U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2010
 

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Awards to Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents

Awards to All Disabled Beneficiaries

Awards to Disabled Workers

Awards to Disabled-Worker Families

Benefits Withheld from All Disabled Beneficiaries

Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries

Disabled Workers Who Work

Reinstatement Status for Disabled Workers

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated
Chart 8.
Social Security disability awards, 1980–2010

The total number of awards decreased from 1980 through 1982, started to rise in 1983, and began to increase more rapidly in 1990. Awards for disabled-worker benefits have been most pronounced and drive the overall pattern shown in the total line. They increased from a low of 297,131 in 1982 to 636,637 in 1992, were relatively flat from 1992 through 2000, and started to increase again in 2001. There were 1,026,988 worker awards in 2010. Other awards have risen at a much slower rate. Awards to disabled adult children have gradually increased from 33,470 in 1980 to 81,681 in 2010. Awards to disabled widow(er)s have risen from just over 16,000 in 1980 to 33,259 in 2010.

Social Security disability awards - line chart linked to text description.
SOURCE: Table 35.
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Chart 9.
Average monthly benefit awards, by sex, 2010

The average monthly benefit awarded to disabled workers is higher than that awarded to disabled widow(er)s or disabled adult children. The reason for the difference is that disabled workers receive 100 percent of the primary insurance amount, compared with 71.5 percent for disabled widow(er)s and 50 percent for disabled adult children (if the worker is disabled or retired) or 75 percent (if the worker is deceased).

Because men have traditionally had higher earnings than women, their monthly benefit is higher. This is most obvious in the disabled-worker group. Benefits for disabled widow(er)s and disabled adult children are dependents’ benefits, so their monthly benefit is a function of the worker’s earnings. Therefore, a disabled widow’s average benefit tends to be higher than that of a disabled widower because a male worker’s earnings are higher than a female worker’s. Benefit amounts are about the same for men and women in the disabled adult children group.

Average monthly benefit awards, by sex - bar chart linked to text description.
SOURCE: Table 36.
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Chart 10.
Disabled-worker awards, by selected diagnostic group, 2010

In 2010, 1,026,988 disabled workers were awarded benefits. Among those awardees, the most common impairment was diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (32.5 percent), followed by mental disorders (21.4 percent), circulatory problems (10.2 percent), neoplasms (9.0 percent), and diseases of the nervous system and sense organs (8.2 percent). The remaining 18.7 percent of awardees had other impairments.

