Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2006
| Diagnostic group | Total | Workers | Widow(er)s | Adult children | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| All disabled beneficiaries | ||||||||
| Total | 7,803,692 | 100.0 | 6,806,918 | 100.0 | 220,178 | 100.0 | 776,596 | 100.0 |
| Congenital anomalies | 21,125 | 0.3 | 11,544 | 0.2 | 283 | 0.1 | 9,298 | 1.2 |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 278,803 | 3.6 | 258,310 | 3.8 | 17,675 | 8.0 | 2,818 | 0.4 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 118,549 | 1.5 | 113,410 | 1.7 | 1,891 | 0.9 | 3,248 | 0.4 |
| Injuries | 307,805 | 3.9 | 292,161 | 4.3 | 5,575 | 2.5 | 10,069 | 1.3 |
| Mental disorders | ||||||||
| Retardation | 695,983 | 8.9 | 329,540 | 4.8 | 9,721 | 4.4 | 356,722 | 45.9 |
| Other | 2,121,759 | 27.2 | 1,947,274 | 28.6 | 52,686 | 23.9 | 121,799 | 15.7 |
| Neoplasms | 202,560 | 2.6 | 196,075 | 2.9 | 4,534 | 2.1 | 1,951 | 0.3 |
| Diseases of the— | ||||||||
| Blood and blood-forming organs | 19,467 | 0.2 | 17,080 | 0.3 | 365 | 0.2 | 2,022 | 0.3 |
| Circulatory system | 660,387 | 8.5 | 635,807 | 9.3 | 21,048 | 9.6 | 3,532 | 0.5 |
| Digestive system | 109,907 | 1.4 | 106,714 | 1.6 | 2,561 | 1.2 | 632 | 0.1 |
| Genitourinary system | 117,955 | 1.5 | 114,079 | 1.7 | 1,946 | 0.9 | 1,930 | 0.2 |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 1,835,171 | 23.5 | 1,765,058 | 25.9 | 64,590 | 29.3 | 5,523 | 0.7 |
| Nervous system and sense organs | 738,423 | 9.5 | 649,336 | 9.5 | 15,965 | 7.3 | 73,122 | 9.4 |
| Respiratory system | 220,901 | 2.8 | 208,991 | 3.1 | 10,892 | 4.9 | 1,018 | 0.1 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 17,135 | 0.2 | 16,343 | 0.2 | 513 | 0.2 | 279 | a |
| Other | 16,036 | 0.2 | 14,384 | 0.2 | 291 | 0.1 | 1,361 | 0.2 |
| Unknown | 321,726 | 4.1 | 130,812 | 1.9 | 9,642 | 4.4 | 181,272 | 23.3 |
| Men | ||||||||
| Subtotal | 4,075,420 | 100.0 | 3,643,121 | 100.0 | 8,115 | 100.0 | 424,184 | 100.0 |
| Congenital anomalies | 10,728 | 0.3 | 5,918 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.1 | 4,799 | 1.1 |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 115,106 | 2.8 | 113,451 | 3.1 | 368 | 4.5 | 1,287 | 0.3 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 84,921 | 2.1 | 83,082 | 2.3 | 101 | 1.2 | 1,738 | 0.4 |
| Injuries | 209,637 | 5.1 | 202,246 | 5.6 | 398 | 4.9 | 6,993 | 1.6 |
| Mental disorders | ||||||||
| Retardation | 403,035 | 9.9 | 210,488 | 5.8 | 378 | 4.7 | 192,169 | 45.3 |
| Other | 1,056,303 | 25.9 | 977,700 | 26.8 | 1,696 | 20.9 | 76,907 | 18.1 |
| Neoplasms | 95,231 | 2.3 | 93,976 | 2.6 | 161 | 2.0 | 1,094 | 0.3 |
| Diseases of the— | ||||||||
| Blood and blood-forming organs | 8,590 | 0.2 | 7,557 | 0.2 | 18 | 0.2 | 1,015 | 0.2 |
| Circulatory system | 427,613 | 10.5 | 424,489 | 11.7 | 1,235 | 15.2 | 1,889 | 0.4 |
| Digestive system | 58,141 | 1.4 | 57,682 | 1.6 | 145 | 1.8 | 314 | 0.1 |
| Genitourinary system | 69,493 | 1.7 | 68,364 | 1.9 | 120 | 1.5 | 1,009 | 0.2 |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 900,424 | 22.1 | 895,862 | 24.6 | 2,183 | 26.9 | 2,379 | 0.6 |
| Nervous system and sense organs | 360,411 | 8.8 | 320,968 | 8.8 | 568 | 7.0 | 38,875 | 9.2 |
| Respiratory system | 103,627 | 2.5 | 102,829 | 2.8 | 355 | 4.4 | 443 | 0.1 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 6,935 | 0.2 | 6,797 | 0.2 | 18 | 0.2 | 120 | a |
| Other | 7,405 | 0.2 | 6,642 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.1 | 753 | 0.2 |
| Unknown | 157,820 | 3.9 | 65,070 | 1.8 | 350 | 4.3 | 92,400 | 21.8 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Subtotal | 3,728,272 | 100.0 | 3,163,797 | 100.0 | 212,063 | 100.0 | 352,412 | 100.0 |
| Congenital anomalies | 10,397 | 0.3 | 5,626 | 0.2 | 272 | 0.1 | 4,499 | 1.3 |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 163,697 | 4.4 | 144,859 | 4.6 | 17,307 | 8.2 | 1,531 | 0.4 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 33,628 | 0.9 | 30,328 | 1.0 | 1,790 | 0.8 | 1,510 | 0.4 |
| Injuries | 98,168 | 2.6 | 89,915 | 2.8 | 5,177 | 2.4 | 3,076 | 0.9 |
| Mental disorders | ||||||||
| Retardation | 292,948 | 7.9 | 119,052 | 3.8 | 9,343 | 4.4 | 164,553 | 46.7 |
| Other | 1,065,456 | 28.6 | 969,574 | 30.6 | 50,990 | 24.0 | 44,892 | 12.7 |
| Neoplasms | 107,329 | 2.9 | 102,099 | 3.2 | 4,373 | 2.1 | 857 | 0.2 |
| Diseases of the— | ||||||||
| Blood and blood-forming organs | 10,877 | 0.3 | 9,523 | 0.3 | 347 | 0.2 | 1,007 | 0.3 |
| Circulatory system | 232,774 | 6.2 | 211,318 | 6.7 | 19,813 | 9.3 | 1,643 | 0.5 |
| Digestive system | 51,766 | 1.4 | 49,032 | 1.5 | 2,416 | 1.1 | 318 | 0.1 |
| Genitourinary system | 48,462 | 1.3 | 45,715 | 1.4 | 1,826 | 0.9 | 921 | 0.3 |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 934,747 | 25.1 | 869,196 | 27.5 | 62,407 | 29.4 | 3,144 | 0.9 |
| Nervous system and sense organs | 378,012 | 10.1 | 328,368 | 10.4 | 15,397 | 7.3 | 34,247 | 9.7 |
| Respiratory system | 117,274 | 3.1 | 106,162 | 3.4 | 10,537 | 5.0 | 575 | 0.2 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 10,200 | 0.3 | 9,546 | 0.3 | 495 | 0.2 | 159 | a |
| Other | 8,631 | 0.2 | 7,742 | 0.2 | 281 | 0.1 | 608 | 0.2 |
| Unknown | 163,906 | 4.4 | 65,742 | 2.1 | 9,292 | 4.4 | 88,872 | 25.2 |
| 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. | ||||||||
| CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov. | ||||||||
