U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2007
 
All Disabled Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Table 15.
Representative payment, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2007
Diagnostic group Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Total Number
with payee
Percentage
with payee
Total Number
with payee
Percentage
with payee
Total Number
with payee
Percentage
with payee
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 7,098,723 822,654 11.6 224,982 14,473 6.4 794,677 616,551 77.6
Congenital anomalies 12,148 1,960 16.1 291 6 2.1 10,101 7,126 70.5
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 263,724 4,865 1.8 17,373 335 1.9 2,958 761 25.7
Infectious and parasitic diseases 115,305 3,721 3.2 1,985 61 3.1 3,313 1,931 58.3
Injuries 303,537 25,924 8.5 5,739 175 3.0 10,599 4,292 40.5
Mental disorders
Retardation 338,072 189,478 56.0 9,783 2,483 25.4 367,182 323,539 88.1
Other 2,030,612 483,393 23.8 54,807 8,222 15.0 132,138 85,554 64.7
Neoplasms 208,540 3,381 1.6 4,636 75 1.6 2,087 1,124 53.9
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 18,004 438 2.4 379 9 2.4 2,133 410 19.2
Circulatory system 651,306 33,315 5.1 20,900 911 4.4 3,708 1,830 49.4
Digestive system 112,194 3,245 2.9 2,683 66 2.5 672 135 20.1
Genitourinary system 119,945 1,503 1.3 1,974 42 2.1 2,033 431 21.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,875,931 21,207 1.1 67,203 722 1.1 5,919 1,199 20.3
Nervous system and sense organs 674,096 32,596 4.8 16,423 639 3.9 76,583 41,071 53.6
Respiratory system 214,847 2,890 1.3 10,834 129 1.2 1,089 355 32.6
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 17,107 239 1.4 549 6 1.1 291 53 18.2
Other 15,639 725 4.6 321 9 2.8 1,494 961 64.3
Unknown 127,716 13,774 10.8 9,102 583 6.4 172,377 145,779 84.6
Men
Subtotal 3,773,912 531,833 14.1 8,778 687 7.8 433,878 344,905 79.5
Congenital anomalies 6,212 1,146 18.4 14 0 0 5,200 3,797 73.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 117,188 2,772 2.4 406 17 4.2 1,373 420 30.6
Infectious and parasitic diseases 84,039 2,960 3.5 129 6 4.7 1,755 1,082 61.7
Injuries 208,917 19,718 9.4 429 17 4.0 7,342 2,947 40.1
Mental disorders
Retardation 214,557 124,143 57.9 408 111 27.2 197,180 177,421 90.0
Other 1,011,754 308,144 30.5 1,849 347 18.8 83,203 57,597 69.2
Neoplasms 99,631 2,032 2.0 169 4 2.4 1,162 642 55.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 7,918 265 3.3 16 0 0 1,063 240 22.6
Circulatory system 433,176 21,504 5.0 1,314 59 4.5 1,968 1,012 51.4
Digestive system 60,347 2,374 3.9 153 6 3.9 339 80 23.6
Genitourinary system 71,625 1,007 1.4 118 4 3.4 1,068 246 23.0
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 945,089 13,563 1.4 2,419 40 1.7 2,542 646 25.4
Nervous system and sense organs 331,390 20,063 6.1 626 28 4.5 40,575 22,563 55.6
Respiratory system 104,775 1,818 1.7 360 14 3.9 478 195 40.8
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 7,130 141 2.0 23 1 4.3 128 31 24.2
Other 7,083 496 7.0 9 0 0 818 567 69.3
Unknown 63,081 9,687 15.4 336 33 9.8 87,684 75,419 86.0
Women
Subtotal 3,324,811 290,821 8.7 216,204 13,786 6.4 360,799 271,646 75.3
Congenital anomalies 5,936 814 13.7 277 6 2.2 4,901 3,329 67.9
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 146,536 2,093 1.4 16,967 318 1.9 1,585 341 21.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases 31,266 761 2.4 1,856 55 3.0 1,558 849 54.5
Injuries 94,620 6,206 6.6 5,310 158 3.0 3,257 1,345 41.3
Mental disorders
Retardation 123,515 65,335 52.9 9,375 2,372 25.3 170,002 146,118 86.0
Other 1,018,858 175,249 17.2 52,958 7,875 14.9 48,935 27,957 57.1
Neoplasms 108,909 1,349 1.2 4,467 71 1.6 925 482 52.1
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 10,086 173 1.7 363 9 2.5 1,070 170 15.9
Circulatory system 218,130 11,811 5.4 19,586 852 4.4 1,740 818 47.0
Digestive system 51,847 871 1.7 2,530 60 2.4 333 55 16.5
Genitourinary system 48,320 496 1.0 1,856 38 2.0 965 185 19.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 930,842 7,644 0.8 64,784 682 1.1 3,377 553 16.4
Nervous system and sense organs 342,706 12,533 3.7 15,797 611 3.9 36,008 18,508 51.4
Respiratory system 110,072 1,072 1.0 10,474 115 1.1 611 160 26.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 9,977 98 1.0 526 5 1.0 163 22 13.5
Other 8,556 229 2.7 312 9 2.9 676 394 58.3
Unknown 64,635 4,087 6.3 8,766 550 6.3 84,693 70,360 83.1
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: Kia Masseaux (410) 965-5470 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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