 718 1.5 427.90
Mississippi 10,702 1.4 895.70 590 2.2 521.80 729 1.6 383.10
Missouri 17,925 2.4 929.70 705 2.6 537.80 1,113 2.4 383.00
Montana 2,101 0.3 883.90 77 0.3 547.00 149 0.3 467.10
Nebraska 3,846 0.5 900.20 102 0.4 545.80 302 0.6 397.50
Nevada 5,806 0.8 976.20 167 0.6 645.40 230 0.5 485.80
New Hampshire 3,974 0.5 948.90 100 0.4 560.90 196 0.4 434.50
New Jersey 19,691 2.6 1,056.20 563 2.1 607.90 1,198 2.6 489.50
New Mexico 5,284 0.7 870.70 162 0.6 599.50 266 0.6 399.80
New York 44,564 5.9 1,006.40 1,478 5.4 599.00 3,033 6.5 454.80
North Carolina 27,693 3.7 933.20 1,134 4.2 473.00 1,483 3.2 413.40
North Dakota 1,143 0.2 894.70 27 0.1 632.20 102 0.2 355.30
Ohio 27,235 3.6 925.10 1,096 4.0 626.20 1,884 4.0 461.90
Oklahoma 11,265 1.5 900.80 483 1.8 579.20 574 1.2 426.50
Oregon 8,598 1.1 966.30 293 1.1 618.00 559 1.2 438.60
Pennsylvania 36,182 4.8 938.00 1,243 4.5 596.20 2,220 4.7 446.20
Rhode Island 3,206 0.4 875.80 77 0.3 594.80 171 0.4 422.20
South Carolina 14,209 1.9 939.30 637 2.3 476.20 736 1.6 432.80
South Dakota 1,353 0.2 850.20 50 0.2 511.60 124 0.3 359.30
Tennessee 19,372 2.6 917.10 946 3.5 535.50 1,114 2.4 429.30
Texas 51,612 6.8 913.80 2,010 7.4 578.00 2,706 5.8 439.70
Utah 3,045 0.4 954.40 80 0.3 616.30 270 0.6 480.80
Vermont 1,730 0.2 892.00 56 0.2 542.60 151 0.3 391.50
Virginia 18,942 2.5 952.90 671 2.5 568.20 1,027 2.2 435.60
Washington 14,710 1.9 971.60 442 1.6 647.40 873 1.9 475.30
West Virginia 8,946 1.2 939.50 431 1.6 628.50 511 1.1 434.50
Wisconsin 13,348 1.8 968.10 339 1.2 596.30 1,025 2.2 423.00
Wyoming 1,001 0.1 956.90 30 0.1 643.90 51 0.1 506.30
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 10,726 1.4 811.30 538 2.0 473.30 930 2.0 326.90
Other b 1,280 0.2 735.40 105 0.4 504.30 226 0.5 342.30
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Benefits awarded before December cost-of-living increase are converted to December rates before averages are computed.
Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
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Table 35.
Percentage distribution, by sex and age, 1960–2003
Year Number Percentage distribution Average age
Total, all ages Under 30 30–34 35–39 a 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–61 62–FRA
All disabled workers b
2000 610,700 100.0 6.4 4.9 8.4 11.5 13.1 18.1 21.3 8.7 7.8 48.9
2001 661,900 100.0 7.8 5.3 8.0 10.8 12.9 18.0 21.6 8.5 7.1 48.6
2002 730,383 100.0 7.6 5.0 7.5 10.8 13.3 18.0 22.1 8.6 7.1 48.7
2003 755,706 100.0 6.9 5.0 7.2 10.6 13.4 18.1 22.5 9.0 7.3 49.0
Men
1960 168,466 100.0 0.8 a 7.0 6.5 10.5 16.7 20.0 11.8 26.7 54.5
1965 186,808 100.0 1.8 a 8.2 7.9 11.1 17.1 25.7 14.0 14.0 53.0
1970 258,072 100.0 6.7 a 7.6 6.5 10.1 14.7 23.5 12.3 18.7 52.1
1975 408,531 100.0 7.7 a 8.6 6.2 9.5 15.7 23.1 12.1 17.1 51.5
1980 275,185 100.0 8.3 a 9.7 6.0 8.4 14.7 24.6 12.3 16.0 51.2
1981 244,984 100.0 8.6 a 10.2 6.2 8.4 14.5 24.3 13.0 14.8 50.8
1982 207,453 100.0 8.4 a 10.4 6.3 8.4 14.1 24.6 12.9 14.8 50.9
1983 217,422 100.0 9.5 a 11.7 6.6 8.4 13.6 23.4 12.2 14.6 50.2
1984 247,833 100.0 9.2 a 12.8 7.1 8.7 13.4 22.6 12.2 14.0 50.0
1985 274,400 100.0 8.7 a 13.3 7.0 9.9 14.6 23.1 12.4 10.9 50.1
1986 273,700 100.0 10.7 a 15.3 8.1 9.4 14.3 21.3 11.1 9.8 48.7
1987 265,900 100.0 9.4 a 16.0 8.6 9.3 13.9 20.8 10.9 11.2 49.0
1988 265,700 100.0 8.4 a 16.0 9.7 9.0 14.6 21.3 10.5 10.4 49.2
1989 268,600 100.0 8.7 a 16.0 9.5 10.2 14.2 20.6 9.7 11.1 49.0
1990 293,300 100.0 10.9 a 16.9 9.4 9.5 13.5 20.5 10.3 8.9 48.1
1991 322,700 100.0 9.5 a 17.7 10.6 11.0 14.1 18.4 9.4 9.3 47.9
1992 395,600 100.0 9.5 a 18.5 10.8 11.0 13.0 18.6 9.8 8.9 47.8
1993 391,800 100.0 9.2 a 18.9 10.1 11.7 14.7 18.8 8.6 8.0 47.7
1994 379,300 100.0 6.8 a 18.4 10.8 12.7 15.4 19.3 9.0 7.7 48.4
1995 368,400 100.0 7.2 a 16.3 10.7 11.5 15.7 20.4 8.9 9.3 48.9
1996 347,100 100.0 6.9 7.2 9.0 10.8 13.2 16.2 19.9 9.3 7.6 48.3
1997 311,100 100.0 6.3 5.6 8.9 10.8 13.5 16.1 21.6 8.8 8.3 48.8
1998 331,400 100.0 6.3 6.2 8.1 11.1 12.4 18.3 21.6 8.1 8.0 48.8
1999 338,900 100.0 6.2 5.2 7.6 11.4 12.4 18.2 21.7 8.8 8.3 49.1
2000 328,700 100.0 6.8 4.6 8.3 10.7 12.7 17.6 21.1 9.1 9.1 49.1
2001 360,000 100.0 7.5 4.8 7.9 10.0 12.2 17.5 22.7 9.2 8.1 49.1
2002 394,741 100.0 7.9 4.7 7.1 10.2 12.6 17.6 22.9 9.3 7.8 49.0
2003 408,516 100.0 7.0 4.7 6.8 10.0 12.7 17.8 23.2 9.7 8.0 49.4
Women
1960 39,339 100.0 0.7 a 8.1 8.0 13.3 21.9 24.6 12.4 10.9 52.5
1965 66,691 100.0 1.1 a 6.5 7.4 11.7 19.3 28.3 14.1 11.5 53.2
1970 92,312 100.0 4.2 a 6.3 6.1 11.0 17.5 27.2 13.0 14.6 52.8
1975 183,518 100.0 6.1 a 7.3 6.1 10.1 17.7 25.5 12.2 15.0 52.1
1980 121,374 100.0 7.4 a 9.7 6.4 9.3 16.3 25.5 11.7 13.7 51.1
1981 106,863 100.0 7.8 a 10.2 6.5 9.5 16.4 25.1 12.0 12.5 50.8
1982 89,678 100.0 8.0 a 10.9 6.8 9.5 15.6 24.9 11.7 12.5 50.5
1983 94,127 100.0 9.0 a 12.2 7.4 9.5 14.8 23.5 10.9 12.7 49.8
1984 114,165 100.0 8.3 a 13.2 7.9 9.7 14.9 22.8 10.9 12.9 49.7
1985 134,500 100.0 8.6 a 12.9 8.0 10.6 15.8 23.3 10.1 10.6 49.7
1986 135,700 100.0 9.0 a 15.5 10.4 10.5 14.8 21.3 9.6 8.8 48.8
1987 143,700 100.0 7.5 a 15.2 8.1 11.2 15.8 23.4 9.6 9.1 49.5
1988 147,000 100.0 8.5 a 14.0 8.8 10.9 16.1 23.5 10.5 7.7 49.3
1989 146,900 100.0 7.8 a 14.8 10.4 11.9 13.8 21.2 10.8 9.2 49.1
1990 168,500 100.0 8.5 a 16.3 9.8 13.1 14.2 22.3 8.9 6.9 48.4
1991 190,400 100.0 8.5 a 16.8 10.1 12.2 16.2 19.5 8.9 7.8 48.4
1992 241,300 100.0 8.6 a 17.7 12.0 12.4 15.6 17.6 8.4 7.7 47.7
1993 237,900 100.0 7.5 a 17.5 11.2 13.1 16.5 19.7 6.8 7.6 48.1
1994 234,000 100.0 7.4 a 16.9 11.1 12.9 17.0 20.8 7.3 6.6 48.2
1995 263,200 100.0 6.4 a 16.7 11.4 13.8 17.2 20.5 7.6 6.4 48.5
1996 256,900 100.0 5.3 6.2 8.9 11.3 14.0 19.0 21.2 8.3 5.9 48.7
1997 250,200 100.0 6.2 6.0 10.3 12.2 14.1 19.0 19.0 6.8 6.4 47.9
1998 271,900 100.0 5.4 5.9 9.0 12.2 14.5 19.1 20.4 7.6 5.9 48.5
1999 266,900 100.0 5.7 5.9 8.7 12.5 15.4 18.1 20.6 6.6 6.5 48.7
2000 282,000 100.0 5.8 5.2 8.6 12.3 13.5 18.7 21.6 8.1 6.3 48.7
2001 301,900 100.0 8.0 5.9 8.2 11.8 13.8 18.5 20.2 7.7 6.0 48.0
2002 335,642 100.0 7.3 5.3 8.0 11.4 14.2 18.5 21.2 7.7 6.3 48.3
2003 347,190 100.0 6.8 5.4 7.7 11.3 14.2 18.5 21.7 8.1 6.5 48.6
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2000, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; for 2000–2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent data; data after 2001 are 100 percent data from that file.
