Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2001

Beneficiaries in Current Payment Status

All Disabled Beneficiaries

Disabled Workers

Disabled-Worker Families


Table 1.
Number, average, and total monthly benefits, December 1960-2001
Year Number Average monthly benefit
(dollars)
Total monthly benefits
(thousands of dollars)
Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
Workers Widow(er)s Adult
children
1960 559,425 455,371 n.a. 104,054 89.31 n.a. 44.15 40,669 n.a. 4,594
1961 742,296 618,075 n.a. 124,221 89.59 n.a. 45.28 55,373 n.a. 5,625
1962 888,131 740,867 n.a. 147,264 89.99 n.a. 45.67 66,671 n.a. 6,726
1963 993,656 827,014 n.a. 166,642 90.59 n.a. 46.45 74,919 n.a. 7,741
1964 1,077,695 894,173 n.a. 183,522 91.12 n.a. 47.35 81,477 n.a. 8,690
1965 1,186,464 988,074 n.a. 198,390 97.76 n.a. 51.77 96,594 n.a. 10,271
1966 1,310,911 1,097,190 n.a. 213,721 98.09 n.a. 52.42 107,623 n.a. 11,203
1967 1,422,778 1,193,120 n.a. 229,658 98.43 n.a. 53.41 117,439 n.a. 12,266
1968 1,560,517 1,295,300 21,563 243,654 111.86 72.25 61.83 144,892 1,558 15,065
1969 1,690,982 1,394,291 39,469 257,222 112.74 71.02 62.79 157,192 2,803 16,151
1970 1,812,786 1,492,948 49,281 270,557 131.26 82.00 73.21 195,964 4,041 19,807
1971 1,990,098 1,647,684 56,743 285,671 146.52 90.11 81.37 241,419 5,113 23,245
1972 2,202,090 1,832,916 64,167 305,007 179.32 109.54 98.81 328,678 7,029 30,138
1973 2,415,383 2,016,626 78,769 319,988 183.00 111.14 100.14 369,043 8,754 32,044
1974 2,670,092 2,236,882 92,128 341,082 205.70 125.87 112.45 460,127 11,596 38,355
1975 2,960,620 2,488,774 109,511 362,335 225.90 137.70 122.80 562,214 15,080 44,495
1976 3,171,198 2,670,208 119,427 381,563 245.17 147.01 132.32 654,655 17,557 50,488
1977 3,368,954 2,837,432 127,276 404,246 265.30 156.11 142.12 752,771 19,869 57,451
1978 3,429,421 2,879,774 129,751 419,896 288.30 165.46 153.66 830,239 21,469 64,521
1979 3,435,761 2,870,590 129,833 435,338 322.00 180.52 171.55 924,330 23,437 74,682
1980 3,436,429 2,858,680 127,580 450,169 370.70 205.02 198.95 1,059,713 26,156 89,561
1981 3,361,130 2,776,519 121,590 463,021 413.20 226.58 224.51 1,147,258 27,550 103,953
1982 3,192,379 2,603,599 116,372 472,408 440.60 242.11 245.07 1,147,146 28,175 115,773
1983 3,168,992 2,569,029 111,591 488,372 456.20 250.33 257.78 1,171,991 27,935 125,893
1984 3,212,040 2,596,516 109,151 506,373 470.70 306.24 270.28 1,222,180 33,426 136,862
1985 3,289,485 2,656,638 107,005 525,842 483.80 315.26 281.92 1,285,281 33,734 148,245
1986 3,380,480 2,728,463 106,974 545,043 487.90 319.74 288.79 1,331,217 34,204 157,403
1987 3,453,414 2,785,859 106,282 561,273 508.20 333.89 304.32 1,415,774 35,486 170,807
1988 3,507,707 2,830,284 103,123 574,300 529.50 348.05 320.21 1,498,635 35,892 183,897
1989 3,583,451 2,895,364 101,630 586,457 556.00 366.72 339.47 1,609,822 37,270 199,085
1990 3,712,763 3,011,294 100,989 600,480 587.20 388.93 361.71 1,768,232 39,278 217,200
1991 3,925,472 3,194,938 114,489 616,045 609.40 406.96 378.86 1,946,995 46,592 233,395
1992 4,236,080 3,467,783 131,324 636,973 626.10 422.65 393.61 2,171,179 55,504 250,719
1993 4,529,466 3,725,966 147,015 656,485 641.70 434.20 407.20 2,390,952 63,834 267,321
1994 4,796,313 3,962,954 160,676 672,683 661.40 446.30 422.40 2,621,098 71,710 284,141
1995 5,044,388 4,185,263 173,024 686,101 681.60 458.30 437.30 2,853,512 79,297 300,032
1996 5,264,321 4,385,623 181,911 696,787 703.90 471.00 454.30 3,087,040 85,680 316,550
1997 5,400,781 4,508,134 187,938 704,709 721.60 480.40 468.60 3,253,069 90,285 330,227
1998 5,605,272 4,698,319 194,181 712,772 733.10 487.30 479.40 3,444,338 94,624 341,703
1999 5,798,776 4,879,455 198,795 720,526 754.10 499.90 495.60 3,679,597 99,378 357,093
2000 5,972,468 5,042,333 201,446 728,689 786.40 519.70 518.30 3,965,291 104,681 377,650
2001 6,208,847 5,268,039 204,255 736,553 814.40 536.70 537.60 4,290,449 109,622 395,956
SOURCES: Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, Table 5.A17 for 1960-1999 data; Social Security Disabled Beneficiaries 100 percent file for 2000 data; Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file for 2001 data.
NOTE: n.a. = not applicable.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 2.
Number and average monthly benefit, by age and sex, December 2001
Age Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 6,208,847 772.50 5,268,039 814.40 204,255 536.70 736,553 537.60
Under 25 112,621 452.20 44,430 442.20 n.a. n.a. 68,191 458.80
25-29 167,427 521.70 104,777 535.40 n.a. n.a. 62,650 498.80
30-34 285,054 590.30 209,205 613.00 n.a. n.a. 75,849 527.80
35-39 478,018 647.50 377,233 675.20 n.a. n.a. 100,785 543.80
40-44 696,225 710.30 585,962 738.90 n.a. n.a. 110,263 558.20
45-49 837,982 771.90 744,487 797.40 n.a. n.a. 93,495 568.30
50-54 1,032,040 822.50 932,419 850.00 27,750 541.80 71,871 574.70
55-59 1,223,370 847.40 1,093,572 882.50 77,088 539.00 52,710 571.60
60 or older 1,376,110 837.90 1,175,954 890.80 99,417 533.50 100,739 521.00
Men
Subtotal 3,356,020 867.40 2,947,820 913.70 5,580 374.80 402,620 535.30
Under 25 66,388 456.30 26,375 452.50 n.a. n.a. 40,013 458.80
25-29 94,895 529.10 59,072 547.90 n.a. n.a. 35,823 498.30
30-34 159,804 597.60 116,676 624.40 n.a. n.a. 43,128 525.00
35-39 268,918 660.60 211,443 693.10 n.a. n.a. 57,475 541.20
40-44 391,632 742.60 329,274 777.80 n.a. n.a. 62,358 556.70
45-49 463,852 832.20 412,156 865.50 n.a. n.a. 51,696 566.20
50-54 555,011 924.80 515,651 952.00 955 391.50 38,405 572.80
55-59 633,151 1,004.80 603,637 1,026.90 2,318 375.80 27,196 565.90
60 or older 722,369 1,012.10 673,536 1,048.30 2,307 367.00 46,526 519.90
Women
Subtotal 2,852,827 660.80 2,320,219 688.30 198,675 541.20 333,933 540.30
Under 25 46,233 446.40 18,055 427.20 n.a. n.a. 28,178 458.70
25-29 72,532 512.00 45,705 519.40 n.a. n.a. 26,827 499.40
30-34 125,250 581.10 92,529 598.70 n.a. n.a. 32,721 531.40
35-39 209,100 630.60 165,790 652.40 n.a. n.a. 43,310 547.20
40-44 304,593 668.80 256,688 689.10 n.a. n.a. 47,905 560.00
45-49 374,130 697.10 332,331 713.00 n.a. n.a. 41,799 570.90
50-54 477,029 703.50 416,768 723.70 26,795 547.10 33,466 576.80
55-59 590,219 678.70 489,935 704.50 74,770 544.10 25,514 577.60
60 or older 653,741 645.40 502,418 679.60 97,110 537.40 54,213 522.00
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
NOTE: n.a. = not applicable.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 3.