Disabled-worker awards, by selected diagnostic group - pie chart linked to text description.
SOURCE: Table 37.
a. Data for individual mental disorder diagnostic groups are shown separately in the pie chart below.
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Awards to Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents
Table 35.
Number, selected years 1960–2010
Year Total Workers and nondisabled dependents Widow(er)s Adult children of—
Workers Spouses Children
under
age 18		 Students
aged
18–19		 Retired
workers		 Deceased
workers		 Disabled
workers
1960 388,861 207,805 54,187 102,516 . . . . . . 12,740 9,819 1,794
1965 538,983 253,499 69,183 175,109 19,794 . . . 10,017 8,668 2,713
1970 799,616 350,384 96,304 241,627 71,145 15,609 11,348 9,425 3,774
1975 1,305,345 592,049 148,741 391,284 117,043 23,521 14,636 11,182 6,889
1980 933,597 396,559 108,500 235,079 143,935 16,054 16,650 10,626 6,194
1981 826,340 351,847 95,575 199,829 134,390 14,154 15,365 9,745 5,435
1982 672,333 297,131 77,835 153,205 103,015 12,440 14,772 9,685 4,250
1983 661,467 311,549 80,079 152,954 68,834 14,412 17,309 11,223 5,107
1984 730,135 361,998 81,834 172,721 59,990 17,165 18,330 12,556 5,541
1985 763,363 377,371 83,511 190,204 56,108 17,086 19,661 12,709 6,713
1986 809,424 416,865 82,435 198,192 52,989 18,418 20,295 13,244 6,986
1987 799,180 415,848 77,316 195,030 54,925 16,396 20,761 12,117 6,787
1988 795,690 409,490 73,790 196,655 61,725 15,328 20,544 11,512 6,646
1989 801,893 425,582 69,113 197,950 57,079 15,168 19,668 10,975 6,358
1990 868,793 467,977 69,667 218,059 58,894 15,424 20,862 11,277 6,633
1991 990,500 536,434 72,754 250,287 60,349 29,590 21,850 11,684 7,552
1992 1,167,001 636,637 78,083 306,002 66,035 33,235 23,615 13,846 9,548
1993 1,177,268 635,238 74,605 317,263 71,081 31,835 23,173 13,819 10,254
1994 1,177,236 631,870 69,549 327,067 74,364 29,903 22,119 12,590 9,774
1995 1,173,317 645,832 63,097 315,587 75,929 29,597 21,566 11,930 9,779
1996 1,139,054 624,335 57,528 311,228 76,769 28,611 20,169 11,061 9,353
1997 1,059,556 587,417 50,818 278,040 76,034 28,546 19,611 10,616 8,474
1998 1,087,352 608,131 47,550 279,764 82,567 29,399 19,932 10,914 9,095
1999 1,106,343 620,488 46,164 283,768 84,525 29,650 20,467 11,430 9,851
2000 1,051,900 610,700 38,500 263,200 74,600 27,600 21,100 9,200 7,000
2001 1,118,300 661,900 41,100 268,800 75,700 26,500 22,300 12,200 9,800
2002 1,219,670 730,383 43,301 293,131 77,927 28,339 22,798 15,284 8,507
2003 1,259,672 755,706 44,638 302,756 82,447 27,324 21,836 15,225 9,740
2004 1,311,031 775,244 45,649 313,640 96,871 27,744 22,127 16,455 13,301
2005 1,402,509 821,207 49,917 338,506 104,405 29,576 25,591 17,973 15,334
2006 1,369,044 798,675 49,521 325,861 107,786 28,682 25,679 17,467 15,373
2007 1,383,199 804,787 47,583 322,362 112,140 28,810 28,359 20,368 18,790
2008 1,506,563 877,226 50,756 348,649 119,633 30,605 32,712 24,369 22,613
2009 1,647,013 970,696 54,112 381,786 129,132 31,518 35,734 22,821 21,214
2010 1,740,729 1,026,988 53,987 408,989 135,825 33,259 35,533 21,942 24,206
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 through 2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent sample; data after 2001 are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards in 2002 and 2003 and expedited reinstatement cases since 2002.
. . . = not applicable.
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Awards to Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents
Table 36.
Number and average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, and sex, 2010
Basis of entitlement and age Total Male Female
Number Average
monthly
benefit a
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
benefit a
(dollars)		 Number Average
monthly
benefit a
(dollars)
Workers
Total 1,026,988 1,128.90 555,999 1,261.90 470,989 971.80
Under 25 38,649 587.30 22,666 599.90 15,983 569.40
25–29 39,398 811.30 20,931 839.40 18,467 779.40
30–34 46,342 913.20 23,048 959.90 23,294 867.00
35–39 65,455 974.40 32,616 1,045.00 32,839 904.20
40–44 93,671 1,024.50 47,546 1,122.40 46,125 923.60
45–49 134,375 1,090.20 68,836 1,212.10 65,539 962.20
50–54 205,729 1,155.80 108,655 1,302.20 97,074 991.90
55–59 239,561 1,256.20 134,811 1,417.00 104,750 1,049.20
60–64 157,881 1,329.40 93,171 1,499.20 64,710 1,085.00
65–FRA 5,927 1,266.50 3,719 1,409.10 2,208 1,026.20
Spouses of disabled workers
Total 53,987 290.00 3,582 231.90 50,405 294.10
Entitlement based on care of children 18,650 213.50 1,206 167.10 17,444 216.70
Under 30 3,141 144.30 111 102.50 3,030 145.90
30–34 3,066 166.80 188 140.30 2,878 168.60
35–39 3,616 194.40 221 144.50 3,395 197.60
40–44 3,526 228.40 246 173.60 3,280 232.60
45–49 2,816 263.80 212 187.00 2,604 270.00
50–54 1,570 291.50 140 207.00 1,430 299.70
55–FRA 915 335.90 88 233.50 827 346.80
Entitlement based on age 35,336 330.30 2,376 264.70 32,960 335.10
62–64 30,526 320.90 1,433 228.80 29,093 325.40
65 or older 4,810 390.40 943 319.40 3,867 407.70
Children of disabled workers
Total 569,020 291.00 294,623 292.50 274,397 289.40
Under age 18 408,989 254.60 208,129 254.30 200,860 254.90
Under 5 100,350 198.10 51,318 197.30 49,032 198.90
5–9 101,668 226.50 51,788 225.90 49,880 227.00
10–14 133,934 273.50 68,025 274.20 65,909 272.90
15–17 73,037 336.60 36,998 336.30 36,039 337.00
Students aged 18–19 135,825 394.30 72,290 395.90 63,535 392.40
Disabled aged 18 or older 24,206 326.50 14,204 325.40 10,002 328.00
Widow(er)s
Total 33,259 666.80 2,740 510.10 30,519 680.90
50–54 16,298 663.20 1,258 489.60 15,040 677.80
55–59 16,707 668.90 1,462 526.20 15,245 682.60
60–FRA 254 754.70 20 627.60 234 765.60
Adult children
Total 81,681 489.40 47,429 487.00 34,252 492.80
Children of—
Retired workers 35,533 484.10 20,475 481.40 15,058 487.70
Deceased workers 21,942 677.90 12,750 676.10 9,192 680.40
Disabled workers 24,206 326.50 14,204 325.40 10,002 328.00
Under 25 43,968 480.20 26,049 483.90 17,919 474.90
25–29 11,068 507.10 6,424 501.70 4,644 514.60
30–34 10,220 515.30 5,752 508.10 4,468 524.60
35–39 8,908 493.10 5,031 479.10 3,877 511.30
40–44 5,248 474.80 2,909 461.20 2,339 491.70
45–49 1,444 471.80 821 464.30 623 481.80
50–54 470 486.10 250 471.60 220 502.70
55–59 237 566.60 130 534.30 107 605.80
60–64 90 484.80 49 463.60 41 510.20
65 or older 28 422.80 14 432.60 14 413.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases.
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.
FRA = full retirement age.
a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
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Awards to All Disabled Beneficiaries
Table 37.
Distribution, by sex and diagnostic group, 2010
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 1,141,928 100.0 1,026,988 100.0 33,259 100.0 81,681 100.0
Congenital anomalies 3,518 0.3 1,531 0.1 33 0.1 1,954 2.4
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 38,000 3.3 35,545 3.5 1,842 5.5 613 0.8
Infectious and parasitic diseases 11,126 1.0 10,590 1.0 278 0.8 258 0.3
Injuries 41,817 3.7 39,341 3.8 873 2.6 1,603 2.0
Mental disorders
Autistic disorders 5,756 0.5 1,821 0.2 7 a 3,928 4.8
Developmental disorders 1,691 0.1 899 0.1 13 a 779 1.0
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 1,981 0.2 943 0.1 9 a 1,029 1.3
Intellectual disability 53,003 4.6 18,667 1.8 1,027 3.1 33,309 40.8
Mood disorders 128,087 11.2 115,189 11.2 5,144 15.5 7,754 9.5
Organic mental disorders 34,618 3.0 29,470 2.9 784 2.4 4,364 5.3
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 27,976 2.4 21,340 2.1 768 2.3 5,868 7.2
Other 36,014 3.2 30,533 3.0 1,012 3.0 4,469 5.5
Neoplasms 94,513 8.3 92,748 9.0 1,279 3.8 486 0.6
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 3,665 0.3 3,146 0.3 60 0.2 459 0.6
Circulatory system 108,340 9.5 105,046 10.2 2,740 8.2 554 0.7
Digestive system 24,162 2.1 23,305 2.3 635 1.9 222 0.3
Genitourinary system 22,341 2.0 21,575 2.1 370 1.1 396 0.5
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 346,105 30.3 333,377 32.5 11,452 34.4 1,276 1.6
Nervous system and sense organs 95,994 8.4 83,735 8.2 2,333 7.0 9,926 12.2
Respiratory system 42,799 3.7 40,864 4.0 1,734 5.2 201 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 2,542 0.2 2,391 0.2 77 0.2 74 0.1
Other 2,500 0.2 2,151 0.2 56 0.2 293 0.4
Unknown 15,380 1.3 12,781 1.2 733 2.2 1,866 2.3
Men
Subtotal 606,168 100.0 555,999 100.0 2,740 100.0 47,429 100.0
Congenital anomalies 1,881 0.3 858 0.2 1 a 1,022 2.2
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 19,686 3.2 19,258 3.5 118 4.3 310 0.7
Infectious and parasitic diseases 7,227 1.2 7,031 1.3 41 1.5 155 0.3
Injuries 27,082 4.5 25,857 4.7 125 4.6 1,100 2.3
Mental disorders
Autistic disorders 4,689 0.8 1,500 0.3 1 a 3,188 6.7
Developmental disorders 1,074 0.2 577 0.1 1 a 496 1.0
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 1,440 0.2 658 0.1 0 0 782 1.6
Intellectual disability 30,001 4.9 11,654 2.1 81 3.0 18,266 38.5
Mood disorders 51,482 8.5 47,404 8.5 243 8.9 3,835 8.1
Organic mental disorders 20,936 3.5 17,921 3.2 86 3.1 2,929 6.2
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 18,528 3.1 14,083 2.5 74 2.7 4,371 9.2
Other 19,066 3.1 16,527 3.0 72 2.6 2,467 5.2
Neoplasms 48,205 8.0 47,830 8.6 97 3.5 278 0.6
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,688 0.3 1,451 0.3 6 0.2 231 0.5
Circulatory system 72,812 12.0 72,138 13.0 370 13.5 304 0.6
Digestive system 14,097 2.3 13,901 2.5 78 2.8 118 0.2
Genitourinary system 13,467 2.2 13,198 2.4 44 1.6 225 0.5
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 172,274 28.4 170,780 30.7 916 33.4 578 1.2
Nervous system and sense organs 48,990 8.1 43,423 7.8 170 6.2 5,397 11.4
Respiratory system 21,352 3.5 21,123 3.8 135 4.9 94 0.2
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,219 0.2 1,176 0.2 6 0.2 37 0.1
Other 1,246 0.2 1,076 0.2 6 0.2 164 0.3
Unknown 7,726 1.3 6,575 1.2 69 2.5 1,082 2.3
Women
Subtotal 535,760 100.0 470,989 100.0 30,519 100.0 34,252 100.0
Congenital anomalies 1,637 0.3 673 0.1 32 0.1 932 2.7
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 18,314 3.4 16,287 3.5 1,724 5.6 303 0.9
Infectious and parasitic diseases 3,899 0.7 3,559 0.8 237 0.8 103 0.3
Injuries 14,735 2.8 13,484 2.9 748 2.5 503 1.5
Mental disorders
Autistic disorders 1,067 0.2 321 0.1 6 a 740 2.2
Developmental disorders 617 0.1 322 0.1 12 a 283 0.8
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 541 0.1 285 0.1 9 a 247 0.7
Intellectual disability 23,002 4.3 7,013 1.5 946 3.1 15,043 43.9
Mood disorders 76,605 14.3 67,785 14.4 4,901 16.1 3,919 11.4
Organic mental disorders 13,682 2.6 11,549 2.5 698 2.3 1,435 4.2
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 9,448 1.8 7,257 1.5 694 2.3 1,497 4.4
Other 16,948 3.2 14,006 3.0 940 3.1 2,002 5.8
Neoplasms 46,308 8.6 44,918 9.5 1,182 3.9 208 0.6
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,977 0.4 1,695 0.4 54 0.2 228 0.7
Circulatory system 35,528 6.6 32,908 7.0 2,370 7.8 250 0.7
Digestive system 10,065 1.9 9,404 2.0 557 1.8 104 0.3
Genitourinary system 8,874 1.7 8,377 1.8 326 1.1 171 0.5
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 173,831 32.4 162,597 34.5 10,536 34.5 698 2.0
Nervous system and sense organs 47,004 8.8 40,312 8.6 2,163 7.1 4,529 13.2
Respiratory system 21,447 4.0 19,741 4.2 1,599 5.2 107 0.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,323 0.2 1,215 0.3 71 0.2 37 0.1
Other 1,254 0.2 1,075 0.2 50 0.2 129 0.4
Unknown 7,654 1.4 6,206 1.3 664 2.2 784 2.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases.
Effective 2001, the Social Security Administration initiated a special review of 130,000 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who are potentially eligible for Social Security disability benefits because of earnings while receiving SSI. Many of these claims awarded since 2001 were for individuals under the age of 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 38.
