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.E29.—Number of OASI Beneficiaries Receiving Both a Retired Worker and Secondary Benefit,
by Type of Secondary Benefit
(By gender, end of calendar years 1980-2014)
[Numbers in thousands]
Year
Retired
workers
Total
dual entitlements
Dual entitlement by type
Spouses of retired workers
Widow(er)s of deceased workers
Parents of deceased workers
Number
Ratio to
retired workers
Number
Ratio to
total
Number
Ratio to
total
Number
Ratio
to total
 
Male
1980
10,462.8
63.3
0.0060
21.0
0.3322
41.9
0.6618
0.4
0.0060
1985
11,819.9
89.0
.0075
25.1
.2820
63.7
.7157
.2
.0024
1990
12,986.8
103.7
.0080
26.2
.2532
77.3
.7457
.1
.0011
1995
13,918.4
111.5
.0080
25.6
.2299
85.8
.7695
.1
.0006
1996
14,016.6
111.1
.0079
24.8
.2231
86.3
.7763
.1
.0006
1997
14,122.7
111.1
.0079
23.6
.2124
87.5
.7871
.1
.0005
1998
14,206.6
110.3
.0078
22.8
.2067
87.5
.7928
.1
.0005
1999
14,328.2
110.2
.0077
22.2
.2012
87.9
.7984
1/
.0004
2000
14,771.4
113.0
.0076
23.3
.2058
89.7
.7938
1/
.0004
2001
14,933.9
115.0
.0077
23.9
.2078
91.1
.7919
1/
.0004
2002
15,103.3
117.3
.0078
24.5
.2090
92.8
.7907
1/
.0003
2003
15,251.1
116.3
.0076
25.1
.2159
91.1
.7837
1/
.0003
2004
15,430.1
118.7
.0077
25.4
.2143
93.2
.7854
1/
.0003
2005
15,630.5
120.2
.0077
25.8
.2143
94.4
.7854
1/
.0003
2006
15,883.5
122.2
.0077
26.2
.2143
96.0
.7854
1/
.0003
2007
16,199.0
124.6
.0077
26.7
.2143
97.9
.7854
1/
.0003
2008
16,580.6
127.5
.0077
27.3
.2143
100.2
.7854
1/
.0003
2009
17,040.2
131.1
.0077
28.1
.2143
103.0
.7854
1/
.0002
2010
17,535.2
134.9
.0077
28.9
.2143
105.9
.7854
1/
.0002
2011
18,064.2
139.0
.0077
29.8
.2143
109.1
.7855
1/
.0002
2012
18,674.6
143.7
.0077
30.8
.2143
112.8
.7855
1/
.0002
2013
19,331.6
148.7
.0077
31.9
.2143
116.8
.7855
1/
.0002
2014
20,002.3
153.9
.0077
33.0
.2143
120.9
.7855
1/
.0002
 
Female
1980
9,101.6
2,506.4
.2754
952.1
.3799
1,550.6
.6187
3.6
.0014
1985
10,615.4
3,573.8
.3367
1,505.1
.4211
2,066.3
.5782
2.4
.0007
1990
11,854.3
4,588.9
.3871
2,008.3
.4376
2,579.3
.5621
1.4
.0003
1995
12,760.1
5,358.1
.4199
2,346.5
.4379
3,010.7
.5619
.8
.0002
1996
12,888.5
5,468.2
.4243
2,382.5
.4357
3,085.0
.5642
.7
.0001
1997
13,158.9
5,562.4
.4227
2,409.8
.4332
3,151.9
.5667
.7
.0001
1998
13,310.9
5,642.7
.4239
2,429.1
.4305
3,213.0
.5694
.6
.0001
1999
13,455.3
5,709.3
.4243
2,439.8
.4273
3,268.9
.5726
.6
.0001
2000
13,733.8
5,825.7
.4242
2,504.3
.4299
3,320.9
.5700
.5
.0001
2001
13,908.8
5,891.8
.4236
2,518.6
.4275
3,372.7
.5724
.5
.0001
2002
14,091.4
5,950.6
.4223
2,529.6
.4251
3,420.6
.5748
.5
.0001
2003
14,285.6
5,993.0
.4195
2,537.4
.4234
3,455.1
.5765
.4
.0001
2004
14,521.9
5,943.3
.4093
2,518.5
.4237
3,424.4
.5762
.4
.0001
2005
14,770.4
6,045.0
.4093
2,546.3
.4212
3,498.3
.5787
.4
.0001
2006
15,070.9
6,168.0
.4093
2,580.4
.4184
3,587.2
.5816
.4
.0001
2007
15,418.1
6,310.1
.4093
2,619.6
.4151
3,690.2
.5848
.4
.0001
2008
15,823.5
6,476.0
.4093
2,665.4
.4116
3,810.3
.5884
.4
.0001
2009
16,312.8
6,676.3
.4093
2,721.6
.4077
3,954.3
.5923
.4
.0001
2010
16,838.9
6,891.6
.4093
2,779.8
.4034
4,111.5
.5966
.3
2/
2011
17,403.0
7,122.5
.4093
2,839.7
.3987
4,282.4
.6013
.3
2/
2012
18,043.5
7,384.6
.4093
2,906.9
.3936
4,477.3
.6063
.3
2/
2013
18,731.5
7,666.2
.4093
2,976.1
.3882
4,689.8
.6117
.3
2/
2014
19,447.3
7,959.1
.4093
3,043.4
.3824
4,915.4
.6176
.3
2/

1Fewer than 50.

2Less than 0.00005.

Sources:

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


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