Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2004

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

Chart 7.
Social Security disability awards, 1980–2004

The total number of awards decreased from 1980 through 1982, started to rise in 1983, and began to increase more rapidly in 1990. Awards for disabled-worker benefits have been most pronounced and drive the overall pattern shown in the total line. They increased from a low of 297,131 in 1982 to 636,637 in 1992, were relatively flat from 1992 through 2000, and started to increase again in 2001. There were 775,244 worker awards in 2004. Other awards have risen at a much slower rate. Awards to disabled adult children have gradually increased from 33,470 in 1980 to 51,833 in 2004. Awards to disabled widow(er)s have risen from just over 16,000 in 1980 to 27,744 in 2004.

SOURCE: Table 31.
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Chart 8.
Average monthly benefit awards, by sex, 2004

Average monthly benefits for new awards tend to be higher than those paid to beneficiaries who are already on the rolls (see Chart 5). The exception is payments to newly awarded adult children, whose benefits are slightly lower than those paid to adult children who are already on the rolls.

The average monthly benefit awarded to disabled workers is higher than that awarded to disabled widow(er)s or disabled adult children. The reason for the difference is that disabled workers receive 100 percent of the primary insurance amount, compared with 71.5 percent for disabled widow(er)s and 50 percent for disabled adult children (if the worker is disabled or retired) or 75 percent (if the worker is deceased).

Because men have traditionally had higher earnings than women, their monthly benefit is higher. This is most obvious in the disabled-worker group. Benefits for disabled widow(er)s and disabled adult children are dependents' benefits, so their monthly benefit is a function of the worker's earnings. Therefore, a disabled widow's average benefit tends to be higher than that of a disabled widower because a male worker's earnings are higher than a female worker's. Benefit amounts are about the same for men and women in the disabled adult children group.

SOURCE: Table 32.
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Table 31.
Number, selected years 1960–2004
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
2004 1,311,031 775,244 45,649 313,640 96,871 27,744 13,301 22,127 16,455
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; from 2000 to 2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent sample; data after 2001 are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards in 2002 and 2003 and expedited reinstatement cases since 2002.
. . . = not applicable.
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Table 32.
Average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, and sex, 2004
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 775,244 968.50 416,560 1,098.60 358,684 817.40
Under 25 23,028 490.60 13,217 500.50 9,811 477.30
25–29 28,739 652.50 14,979 670.20 13,760 633.20
30–34 37,877 750.90 19,038 785.50 18,839 715.90
35–39 53,209 816.70 27,136 868.00 26,073 763.30
40–44 80,324 879.40 40,830 960.20 39,494 795.80
45–49 103,685 946.50 53,347 1,057.10 50,338 829.20
50–54 140,414 1,018.50 73,770 1,160.10 66,644 861.90
55–59 175,916 1,083.60 97,336 1,257.20 78,580 868.50
60 or older 132,052 1,109.20 76,907 1,286.40 55,145 862.00
Spouses of disabled workers
Total 45,649 243.70 2,364 169.20 43,285 247.70
Entitlement based on care of children 19,049 181.80 1,033 134.40 18,016 184.60
Under 30 2,419 118.40 80 85.00 2,339 119.50
30–34 2,910 137.50 138 115.40 2,772 138.60
35–39 3,824 161.80 175 126.90 3,649 163.50
40–44 4,077 192.00 238 135.90 3,839 195.50
45–49 3,123 220.90 194 142.60 2,929 226.10
50–54 1,698 243.80 112 148.50 1,586 250.60
55 or older 998 272.60 96 179.30 902 282.50
Entitlement based on age 26,600 288.00 1,331 196.30 25,269 292.80
62–64 22,363 281.40 663 169.60 21,700 284.80
65 or older 4,237 322.70 668 222.90 3,569 341.30
Children of disabled workers
Total 423,812 257.90 220,767 260.10 203,045 255.50
Under age 18 313,640 228.30 159,612 228.10 154,028 228.60
Under 5 54,603 183.40 27,920 183.40 26,683 183.40
5–9 69,510 197.00 35,373 196.50 34,137 197.60
10–14 104,455 228.20 53,092 228.70 51,363 227.70
15–17 85,072 282.90 43,227 282.20 41,845 283.60
Students aged 18–19 96,871 348.50 53,500 350.70 43,371 345.90
Disabled aged 18 or older 13,301 294.60 7,655 294.60 5,646 294.70
Widow(er)s
Total 27,744 593.20 1,451 432.70 26,293 602.00
50–54 10,594 587.60 567 423.20 10,027 596.90
55–59 14,646 598.50 759 435.10 13,887 607.40
60 or older 2,504 585.50 125 460.50 2,379 592.00
Adult children
Total 51,883 424.90 29,598 425.50 22,285 424.00
Children of—
Disabled workers 13,301 294.60 7,655 294.60 5,646 294.70
Retired workers 22,127 401.60 12,553 400.30 9,574 403.30
Deceased workers 16,455 561.50 9,390 566.00 7,065 555.50
Under 25 21,350 425.40 12,387 431.10 8,963 417.60
25–29 6,883 433.50 3,837 440.70 3,046 424.50
30–34 7,525 437.50 4,192 431.40 3,333 445.10
35–39 7,660 432.00 4,426 431.90 3,234 432.00
40–44 5,495 402.40 3,151 392.80 2,344 415.30
45–49 1,789 379.90 963 364.00 826 398.40
50–54 675 395.40 370 378.20 305 416.20
55–59 303 417.80 174 428.80 129 402.90
60–64 123 429.50 62 347.80 61 512.50
65 or older 80 489.40 36 519.70 44 464.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data exclude 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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Chart 9.
Disabled-worker awards, by selected diagnostic group, 2004

