Annual Statistical Supplement, 2009

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Table 5.L1 Number of beneficiaries with a representative payee as a percentage of all beneficiaries, by type of beneficiary and age, December 2008
Type of beneficiary and age	All beneficiaries	Beneficiaries with representative payee
Type of beneficiary and age	All beneficiaries	Number	Percentage of all beneficiaries
Total	50,898,244	5,245,270	10.3
Adults	46,766,650	1,461,118	3.1
Retired workers	32,273,651	443,384	1.4
Under 65	2,767,840	5,840	0.2
65–74	15,959,015	142,290	0.9
75–84	9,812,825	144,565	1.5
85 or older	3,733,971	150,689	4.0
Disabled workers	7,426,691	854,559	11.5
Under 35	454,053	146,114	32.2
35–44	974,920	173,842	17.8
45–54	2,227,307	269,314	12.1
55–FRA	3,770,411	265,289	7.0
Wives and husbands	2,524,841	22,482	0.9
Under 65	360,464	2,612	0.7
65–74	1,229,328	9,524	0.8
75–84	785,152	7,361	0.9
85 or older	149,897	2,985	2.0
Widow(er)s ^a	4,311,460	126,040	2.9
Under 65	590,223	2,539	0.4
65–74	1,191,959	19,611	1.6
75–84	1,473,965	42,054	2.9
85 or older	1,055,313	61,836	5.9
Disabled widow(er)s	230,007	14,653	6.4
Under 55	30,488	2,108	6.9
55–FRA	199,519	12,545	6.3
Children	4,131,594	3,784,152	91.6
Under age 18	3,118,230	3,115,821	99.9
In custody of parent payee	2,786,642	2,786,642	100.0
Not in custody of parent payee	331,588	329,179	99.3
Disabled adult children	871,466	663,784	76.2
Under 35	251,595	176,027	70.0
35–44	205,467	150,064	73.0
45–54	218,116	173,014	79.3
55 or older	196,288	164,679	83.9
Students, aged 18–19	141,898	4,547	3.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
a. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
CONTACT: Shirley Turpin (410) 965-0181 or supplement@ssa.gov.