U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2005
 

Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status

Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents

All Disabled Beneficiaries

Disabled Workers

Disabled-Worker Families

Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Chart 1.
All Social Security disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, December 2005

In December 2005, about 7.5 million people received Social Security disability benefits as disabled workers, disabled widow(er)s, or disabled adult children. The majority (87 percent) were disabled workers, 10 percent were disabled adult children, and 3 percent were disabled widow(er)s.

SOURCE: Table 3.
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Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Chart 2.
All Social Security disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, December 1970–2005

The number of disabled workers grew steadily until 1978, declined slightly until 1983, started to increase again in 1984, and began to increase more rapidly beginning in 1990. The growth in the 1980s and 1990s was the result of demographic changes, a recession, and legislative changes. The number of disabled adult children has grown slightly, and the number of disabled widow(er)s has remained fairly level. In December 2005, more than 6.5 million disabled workers, nearly 769,000 disabled adult children, and just under 216,000 disabled widow(er)s received disability benefits.

SOURCE: Table 3.
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Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Chart 3.
Disabled beneficiaries aged 18–64 in current-payment status as a percentage of state population aged 18–64, December 2005

Disabled beneficiaries aged 18–64 in current-payment status accounted for about 3.8 percent of the population aged 18–64 in the United States. In 6 states and the District of Columbia, they represented less than 3 percent of the state population. The states with the highest rates of disabled beneficiaries—5 percent or more—were Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.

SOURCE: Table 8.
NOTE: The percentage for the District of Columbia is 2.98. In Table 8, that percentage has been rounded to 3.0.
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Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Chart 4.
Age of disabled-worker beneficiaries in current-payment status, by sex, December 2005

The percentage of disabled-worker beneficiaries increases with age for both men and women. In December 2005, the largest percentage of disabled-worker beneficiaries was aged 60–64. Disability benefits convert to retirement benefits when the worker reaches full retirement age, 65–67, depending on the year of birth.

SOURCE: Table 4.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
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Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Chart 5.
Average monthly benefit of disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, by sex, December 2005

The average monthly benefit for disabled-worker beneficiaries is higher than that paid to disabled widow(er)s or disabled adult children. The reason for the difference is that disabled workers receive 100 percent of the primary insurance amount (PIA), compared with 71.5 percent for disabled widow(er)s and 50 percent for disabled adult children (if the worker is disabled or retired) or 75 percent (if the worker is deceased).

Because men have traditionally had higher earnings than women, their monthly benefit is higher. This is most obvious in the disabled-worker group. Benefits for disabled widow(er)s and disabled adult children are dependents' benefits, so their monthly benefit is a function of the worker's earnings. Therefore, a disabled widow's average benefit tends to be higher than that of a disabled widower because a male worker's earnings are higher than a female worker's. Benefit amounts are about the same for men and women in the disabled adult children group.

SOURCE: Table 5.
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Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Chart 6.
Disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, by diagnostic group, December 2005

The impairment on which disability is based varies with the type of beneficiary. In December 2005, a mental disorder other than retardation was the primary reason disabled workers received benefits; diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue were the leading cause of disability among disabled widow(er)s; and mental retardation was the predominant reason for disability among disabled adult children.

