Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2003

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Awards to Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents

Awards to All Disabled Beneficiaries

Awards to Disabled Workers

Awards to Disabled-Worker Families

Benefits Withheld from All Disabled Beneficiaries

Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries

Disabled Workers Who Work

Table 31.
Number, selected years 1960–2003
Year Total Workers and nondisabled dependents Widow(er)s Adult children of—
Workers Spouses Children under age 18 Students aged 18–19 Disabled workers Retired workers Deceased workers
1960 388,861 207,805 54,187 102,516 . . . . . . 1,794 12,740 9,819
1965 538,983 253,499 69,183 175,109 19,794 . . . 2,713 10,017 8,668
1970 799,616 350,384 96,304 241,627 71,145 15,609 3,774 11,348 9,425
1975 1,305,345 592,049 148,741 391,284 117,043 23,521 6,889 14,636 11,182
1980 933,597 396,559 108,500 235,079 143,935 16,054 6,194 16,650 10,626
1981 826,340 351,847 95,575 199,829 134,390 14,154 5,435 15,365 9,745
1982 672,333 297,131 77,835 153,205 103,015 12,440 4,250 14,772 9,685
1983 661,467 311,549 80,079 152,954 68,834 14,412 5,107 17,309 11,223
1984 730,135 361,998 81,834 172,721 59,990 17,165 5,541 18,330 12,556
1985 763,363 377,371 83,511 190,204 56,108 17,086 6,713 19,661 12,709
1986 809,424 416,865 82,435 198,192 52,989 18,418 6,986 20,295 13,244
1987 799,180 415,848 77,316 195,030 54,925 16,396 6,787 20,761 12,117
1988 795,690 409,490 73,790 196,655 61,725 15,328 6,646 20,544 11,512
1989 801,893 425,582 69,113 197,950 57,079 15,168 6,358 19,668 10,975
1990 868,793 467,977 69,667 218,059 58,894 15,424 6,633 20,862 11,277
1991 990,500 536,434 72,754 250,287 60,349 29,590 7,552 21,850 11,684
1992 1,167,001 636,637 78,083 306,002 66,035 33,235 9,548 23,615 13,846
1993 1,177,268 635,238 74,605 317,263 71,081 31,835 10,254 23,173 13,819
1994 1,177,236 631,870 69,549 327,067 74,364 29,903 9,774 22,119 12,590
1995 1,173,317 645,832 63,097 315,587 75,929 29,597 9,779 21,566 11,930
1996 1,139,054 624,335 57,528 311,228 76,769 28,611 9,353 20,169 11,061
1997 1,059,556 587,417 50,818 278,040 76,034 28,546 8,474 19,611 10,616
1998 1,087,352 608,131 47,550 279,764 82,567 29,399 9,095 19,932 10,914
1999 1,106,343 620,488 46,164 283,768 84,525 29,650 9,851 20,467 11,430
2000 1,051,900 610,700 38,500 263,200 74,600 27,600 7,000 21,100 9,200
2001 1,118,300 661,900 41,100 268,800 75,700 26,500 9,800 22,300 12,200
2002 1,219,670 730,383 43,301 293,131 77,927 28,339 8,507 22,798 15,284
2003 1,259,672 755,706 44,638 302,756 82,447 27,324 9,740 21,836 15,225
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2000, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; for 2000–2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent data; data after 2001 are 100 percent data from that file.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
. . . = not applicable.
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Table 32.
Average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, and sex, 2003
Basis of entitlement and age Total Male Female
Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars) Number Average monthly benefit a (dollars)
Workers
Total 755,706 937.50 408,516 1,064.90 347,190 787.60
Under 25 24,340 481.60 14,130 490.60 10,210 469.10
25–29 27,855 637.20 14,569 657.20 13,286 615.30
30–34 37,856 730.00 19,140 759.00 18,716 700.30
35–39 54,496 792.70 27,861 842.20 26,635 741.00
40–44 80,121 853.20 40,959 932.70 39,162 770.10
45–49 101,055 921.10 51,833 1,030.30 49,222 806.10
50–54 137,035 991.40 72,915 1,132.10 64,120 831.50
55–59 170,198 1,053.30 94,860 1,226.70 75,338 835.00
60 or older 122,750 1,072.30 72,249 1,246.10 50,501 823.60
Spouses of disabled workers
Total 44,638 238.10 2,210 166.10 42,428 241.90
Entitlement based on care of children 19,453 174.40 1,060 130.90 18,393 177.00
Under 30 2,606 118.50 72 84.30 2,534 119.40
30–34 3,072 132.60 132 98.00 2,940 134.20
35–39 4,117 155.50 211 117.00 3,906 157.60
40–44 4,169 187.20 259 128.80 3,910 191.00
45–49 3,000 213.10 182 144.50 2,818 217.50
50–54 1,618 236.70 126 174.80 1,492 241.90
55 or older 871 269.40 78 171.00 793 279.00
Entitlement based on age 25,185 287.30 1,150 198.60 24,035 291.60
62–64 21,339 282.00 572 188.90 20,767 284.50
65 or older 3,846 316.90 578 208.20 3,268 336.20
Children of disabled workers
Total 394,943 247.20 206,825 250.30 188,118 243.80
Under age 18 302,756 219.00 154,461 219.30 148,295 218.70
Under 5 56,071 175.40 28,544 175.90 27,527 174.90
5–9 70,703 191.30 35,971 191.60 34,732 191.00
10–14 104,139 220.80 53,184 221.50 50,955 220.20
15–17 71,843 277.60 36,762 277.00 35,081 278.20
Students aged 18–19 82,447 343.10 46,686 344.80 35,761 340.80
Disabled aged 18 or older 9,740 311.80 5,678 314.60 4,062 307.90
Widow(er)s
Total 27,324 578.70 1,354 426.40 25,970 586.60