Distribution and average monthly benefit, by state or other area, 2010
State or area Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Average
monthly
benefit a
(dollars)		 Number Percent Average
monthly
benefit a
(dollars)		 Number Percent Average
monthly
benefit a
(dollars)
All areas 1,026,988 100.0 1,128.90 33,259 100.0 666.80 81,681 100.0 489.40
Alabama 26,763 2.6 1,111.00 1,119 3.4 644.30 1,730 2.1 465.60
Alaska 1,621 0.2 1,141.30 39 0.1 788.70 168 0.2 509.80
Arizona 15,413 1.5 1,190.40 444 1.3 679.40 1,099 1.3 515.30
Arkansas 15,239 1.5 1,074.70 645 1.9 613.40 1,237 1.5 405.60
California 77,183 7.5 1,098.60 2,174 6.5 706.20 6,637 8.1 541.40
Colorado 12,949 1.3 1,162.50 297 0.9 649.40 757 0.9 538.40
Connecticut 9,133 0.9 1,215.70 196 0.6 637.10 876 1.1 511.30
Delaware 2,767 0.3 1,215.90 97 0.3 613.40 189 0.2 547.00
District of Columbia 2,006 0.2 982.60 28 0.1 619.60 118 0.1 496.10
Florida 63,270 6.2 1,123.10 1,870 5.6 653.40 3,810 4.7 500.70
Georgia 30,983 3.0 1,139.30 1,216 3.7 616.90 1,993 2.4 516.70
Hawaii 2,991 0.3 1,150.30 67 0.2 764.80 212 0.3 578.70
Idaho 4,803 0.5 1,097.50 142 0.4 723.00 391 0.5 473.50
Illinois 34,833 3.4 1,185.30 1,123 3.4 695.80 3,288 4.0 497.40
Indiana 25,846 2.5 1,175.60 870 2.6 700.00 2,208 2.7 464.20
Iowa 8,578 0.8 1,127.30 225 0.7 598.20 991 1.2 414.40
Kansas 8,791 0.9 1,114.70 280 0.8 656.40 862 1.1 462.20
Kentucky 23,731 2.3 1,089.20 1,190 3.6 660.70 1,692 2.1 442.50
Louisiana 17,975 1.8 1,069.90 916 2.8 723.80 1,629 2.0 475.20
Maine 5,071 0.5 1,071.40 170 0.5 612.10 661 0.8 396.40
Maryland 17,044 1.7 1,165.00 378 1.1 710.00 1,000 1.2 554.00
Massachusetts 21,038 2.0 1,144.70 481 1.4 669.60 2,210 2.7 465.60
Michigan 43,737 4.3 1,189.60 1,340 4.0 736.90 3,732 4.6 525.70
Minnesota 14,642 1.4 1,161.60 251 0.8 599.80 1,480 1.8 444.70
Mississippi 13,442 1.3 1,084.10 711 2.1 617.80 1,226 1.5 440.90
Missouri 26,332 2.6 1,112.20 916 2.8 626.10 2,211 2.7 445.80
Montana 3,173 0.3 1,058.70 92 0.3 677.40 264 0.3 443.50
Nebraska 4,954 0.5 1,086.80 126 0.4 604.10 506 0.6 464.40
Nevada 7,340 0.7 1,183.90 199 0.6 703.50 356 0.4 562.20
New Hampshire 5,808 0.6 1,153.50 119 0.4 675.80 527 0.6 462.70
New Jersey 25,514 2.5 1,254.60 596 1.8 713.60 2,033 2.5 544.60
New Mexico 7,078 0.7 1,057.70 172 0.5 660.10 448 0.5 457.60
New York 60,184 5.9 1,153.60 1,536 4.6 685.50 5,441 6.7 518.00
North Carolina 36,915 3.6 1,127.50 1,350 4.1 571.90 2,693 3.3 479.40
North Dakota 1,775 0.2 1,070.00 27 0.1 599.60 183 0.2 417.30
Ohio 44,606 4.3 1,104.50 1,528 4.6 703.70 3,359 4.1 480.20
Oklahoma 14,873 1.4 1,077.60 580 1.7 649.60 1,141 1.4 471.60
Oregon 12,531 1.2 1,141.00 394 1.2 688.30 978 1.2 500.90
Pennsylvania 46,688 4.5 1,123.00 1,381 4.2 687.60 3,805 4.7 484.00
Rhode Island 3,927 0.4 1,118.00 87 0.3 582.70 370 0.5 442.60
South Carolina 20,082 2.0 1,140.60 843 2.5 621.10 1,282 1.6 490.90
South Dakota 2,192 0.2 1,064.80 64 0.2 635.70 197 0.2 370.20
Tennessee 29,251 2.8 1,110.60 1,244 3.7 613.60 1,983 2.4 491.40
Texas 68,317 6.7 1,100.10 2,475 7.4 683.30 4,871 6.0 494.60
Utah 5,528 0.5 1,135.80 146 0.4 696.70 548 0.7 485.30
Vermont 2,500 0.2 1,061.00 53 0.2 649.80 247 0.3 460.70
Virginia 24,323 2.4 1,142.40 856 2.6 646.60 1,837 2.2 508.30
Washington 21,844 2.1 1,149.60 566 1.7 759.30 1,719 2.1 529.50
West Virginia 9,234 0.9 1,122.50 488 1.5 726.60 771 0.9 467.60
Wisconsin 19,105 1.9 1,161.20 457 1.4 637.40 2,099 2.6 431.50
Wyoming 1,608 0.2 1,141.10 49 0.1 714.80 103 0.1 447.90
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 19,925 1.9 986.60 566 1.7 590.10 1,250 1.5 404.40
Other b 1,532 0.1 932.90 80 0.2 673.70 263 0.3 417.70
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases.
a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
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Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 39.
Number and percentage distribution, by sex and age, selected years 1960–2010
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– FRA
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
2008 877,226 100.0 8.1 4.5 6.7 9.9 13.4 19.2 22.6 8.7 6.9 48.8
2009 970,696 100.0 8.2 4.5 6.6 9.5 13.3 19.7 22.8 8.6 6.8 48.8
2010 1,026,988 100.0 7.6 4.5 6.4 9.1 13.1 20.0 23.3 8.6 7.3 49.2
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
2008 466,966 100.0 8.4 4.2 6.1 9.3 12.7 18.6 23.4 9.5 7.8 49.2
2009 521,424 100.0 8.5 4.2 6.1 8.9 12.5 19.1 23.6 9.3 7.7 49.2
2010 555,999 100.0 7.8 4.1 5.9 8.6 12.4 19.5 24.2 9.4 8.1 49.5
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
2008 410,260 100.0 7.6 4.9 7.3 10.7 14.2 19.9 21.7 7.8 5.9 48.4
2009 449,272 100.0 7.8 4.9 7.1 10.3 14.3 20.4 21.8 7.7 5.8 48.4
2010 470,989 100.0 7.3 4.9 7.0 9.8 13.9 20.6 22.2 7.8 6.4 48.8
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 through 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 through 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.
FRA = full retirement age.
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: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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Table 40.
Distribution, by diagnostic group, selected years 1960–2010
Year Total Congenital
anomalies		 Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases		 Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases a		 Injuries Mental disorders b Neoplasms
Total Intellectual
disability		 Other
Number
1960 207,805 865 5,406 10,903 -- 17,287 -- -- 17,739
1961 279,758 1,637 7,070 15,153 -- 26,864 -- -- 23,103
1962 286,434 2,026 9,383 15,271 -- 37,315 -- -- 27,632
1963 224,229 1,646 7,563 10,859 6,496 24,526 -- -- 25,042
1967 310,947 -- 10,743 10,945 19,815 35,344 -- -- 33,358
1968 330,783 2,670 11,359 10,360 25,319 41,894 -- -- 36,560
1969 344,741 3,004 12,169 9,828 28,473 43,225 -- -- 35,740
1970 350,384 3,597 13,141 8,760 28,231 38,406 -- -- 36,095
1971 415,897 4,365 15,823 8,524 31,810 42,687 -- -- 39,629
1972 455,438 4,033 17,352 8,627 31,728 45,253 -- -- 43,667
1973 491,776 5,276 18,131 7,957 30,418 47,014 -- -- 50,644
1975 592,049 6,576 23,176 7,579 32,341 67,213 -- -- 59,852
1976 551,460 5,817 20,966 6,049 29,848 63,667 -- -- 57,656
1977 568,874 6,681 21,725 5,807 31,942 70,825 -- -- 59,833
1978 464,415 5,850 16,855 4,512 27,490 54,329 -- -- 54,878
1981 351,847 3,118 14,768 2,596 20,868 36,318 -- -- 56,410
1982 298,531 2,432 13,187 2,312 16,617 31,531 -- -- 50,999
1983 311,490 2,827 14,904 6,730 15,646 50,633 -- -- 52,379
1984 357,140 2,439 14,418 3,185 16,189 64,078 -- -- 59,104
1985 377,371 2,480 16,976 2,985 16,558 68,610 -- -- 55,120
1986 416,865 1,953 21,260 2,736 3,629 123,983 -- -- 53,176
1987 415,848 787 21,114 4,676 20,889 81,241 -- -- 55,339
1988 409,490 550 14,513 2,802 21,022 85,756 -- -- 53,944
1989 425,582 534 14,279 3,773 21,531 88,500 -- -- 60,352
1990 467,977 511 16,255 22,023 22,315 105,173 -- -- 65,939
1991 536,434 575 19,931 28,245 24,129 126,184 -- -- 69,244
1992 636,637 619 29,904 39,253 25,042 164,093 -- -- 77,175
1993 635,238 543 30,862 37,450 23,206 166,045 -- -- 80,266
1994 631,870 602 31,532 36,087 22,560 156,703 -- -- 89,231
1995 645,645 722 33,370 27,993 27,566 147,900 16,681 131,219 64,401
1996 624,254 777 33,832 23,324 27,616 132,022 14,062 117,960 63,321
1997 587,700 654 33,807 15,327 25,930 122,901 12,888 110,013 62,279
1998 608,382 676 36,373 12,680 25,926 131,502 14,506 116,996 63,973
1999 620,559 645 36,975 11,743 25,925 138,980 16,608 122,372 65,681
2000 610,700 700 17,100 10,700 28,700 143,200 17,600 125,600 63,600
2001 661,900 d 19,500 11,200 25,400 168,600 22,500 146,100 62,000
2002 730,383 1,113 21,830 10,966 28,169 185,313 22,352 162,961 70,369
2003 755,706 1,152 23,407 10,879 28,612 191,679 19,338 172,341 70,942
2004 775,244 1,166 24,341 10,510 29,580 192,832 20,479 172,353 73,637
2005 821,207 1,214 26,969 10,534 31,019 198,549 21,165 177,384 83,303
2006 798,675 1,170 27,272 10,165 31,231 185,035 19,842 165,193 82,146
2007 804,787 1,196 27,354 9,504 31,543 183,475 18,694 164,781 81,453
2008 877,226 1,255 30,023 9,887 34,842 199,738 19,506 180,232 84,544
2009 970,696 1,507 34,168 10,440 38,439 216,381 23,031 193,350 90,411
2010 1,026,988 1,531 35,545 10,590 39,341 218,862 18,667 200,195 92,748
Percent
1960 100.0 0.4 2.6 5.2 -- 8.3 -- -- 8.5
1961 100.0 0.6 2.5 5.4 -- 9.6 -- -- 8.3
1962 100.0 0.7 3.3 5.3 -- 13.0 -- -- 9.6
1963 100.0 0.7 3.4 4.8 2.9 10.9 -- -- 11.2
1967 100.0 -- 3.5 3.5 6.4 11.4 -- -- 10.7
1968 100.0 0.8 3.4 3.1 7.7 12.7 -- -- 11.1
1969 100.0 0.9 3.5 2.9 8.3 12.5 -- -- 10.4
1970 100.0 1.0 3.8 2.5 8.1 11.0 -- -- 10.3
1971 100.0 1.0 3.8 2.0 7.6 10.3 -- -- 9.5
1972 100.0 0.9 3.8 1.9 7.0 9.9 -- -- 9.6
1973 100.0 1.1 3.7 1.6 6.2 9.6 -- -- 10.3
1975 100.0 1.1 3.9 1.3 5.5 11.4 -- -- 10.1
1976 100.0 1.1 3.8 1.1 5.4 11.5 -- -- 10.5
1977 100.0 1.2 3.8 1.0 5.6 12.5 -- -- 10.5
1978 100.0 1.3 3.6 1.0 5.9 11.7 -- -- 11.8
1981 100.0 0.9 4.2 0.7 5.9 10.3 -- -- 16.0
1982 100.0 0.8 4.4 0.8 5.6 10.6 -- -- 17.1
1983 100.0 0.9 4.8 2.2 5.0 16.3 -- -- 16.8
1984 100.0 0.7 4.0 0.9 4.5 17.9 -- -- 16.5
1985 100.0 0.7 4.5 0.8 4.4 18.2 -- -- 14.6
1986 100.0 0.5 5.1 0.7 0.9 29.7 -- -- 12.8
1987 100.0 0.2 5.1 1.1 5.0 19.5 -- -- 13.3
1988 100.0 0.1 3.5 0.7 5.1 20.9 -- -- 13.2
1989 100.0 0.1 3.4 0.9 5.1 20.8 -- -- 14.2
1990 100.0 0.1 3.5 4.7 4.8 22.5 -- -- 14.1
1991 100.0 0.1 3.7 5.3 4.5 23.5 -- -- 12.9
1992 100.0 0.1 4.7 6.2 3.9 25.8 -- -- 12.1
1993 100.0 0.1 4.9 5.9 3.7 26.1 -- -- 12.6
1994 100.0 0.1 5.0 5.7 3.6 24.8 -- -- 14.1
1995 100.0 0.1 5.2 4.3 4.3 22.9 2.6 20.3 10.0
1996 100.0 0.1 5.4 3.7 4.4 21.1 2.3 18.9 10.1
1997 100.0 0.1 5.8 2.6 4.4 20.9 2.2 18.7 10.6
1998 100.0 0.1 6.0 2.1 4.3 21.6 2.4 19.2 10.5
1999 100.0 0.1 6.0 1.9 4.2 22.4 2.7 19.7 10.6
2000 100.0 0.1 2.8 1.8 4.7 23.4 2.9 20.6 10.4
2001 100.0 d 2.9 1.7 3.8 25.5 3.4 22.1 9.4
2002 100.0 0.2 3.0 1.5 3.9 25.4 3.1 22.3 9.6
2003 100.0 0.2 3.1 1.4 3.8 25.4 2.6 22.8 9.4
2004 100.0 0.2 3.1 1.4 3.8 24.8 2.6 22.2 9.5
2005 100.0 0.1 3.3 1.3 3.8 24.2 2.6 21.6 10.1
2006 100.0 0.1 3.4 1.3 3.9 23.2 2.5 20.7 10.3
2007 100.0 0.1 3.4 1.2 3.9 22.8 2.3 20.5 10.1
2008 100.0 0.1 3.4 1.1 4.0 22.8 2.2 20.5 9.6
2009 100.0 0.2 3.5 1.1 4.0 22.3 2.4 19.9 9.3
2010 100.0 0.1 3.5 1.0 3.8 21.3 1.8 19.5 9.0
(Continued)
Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 40.
Continued
Year Diseases of the— Other Unknown c
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
1960 442 55,855 3,575 1,077 17,124 32,105 16,489 463 89 28,386
1961 566 71,860 4,300 1,608 23,241 44,709 20,030 794 125 38,698
1962 739 82,015 5,922 2,040 33,751 45,261 23,408 1,177 494 --
1963 597 66,468 4,437 1,725 21,744 32,712 19,107 719 588 --
1967 -- 81,507 7,627 -- 41,090 38,278 24,646 -- 7,594 --
1968 -- 80,906 7,806 2,926 43,677 41,758 22,635 -- 2,913 --
1969 -- 105,760 8,719 2,717 47,357 21,967 23,265 -- 2,517 --
1970 -- 108,906 9,051 2,912 52,086 22,575 24,254 -- 2,370 --
1971 1,043 131,854 11,629 3,501 66,558 26,442 30,103 1,667 262 --
1972 1,155 146,684 13,369 4,304 75,923 28,216 33,038 1,756 293 40
1973 1,347 158,202 14,614 4,810 85,431 31,139 34,656 1,854 283 --
1975 1,491 177,311 17,474 5,719 110,637 39,960 39,485 2,306 929 --
1976 2,039 165,182 15,194 4,907 105,907 36,156 35,210 2,532 330 --
1977 1,516 167,801 15,342 5,271 107,840 36,751 35,002 1,766 772 --
1978 1,236 134,634 12,407 4,719 86,921 29,314 28,005 2,017 1,248 --
1981 942 85,994 7,363 6,230 58,639 28,516 21,520 1,345 616 6,604
1982 808 74,242 6,067 3,165 48,985 26,886 19,766 998 536 --
1983 958 68,352 5,272 6,489 41,782 26,203 17,978 848 d d
1984 904 70,891 5,895 3,441 45,826 28,201 18,891 983 776 21,919
1985 890 72,764 5,626 3,348 49,214 28,733 20,213 1,110 992 31,752
1986 1,186 73,226 6,262 3,099 54,560 30,328 23,449 1,075 -- 16,943
1987 1,205 76,758 6,122 5,801 63,807 35,206 22,978 1,173 -- 18,752
1988 1,419 72,224 6,388 7,131 68,623 34,443 23,073 785 16,817 --
