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 15.
Representative payment, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2005
Diagnostic group Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Total Number
with payee
Percentage
with payee
Total Number
with payee
Percentage
with payee
Total Number
with payee
Percentage
with payee
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 6,519,001 765,838 11.7 215,866 14,024 6.5 768,538 599,664 78.0
Congenital anomalies 11,001 1,512 13.7 273 7 2.6 8,691 5,951 68.5
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 252,933 4,175 1.7 18,072 284 1.6 2,766 695 25.1
Infectious and parasitic diseases 111,927 3,602 3.2 1,833 56 3.1 3,107 1,773 57.1
Injuries 281,828 24,522 8.7 5,383 168 3.1 9,776 3,867 39.6
Mental disorders
Retardation 320,564 177,480 55.4 9,737 2,524 25.9 349,646 308,409 88.2
Other 1,862,618 450,754 24.2 50,708 7,979 15.7 114,830 74,220 64.6
Neoplasms 185,049 2,947 1.6 4,395 70 1.6 1,847 1,024 55.4
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 16,270 361 2.2 361 7 1.9 1,961 351 17.9
Circulatory system 620,852 31,058 5.0 21,242 847 4.0 3,489 1,682 48.2
Digestive system 100,934 2,820 2.8 2,505 64 2.6 620 123 19.8
Genitourinary system 108,701 1,334 1.2 1,899 40 2.1 1,842 372 20.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,656,997 17,326 1.0 61,844 577 0.9 5,266 1,086 20.6
Nervous system and sense organs 623,948 29,347 4.7 15,607 608 3.9 70,647 37,262 52.7
Respiratory system 202,821 2,561 1.3 11,021 132 1.2 1,005 332 33.0
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 15,662 197 1.3 506 5 1.0 265 50 18.9
Other 13,225 565 4.3 262 8 3.1 1,264 809 64.0
Unknown 133,671 15,277 11.4 10,218 648 6.3 191,516 161,658 84.4
Men
Subtotal 3,517,269 501,265 14.3 7,562 578 7.6 420,025 335,226 79.8
Congenital anomalies 5,681 894 15.7 9 0 0 4,509 3,186 70.7
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 109,819 2,382 2.2 364 13 3.6 1,300 379 29.2
Infectious and parasitic diseases 82,587 2,887 3.5 98 a a 1,649 982 59.6
Injuries 196,216 18,759 9.6 356 16 4.5 6,780 2,653 39.1
Mental disorders
Retardation 206,274 117,629 57.0 358 97 27.1 188,865 169,953 90.0
Other 943,764 290,987 30.8 1,543 286 18.5 72,678 50,113 69.0
Neoplasms 89,067 1,784 2.0 153 5 3.3 1,042 595 57.1
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 7,285 222 3.0 17 0 0 986 217 22.0
Circulatory system 416,306 20,137 4.8 1,171 53 4.5 1,872 951 50.8
Digestive system 54,760 2,089 3.8 139 8 5.8 321 70 21.8
Genitourinary system 65,229 890 1.4 123 a a 964 211 21.9
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 848,703 11,308 1.3 1,957 27 1.4 2,265 604 26.7
Nervous system and sense organs 310,759 18,245 5.9 523 23 4.4 37,695 20,587 54.6
Respiratory system 100,722 1,655 1.6 343 10 2.9 456 194 42.5
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 6,488 111 1.7 16 0 0 105 28 26.7
Other 6,213 401 6.5 9 0 0 688 466 67.7
Unknown 67,396 10,885 16.2 383 33 8.6 97,850 84,037 85.9
Women
Subtotal 3,001,732 264,573 8.8 208,304 13,446 6.5 348,513 264,438 75.9
Congenital anomalies 5,320 618 11.6 264 7 2.7 4,182 2,765 66.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 143,114 1,793 1.3 17,708 271 1.5 1,466 316 21.6
Infectious and parasitic diseases 29,340 715 2.4 1,735 a a 1,458 791 54.3
Injuries 85,612 5,763 6.7 5,027 152 3.0 2,996 1,214 40.5
Mental disorders
Retardation 114,290 59,851 52.4 9,379 2,427 25.9 160,781 138,456 86.1
Other 918,854 159,767 17.4 49,165 7,693 15.6 42,152 24,107 57.2
Neoplasms 95,982 1,163 1.2 4,242 65 1.5 805 429 53.3
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 8,985 139 1.5 344 7 2.0 975 134 13.7
Circulatory system 204,546 10,921 5.3 20,071 794 4.0 1,617 731 45.2
Digestive system 46,174 731 1.6 2,366 56 2.4 299 53 17.7
Genitourinary system 43,472 444 1.0 1,776 a a 878 161 18.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 808,294 6,018 0.7 59,887 550 0.9 3,001 482 16.1
Nervous system and sense organs 313,189 11,102 3.5 15,084 585 3.9 32,952 16,675 50.6
Respiratory system 102,099 906 0.9 10,678 122 1.1 549 138 25.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 9,174 86 0.9 490 5 1.0 160 22 13.8
Other 7,012 164 2.3 253 8 3.2 576 343 59.5
Unknown 66,275 4,392 6.6 9,835 615 6.3 93,666 77,621 82.9
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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