Short-Range Actuarial Projections
of the Old-Age, Survivors, and
Disability Insurance Program, 2005

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ACTUARIAL STUDY NO. 119
by Chris Motsiopoulos
and Richard B. Tucker

III.A21.—DI Awards to Young and Aged Spouses of Disabled Workers
(Calendar years 1980-2014)
[Numbers in thousands]
Year
Awards to
disabled workers
Awards to young spouses
Awards to aged spouses
Awards to
total spouses
Ratio to minor children
awards (per 100)
Number
Ratio to disabled worker
awards (per 100)
Number
 
Male workers
1980
291.2
32.15
74.9
11.20
32.6
107.5
1985
281.1
25.74
48.5
11.53
32.4
80.9
1990
303.6
19.35
41.8
8.29
25.2
67.0
1995
378.5
12.05
37.9
6.03
22.8
60.7
1996
355.5
10.63
33.0
6.12
21.7
54.7
1997
326.8
9.20
25.5
7.13
23.3
48.8
1998
333.0
8.25
23.0
6.81
22.7
45.7
1999
337.5
7.71
21.8
6.68
22.5
44.4
2000
338.8
7.25
19.7
6.59
22.3
42.0
2001
374.4
6.70
18.9
5.84
21.9
40.8
2002
406.3
6.46
20.5
5.60
22.8
43.2
2003
421.6
6.25
20.4
5.74
24.2
44.6
2004
428.7
5.85
18.8
6.06
26.0
44.8
2005
422.6
6.20
19.5
6.50
27.5
47.0
2006
415.7
6.25
19.0
7.00
29.1
48.1
2007
419.2
6.25
19.2
7.50
31.4
50.6
2008
434.3
6.25
19.4
8.00
34.7
54.2
2009
455.8
6.25
20.4
8.50
38.7
59.1
2010
457.3
6.25
20.0
8.50
38.9
58.8
2011
452.0
6.25
19.8
8.50
38.4
58.2
2012
458.8
6.25
20.2
8.50
39.0
59.1
2013
464.8
6.25
20.2
8.50
39.5
59.7
2014
470.9
6.25
20.5
8.50
40.0
60.5
 
Female workers
1980
129.1
1/
2/
.75
1.0
1.0
1985
135.0
.90
1.7
.66
.9
2.6
1990
168.5
.68
1.5
.42
.7
2.2
1995
267.1
.48
1.5
.29
.8
2.3
1996
268.8
.43
1.3
.28
.8
2.1
1997
260.9
.35
1.0
.28
.7
1.7
1998
275.4
.33
.9
.27
.8
1.7
1999
283.0
.29
.8
.29
.8
1.7
2000
282.5
.30
.8
.33
.9
1.7
2001
316.1
.31
.9
.31
1.0
1.9
2002
343.7
.37
1.2
.35
1.2
2.4
2003
355.9
.42
1.4
.35
1.2
2.6
2004
367.1
.42
1.3
.40
1.5
2.8
2005
365.7
.45
1.4
.40
1.5
2.9
2006
362.4
.45
1.4
.45
1.6
3.0
2007
368.3
.45
1.4
.50
1.8
3.2
2008
383.3
.45
1.4
.55
2.1
3.5
2009
403.1
.45
1.5
.60
2.4
3.9
2010
406.1
.45
1.4
.60
2.4
3.9
2011
403.7
.45
1.4
.60
2.4
3.8
2012
412.6
.45
1.5
.60
2.5
3.9
2013
420.7
.45
1.5
.60
2.5
4.0
2014
428.6
.45
1.5
.60
2.6
4.0
 
Total
1980
420.3
32.15
74.9
7.99
33.6
108.5
1985
416.1
26.64
50.2
8.00
33.3
83.5
1990
472.1
20.03
43.3
5.48
25.9
69.2
1995
645.6
12.53
39.4
3.65
23.6
63.0
1996
624.3
11.06
34.3
3.61
22.5
56.8
1997
587.7
9.55
26.5
4.09
24.0
50.5
1998
608.4
8.58
23.9
3.85
23.4
47.4
1999
620.6
8.01
22.7
3.76
23.4
46.0
2000
621.3
7.55
20.5
3.74
23.3
43.7
2001
690.5
7.01
19.8
3.31
22.9
42.7
2002
750.0
6.83
21.6
3.20
24.0
45.6
2003
777.5
6.67
21.8
3.27
25.4
47.2
2004
795.8
6.27
20.1
3.45
27.5
47.6
2005
788.2
6.65
21.0
3.67
28.9
49.9
2006
778.1
6.70
20.3
3.95
30.7
51.1
2007
787.5
6.70
20.6
4.23
33.3
53.9
2008
817.6
6.70
20.8
4.51
36.9
57.7
2009
858.9
6.70
21.9
4.79
41.2
63.0
2010
863.5
6.70
21.4
4.78
41.3
62.7
2011
855.8
6.70
21.2
4.77
40.8
62.1
2012
871.4
6.70
21.6
4.76
41.5
63.1
2013
885.4
6.70
21.7
4.75
42.0
63.7
2014
899.5
6.70
22.0
4.74
42.6
64.6

1This benefit became available on October 17, 1980, but was not paid in significant numbers until November 1983.

2Fewer than 50.

Sources:

Note: Future estimates based on 2005 Trustees Report intermediate set of assumptions.

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