Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2007
| 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 |
| 2006 | 798,675 | 100.0 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 13.6 | 18.9 | 23.4 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 49.8 |
| 2007 | 804,787 | 100.0 | 7.9 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 10.3 | 13.5 | 18.8 | 22.9 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 48.8 |
| 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 | 48.7 |
| 1997 | 311,100 | 100.0 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 16.1 | 21.6 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 49.3 |
| 1998 | 331,400 | 100.0 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 18.3 | 21.6 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 49.2 |
| 1999 | 338,900 | 100.0 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 11.4 | 12.4 | 18.2 | 21.7 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 49.6 |
| 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 |
| 2006 | 425,285 | 100.0 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 9.2 | 13.0 | 18.4 | 24.0 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 50.1 |
| 2007 | 428,836 | 100.0 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 9.7 | 12.8 | 18.3 | 23.7 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 49.1 |
| 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 | 49.1 |
| 1997 | 250,200 | 100.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 10.3 | 12.2 | 14.1 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 48.4 |
| 1998 | 271,900 | 100.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 9.0 | 12.2 | 14.5 | 19.1 | 20.4 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 48.9 |
| 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 |
| 2006 | 373,390 | 100.0 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 10.4 | 14.2 | 19.4 | 22.8 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 49.5 |
| 2007 | 375,951 | 100.0 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 11.1 | 14.4 | 19.4 | 22.0 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 48.4 |
| 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. | ||||||||||||
| Starting with 2007, age is based on date of entitlement and not date of award. Entitlement can be retroactive and thus precede the date of award. | ||||||||||||
| 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: Hazel P. Jenkins (410) 965-0164 or di.asr@ssa.gov. | ||||||||||||
