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

Recipients Under Age 65

Table 36.
Recipients, by diagnostic group, age, and sex, December 2008
Diagnostic group All ages Under age 18 Aged 18–64
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total 5,486,940 100.0 49.0 51.0 1,153,844 100.0 65.8 34.2 4,333,096 100.0 44.5 55.5
Congenital anomalies 92,160 100.0 52.4 47.6 60,466 100.0 53.8 46.2 31,694 100.0 49.9 50.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 142,805 100.0 27.7 72.3 7,437 100.0 52.6 47.4 135,368 100.0 26.3 73.7
Infectious and parasitic diseases 67,719 100.0 57.4 42.6 1,935 100.0 51.0 49.0 65,784 100.0 57.6 42.4
Injuries 119,295 100.0 61.1 38.9 6,159 100.0 58.0 42.0 113,136 100.0 61.2 38.8
Mental disorders
Retardation 1,075,018 100.0 51.5 48.5 163,160 100.0 62.1 37.9 911,858 100.0 49.7 50.3
Other 2,225,956 100.0 51.7 48.3 595,823 100.0 73.4 26.6 1,630,133 100.0 43.7 56.3
Neoplasms 67,468 100.0 44.3 55.7 13,035 100.0 55.4 44.6 54,433 100.0 41.7 58.3
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 29,917 100.0 48.6 51.4 12,784 100.0 56.2 43.8 17,133 100.0 43.0 57.0
Circulatory system 191,064 100.0 48.7 51.3 5,862 100.0 53.8 46.2 185,202 100.0 48.5 51.5
Digestive system 51,017 100.0 48.7 51.3 9,105 100.0 54.4 45.6 41,912 100.0 47.4 52.6
Genitourinary system 48,538 100.0 50.2 49.8 3,183 100.0 59.2 40.8 45,355 100.0 49.5 50.5
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 480,836 100.0 35.7 64.3 8,048 100.0 48.7 51.3 472,788 100.0 35.5 64.5
Nervous system and sense organs 431,753 100.0 48.1 51.9 93,030 100.0 55.9 44.1 338,723 100.0 45.9 54.1
Respiratory system 116,549 100.0 41.7 58.3 30,852 100.0 63.9 36.1 85,697 100.0 33.7 66.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 8,613 100.0 38.5 61.5 1,636 100.0 52.3 47.7 6,977 100.0 35.2 64.8
Other 126,160 100.0 54.2 45.8 114,556 100.0 54.5 45.5 11,604 100.0 51.3 48.7
Unknown 212,072 100.0 45.6 54.4 26,773 100.0 60.1 39.9 185,299 100.0 43.5 56.5
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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