SOURCE: Table 6.
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Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents in Current-Payment Status
Table 1.
Number, December 1960–2005, selected years
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 788,543 455,371 76,599 152,519 . . . . . . 2,962 53,825 47,267
1965 1,928,460 988,074 193,362 532,197 16,437 . . . 8,981 87,122 102,287
1970 2,970,538 1,492,948 283,447 799,111 75,194 49,281 14,295 101,341 154,921
1975 4,799,853 2,488,774 452,922 1,239,058 147,253 109,511 24,193 118,802 219,340
1980 5,223,311 2,858,680 461,878 1,184,846 140,157 127,580 32,883 140,548 276,739
1981 5,008,221 2,776,519 428,212 1,070,000 148,879 121,590 32,664 143,633 286,724
1982 4,532,014 2,603,599 365,862 894,440 79,333 116,372 30,027 144,464 297,917
1983 4,382,745 2,569,029 308,059 855,560 50,134 111,591 30,209 148,464 309,699
1984 4,406,140 2,596,516 303,982 858,243 31,875 109,151 31,165 152,667 322,541
1985 4,507,083 2,656,638 305,532 889,730 22,336 107,005 33,078 157,011 335,753
1986 4,613,249 2,728,463 300,826 911,698 20,245 106,974 34,641 161,755 348,647
1987 4,676,852 2,785,859 290,888 912,367 20,183 106,282 35,378 165,675 360,220
1988 4,709,360 2,821,070 280,780 898,980 24,370 105,810 35,520 170,940 371,890
1989 4,774,160 2,886,590 269,830 901,400 23,330 102,650 35,950 172,650 381,760
1990 4,934,370 3,011,130 264,230 929,720 23,960 101,780 36,990 174,560 392,000
1991 5,209,600 3,198,610 263,780 986,710 26,380 115,010 38,450 177,740 402,920
1992 5,633,130 3,473,330 271,510 1,090,920 25,930 131,620 41,720 181,860 416,240
1993 6,026,460 3,729,330 272,190 1,188,330 29,660 148,070 44,920 185,270 428,690
1994 6,381,470 3,966,590 270,220 1,276,740 29,910 161,650 48,650 187,630 440,080
1995 6,674,450 4,186,720 263,130 1,331,110 29,550 173,240 51,790 188,940 449,970
1996 6,906,420 4,386,040 223,300 1,381,200 32,820 182,020 53,470 190,050 457,520
1997 6,998,210 4,505,760 207,290 1,357,340 31,440 187,220 53,760 190,410 464,990
1998 7,192,370 4,697,010 190,120 1,363,910 30,780 192,400 55,690 189,930 472,530
1999 7,391,920 4,873,560 176,370 1,381,200 37,020 197,520 57,360 189,820 479,070
2000 7,550,930 5,035,840 164,850 1,381,500 35,000 200,130 58,090 191,950 483,570
2001 7,790,038 5,268,039 156,978 1,385,374 38,839 204,255 57,920 191,817 486,816
2002 8,109,332 5,539,597 151,626 1,422,296 43,916 207,365 59,460 192,087 492,985
2003 8,490,007 5,868,541 150,889 1,461,635 46,769 209,360 62,450 191,704 498,659
2004 8,854,343 6,197,385 152,995 1,486,422 47,551 210,736 64,739 191,274 503,241
2005 9,224,458 6,519,001 156,552 1,516,519 47,982 215,866 68,705 191,872 507,961
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2001, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents in Current-Payment Status
Table 2.
Average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, and sex, December 2005
Basis of entitlement and age Total Male Female
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Workers
Total 6,519,001 938.00 3,517,269 1,051.20 3,001,732 805.30
Under 25 54,623 504.30 32,009 512.60 22,614 492.50
25–29 146,385 614.60 80,573 625.60 65,812 601.30
