Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2001

Beneficiaries in Current Payment Status

All Disabled Beneficiaries
Table 1.
Number, average, and total monthly benefits, December 1960-2001
Year Number Average monthly benefit
(dollars)		 Total monthly benefits
(thousands of dollars)
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children		 Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children		 Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
1960 559,425 455,371 n.a. 104,054 89.31 n.a. 44.15 40,669 n.a. 4,594
1961 742,296 618,075 n.a. 124,221 89.59 n.a. 45.28 55,373 n.a. 5,625
1962 888,131 740,867 n.a. 147,264 89.99 n.a. 45.67 66,671 n.a. 6,726
1963 993,656 827,014 n.a. 166,642 90.59 n.a. 46.45 74,919 n.a. 7,741
1964 1,077,695 894,173 n.a. 183,522 91.12 n.a. 47.35 81,477 n.a. 8,690
1965 1,186,464 988,074 n.a. 198,390 97.76 n.a. 51.77 96,594 n.a. 10,271
1966 1,310,911 1,097,190 n.a. 213,721 98.09 n.a. 52.42 107,623 n.a. 11,203
1967 1,422,778 1,193,120 n.a. 229,658 98.43 n.a. 53.41 117,439 n.a. 12,266
1968 1,560,517 1,295,300 21,563 243,654 111.86 72.25 61.83 144,892 1,558 15,065
1969 1,690,982 1,394,291 39,469 257,222 112.74 71.02 62.79 157,192 2,803 16,151
1970 1,812,786 1,492,948 49,281 270,557 131.26 82.00 73.21 195,964 4,041 19,807
1971 1,990,098 1,647,684 56,743 285,671 146.52 90.11 81.37 241,419 5,113 23,245
1972 2,202,090 1,832,916 64,167 305,007 179.32 109.54 98.81 328,678 7,029 30,138
1973 2,415,383 2,016,626 78,769 319,988 183.00 111.14 100.14 369,043 8,754 32,044
1974 2,670,092 2,236,882 92,128 341,082 205.70 125.87 112.45 460,127 11,596 38,355
1975 2,960,620 2,488,774 109,511 362,335 225.90 137.70 122.80 562,214 15,080 44,495
1976 3,171,198 2,670,208 119,427 381,563 245.17 147.01 132.32 654,655 17,557 50,488
1977 3,368,954 2,837,432 127,276 404,246 265.30 156.11 142.12 752,771 19,869 57,451
1978 3,429,421 2,879,774 129,751 419,896 288.30 165.46 153.66 830,239 21,469 64,521
1979 3,435,761 2,870,590 129,833 435,338 322.00 180.52 171.55 924,330 23,437 74,682
1980 3,436,429 2,858,680 127,580 450,169 370.70 205.02 198.95 1,059,713 26,156 89,561
1981 3,361,130 2,776,519 121,590 463,021 413.20 226.58 224.51 1,147,258 27,550 103,953
1982 3,192,379 2,603,599 116,372 472,408 440.60 242.11 245.07 1,147,146 28,175 115,773
1983 3,168,992 2,569,029 111,591 488,372 456.20 250.33 257.78 1,171,991 27,935 125,893
1984 3,212,040 2,596,516 109,151 506,373 470.70 306.24 270.28 1,222,180 33,426 136,862
1985 3,289,485 2,656,638 107,005 525,842 483.80 315.26 281.92 1,285,281 33,734 148,245
1986 3,380,480 2,728,463 106,974 545,043 487.90 319.74 288.79 1,331,217 34,204 157,403
1987 3,453,414 2,785,859 106,282 561,273 508.20 333.89 304.32 1,415,774 35,486 170,807
1988 3,507,707 2,830,284 103,123 574,300 529.50 348.05 320.21 1,498,635 35,892 183,897
1989 3,583,451 2,895,364 101,630 586,457 556.00 366.72 339.47 1,609,822 37,270 199,085
1990 3,712,763 3,011,294 100,989 600,480 587.20 388.93 361.71 1,768,232 39,278 217,200
1991 3,925,472 3,194,938 114,489 616,045 609.40 406.96 378.86 1,946,995 46,592 233,395
1992 4,236,080 3,467,783 131,324 636,973 626.10 422.65 393.61 2,171,179 55,504 250,719
1993 4,529,466 3,725,966 147,015 656,485 641.70 434.20 407.20 2,390,952 63,834 267,321
1994 4,796,313 3,962,954 160,676 672,683 661.40 446.30 422.40 2,621,098 71,710 284,141
1995 5,044,388 4,185,263 173,024 686,101 681.60 458.30 437.30 2,853,512 79,297 300,032
1996 5,264,321 4,385,623 181,911 696,787 703.90 471.00 454.30 3,087,040 85,680 316,550
1997 5,400,781 4,508,134 187,938 704,709 721.60 480.40 468.60 3,253,069 90,285 330,227
1998 5,605,272 4,698,319 194,181 712,772 733.10 487.30 479.40 3,444,338 94,624 341,703
1999 5,798,776 4,879,455 198,795 720,526 754.10 499.90 495.60 3,679,597 99,378 357,093
2000 5,972,468 5,042,333 201,446 728,689 786.40 519.70 518.30 3,965,291 104,681 377,650
2001 6,208,847 5,268,039 204,255 736,553 814.40 536.70 537.60 4,290,449 109,622 395,956
SOURCES: Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, Table 5.A17 for 1960-1999 data; Social Security Disabled Beneficiaries 100 percent file for 2000 data; Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file for 2001 data.
