The Growth in Applications for Social Security Disability Insurance: A Spillover Effect from Workers' Compensation
by Xuguang (Steve) Guo and John F. Burton, Jr.
Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 72, No. 3, 2012
Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 72, No. 3, 2012
Year | Beneficiaries |
---|---|
1981 | 2.5 |
1982 | 2.4 |
1983 | 2.3 |
1984 | 2.3 |
1985 | 2.3 |
1986 | 2.3 |
1987 | 2.4 |
1988 | 2.4 |
1989 | 2.4 |
1990 | 2.4 |
1991 | 2.6 |
1992 | 2.7 |
1993 | 2.9 |
1994 | 3.0 |
1995 | 3.2 |
1996 | 3.3 |
1997 | 3.3 |
1998 | 3.4 |
1999 | 3.5 |
SOURCE: Authors' calculations based on Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin (various editions). |
Year | DI application rate | DI acceptance ratio |
---|---|---|
1981 | 881 | 0.4 |
1982 | 776 | 0.4 |
1983 | 762 | 0.5 |
1984 | 776 | 0.6 |
1985 | 744 | 0.6 |
1986 | 812 | 0.7 |
1987 | 799 | 0.6 |
1988 | 745 | 0.6 |
1989 | 708 | 0.6 |
1990 | 741 | 0.7 |
1991 | 801 | 0.7 |
1992 | 919 | 0.8 |
1993 | 963 | 0.6 |
1994 | 978 | 0.5 |
1995 | 958 | 0.5 |
1996 | 860 | 0.5 |
1997 | 808 | 0.5 |
1998 | 748 | 0.6 |
1999 | 752 | 0.7 |
SOURCE: Burkhauser and Houtenville (2006). | ||
NOTE: Application rate reflects applicants per 100,000 adults aged 25–64; acceptance ratio equals the number of allowances divided by the number of denials. |
Year | Expected WCPD benefits | WCPD compensability rules |
---|---|---|
1981 | 46 | -0.07 |
1982 | 47 | -0.09 |
1983 | 48 | -0.08 |
1984 | 48 | -0.08 |
1985 | 48 | -0.08 |
1986 | 47 | -0.07 |
1987 | 48 | -0.07 |
1988 | 47 | -0.08 |
1989 | 48 | -0.08 |
1990 | 47 | -0.05 |
1991 | 46 | -0.06 |
1992 | 45 | -0.07 |
1993 | 45 | -0.14 |
1994 | 46 | -0.14 |
1995 | 46 | -0.14 |
1996 | 45 | -0.16 |
1997 | 46 | -0.15 |
1998 | 45 | -0.15 |
1999 | 45 | -0.15 |
SOURCE: Authors' calculations. | ||
NOTE: "Expected WCPD benefits" reflects the number of weeks that benefits would replace the average weekly wage in the beneficiary's state. "WCPD compensability rules" represents changes in eligibility rules resulting from legislation or court decisions, expressed as a cumulative index relative to rules in place in 1975; declining values indicate greater stringency. |