50–54 10,237 574.40 573 414.30 9,664 583.90
55–59 14,743 584.40 681 429.90 14,062 591.90
60 or older 2,344 561.40 100 472.00 2,244 565.40
Adult children
Total 46,801 436.90 27,036 435.70 19,765 438.40
Children of—
Disabled workers 9,740 311.80 5,678 314.60 4,062 307.90
Retired workers 21,836 396.50 12,479 393.90 9,357 400.00
Deceased workers 15,225 574.70 8,879 571.80 6,346 578.60
Under 25 17,923 448.90 10,641 450.70 7,282 446.20
25–29 6,271 448.70 3,621 447.60 2,650 450.10
30–34 7,492 442.10 4,242 436.50 3,250 449.30
35–39 7,506 431.30 4,336 430.50 3,170 432.50
40–44 5,173 395.90 2,901 389.20 2,272 404.40
45–49 1,514 377.70 816 379.70 698 375.30
50–54 489 435.10 254 425.00 235 446.00
55–59 244 468.20 128 427.00 116 513.70
60–64 122 473.20 61 423.40 61 522.90
65 or older 67 470.20 36 471.10 31 469.20
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
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Table 33.
Distribution, by sex and diagnostic group, 2003
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 829,831 100.0 755,706 100.0 27,324 100.0 46,801 100.0
Congenital anomalies 2,005 0.2 1,152 0.2 31 0.1 822 1.8
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 25,614 3.1 23,407 3.1 1,872 6.9 335 0.7
Infectious and parasitic diseases 11,353 1.4 10,879 1.4 257 0.9 217 0.5
Injuries 30,377 3.7 28,612 3.8 743 2.7 1,022 2.2
Mental disorders
Retardation 43,178 5.2 19,338 2.6 1,002 3.7 22,838 48.8
Other 190,098 22.9 172,341 22.8 6,132 22.4 11,625 24.8
Neoplasms 72,280 8.7 70,942 9.4 1,095 4.0 243 0.5
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 2,674 0.3 2,408 0.3 49 0.2 217 0.5
Circulatory system 89,031 10.7 85,896 11.4 2,808 10.3 327 0.7
Digestive system 17,567 2.1 17,084 2.3 406 1.5 77 0.2
Genitourinary system 17,537 2.1 16,968 2.2 310 1.1 259 0.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 207,549 25.0 199,014 26.3 7,982 29.2 553 1.2
Nervous system and sense organs 72,192 8.7 64,369 8.5 1,908 7.0 5,915 12.6
Respiratory system 33,734 4.1 32,007 4.2 1,620 5.9 107 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,704 0.2 1,622 0.2 62 0.2 20 a
Other 2,070 0.2 1,871 0.2 54 0.2 145 0.3
Unknown 10,868 1.3 7,796 1.0 993 3.6 2,079 4.4
Men
Subtotal 436,906 100.0 408,516 100.0 1,354 100.0 27,036 100.0
Congenital anomalies 1,064 0.2 619 0.2 b b b b
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 12,708 2.9 12,486 3.1 67 4.9 155 0.6
Infectious and parasitic diseases 7,990 1.8 7,849 1.9 19 1.4 122 0.5
Injuries 19,695 4.5 18,904 4.6 62 4.6 729 2.7
Mental disorders
Retardation 24,525 5.6 11,822 2.9 50 3.7 12,653 46.8
Other 89,703 20.5 81,910 20.1 259 19.1 7,534 27.9
Neoplasms 37,495 8.6 37,289 9.1 62 4.6 144 0.5
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,286 0.3 1,168 0.3 b b b b
Circulatory system 59,344 13.6 58,944 14.4 214 15.8 186 0.7
Digestive system 10,559 2.4 10,489 2.6 33 2.4 37 0.1
Genitourinary system 10,588 2.4 10,418 2.6 26 1.9 144 0.5
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 101,525 23.2 100,949 24.7 316 23.3 260 1.0
Nervous system and sense organs 36,813 8.4 33,491 8.2 96 7.1 3,226 11.9
Respiratory system 17,027 3.9 16,902 4.1 80 5.9 45 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 712 0.2 700 0.2 b b b b
Other 992 0.2 907 0.2 b b b b
Unknown 4,880 1.1 3,669 0.9 59 4.4 1,152 4.3
Women
Subtotal 392,925 100.0 347,190 100.0 25,970 100.0 19,765 100.0
Congenital anomalies 941 0.2 533 0.2 b b b b
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 12,906 3.3 10,921 3.1 1,805 7.0 180 0.9
Infectious and parasitic diseases 3,363 0.9 3,030 0.9 238 0.9 95 0.5
Injuries 10,682 2.7 9,708 2.8 681 2.6 293 1.5
Mental disorders
Retardation 18,653 4.7 7,516 2.2 952 3.7 10,185 51.5
Other 100,395 25.6 90,431 26.0 5,873 22.6 4,091 20.7
Neoplasms 34,785 8.9 33,653 9.7 1,033 4.0 99 0.5
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,388 0.4 1,240 0.4 b b b b
Circulatory system 29,687 7.6 26,952 7.8 2,594 10.0 141 0.7
Digestive system 7,008 1.8 6,595 1.9 373 1.4 40 0.2
Genitourinary system 6,949 1.8 6,550 1.9 284 1.1 115 0.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 106,024 27.0 98,065 28.2 7,666 29.5 293 1.5
Nervous system and sense organs 35,379 9.0 30,878 8.9 1,812 7.0 2,689 13.6
Respiratory system 16,707 4.3 15,105 4.4 1,540 5.9 62 0.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 992 0.3 922 0.3 b b b b
Other 1,078 0.3 964 0.3 b b b b
Unknown 5,988 1.5 4,127 1.2 934 3.6 927 4.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
Effective 2001, the Social Security Administration initiated a special review of 130,000 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who are potentially eligible for Social Security disability benefits because of earnings while receiving SSI. Many of these claims awarded since 2001 were for individuals under age 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 34.
