U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2006
 

Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status

Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents

All Disabled Beneficiaries

Disabled Workers

Disabled-Worker Families

Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Chart 1
All Social Security disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, December 2006

In December 2006, about 7.8 million people received Social Security disability benefits as disabled workers, disabled widow(er)s, or disabled adult children. The majority (87 percent) were disabled workers, 10 percent were disabled adult children, and 3 percent were disabled widow(er)s.

SOURCE: Table 3.
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Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Chart 2
All Social Security disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, December 1970–2006

The number of disabled workers grew steadily until 1978, declined slightly until 1983, started to increase again in 1984, and began to increase more rapidly beginning in 1990. The growth in the 1980s and 1990s was the result of demographic changes, a recession, and legislative changes. The number of disabled adult children has grown slightly, and the number of disabled widow(er)s has remained fairly level. In December 2006, more than 6.8 million disabled workers, nearly 777,000 disabled adult children, and just over 220,000 disabled widow(er)s received disability benefits.

SOURCE: Table 3.
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Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Chart 3.
Disabled beneficiaries aged 18–64 in current-payment status as a percentage of state population aged 18–64, December 2006

Disabled beneficiaries aged 18–64 in current-payment status accounted for about 3.9 percent of the population aged 18–64 in the United States. In 6 states and the District of Columbia, they represented less than 3 percent of the state population. The states with the highest rates of disabled beneficiaries—5 percent or more—were Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.

SOURCE: Table 8.
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Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Chart 4.
Age of disabled-worker beneficiaries in current-payment status, by sex, December 2006

The percentage of disabled-worker beneficiaries increases with age for both men and women. In December 2006, the largest percentage of disabled-worker beneficiaries was aged 60–64. Disability benefits convert to retirement benefits when the worker reaches full retirement age, 65–67, depending on the year of birth.

SOURCE: Table 4.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
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Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Chart 5.
Average monthly benefit of disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, by sex, December 2006

The average monthly benefit for disabled-worker beneficiaries is higher than that paid 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 (PIA), 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 4.
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Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Chart 6.
Disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, by diagnostic group, December 2006

The impairment on which disability is based varies with the type of beneficiary. In December 2006, a mental disorder other than retardation was the primary reason disabled workers received benefits; diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue were the leading cause of disability among disabled widow(er)s; and mental retardation was the predominant reason for disability among disabled adult children.

