Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2003

Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status

Disabled Beneficiaries and Nondisabled Dependents

All Disabled Beneficiaries

Disabled Workers

Disabled-Worker Families


Table 1.
Number, December 1960–2003
Year Total Workers and nondisabled dependents Widow(er)s Adult children of—
Workers Spouses Children under age 18 Students aged 18–19 Disabled workers Retired workers Deceased workers
1960 788,543 455,371 76,599 152,519 . . . . . . 2,962 53,825 47,267
1965 1,928,460 988,074 193,362 532,197 16,437 . . . 8,981 87,122 102,287
1970 2,970,538 1,492,948 283,447 799,111 75,194 49,281 14,295 101,341 154,921
1975 4,799,853 2,488,774 452,922 1,239,058 147,253 109,511 24,193 118,802 219,340
1980 5,223,311 2,858,680 461,878 1,184,846 140,157 127,580 32,883 140,548 276,739
1981 5,008,221 2,776,519 428,212 1,070,000 148,879 121,590 32,664 143,633 286,724
1982 4,532,014 2,603,599 365,862 894,440 79,333 116,372 30,027 144,464 297,917
1983 4,382,745 2,569,029 308,059 855,560 50,134 111,591 30,209 148,464 309,699
1984 4,406,140 2,596,516 303,982 858,243 31,875 109,151 31,165 152,667 322,541
1985 4,507,083 2,656,638 305,532 889,730 22,336 107,005 33,078 157,011 335,753
1986 4,613,249 2,728,463 300,826 911,698 20,245 106,974 34,641 161,755 348,647
1987 4,676,852 2,785,859 290,888 912,367 20,183 106,282 35,378 165,675 360,220
1988 4,709,360 2,821,070 280,780 898,980 24,370 105,810 35,520 170,940 371,890
1989 4,774,160 2,886,590 269,830 901,400 23,330 102,650 35,950 172,650 381,760
1990 4,934,370 3,011,130 264,230 929,720 23,960 101,780 36,990 174,560 392,000
1991 5,209,600 3,198,610 263,780 986,710 26,380 115,010 38,450 177,740 402,920
1992 5,633,130 3,473,330 271,510 1,090,920 25,930 131,620 41,720 181,860 416,240
1993 6,026,460 3,729,330 272,190 1,188,330 29,660 148,070 44,920 185,270 428,690
1994 6,381,470 3,966,590 270,220 1,276,740 29,910 161,650 48,650 187,630 440,080
1995 6,674,450 4,186,720 263,130 1,331,110 29,550 173,240 51,790 188,940 449,970
1996 6,906,420 4,386,040 223,300 1,381,200 32,820 182,020 53,470 190,050 457,520
1997 6,998,210 4,505,760 207,290 1,357,340 31,440 187,220 53,760 190,410 464,990
1998 7,192,370 4,697,010 190,120 1,363,910 30,780 192,400 55,690 189,930 472,530
1999 7,391,920 4,873,560 176,370 1,381,200 37,020 197,520 57,360 189,820 479,070
2000 7,550,930 5,035,840 164,850 1,381,500 35,000 200,130 58,090 191,950 483,570
2001 7,790,038 5,268,039 156,978 1,385,374 38,839 204,255 57,920 191,817 486,816
2002 8,109,332 5,539,597 151,626 1,422,296 43,916 207,365 59,460 192,087 492,985
2003 8,490,007 5,868,541 150,889 1,461,635 46,769 209,360 62,450 191,704 498,659
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2001, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 2.
Average monthly benefit, by basis of entitlement, age, and sex, December 2003
Basis of entitlement and age Total Male Female
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average monthly
benefit (dollars)
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Workers
Total 5,868,541 861.60 3,221,316 965.90 2,647,225 734.60
Under 25 56,750 471.10 33,489 480.20 23,261 458.00
25–29 125,320 568.90 69,442 580.50 55,878 554.50
30–34 215,785 645.50 116,011 658.80 99,774 630.10
35–39 371,249 708.50 201,779 727.40 169,470 686.10
40–44 612,405 765.80 334,681 803.10 277,724 720.90
45–49 823,276 828.70 447,952 894.60 375,324 750.00
50–54 1,016,850 888.80 551,670 989.60 465,180 769.20
55–59 1,258,853 937.20 688,354 1,081.10 570,499 763.40
60–64 1,349,918 952.30 756,310 1,121.80 593,608 736.30
65 or older 38,135 930.10 21,628 1,099.00 16,507 708.90
Spouses of disabled workers
Total 150,889 221.40 4,308 176.90 146,581 222.70
Entitlement based on care of children 96,785 180.90 1,977 140.00 94,808 181.80
Under 30 6,226 121.60 48 121.10 6,178 121.60
30–34 11,632 128.60 127 92.30 11,505 129.00
35–39 19,445 147.60 316 110.80 19,129 148.20
40–44 22,947 178.70 455 124.80 22,492 179.80
45–49 18,258 206.70 444 148.70 17,814 208.20
50–54 10,839 234.50 309 169.50 10,530 236.40
55 or older 7,438 265.20 278 176.10 7,160 268.70
Entitlement based on age 54,104 293.70 2,331 208.30 51,773 297.50
62–64 30,436 286.50 539 172.20 29,897 288.60
65 or older 23,668 302.90 1,792 219.20 21,876 309.70
Children of disabled workers
Total 1,570,854 253.80 830,581 255.50 740,273 252.00
Under age 18 1,461,635 245.90 766,650 246.60 694,985 245.10
Under 5 116,842 204.60 59,670 204.10 57,172 205.20
5–9 306,737 212.90 157,187 212.50 149,550 213.30
10–14 578,391 236.20 301,659 236.40 276,732 236.10
15–17 459,665 290.60 248,134 290.90 211,531 290.20
Students aged 18–19 46,769 359.20 27,904 362.20 18,865 354.70
Disabled aged 18 or older 62,450 360.90 36,027 361.10 26,423 360.70
Widow(er)s
Total 209,360 563.80 6,571 400.80 202,789 569.10
50–54 27,114 574.20 1,138 414.20 25,976 581.30
55–59 77,918 567.00 2,693 405.30 75,225 572.80
60 or older 104,328 558.70 2,740 390.80 101,588 563.20
Adult children
Total 752,813 567.00 411,261 564.70 341,552 569.80
Children of—
Disabled workers 62,450 360.90 36,027 361.10 26,423 360.70
Retired workers 191,704 480.60 106,553 477.40 85,151 484.50
Deceased workers 498,659 626.10 268,681 626.70 229,978 625.40
Under 25 71,767 481.80 42,157 481.80 29,610 481.80
25–29 62,374 521.70 35,432 522.10 26,942 521.20
30–34 73,535 554.90 41,559 552.00 31,976 558.60
35–39 93,964 571.00 53,320 568.70 40,644 574.10
40–44 110,808 588.30 62,597 586.50 48,211 590.70
45–49 100,459 598.50 55,937 596.10 44,522 601.40
50–54 76,698 606.30 41,228 605.20 35,470 607.70
55–59 56,914 603.10 29,595 598.20 27,319 608.30
60–64 39,784 599.00 20,149 593.80 19,635 604.30
65 or older 66,510 531.20 29,287 529.60 37,223 532.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
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Table 3.
Number, average, and total monthly benefits, December 1960–2003
Year Number Average monthly benefit
(dollars)
Total monthly benefits
(thousands of dollars)
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Workers Widow(er)s Adult children Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
1960 559,425 455,371 . . . 104,054 89.31 . . . 44.15 40,669 . . . 4,594
1961 742,296 618,075 . . . 124,221 89.59 . . . 45.28 55,373 . . . 5,625
1962 888,131 740,867 . . . 147,264 89.99 . . . 45.67 66,671 . . . 6,726
1963 993,656 827,014 . . . 166,642 90.59 . . . 46.45 74,919 . . . 7,741
1964 1,077,695 894,173 . . . 183,522 91.12 . . . 47.35 81,477 . . . 8,690
1965 1,186,464 988,074 . . . 198,390 97.76 . . . 51.77 96,594 . . . 10,271
1966 1,310,911 1,097,190 . . . 213,721 98.09 . . . 52.42 107,623 . . . 11,203
1967 1,422,778 1,193,120 . . . 229,658 98.43 . . . 53.41 117,439 . . . 12,266
1968 1,560,517 1,295,300 21,563 243,654 111.86 72.25 61.83 144,892 1,558 15,065
1969 1,690,982 1,394,291 39,469 257,222 112.74 71.02 62.79 157,192 2,803 16,151
1970 1,812,786 1,492,948 49,281 270,557 131.26 82.00 73.21 195,964 4,041 19,807
1971 1,990,098 1,647,684 56,743 285,671 146.52 90.11 81.37 241,419 5,113 23,245
1972 2,202,090 1,832,916 64,167 305,007 179.32 109.54 98.81 328,678 7,029 30,138
1973 2,415,383 2,016,626 78,769 319,988 183.00 111.14 100.14 369,043 8,754 32,044
1974 2,670,092 2,236,882 92,128 341,082 205.70 125.87 112.45 460,127 11,596 38,355
1975 2,960,620 2,488,774 109,511 362,335 225.90 137.70 122.80 562,214 15,080 44,495
1976 3,171,198 2,670,208 119,427 381,563 245.17 147.01 132.32 654,655 17,557 50,488
1977 3,368,954 2,837,432 127,276 404,246 265.30 156.11 142.12 752,771 19,869 57,451
1978 3,429,421 2,879,774 129,751 419,896 288.30 165.46 153.66 830,239 21,469 64,521
1979 3,435,761 2,870,590 129,833 435,338 322.00 180.52 171.55 924,330 23,437 74,682
1980 3,436,429 2,858,680 127,580 450,169 370.70 205.02 198.95 1,059,713 26,156 89,561
1981 3,361,130 2,776,519 121,590 463,021 413.20 226.58 224.51 1,147,258 27,550 103,953
1982 3,192,379 2,603,599 116,372 472,408 440.60 242.11 245.07 1,147,146 28,175 115,773
1983 3,168,992 2,569,029 111,591 488,372 456.20 250.33 257.78 1,171,991 27,935 125,893
1984 3,212,040 2,596,516 109,151 506,373 470.70 306.24 270.28 1,222,180 33,426 136,862
1985 3,289,485 2,656,638 107,005 525,842 483.80 315.26 281.92 1,285,281 33,734 148,245
1986 3,380,480 2,728,463 106,974 545,043 487.90 319.74 288.79 1,331,217 34,204 157,403
1987 3,453,414 2,785,859 106,282 561,273 508.20 333.89 304.32 1,415,774 35,486 170,807
1988 3,507,707 2,830,284 103,123 574,300 529.50 348.05 320.21 1,498,635 35,892 183,897
1989 3,583,451 2,895,364 101,630 586,457 556.00 366.72 339.47 1,609,822 37,270 199,085
1990 3,712,763 3,011,294 100,989 600,480 587.20 388.93 361.71 1,768,232 39,278 217,200
1991 3,925,472 3,194,938 114,489 616,045 609.40 406.96 378.86 1,946,995 46,592 233,395
1992 4,236,080 3,467,783 131,324 636,973 626.10 422.65 393.61 2,171,179 55,504 250,719
1993 4,529,466 3,725,966 147,015 656,485 641.70 434.20 407.20 2,390,952 63,834 267,321
1994 4,796,313 3,962,954 160,676 672,683 661.40 446.30 422.40 2,621,098 71,710 284,141
1995 5,044,388 4,185,263 173,024 686,101 681.60 458.30 437.30 2,853,512 79,297 300,032
1996 5,264,321 4,385,623 181,911 696,787 703.90 471.00 454.30 3,087,040 85,680 316,550
1997 5,400,781 4,508,134 187,938 704,709 721.60 480.40 468.60 3,253,069 90,285 330,227
1998 5,605,272 4,698,319 194,181 712,772 733.10 487.30 479.40 3,444,338 94,624 341,703
1999 5,798,776 4,879,455 198,795 720,526 754.10 499.90 495.60 3,679,597 99,378 357,093
2000 5,972,468 5,042,333 201,446 728,689 786.40 519.70 518.30 3,965,291 104,681 377,650
2001 6,208,847 5,268,039 204,255 736,553 814.40 536.70 537.60 4,290,449 109,622 395,956
2002 6,491,494 5,539,597 207,365 744,532 834.30 548.10 550.40 4,621,852 113,653 409,813
2003 6,830,714 5,868,541 209,360 752,813 861.60 563.80 567.00 5,054,332 118,010 426,780
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2000, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record, various sampling rates; for 2000, Social Security Disabled Beneficiaries 100 Percent file; beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 4.
Number and average monthly benefit, by sex and age, December 2003
Age Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 6,830,714 820.00 5,868,541 861.60 209,360 563.80 752,813 567.00
Under 25 128,517 477.10 56,750 471.10 . . . . . . 71,767 481.80
25–29 187,694 553.20 125,320 568.90 . . . . . . 62,374 521.70
30–34 289,320 622.50 215,785 645.50 . . . . . . 73,535 554.90
35–39 465,213 680.80 371,249 708.50 . . . . . . 93,964 571.00
40–44 723,213 738.60 612,405 765.80 . . . . . . 110,808 588.30
45–49 923,735 803.60 823,276 828.70 . . . . . . 100,459 598.50
50–54 1,120,662 861.80 1,016,850 888.80 27,114 574.20 76,698 606.30
55–59 1,393,685 902.80 1,258,853 937.20 77,918 567.00 56,914 603.10
60 or older 1,598,675 899.80 1,388,053 951.70 104,328 558.70 106,294 556.60
Men
Subtotal 3,639,148 919.60 3,221,316 965.90 6,571 400.80 411,261 564.70
Under 25 75,646 481.10 33,489 480.20 . . . . . . 42,157 481.80
25–29 104,874 560.80 69,442 580.50 . . . . . . 35,432 522.10
30–34 157,570 630.60 116,011 658.80 . . . . . . 41,559 552.00
35–39 255,099 694.20 201,779 727.40 . . . . . . 53,320 568.70
40–44 397,278 769.00 334,681 803.10 . . . . . . 62,597 586.50
45–49 503,889 861.50 447,952 894.60 . . . . . . 55,937 596.10
50–54 594,036 961.90 551,670 989.60 1,138 414.20 41,228 605.20
55–59 720,642 1,058.80 688,354 1,081.10 2,693 405.30 29,595 598.20
60 or older 830,114 1,085.10 777,938 1,121.20 2,740 390.80 49,436 555.80
Women
Subtotal 3,191,566 706.40 2,647,225 734.60 202,789 569.10 341,552 569.80
Under 25 52,871 471.40 23,261 458.00 . . . . . . 29,610 481.80
25–29 82,820 543.60 55,878 554.50 . . . . . . 26,942 521.20
30–34 131,750 612.70 99,774 630.10 . . . . . . 31,976 558.60
35–39 210,114 664.40 169,470 686.10 . . . . . . 40,644 574.10
40–44 325,935 701.70 277,724 720.90 . . . . . . 48,211 590.70
45–49 419,846 734.20 375,324 750.00 . . . . . . 44,522 601.40
50–54 526,626 749.00 465,180 769.20 25,976 581.30 35,470 607.70
55–59 673,043 735.80 570,499 763.40 75,225 572.80 27,319 608.30
60 or older 768,561 699.60 610,115 735.50 101,588 563.20 56,858 557.30
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 5.
