Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2006
| Year | Number (thousands) |
Percentage distribution | Average age |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, all ages |
Under 30 | 30–34 | 35–39 a | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–FRA | |||
| All disabled workers b | |||||||||||
| 1996 | 4,400 | 100.0 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 9.0 | 11.6 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 18.6 | 22.4 | 50.0 |
| 1997 | 4,508 | 100.0 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 8.6 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 16.1 | 19.2 | 22.4 | 50.3 |
| 1998 | 4,699 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 13.8 | 16.5 | 19.7 | 22.4 | 50.5 |
| 1999 | 4,879 | 100.0 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 8.0 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 20.0 | 22.3 | 50.6 |
| 2000 | 5,042 | 100.0 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 11.4 | 14.1 | 17.6 | 20.3 | 22.3 | 50.8 |
| 2001 | 5,268 | 100.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 14.1 | 17.7 | 20.7 | 22.4 | 50.9 |
| 2002 | 5,540 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 14.1 | 17.5 | 21.3 | 22.7 | 51.0 |
| 2003 | 5,869 | 100.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 10.4 | 14.0 | 17.3 | 21.5 | 23.7 | 51.3 |
| 2004 | 6,197 | 100.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 10.0 | 13.8 | 17.2 | 21.8 | 24.5 | 51.5 |
| 2005 | 6,519 | 100.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 9.5 | 13.6 | 17.2 | 22.3 | 25.2 | 51.8 |
| 2006 | 6,807 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 9.0 | 13.3 | 17.3 | 22.3 | 26.4 | 52.1 |
| Men | |||||||||||
| 1960 | 356 | 100.0 | 0.5 | a | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 16.6 | 26.7 | 44.9 | 57.3 |
| 1965 | 734 | 100.0 | 1.0 | a | 7.5 | 7.6 | 10.4 | 15.4 | 24.7 | 33.3 | 54.4 |
| 1970 | 1,069 | 100.0 | 3.3 | a | 6.8 | 6.9 | 10.9 | 15.2 | 23.2 | 33.7 | 53.9 |
| 1975 | 1,711 | 100.0 | 4.6 | a | 7.5 | 6.2 | 9.7 | 15.8 | 23.2 | 33.0 | 53.5 |
| 1980 | 1,928 | 100.0 | 4.1 | a | 9.6 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 14.3 | 24.0 | 33.1 | 52.9 |
| 1981 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1982 | 1,746 | 100.0 | 4.0 | a | 9.7 | 5.8 | 7.8 | 13.6 | 23.6 | 35.5 | 53.2 |
| 1983 | 1,731 | 100.0 | 4.2 | a | 10.4 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 13.0 | 23.1 | 35.0 | 52.9 |
| 1984 | 1,748 | 100.0 | 4.4 | a | 11.3 | 6.8 | 8.3 | 12.8 | 22.2 | 34.2 | 52.5 |
| 1985 | 1,785 | 100.0 | 4.6 | a | 12.3 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 12.9 | 21.4 | 32.9 | 51.9 |
| 1986 | 1,827 | 100.0 | 4.9 | a | 13.3 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 12.7 | 20.7 | 31.5 | 51.4 |
| 1987 | 1,857 | 100.0 | 4.8 | a | 13.8 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 20.1 | 30.8 | 51.1 |
| 1988 | 1,869 | 100.0 | 4.7 | a | 14.3 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 12.7 | 19.6 | 29.9 | 50.9 |
| 1989 | 1,906 | 100.0 | 4.5 | a | 14.7 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 12.7 | 19.4 | 28.8 | 50.7 |
| 1990 | 1,965 | 100.0 | 4.5 | a | 15.2 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 19.1 | 27.5 | 50.4 |
| 1991 | 2,066 | 100.0 | 4.5 | a | 15.6 | 10.7 | 11.2 | 13.0 | 18.6 | 26.4 | 50.1 |
| 1992 | 2,221 | 100.0 | 4.6 | a | 16.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 13.4 | 18.0 | 25.0 | 49.9 |
| 1993 | 2,358 | 100.0 | 4.6 | a | 16.2 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 13.9 | 17.9 | 23.9 | 49.6 |
| 1994 | 2,476 | 100.0 | 4.3 | a | 16.1 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 14.2 | 17.8 | 23.4 | 49.6 |
| 1995 | 2,573 | 100.0 | 4.0 | a | 15.5 | 11.5 | 13.4 | 14.5 | 18.0 | 23.2 | 49.7 |
| 1996 | 2,653 | 100.0 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 15.0 | 18.3 | 22.9 | 50.0 |
| 1997 | 2,667 | 100.0 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 15.6 | 18.9 | 23.0 | 50.3 |
| 1998 | 2,737 | 100.0 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 13.7 | 16.1 | 19.3 | 23.0 | 50.5 |
| 1999 | 2,801 | 100.0 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 11.6 | 13.8 | 16.7 | 19.7 | 22.9 | 50.7 |
| 2000 | 2,856 | 100.0 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 7.6 | 11.4 | 13.9 | 17.3 | 20.0 | 22.8 | 50.8 |
| 2001 | 2,948 | 100.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 7.2 | 11.2 | 14.0 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 23.0 | 51.0 |
| 2002 | 3,067 | 100.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 10.8 | 14.0 | 17.3 | 21.1 | 23.2 | 51.1 |