Distribution and average monthly benefit, by state or other area, 2003
State or area Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Percent Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Percent Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
All areas a 755,706 100.0 937.50 27,324 100.0 578.70 46,801 100.0 436.90
Alabama 18,950 2.5 916.20 869 3.2 541.80 1,047 2.2 400.80
Alaska 1,213 0.2 923.70 24 0.1 562.00 79 0.2 420.70
Arizona 14,537 1.9 945.30 390 1.4 584.40 742 1.6 442.80
Arkansas 12,443 1.6 887.50 564 2.1 546.90 693 1.5 385.70
California 71,471 9.5 892.40 1,981 7.3 621.70 3,758 8.0 468.20
Colorado 7,540 1.0 964.20 212 0.8 603.10 368 0.8 486.20
Connecticut 7,660 1.0 1,008.60 200 0.7 617.30 528 1.1 493.00
Delaware 2,563 0.3 985.10 54 0.2 600.90 98 0.2 449.50
District of Columbia 1,280 0.2 854.00 25 0.1 471.40 56 0.1 472.20
Florida 41,662 5.5 934.50 1,446 5.3 567.30 2,264 4.8 441.70
Georgia 21,654 2.9 939.20 904 3.3 534.90 1,146 2.4 450.20
Hawaii 2,140 0.3 972.50 69 0.3 633.30 120 0.3 490.70
Idaho 3,432 0.5 912.20 122 0.4 685.40 186 0.4 445.60
Illinois 27,390 3.6 979.80 931 3.4 613.40 2,065 4.4 447.30
Indiana 17,029 2.3 956.20 645 2.4 607.90 1,116 2.4 449.80
Iowa 6,144 0.8 917.90 196 0.7 553.10 592 1.3 372.10
Kansas 6,178 0.8 945.30 206 0.8 564.00 436 0.9 398.10
Kentucky 16,794 2.2 902.20 862 3.2 584.90 934 2.0 426.90
Louisiana 13,070 1.7 900.00 779 2.9 611.50 1,169 2.5 392.80
Maine 5,259 0.7 859.70 139 0.5 544.00 352 0.8 384.50
Maryland 11,225 1.5 985.50 307 1.1 608.80 584 1.2 482.40
Massachusetts 17,296 2.3 933.90 414 1.5 597.20 1,176 2.5 422.40
Michigan 27,780 3.7 993.80 1,031 3.8 652.10 1,889 4.0 496.50
Minnesota 10,877 1.4 952.00 216 0.8 581.20 718 1.5 427.90
Mississippi 10,702 1.4 895.70 590 2.2 521.80 729 1.6 383.10
Missouri 17,925 2.4 929.70 705 2.6 537.80 1,113 2.4 383.00
Montana 2,101 0.3 883.90 77 0.3 547.00 149 0.3 467.10
Nebraska 3,846 0.5 900.20 102 0.4 545.80 302 0.6 397.50
Nevada 5,806 0.8 976.20 167 0.6 645.40 230 0.5 485.80
New Hampshire 3,974 0.5 948.90 100 0.4 560.90 196 0.4 434.50
New Jersey 19,691 2.6 1,056.20 563 2.1 607.90 1,198 2.6 489.50
New Mexico 5,284 0.7 870.70 162 0.6 599.50 266 0.6 399.80
New York 44,564 5.9 1,006.40 1,478 5.4 599.00 3,033 6.5 454.80
North Carolina 27,693 3.7 933.20 1,134 4.2 473.00 1,483 3.2 413.40
North Dakota 1,143 0.2 894.70 27 0.1 632.20 102 0.2 355.30
Ohio 27,235 3.6 925.10 1,096 4.0 626.20 1,884 4.0 461.90
Oklahoma 11,265 1.5 900.80 483 1.8 579.20 574 1.2 426.50
Oregon 8,598 1.1 966.30 293 1.1 618.00 559 1.2 438.60
Pennsylvania 36,182 4.8 938.00 1,243 4.5 596.20 2,220 4.7 446.20
Rhode Island 3,206 0.4 875.80 77 0.3 594.80 171 0.4 422.20
South Carolina 14,209 1.9 939.30 637 2.3 476.20 736 1.6 432.80
South Dakota 1,353 0.2 850.20 50 0.2 511.60 124 0.3 359.30
Tennessee 19,372 2.6 917.10 946 3.5 535.50 1,114 2.4 429.30
Texas 51,612 6.8 913.80 2,010 7.4 578.00 2,706 5.8 439.70
Utah 3,045 0.4 954.40 80 0.3 616.30 270 0.6 480.80
Vermont 1,730 0.2 892.00 56 0.2 542.60 151 0.3 391.50
Virginia 18,942 2.5 952.90 671 2.5 568.20 1,027 2.2 435.60
Washington 14,710 1.9 971.60 442 1.6 647.40 873 1.9 475.30
West Virginia 8,946 1.2 939.50 431 1.6 628.50 511 1.1 434.50
Wisconsin 13,348 1.8 968.10 339 1.2 596.30 1,025 2.2 423.00
Wyoming 1,001 0.1 956.90 30 0.1 643.90 51 0.1 506.30
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 10,726 1.4 811.30 538 2.0 473.30 930 2.0 326.90
Other b 1,280 0.2 735.40 105 0.4 504.30 226 0.5 342.30
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Benefits awarded before December cost-of-living increase are converted to December rates before averages are computed.
Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
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Table 35.
Percentage distribution, by sex and age, 1960–2003
Year Number Percentage distribution Average age
Total, all ages Under 30 30–34 35–39 a 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–61 62–FRA
All disabled workers b
2000 610,700 100.0 6.4 4.9 8.4 11.5 13.1 18.1 21.3 8.7 7.8 48.9
2001 661,900 100.0 7.8 5.3 8.0 10.8 12.9 18.0 21.6 8.5 7.1 48.6
2002 730,383 100.0 7.6 5.0 7.5 10.8 13.3 18.0 22.1 8.6 7.1 48.7
2003 755,706 100.0 6.9 5.0 7.2 10.6 13.4 18.1 22.5 9.0 7.3 49.0
Men
1960 168,466 100.0 0.8 a 7.0 6.5 10.5 16.7 20.0 11.8 26.7 54.5
1965 186,808 100.0 1.8 a 8.2 7.9 11.1 17.1 25.7 14.0 14.0 53.0
1970 258,072 100.0 6.7 a 7.6 6.5 10.1 14.7 23.5 12.3 18.7 52.1
1975 408,531 100.0 7.7 a 8.6 6.2 9.5 15.7 23.1 12.1 17.1 51.5
1980 275,185 100.0 8.3 a 9.7 6.0 8.4 14.7 24.6 12.3 16.0 51.2
1981 244,984 100.0 8.6 a 10.2 6.2 8.4 14.5 24.3 13.0 14.8 50.8
1982 207,453 100.0 8.4 a 10.4 6.3 8.4 14.1 24.6 12.9 14.8 50.9
1983 217,422 100.0 9.5 a 11.7 6.6 8.4 13.6 23.4 12.2 14.6 50.2
1984 247,833 100.0 9.2 a 12.8 7.1 8.7 13.4 22.6 12.2 14.0 50.0
1985 274,400 100.0 8.7 a 13.3 7.0 9.9 14.6 23.1 12.4 10.9 50.1
1986 273,700 100.0 10.7 a 15.3 8.1 9.4 14.3 21.3 11.1 9.8 48.7
1987 265,900 100.0 9.4 a 16.0 8.6 9.3 13.9 20.8 10.9 11.2 49.0
1988 265,700 100.0 8.4 a 16.0 9.7 9.0 14.6 21.3 10.5 10.4 49.2
1989 268,600 100.0 8.7 a 16.0 9.5 10.2 14.2 20.6 9.7 11.1 49.0
1990 293,300 100.0 10.9 a 16.9 9.4 9.5 13.5 20.5 10.3 8.9 48.1
1991 322,700 100.0 9.5 a 17.7 10.6 11.0 14.1 18.4 9.4 9.3 47.9
1992 395,600 100.0 9.5 a 18.5 10.8 11.0 13.0 18.6 9.8 8.9 47.8
1993 391,800 100.0 9.2 a 18.9 10.1 11.7 14.7 18.8 8.6 8.0 47.7
1994 379,300 100.0 6.8 a 18.4 10.8 12.7 15.4 19.3 9.0 7.7 48.4
1995 368,400 100.0 7.2 a 16.3 10.7 11.5 15.7 20.4 8.9 9.3 48.9
1996 347,100 100.0 6.9 7.2 9.0 10.8 13.2 16.2 19.9 9.3 7.6 48.3
1997 311,100 100.0 6.3 5.6 8.9 10.8 13.5 16.1 21.6 8.8 8.3 48.8
1998 331,400 100.0 6.3 6.2 8.1 11.1 12.4 18.3 21.6 8.1 8.0 48.8
1999 338,900 100.0 6.2 5.2 7.6 11.4 12.4 18.2 21.7 8.8 8.3 49.1
2000 328,700 100.0 6.8 4.6 8.3 10.7 12.7 17.6 21.1 9.1 9.1 49.1
2001 360,000 100.0 7.5 4.8 7.9 10.0 12.2 17.5 22.7 9.2 8.1 49.1
2002 394,741 100.0 7.9 4.7 7.1 10.2 12.6 17.6 22.9 9.3 7.8 49.0
2003 408,516 100.0 7.0 4.7 6.8 10.0 12.7 17.8 23.2 9.7 8.0 49.4
Women
