U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2005
 
All Disabled Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Table 5.
Distribution, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2005
Sex and monthly benefit (dollars) Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries 7,503,405 100.0 6,519,001 100.0 215,866 100.0 768,538 100.0
Less than 300.00 323,403 4.3 199,649 3.1 37,838 17.5 85,916 11.2
300.00–399.90 335,591 4.5 224,701 3.4 21,857 10.1 89,033 11.6
400.00–499.90 406,352 5.4 279,865 4.3 27,209 12.6 99,278 12.9
500.00–599.90 727,890 9.7 600,351 9.2 26,130 12.1 101,409 13.2
600.00–699.90 911,221 12.1 783,511 12.0 23,539 10.9 104,171 13.6
700.00–799.90 851,831 11.4 729,720 11.2 20,404 9.5 101,707 13.2
800.00–899.90 731,745 9.8 645,282 9.9 16,589 7.7 69,874 9.1
900.00–999.90 619,960 8.3 554,215 8.5 13,649 6.3 52,096 6.8
1,000.00–1,099.90 521,205 6.9 471,457 7.2 12,407 5.7 37,341 4.9
1,100.00–1,199.90 420,105 5.6 395,498 6.1 8,278 3.8 16,329 2.1
1,200.00–1,299.90 339,814 4.5 328,760 5.0 4,870 2.3 6,184 0.8
1,300.00–1,399.90 290,181 3.9 285,229 4.4 2,302 1.1 2,650 0.3
1,400.00–1,499.90 287,162 3.8 285,205 4.4 691 0.3 1,266 0.2
1,500.00–1,599.90 226,510 3.0 225,898 3.5 43 a 569 0.1
1,600.00–1,699.90 205,534 2.7 205,282 3.1 17 a 235 a
1,700.00–1,799.90 146,484 2.0 146,311 2.2 10 a 163 a
1,800.00 or more 158,417 2.1 158,067 2.4 33 a 317 a
Average benefit (dollars) 895.60 938.00 609.30 616.30
Men 3,944,856 100.0 3,517,269 100.0 7,562 100.0 420,025 100.0
Less than 300.00 119,679 3.0 67,760 1.9 2,711 35.9 49,208 11.7
300.00–399.90 127,917 3.2 78,658 2.2 900 11.9 48,359 11.5
400.00–499.90 158,288 4.0 102,853 2.9 1,105 14.6 54,330 12.9
500.00–599.90 282,391 7.2 226,203 6.4 891 11.8 55,297 13.2
600.00–699.90 372,590 9.4 316,048 9.0 637 8.4 55,905 13.3
700.00–799.90 384,583 9.7 329,280 9.4 459 6.1 54,844 13.1
800.00–899.90 359,020 9.1 320,528 9.1 311 4.1 38,181 9.1
900.00–999.90 327,765 8.3 299,182 8.5 190 2.5 28,393 6.8
1,000.00–1,099.90 297,156 7.5 276,734 7.9 165 2.2 20,257 4.8
1,100.00–1,199.90 260,485 6.6 251,359 7.1 101 1.3 9,025 2.1
1,200.00–1,299.90 226,947 5.8 223,526 6.4 62 0.8 3,359 0.8
1,300.00–1,399.90 206,808 5.2 205,283 5.8 22 0.3 1,503 0.4
1,400.00–1,499.90 217,207 5.5 216,530 6.2 b b b b
1,500.00–1,599.90 178,200 4.5 177,885 5.1 0 0 315 0.1
1,600.00–1,699.90 165,538 4.2 165,414 4.7 0 0 124 a
1,700.00–1,799.90 122,317 3.1 122,225 3.5 b b b b
1,800.00 or more 137,965 3.5 137,801 3.9 0 0 164 a
Average benefit (dollars) 1,003.50 1,051.20 441.10 613.70
Women 3,558,549 100.0 3,001,732 100.0 208,304 100.0 348,513 100.0
Less than 300.00 203,724 5.7 131,889 4.4 35,127 16.9 36,708 10.5
300.00–399.90 207,674 5.8 146,043 4.9 20,957 10.1 40,674 11.7
400.00–499.90 248,064 7.0 177,012 5.9 26,104 12.5 44,948 12.9
500.00–599.90 445,499 12.5 374,148 12.5 25,239 12.1 46,112 13.2
600.00–699.90 538,631 15.1 467,463 15.6 22,902 11.0 48,266 13.8
700.00–799.90 467,248 13.1 400,440 13.3 19,945 9.6 46,863 13.4
800.00–899.90 372,725 10.5 324,754 10.8 16,278 7.8 31,693 9.1
900.00–999.90 292,195 8.2 255,033 8.5 13,459 6.5 23,703 6.8
1,000.00–1,099.90 224,049 6.3 194,723 6.5 12,242 5.9 17,084 4.9
1,100.00–1,199.90 159,620 4.5 144,139 4.8 8,177 3.9 7,304 2.1
1,200.00–1,299.90 112,867 3.2 105,234 3.5 4,808 2.3 2,825 0.8
1,300.00–1,399.90 83,373 2.3 79,946 2.7 2,280 1.1 1,147 0.3
1,400.00–1,499.90 69,955 2.0 68,675 2.3 b b b b
1,500.00–1,599.90 48,310 1.4 48,013 1.6 43 a 254 0.1
1,600.00–1,699.90 39,996 1.1 39,868 1.3 17 a 111 a
1,700.00–1,799.90 24,167 0.7 24,086 0.8 b b b b
1,800.00 or more 20,452 0.6 20,266 0.7 33 a 153 a
Average benefit (dollars) 776.00 805.30 615.40 619.30
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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