NOTES: Age in year of award for 1960–1984; age in month of award after 1984.
Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
FRA = full retirement age.
a. Ages 30–34 were grouped with ages 35–39 before 1996.
b. Combined data for men and women are not available before 2000.
CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison (410) 965-5522 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 36.
Distribution, by diagnostic group, 1960–2003
Year Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases a Injuries Mental disorders b Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
Number
1960 207,805 865 5,406 10,903 -- 17,287 -- -- 17,739
1961 279,758 1,637 7,070 15,153 -- 26,864 -- -- 23,103
1962 286,434 2,026 9,383 15,271 -- 37,315 -- -- 27,632
1963 224,229 1,646 7,563 10,859 6,496 24,526 -- -- 25,042
1967 310,947 -- 10,743 10,945 19,815 35,344 -- -- 33,358
1968 330,783 2,670 11,359 10,360 25,319 41,894 -- -- 36,560
1969 344,741 3,004 12,169 9,828 28,473 43,225 -- -- 35,740
1970 350,384 3,597 13,141 8,760 28,231 38,406 -- -- 36,095
1971 415,897 4,365 15,823 8,524 31,810 42,687 -- -- 39,629
1972 455,438 4,033 17,352 8,627 31,728 45,253 -- -- 43,667
1973 491,776 5,276 18,131 7,957 30,418 47,014 -- -- 50,644
1975 592,049 6,576 23,176 7,579 32,341 67,213 -- -- 59,852
1976 551,460 5,817 20,966 6,049 29,848 63,667 -- -- 57,656
1977 568,874 6,681 21,725 5,807 31,942 70,825 -- -- 59,833
1978 464,415 5,850 16,855 4,512 27,490 54,329 -- -- 54,878
1981 351,847 3,118 14,768 2,596 20,868 36,318 -- -- 56,410
1982 298,531 2,432 13,187 2,312 16,617 31,531 -- -- 50,999
1983 311,490 2,827 14,904 6,730 15,646 50,633 -- -- 52,379
1984 357,140 2,439 14,418 3,185 16,189 64,078 -- -- 59,104
1985 377,371 2,480 16,976 2,985 16,558 68,610 -- -- 55,120
1986 416,865 1,953 21,260 2,736 3,629 123,983 -- -- 53,176
1987 415,848 787 21,114 4,676 20,889 81,241 -- -- 55,339
1988 409,490 550 14,513 2,802 21,022 85,756 -- -- 53,944
1989 425,582 534 14,279 3,773 21,531 88,500 -- -- 60,352
1990 467,977 511 16,255 22,023 22,315 105,173 -- -- 65,939
1991 536,434 575 19,931 28,245 24,129 126,184 -- -- 69,244
1992 636,637 619 29,904 39,253 25,042 164,093 -- -- 77,175
1993 635,238 543 30,862 37,450 23,206 166,045 -- -- 80,266
1994 631,870 602 31,532 36,087 22,560 156,703 -- -- 89,231
1995 645,645 722 33,370 27,993 27,566 147,900 16,681 131,219 64,401
1996 624,254 777 33,832 23,324 27,616 132,022 14,062 117,960 63,321
1997 587,700 654 33,807 15,327 25,930 122,901 12,888 110,013 62,279
1998 608,382 676 36,373 12,680 25,926 131,502 14,506 116,996 63,973
1999 620,559 645 36,975 11,743 25,925 138,980 16,608 122,372 65,681
2000 610,700 700 17,100 10,700 28,700 143,200 17,600 125,600 63,600
2001 661,900 d 19,500 11,200 25,400 168,600 22,500 146,100 62,000
2002 730,383 1,113 21,830 10,966 28,169 185,313 22,352 162,961 70,369
2003 755,706 1,152 23,407 10,879 28,612 191,679 19,338 172,341 70,942
Percent
1960 100.0 0.4 2.6 5.2 -- 8.3 -- -- 8.5
1961 100.0 0.6 2.5 5.4 -- 9.6 -- -- 8.3
1962 100.0 0.7 3.3 5.3 -- 13.0 -- -- 9.6
1963 100.0 0.7 3.4 4.8 2.9 10.9 -- -- 11.2
1967 100.0 -- 3.5 3.5 6.4 11.4 -- -- 10.7
1968 100.0 0.8 3.4 3.1 7.7 12.7 -- -- 11.1
1969 100.0 0.9 3.5 2.9 8.3 12.5 -- -- 10.4
1970 100.0 1.0 3.8 2.5 8.1 11.0 -- -- 10.3
1971 100.0 1.0 3.8 2.0 7.6 10.3 -- -- 9.5
1972 100.0 0.9 3.8 1.9 7.0 9.9 -- -- 9.6
1973 100.0 1.1 3.7 1.6 6.2 9.6 -- -- 10.3
1975 100.0 1.1 3.9 1.3 5.5 11.4 -- -- 10.1
1976 100.0 1.1 3.8 1.1 5.4 11.5 -- -- 10.5
1977 100.0 1.2 3.8 1.0 5.6 12.5 -- -- 10.5
1978 100.0 1.3 3.6 1.0 5.9 11.7 -- -- 11.8
1981 100.0 0.9 4.2 0.7 5.9 10.3 -- -- 16.0
1982 100.0 0.8 4.4 0.8 5.6 10.6 -- -- 17.1
1983 100.0 0.9 4.8 2.2 5.0 16.3 -- -- 16.8
1984 100.0 0.7 4.0 0.9 4.5 17.9 -- -- 16.5
1985 100.0 0.7 4.5 0.8 4.4 18.2 -- -- 14.6
1986 100.0 0.5 5.1 0.7 0.9 29.7 -- -- 12.8
1987 100.0 0.2 5.1 1.1 5.0 19.5 -- -- 13.3
1988 100.0 0.1 3.5 0.7 5.1 20.9 -- -- 13.2
1989 100.0 0.1 3.4 0.9 5.1 20.8 -- -- 14.2
1990 100.0 0.1 3.5 4.7 4.8 22.5 -- -- 14.1
1991 100.0 0.1 3.7 5.3 4.5 23.5 -- -- 12.9
1992 100.0 0.1 4.7 6.2 3.9 25.8 -- -- 12.1
1993 100.0 0.1 4.9 5.9 3.7 26.1 -- -- 12.6
1994 100.0 0.1 5.0 5.7 3.6 24.8 -- -- 14.1
1995 100.0 0.1 5.2 4.3 4.3 22.9 2.6 20.3 10.0
1996 100.0 0.1 5.4 3.7 4.4 21.1 2.3 18.9 10.1
1997 100.0 0.1 5.8 2.6 4.4 20.9 2.2 18.7 10.6
1998 100.0 0.1 6.0 2.1 4.3 21.6 2.4 19.2 10.5
1999 100.0 0.1 6.0 1.9 4.2 22.4 2.7 19.7 10.6
2000 100.0 0.1 2.8 1.8 4.7 23.4 2.9 20.6 10.4
2001 100.0 d 2.9 1.7 3.8 25.5 3.4 22.1 9.4
2002 100.0 0.2 3.0 1.5 3.9 25.4 3.1 22.3 9.6
2003 100.0 0.2 3.1 1.4 3.8 25.4 2.6 22.8 9.4
 
Table 36.
