Covered Workers and Beneficiaries, Historical Period

Table IV.B2.--Covered Workers and Beneficiaries, 1980-2002
Historical Period
Calendar year	Covered workers¹ (in thousands)	Beneficiaries ² (in thousands)			Covered workers per OASDI beneficiary	Beneficiaries per 100 covered workers
Calendar year	Covered workers¹ (in thousands)	OASI	DI	OASDI	Covered workers per OASDI beneficiary	Beneficiaries per 100 covered workers

1980	113,649	30,384	4,734	35,118	3.2	31
1981	112,916	31,073	4,636	35,709	3.2	32
1982	111,919	31,207	4,184	35,391	3.2	32
1983	113,178	31,833	3,893	35,726	3.2	32
1984	118,205	32,250	3,789	36,039	3.3	30
1985	120,565	32,776	3,874	36,650	3.3	30
1986	123,400	33,350	3,972	37,322	3.3	30
1987	126,287	33,917	4,034	37,952	3.3	30
1988	130,142	34,343	4,077	38,421	3.4	30
1989	132,478	34,754	4,105	38,859	3.4	29
1990	133,672	35,266	4,204	39,470	3.4	30
1991	132,969	35,785	4,388	40,172	3.3	30
1992	133,890	36,314	4,716	41,029	3.3	31
1993	136,117	36,758	5,083	41,840	3.3	31
1994	138,197	37,082	5,435	42,516	3.3	31
1995	141,052	37,376	5,731	43,108	3.3	31
1996	143,450	37,521	5,977	43,498	3.3	30
1997	146,145	37,705	6,087	43,793	3.3	30
1998	148,786	37,826	6,250	44,076	3.4	30
1999	151,293	37,934	6,433	44,367	3.4	29
2000	153,517	38,560	6,606	45,166	3.4	29
2001	153,743	38,888	6,780	45,668	3.4	30
2002	152,795	39,116	7,060	46,176	3.3	30

¹ Workers who are paid at some time during the year for employment on which OASDI taxes are due.
² Beneficiaries with monthly benefits in current-payment status as of June 30.

Notes:
1. The number of beneficiaries does not include certain uninsured persons, most of whom both attained age 72 before 1968 and have fewer than 3 quarters of coverage, in which cases the costs are reimbursed by the general fund of the Treasury. Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components.
2. Historical covered worker data are subject to revision.


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