SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2008
| Year | All decisions | Decisions on applications for SSI only | Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Allowances | Allowance rate a (percent) |
Total | Allowances | Allowance rate a (percent) |
Total | Allowances | Allowance rate a (percent) |
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| All ages b | |||||||||
| 1992 | 479,152 | 74,500 | 15.5 | 234,057 | 38,371 | 16.4 | 245,095 | 36,129 | 14.7 |
| 1993 | 557,384 | 75,559 | 13.6 | 280,174 | 38,663 | 13.8 | 277,210 | 36,896 | 13.3 |
| 1994 | 571,602 | 73,734 | 12.9 | 290,341 | 36,826 | 12.7 | 281,261 | 36,908 | 13.1 |
| 1995 | 522,987 | 66,780 | 12.8 | 275,013 | 33,432 | 12.2 | 247,974 | 33,348 | 13.4 |
| 1996 | 480,593 | 65,352 | 13.6 | 249,224 | 32,510 | 13.0 | 231,369 | 32,842 | 14.2 |
| 1997 | 409,396 | 62,496 | 15.3 | 208,993 | 31,881 | 15.3 | 200,403 | 30,615 | 15.3 |
| 1998 | 390,212 | 61,264 | 15.7 | 203,132 | 31,818 | 15.7 | 187,080 | 29,446 | 15.7 |
| 1999 | 382,196 | 55,620 | 14.6 | 197,671 | 28,498 | 14.4 | 184,525 | 27,122 | 14.7 |
| 2000 | 382,757 | 53,132 | 13.9 | 192,285 | 26,455 | 13.8 | 190,472 | 26,677 | 14.0 |
| 2001 | 407,299 | 53,426 | 13.1 | 190,634 | 25,393 | 13.3 | 216,665 | 28,033 | 12.9 |
| 2002 | 458,317 | 56,028 | 12.2 | 203,464 | 25,777 | 12.7 | 254,853 | 30,251 | 11.9 |
| 2003 | 487,775 | 57,030 | 11.7 | 202,378 | 24,692 | 12.2 | 285,397 | 32,338 | 11.3 |
| 2004 | 487,526 | 54,042 | 11.1 | 193,247 | 22,662 | 11.7 | 294,279 | 31,380 | 10.7 |
| 2005 | 464,315 | 50,943 | 11.0 | 184,811 | 22,193 | 12.0 | 279,504 | 28,750 | 10.3 |
| 2006 | 474,823 | 49,748 | 10.5 | 192,779 | 21,493 | 11.1 | 282,044 | 28,255 | 10.0 |
| 2007 | 453,797 | 42,681 | 9.4 | 187,127 | 18,860 | 10.1 | 266,670 | 23,821 | 8.9 |
| Under age 18 | |||||||||
| 1992 | 49,099 | 9,570 | 19.5 | 44,562 | 8,590 | 19.3 | 4,537 | 980 | 21.6 |
| 1993 | 75,816 | 11,440 | 15.1 | 69,176 | 10,355 | 15.0 | 6,640 | 1,085 | 16.3 |
| 1994 | 91,854 | 11,475 | 12.5 | 83,789 | 10,461 | 12.5 | 8,065 | 1,014 | 12.6 |
| 1995 | 86,651 | 10,459 | 12.1 | 79,397 | 9,625 | 12.1 | 7,254 | 834 | 11.5 |
| 1996 | 74,836 | 9,646 | 12.9 | 68,797 | 8,863 | 12.9 | 6,039 | 783 | 13.0 |
| 1997 | 51,365 | 8,583 | 16.7 | 47,131 | 7,883 | 16.7 | 4,234 | 700 | 16.5 |
| 1998 | 49,909 | 8,042 | 16.1 | 45,989 | 7,417 | 16.1 | 3,920 | 625 | 15.9 |
| 1999 | 49,456 | 7,476 | 15.1 | 45,465 | 6,839 | 15.0 | 3,991 | 637 | 16.0 |
| 2000 | 48,361 | 7,513 | 15.5 | 44,462 | 6,950 | 15.6 | 3,899 | 563 | 14.4 |