Distribution, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2001
Sex and monthly benefit (dollars) Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries 6,208,847 100.0 5,268,039 100.0 204,255 100.0 736,553 100.0
Less than 300.00 359,184 5.8 218,114 4.1 41,504 20.3 99,566 13.5
300.00-399.90 370,434 6.0 221,900 4.2 27,014 13.2 121,520 16.5
400.00-499.90 579,676 9.3 434,297 8.2 28,947 14.2 116,432 15.8
500.00-599.90 851,167 13.7 713,769 13.6 26,504 13.0 110,894 15.1
600.00-699.90 818,974 13.2 679,748 12.9 22,445 11.0 116,781 15.9
700.00-799.90 683,985 11.0 593,212 11.3 19,040 9.3 71,733 9.7
800.00-899.90 561,626 9.1 498,863 9.5 15,603 7.6 47,160 6.4
900.00-999.90 468,969 7.6 419,904 8.0 15,195 7.4 33,870 4.6
1,000.00-1,099.90 363,729 5.9 345,245 6.6 6,056 3.0 12,428 1.7
1,100.00-1,199.90 293,321 4.7 288,169 5.5 1,551 0.8 3,601 0.5
1,200.00-1,299.90 279,975 4.5 278,413 5.3 310 0.2 1,252 0.2
1,300.00-1,399.90 268,571 4.3 267,976 5.1 41 a 554 0.1
1,400.00-1,499.90 179,230 2.9 178,906 3.4 15 a 309 a
1,500.00-1,599.90 85,209 1.4 85,021 1.6 13 a 175 a
1,600.00-1,699.90 33,160 0.5 33,037 0.6 8 a 115 a
1,700.00-1,799.90 9,580 0.2 9,501 0.2 b b b b
1,800.00 or more 2,057 a 1,964 a b b b b
Average benefit (dollars) 772.50 814.40 536.70 537.60
Men 3,356,020 100.0 2,947,820 100.0 5,580 100.0 402,620 100.0
Less than 300.00 132,750 4.0 73,013 2.5 2,291 41.1 57,446 14.3
300.00-399.90 143,937 4.3 77,448 2.6 941 16.9 65,548 16.3
400.00-499.90 222,152 6.6 157,987 5.4 865 15.5 63,300 15.7
500.00-599.90 346,194 10.3 285,760 9.7 566 10.1 59,868 14.9
600.00-699.90 377,859 11.3 314,776 10.7 368 6.6 62,715 15.6
700.00-799.90 349,394 10.4 310,190 10.5 236 4.2 38,968 9.7
800.00-899.90 315,385 9.4 289,352 9.8 135 2.4 25,898 6.4
900.00-999.90 288,031 8.6 269,286 9.1 105 1.9 18,640 4.6
1,000.00-1,099.90 248,856 7.4 241,896 8.2 55 1.0 6,905 1.7
1,100.00-1,199.90 218,301 6.5 216,370 7.3 14 0.3 1,917 0.5
1,200.00-1,299.90 222,270 6.6 221,569 7.5 b b b b
1,300.00-1,399.90 223,881 6.8 223,577 7.6 b b b b
1,400.00-1,499.90 153,659 4.6 153,489 5.2 b b b b
1,500.00-1,599.90 74,189 2.2 74,090 2.5 b b b b
1,600.00-1,699.90 29,216 0.9 29,154 1.0 b b b b
1,700.00-1,799.90 8,386 0.3 8,351 0.3 b b b b
1,800.00 or more 1,560 0.1 1,512 0.1 b b b b
Average benefit (dollars) 867.40 913.70 374.80 535.30
Women 2,852,827 100.0 2,320,219 100.0 198,675 100.0 333,933 100.0
Less than 300.00 226,434 7.9 145,101 6.3 39,213 19.7 42,120 12.6
300.00-399.90 226,497 7.9 144,452 6.2 26,073 13.1 55,972 16.8
400.00-499.90 357,524 12.5 276,310 11.9 28,082 14.1 53,132 15.9
500.00-599.90 504,973 17.7 428,009 18.5 25,938 13.1 51,026 15.3
600.00-699.90 441,115 15.5 364,972 15.7 22,077 11.1 54,066 16.2
700.00-799.90 334,591 11.7 283,022 12.2 18,804 9.5 32,765 9.8
800.00-899.90 246,241 8.6 209,511 9.0 15,468 7.8 21,262 6.4
900.00-999.90 180,938 6.3 150,618 6.5 15,090 7.6 15,230 4.6
1,000.00-1,099.90 114,873 4.0 103,349 4.5 6,001 3.0 5,523 1.7
1,100.00-1,199.90 75,020 2.6 71,799 3.1 1,537 0.8 1,684 0.5
1,200.00-1,299.90 57,705 2.0 56,844 2.5 b b b b
1,300.00-1,399.90 44,690 1.6 44,399 1.9 b b b b
1,400.00-1,499.90 25,571 0.9 25,417 1.1 b b b b
1,500.00-1,599.90 11,020 0.4 10,931 0.5 b b b b
1,600.00-1,699.90 3,944 0.1 3,883 0.2 b b b b
1,700.00-1,799.90 1,194 a 1,150 0.1 b b b b
1,800.00 or more 497 a 452 a b b b b
Average benefit (dollars) 660.80 688.30 541.20 540.30
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 4.
Distribution, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2001 
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 6,208,847 n.a. 5,268,039 n.a. 204,255 n.a. 736,553 n.a.
All disabled beneficiaries with diagnosis available
Total 5,935,816 100.0 5,217,503 100.0 199,546 100.0 518,767 100.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 104,933 1.8 100,442 1.9 1,745 0.9 2,746 0.5
Neoplasms 148,674 2.5 142,795 2.7 4,201 2.1 1,678 0.3
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 262,548 4.4 239,614 4.6 20,190 10.1 2,744 0.5
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 14,961 0.3 12,847 0.3 346 0.2 1,768 0.3
Mental disorders
Retardation 595,686 10.0 273,849 5.3 9,577 4.8 312,260 60.2
Other 1,591,121 26.8 1,458,037 28.0 43,226 21.7 89,858 17.3
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 579,883 9.8 505,162 9.7 14,143 7.1 60,578 11.7
Circulatory system 569,334 9.6 543,516 10.4 22,738 11.4 3,080 0.6
Respiratory system 182,506 3.1 170,383 3.3 11,221 5.6 902 0.2
Digestive system 77,344 1.3 74,680 1.4 2,160 1.1 504 0.1
Genitourinary system 92,423 1.6 88,949 1.7 1,779 0.9 1,695 0.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 13,548 0.2 12,787 0.3 513 0.3 248 0.1
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,289,086 21.7 1,231,184 23.6 53,556 26.8 4,346 0.8
Congenital anomalies 15,409 0.3 8,752 0.2 262 0.1 6,395 1.2
Injuries 254,625 4.3 240,948 4.6 5,078 2.5 8,599 1.7
Other 143,735 2.4 113,558 2.2 8,811 4.4 21,366 4.1
Men
Subtotal 3,209,980 100.0 2,913,601 100.0 5,374 100.0 291,005 100.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 77,952 2.4 76,394 2.6 87 1.6 1,471 0.5
Neoplasms 70,934 2.2 69,847 2.4 129 2.4 958 0.3
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 100,064 3.1 98,455 3.4 275 5.1 1,334 0.5
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 7,004 0.2 6,089 0.2 11 0.2 904 0.3
Mental disorders
Retardation 352,807 11.0 182,087 6.3 262 4.9 170,458 58.6
Other 830,784 25.9 772,620 26.5 950 17.7 57,214 19.7
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 292,377 9.1 259,446 8.9 351 6.5 32,580 11.2
Circulatory system 373,874 11.7 371,205 12.7 1,004 18.7 1,665 0.6
Respiratory system 89,254 2.8 88,525 3.0 306 5.7 423 0.2
Digestive system 41,218 1.3 40,876 1.4 79 1.5 263 0.1
Genitourinary system 55,044 1.7 54,105 1.9 78 1.5 861 0.3
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 5,438 0.2 5,319 0.2 13 0.2 106 a
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 658,625 20.5 655,500 22.5 1,281 23.8 1,844 0.6
Congenital anomalies 7,954 0.3 4,644 0.2 7 0.1 3,303 1.1
Injuries 179,165 5.6 172,875 5.9 266 5.0 6,024 2.1
Other 67,486 2.1 55,614 1.9 275 5.1 11,597 4.0
Women
Subtotal 2,725,836 100.0 2,303,902 100.0 194,172 100.0 227,762 100.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 26,981 1.0 24,048 1.0 1,658 0.9 1,275 0.6
Neoplasms 77,740 2.9 72,948 3.2 4,072 2.1 720 0.3
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 162,484 6.0 141,159 6.1 19,915 10.3 1,410 0.6
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 7,957 0.3 6,758 0.3 335 0.2 864 0.4
Mental disorders
Retardation 242,879 8.9 91,762 4.0 9,315 4.8 141,802 62.3
Other 760,337 27.9 685,417 29.8 42,276 21.8 32,644 14.3
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 287,506 10.6 245,716 10.7 13,792 7.1 27,998 12.3
Circulatory system 195,460 7.2 172,311 7.5 21,734 11.2 1,415 0.6
Respiratory system 93,252 3.4 81,858 3.6 10,915 5.6 479 0.2
Digestive system 36,126 1.3 33,804 1.5 2,081 1.1 241 0.1
Genitourinary system 37,379 1.4 34,844 1.5 1,701 0.9 834 0.4
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 8,110 0.3 7,468 0.3 500 0.3 142 0.1
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 630,461 23.1 575,684 25.0 52,275 26.9 2,502 1.1
Congenital anomalies 7,455 0.3 4,108 0.2 255 0.1 3,092 1.4
Injuries 75,460 2.8 68,073 3.0 4,812 2.5 2,575 1.1
Other 76,249 2.8 57,944 2.5 8,536 4.4 9,769 4.3
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
NOTE: n.a. = not applicable.
a. Less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 5.
