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

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

Reinstatement Status for Disabled Workers

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated
Chart 8.
Social Security disability awards, 1980–2005

The total number of awards decreased from 1980 through 1982, started to rise in 1983, and began to increase more rapidly in 1990. Awards for disabled-worker benefits have been most pronounced and drive the overall pattern shown in the total line. They increased from a low of 297,131 in 1982 to 636,637 in 1992, were relatively flat from 1992 through 2000, and started to increase again in 2001. There were 821,207 worker awards in 2005. Other awards have risen at a much slower rate. Awards to disabled adult children have gradually increased from 33,470 in 1980 to 58,898 in 2005. Awards to disabled widow(er)s have risen from just over 16,000 in 1980 to 29,576 in 2005.

Social Security disability awards - chart linked to text description.
SOURCE: Table 35.
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Chart 9.
Average monthly benefit awards, by sex, 2005

Average monthly benefits for new awards tend to be higher than those paid to beneficiaries who are already on the rolls (see Chart 5). The exception is payments to newly awarded adult children, whose benefits are lower than those paid to adult children who are already on the rolls.

The average monthly benefit awarded to disabled workers is higher than that awarded 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, 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.

Average monthly benefit awards, by sex, 2005 - chart linked to text description.
SOURCE: Table 36.
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Chart 10.
Disabled-worker awards, by selected diagnostic group, 2005

In 2005, 821,207 disabled workers were awarded benefits. The primary impairment group was diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (27.6 percent), 24.2 percent had a mental disorder, 10.9 percent had circulatory problems, 10.1 percent had neoplasms, 8.1 percent had a disease of the nervous system and sense organs, and 19.1 percent had other impairments.

Disabled-worker awards, by selected diagnostic group, 2005 - chart linked to text description.
SOURCE: Table 37.
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Awards to Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents
Table 35.
Number, selected years 1960–2005
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
2004 1,311,031 775,244 45,649 313,640 96,871 27,744 13,301 22,127 16,455
2005 1,402,509 821,207 49,917 338,506 104,405 29,576 15,334 25,591 17,973
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; from 2000 to 2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent sample; data after 2001 are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards in 2002 and 2003 and expedited reinstatement cases since 2002.
. . . = not applicable.
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Awards to Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents
Table 36.
Average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, and sex, 2005
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 821,207 1,001.50 440,008 1,133.30 381,199 849.30
Under 25 22,775 505.90 13,358 511.30 9,417 498.30
25–29 29,815 682.50 15,605 702.00 14,210 661.20
30–34 38,137 778.60 19,064 812.00 19,073 745.10
35–39 54,268 842.00 27,512 897.80 26,756 784.60
40–44 83,419 902.40 42,525 983.50 40,894 818.00
45–49 110,401 971.80 56,851 1,086.20 53,550 850.50
50–54 151,250 1,044.40 78,932 1,188.40 72,318 887.30
55–59 189,592 1,119.60 104,396 1,291.50 85,196 908.90
60 or older 141,550 1,146.90 81,765 1,326.90 59,785 900.80
Spouses of disabled workers
Total 49,917 257.00 2,488 181.60 47,429 260.90
Entitlement based on care of children 18,287 186.30 918 141.80 17,369 188.60
Under 30 2,368 122.60 62 78.50 2,306 123.80
30–34 2,741 139.40 115 118.70 2,626 140.30
35–39 3,588 164.60 164 135.00 3,424 166.10
40–44 3,952 198.20 212 147.20 3,740 201.10
45–49 3,002 228.20 163 139.30 2,839 233.30
50–54 1,629 244.90 115 185.20 1,514 249.40
55–FRA 1,007 274.10 87 164.60 920 284.40
Entitlement based on age 31,630 297.80 1,570 204.80 30,060 302.70
62–64 26,664 293.00 732 180.30 25,932 296.20
65 or older 4,966 323.70 838 226.20 4,128 343.50
Children of disabled workers
Total 458,245 265.00 238,416 267.10 219,829 262.60
Under age 18 338,506 233.40 172,255 233.00 166,251 233.80
Under 5 58,247 188.90 29,670 189.00 28,577 188.70
5–9 74,167 201.50 37,748 201.30 36,419 201.70
10–14 109,753 233.30 56,032 233.00 53,721 233.60
15–17 96,339 284.90 48,805 284.20 47,534 285.60
Students aged 18–19 104,405 361.10 57,145 364.10 47,260 357.50
Disabled aged 18 or older 15,334 308.50 9,016 305.30 6,318 313.00
Widow(er)s
Total 29,576 609.70 1,679 453.10 27,897 619.20
50–54 11,319 605.20 611 448.90 10,708 614.20
55–59 15,541 617.00 888 452.50 14,653 627.00
60 or older 2,716 586.90 180 470.00 2,536 595.10
Adult children
Total 58,898 442.40 34,099 437.60 24,799 449.00
Children of—
Disabled workers 15,334 308.50 9,016 305.30 6,318 313.00
Retired workers 25,591 419.60 14,563 414.90 11,028 425.80
Deceased workers 17,973 589.10 10,520 582.30 7,453 598.70
Under 25 24,532 449.00 14,492 448.30 10,040 450.00
25–29 7,710 454.00 4,498 452.50 3,212 455.90
30–34 8,148 454.60 4,628 443.10 3,520 469.70
35–39 8,572 441.80 4,893 431.80 3,679 455.10
40–44 6,405 413.10 3,636 405.20 2,769 423.40
45–49 2,135 370.90 1,220 358.00 915 388.20
50–54 791 434.20 396 442.00 395 426.40
55–59 358 437.00 205 413.80 153 468.10
60–64 155 420.50 86 401.00 69 444.80
65 or older 92 531.30 45 473.70 47 586.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases.
FRA = full retirement age.
a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
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Awards to All Disabled Beneficiaries
Table 37.
Distribution, by sex and diagnostic group, 2005
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 909,681 100.0 821,207 100.0 29,576 100.0 58,898 100.0
Congenital anomalies 2,473 0.3 1,214 0.1 39 0.1 1,220 2.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 29,389 3.2 26,969 3.3 1,996 6.7 424 0.7
Infectious and parasitic diseases 10,967 1.2 10,534 1.3 258 0.9 175 0.3
Injuries 33,022 3.6 31,019 3.8 714 2.4 1,289 2.2
Mental disorders
Retardation 49,267 5.4 21,165 2.6 1,077 3.6 27,025 45.9
Other 201,109 22.1 177,384 21.6 6,802 23.0 16,923 28.7
Neoplasms 84,839 9.3 83,303 10.1 1,180 4.0 356 0.6
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 2,860 0.3 2,501 0.3 53 0.2 306 0.5
Circulatory system 92,548 10.2 89,247 10.9 2,908 9.8 393 0.7
Digestive system 19,639 2.2 19,094 2.3 442 1.5 103 0.2
Genitourinary system 18,999 2.1 18,317 2.2 375 1.3 307 0.5
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 236,689 26.0 226,914 27.6 9,034 30.5 741 1.3
Nervous system and sense organs 76,189 8.4 66,712 8.1 2,107 7.1 7,370 12.5
Respiratory system 35,773 3.9 33,998 4.1 1,622 5.5 153 0.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,894 0.2 1,783 0.2 69 0.2 42 0.1
Other 2,224 0.2 1,989 0.2 38 0.1 197 0.3
Unknown 11,800 1.3 9,064 1.1 862 2.9 1,874 3.2
Men
Subtotal 475,786 100.0 440,008 100.0 1,679 100.0 34,099 100.0
Congenital anomalies 1,254 0.3 631 0.1 a a a a
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 14,635 3.1 14,343 3.3 86 5.1 206 0.6
Infectious and parasitic diseases 7,585 1.6 7,456 1.7 28 1.7 101 0.3
Injuries 21,420 4.5 20,459 4.6 65 3.9 896 2.6
Mental disorders
Retardation 27,919 5.9 12,895 2.9 62 3.7 14,962 43.9
Other 95,867 20.1 84,678 19.2 334 19.9 10,855 31.8
Neoplasms 43,885 9.2 43,614 9.9 59 3.5 212 0.6
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,310 0.3 1,147 0.3 a a a a
Circulatory system 61,551 12.9 61,087 13.9 258 15.4 206 0.6
Digestive system 11,892 2.5 11,798 2.7 41 2.4 53 0.2
Genitourinary system 11,284 2.4 11,081 2.5 34 2.0 169 0.5
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 114,172 24.0 113,391 25.8 462 27.5 319 0.9
Nervous system and sense organs 37,926 8.0 33,746 7.7 116 6.9 4,064 11.9
Respiratory system 17,683 3.7 17,538 4.0 75 4.5 70 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 861 0.2 843 0.2 a a a a
Other 1,005 0.2 885 0.2 a a a a
Unknown 5,537 1.2 4,416 1.0 50 3.0 1,071 3.1
Women
Subtotal 433,895 100.0 381,199 100.0 27,897 100.0 24,799 100.0
Congenital anomalies 1,219 0.3 583 0.2 a a a a
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 14,754 3.4 12,626 3.3 1,910 6.8 218 0.9
Infectious and parasitic diseases 3,382 0.8 3,078 0.8 230 0.8 74 0.3
Injuries 11,602 2.7 10,560 2.8 649 2.3 393 1.6
Mental disorders
Retardation 21,348 4.9 8,270 2.2 1,015 3.6 12,063 48.6
Other 105,242 24.3 92,706 24.3 6,468 23.2 6,068 24.5
Neoplasms 40,954 9.4 39,689 10.4 1,121 4.0 144 0.6
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,550 0.4 1,354 0.4 a a a a
Circulatory system 30,997 7.1 28,160 7.4 2,650 9.5 187 0.8
Digestive system 7,747 1.8 7,296 1.9 401 1.4 50 0.2
Genitourinary system 7,715 1.8 7,236 1.9 341 1.2 138 0.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 122,517 28.2 113,523 29.8 8,572 30.7 422 1.7
Nervous system and sense organs 38,263 8.8 32,966 8.6 1,991 7.1 3,306 13.3
Respiratory system 18,090 4.2 16,460 4.3 1,547 5.5 83 0.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,033 0.2 940 0.2 a a a a
Other 1,219 0.3 1,104 0.3 a a a a
Unknown 6,263 1.4 4,648 1.2 812 2.9 803 3.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude 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 the age of 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Awards to All Disabled Beneficiaries
Table 38.
