| 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. | |||||||||
| CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov. | |||||||||