Average monthly benefit, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2001 (in dollars) 
Diagnostic group Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 772.50 814.40 536.70 537.60
All disabled beneficiaries with diagnosis available
Total 780.70 814.70 536.90 532.70
Infectious and parasitic diseases 802.60 815.20 539.60 506.80
Neoplasms 920.10 935.50 540.40 554.40
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 751.00 771.80 534.40 528.20
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 727.70 765.20 514.70 496.80
Mental disorders
Retardation 548.10 576.10 486.10 525.50
Other 736.70 754.00 557.90 543.20
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 804.80 842.80 542.40 549.60
Circulatory system 911.80 929.60 534.40 548.90
Respiratory system 832.00 852.40 549.40 503.90
Digestive system 845.80 856.20 557.40 544.20
Genitourinary system 836.50 848.60 539.40 516.60
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 774.20 789.40 524.10 507.00
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 841.90 856.40 532.30 531.30
Congenital anomalies 662.80 733.60 537.10 571.10
Injuries 824.30 840.30 519.70 555.90
Other 764.90 828.70 508.70 531.50
Men
Subtotal 878.80 914.50 375.10 530.00
Infectious and parasitic diseases 843.40 850.40 403.20 502.70
Neoplasms 1,079.80 1,088.30 397.90 550.20
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 936.50 943.70 363.70 526.60
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 804.80 852.00 415.20 492.10
Mental disorders
Retardation 567.00 609.90 337.60 521.60
Other 798.90 818.40 383.90 543.00
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 899.80 945.30 333.50 543.60
Circulatory system 1,036.50 1,040.50 382.00 546.90
Respiratory system 1,010.60 1,015.30 378.80 501.00
Digestive system 969.30 973.10 438.30 534.90
Genitourinary system 928.00 935.40 405.70 511.30
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 899.10 908.30 372.50 502.00
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 995.20 997.70 383.70 528.80
Congenital anomalies 708.80 806.40 369.90 572.30
Injuries 886.30 898.70 352.70 555.70
Other 869.00 942.00 348.90 531.20
Women
Subtotal 665.20 688.40 541.40 536.20
Infectious and parasitic diseases 684.60 703.30 546.70 511.50
Neoplasms 774.30 789.30 545.00 560.00
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 636.70 651.90 536.80 529.80
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 659.70 686.90 518.00 501.70
Mental disorders
Retardation 520.60 509.00 490.20 530.20
Other 668.80 681.40 561.80 543.60
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 708.20 734.50 547.70 556.60
Circulatory system 673.10 690.70 541.50 551.10
Respiratory system 661.10 676.30 554.10 506.50
Digestive system 705.00 714.90 561.90 554.30
Genitourinary system 701.80 713.70 545.50 522.10
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 690.40 704.70 528.00 510.70
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 681.70 695.60 536.00 533.10
Congenital anomalies 613.80 651.40 541.70 569.80
Injuries 676.90 691.90 529.00 556.30
Other 672.80 720.00 513.90 531.90
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 6.
Representative payment, by type of payee, December 2001
Type of payee Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All disabled beneficiaries 6,208,847 5,268,039 204,255 736,553
Without payee 4,987,155 4,638,820 190,425 157,910
With payee 1,221,692 629,219 13,830 578,643
Parent (natural, adoptive, or stepparent) 420,215 181,577 467 238,171
Spouse 129,174 128,384 87 703
Child (natural, adoptive, or stepchild) 42,527 34,762 6,567 1,198
Other relative 233,068 112,805 3,155 117,108
Nonmental institution 117,810 44,199 1,346 72,265
Mental institution 96,000 24,009 309 71,682
Social agency 84,050 37,937 587 45,526
Public official 9,549 5,638 134 3,777
Financial organization 3,627 2,431 37 1,159
Other 85,672 57,477 1,141 27,054
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Table 7.
Representative payment, by diagnostic group and sex, December 2001
Diagnostic group Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Total Number
with payee
Percentage
with payee
Total Number
with payee
Percentage
with payee
Total Number
with payee
Percentage
with payee
All disabled beneficiaries
Total 5,268,039 629,219 11.9 204,255 13,830 6.8 736,553 578,643 78.6
All disabled beneficiaries with diagnosis available
Total 5,217,503 613,866 11.8 199,546 13,511 6.8 518,767 395,721 76.3
Infectious and parasitic diseases 100,442 3,007 3.0 1,745 56 3.2 2,746 1,504 54.8
Neoplasms 142,795 2,417 1.7 4,201 80 1.9 1,678 936 55.8
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 239,614 3,393 1.4 20,190 276 1.4 2,744 741 27.0
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 12,847 270 2.1 346 12 3.5 1,768 302 17.1
Mental disorders
Retardation 273,849 147,446 53.8 9,577 2,756 28.8 312,260 276,199 88.5
Other 1,458,037 362,438 24.9 43,226 7,538 17.4 89,858 57,808 64.3
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 505,162 23,201 4.6 14,143 566 4.0 60,578 30,977 51.1
Circulatory system 543,516 27,434 5.1 22,738 844 3.7 3,080 1,514 49.2
Respiratory system 170,383 1,976 1.2 11,221 132 1.2 902 265 29.4
Digestive system 74,680 2,091 2.8 2,160 43 2.0 504 96 19.1
Genitourinary system 88,949 1,018 1.1 1,779 25 1.4 1,695 321 18.9
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 12,787 163 1.3 513 a a 248 59 23.8
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,231,184 11,533 0.9 53,556 441 0.8 4,346 865 19.9
Congenital anomalies 8,752 804 9.2 262 a a 6,395 4,187 65.5
Injuries 240,948 21,634 9.0 5,078 143 2.8 8,599 3,295 38.3
Other 113,558 5,041 4.4 8,811 591 6.7 21,366 16,652 77.9
Men
Subtotal 2,913,601 415,433 14.3 5,374 460 8.6 291,005 227,090 78.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 76,394 2,452 3.2 87 a a 1,471 854 58.1
Neoplasms 69,847 1,465 2.1 129 7 5.4 958 554 57.8
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 98,455 2,015 2.1 275 11 4.0 1,334 415 31.1
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 6,089 174 2.9 11 a a 904 181 20.0
Mental disorders
Retardation 182,087 100,597 55.3 262 76 29.0 170,458 153,435 90.0
Other 772,620 243,256 31.5 950 219 23.1 57,214 39,104 68.4
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 259,446 14,759 5.7 351 20 5.7 32,580 17,104 52.5
Circulatory system 371,205 18,348 4.9 1,004 42 4.2 1,665 855 51.4
Respiratory system 88,525 1,356 1.5 306 17 5.6 423 149 35.2
Digestive system 40,876 1,627 4.0 79 5 6.3 263 63 24.0
Genitourinary system 54,105 680 1.3 78 a a 861 173 20.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 5,319 93 1.8 13 a a 106 34 32.1
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 655,500 8,013 1.2 1,281 27 2.1 1,844 477 25.9
Congenital anomalies 4,644 480 10.3 7 a a 3,303 2,218 67.2
Injuries 172,875 16,741 9.7 266 17 6.4 6,024 2,292 38.1
Other 55,614 3,377 6.1 275 15 5.5 11,597 9,182 79.2
Women
Subtotal 2,303,902 198,433 8.6 194,172 13,051 6.7 227,762 168,631 74.0
Infectious and parasitic diseases 24,048 555 2.3 1,658 a a 1,275 650 51.0
Neoplasms 72,948 952 1.3 4,072 73 1.8 720 382 53.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 141,159 1,378 1.0 19,915 265 1.3 1,410 326 23.1
Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs 6,758 96 1.4 335 a a 864 121 14.0
Mental disorders
Retardation 91,762 46,849 51.1 9,315 2,680 28.8 141,802 122,764 86.6
Other 685,417 119,182 17.4 42,276 7,319 17.3 32,644 18,704 57.3
Diseases of the--
Nervous system and sense organs 245,716 8,442 3.4 13,792 546 4.0 27,998 13,873 49.6
Circulatory system 172,311 9,086 5.3 21,734 802 3.7 1,415 659 46.6
Respiratory system 81,858 620 0.8 10,915 115 1.1 479 116 24.2
Digestive system 33,804 464 1.4 2,081 38 1.8 241 33 13.7
Genitourinary system 34,844 338 1.0 1,701 a a 834 148 17.8
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 7,468 70 0.9 500 a a 142 25 17.6
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 575,684 3,520 0.6 52,275 414 0.8 2,502 388 15.5
Congenital anomalies 4,108 324 7.9 255 a a 3,092 1,969 63.7
Injuries 68,073 4,893 7.2 4,812 126 2.6 2,575 1,003 39.0
Other 57,944 1,664 2.9 8,536 576 6.8 9,769 7,470 76.5
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 8.
Number aged 18-64 as a percentage of resident population, by state, December 2001
State Resident
population
Beneficiaries
Number Percentage
of resident
population
United States 176,953,784 5,971,315 3.4
Alabama 2,747,771 151,019 5.5
Alaska 407,453 8,519 2.1
Arizona 3,132,603 102,083 3.3
Arkansas 1,623,669 92,073 5.7
California 21,144,215 518,301 2.5
Colorado 2,838,260 69,281 2.4
Connecticut 2,138,791 66,093 3.1
Delaware 494,467 17,732 3.6
District of Columbia 389,112 9,939 2.6
Florida 9,711,553 364,808 3.8
Georgia 5,317,873 189,458 3.6
Hawaii 756,108 17,299 2.3
Idaho 795,680 24,756 3.1
Illinois 7,854,830 218,364 2.8
Indiana 3,865,854 133,360 3.4
Iowa 1,763,303 58,164 3.3
Kansas 1,682,561 50,361 3.0
Kentucky 2,558,726 152,624 6.0
Louisiana 2,711,760 114,851 4.2
Maine 827,889 41,702 5.0
Maryland 3,360,657 85,750 2.6
Massachusetts 4,098,275 146,665 3.6
Michigan 6,302,087 229,910 3.6
Minnesota 3,175,948 83,460 2.6
Mississippi 1,731,872 104,508 6.0
Missouri 3,447,893 149,097 4.3
Montana 559,496 19,973 3.6
Nebraska 1,041,866 31,058 3.0
Nevada 1,309,842 37,164 2.8
New Hampshire 814,471 27,167 3.3
New Jersey 5,435,114 151,947 2.8
New Mexico 1,109,372 38,214 3.4
New York 11,960,990 411,582 3.4
North Carolina 5,128,840 230,612 4.5
North Dakota 400,951 11,314 2.8
Ohio 7,140,951 242,215 3.4
Oklahoma 2,122,509 79,520 3.7
Oregon 2,169,403 67,931 3.1
Pennsylvania 7,568,159 271,650 3.6
Rhode Island 660,302 27,644 4.2
South Carolina 2,541,428 123,656 4.9
South Dakota 462,843 14,502 3.1
Tennessee 3,618,725 172,301 4.8
Texas 13,086,904 320,035 2.4
Utah 1,348,158 26,449 2.0
Vermont 401,335 15,064 3.8
Virginia 4,578,340 154,452 3.4
Washington 3,789,913 107,888 2.8
West Virginia 1,128,452 76,814 6.8
Wisconsin 3,388,628 102,719 3.0
Wyoming 312,582 9,267 3.0
SOURCES: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file; U.S. Census Bureau, 2001 estimates.
