Short-Range Actuarial Projections of the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program, 2001
Actuarial Study No. 115
Chris Motsiopoulos and Tim Zayatz, A.S.A.
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III. BENEFIT PAYMENTS

C. AVERAGE BENEFIT AT AWARD

Table III.C1—DI Average Monthly Benefit Awarded to Disabled Workers
(By gender, calendar years 1975-2010)
Year
Average monthly benefit 1
  Ratio of
female benefit
to male benefit
  Male
  Female
  Total
1975
$263.81
$190.89
$241.21
0.7236
1976
292.91
210.10
267.45
.7173
1977
320.37
228.48
292.28
.7132
1978
355.98
252.01
324.33
.7079
1979
399.40
281.23
362.95
.7041
1980
440.75
304.32
398.85
.6905
1981
475.27
324.15
429.12
.6820
1982
492.88
331.72
443.74
.6730
1983
497.07
332.75
446.46
.6694
1984
511.51
343.74
458.44
.6720
1985
530.28
355.76
473.65
.6709
1986
535.14
363.22
478.30
.6787
1987
570.48
384.81
508.04
.6745
1988
605.51
408.40
538.08
.6745
1989
637.09
434.09
565.49
.6814
1990
672.43
462.79
597.61
.6882
1991
691.46
481.38
614.80
.6962
1992
697.79
489.04
619.96
.7008
1993
718.81
507.79
638.37
.7064
1994
753.07
533.86
666.19
.7089
1995
787.79
560.60
693.79
.7116
1996
812.64
584.49
714.40
.7192
1997
838.22
603.63
734.09
.7201
1998
853.33
619.33
747.42
.7258
1999
892.31
652.42
782.90
.7312
2000
950.37
697.62
835.44
.7340
2001
1,004.66
739.83
884.45
.7364
2002
1,056.22
778.74
930.23
.7373
2003
1,111.15
820.11
979.48
.7381
2004
1,171.24
861.70
1,031.27
.7357
2005
1,233.52
903.13
1,084.28
.7322
2006
1,295.27
946.05
1,136.74
.7304
2007
1,355.97
990.02
1,189.93
.7301
2008
1,417.92
1,035.49
1,244.15
.7303
2009
1,482.21
1,082.28
1,300.67
.7302
2010
1,549.99
1,130.02
1,359.59
.7290

1 For each year, benefit amounts awarded before the annual benefit increase are converted to post-increase rates before computation of the average monthly benefit.

Source: Historical average monthly benefit amount awarded from 1-A Table Awards Supplement; future amounts based on results of simulated sample of future awards.

Note: Future estimates based on 2001 Trustees Report intermediate set of assumptions.

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