Table 3.
OASI retired-worker beneficiaries, by sex and election of early retirement, August 2004–August 2005
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)
2004
August 29,788 8,279 21,509 72.2 15,358 4,665 10,693 69.6 14,430 3,614 10,816 75.0
September 29,839 8,284 21,555 72.2 15,382 4,668 10,714 69.7 14,457 3,616 10,841 75.0
October 29,866 8,286 21,580 72.3 15,394 4,670 10,724 69.7 14,472 3,616 10,856 75.0
November 29,907 8,294 21,613 72.3 15,412 4,674 10,738 69.7 14,495 3,619 10,876 75.0
December 29,953 8,314 21,639 72.2 15,431 4,679 10,752 69.7 14,522 3,635 10,887 75.0
2005
January 30,086 8,340 21,746 72.3 15,502 4,686 10,816 69.8 14,584 3,654 10,930 74.9
February 30,145 8,350 21,796 72.3 15,530 4,691 10,840 69.8 14,615 3,659 10,956 75.0
March 30,181 8,349 21,832 72.3 15,547 4,690 10,856 69.8 14,634 3,659 10,975 75.0
April 30,216 8,342 21,874 72.4 15,561 4,685 10,876 69.9 14,655 3,657 10,998 75.0
May 30,222 8,313 21,909 72.5 15,559 4,668 10,892 70.0 14,663 3,645 11,018 75.1
June 30,238 8,285 21,953 72.6 15,562 4,651 10,910 70.1 14,676 3,634 11,042 75.2
July 30,276 8,289 21,987 72.6 15,577 4,651 10,926 70.1 14,700 3,638 11,062 75.3
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
Total monthly benefits (millions of dollars)
2004
August 27,611 9,001 18,609 . . . 16,039 5,706 10,333 . . . 11,571 3,295 8,276 . . .
September 27,669 9,010 18,659 . . . 16,072 5,712 10,360 . . . 11,597 3,298 8,299 . . .
October 27,707 9,016 18,691 . . . 16,092 5,716 10,376 . . . 11,615 3,300 8,315 . . .
November 27,797 9,052 18,744 . . . 16,141 5,739 10,402 . . . 11,655 3,313 8,342 . . .
December 28,602 9,321 19,281 . . . 16,605 5,903 10,702 . . . 11,997 3,417 8,580 . . .
2005
January 28,778 9,353 19,425 . . . 16,711 5,916 10,795 . . . 12,067 3,437 8,630 . . .
February 28,553 9,365 19,488 . . . 16,753 5,923 10,830 . . . 12,100 3,442 8,657 . . .
March 28,902 9,366 19,535 . . . 16,779 5,923 10,856 . . . 12,123 3,443 8,679 . . .
April 28,952 9,364 19,588 . . . 16,804 5,920 10,884 . . . 12,147 3,444 8,703 . . .
May 28,965 9,334 19,631 . . . 16,806 5,899 10,907 . . . 12,159 3,435 8,724 . . .
June 28,986 9,305 19,681 . . . 16,812 5,879 10,933 . . . 12,174 3,426 8,748 . . .
July 29,037 9,312 19,725 . . . 16,836 5,881 10,955 . . . 12,200 3,431 8,770 . . .
August 29,080 9,319 19,761 . . . 16,856 5,884 10,972 . . . 12,225 3,435 8,789 . . .
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
2004
August 926.90 1,087.30 865.20 . . . 1,044.30 1,223.20 966.30 . . . 801.90 911.90 765.20 . . .
September 927.30 1,087.70 865.60 . . . 1,044.90 1,223.70 967.00 . . . 802.20 912.10 765.50 . . .
October 927.70 1,088.10 866.10 . . . 1,045.40 1,224.10 967.60 . . . 802.50 912.50 765.90 . . .
November 929.40 1,091.50 867.30 . . . 1,047.30 1,227.80 968.80 . . . 804.10 915.40 767.10 . . .
December 954.90 1,121.10 891.00 . . . 1,076.10 1,261.60 995.40 . . . 826.10 940.10 788.00 . . .
2005
January 956.50 1,121.40 893.30 . . . 1,078.00 1,262.40 998.10 . . . 827.40 940.50 789.60 . . .
February 957.10 1,121.60 894.10 . . . 1,078.70 1,262.70 999.10 . . . 827.90 940.80 790.20 . . .
March 957.60 1,121.80 894.80 . . . 1,079.30 1,262.90 1,000.00 . . . 828.40 941.00 790.80 . . .
April 958.20 1,122.50 895.50 . . . 1,079.90 1,263.70 1,000.80 . . . 828.90 941.70 791.40 . . .
May 958.40 1,122.80 896.00 . . . 1,080.10 1,263.90 1,001.40 . . . 829.20 942.30 791.80 . . .
June 958.60 1,123.10 896.50 . . . 1,080.40 1,264.00 1,002.10 . . . 829.50 942.80 792.30 . . .
July 959.10 1,123.40 897.10 . . . 1,080.90 1,264.40 1,002.70 . . . 830.00 943.00 792.80 . . .
August 959.60 1,123.80 897.70 . . . 1,081.50 1,264.90 1,003.40 . . . 830.50 943.50 793.30 . . .
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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