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Table 9.
Distribution, by state or other area, December 2001
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All areas a 6,208,847 100.0 5,268,039 100.0 204,255 100.0 736,553 100.0
Alabama 152,413 2.5 129,615 2.5 6,192 3.0 16,606 2.3
Alaska 8,550 0.1 7,671 0.2 218 0.1 661 0.1
Arizona 102,491 1.7 91,578 1.7 2,862 1.4 8,051 1.1
Arkansas 92,713 1.5 80,410 1.5 3,623 1.8 8,680 1.2
California 521,840 8.4 448,238 8.5 13,300 6.5 60,302 8.2
Colorado 69,695 1.1 62,225 1.2 1,793 0.9 5,677 0.8
Connecticut 67,082 1.1 56,087 1.1 1,591 0.8 9,404 1.3
Delaware 17,920 0.3 15,540 0.3 504 0.3 1,876 0.3
District of Columbia 10,044 0.2 8,417 0.2 290 0.1 1,337 0.2
Florida 366,834 5.9 324,090 6.2 10,987 5.4 31,757 4.3
Georgia 190,915 3.1 164,223 3.1 7,077 3.5 19,615 2.7
Hawaii 17,566 0.3 14,844 0.3 448 0.2 2,274 0.3
Idaho 24,954 0.4 21,838 0.4 702 0.3 2,414 0.3
Illinois 221,108 3.6 182,061 3.5 7,528 3.7 31,519 4.3
Indiana 135,054 2.2 113,500 2.2 4,719 2.3 16,835 2.3
Iowa 59,195 1.0 48,883 0.9 1,739 0.9 8,573 1.2
Kansas 51,023 0.8 43,490 0.8 1,451 0.7 6,082 0.8
Kentucky 154,040 2.5 131,186 2.5 6,762 3.3 16,092 2.2
Louisiana 115,913 1.9 92,768 1.8 5,561 2.7 17,584 2.4
Maine 42,178 0.7 36,673 0.7 1,167 0.6 4,338 0.6
Maryland 86,697 1.4 73,549 1.4 2,365 1.2 10,783 1.5
Massachusetts 148,621 2.4 127,431 2.4 3,405 1.7 17,785 2.4
Michigan 232,598 3.8 192,024 3.7 7,974 3.9 32,600 4.4
Minnesota 84,806 1.4 71,539 1.4 1,825 0.9 11,442 1.6
Mississippi 105,321 1.7 89,514 1.7 4,378 2.1 11,429 1.6
Missouri 150,598 2.4 129,371 2.5 5,333 2.6 15,894 2.2
Montana 20,165 0.3 17,420 0.3 619 0.3 2,126 0.3
Nebraska 31,596 0.5 26,611 0.5 824 0.4 4,161 0.6
Nevada 37,280 0.6 34,042 0.7 1,023 0.5 2,215 0.3
New Hampshire 27,461 0.4 24,167 0.5 681 0.3 2,613 0.4
New Jersey 153,847 2.5 130,032 2.5 4,114 2.0 19,701 2.7
New Mexico 38,481 0.6 33,238 0.6 1,192 0.6 4,051 0.6
New York 417,561 6.7 349,196 6.6 12,251 6.0 56,114 7.6
North Carolina 232,965 3.8 202,616 3.9 7,944 3.9 22,405 3.0
North Dakota 11,616 0.2 9,263 0.2 284 0.1 2,069 0.3
Ohio 245,551 4.0 200,768 3.8 9,587 4.7 35,196 4.8
Oklahoma 80,391 1.3 68,375 1.3 3,100 1.5 8,916 1.2
Oregon 68,454 1.1 59,795 1.1 1,865 0.9 6,794 0.9
Pennsylvania 276,179 4.5 228,076 4.3 9,544 4.7 38,559 5.2
Rhode Island 28,013 0.5 24,320 0.5 686 0.3 3,007 0.4
South Carolina 124,695 2.0 106,988 2.0 4,788 2.3 12,919 1.8
South Dakota 14,797 0.2 12,311 0.2 396 0.2 2,090 0.3
Tennessee 173,901 2.8 148,698 2.8 7,248 3.6 17,955 2.4
Texas 323,137 5.2 271,977 5.2 12,326 6.0 38,834 5.3
Utah 26,696 0.4 22,845 0.4 687 0.3 3,164 0.4
Vermont 15,260 0.3 12,994 0.3 457 0.2 1,809 0.3
Virginia 156,048 2.5 133,678 2.5 5,520 2.7 16,850 2.3
Washington 108,682 1.8 94,915 1.8 2,847 1.4 10,920 1.5
West Virginia 77,776 1.3 64,254 1.2 3,571 1.8 9,951 1.4
Wisconsin 104,479 1.7 86,342 1.6 2,616 1.3 15,521 2.1
Wyoming 9,340 0.2 8,215 0.2 263 0.1 862 0.1
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,214 b 1,065 b 51 b 98 b
Guam 906 b 756 b c c c c
Northern Mariana Islands 201 b 147 b c c c c
Puerto Rico 152,799 2.5 125,163 2.4 5,041 2.5 22,595 3.1
Virgin Islands 1,630 b 1,314 b 49 b 267 b
Foreign countries 17,479 0.3 11,654 0.2 845 0.4 4,980 0.7
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Less than 0.05 percent.
c. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 10.
Number, by diagnostic group and state or other area, December 2001
State or area All disabled
beneficiaries
Total with
diagnosis
available
Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases
Neoplasms Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases
Diseases of
blood and
blood-
forming
organs
Mental disorders
Total Retardation Other
All areas a 6,208,847 5,935,816 104,933 148,674 262,548 14,961 2,186,807 595,686 1,591,121
Alabama 152,413 146,223 1,571 3,167 6,899 521 46,978 14,084 32,894
Alaska 8,550 8,396 95 265 291 22 3,133 683 2,450
Arizona 102,491 99,742 1,624 2,472 3,773 174 36,914 6,225 30,689
Arkansas 92,713 89,680 1,086 2,411 4,002 239 24,182 8,850 15,332
California 521,840 502,766 14,116 12,845 18,966 1,082 196,209 37,083 159,126
Colorado 69,695 67,857 1,275 1,717 2,293 109 22,359 5,496 16,863
Connecticut 67,082 63,803 1,158 1,616 2,487 145 27,984 6,976 21,008
Delaware 17,920 17,171 415 478 844 56 6,046 1,680 4,366
District of Columbia 10,044 9,623 670 175 422 57 3,993 1,116 2,877
Florida 366,834 355,752 11,079 9,754 16,874 1,034 117,265 24,457 92,808
Georgia 190,915 183,532 4,223 4,596 9,577 679 60,861 18,535 42,326
Hawaii 17,566 16,692 349 464 659 28 7,332 1,505 5,827
Idaho 24,954 24,172 211 620 1,032 31 8,811 2,223 6,588
Illinois 221,108 209,718 3,372 5,670 10,392 656 89,582 25,372 64,210
Indiana 135,054 128,628 1,560 3,443 7,548 299 47,956 16,949 31,007
Iowa 59,195 55,966 452 1,437 2,470 100 23,094 8,470 14,624
Kansas 51,023 49,095 581 1,239 2,745 113 18,668 6,398 12,270
Kentucky 154,040 148,082 1,251 2,881 5,800 226 54,049 15,474 38,575
Louisiana 115,913 109,929 1,732 2,550 4,802 419 33,146 14,611 18,535
Maine 42,178 40,526 293 876 1,474 49 16,697 3,756 12,941
Maryland 86,697 82,220 2,270 2,534 3,803 378 28,814 8,461 20,353
Massachusetts 148,621 141,695 2,837 3,451 4,381 249 64,823 12,044 52,779
Michigan 232,598 220,259 2,149 5,395 10,335 556 92,866 23,876 68,990
Minnesota 84,806 80,682 890 2,084 2,428 148 39,383 10,868 28,515
Mississippi 105,321 101,401 1,128 2,393 5,227 343 35,133 11,035 24,098
Missouri 150,598 144,901 1,900 3,396 7,900 339 49,068 16,116 32,952
Montana 20,165 19,524 168 459 630 29 6,435 1,827 4,608
Nebraska 31,596 30,083 328 787 1,422 55 10,459 3,632 6,827
Nevada 37,280 36,499 727 940 1,533 97 11,138 1,775 9,363
New Hampshire 27,461 26,495 193 653 825 37 11,333 2,146 9,187
New Jersey 153,847 145,494 3,167 4,592 5,712 441 54,719 12,642 42,077
New Mexico 38,481 37,131 567 786 1,554 64 11,510 2,928 8,582
New York 417,561 395,285 10,445 10,478 15,359 1,151 134,705 36,507 98,198
North Carolina 232,965 225,009 3,656 5,755 12,146 657 70,886 25,262 45,624
North Dakota 11,616 10,967 81 273 338 16 4,503 1,865 2,638
Ohio 245,551 231,473 2,234 5,013 10,401 478 107,765 31,592 76,173
Oklahoma 80,391 77,394 935 1,933 4,026 136 25,214 7,931 17,283
Oregon 68,454 66,404 955 1,772 2,711 124 24,355 6,190 18,165
Pennsylvania 276,179 259,602 3,616 6,913 12,377 587 90,443 29,017 61,426
Rhode Island 28,013 26,798 351 667 1,008 50 11,590 2,676 8,914
South Carolina 124,695 120,156 1,673 2,922 5,520 549 41,591 12,103 29,488
South Dakota 14,797 14,175 150 320 414 21 5,256 1,964 3,292
Tennessee 173,901 167,298 1,919 3,898 7,383 355 62,145 17,389 44,756
Texas 323,137 309,644 7,587 8,648 17,740 773 93,527 28,825 64,702
Utah 26,696 25,964 259 552 1,067 29 10,711 3,063 7,648
Vermont 15,260 14,616 193 360 634 31 5,803 1,403 4,400
Virginia 156,048 149,617 2,351 4,032 7,011 477 50,292 17,095 33,197
Washington 108,682 105,595 1,709 2,919 4,184 233 43,186 9,236 33,950
West Virginia 77,776 73,093 523 1,439 3,524 112 23,715 9,268 14,447
Wisconsin 104,479 98,041 1,001 2,394 4,276 222 42,048 12,430 29,618
Wyoming 9,340 9,147 87 214 358 a 3,140 920 2,220
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,214 1,177 15 a 196 a 108 39 69
Guam 906 870 a 31 a a 250 103 147
Northern Mariana Islands 201 195 a a a a 49 20 29
Puerto Rico 152,799 143,345 1,496 1,605 2,463 136 68,385 11,482 56,903
Virgin Islands 1,630 1,546 29 30 43 14 506 164 342
Foreign countries 17,479 14,591 220 335 242 22 5,643 1,814 3,829
(Continued)
Table 10.