Continued
Year Diseases of the— Other Unknown c
Blood and blood-forming organs Circulatory system Digestive system Genitourinary system Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue Nervous system and sense organs Respiratory system Skin and subcutaneous tissue
Number
1960 442 55,855 3,575 1,077 17,124 32,105 16,489 463 89 28,386
1961 566 71,860 4,300 1,608 23,241 44,709 20,030 794 125 38,698
1962 739 82,015 5,922 2,040 33,751 45,261 23,408 1,177 494 --
1963 597 66,468 4,437 1,725 21,744 32,712 19,107 719 588 --
1967 -- 81,507 7,627 -- 41,090 38,278 24,646 -- 7,594 --
1968 -- 80,906 7,806 2,926 43,677 41,758 22,635 -- 2,913 --
1969 -- 105,760 8,719 2,717 47,357 21,967 23,265 -- 2,517 --
1970 -- 108,906 9,051 2,912 52,086 22,575 24,254 -- 2,370 --
1971 1,043 131,854 11,629 3,501 66,558 26,442 30,103 1,667 262 --
1972 1,155 146,684 13,369 4,304 75,923 28,216 33,038 1,756 293 40
1973 1,347 158,202 14,614 4,810 85,431 31,139 34,656 1,854 283 --
1975 1,491 177,311 17,474 5,719 110,637 39,960 39,485 2,306 929 --
1976 2,039 165,182 15,194 4,907 105,907 36,156 35,210 2,532 330 --
1977 1,516 167,801 15,342 5,271 107,840 36,751 35,002 1,766 772 --
1978 1,236 134,634 12,407 4,719 86,921 29,314 28,005 2,017 1,248 --
1981 942 85,994 7,363 6,230 58,639 28,516 21,520 1,345 616 6,604
1982 808 74,242 6,067 3,165 48,985 26,886 19,766 998 536 --
1983 958 68,352 5,272 6,489 41,782 26,203 17,978 848 d d
1984 904 70,891 5,895 3,441 45,826 28,201 18,891 983 776 21,919
1985 890 72,764 5,626 3,348 49,214 28,733 20,213 1,110 992 31,752
1986 1,186 73,226 6,262 3,099 54,560 30,328 23,449 1,075 -- 16,943
1987 1,205 76,758 6,122 5,801 63,807 35,206 22,978 1,173 -- 18,752
1988 1,419 72,224 6,388 7,131 68,623 34,443 23,073 785 16,817 --
1989 1,524 70,235 6,803 9,010 71,419 34,756 21,400 828 20,638 --
1990 1,734 73,585 7,431 10,294 74,501 37,737 22,158 866 7,455 --
1991 1,904 78,339 8,648 10,874 92,469 41,551 23,798 1,021 9,522 --
1992 2,277 89,818 9,872 12,763 96,895 46,952 27,264 1,070 13,640 --
1993 2,075 88,623 10,026 13,390 94,255 45,742 27,494 1,118 14,143 --
1994 2,066 86,645 10,520 15,531 84,705 47,820 30,958 1,116 15,794 --
1995 2,006 83,065 11,167 11,956 141,306 46,477 28,831 1,643 14,746 2,496
1996 1,836 81,209 11,530 12,206 142,776 45,960 27,983 1,588 18,274 2,590
1997 1,815 76,531 11,310 12,151 135,430 45,496 26,483 1,473 14,436 1,677
1998 1,801 76,698 12,413 13,118 141,847 47,517 27,148 1,466 13,744 1,500
1999 1,911 74,755 13,389 13,842 146,754 49,869 26,981 1,416 10,252 1,441
2000 1,500 75,400 12,700 14,900 153,600 50,100 26,200 1,700 9,300 1,300
2001 2,200 82,500 15,600 16,300 162,100 54,600 28,300 d 10,000 1,800
2002 2,491 85,252 15,976 16,412 186,923 62,519 30,591 1,609 1,866 8,984
2003 2,408 85,896 17,084 16,968 199,014 64,369 32,007 1,622 1,871 7,796
Percent
1960 0.2 26.9 1.7 0.5 8.2 15.4 7.9 0.2 e 13.7
1961 0.2 25.7 1.5 0.6 8.3 16.0 7.2 0.3 e 13.8
1962 0.3 28.6 2.1 0.7 11.8 15.8 8.2 0.4 0.2 --
1963 0.3 29.6 2.0 0.8 9.7 14.6 8.5 0.3 0.3 --
1967 -- 26.2 2.5 -- 13.2 12.3 7.9 -- 2.4 --
1968 -- 24.5 2.4 0.9 13.2 12.6 6.8 -- 0.9 --
1969 -- 30.7 2.5 0.8 13.7 6.4 6.7 -- 0.7 --
1970 -- 31.1 2.6 0.8 14.9 6.4 6.9 -- 0.7 --
1971 0.3 31.7 2.8 0.8 16.0 6.4 7.2 0.4 0.1 --
1972 0.3 32.2 2.9 0.9 16.7 6.2 7.3 0.4 0.1 e
1973 0.3 32.2 3.0 1.0 17.4 6.3 7.0 0.4 0.1 --
1975 0.3 29.9 3.0 1.0 18.7 6.7 6.7 0.4 0.2 --
1976 0.4 30.0 2.8 0.9 19.2 6.6 6.4 0.5 0.1 --
1977 0.3 29.5 2.7 0.9 19.0 6.5 6.2 0.3 0.1 --
1978 0.3 29.0 2.7 1.0 18.7 6.3 6.0 0.4 0.3 --
1981 0.3 24.4 2.1 1.8 16.7 8.1 6.1 0.4 0.2 1.9
1982 0.3 24.9 2.0 1.1 16.4 9.0 6.6 0.3 0.2 --
1983 0.3 21.9 1.7 2.1 13.4 8.4 5.8 0.3 d d
1984 0.3 19.8 1.7 1.0 12.8 7.9 5.3 0.3 0.2 6.1
1985 0.2 19.3 1.5 0.9 13.0 7.6 5.4 0.3 0.3 8.4
1986 0.3 17.6 1.5 0.7 13.1 7.3 5.6 0.3 -- 4.1
1987 0.3 18.5 1.5 1.4 15.3 8.5 5.5 0.3 -- 4.5
1988 0.3 17.6 1.6 1.7 16.8 8.4 5.6 0.2 4.1 --
1989 0.4 16.5 1.6 2.1 16.8 8.2 5.0 0.2 4.8 --
1990 0.4 15.7 1.6 2.2 15.9 8.1 4.7 0.2 1.6 --
1991 0.4 14.6 1.6 2.0 17.2 7.7 4.4 0.2 1.8 --
1992 0.4 14.1 1.6 2.0 15.2 7.4 4.3 0.2 2.1 --
1993 0.3 14.0 1.6 2.1 14.8 7.2 4.3 0.2 2.2 --
1994 0.3 13.7 1.7 2.5 13.4 7.6 4.9 0.2 2.5 --
1995 0.3 12.9 1.7 1.9 21.9 7.2 4.5 0.3 2.3 0.4
1996 0.3 13.0 1.8 2.0 22.9 7.4 4.5 0.3 2.9 0.4
1997 0.3 13.0 1.9 2.1 23.0 7.7 4.5 0.3 2.5 0.3
1998 0.3 12.6 2.0 2.2 23.3 7.8 4.5 0.2 2.3 0.2
1999 0.3 12.0 2.2 2.2 23.6 8.0 4.3 0.2 1.7 0.2
2000 0.2 12.3 2.1 2.4 25.2 8.2 4.3 0.3 1.5 0.2
2001 0.3 12.5 2.4 2.5 24.5 8.2 4.3 d 1.5 0.3
2002 0.3 11.7 2.2 2.2 25.6 8.6 4.2 0.2 0.3 1.2
2003 0.3 11.4 2.3 2.2 26.3 8.5 4.2 0.2 0.2 1.0
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2000, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; for 2000–2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent data; data after 2001 are 100 percent data from that file.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
Data for 1964–1966 are not available. Before 1995, diagnostic data for cases awarded at the appeals levels were estimated on the basis of the diagnosis of cases allowed at the initial disability determination level.
Effective 2001, the Social Security Administration initiated a special review of 130,000 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who are potentially eligible for Social Security disability benefits because of earnings while receiving SSI. Many of these claims awarded since 2001 were for individuals under age 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
-- = not available.
a. AIDS and HIV records are counted in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. Before 1990, they were included in Other.
b. Mental retardation was not identified separately before 1995.
c. Beginning with 2002, several ill-defined impairment codes were reclassified and added to Unknown.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
e. Less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 37.
Distribution of workers under age 50, by diagnostic group, selected years 1975–2003
Year Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases a Injuries Mental disorders b Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
Number
1975 183,493 3,712 6,511 3,357 17,945 42,119 -- -- 15,588
1981 123,090 1,945 5,188 1,209 13,327 24,633 -- -- 15,017
1982 109,279 1,579 4,739 1,096 11,088 21,654 -- -- 14,581
1983 120,606 1,429 5,630 3,759 10,036 35,331 -- -- 14,827
1984 140,792 1,375 5,750 1,528 9,535 43,680 -- -- 16,173
1985 158,152 1,438 7,534 1,510 10,357 49,313 -- -- 16,857
1986 188,355 1,202 10,816 1,534 1,882 89,821 -- -- 16,318
1987 184,481 498 12,405 3,262 13,064 58,970 -- -- 17,595
1988 183,017 326 5,848 1,383 12,590 63,282 -- -- 16,859
1989 189,708 311 6,088 2,497 12,761 64,093 -- -- 19,298
1990 215,381 317 7,190 19,290 12,929 77,901 -- -- 21,597
1991 255,448 384 8,949 24,838 13,892 94,345 -- -- 23,162
1992 313,175 404 15,349 34,766 13,691 125,609 -- -- 26,485
1993 312,619 350 15,550 33,072 12,690 126,586 -- -- 27,841
1994 292,987 384 15,107 31,210 11,563 116,812 -- -- 30,791
1995 308,624 472 14,963 23,736 15,325 108,516 13,731 94,785 22,367
1996 294,077 513 15,013 19,633 15,674 95,089 11,661 83,428 21,940
1997 265,019 435 14,667 12,361 14,401 85,486 10,679 74,807 21,245
1998 273,282 462 15,768 9,817 14,321 90,072 11,880 78,192 22,093
1999 259,680 370 15,426 8,667 13,399 86,642 9,341 77,301 21,960
2000 269,800 d 6,000 6,900 16,200 98,300 14,400 83,900 21,100
2001 296,800 d 7,300 8,900 12,900 118,700 20,200 98,500 20,600
2002 322,539 796 7,875 7,677 13,952 128,791 19,544 109,247 23,725
2003 325,723 857 7,944 7,559 13,716 130,964 16,605 114,359 23,381
Percent
1975 100.0 2.0 3.5 1.8 9.8 23.0 -- -- 8.5
1981 100.0 1.6 4.2 1.0 10.8 20.0 -- -- 12.2
1982 100.0 1.4 4.3 1.0 10.1 19.8 -- -- 13.3
1983 100.0 1.2 4.7 3.1 8.3 29.3 -- -- 12.3
1984 100.0 1.0 4.1 1.1 6.8 31.0 -- -- 11.5
1985 100.0 0.9 4.8 1.0 6.5 31.2 -- -- 10.7
1986 100.0 0.6 5.7 0.8 1.0 47.7 -- -- 8.7
1987 100.0 0.3 6.7 1.8 7.1 32.0 -- -- 9.5
1988 100.0 0.2 3.2 0.8 6.9 34.6 -- -- 9.2
1989 100.0 0.2 3.2 1.3 6.7 33.8 -- -- 10.2
1990 100.0 0.1 3.3 9.0 6.0 36.2 -- -- 10.0
1991 100.0 0.2 3.5 9.7 5.4 36.9 -- -- 9.1
1992 100.0 0.1 4.9 11.1 4.4 40.1 -- -- 8.5
1993 100.0 0.1 5.0 10.6 4.1 40.5 -- -- 8.9
1994 100.0 0.1 5.2 10.7 3.9 39.9 -- -- 10.5
1995 100.0 0.2 4.8 7.7 5.0 35.2 4.4 30.7 7.2
1996 100.0 0.2 5.1 6.7 5.3 32.3 4.0 28.4 7.5
1997 100.0 0.2 5.5 4.7 5.4 32.3 4.0 28.2 8.0
1998 100.0 0.2 5.8 3.6 5.2 33.0 4.3 28.6 8.1
1999 100.0 0.1 5.9 3.3 5.2 33.4 3.6 29.8 8.5
2000 100.0 d 2.2 2.6 6.0 36.5 5.4 31.2 7.8
2001 100.0 d 2.5 3.0 4.3 40.0 6.8 33.2 6.9
2002 100.0 0.2 2.4 2.4 4.3 39.9 6.1 33.9 7.4
2003 100.0 0.3 2.4 2.3 4.2 40.2 5.1 35.1 7.2
 
Table 37.