SOURCE: Table 6.
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Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents in Current-Payment Status
Table 1.
Number, December 1960–2006, selected years
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 788,543 455,371 76,599 152,519 . . . . . . 2,962 53,825 47,267
1965 1,928,460 988,074 193,362 532,197 16,437 . . . 8,981 87,122 102,287
1970 2,970,538 1,492,948 283,447 799,111 75,194 49,281 14,295 101,341 154,921
1975 4,799,853 2,488,774 452,922 1,239,058 147,253 109,511 24,193 118,802 219,340
1980 5,223,311 2,858,680 461,878 1,184,846 140,157 127,580 32,883 140,548 276,739
1981 5,008,221 2,776,519 428,212 1,070,000 148,879 121,590 32,664 143,633 286,724
1982 4,532,014 2,603,599 365,862 894,440 79,333 116,372 30,027 144,464 297,917
1983 4,382,745 2,569,029 308,059 855,560 50,134 111,591 30,209 148,464 309,699
1984 4,406,140 2,596,516 303,982 858,243 31,875 109,151 31,165 152,667 322,541
1985 4,507,083 2,656,638 305,532 889,730 22,336 107,005 33,078 157,011 335,753
1986 4,613,249 2,728,463 300,826 911,698 20,245 106,974 34,641 161,755 348,647
1987 4,676,852 2,785,859 290,888 912,367 20,183 106,282 35,378 165,675 360,220
1988 4,709,360 2,821,070 280,780 898,980 24,370 105,810 35,520 170,940 371,890
1989 4,774,160 2,886,590 269,830 901,400 23,330 102,650 35,950 172,650 381,760
1990 4,934,370 3,011,130 264,230 929,720 23,960 101,780 36,990 174,560 392,000
1991 5,209,600 3,198,610 263,780 986,710 26,380 115,010 38,450 177,740 402,920
1992 5,633,130 3,473,330 271,510 1,090,920 25,930 131,620 41,720 181,860 416,240
1993 6,026,460 3,729,330 272,190 1,188,330 29,660 148,070 44,920 185,270 428,690
1994 6,381,470 3,966,590 270,220 1,276,740 29,910 161,650 48,650 187,630 440,080
1995 6,674,450 4,186,720 263,130 1,331,110 29,550 173,240 51,790 188,940 449,970
1996 6,906,420 4,386,040 223,300 1,381,200 32,820 182,020 53,470 190,050 457,520
1997 6,998,210 4,505,760 207,290 1,357,340 31,440 187,220 53,760 190,410 464,990
1998 7,192,370 4,697,010 190,120 1,363,910 30,780 192,400 55,690 189,930 472,530
1999 7,391,920 4,873,560 176,370 1,381,200 37,020 197,520 57,360 189,820 479,070
2000 7,550,930 5,035,840 164,850 1,381,500 35,000 200,130 58,090 191,950 483,570
2001 7,790,038 5,268,039 156,978 1,385,374 38,839 204,255 57,920 191,817 486,816
2002 8,109,332 5,539,597 151,626 1,422,296 43,916 207,365 59,460 192,087 492,985
2003 8,490,007 5,868,541 150,889 1,461,635 46,769 209,360 62,450 191,704 498,659
2004 8,854,343 6,197,385 152,995 1,486,422 47,551 210,736 64,739 191,274 503,241
2005 9,224,458 6,519,001 156,552 1,516,519 47,982 215,866 68,705 191,872 507,961
2006 9,536,997 6,806,918 153,456 1,530,254 49,595 220,178 71,878 192,122 512,596
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2001, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents in Current-Payment Status
Table 2.
Average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, and sex, December 2006
Basis of entitlement and age Total Male Female
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Workers
Total 6,806,918 977.70 3,643,121 1,097.40 3,163,797 839.80
Under 25 51,087 523.20 30,025 532.60 21,062 509.70
25–29 152,645 639.70 84,002 653.30 68,643 623.10
30–34 222,689 724.80 115,225 745.80 107,464 702.30
35–39 371,383 795.80 193,448 824.90 177,935 764.20
40–44 612,792 852.20 322,473 897.10 290,319 802.40
45–49 907,840 916.10 481,243 987.60 426,597 835.30
50–54 1,176,131 986.50 619,124 1,094.20 557,007 866.70
55–59 1,516,025 1,057.30 814,662 1,206.10 701,363 884.40
60–64 1,603,734 1,090.10 875,885 1,278.90 727,849 862.90
65–FRA 192,592 1,082.80 107,034 1,279.00 85,558 837.20