30–34 221,138 694.40 115,271 710.00 105,867 677.40
35–39 368,579 762.20 194,960 783.80 173,619 738.00
40–44 622,211 819.20 330,915 857.50 291,296 775.80
45–49 886,513 883.90 474,249 950.40 412,264 807.40
50–54 1,123,773 954.40 596,710 1,058.40 527,063 836.60
55–59 1,455,621 1,020.30 788,317 1,167.10 667,304 846.80
60–64 1,506,574 1,044.80 829,479 1,228.20 677,095 820.10
65–FRA 133,584 1,031.40 74,786 1,218.60 58,798 793.20
Spouses of disabled workers
Total 156,552 245.30 4,755 197.20 151,797 246.80
Entitlement based on care of children 87,895 196.90 1,826 156.70 86,069 197.80
Under 30 5,723 130.20 53 112.10 5,670 130.30
30–34 10,203 139.70 139 129.20 10,064 139.80
35–39 16,823 159.20 259 136.80 16,564 159.50
40–44 20,560 193.70 426 137.80 20,134 194.80
45–49 17,139 223.50 415 160.10 16,724 225.10
50–54 10,244 250.00 290 177.00 9,954 252.10
55–FRA 7,203 289.90 244 206.00 6,959 292.90
Entitlement based on age 68,657 307.20 2,929 222.50 65,728 311.00
62–64 39,764 296.70 742 177.60 39,022 299.00
65 or older 28,893 321.60 2,187 237.70 26,706 328.50
Children of disabled workers
Total 1,633,206 278.90 851,473 280.20 781,733 277.50
Under age 18 1,516,519 270.20 784,079 270.60 732,440 269.90
Under 5 118,836 221.70 60,604 221.60 58,232 221.80
5–9 316,835 231.10 161,516 230.30 155,319 231.90
10–14 581,283 260.10 299,825 260.00 281,458 260.10
15–17 499,565 318.50 262,134 318.80 237,431 318.20
Students aged 18–19 47,982 387.10 27,884 389.70 20,098 383.30
Disabled aged 18 or older 68,705 394.80 39,510 394.60 29,195 394.90
Widow(er)s
Total 215,866 609.30 7,562 441.10 208,304 615.40
50–54 28,134 615.40 1,310 444.30 26,824 623.70
55–59 79,518 614.30 3,270 441.40 76,248 621.70
60–64 105,354 604.10 2,920 440.50 102,434 608.80
65–FRA 2,860 602.20 62 392.40 2,798 606.90
Adult children
Total 768,538 616.30 420,025 613.70 348,513 619.30
Children of—
Disabled workers 68,705 394.80 39,510 394.60 29,195 394.90
Retired workers 191,872 528.40 106,405 525.80 85,467 531.70
Deceased workers 507,961 679.40 274,110 679.50 233,851 679.30
Under 25 76,298 519.80 44,592 519.70 31,706 520.10
25–29 63,927 565.90 36,356 567.70 27,571 563.50
30–34 70,624 596.40 39,678 592.20 30,946 601.80
35–39 86,910 622.20 49,040 619.40 37,870 625.90
40–44 110,171 637.60 62,315 635.60 47,856 640.10
45–49 105,595 650.30 58,993 648.50 46,602 652.60
50–54 83,082 659.40 45,205 657.40 37,877 661.90
55–59 61,473 658.30 32,111 654.80 29,362 662.10
60–64 42,254 650.80 21,283 644.40 20,971 657.30
65 or older 68,204 585.30 30,452 583.70 37,752 586.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 3.
Number, average, and total monthly benefits, December 1960–2005
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 . . . 104,054 89.31 . . . 44.15 40,669 . . . 4,594
1961 742,296 618,075 . . . 124,221 89.59 . . . 45.28 55,373 . . . 5,625
1962 888,131 740,867 . . . 147,264 89.99 . . . 45.67 66,671 . . . 6,726
1963 993,656 827,014 . . . 166,642 90.59 . . . 46.45 74,919 . . . 7,741
1964 1,077,695 894,173 . . . 183,522 91.12 . . . 47.35 81,477 . . . 8,690
1965 1,186,464 988,074 . . . 198,390 97.76 . . . 51.77 96,594 . . . 10,271
1966 1,310,911 1,097,190 . . . 213,721 98.09 . . . 52.42 107,623 . . . 11,203
