U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2004
 
All Disabled Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Table 15.
Representative payment, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2004
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 6,197,385 732,480 11.8 210,736 13,854 6.6 759,254 593,451 78.2
Congenital anomalies 10,392 1,337 12.9 261 6 2.3 7,981 5,408 67.8
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 247,559 4,062 1.6 18,477 283 1.5 2,823 746 26.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 110,178 3,438 3.1 1,777 55 3.1 2,987 1,664 55.7
Injuries 271,626 23,821 8.8 5,363 155 2.9 9,524 3,753 39.4
Mental disorders
Retardation 310,240 170,546 55.0 9,623 2,562 26.6 341,422 301,171 88.2
Other 1,765,627 429,896 24.3 48,503 7,820 16.1 107,967 69,609 64.5
Neoplasms 172,844 2,734 1.6 4,269 70 1.6 1,776 975 54.9
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 15,596 337 2.2 360 9 2.5 1,923 329 17.1
Circulatory system 600,144 29,949 5.0 21,262 803 3.8 3,368 1,642 48.8
Digestive system 94,566 2,624 2.8 2,398 51 2.1 587 113 19.3
Genitourinary system 103,427 1,252 1.2 1,866 38 2.0 1,795 367 20.4
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,540,566 15,662 1.0 59,012 540 0.9 5,017 1,030 20.5
Nervous system and sense organs 596,369 27,804 4.7 15,064 611 4.1 68,185 35,604 52.2
Respiratory system 194,592 2,380 1.2 10,953 135 1.2 963 301 31.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 14,963 200 1.3 484 a a 255 45 17.6
Other 12,038 520 4.3 262 a a 1,258 808 64.2
Unknown 136,658 15,918 11.6 10,802 707 6.5 201,423 169,886 84.3
Men
Subtotal 3,373,226 483,544 14.3 7,016 544 7.8 414,697 331,259 79.9
Congenital anomalies 5,390 779 14.5 10 0 0 4,166 2,917 70.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 105,959 2,337 2.2 332 12 3.6 1,325 405 30.6
Infectious and parasitic diseases 81,926 2,754 3.4 94 a a 1,590 933 58.7
Injuries 190,556 18,272 9.6 337 17 5.0 6,646 2,587 38.9
Mental disorders
Retardation 201,209 113,894 56.6 325 84 25.8 184,704 166,167 90.0
Other 903,702 280,079 31.0 1,380 271 19.6 68,466 47,044 68.7
Neoplasms 83,461 1,654 2.0 140 6 4.3 1,018 575 56.5
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 7,115 205 2.9 18 0 0 970 194 20.0
Circulatory system 404,117 19,566 4.8 1,115 43 3.9 1,814 930 51.3
Digestive system 51,490 1,985 3.9 123 5 4.1 306 70 22.9
Genitourinary system 62,439 842 1.3 129 a a 931 199 21.4
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 796,382 10,373 1.3 1,763 28 1.6 2,155 567 26.3
Nervous system and sense organs 299,870 17,340 5.8 474 27 5.7 36,376 19,651 54.0
Respiratory system 97,711 1,574 1.6 339 13 3.8 432 168 38.9
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 6,126 115 1.9 14 0 0 103 25 24.3
Other 5,846 376 6.4 7 0 0 665 452 68.0
Unknown 69,927 11,399 16.3 416 33 7.9 103,030 88,375 85.8
Women
Subtotal 2,824,159 248,936 8.8 203,720 13,310 6.5 344,557 262,192 76.1
Congenital anomalies 5,002 558 11.2 251 6 2.4 3,815 2,491 65.3
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 141,600 1,725 1.2 18,145 271 1.5 1,498 341 22.8
Infectious and parasitic diseases 28,252 684 2.4 1,683 a a 1,397 731 52.3
Injuries 81,070 5,549 6.8 5,026 138 2.7 2,878 1,166 40.5
Mental disorders
Retardation 109,031 56,652 52.0 9,298 2,478 26.7 156,718 135,004 86.1
Other 861,925 149,817 17.4 47,123 7,549 16.0 39,501 22,565 57.1
Neoplasms 89,383 1,080 1.2 4,129 64 1.6 758 400 52.8
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 8,481 132 1.6 342 9 2.6 953 135 14.2
Circulatory system 196,027 10,383 5.3 20,147 760 3.8 1,554 712 45.8
Digestive system 43,076 639 1.5 2,275 46 2.0 281 43 15.3
Genitourinary system 40,988 410 1.0 1,737 a a 864 168 19.4
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 744,184 5,289 0.7 57,249 512 0.9 2,862 463 16.2
Nervous system and sense organs 296,499 10,464 3.5 14,590 584 4.0 31,809 15,953 50.2
Respiratory system 96,881 806 0.8 10,614 122 1.1 531 133 25.0
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 8,837 85 1.0 470 a a 152 20 13.2
Other 6,192 144 2.3 255 a a 593 356 60.0
Unknown 66,731 4,519 6.8 10,386 674 6.5 98,393 81,511 82.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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