Spouses of disabled workers
Total 153,456 257.80 4,900 208.30 148,556 259.40
Entitlement based on care of children 82,932 203.90 1,750 163.00 81,182 204.80
Under 30 5,342 134.50 41 121.30 5,301 134.60
30–34 9,455 144.80 129 128.60 9,326 145.10
35–39 15,945 164.80 246 138.50 15,699 165.30
40–44 19,006 198.70 416 142.10 18,590 199.90
45–49 16,339 229.60 371 171.80 15,968 230.90
50–54 9,790 259.10 297 179.40 9,493 261.60
55–FRA 7,055 302.20 250 214.10 6,805 305.40
Entitlement based on age 70,524 321.10 3,150 233.40 67,374 325.20
62–64 40,641 307.90 804 182.80 39,837 310.40
65 or older 29,883 339.10 2,346 250.70 27,537 346.70
Children of disabled workers
Total 1,651,727 290.40 857,286 291.70 794,441 289.10
Under age 18 1,530,254 281.20 787,550 281.30 742,704 281.20
Under 5 119,471 229.30 60,959 228.70 58,512 230.00
5–9 320,089 238.20 163,356 237.40 156,733 239.00
10–14 576,887 271.30 296,492 271.40 280,395 271.20
15–17 513,807 331.30 266,743 331.30 247,064 331.30
Students aged 18–19 49,595 400.50 28,544 406.70 21,051 392.00
Disabled aged 18 or older 71,878 410.10 41,192 409.50 30,686 410.90
Widow(er)s
Total 220,178 630.70 8,115 455.00 212,063 637.40
50–54 28,571 630.20 1,334 451.30 27,237 638.90
55–59 79,169 634.60 3,482 450.70 75,687 643.00
60–64 106,575 628.40 3,185 461.40 103,390 633.60
65–FRA 5,863 621.10 114 451.60 5,749 624.50
Adult children
Total 776,596 642.40 424,184 640.20 352,412 645.00
Children of—
Disabled workers 71,878 410.10 41,192 409.50 30,686 410.90
Retired workers 192,122 554.40 106,540 552.00 85,582 557.40
Deceased workers 512,596 708.00 276,452 708.60 236,144 707.20
Under 25 79,171 541.00 46,161 541.80 33,010 539.70
25–29 65,483 589.80 37,050 591.70 28,433 587.30
30–34 69,143 620.60 38,941 619.10 30,202 622.60
35–39 85,162 649.60 47,713 646.70 37,449 653.20
40–44 107,121 664.40 60,517 662.50 46,604 666.70
45–49 107,277 677.40 59,997 675.70 47,280 679.70
50–54 86,403 686.60 47,208 683.90 39,195 689.90
55–59 63,110 687.90 33,155 685.50 29,955 690.50
60–64 44,066 677.80 22,202 670.60 21,864 685.20
65 or older 69,660 613.90 31,240 612.40 38,420 615.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
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Table 3.
Number, average, and total monthly benefits, December 1960–2006
Year Number Average monthly benefit
(dollars)		 Total monthly benefits
(thousands of dollars)
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children		 Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children		 Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
1960 559,425 455,371 . . . 104,054 89.31 . . . 44.15 40,669 . . . 4,594
1961 742,296 618,075 . . . 124,221 89.59 . . . 45.28 55,373 . . . 5,625
1962 888,131 740,867 . . . 147,264 89.99 . . . 45.67 66,671 . . . 6,726
1963 993,656 827,014 . . . 166,642 90.59 . . . 46.45 74,919 . . . 7,741
1964 1,077,695 894,173 . . . 183,522 91.12 . . . 47.35 81,477 . . . 8,690
1965 1,186,464 988,074 . . . 198,390 97.76 . . . 51.77 96,594 . . . 10,271
1966 1,310,911 1,097,190 . . . 213,721 98.09 . . . 52.42 107,623 . . . 11,203
1967 1,422,778 1,193,120 . . . 229,658 98.43 . . . 53.41 117,439 . . . 12,266
1968 1,560,517 1,295,300 21,563 243,654 111.86 72.25 61.83 144,892 1,558 15,065
1969 1,690,982 1,394,291 39,469 257,222 112.74 71.02 62.79 157,192 2,803 16,151
1970 1,812,786 1,492,948 49,281 270,557 131.26 82.00 73.21 195,964 4,041 19,807
1971 1,990,098 1,647,684 56,743 285,671 146.52 90.11 81.37 241,419 5,113 23,245
1972 2,202,090 1,832,916 64,167 305,007 179.32 109.54 98.81 328,678 7,029 30,138
1973 2,415,383 2,016,626 78,769 319,988 183.00 111.14 100.14 369,043 8,754 32,044
1974 2,670,092 2,236,882 92,128 341,082 205.70 125.87 112.45 460,127 11,596 38,355
