Year | Total | Wives with entitlement based on— | Husbands | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Care of children | Age | |||
Wives and husbands of retired workers | ||||
1950 | 162,768 | 9,646 | 152,310 | 812 |
1955 | 288,915 | 21,692 | 263,816 | 3,407 |
1960 | 339,987 | 32,254 | 305,713 | 2,020 |
1965 | 321,015 | 44,087 | 275,717 | 1,211 |
1970 | 339,447 | 51,378 | 286,867 | 1,202 |
1975 | 350,558 | 60,184 | 289,600 | 774 |
1980 | 360,693 | 55,401 | 294,892 | 10,400 |
1981 | 338,540 | 50,993 | 277,641 | 9,906 |
1982 | 349,967 | 36,229 | 302,739 | 10,999 |
1983 | 356,274 | 35,309 | 308,922 | 12,043 |
1984 | 342,691 | 30,972 | 298,855 | 12,864 |
1985 | 356,558 | 30,454 | 312,849 | 13,255 |
1986 | 358,115 | 28,925 | 315,427 | 13,763 |
1987 | 333,333 | 26,099 | 294,499 | 12,735 |
1988 | 316,929 | 23,045 | 281,760 | 12,124 |
1989 | 310,498 | 21,285 | 278,655 | 10,558 |
1990 | 308,980 | 21,395 | 277,238 | 10,347 |
1991 | 307,000 | 21,154 | 276,236 | 9,610 |
1992 | 304,764 | 21,057 | 274,670 | 9,037 |
1993 | 290,728 | 19,945 | 262,240 | 8,543 |
1994 | 275,025 | 18,431 | 248,430 | 8,164 |
1995 | 258,740 | 17,214 | 233,731 | 7,795 |
1996 | 244,014 | 15,466 | 221,059 | 7,489 |
1997 | 268,012 | 14,040 | 246,229 | 7,743 |
1998 | 263,668 | 13,472 | 242,390 | 7,806 |
1999 | 275,568 | 13,521 | 253,559 | 8,488 |
2000 | 341,503 | 15,625 | 315,148 | 10,730 |
2001 | 314,547 | 13,743 | 289,757 | 11,047 |
2002 | 317,685 | 14,011 | 291,377 | 12,297 |
2003 | 305,831 | 12,832 | 280,883 | 12,116 |
Wives and husbands of disabled workers | ||||
1958 a | 12,920 | 7,869 | 5,035 | 16 |
1959 b | 54,299 | 32,844 | 21,301 | 154 |
1960 | 54,187 | 38,326 | 15,756 | 105 |
1965 | 69,183 | 55,230 | 13,813 | 140 |
1970 | 96,304 | 74,913 | 21,227 | 164 |
1975 | 148,741 | 116,624 | 31,942 | 175 |
1980 | 108,500 | 74,922 | 32,616 | 962 |
1981 | 95,575 | 64,333 | 30,360 | 882 |
1982 | 77,835 | 45,463 | 31,540 | 832 |
1983 | 80,079 | 43,820 | 35,369 | 890 |
1984 | 81,834 | 46,433 | 34,470 | 931 |
1985 | 83,511 | 48,522 | 34,101 | 888 |
1986 | 82,435 | 47,711 | 33,797 | 927 |
1987 | 77,316 | 43,881 | 31,652 | 1,783 |
1988 | 73,790 | 41,627 | 29,634 | 2,529 |
1989 | 69,113 | 39,212 | 27,750 | 2,151 |
1990 | 69,667 | 40,458 | 27,023 | 2,186 |
1991 | 72,754 | 43,543 | 26,747 | 2,464 |
1992 | 78,083 | 47,841 | 27,502 | 2,740 |
1993 | 74,605 | 45,602 | 26,276 | 2,727 |
1994 | 69,549 | 42,824 | 24,240 | 2,485 |
1995 | 63,097 | 37,972 | 22,833 | 2,292 |
1996 | 57,528 | 33,638 | 21,775 | 2,115 |
1997 | 50,818 | 25,779 | 23,329 | 1,710 |
1998 | 47,550 | 23,190 | 22,693 | 1,667 |
1999 | 46,164 | 21,949 | 22,557 | 1,658 |
2000 | 43,941 | 19,801 | 22,399 | 1,741 |
2001 | 43,412 | 19,535 | 21,979 | 1,898 |
2002 | 45,600 | 20,621 | 22,863 | 2,116 |
2003 | 47,183 | 20,580 | 24,269 | 2,334 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | ||||
NOTE: Benefits not necessarily payable at time of award. | ||||
a. January–November. | ||||
b. Includes December 1958. | ||||
CONTACT: Joseph Bondar |
Basis of entitlement and age | Wives | Husbands | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Of retired workers | Of disabled workers | ||||||
Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) |
Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) |
Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) |
Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) |
|
All wives and husbands | 338,564 | 341.40 | 293,715 | 356.60 | 44,849 | 241.60 | 14,450 | 232.30 |
By age | ||||||||
Entitlement based on care of children | 33,412 | 255.20 | 12,832 | 380.00 | 20,580 | 177.40 | 1,220 | 136.20 |