Continued
State or area Diseases of the-- Congenital
anomalies
Injuries Other
Nervous
system
and sense
organs
Circulatory
system
Respiratory
system
Digestive
system
Genitourinary
system
Skin and
subcutaneous
tissue
Musculoskeletal
system and
connective
tissue
All areas a 579,883 569,334 182,506 77,344 92,423 13,548 1,289,086 15,409 254,625 143,735
Alabama 12,709 16,431 5,016 1,848 2,450 371 37,387 299 7,131 3,445
Alaska 983 630 229 134 98 23 1,846 22 462 163
Arizona 10,279 8,158 3,008 1,505 1,489 230 23,007 219 4,816 2,074
Arkansas 8,658 10,765 3,318 1,264 1,151 258 25,897 242 4,511 1,696
California 51,673 39,038 10,397 7,636 9,070 966 109,574 1,319 22,708 7,167
Colorado 8,963 4,174 2,332 984 886 162 17,153 241 3,608 1,601
Connecticut 6,363 5,144 1,691 774 838 146 11,146 168 2,092 2,051
Delaware 1,723 1,612 543 197 356 30 3,848 57 698 268
District of Columbia 1,008 829 205 75 389 35 1,365 11 246 143
Florida 29,167 38,691 11,385 5,765 5,485 1,574 73,654 891 19,350 13,784
Georgia 15,141 20,080 6,428 2,346 3,726 434 39,259 415 7,495 8,272
Hawaii 1,470 1,784 341 184 466 35 2,627 34 727 192
Idaho 2,718 1,846 766 319 253 58 5,741 69 1,292 405
Illinois 21,952 19,804 6,265 2,399 3,669 390 33,885 515 7,826 3,341
Indiana 13,935 13,259 5,130 1,812 1,825 218 23,636 263 4,684 3,060
Iowa 6,337 4,312 1,853 672 681 107 11,154 183 2,253 861
Kansas 5,431 4,034 1,663 610 722 89 9,400 136 2,413 1,251
Kentucky 11,103 14,899 6,207 1,651 1,371 273 37,627 313 5,517 4,914
Louisiana 9,840 13,143 2,759 1,233 2,041 325 28,630 268 5,053 3,988
Maine 3,625 3,345 1,198 459 296 131 9,779 125 1,700 479
Maryland 9,160 9,053 2,577 1,054 2,115 201 14,900 320 3,486 1,555
Massachusetts 13,588 10,109 3,565 1,913 1,338 213 27,793 427 5,087 1,921
Michigan 21,941 20,382 6,373 2,376 3,250 472 42,538 581 8,159 2,886
Minnesota 9,271 5,411 1,717 847 934 125 12,888 218 3,468 870
Mississippi 8,375 12,704 3,155 1,105 1,743 297 20,504 174 4,200 4,920
Missouri 14,165 13,990 5,631 2,028 1,907 319 33,395 440 6,967 3,456
Montana 2,424 1,331 702 238 215 38 5,161 68 1,135 491
Nebraska 3,705 2,665 1,006 355 438 55 6,599 94 1,606 509
Nevada 3,774 3,774 1,421 653 517 73 9,119 82 1,705 946
New Hampshire 2,869 2,128 798 341 214 40 5,574 64 1,109 317
New Jersey 15,918 15,237 4,142 2,172 2,787 370 27,738 393 5,674 2,432
New Mexico 4,064 2,539 1,120 585 602 109 10,599 110 2,161 761
New York 36,560 37,579 11,514 4,706 5,866 792 100,622 969 15,251 9,288
North Carolina 18,973 26,410 8,121 3,091 3,960 560 50,604 504 8,684 11,002
North Dakota 1,328 926 296 111 125 19 2,218 50 565 118
Ohio 20,856 19,776 7,039 2,221 3,087 332 35,632 651 7,066 8,922
Oklahoma 7,965 8,431 3,032 1,022 1,086 200 19,071 178 3,480 685
Oregon 8,461 5,037 1,811 976 762 117 14,629 187 3,556 951
Pennsylvania 27,347 27,054 7,878 3,698 3,744 420 58,635 803 11,380 4,707
Rhode Island 2,451 2,204 763 368 234 68 5,520 46 946 532
South Carolina 10,226 14,689 4,382 1,565 2,422 348 26,255 236 5,314 2,464
South Dakota 1,925 1,192 481 148 179 30 3,304 58 525 172
Tennessee 13,799 18,028 6,545 2,049 2,467 410 36,440 384 6,358 5,118
Texas 34,447 33,126 8,774 4,522 7,196 651 70,576 715 14,725 6,637
Utah 3,252 1,620 794 345 352 52 5,109 107 1,104 611
Vermont 1,407 1,115 444 172 113 26 3,089 63 649 517
Virginia 13,710 15,952 5,253 1,999 2,850 337 35,360 400 6,157 3,436
Washington 11,672 7,476 2,886 1,662 1,296 221 21,000 327 4,677 2,147
West Virginia 5,505 8,268 3,358 857 552 150 18,265 175 3,657 2,993
Wisconsin 11,827 7,160 2,359 1,084 1,228 153 18,002 410 4,012 1,865
Wyoming 1,118 714 426 116 102 b 2,162 31 511 143
Outlying areas
American Samoa 117 120 32 b b 17 436 b b 30
Guam 115 117 29 b 49 b b b 53 21
Northern Mariana Islands 32 30 b b b 24 b b b b
Puerto Rico 12,599 9,286 3,084 936 1,230 400 34,823 256 5,705 941
Virgin Islands 213 177 b b 44 b 354 b 83 b
Foreign countries 1,638 1,543 239 127 117 32 3,376 86 776 195
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 11.