1967 1,422,778 1,193,120 . . . 229,658 98.43 . . . 53.41 117,439 . . . 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
2002 6,491,494 5,539,597 207,365 744,532 834.30 548.10 550.40 4,621,852 113,653 409,813
2003 6,830,714 5,868,541 209,360 752,813 861.60 563.80 567.00 5,054,332 118,010 426,780
2004 7,167,375 6,197,385 210,736 759,254 894.10 582.70 587.60 5,540,703 122,795 446,096
2005 7,503,405 6,519,001 215,866 768,538 938.00 609.30 616.30 6,113,106 131,508 473,545
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, Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries, 100 percent data; beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 4.
Number and average monthly benefit, by sex and age, December 2005
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 7,503,405 895.60 6,519,001 938.00 215,866 609.30 768,538 616.30
Under 25 130,921 513.30 54,623 504.30 . . . . . . 76,298 519.80
25–29 210,312 599.80 146,385 614.60 . . . . . . 63,927 565.90
30–34 291,762 670.70 221,138 694.40 . . . . . . 70,624 596.40
35–39 455,489 735.50 368,579 762.20 . . . . . . 86,910 622.20
40–44 732,382 791.90 622,211 819.20 . . . . . . 110,171 637.60
45–49 992,108 859.00 886,513 883.90 . . . . . . 105,595 650.30
50–54 1,234,989 926.80 1,123,773 954.40 28,134 615.40 83,082 659.40
55–59 1,596,612 986.10 1,455,621 1,020.30 79,518 614.30 61,473 658.30
60–64 1,654,182 1,006.70 1,506,574 1,044.80 105,354 604.10 42,254 650.80
65–FRA a 204,648 876.70 133,584 1,031.40 2,860 602.20 68,204 585.30
Men
Subtotal 3,944,856 1,003.50 3,517,269 1,051.20 7,562 441.10 420,025 613.70
Under 25 76,601 516.70 32,009 512.60 . . . . . . 44,592 519.70
25–29 116,929 607.60 80,573 625.60 . . . . . . 36,356 567.70
30–34 154,949 679.80 115,271 710.00 . . . . . . 39,678 592.20
35–39 244,000 750.80 194,960 783.80 . . . . . . 49,040 619.40
40–44 393,230 822.30 330,915 857.50 . . . . . . 62,315 635.60
45–49 533,242 917.00 474,249 950.40 . . . . . . 58,993 648.50
50–54 643,225 1,028.90 596,710 1,058.40 1,310 444.30 45,205 657.40
55–59 823,698 1,144.20 788,317 1,167.10 3,270 441.40 32,111 654.80
60–64 853,682 1,210.90 829,479 1,228.20 2,920 440.50 21,283 644.40
65–FRA a 105,300 1,034.50 74,786 1,218.60 62 392.40 30,452 583.70
Women
Subtotal 3,558,549 776.00 3,001,732 805.30 208,304 615.40 348,513 619.30
Under 25 54,320 508.60 22,614 492.50 . . . . . . 31,706 520.10
25–29 93,383 590.10 65,812 601.30 . . . . . . 27,571 563.50
30–34 136,813 660.30 105,867 677.40 . . . . . . 30,946 601.80
35–39 211,489 717.90 173,619 738.00 . . . . . . 37,870 625.90
40–44 339,152 756.60 291,296 775.80 . . . . . . 47,856 640.10
45–49 458,866 791.60 412,264 807.40 . . . . . . 46,602 652.60
50–54 591,764 815.80 527,063 836.60 26,824 623.70 37,877 661.90
55–59 772,914 817.60 667,304 846.80 76,248 621.70 29,362 662.10
60–64 800,500 788.80 677,095 820.10 102,434 608.80 20,971 657.30
65–FRA a 99,348 709.40 58,798 793.20 2,798 606.90 37,752 586.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age; . . . = not applicable.
a. FRA applies only to workers and widow(er)s. There is no age limit for adult children.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 5.