1989 1,524 70,235 6,803 9,010 71,419 34,756 21,400 828 20,638 --
1990 1,734 73,585 7,431 10,294 74,501 37,737 22,158 866 7,455 --
1991 1,904 78,339 8,648 10,874 92,469 41,551 23,798 1,021 9,522 --
1992 2,277 89,818 9,872 12,763 96,895 46,952 27,264 1,070 13,640 --
1993 2,075 88,623 10,026 13,390 94,255 45,742 27,494 1,118 14,143 --
1994 2,066 86,645 10,520 15,531 84,705 47,820 30,958 1,116 15,794 --
1995 2,006 83,065 11,167 11,956 141,306 46,477 28,831 1,643 14,746 2,496
1996 1,836 81,209 11,530 12,206 142,776 45,960 27,983 1,588 18,274 2,590
1997 1,815 76,531 11,310 12,151 135,430 45,496 26,483 1,473 14,436 1,677
1998 1,801 76,698 12,413 13,118 141,847 47,517 27,148 1,466 13,744 1,500
1999 1,911 74,755 13,389 13,842 146,754 49,869 26,981 1,416 10,252 1,441
2000 1,500 75,400 12,700 14,900 153,600 50,100 26,200 1,700 9,300 1,300
2001 2,200 82,500 15,600 16,300 162,100 54,600 28,300 d 10,000 1,800
2002 2,491 85,252 15,976 16,412 186,923 62,519 30,591 1,609 1,866 8,984
2003 2,408 85,896 17,084 16,968 199,014 64,369 32,007 1,622 1,871 7,796
2004 2,479 85,449 18,045 16,869 210,315 64,566 32,562 1,709 1,909 9,275
2005 2,501 89,247 19,094 18,317 226,914 66,712 33,998 1,783 1,989 9,064
2006 2,405 85,636 18,655 18,414 225,179 65,320 32,577 1,731 1,862 9,877
2007 2,509 86,706 18,558 19,060 233,608 65,187 32,336 1,781 2,112 8,405
2008 2,656 92,136 19,760 19,662 263,536 71,431 34,539 1,935 2,165 9,117
2009 2,900 100,007 21,827 20,434 303,035 79,756 37,938 2,154 2,016 9,283
2010 3,146 105,046 23,305 21,575 333,377 83,735 40,864 2,391 2,151 12,781
Percent
1960 0.2 26.9 1.7 0.5 8.2 15.4 7.9 0.2 e 13.7
1961 0.2 25.7 1.5 0.6 8.3 16.0 7.2 0.3 e 13.8
1962 0.3 28.6 2.1 0.7 11.8 15.8 8.2 0.4 0.2 --
1963 0.3 29.6 2.0 0.8 9.7 14.6 8.5 0.3 0.3 --
1967 -- 26.2 2.5 -- 13.2 12.3 7.9 -- 2.4 --
1968 -- 24.5 2.4 0.9 13.2 12.6 6.8 -- 0.9 --
1969 -- 30.7 2.5 0.8 13.7 6.4 6.7 -- 0.7 --
1970 -- 31.1 2.6 0.8 14.9 6.4 6.9 -- 0.7 --
1971 0.3 31.7 2.8 0.8 16.0 6.4 7.2 0.4 0.1 --
1972 0.3 32.2 2.9 0.9 16.7 6.2 7.3 0.4 0.1 e
1973 0.3 32.2 3.0 1.0 17.4 6.3 7.0 0.4 0.1 --
1975 0.3 29.9 3.0 1.0 18.7 6.7 6.7 0.4 0.2 --
1976 0.4 30.0 2.8 0.9 19.2 6.6 6.4 0.5 0.1 --
1977 0.3 29.5 2.7 0.9 19.0 6.5 6.2 0.3 0.1 --
1978 0.3 29.0 2.7 1.0 18.7 6.3 6.0 0.4 0.3 --
1981 0.3 24.4 2.1 1.8 16.7 8.1 6.1 0.4 0.2 1.9
1982 0.3 24.9 2.0 1.1 16.4 9.0 6.6 0.3 0.2 --
1983 0.3 21.9 1.7 2.1 13.4 8.4 5.8 0.3 d d
1984 0.3 19.8 1.7 1.0 12.8 7.9 5.3 0.3 0.2 6.1
1985 0.2 19.3 1.5 0.9 13.0 7.6 5.4 0.3 0.3 8.4
1986 0.3 17.6 1.5 0.7 13.1 7.3 5.6 0.3 -- 4.1
1987 0.3 18.5 1.5 1.4 15.3 8.5 5.5 0.3 -- 4.5
1988 0.3 17.6 1.6 1.7 16.8 8.4 5.6 0.2 4.1 --
1989 0.4 16.5 1.6 2.1 16.8 8.2 5.0 0.2 4.8 --
1990 0.4 15.7 1.6 2.2 15.9 8.1 4.7 0.2 1.6 --
1991 0.4 14.6 1.6 2.0 17.2 7.7 4.4 0.2 1.8 --
1992 0.4 14.1 1.6 2.0 15.2 7.4 4.3 0.2 2.1 --
1993 0.3 14.0 1.6 2.1 14.8 7.2 4.3 0.2 2.2 --
1994 0.3 13.7 1.7 2.5 13.4 7.6 4.9 0.2 2.5 --
1995 0.3 12.9 1.7 1.9 21.9 7.2 4.5 0.3 2.3 0.4
1996 0.3 13.0 1.8 2.0 22.9 7.4 4.5 0.3 2.9 0.4
1997 0.3 13.0 1.9 2.1 23.0 7.7 4.5 0.3 2.5 0.3
1998 0.3 12.6 2.0 2.2 23.3 7.8 4.5 0.2 2.3 0.2
1999 0.3 12.0 2.2 2.2 23.6 8.0 4.3 0.2 1.7 0.2
2000 0.2 12.3 2.1 2.4 25.2 8.2 4.3 0.3 1.5 0.2
2001 0.3 12.5 2.4 2.5 24.5 8.2 4.3 d 1.5 0.3
2002 0.3 11.7 2.2 2.2 25.6 8.6 4.2 0.2 0.3 1.2
2003 0.3 11.4 2.3 2.2 26.3 8.5 4.2 0.2 0.2 1.0
2004 0.3 11.0 2.3 2.2 27.1 8.3 4.2 0.2 0.2 1.2
2005 0.3 10.9 2.3 2.2 27.6 8.1 4.1 0.2 0.2 1.1
2006 0.3 10.7 2.3 2.3 28.2 8.2 4.1 0.2 0.2 1.2
2007 0.3 10.8 2.3 2.4 29.0 8.1 4.0 0.2 0.3 1.0
2008 0.3 10.5 2.3 2.2 30.0 8.1 3.9 0.2 0.2 1.0
2009 0.3 10.3 2.2 2.1 31.2 8.2 3.9 0.2 0.2 1.0
2010 0.3 10.2 2.3 2.1 32.5 8.2 4.0 0.2 0.2 1.2
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 through 2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent sample; data after 2001 are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards in 2002 and 2003 and expedited reinstatement cases since 2002.
Data from 1964 through 1966 are not available. Before 1995, diagnostic data for cases awarded at the appeals levels were estimated on the basis of the diagnosis of cases allowed at the initial disability determination level.
Effective 2001, the Social Security Administration initiated a special review of 130,000 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who are potentially eligible for Social Security disability benefits because of earnings while receiving SSI. Many of these claims awarded since 2001 were for individuals under the age of 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
-- = not available.
a. AIDS and HIV records are counted in "Infectious and parasitic diseases." Before 1990, they were included in "Other."
b. Mental retardation (now referred to as intellectual disability) was not identified separately before 1995.
c. Beginning with 2002, several ill-defined impairment codes were reclassified and added to "Unknown."
d. Suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
e. Less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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Table 41.
Distribution of workers under age 50, by diagnostic group, selected years 1975–2010
Year Total Congenital
anomalies		 Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases		 Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases a		 Injuries Mental disorders b Neoplasms
Total Intellectual
disability		 Other
Number
1975 183,493 3,712 6,511 3,357 17,945 42,119 -- -- 15,588
1981 123,090 1,945 5,188 1,209 13,327 24,633 -- -- 15,017
1982 109,279 1,579 4,739 1,096 11,088 21,654 -- -- 14,581
1983 120,606 1,429 5,630 3,759 10,036 35,331 -- -- 14,827
1984 140,792 1,375 5,750 1,528 9,535 43,680 -- -- 16,173
1985 158,152 1,438 7,534 1,510 10,357 49,313 -- -- 16,857
1986 188,355 1,202 10,816 1,534 1,882 89,821 -- -- 16,318
1987 184,481 498 12,405 3,262 13,064 58,970 -- -- 17,595
1988 183,017 326 5,848 1,383 12,590 63,282 -- -- 16,859
1989 189,708 311 6,088 2,497 12,761 64,093 -- -- 19,298
1990 215,381 317 7,190 19,290 12,929 77,901 -- -- 21,597
1991 255,448 384 8,949 24,838 13,892 94,345 -- -- 23,162
1992 313,175 404 15,349 34,766 13,691 125,609 -- -- 26,485
1993 312,619 350 15,550 33,072 12,690 126,586 -- -- 27,841
1994 292,987 384 15,107 31,210 11,563 116,812 -- -- 30,791
1995 308,624 472 14,963 23,736 15,325 108,516 13,731 94,785 22,367
1996 294,077 513 15,013 19,633 15,674 95,089 11,661 83,428 21,940
1997 265,019 435 14,667 12,361 14,401 85,486 10,679 74,807 21,245
1998 273,282 462 15,768 9,817 14,321 90,072 11,880 78,192 22,093
1999 259,680 370 15,426 8,667 13,399 86,642 9,341 77,301 21,960
2000 269,800 d 6,000 6,900 16,200 98,300 14,400 83,900 21,100
2001 296,800 d 7,300 8,900 12,900 118,700 20,200 98,500 20,600
2002 322,539 796 7,875 7,677 13,952 128,791 19,544 109,247 23,725
2003 325,723 857 7,944 7,559 13,716 130,964 16,605 114,359 23,381
2004 326,862 851 8,288 6,991 14,146 129,592 17,699 111,893 23,577
2005 338,815 877 8,909 6,892 14,806 132,116 18,193 113,923 26,130
2006 321,632 816 8,995 6,524 14,501 120,914 17,071 103,843 25,146
2007 347,570 878 10,257 6,311 15,616 126,825 17,008 109,817 25,383
2008 373,551 905 11,292 6,300 16,640 138,260 17,692 120,568 25,515
2009 409,425 1,093 12,569 6,513 17,601 150,113 20,774 129,339 27,086
2010 417,890 1,053 12,841 6,298 17,298 149,847 16,764 133,083 26,801
Percent
1975 100.0 2.0 3.5 1.8 9.8 23.0 -- -- 8.5
1981 100.0 1.6 4.2 1.0 10.8 20.0 -- -- 12.2
1982 100.0 1.4 4.3 1.0 10.1 19.8 -- -- 13.3
1983 100.0 1.2 4.7 3.1 8.3 29.3 -- -- 12.3
1984 100.0 1.0 4.1 1.1 6.8 31.0 -- -- 11.5
1985 100.0 0.9 4.8 1.0 6.5 31.2 -- -- 10.7
1986 100.0 0.6 5.7 0.8 1.0 47.7 -- -- 8.7
1987 100.0 0.3 6.7 1.8 7.1 32.0 -- -- 9.5
1988 100.0 0.2 3.2 0.8 6.9 34.6 -- -- 9.2
1989 100.0 0.2 3.2 1.3 6.7 33.8 -- -- 10.2
1990 100.0 0.1 3.3 9.0 6.0 36.2 -- -- 10.0
1991 100.0 0.2 3.5 9.7 5.4 36.9 -- -- 9.1
1992 100.0 0.1 4.9 11.1 4.4 40.1 -- -- 8.5
1993 100.0 0.1 5.0 10.6 4.1 40.5 -- -- 8.9
1994 100.0 0.1 5.2 10.7 3.9 39.9 -- -- 10.5
1995 100.0 0.2 4.8 7.7 5.0 35.2 4.4 30.7 7.2
1996 100.0 0.2 5.1 6.7 5.3 32.3 4.0 28.4 7.5
1997 100.0 0.2 5.5 4.7 5.4 32.3 4.0 28.2 8.0
1998 100.0 0.2 5.8 3.6 5.2 33.0 4.3 28.6 8.1
1999 100.0 0.1 5.9 3.3 5.2 33.4 3.6 29.8 8.5
2000 100.0 d 2.2 2.6 6.0 36.5 5.4 31.2 7.8
2001 100.0 d 2.5 3.0 4.3 40.0 6.8 33.2 6.9
2002 100.0 0.2 2.4 2.4 4.3 39.9 6.1 33.9 7.4
2003 100.0 0.3 2.4 2.3 4.2 40.2 5.1 35.1 7.2
2004 100.0 0.3 2.5 2.1 4.3 39.6 5.4 34.2 7.2
2005 100.0 0.3 2.6 2.0 4.4 39.0 5.4 33.6 7.7
2006 100.0 0.3 2.8 2.0 4.5 37.6 5.3 32.3 7.8
2007 100.0 0.3 3.0 1.8 4.5 36.5 4.9 31.6 7.3
2008 100.0 0.2 3.0 1.7 4.5 37.0 4.7 32.3 6.8
2009 100.0 0.3 3.1 1.6 4.3 36.7 5.1 31.6 6.6
2010 100.0 0.3 3.1 1.5 4.1 35.9 4.0 31.8 6.4
(Continued)
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Table 41.
Continued
Year Diseases of the— Other Unknown c
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
1975 748 30,293 5,856 2,534 30,635 17,326 5,459 954 456 --
1981 516 15,278 3,000 3,314 21,076 14,478 3,189 687 d d
1982 416 14,309 2,761 1,740 17,889 13,882 2,757 538 250 --
1983 457 13,589 2,292 2,540 14,158 13,456 2,434 486 d d
1984 537 13,508 2,304 1,711 14,295 14,041 2,463 475 270 13,147
1985 472 13,650 2,756 1,791 15,060 14,724 2,771 485 -- 19,434
1986 688 13,946 3,020 1,684 17,148 16,295 3,043 537 -- 10,421
1987 739 16,518 2,764 3,005 20,519 19,057 3,535 659 -- 11,891
1988 867 15,535 3,158 4,257 23,285 18,364 3,771 457 13,035 --
1989 946 14,224 3,311 5,364 22,628 18,896 3,464 404 15,424 --
1990 1,094 15,157 3,693 6,171 22,068 20,627 3,538 428 3,381 --
1991 1,218 16,559 4,403 6,437 29,444 22,795 4,073 524 4,425 --
1992 1,478 18,775 5,182 7,595 26,347 26,120 4,599 573 6,202 --
1993 1,342 19,040 5,328 7,812 26,920 24,901 4,664 593 5,930 --
1994 1,278 16,949 5,537 8,840 17,918 25,350 4,929 572 5,747 --
1995 1,250 17,490 6,036 6,705 51,664 24,814 5,705 899 6,859 1,823
1996 1,118 17,608 6,308 6,872 54,008 24,412 5,747 945 9,197 --
1997 1,053 16,333 6,029 6,724 48,741 23,479 5,286 826 6,565 1,388
1998 1,072 16,607 6,683 7,066 50,426 24,297 5,517 851 7,000 1,230
1999 1,031 15,065 7,022 7,172 49,302 23,386 4,783 783 4,383 289
2000 d 15,900 6,900 8,500 51,900 25,000 5,400 d 4,700 --
2001 d 16,900 7,600 9,900 50,400 29,900 5,200 d 4,600 1,000
2002 1,481 18,348 7,999 8,649 58,796 31,571 6,221 877 945 4,836
2003 1,405 18,479 8,178 8,738 60,594 31,514 6,663 848 920 3,963
2004 1,429 17,862 8,375 8,441 63,432 31,142 6,537 937 925 4,337
2005 1,418 18,951 8,280 8,966 67,128 31,498 6,659 955 936 4,294
2006 1,367 18,174 7,889 8,993 65,964 30,019 6,402 892 866 4,170
2007 1,481 20,900 8,351 9,328 78,196 31,080 7,171 934 1,145 3,714
2008 1,593 21,714 8,566 9,323 86,112 33,793 7,427 1,093 1,084 3,934
2009 1,681 23,611 9,228 9,745 97,513 37,991 8,336 1,225 1,028 4,092
2010 1,818 24,070 9,716 9,984 101,938 38,757 8,550 1,315 1,081 6,523
Percent
1975 0.4 16.5 3.2 1.4 16.7 9.4 3.0 0.5 0.2 --
1981 0.4 12.4 2.4 2.7 17.1 11.8 2.6 0.6 d d
1982 0.4 13.1 2.5 1.6 16.4 12.7 2.5 0.5 0.2 --
1983 0.4 11.3 1.9 2.1 11.7 11.2 2.0 0.4 d d
1984 0.4 9.6 1.6 1.2 10.2 10.0 1.7 0.3 0.2 9.3
1985 0.3 8.6 1.7 1.1 9.5 9.3 1.8 0.3 -- 12.3
1986 0.4 7.4 1.6 0.9 9.1 8.7 1.6 0.3 -- 5.5
1987 0.4 9.0 1.5 1.6 11.1 10.3 1.9 0.4 -- 6.4
1988 0.5 8.5 1.7 2.3 12.7 10.0 2.1 0.2 7.1 --
1989 0.5 7.5 1.7 2.8 11.9 10.0 1.8 0.2 8.1 --
1990 0.5 7.0 1.7 2.9 10.2 9.6 1.6 0.2 1.6 --
1991 0.5 6.5 1.7 2.5 11.5 8.9 1.6 0.2 1.7 --
1992 0.5 6.0 1.7 2.4 8.4 8.3 1.5 0.2 2.0 --
1993 0.4 6.1 1.7 2.5 8.6 8.0 1.5 0.2 1.9 --
1994 0.4 5.8 1.9 3.0 6.1 8.7 1.7 0.2 2.0 --
1995 0.4 5.7 2.0 2.2 16.7 8.0 1.8 0.3 2.2 0.6
1996 0.4 6.0 2.1 2.3 18.4 8.3 2.0 0.3 3.1 --
1997 0.4 6.2 2.3 2.5 18.4 8.9 2.0 0.3 2.5 0.5
1998 0.4 6.1 2.4 2.6 18.5 8.9 2.0 0.3 2.6 0.5
1999 0.4 5.8 2.7 2.8 19.0 9.0 1.8 0.3 1.7 0.1
2000 d 5.9 2.6 3.2 19.3 9.3 2.0 d 1.7 --
2001 d 5.7 2.6 3.3 17.0 10.1 1.8 d 1.6 0.3
2002 0.5 5.7 2.5 2.7 18.2 9.8 1.9 0.3 0.3 1.5
