OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2003

Rhode Island

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries with benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2003
County Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Spouses Children Widow(er)s b Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Rhode Island c 192,662 129,385 6,313 1,486 15,695 5,919 26,445 457 6,962 56,311 84,575
Bristol 10,170 7,295 435 50 830 225 1,055 10 270 3,270 4,735
Kent 33,515 22,530 1,025 210 2,875 965 4,635 90 1,185 9,720 14,760
Newport 15,740 10,845 790 135 1,510 455 1,610 35 360 5,060 7,070
Providence 111,920 73,860 3,120 960 8,630 3,705 16,855 275 4,515 31,380 48,760
Washington 21,315 14,855 945 130 1,850 570 2,285 45 635 6,880 9,245
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.
Table 5. Amount of benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2003 (in thousands of dollars)
County Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Spouses Children Widow(er)s b Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Rhode Island c 164,529 119,166 3,044 678 14,035 3,715 22,080 97 1,714 59,445 68,290
Bristol 9,094 6,930 229 25 769 163 905 2 69 3,611 3,837
Kent 29,375 21,092 489 110 2,628 663 4,065 20 309 10,460 12,148
Newport 13,379 9,805 391 64 1,329 303 1,385 9 93 5,262 5,434
Providence 93,167 66,817 1,445 409 7,565 2,185 13,623 56 1,068 32,340 39,228
Washington 19,510 14,522 489 70 1,743 400 2,101 10 175 7,771 7,641
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.