Continued
Year Diseases of the— Other Unknown c
Blood and blood-forming organs Circulatory system Digestive system Genitourinary system Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue Nervous system and sense organs Respiratory system Skin and subcutaneous tissue
Number
1975 748 30,293 5,856 2,534 30,635 17,326 5,459 954 456 --
1981 516 15,278 3,000 3,314 21,076 14,478 3,189 687 d d
1982 416 14,309 2,761 1,740 17,889 13,882 2,757 538 250 --
1983 457 13,589 2,292 2,540 14,158 13,456 2,434 486 d d
1984 537 13,508 2,304 1,711 14,295 14,041 2,463 475 270 13,147
1985 472 13,650 2,756 1,791 15,060 14,724 2,771 485 -- 19,434
1986 688 13,946 3,020 1,684 17,148 16,295 3,043 537 -- 10,421
1987 739 16,518 2,764 3,005 20,519 19,057 3,535 659 -- 11,891
1988 867 15,535 3,158 4,257 23,285 18,364 3,771 457 13,035 --
1989 946 14,224 3,311 5,364 22,628 18,896 3,464 404 15,424 --
1990 1,094 15,157 3,693 6,171 22,068 20,627 3,538 428 3,381 --
1991 1,218 16,559 4,403 6,437 29,444 22,795 4,073 524 4,425 --
1992 1,478 18,775 5,182 7,595 26,347 26,120 4,599 573 6,202 --
1993 1,342 19,040 5,328 7,812 26,920 24,901 4,664 593 5,930 --
1994 1,278 16,949 5,537 8,840 17,918 25,350 4,929 572 5,747 --
1995 1,250 17,490 6,036 6,705 51,664 24,814 5,705 899 6,859 1,823
1996 1,118 17,608 6,308 6,872 54,008 24,412 5,747 945 9,197 --
1997 1,053 16,333 6,029 6,724 48,741 23,479 5,286 826 6,565 1,388
1998 1,072 16,607 6,683 7,066 50,426 24,297 5,517 851 7,000 1,230
1999 1,031 15,065 7,022 7,172 49,302 23,386 4,783 783 4,383 289
2000 d 15,900 6,900 8,500 51,900 25,000 5,400 d 4,700 --
2001 d 16,900 7,600 9,900 50,400 29,900 5,200 d 4,600 1,000
2002 1,481 18,348 7,999 8,649 58,796 31,571 6,221 877 945 4,836
2003 1,405 18,479 8,178 8,738 60,594 31,514 6,663 848 920 3,963
Percent
1975 0.4 16.5 3.2 1.4 16.7 9.4 3.0 0.5 0.2 --
1981 0.4 12.4 2.4 2.7 17.1 11.8 2.6 0.6 d d
1982 0.4 13.1 2.5 1.6 16.4 12.7 2.5 0.5 0.2 --
1983 0.4 11.3 1.9 2.1 11.7 11.2 2.0 0.4 d d
1984 0.4 9.6 1.6 1.2 10.2 10.0 1.7 0.3 0.2 9.3
1985 0.3 8.6 1.7 1.1 9.5 9.3 1.8 0.3 -- 12.3
1986 0.4 7.4 1.6 0.9 9.1 8.7 1.6 0.3 -- 5.5
1987 0.4 9.0 1.5 1.6 11.1 10.3 1.9 0.4 -- 6.4
1988 0.5 8.5 1.7 2.3 12.7 10.0 2.1 0.2 7.1 --
1989 0.5 7.5 1.7 2.8 11.9 10.0 1.8 0.2 8.1 --
1990 0.5 7.0 1.7 2.9 10.2 9.6 1.6 0.2 1.6 --
1991 0.5 6.5 1.7 2.5 11.5 8.9 1.6 0.2 1.7 --
1992 0.5 6.0 1.7 2.4 8.4 8.3 1.5 0.2 2.0 --
1993 0.4 6.1 1.7 2.5 8.6 8.0 1.5 0.2 1.9 --
1994 0.4 5.8 1.9 3.0 6.1 8.7 1.7 0.2 2.0 --
1995 0.4 5.7 2.0 2.2 16.7 8.0 1.8 0.3 2.2 0.6
1996 0.4 6.0 2.1 2.3 18.4 8.3 2.0 0.3 3.1 --
1997 0.4 6.2 2.3 2.5 18.4 8.9 2.0 0.3 2.5 0.5
1998 0.4 6.1 2.4 2.6 18.5 8.9 2.0 0.3 2.6 0.5
1999 0.4 5.8 2.7 2.8 19.0 9.0 1.8 0.3 1.7 0.1
2000 d 5.9 2.6 3.2 19.3 9.3 2.0 d 1.7 --
2001 d 5.7 2.6 3.3 17.0 10.1 1.8 d 1.6 0.3
2002 0.5 5.7 2.5 2.7 18.2 9.8 1.9 0.3 0.3 1.5
2003 0.4 5.7 2.5 2.7 18.6 9.7 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.2
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2000, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; for 2000–2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent data; data after 2001 are 100 percent data from that file.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
Before 1995, diagnostic data for cases awarded at the appeals levels were estimated on the basis of the diagnosis of cases allowed at the initial disability determination level.
Effective 2001, the Social Security Administration initiated a special review of 130,000 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who are potentially eligible for Social Security disability benefits because of earnings while receiving SSI. Many of these claims awarded since 2001 were for individuals under age 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
-- = not available.
a. AIDS and HIV records are counted in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. Before 1990, they were included in Other.
b. Mental retardation was not identified separately before 1995.
c. Beginning with 2002, several ill-defined impairment codes were reclassified and added to Unknown.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison (410) 965-5522 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 38.
Distribution of workers aged 50 or older, by diagnostic group, selected years 1975–2003
Year Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases a Injuries Mental disorders b Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
Number
1975 408,556 2,864 16,665 4,222 14,396 25,094 -- -- 44,264
1981 222,162 1,173 9,580 1,387 7,541 11,685 -- -- 41,393
1982 189,252 853 8,448 1,216 5,529 9,877 -- -- 36,418
1983 190,884 1,398 9,274 2,971 5,610 15,302 -- -- 37,552
1984 216,348 1,064 8,668 1,657 6,654 20,398 -- -- 42,931
1985 219,219 1,042 9,442 1,475 6,201 19,297 -- -- 38,263
1986 228,510 751 10,444 1,202 1,747 34,162 -- -- 36,858
1987 231,367 289 8,709 1,414 7,825 22,271 -- -- 37,744
1988 226,473 224 8,665 1,419 8,432 22,474 -- -- 37,085
1989 235,874 223 8,191 1,276 8,770 24,407 -- -- 41,054
1990 252,596 194 9,065 2,733 9,386 27,272 -- -- 44,342
1991 280,986 191 10,982 3,407 10,237 31,839 -- -- 46,082
1992 323,462 215 14,555 4,487 11,351 38,484 -- -- 50,690
1993 322,619 193 15,312 4,378 10,516 39,459 -- -- 52,425
1994 338,833 218 16,425 4,877 10,997 39,891 -- -- 58,440
1995 337,021 250 18,407 4,257 12,241 39,384 2,950 36,434 42,034
1996 330,177 264 18,819 3,691 11,942 36,933 2,401 34,532 41,381
1997 322,681 219 19,140 2,966 11,529 37,415 2,209 35,206 41,034
1998 335,100 214 20,605 2,863 11,605 41,430 2,626 38,804 41,880
1999 360,879 275 21,549 3,076 12,526 52,338 7,267 45,071 43,721
2000 340,900 d 11,100 3,800 12,500 44,900 3,200 41,700 42,500
2001 365,100 d 12,200 2,300 12,500 49,900 2,300 47,600 41,400
2002 407,844 317 13,955 3,289 14,217 56,522 2,808 53,714 46,644
2003 429,983 295 15,463 3,320 14,896 60,715 2,733 57,982 47,561
Percent
1975 100.0 0.7 4.1 1.0 3.5 6.1 -- -- 10.8
1981 100.0 0.5 4.3 0.6 3.4 5.3 -- -- 18.6
1982 100.0 0.5 4.5 0.6 2.9 5.2 -- -- 19.2
1983 100.0 0.7 4.9 1.6 2.9 8.0 -- -- 19.7
1984 100.0 0.5 4.0 0.8 3.1 9.4 -- -- 19.8
1985 100.0 0.5 4.3 0.7 2.8 8.8 -- -- 17.5
1986 100.0 0.3 4.6 0.5 0.8 14.9 -- -- 16.1
1987 100.0 0.1 3.8 0.6 3.4 9.6 -- -- 16.3
1988 100.0 0.1 3.8 0.6 3.7 9.9 -- -- 16.4
1989 100.0 0.1 3.5 0.5 3.7 10.3 -- -- 17.4
1990 100.0 0.1 3.6 1.1 3.7 10.8 -- -- 17.6
1991 100.0 0.1 3.9 1.2 3.6 11.3 -- -- 16.4
1992 100.0 0.1 4.5 1.4 3.5 11.9 -- -- 15.7
1993 100.0 0.1 4.7 1.4 3.3 12.2 -- -- 16.2
1994 100.0 0.1 4.8 1.4 3.2 11.8 -- -- 17.2
1995 100.0 0.1 5.5 1.3 3.6 11.7 0.9 10.8 12.5
1996 100.0 0.1 5.7 1.1 3.6 11.2 0.7 10.5 12.5
1997 100.0 0.1 5.9 0.9 3.6 11.6 0.7 10.9 12.7
1998 100.0 0.1 6.1 0.9 3.5 12.4 0.8 11.6 12.5
1999 100.0 0.1 6.0 0.9 3.5 14.5 2.0 12.5 12.1
2000 100.0 d 3.3 1.1 3.7 13.2 0.9 12.2 12.5
2001 100.0 d 3.3 0.6 3.4 13.7 0.6 13.0 11.3
2002 100.0 0.1 3.4 0.8 3.5 13.9 0.7 13.2 11.4
2003 100.0 0.1 3.6 0.8 3.5 14.1 0.6 13.5 11.1
 
Table 38.