Distribution, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2003
Sex and monthly benefit (dollars) Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries 6,830,714 100.0 5,868,541 100.0 209,360 100.0 752,813 100.0
Less than 300.00 354,905 5.2 220,474 3.8 40,204 19.2 94,227 12.5
300.00–399.90 363,856 5.3 229,902 3.9 25,182 12.0 108,772 14.4
400.00–499.90 506,071 7.4 367,121 6.3 28,474 13.6 110,476 14.7
500.00–599.90 852,715 12.5 718,346 12.2 26,503 12.7 107,866 14.3
600.00–699.90 882,799 12.9 742,263 12.6 23,168 11.1 117,368 15.6
700.00–799.90 764,722 11.2 660,995 11.3 19,433 9.3 84,294 11.2
800.00–899.90 638,343 9.3 567,335 9.7 15,630 7.5 55,378 7.4
900.00–999.90 533,353 7.8 477,428 8.1 14,749 7.0 41,176 5.5
1,000.00–1,099.90 429,995 6.3 398,581 6.8 9,537 4.6 21,877 2.9
1,100.00–1,199.90 338,915 5.0 327,846 5.6 4,411 2.1 6,658 0.9
1,200.00–1,299.90 284,184 4.2 280,044 4.8 1,622 0.8 2,518 0.3
1,300.00–1,399.90 295,331 4.3 293,894 5.0 375 0.2 1,062 0.1
1,400.00–1,499.90 230,171 3.4 229,673 3.9 26 a 472 0.1
1,500.00–1,599.90 176,513 2.6 176,249 3.0 18 a 246 a
1,600.00–1,699.90 100,513 1.5 100,347 1.7 7 a 159 a
1,700.00–1,799.90 51,840 0.8 51,725 0.9 9 a 106 a
1,800.00 or more 26,488 0.4 26,318 0.4 12 a 158 a
Average benefit (dollars) 820.00 861.60 563.80 567.00
Men 3,639,148 100.0 3,221,316 100.0 6,571 100.0 411,261 100.0
Less than 300.00 131,421 3.6 74,768 2.3 2,557 38.9 54,096 13.2
300.00–399.90 140,637 3.9 80,818 2.5 948 14.4 58,871 14.3
400.00–499.90 195,353 5.4 134,087 4.2 1,043 15.9 60,223 14.6
500.00–599.90 337,033 9.3 277,917 8.6 713 10.9 58,403 14.2
600.00–699.90 387,773 10.7 324,520 10.1 489 7.4 62,764 15.3
700.00–799.90 370,242 10.2 324,164 10.1 317 4.8 45,761 11.1
800.00–899.90 337,443 9.3 306,932 9.5 193 2.9 30,318 7.4
900.00–999.90 305,844 8.4 283,177 8.8 144 2.2 22,523 5.5
1,000.00–1,099.90 270,314 7.4 258,173 8.0 98 1.5 12,043 2.9
1,100.00–1,199.90 232,574 6.4 228,857 7.1 54 0.8 3,663 0.9
1,200.00–1,299.90 209,275 5.8 207,851 6.5 b b b b
1,300.00–1,399.90 231,364 6.4 230,796 7.2 b b b b
1,400.00–1,499.90 187,676 5.2 187,406 5.8 0 0 270 0.1
1,500.00–1,599.90 147,095 4.0 146,970 4.6 0 0 125 a
1,600.00–1,699.90 86,371 2.4 86,280 2.7 b b b b
1,700.00–1,799.90 45,651 1.3 45,600 1.4 0 0 51 a
1,800.00 or more 23,082 0.6 23,000 0.7 0 0 82 a
Average benefit (dollars) 919.60 965.90 400.80 564.70
Women 3,191,566 100.0 2,647,225 100.0 202,789 100.0 341,552 100.0
Less than 300.00 223,484 7.0 145,706 5.5 37,647 18.6 40,131 11.7
300.00–399.90 223,219 7.0 149,084 5.6 24,234 12.0 49,901 14.6
400.00–499.90 310,718 9.7 233,034 8.8 27,431 13.5 50,253 14.7
500.00–599.90 515,682 16.2 440,429 16.6 25,790 12.7 49,463 14.5
600.00–699.90 495,026 15.5 417,743 15.8 22,679 11.2 54,604 16.0
700.00–799.90 394,480 12.4 336,831 12.7 19,116 9.4 38,533 11.3
800.00–899.90 300,900 9.4 260,403 9.8 15,437 7.6 25,060 7.3
900.00–999.90 227,509 7.1 194,251 7.3 14,605 7.2 18,653 5.5
1,000.00–1,099.90 159,681 5.0 140,408 5.3 9,439 4.7 9,834 2.9
1,100.00–1,199.90 106,341 3.3 98,989 3.7 4,357 2.1 2,995 0.9
1,200.00–1,299.90 74,909 2.3 72,193 2.7 b b b b
1,300.00–1,399.90 63,967 2.0 63,098 2.4 b b b b
1,400.00–1,499.90 42,495 1.3 42,267 1.6 26 a 202 0.1
1,500.00–1,599.90 29,418 0.9 29,279 1.1 18 a 121 a
1,600.00–1,699.90 14,142 0.4 14,067 0.5 b b b b
1,700.00–1,799.90 6,189 0.2 6,125 0.2 9 a 55 a
1,800.00 or more 3,406 0.1 3,318 0.1 12 a 76 a
Average benefit (dollars) 706.40 734.60 569.10 569.80
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 6.
Distribution, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2003
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 6,830,714 100.0 5,868,541 100.0 209,360 100.0 752,813 100.0
Congenital anomalies 17,555 0.3 9,750 0.2 262 0.1 7,543 1.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 264,367 3.9 242,517 4.1 19,074 9.1 2,776 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 111,445 1.6 106,767 1.8 1,757 0.8 2,921 0.4
Injuries 275,213 4.0 260,572 4.4 5,299 2.5 9,342 1.2
Mental disorders
Retardation 642,194 9.4 298,500 5.1 9,679 4.6 334,015 44.4
Other 1,812,021 26.5 1,662,590 28.3 46,944 22.4 102,487 13.6
Neoplasms 166,992 2.4 160,986 2.7 4,273 2.0 1,733 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 16,953 0.2 14,711 0.3 358 0.2 1,884 0.3
Circulatory system 604,918 8.9 579,778 9.9 21,838 10.4 3,302 0.4
Digestive system 90,582 1.3 87,721 1.5 2,296 1.1 565 0.1
Genitourinary system 102,093 1.5 98,491 1.7 1,837 0.9 1,765 0.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,492,654 21.9 1,430,357 24.4 57,412 27.4 4,885 0.6
Nervous system and sense organs 646,228 9.5 565,244 9.6 14,781 7.1 66,203 8.8
Respiratory system 197,868 2.9 185,834 3.2 11,113 5.3 921 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 14,904 0.2 14,133 0.2 514 0.2 257 a
Other 12,094 0.2 10,705 0.2 242 0.1 1,147 0.2
Unknown 362,633 5.3 139,885 2.4 11,681 5.6 211,067 28.0
Men
Subtotal 3,639,148 100.0 3,221,316 100.0 6,571 100.0 411,261 100.0
Congenital anomalies 9,029 0.2 5,086 0.2 7 0.1 3,936 1.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 104,192 2.9 102,561 3.2 320 4.9 1,311 0.3
Infectious and parasitic diseases 81,636 2.2 79,995 2.5 87 1.3 1,554 0.4
Injuries 191,065 5.3 184,233 5.7 324 4.9 6,508 1.6
Mental disorders
Retardation 376,645 10.3 195,129 6.1 304 4.6 181,212 44.1
Other 926,463 25.5 860,207 26.7 1,235 18.8 65,021 15.8
Neoplasms 79,238 2.2 78,088 2.4 148 2.3 1,002 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 7,761 0.2 6,798 0.2 14 0.2 949 0.2
Circulatory system 394,783 10.8 391,925 12.2 1,076 16.4 1,782 0.4
Digestive system 48,185 1.3 47,798 1.5 102 1.6 285 0.1
Genitourinary system 60,551 1.7 59,524 1.8 107 1.6 920 0.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 749,414 20.6 745,718 23.1 1,597 24.3 2,099 0.5
Nervous system and sense organs 321,869 8.8 285,957 8.9 449 6.8 35,463 8.6
Respiratory system 95,202 2.6 94,432 2.9 354 5.4 416 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 5,910 0.2 5,798 0.2 12 0.2 100 a
Other 5,976 0.2 5,344 0.2 8 0.1 624 0.2
Unknown 181,229 5.0 72,723 2.3 427 6.5 108,079 26.3
Women
Subtotal 3,191,566 100.0 2,647,225 100.0 202,789 100.0 341,552 100.0
Congenital anomalies 8,526 0.3 4,664 0.2 255 0.1 3,607 1.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 160,175 5.0 139,956 5.3 18,754 9.2 1,465 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases 29,809 0.9 26,772 1.0 1,670 0.8 1,367 0.4
Injuries 84,148 2.6 76,339 2.9 4,975 2.5 2,834 0.8
Mental disorders
Retardation 265,549 8.3 103,371 3.9 9,375 4.6 152,803 44.7
Other 885,558 27.7 802,383 30.3 45,709 22.5 37,466 11.0
Neoplasms 87,754 2.7 82,898 3.1 4,125 2.0 731 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 9,192 0.3 7,913 0.3 344 0.2 935 0.3
Circulatory system 210,135 6.6 187,853 7.1 20,762 10.2 1,520 0.4
Digestive system 42,397 1.3 39,923 1.5 2,194 1.1 280 0.1
Genitourinary system 41,542 1.3 38,967 1.5 1,730 0.9 845 0.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 743,240 23.3 684,639 25.9 55,815 27.5 2,786 0.8
Nervous system and sense organs 324,359 10.2 279,287 10.6 14,332 7.1 30,740 9.0
Respiratory system 102,666 3.2 91,402 3.5 10,759 5.3 505 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 8,994 0.3 8,335 0.3 502 0.2 157 a
Other 6,118 0.2 5,361 0.2 234 0.1 523 0.2
Unknown 181,404 5.7 67,162 2.5 11,254 5.5 102,988 30.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
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Table 7.
Average monthly benefit, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2003 (in dollars)
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 820.00 861.60 563.80 567.00
Congenital anomalies 687.00 757.60 570.20 599.90
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 797.70 819.50 554.30 558.10
Infectious and parasitic diseases 842.60 855.80 556.70 530.50
Injuries 872.50 889.40 544.80 589.50
Mental disorders
Retardation 573.50 594.60 507.60 556.50
Other 774.70 792.70 582.20 571.00
Neoplasms 987.70 1,002.90 577.70 591.00
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 771.90 809.70 542.50 520.50
Circulatory system 968.80 986.20 563.20 583.00
Digestive system 900.40 910.90 586.10 553.70
Genitourinary system 892.30 904.80 559.60 540.70
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 896.90 911.40 562.80 562.00
Nervous system and sense organs 853.80 893.10 567.60 582.10
Respiratory system 886.00 906.20 577.30 536.40
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 820.90 835.90 550.40 533.10
Other 895.30 938.90 575.90 556.00
Unknown 679.50 846.90 542.00 576.10
Men
Subtotal 919.60 965.90 400.80 564.70
Congenital anomalies 726.40 824.80 392.40 599.80
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 990.60 998.10 402.20 553.60
Infectious and parasitic diseases 886.60 894.20 426.70 520.70
Injuries 937.70 951.00 385.90 589.70
Mental disorders
Retardation 591.90 628.70 342.70 552.70
Other 838.50 859.30 410.80 571.00
Neoplasms 1,155.20 1,163.90 419.80 585.00
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 855.40 903.40 375.70 518.00
Circulatory system 1,098.80 1,103.00 411.80 577.80
Digestive system 1,029.50 1,033.70 421.80 545.80
Genitourinary system 986.60 994.60 442.30 533.90
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,057.80 1,060.60 404.40 560.50
Nervous system and sense organs 952.60 1,000.10 380.00 576.10
Respiratory system 1,076.40 1,081.30 409.10 532.50
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 950.70 959.10 367.20 532.90
Other 969.10 1,019.30 331.40 547.40
Unknown 721.90 940.50 372.60 576.20
Women
Subtotal 706.40 734.60 569.10 569.80
Congenital anomalies 645.30 684.30 575.00 599.90
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 672.10 688.70 556.90 562.00
Infectious and parasitic diseases 722.10 741.20 563.50 541.60
Injuries 724.50 740.60 555.20 588.90
Mental disorders
Retardation 547.30 530.20 513.00 561.00
Other 708.00 721.30 586.80 570.90
Neoplasms 836.50 851.20 583.40 599.30
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 701.50 729.20 549.30 523.10
Circulatory system 724.60 742.60 571.10 589.00
Digestive system 753.80 763.90 593.80 561.80
Genitourinary system 754.70 767.50 566.90 548.10
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 734.60 748.90 567.30 563.20
Nervous system and sense organs 755.70 783.40 573.50 589.10
Respiratory system 709.50 725.30 582.90 539.70
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 735.60 750.30 554.80 533.20
Other 823.30 858.80 584.30 566.20
Unknown 637.10 745.50 548.40 576.10
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
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Table 8.
Number aged 18–64 as a percentage of the resident population aged 18–64, by state, December 2003
State Resident population a Beneficiaries
Number Percentage of
resident population
United States 181,847,097 6,545,965 3.6
Alabama 2,800,598 169,948 6.1
Alaska 418,931 9,612 2.3
Arizona 3,347,032 116,505 3.5
Arkansas 1,666,019 103,077 6.2
California 22,299,613 569,862 2.6
Colorado 2,956,566 72,819 2.5
Connecticut 2,177,308 70,161 3.2
Delaware 511,753 19,897 3.9
District of Columbia 387,136 10,407 2.7
Florida 10,197,562 400,463 3.9
Georgia 5,561,450 204,546 3.7
Hawaii 791,120 19,159 2.4
Idaho 838,653 28,475 3.4
Illinois 7,915,561 237,612 3.0
Indiana 3,828,683 146,890 3.8
Iowa 1,817,016 62,707 3.5
Kansas 1,674,841 54,352 3.2
Kentucky 2,611,264 166,056 6.4
Louisiana 2,794,431 125,917 4.5
Maine 830,597 46,706 5.6
Maryland 3,505,837 92,557 2.6
Massachusetts 4,089,322 157,173 3.8
Michigan 6,304,564 252,789 4.0
Minnesota 3,201,209 91,743 2.9
Mississippi 1,770,606 112,262 6.3
Missouri 3,537,162 162,767 4.6
Montana 576,687 21,370 3.7
Nebraska 1,066,064 33,881 3.2
Nevada 1,408,970 43,560 3.1
New Hampshire 827,282 31,459 3.8
New Jersey 5,382,937 161,892 3.0
New Mexico 1,147,314 43,296 3.8
New York 12,168,408 431,743 3.5
North Carolina 5,303,591 253,611 4.8
North Dakota 393,173 12,026 3.1
Ohio 7,103,738 258,167 3.6
Oklahoma 2,172,156 89,364 4.1
Oregon 2,256,856 75,686 3.4
Pennsylvania 7,632,997 302,196 4.0
Rhode Island 681,318 29,670 4.4
South Carolina 2,611,916 134,979 5.2
South Dakota 459,843 15,304 3.3
Tennessee 3,720,586 187,353 5.0
Texas 13,703,091 372,793 2.7
Utah 1,405,533 29,221 2.1
Vermont 401,529 16,272 4.1
Virginia 4,754,136 168,193 3.5
Washington 3,944,281 121,030 3.1
West Virginia 1,142,233 84,431 7.4
Wisconsin 3,427,418 114,317 3.3
Wyoming 320,206 9,689 3.0
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data; U.S. Census Bureau, 2003 estimates of resident population.
NOTE: Data exclude United States territories and other areas.
a. Population estimates for the United States as of July 1, 2003, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Table 9.
Distribution, by state or other area, December 2003
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All areas a 6,830,714 100.0 5,868,541 100.0 209,360 100.0 752,813 100.0
Alabama 172,204 2.5 148,715 2.5 6,494 3.1 16,995 2.3
Alaska 9,679 0.1 8,719 0.1 230 0.1 730 0.1
Arizona 117,684 1.7 106,001 1.8 3,067 1.5 8,616 1.1
Arkansas 104,368 1.5 91,584 1.6 3,795 1.8 8,989 1.2
California 576,957 8.4 500,805 8.5 13,780 6.6 62,372 8.3
Colorado 73,607 1.1 66,080 1.1 1,751 0.8 5,776 0.8
Connecticut 71,557 1.0 60,506 1.0 1,564 0.7 9,487 1.3
Delaware 20,204 0.3 17,778 0.3 496 0.2 1,930 0.3
District of Columbia 10,565 0.2 8,963 0.2 275 0.1 1,327 0.2
Florida 405,123 5.9 360,386 6.1 11,392 5.4 33,345 4.4
Georgia 207,237 3.0 179,753 3.1 7,291 3.5 20,193 2.7
Hawaii 19,546 0.3 16,744 0.3 473 0.2 2,329 0.3
Idaho 28,835 0.4 25,519 0.4 777 0.4 2,539 0.3
Illinois 241,741 3.5 202,250 3.4 7,410 3.5 32,081 4.3
Indiana 149,345 2.2 127,447 2.2 4,828 2.3 17,070 2.3
Iowa 64,074 0.9 53,793 0.9 1,705 0.8 8,576 1.1
Kansas 55,323 0.8 47,741 0.8 1,526 0.7 6,056 0.8
Kentucky 168,368 2.5 145,116 2.5 6,971 3.3 16,281 2.2
Louisiana 127,678 1.9 103,784 1.8 5,774 2.8 18,120 2.4
Maine 47,443 0.7 41,733 0.7 1,182 0.6 4,528 0.6
Maryland 94,025 1.4 80,733 1.4 2,383 1.1 10,909 1.4
Massachusetts 159,914 2.3 138,588 2.4 3,382 1.6 17,944 2.4
Michigan 256,920 3.8 215,789 3.7 8,024 3.8 33,107 4.4
Minnesota 93,555 1.4 80,252 1.4 1,819 0.9 11,484 1.5
Mississippi 113,720 1.7 97,461 1.7 4,539 2.2 11,720 1.6
Missouri 165,197 2.4 143,681 2.4 5,386 2.6 16,130 2.1
Montana 21,724 0.3 18,983 0.3 594 0.3 2,147 0.3
Nebraska 34,635 0.5 29,638 0.5 811 0.4 4,186 0.6
Nevada 43,997 0.6 40,414 0.7 1,105 0.5 2,478 0.3
New Hampshire 31,947 0.5 28,510 0.5 726 0.3 2,711 0.4
New Jersey 164,741 2.4 140,617 2.4 4,200 2.0 19,924 2.6
New Mexico 43,825 0.6 38,332 0.7 1,226 0.6 4,267 0.6
New York 440,378 6.4 371,648 6.3 12,169 5.8 56,561 7.5
North Carolina 257,478 3.8 225,926 3.8 8,394 4.0 23,158 3.1
North Dakota 12,388 0.2 10,073 0.2 278 0.1 2,037 0.3
Ohio 262,913 3.8 218,386 3.7 9,309 4.4 35,218 4.7
Oklahoma 90,766 1.3 78,407 1.3 3,257 1.6 9,102 1.2
Oregon 76,640 1.1 67,580 1.2 1,985 0.9 7,075 0.9
Pennsylvania 308,271 4.5 259,516 4.4 9,703 4.6 39,052 5.2
Rhode Island 30,193 0.4 26,447 0.5 669 0.3 3,077 0.4
South Carolina 136,839 2.0 118,734 2.0 4,941 2.4 13,164 1.7
South Dakota 15,697 0.2 13,250 0.2 385 0.2 2,062 0.3
Tennessee 189,977 2.8 164,127 2.8 7,441 3.6 18,409 2.4
Texas 378,160 5.5 324,308 5.5 13,388 6.4 40,464 5.4
Utah 29,618 0.4 25,583 0.4 700 0.3 3,335 0.4
Vermont 16,545 0.2 14,246 0.2 436 0.2 1,863 0.2
Virginia 170,751 2.5 147,946 2.5 5,637 2.7 17,168 2.3
Washington 122,503 1.8 108,082 1.8 2,993 1.4 11,428 1.5
West Virginia 85,883 1.3 72,182 1.2 3,662 1.7 10,039 1.3
Wisconsin 116,710 1.7 98,234 1.7 2,700 1.3 15,776 2.1
Wyoming 9,819 0.1 8,685 0.1 251 0.1 883 0.1
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,188 b 1,035 b 51 b 102 b
Guam 1,120 b 965 b 31 b 124 b
Northern Mariana Islands 223 b 168 b c c c c
Puerto Rico 160,670 2.4 132,648 2.3 5,149 b 22,873 3.0
Virgin Islands 1,797 b 1,446 b 58 b 293 b
Foreign countries 18,080 0.3 12,259 0.2 784 b 5,037 0.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Less than 0.05 percent.
c. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 10.