Distribution and average monthly benefit, by state or other area, 2005
State or area Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Average
monthly
benefit a
(dollars)		 Number Percent Average
monthly
benefit a
(dollars)		 Number Percent Average
monthly
benefit a
(dollars)
All areas 821,207 100.0 1,001.50 29,576 100.0 609.70 58,898 100.0 442.40
Alabama 21,396 2.6 984.20 993 3.4 570.20 1,265 2.1 415.90
Alaska 1,330 0.2 1,001.30 31 0.1 713.80 80 0.1 438.20
Arizona 14,732 1.8 1,022.00 417 1.4 629.70 907 1.5 454.80
Arkansas 13,260 1.6 943.00 578 2.0 569.10 832 1.4 387.00
California 76,443 9.3 945.70 2,183 7.4 660.30 5,364 9.1 469.40
Colorado 8,786 1.1 1,033.90 212 0.7 626.40 525 0.9 456.00
Connecticut 7,741 0.9 1,074.50 222 0.8 640.30 627 1.1 450.00
Delaware 2,625 0.3 1,063.40 76 0.3 605.00 131 0.2 561.20
District of Columbia 1,308 0.2 874.50 29 0.1 615.20 89 0.2 411.90
Florida 46,783 5.7 1,006.50 1,620 5.5 584.50 2,784 4.7 450.20
Georgia 22,184 2.7 1,008.60 1,008 3.4 548.00 1,456 2.5 437.20
Hawaii 2,470 0.3 1,023.60 83 0.3 657.90 211 0.4 453.70
Idaho 3,761 0.5 955.10 110 0.4 641.20 298 0.5 449.80
Illinois 28,712 3.5 1,049.50 972 3.3 644.80 2,220 3.8 460.40
Indiana 17,974 2.2 1,035.10 611 2.1 630.10 1,441 2.4 440.70
Iowa 7,193 0.9 983.20 228 0.8 569.90 766 1.3 380.20
Kansas 6,720 0.8 1,017.50 208 0.7 601.00 571 1.0 395.80
Kentucky 17,062 2.1 972.50 862 2.9 624.00 1,216 2.1 419.80
Louisiana 15,300 1.9 952.90 806 2.7 643.90 1,380 2.3 429.00
Maine 4,899 0.6 945.50 152 0.5 628.60 390 0.7 378.90
Maryland 13,089 1.6 1,038.90 355 1.2 610.70 722 1.2 514.80
Massachusetts 18,779 2.3 1,000.10 483 1.6 635.80 1,584 2.7 418.60
Michigan 30,370 3.7 1,063.80 1,055 3.6 681.80 2,350 4.0 491.60
Minnesota 11,228 1.4 1,014.70 236 0.8 604.20 997 1.7 413.50
Mississippi 12,309 1.5 945.60 664 2.2 566.70 934 1.6 386.70
Missouri 19,541 2.4 986.20 798 2.7 552.50 1,546 2.6 385.00
Montana 2,279 0.3 963.80 80 0.3 652.30 201 0.3 412.80
Nebraska 4,162 0.5 972.20 120 0.4 567.80 416 0.7 377.30
Nevada 5,286 0.6 1,060.40 174 0.6 629.00 242 0.4 504.60
New Hampshire 4,487 0.5 997.30 89 0.3 641.80 291 0.5 439.40
New Jersey 21,386 2.6 1,121.60 628 2.1 652.40 1,621 2.8 487.60
New Mexico 6,483 0.8 915.90 189 0.6 644.20 374 0.6 405.10
New York 52,579 6.4 1,058.20 1,609 5.4 626.20 3,988 6.8 466.40
North Carolina 28,220 3.4 1,008.20 1,142 3.9 517.90 1,950 3.3 421.20
North Dakota 1,313 0.2 925.90 35 0.1 521.20 128 0.2 389.50
Ohio 30,806 3.8 983.80 1,226 4.1 665.70 2,383 4.0 449.20
Oklahoma 12,815 1.6 957.50 510 1.7 582.20 884 1.5 440.60
Oregon 8,929 1.1 1,020.50 301 1.0 627.50 640 1.1 474.20
Pennsylvania 38,647 4.7 1,009.40 1,354 4.6 640.90 2,814 4.8 456.50
Rhode Island 3,469 0.4 962.80 113 0.4 594.90 299 0.5 385.70
South Carolina 14,591 1.8 1,015.40 684 2.3 530.60 926 1.6 459.70
South Dakota 1,622 0.2 922.10 50 0.2 537.50 168 0.3 348.10
Tennessee 20,623 2.5 988.80 1,071 3.6 545.20 1,289 2.2 431.40
Texas 57,658 7.0 968.20 2,178 7.4 610.90 3,294 5.6 443.30
Utah 4,356 0.5 1,001.40 123 0.4 627.40 347 0.6 437.50
Vermont 1,949 0.2 927.80 53 0.2 528.70 161 0.3 416.30
Virginia 21,726 2.6 1,018.70 806 2.7 607.70 1,340 2.3 457.90
Washington 16,924 2.1 1,034.00 497 1.7 681.60 1,183 2.0 478.10
West Virginia 8,498 1.0 1,015.20 510 1.7 675.30 608 1.0 429.00
Wisconsin 13,645 1.7 1,036.60 349 1.2 582.40 1,407 2.4 419.90
Wyoming 1,191 0.1 980.60 32 0.1 694.30 86 0.1 393.30
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 10,053 1.2 869.00 533 1.8 516.40 928 1.6 336.90
Other b 1,515 0.2 799.30 128 0.4 558.10 244 0.4 345.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases.
a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
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Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 39.
Percentage distribution, by sex and age, selected years 1960–2005
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 or
older
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
2004 775,244 100.0 6.7 4.9 6.9 10.4 13.4 18.1 22.7 8.9 8.1 49.3
2005 821,207 100.0 6.4 4.6 6.6 10.2 13.4 18.4 23.1 8.4 8.9 49.5
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
2004 416,560 100.0 6.8 4.6 6.5 9.8 12.8 17.7 23.4 9.6 8.9 49.6
2005 440,008 100.0 6.6 4.3 6.3 9.7 12.9 17.9 23.7 8.9 9.6 49.8
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
2004 358,684 100.0 6.6 5.3 7.3 11.0 14.0 18.6 21.9 8.2 7.2 48.9
2005 381,199 100.0 6.2 5.0 7.0 10.7 14.0 19.0 22.3 7.7 8.0 49.2
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; from 2000 to 2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent sample; data after 2001 are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Age in year of award from 1960 to 1984; age in month of award after 1984.
Data exclude closed period awards in 2002 and 2003 and expedited reinstatement cases since 2002.
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: Glenda Carter (410) 965-7794 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 40.
Distribution, by diagnostic group, selected years 1960–2005
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
2004 775,244 1,166 24,341 10,510 29,580 192,832 20,479 172,353 73,637
2005 821,207 1,214 26,969 10,534 31,019 198,549 21,165 177,384 83,303
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
2004 100.0 0.2 3.1 1.4 3.8 24.8 2.6 22.2 9.5
2005 100.0 0.1 3.3 1.3 3.8 24.2 2.6 21.6 10.1
(Continued)
Table 40.