1975 2,960,620 2,488,774 109,511 362,335 225.90 137.70 122.80 562,214 15,080 44,495
1976 3,171,198 2,670,208 119,427 381,563 245.17 147.01 132.32 654,655 17,557 50,488
1977 3,368,954 2,837,432 127,276 404,246 265.30 156.11 142.12 752,771 19,869 57,451
1978 3,429,421 2,879,774 129,751 419,896 288.30 165.46 153.66 830,239 21,469 64,521
1979 3,435,761 2,870,590 129,833 435,338 322.00 180.52 171.55 924,330 23,437 74,682
1980 3,436,429 2,858,680 127,580 450,169 370.70 205.02 198.95 1,059,713 26,156 89,561
1981 3,361,130 2,776,519 121,590 463,021 413.20 226.58 224.51 1,147,258 27,550 103,953
1982 3,192,379 2,603,599 116,372 472,408 440.60 242.11 245.07 1,147,146 28,175 115,773
1983 3,168,992 2,569,029 111,591 488,372 456.20 250.33 257.78 1,171,991 27,935 125,893
1984 3,212,040 2,596,516 109,151 506,373 470.70 306.24 270.28 1,222,180 33,426 136,862
1985 3,289,485 2,656,638 107,005 525,842 483.80 315.26 281.92 1,285,281 33,734 148,245
1986 3,380,480 2,728,463 106,974 545,043 487.90 319.74 288.79 1,331,217 34,204 157,403
1987 3,453,414 2,785,859 106,282 561,273 508.20 333.89 304.32 1,415,774 35,486 170,807
1988 3,507,707 2,830,284 103,123 574,300 529.50 348.05 320.21 1,498,635 35,892 183,897
1989 3,583,451 2,895,364 101,630 586,457 556.00 366.72 339.47 1,609,822 37,270 199,085
1990 3,712,763 3,011,294 100,989 600,480 587.20 388.93 361.71 1,768,232 39,278 217,200
1991 3,925,472 3,194,938 114,489 616,045 609.40 406.96 378.86 1,946,995 46,592 233,395
1992 4,236,080 3,467,783 131,324 636,973 626.10 422.65 393.61 2,171,179 55,504 250,719
1993 4,529,466 3,725,966 147,015 656,485 641.70 434.20 407.20 2,390,952 63,834 267,321
1994 4,796,313 3,962,954 160,676 672,683 661.40 446.30 422.40 2,621,098 71,710 284,141
1995 5,044,388 4,185,263 173,024 686,101 681.60 458.30 437.30 2,853,512 79,297 300,032
1996 5,264,321 4,385,623 181,911 696,787 703.90 471.00 454.30 3,087,040 85,680 316,550
1997 5,400,781 4,508,134 187,938 704,709 721.60 480.40 468.60 3,253,069 90,285 330,227
1998 5,605,272 4,698,319 194,181 712,772 733.10 487.30 479.40 3,444,338 94,624 341,703
1999 5,798,776 4,879,455 198,795 720,526 754.10 499.90 495.60 3,679,597 99,378 357,093
2000 5,972,468 5,042,333 201,446 728,689 786.40 519.70 518.30 3,965,291 104,681 377,650
2001 6,208,847 5,268,039 204,255 736,553 814.40 536.70 537.60 4,290,449 109,622 395,956
2002 6,491,494 5,539,597 207,365 744,532 834.30 548.10 550.40 4,621,852 113,653 409,813
2003 6,830,714 5,868,541 209,360 752,813 861.60 563.80 567.00 5,054,332 118,010 426,780
2004 7,167,375 6,197,385 210,736 759,254 894.10 582.70 587.60 5,540,703 122,795 446,096
2005 7,503,405 6,519,001 215,866 768,538 938.00 609.30 616.30 6,113,106 131,508 473,545
2006 7,803,692 6,806,918 220,178 776,596 977.70 630.70 642.40 6,655,048 138,859 498,891
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 Disability Insurance Beneficiaries, 100 percent data; beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 4.
Number and average monthly benefit, by sex and age, December 2006
Age Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 7,803,692 934.50 6,806,918 977.70 220,178 630.70 776,596 642.40
Under 25 130,258 534.00 51,087 523.20 . . . . . . 79,171 541.00
25–29 218,128 624.70 152,645 639.70 . . . . . . 65,483 589.80
30–34 291,832 700.20 222,689 724.80 . . . . . . 69,143 620.60
35–39 456,545 768.50 371,383 795.80 . . . . . . 85,162 649.60
40–44 719,913 824.30 612,792 852.20 . . . . . . 107,121 664.40
45–49 1,015,117 890.80 907,840 916.10 . . . . . . 107,277 677.40
50–54 1,291,105 958.50 1,176,131 986.50 28,571 630.20 86,403 686.60
55–59 1,658,304 1,023.00 1,516,025 1,057.30 79,169 634.60 63,110 687.90
