Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2014
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 | 342,957 | 342,957 | 1,425.05 | 1,395.62 | 9.1 |
| Women | 316,735 | 316,735 | 1,118.70 | 1,100.09 | 18.5 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 59,568 | 158,555 | 1,399.59 | 2,013.42 | 88.0 |
| Women | 48,178 | 126,743 | 1,103.48 | 1,507.97 | 89.3 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 60,322 | 120,647 | 1,284.06 | 1,787.19 | 85.8 |
| 2 children | 31,675 | 95,028 | 1,270.77 | 1,826.64 | 91.6 |
| 3 or more children | 15,749 | 69,623 | 1,195.34 | 1,709.37 | 92.8 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 4,502 | 9,017 | 1,764.99 | 2,178.45 | 12.5 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 138 | 448 | 1,695.23 | 2,737.94 | 71.0 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 2,355 | 7,065 | 1,476.16 | 2,168.90 | 87.9 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 2,302 | 9,209 | 1,455.38 | 2,142.34 | 91.0 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 1,848 | 10,274 | 1,379.38 | 2,039.15 | 91.9 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||
| NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary. | |||||
| 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 include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld. | |||||
| 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: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. | |||||
| Family composition | Total, all ages | Under 30 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–FRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||||||
| Worker only | 659,692 | 35,892 | 18,980 | 21,674 | 35,595 | 60,332 | 134,534 | 207,081 | 145,604 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 4,502 | (X) | 0 | (X) | (X) | (X) | 192 | 927 | 3,350 |
| Child in care | 6,643 | 421 | 668 | 917 | 1,130 | 1,011 | 1,154 | 875 | 467 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 60,322 | 3,912 | 3,940 | 5,763 | 9,373 | 10,740 | 13,218 | 9,433 | 3,943 |
| 2 children | 31,675 | 2,649 | 4,212 | 5,890 | 6,671 | 4,990 | 4,234 | 2,344 | 685 |
| 3 or more children | 15,749 | 1,549 | 3,221 | 3,969 | 3,128 | 1,799 | 1,213 | 690 | 180 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 191,756 | 27,604 | 15,921 | 19,648 | 24,593 | 25,254 | 34,456 | 31,997 | 12,283 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 9.1 | 20.4 | 31.4 | 22.1 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | (X) | 0.0 | (X) | (X) | (X) | 4.3 | 20.6 | 74.4 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | 6.3 | 10.1 | 13.8 | 17.0 | 15.2 | 17.4 | 13.2 | 7.0 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 15.5 | 17.8 | 21.9 | 15.6 | 6.5 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 8.4 | 13.3 | 18.6 | 21.1 | 15.8 | 13.4 | 7.4 | 2.2 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 9.8 | 20.5 | 25.2 | 19.9 | 11.4 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 1.1 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 24.6 | 62.1 | 51.3 | 51.4 | 44.0 | 32.0 | 22.3 | 14.5 | 8.0 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||||
| NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary. | |||||||||
| 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 include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld. | |||||||||
| Starting with 2007, age is based on date of entitlement and not date of award. Entitlement can be retroactive and thus precede the date of award. | |||||||||
| FRA = full retirement age; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. | |||||||||
| a. Includes spouses aged 62 or older with children. | |||||||||
| b. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||||||
| CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. | |||||||||