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
2004 2,479 85,449 18,045 16,869 210,315 64,566 32,562 1,709 1,909 9,275
2005 2,501 89,247 19,094 18,317 226,914 66,712 33,998 1,783 1,989 9,064
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
2004 0.3 11.0 2.3 2.2 27.1 8.3 4.2 0.2 0.2 1.2
2005 0.3 10.9 2.3 2.2 27.6 8.1 4.1 0.2 0.2 1.1
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; from 2000 to 2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent sample; data after 2001 are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards in 2002 and 2003 and expedited reinstatement cases since 2002.
Data from 1964 to 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 the age of 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.
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Table 41.
Distribution of workers under age 50, by diagnostic group, selected years 1975–2005
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
1990 215,381 317 7,190 19,290 12,929 77,901 -- -- 21,597
1991 255,448 384 8,949 24,838 13,892 94,345 -- -- 23,162
1992 313,175 404 15,349 34,766 13,691 125,609 -- -- 26,485
1993 312,619 350 15,550 33,072 12,690 126,586 -- -- 27,841
1994 292,987 384 15,107 31,210 11,563 116,812 -- -- 30,791
1995 308,624 472 14,963 23,736 15,325 108,516 13,731 94,785 22,367
1996 294,077 513 15,013 19,633 15,674 95,089 11,661 83,428 21,940
1997 265,019 435 14,667 12,361 14,401 85,486 10,679 74,807 21,245
1998 273,282 462 15,768 9,817 14,321 90,072 11,880 78,192 22,093
1999 259,680 370 15,426 8,667 13,399 86,642 9,341 77,301 21,960
2000 269,800 d 6,000 6,900 16,200 98,300 14,400 83,900 21,100
2001 296,800 d 7,300 8,900 12,900 118,700 20,200 98,500 20,600
2002 322,539 796 7,875 7,677 13,952 128,791 19,544 109,247 23,725
2003 325,723 857 7,944 7,559 13,716 130,964 16,605 114,359 23,381
2004 326,862 851 8,288 6,991 14,146 129,592 17,699 111,893 23,577
2005 338,815 877 8,909 6,892 14,806 132,116 18,193 113,923 26,130
Percent
1975 100.0 2.0 3.5 1.8 9.8 23.0 -- -- 8.5
1981 100.0 1.6 4.2 1.0 10.8 20.0 -- -- 12.2
1982 100.0 1.4 4.3 1.0 10.1 19.8 -- -- 13.3
1983 100.0 1.2 4.7 3.1 8.3 29.3 -- -- 12.3
1984 100.0 1.0 4.1 1.1 6.8 31.0 -- -- 11.5
1985 100.0 0.9 4.8 1.0 6.5 31.2 -- -- 10.7
1986 100.0 0.6 5.7 0.8 1.0 47.7 -- -- 8.7
1987 100.0 0.3 6.7 1.8 7.1 32.0 -- -- 9.5
1988 100.0 0.2 3.2 0.8 6.9 34.6 -- -- 9.2
1989 100.0 0.2 3.2 1.3 6.7 33.8 -- -- 10.2
1990 100.0 0.1 3.3 9.0 6.0 36.2 -- -- 10.0
1991 100.0 0.2 3.5 9.7 5.4 36.9 -- -- 9.1
1992 100.0 0.1 4.9 11.1 4.4 40.1 -- -- 8.5
1993 100.0 0.1 5.0 10.6 4.1 40.5 -- -- 8.9
1994 100.0 0.1 5.2 10.7 3.9 39.9 -- -- 10.5
1995 100.0 0.2 4.8 7.7 5.0 35.2 4.4 30.7 7.2
1996 100.0 0.2 5.1 6.7 5.3 32.3 4.0 28.4 7.5
1997 100.0 0.2 5.5 4.7 5.4 32.3 4.0 28.2 8.0
1998 100.0 0.2 5.8 3.6 5.2 33.0 4.3 28.6 8.1
1999 100.0 0.1 5.9 3.3 5.2 33.4 3.6 29.8 8.5
2000 100.0 d 2.2 2.6 6.0 36.5 5.4 31.2 7.8
2001 100.0 d 2.5 3.0 4.3 40.0 6.8 33.2 6.9
2002 100.0 0.2 2.4 2.4 4.3 39.9 6.1 33.9 7.4
2003 100.0 0.3 2.4 2.3 4.2 40.2 5.1 35.1 7.2
2004 100.0 0.3 2.5 2.1 4.3 39.6 5.4 34.2 7.2
2005 100.0 0.3 2.6 2.0 4.4 39.0 5.4 33.6 7.7
(Continued)
Table 41.
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
1975 748 30,293 5,856 2,534 30,635 17,326 5,459 954 456 --
1981 516 15,278 3,000 3,314 21,076 14,478 3,189 687 d d
1982 416 14,309 2,761 1,740 17,889 13,882 2,757 538 250 --
1983 457 13,589 2,292 2,540 14,158 13,456 2,434 486 d d
1984 537 13,508 2,304 1,711 14,295 14,041 2,463 475 270 13,147
1985 472 13,650 2,756 1,791 15,060 14,724 2,771 485 -- 19,434
1986 688 13,946 3,020 1,684 17,148 16,295 3,043 537 -- 10,421
1987 739 16,518 2,764 3,005 20,519 19,057 3,535 659 -- 11,891
1988 867 15,535 3,158 4,257 23,285 18,364 3,771 457 13,035 --
1989 946 14,224 3,311 5,364 22,628 18,896 3,464 404 15,424 --
1990 1,094 15,157 3,693 6,171 22,068 20,627 3,538 428 3,381 --
1991 1,218 16,559 4,403 6,437 29,444 22,795 4,073 524 4,425 --
1992 1,478 18,775 5,182 7,595 26,347 26,120 4,599 573 6,202 --
1993 1,342 19,040 5,328 7,812 26,920 24,901 4,664 593 5,930 --
1994 1,278 16,949 5,537 8,840 17,918 25,350 4,929 572 5,747 --
1995 1,250 17,490 6,036 6,705 51,664 24,814 5,705 899 6,859 1,823
1996 1,118 17,608 6,308 6,872 54,008 24,412 5,747 945 9,197 --
1997 1,053 16,333 6,029 6,724 48,741 23,479 5,286 826 6,565 1,388
1998 1,072 16,607 6,683 7,066 50,426 24,297 5,517 851 7,000 1,230
1999 1,031 15,065 7,022 7,172 49,302 23,386 4,783 783 4,383 289
2000 d 15,900 6,900 8,500 51,900 25,000 5,400 d 4,700 --
2001 d 16,900 7,600 9,900 50,400 29,900 5,200 d 4,600 1,000
2002 1,481 18,348 7,999 8,649 58,796 31,571 6,221 877 945 4,836
2003 1,405 18,479 8,178 8,738 60,594 31,514 6,663 848 920 3,963
2004 1,429 17,862 8,375 8,441 63,432 31,142 6,537 937 925 4,337
2005 1,418 18,951 8,280 8,966 67,128 31,498 6,659 955 936 4,294
Percent
1975 0.4 16.5 3.2 1.4 16.7 9.4 3.0 0.5 0.2 --
1981 0.4 12.4 2.4 2.7 17.1 11.8 2.6 0.6 d d
1982 0.4 13.1 2.5 1.6 16.4 12.7 2.5 0.5 0.2 --
1983 0.4 11.3 1.9 2.1 11.7 11.2 2.0 0.4 d d
1984 0.4 9.6 1.6 1.2 10.2 10.0 1.7 0.3 0.2 9.3
1985 0.3 8.6 1.7 1.1 9.5 9.3 1.8 0.3 -- 12.3
1986 0.4 7.4 1.6 0.9 9.1 8.7 1.6 0.3 -- 5.5
1987 0.4 9.0 1.5 1.6 11.1 10.3 1.9 0.4 -- 6.4
1988 0.5 8.5 1.7 2.3 12.7 10.0 2.1 0.2 7.1 --
1989 0.5 7.5 1.7 2.8 11.9 10.0 1.8 0.2 8.1 --
1990 0.5 7.0 1.7 2.9 10.2 9.6 1.6 0.2 1.6 --
1991 0.5 6.5 1.7 2.5 11.5 8.9 1.6 0.2 1.7 --
1992 0.5 6.0 1.7 2.4 8.4 8.3 1.5 0.2 2.0 --
1993 0.4 6.1 1.7 2.5 8.6 8.0 1.5 0.2 1.9 --
1994 0.4 5.8 1.9 3.0 6.1 8.7 1.7 0.2 2.0 --
1995 0.4 5.7 2.0 2.2 16.7 8.0 1.8 0.3 2.2 0.6
1996 0.4 6.0 2.1 2.3 18.4 8.3 2.0 0.3 3.1 --
1997 0.4 6.2 2.3 2.5 18.4 8.9 2.0 0.3 2.5 0.5
1998 0.4 6.1 2.4 2.6 18.5 8.9 2.0 0.3 2.6 0.5
1999 0.4 5.8 2.7 2.8 19.0 9.0 1.8 0.3 1.7 0.1
2000 d 5.9 2.6 3.2 19.3 9.3 2.0 d 1.7 --
2001 d 5.7 2.6 3.3 17.0 10.1 1.8 d 1.6 0.3
2002 0.5 5.7 2.5 2.7 18.2 9.8 1.9 0.3 0.3 1.5
2003 0.4 5.7 2.5 2.7 18.6 9.7 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.2
2004 0.4 5.5 2.6 2.6 19.4 9.5 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.3
2005 0.4 5.6 2.4 2.6 19.8 9.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.3
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; from 2000 to 2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent sample; data after 2001 are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards in 2002 and 2003 and expedited reinstatement cases since 2002.