Percentage distribution, by diagnostic group and state or other area, December 2001
State or area All disabled
beneficiaries
(number)
Total with
diagnosis
available
(number)
Total with
diagnosis
available
(percent)
Infectious
and
parasitic
diseases
Neoplasms Endocrine,
nutritional,
and
metabolic
diseases
Diseases of
blood and
blood-
forming
organs
Mental disorders
Total Retardation Other
All areas a 6,208,847 5,935,816 100.0 1.8 2.5 4.4 0.3 36.9 10.0 26.8
Alabama 152,413 146,223 100.0 1.1 2.2 4.7 0.4 32.1 9.6 22.5
Alaska 8,550 8,396 100.0 1.1 3.2 3.5 0.3 37.3 8.1 29.2
Arizona 102,491 99,742 100.0 1.6 2.5 3.8 0.2 37.0 6.2 30.8
Arkansas 92,713 89,680 100.0 1.2 2.7 4.5 0.3 27.0 9.9 17.1
California 521,840 502,766 100.0 2.8 2.6 3.8 0.2 39.0 7.4 31.7
Colorado 69,695 67,857 100.0 1.9 2.5 3.4 0.2 33.0 8.1 24.9
Connecticut 67,082 63,803 100.0 1.8 2.5 3.9 0.2 43.9 10.9 32.9
Delaware 17,920 17,171 100.0 2.4 2.8 4.9 0.3 35.2 9.8 25.4
District of Columbia 10,044 9,623 100.0 7.0 1.8 4.4 0.6 41.5 11.6 29.9
Florida 366,834 355,752 100.0 3.1 2.7 4.7 0.3 33.0 6.9 26.1
Georgia 190,915 183,532 100.0 2.3 2.5 5.2 0.4 33.2 10.1 23.1
Hawaii 17,566 16,692 100.0 2.1 2.8 4.0 0.2 43.9 9.0 34.9
Idaho 24,954 24,172 100.0 0.9 2.6 4.3 0.1 36.5 9.2 27.3
Illinois 221,108 209,718 100.0 1.6 2.7 5.0 0.3 42.7 12.1 30.6
Indiana 135,054 128,628 100.0 1.2 2.7 5.9 0.2 37.3 13.2 24.1
Iowa 59,195 55,966 100.0 0.8 2.6 4.4 0.2 41.3 15.1 26.1
Kansas 51,023 49,095 100.0 1.2 2.5 5.6 0.2 38.0 13.0 25.0
Kentucky 154,040 148,082 100.0 0.8 2.0 3.9 0.2 36.5 10.5 26.1
Louisiana 115,913 109,929 100.0 1.6 2.3 4.4 0.4 30.2 13.3 16.9
Maine 42,178 40,526 100.0 0.7 2.2 3.6 0.1 41.2 9.3 31.9
Maryland 86,697 82,220 100.0 2.8 3.1 4.6 0.5 35.0 10.3 24.8
Massachusetts 148,621 141,695 100.0 2.0 2.4 3.1 0.2 45.8 8.5 37.3
Michigan 232,598 220,259 100.0 1.0 2.5 4.7 0.3 42.2 10.8 31.3
Minnesota 84,806 80,682 100.0 1.1 2.6 3.0 0.2 48.8 13.5 35.3
Mississippi 105,321 101,401 100.0 1.1 2.4 5.2 0.3 34.7 10.9 23.8
Missouri 150,598 144,901 100.0 1.3 2.3 5.5 0.2 33.9 11.1 22.7
Montana 20,165 19,524 100.0 0.9 2.4 3.2 0.2 33.0 9.4 23.6
Nebraska 31,596 30,083 100.0 1.1 2.6 4.7 0.2 34.8 12.1 22.7
Nevada 37,280 36,499 100.0 2.0 2.6 4.2 0.3 30.5 4.9 25.7
New Hampshire 27,461 26,495 100.0 0.7 2.5 3.1 0.1 42.8 8.1 34.7
New Jersey 153,847 145,494 100.0 2.2 3.2 3.9 0.3 37.6 8.7 28.9
New Mexico 38,481 37,131 100.0 1.5 2.1 4.2 0.2 31.0 7.9 23.1
New York 417,561 395,285 100.0 2.6 2.7 3.9 0.3 34.1 9.2 24.8
North Carolina 232,965 225,009 100.0 1.6 2.6 5.4 0.3 31.5 11.2 20.3
North Dakota 11,616 10,967 100.0 0.7 2.5 3.1 0.2 41.1 17.0 24.1
Ohio 245,551 231,473 100.0 1.0 2.2 4.5 0.2 46.6 13.7 32.9
Oklahoma 80,391 77,394 100.0 1.2 2.5 5.2 0.2 32.6 10.3 22.3
Oregon 68,454 66,404 100.0 1.4 2.7 4.1 0.2 36.7 9.3 27.4
Pennsylvania 276,179 259,602 100.0 1.4 2.7 4.8 0.2 34.8 11.2 23.7
Rhode Island 28,013 26,798 100.0 1.3 2.5 3.8 0.2 43.3 10.0 33.3
South Carolina 124,695 120,156 100.0 1.4 2.4 4.6 0.5 34.6 10.1 24.5
South Dakota 14,797 14,175 100.0 1.1 2.3 2.9 0.2 37.1 13.9 23.2
Tennessee 173,901 167,298 100.0 1.2 2.3 4.4 0.2 37.1 10.4 26.8
Texas 323,137 309,644 100.0 2.5 2.8 5.7 0.3 30.2 9.3 20.9
Utah 26,696 25,964 100.0 1.0 2.1 4.1 0.1 41.3 11.8 29.5
Vermont 15,260 14,616 100.0 1.3 2.5 4.3 0.2 39.7 9.6 30.1
Virginia 156,048 149,617 100.0 1.6 2.7 4.7 0.3 33.6 11.4 22.2
Washington 108,682 105,595 100.0 1.6 2.8 4.0 0.2 40.9 8.8 32.2
West Virginia 77,776 73,093 100.0 0.7 2.0 4.8 0.2 32.5 12.7 19.8
Wisconsin 104,479 98,041 100.0 1.0 2.4 4.4 0.2 42.9 12.7 30.2
Wyoming 9,340 9,147 100.0 1.0 2.3 3.9 b 34.3 10.1 24.3
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,214 1,177 100.0 1.3 b 16.7 b 9.2 3.3 5.9
Guam 906 870 100.0 b 3.6 b b 28.7 11.8 16.9
Northern Mariana Islands 201 195 100.0 b b b b 25.1 10.3 14.9
Puerto Rico 152,799 143,345 100.0 1.0 1.1 1.7 0.1 47.7 8.0 39.7
Virgin Islands 1,630 1,546 100.0 1.9 1.9 2.8 0.9 32.7 10.6 22.1
Foreign countries 17,479 14,591 100.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.2
(Continued)
Table 11.
Continued
State or area Diseases of the-- Congenital
anomalies
Injuries Other
Nervous
system
and sense
organs
Circulatory
system
Respiratory
system
Digestive system Genitourinary
system
Skin andsubcutaneous
tissue
Musculoskeletal
system and
connective
tissue
All areas a 9.8 9.6 3.1 1.3 1.6 0.2 21.7 0.3 4.3 2.4
Alabama 8.7 11.2 3.4 1.3 1.7 0.3 25.6 0.2 4.9 2.4
Alaska 11.7 7.5 2.7 1.6 1.2 0.3 22.0 0.3 5.5 1.9
Arizona 10.3 8.2 3.0 1.5 1.5 0.2 23.1 0.2 4.8 2.1
Arkansas 9.7 12.0 3.7 1.4 1.3 0.3 28.9 0.3 5.0 1.9
California 10.3 7.8 2.1 1.5 1.8 0.2 21.8 0.3 4.5 1.4
Colorado 13.2 6.2 3.4 1.5 1.3 0.2 25.3 0.4 5.3 2.4
Connecticut 10.0 8.1 2.7 1.2 1.3 0.2 17.5 0.3 3.3 3.2
Delaware 10.0 9.4 3.2 1.2 2.1 0.2 22.4 0.3 4.1 1.6
District of Columbia 10.5 8.6 2.1 0.8 4.0 0.4 14.2 0.1 2.6 1.5
Florida 8.2 10.9 3.2 1.6 1.5 0.4 20.7 0.3 5.4 3.9
Georgia 8.3 10.9 3.5 1.3 2.0 0.2 21.4 0.2 4.1 4.5
Hawaii 8.8 10.7 2.0 1.1 2.8 0.2 15.7 0.2 4.4 1.2
Idaho 11.2 7.6 3.2 1.3 1.1 0.2 23.8 0.3 5.4 1.7
Illinois 10.5 9.4 3.0 1.1 1.8 0.2 16.2 0.3 3.7 1.6
Indiana 10.8 10.3 4.0 1.4 1.4 0.2 18.4 0.2 3.6 2.4
Iowa 11.3 7.7 3.3 1.2 1.2 0.2 19.9 0.3 4.0 1.5
Kansas 11.1 8.2 3.4 1.2 1.5 0.2 19.2 0.3 4.9 2.6
Kentucky 7.5 10.1 4.2 1.1 0.9 0.2 25.4 0.2 3.7 3.3
Louisiana 9.0 12.0 2.5 1.1 1.9 0.3 26.0 0.2 4.6 3.6
Maine 8.9 8.3 3.0 1.1 0.7 0.3 24.1 0.3 4.2 1.2
Maryland 11.1 11.0 3.1 1.3 2.6 0.2 18.1 0.4 4.2 1.9
Massachusetts 9.6 7.1 2.5 1.4 0.9 0.2 19.6 0.3 3.6 1.4
Michigan 10.0 9.3 2.9 1.1 1.5 0.2 19.3 0.3 3.7 1.3
Minnesota 11.5 6.7 2.1 1.1 1.2 0.2 16.0 0.3 4.3 1.1
Mississippi 8.3 12.5 3.1 1.1 1.7 0.3 20.2 0.2 4.1 4.9
Missouri 9.8 9.7 3.9 1.4 1.3 0.2 23.1 0.3 4.8 2.4
Montana 12.4 6.8 3.6 1.2 1.1 0.2 26.4 0.4 5.8 2.5
Nebraska 12.3 8.9 3.3 1.2 1.5 0.2 21.9 0.3 5.3 1.7
Nevada 10.3 10.3 3.9 1.8 1.4 0.2 25.0 0.2 4.7 2.6
New Hampshire 10.8 8.0 3.0 1.3 0.8 0.2 21.0 0.2 4.2 1.2
New Jersey 10.9 10.5 2.9 1.5 1.9 0.3 19.1 0.3 3.9 1.7
New Mexico 11.0 6.8 3.0 1.6 1.6 0.3 28.5 0.3 5.8 2.1
New York 9.3 9.5 2.9 1.2 1.5 0.2 25.5 0.3 3.9 2.4
North Carolina 8.4 11.7 3.6 1.4 1.8 0.3 22.5 0.2 3.9 4.9
North Dakota 12.1 8.4 2.7 1.0 1.1 0.2 20.2 0.5 5.2 1.1
Ohio 9.0 8.5 3.0 1.0 1.3 0.1 15.4 0.3 3.1 3.9
Oklahoma 10.3 10.9 3.9 1.3 1.4 0.3 24.6 0.2 4.5 0.9
Oregon 12.7 7.6 2.7 1.5 1.2 0.2 22.0 0.3 5.4 1.4
Pennsylvania 10.5 10.4 3.0 1.4 1.4 0.2 22.6 0.3 4.4 1.8
Rhode Island 9.2 8.2 2.9 1.4 0.9 0.3 20.6 0.2 3.5 2.0
South Carolina 8.5 12.2 3.7 1.3 2.0 0.3 21.9 0.2 4.4 2.1
South Dakota 13.6 8.4 3.4 1.0 1.3 0.2 23.3 0.4 3.7 1.2
Tennessee 8.3 10.8 3.9 1.2 1.5 0.3 21.8 0.2 3.8 3.1
Texas 11.1 10.7 2.8 1.5 2.3 0.2 22.8 0.2 4.8 2.1
Utah 12.5 6.2 3.1 1.3 1.4 0.2 19.7 0.4 4.3 2.4
Vermont 9.6 7.6 3.0 1.2 0.8 0.2 21.1 0.4 4.4 3.5
Virginia 9.2 10.7 3.5 1.3 1.9 0.2 23.6 0.3 4.1 2.3
Washington 11.1 7.1 2.7 1.6 1.2 0.2 19.9 0.3 4.4 2.0
West Virginia 7.5 11.3 4.6 1.2 0.8 0.2 25.0 0.2 5.0 4.1
Wisconsin 12.1 7.3 2.4 1.1 1.3 0.2 18.4 0.4 4.1 1.9
Wyoming 12.2 7.8 4.7 1.3 1.1 b 23.6 0.3 5.6 1.6
Outlying areas
American Samoa 9.9 10.2 2.7 b b 1.4 37.0 b b 2.6
Guam 13.2 13.5 3.3 b 5.6 b b b 6.1 2.4
Northern Mariana Islands 16.4 15.4 b b b 12.3 b b b b
Puerto Rico 8.8 6.5 2.2 0.7 0.9 0.3 24.3 0.2 4.0 0.7
Virgin Islands 13.8 11.5 b b 2.9 b 22.9 b 5.4 b
Foreign countries 11.2 10.6 1.6 0.9 0.8 0.2 23.1 0.6 5.3 1.3
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 12.