Number, by state or other area and diagnostic group, December 2003
State or area Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases Injuries Mental disorders Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
All areas a 6,830,714 17,555 264,367 111,445 275,213 2,454,215 642,194 1,812,021 166,992
Alabama 172,204 331 7,494 1,801 7,783 52,995 15,344 37,651 3,795
Alaska 9,679 24 295 108 489 3,539 764 2,775 278
Arizona 117,684 252 4,020 1,764 5,278 45,164 7,124 38,040 2,723
Arkansas 104,368 270 4,310 1,170 4,768 27,980 9,875 18,105 2,680
California 576,957 1,513 19,268 14,848 24,527 220,550 40,051 180,499 14,658
Colorado 73,607 268 2,281 1,281 3,719 24,071 5,825 18,246 1,918
Connecticut 71,557 185 2,439 1,173 2,157 30,631 7,518 23,113 1,780
Delaware 20,204 65 848 428 783 6,805 1,845 4,960 536
District of Columbia 10,565 14 391 708 264 4,316 1,190 3,126 174
Florida 405,123 1,062 16,747 11,812 20,889 134,055 26,703 107,352 10,842
Georgia 207,237 436 9,571 4,531 8,122 66,897 20,029 46,868 5,287
Hawaii 19,546 35 595 388 814 8,365 1,618 6,747 513
Idaho 28,835 91 1,049 246 1,398 10,671 2,494 8,177 722
Illinois 241,741 579 10,254 3,609 8,570 99,181 27,358 71,823 6,189
Indiana 149,345 323 7,469 1,650 5,132 54,779 17,969 36,810 3,837
Iowa 64,074 208 2,516 487 2,448 25,228 9,038 16,190 1,672
Kansas 55,323 157 2,610 577 2,607 20,477 6,730 13,747 1,391
Kentucky 168,368 356 6,036 1,351 5,902 60,101 16,361 43,740 3,278
Louisiana 127,678 297 4,970 2,001 5,468 37,137 15,728 21,409 2,822
Maine 47,443 153 1,478 345 1,794 19,730 4,116 15,614 979
Maryland 94,025 334 3,650 2,384 3,759 32,062 9,192 22,870 2,848
Massachusetts 159,914 507 4,206 2,854 5,423 73,126 12,977 60,149 3,691
Michigan 256,920 635 10,239 2,292 8,918 102,993 25,553 77,440 6,032
Minnesota 93,555 242 2,442 942 3,745 44,004 11,595 32,409 2,309
Mississippi 113,720 194 5,313 1,332 4,632 38,815 11,467 27,348 2,622
Missouri 165,197 480 7,871 2,074 7,440 54,180 16,952 37,228 3,868
Montana 21,724 68 647 181 1,190 7,162 1,955 5,207 464
Nebraska 34,635 110 1,449 366 1,654 11,702 3,935 7,767 902
Nevada 43,997 150 1,610 813 1,983 13,460 2,090 11,370 1,105
New Hampshire 31,947 84 840 238 1,187 13,920 2,411 11,509 748
New Jersey 164,741 410 5,393 3,185 5,940 59,574 13,696 45,878 5,039
New Mexico 43,825 139 1,609 585 2,389 14,301 3,424 10,877 912
New York 440,378 1,064 14,443 10,648 15,770 143,579 38,942 104,637 11,386
North Carolina 257,478 580 12,519 4,032 9,565 81,041 27,349 53,692 6,542
North Dakota 12,388 55 325 85 554 4,870 1,940 2,930 328
Ohio 262,913 784 10,229 2,373 7,808 117,401 33,488 83,913 5,730
Oklahoma 90,766 198 4,130 1,036 3,842 28,814 8,917 19,897 2,192
Oregon 76,640 227 2,741 999 3,849 27,209 6,644 20,565 1,933
Pennsylvania 308,271 933 12,348 3,888 12,760 103,939 32,108 71,831 7,861
Rhode Island 30,193 49 1,017 377 946 13,135 2,956 10,179 723
South Carolina 136,839 271 5,549 1,803 5,733 45,811 12,739 33,072 3,277
South Dakota 15,697 67 421 157 553 5,753 2,053 3,700 314
Tennessee 189,977 419 7,556 2,017 6,666 68,931 18,259 50,672 4,370
Texas 378,160 808 18,813 8,125 16,688 112,882 31,607 81,275 10,290
Utah 29,618 139 1,072 285 1,215 12,048 3,338 8,710 649
Vermont 16,545 70 615 187 689 6,654 1,514 5,140 392
Virginia 170,751 461 7,024 2,521 6,566 55,988 18,338 37,650 4,474
Washington 122,503 371 4,257 1,839 5,028 49,747 10,080 39,667 3,211
West Virginia 85,883 195 3,814 549 4,098 26,496 9,996 16,500 1,657
Wisconsin 116,710 474 4,310 1,092 4,448 47,348 13,587 33,761 2,713
Wyoming 9,819 36 334 105 527 3,355 964 2,391 207
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,188 b 163 b 42 138 52 86 31
Guam 1,120 6 14 10 54 314 116 198 35
Northern Mariana Islands 223 0 5 b 12 69 28 41 7
Puerto Rico 160,670 268 2,455 1,537 5,727 73,755 12,086 61,669 1,668
Virgin Islands 1,797 b 43 28 92 550 186 364 41
Foreign countries 18,080 102 254 212 800 6,159 1,894 4,265 347
 
Table 10.
Continued
State or area Diseases of the— Other Unknown
Blood and blood-forming organs Circulatory system Digestive system Genitourinary system Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue Nervous system and sense organs Respiratory system Skin and subcutaneous tissue
All areas a 16,953 604,918 90,582 102,093 1,492,654 646,228 197,868 14,904 12,094 362,633
Alabama 608 18,283 2,172 2,646 45,018 14,447 5,603 433 304 8,491
Alaska 25 665 145 106 2,321 1,099 262 24 20 279
Arizona 198 8,633 1,803 1,698 26,476 11,716 3,265 246 319 4,129
Arkansas 283 11,963 1,523 1,251 30,315 9,713 3,765 325 137 3,915
California 1,220 41,442 8,834 10,146 127,915 56,943 10,780 1,100 1,287 21,926
Colorado 115 4,250 1,131 963 18,078 9,730 2,460 156 167 3,019
Connecticut 159 5,260 865 920 12,382 6,882 1,769 164 109 4,682
Delaware 75 1,740 278 372 4,766 1,934 590 27 53 904
District of Columbia 51 857 82 376 1,469 1,054 207 37 12 553
Florida 1,221 40,144 6,708 6,101 84,913 33,470 12,223 1,677 761 22,498
Georgia 806 21,750 2,800 4,061 45,081 17,018 6,942 469 320 13,146
Hawaii 25 1,952 195 527 3,097 1,650 384 46 52 908
Idaho 34 1,981 400 290 6,822 3,126 844 60 50 1,051
Illinois 746 21,150 2,771 3,997 39,992 24,449 6,918 448 398 12,490
Indiana 358 14,135 2,148 2,034 27,497 15,551 5,682 250 260 8,240
Iowa 116 4,464 756 768 12,630 6,961 1,995 113 92 3,620
Kansas 109 4,316 717 751 10,832 5,946 1,868 93 96 2,776
Kentucky 261 15,723 1,988 1,520 42,686 12,447 6,460 310 270 9,679
Louisiana 474 14,530 1,500 2,276 32,568 10,994 3,189 350 232 8,870
Maine 56 3,424 544 323 11,208 4,017 1,283 136 83 1,890
Maryland 384 9,562 1,243 2,277 16,926 10,144 2,677 204 144 5,427
Massachusetts 292 9,925 2,096 1,423 29,973 14,747 3,620 236 338 7,457
Michigan 618 21,985 2,822 3,635 50,938 24,499 7,061 540 365 13,348
Minnesota 176 5,965 982 1,018 15,043 10,221 1,954 143 146 4,223
Mississippi 386 13,524 1,196 1,990 23,022 9,303 3,403 329 223 7,436
Missouri 392 14,771 2,445 2,104 39,271 15,876 6,032 358 265 7,770
Montana 25 1,376 284 239 5,559 2,639 756 36 53 1,045
Nebraska 68 2,826 434 501 7,567 4,063 1,107 59 51 1,776
Nevada 109 4,184 831 630 11,224 4,506 1,616 80 107 1,589
New Hampshire 46 2,329 398 239 6,470 3,218 968 50 57 1,155
New Jersey 485 15,843 2,452 2,924 32,205 17,250 4,420 365 372 8,884
New Mexico 85 2,714 700 682 11,846 4,649 1,264 133 113 1,704
New York 1,208 37,326 5,202 6,258 113,248 39,251 11,726 820 534 27,915
North Carolina 744 28,295 3,649 4,417 58,409 21,267 8,905 615 473 16,425
North Dakota 17 938 136 147 2,440 1,443 343 19 18 670
Ohio 549 20,918 2,567 3,454 39,915 22,945 7,987 351 309 19,593
Oklahoma 164 9,155 1,293 1,211 22,856 8,980 3,438 223 136 3,098
Oregon 142 5,428 1,189 887 17,483 9,593 2,091 147 122 2,600
Pennsylvania 667 28,739 4,425 4,145 70,057 30,531 8,643 472 748 18,115
Rhode Island 63 2,193 405 268 5,876 2,647 794 75 89 1,536
South Carolina 575 15,558 1,744 2,580 30,933 11,374 4,839 367 244 6,181
South Dakota 25 1,194 155 172 3,518 2,132 495 25 28 688
Tennessee 395 19,025 2,358 2,703 41,624 15,095 6,947 438 292 11,141
Texas 945 37,920 5,697 8,265 87,319 40,624 10,188 785 643 18,168
Utah 31 1,674 394 410 5,674 3,747 859 56 70 1,295
Vermont 29 1,121 207 127 3,369 1,547 471 25 33 1,009
Virginia 543 16,809 2,273 3,116 40,613 15,352 5,527 352 298 8,834
Washington 282 7,981 1,990 1,503 24,815 13,066 3,157 266 205 4,785
West Virginia 127 8,744 1,015 607 21,688 6,172 3,501 169 143 6,908
Wisconsin 244 8,117 1,386 1,445 21,552 13,258 2,705 190 182 7,246
Wyoming 14 724 127 113 2,309 1,225 442 14 28 259
Outlying areas
American Samoa b 118 9 26 439 119 30 22 b 29
Guam b 164 b 65 218 142 39 b 13 32
Northern Mariana Islands b 36 b 9 16 39 b b b 8
Puerto Rico 139 9,276 957 1,199 38,187 13,389 3,114 421 180 8,398
Virgin Islands 13 198 19 45 432 226 b 6 7 73
Foreign countries 25 1,588 130 129 3,544 1,781 232 37 30 2,710
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 11.
Percentage distribution, by state or other area and diagnostic group, December 2003
State or area Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases Injuries Mental disorders Neoplasms
Number Percent Total Retardation Other
All areas a 6,830,714 100.0 0.3 3.9 1.6 4.0 35.9 9.4 26.5 2.4
Alabama 172,204 100.0 0.2 4.4 1.0 4.5 30.8 8.9 21.9 2.2
Alaska 9,679 100.0 0.2 3.0 1.1 5.1 36.6 7.9 28.7 2.9
Arizona 117,684 100.0 0.2 3.4 1.5 4.5 38.4 6.1 32.3 2.3
Arkansas 104,368 100.0 0.3 4.1 1.1 4.6 26.8 9.5 17.3 2.6
California 576,957 100.0 0.3 3.3 2.6 4.3 38.2 6.9 31.3 2.5
Colorado 73,607 100.0 0.4 3.1 1.7 5.1 32.7 7.9 24.8 2.6
Connecticut 71,557 100.0 0.3 3.4 1.6 3.0 42.8 10.5 32.3 2.5
Delaware 20,204 100.0 0.3 4.2 2.1 3.9 33.6 9.1 24.5 2.7
District of Columbia 10,565 100.0 0.1 3.7 6.7 2.5 40.9 11.3 29.6 1.6
Florida 405,123 100.0 0.3 4.1 2.9 5.2 33.1 6.6 26.5 2.7
Georgia 207,237 100.0 0.2 4.6 2.2 3.9 32.3 9.7 22.6 2.6
Hawaii 19,546 100.0 0.2 3.0 2.0 4.2 42.8 8.3 34.5 2.6
Idaho 28,835 100.0 0.3 3.6 0.9 4.8 37.0 8.6 28.4 2.5
Illinois 241,741 100.0 0.2 4.2 1.5 3.5 41.0 11.3 29.7 2.6
Indiana 149,345 100.0 0.2 5.0 1.1 3.4 36.6 12.0 24.6 2.6
Iowa 64,074 100.0 0.3 3.9 0.8 3.8 39.4 14.1 25.3 2.6
Kansas 55,323 100.0 0.3 4.7 1.0 4.7 37.0 12.2 24.8 2.5
Kentucky 168,368 100.0 0.2 3.6 0.8 3.5 35.7 9.7 26.0 1.9
Louisiana 127,678 100.0 0.2 3.9 1.6 4.3 29.1 12.3 16.8 2.2
Maine 47,443 100.0 0.3 3.1 0.7 3.8 41.6 8.7 32.9 2.1
Maryland 94,025 100.0 0.4 3.9 2.5 4.0 34.1 9.8 24.3 3.0
Massachusetts 159,914 100.0 0.3 2.6 1.8 3.4 45.7 8.1 37.6 2.3
Michigan 256,920 100.0 0.2 4.0 0.9 3.5 40.0 9.9 30.1 2.3
Minnesota 93,555 100.0 0.3 2.6 1.0 4.0 47.0 12.4 34.6 2.5
Mississippi 113,720 100.0 0.2 4.7 1.2 4.1 34.1 10.1 24.0 2.3
Missouri 165,197 100.0 0.3 4.8 1.3 4.5 32.8 10.3 22.5 2.3
Montana 21,724 100.0 0.3 3.0 0.8 5.5 33.0 9.0 24.0 2.1
Nebraska 34,635 100.0 0.3 4.2 1.1 4.8 33.8 11.4 22.4 2.6
Nevada 43,997 100.0 0.3 3.7 1.8 4.5 30.6 4.8 25.8 2.5
New Hampshire 31,947 100.0 0.3 2.6 0.7 3.7 43.5 7.5 36.0 2.3
New Jersey 164,741 100.0 0.2 3.3 1.9 3.6 36.1 8.3 27.8 3.1
New Mexico 43,825 100.0 0.3 3.7 1.3 5.5 32.6 7.8 24.8 2.1
New York 440,378 100.0 0.2 3.3 2.4 3.6 32.6 8.8 23.8 2.6
North Carolina 257,478 100.0 0.2 4.9 1.6 3.7 31.5 10.6 20.9 2.5
North Dakota 12,388 100.0 0.4 2.6 0.7 4.5 39.4 15.7 23.7 2.6
Ohio 262,913 100.0 0.3 3.9 0.9 3.0 44.6 12.7 31.9 2.2
Oklahoma 90,766 100.0 0.2 4.6 1.1 4.2 31.7 9.8 21.9 2.4
Oregon 76,640 100.0 0.3 3.6 1.3 5.0 35.5 8.7 26.8 2.5
Pennsylvania 308,271 100.0 0.3 4.0 1.3 4.1 33.7 10.4 23.3 2.6
Rhode Island 30,193 100.0 0.2 3.4 1.2 3.1 43.5 9.8 33.7 2.4
South Carolina 136,839 100.0 0.2 4.1 1.3 4.2 33.5 9.3 24.2 2.4
South Dakota 15,697 100.0 0.4 2.7 1.0 3.5 36.7 13.1 23.6 2.0
Tennessee 189,977 100.0 0.2 4.0 1.1 3.5 36.3 9.6 26.7 2.3
Texas 378,160 100.0 0.2 5.0 2.1 4.4 29.9 8.4 21.5 2.7
Utah 29,618 100.0 0.5 3.6 1.0 4.1 40.7 11.3 29.4 2.2
Vermont 16,545 100.0 0.4 3.7 1.1 4.2 40.3 9.2 31.1 2.4
Virginia 170,751 100.0 0.3 4.1 1.5 3.8 32.7 10.7 22.0 2.6
Washington 122,503 100.0 0.3 3.5 1.5 4.1 40.6 8.2 32.4 2.6
West Virginia 85,883 100.0 0.2 4.4 0.6 4.8 30.8 11.6 19.2 1.9
Wisconsin 116,710 100.0 0.4 3.7 0.9 3.8 40.5 11.6 28.9 2.3
Wyoming 9,819 100.0 0.4 3.4 1.1 5.4 34.2 9.8 24.4 2.1
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,188 100.0 b 13.7 b 3.5 11.6 4.4 7.2 2.6
Guam 1,120 100.0 0.5 1.2 0.9 4.8 28.1 10.4 17.7 3.1
Northern Mariana Islands 223 100.0 0 2.2 b 5.4 31.0 12.6 18.4 3.1
Puerto Rico 160,670 100.0 0.2 1.5 1.0 3.6 45.9 7.5 38.4 1.0
Virgin Islands 1,797 100.0 b 2.4 1.6 5.1 30.7 10.4 20.3 2.3
Foreign countries 18,080 100.0 0.6 1.4 1.2 4.4 34.1 10.5 23.6 1.9
 
Table 11.