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 the age of 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.
CONTACT: Glenda Carter (410) 965-7794 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 42.
Distribution of workers aged 50 or older, by diagnostic group, selected years 1975–2005
Year Total Congenital
anomalies		 Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases		 Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases a		 Injuries Mental disorders b Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
Number
1975 408,556 2,864 16,665 4,222 14,396 25,094 -- -- 44,264
1981 222,162 1,173 9,580 1,387 7,541 11,685 -- -- 41,393
1982 189,252 853 8,448 1,216 5,529 9,877 -- -- 36,418
1983 190,884 1,398 9,274 2,971 5,610 15,302 -- -- 37,552
1984 216,348 1,064 8,668 1,657 6,654 20,398 -- -- 42,931
1985 219,219 1,042 9,442 1,475 6,201 19,297 -- -- 38,263
1986 228,510 751 10,444 1,202 1,747 34,162 -- -- 36,858
1987 231,367 289 8,709 1,414 7,825 22,271 -- -- 37,744
1988 226,473 224 8,665 1,419 8,432 22,474 -- -- 37,085
1989 235,874 223 8,191 1,276 8,770 24,407 -- -- 41,054
1990 252,596 194 9,065 2,733 9,386 27,272 -- -- 44,342
1991 280,986 191 10,982 3,407 10,237 31,839 -- -- 46,082
1992 323,462 215 14,555 4,487 11,351 38,484 -- -- 50,690
1993 322,619 193 15,312 4,378 10,516 39,459 -- -- 52,425
1994 338,833 218 16,425 4,877 10,997 39,891 -- -- 58,440
1995 337,021 250 18,407 4,257 12,241 39,384 2,950 36,434 42,034
1996 330,177 264 18,819 3,691 11,942 36,933 2,401 34,532 41,381
1997 322,681 219 19,140 2,966 11,529 37,415 2,209 35,206 41,034
1998 335,100 214 20,605 2,863 11,605 41,430 2,626 38,804 41,880
1999 360,879 275 21,549 3,076 12,526 52,338 7,267 45,071 43,721
2000 340,900 d 11,100 3,800 12,500 44,900 3,200 41,700 42,500
2001 365,100 d 12,200 2,300 12,500 49,900 2,300 47,600 41,400
2002 407,844 317 13,955 3,289 14,217 56,522 2,808 53,714 46,644
2003 429,983 295 15,463 3,320 14,896 60,715 2,733 57,982 47,561
2004 448,382 315 16,053 3,519 15,434 63,240 2,780 60,460 50,060
2005 482,392 337 18,060 3,642 16,213 66,433 2,972 63,461 57,173
Percent
1975 100.0 0.7 4.1 1.0 3.5 6.1 -- -- 10.8
1981 100.0 0.5 4.3 0.6 3.4 5.3 -- -- 18.6
1982 100.0 0.5 4.5 0.6 2.9 5.2 -- -- 19.2
1983 100.0 0.7 4.9 1.6 2.9 8.0 -- -- 19.7
1984 100.0 0.5 4.0 0.8 3.1 9.4 -- -- 19.8
1985 100.0 0.5 4.3 0.7 2.8 8.8 -- -- 17.5
1986 100.0 0.3 4.6 0.5 0.8 14.9 -- -- 16.1
1987 100.0 0.1 3.8 0.6 3.4 9.6 -- -- 16.3
1988 100.0 0.1 3.8 0.6 3.7 9.9 -- -- 16.4
1989 100.0 0.1 3.5 0.5 3.7 10.3 -- -- 17.4
1990 100.0 0.1 3.6 1.1 3.7 10.8 -- -- 17.6
1991 100.0 0.1 3.9 1.2 3.6 11.3 -- -- 16.4
1992 100.0 0.1 4.5 1.4 3.5 11.9 -- -- 15.7
1993 100.0 0.1 4.7 1.4 3.3 12.2 -- -- 16.2
1994 100.0 0.1 4.8 1.4 3.2 11.8 -- -- 17.2
1995 100.0 0.1 5.5 1.3 3.6 11.7 0.9 10.8 12.5
1996 100.0 0.1 5.7 1.1 3.6 11.2 0.7 10.5 12.5
1997 100.0 0.1 5.9 0.9 3.6 11.6 0.7 10.9 12.7
1998 100.0 0.1 6.1 0.9 3.5 12.4 0.8 11.6 12.5
1999 100.0 0.1 6.0 0.9 3.5 14.5 2.0 12.5 12.1
2000 100.0 d 3.3 1.1 3.7 13.2 0.9 12.2 12.5
2001 100.0 d 3.3 0.6 3.4 13.7 0.6 13.0 11.3
2002 100.0 0.1 3.4 0.8 3.5 13.9 0.7 13.2 11.4
2003 100.0 0.1 3.6 0.8 3.5 14.1 0.6 13.5 11.1
2004 100.0 0.1 3.6 0.8 3.4 14.1 0.6 13.5 11.2
2005 100.0 0.1 3.7 0.8 3.4 13.8 0.6 13.2 11.9
(Continued)
Table 42.
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
1975 743 147,018 11,618 3,185 80,002 22,634 34,026 1,352 473 --
1981 426 70,716 4,363 2,916 37,563 14,038 18,331 658 d d
1982 392 59,933 3,306 1,425 31,096 13,004 17,009 460 287 --
1983 501 54,763 2,980 3,949 27,624 12,747 15,544 362 d d
1984 367 57,383 3,591 1,730 31,531 14,160 16,428 508 506 8,772
1985 418 59,114 2,870 1,557 34,154 14,009 17,442 625 -- 13,310
1986 498 59,280 3,242 1,415 37,412 14,033 20,406 538 -- 6,522
1987 466 60,240 3,358 2,796 43,288 16,149 19,443 514 -- 6,861
1988 552 56,689 3,230 2,874 45,338 16,079 19,302 328 3,782 --
1989 578 56,011 3,492 3,646 48,791 15,860 17,936 424 5,216 --
1990 640 58,428 3,738 4,123 52,433 17,110 18,620 438 4,074 --
1991 686 61,780 4,245 4,437 63,025 18,756 19,725 497 5,097 --
1992 799 71,043 4,690 5,168 70,548 20,832 22,665 497 7,438 --
1993 733 69,583 4,698 5,578 67,335 20,841 22,830 525 8,213 --
1994 788 69,696 4,983 6,691 66,787 22,470 26,029 544 10,047 --
1995 756 65,575 5,131 5,251 89,642 21,663 23,126 744 8,560 --
1996 718 63,601 5,222 5,334 88,768 21,548 22,236 643 9,077 --
1997 762 60,198 5,281 5,427 86,689 22,017 21,197 647 7,871 289
1998 729 60,091 5,730 6,052 91,421 23,200 21,631 615 6,744 290
1999 880 59,690 6,367 6,670 97,452 26,483 22,198 633 5,869 1,152
2000 d 59,500 5,800 6,400 101,700 25,100 20,800 d 4,600 600
2001 d 65,600 8,000 6,400 111,700 24,700 23,100 d 5,400 800
2002 1,010 66,904 7,977 7,763 128,127 30,948 24,370 732 921 4,148
2003 1,003 67,417 8,906 8,230 138,420 32,855 25,344 774 951 3,833
2004 1,050 67,587 9,670 8,428 146,883 33,424 26,025 772 984 4,938
2005 1,083 70,296 10,814 9,351 159,786 35,214 27,339 828 1,053 4,770
Percent
1975 0.2 36.0 2.8 0.8 19.6 5.5 8.3 0.3 0.1 --
1981 0.2 31.8 2.0 1.3 16.9 6.3 8.3 0.3 d d
1982 0.2 31.7 1.7 0.8 16.4 6.9 9.0 0.2 0.2 --
1983 0.3 28.7 1.6 2.1 14.5 6.7 8.1 0.2 d d
1984 0.2 26.5 1.7 0.8 14.6 6.5 7.6 0.2 0.2 4.1
1985 0.2 27.0 1.3 0.7 15.6 6.4 8.0 0.3 -- 6.1
1986 0.2 25.9 1.4 0.6 16.4 6.1 8.9 0.2 -- 2.9
1987 0.2 26.0 1.5 1.2 18.7 7.0 8.4 0.2 -- 3.0
1988 0.2 25.0 1.4 1.3 20.0 7.1 8.5 0.1 1.7 --
1989 0.2 23.7 1.5 1.5 20.7 6.7 7.6 0.2 2.2 --
1990 0.3 23.1 1.5 1.6 20.8 6.8 7.4 0.2 1.6 --
1991 0.2 22.0 1.5 1.6 22.4 6.7 7.0 0.2 1.8 --
1992 0.2 22.0 1.4 1.6 21.8 6.4 7.0 0.2 2.3 --
1993 0.2 21.6 1.5 1.7 20.9 6.5 7.1 0.2 2.5 --
1994 0.2 20.6 1.5 2.0 19.7 6.6 7.7 0.2 3.0 --
1995 0.2 19.5 1.5 1.6 26.6 6.4 6.9 0.2 2.5 --
1996 0.2 19.3 1.6 1.6 26.9 6.5 6.7 0.2 2.7 --
1997 0.2 18.7 1.6 1.7 26.9 6.8 6.6 0.2 2.4 0.1
1998 0.2 17.9 1.7 1.8 27.3 6.9 6.5 0.2 2.0 0.1
1999 0.2 16.5 1.8 1.8 27.0 7.3 6.2 0.2 1.6 0.3
2000 d 17.5 1.7 1.9 29.8 7.4 6.1 d 1.3 0.2
2001 d 18.0 2.2 1.8 30.6 6.8 6.3 d 1.5 0.2
2002 0.2 16.4 2.0 1.9 31.4 7.6 6.0 0.2 0.2 1.0
2003 0.2 15.7 2.1 1.9 32.2 7.6 5.9 0.2 0.2 0.9
2004 0.2 15.1 2.2 1.9 32.8 7.5 5.8 0.2 0.2 1.1
2005 0.2 14.6 2.2 1.9 33.1 7.3 5.7 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; from 2000 to 2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent sample; data after 2001 are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards in 2002 and 2003 and expedited reinstatement cases since 2002.