Total monthly benefits, by state or other area, December 2001 (in thousands of dollars)
State or area Total Workers Widow(er)s Adult children
All areas a 4,796,024 4,290,449 109,622 395,956
Alabama 113,020 101,844 3,105 8,071
Alaska 6,680 6,208 126 346
Arizona 83,478 77,418 1,595 4,465
Arkansas 68,151 62,271 1,757 4,122
California 413,756 372,513 7,697 33,549
Colorado 54,488 50,381 997 3,111
Connecticut 53,963 47,493 841 5,628
Delaware 14,379 13,025 266 1,088
District of Columbia 6,961 6,185 141 635
Florida 286,435 263,683 5,681 17,069
Georgia 143,879 130,784 3,357 9,740
Hawaii 13,905 12,431 254 1,220
Idaho 18,988 17,272 397 1,318
Illinois 175,754 153,048 4,307 18,399
Indiana 105,851 93,351 2,676 9,823
Iowa 44,054 38,281 945 4,829
Kansas 38,427 34,222 788 3,417
Kentucky 117,167 105,820 3,624 7,724
Louisiana 87,445 75,750 3,116 8,579
Maine 30,180 27,372 600 2,208
Maryland 69,326 61,844 1,346 6,136
Massachusetts 114,581 102,842 1,826 9,913
Michigan 192,545 168,056 4,824 19,664
Minnesota 64,512 57,152 985 6,375
Mississippi 75,302 68,145 2,103 5,054
Missouri 114,429 103,150 2,768 8,511
Montana 15,385 13,908 326 1,150
Nebraska 23,146 20,458 431 2,257
Nevada 31,188 29,330 566 1,292
New Hampshire 21,674 19,830 350 1,495
New Jersey 128,008 113,944 2,246 11,818
New Mexico 29,024 26,415 644 1,964
New York 339,519 300,392 6,713 32,413
North Carolina 173,852 159,224 3,570 11,058
North Dakota 8,251 7,024 153 1,074
Ohio 188,789 162,979 5,679 20,130
Oklahoma 60,892 54,669 1,636 4,587
Oregon 53,595 48,590 1,073 3,932
Pennsylvania 216,019 188,548 5,477 21,993
Rhode Island 21,113 19,135 346 1,632
South Carolina 94,239 85,649 2,199 6,391
South Dakota 10,394 9,151 199 1,044
Tennessee 128,372 115,913 3,595 8,864
Texas 245,998 219,475 6,661 19,859
Utah 20,462 18,294 390 1,777
Vermont 11,186 10,001 231 954
Virginia 120,982 109,470 2,892 8,621
Washington 86,176 78,146 1,667 6,363
West Virginia 62,433 55,289 2,137 5,008
Wisconsin 80,492 70,080 1,444 8,968
Wyoming 7,335 6,692 149 494
Outlying areas
American Samoa 717 657 24 36
Guam 607 550 13 44
Northern Mariana Islands 90 74 4 13
Puerto Rico 96,393 86,571 2,206 7,617
Virgin Islands 1,186 1,040 27 118
Foreign countries 10,829 8,405 447 1,978
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
NOTES: Unnegotiated checks not deducted.
Excludes lump-sum death payments.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 13.
Percentage distribution of disabled workers, by monthly benefit and state or other area, December 2001
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of benefit Monthly benefit
(dollars)
Total Less than
400.00
400.00-
599.90
600.00-
799.90
800.00-999.90 1,000.00-
1,199.90
1,200.00
or more
Average Median
All areas a 5,268,039 100.0 8.4 21.8 24.2 17.4 12.0 16.2 814.40 762.80
Alabama 129,615 100.0 8.5 23.5 26.3 17.4 11.1 13.2 785.70 729.00
Alaska 7,671 100.0 9.8 22.9 22.8 16.6 10.8 17.2 809.30 741.00
Arizona 91,578 100.0 7.0 19.7 23.5 18.1 13.3 18.4 845.40 797.00
Arkansas 80,410 100.0 8.4 23.4 26.8 19.2 11.4 10.9 774.40 731.40
California 448,238 100.0 9.0 20.9 22.2 16.9 12.3 18.7 831.10 778.00
Colorado 62,225 100.0 8.0 22.6 24.2 17.4 12.3 15.5 809.70 755.00
Connecticut 56,087 100.0 6.5 20.0 24.3 18.1 12.5 18.6 846.80 792.00
Delaware 15,540 100.0 7.7 20.3 23.9 17.1 12.8 18.4 838.20 783.00
District of Columbia 8,417 100.0 9.6 26.7 28.4 17.7 9.2 8.4 734.90 683.00
Florida 324,090 100.0 7.7 22.0 24.7 17.8 12.1 15.7 813.60 759.00
Georgia 164,223 100.0 7.5 22.0 26.9 19.0 11.7 12.9 796.40 747.00
Hawaii 14,844 100.0 7.2 20.7 23.5 17.9 13.3 17.5 837.50 787.00
Idaho 21,838 100.0 9.9 23.8 22.9 16.8 11.9 14.8 790.90 736.00
Illinois 182,061 100.0 7.8 20.5 22.6 17.6 12.7 18.9 840.60 790.00
Indiana 113,500 100.0 8.5 21.5 23.0 17.6 12.2 17.2 822.50 770.00
Iowa 48,883 100.0 10.1 23.8 23.6 16.7 11.9 14.0 783.10 726.00
Kansas 43,490 100.0 9.4 23.5 24.2 17.5 12.1 13.4 786.90 735.00
Kentucky 131,186 100.0 9.8 22.4 22.9 16.5 11.8 16.7 806.60 751.00
Louisiana 92,768 100.0 9.6 21.6 22.7 15.9 12.3 17.8 816.60 760.00
Maine 36,673 100.0 10.2 25.6 26.8 17.8 9.9 9.8 746.40 697.00
Maryland 73,549 100.0 7.2 20.1 23.5 18.7 12.6 18.0 840.90 793.00
Massachusetts 127,431 100.0 7.2 22.8 26.0 17.8 11.4 14.9 807.00 748.00
Michigan 192,024 100.0 8.2 19.1 20.2 15.7 13.0 23.8 875.20 829.00
Minnesota 71,539 100.0 8.9 23.3 24.3 16.9 11.2 15.4 798.90 738.00
Mississippi 89,514 100.0 8.7 24.8 28.1 17.3 10.5 10.7 761.30 707.00
Missouri 129,371 100.0 8.9 22.8 24.5 17.4 11.7 14.7 797.30 742.00
Montana 17,420 100.0 8.9 23.4 22.9 17.3 12.7 14.8 798.40 747.00
Nebraska 26,611 100.0 9.6 24.9 24.8 17.4 11.7 11.5 768.80 714.00
Nevada 34,042 100.0 6.0 19.1 23.7 18.3 13.1 19.9 861.60 810.00
New Hampshire 24,167 100.0 6.5 20.6 26.3 19.3 12.4 15.0 820.60 770.00
New Jersey 130,032 100.0 6.1 19.0 22.7 17.5 12.8 21.9 876.30 823.00
New Mexico 33,238 100.0 8.8 22.5 24.6 18.4 11.9 13.8 794.70 746.00
New York 349,196 100.0 7.6 19.8 22.1 16.9 12.5 21.2 860.20 806.00
North Carolina 202,616 100.0 7.4 21.9 28.0 20.0 11.4 11.3 785.80 743.00
North Dakota 9,263 100.0 10.9 25.4 24.6 16.3 11.2 11.7 758.30 699.00
Ohio 200,768 100.0 10.1 22.3 21.7 16.0 12.3 17.6 811.80 756.00
Oklahoma 68,375 100.0 9.4 22.1 23.1 18.0 13.2 14.4 799.60 756.00
Oregon 59,795 100.0 9.0 22.4 22.8 16.7 12.2 16.8 812.60 757.00
Pennsylvania 228,076 100.0 8.6 20.5 23.0 17.3 13.1 17.4 826.70 778.00
Rhode Island 24,320 100.0 7.8 23.6 26.8 17.6 11.3 12.9 786.80 729.00
South Carolina 106,988 100.0 7.0 20.7 27.4 20.4 12.3 12.2 800.60 759.00
South Dakota 12,311 100.0 11.7 26.2 24.4 16.5 10.9 10.3 743.30 689.00
Tennessee 148,698 100.0 8.2 23.6 27.0 18.2 11.1 12.0 779.50 729.00
Texas 271,977 100.0 8.7 21.7 24.3 18.0 12.3 15.1 807.00 758.00
Utah 22,845 100.0 10.0 23.9 22.5 15.4 11.3 17.0 800.80 736.00
Vermont 12,994 100.0 9.2 23.9 26.1 18.7 11.2 11.0 769.70 723.00
Virginia 133,678 100.0 7.9 20.9 24.9 18.0 12.3 16.1 818.90 768.00
Washington 94,915 100.0 8.7 22.0 22.8 16.4 12.0 18.1 823.30 765.00
West Virginia 64,254 100.0 9.5 18.5 20.1 16.1 13.4 22.4 860.50 821.00
Wisconsin 86,342 100.0 9.1 22.4 23.0 16.6 12.4 16.6 811.70 756.00
Wyoming 8,215 100.0 9.0 23.1 22.3 16.0 12.2 17.5 814.70 750.00
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,065 100.0 20.3 32.3 25.5 13.6 5.5 2.8 616.70 583.00
Guam 756 100.0 13.4 24.6 24.9 18.3 10.1 8.9 727.90 692.50
Northern Mariana Islands 147 100.0 32.7 40.8 18.4 5.4 2.0 0.7 501.40 500.00
Puerto Rico 125,163 100.0 8.0 30.9 34.3 15.4 7.0 4.4 691.70 650.00
Virgin Islands 1,314 100.0 7.6 20.0 29.5 19.3 11.6 12.0 791.60 745.00
Foreign countries 11,654 100.0 18.6 20.2 21.9 17.3 11.2 10.9 721.20 701.00
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 14.