Under 35 | 6,313 | 142.60 | 523 | 325.70 | 5,790 | 126.10 | 219 | 95.50 |
35–39 | 5,177 | 189.10 | 946 | 333.70 | 4,231 | 156.70 | 226 | 114.80 |
40–44 | 6,125 | 237.00 | 1,691 | 361.40 | 4,434 | 189.50 | 282 | 130.50 |
45–49 | 5,680 | 287.40 | 2,367 | 387.60 | 3,313 | 215.80 | 210 | 144.00 |
50–54 | 4,158 | 324.50 | 2,364 | 389.40 | 1,794 | 239.00 | 151 | 177.80 |
55–59 | 3,190 | 371.70 | 2,448 | 403.80 | 742 | 266.00 | 79 | 175.50 |
60–61 | 1,236 | 423.50 | 1,086 | 440.40 | 150 | 301.00 | 31 | 212.60 |
62–64 | 1,533 | 329.10 | 1,407 | 336.60 | 126 | 245.10 | 22 | 226.70 |
Entitlement based on age | 305,152 | 350.80 | 280,883 | 355.50 | 24,269 | 296.00 | 13,230 | 241.10 |
62–64 | 227,111 | 344.70 | 206,104 | 350.40 | 21,007 | 288.50 | 3,422 | 217.80 |
62 | 145,343 | 336.60 | 128,218 | 343.80 | 17,125 | 282.30 | 1,276 | 189.80 |
63 | 36,897 | 334.10 | 34,773 | 336.10 | 2,124 | 301.00 | 785 | 209.60 |
64 | 44,871 | 379.60 | 43,113 | 381.40 | 1,758 | 333.70 | 1,361 | 248.90 |
65–69 | 65,628 | 375.80 | 62,908 | 377.10 | 2,720 | 345.30 | 6,168 | 260.10 |
65 | 40,077 | 396.20 | 38,649 | 397.90 | 1,428 | 349.50 | 2,435 | 287.80 |
66 | 10,600 | 353.50 | 10,090 | 354.20 | 510 | 340.10 | 1,116 | 256.00 |
67 | 6,544 | 339.10 | 6,219 | 338.80 | 325 | 344.60 | 973 | 237.60 |
68 | 4,884 | 335.50 | 4,592 | 335.20 | 292 | 339.10 | 881 | 232.30 |
69 | 3,523 | 334.50 | 3,358 | 334.30 | 165 | 338.10 | 763 | 238.30 |
70–74 | 9,295 | 322.50 | 8,896 | 322.70 | 399 | 316.70 | 2,397 | 221.00 |
75 or older | 3,895 | 333.50 | 3,769 | 334.00 | 126 | 320.30 | 1,342 | 230.30 |
By sex | ||||||||
Wives | ||||||||
Not divorced | 305,882 | 344.30 | 263,735 | 361.10 | 42,147 | 239.70 | . . . | . . . |
Divorced | 32,682 | 313.70 | 29,980 | 317.50 | 2,702 | 271.10 | . . . | . . . |
Husbands of— | ||||||||
Retired workers | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 12,116 | 245.20 |
Disabled workers | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 2,334 | 165.40 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | ||||||||
NOTE: . . . = not applicable. | ||||||||
a. Benefits awarded before the December increase are converted to the December rates before computation of the averages. | ||||||||
CONTACT: Jennie H. Park |
Year | All children | Children of— | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Retired workers |
Deceased workers |
Disabled workers |
||
Total | ||||
1957 | 313,163 | 81,842 | 231,321 | . . . |
1960 | 415,719 | 69,979 | 241,430 | 104,310 |
1965 | 783,202 | 134,187 | 451,399 | 197,616 |
1970 | 1,090,865 | 182,595 | 591,724 | 316,546 |
1975 | 1,331,913 | 225,579 | 591,118 | 515,216 |
1976 | 1,327,197 | 236,805 | 578,905 | 511,487 |
1977 | 1,365,513 | 259,447 | 587,589 | 518,477 |
1978 | 1,234,658 | 214,284 | 566,992 | 453,382 |
1979 | 1,191,521 | 247,800 | 544,549 | 399,172 |
1980 | 1,174,112 | 248,658 | 540,246 | 385,208 |
1981 | 1,086,547 | 211,406 | 535,487 | 339,654 |
1982 | 916,715 | 182,849 | 473,396 | 260,470 |
1983 | 752,839 | 144,945 | 380,992 | 226,895 |
1984 | 721,564 | 131,986 | 351,326 | 238,252 |
1985 | 713,632 | 128,076 | 332,531 | 253,025 |
1986 | 700,627 | 122,652 | 319,800 | 258,167 |
1987 | 685,299 | 117,984 | 310,573 | 256,742 |
1988 | 706,031 | 116,659 | 324,346 | 265,026 |
1989 | 675,362 | 106,491 | 307,484 | 261,387 |
1990 | 695,307 | 108,105 | 303,616 | 283,586 |
1991 | 726,908 | 107,261 | 301,459 | 318,188 |
1992 | 794,571 | 108,686 | 304,300 | 381,585 |
1993 | 816,454 | 106,566 | 311,290 | 398,598 |
1994 | 824,239 | 102,983 | 310,051 | 411,205 |
1995 | 808,578 | 101,239 | 306,044 | 401,295 |
1996 | 798,485 | 98,655 | 302,480 | 397,350 |