2003 0.4 5.7 2.5 2.7 18.6 9.7 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.2
2004 0.4 5.5 2.6 2.6 19.4 9.5 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.3
2005 0.4 5.6 2.4 2.6 19.8 9.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.3
2006 0.4 5.7 2.5 2.8 20.5 9.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.3
2007 0.4 6.0 2.4 2.7 22.5 8.9 2.1 0.3 0.3 1.1
2008 0.4 5.8 2.3 2.5 23.1 9.0 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.1
2009 0.4 5.8 2.3 2.4 23.8 9.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.0
2010 0.4 5.8 2.3 2.4 24.4 9.3 2.0 0.3 0.3 1.6
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 through 2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent sample; data after 2001 are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards in 2002 and 2003 and expedited reinstatement cases since 2002.
Before 1995, diagnostic data for cases awarded at the appeals levels were estimated on the basis of the diagnosis of cases allowed at the initial disability determination level.
Effective 2001, the Social Security Administration initiated a special review of 130,000 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who are potentially eligible for Social Security disability benefits because of earnings while receiving SSI. Many of these claims awarded since 2001 were for individuals under the age of 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
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.
-- = not available.
a. AIDS and HIV records are counted in "Infectious and parasitic diseases." Before 1990, they were included in "Other."
b. Mental retardation (now referred to as intellectual disability) was not identified separately before 1995.
c. Beginning with 2002, several ill-defined impairment codes were reclassified and added to "Unknown."
d. Suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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Table 42.
Distribution of workers aged 50 or older, by diagnostic group, selected years 1975–2010
Year Total Congenital
anomalies		 Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases		 Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases a		 Injuries Mental disorders b Neoplasms
Total Intellectual
disability		 Other
Number
1975 408,556 2,864 16,665 4,222 14,396 25,094 -- -- 44,264
1981 222,162 1,173 9,580 1,387 7,541 11,685 -- -- 41,393
1982 189,252 853 8,448 1,216 5,529 9,877 -- -- 36,418
1983 190,884 1,398 9,274 2,971 5,610 15,302 -- -- 37,552
1984 216,348 1,064 8,668 1,657 6,654 20,398 -- -- 42,931
1985 219,219 1,042 9,442 1,475 6,201 19,297 -- -- 38,263
1986 228,510 751 10,444 1,202 1,747 34,162 -- -- 36,858
1987 231,367 289 8,709 1,414 7,825 22,271 -- -- 37,744
1988 226,473 224 8,665 1,419 8,432 22,474 -- -- 37,085
1989 235,874 223 8,191 1,276 8,770 24,407 -- -- 41,054
1990 252,596 194 9,065 2,733 9,386 27,272 -- -- 44,342
1991 280,986 191 10,982 3,407 10,237 31,839 -- -- 46,082
1992 323,462 215 14,555 4,487 11,351 38,484 -- -- 50,690
1993 322,619 193 15,312 4,378 10,516 39,459 -- -- 52,425
1994 338,833 218 16,425 4,877 10,997 39,891 -- -- 58,440
1995 337,021 250 18,407 4,257 12,241 39,384 2,950 36,434 42,034
1996 330,177 264 18,819 3,691 11,942 36,933 2,401 34,532 41,381
1997 322,681 219 19,140 2,966 11,529 37,415 2,209 35,206 41,034
1998 335,100 214 20,605 2,863 11,605 41,430 2,626 38,804 41,880
1999 360,879 275 21,549 3,076 12,526 52,338 7,267 45,071 43,721
2000 340,900 d 11,100 3,800 12,500 44,900 3,200 41,700 42,500
2001 365,100 d 12,200 2,300 12,500 49,900 2,300 47,600 41,400
2002 407,844 317 13,955 3,289 14,217 56,522 2,808 53,714 46,644
2003 429,983 295 15,463 3,320 14,896 60,715 2,733 57,982 47,561
2004 448,382 315 16,053 3,519 15,434 63,240 2,780 60,460 50,060
2005 482,392 337 18,060 3,642 16,213 66,433 2,972 63,461 57,173
2006 477,043 354 18,277 3,641 16,730 64,121 2,771 61,350 57,000
2007 457,217 318 17,097 3,193 15,927 56,650 1,686 54,964 56,070
2008 503,675 350 18,731 3,587 18,202 61,478 1,814 59,664 59,029
2009 561,271 414 21,599 3,927 20,838 66,268 2,257 64,011 63,325
2010 609,098 478 22,704 4,292 22,043 69,015 1,903 67,112 65,947
Percent
1975 100.0 0.7 4.1 1.0 3.5 6.1 -- -- 10.8
1981 100.0 0.5 4.3 0.6 3.4 5.3 -- -- 18.6
1982 100.0 0.5 4.5 0.6 2.9 5.2 -- -- 19.2
1983 100.0 0.7 4.9 1.6 2.9 8.0 -- -- 19.7
1984 100.0 0.5 4.0 0.8 3.1 9.4 -- -- 19.8
1985 100.0 0.5 4.3 0.7 2.8 8.8 -- -- 17.5
1986 100.0 0.3 4.6 0.5 0.8 14.9 -- -- 16.1
1987 100.0 0.1 3.8 0.6 3.4 9.6 -- -- 16.3
1988 100.0 0.1 3.8 0.6 3.7 9.9 -- -- 16.4
1989 100.0 0.1 3.5 0.5 3.7 10.3 -- -- 17.4
1990 100.0 0.1 3.6 1.1 3.7 10.8 -- -- 17.6
1991 100.0 0.1 3.9 1.2 3.6 11.3 -- -- 16.4
1992 100.0 0.1 4.5 1.4 3.5 11.9 -- -- 15.7
1993 100.0 0.1 4.7 1.4 3.3 12.2 -- -- 16.2
1994 100.0 0.1 4.8 1.4 3.2 11.8 -- -- 17.2
1995 100.0 0.1 5.5 1.3 3.6 11.7 0.9 10.8 12.5
1996 100.0 0.1 5.7 1.1 3.6 11.2 0.7 10.5 12.5
1997 100.0 0.1 5.9 0.9 3.6 11.6 0.7 10.9 12.7
1998 100.0 0.1 6.1 0.9 3.5 12.4 0.8 11.6 12.5
1999 100.0 0.1 6.0 0.9 3.5 14.5 2.0 12.5 12.1
2000 100.0 d 3.3 1.1 3.7 13.2 0.9 12.2 12.5
2001 100.0 d 3.3 0.6 3.4 13.7 0.6 13.0 11.3
2002 100.0 0.1 3.4 0.8 3.5 13.9 0.7 13.2 11.4
2003 100.0 0.1 3.6 0.8 3.5 14.1 0.6 13.5 11.1
2004 100.0 0.1 3.6 0.8 3.4 14.1 0.6 13.5 11.2
2005 100.0 0.1 3.7 0.8 3.4 13.8 0.6 13.2 11.9
2006 100.0 0.1 3.8 0.8 3.5 13.5 0.6 12.9 11.9
2007 100.0 0.1 3.7 0.7 3.5 12.4 0.4 12.0 12.3
2008 100.0 0.1 3.7 0.7 3.6 12.2 0.4 11.8 11.7
2009 100.0 0.1 3.8 0.7 3.7 11.8 0.4 11.4 11.3
2010 100.0 0.1 3.7 0.7 3.6 11.3 0.3 11.0 10.8
(Continued)
Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 42.
Continued
Year Diseases of the— Other Unknown c
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
1975 743 147,018 11,618 3,185 80,002 22,634 34,026 1,352 473 --
1981 426 70,716 4,363 2,916 37,563 14,038 18,331 658 d d
1982 392 59,933 3,306 1,425 31,096 13,004 17,009 460 287 --
1983 501 54,763 2,980 3,949 27,624 12,747 15,544 362 d d
1984 367 57,383 3,591 1,730 31,531 14,160 16,428 508 506 8,772
1985 418 59,114 2,870 1,557 34,154 14,009 17,442 625 -- 13,310
1986 498 59,280 3,242 1,415 37,412 14,033 20,406 538 -- 6,522
1987 466 60,240 3,358 2,796 43,288 16,149 19,443 514 -- 6,861
1988 552 56,689 3,230 2,874 45,338 16,079 19,302 328 3,782 --
1989 578 56,011 3,492 3,646 48,791 15,860 17,936 424 5,216 --
1990 640 58,428 3,738 4,123 52,433 17,110 18,620 438 4,074 --
1991 686 61,780 4,245 4,437 63,025 18,756 19,725 497 5,097 --
1992 799 71,043 4,690 5,168 70,548 20,832 22,665 497 7,438 --
1993 733 69,583 4,698 5,578 67,335 20,841 22,830 525 8,213 --
1994 788 69,696 4,983 6,691 66,787 22,470 26,029 544 10,047 --
1995 756 65,575 5,131 5,251 89,642 21,663 23,126 744 8,560 --
1996 718 63,601 5,222 5,334 88,768 21,548 22,236 643 9,077 --
1997 762 60,198 5,281 5,427 86,689 22,017 21,197 647 7,871 289
1998 729 60,091 5,730 6,052 91,421 23,200 21,631 615 6,744 290
1999 880 59,690 6,367 6,670 97,452 26,483 22,198 633 5,869 1,152
2000 d 59,500 5,800 6,400 101,700 25,100 20,800 d 4,600 600
2001 d 65,600 8,000 6,400 111,700 24,700 23,100 d 5,400 800
2002 1,010 66,904 7,977 7,763 128,127 30,948 24,370 732 921 4,148
2003 1,003 67,417 8,906 8,230 138,420 32,855 25,344 774 951 3,833
2004 1,050 67,587 9,670 8,428 146,883 33,424 26,025 772 984 4,938
2005 1,083 70,296 10,814 9,351 159,786 35,214 27,339 828 1,053 4,770
2006 1,038 67,462 10,766 9,421 159,215 35,301 26,175 839 996 5,707
2007 1,028 65,806 10,207 9,732 155,412 34,107 25,165 847 967 4,691
2008 1,063 70,422 11,194 10,339 177,424 37,638 27,112 842 1,081 5,183
2009 1,219 76,396 12,599 10,689 205,522 41,765 29,602 929 988 5,191
2010 1,328 80,976 13,589 11,591 231,439 44,978 32,314 1,076 1,070 6,258
Percent
1975 0.2 36.0 2.8 0.8 19.6 5.5 8.3 0.3 0.1 --
1981 0.2 31.8 2.0 1.3 16.9 6.3 8.3 0.3 d d
1982 0.2 31.7 1.7 0.8 16.4 6.9 9.0 0.2 0.2 --
1983 0.3 28.7 1.6 2.1 14.5 6.7 8.1 0.2 d d
1984 0.2 26.5 1.7 0.8 14.6 6.5 7.6 0.2 0.2 4.1
1985 0.2 27.0 1.3 0.7 15.6 6.4 8.0 0.3 -- 6.1
1986 0.2 25.9 1.4 0.6 16.4 6.1 8.9 0.2 -- 2.9
1987 0.2 26.0 1.5 1.2 18.7 7.0 8.4 0.2 -- 3.0
1988 0.2 25.0 1.4 1.3 20.0 7.1 8.5 0.1 1.7 --
1989 0.2 23.7 1.5 1.5 20.7 6.7 7.6 0.2 2.2 --
1990 0.3 23.1 1.5 1.6 20.8 6.8 7.4 0.2 1.6 --
1991 0.2 22.0 1.5 1.6 22.4 6.7 7.0 0.2 1.8 --
1992 0.2 22.0 1.4 1.6 21.8 6.4 7.0 0.2 2.3 --
1993 0.2 21.6 1.5 1.7 20.9 6.5 7.1 0.2 2.5 --
1994 0.2 20.6 1.5 2.0 19.7 6.6 7.7 0.2 3.0 --
1995 0.2 19.5 1.5 1.6 26.6 6.4 6.9 0.2 2.5 --
1996 0.2 19.3 1.6 1.6 26.9 6.5 6.7 0.2 2.7 --
1997 0.2 18.7 1.6 1.7 26.9 6.8 6.6 0.2 2.4 0.1
1998 0.2 17.9 1.7 1.8 27.3 6.9 6.5 0.2 2.0 0.1
1999 0.2 16.5 1.8 1.8 27.0 7.3 6.2 0.2 1.6 0.3
2000 d 17.5 1.7 1.9 29.8 7.4 6.1 d 1.3 0.2
2001 d 18.0 2.2 1.8 30.6 6.8 6.3 d 1.5 0.2
2002 0.2 16.4 2.0 1.9 31.4 7.6 6.0 0.2 0.2 1.0
2003 0.2 15.7 2.1 1.9 32.2 7.6 5.9 0.2 0.2 0.9
2004 0.2 15.1 2.2 1.9 32.8 7.5 5.8 0.2 0.2 1.1
2005 0.2 14.6 2.2 1.9 33.1 7.3 5.7 0.2 0.2 1.0
2006 0.2 14.1 2.3 2.0 33.4 7.4 5.5 0.2 0.2 1.2
2007 0.2 14.4 2.2 2.1 34.0 7.5 5.5 0.2 0.2 1.0
2008 0.2 14.0 2.2 2.1 35.2 7.5 5.4 0.2 0.2 1.0
2009 0.2 13.6 2.2 1.9 36.6 7.4 5.3 0.2 0.2 0.9
2010 0.2 13.3 2.2 1.9 38.0 7.4 5.3 0.2 0.2 1.0
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 through 2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent sample; data after 2001 are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards in 2002 and 2003 and expedited reinstatement cases since 2002.
Before 1995, diagnostic data for cases awarded at the appeals levels were estimated on the basis of the diagnosis of cases allowed at the initial disability determination level.
Effective 2001, the Social Security Administration initiated a special review of 130,000 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who are potentially eligible for Social Security disability benefits because of earnings while receiving SSI. Many of these claims awarded since 2001 were for individuals under the age of 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
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.
-- = not available.
a. AIDS and HIV records are counted in "Infectious and parasitic diseases." Before 1990, they were included in "Other."
b. Mental retardation (now referred to as intellectual disability) was not identified separately before 1995.
c. Beginning with 2002, several ill-defined impairment codes were reclassified and added to "Unknown."
d. Suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
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Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 43.
Average primary insurance amount and average monthly benefit, by sex, selected years 1960–2010 (in dollars)
Year Average primary insurance amount Average monthly benefit
All
disabled
workers		 Men Women All
disabled
workers		 Men Women
1960 -- -- -- 91.20 94.00 78.90
1965 (Jan.–Aug.) -- -- -- 93.30 97.90 80.30
1965 (Sept.–Dec.) -- -- -- 101.30 106.50 86.80
1970 -- -- -- 139.80 148.40 115.70
1975 -- -- -- 241.20 263.80 190.90
1980 -- -- -- 406.30 449.40 308.50
1985 -- -- -- 475.60 530.40 363.70
1986 -- -- -- 473.80 531.50 357.40
1987 -- -- -- 506.00 573.20 381.60
1988 -- -- -- 297.40 321.20 263.50
1989 -- -- -- 562.10 634.40 429.90
1990 -- -- -- 594.20 667.90 465.80
1991 -- -- -- 605.50 685.20 470.60
1992 -- -- -- 621.90 699.80 494.20
1993 -- -- -- 639.80 720.10 507.70
1994 -- -- -- 672.80 757.70 535.00
1995 -- -- -- 687.70 786.90 549.00
1996 734.00 836.40 595.70 709.10 807.90 575.60
1997 752.00 855.40 623.50 728.10 824.00 608.80
1998 771.30 879.50 639.50 746.30 846.80 623.80
1999 813.20 922.30 674.70 787.80 890.70 657.10
2000 856.80 975.30 718.70 833.70 947.70 700.90
2001 891.60 1,019.60 739.00 867.70 989.30 722.60
2002 923.90 1,053.00 772.10 898.60 1,021.70 753.90
2003 963.10 1,096.70 805.90 937.50 1,064.90 787.60
2004 994.00 1,130.30 835.70 968.50 1,098.60 817.40
2005 1,026.40 1,164.30 867.20 1,001.50 1,133.30 849.30
