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

Recipients Who Work

Table 46.
Blind and disabled recipients who work and their average earnings, by selected characteristics, December 2008
Characteristic Number Percent Average
earnings
(dollars)
Total 355,762 100.0 605
Age
Under 18 2,976 0.8 513
18–21 33,804 9.5 527
22–25 48,511 13.6 636
26–29 41,806 11.8 668
30–39 75,638 21.3 661
40–49 70,538 19.8 625
50–59 53,689 15.1 571
60–64 15,526 4.4 495
65 or older 13,274 3.7 364
Sex
Male 191,065 53.7 609
Female 164,697 46.3 601
Earned income a
Wages 334,319 94.0 624
Self-employment income 23,107 6.5 376
Earnings (dollars)
65 or less 81,702 23.0 44
66–99 16,573 4.7 82
100–199 40,548 11.4 139
200–299 29,891 8.4 237
300–399 24,200 6.8 336
400–499 20,397 5.7 437
500–599 19,983 5.6 532
600–699 17,020 4.8 634
700–799 13,205 3.7 736
800–899 11,576 3.3 832
900–999 8,610 2.4 933
1,000–1,099 8,878 2.5 1,027
1,100–1,199 5,134 1.4 1,135
1,200–1,299 6,591 1.9 1,231
1,300–1,399 5,080 1.4 1,337
1,400 or more 46,374 13.0 2,199
Unearned income a
None 183,535 51.6 736
Social Security 152,971 43.0 429
Other pensions 2,149 0.6 451
Income based on need 207 0.1 844
Asset income 13,220 3.7 511
Other 15,443 4.3 755
Work incentives a
Section 1619(a) 16,142 4.5 1,235
Section 1619(b) 99,482 28.0 1,340
Plans to achieve self-support b 418 0.1 790
Impairment-related work expenses 4,572 1.3 638
Blind work expenses 1,925 0.5 1,180
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: Includes section 1619(b) participants.
a. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of earned or unearned income or both earned and unearned income, or they may benefit from more than one work incentive provision.
b. Number of working recipients with a plan to achieve self-support (PASS). See Tables 53–56 for data on all recipients with a PASS.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
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