Distribution, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2005
Sex and monthly benefit (dollars) Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries 7,503,405 100.0 6,519,001 100.0 215,866 100.0 768,538 100.0
Less than 300.00 323,403 4.3 199,649 3.1 37,838 17.5 85,916 11.2
300.00–399.90 335,591 4.5 224,701 3.4 21,857 10.1 89,033 11.6
400.00–499.90 406,352 5.4 279,865 4.3 27,209 12.6 99,278 12.9
500.00–599.90 727,890 9.7 600,351 9.2 26,130 12.1 101,409 13.2
600.00–699.90 911,221 12.1 783,511 12.0 23,539 10.9 104,171 13.6
700.00–799.90 851,831 11.4 729,720 11.2 20,404 9.5 101,707 13.2
800.00–899.90 731,745 9.8 645,282 9.9 16,589 7.7 69,874 9.1
900.00–999.90 619,960 8.3 554,215 8.5 13,649 6.3 52,096 6.8
1,000.00–1,099.90 521,205 6.9 471,457 7.2 12,407 5.7 37,341 4.9
1,100.00–1,199.90 420,105 5.6 395,498 6.1 8,278 3.8 16,329 2.1
1,200.00–1,299.90 339,814 4.5 328,760 5.0 4,870 2.3 6,184 0.8
1,300.00–1,399.90 290,181 3.9 285,229 4.4 2,302 1.1 2,650 0.3
1,400.00–1,499.90 287,162 3.8 285,205 4.4 691 0.3 1,266 0.2
1,500.00–1,599.90 226,510 3.0 225,898 3.5 43 a 569 0.1
1,600.00–1,699.90 205,534 2.7 205,282 3.1 17 a 235 a
1,700.00–1,799.90 146,484 2.0 146,311 2.2 10 a 163 a
1,800.00 or more 158,417 2.1 158,067 2.4 33 a 317 a
Average benefit (dollars) 895.60 938.00 609.30 616.30
Men 3,944,856 100.0 3,517,269 100.0 7,562 100.0 420,025 100.0
Less than 300.00 119,679 3.0 67,760 1.9 2,711 35.9 49,208 11.7
300.00–399.90 127,917 3.2 78,658 2.2 900 11.9 48,359 11.5
400.00–499.90 158,288 4.0 102,853 2.9 1,105 14.6 54,330 12.9
500.00–599.90 282,391 7.2 226,203 6.4 891 11.8 55,297 13.2
600.00–699.90 372,590 9.4 316,048 9.0 637 8.4 55,905 13.3
700.00–799.90 384,583 9.7 329,280 9.4 459 6.1 54,844 13.1
800.00–899.90 359,020 9.1 320,528 9.1 311 4.1 38,181 9.1
900.00–999.90 327,765 8.3 299,182 8.5 190 2.5 28,393 6.8
1,000.00–1,099.90 297,156 7.5 276,734 7.9 165 2.2 20,257 4.8
1,100.00–1,199.90 260,485 6.6 251,359 7.1 101 1.3 9,025 2.1
1,200.00–1,299.90 226,947 5.8 223,526 6.4 62 0.8 3,359 0.8
1,300.00–1,399.90 206,808 5.2 205,283 5.8 22 0.3 1,503 0.4
1,400.00–1,499.90 217,207 5.5 216,530 6.2 b b b b
1,500.00–1,599.90 178,200 4.5 177,885 5.1 0 0 315 0.1
1,600.00–1,699.90 165,538 4.2 165,414 4.7 0 0 124 a
1,700.00–1,799.90 122,317 3.1 122,225 3.5 b b b b
1,800.00 or more 137,965 3.5 137,801 3.9 0 0 164 a
Average benefit (dollars) 1,003.50 1,051.20 441.10 613.70
Women 3,558,549 100.0 3,001,732 100.0 208,304 100.0 348,513 100.0
Less than 300.00 203,724 5.7 131,889 4.4 35,127 16.9 36,708 10.5
300.00–399.90 207,674 5.8 146,043 4.9 20,957 10.1 40,674 11.7
400.00–499.90 248,064 7.0 177,012 5.9 26,104 12.5 44,948 12.9
500.00–599.90 445,499 12.5 374,148 12.5 25,239 12.1 46,112 13.2
600.00–699.90 538,631 15.1 467,463 15.6 22,902 11.0 48,266 13.8
700.00–799.90 467,248 13.1 400,440 13.3 19,945 9.6 46,863 13.4
800.00–899.90 372,725 10.5 324,754 10.8 16,278 7.8 31,693 9.1
900.00–999.90 292,195 8.2 255,033 8.5 13,459 6.5 23,703 6.8
1,000.00–1,099.90 224,049 6.3 194,723 6.5 12,242 5.9 17,084 4.9
1,100.00–1,199.90 159,620 4.5 144,139 4.8 8,177 3.9 7,304 2.1
1,200.00–1,299.90 112,867 3.2 105,234 3.5 4,808 2.3 2,825 0.8
1,300.00–1,399.90 83,373 2.3 79,946 2.7 2,280 1.1 1,147 0.3