2006 1,062.80 1,203.60 902.40 1,038.20 1,172.80 884.90
2007 1,079.10 1,219.30 919.20 1,053.50 1,187.50 900.70
2008 1,141.20 1,285.90 976.50 1,114.50 1,252.70 957.30
2009 1,145.00 1,285.90 981.50 1,119.90 1,255.00 963.10
2010 1,151.40 1,289.50 988.40 1,128.90 1,261.90 971.80
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 through 2001, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 1 percent sample; data after 2001 are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude closed period awards in 2002 and 2003 and expedited reinstatement cases since 2002.
Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
-- = not available.
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Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 44.
Distribution, by diagnostic group, sex, and age, 2010
Diagnostic group Total Men Women
All
ages		 Under
35		 35–49 50–
FRA		 All
ages		 Under
35		 35–49 50–
FRA		 All
ages		 Under
35		 35–49 50–
FRA
Number
Total 1,026,988 124,389 293,501 609,098 555,999 66,645 148,998 340,356 470,989 57,744 144,503 268,742
Congenital anomalies 1,531 676 377 478 858 368 201 289 673 308 176 189
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 35,545 2,853 9,988 22,704 19,258 1,296 5,104 12,858 16,287 1,557 4,884 9,846
Infectious and parasitic diseases 10,590 1,659 4,639 4,292 7,031 1,100 3,161 2,770 3,559 559 1,478 1,522
Injuries 39,341 5,698 11,600 22,043 25,857 4,037 7,746 14,074 13,484 1,661 3,854 7,969
Mental disorders
Autistic disorders 1,821 1,487 211 123 1,500 1,234 177 89 321 253 34 34
Developmental disorders 899 562 202 135 577 355 132 90 322 207 70 45
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 943 683 159 101 658 516 91 51 285 167 68 50
Intellectual disability 18,667 11,794 4,970 1,903 11,654 7,223 3,151 1,280 7,013 4,571 1,819 623
Mood disorders 115,189 27,086 49,219 38,884 47,404 11,218 20,016 16,170 67,785 15,868 29,203 22,714
Organic mental disorders 29,470 5,486 8,569 15,415 17,921 3,791 5,328 8,802 11,549 1,695 3,241 6,613
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 21,340 9,955 7,662 3,723 14,083 7,342 4,688 2,053 7,257 2,613 2,974 1,670
Other 30,533 10,174 11,628 8,731 16,527 5,740 5,704 5,083 14,006 4,434 5,924 3,648
Neoplasms 92,748 4,788 22,013 65,947 47,830 2,319 9,878 35,633 44,918 2,469 12,135 30,314
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood- forming organs 3,146 973 845 1,328 1,451 435 330 686 1,695 538 515 642
Circulatory system 105,046 3,082 20,988 80,976 72,138 1,661 13,464 57,013 32,908 1,421 7,524 23,963
Digestive system 23,305 2,128 7,588 13,589 13,901 991 4,298 8,612 9,404 1,137 3,290 4,977
Genitourinary system 21,575 2,668 7,316 11,591 13,198 1,413 4,495 7,290 8,377 1,255 2,821 4,301
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 333,377 15,951 85,987 231,439 170,780 7,486 42,478 120,816 162,597 8,465 43,509 110,623
Nervous system and sense organs 83,735 12,641 26,116 44,978 43,423 6,166 12,480 24,777 40,312 6,475 13,636 20,201
Respiratory system 40,864 1,115 7,435 32,314 21,123 450 3,233 17,440 19,741 665 4,202 14,874
Skin and subcu- taneous tissue 2,391 407 908 1,076 1,176 176 449 551 1,215 231 459 525
Other 2,151 333 748 1,070 1,076 188 360 528 1,075 145 388 542
Unknown 12,781 2,190 4,333 6,258 6,575 1,140 2,034 3,401 6,206 1,050 2,299 2,857
Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 3.5 2.3 3.4 3.7 3.5 1.9 3.4 3.8 3.5 2.7 3.4 3.7
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.0 1.3 1.6 0.7 1.3 1.7 2.1 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.6
Injuries 3.8 4.6 4.0 3.6 4.7 6.1 5.2 4.1 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.0
Mental disorders
Autistic disorders 0.2 1.2 0.1 a 0.3 1.9 0.1 a 0.1 0.4 a a
Developmental disorders 0.1 0.5 0.1 a 0.1 0.5 0.1 a 0.1 0.4 a a
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 0.1 0.5 0.1 a 0.1 0.8 0.1 a 0.1 0.3 a a
Intellectual disability 1.8 9.5 1.7 0.3 2.1 10.8 2.1 0.4 1.5 7.9 1.3 0.2
Mood disorders 11.2 21.8 16.8 6.4 8.5 16.8 13.4 4.8 14.4 27.5 20.2 8.5
Organic mental disorders 2.9 4.4 2.9 2.5 3.2 5.7 3.6 2.6 2.5 2.9 2.2 2.5
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 2.1 8.0 2.6 0.6 2.5 11.0 3.1 0.6 1.5 4.5 2.1 0.6
Other 3.0 8.2 4.0 1.4 3.0 8.6 3.8 1.5 3.0 7.7 4.1 1.4
Neoplasms 9.0 3.8 7.5 10.8 8.6 3.5 6.6 10.5 9.5 4.3 8.4 11.3
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood- forming organs 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.2
Circulatory system 10.2 2.5 7.2 13.3 13.0 2.5 9.0 16.8 7.0 2.5 5.2 8.9
Digestive system 2.3 1.7 2.6 2.2 2.5 1.5 2.9 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.3 1.9
Genitourinary system 2.1 2.1 2.5 1.9 2.4 2.1 3.0 2.1 1.8 2.2 2.0 1.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 32.5 12.8 29.3 38.0 30.7 11.2 28.5 35.5 34.5 14.7 30.1 41.2
Nervous system and sense organs 8.2 10.2 8.9 7.4 7.8 9.3 8.4 7.3 8.6 11.2 9.4 7.5
Respiratory system 4.0 0.9 2.5 5.3 3.8 0.7 2.2 5.1 4.2 1.2 2.9 5.5
Skin and subcu- taneous tissue 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2
Other 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2
Unknown 1.2 1.8 1.5 1.0 1.2 1.7 1.4 1.0 1.3 1.8 1.6 1.1
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases.
Effective 2001, the Social Security Administration initiated a special review of 130,000 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who are potentially eligible for Social Security disability benefits because of earnings while receiving SSI. Many of these claims awarded since 2001 were for individuals under the age of 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
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.
FRA = full retirement age.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
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Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 45.
Distribution, by monthly benefit and sex, 2010
Monthly benefit (dollars) All disabled workers Men Women
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 1,026,988 100.0 555,999 100.0 470,989 100.0
Less than 100.00 3,307 0.3 1,693 0.3 1,614 0.3
100.00–199.90 5,893 0.6 2,281 0.4 3,612 0.8
200.00–299.90 19,531 1.9 7,197 1.3 12,334 2.6
300.00–399.90 28,767 2.8 10,673 1.9 18,094 3.8
400.00–499.90 33,065 3.2 12,118 2.2 20,947 4.4
500.00–599.90 35,925 3.5 13,239 2.4 22,686 4.8
600.00–699.90 56,395 5.5 20,491 3.7 35,904 7.6
700.00–799.90 100,594 9.8 38,839 7.0 61,755 13.1
800.00–899.90 96,659 9.4 41,518 7.5 55,141 11.7
900.00–999.90 90,684 8.8 42,767 7.7 47,917 10.2
1,000.00–1,099.90 81,921 8.0 42,217 7.6 39,704 8.4
1,100.00–1,199.90 73,224 7.1 40,389 7.3 32,835 7.0
1,200.00–1,299.90 64,437 6.3 38,090 6.9 26,347 5.6
1,300.00–1,399.90 55,138 5.4 34,992 6.3 20,146 4.3
1,400.00–1,499.90 47,722 4.6 31,873 5.7 15,849 3.4
1,500.00–1,599.90 40,181 3.9 27,868 5.0 12,313 2.6
1,600.00–1,699.90 34,217 3.3 24,450 4.4 9,767 2.1
1,700.00–1,799.90 28,920 2.8 21,136 3.8 7,784 1.7
1,800.00–1,899.90 30,667 3.0 23,051 4.1 7,616 1.6
1,900.00–1,999.90 35,943 3.5 28,006 5.0 7,937 1.7
2,000.00 or more 63,798 6.2 53,111 9.6 10,687 2.3
Average benefit (dollars) 1,128.90 1,261.90 971.80
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases.
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Awards to Disabled-Worker Families
Table 46.
Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly family benefit, by family composition, 2010
Family composition Number
of
families		 Number
of
beneficiaries		 Average
primary
insurance
amount
(dollars)		 Average
monthly
family
benefit a
(dollars)		 Percentage
of families
receiving
maximum
family
benefit b
Worker only
Men 437,378 437,378 1,287.80 1,260.90 10.7
Women 389,804 389,804 991.40 974.50 22.2
Worker with children
By sex of worker
Men 98,383 265,389 1,260.90 1,812.00 89.9
Women 79,459 212,940 971.00 1,312.50 91.4
By number of children
1 child 95,515 191,030 1,151.70 1,596.80 88.9
2 children 54,041 162,123 1,131.90 1,616.50 92.2
3 or more children 28,286 125,176 1,061.60 1,509.30 93.1
Worker with—
Spouse aged 62 or older c 8,154 16,356 1,687.10 1,997.70 8.1
Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children 230 746 1,559.60 2,489.70 68.3
Spouse and 1 child 4,535 13,608 1,329.60 1,957.00 89.3
Spouse and 2 children 4,708 18,834 1,286.70 1,898.70 91.5
Spouse and 3 or more children 4,004 22,432 1,240.10 1,820.40 91.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion.
Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases; they include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed.
b. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount.
c. If the spouse is also entitled to a retired-worker benefit, only the benefit amount received as a spouse is included.
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Awards to Disabled-Worker Families
Table 47.
Distribution, by family composition and age of worker, 2010
Family composition Total,
all ages		 Under 30 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60– FRA
Number
Worker only 827,182 59,203 24,684 33,910 58,032 101,292 177,152 222,192 150,717
Worker with—
Spouse
Aged 62 or older a 8,384 3 2 2 14 56 268 1,323 6,716
Child in care 13,247 1,130 1,454 2,160 2,340 2,303 1,982 1,260 618
Children
1 child 95,515 8,422 6,527 10,595 16,459 18,955 18,764 11,212 4,581
2 children 54,041 5,756 7,526 11,322 11,431 8,665 5,745 2,707 889
3 or more children 28,286 3,500 6,135 7,440 5,365 3,050 1,747 801 248
Families receiving maximum benefit b 307,195 49,591 26,948 37,458 44,694 46,600 49,390 37,315 15,199
Percent
Worker only 100.0 7.2 3.0 4.1 7.0 12.2 21.4 26.9 18.2
Worker with—
Spouse
Aged 62 or older a 100.0 c c c 0.2 0.7 3.2 15.8 80.1
Child in care 100.0 8.5 11.0 16.3 17.7 17.4 15.0 9.5 4.7
Children
1 child 100.0 8.8 6.8 11.1 17.2 19.8 19.6 11.7 4.8
2 children 100.0 10.7 13.9 21.0 21.2 16.0 10.6 5.0 1.6
3 or more children 100.0 12.4 21.7 26.3 19.0 10.8 6.2 2.8 0.9
Families receiving maximum benefit b 29.9 63.6 58.2 57.2 47.7 34.7 24.0 15.6 9.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion.
Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases; they include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
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.
FRA = full retirement age.
a. Includes spouses aged 62 or older with children.
b. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount.
c. Less than 0.05 percent.
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Benefits Withheld from All Disabled Beneficiaries
Table 48.
Number, by reason for withholding benefit, December 2010
Reason All
beneficiaries		 Workers and nondisabled dependents Widow(er)s Adult children of—
Workers Spouses Children
under
age 18		 Students
aged 18–19		 Retired
workers		 Deceased
workers		 Disabled
workers
Total 765,861 131,472 41,332 325,276 5,994 6,515 114,065 96,133 45,074
Address unknown 34,263 14,358 397 14,487 217 460 768 2,867 709
Determination of continuing disability pending 5,237 3,457 61 1,097 17 14 92 339 160
Recoupment of overpayment 18,852 7,997 713 8,479 210 357 348 586 162
Workers' compensation offset 9,447 3,322 436 5,398 120 . . . . . . . . . 171
Payee not determined 5,889 2,019 1 2,716 16 23 184 814 116
Substantial gainful activity 40,414 28,540 599 9,493 65 116 295 597 709
Imprisoned or confined 53,794 43,096 240 207 24 217 1,391 6,813 1,806
Entitled child not in care 9,106 . . . 9,106 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Beneficiary earnings 19,193 . . . 19,166 25 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Earnings of the other beneficiaries 354 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 . . . . . .
Government pension offset 2,747 . . . 2,071 . . . . . . 676 . . . . . . . . .
Technical entitlement 515,463 . . . 7,184 270,498 4,985 3,975 109,075 80,960 38,786
Other 51,102 28,683 1,358 12,876 338 677 1,558 3,157 2,455
