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The graph below shows the
number of people (in thousands) awarded Social Security
benefits on the basis of their earnings. We call such
awards primary awards.
The two types of primary awards are awards to retired workers and
awards to disabled workers. |
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For both the retired worker awards
(top of graph) and disabled worker awards (bottom), we show both the monthly
number (thinner line) and the corresponding 12-month moving average (thicker line).
People born in 1946, the first cohort of baby boomers, attain age 62 in 2008.
Look for increases in the number of awards to retired workers in 2008 and later.
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If a beneficiary is entitled to both a
primary benefit (as a retired or disabled worker) and another benefit
(say as a spouse or widow(er)), the person is counted only once in our
statistics as a primary beneficiary.
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