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.E2.—Average Monthly Benefit to Young and Aged Spouses of Retired Workers In Current-Payment Status
(End of calendar years 1980-2014)
Year
Average benefit for
retired worker in
current-payment status
Young spouses
Aged spouses
Average benefit for
total spouses of
retired workers
Percent of
average benefit
for retired worker
Average benefit
Percent of
average benefit
for retired worker
Average benefit
 
Male workers
1980
$380.18
31.86
$121.11
46.30
$176.04
$172.42
1985
538.37
30.32
163.26
46.50
250.36
247.28
1990
679.27
30.64
208.13
46.43
315.39
312.35
1995
810.21
31.69
256.73
46.29
375.01
372.04
1996
838.11
33.09
277.29
46.25
387.66
385.20
1997
860.47
33.28
286.36
46.16
397.20
394.85
1998
876.93
33.63
294.93
46.07
404.01
401.79
1999
904.62
33.99
307.49
45.90
415.25
413.11
2000
951.05
34.58
328.89
45.58
433.53
431.43
2001
984.58
35.07
345.30
45.42
447.19
445.17
2002
1,007.81
35.53
358.04
45.24
455.95
454.00
2003
1,038.68
36.06
374.56
45.04
467.83
465.98
2004
1,076.11
36.62
394.04
44.85
482.62
480.88
2005
1,104.71
37.22
411.18
44.75
494.36
492.74
2006
1,135.69
37.86
429.94
44.65
507.11
505.61
2007
1,173.74
38.53
452.22
44.55
522.93
521.56
2008
1,215.03
39.00
473.86
44.45
540.12
538.84
2009
1,261.85
39.00
492.12
44.35
559.67
558.38
2010
1,312.66
39.00
511.94
44.25
580.88
579.57
2011
1,367.25
39.00
533.23
44.15
603.66
602.33
2012
1,424.12
39.00
555.41
44.05
627.32
625.97
2013
1,482.87
39.00
578.32
43.95
651.69
650.31
2014
1,543.13
39.00
601.82
43.85
676.59
675.19
 
Female workers
1980
296.86
27.24
80.85
44.49
132.08
132.07
1985
412.09
20.87
86.02
41.12
169.47
169.11
1990
518.55
23.27
120.67
38.28
198.48
198.22
1995
621.22
25.80
160.26
35.57
220.97
220.81
1996
643.70
24.68
158.88
35.08
225.84
225.68
1997
662.53
25.60
169.64
34.55
228.90
228.78
1998
675.93
30.80
208.22
34.11
230.53
230.48
1999
697.50
30.64
213.71
33.63
234.57
234.53
2000
729.89
29.03
211.86
33.27
242.81
242.75
2001
756.18
31.07
234.91
33.10
250.30
250.27
2002
774.09
29.31
226.91
33.09
256.16
256.12
2003
797.62
34.08
271.86
32.98
263.08
263.09
2004
826.09
37.26
307.78
33.03
272.82
272.88
2005
846.03
38.78
328.05
32.48
274.77
274.87
2006
871.05
39.00
339.71
31.99
278.67
278.78
2007
901.93
39.00
351.75
31.55
284.54
284.66
2008
935.39
39.00
364.80
31.10
290.92
291.07
2009
972.47
39.00
379.26
30.72
298.74
298.91
2010
1,012.52
39.00
394.88
30.36
307.37
307.55
2011
1,055.22
39.00
411.54
30.03
316.93
317.11
2012
1,099.95
39.00
428.98
29.79
327.66
327.86
2013
1,146.68
39.00
447.20
29.57
339.07
339.28
2014
1,195.06
39.00
466.07
29.39
351.21
351.43

Sources:

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


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