1,400.00–1,499.90 69,955 2.0 68,675 2.3 b b b b
1,500.00–1,599.90 48,310 1.4 48,013 1.6 43 a 254 0.1
1,600.00–1,699.90 39,996 1.1 39,868 1.3 17 a 111 a
1,700.00–1,799.90 24,167 0.7 24,086 0.8 b b b b
1,800.00 or more 20,452 0.6 20,266 0.7 33 a 153 a
Average benefit (dollars) 776.00 805.30 615.40 619.30
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 6.
Distribution, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2005
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 7,503,405 100.0 6,519,001 100.0 215,866 100.0 768,538 100.0
Congenital anomalies 19,965 0.3 11,001 0.2 273 0.1 8,691 1.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 273,771 3.6 252,933 3.9 18,072 8.4 2,766 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 116,867 1.6 111,927 1.7 1,833 0.8 3,107 0.4
Injuries 296,987 4.0 281,828 4.3 5,383 2.5 9,776 1.3
Mental disorders
Retardation 679,947 9.1 320,564 4.9 9,737 4.5 349,646 45.5
Other 2,028,156 27.0 1,862,618 28.6 50,708 23.5 114,830 14.9
Neoplasms 191,291 2.5 185,049 2.8 4,395 2.0 1,847 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 18,592 0.2 16,270 0.2 361 0.2 1,961 0.3
Circulatory system 645,583 8.6 620,852 9.5 21,242 9.8 3,489 0.5
Digestive system 104,059 1.4 100,934 1.5 2,505 1.2 620 0.1
Genitourinary system 112,442 1.5 108,701 1.7 1,899 0.9 1,842 0.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,724,107 23.0 1,656,997 25.4 61,844 28.6 5,266 0.7
Nervous system and sense organs 710,202 9.5 623,948 9.6 15,607 7.2 70,647 9.2
Respiratory system 214,847 2.9 202,821 3.1 11,021 5.1 1,005 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 16,433 0.2 15,662 0.2 506 0.2 265 a
Other 14,751 0.2 13,225 0.2 262 0.1 1,264 0.2
Unknown 335,405 4.5 133,671 2.1 10,218 4.7 191,516 24.9
Men
Subtotal 3,944,856 100.0 3,517,269 100.0 7,562 100.0 420,025 100.0
Congenital anomalies 10,199 0.3 5,681 0.2 9 0.1 4,509 1.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 111,483 2.8 109,819 3.1 364 4.8 1,300 0.3
Infectious and parasitic diseases 84,334 2.1 82,587 2.3 98 1.3 1,649 0.4
Injuries 203,352 5.2 196,216 5.6 356 4.7 6,780 1.6
Mental disorders
Retardation 395,497 10.0 206,274 5.9 358 4.7 188,865 45.0
Other 1,017,985 25.8 943,764 26.8 1,543 20.4 72,678 17.3
Neoplasms 90,262 2.3 89,067 2.5 153 2.0 1,042 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 8,288 0.2 7,285 0.2 17 0.2 986 0.2
Circulatory system 419,349 10.6 416,306 11.8 1,171 15.5 1,872 0.4
Digestive system 55,220 1.4 54,760 1.6 139 1.8 321 0.1
Genitourinary system 66,316 1.7 65,229 1.9 123 1.6 964 0.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 852,925 21.6 848,703 24.1 1,957 25.9 2,265 0.5
Nervous system and sense organs 348,977 8.8 310,759 8.8 523 6.9 37,695 9.0
Respiratory system 101,521 2.6 100,722 2.9 343 4.5 456 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 6,609 0.2 6,488 0.2 16 0.2 105 a
Other 6,910 0.2 6,213 0.2 9 0.1 688 0.2
Unknown 165,629 4.2 67,396 1.9 383 5.1 97,850 23.3
Women
Subtotal 3,558,549 100.0 3,001,732 100.0 208,304 100.0 348,513 100.0
Congenital anomalies 9,766 0.3 5,320 0.2 264 0.1 4,182 1.2
