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 24.
Distribution, by diagnostic group and age, December 2006
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Number
Total 6,806,918 203,732 594,072 1,520,632 2,692,156 1,796,326
Congenital anomalies 11,544 1,651 2,406 2,750 2,987 1,750
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 258,310 2,967 13,831 46,709 113,766 81,037
Infectious and parasitic diseases 113,410 1,603 13,659 43,628 40,244 14,276
Injuries 292,161 11,151 30,789 73,218 108,760 68,243
Mental disorders
Retardation 329,540 38,198 69,048 99,834 90,481 31,979
Other 1,947,274 95,734 256,044 558,202 728,483 308,811
Neoplasms 196,075 4,537 12,019 36,143 81,405 61,971
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 17,080 2,056 3,034 4,174 5,033 2,783
Circulatory system 635,807 3,378 16,585 72,545 264,523 278,776
Digestive system 106,714 2,044 7,721 26,490 48,195 22,264
Genitourinary system 114,079 4,604 15,676 30,317 42,188 21,294
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,765,058 8,547 68,281 309,765 763,517 614,948
Nervous system and sense organs 649,336 22,856 68,126 157,157 249,145 152,052
Respiratory system 208,991 1,267 5,577 24,815 84,694 92,638
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 16,343 475 1,649 4,237 6,447 3,535
Other 14,384 531 1,377 3,636 5,616 3,224
Unknown 130,812 2,133 8,250 27,012 56,672 36,745
Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 3.8 1.5 2.3 3.1 4.2 4.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.7 0.8 2.3 2.9 1.5 0.8
Injuries 4.3 5.5 5.2 4.8 4.0 3.8
Mental disorders
Retardation 4.8 18.7 11.6 6.6 3.4 1.8
Other 28.6 47.0 43.1 36.7 27.1 17.2
Neoplasms 2.9 2.2 2.0 2.4 3.0 3.4
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2
Circulatory system 9.3 1.7 2.8 4.8 9.8 15.5
Digestive system 1.6 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.8 1.2
Genitourinary system 1.7 2.3 2.6 2.0 1.6 1.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 25.9 4.2 11.5 20.4 28.4 34.2
Nervous system and sense organs 9.5 11.2 11.5 10.3 9.3 8.5
Respiratory system 3.1 0.6 0.9 1.6 3.1 5.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Other 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Unknown 1.9 1.0 1.4 1.8 2.1 2.0
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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