Continued
State or area Diseases of the— Other Unknown
Blood and blood-forming organs Circulatory system Digestive system Genitourinary system Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue Nervous system and sense organs Respiratory system Skin and subcutaneous tissue
All areas a 0.2 8.9 1.3 1.5 21.9 9.5 2.9 0.2 0.2 5.3
Alabama 0.4 10.6 1.3 1.5 26.1 8.4 3.3 0.3 0.2 4.9
Alaska 0.3 6.9 1.5 1.1 24.0 11.4 2.7 0.2 0.2 2.9
Arizona 0.2 7.3 1.5 1.4 22.5 10.0 2.8 0.2 0.3 3.5
Arkansas 0.3 11.5 1.5 1.2 29.0 9.3 3.6 0.3 0.1 3.8
California 0.2 7.2 1.5 1.8 22.2 9.9 1.9 0.2 0.2 3.8
Colorado 0.2 5.8 1.5 1.3 24.6 13.2 3.3 0.2 0.2 4.1
Connecticut 0.2 7.4 1.2 1.3 17.3 9.6 2.5 0.2 0.2 6.5
Delaware 0.4 8.6 1.4 1.8 23.6 9.6 2.9 0.1 0.3 4.5
District of Columbia 0.5 8.1 0.8 3.6 13.9 10.0 2.0 0.4 0.1 5.2
Florida 0.3 9.9 1.7 1.5 21.0 8.3 3.0 0.4 0.2 5.6
Georgia 0.4 10.5 1.4 2.0 21.8 8.2 3.3 0.2 0.2 6.3
Hawaii 0.1 10.0 1.0 2.7 15.8 8.4 2.0 0.2 0.3 4.6
Idaho 0.1 6.9 1.4 1.0 23.7 10.8 2.9 0.2 0.2 3.6
Illinois 0.3 8.7 1.1 1.7 16.5 10.1 2.9 0.2 0.2 5.2
Indiana 0.2 9.5 1.4 1.4 18.4 10.4 3.8 0.2 0.2 5.5
Iowa 0.2 7.0 1.2 1.2 19.7 10.9 3.1 0.2 0.1 5.6
Kansas 0.2 7.8 1.3 1.4 19.6 10.7 3.4 0.2 0.2 5.0
Kentucky 0.2 9.3 1.2 0.9 25.4 7.4 3.8 0.2 0.2 5.7
Louisiana 0.4 11.4 1.2 1.8 25.5 8.6 2.5 0.3 0.2 6.9
Maine 0.1 7.2 1.1 0.7 23.6 8.5 2.7 0.3 0.2 4.0
Maryland 0.4 10.2 1.3 2.4 18.0 10.8 2.8 0.2 0.2 5.8
Massachusetts 0.2 6.2 1.3 0.9 18.7 9.2 2.3 0.1 0.2 4.7
Michigan 0.2 8.6 1.1 1.4 19.8 9.5 2.7 0.2 0.1 5.2
Minnesota 0.2 6.4 1.0 1.1 16.1 10.9 2.1 0.2 0.2 4.5
Mississippi 0.3 11.9 1.1 1.7 20.2 8.2 3.0 0.3 0.2 6.5
Missouri 0.2 8.9 1.5 1.3 23.8 9.6 3.7 0.2 0.2 4.7
Montana 0.1 6.3 1.3 1.1 25.6 12.1 3.5 0.2 0.2 4.8
Nebraska 0.2 8.2 1.3 1.4 21.8 11.7 3.2 0.2 0.1 5.1
Nevada 0.2 9.5 1.9 1.4 25.5 10.2 3.7 0.2 0.2 3.6
New Hampshire 0.1 7.3 1.2 0.7 20.3 10.1 3.0 0.2 0.2 3.6
New Jersey 0.3 9.6 1.5 1.8 19.5 10.5 2.7 0.2 0.2 5.4
New Mexico 0.2 6.2 1.6 1.6 27.0 10.6 2.9 0.3 0.3 3.9
New York 0.3 8.5 1.2 1.4 25.7 8.9 2.7 0.2 0.1 6.3
North Carolina 0.3 11.0 1.4 1.7 22.7 8.3 3.5 0.2 0.2 6.4
North Dakota 0.1 7.6 1.1 1.2 19.7 11.6 2.8 0.2 0.1 5.4
Ohio 0.2 8.0 1.0 1.3 15.2 8.7 3.0 0.1 0.1 7.5
Oklahoma 0.2 10.1 1.4 1.3 25.2 9.9 3.8 0.2 0.1 3.4
Oregon 0.2 7.1 1.6 1.2 22.8 12.5 2.7 0.2 0.2 3.4
Pennsylvania 0.2 9.3 1.4 1.3 22.7 9.9 2.8 0.2 0.2 5.9
Rhode Island 0.2 7.3 1.3 0.9 19.5 8.8 2.6 0.2 0.3 5.1
South Carolina 0.4 11.4 1.3 1.9 22.6 8.3 3.5 0.3 0.2 4.5
South Dakota 0.2 7.6 1.0 1.1 22.4 13.6 3.2 0.2 0.2 4.4
Tennessee 0.2 10.0 1.2 1.4 21.9 7.9 3.7 0.2 0.2 5.9
Texas 0.2 10.0 1.5 2.2 23.1 10.7 2.7 0.2 0.2 4.8
Utah 0.1 5.7 1.3 1.4 19.2 12.7 2.9 0.2 0.2 4.4
Vermont 0.2 6.8 1.3 0.8 20.4 9.4 2.8 0.2 0.2 6.1
Virginia 0.3 9.8 1.3 1.8 23.8 9.0 3.2 0.2 0.2 5.2
Washington 0.2 6.5 1.6 1.2 20.3 10.7 2.6 0.2 0.2 3.9
West Virginia 0.1 10.2 1.2 0.7 25.3 7.2 4.1 0.2 0.2 8.0
Wisconsin 0.2 7.0 1.2 1.2 18.5 11.4 2.3 0.2 0.2 6.2
Wyoming 0.1 7.4 1.3 1.2 23.5 12.5 4.5 0.1 0.3 2.6
Outlying areas
American Samoa b 9.9 0.8 2.2 37.0 10.0 2.5 1.9 b 2.4
Guam b 14.6 b 5.8 19.5 12.7 3.5 b 1.2 2.9
Northern Mariana Islands b 16.1 b 4.0 7.2 17.5 b b b 3.6
Puerto Rico 0.1 5.8 0.6 0.7 23.8 8.3 1.9 0.3 0.1 5.2
Virgin Islands 0.7 11.0 1.1 2.5 24.0 12.6 b 0.3 0.4 4.1
Foreign countries 0.1 8.8 0.7 0.7 19.6 9.9 1.3 0.2 0.2 15.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 12.
Number receiving Social Security disability benefits because of blindness or deafness, by state or other area, December 2003
State or area Blind Deaf
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
All areas a 98,425 86,441 2,175 9,809 56,179 46,921 1,060 8,198
Alabama 2,357 2,091 66 200 1,334 1,084 31 219
Alaska 151 140 b b 105 94 b b
Arizona 1,557 1,396 40 121 969 844 12 113
Arkansas 1,401 1,245 25 131 756 641 18 97
California 8,737 7,528 171 1,038 4,808 3,940 62 806
Colorado 954 854 14 86 688 618 9 61
Connecticut 1,140 965 21 154 645 550 5 90
Delaware 300 277 b b 165 145 b b
District of Columbia 165 144 7 14 265 209 b b
Florida 4,385 3,938 100 347 3,678 3,110 52 516
Georgia 3,102 2,776 81 245 1,494 1,215 32 247
Hawaii 293 254 5 34 197 165 b b
Idaho 397 361 5 31 191 160 6 25
Illinois 3,886 3,430 81 375 2,058 1,730 36 292
Indiana 2,448 2,192 46 210 1,358 1,174 26 158
Iowa 925 807 15 103 555 492 9 54
Kansas 1,009 915 16 78 563 505 5 53
Kentucky 2,123 1,809 64 250 1,186 964 34 188
Louisiana 1,991 1,708 56 227 1,142 797 46 299
Maine 505 442 8 55 285 254 b b
Maryland 1,348 1,198 27 123 1,165 1,014 10 141
Massachusetts 2,541 2,030 41 470 1,183 1,004 17 162
Michigan 3,163 2,684 62 417 1,831 1,526 32 273
Minnesota 1,487 1,307 19 161 951 862 12 77
Mississippi 1,862 1,676 40 146 823 663 26 134
Missouri 2,386 2,127 47 212 1,197 1,040 17 140
Montana 283 253 9 21 162 133 b b
Nebraska 521 454 9 58 307 290 b b
Nevada 717 645 15 57 356 296 8 52
New Hampshire 334 287 8 39 193 166 5 22
New Jersey 2,431 2,172 43 216 1,436 1,227 28 181
New Mexico 723 622 23 78 358 295 16 47
New York 5,479 4,728 107 644 3,696 3,084 62 550
North Carolina 3,498 3,118 89 291 1,804 1,563 36 205
North Dakota 142 120 b b 83 75 0 8
Ohio 3,982 3,533 104 345 2,343 1,982 62 299
Oklahoma 1,523 1,361 40 122 785 665 21 99
Oregon 1,328 1,167 19 142 807 688 15 104
Pennsylvania 4,353 3,816 91 446 2,299 1,910 52 337
Rhode Island 367 313 9 45 218 188 b b
South Carolina 2,475 2,185 86 204 873 714 16 143
South Dakota 220 191 b b 139 126 b b
Tennessee 2,987 2,669 72 246 1,378 1,152 38 188
Texas 7,248 6,551 156 541 3,871 3,284 61 526
Utah 557 490 6 61 331 299 7 25
Vermont 180 159 b b 113 101 0 12
Virginia 2,179 1,922 61 196 1,160 984 24 152
Washington 1,596 1,394 28 174 1,073 910 14 149
West Virginia 923 786 27 110 495 390 11 94
Wisconsin 1,478 1,289 25 164 952 828 12 112
Wyoming 124 113 b b 58 53 0 5
Outlying areas
Puerto Rico 1,798 1,521 63 214 1,115 612 34 469
Other c 86 76 b b 55 41 b b
Foreign countries 277 210 11 56 126 64 12 50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
c. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands.
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Table 13.
Total monthly benefits, by state or other area, December 2003 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All areas a 5,599,121 5,054,332 118,010 426,780
Alabama 136,156 123,987 3,420 8,748
Alaska 8,015 7,466 140 409
Arizona 101,295 94,481 1,797 5,017
Arkansas 81,438 75,004 1,921 4,513
California 485,639 440,736 8,362 36,541
Colorado 60,801 56,430 1,016 3,355
Connecticut 61,118 54,268 870 5,980
Delaware 17,390 15,930 280 1,180
District of Columbia 7,785 6,979 140 666
Florida 334,711 309,679 6,169 18,863
Georgia 166,250 151,964 3,690 10,597
Hawaii 16,462 14,846 283 1,332
Idaho 23,336 21,409 477 1,450
Illinois 203,871 179,711 4,449 19,710
Indiana 123,615 110,263 2,858 10,495
Iowa 50,392 44,348 950 5,094
Kansas 44,216 39,748 874 3,594
Kentucky 135,357 123,125 3,972 8,259
Louisiana 101,855 89,088 3,431 9,337
Maine 36,103 33,064 629 2,409
Maryland 79,738 71,777 1,419 6,542
Massachusetts 130,432 118,006 1,906 10,520
Michigan 224,481 198,317 5,120 21,044
Minnesota 76,061 68,242 1,038 6,782
Mississippi 86,575 78,754 2,311 5,510
Missouri 132,967 120,925 2,924 9,118
Montana 17,451 15,879 333 1,239
Nebraska 26,927 24,089 446 2,392
Nevada 39,109 36,921 670 1,518
New Hampshire 26,784 24,763 387 1,634
New Jersey 146,464 131,437 2,424 12,603
New Mexico 34,778 31,891 714 2,173
New York 379,443 337,969 7,017 34,457
North Carolina 205,145 189,100 3,956 12,089
North Dakota 9,312 8,047 150 1,114
Ohio 212,565 185,641 5,725 21,200
Oklahoma 72,960 66,183 1,816 4,961
Oregon 63,883 58,391 1,188 4,304
Pennsylvania 255,754 226,564 5,798 23,392
Rhode Island 24,192 22,073 355 1,765
South Carolina 110,418 101,117 2,393 6,908
South Dakota 11,717 10,414 205 1,098
Tennessee 149,190 135,687 3,874 9,629
Texas 306,889 277,395 7,617 21,877
Utah 24,079 21,693 417 1,969
Vermont 12,872 11,610 228 1,034
Virginia 140,552 128,106 3,126 9,319
Washington 103,113 94,245 1,841 7,027
West Virginia 72,928 65,326 2,288 5,314
Wisconsin 95,387 84,269 1,547 9,571
Wyoming 8,129 7,450 144 535
Outlying areas
American Samoa 737 673 23 41
Guam 794 731 16 47
Northern Mariana Islands 113 94 2 17
Puerto Rico 107,945 97,376 2,385 8,184
Virgin Islands 1,411 1,234 36 142
Foreign countries 11,783 9,250 437 2,096
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Unnegotiated checks not deducted.
Data exclude lump-sum death payments.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
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Table 14.
Number, by type of representative payee, December 2003
Type of payee Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All disabled beneficiaries 6,830,714 5,868,541 209,360 752,813
Without payee 5,529,247 5,170,787 195,501 162,959
With payee
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 443,619 203,304 497 239,818
Spouse 138,413 137,615 89 709
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 46,728 38,961 6,389 1,378
Other relative 248,901 124,528 3,136 121,237
Nonmental institution 127,327 51,087 1,485 74,755
Mental institution 98,385 26,330 300 71,755
Social agency 89,829 42,089 605 47,135
Public official 10,449 6,372 139 3,938
Financial organization 4,106 2,844 39 1,223
Other 93,710 64,624 1,180 27,906
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 15.
