U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2004
 
Disabled Workers in Current-Payment Status
Table 22.
Distribution of workers under age 50, by diagnostic group, December 1996–2004
Year Total Congenital
anomalies		 Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases		 Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases a		 Injuries Mental disorders Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
Number
1996 1,917,424 4,782 76,546 63,819 110,910 865,928 164,041 701,887 41,232
1997 1,908,103 4,570 80,950 65,212 110,461 852,279 167,052 685,227 39,783
1998 1,949,052 4,503 85,500 66,208 111,266 874,231 170,694 703,537 40,638
1999 1,986,422 4,494 89,365 66,245 111,502 891,469 172,232 719,237 41,799
2000 2,012,615 4,619 80,869 65,695 110,125 912,048 174,759 737,289 42,656
2001 2,066,094 4,883 74,292 65,047 112,969 961,757 183,934 777,823 44,537
2002 2,132,996 5,290 69,229 64,075 113,785 1,005,189 190,646 814,543 45,994
2003 2,204,785 5,696 68,422 64,376 115,634 1,043,928 196,420 847,508 48,126
2004 2,259,463 6,157 66,669 63,593 116,155 1,077,329 201,594 875,735 49,957
Percent
1996 100.0 0.2 4.0 3.3 5.8 45.2 8.6 36.6 2.2
1997 100.0 0.2 4.2 3.4 5.8 44.7 8.8 35.9 2.1
1998 100.0 0.2 4.4 3.4 5.7 44.9 8.8 36.1 2.1
1999 100.0 0.2 4.5 3.3 5.6 44.9 8.7 36.2 2.1
2000 100.0 0.2 4.0 3.3 5.5 45.3 8.7 36.6 2.1
2001 100.0 0.2 3.6 3.1 5.5 46.5 8.9 37.6 2.2
2002 100.0 0.2 3.2 3.0 5.3 47.1 8.9 38.2 2.2
2003 100.0 0.3 3.1 2.9 5.2 47.3 8.9 38.4 2.2
2004 100.0 0.3 3.0 2.8 5.1 47.7 8.9 38.8 2.2
(Continued)
Table 22.
Continued
Year Diseases of the— Other Unknown b
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
1996 6,711 86,607 24,535 36,214 265,043 202,169 24,862 4,926 37,745 65,395
1997 6,809 85,953 25,428 37,896 271,682 204,222 24,750 5,140 43,124 49,844
1998 6,991 84,674 27,219 39,949 284,291 208,607 25,822 5,314 50,140 33,699
1999 7,103 83,736 29,109 41,571 297,185 211,731 26,226 5,467 51,848 27,572
2000 7,245 84,362 30,357 43,333 309,327 215,744 26,718 5,785 53,437 20,595
2001 7,646 85,819 31,789 44,628 322,713 221,321 27,472 5,613 44,428 11,180
2002 8,072 87,860 33,120 45,957 340,244 228,658 28,441 5,843 4,060 47,179
2003 8,513 90,085 34,722 47,143 355,306 235,860 29,996 5,966 4,496 46,516
2004 8,855 91,227 35,859 48,231 367,251 242,252 30,883 6,231 4,951 43,863
Percent
1996 0.4 4.5 1.3 1.9 13.8 10.5 1.3 0.3 2.0 3.4
1997 0.4 4.5 1.3 2.0 14.2 10.7 1.3 0.3 2.3 2.6
1998 0.4 4.3 1.4 2.0 14.6 10.7 1.3 0.3 2.6 1.7
1999 0.4 4.2 1.5 2.1 15.0 10.7 1.3 0.3 2.6 1.4
2000 0.4 4.2 1.5 2.2 15.4 10.7 1.3 0.3 2.7 1.0
2001 0.4 4.2 1.5 2.2 15.6 10.7 1.3 0.3 2.2 0.5
2002 0.4 4.1 1.6 2.2 16.0 10.7 1.3 0.3 0.2 2.2
2003 0.4 4.1 1.6 2.1 16.1 10.7 1.4 0.3 0.2 2.1
2004 0.4 4.0 1.6 2.1 16.3 10.7 1.4 0.3 0.2 1.9
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries, 100 percent data, for data from 1996 to 2000; beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. AIDS and HIV records are counted in "Infectious and parasitic diseases." Before 1990, they were included in "Other."
b. Beginning with 2002 data, several ill-defined impairment codes were reclassified and added to "Unknown."
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.