60–64 1,754,375 1,051.70 1,603,734 1,090.10 106,575 628.40 44,066 677.80
65–FRA a 268,115 950.80 192,592 1,082.80 5,863 621.10 69,660 613.90
Men
Subtotal 4,075,420 1,048.60 3,643,121 1,097.40 8,115 455.00 424,184 640.20
Under 25 76,186 538.20 30,025 532.60 . . . . . . 46,161 541.80
25–29 121,052 634.50 84,002 653.30 . . . . . . 37,050 591.70
30–34 154,166 713.80 115,225 745.80 . . . . . . 38,941 619.10
35–39 241,161 789.60 193,448 824.90 . . . . . . 47,713 646.70
40–44 382,990 860.00 322,473 897.10 . . . . . . 60,517 662.50
45–49 541,240 953.00 481,243 987.60 . . . . . . 59,997 675.70
50–54 667,666 1,063.90 619,124 1,094.20 1,334 451.30 47,208 683.90
55–59 851,299 1,182.80 814,662 1,206.10 3,482 450.70 33,155 685.50
60–64 901,272 1,261.00 875,885 1,278.90 3,185 461.40 22,202 670.60
65–FRA a 138,388 1,127.90 107,034 1,279.00 114 451.60 31,240 612.40
Women
Subtotal 3,728,272 809.90 3,163,797 839.80 212,063 637.40 352,412 645.00
Under 25 54,072 528.00 21,062 509.70 . . . . . . 33,010 539.70
25–29 97,076 612.60 68,643 623.10 . . . . . . 28,433 587.30
30–34 137,666 684.80 107,464 702.30 . . . . . . 30,202 622.60
35–39 215,384 744.90 177,935 764.20 . . . . . . 37,449 653.20
40–44 336,923 783.60 290,319 802.40 . . . . . . 46,604 666.70
45–49 473,877 819.80 426,597 835.30 . . . . . . 47,280 679.70
50–54 623,439 845.70 557,007 866.70 27,237 638.90 39,195 689.90
55–59 807,005 854.50 701,363 884.40 75,687 643.00 29,955 690.50
60–64 853,103 830.60 727,849 862.90 103,390 633.60 21,864 685.20
65–FRA a 129,727 762.00 85,558 837.20 5,749 624.50 38,420 615.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable; FRA = full retirement age.
a. FRA applies only to workers and widow(er)s. There is no age limit for adult children.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 5.
Distribution, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2006
Sex and monthly benefit (dollars) Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 7,803,692 100.0 6,806,918 100.0 220,178 100.0 776,596 100.0
Less than 300.00 298,619 3.8 180,032 2.6 37,093 16.8 81,494 10.5
300.00–399.90 312,994 4.0 211,606 3.1 20,864 9.5 80,524 10.4
400.00–499.90 379,739 4.9 258,301 3.8 26,420 12.0 95,018 12.2
500.00–599.90 630,276 8.1 505,908 7.4 26,027 11.8 98,341 12.7
600.00–699.90 904,431 11.6 784,086 11.5 23,729 10.8 96,616 12.4
700.00–799.90 888,209 11.4 761,848 11.2 20,736 9.4 105,625 13.6
800.00–899.90 776,184 9.9 681,910 10.0 17,320 7.9 76,954 9.9
900.00–999.90 665,887 8.5 595,304 8.7 14,120 6.4 56,463 7.3
1,000.00–1,099.90 566,372 7.3 511,034 7.5 12,480 5.7 42,858 5.5
1,100.00–1,199.90 465,537 6.0 431,165 6.3 9,097 4.1 25,275 3.3
1,200.00–1,299.90 376,018 4.8 360,083 5.3 6,669 3.0 9,266 1.2
1,300.00–1,399.90 313,028 4.0 304,977 4.5 3,723 1.7 4,328 0.6
1,400.00–1,499.90 290,685 3.7 287,291 4.2 1,555 0.7 1,839 0.2
1,500.00–1,599.90 252,404 3.2 251,129 3.7 272 0.1 1,003 0.1
1,600.00–1,699.90 209,802 2.7 209,390 3.1 23 a 389 0.1
1,700.00–1,799.90 203,147 2.6 202,948 3.0 11 a 188 a
1,800.00 or more 270,360 3.5 269,906 4.0 39 a 415 0.1
Men
Subtotal 4,075,420 100.0 3,643,121 100.0 8,115 100.0 424,184 100.0
Less than 300.00 105,879 2.6 56,576 1.6 2,859 35.2 46,444 10.9
300.00–399.90 113,982 2.8 69,347 1.9 896 11.0 43,739 10.3
400.00–499.90 141,156 3.5 88,031 2.4 1,097 13.5 52,028 12.3
500.00–599.90 241,428 5.9 186,925 5.1 1,001 12.3 53,502 12.6
600.00–699.90 360,202 8.8 307,402 8.4 705 8.7 52,095 12.3
700.00–799.90 390,405 9.6 332,965 9.1 521 6.4 56,919 13.4
800.00–899.90 370,241 9.1 328,104 9.0 361 4.4 41,776 9.8
900.00–999.90 342,467 8.4 311,315 8.5 223 2.7 30,929 7.3
1,000.00–1,099.90 312,682 7.7 289,138 7.9 180 2.2 23,364 5.5
