U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2006
 
Disabled Workers in Current-Payment Status
Table 21.
Distribution, by diagnostic group, December 1996–2006
Year Total Congenital
anomalies		 Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases		 Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases a		 Injuries Mental disorders Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
Number
1996 4,399,932 9,023 197,272 87,066 213,772 1,356,310 228,131 1,128,179 124,018
1997 4,508,406 8,813 215,186 90,175 217,882 1,381,178 235,130 1,146,048 122,775
1998 4,698,560 8,719 233,724 93,776 224,388 1,459,118 243,745 1,215,373 127,174
1999 4,879,454 8,546 251,998 96,132 228,800 1,532,155 249,871 1,282,284 131,492
2000 5,042,333 8,540 244,456 97,919 231,066 1,618,758 257,601 1,361,157 136,404
2001 5,268,039 8,752 239,614 100,442 240,948 1,731,886 273,849 1,458,037 142,795
2002 5,539,597 9,226 237,020 102,589 248,544 1,845,138 286,210 1,558,928 150,138
2003 5,868,541 9,750 242,517 106,767 260,572 1,961,090 298,500 1,662,590 160,986
2004 6,197,385 10,392 247,559 110,178 271,626 2,075,867 310,240 1,765,627 172,844
2005 6,519,001 11,001 252,933 111,927 281,828 2,183,182 320,564 1,862,618 185,049
2006 6,806,918 11,544 258,310 113,410 292,161 2,276,814 329,540 1,947,274 196,075
Percent
1996 100.0 0.2 4.5 2.0 4.9 30.8 5.2 25.6 2.8
1997 100.0 0.2 4.8 2.0 4.8 30.6 5.2 25.4 2.7
1998 100.0 0.2 5.0 2.0 4.8 31.1 5.2 25.9 2.7
1999 100.0 0.2 5.2 2.0 4.7 31.4 5.1 26.3 2.7
2000 100.0 0.2 4.8 1.9 4.6 32.1 5.1 27.0 2.7
2001 100.0 0.2 4.5 1.9 4.6 32.9 5.2 27.7 2.7
2002 100.0 0.2 4.3 1.9 4.5 33.3 5.2 28.1 2.7
2003 100.0 0.2 4.1 1.8 4.4 33.4 5.1 28.3 2.7
2004 100.0 0.2 4.0 1.8 4.4 33.5 5.0 28.5 2.8
2005 100.0 0.2 3.9 1.7 4.3 33.5 4.9 28.6 2.8
2006 100.0 0.2 3.8 1.7 4.3 33.4 4.8 28.6 2.9
(Continued)
Disabled Workers in Current-Payment Status
Table 21.
Continued
Year Diseases of the— Other Unknown b
Blood and
blood-
forming
organs		 Circulatory
system		 Digestive
system		 Genitourinary
system		 Musculoskeletal
system and
connective
tissue		 Nervous
system
and sense
organs		 Respiratory
system		 Skin and
subcutaneous
tissue
Number
1996 10,539 517,503 54,585 65,425 906,882 404,618 152,217 10,818 85,115 204,769
1997 10,926 522,047 57,383 69,300 962,915 420,755 155,028 11,267 95,708 167,068
1998 11,349 526,573 61,541 74,888 1,024,053 441,016 159,869 11,826 110,377 130,169
1999 11,687 528,627 65,887 79,524 1,086,432 460,133 162,863 12,151 117,326 105,701
2000 12,070 532,998 69,735 84,687 1,152,231 479,246 166,054 12,351 113,167 82,651
2001 12,847 543,516 74,680 88,949 1,231,184 505,162 170,383 12,787 113,558 50,536
2002 13,708 558,736 80,396 93,645 1,324,762 533,774 176,941 13,429 9,447 142,104
2003 14,711 579,778 87,721 98,491 1,430,357 565,244 185,834 14,133 10,705 139,885
2004 15,596 600,144 94,566 103,427 1,540,566 596,369 194,592 14,963 12,038 136,658
2005 16,270 620,852 100,934 108,701 1,656,997 623,948 202,821 15,662 13,225 133,671
2006 17,080 635,807 106,714 114,079 1,765,058 649,336 208,991 16,343 14,384 130,812
Percent
1996 0.2 11.8 1.2 1.5 20.6 9.2 3.5 0.2 1.9 4.7
1997 0.2 11.6 1.3 1.5 21.4 9.3 3.4 0.2 2.1 3.7
1998 0.2 11.2 1.3 1.6 21.8 9.4 3.4 0.3 2.3 2.8
1999 0.2 10.8 1.4 1.6 22.3 9.4 3.3 0.2 2.4 2.2
2000 0.2 10.6 1.4 1.7 22.9 9.5 3.3 0.2 2.2 1.6
2001 0.2 10.3 1.4 1.7 23.4 9.6 3.2 0.2 2.2 1.0
2002 0.2 10.1 1.5 1.7 23.9 9.6 3.2 0.2 0.2 2.6
2003 0.3 9.9 1.5 1.7 24.4 9.6 3.2 0.2 0.2 2.4
2004 0.3 9.7 1.5 1.7 24.9 9.6 3.1 0.2 0.2 2.2
2005 0.2 9.5 1.5 1.7 25.4 9.6 3.1 0.2 0.2 2.1
2006 0.3 9.3 1.6 1.7 25.9 9.5 3.1 0.2 0.2 1.9
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries, 100 percent data, from 1996 to 2000; beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. AIDS and HIV records are counted in "Infectious and parasitic diseases." Before 1990, they were included in "Other."
b. Beginning with 2002 data, several ill-defined impairment codes were reclassified and added to "Unknown."
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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