Trends in the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Programs - Text description for the line chart "Changes in substantial gainful activity level"

Changes in Incentives Influencing Program Size
Maximum and minimum SGA amounts for the nonblind and the SGA level for the blind, 1970–2003 (nominal dollars)
Year	Maximum SGA amount	Minimum SGA amount	SGA for the blind
1970	140	90	. . .
1971	140	90	. . .
1972	140	90	. . .
1973	140	90	. . .

1974	200	130	. . .
1975	200	130	. . .
1976	230	150	. . .
1977	240	160	. . .

1978	260	170	334
1979	280	180	375
1980	300	190	417
1981	300	190	459

1982	300	190	500
1983	300	190	550
1984	300	190	580
1985	300	190	610

1986	300	190	650
1987	300	190	680
1988	300	190	700
1989	300	190	740

1990	500	300	780
1991	500	300	810
1992	500	300	850
1993	500	300	880

1994	500	300	930
1995	500	300	940
1996	500	300	960
1997	500	300	1,000

1998	500	300	1,050
1999	700	300	1,110
2000	700	300	1,170
2001	740	300	1,240

2002	780	. . .	1,300
2003	800	. . .	1,330
SOURCE: Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, 2004, Table 2.A30.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.