Continued
Year Diseases of the— Other Unknown c
Blood and blood-forming organs Circulatory system Digestive system Genitourinary system Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue Nervous system and sense organs Respiratory system Skin and subcutaneous tissue
Number
1975 743 147,018 11,618 3,185 80,002 22,634 34,026 1,352 473 --
1981 426 70,716 4,363 2,916 37,563 14,038 18,331 658 d d
1982 392 59,933 3,306 1,425 31,096 13,004 17,009 460 287 --
1983 501 54,763 2,980 3,949 27,624 12,747 15,544 362 d d
1984 367 57,383 3,591 1,730 31,531 14,160 16,428 508 506 8,772
1985 418 59,114 2,870 1,557 34,154 14,009 17,442 625 -- 13,310
1986 498 59,280 3,242 1,415 37,412 14,033 20,406 538 -- 6,522
1987 466 60,240 3,358 2,796 43,288 16,149 19,443 514 -- 6,861
1988 552 56,689 3,230 2,874 45,338 16,079 19,302 328 3,782 --
1989 578 56,011 3,492 3,646 48,791 15,860 17,936 424 5,216 --
1990 640 58,428 3,738 4,123 52,433 17,110 18,620 438 4,074 --
1991 686 61,780 4,245 4,437 63,025 18,756 19,725 497 5,097 --
1992 799 71,043 4,690 5,168 70,548 20,832 22,665 497 7,438 --
1993 733 69,583 4,698 5,578 67,335 20,841 22,830 525 8,213 --
1994 788 69,696 4,983 6,691 66,787 22,470 26,029 544 10,047 --
1995 756 65,575 5,131 5,251 89,642 21,663 23,126 744 8,560 --
1996 718 63,601 5,222 5,334 88,768 21,548 22,236 643 9,077 --
1997 762 60,198 5,281 5,427 86,689 22,017 21,197 647 7,871 289
1998 729 60,091 5,730 6,052 91,421 23,200 21,631 615 6,744 290
1999 880 59,690 6,367 6,670 97,452 26,483 22,198 633 5,869 1,152
2000 d 59,500 5,800 6,400 101,700 25,100 20,800 d 4,600 600
2001 d 65,600 8,000 6,400 111,700 24,700 23,100 d 5,400 800
2002 1,010 66,904 7,977 7,763 128,127 30,948 24,370 732 921 4,148
2003 1,003 67,417 8,906 8,230 138,420 32,855 25,344 774 951 3,833
Percent
1975 0.2 36.0 2.8 0.8 19.6 5.5 8.3 0.3 0.1 --
1981 0.2 31.8 2.0 1.3 16.9 6.3 8.3 0.3 d d
1982 0.2 31.7 1.7 0.8 16.4 6.9 9.0 0.2 0.2 --
1983 0.3 28.7 1.6 2.1 14.5 6.7 8.1 0.2 d d
1984 0.2 26.5 1.7 0.8 14.6 6.5 7.6 0.2 0.2 4.1
1985 0.2 27.0 1.3 0.7 15.6 6.4 8.0 0.3 -- 6.1
1986 0.2 25.9 1.4 0.6 16.4 6.1 8.9 0.2 -- 2.9
1987 0.2 26.0 1.5 1.2 18.7 7.0 8.4 0.2 -- 3.0
1988 0.2 25.0 1.4 1.3 20.0 7.1 8.5 0.1 1.7 --
1989 0.2 23.7 1.5 1.5 20.7 6.7 7.6 0.2 2.2 --
1990 0.3 23.1 1.5 1.6 20.8 6.8 7.4 0.2 1.6 --
1991 0.2 22.0 1.5 1.6 22.4 6.7 7.0 0.2 1.8 --
1992 0.2 22.0 1.4 1.6 21.8 6.4 7.0 0.2 2.3 --
1993 0.2 21.6 1.5 1.7 20.9 6.5 7.1 0.2 2.5 --
1994 0.2 20.6 1.5 2.0 19.7 6.6 7.7 0.2 3.0 --
1995 0.2 19.5 1.5 1.6 26.6 6.4 6.9 0.2 2.5 --
1996 0.2 19.3 1.6 1.6 26.9 6.5 6.7 0.2 2.7 --
1997 0.2 18.7 1.6 1.7 26.9 6.8 6.6 0.2 2.4 0.1
1998 0.2 17.9 1.7 1.8 27.3 6.9 6.5 0.2 2.0 0.1
1999 0.2 16.5 1.8 1.8 27.0 7.3 6.2 0.2 1.6 0.3
2000 d 17.5 1.7 1.9 29.8 7.4 6.1 d 1.3 0.2
2001 d 18.0 2.2 1.8 30.6 6.8 6.3 d 1.5 0.2
2002 0.2 16.4 2.0 1.9 31.4 7.6 6.0 0.2 0.2 1.0
2003 0.2 15.7 2.1 1.9 32.2 7.6 5.9 0.2 0.2 0.9
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2000, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; for 2000–2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent data; data after 2001 are 100 percent data from that file.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
Before 1995, diagnostic data for cases awarded at the appeals levels were estimated on the basis of the diagnosis of cases allowed at the initial disability determination level.
Effective 2001, the Social Security Administration initiated a special review of 130,000 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who are potentially eligible for Social Security disability benefits because of earnings while receiving SSI. Many of these claims awarded since 2001 were for individuals under age 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
-- = not available.
a. AIDS and HIV records are counted in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. Before 1990, they were included in Other.
b. Mental retardation was not identified separately before 1995.
c. Beginning with 2002, several ill-defined impairment codes were reclassified and added to Unknown.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 39.
Average primary insurance amount and average monthly benefit, by sex, selected years 1960–2003 (in dollars)
Year Average primary insurance amount Average monthly benefit
All disabled workers Men Women All disabled workers Men Women
1960 -- -- -- 91.20 94.00 78.90
1965 (January–August) -- -- -- 93.30 97.90 80.30
1965 (September–December) -- -- -- 101.30 106.50 86.80
1970 -- -- -- 139.80 148.40 115.70
1975 -- -- -- 241.20 263.80 190.90
1980 -- -- -- 406.30 449.40 308.50
1985 -- -- -- 475.60 530.40 363.70
1986 -- -- -- 473.80 531.50 357.40
1987 -- -- -- 506.00 573.20 381.60
1988 -- -- -- 297.40 321.20 263.50
1989 -- -- -- 562.10 634.40 429.90
1990 -- -- -- 594.20 667.90 465.80
1991 -- -- -- 605.50 685.20 470.60
1992 -- -- -- 621.90 699.80 494.20
1993 -- -- -- 639.80 720.10 507.70
1994 -- -- -- 672.80 757.70 535.00
1995 -- -- -- 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
2002 923.90 1,053.00 772.10 898.60 1,021.70 753.90
2003 963.10 1,096.70 805.90 937.50 1,064.90 787.60
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2000, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; for 2000–2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent data; data after 2001 are 100 percent data from that file.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
-- = not available.
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Table 40.
