Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2005
Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated
Awards to Disabled-Worker Families
| Family composition | Number of families |
Number of beneficiaries |
Average primary insurance amount (dollars) |
Average monthly family benefit a (dollars) |
Percentage of families receiving maximum family benefit b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worker only | |||||
| Men | 344,530 | 344,530 | 1,160.10 | 1,130.50 | 10.4 |
| Women | 315,805 | 315,805 | 865.70 | 847.70 | 22.0 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 77,288 | 207,042 | 1,154.50 | 1,645.90 | 84.9 |
| Women | 63,961 | 170,416 | 873.10 | 1,184.40 | 89.0 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 75,936 | 151,872 | 1,045.60 | 1,449.00 | 84.4 |
| 2 children | 43,905 | 131,715 | 1,025.00 | 1,454.70 | 89.8 |
| 3 or more children | 21,408 | 93,871 | 965.70 | 1,357.50 | 88.9 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 6,373 | 12,770 | 1,483.10 | 1,767.70 | 8.7 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 172 | 567 | 1,417.60 | 2,270.10 | 68.6 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 4,108 | 12,327 | 1,197.30 | 1,740.70 | 87.9 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 4,609 | 18,438 | 1,172.80 | 1,694.70 | 87.2 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 3,766 | 20,942 | 1,091.10 | 1,550.80 | 83.5 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data. | |||||
| NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion.
Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases; they include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
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| a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed. | |||||
| b. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||
| c. If the spouse is also entitled to a retired-worker benefit, only the benefit amount received as a spouse is included. | |||||
| CONTACT: Glenda Carter (410) 965-7794 or di.asr@ssa.gov. | |||||
| Family composition | Total, all ages |
Under 30 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60 or older |
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| Number | |||||||||
| Worker only | 660,335 | 41,427 | 22,300 | 29,978 | 51,458 | 80,965 | 128,588 | 174,891 | 130,728 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 6,545 | 0 | 0 | b | b | 30 | 157 | 973 | 5,378 |
| Child in care | 12,483 | 726 | 1,229 | 1,909 | 2,424 | 2,348 | 1,913 | 1,320 | 614 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 75,936 | 5,358 | 5,285 | 7,908 | 14,041 | 16,041 | 14,303 | 9,297 | 3,703 |
| 2 children | 43,905 | 3,256 | 5,387 | 8,860 | 10,488 | 8,092 | 4,709 | 2,317 | 796 |
| 3 or more children | 21,408 | 1,784 | 3,901 | 5,564 | 4,932 | 2,837 | 1,470 | 689 | 231 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit c | 239,554 | 33,390 | 21,206 | 29,503 | 39,196 | 38,365 | 34,555 | 29,002 | 14,337 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 7.8 | 12.3 | 19.5 | 26.5 | 19.8 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | b | b | 0.5 | 2.4 | 14.9 | 82.2 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | 5.8 | 9.8 | 15.3 | 19.4 | 18.8 | 15.3 | 10.6 | 4.9 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 10.4 | 18.5 | 21.1 | 18.8 | 12.2 | 4.9 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 7.4 | 12.3 | 20.2 | 23.9 | 18.4 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 1.8 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 8.3 | 18.2 | 26.0 | 23.0 | 13.3 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit c | 29.2 | 63.5 | 55.7 | 54.4 | 47.0 | 34.8 | 22.9 | 15.3 | 10.1 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data. | |||||||||
| NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion.
Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases; they include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
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| a. Includes spouses aged 62 or older with children. | |||||||||
| b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals. | |||||||||
| c. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||||||
| CONTACT: Glenda Carter (410) 965-7794 or di.asr@ssa.gov. | |||||||||