NOTE: n.a. = not applicable.
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Table 2.
Number and average monthly benefit, by age and sex, December 2001
Age Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 6,208,847 772.50 5,268,039 814.40 204,255 536.70 736,553 537.60
Under 25 112,621 452.20 44,430 442.20 n.a. n.a. 68,191 458.80
25-29 167,427 521.70 104,777 535.40 n.a. n.a. 62,650 498.80
30-34 285,054 590.30 209,205 613.00 n.a. n.a. 75,849 527.80
35-39 478,018 647.50 377,233 675.20 n.a. n.a. 100,785 543.80
40-44 696,225 710.30 585,962 738.90 n.a. n.a. 110,263 558.20
45-49 837,982 771.90 744,487 797.40 n.a. n.a. 93,495 568.30
50-54 1,032,040 822.50 932,419 850.00 27,750 541.80 71,871 574.70
55-59 1,223,370 847.40 1,093,572 882.50 77,088 539.00 52,710 571.60
60 or older 1,376,110 837.90 1,175,954 890.80 99,417 533.50 100,739 521.00
Men
Subtotal 3,356,020 867.40 2,947,820 913.70 5,580 374.80 402,620 535.30
Under 25 66,388 456.30 26,375 452.50 n.a. n.a. 40,013 458.80
25-29 94,895 529.10 59,072 547.90 n.a. n.a. 35,823 498.30
30-34 159,804 597.60 116,676 624.40 n.a. n.a. 43,128 525.00
35-39 268,918 660.60 211,443 693.10 n.a. n.a. 57,475 541.20
40-44 391,632 742.60 329,274 777.80 n.a. n.a. 62,358 556.70
45-49 463,852 832.20 412,156 865.50 n.a. n.a. 51,696 566.20
50-54 555,011 924.80 515,651 952.00 955 391.50 38,405 572.80
55-59 633,151 1,004.80 603,637 1,026.90 2,318 375.80 27,196 565.90
60 or older 722,369 1,012.10 673,536 1,048.30 2,307 367.00 46,526 519.90
Women
Subtotal 2,852,827 660.80 2,320,219 688.30 198,675 541.20 333,933 540.30
Under 25 46,233 446.40 18,055 427.20 n.a. n.a. 28,178 458.70
25-29 72,532 512.00 45,705 519.40 n.a. n.a. 26,827 499.40
30-34 125,250 581.10 92,529 598.70 n.a. n.a. 32,721 531.40
35-39 209,100 630.60 165,790 652.40 n.a. n.a. 43,310 547.20
40-44 304,593 668.80 256,688 689.10 n.a. n.a. 47,905 560.00
45-49 374,130 697.10 332,331 713.00 n.a. n.a. 41,799 570.90
50-54 477,029 703.50 416,768 723.70 26,795 547.10 33,466 576.80
55-59 590,219 678.70 489,935 704.50 74,770 544.10 25,514 577.60
60 or older 653,741 645.40 502,418 679.60 97,110 537.40 54,213 522.00
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
NOTE: n.a. = not applicable.
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Table 3.