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 the age of 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.
CONTACT: Glenda Carter (410) 965-7794 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 43.
Average primary insurance amount and average monthly benefit, by sex, selected years 1960–2005 (in dollars)
Year Average primary insurance amount Average monthly benefit
All
disabled
workers		 Men Women All
disabled
workers		 Men Women
1960 -- -- -- 91.20 94.00 78.90
1965 (Jan.–Aug.) -- -- -- 93.30 97.90 80.30
1965 (Sept.–Dec.) -- -- -- 101.30 106.50 86.80
1970 -- -- -- 139.80 148.40 115.70
1975 -- -- -- 241.20 263.80 190.90
1980 -- -- -- 406.30 449.40 308.50
1985 -- -- -- 475.60 530.40 363.70
1986 -- -- -- 473.80 531.50 357.40
1987 -- -- -- 506.00 573.20 381.60
1988 -- -- -- 297.40 321.20 263.50
1989 -- -- -- 562.10 634.40 429.90
1990 -- -- -- 594.20 667.90 465.80
1991 -- -- -- 605.50 685.20 470.60
1992 -- -- -- 621.90 699.80 494.20
1993 -- -- -- 639.80 720.10 507.70
1994 -- -- -- 672.80 757.70 535.00
1995 -- -- -- 687.70 786.90 549.00
1996 734.00 836.40 595.70 709.10 807.90 575.60
1997 752.00 855.40 623.50 728.10 824.00 608.80
1998 771.30 879.50 639.50 746.30 846.80 623.80
1999 813.20 922.30 674.70 787.80 890.70 657.10
2000 856.80 975.30 718.70 833.70 947.70 700.90
2001 891.60 1,019.60 739.00 867.70 989.30 722.60
2002 923.90 1,053.00 772.10 898.60 1,021.70 753.90
2003 963.10 1,096.70 805.90 937.50 1,064.90 787.60
2004 994.00 1,130.30 835.70 968.50 1,098.60 817.40
2005 1,026.40 1,164.30 867.20 1,001.50 1,133.30 849.30
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; from 2000 to 2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent sample; data after 2001 are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards in 2002 and 2003 and expedited reinstatement cases since 2002.
Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
-- = not available.
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Table 44.
Distribution, by diagnostic group, sex, and age, 2005
Diagnostic group Total Men Women
All ages Under 35 35–49 50 or
older		 All ages Under 35 35–49 50 or
older		 All ages Under 35 35–49 50 or
older
Number
Total 821,207 90,727 248,088 482,392 440,008 48,027 126,888 265,093 381,199 42,700 121,200 217,299
Congenital anomalies 1,214 503 374 337 631 271 193 167 583 232 181 170
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 26,969 1,769 7,140 18,060 14,343 777 3,667 9,899 12,626 992 3,473 8,161
Infectious and parasitic diseases 10,534 1,480 5,412 3,642 7,456 1,004 4,097 2,355 3,078 476 1,315 1,287
Injuries 31,019 4,735 10,071 16,213 20,459 3,368 6,871 10,220 10,560 1,367 3,200 5,993
Mental disorders
Retardation 21,165 10,593 7,600 2,972 12,895 6,265 4,755 1,875 8,270 4,328 2,845 1,097
Other 177,384 40,649 73,274 63,461 84,678 21,152 32,884 30,642 92,706 19,497 40,390 32,819
Neoplasms 83,303 4,343 21,787 57,173 43,614 2,253 10,127 31,234 39,689 2,090 11,660 25,939
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 2,501 657 761 1,083 1,147 287 329 531 1,354 370 432 552
Circulatory system 89,247 2,328 16,623 70,296 61,087 1,284 10,672 49,131 28,160 1,044 5,951 21,165
Digestive system 19,094 1,205 7,075 10,814 11,798 575 4,284 6,939 7,296 630 2,791 3,875
Genitourinary system 18,317 2,467 6,499 9,351 11,081 1,341 3,851 5,889 7,236 1,126 2,648 3,462
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 226,914 8,174 58,954 159,786 113,391 3,770 29,846 79,775 113,523 4,404 29,108 80,011
Nervous system and sense organs 66,712 9,487 22,011 35,214 33,746 4,682 10,555 18,509 32,966 4,805 11,456 16,705
Respiratory system 33,998 831 5,828 27,339 17,538 306 2,599 14,633 16,460 525 3,229 12,706
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,783 246 709 828 843 89 349 405 940 157 360 423
Other 1,989 235 701 1,053 885 117 311 457 1,104 118 390 596
Unknown 9,064 1,025 3,269 4,770 4,416 486 1,498 2,432 4,648 539 1,771 2,338
Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 3.3 1.9 2.9 3.7 3.3 1.6 2.9 3.7 3.3 2.3 2.9 3.8
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.3 1.6 2.2 0.8 1.7 2.1 3.2 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.6
Injuries 3.8 5.2 4.1 3.4 4.6 7.0 5.4 3.9 2.8 3.2 2.6 2.8
Mental disorders
Retardation 2.6 11.7 3.1 0.6 2.9 13.0 3.7 0.7 2.2 10.1 2.3 0.5
Other 21.6 44.8 29.5 13.2 19.2 44.0 25.9 11.6 24.3 45.7 33.3 15.1
Neoplasms 10.1 4.8 8.8 11.9 9.9 4.7 8.0 11.8 10.4 4.9 9.6 11.9
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.3
Circulatory system 10.9 2.6 6.7 14.6 13.9 2.7 8.4 18.5 7.4 2.4 4.9 9.7
Digestive system 2.3 1.3 2.9 2.2 2.7 1.2 3.4 2.6 1.9 1.5 2.3 1.8
Genitourinary system 2.2 2.7 2.6 1.9 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.2 1.9 2.6 2.2 1.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 27.6 9.0 23.8 33.1 25.8 7.8 23.5 30.1 29.8 10.3 24.0 36.8
Nervous system and sense organs 8.1 10.5 8.9 7.3 7.7 9.7 8.3 7.0 8.6 11.3 9.5 7.7
Respiratory system 4.1 0.9 2.3 5.7 4.0 0.6 2.0 5.5 4.3 1.2 2.7 5.8
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2
Other 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Unknown 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.1
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude 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 the age of 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
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Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 45.