In 2004, 775,244 disabled workers were awarded benefits. The primary impairment group was diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (27.1 percent), 24.9 percent had a mental disorder, 11.0 percent had circulatory problems, 9.5 percent had neoplasms, 8.3 percent had a disease of the nervous system and sense organs, and 19.1 percent had other impairments.

SOURCE: Table 33.
NOTE: Percentages do not add to 100 because of rounding.
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Table 33.
Distribution, by sex and diagnostic group, 2004
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 854,871 100.0 775,244 100.0 27,744 100.0 51,883 100.0
Congenital anomalies 2,236 0.3 1,166 0.2 41 0.1 1,029 2.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 26,588 3.1 24,341 3.1 1,893 6.8 354 0.7
Infectious and parasitic diseases 10,926 1.3 10,510 1.4 233 0.8 183 0.4
Injuries 31,443 3.7 29,580 3.8 735 2.6 1,128 2.2
Mental disorders
Retardation 45,941 5.4 20,479 2.6 1,035 3.7 24,427 47.1
Other 192,846 22.6 172,353 22.2 6,306 22.7 14,187 27.3
Neoplasms 74,952 8.8 73,637 9.5 1,016 3.7 299 0.6
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 2,782 0.3 2,479 0.3 55 0.2 248 0.5
Circulatory system 88,579 10.4 85,449 11.0 2,787 10.0 343 0.7
Digestive system 18,600 2.2 18,045 2.3 433 1.6 122 0.2
Genitourinary system 17,505 2.0 16,869 2.2 350 1.3 286 0.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 219,133 25.6 210,315 27.1 8,198 29.5 620 1.2
Nervous system and sense organs 73,057 8.5 64,566 8.3 2,032 7.3 6,459 12.4
Respiratory system 34,252 4.0 32,562 4.2 1,559 5.6 131 0.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,790 0.2 1,709 0.2 50 0.2 31 0.1
Other 2,146 0.3 1,909 0.2 47 0.2 190 0.4
Unknown 12,095 1.4 9,275 1.2 974 3.5 1,846 3.6
Men
Subtotal 447,609 100.0 416,560 100.0 1,451 100.0 29,598 100.0
Congenital anomalies 1,181 0.3 620 0.1 5 0.3 556 1.9
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 13,141 2.9 12,906 3.1 60 4.1 175 0.6
Infectious and parasitic diseases 7,523 1.7 7,409 1.8 20 1.4 94 0.3
Injuries 20,285 4.5 19,420 4.7 67 4.6 798 2.7
Mental disorders
Retardation 25,834 5.8 12,401 3.0 56 3.9 13,377 45.2
Other 91,026 20.3 81,794 19.6 276 19.0 8,956 30.3
Neoplasms 38,553 8.6 38,335 9.2 45 3.1 173 0.6
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,344 0.3 1,191 0.3 7 0.5 146 0.5
Circulatory system 58,988 13.2 58,577 14.1 234 16.1 177 0.6
Digestive system 11,252 2.5 11,144 2.7 41 2.8 67 0.2
Genitourinary system 10,571 2.4 10,376 2.5 41 2.8 154 0.5
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 106,870 23.9 106,200 25.5 380 26.2 290 1.0
Nervous system and sense organs 36,592 8.2 33,057 7.9 88 6.1 3,447 11.6
Respiratory system 16,943 3.8 16,830 4.0 62 4.3 51 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 780 0.2 762 0.2 a a a a
Other 972 0.2 867 0.2 a a a a
Unknown 5,754 1.3 4,671 1.1 65 4.5 1,018 3.4
Women
Subtotal 407,262 100.0 358,684 100.0 26,293 100.0 22,285 100.0
