U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2006
 
Awards to Disabled Workers
Table 44.
Distribution, by diagnostic group, sex, and age, 2006
Diagnostic group Total Men Women
All ages Under 35 35–49 50 or
older		 All ages Under 35 35–49 50 or
older		 All ages Under 35 35–49 50 or
older
Number
Total 798,675 83,829 237,803 477,043 425,285 44,499 120,506 260,280 373,390 39,330 117,297 216,763
Congenital anomalies 1,170 480 336 354 620 251 164 205 550 229 172 149
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 27,272 1,749 7,246 18,277 14,345 809 3,660 9,876 12,927 940 3,586 8,401
Infectious and parasitic diseases 10,165 1,345 5,179 3,641 7,129 941 3,822 2,366 3,036 404 1,357 1,275
Injuries 31,231 4,655 9,846 16,730 20,723 3,352 6,694 10,677 10,508 1,303 3,152 6,053
Mental disorders
Retardation 19,842 9,939 7,132 2,771 12,087 5,973 4,409 1,705 7,755 3,966 2,723 1,066
Other 165,193 36,062 67,781 61,350 77,718 18,655 30,023 29,040 87,475 17,407 37,758 32,310
Neoplasms 82,146 4,042 21,104 57,000 42,603 2,058 9,621 30,924 39,543 1,984 11,483 26,076
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 2,405 653 714 1,038 1,143 296 304 543 1,262 357 410 495
Circulatory system 85,636 2,175 15,999 67,462 58,330 1,192 10,237 46,901 27,306 983 5,762 20,561
Digestive system 18,655 1,199 6,690 10,766 11,315 516 3,941 6,858 7,340 683 2,749 3,908
Genitourinary system 18,414 2,415 6,578 9,421 11,286 1,303 4,033 5,950 7,128 1,112 2,545 3,471
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 225,179 7,872 58,092 159,215 111,421 3,588 29,092 78,741 113,758 4,284 29,000 80,474
Nervous system and sense organs 65,320 8,995 21,024 35,301 33,123 4,558 10,007 18,558 32,197 4,437 11,017 16,743
Respiratory system 32,577 747 5,655 26,175 16,753 296 2,484 13,973 15,824 451 3,171 12,202
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 1,731 243 649 839 798 98 311 389 933 145 338 450
Other 1,862 228 638 996 888 109 294 485 974 119 344 511
Unknown 9,877 1,030 3,140 5,707 5,003 504 1,410 3,089 4,874 526 1,730 2,618
Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.1 0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 3.4 2.1 3.0 3.8 3.4 1.8 3.0 3.8 3.5 2.4 3.1 3.9
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.3 1.6 2.2 0.8 1.7 2.1 3.2 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.2 0.6
Injuries 3.9 5.6 4.1 3.5 4.9 7.5 5.6 4.1 2.8 3.3 2.7 2.8
Mental disorders
Retardation 2.5 11.9 3.0 0.6 2.8 13.4 3.7 0.7 2.1 10.1 2.3 0.5
Other 20.7 43.0 28.5 12.9 18.3 41.9 24.9 11.2 23.4 44.3 32.2 14.9
Neoplasms 10.3 4.8 8.9 11.9 10.0 4.6 8.0 11.9 10.6 5.0 9.8 12.0
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.2
Circulatory system 10.7 2.6 6.7 14.1 13.7 2.7 8.5 18.0 7.3 2.5 4.9 9.5
Digestive system 2.3 1.4 2.8 2.3 2.7 1.2 3.3 2.6 2.0 1.7 2.3 1.8
Genitourinary system 2.3 2.9 2.8 2.0 2.7 2.9 3.3 2.3 1.9 2.8 2.2 1.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 28.2 9.4 24.4 33.4 26.2 8.1 24.1 30.3 30.5 10.9 24.7 37.1
Nervous system and sense organs 8.2 10.7 8.8 7.4 7.8 10.2 8.3 7.1 8.6 11.3 9.4 7.7
Respiratory system 4.1 0.9 2.4 5.5 3.9 0.7 2.1 5.4 4.2 1.1 2.7 5.6
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2
Other 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Unknown 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases.
Effective 2001, the Social Security Administration initiated a special review of 130,000 Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who are potentially eligible for Social Security disability benefits because of earnings while receiving SSI. Many of these claims awarded since 2001 were for individuals under the age of 35 who were diagnosed with a mental disorder.
CONTACT: Glenda Carter (410) 965-7794 or di.asr@ssa.gov.
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