SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2008
| Diagnostic group | All blind and disabled recipients |
Section 1619(a) participants |
Section 1619(b) participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | |||
| Number | 4,333,096 | 15,938 | 96,001 |
| Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Congenital anomalies | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 3.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Injuries | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Mental disorders | |||
| Retardation | 21.0 | 29.7 | 28.1 |
| Schizophrenia | 9.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| Other | 28.1 | 29.6 | 25.7 |
| Neoplasms | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Diseases of the— | |||
| Blood and blood-forming organs | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Circulatory system | 4.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Digestive system | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Genitourinary system | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 10.9 | 5.1 | 6.0 |
| Nervous system and sense organs a | 7.8 | 10.2 | 10.9 |
| Respiratory system | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Other | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Unknown | 4.3 | 5.6 | 7.6 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data. | |||
| a. Most disabled recipients classified as blind are included in this category. A few blind recipients with a primary impairment other than diseases of the eye are coded in other categories. Also, a few recipients are classified with diseases of the eye, but their impairment does not meet the definition of blindness. | |||
| CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov. | |||
