U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
OASDI Monthly Statistics, August 2006
 
Table 3.
OASI retired-worker beneficiaries, by sex and election of early retirement, August 2005–August 2006
Month All beneficiaries Men Women
Total Without
reduction
for early
retirement		 With
reduction
for early
retirement		 Early
retirees
as a
percentage
of total		 Subtotal Without
reduction
for early
retirement		 With
reduction
for early
retirement		 Early
retirees
as a
percentage
of subtotal		 Subtotal Without
reduction
for early
retirement		 With
reduction
for early
retirement		 Early
retirees
as a
percentage
of subtotal
Number (thousands)
2005
August 30,306 8,293 22,013 72.6 15,586 4,651 10,935 70.2 14,720 3,641 11,079 75.3
September 30,360 8,298 22,061 72.7 15,610 4,655 10,955 70.2 14,749 3,643 11,106 75.3
October 30,391 8,300 22,091 72.7 15,624 4,657 10,967 70.2 14,768 3,644 11,124 75.3
November 30,427 8,309 22,118 72.7 15,639 4,662 10,977 70.2 14,788 3,647 11,141 75.3
December 30,455 8,325 22,130 72.7 15,646 4,664 10,982 70.2 14,809 3,661 11,148 75.3
2006
January 30,583 8,354 22,229 72.7 15,712 4,672 11,041 70.3 14,871 3,683 11,188 75.2
February 30,658 8,363 22,294 72.7 15,748 4,675 11,074 70.3 14,909 3,689 11,221 75.3
March 30,706 8,368 22,338 72.7 15,770 4,676 11,094 70.3 14,936 3,692 11,244 75.3
April 30,741 8,371 22,370 72.8 15,785 4,677 11,108 70.4 14,956 3,694 11,262 75.3
May 30,781 8,376 22,405 72.8 15,803 4,680 11,123 70.4 14,978 3,696 11,282 75.3
June 30,825 8,383 22,442 72.8 15,823 4,684 11,139 70.4 15,002 3,699 11,303 75.3
July 30,832 8,365 22,467 72.9 15,819 4,670 11,148 70.5 15,014 3,695 11,319 75.4
August 30,830 8,341 22,489 72.9 15,811 4,657 11,155 70.5 15,019 3,685 11,334 75.5
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
2005
August 29,080 9,319 19,761 . . . 16,856 5,884 10,972 . . . 12,225 3,435 8,789 . . .
September 29,143 9,330 19,813 . . . 16,890 5,891 10,999 . . . 12,253 3,439 8,814 . . .
October 29,186 9,336 19,850 . . . 16,912 5,895 11,017 . . . 12,274 3,441 8,833 . . .
November 29,274 9,375 19,899 . . . 16,960 5,920 11,039 . . . 12,314 3,455 8,860 . . .
December 30,515 9,781 20,734 . . . 17,672 6,170 11,502 . . . 12,844 3,612 9,232 . . .
2006
January 30,703 9,819 20,884 . . . 17,781 6,184 11,597 . . . 12,922 3,635 9,287 . . .
February 30,800 9,833 20,967 . . . 17,836 6,191 11,645 . . . 12,964 3,642 9,322 . . .
March 30,871 9,843 21,028 . . . 17,876 6,197 11,679 . . . 12,996 3,647 9,349 . . .
April 30,931 9,855 21,076 . . . 17,908 6,203 11,705 . . . 13,023 3,651 9,372 . . .
May 30,985 9,864 21,121 . . . 17,936 6,208 11,728 . . . 13,048 3,655 9,393 . . .
June 31,045 9,876 21,169 . . . 17,968 6,216 11,752 . . . 13,077 3,661 9,417 . . .
July 31,065 9,859 21,206 . . . 17,969 6,200 11,769 . . . 13,096 3,659 9,437 . . .
August 31,074 9,834 21,240 . . . 17,965 6,182 11,784 . . . 13,108 3,652 9,456 . . .
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
2005
August 959.60 1,123.80 897.70 . . . 1,081.50 1,264.90 1,003.40 . . . 830.50 943.50 793.30 . . .
September 959.90 1,124.30 898.10 . . . 1,082.00 1,265.50 1,004.00 . . . 830.80 943.90 793.60 . . .
October 960.30 1,124.80 898.60 . . . 1,082.50 1,266.00 1,004.60 . . . 831.10 944.40 794.00 . . .
November 962.10 1,128.30 899.70 . . . 1,084.50 1,269.90 1,005.70 . . . 832.80 947.30 795.20 . . .
December 1,002.00 1,174.90 936.90 . . . 1,129.40 1,322.70 1,047.30 . . . 867.30 986.50 828.20 . . .
2006
January 1,003.90 1,175.40 939.50 . . . 1,131.70 1,323.80 1,050.40 . . . 868.90 987.00 830.10 . . .
February 1,004.60 1,175.70 940.50 . . . 1,132.50 1,324.40 1,051.60 . . . 869.50 987.30 830.80 . . .
March 1,005.40 1,176.30 941.40 . . . 1,133.50 1,325.10 1,052.80 . . . 870.10 987.80 831.40 . . .
April 1,006.20 1,177.20 942.20 . . . 1,134.50 1,326.20 1,053.70 . . . 870.80 988.60 832.10 . . .
May 1,006.60 1,177.70 942.70 . . . 1,135.00 1,326.60 1,054.30 . . . 871.20 989.10 832.60 . . .
June 1,007.20 1,178.20 943.30 . . . 1,135.60 1,327.10 1,055.00 . . . 871.70 989.60 833.10 . . .
July 1,007.60 1,178.50 943.90 . . . 1,135.90 1,327.40 1,055.70 . . . 872.30 990.30 833.80 . . .
August 1,007.90 1,178.90 944.50 . . . 1,136.20 1,327.60 1,056.40 . . . 872.80 991.10 834.30 . . .
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data are for the end of the specified month.
Some Social Security beneficiaries are entitled to more than one type of benefit. In most cases, they are dually entitled to a worker benefit and a higher spouse or widow(er) benefit. If both benefits are financed from the same trust fund, the beneficiary is usually counted only once in the statistics, as a retired-worker or a disabled-worker beneficiary, and the benefit amount recorded is the larger amount associated with the auxiliary benefit. If the benefits are paid from different trust funds the beneficiary is counted twice, and the respective benefit amounts are recorded for each type of benefit.
. . . = not applicable.
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