Representative payment, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2003
Diagnostic group Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Total Number with payee Percentage with payee Total Number with payee Percentage with payee Total Number with payee Percentage with payee
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 5,868,541 697,754 11.9 209,360 13,859 6.6 752,813 589,854 78.4
Congenital anomalies 9,750 1,156 11.9 262 5 1.9 7,543 5,056 67.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 242,517 3,776 1.6 19,074 291 1.5 2,776 736 26.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases 106,767 3,264 3.1 1,757 55 3.1 2,921 1,597 54.7
Injuries 260,572 23,196 8.9 5,299 162 3.1 9,342 3,659 39.2
Mental disorders
Retardation 298,500 162,937 54.6 9,679 2,645 27.3 334,015 295,063 88.3
Other 1,662,590 407,534 24.5 46,944 7,660 16.3 102,487 66,177 64.6
Neoplasms 160,986 2,663 1.7 4,273 77 1.8 1,733 968 55.9
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 14,711 313 2.1 358 12 3.4 1,884 329 17.5
Circulatory system 579,778 29,181 5.0 21,838 823 3.8 3,302 1,607 48.7
Digestive system 87,721 2,443 2.8 2,296 49 2.1 565 109 19.3
Genitourinary system 98,491 1,150 1.2 1,837 34 1.9 1,765 357 20.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,430,357 14,310 1.0 57,412 506 0.9 4,885 1,012 20.7
Nervous system and sense organs 565,244 26,350 4.7 14,781 610 4.1 66,203 34,262 51.8
Respiratory system 185,834 2,227 1.2 11,113 140 1.3 921 288 31.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 14,133 185 1.3 514 a a 257 45 17.5
Other 10,705 475 4.4 242 5 2.1 1,147 736 64.2
Unknown 139,885 16,594 11.9 11,681 a a 211,067 177,853 84.3
Men
Subtotal 3,221,316 464,678 14.4 6,571 518 7.9 411,261 329,065 80.0
Congenital anomalies 5,086 679 13.4 7 a a 3,936 2,711 68.9
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 102,561 2,173 2.1 320 8 2.5 1,311 407 31.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 79,995 2,650 3.3 87 a a 1,554 894 57.5
Injuries 184,233 17,883 9.7 324 17 5.2 6,508 2,526 38.8
Mental disorders
Retardation 195,129 109,658 56.2 304 79 26.0 181,212 163,141 90.0
Other 860,207 268,007 31.2 1,235 253 20.5 65,021 44,665 68.7
Neoplasms 78,088 1,612 2.1 148 7 4.7 1,002 567 56.6
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 6,798 197 2.9 14 0 0 949 200 21.1
Circulatory system 391,925 19,145 4.9 1,076 48 4.5 1,782 911 51.1
Digestive system 47,798 1,884 3.9 102 5 4.9 285 68 23.9
Genitourinary system 59,524 775 1.3 107 a a 920 195 21.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 745,718 9,615 1.3 1,597 27 1.7 2,099 562 26.8
Nervous system and sense organs 285,957 16,529 5.8 449 27 6.0 35,463 18,982 53.5
Respiratory system 94,432 1,482 1.6 354 14 4.0 416 164 39.4
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 5,798 104 1.8 12 0 0 100 25 25.0
Other 5,344 348 6.5 8 0 0 624 420 67.3
Unknown 72,723 11,937 16.4 427 a a 108,079 92,627 85.7
Women
Subtotal 2,647,225 233,076 8.8 202,789 13,341 6.6 341,552 260,789 76.4
Congenital anomalies 4,664 477 10.2 255 a a 3,607 2,345 65.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 139,956 1,603 1.1 18,754 283 1.5 1,465 329 22.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases 26,772 614 2.3 1,670 a a 1,367 703 51.4
Injuries 76,339 5,313 7.0 4,975 145 2.9 2,834 1,133 40.0
Mental disorders
Retardation 103,371 53,279 51.5 9,375 2,566 27.4 152,803 131,922 86.3
Other 802,383 139,527 17.4 45,709 7,407 16.2 37,466 21,512 57.4
Neoplasms 82,898 1,051 1.3 4,125 70 1.7 731 401 54.9
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 7,913 116 1.5 344 12 3.5 935 129 13.8
Circulatory system 187,853 10,036 5.3 20,762 775 3.7 1,520 696 45.8
Digestive system 39,923 559 1.4 2,194 44 2.0 280 41 14.6
Genitourinary system 38,967 375 1.0 1,730 a a 845 162 19.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 684,639 4,695 0.7 55,815 479 0.9 2,786 450 16.2
Nervous system and sense organs 279,287 9,821 3.5 14,332 583 4.1 30,740 15,280 49.7
Respiratory system 91,402 745 0.8 10,759 126 1.2 505 124 24.6
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 8,335 81 1.0 502 a a 157 20 12.7
Other 5,361 127 2.4 234 5 2.1 523 316 60.4
Unknown 67,162 4,657 6.9 11,254 752 6.7 102,988 85,226 82.8
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 16.
Percentage distribution of disabled workers, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2003
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit
(dollars)
Total Less than
400.00
400.00–
599.90
600.00–
799.90
800.00–
999.90
1,000.00–
1,199.90
1,200.00–
or more
Average Median
All areas a 5,868,541 100.0 7.7 18.5 23.9 17.8 12.4 19.7 861.60 802.10
Alabama 148,715 100.0 7.7 19.7 26.1 18.1 11.6 16.8 834.00 769.60
Alaska 8,719 100.0 9.1 19.5 23.1 16.4 11.3 20.4 856.50 782.00
Arizona 106,001 100.0 6.6 16.6 23.2 18.3 13.3 22.0 891.60 835.00
Arkansas 91,584 100.0 7.6 19.8 26.2 19.7 12.5 14.2 819.30 769.60
California 500,805 100.0 8.5 17.9 21.8 16.8 12.5 22.5 880.30 818.60
Colorado 66,080 100.0 7.3 19.5 23.9 18.0 12.4 18.9 854.30 793.00
Connecticut 60,506 100.0 5.9 16.9 23.6 18.2 13.0 22.5 897.20 835.60
Delaware 17,778 100.0 6.5 16.9 23.2 17.8 12.8 22.7 896.30 835.00
District of Columbia 8,963 100.0 8.9 22.5 28.0 19.3 10.1 11.2 778.90 719.00
Florida 360,386 100.0 7.0 18.6 24.6 18.2 12.6 19.0 859.60 798.00
Georgia 179,753 100.0 6.7 18.3 26.0 19.7 12.8 16.5 845.70 791.00
Hawaii 16,744 100.0 6.3 17.6 22.9 18.3 13.7 21.2 887.00 833.60
Idaho 25,519 100.0 8.9 20.2 23.1 17.0 12.5 18.3 839.20 779.00
Illinois 202,250 100.0 7.3 17.5 22.4 17.5 12.6 22.7 888.90 828.60
Indiana 127,447 100.0 7.9 18.4 23.2 17.8 12.3 20.4 865.50 805.00
Iowa 53,793 100.0 9.6 20.6 23.8 16.9 12.0 17.2 824.70 762.00
Kansas 47,741 100.0 8.4 20.1 24.1 18.1 12.6 16.7 832.90 775.00
Kentucky 145,116 100.0 9.0 19.5 22.9 16.9 12.0 19.7 848.80 785.60
Louisiana 103,784 100.0 9.1 18.9 22.7 16.3 11.9 21.1 858.70 793.00
Maine 41,733 100.0 9.0 21.8 26.8 18.5 11.2 12.8 792.50 736.40
Maryland 80,733 100.0 6.7 16.8 23.1 18.5 13.2 21.7 889.40 833.60
Massachusetts 138,588 100.0 6.7 19.1 25.7 18.5 11.9 18.1 851.70 786.00
Michigan 215,789 100.0 7.9 16.8 20.3 15.4 12.4 27.3 919.40 859.60
Minnesota 80,252 100.0 8.0 19.5 24.3 17.5 11.6 19.1 850.60 783.00
Mississippi 97,461 100.0 7.6 20.5 28.0 18.6 11.4 13.8 808.30 749.60
Missouri 143,681 100.0 8.1 19.5 24.5 17.8 12.2 17.8 841.90 779.60
Montana 18,983 100.0 8.1 20.6 23.5 17.3 12.4 18.1 836.80 779.00
Nebraska 29,638 100.0 8.8 21.2 24.8 18.1 12.2 15.0 813.10 755.60
Nevada 40,414 100.0 5.4 15.6 23.1 18.8 13.5 23.6 913.90 857.30
New Hampshire 28,510 100.0 5.8 17.0 25.9 19.6 13.2 18.4 868.90 811.60
New Jersey 140,617 100.0 5.5 15.6 21.9 17.5 13.0 26.4 935.00 872.60
New Mexico 38,332 100.0 8.6 19.7 24.2 18.4 12.3 16.9 832.30 775.60
New York 371,648 100.0 7.0 17.0 21.6 16.9 12.6 24.9 909.70 845.60
North Carolina 225,926 100.0 6.5 18.0 26.8 20.9 12.9 14.9 837.30 789.00
North Dakota 10,073 100.0 9.6 22.3 25.0 17.0 11.6 14.6 799.20 733.00
Ohio 218,386 100.0 9.7 19.7 21.9 16.1 12.0 20.6 850.40 785.60
Oklahoma 78,407 100.0 8.5 19.0 23.2 17.8 13.3 18.1 844.40 793.00
Oregon 67,580 100.0 7.9 19.2 22.9 17.1 12.3 20.7 864.30 800.60
Pennsylvania 259,516 100.0 7.9 17.6 22.8 17.6 13.0 21.1 873.30 816.70
Rhode Island 26,447 100.0 6.9 20.0 26.5 18.2 11.8 16.5 834.80 770.60
South Carolina 118,734 100.0 6.1 17.0 26.3 21.1 13.4 16.1 851.90 805.00
South Dakota 13,250 100.0 10.5 22.2 25.3 17.2 11.5 13.3 786.30 727.00
Tennessee 164,127 100.0 7.3 19.6 26.7 19.1 12.0 15.3 827.00 770.60
Texas 324,308 100.0 8.2 18.2 23.7 18.3 12.7 18.9 855.70 798.60
Utah 25,583 100.0 8.7 20.8 22.9 16.0 11.4 20.2 848.30 774.60
Vermont 14,246 100.0 8.2 20.1 26.0 19.6 11.8 14.2 815.20 761.60
Virginia 147,946 100.0 7.1 17.6 24.3 18.7 12.9 19.4 866.20 808.60
Washington 108,082 100.0 7.9 18.8 22.9 16.7 12.1 21.6 872.20 803.00
West Virginia 72,182 100.0 9.0 16.5 19.9 15.8 12.7 26.1 905.40 853.60
Wisconsin 98,234 100.0 8.4 19.1 23.0 17.0 12.2 20.3 858.10 794.60
Wyoming 8,685 100.0 8.5 19.7 23.2 15.9 11.9 20.8 858.10 783.60
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,035 100.0 17.4 29.4 28.0 15.2 6.8 3.3 650.60 615.00
Guam 965 100.0 13.7 21.0 26.1 17.3 10.9 11.0 757.90 718.00
Northern Mariana Islands 168 100.0 24.4 36.9 25.6 7.1 b b 561.70 549.10
Puerto Rico 132,648 100.0 6.7 25.2 35.9 17.5 8.2 6.5 734.50 686.60
Virgin Islands 1,446 100.0 6.3 18.0 25.2 19.8 14.0 16.7 853.50 803.60
Foreign countries 12,259 100.0 17.9 18.0 21.8 16.7 11.9 13.8 754.70 725.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 17.
Percentage distribution of disabled widow(er)s, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2003
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit
(dollars)
Total Less than
200.00
200.00–
299.90
300.00–
399.90
400.00–
499.90
500.00–
599.90
600.00–
699.90
700.00–
799.90
800.00–
899.90
900.00
or more
Average Median
All areas a 209,360 100.0 10.0 9.3 12.0 13.6 12.7 11.1 9.3 7.5 14.7 563.80 541.80
Alabama 6,494 100.0 11.6 10.7 12.6 14.2 13.2 11.4 9.4 6.2 10.6 526.80 505.00
Alaska 230 100.0 7.0 10.0 7.8 13.9 13.5 11.3 9.1 8.7 18.7 610.10 583.00
Arizona 3,067 100.0 9.0 9.5 10.8 12.5 12.8 10.1 9.9 8.1 17.3 585.90 561.60
Arkansas 3,795 100.0 13.3 11.4 13.4 13.5 14.0 10.8 8.6 5.7 9.2 506.40 488.00
California 13,780 100.0 7.5 8.0 10.9 13.5 12.1 10.5 9.8 8.7 18.9 606.90 582.00
Colorado 1,751 100.0 8.3 8.4 11.3 13.9 13.0 10.6 10.5 9.1 15.0 580.70 570.00
Connecticut 1,564 100.0 9.5 9.0 14.1 15.3 11.5 10.9 8.2 6.6 14.8 556.50 517.00
Delaware 496 100.0 10.5 9.1 11.7 14.3 12.5 10.5 9.1 8.1 14.3 564.90 546.00
District of Columbia 275 100.0 10.2 8.4 16.4 17.5 16.0 12.0 5.8 4.7 9.1 509.80 480.00
Florida 11,392 100.0 11.2 10.2 12.7 13.8 12.7 11.3 8.9 6.6 12.7 541.60 516.00
Georgia 7,291 100.0 13.4 11.2 13.7 14.9 12.8 9.9 8.3 6.0 9.8 506.10 478.00
Hawaii 473 100.0 5.9 8.2 12.5 13.7 13.5 9.9 11.6 8.7 15.9 597.80 568.00
Idaho 777 100.0 7.1 8.5 10.8 10.0 12.9 12.5 10.4 9.7 18.1 613.70 606.00
Illinois 7,410 100.0 8.2 8.3 10.9 12.5 11.9 11.5 9.8 8.6 18.3 600.60 584.00
Indiana 4,828 100.0 8.7 8.8 11.2 11.9 12.7 11.1 9.8 8.5 17.4 592.00 575.00
Iowa 1,705 100.0 8.3 10.0 12.3 12.8 14.7 12.2 9.6 7.5 12.6 557.40 546.00
Kansas 1,526 100.0 9.1 8.4 11.7 14.0 13.0 11.1 10.5 8.2 14.0 572.70 549.50
Kentucky 6,971 100.0 8.9 8.6 12.1 13.5 13.6 11.4 9.9 7.6 14.4 570.00 551.00
Louisiana 5,774 100.0 7.7 7.4 11.7 13.3 14.0 11.2 9.5 8.4 16.7 594.30 568.00
Maine 1,182 100.0 10.6 9.8 13.9 14.3 13.1 12.1 8.4 7.4 10.4 532.60 507.00
Maryland 2,383 100.0 8.5 7.6 10.4 12.6 13.2 12.5 9.3 8.6 17.3 595.60 579.00
Massachusetts 3,382 100.0 8.6 9.2 12.9 15.5 12.7 11.1 8.9 6.8 14.3 563.60 527.00
Michigan 8,024 100.0 7.2 6.8 9.6 12.1 11.6 11.0 10.0 8.6 23.2 638.20 626.00
Minnesota 1,819 100.0 9.5 8.6 12.4 12.8 13.3 11.9 9.6 6.4 15.6 570.70 546.00
Mississippi 4,539 100.0 12.5 10.9 13.6 15.5 13.2 10.8 8.0 5.7 9.8 509.30 482.60
Missouri 5,386 100.0 11.1 10.1 12.6 14.3 12.0 10.5 9.6 6.7 13.0 543.00 513.00
Montana 594 100.0 6.2 11.3 13.3 16.7 11.4 11.3 9.1 6.2 14.5 560.50 526.30
Nebraska 811 100.0 10.1 11.1 12.9 13.8 9.4 12.1 9.2 8.4 12.9 549.50 511.00
Nevada 1,105 100.0 8.8 8.7 10.7 12.5 10.0 10.4 10.6 8.9 19.5 606.60 595.00
New Hampshire 726 100.0 12.3 11.7 12.5 13.6 11.7 9.8 8.8 7.2 12.4 532.50 499.30
New Jersey 4,200 100.0 10.9 8.1 11.7 13.3 12.2 10.6 8.6 6.9 17.7 577.20 544.50
New Mexico 1,226 100.0 6.9 9.4 12.3 13.1 13.5 11.7 9.4 8.6 15.2 582.30 558.00
New York 12,169 100.0 9.4 8.3 12.2 14.0 11.8 11.4 9.4 7.3 16.2 576.80 549.00
North Carolina 8,394 100.0 17.3 12.9 13.6 14.2 12.1 9.6 7.3 5.1 8.0 471.40 442.00
North Dakota 278 100.0 10.1 9.4 13.3 12.2 15.5 12.2 9.7 7.9 9.7 540.60 525.50
Ohio 9,309 100.0 7.5 7.0 11.0 12.1 12.2 10.4 10.9 9.6 19.3 615.10 602.00
Oklahoma 3,257 100.0 10.1 9.0 12.2 14.4 12.3 11.2 9.5 8.0 13.4 557.70 532.00
Oregon 1,985 100.0 8.6 7.5 11.3 11.8 12.4 10.9 10.2 9.5 17.8 598.50 584.00
Pennsylvania 9,703 100.0 7.8 8.3 10.6 12.4 12.6 11.8 10.3 9.1 17.0 597.70 583.00
Rhode Island 669 100.0 11.2 11.4 12.3 14.5 11.7 11.2 9.6 8.2 10.0 530.10 504.00
South Carolina 4,941 100.0 16.1 11.5 13.4 13.5 13.8 10.7 7.4 5.3 8.3 484.40 463.00
South Dakota 385 100.0 9.6 13.5 11.9 13.2 16.6 9.9 6.8 5.2 13.2 532.50 506.00
Tennessee 7,441 100.0 12.7 10.8 12.4 13.5 13.3 11.4 8.7 6.5 10.6 520.60 503.00
Texas 13,388 100.0 9.4 9.1 11.8 13.4 13.1 11.2 9.5 7.7 14.8 569.10 548.00
Utah 700 100.0 7.9 7.9 11.4 16.3 11.1 11.1 8.0 8.1 18.1 595.30 552.50
Vermont 436 100.0 11.0 11.7 11.5 14.7 12.8 14.2 8.0 6.7 9.4 523.70 514.50
Virginia 5,637 100.0 10.9 9.3 12.0 13.9 12.2 11.5 8.8 7.1 14.2 554.70 533.00
Washington 2,993 100.0 6.6 7.5 12.0 12.1 11.1 12.7 10.0 8.4 19.5 615.10 604.00
West Virginia 3,662 100.0 6.0 7.0 9.9 12.5 12.1 13.2 11.0 9.4 18.8 625.00 617.00
Wisconsin 2,700 100.0 9.7 8.4 10.8 13.6 13.4 11.9 9.0 8.3 15.0 573.10 557.00
Wyoming 251 100.0 8.0 8.0 12.4 16.7 10.4 14.7 9.2 5.6 15.1 574.10 549.00
Outlying areas
American Samoa 51 100.0 b b 15.7 19.6 17.6 b b b 0 458.60 464.60
Guam 31 100.0 b b 19.4 25.8 b b b b b 503.90 448.00
Northern Mariana Islands b 100.0 0 b b 0 b 0 0 0 b 491.10 350.80
Puerto Rico 5,149 100.0 11.7 13.7 16.5 18.5 14.3 9.8 6.8 3.7 4.9 463.50 436.00
Virgin Islands 58 100.0 b b b 15.5 20.7 13.8 13.8 8.6 13.8 626.70 596.80
Foreign countries 784 100.0 7.8 6.3 13.1 16.6 16.1 12.1 9.6 7.8 10.7 557.30 541.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 18.