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 162,288 4.6 143,114 4.8 17,708 8.5 1,466 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 32,533 0.9 29,340 1.0 1,735 0.8 1,458 0.4
Injuries 93,635 2.6 85,612 2.9 5,027 2.4 2,996 0.9
Mental disorders
Retardation 284,450 8.0 114,290 3.8 9,379 4.5 160,781 46.1
Other 1,010,171 28.4 918,854 30.6 49,165 23.6 42,152 12.1
Neoplasms 101,029 2.8 95,982 3.2 4,242 2.0 805 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 10,304 0.3 8,985 0.3 344 0.2 975 0.3
Circulatory system 226,234 6.4 204,546 6.8 20,071 9.6 1,617 0.5
Digestive system 48,839 1.4 46,174 1.5 2,366 1.1 299 0.1
Genitourinary system 46,126 1.3 43,472 1.4 1,776 0.9 878 0.3
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 871,182 24.5 808,294 26.9 59,887 28.7 3,001 0.9
Nervous system and sense organs 361,225 10.2 313,189 10.4 15,084 7.2 32,952 9.5
Respiratory system 113,326 3.2 102,099 3.4 10,678 5.1 549 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 9,824 0.3 9,174 0.3 490 0.2 160 a
Other 7,841 0.2 7,012 0.2 253 0.1 576 0.2
Unknown 169,776 4.8 66,275 2.2 9,835 4.7 93,666 26.9
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. Less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 7.
Average monthly benefit, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2005 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 895.60 938.00 609.30 616.30
Congenital anomalies 737.10 811.50 617.90 646.70
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 874.90 898.10 591.50 606.00
Infectious and parasitic diseases 912.00 926.40 598.20 579.60
Injuries 951.60 969.20 591.90 642.70
Mental disorders
Retardation 619.00 634.50 548.20 606.70
Other 838.60 858.10 625.40 616.60
Neoplasms 1,075.30 1,090.40 623.50 634.60
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 843.00 880.90 608.10 571.70
Circulatory system 1,055.60 1,073.20 608.70 634.30
Digestive system 980.20 991.40 624.40 602.20
Genitourinary system 973.90 986.80 610.00 587.50
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 982.90 998.10 609.90 604.70
Nervous system and sense organs 930.60 972.10 613.30 633.90
Respiratory system 966.40 986.70 627.30 579.90
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 897.60 912.30 607.70 581.10
Other 975.90 1,019.80 633.60 588.20
Unknown 739.50 913.30 591.90 626.10
Men
Subtotal 1,003.50 1,051.20 441.10 613.70
Congenital anomalies 774.20 875.30 366.80 647.60
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,079.20 1,086.90 458.60 602.80
Infectious and parasitic diseases 960.30 968.70 464.80 569.30
Injuries 1,022.90 1,037.20 426.70 642.70
Mental disorders
Retardation 637.50 670.00 374.90 602.50
Other 906.70 929.70 450.00 617.30
Neoplasms 1,254.70 1,263.40 448.30 631.50
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 934.40 984.90 357.40 571.30
Circulatory system 1,194.40 1,199.00 467.70 626.40
Digestive system 1,117.00 1,121.70 450.60 592.60
Genitourinary system 1,074.50 1,083.00 468.90 578.50
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,157.20 1,160.30 435.30 599.60
Nervous system and sense organs 1,035.80 1,086.40 415.90 627.20
Respiratory system 1,172.50 1,177.60 455.30 572.10
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,033.90 1,042.70 404.60 587.20
