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

Recipients Who Work

Table 51.
Section 1619 participants and their average earnings, by selected characteristics, December 2008
Characteristic Section 1619(a) participants Section 1619(b) participants
Number Percent Average
earnings
(dollars)
Number Percent Average
earnings
(dollars)
All participants 16,142 100.0 1,235 99,482 100.0 1,340
Age
Under 18 112 0.7 1,187 269 0.3 --
18–21 1,938 12.0 1,191 3,657 3.7 1,435
22–25 2,668 16.5 1,214 12,536 12.6 1,412
26–29 1,910 11.8 1,243 13,268 13.3 1,416
30–39 3,627 22.5 1,243 24,923 25.1 1,369
40–49 3,240 20.1 1,250 22,608 22.7 1,300
50–59 2,136 13.2 1,254 14,859 14.9 1,306
60–64 419 2.6 1,254 4,150 4.2 1,171
65 or older 92 0.6 1,287 3,212 3.2 1,021
Sex
Male 8,790 54.5 1,244 52,308 52.6 1,377
Female 7,352 45.5 1,224 47,174 47.4 1,300
Earned income a
Wages 15,701 97.3 1,237 96,365 96.9 1,353
Self-employment income 548 3.4 1,195 3,989 4.0 1,124
Earnings (dollars)
Less than 400 . . . . . . . . . 10,382 10.4 268
400–499 . . . . . . . . . 6,000 6.0 440
500–599 . . . . . . . . . 7,263 7.3 534
600–699 . . . . . . . . . 7,262 7.3 634
700–799 . . . . . . . . . 6,081 6.1 736
800–899 . . . . . . . . . 5,373 5.4 831
900–999 397 2.5 990 3,941 4.0 933
1,000–1,099 4,372 27.1 1,028 4,063 4.1 1,026
1,100–1,199 2,588 16.0 1,136 2,250 2.3 1,135
1,200–1,299 3,320 20.6 1,231 2,902 2.9 1,231
1,300–1,399 2,465 15.3 1,334 2,348 2.4 1,340
1,400 or more 3,000 18.6 1,576 41,617 41.8 2,244
Unearned income a
None 14,729 91.2 1,239 37,282 37.5 2,081
Social Security 455 2.8 1,168 57,415 57.7 810
Other pensions 33 0.2 1,198 528 0.5 1,265
Income based on need 8 0 1,135 61 0.1 1,673
Asset income 423 2.6 1,253 3,359 3.4 1,251
Other 544 3.4 1,180 5,061 5.1 1,533
Work incentives a
Plans to achieve self-support b 132 0.8 1,594 0 0 0
Impairment-related work expenses 309 1.9 1,310 1,335 1.3 1,170
Blind work expenses 3 0 2,633 566 0.6 1,974
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: -- = not available; . . . = not applicable.
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. Includes 14 persons with a PASS that excludes only resources.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
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