Distribution, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2001
Sex and monthly benefit (dollars) Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries 6,208,847 100.0 5,268,039 100.0 204,255 100.0 736,553 100.0
Less than 300.00 359,184 5.8 218,114 4.1 41,504 20.3 99,566 13.5
300.00-399.90 370,434 6.0 221,900 4.2 27,014 13.2 121,520 16.5
400.00-499.90 579,676 9.3 434,297 8.2 28,947 14.2 116,432 15.8
500.00-599.90 851,167 13.7 713,769 13.6 26,504 13.0 110,894 15.1
600.00-699.90 818,974 13.2 679,748 12.9 22,445 11.0 116,781 15.9
700.00-799.90 683,985 11.0 593,212 11.3 19,040 9.3 71,733 9.7
800.00-899.90 561,626 9.1 498,863 9.5 15,603 7.6 47,160 6.4
900.00-999.90 468,969 7.6 419,904 8.0 15,195 7.4 33,870 4.6
1,000.00-1,099.90 363,729 5.9 345,245 6.6 6,056 3.0 12,428 1.7
1,100.00-1,199.90 293,321 4.7 288,169 5.5 1,551 0.8 3,601 0.5
1,200.00-1,299.90 279,975 4.5 278,413 5.3 310 0.2 1,252 0.2
1,300.00-1,399.90 268,571 4.3 267,976 5.1 41 a 554 0.1
1,400.00-1,499.90 179,230 2.9 178,906 3.4 15 a 309 a
1,500.00-1,599.90 85,209 1.4 85,021 1.6 13 a 175 a
1,600.00-1,699.90 33,160 0.5 33,037 0.6 8 a 115 a
1,700.00-1,799.90 9,580 0.2 9,501 0.2 b b b b
1,800.00 or more 2,057 a 1,964 a b b b b
Average benefit (dollars) 772.50 814.40 536.70 537.60
Men 3,356,020 100.0 2,947,820 100.0 5,580 100.0 402,620 100.0
Less than 300.00 132,750 4.0 73,013 2.5 2,291 41.1 57,446 14.3
300.00-399.90 143,937 4.3 77,448 2.6 941 16.9 65,548 16.3
400.00-499.90 222,152 6.6 157,987 5.4 865 15.5 63,300 15.7
500.00-599.90 346,194 10.3 285,760 9.7 566 10.1 59,868 14.9
600.00-699.90 377,859 11.3 314,776 10.7 368 6.6 62,715 15.6
700.00-799.90 349,394 10.4 310,190 10.5 236 4.2 38,968 9.7
800.00-899.90 315,385 9.4 289,352 9.8 135 2.4 25,898 6.4
900.00-999.90 288,031 8.6 269,286 9.1 105 1.9 18,640 4.6
1,000.00-1,099.90 248,856 7.4 241,896 8.2 55 1.0 6,905 1.7
1,100.00-1,199.90 218,301 6.5 216,370 7.3 14 0.3 1,917 0.5
1,200.00-1,299.90 222,270 6.6 221,569 7.5 b b b b
1,300.00-1,399.90 223,881 6.8 223,577 7.6 b b b b
1,400.00-1,499.90 153,659 4.6 153,489 5.2 b b b b
1,500.00-1,599.90 74,189 2.2 74,090 2.5 b b b b
1,600.00-1,699.90 29,216 0.9 29,154 1.0 b b b b
1,700.00-1,799.90 8,386 0.3 8,351 0.3 b b b b
1,800.00 or more 1,560 0.1 1,512 0.1 b b b b
Average benefit (dollars) 867.40 913.70 374.80 535.30
Women 2,852,827 100.0 2,320,219 100.0 198,675 100.0 333,933 100.0
Less than 300.00 226,434 7.9 145,101 6.3 39,213 19.7 42,120 12.6
300.00-399.90 226,497 7.9 144,452 6.2 26,073 13.1 55,972 16.8
400.00-499.90 357,524 12.5 276,310 11.9 28,082 14.1 53,132 15.9
500.00-599.90 504,973 17.7 428,009 18.5 25,938 13.1 51,026 15.3
600.00-699.90 441,115 15.5 364,972 15.7 22,077 11.1 54,066 16.2
700.00-799.90 334,591 11.7 283,022 12.2 18,804 9.5 32,765 9.8
800.00-899.90 246,241 8.6 209,511 9.0 15,468 7.8 21,262 6.4
900.00-999.90 180,938 6.3 150,618 6.5 15,090 7.6 15,230 4.6
1,000.00-1,099.90 114,873 4.0 103,349 4.5 6,001 3.0 5,523 1.7
1,100.00-1,199.90 75,020 2.6 71,799 3.1 1,537 0.8 1,684 0.5
1,200.00-1,299.90 57,705 2.0 56,844 2.5 b b b b
1,300.00-1,399.90 44,690 1.6 44,399 1.9 b b b b
1,400.00-1,499.90 25,571 0.9 25,417 1.1 b b b b
1,500.00-1,599.90 11,020 0.4 10,931 0.5 b b b b
1,600.00-1,699.90 3,944 0.1 3,883 0.2 b b b b
1,700.00-1,799.90 1,194 a 1,150 0.1 b b b b
1,800.00 or more 497 a 452 a b b b b
Average benefit (dollars) 660.80 688.30 541.20 540.30
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 4.