Congenital anomalies 1,055 0.3 546 0.2 36 0.1 473 2.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 13,447 3.3 11,435 3.2 1,833 7.0 179 0.8
Infectious and parasitic diseases 3,403 0.8 3,101 0.9 213 0.8 89 0.4
Injuries 11,158 2.7 10,160 2.8 668 2.5 330 1.5
Mental disorders
Retardation 20,107 4.9 8,078 2.3 979 3.7 11,050 49.6
Other 101,820 25.0 90,559 25.2 6,030 22.9 5,231 23.5
Neoplasms 36,399 8.9 35,302 9.8 971 3.7 126 0.6
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,438 0.4 1,288 0.4 48 0.2 102 0.5
Circulatory system 29,591 7.3 26,872 7.5 2,553 9.7 166 0.7
Digestive system 7,348 1.8 6,901 1.9 392 1.5 55 0.2
Genitourinary system 6,934 1.7 6,493 1.8 309 1.2 132 0.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 112,263 27.6 104,115 29.0 7,818 29.7 330 1.5
Nervous system and sense organs 36,465 9.0 31,509 8.8 1,944 7.4 3,012 13.5
Respiratory system 17,309 4.3 15,732 4.4 1,497 5.7 80 0.4
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,010 0.2 947 0.3 a a a a
Other 1,174 0.3 1,042 0.3 a a a a
Unknown 6,341 1.6 4,604 1.3 909 3.5 828 3.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude 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 the age of 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
a. 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, 2004
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 775,244 100.0 968.50 27,744 100.0 593.20 51,883 100.0 424.90
Alabama 19,726 2.5 952.00 949 3.4 555.90 1,205 2.3 402.60
Alaska 1,116 0.1 969.20 43 0.2 605.80 81 0.2 444.40
Arizona 14,796 1.9 984.90 393 1.4 625.80 787 1.5 438.70
Arkansas 12,709 1.6 919.40 587 2.1 534.90 803 1.5 350.10
California 72,999 9.4 920.70 2,006 7.2 637.90 4,408 8.5 451.90
Colorado 7,703 1.0 993.90 222 0.8 588.30 419 0.8 441.30
Connecticut 7,591 1.0 1,031.60 195 0.7 596.00 606 1.2 434.50
Delaware 2,874 0.4 1,003.50 75 0.3 587.70 111 0.2 424.50
District of Columbia 1,399 0.2 844.10 20 0.1 662.70 83 0.2 420.20
Florida 39,752 5.1 961.80 1,458 5.3 563.90 2,390 4.6 428.30
Georgia 20,793 2.7 975.20 861 3.1 556.20 1,207 2.3 421.10
Hawaii 2,348 0.3 996.90 67 0.2 662.40 133 0.3 437.90
Idaho 3,331 0.4 921.70 87 0.3 597.50 246 0.5 437.90
Illinois 27,244 3.5 1,013.80 953 3.4 607.90 2,145 4.1 435.60
Indiana 16,883 2.2 996.80 660 2.4 605.00 1,289 2.5 434.50
Iowa 6,753 0.9 940.40 199 0.7 603.60 673 1.3 358.70
Kansas 6,811 0.9 971.50 221 0.8 536.20 518 1.0 372.80
Kentucky 17,377 2.2 930.60 904 3.3 610.40 1,163 2.2 404.10
Louisiana 14,589 1.9 934.60 855 3.1 634.30 1,290 2.5 401.40
Maine 4,770 0.6 881.70 150 0.5 542.50 358 0.7 349.20
Maryland 12,830 1.7 1,006.60 311 1.1 627.50 611 1.2 478.50
Massachusetts 18,124 2.3 968.40 401 1.4 607.80 1,397 2.7 420.30
Michigan 28,755 3.7 1,028.80 1,025 3.7 689.40 2,049 3.9 486.20
Minnesota 11,322 1.5 970.80 227 0.8 589.70 902 1.7 395.80
Mississippi 11,464 1.5 914.50 552 2.0 535.00 838 1.6 380.90
Missouri 19,423 2.5 955.90 698 2.5 577.90 1,346 2.6 390.50
Montana 2,062 0.3 895.00 78 0.3 628.90 165 0.3 378.40
Nebraska 4,196 0.5 927.40 118 0.4 510.70 349 0.7 374.20