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: These data represent the total number of beneficiaries with benefits withheld in December 2010 regardless of when their benefits were initially withheld.
. . . = not applicable.
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Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries
Table 49.
Number and rate, 1960–2010
Year Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
1960 91,543 164 89,090 196 -- -- 2,453 24
1961 118,842 160 115,546 187 -- -- 3,296 27
1962 132,144 149 128,299 173 -- -- 3,845 26
1963 143,008 144 137,850 167 -- -- 5,158 31
1964 144,422 134 138,576 155 -- -- 5,846 32
1965 163,276 138 156,648 159 -- -- 6,628 33
1966 175,959 134 168,630 154 -- -- 7,329 34
1967 218,077 153 208,899 175 -- -- 9,178 40
1968 232,817 151 222,197 172 -- -- 10,620 44
1969 263,191 159 251,269 180 -- -- 11,922 46
1970 272,239 154 260,444 174 -- -- 11,795 44
1971 278,092 144 266,471 162 -- -- 11,621 41
1972 275,663 129 261,739 143 -- -- 13,924 46
1973 317,237 136 304,792 151 -- -- 12,445 39
1974 336,246 130 320,958 143 -- -- 15,288 45
1975 344,727 121 329,532 132 -- -- 15,195 42
1976 367,608 120 351,504 132 -- -- 16,104 42
1977 418,394 129 401,334 141 -- -- 17,060 42
1978 431,067 131 413,571 144 -- -- 17,496 42
1979 441,101 133 422,503 147 -- -- 18,598 43
1980 422,612 128 408,051 143 -- -- 14,561 32
1981 449,669 139 434,187 156 -- -- 15,482 33
1982 500,282 163 483,847 186 -- -- 16,435 35
1983 473,327 155 453,621 177 -- -- 19,706 40
1984 391,190 126 371,913 143 -- -- 19,277 38
1985 357,006 112 339,984 128 -- -- 17,022 32
1986 358,289 109 341,276 125 -- -- 17,013 31
1987 365,004 109 347,948 125 -- -- 17,056 30
1988 375,621 110 356,143 126 -- -- 19,478 34
1989 371,128 107 351,402 121 -- -- 19,726 34
1990 368,208 102 348,194 116 -- -- 20,014 33
1991 369,026 97 351,303 110 -- -- 17,723 29
1992 379,653 92 361,796 104 -- -- 17,857 28
1993 391,159 89 372,317 100 -- -- 18,842 29
1994 404,624 87 384,590 97 -- -- 20,034 30
1995 422,114 87 399,475 95 -- -- 22,639 33
1996 420,756 83 396,980 91 -- -- 23,776 34
1997 491,194 94 464,984 103 -- -- 26,210 37
1998 436,244 81 409,489 87 -- -- 26,755 38
1999 463,394 83 433,950 89 -- -- 29,444 41
2000 493,651 86 460,351 91 -- -- 33,300 46
2001 513,472 83 459,073 87 21,411 105 32,988 45
2002 535,465 82 479,364 87 21,379 103 34,722 47
2003 501,222 73 447,485 76 20,707 99 33,030 44
2004 525,418 73 470,017 76 23,572 112 31,829 42
2005 556,745 74 499,662 77 23,609 109 33,474 44
2006 569,146 73 511,128 75 23,599 107 34,419 44
2007 580,721 72 522,349 74 23,768 106 34,604 44
2008 627,423 74 563,314 76 26,109 114 38,000 44
2009 695,216 78 630,074 81 25,071 106 40,071 44
2010 706,008 75 640,678 78 24,749 101 40,581 43
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; for 2000, Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries, 100 percent data, and Annual Termination file, 100 percent data; from 2001 through 2003, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data; beginning in 2004, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data, and Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: The termination rate is the number of terminations per 1,000 beneficiaries in current-payment status.
Beginning in 2004, data include closed period awards.
-- = not available.
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Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries
Table 50.
Number, by reason for termination, 2010
Reason for termination All
beneficiaries		 Workers and nondisabled dependents Widow(er)s Adult children of—
Workers Spouses Children
under
age 18		 Students
aged
18–19		 Retired
workers		 Deceased
workers		 Disabled
workers
Total 1,229,970 640,678 54,977 329,437 139,548 24,749 5,887 20,629 14,065
Death of beneficiary 257,639 226,742 1,751 667 59 7,146 4,074 16,386 814
Termination resulting from death of worker a 48,586 . . . 6,715 36,824 1,483 . . . . . . . . . 3,564
Attainment of age—
18 by children 235,523 . . . . . . 235,523 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19 by students 26,498 . . . . . . . . . 26,498 . . . . . . . . . . . .
FRA by disabled workers 379,377 335,054 29,803 7,942 478 . . . . . . . . . 6,100
FRA by disabled widow(er)s 16,664 . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,664 . . . . . . . . .
Elected reduced retirement 2,098 2,098 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Termination of spouse's benefit because child attains age 16 11,141 . . . 11,141 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary 3,949 . . . 1,448 1,216 162 7 282 504 330
Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit 2,377 . . . 1,375 141 5 426 121 155 154
Does not meet medical standards b 132,702 61,011 2,328 45,317 16,406 265 1,177 3,355 2,843
Medical improvement c -- 20,022 -- -- -- 66 304 977 1,360
Work above substantial gainful activity d -- 40,959 -- -- -- 198 848 2,317 1,404
Miscellaneous reasons e -- 30 -- -- -- 1 25 61 79
Student no longer attending school 94,433 . . . . . . . . . 94,433 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other 18,983 15,773 416 1,807 24 241 233 229 260
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: These data represent the total number of beneficiaries whose benefits were terminated during the calendar year regardless of the effective date of the termination.
Data include closed period awards.
. . . = not applicable; FRA = full retirement age; -- = not available.
a. Beneficiaries are terminated from the Disability Insurance Trust Fund and start receiving benefits from the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund.
b. Dependents' benefits terminate when the disabled worker no longer meets the requirements for disability benefits. Disabled widow(er)s and disabled adult children of deceased or retired workers lose their benefits when they no longer meet the requirements for disability benefits.
c. Includes beneficiaries who medically improved, who did not cooperate during the medical review, or whose whereabouts are unknown.
d. Excludes disabled beneficiaries whose monthly benefits have been suspended because the beneficiaries are engaging in substantial gainful activity during the extended period of eligibility.
e. Includes beneficiaries who did not comply with alcohol or drug abuse treatment programs or who refused vocational rehabilitation services.
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Table 51.
Number and rate, by state or other area, 2010
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
All areas 706,008 75 640,678 78 24,749 101 40,581 43
Alabama 17,761 73 15,964 74 825 100 972 47
Alaska 1,063 78 991 82 30 109 42 35
Arizona 12,740 79 11,869 82 352 99 519 41
Arkansas 11,369 76 10,241 77 513 109 615 52
California 59,466 78 54,753 83 1,659 103 3,054 38
Colorado 7,768 74 7,218 76 212 107 338 41
Connecticut 6,625 73 6,047 78 173 106 405 35
Delaware 2,242 77 2,080 80 64 98 98 40
District of Columbia 1,070 73 987 77 25 110 58 38
Florida 44,675 82 41,463 85 1,372 103 1,840 42
Georgia 23,270 82 21,163 85 976 112 1,131 45
Hawaii 2,105 81 1,957 86 62 107 86 30
Idaho 3,247 75 2,982 77 107 110 158 41
Illinois 24,505 76 22,051 80 805 100 1,649 41
Indiana 16,112 75 14,470 77 555 95 1,087 48
Iowa 6,385 76 5,687 79 216 120 482 44
Kansas 5,994 76 5,439 79 196 103 359 44
Kentucky 15,999 70 14,225 71 767 94 1,007 52
Louisiana 12,818 75 11,168 78 695 106 955 46
Maine 4,092 65 3,692 66 128 93 272 45
Maryland 10,256 78 9,469 82 283 107 504 38
Massachusetts 14,558 68 13,219 71 367 97 972 42
Michigan 25,073 69 22,483 71 912 98 1,678 40
Minnesota 9,480 71 8,647 75 194 100 639 42
Mississippi 10,888 75 9,727 77 526 99 635 45
Missouri 17,267 75 15,538 77 607 93 1,122 52
Montana 2,297 78 2,120 81 71 107 106 37
Nebraska 3,663 80 3,308 83 83 88 272 51
Nevada 5,421 89 5,153 92 133 95 135 37
New Hampshire 3,200 68 2,932 69 80 98 188 48
New Jersey 16,900 79 15,415 83 476 107 1,009 41
New Mexico 4,799 73 4,409 75 147 103 243 45
New York 41,363 72 37,420 76 1,245 98 2,698 39
North Carolina 27,278 78 24,934 80 1,027 103 1,317 44
North Dakota 1,250 77 1,095 81 38 135 117 49
Ohio 26,590 73 23,613 75 1,088 103 1,889 45
Oklahoma 10,871 80 9,815 82 451 105 605 52
Oregon 8,319 75 7,691 79 251 98 377 37
Pennsylvania 30,965 72 27,826 75 1,085 100 2,054 43
Rhode Island 2,750 70 2,496 73 79 104 175 43
South Carolina 14,691 78 13,399 81 590 97 702 43
South Dakota 1,609 77 1,442 81 51 122 116 44
Tennessee 20,032 77 18,079 79 923 103 1,030 46
Texas 46,324 77 42,207 80 1,809 100 2,308 43
Utah 3,590 75 3,259 78 86 90 245 49
Vermont 1,525 64 1,369 66 52 110 104 41
Virginia 17,233 76 15,692 78 629 99 912 42
Washington 13,486 75 12,413 78 346 89 727 45
West Virginia 7,969 73 7,022 75 395 94 552 51
Wisconsin 11,827 69 10,611 72 302 96 914 44
Wyoming 1,125 85 1,047 89 28 96 50 43
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 11,942 60 10,534 62 539 100 869 37
Other a 2,161 87 1,847 102 124 145 190 32
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data, and Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: The termination rate is the number of terminations per 1,000 beneficiaries in current-payment status.
Data include closed period awards.
a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
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Table 52.
Distribution of workers with benefits withheld because of substantial work, by diagnostic group and age, December 2010
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Number
Total 28,540 2,768 5,339 8,076 9,054 3,303
Congenital anomalies 87 35 18 20 12 2
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 535 48 91 143 186 67
Infectious and parasitic diseases 688 17 110 297 226 38
Injuries 1,889 235 427 484 513 230
Mental disorders
Autistic disorders 69 50 11 5 3 0
Developmental disorders 45 20 17 5 2 1
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 34 21 5 5 3 0
Intellectual disability 779 279 231 182 78 9
Mood disorders 5,067 411 1,244 1,637 1,471 304
Organic mental disorders 844 157 163 255 215 54
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 1,188 178 361 364 247 38
Other 1,162 172 322 347 262 59
Neoplasms 3,478 217 451 882 1,380 548
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 198 43 58 49 35 13
Circulatory system 1,332 51 125 264 523 369
Digestive system 687 40 99 174 291 83
Genitourinary system 1,149 117 285 370 304 73
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 5,491 143 498 1,449 2,320 1,081
Nervous system and sense organs 2,942 486 688 901 669 198
Respiratory system 401 12 58 90 170 71
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 69 7 16 22 18 6
Other 89 9 17 25 26 12
Unknown 317 20 44 106 100 47
Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 2.4 0.6 2.1 3.7 2.5 1.2
Injuries 6.6 8.5 8.0 6.0 5.7 7.0
Mental disorders
Autistic disorders 0.2 1.8 0.2 0.1 a 0.0
Developmental disorders 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.1 a a
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.1 a 0.0
Intellectual disability 2.7 10.1 4.3 2.3 0.9 0.3
Mood disorders 17.8 14.8 23.3 20.3 16.2 9.2
Organic mental disorders 3.0 5.7 3.1 3.2 2.4 1.6
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 4.2 6.4 6.8 4.5 2.7 1.2
Other 4.1 6.2 6.0 4.3 2.9 1.8
Neoplasms 12.2 7.8 8.4 10.9 15.2 16.6
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.7 1.6 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.4
Circulatory system 4.7 1.8 2.3 3.3 5.8 11.2
Digestive system 2.4 1.4 1.9 2.2 3.2 2.5
Genitourinary system 4.0 4.2 5.3 4.6 3.4 2.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 19.2 5.2 9.3 17.9 25.6 32.7
Nervous system and sense organs 10.3 17.6 12.9 11.2 7.4 6.0
Respiratory system 1.4 0.4 1.1 1.1 1.9 2.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Other 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4