1960 39,339 100.0 0.7 a 8.1 8.0 13.3 21.9 24.6 12.4 10.9 52.5
1965 66,691 100.0 1.1 a 6.5 7.4 11.7 19.3 28.3 14.1 11.5 53.2
1970 92,312 100.0 4.2 a 6.3 6.1 11.0 17.5 27.2 13.0 14.6 52.8
1975 183,518 100.0 6.1 a 7.3 6.1 10.1 17.7 25.5 12.2 15.0 52.1
1980 121,374 100.0 7.4 a 9.7 6.4 9.3 16.3 25.5 11.7 13.7 51.1
1981 106,863 100.0 7.8 a 10.2 6.5 9.5 16.4 25.1 12.0 12.5 50.8
1982 89,678 100.0 8.0 a 10.9 6.8 9.5 15.6 24.9 11.7 12.5 50.5
1983 94,127 100.0 9.0 a 12.2 7.4 9.5 14.8 23.5 10.9 12.7 49.8
1984 114,165 100.0 8.3 a 13.2 7.9 9.7 14.9 22.8 10.9 12.9 49.7
1985 134,500 100.0 8.6 a 12.9 8.0 10.6 15.8 23.3 10.1 10.6 49.7
1986 135,700 100.0 9.0 a 15.5 10.4 10.5 14.8 21.3 9.6 8.8 48.8
1987 143,700 100.0 7.5 a 15.2 8.1 11.2 15.8 23.4 9.6 9.1 49.5
1988 147,000 100.0 8.5 a 14.0 8.8 10.9 16.1 23.5 10.5 7.7 49.3
1989 146,900 100.0 7.8 a 14.8 10.4 11.9 13.8 21.2 10.8 9.2 49.1
1990 168,500 100.0 8.5 a 16.3 9.8 13.1 14.2 22.3 8.9 6.9 48.4
1991 190,400 100.0 8.5 a 16.8 10.1 12.2 16.2 19.5 8.9 7.8 48.4
1992 241,300 100.0 8.6 a 17.7 12.0 12.4 15.6 17.6 8.4 7.7 47.7
1993 237,900 100.0 7.5 a 17.5 11.2 13.1 16.5 19.7 6.8 7.6 48.1
1994 234,000 100.0 7.4 a 16.9 11.1 12.9 17.0 20.8 7.3 6.6 48.2
1995 263,200 100.0 6.4 a 16.7 11.4 13.8 17.2 20.5 7.6 6.4 48.5
1996 256,900 100.0 5.3 6.2 8.9 11.3 14.0 19.0 21.2 8.3 5.9 48.7
1997 250,200 100.0 6.2 6.0 10.3 12.2 14.1 19.0 19.0 6.8 6.4 47.9
1998 271,900 100.0 5.4 5.9 9.0 12.2 14.5 19.1 20.4 7.6 5.9 48.5
1999 266,900 100.0 5.7 5.9 8.7 12.5 15.4 18.1 20.6 6.6 6.5 48.7
2000 282,000 100.0 5.8 5.2 8.6 12.3 13.5 18.7 21.6 8.1 6.3 48.7
2001 301,900 100.0 8.0 5.9 8.2 11.8 13.8 18.5 20.2 7.7 6.0 48.0
2002 335,642 100.0 7.3 5.3 8.0 11.4 14.2 18.5 21.2 7.7 6.3 48.3
2003 347,190 100.0 6.8 5.4 7.7 11.3 14.2 18.5 21.7 8.1 6.5 48.6
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2000, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; for 2000–2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent data; data after 2001 are 100 percent data from that file.
NOTES: Age in year of award for 1960–1984; age in month of award after 1984.
Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
FRA = full retirement age.
a. Ages 30–34 were grouped with ages 35–39 before 1996.
b. Combined data for men and women are not available before 2000.
CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison (410) 965-5522 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 36.