1,100.00–1,199.90 277,336 6.8 263,431 7.2 122 1.5 13,783 3.2
1,200.00–1,299.90 241,321 5.9 236,165 6.5 77 0.9 5,079 1.2
1,300.00–1,399.90 214,328 5.3 211,840 5.8 58 0.7 2,430 0.6
1,400.00–1,499.90 211,038 5.2 210,015 5.8 9 0.1 1,014 0.2
1,500.00–1,599.90 192,489 4.7 191,930 5.3 5 0.1 554 0.1
1,600.00–1,699.90 164,984 4.0 164,769 4.5 0 0 215 0.1
1,700.00–1,799.90 163,638 4.0 163,539 4.5 0 0 99 a
1,800.00 or more 231,844 5.7 231,629 6.4 1 a 214 0.1
Women
Subtotal 3,728,272 100.0 3,163,797 100.0 212,063 100.0 352,412 100.0
Less than 300.00 192,740 5.2 123,456 3.9 34,234 16.1 35,050 9.9
300.00–399.90 199,012 5.3 142,259 4.5 19,968 9.4 36,785 10.4
400.00–499.90 238,583 6.4 170,270 5.4 25,323 11.9 42,990 12.2
500.00–599.90 388,848 10.4 318,983 10.1 25,026 11.8 44,839 12.7
600.00–699.90 544,229 14.6 476,684 15.1 23,024 10.9 44,521 12.6
700.00–799.90 497,804 13.4 428,883 13.6 20,215 9.5 48,706 13.8
800.00–899.90 405,943 10.9 353,806 11.2 16,959 8.0 35,178 10.0
900.00–999.90 323,420 8.7 283,989 9.0 13,897 6.6 25,534 7.2
1,000.00–1,099.90 253,690 6.8 221,896 7.0 12,300 5.8 19,494 5.5
1,100.00–1,199.90 188,201 5.0 167,734 5.3 8,975 4.2 11,492 3.3
1,200.00–1,299.90 134,697 3.6 123,918 3.9 6,592 3.1 4,187 1.2
1,300.00–1,399.90 98,700 2.6 93,137 2.9 3,665 1.7 1,898 0.5
1,400.00–1,499.90 79,647 2.1 77,276 2.4 1,546 0.7 825 0.2
1,500.00–1,599.90 59,915 1.6 59,199 1.9 267 0.1 449 0.1
1,600.00–1,699.90 44,818 1.2 44,621 1.4 23 a 174 a
1,700.00–1,799.90 39,509 1.1 39,409 1.2 11 a 89 a
1,800.00 or more 38,516 1.0 38,277 1.2 38 a 201 0.1
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 6.
Distribution, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2006
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 7,803,692 100.0 6,806,918 100.0 220,178 100.0 776,596 100.0
Congenital anomalies 21,125 0.3 11,544 0.2 283 0.1 9,298 1.2
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 278,803 3.6 258,310 3.8 17,675 8.0 2,818 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 118,549 1.5 113,410 1.7 1,891 0.9 3,248 0.4
Injuries 307,805 3.9 292,161 4.3 5,575 2.5 10,069 1.3
Mental disorders
Retardation 695,983 8.9 329,540 4.8 9,721 4.4 356,722 45.9
Other 2,121,759 27.2 1,947,274 28.6 52,686 23.9 121,799 15.7
Neoplasms 202,560 2.6 196,075 2.9 4,534 2.1 1,951 0.3
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 19,467 0.2 17,080 0.3 365 0.2 2,022 0.3
Circulatory system 660,387 8.5 635,807 9.3 21,048 9.6 3,532 0.5
Digestive system 109,907 1.4 106,714 1.6 2,561 1.2 632 0.1
Genitourinary system 117,955 1.5 114,079 1.7 1,946 0.9 1,930 0.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,835,171 23.5 1,765,058 25.9 64,590 29.3 5,523 0.7
Nervous system and sense organs 738,423 9.5 649,336 9.5 15,965 7.3 73,122 9.4
Respiratory system 220,901 2.8 208,991 3.1 10,892 4.9 1,018 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 17,135 0.2 16,343 0.2 513 0.2 279 a
Other 16,036 0.2 14,384 0.2 291 0.1 1,361 0.2
Unknown 321,726 4.1 130,812 1.9 9,642 4.4 181,272 23.3
Men
Subtotal 4,075,420 100.0 3,643,121 100.0 8,115 100.0 424,184 100.0
Congenital anomalies 10,728 0.3 5,918 0.2 11 0.1 4,799 1.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 115,106 2.8 113,451 3.1 368 4.5 1,287 0.3
Infectious and parasitic diseases 84,921 2.1 83,082 2.3 101 1.2 1,738 0.4
Injuries 209,637 5.1 202,246 5.6 398 4.9 6,993 1.6
Mental disorders
Retardation 403,035 9.9 210,488 5.8 378 4.7 192,169 45.3
Other 1,056,303 25.9 977,700 26.8 1,696 20.9 76,907 18.1
Neoplasms 95,231 2.3 93,976 2.6 161 2.0 1,094 0.3
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 8,590 0.2 7,557 0.2 18 0.2 1,015 0.2
Circulatory system 427,613 10.5 424,489 11.7 1,235 15.2 1,889 0.4
