| Year a | Total number |
Average age |
Percentage | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 30 | 30-34 | 35-39 b | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-61 | 62-64 | 65-67 c | |||
| Men | ||||||||||||
| 1960 | 168,466 | 54.5 | 0.8 | b | 7.0 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 16.7 | 20.0 | 11.8 | 21.3 | 5.4 |
| 1965 | 186,808 | 53.0 | 1.8 | b | 8.2 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 17.1 | 25.7 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 1.0 |
| 1970 | 258,072 | 52.1 | 6.7 | b | 7.6 | 6.5 | 10.1 | 14.7 | 23.5 | 12.3 | 16.1 | 2.6 |
| 1975 | 408,531 | 51.5 | 7.7 | b | 8.6 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 15.7 | 23.1 | 12.1 | 14.6 | 2.5 |
| 1980 | 275,185 | 51.2 | 8.3 | b | 9.7 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 14.7 | 24.6 | 12.3 | 14.2 | 1.8 |
| 1981 | 244,984 | 50.8 | 8.6 | b | 10.2 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 14.5 | 24.3 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 1.7 |
| 1982 | 207,453 | 50.9 | 8.4 | b | 10.4 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 14.1 | 24.6 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 1.2 |
| 1983 | 217,422 | 50.2 | 9.5 | b | 11.7 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 13.6 | 23.4 | 12.2 | 13.3 | 1.3 |
| 1984 | 247,833 | 50.0 | 9.2 | b | 12.8 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 13.4 | 22.6 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 1.3 |
| 1985 | 274,400 | 50.1 | 8.7 | b | 13.3 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 14.6 | 23.1 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 0.3 |
| 1986 | 273,700 | 48.7 | 10.7 | b | 15.3 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 14.3 | 21.3 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 0.3 |
| 1987 | 265,900 | 49.0 | 9.4 | b | 16.0 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 13.9 | 20.8 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 0.2 |
| 1988 | 265,700 | 49.2 | 8.4 | b | 16.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 14.6 | 21.3 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 0.2 |
| 1989 | 268,600 | 49.0 | 8.7 | b | 16.0 | 9.5 | 10.2 | 14.2 | 20.6 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 0.3 |
| 1990 | 293,300 | 48.1 | 10.9 | b | 16.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 13.5 | 20.5 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 0.1 |
| 1991 | 322,700 | 47.9 | 9.5 | b | 17.7 | 10.6 | 11.0 | 14.1 | 18.4 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | 395,600 | 47.8 | 9.5 | b | 18.5 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 18.6 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | 391,800 | 47.7 | 9.2 | b | 18.9 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 14.7 | 18.8 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 0.2 |
| 1994 | 379,300 | 48.4 | 6.8 | b | 18.4 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 15.4 | 19.3 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 0.1 |
| 1995 | 368,400 | 48.9 | 7.2 | b | 16.3 | 10.7 | 11.5 | 15.7 | 20.4 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 0.2 |
| 1996 | 347,100 | 48.3 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 10.8 | 13.2 | 16.2 | 19.9 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 311,100 | 48.8 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 16.1 | 21.6 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 0.1 |
| 1998 | 331,400 | 48.8 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 18.3 | 21.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 338,900 | 49.1 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 18.2 | 21.7 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 328,700 | 49.1 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 17.6 | 21.1 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 0.2 |
| Women | ||||||||||||
| 1960 | 39,339 | 52.5 | 0.7 | b | 8.1 | 8.0 | 13.3 | 21.9 | 24.6 | 12.4 | 10.1 | 0.8 |
| 1965 | 66,691 | 53.2 | 1.1 | b | 6.5 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 19.3 | 28.3 | 14.1 | 10.9 | 0.6 |
| 1970 | 92,312 | 52.8 | 4.2 | b | 6.3 | 6.1 | 11.0 | 17.5 | 27.2 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 1.7 |
| 1975 | 183,518 | 52.1 | 6.1 | b | 7.3 | 6.1 | 10.1 | 17.7 | 25.5 | 12.2 | 12.9 | 2.1 |
| 1980 | 121,374 | 51.1 | 7.4 | b | 9.7 | 6.4 | 9.3 | 16.3 | 25.5 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 1.5 |
| 1981 | 106,863 | 50.8 | 7.8 | b | 10.2 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 16.4 | 25.1 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 1.4 |
| 1982 | 89,678 | 50.5 | 8.0 | b | 10.9 | 6.8 | 9.5 | 15.6 | 24.9 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 1.1 |
| 1983 | 94,127 | 49.8 | 9.0 | b | 12.2 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 14.8 | 23.5 | 10.9 | 11.6 | 1.1 |
| 1984 | 114,165 | 49.7 | 8.3 | b | 13.2 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 14.9 | 22.8 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 1.2 |
| 1985 | 134,500 | 49.7 | 8.6 | b | 12.9 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 15.8 | 23.3 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 0.1 |
| 1986 | 135,700 | 48.8 | 9.0 | b | 15.5 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 14.8 | 21.3 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 0.2 |
| 1987 | 143,700 | 49.5 | 7.5 | b | 15.2 | 8.1 | 11.2 | 15.8 | 23.4 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 0.3 |
| 1988 | 147,000 | 49.3 | 8.5 | b | 14.0 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 16.1 | 23.5 | 10.5 | 7.4 | 0.3 |
| 1989 | 146,900 | 49.1 | 7.8 | b | 14.8 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 13.8 | 21.2 | 10.8 | 8.9 | 0.3 |
| 1990 | 168,500 | 48.4 | 8.5 | b | 16.3 | 9.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 22.3 | 8.9 | 6.5 | 0.4 |
| 1991 | 190,400 | 48.4 | 8.5 | b | 16.8 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 16.2 | 19.5 | 8.9 | 7.4 | 0.4 |
| 1992 | 241,300 | 47.7 | 8.6 | b | 17.7 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 15.6 | 17.6 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | 237,900 | 48.1 | 7.5 | b | 17.5 | 11.2 | 13.1 | 16.5 | 19.7 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 0.2 |
| 1994 | 234,000 | 48.2 | 7.4 | b | 16.9 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 17.0 | 20.8 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 0.2 |
| 1995 | 263,200 | 48.5 | 6.4 | b | 16.7 | 11.4 | 13.8 | 17.2 | 20.5 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| 1996 | 256,900 | 48.7 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 21.2 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | 250,200 | 47.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 10.3 | 12.2 | 14.1 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 0.2 |
| 1998 | 271,900 | 48.5 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 12.2 | 14.5 | 19.1 | 20.4 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 0.2 |
| 1999 | 266,900 | 48.7 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 12.5 | 15.4 | 18.1 | 20.6 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 0.3 |
| 2000 | 282,000 | 48.7 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 12.3 | 13.5 | 18.7 | 21.6 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| SOURCES: Annual Award and Termination Transaction file; Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, Table 6.C2. | ||||||||||||
| NOTE: Age in year of award for 1960-1984. Age in month of award for 1985-2000. | ||||||||||||
| a. Beginning 1985, data based on a 1 percent sample. | ||||||||||||
| b. Age 30-39 grouped together in the 35-39 column before 1996. | ||||||||||||
| c. Includes awards processed after attainment of full retirement age. | ||||||||||||
| CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison (410) 965-5522 for further information. | ||||||||||||