Distribution, by diagnostic group, 1960–2003
Year Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases a Injuries Mental disorders b Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
Number
1960 207,805 865 5,406 10,903 -- 17,287 -- -- 17,739
1961 279,758 1,637 7,070 15,153 -- 26,864 -- -- 23,103
1962 286,434 2,026 9,383 15,271 -- 37,315 -- -- 27,632
1963 224,229 1,646 7,563 10,859 6,496 24,526 -- -- 25,042
1967 310,947 -- 10,743 10,945 19,815 35,344 -- -- 33,358
1968 330,783 2,670 11,359 10,360 25,319 41,894 -- -- 36,560
1969 344,741 3,004 12,169 9,828 28,473 43,225 -- -- 35,740
1970 350,384 3,597 13,141 8,760 28,231 38,406 -- -- 36,095
1971 415,897 4,365 15,823 8,524 31,810 42,687 -- -- 39,629
1972 455,438 4,033 17,352 8,627 31,728 45,253 -- -- 43,667
1973 491,776 5,276 18,131 7,957 30,418 47,014 -- -- 50,644
1975 592,049 6,576 23,176 7,579 32,341 67,213 -- -- 59,852
1976 551,460 5,817 20,966 6,049 29,848 63,667 -- -- 57,656
1977 568,874 6,681 21,725 5,807 31,942 70,825 -- -- 59,833
1978 464,415 5,850 16,855 4,512 27,490 54,329 -- -- 54,878
1981 351,847 3,118 14,768 2,596 20,868 36,318 -- -- 56,410
1982 298,531 2,432 13,187 2,312 16,617 31,531 -- -- 50,999
1983 311,490 2,827 14,904 6,730 15,646 50,633 -- -- 52,379
1984 357,140 2,439 14,418 3,185 16,189 64,078 -- -- 59,104
1985 377,371 2,480 16,976 2,985 16,558 68,610 -- -- 55,120
1986 416,865 1,953 21,260 2,736 3,629 123,983 -- -- 53,176
1987 415,848 787 21,114 4,676 20,889 81,241 -- -- 55,339
1988 409,490 550 14,513 2,802 21,022 85,756 -- -- 53,944
1989 425,582 534 14,279 3,773 21,531 88,500 -- -- 60,352
1990 467,977 511 16,255 22,023 22,315 105,173 -- -- 65,939
1991 536,434 575 19,931 28,245 24,129 126,184 -- -- 69,244
1992 636,637 619 29,904 39,253 25,042 164,093 -- -- 77,175
1993 635,238 543 30,862 37,450 23,206 166,045 -- -- 80,266
1994 631,870 602 31,532 36,087 22,560 156,703 -- -- 89,231
1995 645,645 722 33,370 27,993 27,566 147,900 16,681 131,219 64,401
1996 624,254 777 33,832 23,324 27,616 132,022 14,062 117,960 63,321
1997 587,700 654 33,807 15,327 25,930 122,901 12,888 110,013 62,279
1998 608,382 676 36,373 12,680 25,926 131,502 14,506 116,996 63,973
1999 620,559 645 36,975 11,743 25,925 138,980 16,608 122,372 65,681
2000 610,700 700 17,100 10,700 28,700 143,200 17,600 125,600 63,600
2001 661,900 d 19,500 11,200 25,400 168,600 22,500 146,100 62,000
2002 730,383 1,113 21,830 10,966 28,169 185,313 22,352 162,961 70,369
2003 755,706 1,152 23,407 10,879 28,612 191,679 19,338 172,341 70,942
Percent
1960 100.0 0.4 2.6 5.2 -- 8.3 -- -- 8.5
1961 100.0 0.6 2.5 5.4 -- 9.6 -- -- 8.3
1962 100.0 0.7 3.3 5.3 -- 13.0 -- -- 9.6
1963 100.0 0.7 3.4 4.8 2.9 10.9 -- -- 11.2
1967 100.0 -- 3.5 3.5 6.4 11.4 -- -- 10.7
1968 100.0 0.8 3.4 3.1 7.7 12.7 -- -- 11.1
1969 100.0 0.9 3.5 2.9 8.3 12.5 -- -- 10.4
1970 100.0 1.0 3.8 2.5 8.1 11.0 -- -- 10.3
1971 100.0 1.0 3.8 2.0 7.6 10.3 -- -- 9.5
1972 100.0 0.9 3.8 1.9 7.0 9.9 -- -- 9.6
1973 100.0 1.1 3.7 1.6 6.2 9.6 -- -- 10.3
1975 100.0 1.1 3.9 1.3 5.5 11.4 -- -- 10.1
1976 100.0 1.1 3.8 1.1 5.4 11.5 -- -- 10.5
1977 100.0 1.2 3.8 1.0 5.6 12.5 -- -- 10.5
1978 100.0 1.3 3.6 1.0 5.9 11.7 -- -- 11.8
1981 100.0 0.9 4.2 0.7 5.9 10.3 -- -- 16.0
1982 100.0 0.8 4.4 0.8 5.6 10.6 -- -- 17.1
1983 100.0 0.9 4.8 2.2 5.0 16.3 -- -- 16.8
1984 100.0 0.7 4.0 0.9 4.5 17.9 -- -- 16.5
1985 100.0 0.7 4.5 0.8 4.4 18.2 -- -- 14.6
1986 100.0 0.5 5.1 0.7 0.9 29.7 -- -- 12.8
1987 100.0 0.2 5.1 1.1 5.0 19.5 -- -- 13.3
1988 100.0 0.1 3.5 0.7 5.1 20.9 -- -- 13.2
1989 100.0 0.1 3.4 0.9 5.1 20.8 -- -- 14.2
1990 100.0 0.1 3.5 4.7 4.8 22.5 -- -- 14.1
1991 100.0 0.1 3.7 5.3 4.5 23.5 -- -- 12.9
1992 100.0 0.1 4.7 6.2 3.9 25.8 -- -- 12.1
1993 100.0 0.1 4.9 5.9 3.7 26.1 -- -- 12.6
1994 100.0 0.1 5.0 5.7 3.6 24.8 -- -- 14.1
1995 100.0 0.1 5.2 4.3 4.3 22.9 2.6 20.3 10.0
1996 100.0 0.1 5.4 3.7 4.4 21.1 2.3 18.9 10.1
1997 100.0 0.1 5.8 2.6 4.4 20.9 2.2 18.7 10.6
1998 100.0 0.1 6.0 2.1 4.3 21.6 2.4 19.2 10.5
1999 100.0 0.1 6.0 1.9 4.2 22.4 2.7 19.7 10.6
2000 100.0 0.1 2.8 1.8 4.7 23.4 2.9 20.6 10.4
2001 100.0 d 2.9 1.7 3.8 25.5 3.4 22.1 9.4
2002 100.0 0.2 3.0 1.5 3.9 25.4 3.1 22.3 9.6
2003 100.0 0.2 3.1 1.4 3.8 25.4 2.6 22.8 9.4
 
Table 36.