1997 | 757,346 | 97,594 | 297,204 | 362,548 |
1998 | 763,170 | 96,893 | 294,851 | 371,426 |
1999 | 773,166 | 99,826 | 295,196 | 378,144 |
2000 | 776,676 | 115,358 | 297,686 | 363,632 |
2001 | 796,174 | 110,680 | 302,445 | 383,049 |
2002 | 846,361 | 116,186 | 310,395 | 419,780 |
2003 | 852,354 | 111,992 | 305,409 | 434,953 |
Children under age 18 | ||||
1940 | 59,382 | 8,249 | 51,133 | . . . |
1945 | 127,514 | 7,215 | 120,299 | . . . |
1950 | 122,641 | 25,495 | 97,146 | . . . |
1955 | 238,795 | 40,402 | 198,393 | . . . |
1960 | 391,366 | 57,239 | 231,611 | 102,516 |
1965 | 523,453 | 84,707 | 263,637 | 175,109 |
1970 | 678,940 | 99,353 | 337,960 | 241,627 |
1975 | 806,770 | 115,347 | 300,139 | 391,284 |
1980 | 573,828 | 111,610 | 227,139 | 235,079 |
1981 | 512,939 | 84,793 | 228,317 | 199,829 |
1982 | 457,445 | 81,502 | 222,738 | 153,205 |
1983 | 444,467 | 80,117 | 211,396 | 152,954 |
1984 | 449,242 | 74,328 | 202,163 | 172,721 |
1985 | 464,908 | 74,128 | 200,576 | 190,204 |
1986 | 465,115 | 70,915 | 196,008 | 198,192 |
1987 | 451,370 | 66,672 | 184,668 | 195,030 |
1988 | 452,519 | 63,586 | 192,278 | 196,655 |
1989 | 446,308 | 59,073 | 189,285 | 197,950 |
1990 | 468,439 | 60,588 | 189,792 | 218,059 |
1991 | 502,442 | 60,618 | 191,537 | 250,287 |
1992 | 559,725 | 61,034 | 192,689 | 306,002 |
1993 | 575,247 | 59,515 | 198,469 | 317,263 |
1994 | 586,342 | 57,677 | 201,598 | 327,067 |
1995 | 571,650 | 57,215 | 198,848 | 315,587 |
1996 | 561,687 | 56,126 | 194,333 | 311,228 |
1997 | 517,118 | 54,841 | 184,237 | 278,040 |
1998 | 516,100 | 54,218 | 182,118 | 279,764 |
1999 | 522,946 | 57,019 | 182,159 | 283,768 |
2000 | 525,390 | 68,440 | 184,762 | 272,188 |
2001 | 542,147 | 64,207 | 188,300 | 289,640 |
2002 | 578,906 | 66,992 | 192,226 | 319,688 |
2003 | 580,166 | 63,793 | 187,060 | 329,313 |
Disabled adult children | ||||
1957 | 29,507 | 17,249 | 12,258 | . . . |
1960 | 24,353 | 12,740 | 9,819 | 1,794 |
1965 | 21,398 | 10,017 | 8,668 | 2,713 |
1970 | 24,547 | 11,348 | 9,425 | 3,774 |
1975 | 32,707 | 14,636 | 11,182 | 6,889 |
1976 | 34,517 | 15,602 | 11,546 | 7,369 |
1977 | 36,210 | a | a | 7,885 |
1978 | 33,611 | 15,378 | 11,013 | 7,220 |
1979 | 33,419 | 15,967 | 10,999 | 6,453 |
1980 | 33,470 | 16,650 | 10,626 | 6,194 |
1981 | 30,545 | 15,365 | 9,745 | 5,435 |
1982 | 28,707 | 14,772 | 9,685 | 4,250 |
1983 | 33,639 | 17,309 | 11,223 | 5,107 |
1984 | 36,427 | 18,330 | 12,556 | 5,541 |
1985 | 39,083 | 19,661 | 12,709 | 6,713 |
1986 | 40,525 | 20,295 | 13,244 | 6,986 |
1987 | 39,665 | 20,761 | 12,117 | 6,787 |
1988 | 38,702 | 20,544 | 11,512 | 6,646 |
1989 | 37,001 | 19,668 | 10,975 | 6,358 |
1990 | 38,772 | 20,862 | 11,277 | 6,633 |
1991 | 41,086 | 21,850 | 11,684 | 7,552 |
1992 | 47,009 | 23,615 | 13,846 | 9,548 |
1993 | 47,246 | 23,173 | 13,819 | 10,254 |
1994 | 44,483 | 22,119 | 12,590 | 9,774 |
1995 | 43,275 | 21,566 | 11,930 | 9,779 |
1996 | 40,583 | 20,169 | 11,061 | 9,353 |
1997 | 38,701 | 19,611 | 10,616 | 8,474 |
1998 | 39,941 | 19,932 | 10,914 | 9,095 |
1999 | 41,748 | 20,467 | 11,430 | 9,851 |
2000 | 43,845 | 22,567 | 11,621 | 9,657 |
2001 | 43,042 | 21,307 | 11,872 | 9,863 |
2002 | 46,636 | 22,881 | 12,685 | 11,070 |
2003 | 47,235 | 22,024 | 12,920 | 12,291 |
Students | ||||
1965 | 238,351 | 39,463 | 179,094 | 19,794 |
1970 | 387,378 | 71,894 | 244,339 | 71,145 |
1975 | 492,436 | 95,596 | 279,797 | 117,043 |
1976 | 544,739 | 108,197 | 295,058 | 141,484 |
1977 | 574,760 | a | a | 148,227 |
1978 | 544,396 | 105,719 | 291,434 | 147,243 |
1979 | 553,889 | 117,118 | 292,766 | 144,005 |
1980 | 566,814 | 120,398 | 302,481 | 143,935 |