Percentage distribution of disabled adult children, by state or other area and monthly benefit, December 2003
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of monthly benefit Monthly benefit
(dollars)
Total Less than
200.00
200.00–
299.90
300.00–
399.90
400.00–
499.90
500.00–
599.90
600.00–
699.90
700.00–
799.90
800.00–
899.90
900.00
or more
Average Median
All areas a 752,813 100.0 6.2 6.3 14.4 14.7 14.3 15.6 11.2 7.4 9.9 567.00 558.50
Alabama 16,995 100.0 7.3 7.9 19.2 17.1 14.8 12.9 9.1 5.5 6.3 514.90 491.00
Alaska 730 100.0 8.5 7.3 13.8 14.5 12.2 15.2 10.3 6.8 11.4 560.60 545.00
Arizona 8,616 100.0 6.2 6.2 12.1 14.5 13.7 16.3 11.9 8.0 11.1 582.40 579.30
Arkansas 8,989 100.0 8.3 7.4 19.6 17.9 15.3 13.1 8.3 4.8 5.3 502.20 479.00
California 62,372 100.0 6.1 6.0 12.3 13.7 14.2 16.1 12.3 7.7 11.5 585.90 582.00
Colorado 5,776 100.0 5.8 5.7 12.8 14.5 14.6 16.4 11.4 8.2 10.6 580.90 575.00
Connecticut 9,487 100.0 4.2 4.6 9.7 11.1 14.0 18.7 14.2 9.3 14.1 630.40 640.00
Delaware 1,930 100.0 3.6 3.9 11.3 13.7 14.9 19.5 11.8 9.3 12.0 611.70 613.60
District of Columbia 1,327 100.0 8.1 7.5 20.9 17.1 14.8 13.5 8.6 4.3 5.2 501.90 478.60
Florida 33,345 100.0 6.5 6.3 13.2 15.1 15.2 15.9 11.3 7.1 9.5 565.80 556.60
Georgia 20,193 100.0 6.3 7.0 19.2 17.5 15.4 13.2 9.0 5.4 6.9 524.90 499.00
Hawaii 2,329 100.0 4.6 6.2 14.2 14.1 16.4 16.5 12.9 6.9 8.2 572.20 573.00
Idaho 2,539 100.0 5.6 6.2 12.3 15.5 15.8 16.8 11.5 6.6 9.6 571.20 564.00
Illinois 32,081 100.0 4.5 5.0 11.3 12.8 13.6 17.3 12.9 9.2 13.3 614.60 617.00
Indiana 17,070 100.0 3.8 4.4 10.6 12.9 14.9 18.8 13.2 9.4 12.0 615.00 619.00
Iowa 8,576 100.0 4.1 4.8 11.7 15.5 15.9 16.8 12.5 8.6 10.1 594.00 584.80
Kansas 6,056 100.0 4.2 5.1 12.1 14.3 15.4 17.2 12.9 8.5 10.2 593.60 589.00
Kentucky 16,281 100.0 8.8 8.9 19.2 16.4 13.1 12.8 8.8 5.3 6.6 507.40 479.00
Louisiana 18,120 100.0 9.0 8.7 18.2 16.5 13.3 12.5 8.3 5.4 8.0 515.40 484.80
Maine 4,528 100.0 8.0 6.3 14.4 17.4 16.6 14.7 10.9 5.7 6.0 532.10 522.00
Maryland 10,909 100.0 4.1 5.0 13.0 13.7 14.9 16.8 12.4 7.7 12.4 599.90 594.00
Massachusetts 17,944 100.0 5.9 5.8 12.7 13.5 14.6 15.9 12.5 8.2 11.0 586.40 583.00
Michigan 33,107 100.0 4.0 4.1 9.1 11.7 13.6 18.5 14.2 10.3 14.6 635.80 644.00
Minnesota 11,484 100.0 4.7 4.6 13.1 15.0 14.2 17.0 12.6 8.1 10.7 590.60 585.00
Mississippi 11,720 100.0 9.7 10.5 23.0 17.3 13.9 10.2 6.7 4.0 4.8 470.20 436.00
Missouri 16,130 100.0 6.2 5.7 14.5 15.3 14.8 15.5 11.3 7.3 9.5 565.50 556.00
Montana 2,147 100.0 4.4 5.5 12.9 16.3 15.8 16.8 11.4 8.1 8.8 577.20 570.00
Nebraska 4,186 100.0 4.9 5.3 13.5 16.5 16.2 16.7 10.8 7.0 9.3 571.70 558.80
Nevada 2,478 100.0 4.9 5.0 11.1 13.2 13.9 16.8 12.7 8.6 13.9 613.00 612.00
New Hampshire 2,711 100.0 4.8 4.1 10.9 14.2 15.3 17.5 13.8 8.6 10.8 603.00 604.00
New Jersey 19,924 100.0 3.9 4.2 10.3 11.4 14.1 17.8 14.2 9.6 14.4 632.70 639.60
New Mexico 4,267 100.0 9.7 8.8 17.1 16.3 15.1 12.3 8.5 5.4 6.9 509.30 488.00
New York 56,561 100.0 4.4 4.8 11.5 13.1 14.2 17.6 13.3 8.9 12.1 609.30 612.00
North Carolina 23,158 100.0 6.0 7.0 19.4 18.0 15.6 13.3 9.3 5.2 6.2 522.10 496.00
North Dakota 2,037 100.0 5.2 5.8 15.9 18.0 15.9 16.3 9.7 6.0 7.2 547.30 529.00
Ohio 35,218 100.0 4.9 5.1 11.6 13.2 14.3 17.2 12.6 9.0 12.1 602.10 605.60
Oklahoma 9,102 100.0 6.3 6.3 16.5 16.6 15.1 14.9 10.0 6.4 7.9 545.20 526.60
Oregon 7,075 100.0 4.7 5.0 10.0 13.1 14.4 18.7 12.9 9.6 11.5 608.40 615.00
Pennsylvania 39,052 100.0 5.0 4.6 11.1 13.8 15.0 18.3 12.6 8.5 11.1 599.10 601.60
Rhode Island 3,077 100.0 6.2 6.1 13.1 14.0 15.4 16.7 10.8 7.9 9.8 573.60 571.00
South Carolina 13,164 100.0 5.5 7.2 18.7 18.6 15.4 13.8 9.1 5.7 6.0 524.80 499.00
South Dakota 2,062 100.0 6.1 6.1 17.6 17.8 16.1 14.2 9.9 5.5 6.6 532.60 512.00
Tennessee 18,409 100.0 6.8 6.9 19.3 17.0 15.3 13.6 8.8 5.6 6.7 523.20 499.00
Texas 40,464 100.0 7.4 7.4 16.5 16.1 14.2 13.6 9.6 6.3 8.9 540.80 517.00
Utah 3,335 100.0 5.3 5.9 11.0 14.2 14.9 18.1 12.1 7.4 11.2 590.50 591.00
Vermont 1,863 100.0 4.7 5.5 14.3 17.8 17.7 15.5 11.0 6.1 7.5 555.10 541.00
Virginia 17,168 100.0 6.1 6.5 17.2 16.7 15.0 14.4 9.9 6.4 7.8 543.00 524.00
Washington 11,428 100.0 4.5 4.7 10.8 12.7 14.2 17.2 13.6 9.4 12.8 615.00 620.00
West Virginia 10,039 100.0 7.5 7.4 17.1 15.6 14.5 15.7 9.4 5.6 7.1 529.50 514.00
Wisconsin 15,776 100.0 4.0 4.5 11.1 13.4 14.7 19.2 12.9 8.9 11.3 606.80 612.00
Wyoming 883 100.0 4.5 4.5 10.9 15.5 16.1 14.5 12.3 8.2 13.5 606.20 587.00
Outlying areas
American Samoa 102 100.0 12.7 16.7 27.5 16.7 13.7 b b b b 398.30 378.30
Guam 124 100.0 20.2 18.5 23.4 16.1 7.3 4.8 b b b 380.70 344.80
Northern Mariana Islands b 100.0 37.3 17.6 11.8 11.8 9.8 b b b 0 334.30 268.60
Puerto Rico 22,873 100.0 18.3 17.0 31.3 15.6 8.0 4.9 2.5 1.3 1.0 358.10 337.60
Virgin Islands 293 100.0 7.2 8.5 19.1 21.5 17.4 12.3 8.5 2.0 3.4 483.80 472.00
Foreign countries 5,037 100.0 17.6 14.2 20.3 15.2 11.2 10.3 5.2 2.4 3.7 416.20 386.00
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 19.
Percentage distribution, by sex and age, December 1960–2003
Year Number (thousands) Average age Percentage distribution
Total, all ages Under 30 30–34 35–39 a 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64
All disabled workers
1996 4,400 50.0 100.0 3.6 5.6 9.0 11.6 13.8 15.5 18.6 22.4
1997 4,508 50.3 100.0 3.2 5.1 8.6 11.6 13.7 16.1 19.2 22.4
1998 4,699 50.5 100.0 3.0 4.8 8.3 11.6 13.8 16.5 19.7 22.4
1999 4,879 50.6 100.0 2.8 4.4 8.0 11.5 14.0 17.0 20.0 22.3
2000 5,042 50.8 100.0 2.7 4.1 7.6 11.4 14.1 17.6 20.3 22.3
2001 5,268 50.9 100.0 2.8 4.0 7.2 11.1 14.1 17.7 20.7 22.4
2002 5,540 51.0 100.0 3.0 3.8 6.7 10.8 14.1 17.5 21.3 22.7
2003 5,869 51.3 100.0 3.1 3.7 6.3 10.4 14.0 17.3 21.5 23.7
Men
1960 356 57.3 100.0 0.5 a 3.3 3.0 4.9 16.6 26.7 44.9
1965 734 54.4 100.0 1.0 a 7.5 7.6 10.4 15.4 24.7 33.3
1970 1,069 53.9 100.0 3.3 a 6.8 6.9 10.9 15.2 23.2 33.7
1975 1,711 53.5 100.0 4.6 a 7.5 6.2 9.7 15.8 23.2 33.0
1980 1,928 52.9 100.0 4.1 a 9.6 6.0 8.9 14.3 24.0 33.1
1981 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1982 1,746 53.2 100.0 4.0 a 9.7 5.8 7.8 13.6 23.6 35.5
1983 1,731 52.9 100.0 4.2 a 10.4 6.3 8.0 13.0 23.1 35.0
1984 1,748 52.5 100.0 4.4 a 11.3 6.8 8.3 12.8 22.2 34.2
1985 1,785 51.9 100.0 4.6 a 12.3 7.3 8.6 12.9 21.4 32.9
1986 1,827 51.4 100.0 4.9 a 13.3 7.9 8.9 12.7 20.7 31.5
1987 1,857 51.1 100.0 4.8 a 13.8 8.5 9.4 12.5 20.1 30.8
1988 1,869 50.9 100.0 4.7 a 14.3 9.0 9.8 12.7 19.6 29.9
1989 1,906 50.7 100.0 4.5 a 14.7 9.6 10.3 12.7 19.4 28.8
1990 1,965 50.4 100.0 4.5 a 15.2 10.3 10.7 12.7 19.1 27.5
1991 2,066 50.1 100.0 4.5 a 15.6 10.7 11.2 13.0 18.6 26.4
1992 2,221 49.9 100.0 4.6 a 16.0 11.0 12.0 13.4 18.0 25.0
1993 2,358 49.6 100.0 4.6 a 16.2 11.2 12.3 13.9 17.9 23.9
1994 2,476 49.6 100.0 4.3 a 16.1 11.4 12.8 14.2 17.8 23.4
1995 2,573 49.7 100.0 4.0 a 15.5 11.5 13.4 14.5 18.0 23.2
1996 2,653 50.0 100.0 3.7 5.7 9.2 11.6 13.7 15.0 18.3 22.9
1997 2,667 50.3 100.0 3.3 5.2 8.7 11.6 13.6 15.6 18.9 23.0
1998 2,737 50.5 100.0 3.1 4.8 8.4 11.6 13.7 16.1 19.3 23.0
1999 2,801 50.7 100.0 2.8 4.5 8.1 11.6 13.8 16.7 19.7 22.9
2000 2,856 50.8 100.0 2.8 4.2 7.6 11.4 13.9 17.3 20.0 22.8
2001 2,948 51.0 100.0 2.9 4.0 7.2 11.2 14.0 17.5 20.5 23.0
2002 3,067 51.1 100.0 3.1 3.8 6.7 10.8 14.0 17.3 21.1 23.2
2003 3,221 51.3 100.0 3.2 3.6 6.3 10.4 13.9 17.1 21.4 24.1
Women
1960 99 56.7 100.0 0.3 a 3.2 3.2 5.3 19.4 31.4 37.2
1965 254 55.2 100.0 0.6 a 5.4 6.3 9.8 16.2 27.3 34.3
1970 424 55.0 100.0 1.9 a 5.1 5.6 10.1 15.9 26.0 35.3
1975 778 54.4 100.0 3.3 a 6.1 5.3 9.0 16.3 25.5 34.5
1980 931 53.7 100.0 3.4 a 8.2 5.3 8.2 14.4 25.4 35.0
1981 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1982 858 53.9 100.0 3.3 a 8.5 5.1 7.2 13.7 25.2 37.0
1983 838 53.6 100.0 3.5 a 9.3 5.7 7.5 12.9 24.3 36.8
1984 849 53.2 100.0 3.7 a 10.2 6.3 7.8 12.8 23.2 36.0
1985 872 52.6 100.0 3.8 a 11.2 6.9 8.3 12.9 22.3 34.6
1986 902 52.0 100.0 4.1 a 12.1 7.6 8.8 12.9 21.6 32.9
1987 929 51.7 100.0 4.2 a 12.7 8.2 9.4 12.9 20.9 31.7
1988 952 51.4 100.0 4.0 a 13.1 8.7 9.9 13.2 20.6 30.5
1989 989 51.1 100.0 4.0 a 13.5 9.2 10.6 13.4 20.1 29.2
1990 1,046 50.8 100.0 3.9 a 14.0 9.8 11.1 13.4 19.9 27.9
1991 1,133 50.5 100.0 4.0 a 14.3 10.3 11.6 13.8 19.4 26.5
1992 1,252 50.1 100.0 4.3 a 14.6 10.7 12.2 14.3 18.8 25.0
1993 1,371 49.9 100.0 4.3 a 14.9 11.0 12.6 14.8 18.9 23.5
1994 1,491 49.9 100.0 4.1 a 14.8 11.2 13.1 15.3 18.7 22.8
1995 1,614 49.9 100.0 3.8 a 14.5 11.5 13.6 15.7 18.8 22.2
1996 1,747 50.1 100.0 3.5 5.4 8.7 11.6 13.9 16.2 19.1 21.7
1997 1,842 50.3 100.0 3.1 5.0 8.4 11.6 13.9 16.7 19.6 21.5
1998 1,961 50.5 100.0 2.9 4.7 8.2 11.5 14.0 17.0 20.1 21.5
1999 2,078 50.6 100.0 2.7 4.3 7.9 11.5 14.2 17.5 20.5 21.4
2000 2,186 50.8 100.0 2.7 4.1 7.5 11.3 14.3 17.9 20.7 21.6
2001 2,320 50.9 100.0 2.8 4.0 7.1 11.1 14.3 18.0 21.1 21.7
2002 2,472 51.0 100.0 2.9 3.9 6.8 10.8 14.3 17.7 21.5 22.1
2003 2,647 51.2 100.0 3.0 3.8 6.4 10.5 14.2 17.6 21.6 23.0
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, Table 5.D4 for 1960–1995 data; data for 1988 and 1990–1995 are based on a 10 percent sample file; Social Security Disabled Beneficiaries 100 percent file for 1996–2000 data; Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file beginning with 2001 data.
NOTES: Combined data for men and women are not available before 1996.
-- = not available.
a. Ages 30–34 were grouped with ages 35–39 before 1996.
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Table 20.
Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly benefit, by age and sex, December 2003
Age Total Men Women
Number Average PIA (dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average PIA (dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars) Number Average PIA (dollars) Average monthly benefit (dollars)
All disabled workers 5,868,541 867.00 861.60 3,221,316 974.80 965.90 2,647,225 735.90 734.60
Under 25 56,750 459.50 471.10 33,489 469.40 480.20 23,261 445.30 458.00
25–29 125,320 563.90 568.90 69,442 577.40 580.50 55,878 547.10 554.50
30–34 215,785 643.90 645.50 116,011 660.60 658.80 99,774 624.40 630.10
35–39 371,249 711.00 708.50 201,779 733.90 727.40 169,470 683.70 686.10
40–44 612,405 770.70 765.80 334,681 812.20 803.10 277,724 720.70 720.90
45–49 823,276 836.00 828.70 447,952 906.20 894.60 375,324 752.10 750.00
50–54 1,016,850 896.70 888.80 551,670 1,001.50 989.60 465,180 772.30 769.20
55–59 1,258,853 944.40 937.20 688,354 1,091.40 1,081.10 570,499 767.00 763.40
60 or older 1,388,053 956.40 951.70 777,938 1,128.50 1,121.20 610,115 737.10 735.50
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: The average monthly benefit includes secondary benefit amounts for some beneficiaries who are dually entitled. This results in the average monthly benefit being larger than the average PIA for some age groups.
