Table 3.
OASI retired-worker beneficiaries, by sex and election of early retirement, January 2003–December 2003
Month All beneficiaries Men Women
Total Without
reduction
for early
retirement		 With
reduction
for early
retirement		 Early
retirees
as a
percentage
of total		 Subtotal Without
reduction
for early
retirement		 With
reduction
for early
retirement		 Early
retirees
as a
percentage
of subtotal		 Subtotal Without
reduction
for early
retirement		 With
reduction
for early
retirement		 Early
retirees
as a
percentage
of subtotal
Number (thousands)
January 29,221 8,282 20,939 71.7 15,115 4,716 10,399 68.8 14,105 3,566 10,539 74.7
February 29,238 8,257 20,981 71.8 15,120 4,696 10,423 68.9 14,118 3,560 10,558 74.8
March 29,256 8,250 21,006 71.8 15,126 4,688 10,438 69.0 14,130 3,562 10,568 74.8
April 29,292 8,249 21,044 71.8 15,143 4,686 10,457 69.1 14,149 3,563 10,586 74.8
May 29,325 8,251 21,074 71.9 15,158 4,686 10,473 69.1 14,167 3,565 10,602 74.8
June 29,353 8,251 21,102 71.9 15,168 4,683 10,485 69.1 14,185 3,568 10,617 74.9
July 29,395 8,283 21,113 71.8 15,187 4,684 10,504 69.2 14,208 3,599 10,609 74.7
August 29,425 8,286 21,139 71.8 15,200 4,687 10,514 69.2 14,224 3,599 10,625 74.7
September 29,462 8,289 21,172 71.9 15,217 4,689 10,528 69.2 14,245 3,600 10,645 74.7
October 29,495 8,298 21,197 71.9 15,234 4,695 10,538 69.2 14,262 3,603 10,659 74.7
November 29,515 8,284 21,231 71.9 15,242 4,704 10,538 69.1 14,274 3,580 10,693 74.9
December 29,532 8,292 21,240 71.9 15,248 4,705 10,543 69.1 14,284 3,587 10,697 74.9
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
January 26,182 8,770 17,413 . . . 15,251 5,606 9,645 . . . 10,931 3,164 7,767 . . .
February 26,213 8,743 17,470 . . . 15,264 5,583 9,681 . . . 10,949 3,160 7,789 . . .
March 26,246 8,735 17,511 . . . 15,281 5,574 9,707 . . . 10,965 3,161 7,805 . . .
April 26,296 8,736 17,561 . . . 15,308 5,573 9,735 . . . 10,988 3,163 7,825 . . .
May 26,340 8,739 17,601 . . . 15,332 5,574 9,759 . . . 11,008 3,165 7,842 . . .
June 26,380 8,741 17,640 . . . 15,351 5,572 9,779 . . . 11,029 3,169 7,861 . . .
July 26,434 8,764 17,670 . . . 15,381 5,574 9,807 . . . 11,053 3,190 7,863 . . .
August 26,478 8,772 17,706 . . . 15,404 5,579 9,825 . . . 11,073 3,192 7,881 . . .
September 26,525 8,779 17,747 . . . 15,431 5,584 9,846 . . . 11,095 3,195 7,900 . . .
October 26,570 8,791 17,779 . . . 15,457 5,593 9,864 . . . 11,113 3,198 7,915 . . .
November 26,641 8,816 17,826 . . . 15,496 5,620 9,875 . . . 11,146 3,195 7,950 . . .
December 27,231 9,012 18,219 . . . 15,838 5,743 10,094 . . . 11,393 3,269 8,124 . . .
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
January 896.00 1,058.90 831.60 . . . 1,009.00 1,188.70 927.50 . . . 775.00 887.30 737.00 . . .
February 896.50 1,058.90 832.60 . . . 1,009.60 1,188.90 928.80 . . . 775.50 887.50 737.70 . . .
March 897.10 1,058.80 833.60 . . . 1,010.20 1,189.00 930.00 . . . 776.10 887.40 738.50 . . .
April 897.70 1,059.10 834.50 . . . 1,010.90 1,189.30 931.00 . . . 776.60 887.70 739.20 . . .
May 898.20 1,059.10 835.20 . . . 1,011.50 1,189.50 931.80 . . . 777.00 887.80 739.70 . . .
June 898.70 1,059.40 835.90 . . . 1,012.10 1,189.80 932.70 . . . 777.50 888.20 740.30 . . .
July 899.30 1,058.10 836.90 . . . 1,012.70 1,190.00 933.70 . . . 778.00 886.40 741.20 . . .
August 899.80 1,058.60 837.60 . . . 1,013.40 1,190.40 934.50 . . . 778.50 886.90 741.70 . . .
September 900.30 1,059.00 838.20 . . . 1,014.00 1,190.80 935.30 . . . 778.90 887.30 742.20 . . .
October 900.80 1,059.40 838.70 . . . 1,014.60 1,191.20 936.00 . . . 779.20 887.70 742.60 . . .
November 902.60 1,064.10 839.60 . . . 1,016.70 1,194.80 937.10 . . . 780.90 892.40 743.50 . . .
December 922.10 1,086.80 857.80 . . . 1,038.70 1,220.60 957.50 . . . 797.60 911.30 759.50 . . .
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data are for the end of the specified month.
Some Social Security beneficiaries are entitled to more than one type of benefit. In most cases, they are dually entitled to a worker benefit and a higher spouse or widow(er) benefit. If both benefits are financed from the same trust fund, the beneficiary is usually counted only once in the statistics, as a retired-worker or a disabled-worker beneficiary, and the benefit amount recorded is the larger amount associated with the auxiliary benefit. If the benefits are paid from different trust funds the beneficiary is counted twice, and the respective benefit amounts are recorded for each type of benefit.
. . . = not applicable.
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