Digestive system 58,141 1.4 57,682 1.6 145 1.8 314 0.1
Genitourinary system 69,493 1.7 68,364 1.9 120 1.5 1,009 0.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 900,424 22.1 895,862 24.6 2,183 26.9 2,379 0.6
Nervous system and sense organs 360,411 8.8 320,968 8.8 568 7.0 38,875 9.2
Respiratory system 103,627 2.5 102,829 2.8 355 4.4 443 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 6,935 0.2 6,797 0.2 18 0.2 120 a
Other 7,405 0.2 6,642 0.2 10 0.1 753 0.2
Unknown 157,820 3.9 65,070 1.8 350 4.3 92,400 21.8
Women
Subtotal 3,728,272 100.0 3,163,797 100.0 212,063 100.0 352,412 100.0
Congenital anomalies 10,397 0.3 5,626 0.2 272 0.1 4,499 1.3
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 163,697 4.4 144,859 4.6 17,307 8.2 1,531 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 33,628 0.9 30,328 1.0 1,790 0.8 1,510 0.4
Injuries 98,168 2.6 89,915 2.8 5,177 2.4 3,076 0.9
Mental disorders
Retardation 292,948 7.9 119,052 3.8 9,343 4.4 164,553 46.7
Other 1,065,456 28.6 969,574 30.6 50,990 24.0 44,892 12.7
Neoplasms 107,329 2.9 102,099 3.2 4,373 2.1 857 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 10,877 0.3 9,523 0.3 347 0.2 1,007 0.3
Circulatory system 232,774 6.2 211,318 6.7 19,813 9.3 1,643 0.5
Digestive system 51,766 1.4 49,032 1.5 2,416 1.1 318 0.1
Genitourinary system 48,462 1.3 45,715 1.4 1,826 0.9 921 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 934,747 25.1 869,196 27.5 62,407 29.4 3,144 0.9
Nervous system and sense organs 378,012 10.1 328,368 10.4 15,397 7.3 34,247 9.7
Respiratory system 117,274 3.1 106,162 3.4 10,537 5.0 575 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 10,200 0.3 9,546 0.3 495 0.2 159 a
Other 8,631 0.2 7,742 0.2 281 0.1 608 0.2
Unknown 163,906 4.4 65,742 2.1 9,292 4.4 88,872 25.2
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. Less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 7.
Average monthly benefit, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2006 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 934.50 977.70 630.70 642.40
Congenital anomalies 763.60 839.20 643.50 673.40
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 914.90 938.80 611.50 630.60
Infectious and parasitic diseases 949.80 965.10 616.20 607.00
Injuries 994.00 1,012.50 612.70 670.80
Mental disorders
Retardation 644.40 658.90 565.50 633.10
Other 873.50 894.20 646.50 642.00
Neoplasms 1,114.20 1,129.40 652.10 658.50
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 878.00 916.30 623.10 600.40
Circulatory system 1,098.00 1,115.90 630.70 661.70
Digestive system 1,022.50 1,033.80 647.90 634.50
Genitourinary system 1,015.60 1,029.10 626.70 613.10
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,025.30 1,041.00 630.80 629.20
Nervous system and sense organs 970.10 1,013.10 634.00 661.30
Respiratory system 1,004.20 1,024.60 650.40 608.30
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 934.50 949.70 624.90 613.00
Other 1,015.90 1,061.40 676.10 608.20
Unknown 773.60 953.60 614.60 652.20
Men
Subtotal 1,048.60 1,097.40 455.00 640.20
Congenital anomalies 801.60 905.80 388.60 674.10
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,126.40 1,134.10 476.50 628.10
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,002.10 1,011.20 481.20 595.20
Injuries 1,070.20 1,085.20 456.00 671.10
Mental disorders
Retardation 664.30 696.90 375.40 629.20
Other 947.10 971.80 458.30 643.30
Neoplasms 1,299.50 1,308.50 461.20 656.60
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 976.90 1,028.20 365.50 605.70
Circulatory system 1,241.70 1,246.60 485.60 655.20
Digestive system 1,166.40 1,171.10 470.70 630.20