| 2001 | 49,495 | 7,649 | 15.5 | 45,567 | 7,069 | 15.5 | 3,928 | 580 | 14.8 |
| 2002 | 56,273 | 8,312 | 14.8 | 51,775 | 7,620 | 14.7 | 4,498 | 692 | 15.4 |
| 2003 | 59,715 | 8,457 | 14.2 | 54,939 | 7,763 | 14.1 | 4,776 | 694 | 14.5 |
| 2004 | 58,298 | 7,833 | 13.4 | 53,622 | 7,261 | 13.5 | 4,676 | 572 | 12.2 |
| 2005 | 54,545 | 7,836 | 14.4 | 50,062 | 7,222 | 14.4 | 4,483 | 614 | 13.7 |
| 2006 | 57,442 | 7,948 | 13.8 | 53,093 | 7,401 | 13.9 | 4,349 | 547 | 12.6 |
| 2007 | 55,169 | 7,433 | 13.5 | 51,321 | 7,026 | 13.7 | 3,848 | 407 | 10.6 |
| Aged 18–64 | |||||||||
| 1992 | 429,944 | 64,891 | 15.1 | 189,409 | 29,744 | 15.7 | 240,535 | 35,147 | 14.6 |
| 1993 | 481,434 | 64,074 | 13.3 | 210,882 | 28,268 | 13.4 | 270,552 | 35,806 | 13.2 |
| 1994 | 479,439 | 62,150 | 13.0 | 206,253 | 26,260 | 12.7 | 273,186 | 35,890 | 13.1 |
| 1995 | 435,988 | 56,205 | 12.9 | 195,281 | 23,695 | 12.1 | 240,707 | 32,510 | 13.5 |
| 1996 | 403,309 | 54,194 | 13.4 | 178,404 | 22,457 | 12.6 | 224,905 | 31,737 | 14.1 |
| 1997 | 355,514 | 52,588 | 14.8 | 159,694 | 22,951 | 14.4 | 195,820 | 29,637 | 15.1 |
| 1998 | 337,411 | 51,757 | 15.3 | 154,436 | 23,051 | 14.9 | 182,975 | 28,706 | 15.7 |
| 1999 | 330,830 | 47,239 | 14.3 | 150,460 | 20,861 | 13.9 | 180,370 | 26,378 | 14.6 |
| 2000 | 332,767 | 44,858 | 13.5 | 146,383 | 18,874 | 12.9 | 186,384 | 25,984 | 13.9 |
| 2001 | 356,236 | 45,031 | 12.6 | 143,740 | 17,759 | 12.4 | 212,496 | 27,272 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 400,138 | 46,786 | 11.7 | 150,064 | 17,446 | 11.6 | 250,074 | 29,340 | 11.7 |
| 2003 | 426,628 | 47,919 | 11.2 | 146,276 | 16,465 | 11.3 | 280,352 | 31,454 | 11.2 |
| 2004 | 428,092 | 45,662 | 10.7 | 138,753 | 15,054 | 10.8 | 289,339 | 30,608 | 10.6 |
| 2005 | 408,760 | 42,453 | 10.4 | 134,012 | 14,544 | 10.9 | 274,748 | 27,909 | 10.2 |
| 2006 | 416,547 | 41,271 | 9.9 | 139,116 | 13,786 | 9.9 | 277,431 | 27,485 | 9.9 |
| 2007 | 397,958 | 34,798 | 8.7 | 135,400 | 11,614 | 8.6 | 262,558 | 23,184 | 8.8 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research File, 100 percent data. | |||||||||
| NOTES: Data are current through August 2008. | |||||||||
| Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. | |||||||||
| Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. | |||||||||
| A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. | |||||||||
| a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. | |||||||||
| b. Includes applicants aged 65 or older. | |||||||||
| CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov. | |||||||||
