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.C2.—DI Average Monthly Benefit Awarded to Young and Aged Spouses of Disabled Workers
(By gender, calendar years 1980-2014)
Year
Average benefit
awarded to
disabled worker 1
Young spouses
Aged spouses
Average benefit
for total spouses of
disabled workers 1
Ratio to average benefit
for disabled worker
Average benefit1
Ratio to average benefit
for disabled worker
Average benefit1
 
Male workers
1980
$440.75
0.2407
$106.09
0.2977
$131.23
$113.71
1985
530.28
.1886
100.03
.3203
169.83
127.98
1990
672.43
.1700
114.28
.3138
211.02
150.61
1995
787.79
.1627
128.21
.3290
259.16
177.44
1996
812.64
.1636
132.92
.3253
264.35
185.14
1997
838.22
.1634
136.96
.3067
257.11
194.33
1998
853.33
.1669
142.38
.3052
260.46
200.97
1999
892.97
.1659
148.11
.3010
268.79
209.41
2000
950.37
.1684
160.09
.2911
276.61
222.06
2001
986.43
.1703
167.96
.2911
287.19
231.87
2002
1,019.94
.1667
170.05
.2806
286.21
231.21
2003
1,062.37
.1656
175.97
.2782
295.58
240.87
2004
1,097.03
.1654
181.50
.2706
296.82
248.43
2005
1,114.81
.1663
185.39
.2697
300.69
252.75
2006
1,142.90
.1657
189.33
.2709
309.62
262.15
2007
1,185.24
.1657
196.34
.2709
321.09
273.79
2008
1,234.80
.1656
204.53
.2709
334.50
287.91
2009
1,286.37
.1656
213.08
.2709
348.49
301.78
2010
1,345.03
.1656
222.80
.2709
364.38
316.34
2011
1,409.67
.1657
233.52
.2709
381.87
331.44
2012
1,471.92
.1656
243.81
.2709
398.76
345.98
2013
1,532.71
.1657
253.90
.2709
415.20
360.63
2014
1,594.78
.1656
264.17
.2709
432.04
375.15
 
Female workers
1980
304.32
.1690
51.43
.2887
87.86
87.60
1985
355.76
.1910
67.93
.3413
121.42
86.33
1990
462.79
.1551
71.78
.2900
134.22
92.06
1995
560.60
.1665
93.36
.2746
153.92
113.75
1996
584.49
.1786
104.41
.2903
169.67
128.18
1997
603.63
.1681
101.47
.2674
161.42
127.30
1998
619.33
.1784
110.47
.2823
174.83
139.66
1999
652.89
.1760
114.91
.2742
179.03
146.89
2000
697.62
.1799
125.50
.2692
187.80
158.63
2001
729.88
.1799
131.32
.2672
195.06
164.95
2002
753.80
.1744
131.44
.2400
180.88
156.60
2003
787.28
.1647
129.66
.2503
197.09
161.81
2004
817.41
.1590
129.99
.2388
195.19
164.37
2005
837.11
.1606
134.45
.2395
200.49
167.97
2006
860.02
.1587
136.49
.2382
204.82
173.74
2007
891.70
.1587
141.52
.2383
212.50
182.07
2008
930.16
.1587
147.62
.2382
221.56
192.08
2009
971.71
.1587
154.22
.2382
231.47
202.33
2010
1,016.82
.1586
161.27
.2383
242.32
212.29
2011
1,065.80
.1587
169.15
.2383
253.99
222.56
2012
1,115.05
.1588
177.09
.2384
265.83
233.03
2013
1,164.64
.1586
184.71
.2383
277.54
243.61
2014
1,215.51
.1587
192.91
.2382
289.55
254.30
 
Total
1980
398.85
.2660
106.08
.3259
129.98
113.48
1985
473.65
.2089
98.95
.3558
168.54
126.69
1990
597.61
.1888
112.84
.3496
208.91
148.76
1995
693.79
.1829
126.87
.3686
255.72
175.12
1996
714.40
.1845
131.81
.3656
261.15
183.05
1997
734.09
.1848
135.67
.3463
254.19
192.07
1998
747.42
.1889
141.17
.3448
257.71
198.82
1999
783.47
.1875
146.90
.3390
265.63
207.17
2000
835.44
.1900
158.72
.3269
273.09
219.55
2001
868.97
.1914
166.33
.3259
283.23
228.94
2002
897.99
.1871
167.98
.3129
280.94
227.35
2003
936.45
.1848
173.09
.3105
290.80
236.53
2004
968.04
.1840
178.08
.3010
291.34
243.46
2005
985.98
.1845
181.94
.2998
295.63
247.86
2006
1,011.16
.1837
185.78
.3007
304.06
256.96
2007
1,047.94
.1838
192.66
.3007
315.08
268.31
2008
1,091.99
.1838
200.71
.3004
328.04
282.08
2009
1,138.68
.1837
209.13
.3000
341.61
295.65
2010
1,190.66
.1837
218.68
.3000
357.18
309.91
2011
1,247.44
.1837
229.20
.3000
374.29
324.69
2012
1,302.95
.1837
239.33
.3000
390.83
338.94
2013
1,357.84
.1836
249.26
.2997
406.94
353.32
2014
1,414.06
.1834
259.38
.2995
423.45
367.57

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

Sources:

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


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