Distribution, by diagnostic group, sex, and age, 2003
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
Total 755,706 90,051 235,672 429,983 408,516 47,839 120,653 240,024 347,190 42,212 115,019 189,959
Congenital anomalies 1,152 523 334 295 619 286 171 162 533 237 163 133
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 23,407 1,601 6,343 15,463 12,486 759 3,215 8,512 10,921 842 3,128 6,951
Infectious and parasitic diseases 10,879 1,723 5,836 3,320 7,849 1,193 4,522 2,134 3,030 530 1,314 1,186
Injuries 28,612 4,445 9,271 14,896 18,904 3,194 6,221 9,489 9,708 1,251 3,050 5,407
Mental disorders
Retardation 19,338 9,814 6,791 2,733 11,822 5,833 4,210 1,779 7,516 3,981 2,581 954
Other 172,341 41,264 73,095 57,982 81,910 21,307 32,606 27,997 90,431 19,957 40,489 29,985
Neoplasms 70,942 4,026 19,355 47,561 37,289 2,072 9,037 26,180 33,653 1,954 10,318 21,381
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 2,408 683 722 1,003 1,168 330 308 530 1,240 353 414 473
Circulatory system 85,896 2,309 16,170 67,417 58,944 1,263 10,323 47,358 26,952 1,046 5,847 20,059
Digestive system 17,084 1,201 6,977 8,906 10,489 570 4,288 5,631 6,595 631 2,689 3,275
Genitourinary system 16,968 2,501 6,237 8,230 10,418 1,432 3,843 5,143 6,550 1,069 2,394 3,087
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 199,014 7,829 52,765 138,420 100,949 3,585 26,745 70,619 98,065 4,244 26,020 67,801
Nervous system and sense organs 64,369 9,879 21,635 32,855 33,491 5,006 10,692 17,793 30,878 4,873 10,943 15,062
Respiratory system 32,007 808 5,855 25,344 16,902 319 2,628 13,955 15,105 489 3,227 11,389
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,622 220 628 774 700 69 287 344 922 151 341 430
Other 1,871 217 703 951 907 122 312 473 964 95 391 478
Unknown 7,796 1,008 2,955 3,833 3,669 499 1,245 1,925 4,127 509 1,710 1,908
Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 3.1 1.8 2.7 3.6 3.1 1.6 2.7 3.5 3.1 2.0 2.7 3.7
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.4 1.9 2.5 0.8 1.9 2.5 3.7 0.9 0.9 1.3 1.1 0.6
Injuries 3.8 4.9 3.9 3.5 4.6 6.7 5.2 4.0 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.8
Mental disorders
Retardation 2.6 10.9 2.9 0.6 2.9 12.2 3.5 0.7 2.2 9.4 2.2 0.5
Other 22.8 45.8 31.0 13.5 20.1 44.5 27.0 11.7 26.0 47.3 35.2 15.8
Neoplasms 9.4 4.5 8.2 11.1 9.1 4.3 7.5 10.9 9.7 4.6 9.0 11.3
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.2
Circulatory system 11.4 2.6 6.9 15.7 14.4 2.6 8.6 19.7 7.8 2.5 5.1 10.6
Digestive system 2.3 1.3 3.0 2.1 2.6 1.2 3.6 2.3 1.9 1.5 2.3 1.7
Genitourinary system 2.2 2.8 2.6 1.9 2.6 3.0 3.2 2.1 1.9 2.5 2.1 1.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 26.3 8.7 22.4 32.2 24.7 7.5 22.2 29.4 28.2 10.1 22.6 35.7
Nervous system and sense organs 8.5 11.0 9.2 7.6 8.2 10.5 8.9 7.4 8.9 11.5 9.5 7.9
Respiratory system 4.2 0.9 2.5 5.9 4.1 0.7 2.2 5.8 4.4 1.2 2.8 6.0
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2
Other 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
Unknown 1.0 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
Effective 2001, the Social Security Administration initiated a special review of 130,000 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who are potentially eligible for Social Security disability benefits because of earnings while receiving SSI. Many of these claims awarded since 2001 were for individuals under age 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
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Table 41.
Distribution, by monthly benefit and sex, 2003
Monthly benefit (dollars) All disabled workers Men Women
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 755,706 100.0 408,516 100.0 347,190 100.0
Less than 100.00 5,975 0.8 3,279 0.8 2,696 0.8
100.00–199.90 10,313 1.4 3,779 0.9 6,534 1.9
200.00–299.90 24,377 3.2 8,886 2.2 15,491 4.5
300.00–399.90 29,931 4.0 10,878 2.7 19,053 5.5
400.00–499.90 32,948 4.4 11,920 2.9 21,028 6.1
500.00–599.90 63,380 8.4 22,497 5.5 40,883 11.8
600.00–699.90 82,379 10.9 31,411 7.7 50,968 14.7
700.00–799.90 75,693 10.0 32,588 8.0 43,105 12.4
800.00–899.90 68,578 9.1 32,770 8.0 35,808 10.3
900.00–999.90 60,175 8.0 31,907 7.8 28,268 8.1
1,000.00–1,099.90 52,176 6.9 30,292 7.4 21,884 6.3
1,100.00–1,199.90 45,287 6.0 28,989 7.1 16,298 4.7
1,200.00–1,299.90 38,609 5.1 26,533 6.5 12,076 3.5
1,300.00–1,399.90 33,058 4.4 23,933 5.9 9,125 2.6
1,400.00–1,499.90 29,236 3.9 22,222 5.4 7,014 2.0
1,500.00–1,599.90 37,711 5.0 29,777 7.3 7,934 2.3
1,600.00 or more 65,880 8.7 56,855 13.9 9,025 2.6
Average benefit (dollars) 937.50 1,064.90 787.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
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Table 42.
Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly family benefit, by family composition, 2003
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 a
Worker only
Men 320,499 320,499 1,094.40 1,064.40 10.1
Women 289,297 289,297 803.60 785.40 22.0
Worker with children
By sex of worker
Men 68,719 181,912 1,080.80 1,524.20 88.0
Women 56,502 148,643 815.70 1,100.20 91.8
By number of children
1 child 69,139 138,278 979.90 1,357.10 89.2
2 children 38,605 115,815 957.00 1,331.40 90.6
3 or more children 17,477 76,462 896.50 1,240.30 89.6
Worker with—
Spouse aged 62 or older b 6,166 12,360 1,369.20 1,649.30 8.6
Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children 131 427 1,307.10 2,074.30 67.2
Spouse and 1 child 5,048 15,147 1,130.70 1,633.90 87.0
Spouse and 2 children 5,217 20,869 1,093.30 1,560.50 87.6
Spouse and 3 or more children 3,795 20,971 1,021.00 1,428.20 82.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion.
Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases; they include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
a. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount.
b. 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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Table 43.
Distribution, by family composition and age of worker, 2003
Family composition Total,
all ages
Under 30 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–FRA
Number
Worker only 609,796 40,959 22,112 30,587 50,453 76,218 118,516 157,764 113,187
Worker with—
Spouse
Aged 62 or older a 6,297 0 b b b 31 182 1,037 5,039
Child in care 14,060 871 1,412 2,279 2,837 2,493 2,090 1,459 619
Children
1 child 69,139 5,216 5,310 8,454 13,608 14,150 11,721 7,572 3,108
2 children 38,605 3,395 5,436 8,384 9,281 6,174 3,530 1,831 574
3 or more children 17,477 1,733 3,551 4,753 3,896 1,934 948 491 171
Families receiving maximum benefit c 221,103 33,268 20,979 29,103 36,661 33,425 29,771 25,356 12,540
Percent
Worker only 100.0 6.7 3.6 5.0 8.3 12.5 19.4 25.9 18.6
Worker with—
Spouse
Aged 62 or older a 100.0 0 b b b 0.5 2.9 16.5 80.0
Child in care 100.0 6.2 10.0 16.2 20.2 17.7 14.9 10.4 4.4
Children
1 child 100.0 7.5 7.7 12.2 19.7 20.5 17.0 11.0 4.5
2 children 100.0 8.8 14.1 21.7 24.0 16.0 9.1 4.7 1.5
3 or more children 100.0 9.9 20.3 27.2 22.3 11.1 5.4 2.8 1.0
Families receiving maximum benefit c 29.3 63.8 55.5 53.4 45.8 33.1 21.7 14.9 10.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion.
Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases; they include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
FRA = full retirement age.
a. Includes spouses aged 62 or older with children.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
c. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount.
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Table 44.
Number, by reason for withholding benefit, December 2003
Reason All
beneficiaries
Workers and nondisabled dependents Widow(er)s Adult children of—
Workers Spouses Children
under
age 18
Students
aged
18–19
Disabled
workers
Retired
workers
Deceased
workers
Total 559,554 102,492 55,466 218,127 6,841 4,159 19,982 88,784 63,703
Address unknown 18,186 8,672 393 6,536 149 263 281 327 1,565
Determination of continuing disability pending 5,952 3,892 141 1,565 6 7 95 54 192
Recoupment of overpayment 14,062 5,806 793 6,604 102 254 120 109 274
Workers' compensation offset 7,908 1,851 516 5,329 114 . . . 98 . . . . . .
Payee not determined 4,300 1,515 a 1,864 a 23 79 127 680
Substantial gainful activity 38,583 25,780 871 10,324 72 114 475 310 637
Imprisoned or confined 42,379 33,470 294 390 38 133 1,364 1,151 5,539
Entitled child not in care 10,998 . . . 10,998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Beneficiary earnings 30,748 . . . 30,688 a a . . . . . . . . . . . .
Earnings of the other beneficiaries 113 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 . . .
Government pension offset 2,479 . . . 1,946 . . . . . . 533 . . . . . . . . .
Technical entitlement 338,314 . . . 7,354 169,277 6,072 2,332 15,504 85,521 52,254
Other 45,532 21,506 a a 276 500 1,966 1,072 2,562
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: These data represent the total number of beneficiaries with benefits withheld in December 2003 regardless of when their benefits were initially withheld.
. . . = not applicable.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 45.