Unknown 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.3 1.1 1.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: These data represent the total number of beneficiaries with benefits withheld in December 2010 regardless of when their benefits were initially withheld.
FRA = full retirement age.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 53.
Distribution of workers with benefits terminated because of successful return to work, by diagnostic group and age, 2010
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Number
Total 40,959 3,170 8,799 13,078 12,207 3,705
Congenital anomalies 121 35 51 18 12 5
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 960 35 153 304 341 127
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,414 15 206 671 454 68
Injuries 2,367 208 563 759 619 218
Mental disorders
Autistic disorders 96 52 28 13 3 0
Developmental disorders 72 29 30 8 5 0
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 55 32 15 5 3 0
Intellectual disability 2,575 589 905 713 334 34
Mood disorders 7,701 446 1,779 2,807 2,226 443
Organic mental disorders 1,342 169 334 407 357 75
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 2,302 201 683 784 545 89
Other 1,760 157 498 578 439 88
Neoplasms 2,327 143 363 639 893 289
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 311 67 104 86 41 13
Circulatory system 1,634 45 188 390 623 388
Digestive system 806 44 136 223 321 82
Genitourinary system 1,514 117 413 517 400 67
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 7,501 147 828 2,309 2,949 1,268
Nervous system and sense organs 4,571 539 1,248 1,426 1,097 261
Respiratory system 587 26 100 137 236 88
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 117 3 28 45 36 5
Other 116 18 22 28 40 8
Unknown 710 53 124 211 233 89
Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.3 1.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 2.3 1.1 1.7 2.3 2.8 3.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 3.5 0.5 2.3 5.1 3.7 1.8
Injuries 5.8 6.6 6.4 5.8 5.1 5.9
Mental disorders
Autistic disorders 0.2 1.6 0.3 0.1 a 0.0
Developmental disorders 0.2 0.9 0.3 0.1 a 0.0
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 0.1 1.0 0.2 a a 0.0
Intellectual disability 6.3 18.6 10.3 5.5 2.7 0.9
Mood disorders 18.8 14.1 20.2 21.5 18.2 12.0
Organic mental disorders 3.3 5.3 3.8 3.1 2.9 2.0
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 5.6 6.3 7.8 6.0 4.5 2.4
Other 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.4 3.6 2.4
Neoplasms 5.7 4.5 4.1 4.9 7.3 7.8
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.8 2.1 1.2 0.7 0.3 0.4
Circulatory system 4.0 1.4 2.1 3.0 5.1 10.5
Digestive system 2.0 1.4 1.5 1.7 2.6 2.2
Genitourinary system 3.7 3.7 4.7 4.0 3.3 1.8
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 18.3 4.6 9.4 17.7 24.2 34.2
Nervous system and sense organs 11.2 17.0 14.2 10.9 9.0 7.0
Respiratory system 1.4 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.9 2.4
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1
Other 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2
Unknown 1.7 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 54.
Average monthly benefit for workers with benefits withheld, by diagnostic group and age, December 2010 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Total 1,259.60 984.30 1,159.40 1,257.10 1,358.40 1,387.80
Congenital anomalies 1,057.20 883.30 1,175.90 1,169.20 1,187.00 1,132.50
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,158.50 954.20 1,181.70 1,199.90 1,166.20 1,163.30
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,263.90 1,050.30 1,159.50 1,248.50 1,342.20 1,317.50
Injuries 1,350.50 1,126.50 1,328.10 1,405.60 1,409.10 1,374.20
Mental disorders
Autistic disorders 879.10 847.00 932.20 1,017.70 988.60 0.00
Developmental disorders 855.10 828.30 976.60 611.10 669.00 919.00
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 947.40 784.10 1,155.70 1,415.80 962.70 0.00
Intellectual disability 845.30 806.50 874.00 843.60 901.40 855.20
Mood disorders 1,180.70 925.60 1,094.80 1,185.00 1,281.00 1,369.10
Organic mental disorders 1,202.20 993.70 1,095.20 1,240.20 1,334.20 1,426.90
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 1,062.90 911.90 1,045.20 1,096.20 1,131.60 1,172.70
Other 1,132.10 943.20 1,106.70 1,150.60 1,212.20 1,356.10
Neoplasms 1,481.70 1,159.10 1,380.50 1,473.10 1,532.10 1,579.40
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,198.80 934.80 1,200.50 1,212.10 1,341.90 1,628.40
Circulatory system 1,371.90 1,059.50 1,156.70 1,323.80 1,451.60 1,409.40
Digestive system 1,402.60 1,131.10 1,155.90 1,358.80 1,508.80 1,547.40
Genitourinary system 1,344.30 1,057.50 1,226.30 1,340.70 1,534.40 1,491.30
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,276.70 1,052.70 1,214.00 1,252.20 1,305.80 1,305.50
Nervous system and sense organs 1,224.20 1,011.90 1,158.80 1,247.00 1,364.40 1,395.60
Respiratory system 1,264.40 1,003.00 1,122.60 1,226.90 1,368.60 1,222.30
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,250.70 1,049.80 1,156.20 1,141.50 1,491.50 1,415.90
Other 1,257.80 1,084.00 1,248.10 1,299.00 1,193.70 1,454.80
Unknown 1,287.10 886.10 1,148.60 1,288.10 1,364.70 1,420.30
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
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Table 55.
Average monthly benefit for workers with benefits terminated, by diagnostic group and age, 2010 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Total 1,144.40 1,001.20 1,081.30 1,131.20 1,210.70 1,245.60
Congenital anomalies 1,072.20 1,047.30 1,044.20 1,079.20 1,119.30 1,394.40
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 1,061.90 997.20 1,045.00 1,040.60 1,067.20 1,137.00
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1,168.70 1,021.20 1,143.40 1,154.30 1,205.00 1,177.90
Injuries 1,264.20 1,127.10 1,281.00 1,227.40 1,318.00 1,327.00
Mental disorders
Autistic disorders 901.70 872.00 828.00 1,016.00 1,608.80 0.00
Developmental disorders 931.60 969.60 897.70 958.10 872.20 0.00
Childhood and adolescent disorders not elsewhere classified 838.00 789.10 895.90 806.10 1,122.70 0.00
Intellectual disability 859.20 880.00 840.70 853.70 889.50 810.50
Mood disorders 1,120.60 1,001.30 1,060.30 1,116.50 1,176.20 1,229.80
Organic mental disorders 1,096.30 989.50 1,036.90 1,107.40 1,159.20 1,240.60
Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders 1,012.80 994.80 1,015.30 1,005.70 1,030.50 986.60
Other 1,054.90 949.20 1,003.40 1,068.30 1,090.90 1,266.20
Neoplasms 1,387.50 1,160.40 1,311.10 1,381.20 1,440.50 1,446.30
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 1,145.20 1,042.90 1,102.90 1,144.10 1,318.00 1,474.80
Circulatory system 1,231.50 1,096.70 1,150.40 1,155.20 1,264.90 1,309.50
Digestive system 1,298.80 1,031.80 1,191.70 1,237.40 1,385.70 1,446.50
Genitourinary system 1,263.50 1,043.50 1,176.30 1,257.20 1,385.50 1,506.40
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,177.70 1,106.30 1,147.90 1,153.70 1,197.20 1,203.80
Nervous system and sense organs 1,152.80 1,040.90 1,120.30 1,143.60 1,244.70 1,203.80
Respiratory system 1,095.60 953.60 1,020.90 1,051.80 1,162.20 1,112.20
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,115.70 743.30 1,155.60 1,045.10 1,141.70 1,565.10
Other 1,177.30 901.20 1,172.60 1,189.90 1,284.00 1,234.10
Unknown 1,138.40 1,000.40 1,050.90 1,188.20 1,141.20 1,217.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
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Table 56.
Distribution, by state or other area, 2010
State or area All workers,
December		 Workers with
benefits
withheld
because of
substantial
work,
December		 Workers with
benefits
terminated
because of
successful
return
to work,
calendar
year
Number Percentage
of all
workers		 Number Percentage
of all
workers
All areas 8,203,951 28,540 0.3 40,959 0.5
Alabama 216,038 356 0.2 735 0.3
Alaska 12,119 94 0.8 91 0.8
Arizona 144,342 615 0.4 974 0.7
Arkansas 133,719 323 0.2 441 0.3
California 662,232 3,175 0.5 4,493 0.7
Colorado 94,404 361 0.4 577 0.6
Connecticut 77,298 416 0.5 479 0.6
Delaware 25,925 103 0.4 192 0.7
District of Columbia 12,843 45 0.4 152 1.2
Florida 488,461 1,134 0.2 2,425 0.5
Georgia 248,887 442 0.2 1,434 0.6
Hawaii 22,686 124 0.5 147 0.6
Idaho 38,716 102 0.3 191 0.5
Illinois 274,692 1,123 0.4 1,576 0.6
Indiana 186,817 465 0.2 637 0.3
Iowa 71,549 286 0.4 383 0.5
Kansas 69,044 263 0.4 343 0.5
Kentucky 199,732 478 0.2 639 0.3
Louisiana 142,796 561 0.4 824 0.6
Maine 55,525 265 0.5 272 0.5
Maryland 115,898 480 0.4 834 0.7
Massachusetts 187,321 1,216 0.6 1,390 0.7
Michigan 314,926 730 0.2 1,128 0.4
Minnesota 115,780 527 0.5 733 0.6
Mississippi 125,555 225 0.2 431 0.3
Missouri 202,465 566 0.3 930 0.5
Montana 26,077 86 0.3 155 0.6
Nebraska 39,846 203 0.5 238 0.6
Nevada 55,858 231 0.4 428 0.8
New Hampshire 42,504 291 0.7 297 0.7
New Jersey 185,970 910 0.5 1,044 0.6
New Mexico 58,641 228 0.4 318 0.5
New York 490,662 2,597 0.5 2,943 0.6
North Carolina 310,399 616 0.2 1,005 0.3
North Dakota 13,570 51 0.4 96 0.7
Ohio 313,105 787 0.3 1,311 0.4
Oklahoma 120,235 400 0.3 497 0.4
Oregon 97,786 271 0.3 409 0.4
Pennsylvania 372,365 1,701 0.5 2,080 0.6
Rhode Island 34,381 169 0.5 181 0.5
South Carolina 164,930 203 0.1 510 0.3
South Dakota 17,722 70 0.4 118 0.7
Tennessee 230,168 358 0.2 648 0.3
Texas 528,238 2,214 0.4 2,739 0.5
Utah 41,919 191 0.5 279 0.7
Vermont 20,774 134 0.6 159 0.8
Virginia 199,923 662 0.3 964 0.5
Washington 159,689 750 0.5 926 0.6
West Virginia 93,663 267 0.3 263 0.3
Wisconsin 146,516 500 0.3 620 0.4
Wyoming 11,804 68 0.6 134 1.1
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 169,369 73 a 107 0.1
Other b 18,067 34 0.2 39 0.2
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data, and Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
a. Suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
b. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.
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Table 57.
Distribution, by sex and age, 2010
Age group All workers,
December		 Workers
with benefits
withheld
because of
substantial
work,
December		 Workers
with benefits
terminated
because of
successful
return
to work,
calendar year
Number Percentage
of all
workers		 Number Percentage
of all
workers
All disabled workers
Total 8,203,951 28,540 0.3 40,959 0.5
Under 30 233,867 2,768 1.2 3,170 1.4
30–39 676,658 5,339 0.8 8,799 1.3
40–49 1,602,602 8,076 0.5 13,078 0.8
50–59 3,261,003 9,054 0.3 12,207 0.4
60–FRA 2,429,821 3,303 0.1 3,705 0.2
Men
Subtotal 4,309,685 14,790 0.3 21,663 0.5
Under 30 134,059 1,669 1.2 1,986 1.5
30–39 345,139 2,798 0.8 4,864 1.4
40–49 821,440 3,998 0.5 6,796 0.8
50–59 1,698,801 4,553 0.3 6,140 0.4
60–FRA 1,310,246 1,772 0.1 1,877 0.1
Women
Subtotal 3,894,266 13,750 0.4 19,296 0.5
Under 30 99,808 1,099 1.1 1,184 1.2
30–39 331,519 2,541 0.8 3,935 1.2
40–49 781,162 4,078 0.5 6,282 0.8
50–59 1,562,202 4,501 0.3 6,067 0.4
60–FRA 1,119,575 1,531 0.1 1,828 0.2
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data, and Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
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Reinstatement Status for Disabled Workers
Table 58.
Number, by expedited reinstatement status, sex, and age, 2010
Expedited
reinstatement
status		 Total Men Women
All ages Under 35 35–49 50 or older All ages Under 35 35–49 50 or older All ages Under 35 35–49 50 or older
Provisional 9,497 1,329 3,985 4,183 4,892 797 2,073 2,022 4,605 532 1,912 2,161
Reinstated 10,127 1,390 4,274 4,463 5,351 854 2,307 2,190 4,776 536 1,967 2,273
Not reinstated a 577 57 281 239 306 36 144 126 271 21 137 113
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Total is not included because some beneficiaries whose cases are pending are not receiving provisional payments.
a. Data include medical recoveries and return to work.
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