U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2001
 
All Disabled Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
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.
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