Continued
Year Diseases of the— Other Unknown c
Blood and blood-forming organs Circulatory system Digestive system Genitourinary system Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue Nervous system and sense organs Respiratory system Skin and subcutaneous tissue
Number
1960 442 55,855 3,575 1,077 17,124 32,105 16,489 463 89 28,386
1961 566 71,860 4,300 1,608 23,241 44,709 20,030 794 125 38,698
1962 739 82,015 5,922 2,040 33,751 45,261 23,408 1,177 494 --
1963 597 66,468 4,437 1,725 21,744 32,712 19,107 719 588 --
1967 -- 81,507 7,627 -- 41,090 38,278 24,646 -- 7,594 --
1968 -- 80,906 7,806 2,926 43,677 41,758 22,635 -- 2,913 --
1969 -- 105,760 8,719 2,717 47,357 21,967 23,265 -- 2,517 --
1970 -- 108,906 9,051 2,912 52,086 22,575 24,254 -- 2,370 --
1971 1,043 131,854 11,629 3,501 66,558 26,442 30,103 1,667 262 --
1972 1,155 146,684 13,369 4,304 75,923 28,216 33,038 1,756 293 40
1973 1,347 158,202 14,614 4,810 85,431 31,139 34,656 1,854 283 --
1975 1,491 177,311 17,474 5,719 110,637 39,960 39,485 2,306 929 --
1976 2,039 165,182 15,194 4,907 105,907 36,156 35,210 2,532 330 --
1977 1,516 167,801 15,342 5,271 107,840 36,751 35,002 1,766 772 --
1978 1,236 134,634 12,407 4,719 86,921 29,314 28,005 2,017 1,248 --
1981 942 85,994 7,363 6,230 58,639 28,516 21,520 1,345 616 6,604
1982 808 74,242 6,067 3,165 48,985 26,886 19,766 998 536 --
1983 958 68,352 5,272 6,489 41,782 26,203 17,978 848 d d
1984 904 70,891 5,895 3,441 45,826 28,201 18,891 983 776 21,919
1985 890 72,764 5,626 3,348 49,214 28,733 20,213 1,110 992 31,752
1986 1,186 73,226 6,262 3,099 54,560 30,328 23,449 1,075 -- 16,943
1987 1,205 76,758 6,122 5,801 63,807 35,206 22,978 1,173 -- 18,752
1988 1,419 72,224 6,388 7,131 68,623 34,443 23,073 785 16,817 --
1989 1,524 70,235 6,803 9,010 71,419 34,756 21,400 828 20,638 --
1990 1,734 73,585 7,431 10,294 74,501 37,737 22,158 866 7,455 --
1991 1,904 78,339 8,648 10,874 92,469 41,551 23,798 1,021 9,522 --
1992 2,277 89,818 9,872 12,763 96,895 46,952 27,264 1,070 13,640 --
1993 2,075 88,623 10,026 13,390 94,255 45,742 27,494 1,118 14,143 --
1994 2,066 86,645 10,520 15,531 84,705 47,820 30,958 1,116 15,794 --
1995 2,006 83,065 11,167 11,956 141,306 46,477 28,831 1,643 14,746 2,496
1996 1,836 81,209 11,530 12,206 142,776 45,960 27,983 1,588 18,274 2,590
1997 1,815 76,531 11,310 12,151 135,430 45,496 26,483 1,473 14,436 1,677
1998 1,801 76,698 12,413 13,118 141,847 47,517 27,148 1,466 13,744 1,500
1999 1,911 74,755 13,389 13,842 146,754 49,869 26,981 1,416 10,252 1,441
2000 1,500 75,400 12,700 14,900 153,600 50,100 26,200 1,700 9,300 1,300
2001 2,200 82,500 15,600 16,300 162,100 54,600 28,300 d 10,000 1,800
2002 2,491 85,252 15,976 16,412 186,923 62,519 30,591 1,609 1,866 8,984
2003 2,408 85,896 17,084 16,968 199,014 64,369 32,007 1,622 1,871 7,796
Percent
1960 0.2 26.9 1.7 0.5 8.2 15.4 7.9 0.2 e 13.7
1961 0.2 25.7 1.5 0.6 8.3 16.0 7.2 0.3 e 13.8
1962 0.3 28.6 2.1 0.7 11.8 15.8 8.2 0.4 0.2 --
1963 0.3 29.6 2.0 0.8 9.7 14.6 8.5 0.3 0.3 --
1967 -- 26.2 2.5 -- 13.2 12.3 7.9 -- 2.4 --
1968 -- 24.5 2.4 0.9 13.2 12.6 6.8 -- 0.9 --
1969 -- 30.7 2.5 0.8 13.7 6.4 6.7 -- 0.7 --
1970 -- 31.1 2.6 0.8 14.9 6.4 6.9 -- 0.7 --
1971 0.3 31.7 2.8 0.8 16.0 6.4 7.2 0.4 0.1 --
1972 0.3 32.2 2.9 0.9 16.7 6.2 7.3 0.4 0.1 e
1973 0.3 32.2 3.0 1.0 17.4 6.3 7.0 0.4 0.1 --
1975 0.3 29.9 3.0 1.0 18.7 6.7 6.7 0.4 0.2 --
1976 0.4 30.0 2.8 0.9 19.2 6.6 6.4 0.5 0.1 --