Nevada 6,049 0.8 1,006.10 169 0.6 641.00 267 0.5 469.00
New Hampshire 3,933 0.5 979.60 97 0.3 505.60 248 0.5 392.40
New Jersey 20,475 2.6 1,084.40 562 2.0 598.40 1,462 2.8 457.80
New Mexico 5,735 0.7 917.60 171 0.6 607.50 361 0.7 419.50
New York 50,917 6.6 1,030.70 1,548 5.6 610.40 3,486 6.7 450.80
North Carolina 27,216 3.5 969.70 1,077 3.9 512.00 1,672 3.2 414.80
North Dakota 1,208 0.2 903.20 31 0.1 519.60 126 0.2 372.50
Ohio 29,531 3.8 943.90 1,165 4.2 637.00 2,099 4.0 427.10
Oklahoma 11,862 1.5 931.10 477 1.7 592.10 687 1.3 408.60
Oregon 8,395 1.1 990.70 270 1.0 632.40 587 1.1 424.20
Pennsylvania 36,255 4.7 979.30 1,230 4.4 605.40 2,445 4.7 437.20
Rhode Island 3,577 0.5 914.30 87 0.3 535.30 202 0.4 419.30
South Carolina 13,903 1.8 972.00 680 2.5 513.80 798 1.5 429.20
South Dakota 1,521 0.2 911.50 45 0.2 498.20 164 0.3 342.80
Tennessee 20,046 2.6 947.40 972 3.5 519.90 1,120 2.2 425.80
Texas 51,056 6.6 947.10 1,984 7.2 610.10 2,833 5.5 425.20
Utah 3,456 0.4 968.70 103 0.4 676.30 315 0.6 447.90
Vermont 1,840 0.2 899.30 53 0.2 559.10 149 0.3 396.80
Virginia 19,532 2.5 983.20 704 2.5 589.70 1,191 2.3 426.10
Washington 15,075 1.9 999.80 447 1.6 640.00 1,111 2.1 486.50
West Virginia 8,540 1.1 981.50 512 1.8 650.30 571 1.1 412.10
Wisconsin 13,616 1.8 995.90 376 1.4 611.10 1,197 2.3 393.80
Wyoming 1,229 0.2 971.60 36 0.1 514.90 72 0.1 427.90
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 9,144 1.2 839.00 522 1.9 481.60 923 1.8 313.80
Other a 1,393 0.2 753.70 111 0.4 575.90 225 0.4 324.70
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 expedited reinstatement cases.
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
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Table 35.
Percentage distribution, by sex and age, 1960–2004
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 or
older
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
2004 775,244 100.0 6.7 4.9 6.9 10.4 13.4 18.1 22.7 8.9 8.1 49.3
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
2004 416,560 100.0 6.8 4.6 6.5 9.8 12.8 17.7 23.4 9.6 8.9 49.6
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
2004 358,684 100.0 6.6 5.3 7.3 11.0 14.0 18.6 21.9 8.2 7.2 48.9
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; from 2000 to 2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent sample; data after 2001 are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Age in year of award from 1960 to 1984; age in month of award after 1984.
Data exclude closed period awards in 2002 and 2003 and expedited reinstatement cases since 2002.
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, 1960–2004
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
2004 775,244 1,166 24,341 10,510 29,580 192,832 20,479 172,353 73,637
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
2004 100.0 0.2 3.1 1.4 3.8 24.8 2.6 22.2 9.5
(Continued)
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
2004 2,479 85,449 18,045 16,869 210,315 64,566 32,562 1,709 1,909 9,275
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</