Number and rate, 1960–2003
Year Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
1960 91,543 164 89,090 196 -- -- 2,453 24
1961 118,842 160 115,546 187 -- -- 3,296 27
1962 132,144 149 128,299 173 -- -- 3,845 26
1963 143,008 144 137,850 167 -- -- 5,158 31
1964 144,422 134 138,576 155 -- -- 5,846 32
1965 163,276 138 156,648 159 -- -- 6,628 33
1966 175,959 134 168,630 154 -- -- 7,329 34
1967 218,077 153 208,899 175 -- -- 9,178 40
1968 232,817 151 222,197 172 -- -- 10,620 44
1969 263,191 159 251,269 180 -- -- 11,922 46
1970 272,239 154 260,444 174 -- -- 11,795 44
1971 278,092 144 266,471 162 -- -- 11,621 41
1972 275,663 129 261,739 143 -- -- 13,924 46
1973 317,237 136 304,792 151 -- -- 12,445 39
1974 336,246 130 320,958 143 -- -- 15,288 45
1975 344,727 121 329,532 132 -- -- 15,195 42
1976 367,608 120 351,504 132 -- -- 16,104 42
1977 418,394 129 401,334 141 -- -- 17,060 42
1978 431,067 131 413,571 144 -- -- 17,496 42
1979 441,101 133 422,503 147 -- -- 18,598 43
1980 422,612 128 408,051 143 -- -- 14,561 32
1981 449,669 139 434,187 156 -- -- 15,482 33
1982 500,282 163 483,847 186 -- -- 16,435 35
1983 473,327 155 453,621 177 -- -- 19,706 40
1984 391,190 126 371,913 143 -- -- 19,277 38
1985 357,006 112 339,984 128 -- -- 17,022 32
1986 358,289 109 341,276 125 -- -- 17,013 31
1987 365,004 109 347,948 125 -- -- 17,056 30
1988 375,621 110 356,143 126 -- -- 19,478 34
1989 371,128 107 351,402 121 -- -- 19,726 34
1990 368,208 102 348,194 116 -- -- 20,014 33
1991 369,026 97 351,303 110 -- -- 17,723 29
1992 379,653 92 361,796 104 -- -- 17,857 28
1993 391,159 89 372,317 100 -- -- 18,842 29
1994 404,624 87 384,590 97 -- -- 20,034 30
1995 422,114 87 399,475 95 -- -- 22,639 33
1996 420,756 83 396,980 91 -- -- 23,776 34
1997 491,194 94 464,984 103 -- -- 26,210 37
1998 436,244 81 409,489 87 -- -- 26,755 38
1999 463,394 83 433,950 89 -- -- 29,444 41
2000 493,651 86 460,351 91 -- -- 33,300 46
2001 513,472 83 459,073 87 21,411 105 32,988 45
2002 535,465 82 479,364 87 21,379 103 34,722 47
2003 501,222 73 447,485 76 20,707 99 33,030 44
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2000, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; for 2000, Social Security Disabled Beneficiaries 100 Percent file and Annual Termination file (100 percent data); beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: The termination rate is the number of terminations per 1,000 beneficiaries in current-payment status.
-- = not available.
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Table 46.
Number, by reason for termination, 2003
Reason for termination All beneficiaries Workers and nondisabled dependents Widow(er)s Adult children of—
Workers Spouses Children under age 18 Students aged 18–19 Disabled workers Retired workers Deceased workers
Total 923,015 447,485 48,969 280,623 92,201 20,707 9,476 6,091 17,463
Death of beneficiary 211,118 185,209 1,421 714 39 6,750 544 3,076 13,365
Termination resulting from death of worker 34,645 . . . 6,476 25,307 1,178 . . . 1,676 8 . . .
Attainment of age—
18 by children 181,232 . . . . . . 181,232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19 by students 4,848 . . . . . . . . . 4,848 . . . . . . . . . . . .
FRA by disabled workers 225,519 199,662 15,817 5,839 327 . . . 3,874 . . . . . .
FRA by disabled widow(er)s 12,378 . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,378 . . . . . . . . .
Termination of spouse's benefit because child attains age 16 16,098 . . . 16,098 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary 7,972 . . . 2,510 3,288 257 65 356 256 1,240
Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit 3,621 . . . 1,505 795 35 524 177 391 194
Does not meet medical standards a 97,891 53,396 2,177 36,682 361 290 1,740 795 2,450
Medical improvement b -- 13,701 -- -- -- 57 -- -- --
Work above substantial gainful activity c -- 27,926 -- -- -- 159 -- -- --
Miscellaneous reasons d -- 11,769 -- -- -- 66 -- -- --
Student no longer attending school 83,752 . . . . . . . . . 83,752 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other 43,941 9,218 2,965 26,766 1,404 700 1,109 1,565 214
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Termination file and the Termination Supplement file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: These data represent the total number of beneficiaries whose benefits were terminated during the calendar year regardless of the effective date of the termination.
. . . = not applicable; FRA = full retirement age; -- = not available.
a. Dependents benefits terminate when the disabled worker no longer meets the requirements for disability benefits. Disabled widow(er)s and disabled adult children of deceased or retired workers lose their benefits when they no longer meet the requirements for disability benefits.
b. Includes beneficiaries who medically improved, who did not cooperate during the medical review, or whose whereabouts are unknown.
c. Excludes disabled beneficiaries whose monthly benefits have been suspended because they are engaging in substantial gainful activity during the extended period of eligibility.
d. Includes beneficiaries who did not comply with alcohol or drug abuse treatment programs or who refused vocational rehabilitation services.
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Table 47.
Number and rate, by state or other area, 2003
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
All areas a 501,222 73 447,485 76 20,707 99 33,030 44
Alabama 11,632 68 10,201 69 613 94 818 48
Alaska 657 68 610 70 18 78 29 40
Arizona 8,850 75 8,187 77 280 91 383 44
Arkansas 7,551 72 6,728 73 365 96 458 51
California 42,419 74 38,611 77 1,390 101 2,418 39
Colorado 5,862 80 5,428 82 178 102 256 44
Connecticut 5,327 74 4,776 79 186 119 365 38
Delaware 1,589 79 1,460 82 48 97 81 42
District of Columbia 878 83 786 88 24 87 68 51
Florida 31,655 78 29,117 81 1,045 92 1,493 45
Georgia 15,959 77 14,306 80 713 98 940 47
Hawaii 1,522 78 1,374 82 54 114 94 40
Idaho 2,132 74 1,940 76 67 86 125 49
Illinois 18,160 75 15,998 79 828 112 1,334 42
Indiana 11,185 75 9,930 78 429 89 826 48
Iowa 4,627 72 4,043 75 163 96 421 49
Kansas 4,195 76 3,744 78 138 90 313 52
Kentucky 11,234 67 9,807 68 651 93 776 48
Louisiana 9,621 75 8,062 78 629 109 930 51
Maine 3,122 66 2,757 66 121 102 244 54
Maryland 7,562 80 6,885 85 260 109 417 38
Massachusetts 11,032 69 9,915 72 322 95 795 44
Michigan 17,701 69 15,517 72 780 97 1,404 42
Minnesota 6,866 73 6,140 77 179 98 547 48
Mississippi 8,230 72 7,233 74 417 92 580 49
Missouri 12,118 73 10,760 75 531 99 827 51
Montana 1,672 77 1,508 79 71 120 93 43
Nebraska 2,588 75 2,265 76 91 112 232 55
Nevada 3,719 85 3,484 86 119 108 116 47
New Hampshire 2,123 66 1,924 67 74 102 125 46
New Jersey 13,094 79 11,886 85 400 95 808 41
New Mexico 3,188 73 2,877 75 137 112 174 41
New York 31,974 73 28,402 76 1,210 99 2,362 42
North Carolina 18,844 73 17,027 75 711 85 1,106 48
North Dakota 938 76 820 81 32 115 86 42
Ohio 20,499 78 17,799 82 1,035 111 1,665 47
Oklahoma 6,989 77 6,243 80 327 100 419 46
Oregon 5,858 76 5,367 79 195 98 296 42
Pennsylvania 21,589 70 18,923 73 970 100 1,696 43
Rhode Island 2,027 67 1,807 68 72 108 148 48
South Carolina 10,086 74 9,051 76 464 94 571 43
South Dakota 1,211 77 1,054 80 49 127 108 52
Tennessee 14,231 75 12,617 77 710 95 904 49
Texas 28,765 76 25,831 80 1,332 99 1,602 40
Utah 2,223 75 2,011 79 61 87 151 45
Vermont 1,206 73 1,072 75 48 110 86 46
Virginia 12,526 73 11,253 76 524 93 749 44
Washington 8,901 73 8,094 75 321 107 486 43
West Virginia 5,609 65 4,783 66 393 107 433 43
Wisconsin 8,462 73 7,571 77 229 85 662 42
Wyoming 790 80 709 82 28 112 53 60
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 8,603 54 7,260 55 537 104 806 35
Other b 1,821 81 1,532 97 138 149 151 27
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Annual Termination file and Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The termination rate is the number of terminations per 1,000 beneficiaries in current-payment status.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison (410) 965-5522 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 48.
