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.C5—Average Monthly Benefit Awarded to Survivors of Deceased Workers
(Calendar years 1975-2010)
Year
Average monthly benefit 1
  Minor
child
  Disabled
child
  Student
child
  Aged
widow
  Aged
widower
  Mother
  Father2
  Male
parent
  Female
parent
  Disabled
widow
  Disabled
widower
  Total
survivors
1975
$132.47
$143.07
$152.23
$199.40
$176.86
$153.39
$99.59
$173.10
$205.40
$136.62
$132.13
$161.62
1976
147.10
152.20
162.80
214.20
185.80
172.00
103.40
183.70
227.90
145.20
125.20
176.25
1977
163.14
170.40
177.08
228.40
167.30
189.40
116.10
203.90
243.90
154.20
127.80
190.89
1978
178.80
176.70
191.30
247.60
160.50
209.00
126.50
212.80
271.90
165.30
120.50
208.28
1979
199.00
198.60
217.00
270.70
174.20
222.60
133.80
243.10
299.80
181.00
119.30
232.45
1980
220.20
229.10
253.10
314.70
194.60
247.60
151.50
229.80
317.00
205.40
134.80
267.36
1981
231.90
250.13
284.99
347.09
206.87
270.14
163.13
292.00
354.00
227.72
152.44
295.37
1982
249.83
267.53
305.39
375.97
220.41
284.51
170.45
297.00
357.80
242.73
150.07
320.17
1983
266.25
288.55
315.53
398.69
238.81
300.09
184.99
298.15
363.40
255.53
161.23
340.62
1984
280.89
300.30
341.43
421.24
249.68
312.42
198.36
262.67
360.77
296.83
182.44
362.13
1985
293.16
310.24
362.18
444.08
260.82
324.39
205.48
339.63
374.44
308.22
180.49
381.39
1986
303.84
318.74
378.30
457.38
268.84
332.88
216.40
349.02
388.00
321.01
206.56
393.68
1987
321.73
326.60
401.52
481.17
276.40
352.82
235.17
344.28
447.59
334.56
217.98
415.27
1988
332.04
342.20
426.20
508.02
286.20
365.60
248.68
416.05
456.06
351.58
197.23
435.26
1989
349.95
366.29
450.34
536.46
307.27
385.44
268.89
386.52
468.29
377.83
236.77
460.16
1990
367.25
391.58
471.87
570.14
326.01
407.24
291.67
456.60
519.47
403.26
261.78
487.12
1991
377.68
403.10
488.74
594.29
338.52
419.45
304.53
488.88
534.90
417.64
272.67
503.78
1992
386.95
415.06
502.57
614.32
350.17
432.39
318.54
492.60
544.24
433.44
273.52
518.75
1993
397.93
425.88
513.84
636.12
360.56
444.23
337.27
477.20
556.91
434.88
289.50
533.83
1994
413.11
442.70
529.65
655.15
369.12
462.43
351.04
510.70
572.44
446.37
299.18
550.53
1995
425.61
464.49
543.65
679.54
388.29
473.80
367.05
552.58
619.06
462.32
306.49
568.65
1996
447.24
481.66
556.15
702.41
400.32
507.26
403.82
514.01
620.16
467.57
318.18
590.57
1997
465.55
492.48
566.31
714.69
410.67
531.13
424.84
557.59
635.72
479.68
331.25
607.13
1998
479.39
502.27
575.18
725.36
416.06
543.99
435.85
598.56
683.32
485.20
336.35
618.58
1999
509.28
519.33
594.25
729.15
427.57
580.29
459.55
604.35
699.52
507.12
348.84
635.50
2000
536.75
539.44
624.45
732.60
431.36
611.64
496.11
643.40
719.40
532.56
382.42
652.95
2001
557.74
560.53
648.87
762.20
448.79
635.56
515.51
669.39
748.46
556.37
399.51
672.96
2002
584.09
587.02
679.53
790.99
465.74
665.59
539.87
694.68
776.74
578.73
415.58
703.34
2003
612.16
615.23
712.19
820.73
483.25
697.58
565.81
720.80
805.94
607.38
436.15
732.27
2004
642.22
645.44
747.15
856.70
504.43
731.83
593.60
752.39
841.27
639.87
459.48
766.56
2005
674.91
678.29
785.18
894.50
526.69
769.08
623.81
785.59
878.39
670.60
481.54
802.41
2006
707.06
710.60
822.59
932.97
549.34
805.71
653.53
819.37
916.16
704.95
506.21
839.93
2007
740.18
743.89
861.12
978.39
576.08
843.45
684.14
859.26
960.76
738.98
530.65
882.61
2008
775.01
778.90
901.64
1,023.44
602.61
883.15
716.33
898.83
1,005.00
774.56
556.19
925.13
2009
811.19
815.26
943.73
1,071.72
631.04
924.37
749.77
941.23
1,052.41
812.90
583.73
970.01
2010
849.62
853.88
988.44
1,122.64
661.02
968.16
785.29
985.95
1,102.41
852.31
612.02
1,015.49

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.

2 This benefit was not payable until March 19, 1975.

Source: Historical average monthly benefit amounts 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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