Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2011

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Benefits Terminated for All Disabled Beneficiaries

Table 49. Number and rate, 1960–2011
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
2011 723,188 74 653,877 76 26,600 106 42,711 44
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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Table 50. Number, by reason for termination, 2011
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 1,255,819 653,877 52,833 337,339 142,459 26,600 6,148 21,551 15,012
Death of beneficiary 268,245 235,734 1,816 757 49 7,348 4,328 17,320 893
Termination resulting from death of worker a 50,149 . . . 6,647 38,259 1,465 . . . . . . . . . 3,778
Attainment of age—  
18 by children 240,641 . . . . . . 240,641 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19 by students 28,093 . . . . . . . . . 28,093 . . . . . . . . . . . .
FRA by disabled workers 381,578 338,222 28,381 7,954 490 . . . . . . . . . 6,531
FRA by disabled widow(er)s 18,342 . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,342 . . . . . . . . .
Elected reduced retirement 2,078 2,078 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Termination of spouse's benefit because child attains age 16 10,568 . . . 10,568 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary 4,035 . . . 1,514 1,203 174 . . . 263 483 398
Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit 2,167 . . . 1,270 130 6 420 107 120 114
Does not meet medical standards b 134,770 63,100 2,296 46,418 14,929 252 1,247 3,445 3,083
Medical improvement c -- 23,271 -- -- -- 90 363 1,281 1,624
Work above substan- tial gainful activity d -- 39,813 -- -- -- 162 850 2,076 1,398
Miscellaneous reasons e -- 16 -- -- -- 0 34 88 61
Student no longer attending school 97,227 . . . . . . . . . 97,227 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other 17,926 14,743 341 1,977 26 238 203 183 215
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.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 51. Number and rate, by state or other area, 2011
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
All areas 723,188 74 653,877 76 26,600 106 42,711 44
Alabama 18,127 71 16,323 72 821 96 983 47
Alaska 1,125 78 1040 81 30 103 55 43
Arizona 12,968 77 12,077 80 394 108 497 38
Arkansas 11,387 73 10,229 74 503 104 655 54
California 61,191 78 56,102 81 1,723 104 3,366 41
Colorado 8,005 72 7,426 74 220 106 359 42
Connecticut 6,645 71 6,049 76 170 103 426 36
Delaware 2,295 77 2,104 79 75 115 116 46
District of Columbia 1,130 74 1043 78 31 132 56 36
Florida 46,512 81 43,062 83 1,458 105 1,992 43
Georgia 23,313 78 21,216 80 993 111 1,104 42
Hawaii 2,294 86 2,093 90 68 119 133 45
Idaho 3,325 73 3,044 75 115 115 166 40
Illinois 25,151 76 22,430 79 890 109 1,831 45
Indiana 16,391 73 14,621 74 627 103 1,143 50
Iowa 6,532 75 5,754 77 226 124 552 49
Kansas 6,044 73 5,434 75 198 100 412 49
Kentucky 16,428 70 14,517 70 883 106 1,028 52
Louisiana 12,877 72 11,232 75 676 101 969 46
Maine 4,076 63 3,651 63 140 99 285 46
Maryland 10,497 76 9,640 79 268 98 589 43
Massachusetts 14,611 66 13,194 68 358 92 1059 44
Michigan 25,859 67 23,108 69 974 101 1,777 41
Minnesota 9,775 71 8,875 74 220 111 680 43
Mississippi 11,281 75 10,003 77 612 113 666 45
Missouri 17,263 72 15,430 73 712 106 1,121 50
Montana 2,288 74 2,090 77 72 105 126 43
Nebraska 3,788 80 3,385 82 94 96 309 57
Nevada 5,766 90 5,463 93 149 99 154 40
New Hampshire 3,175 63 2,903 64 93 105 179 43
New Jersey 17,509 78 15,947 82 515 114 1,047 42
New Mexico 4,774 70 4,396 72 139 95 239 43
New York 42,291 72 38,143 75 1,380 109 2,768 39
North Carolina 27,693 76 25,175 78 1,122 109 1,396 45
North Dakota 1,343 81 1,178 84 40 144 125 53
Ohio 27,214 70 24,124 73 1,156 107 1,934 45
Oklahoma 10,938 78 9,878 80 420 93 640 54
Oregon 8,484 73 7,805 76 250 94 429 40
Pennsylvania 31,325 70 28,128 72 1,159 104 2,038 42
Rhode Island 2,789 68 2,529 70 78 100 182 45
South Carolina 15,123 77 13,700 79 689 110 734 44
South Dakota 1,599 75 1,422 77 50 124 127 48
Tennessee 20,530 75 18,444 76 979 107 1,107 48
Texas 48,621 78 44,101 80 2,013 109 2,507 45
Utah 3,639 71 3,298 74 90 91 251 47
Vermont 1,615 65 1,440 66 53 113 122 46
Virginia 17,387 74 15,659 76 728 115 1000 45
Washington 13,706 72 12,597 75 401 100 708 41
West Virginia 8,006 72 7,004 73 448 106 554 50
Wisconsin 12,297 69 11,040 72 337 105 920 43
Wyoming 1,112 80 1,012 81 34 111 66 55
Outlying areas  
Puerto Rico 12,845 62 11,395 64 606 114 844 36
Other a 2,229 88 1,924 104 120 139 185 31
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.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.