U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2006
 
All Disabled Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Table 15.
Representative payment, by sex and diagnostic group, December 2006
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 6,806,918 795,972 11.7 220,178 14,304 6.5 776,596 606,180 78.1
Congenital anomalies 11,544 1,749 15.2 283 7 2.5 9,298 6,502 69.9
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 258,310 4,518 1.7 17,675 318 1.8 2,818 723 25.7
Infectious and parasitic diseases 113,410 3,681 3.2 1,891 53 2.8 3,248 1,918 59.1
Injuries 292,161 25,127 8.6 5,575 178 3.2 10,069 4,051 40.2
Mental disorders
Retardation 329,540 184,259 55.9 9,721 2,497 25.7 356,722 315,279 88.4
Other 1,947,274 468,127 24.0 52,686 8,186 15.5 121,799 79,206 65.0
Neoplasms 196,075 3,173 1.6 4,534 72 1.6 1,951 1,085 55.6
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 17,080 412 2.4 365 10 2.7 2,022 398 19.7
Circulatory system 635,807 32,086 5.0 21,048 880 4.2 3,532 1,728 48.9
Digestive system 106,714 3,035 2.8 2,561 60 2.3 632 127 20.1
Genitourinary system 114,079 1,418 1.2 1,946 38 2.0 1,930 403 20.9
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,765,058 19,247 1.1 64,590 633 1.0 5,523 1,148 20.8
Nervous system and sense organs 649,336 31,147 4.8 15,965 627 3.9 73,122 39,155 53.5
Respiratory system 208,991 2,688 1.3 10,892 120 1.1 1,018 342 33.6
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 16,343 210 1.3 513 4 0.8 279 52 18.6
Other 14,384 621 4.3 291 9 3.1 1,361 875 64.3
Unknown 130,812 14,474 11.1 9,642 612 6.3 181,272 153,188 84.5
Men
Subtotal 3,643,121 517,479 14.2 8,115 634 7.8 424,184 338,860 79.9
Congenital anomalies 5,918 1,018 17.2 11 0 0 4,799 3,476 72.4
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 113,451 2,591 2.3 368 13 3.5 1,287 389 30.2
Infectious and parasitic diseases 83,082 2,958 3.6 101 5 5.0 1,738 1,074 61.8
Injuries 202,246 19,163 9.5 398 16 4.0 6,993 2,779 39.7
Mental disorders
Retardation 210,488 121,384 57.7 378 100 26.5 192,169 173,262 90.2
Other 977,700 300,074 30.7 1,696 327 19.3 76,907 53,403 69.4
Neoplasms 93,976 1,911 2.0 161 3 1.9 1,094 617 56.4
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 7,557 249 3.3 18 0 0 1,015 239 23.5
Circulatory system 424,489 20,737 4.9 1,235 53 4.3 1,889 962 50.9
Digestive system 57,682 2,215 3.8 145 6 4.1 314 72 22.9
Genitourinary system 68,364 950 1.4 120 3 2.5 1,009 231 22.9
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 895,862 12,465 1.4 2,183 36 1.6 2,379 627 26.4
Nervous system and sense organs 320,968 19,246 6.0 568 25 4.4 38,875 21,580 55.5
Respiratory system 102,829 1,723 1.7 355 14 3.9 443 189 42.7
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 6,797 126 1.9 18 0 0 120 30 25.0
Other 6,642 436 6.6 10 0 0 753 521 69.2
Unknown 65,070 10,233 15.7 350 33 9.4 92,400 79,409 85.9
Women
Subtotal 3,163,797 278,493 8.8 212,063 13,670 6.4 352,412 267,320 75.9
Congenital anomalies 5,626 731 13.0 272 7 2.6 4,499 3,026 67.3
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 144,859 1,927 1.3 17,307 305 1.8 1,531 334 21.8
Infectious and parasitic diseases 30,328 723 2.4 1,790 48 2.7 1,510 844 55.9
Injuries 89,915 5,964 6.6 5,177 162 3.1 3,076 1,272 41.4
Mental disorders
Retardation 119,052 62,875 52.8 9,343 2,397 25.7 164,553 142,017 86.3
Other 969,574 168,053 17.3 50,990 7,859 15.4 44,892 25,803 57.5
Neoplasms 102,099 1,262 1.2 4,373 69 1.6 857 468 54.6
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 9,523 163 1.7 347 10 2.9 1,007 159 15.8
Circulatory system 211,318 11,349 5.4 19,813 827 4.2 1,643 766 46.6
Digestive system 49,032 820 1.7 2,416 54 2.2 318 55 17.3
Genitourinary system 45,715 468 1.0 1,826 35 1.9 921 172 18.7
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 869,196 6,782 0.8 62,407 597 1.0 3,144 521 16.6
Nervous system and sense organs 328,368 11,901 3.6 15,397 602 3.9 34,247 17,575 51.3
Respiratory system 106,162 965 0.9 10,537 106 1.0 575 153 26.6
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 9,546 84 0.9 495 4 0.8 159 22 13.8
Other 7,742 185 2.4 281 9 3.2 608 354 58.2
Unknown 65,742 4,241 6.5 9,292 579 6.2 88,872 73,779 83.0
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.
CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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