Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2006
| Family composition | Number of families |
Number of beneficiaries |
Average primary insurance amount (dollars) |
Average monthly family benefit a (dollars) |
Percentage of families receiving maximum family benefit b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worker only | |||||
| Men | 331,482 | 331,482 | 1,190.30 | 1,161.00 | 10.8 |
| Women | 308,491 | 308,491 | 894.70 | 877.20 | 22.6 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 73,692 | 198,248 | 1,181.60 | 1,688.20 | 85.9 |
| Women | 61,546 | 163,990 | 899.30 | 1,220.90 | 89.1 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 72,451 | 144,902 | 1,071.30 | 1,482.20 | 84.7 |
| 2 children | 42,100 | 126,300 | 1,053.20 | 1,500.60 | 90.4 |
| 3 or more children | 20,687 | 91,036 | 989.20 | 1,401.10 | 90.8 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 5,846 | 11,715 | 1,533.60 | 1,825.50 | 8.5 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 170 | 552 | 1,393.40 | 2,244.40 | 67.1 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 4,060 | 12,184 | 1,253.00 | 1,828.20 | 86.7 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 4,198 | 16,792 | 1,203.60 | 1,749.00 | 88.4 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 3,397 | 18,976 | 1,147.00 | 1,656.70 | 88.5 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data. | |||||
| NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion.
Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases; they include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld. |
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| a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed. | |||||
| b. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||
| c. If the spouse is also entitled to a retired-worker benefit, only the benefit amount received as a spouse is included. | |||||
| CONTACT: Glenda Carter (410) 965-7794 or di.asr@ssa.gov. | |||||