| 2003 | 3,221 | 100.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 10.4 | 13.9 | 17.1 | 21.4 | 24.1 | 51.3 |
| 2004 | 3,373 | 100.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 5.8 | 10.0 | 13.7 | 17.0 | 21.9 | 25.0 | 51.6 |
| 2005 | 3,517 | 100.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 13.5 | 17.0 | 22.4 | 25.7 | 51.9 |
| 2006 | 3,643 | 100.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 8.9 | 13.2 | 17.0 | 22.4 | 27.0 | 52.2 |
| Women | |||||||||||
| 1960 | 99 | 100.0 | 0.3 | a | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 19.4 | 31.4 | 37.2 | 56.7 |
| 1965 | 254 | 100.0 | 0.6 | a | 5.4 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 16.2 | 27.3 | 34.3 | 55.2 |
| 1970 | 424 | 100.0 | 1.9 | a | 5.1 | 5.6 | 10.1 | 15.9 | 26.0 | 35.3 | 55.0 |
| 1975 | 778 | 100.0 | 3.3 | a | 6.1 | 5.3 | 9.0 | 16.3 | 25.5 | 34.5 | 54.4 |
| 1980 | 931 | 100.0 | 3.4 | a | 8.2 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 14.4 | 25.4 | 35.0 | 53.7 |
| 1981 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1982 | 858 | 100.0 | 3.3 | a | 8.5 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 13.7 | 25.2 | 37.0 | 53.9 |
| 1983 | 838 | 100.0 | 3.5 | a | 9.3 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 12.9 | 24.3 | 36.8 | 53.6 |
| 1984 | 849 | 100.0 | 3.7 | a | 10.2 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 12.8 | 23.2 | 36.0 | 53.2 |
| 1985 | 872 | 100.0 | 3.8 | a | 11.2 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 12.9 | 22.3 | 34.6 | 52.6 |
| 1986 | 902 | 100.0 | 4.1 | a | 12.1 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 12.9 | 21.6 | 32.9 | 52.0 |
| 1987 | 929 | 100.0 | 4.2 | a | 12.7 | 8.2 | 9.4 | 12.9 | 20.9 | 31.7 | 51.7 |
| 1988 | 952 | 100.0 | 4.0 | a | 13.1 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 13.2 | 20.6 | 30.5 | 51.4 |
| 1989 | 989 | 100.0 | 4.0 | a | 13.5 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 13.4 | 20.1 | 29.2 | 51.1 |
| 1990 | 1,046 | 100.0 | 3.9 | a | 14.0 | 9.8 | 11.1 | 13.4 | 19.9 | 27.9 | 50.8 |
| 1991 | 1,133 | 100.0 | 4.0 | a | 14.3 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 13.8 | 19.4 | 26.5 | 50.5 |
| 1992 | 1,252 | 100.0 | 4.3 | a | 14.6 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 14.3 | 18.8 | 25.0 | 50.1 |
| 1993 | 1,371 | 100.0 | 4.3 | a | 14.9 | 11.0 | 12.6 | 14.8 | 18.9 | 23.5 | 49.9 |
| 1994 | 1,491 | 100.0 | 4.1 | a | 14.8 | 11.2 | 13.1 | 15.3 | 18.7 | 22.8 | 49.9 |
| 1995 | 1,614 | 100.0 | 3.8 | a | 14.5 | 11.5 | 13.6 | 15.7 | 18.8 | 22.2 | 49.9 |
| 1996 | 1,747 | 100.0 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 13.9 | 16.2 | 19.1 | 21.7 | 50.1 |
| 1997 | 1,842 | 100.0 | 3.1 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 13.9 | 16.7 | 19.6 | 21.5 | 50.3 |
| 1998 | 1,961 | 100.0 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 8.2 | 11.5 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 20.1 | 21.5 | 50.5 |
| 1999 | 2,078 | 100.0 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 11.5 | 14.2 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 21.4 | 50.6 |
| 2000 | 2,186 | 100.0 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 14.3 | 17.9 | 20.7 | 21.6 | 50.8 |
| 2001 | 2,320 | 100.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 14.3 | 18.0 | 21.1 | 21.7 | 50.9 |
| 2002 | 2,472 | 100.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 6.8 | 10.8 | 14.3 | 17.7 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 51.0 |
| 2003 | 2,647 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 10.5 | 14.2 | 17.6 | 21.6 | 23.0 | 51.2 |
| 2004 | 2,824 | 100.0 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 10.2 | 14.0 | 17.5 | 21.8 | 23.8 | 51.4 |
| 2005 | 3,002 | 100.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 9.7 | 13.7 | 17.6 | 22.2 | 24.5 | 51.7 |
| 2006 | 3,164 | 100.0 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 9.2 | 13.5 | 17.6 | 22.2 | 25.7 | 52.0 |
| SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, Table 5.D4 from 1960 to 1995; data for 1988 and 1990 to 1995 are based on a 10 percent sample file from the Master Beneficiary Record; Social Security Disability Insurance Beneficiaries, 100 percent data, from 1996 to 2000; beginning with 2001, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data. | |||||||||||
| NOTE: FRA = full retirement age; -- = not available. | |||||||||||
| a. Ages 30–34 were grouped with ages 35–39 before 1996. | |||||||||||
| b. Combined data for men and women are not available before 1996. | |||||||||||
| CONTACT: Kevin Kulzer (410) 965-5366 or di.asr@ssa.gov. | |||||||||||