Distribution, by monthly benefit and sex, 2005
Monthly benefit (dollars) All disabled workers Men Women
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 821,207 100.0 440,008 100.0 381,199 100.0
Less than 100.00 4,972 0.6 2,669 0.6 2,303 0.6
100.00–199.90 8,376 1.0 3,039 0.7 5,337 1.4
200.00–299.90 23,211 2.8 8,597 2.0 14,614 3.8
300.00–399.90 29,760 3.6 10,725 2.4 19,035 5.0
400.00–499.90 32,972 4.0 11,870 2.7 21,102 5.5
500.00–599.90 43,107 5.2 15,844 3.6 27,263 7.2
600.00–699.90 86,417 10.5 31,517 7.2 54,900 14.4
700.00–799.90 82,387 10.0 33,471 7.6 48,916 12.8
800.00–899.90 75,240 9.2 33,850 7.7 41,390 10.9
900.00–999.90 67,953 8.3 33,812 7.7 34,141 9.0
1,000.00–1,099.90 59,986 7.3 32,869 7.5 27,117 7.1
1,100.00–1,199.90 51,857 6.3 30,960 7.0 20,897 5.5
1,200.00–1,299.90 44,622 5.4 29,042 6.6 15,580 4.1
1,300.00–1,399.90 38,370 4.7 26,214 6.0 12,156 3.2
1,400.00–1,499.90 32,455 4.0 23,234 5.3 9,221 2.4
1,500.00–1,599.90 27,477 3.3 20,521 4.7 6,956 1.8
1,600.00–1,699.90 35,763 4.4 27,574 6.3 8,189 2.1
1,700.00–1,799.90 32,200 3.9 26,038 5.9 6,162 1.6
1,800.00–1,899.90 21,699 2.6 18,390 4.2 3,309 0.9
1,900.00–1,999.90 14,681 1.8 12,916 2.9 1,765 0.5
2,000.00 or more 7,702 0.9 6,856 1.6 846 0.2
Average benefit (dollars) 1,001.50 1,133.30 849.30
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases.
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Awards to Disabled-Worker Families
Table 46.
Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly family benefit, by family composition, 2005
Family composition Number of
families		 Number of
beneficiaries		 Average
primary
insurance
amount
(dollars)		 Average
monthly
family
benefit a
(dollars)		 Percentage
of families
receiving
maximum
family
benefit b
Worker only
Men 344,530 344,530 1,160.10 1,130.50 10.4
Women 315,805 315,805 865.70 847.70 22.0
Worker with children
By sex of worker
Men 77,288 207,042 1,154.50 1,645.90 84.9
Women 63,961 170,416 873.10 1,184.40 89.0
By number of children
1 child 75,936 151,872 1,045.60 1,449.00 84.4
2 children 43,905 131,715 1,025.00 1,454.70 89.8
3 or more children 21,408 93,871 965.70 1,357.50 88.9
Worker with—
Spouse aged 62 or older c 6,373 12,770 1,483.10 1,767.70 8.7
Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children 172 567 1,417.60 2,270.10 68.6
Spouse and 1 child 4,108 12,327 1,197.30 1,740.70 87.9
Spouse and 2 children 4,609 18,438 1,172.80 1,694.70 87.2
Spouse and 3 or more children 3,766 20,942 1,091.10 1,550.80 83.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion.
Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases; they include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
b. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount.
c. If the spouse is also entitled to a retired-worker benefit, only the benefit amount received as a spouse is included.
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Awards to Disabled-Worker Families
Table 47.
Distribution, by family composition and age of worker, 2005
Family composition Total,
all ages		 Under 30 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60 or older
Number
Worker only 660,335 41,427 22,300 29,978 51,458 80,965 128,588 174,891 130,728
Worker with—
Spouse
Aged 62 or older a 6,545 0 0 b b 30 157 973 5,378
Child in care 12,483 726 1,229 1,909 2,424 2,348 1,913 1,320 614
Children
1 child 75,936 5,358 5,285 7,908 14,041 16,041 14,303 9,297 3,703
2 children 43,905 3,256 5,387 8,860 10,488 8,092 4,709 2,317 796
3 or more children 21,408 1,784 3,901 5,564 4,932 2,837 1,470 689 231
Families receiving maximum benefit c 239,554 33,390 21,206 29,503 39,196 38,365 34,555 29,002 14,337
Percent
Worker only 100.0 6.3 3.4 4.5 7.8 12.3 19.5 26.5 19.8
Worker with—
Spouse
Aged 62 or older a 100.0 0 0 b b 0.5 2.4 14.9 82.2
Child in care 100.0 5.8 9.8 15.3 19.4 18.8 15.3 10.6 4.9
Children
1 child 100.0 7.1 7.0 10.4 18.5 21.1 18.8 12.2 4.9
2 children 100.0 7.4 12.3 20.2 23.9 18.4 10.7 5.3 1.8
3 or more children 100.0 8.3 18.2 26.0 23.0 13.3 6.9 3.2 1.1
Families receiving maximum benefit c 29.2 63.5 55.7 54.4 47.0 34.8 22.9 15.3 10.1
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion.
Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases; they include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
a. Includes spouses aged 62 or older with children.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
c. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount.
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Benefits Withheld from All Disabled Beneficiaries
Table 48.
Number, by reason for withholding benefit, December 2005
Reason All
beneficiaries		 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
Total 618,461 120,056 51,183 245,511 3,069 5,127 24,676 94,816 74,023
Address unknown 24,595 12,176 519 8,241 168 448 401 437 2,205
Determination of continuing disability pending 6,752 4,466 140 1,703 20 11 114 63 235
Recoupment of overpayment 15,853 6,681 787 7,432 125 283 121 116 308
Workers' compensation offset 5,255 1,616 394 3,142 28 . . . 75 . . . . . .
Payee not determined 7,908 2,306 5 4,364 14 32 123 167 897
Substantial gainful activity 40,196 27,713 750 10,426 55 108 467 213 464
Imprisoned or confined 46,409 37,278 248 173 23 176 1,444 1,140 5,927
Entitled child not in care 9,313 . . . 9,313 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Beneficiary earnings 26,701 . . . 26,630 64 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Earnings of the other beneficiaries 196 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 . . .
Government pension offset 3,148 . . . 2,540 . . . . . . 608 . . . . . . . . .
Technical entitlement 379,449 . . . 8,037 194,485 2,329 2,764 19,771 91,181 60,882
Other 52,686 27,820 1,820 15,481 300 697 2,160 1,303 3,105
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: These data represent the total number of beneficiaries with benefits withheld in December 2005 regardless of when their benefits were initially withheld.
. . . = not applicable.
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Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries
Table 49.
Number and rate, 1960–2005
Year Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
1960 91,543 164 89,090 196 -- -- 2,453 24
1961 118,842 160 115,546 187 -- -- 3,296 27
1962 132,144 149 128,299 173 -- -- 3,845 26
1963 143,008 144 137,850 167 -- -- 5,158 31
1964 144,422 134 138,576 155 -- -- 5,846 32
1965 163,276 138 156,648 159 -- -- 6,628 33
1966 175,959 134 168,630 154 -- -- 7,329 34
1967 218,077 153 208,899 175 -- -- 9,178 40
1968 232,817 151 222,197 172 -- -- 10,620 44
1969 263,191 159 251,269 180 -- -- 11,922 46
1970 272,239 154 260,444 174 -- -- 11,795 44
1971 278,092 144 266,471 162 -- -- 11,621 41
1972 275,663 129 261,739 143 -- -- 13,924 46
1973 317,237 136 304,792 151 -- -- 12,445 39
1974 336,246 130 320,958 143 -- -- 15,288 45
1975 344,727 121 329,532 132 -- -- 15,195 42
1976 367,608 120 351,504 132 -- -- 16,104 42
1977 418,394 129 401,334 141 -- -- 17,060 42
1978 431,067 131 413,571 144 -- -- 17,496 42
1979 441,101 133 422,503 147 -- -- 18,598 43
1980 422,612 128 408,051 143 -- -- 14,561 32
1981 449,669 139 434,187 156 -- -- 15,482 33
1982 500,282 163 483,847 186 -- -- 16,435 35
1983 473,327 155 453,621 177 -- -- 19,706 40
1984 391,190 126 371,913 143 -- -- 19,277 38
1985 357,006 112 339,984 128 -- -- 17,022 32
1986 358,289 109 341,276 125 -- -- 17,013 31
1987 365,004 109 347,948 125 -- -- 17,056 30
1988 375,621 110 356,143 126 -- -- 19,478 34
1989 371,128 107 351,402 121 -- -- 19,726 34
1990 368,208 102 348,194 116 -- -- 20,014 33
1991 369,026 97 351,303 110 -- -- 17,723 29
1992 379,653 92 361,796 104 -- -- 17,857 28
1993 391,159 89 372,317 100 -- -- 18,842 29
1994 404,624 87 384,590 97 -- -- 20,034 30
1995 422,114 87 399,475 95 -- -- 22,639 33
1996 420,756 83 396,980 91 -- -- 23,776 34
1997 491,194 94 464,984 103 -- -- 26,210 37
1998 436,244 81 409,489 87 -- -- 26,755 38
1999 463,394 83 433,950 89 -- -- 29,444 41
2000 493,651 86 460,351 91 -- -- 33,300 46
2001 513,472 83 459,073 87 21,411 105 32,988 45
2002 535,465 82 479,364 87 21,379 103 34,722 47
2003 501,222 73 447,485 76 20,707 99 33,030 44
2004 525,418 73 470,017 76 23,572 112 31,829 42
2005 556,745 74 499,662 77 23,609 109 33,474 44
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, and Annual Termination file, 100 percent data; from 2001 to 2003, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data; beginning in 2004, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data, and Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: The termination rate is the number of terminations per 1,000 beneficiaries in current-payment status.