Distribution, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2001 
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 6,208,847 n.a. 5,268,039 n.a. 204,255 n.a. 736,553 n.a.
All disabled beneficiaries with diagnosis available
Total 5,935,816 100.0 5,217,503 100.0 199,546 100.0 518,767 100.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 104,933 1.8 100,442 1.9 1,745 0.9 2,746 0.5
Neoplasms 148,674 2.5 142,795 2.7 4,201 2.1 1,678 0.3
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 262,548 4.4 239,614 4.6 20,190 10.1 2,744 0.5
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 14,961 0.3 12,847 0.3 346 0.2 1,768 0.3
Mental disorders
Retardation 595,686 10.0 273,849 5.3 9,577 4.8 312,260 60.2
Other 1,591,121 26.8 1,458,037 28.0 43,226 21.7 89,858 17.3
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 579,883 9.8 505,162 9.7 14,143 7.1 60,578 11.7
Circulatory system 569,334 9.6 543,516 10.4 22,738 11.4 3,080 0.6
Respiratory system 182,506 3.1 170,383 3.3 11,221 5.6 902 0.2
Digestive system 77,344 1.3 74,680 1.4 2,160 1.1 504 0.1
Genitourinary system 92,423 1.6 88,949 1.7 1,779 0.9 1,695 0.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 13,548 0.2 12,787 0.3 513 0.3 248 0.1
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,289,086 21.7 1,231,184 23.6 53,556 26.8 4,346 0.8
Congenital anomalies 15,409 0.3 8,752 0.2 262 0.1 6,395 1.2
Injuries 254,625 4.3 240,948 4.6 5,078 2.5 8,599 1.7
Other 143,735 2.4 113,558 2.2 8,811 4.4 21,366 4.1
Men
Subtotal 3,209,980 100.0 2,913,601 100.0 5,374 100.0 291,005 100.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 77,952 2.4 76,394 2.6 87 1.6 1,471 0.5
Neoplasms 70,934 2.2 69,847 2.4 129 2.4 958 0.3
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 100,064 3.1 98,455 3.4 275 5.1 1,334 0.5
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 7,004 0.2 6,089 0.2 11 0.2 904 0.3
Mental disorders
Retardation 352,807 11.0 182,087 6.3 262 4.9 170,458 58.6
Other 830,784 25.9 772,620 26.5 950 17.7 57,214 19.7
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 292,377 9.1 259,446 8.9 351 6.5 32,580 11.2
Circulatory system 373,874 11.7 371,205 12.7 1,004 18.7 1,665 0.6
Respiratory system 89,254 2.8 88,525 3.0 306 5.7 423 0.2
Digestive system 41,218 1.3 40,876 1.4 79 1.5 263 0.1
Genitourinary system 55,044 1.7 54,105 1.9 78 1.5 861 0.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 5,438 0.2 5,319 0.2 13 0.2 106 a
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 658,625 20.5 655,500 22.5 1,281 23.8 1,844 0.6
Congenital anomalies 7,954 0.3 4,644 0.2 7 0.1 3,303 1.1
Injuries 179,165 5.6 172,875 5.9 266 5.0 6,024 2.1
Other 67,486 2.1 55,614 1.9 275 5.1 11,597 4.0
Women
Subtotal 2,725,836 100.0 2,303,902 100.0 194,172 100.0 227,762 100.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 26,981 1.0 24,048 1.0 1,658 0.9 1,275 0.6
Neoplasms 77,740 2.9 72,948 3.2 4,072 2.1 720 0.3
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 162,484 6.0 141,159 6.1 19,915 10.3 1,410 0.6
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 7,957 0.3 6,758 0.3 335 0.2 864 0.4
Mental disorders
Retardation 242,879 8.9 91,762 4.0 9,315 4.8 141,802 62.3
Other 760,337 27.9 685,417 29.8 42,276 21.8 32,644 14.3
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 287,506 10.6 245,716 10.7 13,792 7.1 27,998 12.3
Circulatory system 195,460 7.2 172,311 7.5 21,734 11.2 1,415 0.6
Respiratory system 93,252 3.4 81,858 3.6 10,915 5.6 479 0.2
Digestive system 36,126 1.3 33,804 1.5 2,081 1.1 241 0.1
Genitourinary system 37,379 1.4 34,844 1.5 1,701 0.9 834 0.4
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 8,110 0.3 7,468 0.3 500 0.3 142 0.1
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 630,461 23.1 575,684 25.0 52,275 26.9 2,502 1.1
Congenital anomalies 7,455 0.3 4,108 0.2 255 0.1 3,092 1.4
Injuries 75,460 2.8 68,073 3.0 4,812 2.5 2,575 1.1
Other 76,249 2.8 57,944 2.5 8,536 4.4 9,769 4.3
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
NOTE: n.a. = not applicable.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 5.