1981 | 543,063 | 111,248 | 297,425 | 134,390 |
1982 | 430,563 | 86,575 | 240,973 | 103,015 |
1983 | 274,726 | 47,519 | 158,373 | 68,834 |
1984 | 235,895 | 39,328 | 136,577 | 59,990 |
1985 | 209,641 | 34,287 | 119,246 | 56,108 |
1986 | 194,987 | 31,442 | 110,556 | 52,989 |
1987 | 194,264 | 30,551 | 108,788 | 54,925 |
1988 | 214,810 | 32,529 | 120,556 | 61,725 |
1989 | 192,053 | 27,750 | 107,224 | 57,079 |
1990 | 188,096 | 26,655 | 102,547 | 58,894 |
1991 | 183,380 | 24,793 | 98,238 | 60,349 |
1992 | 187,837 | 24,037 | 97,765 | 66,035 |
1993 | 193,961 | 23,878 | 99,002 | 71,081 |
1994 | 193,414 | 23,187 | 95,863 | 74,364 |
1995 | 193,653 | 22,458 | 95,266 | 75,929 |
1996 | 196,215 | 22,360 | 97,086 | 76,769 |
1997 | 201,527 | 23,142 | 102,351 | 76,034 |
1998 | 207,129 | 22,743 | 101,819 | 82,567 |
1999 | 208,472 | 22,340 | 101,607 | 84,525 |
2000 | 207,441 | 24,351 | 101,303 | 81,787 |
2001 | 210,985 | 25,166 | 102,273 | 83,546 |
2002 | 220,819 | 26,313 | 105,484 | 89,022 |
2003 | 224,953 | 26,175 | 105,429 | 93,349 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | ||||
NOTE: . . . = not applicable. | ||||
a. Data not available. | ||||
CONTACT: Joseph Bondar |
Age | Total number |
Children of— | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Retired workers | Deceased workers | Disabled workers | |||||
Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) |
Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) |
Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) |
||
All children | |||||||
Total | 852,354 | 111,992 | 429.20 | 305,409 | 624.30 | 434,953 | 245.60 |
Children under age 18 | |||||||
Subtotal | 580,166 | 63,793 | 417.20 | 187,060 | 599.90 | 329,313 | 217.40 |
Under 1 | 20,694 | 993 | 369.10 | 4,374 | 545.60 | 15,327 | 182.60 |
1 | 14,930 | 728 | 381.80 | 4,740 | 539.00 | 9,462 | 167.70 |
2 | 16,256 | 800 | 392.90 | 5,375 | 539.30 | 10,081 | 169.00 |
3 | 18,109 | 1,043 | 370.90 | 6,012 | 550.70 | 11,054 | 172.60 |
4 | 19,575 | 1,223 | 366.60 | 6,567 | 559.90 | 11,785 | 175.80 |
5 | 21,732 | 1,489 | 360.10 | 7,258 | 560.40 | 12,985 | 177.60 |
6 | 22,966 | 1,654 | 378.00 | 7,563 | 577.90 | 13,749 | 183.30 |
7 | 24,870 | 2,041 | 377.50 | 8,391 | 576.50 | 14,438 | 191.60 |
8 | 27,365 | 2,344 | 384.60 | 9,267 | 579.20 | 15,754 | 194.30 |
9 | 30,273 | 2,851 | 385.40 | 10,039 | 584.20 | 17,383 | 198.40 |
10 | 33,014 | 3,299 | 389.60 | 11,095 | 582.90 | 18,620 | 203.70 |
11 | 36,936 | 4,091 | 385.70 | 12,368 | 586.70 | 20,477 | 206.70 |
12 | 40,157 | 4,759 | 397.60 | 13,416 | 596.00 | 21,982 | 217.20 |
13 | 43,648 | 5,548 | 400.70 | 14,278 | 610.40 | 23,822 | 225.00 |
14 | 45,960 | 6,323 | 419.40 | 15,387 | 616.40 | 24,250 | 233.70 |
15 | 47,959 | 7,243 | 429.20 | 15,879 | 638.00 | 24,837 | 249.60 |
16 | 50,046 | 8,136 | 466.00 | 16,424 | 654.30 | 25,486 | 278.40 |
17 | 65,676 | 9,228 | 472.50 | 18,627 | 648.80 | 37,821 | 272.60 |
Disabled adult children | |||||||
Subtotal | 47,235 | 22,024 | 386.00 | 12,920 | 568.00 | 12,291 | 286.60 |
Under 20 | 7,390 | 1,086 | 401.50 | 2,787 | 543.50 | 3,517 | 254.20 |
20–24 | 10,096 | 2,436 | 403.50 | 3,518 | 565.90 | 4,142 | 271.50 |
25–29 | 6,539 | 2,892 | 411.70 | 1,715 | 612.60 | 1,932 | 307.70 |
30–34 | 7,578 | 4,610 | 410.10 | 1,502 | 604.00 | 1,466 | 346.30 |
35–39 | 7,652 | 5,434 | 400.90 | 1,295 | 587.30 | 923 | 337.00 |
40 or older | 7,980 | 5,566 | 327.50 | 2,103 | 529.90 | 311 | 290.90 |
Students aged 18–19 | |||||||
Subtotal | 224,953 | 26,175 | 494.60 | 105,429 | 674.40 | 93,349 | 339.80 |
18 | 213,336 | 25,506 | 498.50 | 103,892 | 676.30 | 83,938 | 347.80 |