PIA = primary insurance amount.
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Table 21.
Distribution, by diagnostic group, December 1996–2003
Year Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases a Injuries Mental disorders Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
Number
1996 4,399,932 9,023 197,272 87,066 213,772 1,356,310 228,131 1,128,179 124,018
1997 4,508,406 8,813 215,186 90,175 217,882 1,381,178 235,130 1,146,048 122,775
1998 4,698,560 8,719 233,724 93,776 224,388 1,459,118 243,745 1,215,373 127,174
1999 4,879,454 8,546 251,998 96,132 228,800 1,532,155 249,871 1,282,284 131,492
2000 5,042,333 8,540 244,456 97,919 231,066 1,618,758 257,601 1,361,157 136,404
2001 5,268,039 8,752 239,614 100,442 240,948 1,731,886 273,849 1,458,037 142,795
2002 5,539,597 9,226 237,020 102,589 248,544 1,845,138 286,210 1,558,928 150,138
2003 5,868,541 9,750 242,517 106,767 260,572 1,961,090 298,500 1,662,590 160,986
Percent
1996 100.0 0.2 4.5 2.0 4.9 30.8 5.2 25.6 2.8
1997 100.0 0.2 4.8 2.0 4.8 30.6 5.2 25.4 2.7
1998 100.0 0.2 5.0 2.0 4.8 31.1 5.2 25.9 2.7
1999 100.0 0.2 5.2 2.0 4.7 31.4 5.1 26.3 2.7
2000 100.0 0.2 4.8 1.9 4.6 32.1 5.1 27.0 2.7
2001 100.0 0.2 4.5 1.9 4.6 32.9 5.2 27.7 2.7
2002 100.0 0.2 4.3 1.9 4.5 33.3 5.2 28.1 2.7
2003 100.0 0.2 4.1 1.8 4.4 33.4 5.1 28.3 2.7
 
Table 21.
Continued
Year Diseases of the— Other Unknown b
Blood and blood-forming organs Circulatory system Digestive system Genitourinary system Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue Nervous system and sense organs Respiratory system Skin and subcutaneous tissue
Number
1996 10,539 517,503 54,585 65,425 906,882 404,618 152,217 10,818 85,115 204,769
1997 10,926 522,047 57,383 69,300 962,915 420,755 155,028 11,267 95,708 167,068
1998 11,349 526,573 61,541 74,888 1,024,053 441,016 159,869 11,826 110,377 130,169
1999 11,687 528,627 65,887 79,524 1,086,432 460,133 162,863 12,151 117,326 105,701
2000 12,070 532,998 69,735 84,687 1,152,231 479,246 166,054 12,351 113,167 82,651
2001 12,847 543,516 74,680 88,949 1,231,184 505,162 170,383 12,787 113,558 50,536
2002 13,708 558,736 80,396 93,645 1,324,762 533,774 176,941 13,429 9,447 142,104
2003 14,711 579,778 87,721 98,491 1,430,357 565,244 185,834 14,133 10,705 139,885
Percent
1996 0.2 11.8 1.2 1.5 20.6 9.2 3.5 0.2 1.9 4.7
1997 0.2 11.6 1.3 1.5 21.4 9.3 3.4 0.2 2.1 3.7
1998 0.2 11.2 1.3 1.6 21.8 9.4 3.4 0.3 2.3 2.8
1999 0.2 10.8 1.4 1.6 22.3 9.4 3.3 0.2 2.4 2.2
2000 0.2 10.6 1.4 1.7 22.9 9.5 3.3 0.2 2.2 1.6
2001 0.2 10.3 1.4 1.7 23.4 9.6 3.2 0.2 2.2 1.0
2002 0.2 10.1 1.5 1.7 23.9 9.6 3.2 0.2 0.2 2.6
2003 0.3 9.9 1.5 1.7 24.4 9.6 3.2 0.2 0.2 2.4
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Social Security Disabled Beneficiaries 100 percent file for 1996–2000 data; Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file beginning with 2001, 100 percent data.
a. AIDS and HIV records are counted in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. Before 1990, they were included in Other.
b. Beginning with 2002 data, several ill-defined impairment codes were reclassified and added to Unknown.
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Table 22.
Distribution of workers under age 50, by diagnostic group, December 1996–2003
Year Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases a Injuries Mental disorders Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
Number
1996 1,917,424 4,782 76,546 63,819 110,910 865,928 164,041 701,887 41,232
1997 1,908,103 4,570 80,950 65,212 110,461 852,279 167,052 685,227 39,783
1998 1,949,052 4,503 85,500 66,208 111,266 874,231 170,694 703,537 40,638
1999 1,986,422 4,494 89,365 66,245 111,502 891,469 172,232 719,237 41,799
2000 2,012,615 4,619 80,869 65,695 110,125 912,048 174,759 737,289 42,656
2001 2,066,094 4,883 74,292 65,047 112,969 961,757 183,934 777,823 44,537
2002 2,132,996 5,290 69,229 64,075 113,785 1,005,189 190,646 814,543 45,994
2003 2,204,785 5,696 68,422 64,376 115,634 1,043,928 196,420 847,508 48,126
Percent
1996 100.0 0.2 4.0 3.3 5.8 45.2 8.6 36.6 2.2
1997 100.0 0.2 4.2 3.4 5.8 44.7 8.8 35.9 2.1
1998 100.0 0.2 4.4 3.4 5.7 44.9 8.8 36.1 2.1
1999 100.0 0.2 4.5 3.3 5.6 44.9 8.7 36.2 2.1
2000 100.0 0.2 4.0 3.3 5.5 45.3 8.7 36.6 2.1
2001 100.0 0.2 3.6 3.1 5.5 46.5 8.9 37.6 2.2
2002 100.0 0.2 3.2 3.0 5.3 47.1 8.9 38.2 2.2
2003 100.0 0.3 3.1 2.9 5.2 47.3 8.9 38.4 2.2
 
Table 22.
Continued
Year Diseases of the— Other Unknown b
Blood and blood-forming organs Circulatory system Digestive system Genitourinary system Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue Nervous system and sense organs Respiratory system Skin and subcutaneous tissue
Number
1996 6,711 86,607 24,535 36,214 265,043 202,169 24,862 4,926 37,745 65,395
1997 6,809 85,953 25,428 37,896 271,682 204,222 24,750 5,140 43,124 49,844
1998 6,991 84,674 27,219 39,949 284,291 208,607 25,822 5,314 50,140 33,699
1999 7,103 83,736 29,109 41,571 297,185 211,731 26,226 5,467 51,848 27,572
2000 7,245 84,362 30,357 43,333 309,327 215,744 26,718 5,785 53,437 20,595
2001 7,646 85,819 31,789 44,628 322,713 221,321 27,472 5,613 44,428 11,180
2002 8,072 87,860 33,120 45,957 340,244 228,658 28,441 5,843 4,060 47,179
2003 8,513 90,085 34,722 47,143 355,306 235,860 29,996 5,966 4,496 46,516
Percent
1996 0.4 4.5 1.3 1.9 13.8 10.5 1.3 0.3 2.0 3.4
1997 0.4 4.5 1.3 2.0 14.2 10.7 1.3 0.3 2.3 2.6
1998 0.4 4.3 1.4 2.0 14.6 10.7 1.3 0.3 2.6 1.7
1999 0.4 4.2 1.5 2.1 15.0 10.7 1.3 0.3 2.6 1.4
2000 0.4 4.2 1.5 2.2 15.4 10.7 1.3 0.3 2.7 1.0
2001 0.4 4.2 1.5 2.2 15.6 10.7 1.3 0.3 2.2 0.5
2002 0.4 4.1 1.6 2.2 16.0 10.7 1.3 0.3 0.2 2.2
2003 0.4 4.1 1.6 2.1 16.1 10.7 1.4 0.3 0.2 2.1
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Social Security Disabled Beneficiaries 100 percent file for 1996–2000 data; Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file beginning with 2001, 100 percent data.
a. AIDS and HIV records are counted in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. Before 1990, they were included in Other.
b. Beginning with 2002 data, several ill-defined impairment codes were reclassified and added to Unknown.
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Table 23.
Distribution of workers aged 50 or older, by diagnostic group, December1996–2003
Year Total Congenital anomalies Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases Infectious and parasitic diseases a Injuries Mental disorders Neoplasms
Total Retardation Other
Number
1996 2,482,508 4,241 120,726 23,247 102,862 490,382 64,090 426,292 82,786
1997 2,600,303 4,243 134,236 24,963 107,421 528,899 68,078 460,821 82,992
1998 2,749,508 4,216 148,224 27,568 113,122 584,887 73,051 511,836 86,536
1999 2,893,032 4,052 162,633 29,887 117,298 640,686 77,639 563,047 89,693
2000 3,029,718 3,921 163,587 32,224 120,941 697,278 82,842 614,436 93,748
2001 3,201,945 3,869 165,322 35,395 127,979 770,129 89,915 680,214 98,258
2002 3,406,601 3,936 167,791 38,514 134,759 839,949 95,564 744,385 104,144
2003 3,484,683 3,823 166,676 38,619 137,270 848,551 92,874 755,677 108,364
Percent
1996 100.0 0.2 4.9 0.9 4.1 19.8 2.6 17.2 3.3
1997 100.0 0.2 5.2 1.0 4.1 20.3 2.6 17.7 3.2
1998 100.0 0.2 5.4 1.0 4.1 21.3 2.7 18.6 3.1
1999 100.0 0.1 5.6 1.0 4.1 22.2 2.7 19.5 3.1
2000 100.0 0.1 5.4 1.1 4.0 23.0 2.7 20.3 3.1
2001 100.0 0.1 5.2 1.1 4.0 24.0 2.8 21.2 3.1
2002 100.0 0.1 4.9 1.1 4.0 24.7 2.8 21.9 3.1
2003 100.0 0.1 4.8 1.1 3.9 24.4 2.7 21.7 3.1
 
Table 23.
Continued
Year Diseases of the— Other Unknown b
Blood and blood-forming organs Circulatory system Digestive system Genitourinary system Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue Nervous system and sense organs Respiratory system Skin and subcutaneous tissue
Number
1996 3,828 430,896 30,050 29,211 641,839 202,449 127,355 5,892 47,370 139,374
1997 4,117 436,094 31,955 31,404 691,233 216,533 130,278 6,127 52,584 117,224
1998 4,358 441,899 34,322 34,939 739,762 232,409 134,047 6,512 60,237 96,470
1999 4,584 444,891 36,778 37,953 789,247 248,402 136,637 6,684 65,478 78,129
2000 4,825 448,636 39,378 41,354 842,904 263,502 139,336 6,866 69,162 62,056
2001 5,201 457,697 42,891 44,321 908,471 283,841 142,911 7,174 69,130 39,356
2002 5,636 470,876 47,276 47,688 984,518 305,116 148,500 7,586 5,387 94,925
2003 5,808 477,250 49,390 48,007 1,035,502 311,095 151,968 7,675 5,880 88,805
Percent
1996 0.2 17.4 1.2 1.2 25.9 8.2 5.1 0.2 1.9 5.6
1997 0.2 16.8 1.2 1.2 26.6 8.3 5.0 0.2 2.0 4.5
1998 0.2 16.1 1.2 1.3 26.9 8.5 4.9 0.2 2.2 3.5
1999 0.2 15.4 1.3 1.3 27.3 8.6 4.7 0.2 2.3 2.7
2000 0.2 14.8 1.3 1.4 27.8 8.7 4.6 0.2 2.3 2.0
2001 0.2 14.3 1.3 1.4 28.4 8.9 4.5 0.2 2.2 1.2
2002 0.2 13.8 1.4 1.4 28.9 9.0 4.4 0.2 0.2 2.8
2003 0.2 13.7 1.4 1.4 29.7 8.9 4.4 0.2 0.2 2.5
SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Social Security Disabled Beneficiaries 100 percent file for 1996–2000 data; Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file beginning with 2001, 100 percent data.
a. AIDS and HIV records are counted in Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. Before 1990, they were included in Other.
b. Beginning with 2002, several ill-defined impairment codes were reclassified and added to Unknown.
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Table 24.
Distribution, by diagnostic group and age, December 2003
Diagnostic group Total Under 30 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–FRA
Number
Total 5,868,541 182,070 587,034 1,435,681 2,275,703 1,388,053
Congenital anomalies 9,750 1,368 1,960 2,368 2,605 1,449
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 242,517 2,850 15,538 50,034 107,682 66,413
Infectious and parasitic diseases 106,767 1,840 19,728 42,808 31,983 10,408
Injuries 260,572 10,825 33,696 71,113 91,515 53,423
Mental disorders
Retardation 298,500 34,669 67,111 94,640 77,018 25,062
Other 1,662,590 81,380 239,938 526,190 600,444 214,638
Neoplasms 160,986 4,199 11,289 32,638 66,371 46,489
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 14,711 1,886 2,784 3,843 4,139 2,059
Circulatory system 579,778 3,244 16,246 70,595 249,207 240,486
Digestive system 87,721 1,807 7,548 25,367 36,653 16,346
Genitourinary system 98,491 4,548 14,946 27,649 35,528 15,820
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,430,357 7,597 68,466 279,243 614,356 460,695
Nervous system and sense organs 565,244 21,042 68,663 146,155 213,251 116,133
Respiratory system 185,834 1,222 5,584 23,190 77,401 78,437
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 14,133 388 1,590 3,988 5,445 2,722
Other 10,705 419 1,176 2,901 4,140 2,069
Unknown 139,885 2,786 10,771 32,959 57,965 35,404
Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 4.1 1.6 2.6 3.5 4.7 4.8
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.8 1.0 3.4 3.0 1.4 0.7
Injuries 4.4 5.9 5.7 5.0 4.0 3.8
Mental disorders
Retardation 5.1 19.0 11.4 6.6 3.4 1.8
Other 28.3 44.7 40.9 36.7 26.4 15.5
Neoplasms 2.7 2.3 1.9 2.3 2.9 3.3
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.3 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1
Circulatory system 9.9 1.8 2.8 4.9 11.0 17.3
Digestive system 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.8 1.6 1.2
Genitourinary system 1.7 2.5 2.5 1.9 1.6 1.1
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 24.4 4.2 11.7 19.5 27.0 33.2
Nervous system and sense organs 9.6 11.6 11.7 10.2 9.4 8.4
Respiratory system 3.2 0.7 1.0 1.6 3.4 5.7
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Other 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Unknown 2.4 1.5 1.8 2.3 2.5 2.6
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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Table 25.
Distribution of workers with a secondary benefit (dual entitlement), by worker's smaller primary insurance amount and sex, December 2003
Primary insurance amount (dollars) Total Men Women
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled workers 187,451 100.0 43,441 100.0 144,010 100.0
Less than 300.00 30,021 16.0 9,874 22.7 20,147 14.0
300.00–399.90 28,083 15.0 9,938 22.9 18,145 12.6
400.00–499.90 29,904 16.0 8,603 19.8 21,301 14.8
500.00–599.90 39,098 20.9 8,275 19.0 30,823 21.4
600.00–699.90 25,421 13.6 3,442 7.9 21,979 15.3
700.00–799.90 15,205 8.1 1,436 3.3 13,769 9.6
800.00–899.90 8,895 4.7 802 1.8 8,093 5.6
900.00–999.90 5,084 2.7 411 0.9 4,673 3.2
1,000.00–1,099.90 2,736 1.5 259 0.6 2,477 1.7
1,100.00 or more 3,004 1.6 401 0.9 2,603 1.8
Average amount (dollars) 524.10 441.90 548.90
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
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Table 26.
Distribution of workers with a secondary benefit (dual entitlement), by type of secondary benefit and sex, December 2003
Type of secondary benefit Total Men Women
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled workers a 187,451 100.0 43,441 100.0 144,010 100.0
Spouses 21,088 11.2 147 0.3 20,941 14.5
Widow(er)s 25,121 13.4 664 1.5 24,457 17.0
Disabled widow(er)s 73,667 39.3 2,198 5.1 71,469 49.6
Surviving mothers and fathers 1,976 1.1 73 0.2 1,903 1.3
Disabled adult children 65,598 35.0 40,359 92.9 25,239 17.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
a. Includes a few individuals who are receiving parents benefits.
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Table 27.