Average monthly benefit, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2001 (in dollars) 
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 772.50 814.40 536.70 537.60
All disabled beneficiaries with diagnosis available
Total 780.70 814.70 536.90 532.70
Infectious and parasitic diseases 802.60 815.20 539.60 506.80
Neoplasms 920.10 935.50 540.40 554.40
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 751.00 771.80 534.40 528.20
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 727.70 765.20 514.70 496.80
Mental disorders
Retardation 548.10 576.10 486.10 525.50
Other 736.70 754.00 557.90 543.20
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 804.80 842.80 542.40 549.60
Circulatory system 911.80 929.60 534.40 548.90
Respiratory system 832.00 852.40 549.40 503.90
Digestive system 845.80 856.20 557.40 544.20
Genitourinary system 836.50 848.60 539.40 516.60
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 774.20 789.40 524.10 507.00
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 841.90 856.40 532.30 531.30
Congenital anomalies 662.80 733.60 537.10 571.10
Injuries 824.30 840.30 519.70 555.90
Other 764.90 828.70 508.70 531.50
Men
Subtotal 878.80 914.50 375.10 530.00
Infectious and parasitic diseases 843.40 850.40 403.20 502.70
Neoplasms 1,079.80 1,088.30 397.90 550.20
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 936.50 943.70 363.70 526.60
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 804.80 852.00 415.20 492.10
Mental disorders
Retardation 567.00 609.90 337.60 521.60
Other 798.90 818.40 383.90 543.00
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 899.80 945.30 333.50 543.60
Circulatory system 1,036.50 1,040.50 382.00 546.90
Respiratory system 1,010.60 1,015.30 378.80 501.00
Digestive system 969.30 973.10 438.30 534.90
Genitourinary system 928.00 935.40 405.70 511.30
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 899.10 908.30 372.50 502.00
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 995.20 997.70 383.70 528.80
Congenital anomalies 708.80 806.40 369.90 572.30
Injuries 886.30 898.70 352.70 555.70
Other 869.00 942.00 348.90 531.20
Women
Subtotal 665.20 688.40 541.40 536.20
Infectious and parasitic diseases 684.60 703.30 546.70 511.50
Neoplasms 774.30 789.30 545.00 560.00
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 636.70 651.90 536.80 529.80
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 659.70 686.90 518.00 501.70
Mental disorders
Retardation 520.60 509.00 490.20 530.20
Other 668.80 681.40 561.80 543.60
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 708.20 734.50 547.70 556.60
Circulatory system 673.10 690.70 541.50 551.10
Respiratory system 661.10 676.30 554.10 506.50
Digestive system 705.00 714.90 561.90 554.30
Genitourinary system 701.80 713.70 545.50 522.10
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 690.40 704.70 528.00 510.70
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 681.70 695.60 536.00 533.10
Congenital anomalies 613.80 651.40 541.70 569.80
Injuries 676.90 691.90 529.00 556.30
Other 672.80 720.00 513.90 531.90
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 6.
Representative payment, by type of payee, December 2001
Type of payee Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All disabled beneficiaries 6,208,847 5,268,039 204,255 736,553
Without payee 4,987,155 4,638,820 190,425 157,910
With payee 1,221,692 629,219 13,830 578,643
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 420,215 181,577 467 238,171
Spouse 129,174 128,384 87 703
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 42,527 34,762 6,567 1,198
Other relative 233,068 112,805 3,155 117,108
Nonmental institution 117,810 44,199 1,346 72,265
Mental institution 96,000 24,009 309 71,682
Social agency 84,050 37,937 587 45,526
Public official 9,549 5,638 134 3,777
Financial organization 3,627 2,431 37 1,159
Other 85,672 57,477 1,141 27,054
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
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Table 7.
