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

Recipients Under Age 65

Table 35.
Recipients, by diagnostic group and age, December 2008
Diagnostic group All ages Under 5 5–12 13–17 18–21 22–25 26–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–64
Number
Total 5,486,940 183,408 558,929 411,507 331,210 290,376 264,746 647,166 1,015,976 1,254,450 529,172
Congenital anomalies 92,160 23,811 25,987 10,668 9,656 8,028 3,895 4,991 2,959 1,624 541
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 142,805 1,674 3,411 2,352 1,924 2,034 2,444 10,752 28,081 57,807 32,326
Infectious and parasitic diseases 67,719 185 659 1,091 703 758 1,323 8,239 25,405 23,491 5,865
Injuries 119,295 1,368 2,772 2,019 4,091 5,719 6,202 17,872 28,580 35,856 14,816
Mental disorders
Retardation 1,075,018 4,456 63,517 95,187 122,997 112,074 97,751 200,517 203,695 136,241 38,583
Other 2,225,956 42,467 322,962 230,394 131,098 105,381 101,492 264,552 436,751 450,736 140,123
Neoplasms 67,468 2,608 7,166 3,261 2,571 2,162 1,746 4,646 12,095 21,723 9,490
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 29,917 2,112 6,415 4,257 3,320 2,601 1,985 3,396 2,853 2,241 737
Circulatory system 191,064 2,187 2,506 1,169 1,408 1,763 2,248 8,884 29,860 85,054 55,985
Digestive system 51,017 4,892 3,263 950 759 989 1,039 3,541 10,751 18,761 6,072
Genitourinary system 48,538 684 1,378 1,121 1,739 2,182 2,347 7,953 12,337 14,038 4,759
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 480,836 1,442 3,552 3,054 3,506 4,387 5,475 27,839 93,573 214,796 123,212
Nervous system and sense organs 431,753 16,327 45,344 31,359 37,796 36,068 30,293 60,519 71,093 73,515 29,439
Respiratory system 116,549 6,944 17,912 5,996 2,266 1,159 1,191 4,587 15,506 38,669 22,319
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 8,613 409 895 332 285 299 301 1,059 1,957 2,231 845
Other 126,160 65,113 39,068 10,375 3,180 2,007 1,404 1,337 1,493 1,643 540
Unknown 212,072 6,729 12,122 7,922 3,911 2,765 3,610 16,482 38,987 76,024 43,520
Average monthly payment (dollars)
Total 508.14 537.02 569.10 561.34 568.82 539.17 511.83 485.18 480.06 492.26 454.93
Congenital anomalies 546.04 555.29 568.08 554.05 562.32 551.36 520.69 482.88 404.77 438.84 413.70
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 476.72 553.37 555.55 538.03 560.54 496.05 465.92 467.33 481.94 486.45 435.84
Infectious and parasitic diseases 499.63 565.38 566.85 536.52 568.06 510.38 492.18 487.30 493.52 511.99 469.53
Injuries 471.29 553.60 555.15 528.32 527.89 496.83 474.52 458.50 450.90 481.13 444.16
Mental disorders
Retardation 504.74 582.98 577.67 566.59 570.45 547.16 525.08 486.55 452.58 445.79 418.12
Other 526.29 566.63 568.28 562.68 574.32 536.36 504.96 490.76 502.59 517.26 490.27
Neoplasms 485.05 542.74 553.89 545.48 528.41 485.04 468.33 463.02 471.72 479.55 426.40
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 529.69 564.64 568.44 556.39 564.25 529.49 495.19 489.77 471.52 481.06 433.74
Circulatory system 466.05 548.07 558.04 547.40 538.45 496.62 479.68 455.96 465.23 480.13 434.40
Digestive system 497.95 536.19 567.51 544.27 545.89 475.42 449.35 445.09 489.89 502.50 458.73
Genitourinary system 476.48 544.26 571.72 544.84 539.08 493.53 469.48 457.38 470.33 479.86 433.54
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 463.05 556.56 560.31 551.51 556.69 518.52 472.22 444.94 451.38 479.27 436.64
Nervous system and sense organs 498.26 554.54 560.03 549.07 557.99 541.49 514.97 476.71 447.97 458.67 434.61
Respiratory system 506.20 570.10 583.53 566.56 580.93 525.84 493.58 488.47 493.37 493.03 434.77
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 490.55 562.62 577.40 562.43 560.80 498.40 463.67 457.41 470.74 480.55 432.05
Other 529.91 498.73 574.74 562.28 580.19 549.54 538.01 486.22 461.58 484.91 443.71
Unknown 525.09 518.37 563.55 550.46 556.10 554.46 563.85 560.68 525.93 518.17 500.86
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Stella M. Coleman (410) 965-0157 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
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