19 | 11,617 | 669 | 343.30 | 1,537 | 549.60 | 9,411 | 268.20 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||
a. Benefits awarded before the December increase are converted to the December rates before computation of the averages. | |||||||
CONTACT: Jennie H. Park |
Year | Total | Mothers | Fathers | Widowed | Surviving divorced mothers and fathers |
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Subtotal | With at least 1 child under age 16 a |
Entitled solely because of at least 1 disabled child b |
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1950 | 41,101 | 41,101 | . . . | 41,089 | 41,089 | . . . | 12 |
1951 | 78,323 | 78,323 | . . . | 78,181 | 78,181 | . . . | 142 |
1952 | 64,875 | 64,875 | . . . | 64,776 | 64,776 | . . . | 99 |
1953 | 71,945 | 71,945 | . . . | 71,861 | 71,861 | . . . | 84 |
1954 | 70,775 | 70,775 | . . . | 70,699 | 70,699 | . . . | 76 |
1955 | 76,018 | 76,018 | . . . | 75,927 | 75,927 | . . . | 91 |
1956 | 67,475 | 67,475 | . . . | 67,410 | 67,410 | . . . | 65 |
1957 | 88,174 | 88,174 | . . . | 88,102 | 86,088 | 2,014 | 72 |
1958 c | 81,467 | 81,467 | . . . | 81,392 | 80,130 | 1,262 | 75 |
1959 d | 102,020 | 102,020 | . . . | 101,933 | 100,234 | 1,699 | 87 |
1960 | 92,607 | 92,607 | . . . | 92,507 | 90,939 | 1,568 | 100 |
1961 | 98,449 | 98,449 | . . . | 98,374 | 96,778 | 1,596 | 75 |
1962 | 99,925 | 99,925 | . . . | 99,835 | 98,099 | 1,736 | 90 |
1963 | 104,960 | 104,960 | . . . | 104,866 | 102,828 | 2,038 | 94 |
1964 | 106,249 | 106,249 | . . . | 106,137 | 103,778 | 2,359 | 112 |
1965 | 100,005 | 100,005 | . . . | 99,804 | 97,972 | 1,832 | 201 |
1966 | 107,135 | 107,135 | . . . | 106,677 | 105,270 | 1,407 | 458 |
1967 | 110,762 | 110,762 | . . . | 110,283 | 108,842 | 1,441 | 479 |
1968 | 113,765 | 113,765 | . . . | 113,323 | 111,869 | 1,454 | 442 |
1969 | 116,922 | 116,922 | . . . | 116,434 | 115,035 | 1,399 | 488 |
1970 | 112,377 | 112,377 | . . . | 111,887 | 110,459 | 1,428 | 490 |
1971 | 116,548 | 116,548 | . . . | 115,996 | 114,266 | 1,730 | 552 |
1972 | 117,699 | 117,699 | . . . | 117,034 | 113,822 | 3,212 | 665 |
1973 | 118,775 | 118,775 | . . . | 112,511 | 109,574 | 2,937 | 6,264 |
1974 | 109,221 | 109,221 | . . . | 102,584 | 99,705 | 2,879 | 6,637 |
1975 | 116,224 | 111,372 | 4,852 | 108,002 | 103,597 | 4,405 | 8,222 |
1976 | 113,520 | 107,339 | 6,181 | 105,158 | 99,781 | 5,377 | 8,362 |
1977 | 118,821 | 111,473 | 7,348 | 109,050 | 103,492 | 5,558 | 9,771 |
1978 | 110,015 | 103,391 | 6,624 | 100,247 | 96,834 | 3,413 | 9,768 |
1979 | 110,424 | 103,805 | 6,619 | 99,413 | 96,249 | 3,164 | 11,011 |
1980 | 107,809 | 99,922 | 7,887 | 96,005 | 92,768 | 3,237 | 11,804 |
1981 | 99,653 | 92,138 | 7,515 | 81,079 | 78,069 | 3,010 | 11,059 |
1982 | 86,786 | 80,198 | 6,588 | 70,019 | 67,301 | 2,718 | 10,179 |
1983 | 82,464 | 76,271 | 6,193 | 66,711 | 63,304 | 3,407 | 9,560 |
1984 | 73,794 | 68,164 | 5,630 | 59,256 | 54,962 | 4,294 | 8,908 |
1985 | 72,241 | 66,992 | 5,249 | 62,881 | 58,507 | 4,374 | 9,360 |
1986 | 69,340 | 64,147 | 5,193 | 60,200 | 55,639 | 4,561 | 9,140 |
1987 | 64,777 | 59,626 | 5,151 | 56,329 | 52,051 | 4,278 | 8,448 |
1988 | 62,676 | 57,859 | 4,817 | 54,833 | 50,655 | 4,178 | 7,843 |
1989 | 59,525 | 54,916 | 4,609 | 51,992 | 48,226 | 3,766 | 7,533 |
1990 | 58,060 | 53,346 | 4,714 | 50,879 | 47,673 | 3,206 | 7,181 |
1991 | 57,896 | 52,889 | 5,007 | 50,787 | 47,695 | 3,092 | 7,109 |
1992 | 56,402 | 51,273 | 5,129 | 49,341 | 46,302 | 3,039 | 7,061 |
1993 | 56,408 | 51,358 | 5,050 | 49,465 | 46,420 | 3,045 | 6,943 |
1994 | 54,732 | 49,825 | 4,907 | 48,217 | 45,346 | 2,871 | 6,515 |
1995 | 51,645 | 46,874 | 4,771 | 45,368 | 42,817 | 2,551 | 6,277 |
