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Annual Statistical Supplement, 2003
On this page:
- Contact Information
- Preface
- Errata
- Table of Contents
- Accessibility and Usability Information
- Other Editions of this Publication
Contact Information
General questions or comments about this report are welcome and should be directed to Angela Y. Harper at 410-966-9541 or supplement@ssa.gov. For specific questions about the data, please call the contact listed on each table. That contact information is current as of the release date. For additional copies of the report, please call 202-358-6274 or e-mail op.publications@ssa.gov.
Preface
The Supplement is a major resource for data on our nation's social insurance and welfare programs. The majority of the statistical tables present information about programs administered by the Social Security Administration—the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance programs, known collectively as Social Security, and the Supplemental Security Income program. In addition, data are presented on the major health care programs—Medicare and Medicaid—and income maintenance programs, including Workers' Compensation, Unemployment Insurance, Temporary Disability Insurance, Black Lung benefits, veterans' benefits, Food Stamps, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Low-Income Home Energy Assistance. The Supplement also includes program summaries and legislative histories that help users of the data understand these programs.
The Supplement has been published annually since 1940. Decisions affecting the future of Social Security are facilitated by the availability of relevant data over a long period. The data provide a base for research, policy analysis, and proposals for changing the programs. In addition to meeting the Social Security Administration's information needs, the Supplement strengthens the agency's ability to respond to requests for program data from congressional committees, government agencies at all levels, and the research community.
The Supplement is prepared by Social Security Administration staff from various components throughout the agency and by many individuals from other federal agencies. I would like to express my thanks to them for their contributions.
Associate Commissioner for Research, Evaluation, and Statistics
July 2004
Errata
The original print and electronic version of this report contained errors. The following information has been corrected in the electronic version of this report:
- Table 3.C6—The correct source for this table is Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.
- Table 8.C2—The data were labeled incorrectly as "in thousands" when actual numbers were represented.
[Posted: May 20, 2008.]
Table of Contents
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Other Editions of this Publication
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Other Editions
- Annual Statistical Supplement, 2007 (released April 2008)
- Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 (released June 2007)
- Annual Statistical Supplement, 2005 (released February 2006)
- Annual Statistical Supplement, 2004 (released August 2005)
- Annual Statistical Supplement, 2003 (released July 2004)
- Annual Statistical Supplement, 2002 (released December 2002)
- Annual Statistical Supplement, 2001 (released December 2001)
- Annual Statistical Supplement, 2000 (released December 2000)