Representative payment, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2001
Diagnostic group Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Total Number
with payee		 Percentage
with payee		 Total Number
with payee		 Percentage
with payee		 Total Number
with payee		 Percentage
with payee
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 5,268,039 629,219 11.9 204,255 13,830 6.8 736,553 578,643 78.6
All disabled beneficiaries with diagnosis available
Total 5,217,503 613,866 11.8 199,546 13,511 6.8 518,767 395,721 76.3
Infectious and parasitic diseases 100,442 3,007 3.0 1,745 56 3.2 2,746 1,504 54.8
Neoplasms 142,795 2,417 1.7 4,201 80 1.9 1,678 936 55.8
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 239,614 3,393 1.4 20,190 276 1.4 2,744 741 27.0
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 12,847 270 2.1 346 12 3.5 1,768 302 17.1
Mental disorders
Retardation 273,849 147,446 53.8 9,577 2,756 28.8 312,260 276,199 88.5
Other 1,458,037 362,438 24.9 43,226 7,538 17.4 89,858 57,808 64.3
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 505,162 23,201 4.6 14,143 566 4.0 60,578 30,977 51.1
Circulatory system 543,516 27,434 5.1 22,738 844 3.7 3,080 1,514 49.2
Respiratory system 170,383 1,976 1.2 11,221 132 1.2 902 265 29.4
Digestive system 74,680 2,091 2.8 2,160 43 2.0 504 96 19.1
Genitourinary system 88,949 1,018 1.1 1,779 25 1.4 1,695 321 18.9
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 12,787 163 1.3 513 a a 248 59 23.8
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,231,184 11,533 0.9 53,556 441 0.8 4,346 865 19.9
Congenital anomalies 8,752 804 9.2 262 a a 6,395 4,187 65.5
Injuries 240,948 21,634 9.0 5,078 143 2.8 8,599 3,295 38.3
Other 113,558 5,041 4.4 8,811 591 6.7 21,366 16,652 77.9
Men
Subtotal 2,913,601 415,433 14.3 5,374 460 8.6 291,005 227,090 78.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 76,394 2,452 3.2 87 a a 1,471 854 58.1
Neoplasms 69,847 1,465 2.1 129 7 5.4 958 554 57.8
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 98,455 2,015 2.1 275 11 4.0 1,334 415 31.1
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 6,089 174 2.9 11 a a 904 181 20.0
Mental disorders
Retardation 182,087 100,597 55.3 262 76 29.0 170,458 153,435 90.0
Other 772,620 243,256 31.5 950 219 23.1 57,214 39,104 68.4
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 259,446 14,759 5.7 351 20 5.7 32,580 17,104 52.5
Circulatory system 371,205 18,348 4.9 1,004 42 4.2 1,665 855 51.4
Respiratory system 88,525 1,356 1.5 306 17 5.6 423 149 35.2
Digestive system 40,876 1,627 4.0 79 5 6.3 263 63 24.0
Genitourinary system 54,105 680 1.3 78 a a 861 173 20.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 5,319 93 1.8 13 a a 106 34 32.1
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 655,500 8,013 1.2 1,281 27 2.1 1,844 477 25.9
Congenital anomalies 4,644 480 10.3 7 a a 3,303 2,218 67.2
Injuries 172,875 16,741 9.7 266 17 6.4 6,024 2,292 38.1
Other 55,614 3,377 6.1 275 15 5.5 11,597 9,182 79.2
Women
Subtotal 2,303,902 198,433 8.6 194,172 13,051 6.7 227,762 168,631 74.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 24,048 555 2.3 1,658 a a 1,275 650 51.0
Neoplasms 72,948 952 1.3 4,072 73 1.8 720 382 53.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 141,159 1,378 1.0 19,915 265 1.3 1,410 326 23.1
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 6,758 96 1.4 335 a a 864 121 14.0
Mental disorders
Retardation 91,762 46,849 51.1 9,315 2,680 28.8 141,802 122,764 86.6
Other 685,417 119,182 17.4 42,276 7,319 17.3 32,644 18,704 57.3
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 245,716 8,442 3.4 13,792 546 4.0 27,998 13,873 49.6
Circulatory system 172,311 9,086 5.3 21,734 802 3.7 1,415 659 46.6
Respiratory system 81,858 620 0.8 10,915 115 1.1 479 116 24.2
Digestive system 33,804 464 1.4 2,081 38 1.8 241 33 13.7
Genitourinary system 34,844 338 1.0 1,701 a a 834 148 17.8
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 7,468 70 0.9 500 a a 142 25 17.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 575,684 3,520 0.6 52,275 414 0.8 2,502 388 15.5
Congenital anomalies 4,108 324 7.9 255 a a 3,092 1,969 63.7
Injuries 68,073 4,893 7.2 4,812 126 2.6 2,575 1,003 39.0
Other 57,944 1,664 2.9 8,536 576 6.8 9,769 7,470 76.5
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 8.
