Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2019
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 | 301,799 | 301,799 | 1,604.31 | 1,568.87 | 9.3 |
| Women | 289,654 | 289,654 | 1,281.47 | 1,258.95 | 17.3 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 44,655 | 118,626 | 1,602.34 | 2,310.55 | 87.7 |
| Women | 35,795 | 93,590 | 1,285.58 | 1,768.06 | 88.9 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 45,507 | 91,018 | 1,474.16 | 2,059.39 | 85.1 |
| 2 children | 23,449 | 70,349 | 1,472.58 | 2,125.77 | 92.2 |
| 3 or more children | 11,494 | 50,849 | 1,388.07 | 1,992.51 | 92.9 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 3,851 | 7,713 | 2,028.76 | 2,507.66 | 16.0 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 102 | 329 | 1,900.78 | 3,005.96 | 72.5 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 1,366 | 4,099 | 1,715.12 | 2,551.08 | 89.2 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 1,156 | 4,624 | 1,686.41 | 2,482.55 | 90.3 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 932 | 5,203 | 1,596.57 | 2,349.57 | 93.7 |
| 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 | 591,453 | 33,230 | 16,705 | 20,534 | 28,471 | 48,378 | 110,356 | 186,421 | 147,358 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 3,851 | 0 | 0 | (X) | (X) | 17 | 143 | 789 | 2,898 |
| Child in care | 3,556 | 157 | 275 | 453 | 492 | 601 | 657 | 573 | 348 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 45,507 | 2,440 | 2,754 | 4,420 | 6,724 | 8,139 | 10,203 | 7,481 | 3,346 |
| 2 children | 23,449 | 1,478 | 2,684 | 4,492 | 4,884 | 4,025 | 3,320 | 1,897 | 669 |
| 3 or more children | 11,494 | 901 | 1,979 | 3,041 | 2,373 | 1,356 | 1,021 | 607 | 216 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 152,921 | 22,416 | 11,411 | 15,446 | 17,645 | 18,989 | 27,276 | 28,486 | 11,252 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 18.7 | 31.5 | 24.9 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | (X) | (X) | 0.4 | 3.7 | 20.5 | 75.3 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | 4.4 | 7.7 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 16.9 | 18.5 | 16.1 | 9.8 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 9.7 | 14.8 | 17.9 | 22.4 | 16.4 | 7.4 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 19.2 | 20.8 | 17.2 | 14.2 | 8.1 | 2.9 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 7.8 | 17.2 | 26.5 | 20.6 | 11.8 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 1.9 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 22.5 | 58.7 | 46.8 | 46.9 | 41.1 | 30.4 | 21.7 | 14.4 | 7.3 |
| 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. | |||||||||