Genitourinary system 1,121.60 1,130.30 500.50 604.50
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,208.20 1,211.60 449.20 625.50
Nervous system and sense organs 1,080.30 1,133.00 424.50 655.30
Respiratory system 1,218.30 1,223.50 477.80 609.20
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,075.70 1,085.30 473.90 619.10
Other 1,102.90 1,161.00 413.30 599.90
Unknown 820.30 1,061.00 431.00 652.20
Women
Subtotal 809.90 839.80 637.40 645.00
Congenital anomalies 724.40 769.00 653.80 672.70
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 766.30 785.90 614.40 632.70
Infectious and parasitic diseases 817.70 839.00 623.80 620.40
Injuries 831.40 848.80 624.70 670.00
Mental disorders
Retardation 616.90 591.70 573.20 637.70
Other 800.70 815.90 652.70 639.70
Neoplasms 949.80 964.70 659.20 660.80
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 799.90 827.50 636.40 594.90
Circulatory system 833.90 853.30 639.70 669.20
Digestive system 860.90 872.30 658.50 638.80
Genitourinary system 863.70 877.70 635.00 622.40
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 849.20 865.20 637.20 632.00
Nervous system and sense organs 865.00 896.00 641.70 668.00
Respiratory system 815.10 832.00 656.20 607.70
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 838.50 853.10 630.40 608.50
Other 941.20 975.90 685.50 618.40
Unknown 728.60 847.20 621.50 652.10
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.
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Table 8.
Number aged 18–64 as a percentage of the resident population aged 18–64, by state, December 2006
State Resident
population a		 Beneficiaries
Number Percentage
of resident
population
United States 188,402,570 7,352,612 3.9
Alabama 2,869,132 197,009 6.9
Alaska 442,989 11,009 2.5
Arizona 3,747,834 134,166 3.6
Arkansas 1,729,265 118,940 6.9
California 22,993,421 629,051 2.7
Colorado 3,106,890 81,336 2.6
Connecticut 2,216,080 75,462 3.4
Delaware 535,536 23,392 4.4
District of Columbia 395,318 11,502 2.9
Florida 11,030,629 439,152 4.0
Georgia 5,996,047 224,826 3.7
Hawaii 808,047 21,262 2.6
Idaho 903,012 33,833 3.7
Illinois 8,082,250 261,900 3.2
Indiana 3,951,672 165,347 4.2
Iowa 1,836,234 69,277 3.8
Kansas 1,710,529 61,169 3.6
Kentucky 2,669,249 184,917 6.9
Louisiana 2,674,421 133,689 5.0
Maine 847,941 52,241 6.2
Maryland 3,604,628 104,372 2.9
Massachusetts 4,132,347 174,940 4.2
Michigan 6,356,423 282,320 4.4
Minnesota 3,282,443 104,581 3.2
Mississippi 1,788,963 122,455 6.8
Missouri 3,647,230 184,162 5.0
Montana 596,192 23,494 3.9
Nebraska 1,088,643 37,605 3.5
Nevada 1,584,066 49,187 3.1
New Hampshire 854,641 38,127 4.5
New Jersey 5,507,480 176,175 3.2
New Mexico 1,203,069 52,258 4.3
New York 12,269,155 468,229 3.8
North Carolina 5,624,167 283,919 5.0
North Dakota 398,059 13,288 3.3
Ohio 7,175,977 285,710 4.0
Oklahoma 2,211,633 106,394 4.8
Oregon 2,366,319 85,552 3.6
Pennsylvania 7,750,425 346,387 4.5
Rhode Island 682,193 32,484 4.8
South Carolina 2,728,200 149,448 5.5
South Dakota 476,055 16,776 3.5
Tennessee 3,826,988 210,204 5.5
Texas 14,679,359 454,624 3.1
Utah 1,533,326 35,510 2.3
Vermont 407,553 18,453 4.5
Virginia 4,948,269 190,701 3.9
Washington 4,131,162 141,330 3.4
West Virginia 1,150,707 93,604 8.1
Wisconsin 3,519,942 130,115 3.7
Wyoming 330,460 10,728 3.2
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data; U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 estimates of resident population.
NOTE: Data exclude United States territories and other areas.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2006, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Table 9.
Distribution, by state or other area, December 2006