Beginning in 2004, data include closed period awards.
-- = not available.
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Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries
Table 50.
Number, by reason for termination, 2005
Reason for termination All
beneficiaries		 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
Total 1,016,822 499,662 48,829 303,257 107,991 23,609 9,393 4,994 19,087
Death of beneficiary 224,099 196,729 1,542 711 41 6,625 598 3,141 14,712
Termination resulting from death of worker a 56,426 . . . 7,872 44,771 1,221 . . . 2,562 . . . . . .
Attainment of age—
18 by children 197,861 . . . . . . 197,861 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19 by students 19,786 . . . . . . . . . 19,786 . . . . . . . . . . . .
FRA by disabled workers 239,044 210,952 18,322 6,120 281 . . . 3,369 . . . . . .
FRA by disabled widow(er)s 15,808 . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,808 . . . . . . . . .
Elected reduced retirement 2,100 2,100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Termination of spouse's benefit because child attains age 16 15,037 . . . 15,037 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary 6,433 . . . 1,763 1,730 152 9 914 522 1,343
Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit 2,561 . . . 1,116 217 7 469 135 275 342
Does not meet medical standards b 140,593 68,543 2,777 50,236 13,893 266 1,617 792 2,469
Medical improvement c -- 32,203 -- -- -- 74 1,048 327 1,154
Work above substantial gainful activity d -- 36,263 -- -- -- 189 560 459 1,310
Miscellaneous reasons e -- 76 -- -- -- 3 9 6 5
Student no longer attending school 72,604 . . . . . . . . . 72,604 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other 24,471 21,339 400 1,611 6 432 198 264 221
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: These data represent the total number of beneficiaries whose benefits were terminated during the calendar year regardless of the effective date of the termination.
Data include closed period awards.
. . . = not applicable; FRA = full retirement age; -- = not available.
a. Beneficiaries are terminated from the Disability Insurance Trust Fund and start receiving benefits from the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund.
b. Dependents' benefits terminate when the disabled worker no longer meets the requirements for disability benefits. Disabled widow(er)s and disabled adult children of deceased or retired workers lose their benefits when they no longer meet the requirements for disability benefits.
c. Includes beneficiaries who medically improved, who did not cooperate during the medical review, or whose whereabouts are unknown.
d. Excludes disabled beneficiaries whose monthly benefits have been suspended because they are engaging in substantial gainful activity during the extended period of eligibility.
e. Includes beneficiaries who did not comply with alcohol or drug abuse treatment programs or who refused vocational rehabilitation services.
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Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries
Table 51.
Number and rate, by state or other area, 2005
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
All areas 556,745 74 499,662 77 23,609 109 33,474 44
Alabama 13,425 69 11,877 70 727 104 821 47
Alaska 860 81 796 83 33 142 31 40
Arizona 9,925 74 9,158 75 362 114 405 44
Arkansas 8,546 73 7,640 73 413 101 493 53
California 49,284 78 45,156 82 1,510 105 2,618 41
Colorado 6,075 76 5,624 78 189 105 262 44
Connecticut 5,427 72 4,890 76 165 106 372 39
Delaware 1,683 73 1,535 74 63 122 85 44
District of Columbia 873 77 793 81 37 154 43 32
Florida 35,495 80 32,733 83 1,308 110 1,454 42
Georgia 17,962 80 16,279 83 775 102 908 44
Hawaii 1,666 78 1,514 82 48 95 104 44
Idaho 2,445 74 2,224 76 77 94 144 53
Illinois 20,108 77 17,827 80 883 119 1,398 43
Indiana 12,310 75 10,916 77 544 111 850 49
Iowa 5,113 73 4,523 76 195 115 395 46
Kansas 4,691 77 4,193 78 177 114 321 52
Kentucky 12,449 68 10,750 67 821 116 878 53
Louisiana 10,477 80 9,033 83 635 115 809 47
Maine 3,191 61 2,808 61 128 107 255 55
Maryland 8,251 79 7,493 83 286 118 472 43
Massachusetts 11,405 66 10,287 68 353 104 765 42
Michigan 19,971 71 17,603 74 903 111 1,465 44
Minnesota 7,318 71 6,564 73 221 122 533 46
Mississippi 8,964 73 7,951 75 499 106 514 43
Missouri 13,422 73 11,954 74 605 107 863 52
Montana 1,856 80 1,693 82 61 101 102 46
Nebraska 2,891 76 2,575 78 87 102 229 54
Nevada 4,238 86 3,968 88 120 99 150 57
New Hampshire 2,426 66 2,224 67 76 100 126 43
New Jersey 14,483 81 13,127 85 509 121 847 42
New Mexico 3,628 71 3,294 73 148 116 186 42
New York 34,309 73 30,761 76 1,314 108 2,234 39
North Carolina 21,372 76 19,370 78 922 105 1,080 45
North Dakota 1,007 76 892 81 29 97 86 43
Ohio 22,423 78 19,624 81 1,098 118 1,701 48
Oklahoma 7,940 77 7,123 78 379 109 438 46
Oregon 6,486 76 5,912 78 237 112 337 45
Pennsylvania 23,868 70 21,075 72 1,088 108 1,705 43
Rhode Island 2,212 68 2,006 70 65 91 141 44
South Carolina 11,298 76 10,158 78 557 108 583 43
South Dakota 1,379 82 1,217 84 50 129 112 53
Tennessee 15,542 75 13,801 76 898 117 843 45
Texas 33,558 76 30,286 79 1,562 108 1,710 40
Utah 2,558 75 2,285 77 94 127 179 51
Vermont 1,216 67 1,093 69 53 121 70 36
Virginia 13,696 72 12,317 74 629 109 750 43
Washington 9,931 72 9,082 74 338 105 511 42
West Virginia 5,999 64 5,143 65 406 107 450 45
Wisconsin 9,285 72 8,251 75 284 103 750 47
Wyoming 939 87 856 89 32 136 51 57
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 8,982 54 7,751 56 509 99 722 32
Other a 1,887 81 1,657 100 107 116 123 22
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data, and Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: The termination rate is the number of terminations per 1,000 beneficiaries in current-payment status.
Data include closed period awards.
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
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Disabled Workers Who Work
Table 52.
Distribution of workers with benefits withheld because of substantial work, by diagnostic group and age, December 2005
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Number
Total 27,713 3,137 5,544 9,102 7,716 2,214
Congenital anomalies 70 25 20 16 a a
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 678 41 118 232 226 61
Infectious and parasitic diseases 831 28 189 400 188 26
Injuries 1,760 204 408 544 464 140
Mental disorders
Retardation 1,036 460 276 221 73 6
Other 8,687 1,130 2,128 3,131 1,959 339
Neoplasms 2,549 210 382 718 947 292
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 198 45 47 43 54 9
Circulatory system 1,315 52 125 323 538 277
Digestive system 631 36 89 205 252 49
Genitourinary system 975 117 246 343 233 36
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 5,063 130 596 1,699 1,908 730
Nervous system and sense organs 2,907 562 770 890 551 134
Respiratory system 404 22 49 136 135 62
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 82 6 14 26 30 6
Other 59 11 12 12 a a
Unknown 468 58 75 163 133 39
Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.2 a a
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 2.4 1.3 2.1 2.5 2.9 2.8
Infectious and parasitic diseases 3.0 0.9 3.4 4.4 2.4 1.2
Injuries 6.4 6.5 7.4 6.0 6.0 6.3
Mental disorders
Retardation 3.7 14.7 5.0 2.4 0.9 0.3
Other 31.3 36.0 38.4 34.4 25.4 15.3
Neoplasms 9.2 6.7 6.9 7.9 12.3 13.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.7 1.4 0.8 0.5 0.7 0.4
Circulatory system 4.7 1.7 2.3 3.5 7.0 12.5
Digestive system 2.3 1.1 1.6 2.3 3.3 2.2
Genitourinary system 3.5 3.7 4.4 3.8 3.0 1.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 18.3 4.1 10.8 18.7 24.7 33.0
Nervous system and sense organs 10.5 17.9 13.9 9.8 7.1 6.1
Respiratory system 1.5 0.7 0.9 1.5 1.7 2.8
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3
Other 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 a a
Unknown 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: These data represent the total number of beneficiaries with benefits withheld in December 2005 regardless of when their benefits were initially withheld.
FRA = full retirement age.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Disabled Workers Who Work
Table 53.