Other 1,058.60 1,112.20 397.60 583.30
Unknown 783.20 1,013.30 421.30 626.20
Women
Subtotal 776.00 805.30 615.40 619.30
Congenital anomalies 698.40 743.40 626.50 645.70
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 734.50 753.20 594.20 608.80
Infectious and parasitic diseases 786.80 807.30 605.70 591.20
Injuries 796.60 813.40 603.60 642.80
Mental disorders
Retardation 593.20 570.40 554.80 611.60
Other 770.00 784.60 630.90 615.40
Neoplasms 914.90 929.80 629.90 638.70
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 769.60 796.70 620.50 572.20
Circulatory system 798.20 817.20 617.00 643.40
Digestive system 825.60 836.70 634.70 612.60
Genitourinary system 829.30 842.60 619.70 597.40
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 812.40 827.70 615.60 608.60
Nervous system and sense organs 829.00 858.80 620.10 641.50
Respiratory system 781.80 798.40 632.80 586.40
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 805.90 820.10 614.30 577.00
Other 903.10 937.90 642.00 594.20
Unknown 696.90 811.70 598.50 626.00
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.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 8.
Number aged 18–64 as a percentage of the resident population aged 18–64, by state, December 2005
State Resident
population a		 Beneficiaries
Number Percentage
of resident
population
United States 186,150,307 7,116,707 3.8
Alabama 2,864,322 189,417 6.6
Alaska 431,311 10,440 2.4
Arizona 3,600,675 131,514 3.7
Arkansas 1,719,082 114,579 6.7
California 22,561,711 614,490 2.7
Colorado 3,019,556 78,294 2.6
Connecticut 2,201,141 73,484 3.3
Delaware 535,431 22,570 4.2
District of Columbia 370,476 11,046 3.0
Florida 10,728,827 431,525 4.0
Georgia 5,839,432 218,445 3.7
Hawaii 800,804 20,733 2.6
Idaho 890,999 31,979 3.6
Illinois 7,992,258 254,126 3.2
Indiana 3,891,620 159,596 4.1
Iowa 1,860,313 67,547 3.6
Kansas 1,713,397 59,489 3.5
Kentucky 2,667,481 179,035 6.7
Louisiana 2,844,396 128,227 4.5
Maine 851,505 50,689 6.0
Maryland 3,552,867 101,227 2.8
Massachusetts 4,087,881 169,154 4.1
Michigan 6,338,092 273,143 4.3
Minnesota 3,279,980 100,246 3.1
Mississippi 1,814,151 120,384 6.6
Missouri 3,648,907 178,416 4.9
Montana 601,842 22,642 3.8
Nebraska 1,093,608 36,731 3.4
Nevada 1,520,491 47,799 3.1
New Hampshire 843,684 35,786 4.2
New Jersey 5,426,768 172,605 3.2
New Mexico 1,204,000 49,741 4.1
New York 12,193,682 458,253 3.8
North Carolina 5,488,103 274,526 5.0
North Dakota 406,509 12,736 3.1
Ohio 7,175,500 278,233 3.9
Oklahoma 2,225,580 100,876 4.5
Oregon 2,321,206 82,582 3.6
Pennsylvania 7,720,030 331,884 4.3
Rhode Island 681,060 31,835 4.7
South Carolina 2,692,901 145,636 5.4
South Dakota 477,133 16,280 3.4
Tennessee 3,822,486 202,894 5.3
Texas 14,261,838 429,367 3.0
Utah 1,511,008 33,124 2.2
Vermont 408,449 17,700 4.3
Virginia 4,877,794 184,083 3.8
Washington 4,082,520 135,217 3.3
West Virginia 1,155,991 90,671 7.8
Wisconsin 3,518,573 125,251 3.6
Wyoming 332,936 10,460 3.1
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data; U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 estimates of resident population.
NOTE: Data exclude United States territories