U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.
SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2008
 

Children Under Age 18

Table 22.
Adult recipients who first became eligible for SSI before age 18, by year of first eligibility and age in December 2008
Year of first eligibility All ages Age in December 2008
18–21 22–25 26–29 30–39 40–49 50 or older a
Total
Number 805,943 248,573 164,566 124,705 172,573 87,230 8,296
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1974–1976 8.3 . . . . . . . . . 8.8 50.3 100.0
1977–1980 8.7 . . . . . . 2.1 21.0 35.8 . . .
1981–1984 8.2 . . . 2.4 16.6 17.7 12.2 . . .
1985–1989 13.6 4.8 21.6 19.0 21.5 1.7 . . .
1990–1994 32.6 35.1 42.6 44.0 29.3 . . . . . .
1995–1999 15.6 25.8 22.1 18.0 1.8 . . . . . .
2000–2004 10.2 25.2 11.4 0.4 . . . . . . . . .
2005–2008 2.8 9.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. Those under age 18 in 1974 would be no older than 52 in 2008.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
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