Distribution of workers with benefits terminated because of successful return to work, by diagnostic group and age, 2005
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Number
Total 36,263 2,611 8,282 13,152 9,670 2,548
Congenital anomalies 128 33 47 27 16 5
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,185 34 182 433 425 111
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,607 22 376 858 329 22
Injuries 2,038 163 547 689 496 143
Mental disorders
Retardation 2,701 543 1,034 807 296 21
Other 11,767 830 2,830 4,658 3,000 449
Neoplasms 1,532 97 282 489 508 156
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 248 41 99 71 31 6
Circulatory system 1,493 30 163 373 610 317
Digestive system 598 32 108 197 228 33
Genitourinary system 1,273 95 397 443 270 68
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 5,988 96 730 2,152 2,146 864
Nervous system and sense organs 4,161 500 1,197 1,407 856 201
Respiratory system 497 26 66 150 168 87
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 91 a 17 36 26 a
Other 66 a 21 23 12 a
Unknown 890 58 186 339 253 54
Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.4 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.2
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 3.3 1.3 2.2 3.3 4.4 4.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 4.4 0.8 4.5 6.5 3.4 0.9
Injuries 5.6 6.2 6.6 5.2 5.1 5.6
Mental disorders
Retardation 7.4 20.8 12.5 6.1 3.1 0.8
Other 32.4 31.8 34.2 35.4 31.0 17.6
Neoplasms 4.2 3.7 3.4 3.7 5.3 6.1
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.7 1.6 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.2
Circulatory system 4.1 1.1 2.0 2.8 6.3 12.4
Digestive system 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.5 2.4 1.3
Genitourinary system 3.5 3.6 4.8 3.4 2.8 2.7
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 16.5 3.7 8.8 16.4 22.2 33.9
Nervous system and sense organs 11.5 19.1 14.5 10.7 8.9 7.9
Respiratory system 1.4 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.7 3.4
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.3 a 0.2 0.3 0.3 a
Other 0.2 a 0.3 0.2 0.1 a
Unknown 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.1
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 54.
Average monthly benefit for workers with benefits withheld, by diagnostic group and age, December 2005 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Total 1,052.10 810.40 974.50 1,064.90 1,160.60 1,158.20
Congenital anomalies 866.00 715.00 899.70 1,041.20 784.40 1,042.80
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 970.20 814.60 961.50 946.70 1,012.60 1,023.90
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,070.50 927.50 987.50 1,077.30 1,146.60 1,174.20
Injuries 1,135.60 969.50 1,095.20 1,154.60 1,219.80 1,142.40
Mental disorders
Retardation 721.10 699.80 717.10 744.40 800.10 722.80
Other 972.30 772.60 916.40 1,002.00 1,076.20 1,114.10
Neoplasms 1,289.30 961.70 1,227.60 1,340.80 1,347.50 1,290.60
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,088.10 846.20 955.60 1,213.20 1,250.20 1,418.30
Circulatory system 1,194.40 904.00 1,008.70 1,164.20 1,254.10 1,252.10
Digestive system 1,218.80 901.90 1,113.50 1,206.90 1,302.20 1,264.00
Genitourinary system 1,147.90 959.50 1,049.60 1,160.50 1,305.50 1,292.90
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,058.30 856.50 980.40 1,037.80 1,103.70 1,086.80
Nervous system and sense organs 1,025.70 797.50 991.30 1,060.40 1,208.10 1,198.30
Respiratory system 1,072.10 961.80 955.00 1,013.60 1,151.80 1,158.90
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,084.60 970.80 963.80 1,105.80 1,149.00 1,066.50
Other 1,060.20 748.50 998.90 1,130.70 1,260.20 890.10
Unknown 1,008.10 785.90 967.60 1,056.10 1,030.00 1,140.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
CONTACT: Glenda Carter (410) 965-7794 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Disabled Workers Who Work
Table 55.
Average monthly benefit for workers with benefits terminated, by diagnostic group and age, 2005 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Total 908.80 762.30 854.20 902.20 980.30 998.90
Congenital anomalies 857.90 768.40 816.00 955.90 995.90 871.50
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 864.40 782.70 875.90 844.50 880.90 884.60
Infectious and parasitic diseases 952.60 889.60 922.70 950.00 995.50 987.80
Injuries 1,013.70 907.60 973.20 1,031.30 1,063.70 1,031.20
Mental disorders
Retardation 704.00 679.70 696.80 704.80 771.30 706.40
Other 861.90 721.70 821.10 854.30 937.40 952.20
Neoplasms 1,147.60 890.00 1,105.80 1,168.70 1,214.80 1,098.60
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 917.80 824.30 882.40 932.20 1,051.00 1,281.10
Circulatory system 1,006.30 850.90 922.10 946.10 1,045.10 1,060.50
Digestive system 1,032.90 807.60 949.10 974.70 1,121.70 1,260.20
Genitourinary system 994.50 895.40 926.30 1,010.60 1,065.40 1,145.10
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 938.20 795.30 892.90 927.60 961.20 961.70
Nervous system and sense organs 912.50 790.00 863.80 915.60 1,016.60 1,042.20
Respiratory system 885.20 812.80 785.60 849.90 916.80 982.40
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 953.90 905.10 966.90 928.20 946.20 1,118.40
Other 906.00 586.30 889.80 904.00 1,003.90 1,187.60
Unknown 908.50 788.90 865.00 897.80 947.40 1,071.20
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
CONTACT: Glenda Carter (410) 965-7794 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Disabled Workers Who Work
Table 56.
Distribution, by state or other area, 2005
State or area All workers,
December		 Workers with benefits
withheld because of
substantial work,
December		 Workers with benefits
terminated because of
successful return to work,
calendar year
Number Percentage
of all workers		 Number Percentage
of all workers
All areas 6,519,001 27,713 0.4 36,263 0.6
Alabama 169,574 292 0.2 474 0.3
Alaska 9,640 59 0.6 97 1.0
Arizona 122,207 840 0.7 823 0.7
Arkansas 104,081 272 0.3 379 0.4
California 551,529 3,216 0.6 4,402 0.8
Colorado 72,439 375 0.5 533 0.7
Connecticut 64,751 421 0.7 440 0.7
Delaware 20,676 116 0.6 136 0.7
District of Columbia 9,752 28 0.3 58 0.6
Florida 396,342 1,299 0.3 2,010 0.5
Georgia 196,010 431 0.2 805 0.4
Hawaii 18,522 124 0.7 124 0.7
Idaho 29,315 125 0.4 163 0.6
Illinois 221,848 1,176 0.5 1,575 0.7
Indiana 141,879 523 0.4 640 0.5
Iowa 59,475 268 0.5 324 0.5
Kansas 53,485 238 0.4 342 0.6
Kentucky 160,126 489 0.3 661 0.4
Louisiana 108,904 342 0.3 496 0.5
Maine 46,143 249 0.5 251 0.5
Maryland 90,603 290 0.3 559 0.6
Massachusetts 152,111 1,035 0.7 1,320 0.9
Michigan 239,212 882 0.4 1,300 0.5
Minnesota 89,819 557 0.6 655 0.7
Mississippi 106,630 220 0.2 399 0.4
Missouri 161,227 590 0.4 801 0.5
Montana 20,527 86 0.4 99 0.5
Nebraska 32,812 183 0.6 196 0.6
Nevada 45,182 286 0.6 347 0.8
New Hampshire 32,998 291 0.9 234 0.7
New Jersey 153,611 880 0.6 1,040 0.7
New Mexico 45,256 202 0.4 277 0.6
New York 403,614 2,595 0.6 2,917 0.7
North Carolina 249,640 674 0.3 1,126 0.5
North Dakota 10,994 52 0.5 71 0.6
Ohio 241,960 1,091 0.5 1,683 0.7
Oklahoma 90,867 253 0.3 357 0.4
Oregon 75,363 364 0.5 335 0.4
Pennsylvania 292,767 1,463 0.5 1,378 0.5
Rhode Island 28,843 212 0.7 171 0.6
South Carolina 130,973 191 0.1 416 0.3
South Dakota 14,421 82 0.6 128 0.9
Tennessee 181,756 410 0.2 586 0.3
Texas 383,330 1,354 0.4 2,095 0.5
Utah 29,737 171 0.6 191 0.6
Vermont 15,845 144 0.9 113 0.7
Virginia 165,829 588 0.4 780 0.5
Washington 123,137 711 0.6 815 0.7
West Virginia 79,483 221 0.3 233 0.3
Wisconsin 110,319 578 0.5 695 0.6
Wyoming 9,606 52 0.5 93 1.0
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 137,256 103 0.1 97 0.1
Other a 16,575 19 0.1 23 0.1
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data, and Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
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Reinstatement Status for Disabled Workers
Table 57.
Number, by expedited reinstatement status, sex, and age, 2005
Benefit status Total Men Women
All ages Under 35 35–49 50 or
older		 All ages Under 35 35–49 50 or
older		 All ages Under 35 35–49 50 or
older
Provisional 6,629 908 3,407 2,314 3,584 540 1,914 1,130 3,045 368 1,493 1,184
Reinstated 5,846 731 3,062 2,053 3,246 453 1,744 1,049 2,600 278 1,318 1,004
Not reinstated a 249 41 138 70 142 26 79 37 107 15 59 33
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Total is not included because some beneficiaries whose cases are pending are not receiving provisional payments.
a. Data include medical recoveries and return to work.
CONTACT: Glenda Carter (410) 965-7704 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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