1996 | 49,150 | 44,732 | 4,418 | 43,538 | 41,192 | 2,346 | 5,612 |
1997 | 43,504 | 39,805 | 3,699 | 38,565 | 36,396 | 2,169 | 4,939 |
1998 | 42,395 | 38,533 | 3,862 | 37,739 | 35,577 | 2,162 | 4,656 |
1999 | 41,756 | 37,926 | 3,830 | 37,271 | 35,092 | 2,179 | 4,485 |
2000 | 40,491 | 36,521 | 3,970 | 36,197 | 34,241 | 1,956 | 4,294 |
2001 | 41,323 | 37,106 | 4,217 | 36,728 | 34,753 | 1,975 | 4,595 |
2002 | 40,829 | 36,534 | 4,295 | 36,186 | 34,264 | 1,922 | 4,643 |
2003 | 39,206 | 34,712 | 4,494 | 34,797 | 32,979 | 1,818 | 4,409 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||
NOTE: . . . = not applicable. | |||||||
a. Prior to August 1981, benefits were payable to mothers and fathers caring for a child under age 18. For mothers and fathers caring for a child who was at least age 14 and who were entitled in August 1981, benefits were continued until the child attained age 18 or September 1983, whichever came earlier. | |||||||
b. Excludes mothers and fathers who had both disabled and nondisabled entitled children in their care. | |||||||
c. January–November. | |||||||
d. Includes December 1958. | |||||||
CONTACT: Joseph Bondar |
Age, sex, and type of benefit | Nondisabled | Disabled |
Widowed mothers and fathers |
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Widows | Widowers | |||||||
Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) |
Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) |
Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) |
Number | Average monthly benefit a (dollars) |
|
All |
451,583 | 779.00 | 28,209 | 491.40 | 28,514 | 577.90 | 39,206 | 672.00 |
By age | ||||||||
Under 25 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1,336 | 519.20 |
25–29 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 2,829 | 569.90 |
30–34 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 4,971 | 589.90 |
35–39 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 7,486 | 636.90 |
40–44 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 8,987 | 703.80 |
45–49 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 7,283 | 732.40 |
50–54 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 10,555 | 575.00 | 3,755 | 757.20 |
55–59 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 15,320 | 584.10 | 1,633 | 732.00 |
60–64 | 155,096 | 877.30 | 12,861 | 672.30 | 2,455 | 560.10 | 753 | 715.20 |
60 | 71,157 | 887.10 | 5,162 | 664.10 | 1,502 | 565.70 | 235 | 745.90 |
61 | 23,393 | 902.00 | 3,604 | 653.10 | 401 | 563.10 | 165 | 740.20 |
62 | 22,095 | 864.30 | 2,039 | 700.90 | 282 | 549.60 | 145 | 656.60 |
63 | 15,426 | 815.70 | 763 | 683.70 | 162 | 573.20 | 87 | 683.00 |
64 | 23,025 | 875.90 | 1,293 | 706.90 | 108 | 478.40 | 121 | 715.10 |
65–69 | 86,565 | 702.90 | 4,159 | 442.50 | 151 b | 447.10 | 74 b | 559.10 |
65 | 40,589 | 754.40 | 1,808 | 567.60 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
66 | 11,485 | 663.20 | 621 | 377.60 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
67 | 11,264 | 649.40 | 585 | 348.00 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
68 | 11,738 | 661.10 | 576 | 320.70 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
69 | 11,489 | 656.10 | 569 | 336.60 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
70–74 | 63,199 | 681.70 | 2,929 | 296.70 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
70 | 11,892 | 663.90 | 518 | 306.50 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
71 | 12,354 | 674.30 | 611 | 295.80 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
72 | 12,843 | 679.80 | 598 | 291.30 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
