SSI Disabled Recipients Who Work, 2004

Other Work Incentive Participants

Chart 9. Percentage distribution, by age and provision, December 2004

Recipients with income excluded under plans for achieving self-support (PASS), impairment-related work expenses (IRWE), or blind work expenses (BWE) were similar in age to all working recipients (Chart 3). PASS participants were somewhat older—49 percent were aged 40 or older, compared with 29 percent of those with IRWE and 36 percent of those with BWE.

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Table equivalent for Chart 9. Percentage distribution, by age and provision, December 2004
Age PASS IRWE BWE
Under 22 4 5 4
22–29 19 32 25
30–39 24 30 29
40–49 30 20 22
50 or older 22 13 19
NOTE: PASS = plans to achieve self-support; IRWE = impairment-related work expenses; BWE = blind work expenses.
SOURCE: Table 15.
Chart 10. Percentage distribution, by diagnostic group and provision, December 2004

The most frequently identified diagnosis varied among recipients who had income excluded under plans for achieving self-support (PASS), impairment-related work expenses (IRWE), or blind work expenses (BWE). Over half of the recipients who had some income excluded under IRWE were mentally retarded, and 39 percent of those with a PASS had other mental disorders. Four-fifths of those with BWE had a nervous system disorder.

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Table equivalent for Chart 10. Percentage distribution, by diagnostic group and provision, December 2004
Diagnostic group PASS IRWE BWE
Mental retardation 5 54 2
Other mental disorders 39 13 0
Nervous system and sense organs 13 12 81
Other physical disorders 25 8 4
Unknown 18 13 13
NOTE: PASS = plans to achieve self-support; IRWE = impairment-related work expenses; BWE = blind work expenses.
SOURCE: Table 16.
Table 14. Number, by state or other area and provision, December 2004
State or area Plans for
achieving
self-support
(PASSa
Impairment-
related work
expenses
(IRWE)
Blind work
expenses
(BWE)
All areas 1,598 6,874 2,827
Alabama 31 164 38
Alaska 6 4 b
Arizona 12 87 24
Arkansas 25 75 24
California 463 590 409
Colorado 12 21 35
Connecticut 5 128 23
Delaware 0 36 12
District of Columbia b b 3
Florida 45 350 107
Georgia 30 213 55
Hawaii 9 9 12
Idaho 18 10 3
Illinois 33 229 69
Indiana 15 119 42
Iowa 20 58 69
Kansas 12 286 35
Kentucky 57 99 45
Louisiana 8 140 47
Maine 27 33 13
Maryland 9 202 42
Massachusetts 87 184 244
Michigan 51 132 103
Minnesota 33 140 51
Mississippi 10 37 43
Missouri 18 148 41
Montana 24 11 11
Nebraska 13 28 14
Nevada 4 25 13
New Hampshire 9 28 11
New Jersey 13 196 48
New Mexico 0 69 14
New York 117 521 203
North Carolina 74 337 125
North Dakota 5 8 4
Ohio 41 116 101
Oklahoma 6 81 24
Oregon 20 42 33
Pennsylvania 17 329 121
Rhode Island 9 10 13
South Carolina 19 75 33
South Dakota 11 18 4
Tennessee 15 142 47
Texas 25 330 182
Utah 3 58 15
Vermont 21 5 3
Virginia 16 522 73
Washington 31 93 46
West Virginia 10 34 19
Wisconsin 57 296 76
Wyoming 0 4 3
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands b b b
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes 401 persons with a PASS that excludes only resources.
b. Data are not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.workers@ssa.gov.
Table 15. Number, by selected characteristics and provision, December 2004
Characteristic Plans for
achieving
self-support
(PASSa
Impairment-
related work
expenses
(IRWE)
Blind work
expenses
(BWE)
Total 1,598 6,874 2,827
Age
Under 18 7 0 4
18–21 62 363 121
22–29 306 2,186 720
30–39 388 2,071 819
40–49 483 1,366 620
50–59 302 627 398
60–64 38 150 83
65 or older 12 111 62
Sex
Male 687 3,739 1,519
Female 911 3,135 1,308
Earned income b
Wages 412 6,801 2,742
Self-employment 82 85 110
Earnings (dollars)
None 1,112 0 0
65 or less 27 564 202
66–99 7 276 92
100–199 28 1,035 288
200–299 46 926 211
300–399 48 775 174
400–499 38 681 173
500–599 35 614 156
600–699 45 443 134
700–799 22 310 108
800–899 42 252 134
900–999 19 167 89
1,000 or more 129 831 1,066
Unearned income b
None 297 2,958 1,445
Social Security 1,242 3,517 1,192
Other pensions 17 47 5
Income based on need 0 0 0
Asset income 97 543 230
Other 70 213 105
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes 401 persons with a PASS that excludes only resources.
b. 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.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.workers@ssa.gov.
Table 16. Percentage distribution, by diagnostic group and provision, December 2004
Diagnostic group All blind
and disabled
recipients
Plans for
achieving
self-support
(PASSa
Impairment-
related work
expenses
(IRWE)
Blind work
expenses
(BWE)
Total
Number 4,017,108 1,598 6,874 2,827
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.6 1.0 2.1 1.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 3.7 2.3 0.3 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.7 2.1 0.5 0.1
Injuries 2.6 7.1 2.2 0.1
Mental disorders
Retardation 21.9 4.8 54.3 2.1
Schizophrenia 9.9 10.1 3.6 0
Other 25.3 28.7 9.0 0.3
Neoplasms 1.1 0.6 0.4 0.1
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.4 0.3 0.1 0
Circulatory system 4.5 1.8 0.7 1.5
Digestive system 0.9 0.6 0.1 0
Genitourinary system 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.1
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 9.9 7.7 1.2 0.1
Nervous system and sense organs b 7.8 13.2 11.8 80.5
Respiratory system 2.1 0.9 0.3 0
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.1 0 0
Other 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1
Unknown 6.2 17.8 12.8 13.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
NOTE: Effective with the December 2002 edition, all recipients in each recipient category are included when computing percentages for each diagnostic category. Previously, only recipients with identified diagnoses were included in this computation.
a. Includes 401 persons with a PASS that excludes only resources.
b. 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.workers@ssa.gov.
Table 17. Percent distribution of persons with income excluded, by amount excluded and provision, December 2004
Amount excluded (dollars) Plans for
achieving
self-support
(PASSa
Impairment-
related work
expenses
(IRWE)
Blind work
expenses
(BWE)
Total
Number 1,197 6,874 2,827
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 25 0.8 19.1 18.4
25–49 1.6 24.6 10.0
50–99 1.8 32.4 15.0
100–199 6.3 15.2 17.7
200–299 8.5 4.4 11.7
300–499 24.6 2.9 13.8
500–999 47.5 1.3 10.1
1,000 or more 8.9 0.3 3.4
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Data do not include plans for achieving self-support that exclude only resources.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.workers@ssa.gov.