Number, by sex, state or other area, and age, December 2003
State or area Total Under 25 25–34 35–44 45–54 55–FRA
All disabled workers
All areas a 5,868,541 56,750 341,105 983,654 1,840,126 2,646,906
Alabama 148,715 989 8,067 24,196 48,477 66,986
Alaska 8,719 140 651 1,637 2,785 3,506
Arizona 106,001 1,144 6,706 17,673 33,312 47,166
Arkansas 91,584 676 4,882 14,069 28,350 43,607
California 500,805 4,027 27,051 85,094 160,190 224,443
Colorado 66,080 711 3,711 11,442 22,390 27,826
Connecticut 60,506 732 3,908 11,727 18,166 25,973
Delaware 17,778 162 1,006 3,389 5,624 7,597
District of Columbia 8,963 107 537 1,743 3,079 3,497
Florida 360,386 2,980 18,385 59,344 111,243 168,434
Georgia 179,753 1,374 9,374 28,688 56,779 83,538
Hawaii 16,744 84 954 2,862 5,437 7,407
Idaho 25,519 382 1,910 4,154 7,638 11,435
Illinois 202,250 2,833 13,824 35,290 62,629 87,674
Indiana 127,447 1,570 8,738 22,197 39,894 55,048
Iowa 53,793 844 4,153 9,364 16,612 22,820
Kansas 47,741 660 3,227 8,474 15,092 20,288
Kentucky 145,116 1,151 8,449 24,293 46,415 64,808
Louisiana 103,784 857 5,543 16,971 33,714 46,699
Maine 41,733 564 3,060 8,288 12,915 16,906
Maryland 80,733 778 4,757 14,981 25,438 34,779
Massachusetts 138,588 2,044 10,162 28,476 42,996 54,910
Michigan 215,789 2,672 13,772 35,028 69,234 95,083
Minnesota 80,252 1,682 6,558 14,798 24,844 32,370
Mississippi 97,461 686 5,622 15,963 31,639 43,551
Missouri 143,681 1,416 8,667 24,725 45,015 63,858
Montana 18,983 207 995 2,945 5,904 8,932
Nebraska 29,638 459 2,168 5,233 9,063 12,715
Nevada 40,414 343 2,062 6,269 12,042 19,698
New Hampshire 28,510 488 2,167 5,936 8,729 11,190
New Jersey 140,617 1,066 7,512 24,718 41,904 65,417
New Mexico 38,332 381 2,216 6,224 12,188 17,323
New York 371,648 2,474 19,061 64,503 113,403 172,207
North Carolina 225,926 1,676 11,727 35,510 69,999 107,014
North Dakota 10,073 145 738 1,636 3,073 4,481
Ohio 218,386 3,306 15,833 36,829 67,839 94,579
Oklahoma 78,407 708 4,096 11,916 23,885 37,802
Oregon 67,580 574 4,062 10,251 20,930 31,763
Pennsylvania 259,516 3,007 16,129 44,920 80,242 115,218
Rhode Island 26,447 322 1,587 4,807 8,353 11,378
South Carolina 118,734 767 5,680 17,942 37,454 56,891
South Dakota 13,250 220 899 2,241 4,145 5,745
Tennessee 164,127 1,164 9,132 26,995 51,431 75,405
Texas 324,308 2,989 18,203 52,676 102,828 147,612
Utah 25,583 378 2,237 4,570 7,750 10,648
Vermont 14,246 241 1,033 2,707 4,356 5,909
Virginia 147,946 1,277 8,278 24,993 46,617 66,781
Washington 108,082 1,086 6,957 18,017 34,035 47,987
West Virginia 72,182 363 3,373 10,093 23,381 34,972
Wisconsin 98,234 1,624 7,406 17,324 30,557 41,323
Wyoming 8,685 109 531 1,403 2,709 3,933
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,035 b b 85 296 641
Guam 965 5 71 168 301 420
Northern Mariana Islands 168 b b 42 54 48
Puerto Rico 132,648 81 2,939 16,432 43,144 70,052
Virgin Islands 1,446 8 59 198 402 779
Foreign countries 12,259 9 208 1,124 3,130 7,788
Men
All areas a 3,221,316 33,489 185,453 536,460 999,622 1,466,292
Alabama 80,620 606 4,378 12,923 25,921 36,792
Alaska 4,931 87 384 903 1,530 2,027
Arizona 56,957 684 3,515 9,377 17,510 25,871
Arkansas 51,033 414 2,652 7,758 15,765 24,444
California 272,692 2,418 15,345 47,931 86,094 120,904
Colorado 35,131 454 2,042 6,045 11,797 14,793
Connecticut 32,226 450 2,112 6,160 9,539 13,965
Delaware 8,965 79 509 1,707 2,784 3,886
District of Columbia 4,927 64 291 1,034 1,757 1,781
Florida 198,157 1,718 10,174 32,792 60,299 93,174
Georgia 95,570 854 5,166 15,633 29,806 44,111
Hawaii 10,052 48 559 1,792 3,251 4,402
Idaho 14,583 225 1,070 2,331 4,175 6,782
Illinois 109,974 1,627 7,459 19,092 33,684 48,112
Indiana 68,247 897 4,603 11,748 21,118 29,881
Iowa 29,238 523 2,238 4,971 9,022 12,484
Kansas 25,019 392 1,675 4,348 7,826 10,778
Kentucky 86,308 685 4,736 14,048 27,803 39,036
Louisiana 66,249 535 3,287 10,751 21,609 30,067
Maine 23,947 316 1,658 4,661 7,370 9,942
Maryland 42,571 473 2,560 8,026 13,093 18,419
Massachusetts 73,214 1,127 5,006 14,855 22,901 29,325
Michigan 117,021 1,516 7,315 18,938 37,318 51,934
Minnesota 43,413 970 3,398 7,683 13,168 18,194
Mississippi 53,245 437 3,019 8,592 17,241 23,956
Missouri 77,521 813 4,727 13,425 23,991 34,565
Montana 11,109 123 559 1,664 3,416 5,347
Nebraska 15,480 265 1,129 2,581 4,631 6,874
Nevada 21,494 193 1,075 3,239 6,239 10,748
New Hampshire 14,465 258 1,035 2,868 4,365 5,939
New Jersey 72,883 618 3,907 12,559 21,382 34,417
New Mexico 23,067 241 1,305 3,709 7,249 10,563
New York 203,299 1,489 10,395 35,186 61,933 94,296
North Carolina 116,356 1,055 6,350 18,435 35,464 55,052
North Dakota 5,778 94 422 887 1,739 2,636
Ohio 122,716 1,878 8,641 20,276 37,802 54,119
Oklahoma 43,421 427 2,354 6,739 13,071 20,830
Oregon 37,974 367 2,351 5,699 11,427 18,130
Pennsylvania 143,213 1,717 8,391 24,205 43,867 65,033
Rhode Island 13,904 182 818 2,516 4,411 5,977
South Carolina 61,782 463 3,055 9,275 19,168 29,821
South Dakota 7,334 135 479 1,136 2,305 3,279
Tennessee 87,461 701 4,804 14,020 27,072 40,864
Texas 183,411 1,782 10,188 29,935 57,271 84,235
Utah 13,925 232 1,194 2,495 4,134 5,870
Vermont 7,983 147 543 1,501 2,367 3,425
Virginia 80,439 770 4,384 13,281 25,187 36,817
Washington 59,614 651 3,947 9,936 18,371 26,709
West Virginia 48,371 219 2,045 6,435 15,642 24,030
Wisconsin 53,044 929 3,753 9,026 16,224 23,112
Wyoming 4,943 60 297 808 1,509 2,269
Outlying areas
American Samoa 609 0 b b 168 372
Guam 614 b b b 198 260
Northern Mariana Islands 117 b b 33 30 37
Puerto Rico 74,887 63 1,907 9,381 24,025 39,511
Virgin Islands 824 b b 122 212 447
Foreign countries 8,843 b b 764 2,323 5,627
Women
All areas a 2,647,225 23,261 155,652 447,194 840,504 1,180,614
Alabama 68,095 383 3,689 11,273 22,556 30,194
Alaska 3,788 53 267 734 1,255 1,479
Arizona 49,044 460 3,191 8,296 15,802 21,295
Arkansas 40,551 262 2,230 6,311 12,585 19,163
California 228,113 1,609 11,706 37,163 74,096 103,539
Colorado 30,949 257 1,669 5,397 10,593 13,033
Connecticut 28,280 282 1,796 5,567 8,627 12,008
Delaware 8,813 83 497 1,682 2,840 3,711
District of Columbia 4,036 43 246 709 1,322 1,716
Florida 162,229 1,262 8,211 26,552 50,944 75,260
Georgia 84,183 520 4,208 13,055 26,973 39,427
Hawaii 6,692 36 395 1,070 2,186 3,005
Idaho 10,936 157 840 1,823 3,463 4,653
Illinois 92,276 1,206 6,365 16,198 28,945 39,562
Indiana 59,200 673 4,135 10,449 18,776 25,167
Iowa 24,555 321 1,915 4,393 7,590 10,336
Kansas 22,722 268 1,552 4,126 7,266 9,510
Kentucky 58,808 466 3,713 10,245 18,612 25,772
Louisiana 37,535 322 2,256 6,220 12,105 16,632
Maine 17,786 248 1,402 3,627 5,545 6,964
Maryland 38,162 305 2,197 6,955 12,345 16,360
Massachusetts 65,374 917 5,156 13,621 20,095 25,585
Michigan 98,768 1,156 6,457 16,090 31,916 43,149
Minnesota 36,839 712 3,160 7,115 11,676 14,176
Mississippi 44,216 249 2,603 7,371 14,398 19,595
Missouri 66,160 603 3,940 11,300 21,024 29,293
Montana 7,874 84 436 1,281 2,488 3,585
Nebraska 14,158 194 1,039 2,652 4,432 5,841
Nevada 18,920 150 987 3,030 5,803 8,950
New Hampshire 14,045 230 1,132 3,068 4,364 5,251
New Jersey 67,734 448 3,605 12,159 20,522 31,000
New Mexico 15,265 140 911 2,515 4,939 6,760
New York 168,349 985 8,666 29,317 51,470 77,911
North Carolina 109,570 621 5,377 17,075 34,535 51,962
North Dakota 4,295 51 316 749 1,334 1,845
Ohio 95,670 1,428 7,192 16,553 30,037 40,460
Oklahoma 34,986 281 1,742 5,177 10,814 16,972
Oregon 29,606 207 1,711 4,552 9,503 13,633
Pennsylvania 116,303 1,290 7,738 20,715 36,375 50,185
Rhode Island 12,543 140 769 2,291 3,942 5,401
South Carolina 56,952 304 2,625 8,667 18,286 27,070
South Dakota 5,916 85 420 1,105 1,840 2,466
Tennessee 76,666 463 4,328 12,975 24,359 34,541
Texas 140,897 1,207 8,015 22,741 45,557 63,377
Utah 11,658 146 1,043 2,075 3,616 4,778
Vermont 6,263 94 490 1,206 1,989 2,484
Virginia 67,507 507 3,894 11,712 21,430 29,964
Washington 48,468 435 3,010 8,081 15,664 21,278
West Virginia 23,811 144 1,328 3,658 7,739 10,942
Wisconsin 45,190 695 3,653 8,298 14,333 18,211
Wyoming 3,742 49 234 595 1,200 1,664
Outlying areas
American Samoa 426 b b b 128 269
Guam 351 b b b 103 160
Northern Mariana Islands 51 0 7 9 24 11
Puerto Rico 57,761 18 1,032 7,051 19,119 30,541
Virgin Islands 622 b b 76 190 332
Foreign countries 3,416 b b 360 807 2,161
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 28.
Number and average monthly family benefit, by selected family composition, December 1960–2003
Year Worker only Worker, spouse, and— Worker and aged spouse a
All Men Women 1 child 2 or more children
Number (thousands)
1960 357 261 96 22 32 22
1965 714 481 232 54 109 30
1970 1,054 680 374 77 164 43
1975 1,750 1,080 671 137 250 66
1980 2,061 1,257 804 154 228 80
1981 -- -- -- -- -- --
1982 1,969 1,208 760 124 163 78
1983 1,961 1,215 746 85 143 80
1984 1,993 1,241 752 83 140 76
1985 2,039 1,267 772 84 140 76
1986 2,096 1,301 795 82 136 74
1987 2,154 1,338 816 79 132 74
1988 2,194 1,353 841 77 125 71
1989 2,262 1,390 872 75 120 67
1990 2,370 1,448 922 75 118 63
1991 2,523 1,529 994 76 119 61
1992 2,738 1,643 1,094 78 125 61
1993 2,935 1,743 1,192 78 127 59
1994 3,121 1,830 1,292 76 128 57
1995 3,305 1,909 1,396 75 124 55
1996 3,473 1,973 1,500 61 104 53
1997 3,593 2,006 1,588 57 91 53
1998 3,769 2,074 1,695 52 80 53
1999 3,924 2,131 1,793 49 72 52
2000 4,080 2,191 1,890 45 65 50
2001 4,260 2,289 1,970 68 92 57
2002 4,487 2,392 2,095 64 86 56
2003 4,769 2,525 2,244 57 82 60
Average monthly family benefit (dollars)
1960 87.90 91.90 76.90 184.70 192.20 135.50
1965 95.40 100.70 85.00 201.00 216.30 145.90
1970 128.10 136.30 113.10 264.10 273.20 199.20
1975 218.90 240.00 185.00 441.00 454.00 344.00
1980 355.40 396.20 291.70 727.00 746.10 573.00
1981 -- -- -- -- -- --
1982 424.40 474.20 344.70 847.40 858.20 690.70
1983 439.40 490.90 355.40 867.90 881.80 716.20
1984 454.00 507.60 365.70 881.50 885.50 740.40
1985 466.90 523.10 374.60 898.10 895.20 765.00
1986 470.70 527.80 377.40 896.90 888.30 773.30
1987 491.60 552.00 392.60 929.40 918.30 815.50
1988 512.20 576.10 409.50 960.20 938.40 855.40
1989 539.30 607.10 431.20 1,009.40 971.90 903.70
1990 570.40 642.80 456.80 1,062.10 1,016.00 960.80
1991 592.30 668.40 475.50 1,098.00 1,043.30 1,004.70
1992 609.50 688.70 490.70 1,122.10 1,057.40 1,045.00
1993 625.50 707.20 506.00 1,143.00 1,074.20 1,078.20
1994 646.20 731.80 525.00 1,177.60 1,100.00 1,118.60
1995 667.60 757.40 544.80 1,205.50 1,130.90 1,159.90
1996 690.60 785.30 566.00 1,245.90 1,148.50 1,200.60
1997 708.00 806.60 583.60 1,280.20 1,165.90 1,238.50
1998 720.00 820.20 597.40 1,300.40 1,189.40 1,261.90
1999 741.20 844.50 618.50 1,344.90 1,224.20 1,295.30
2000 773.60 880.70 649.40 1,394.20 1,274.30 1,355.50
2001 807.40 914.40 683.10 1,413.50 1,298.50 1,393.50
2002 827.30 935.80 703.50 1,445.10 1,331.70 1,431.50
2003 854.80 965.90 729.70 1,495.80 1,373.30 1,486.80
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2001, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record (for 1960–1984, various sampling rates; for 1985–2000, 10 percent sample); beginning with 2001, Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account.
Data include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
-- = not available.
a. Spouse's entitlement based on age.
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Table 29.
Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly family benefit, by family composition, December 2003
Family composition Number of families Number of beneficiaries Average primary insurance amount (dollars) Average monthly family benefit (dollars) Percentage of families receiving maximum family benefit a
Worker only
Men 2,524,947 2,524,947 971.72 965.90 9.5
Women 2,243,737 2,243,737 731.08 729.70 21.2
Worker with children
By sex of worker
Men 578,747 1,483,202 944.46 1,345.90 83.2
Women 424,571 1,067,913 761.39 1,046.90 89.7
By number of children
1 child 615,342 1,230,687 874.45 1,225.60 85.4
2 children 273,784 821,357 865.62 1,225.90 88.0
3 or more children 114,192 499,071 830.07 1,170.80 83.9
Worker with—
Spouse aged 62 or older b 59,632 119,521 1,211.80 1,486.80 8.3
Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children 1,846 5,893 1,109.02 1,761.90 68.0
Spouse and 1 child 55,529 166,667 987.57 1,488.60 91.4
Spouse and 2 children 49,202 196,874 949.21 1,409.40 90.2
Spouse and 3 or more children 32,822 181,216 905.58 1,315.50 82.6
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account.
Data include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
a. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount.
b. If the spouse is also entitled to a retired-worker benefit, only the benefit amount received as a spouse is included.
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Table 30.
Distribution, by family composition and age of worker, December 2003
Family composition Total,
all ages
Under 30 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–FRA
Number
Worker only 4,768,684 149,198 135,528 209,383 378,213 607,238 862,412 1,150,988 1,275,724
Worker with—
Spouse
Aged 62 or older a 61,478 0 5 13 73 342 1,624 8,052 51,369
Child in care 137,553 2,728 8,182 18,048 28,132 28,594 23,029 17,259 11,581
Children
1 child 615,342 21,457 35,397 69,251 123,297 135,781 108,104 74,954 47,101
2 children 273,784 10,976 28,467 57,451 71,581 52,701 28,781 15,632 8,195
3 or more children 114,192 5,009 16,971 30,564 29,345 16,920 8,262 4,630 2,491
Families receiving maximum benefit b 1,704,484 121,709 130,321 215,128 302,497 290,109 240,619 213,378 190,723
Percent
Worker only 100.0 3.1 2.8 4.4 7.9 12.7 18.1 24.1 26.8
Worker with—
Spouse
Aged 62 or older a 100.0 0 c c 0.1 0.6 2.6 13.1 83.6
Child in care 100.0 2.0 5.9 13.1 20.5 20.8 16.7 12.5 8.4
Children
1 child 100.0 3.5 5.8 11.3 20.0 22.1 17.6 12.2 7.7
2 children 100.0 4.0 10.4 21.0 26.1 19.2 10.5 5.7 3.0
3 or more children 100.0 4.4 14.9 26.8 25.7 14.8 7.2 4.1 2.2
Families receiving maximum benefit b 28.5 64.3 58.0 55.9 48.0 34.5 23.3 16.8 13.7
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account.
Data include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
FRA = full retirement age.
a. Includes spouses aged 62 or older with children.
b. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount.
c. Less than 0.05 percent.
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