73 | 13,058 | 692.00 | 593 | 299.90 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
74 | 13,052 | 696.50 | 609 | 291.50 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
75–79 | 65,961 | 707.40 | 3,039 | 289.20 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
75 | 13,274 | 692.80 | 565 | 289.60 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
76 | 13,564 | 705.90 | 588 | 274.80 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
77 | 13,171 | 703.40 | 578 | 283.80 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
78 | 13,022 | 716.70 | 603 | 300.30 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
79 | 12,930 | 718.80 | 705 | 295.90 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
80 or older | 79,986 | 805.30 | 5,173 | 307.40 | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . |
By sex | ||||||||
Men | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 1,384 | 426.10 | 4,494 | 554.20 |
Women | . . . | . . . | . . . | . . . | 27,130 | 585.60 | 34,712 | 687.30 |
Widow or mother | 398,404 | 779.70 | . . . | . . . | 23,068 | 584.80 | 30,675 | 688.80 |
Surviving divorced wife or mother | 53,179 | 773.90 | . . . | . . . | 4,062 | 590.40 | 4,037 | 675.90 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | ||||||||
NOTE: . . . = not applicable. | ||||||||
a. Benefits awarded before the December increase are converted to the December rates before computation of the averages. | ||||||||
b. Aged 65 or older. | ||||||||
CONTACT: Jennie H. Park |
Year | Total | Entitled because of age |
Entitled because of disability |
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Widows | Widowers | Widows | Widowers | ||
1950 | 66,735 | 66,672 | 63 | . . . | . . . |
1951 | 89,591 | 89,324 | 267 | . . . | . . . |
1952 | 92,302 | 91,992 | 310 | . . . | . . . |
1953 | 112,866 | 112,467 | 399 | . . . | . . . |
1954 | 128,026 | 127,626 | 400 | . . . | . . . |
1955 | 140,624 | 140,273 | 351 | . . . | . . . |
1956 | 253,524 | 253,191 | 333 | . . . | . . . |
1957 | 244,633 | 244,172 | 461 | . . . | . . . |
1958 a | 199,320 | 198,948 | 372 | . . . | . . . |
1959 b | 252,683 | 252,100 | 583 | . . . | . . . |
1960 | 239,267 | 238,813 | 454 | . . . | . . . |
1961 | 251,275 | 250,606 | 669 | . . . | . . . |
1962 | 267,051 | 266,465 | 586 | . . . | . . . |
1963 | 278,709 | 278,138 | 571 | . . . | . . . |
1964 | 283,263 | 282,689 | 574 | . . . | . . . |
1965 | 359,431 | 358,875 | 556 | . . . | . . . |
1966 | 403,595 | 403,035 | 560 | . . . | . . . |
1967 | 355,589 | 355,032 | 557 | . . . | . . . |
1968 | 375,391 | 352,280 | 604 | 22,438 | 69 |
1969 | 375,753 | 353,928 | 625 | 21,127 | 73 |
1970 | 363,216 | 347,031 | 576 | 15,546 | 63 |
1971 | 381,262 | 363,689 | 551 | 16,960 | 62 |
1972 | 402,809 | 382,452 | 544 | 19,739 | 74 |
1973 | 372,167 | 351,793 | 651 | 19,660 | 63 |
1974 | 363,693 | 343,317 | 550 | 19,793 | 33 |
1975 | 377,246 | 353,249 | 476 | 23,476 | 45 |
1976 | 385,373 | 362,229 | 489 | 22,603 | 52 |
1977 | 416,735 | 383,057 | 10,416 | 22,981 | 281 |
1978 | 403,679 | 375,750 | 9,022 | 18,553 | 354 |
1979 | 445,555 | 418,883 | 9,272 | 17,136 | 264 |
1980 | 452,156 | 424,690 | 11,412 | 15,789 | 265 |
1981 | 480,772 | 453,307 | 13,311 | 13,868 | 286 |
1982 | 492,451 | 465,070 | 14,941 | 12,222 | 218 |
1983 | 501,688 | 470,764 | 16,512 | 14,144 | 268 |
1984 | 499,677 | 464,979 | 17,533 | 16,847 | 318 |
1985 | 501,673 | 467,197 | 17,390 | 16,759 | 327 |
1986 | 491,052 | 454,903 | 17,731 | 18,033 | 385 |
1987 | 475,035 | 440,803 | 17,836 | 16,062 | 334 |
1988 | 457,574 | 424,107 | 18,139 | 14,979 | 349 |