1977 0.3 29.5 2.7 0.9 19.0 6.5 6.2 0.3 0.1 --
1978 0.3 29.0 2.7 1.0 18.7 6.3 6.0 0.4 0.3 --
1981 0.3 24.4 2.1 1.8 16.7 8.1 6.1 0.4 0.2 1.9
1982 0.3 24.9 2.0 1.1 16.4 9.0 6.6 0.3 0.2 --
1983 0.3 21.9 1.7 2.1 13.4 8.4 5.8 0.3 d d
1984 0.3 19.8 1.7 1.0 12.8 7.9 5.3 0.3 0.2 6.1
1985 0.2 19.3 1.5 0.9 13.0 7.6 5.4 0.3 0.3 8.4
1986 0.3 17.6 1.5 0.7 13.1 7.3 5.6 0.3 -- 4.1
1987 0.3 18.5 1.5 1.4 15.3 8.5 5.5 0.3 -- 4.5
1988 0.3 17.6 1.6 1.7 16.8 8.4 5.6 0.2 4.1 --
1989 0.4 16.5 1.6 2.1 16.8 8.2 5.0 0.2 4.8 --
1990 0.4 15.7 1.6 2.2 15.9 8.1 4.7 0.2 1.6 --
1991 0.4 14.6 1.6 2.0 17.2 7.7 4.4 0.2 1.8 --
1992 0.4 14.1 1.6 2.0 15.2 7.4 4.3 0.2 2.1 --
1993 0.3 14.0 1.6 2.1 14.8 7.2 4.3 0.2 2.2 --
1994 0.3 13.7 1.7 2.5 13.4 7.6 4.9 0.2 2.5 --
1995 0.3 12.9 1.7 1.9 21.9 7.2 4.5 0.3 2.3 0.4
1996 0.3 13.0 1.8 2.0 22.9 7.4 4.5 0.3 2.9 0.4
1997 0.3 13.0 1.9 2.1 23.0 7.7 4.5 0.3 2.5 0.3
1998 0.3 12.6 2.0 2.2 23.3 7.8 4.5 0.2 2.3 0.2
1999 0.3 12.0 2.2 2.2 23.6 8.0 4.3 0.2 1.7 0.2
2000 0.2 12.3 2.1 2.4 25.2 8.2 4.3 0.3 1.5 0.2
2001 0.3 12.5 2.4 2.5 24.5 8.2 4.3 d 1.5 0.3
2002 0.3 11.7 2.2 2.2 25.6 8.6 4.2 0.2 0.3 1.2
2003 0.3 11.4 2.3 2.2 26.3 8.5 4.2 0.2 0.2 1.0
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2000, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; for 2000–2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent data; data after 2001 are 100 percent data from that file.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
Data for 1964–1966 are not available. Before 1995, diagnostic data for cases awarded at the appeals levels were estimated on the basis of the diagnosis of cases allowed at the initial disability determination level.
Effective 2001, the Social Security Administration initiated a special review of 130,000 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who are potentially eligible for Social Security disability benefits because of earnings while receiving SSI. Many of these claims awarded since 2001 were for individuals under age 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
-- = not available.
a. AIDS and HIV records are counted in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. Before 1990, they were included in Other.
b. Mental retardation was not identified separately before 1995.
c. Beginning with 2002, several ill-defined impairment codes were reclassified and added to Unknown.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
e. Less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison (410) 965-5522 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 37.
Distribution of workers under age 50, by diagnostic group, selected years 1975–2003
Year Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases a Injuries Mental disorders b Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
Number
1975 183,493 3,712 6,511 3,357 17,945 42,119 -- -- 15,588
1981 123,090 1,945 5,188 1,209 13,327 24,633 -- -- 15,017
1982 109,279 1,579 4,739 1,096 11,088 21,654 -- -- 14,581
1983 120,606 1,429 5,630 3,759 10,036 35,331 -- -- 14,827
1984 140,792 1,375 5,750 1,528 9,535 43,680 -- -- 16,173
1985 158,152 1,438 7,534 1,510 10,357 49,313 -- -- 16,857
1986 188,355 1,202 10,816 1,534 1,882 89,821 -- -- 16,318
1987 184,481 498 12,405 3,262 13,064 58,970 -- -- 17,595
1988 183,017 326 5,848 1,383 12,590 63,282 -- -- 16,859
1989 189,708 311 6,088 2,497 12,761 64,093 -- -- 19,298