U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2006
 
Beneficiaries Who Have Filed for Workers' Compensation or Public Disability Benefits
Table 34.
Distribution of workers who have filed, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2006
Diagnostic group Total Men Women
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled workers 584,640 100.0 358,300 100.0 226,340 100.0
Congenital anomalies 356 0.1 201 0.1 155 0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 14,504 2.5 6,960 1.9 7,544 3.3
Infectious and parasitic diseases 5,273 0.9 4,286 1.2 987 0.4
Injuries 39,420 6.7 29,765 8.3 9,655 4.3
Mental disorders
Retardation 6,942 1.2 5,349 1.5 1,593 0.7
Other 112,244 19.2 59,746 16.7 52,498 23.2
Neoplasms 6,526 1.1 3,560 1.0 2,966 1.3
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 474 0.1 242 0.1 232 0.1
Circulatory system 25,409 4.3 18,871 5.3 6,538 2.9
Digestive system 3,949 0.7 2,530 0.7 1,419 0.6
Genitourinary system 3,332 0.6 2,237 0.6 1,095 0.5
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 309,499 52.9 194,871 54.4 114,628 50.6
Nervous system and sense organs 34,864 6.0 17,356 4.8 17,508 7.7
Respiratory system 10,017 1.7 5,943 1.7 4,074 1.8
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 782 0.1 422 0.1 360 0.2
Other 635 0.1 288 0.1 347 0.2
Unknown 10,414 1.8 5,673 1.6 4,741 2.1
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Workers' Compensation and Public Disability Benefit file, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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