1989 | 449,139 | 416,154 | 17,817 | 14,830 | 338 |
1990 | 451,862 | 417,925 | 18,513 | 15,058 | 366 |
1991 | 468,788 | 420,190 | 19,008 | 28,951 | 639 |
1992 | 472,078 | 419,413 | 19,430 | 32,477 | 758 |
1993 | 466,198 | 414,941 | 19,422 | 31,036 | 799 |
1994 | 459,340 | 410,323 | 19,114 | 29,075 | 828 |
1995 | 444,899 | 396,725 | 18,577 | 28,762 | 835 |
1996 | 438,081 | 390,962 | 18,508 | 27,783 | 828 |
1997 | 440,076 | 393,014 | 18,516 | 27,691 | 855 |
1998 | 443,669 | 395,231 | 19,039 | 28,494 | 905 |
1999 | 469,806 | 419,205 | 20,951 | 28,654 | 996 |
2000 | 505,021 | 453,334 | 23,645 | 26,997 | 1,045 |
2001 | 495,848 | 443,267 | 24,309 | 27,179 | 1,093 |
2002 | 522,537 | 465,627 | 27,306 | 28,211 | 1,393 |
2003 | 508,306 | 451,583 | 28,209 | 27,130 | 1,384 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||
NOTE: . . . = not applicable. | |||||
a. January–November. | |||||
b. Includes December 1958. | |||||
CONTACT: Joseph Bondar |
Year | Number of— | Average lump sum per worker (dollars) |
|
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Deceased workers |
Lump-sum payments |
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1940 | 61,080 | 75,095 | 145.79 |
1941 | 90,941 | 117,303 | 144.58 |
1942 | 103,322 | 134,991 | 144.77 |
1943 | 122,185 | 163,011 | 145.66 |
1944 | 151,869 | 205,117 | 145.68 |
1945 | 178,813 | 247,012 | 146.05 |
1946 | 179,588 | 250,706 | 151.74 |
1947 | 181,992 | 218,787 | 162.16 |
1948 | 200,090 | 213,096 | 161.50 |
1949 | 202,154 | 212,614 | 164.02 |
1950 | 200,411 | 209,960 | 147.81 |
1951 | 414,470 | 431,229 | 138.24 |
1952 | 437,896 | 456,531 | 178.20 |
1953 | 511,986 | 532,846 | 174.16 |
1954 | 516,158 | 536,341 | 207.86 |
1955 | 566,830 | 589,612 | 202.72 |
1956 | 546,984 | 572,291 | 200.80 |
1957 | 689,282 | 718,672 | 201.63 |
1958 a | 656,825 | 683,964 | 202.52 |
1959 b | 822,413 | 855,032 | 212.67 |
1960 | 778,660 | 809,194 | 211.55 |
1961 | 813,464 | 843,308 | 210.46 |
1962 | 865,217 | 892,261 | 212.02 |
1963 | 968,651 | 1,015,536 | 212.61 |
1964 | 1,011,414 | 1,073,044 | 213.94 |
1965 | 989,848 | 1,046,874 | 226.01 |
1966 | 1,060,335 | 1,138,317 | 224.00 |
1967 | 1,133,787 | 1,217,980 | 222.51 |
1968 | 1,158,666 | 1,216,910 | 236.30 |
1969 | 1,253,467 | 1,295,897 | 232.60 |
1970 | 1,220,248 | 1,257,687 | 243.90 |
1971 | 1,251,831 | 1,283,924 | 244.20 |
1972 | 1,290,133 | 1,320,637 | 247.90 |
1973 | 1,299,223 | 1,325,833 | 253.10 |
1974 | 1,285,221 | 1,307,890 | 254.64 |
1975 | 1,334,914 | 1,344,095 | 252.47 |
1976 | 1,321,516 | 1,328,008 | 251.60 |
1977 | 1,227,390 | 1,240,304 | 254.17 |
1978 | 1,437,275 | 1,451,140 | 254.65 |
1979 | 1,500,944 | 1,515,614 | 254.68 |
1980 | 1,552,617 | 1,566,330 | 254.70 |
1981 | 1,305,261 | 1,321,565 | 254.72 |
1982 | 797,096 | 808,041 | 255.00 |
1983 | 805,524 | 807,537 | 255.00 |
1984 | 825,494 | 831,761 | 255.00 |
1985 | 823,053 | 825,395 | 255.00 |
1986 | 809,487 | 811,946 | 255.00 |
1987 | 810,066 | 812,814 | 255.00 |
1988 | 839,802 | 842,037 | 255.00 |
1989 | 829,682 | 831,825 | 255.00 |
1990 | 830,799 | 832,900 | 255.00 |
1991 | 847,838 | 850,100 | 255.00 |
1992 | 855,073 | 857,614 | 255.00 |
1993 | 860,861 | 863,492 | 255.00 |
1994 | 852,289 | 855,278 | 255.00 |
1995 | 835,360 c | 838,015 c | 255.00 |
1996 | 832,304 | 835,277 | 255.00 |
1997 | 825,176 | 828,072 | 255.00 |
1998 | 833,770 | 836,468 | 255.00 |
1999 | 873,890 | 876,878 | 255.00 |
2000 | 933,767 | 937,159 | 255.00 |
2001 | 926,625 | 930,712 | 255.00 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||
a. January–November. | |||
b. Includes December 1958. | |||
c. Revised data. | |||
CONTACT: Joseph Bondar |