Distribution of workers with benefits withheld because of substantial work, by diagnostic group and age, December 2003
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Number
Total 25,780 2,460 5,763 8,898 6,825 1,834
Congenital anomalies 67 24 22 14 a a
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 843 39 166 316 269 53
Infectious and parasitic diseases 942 34 268 461 162 17
Injuries 1,843 227 474 562 437 143
Mental disorders
Retardation 872 311 271 215 70 5
Other 7,544 816 1,975 2,856 1,652 245
Neoplasms 2,378 174 389 733 864 218
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 177 34 56 56 a a
Circulatory system 1,308 38 156 334 533 247
Digestive system 597 35 91 221 211 39
Genitourinary system 942 106 272 319 194 51
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 4,587 121 618 1,664 1,622 562
Nervous system and sense organs 2,626 419 771 810 483 143
Respiratory system 333 18 58 101 97 59
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 69 a 26 18 18 a
Other 56 a 14 22 12 a
Unknown 596 56 136 196 168 40
Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.2 a a
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 3.3 1.6 2.9 3.6 3.9 2.9
Infectious and parasitic diseases 3.7 1.4 4.7 5.2 2.4 0.9
Injuries 7.1 9.2 8.2 6.3 6.4 7.8
Mental disorders
Retardation 3.4 12.6 4.7 2.4 1.0 0.3
Other 29.3 33.2 34.3 32.1 24.2 13.4
Neoplasms 9.2 7.1 6.7 8.2 12.7 11.9
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.7 1.4 1.0 0.6 a a
Circulatory system 5.1 1.5 2.7 3.8 7.8 13.5
Digestive system 2.3 1.4 1.6 2.5 3.1 2.1
Genitourinary system 3.7 4.3 4.7 3.6 2.8 2.8
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 17.8 4.9 10.7 18.7 23.8 30.6
Nervous system and sense organs 10.2 17.0 13.4 9.1 7.1 7.8
Respiratory system 1.3 0.7 1.0 1.1 1.4 3.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.3 a 0.5 0.2 0.3 a
Other 0.2 a 0.2 0.2 0.2 a
Unknown 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: These data represent the total number of beneficiaries with benefits withheld in December 2003 regardless of when their benefits were initially withheld.
FRA = full retirement age.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison (410) 965-5522 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 49.
Distribution of workers with benefits terminated because of successful return to work, by diagnostic group and age, 2003
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Number
Total 27,926 1,894 7,416 9,824 6,745 2,047
Congenital anomalies 84 a 36 13 12 a
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 991 33 176 413 293 76
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,245 18 377 622 209 19
Injuries 1,737 131 504 594 366 142
Mental disorders
Retardation 1,801 303 795 520 154 29
Other 9,365 609 2,755 3,561 2,080 360
Neoplasms 1,303 88 249 362 442 162
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 180 30 76 38 29 7
Circulatory system 1,217 31 134 285 486 281
Digestive system 448 13 80 150 173 32
Genitourinary system 1,003 74 330 348 220 31
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 4,237 96 586 1,557 1,353 645
Nervous system and sense organs 3,157 392 1,077 985 580 123
Respiratory system 370 12 72 102 113 71
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 62 a 12 23 21 a
Other 46 a 8 17 16 a
Unknown 680 38 149 234 198 61
Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.3 a 0.5 0.1 0.2 a
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 3.5 1.7 2.4 4.2 4.3 3.7
Infectious and parasitic diseases 4.5 1.0 5.1 6.3 3.1 0.9
Injuries 6.2 6.9 6.8 6.0 5.4 6.9
Mental disorders
Retardation 6.4 16.0 10.7 5.3 2.3 1.4
Other 33.5 32.2 37.1 36.2 30.8 17.6
Neoplasms 4.7 4.6 3.4 3.7 6.6 7.9
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.6 1.6 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.3
Circulatory system 4.4 1.6 1.8 2.9 7.2 13.7
Digestive system 1.6 0.7 1.1 1.5 2.6 1.6
Genitourinary system 3.6 3.9 4.4 3.5 3.3 1.5
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 15.2 5.1 7.9 15.8 20.1 31.5
Nervous system and sense organs 11.3 20.7 14.5 10.0 8.6 6.0
Respiratory system 1.3 0.6 1.0 1.0 1.7 3.5
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 a 0.2 0.2 0.3 a
Other 0.2 a 0.1 0.2 0.2 a
Unknown 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.9 3.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Termination Supplement file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 50.
Average monthly benefit for workers with benefits withheld or terminated, by diagnostic group and age, December 2003 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Withheld
Total 958.90 761.40 897.30 972.70 1,044.40 1,032.20
Congenital anomalies 853.80 798.50 853.60 875.70 1,009.10 946.60
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 866.10 796.60 838.10 850.00 896.80 945.70
Infectious and parasitic diseases 992.60 860.70 907.60 1,037.00 1,037.00 971.10
Injuries 1,042.50 875.70 1,002.80 1,050.20 1,138.40 1,115.20
Mental disorders
Retardation 671.50 629.50 697.60 685.00 679.90 1,167.90
Other 887.60 728.70 838.70 911.00 972.20 967.10
Neoplasms 1,158.80 887.90 1,095.40 1,200.00 1,211.40 1,140.40
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,040.30 801.90 950.30 1,204.80 1,127.60 1,433.30
Circulatory system 1,072.40 837.80 988.70 1,038.50 1,114.90 1,115.40
Digestive system 1,099.10 770.80 985.20 1,088.60 1,193.50 1,208.20
Genitourinary system 1,063.10 823.80 962.60 1,109.70 1,221.50 1,201.50
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 944.00 753.60 896.90 937.70 982.60 944.10
Nervous system and sense organs 948.70 777.50 917.40 974.60 1,065.80 1,077.10
Respiratory system 918.50 741.20 816.00 915.40 1,005.00 936.60
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 996.90 742.20 856.20 1,042.60 1,196.60 1,083.50
Other 969.50 896.80 824.30 918.50 1,209.50 1,111.30
Unknown 914.80 706.70 893.00 955.40 948.90 937.30
Terminated
Total 875.10 745.70 830.70 875.80 939.20 941.60
Congenital anomalies 831.90 802.40 828.30 896.90 823.50 818.90
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 830.10 860.60 835.20 810.40 835.10 892.80
Infectious and parasitic diseases 925.80 936.50 897.70 928.00 962.60 995.00
Injuries 974.50 878.30 954.60 980.90 1,018.20 994.30
Mental disorders
Retardation 693.60 651.30 678.70 709.70 788.30 750.40
Other 823.70 702.90 790.60 822.50 888.60 917.80
Neoplasms 1,049.60 861.50 999.40 1,075.60 1,091.10 1,057.90
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 899.80 754.50 807.00 988.00 1,148.30 1,021.60
Circulatory system 954.80 792.20 884.70 930.10 968.70 1,007.00
Digestive system 964.40 647.30 845.30 939.70 1,066.20 956.00
Genitourinary system 955.40 791.50 911.30 965.80 1,046.40 1,052.10
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 897.20 788.70 897.50 890.20 917.10 887.90
Nervous system and sense organs 896.10 767.70 860.20 927.10 974.90 1,000.00
Respiratory system 865.80 844.60 797.70 840.30 920.00 888.70
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 839.90 595.00 918.40 832.20 867.50 719.00
Other 879.50 699.90 727.40 951.10 899.80 891.10
Unknown 902.10 796.90 820.70 899.60 975.60 937.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file and Termination Supplement file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison (410) 965-5522 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 51.
Distribution, by state or other area, 2003
State or area All workers, December Workers with benefits withheld because of substantial work, December Workers with benefits terminated because of successful return to work, calendar year
Number Percentage of all workers Number Percentage of all workers
All areas a 5,868,541 25,780 0.4 27,926 0.5
Alabama 148,715 240 0.2 331 0.2
Alaska 8,719 54 0.6 52 0.6
Arizona 106,001 556 0.5 596 0.6
Arkansas 91,584 258 0.3 307 0.3
California 500,805 2,619 0.5 2,688 0.5
Colorado 66,080 403 0.6 590 0.9
Connecticut 60,506 401 0.7 369 0.6
Delaware 17,778 107 0.6 128 0.7
District of Columbia 8,963 27 0.3 51 0.6
Florida 360,386 1,328 0.4 1,570 0.4
Georgia 179,753 424 0.2 579 0.3
Hawaii 16,744 89 0.5 70 0.4
Idaho 25,519 78 0.3 112 0.4
Illinois 202,250 1,258 0.6 1,326 0.7
Indiana 127,447 556 0.4 628 0.5
Iowa 53,793 275 0.5 283 0.5
Kansas 47,741 296 0.6 247 0.5
Kentucky 145,116 399 0.3 384 0.3
Louisiana 103,784 341 0.3 375 0.4
Maine 41,733 270 0.6 281 0.7
Maryland 80,733 354 0.4 508 0.6
Massachusetts 138,588 983 0.7 1,169 0.8
Michigan 215,789 927 0.4 1,144 0.5
Minnesota 80,252 530 0.7 610 0.8
Mississippi 97,461 190 0.2 244 0.3
Missouri 143,681 608 0.4 556 0.4
Montana 18,983 70 0.4 86 0.5
Nebraska 29,638 183 0.6 160 0.5
Nevada 40,414 201 0.5 253 0.6
New Hampshire 28,510 269 0.9 228 0.8
New Jersey 140,617 832 0.6 805 0.6
New Mexico 38,332 144 0.4 188 0.5
New York 371,648 2,343 0.6 2,211 0.6
North Carolina 225,926 616 0.3 783 0.3
North Dakota 10,073 45 0.4 53 0.5
Ohio 218,386 1,194 0.5 1,305 0.6
Oklahoma 78,407 204 0.3 264 0.3
Oregon 67,580 299 0.4 341 0.5
Pennsylvania 259,516 1,277 0.5 1,110 0.4
Rhode Island 26,447 185 0.7 154 0.6
South Carolina 118,734 205 0.2 354 0.3
South Dakota 13,250 97 0.7 80 0.6
Tennessee 164,127 425 0.3 520 0.3
Texas 324,308 1,114 0.3 1,322 0.4
Utah 25,583 139 0.5 134 0.5
Vermont 14,246 130 0.9 112 0.8
Virginia 147,946 591 0.4 705 0.5
Washington 108,082 677 0.6 653 0.6
West Virginia 72,182 183 0.3 130 0.2
Wisconsin 98,234 641 0.7 626 0.6
Wyoming 8,685 53 0.6 61 0.7
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 132,648 80 0.1 71 0.1
Other b 15,873 12 0.1 19 0.1
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file and Termination Supplement file, 100 percent data.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison (410) 965-5522 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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