Number aged 18-64 as a percentage of resident population, by state, December 2001
State Resident
population		 Beneficiaries
Number Percentage
of resident
population
United States 176,953,784 5,971,315 3.4
Alabama 2,747,771 151,019 5.5
Alaska 407,453 8,519 2.1
Arizona 3,132,603 102,083 3.3
Arkansas 1,623,669 92,073 5.7
California 21,144,215 518,301 2.5
Colorado 2,838,260 69,281 2.4
Connecticut 2,138,791 66,093 3.1
Delaware 494,467 17,732 3.6
District of Columbia 389,112 9,939 2.6
Florida 9,711,553 364,808 3.8
Georgia 5,317,873 189,458 3.6
Hawaii 756,108 17,299 2.3
Idaho 795,680 24,756 3.1
Illinois 7,854,830 218,364 2.8
Indiana 3,865,854 133,360 3.4
Iowa 1,763,303 58,164 3.3
Kansas 1,682,561 50,361 3.0
Kentucky 2,558,726 152,624 6.0
Louisiana 2,711,760 114,851 4.2
Maine 827,889 41,702 5.0
Maryland 3,360,657 85,750 2.6
Massachusetts 4,098,275 146,665 3.6
Michigan 6,302,087 229,910 3.6
Minnesota 3,175,948 83,460 2.6
Mississippi 1,731,872 104,508 6.0
Missouri 3,447,893 149,097 4.3
Montana 559,496 19,973 3.6
Nebraska 1,041,866 31,058 3.0
Nevada 1,309,842 37,164 2.8
New Hampshire 814,471 27,167 3.3
New Jersey 5,435,114 151,947 2.8
New Mexico 1,109,372 38,214 3.4
New York 11,960,990 411,582 3.4
North Carolina 5,128,840 230,612 4.5
North Dakota 400,951 11,314 2.8
Ohio 7,140,951 242,215 3.4
Oklahoma 2,122,509 79,520 3.7
Oregon 2,169,403 67,931 3.1
Pennsylvania 7,568,159 271,650 3.6
Rhode Island 660,302 27,644 4.2
South Carolina 2,541,428 123,656 4.9
South Dakota 462,843 14,502 3.1
Tennessee 3,618,725 172,301 4.8
Texas 13,086,904 320,035 2.4
Utah 1,348,158 26,449 2.0
Vermont 401,335 15,064 3.8
Virginia 4,578,340 154,452 3.4
Washington 3,789,913 107,888 2.8
West Virginia 1,128,452 76,814 6.8
Wisconsin 3,388,628 102,719 3.0
Wyoming 312,582 9,267 3.0
SOURCES: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file; U.S. Census Bureau, 2001 estimates.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 9.
Distribution, by state or other area, December 2001
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All areas a 6,208,847 100.0 5,268,039 100.0 204,255 100.0 736,553 100.0
Alabama 152,413 2.5 129,615 2.5 6,192 3.0 16,606 2.3
Alaska 8,550 0.1 7,671 0.2 218 0.1 661 0.1
Arizona 102,491 1.7 91,578 1.7 2,862 1.4 8,051 1.1
Arkansas 92,713 1.5 80,410 1.5 3,623 1.8 8,680 1.2
California 521,840 8.4 448,238 8.5 13,300 6.5 60,302 8.2
Colorado 69,695 1.1 62,225 1.2 1,793 0.9 5,677 0.8
Connecticut 67,082 1.1 56,087 1.1 1,591 0.8 9,404 1.3
Delaware 17,920 0.3 15,540 0.3 504 0.3 1,876 0.3
District of Columbia 10,044 0.2 8,417 0.2 290 0.1 1,337 0.2
Florida 366,834 5.9 324,090 6.2 10,987 5.4 31,757 4.3
Georgia 190,915 3.1 164,223 3.1 7,077 3.5 19,615 2.7
Hawaii 17,566 0.3 14,844 0.3 448 0.2 2,274 0.3
Idaho 24,954 0.4 21,838 0.4 702 0.3 2,414 0.3
Illinois 221,108 3.6 182,061 3.5 7,528 3.7 31,519 4.3
Indiana 135,054 2.2 113,500 2.2 4,719 2.3 16,835 2.3
Iowa 59,195 1.0 48,883 0.9 1,739 0.9 8,573 1.2
