| Definition |
The term "family" used here differs from the usual definition. We use
the term family to mean people receiving benefits that depend on an insured
worker's "primary insurance amount."
For example, if a husband and wife are both retired and
insured for benefits, they will be counted as 2 distinct
families in our data. If, on the other hand, the wife is not
insured, her benefit will
depend on her husband's benefit (and will be about half her
husband's benefit) and the couple will be considered as a single family.
The different types of families for which data
are available are shown below. |
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Family with a retired worker |
- Retired worker only — only the insured beneficiary, at least 62 years
old, is in the family
- Retired worker and aged spouse (both at least 62 years old)
- Retired worker, aged spouse, and 1 or more children
- Retired worker, young spouse (spouse with either a
child under age 16, or a disabled child in his or her care),
and 1 or more children
- Retired worker, young spouse, and 2 or more children
- Retired worker and 1 or more children
- Any family with a retired worker
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| Family with a disabled worker |
- Disabled worker only — only the insured, disabled beneficiary
is in the family
- Disabled worker and aged spouse (spouse at least 62 years old)
- Disabled worker, aged spouse, and 1 or more children
- Disabled worker, young spouse (spouse with either a
child under age 16, or a disabled child in his or her care),
and 1 or more children
- Disabled worker, young spouse, and 2 or more children
- Disabled worker and 1 or more children
- Any family with a disabled worker
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| Survivor family |
- One or more children of deceased worker (child must be under
age 18 (a minor), a high-school student under age 19, or have
become disabled before the age of 22), and surviving spouse
(if any) is not receiving a benefit
- Aged widow(er) (at least 60 years old)
- Aged widow(er) with 1 or more children
- Disabled widow(er) (disabled and at least 50 years old)
- Disabled widow(er) with 1 or more children
- Young widow(er) (must have a child under age 16 or
a disabled child in his or her care) and 1 or more children
- Young widow(er) and 2 or more children
- Young widow(er) and 2 children
- Any survivor family
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