Kansas 51,023 0.8 43,490 0.8 1,451 0.7 6,082 0.8
Kentucky 154,040 2.5 131,186 2.5 6,762 3.3 16,092 2.2
Louisiana 115,913 1.9 92,768 1.8 5,561 2.7 17,584 2.4
Maine 42,178 0.7 36,673 0.7 1,167 0.6 4,338 0.6
Maryland 86,697 1.4 73,549 1.4 2,365 1.2 10,783 1.5
Massachusetts 148,621 2.4 127,431 2.4 3,405 1.7 17,785 2.4
Michigan 232,598 3.8 192,024 3.7 7,974 3.9 32,600 4.4
Minnesota 84,806 1.4 71,539 1.4 1,825 0.9 11,442 1.6
Mississippi 105,321 1.7 89,514 1.7 4,378 2.1 11,429 1.6
Missouri 150,598 2.4 129,371 2.5 5,333 2.6 15,894 2.2
Montana 20,165 0.3 17,420 0.3 619 0.3 2,126 0.3
Nebraska 31,596 0.5 26,611 0.5 824 0.4 4,161 0.6
Nevada 37,280 0.6 34,042 0.7 1,023 0.5 2,215 0.3
New Hampshire 27,461 0.4 24,167 0.5 681 0.3 2,613 0.4
New Jersey 153,847 2.5 130,032 2.5 4,114 2.0 19,701 2.7
New Mexico 38,481 0.6 33,238 0.6 1,192 0.6 4,051 0.6
New York 417,561 6.7 349,196 6.6 12,251 6.0 56,114 7.6
North Carolina 232,965 3.8 202,616 3.9 7,944 3.9 22,405 3.0
North Dakota 11,616 0.2 9,263 0.2 284 0.1 2,069 0.3
Ohio 245,551 4.0 200,768 3.8 9,587 4.7 35,196 4.8
Oklahoma 80,391 1.3 68,375 1.3 3,100 1.5 8,916 1.2
Oregon 68,454 1.1 59,795 1.1 1,865 0.9 6,794 0.9
Pennsylvania 276,179 4.5 228,076 4.3 9,544 4.7 38,559 5.2
Rhode Island 28,013 0.5 24,320 0.5 686 0.3 3,007 0.4
South Carolina 124,695 2.0 106,988 2.0 4,788 2.3 12,919 1.8
South Dakota 14,797 0.2 12,311 0.2 396 0.2 2,090 0.3
Tennessee 173,901 2.8 148,698 2.8 7,248 3.6 17,955 2.4
Texas 323,137 5.2 271,977 5.2 12,326 6.0 38,834 5.3
Utah 26,696 0.4 22,845 0.4 687 0.3 3,164 0.4
Vermont 15,260 0.3 12,994 0.3 457 0.2 1,809 0.3
Virginia 156,048 2.5 133,678 2.5 5,520 2.7 16,850 2.3
Washington 108,682 1.8 94,915 1.8 2,847 1.4 10,920 1.5
West Virginia 77,776 1.3 64,254 1.2 3,571 1.8 9,951 1.4
Wisconsin 104,479 1.7 86,342 1.6 2,616 1.3 15,521 2.1
Wyoming 9,340 0.2 8,215 0.2 263 0.1 862 0.1
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,214 b 1,065 b 51 b 98 b
Guam 906 b 756 b c c c c
Northern Mariana Islands 201 b 147 b c c c c
Puerto Rico 152,799 2.5 125,163 2.4 5,041 2.5 22,595 3.1
Virgin Islands 1,630 b 1,314 b 49 b 267 b
Foreign countries 17,479 0.3 11,654 0.2 845 0.4 4,980 0.7
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Less than 0.05 percent.
c. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 10.
Number, by diagnostic group and state or other area, December 2001
State or area All disabled
beneficiaries		 Total with
diagnosis
available		 Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases		 Neoplasms Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases		 Diseases of
blood and
blood-
forming
organs		 Mental disorders
Total Retardation Other
All areas a 6,208,847 5,935,816 104,933 148,674 262,548 14,961 2,186,807 595,686 1,591,121
Alabama 152,413 146,223 1,571 3,167 6,899 521 46,978 14,084 32,894
Alaska 8,550 8,396 95 265 291 22 3,133 683 2,450
Arizona 102,491 99,742 1,624 2,472 3,773 174 36,914 6,225 30,689