Percentage distribution of disabled widow(er)s, by monthly benefit and state or other area, December 2001
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of benefit Monthly benefit (dollars)
Total Less than
200.00
200.00-
299.90
300.00-
399.90
400.00-
499.90
500.00-
599.90
600.00-
699.90
700.00-
799.90
800.00-
899.90
900.00
or more
Average Median
All areas a 204,255 100.0 10.5 9.9 13.2 14.2 13.0 11.0 9.3 7.6 11.4 536.70 519.60
Alabama 6,192 100.0 12.0 11.5 13.8 14.9 14.0 11.1 9.3 5.4 7.8 501.50 483.00
Alaska 218 100.0 9.2 8.7 10.1 11.9 15.6 11.0 7.8 9.6 16.1 576.40 550.50
Arizona 2,862 100.0 8.9 10.3 12.5 13.1 12.4 10.8 10.5 8.4 13.1 557.30 537.50
Arkansas 3,623 100.0 13.1 12.4 14.2 15.1 14.0 10.5 8.3 5.4 7.1 485.10 469.00
California 13,300 100.0 8.0 8.4 12.3 13.9 12.3 10.9 10.0 8.9 15.4 578.70 559.00
Colorado 1,793 100.0 8.6 9.2 12.6 14.5 13.3 11.6 10.4 8.0 11.9 555.90 541.00
Connecticut 1,591 100.0 9.6 9.4 15.5 16.6 12.5 10.1 8.7 6.1 11.6 528.70 495.00
Delaware 504 100.0 13.5 9.5 11.5 13.9 12.9 10.1 8.1 9.9 10.5 528.20 515.00
District of Columbia 290 100.0 11.0 12.1 14.8 17.6 16.9 10.0 6.9 4.1 6.6 485.50 467.50
Florida 10,987 100.0 11.8 10.5 14.0 14.1 13.3 10.9 8.8 6.7 9.8 517.00 496.00
Georgia 7,077 100.0 15.0 12.0 14.6 15.5 13.5 9.3 8.0 5.2 6.9 474.30 454.00
Hawaii 448 100.0 7.1 9.6 13.4 13.6 12.3 13.2 8.3 9.2 13.4 566.80 548.00
Idaho 702 100.0 7.7 10.0 12.0 12.3 13.5 12.8 10.7 9.5 11.5 565.90 564.00
Illinois 7,528 100.0 8.4 8.5 12.9 12.9 12.6 11.0 10.0 9.2 14.5 572.20 557.50
Indiana 4,719 100.0 9.0 9.1 11.9 12.5 13.5 11.1 10.2 8.9 14.0 567.20 559.00
Iowa 1,739 100.0 9.1 10.0 11.0 15.0 14.8 11.7 9.3 8.4 10.6 543.30 533.00
Kansas 1,451 100.0 10.0 9.4 12.4 13.2 14.2 12.2 9.8 8.6 10.3 543.00 534.00
Kentucky 6,762 100.0 9.9 9.2 13.6 14.6 13.6 11.4 9.9 7.7 10.2 535.90 518.00
Louisiana 5,561 100.0 8.1 8.1 13.3 14.5 14.1 10.7 10.4 8.5 12.3 560.40 542.00
Maine 1,167 100.0 11.7 10.5 14.0 14.0 13.3 11.1 9.9 7.4 8.1 514.00 499.00
Maryland 2,365 100.0 9.3 8.5 11.0 13.2 13.5 12.0 9.7 9.4 13.6 569.00 558.00
Massachusetts 3,405 100.0 9.6 9.8 14.1 16.1 11.9 11.5 8.5 7.4 11.2 536.30 503.00
Michigan 7,974 100.0 7.6 7.3 10.6 12.9 12.0 10.9 9.9 10.1 18.7 605.00 597.00
Minnesota 1,825 100.0 9.7 10.2 13.4 13.6 13.6 10.2 10.3 7.0 12.0 539.80 519.00
Mississippi 4,378 100.0 13.3 11.7 15.7 16.0 13.3 10.3 7.3 5.5 6.9 480.40 456.00
Missouri 5,333 100.0 11.7 11.1 13.2 14.9 11.9 10.6 9.0 7.7 9.8 519.00 492.00
Montana 619 100.0 9.2 10.3 13.6 17.1 11.8 11.6 11.0 6.1 9.2 527.00 493.00
Nebraska 824 100.0 11.5 10.7 13.4 14.3 10.4 12.1 10.6 7.9 9.1 523.40 501.00
Nevada 1,023 100.0 9.8 9.3 13.3 13.8 11.1 11.5 9.6 8.1 13.5 553.00 538.00
New Hampshire 681 100.0 12.0 13.8 12.0 12.3 12.2 11.9 10.1 5.6 10.0 513.30 493.00
New Jersey 4,114 100.0 11.6 9.0 13.7 13.3 12.4 10.2 7.7 7.4 14.7 545.90 520.00
New Mexico 1,192 100.0 8.3 10.2 14.2 14.5 14.2 10.6 9.4 8.3 10.4 540.20 519.00
New York 12,251 100.0 10.2 9.0 12.9 14.4 12.2 11.6 9.4 7.4 13.0 548.00 525.00
North Carolina 7,944 100.0 18.3 13.4 14.5 14.5 12.3 9.7 6.7 4.5 6.0 449.50 427.00
North Dakota 284 100.0 9.2 8.5 14.8 13.7 15.9 9.2 9.9 11.6 7.4 537.90 515.00
Ohio 9,587 100.0 7.5 7.4 11.6 12.6 12.1 11.3 11.5 10.7 15.4 592.30 590.00
Oklahoma 3,100 100.0 10.4 10.3 13.7 14.5 12.8 11.0 9.8 7.9 9.7 527.90 510.00
Oregon 1,865 100.0 8.5 8.0 12.4 12.4 12.2 12.4 10.7 9.6 13.9 575.40 574.00
Pennsylvania 9,544 100.0 8.3 8.5 11.3 13.2 13.1 11.5 11.1 10.0 13.1 573.90 568.00
Rhode Island 686 100.0 13.1 10.9 14.7 15.2 10.6 9.5 10.1 7.9 8.0 505.10 472.50
South Carolina 4,788 100.0 17.3 12.5 14.9 13.6 13.5 10.3 7.0 4.8 6.2 459.30 439.00
South Dakota 396 100.0 13.4 13.6 12.4 14.9 12.9 9.1 8.8 4.6 10.4 502.00 478.50
Tennessee 7,248 100.0 13.2 11.3 13.5 15.1 13.5 10.7 8.9 6.1 7.7 496.00 480.00
Texas 12,326 100.0 9.7 9.8 13.1 14.1 13.8 11.3 9.3 8.0 10.9 540.40 523.00
Utah 687 100.0 7.3 8.7 13.3 16.2 12.8 11.2 7.3 8.3 15.0 568.10 537.00
Vermont 457 100.0 9.9 11.8 14.7 14.0 15.1 13.1 8.3 6.1 7.0 505.20 496.00
Virginia 5,520 100.0 11.6 10.1 13.8 14.1 13.1 11.1 8.4 7.0 10.7 523.90 503.00
Washington 2,847 100.0 6.7 8.6 12.5 13.0 11.8 12.8 10.4 8.5 15.7 585.40 581.00
West Virginia 3,571 100.0 5.5 6.9 11.5 13.0 13.9 13.8 10.9 10.2 14.4 598.40 597.00
Wisconsin 2,616 100.0 9.7 8.9 12.4 13.5 13.6 11.9 9.1 8.7 12.2 551.90 541.00
Wyoming 263 100.0 6.5 11.0 12.2 17.1 10.7 10.7 9.1 7.2 15.6 565.10 531.00
Outlying areas
American Samoa 51 100.0 7.8 13.7 15.7 b 11.8 7.8 13.7 b b 473.50 454.00
Guam b 100.0 b 7.4 22.2 25.9 b b 3.7 7.4 b 495.00 430.00
Northern Mariana Islands b 100.0 b 25.0 50.0 b b b 12.5 b 12.5 457.60 343.00
Puerto Rico 5,041 100.0 12.1 15.5 19.3 18.4 13.3 8.9 6.4 3.1 3.2 437.60 413.40
Virgin Islands 49 100.0 4.1 6.1 10.2 18.4 22.5 14.3 10.2 10.2 4.1 557.90 537.00
Foreign countries 845 100.0 8.5 6.5 15.2 17.2 15.6 12.8 10.9 5.4 7.9 529.00 517.00
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 15.
Percentage distribution of disabled adult children, by monthly benefit and state or other area, December 2001
State or area Number Percentage distribution by dollar amount of benefit Monthly benefit
(dollars)
Total Less than
200.00
200.00-
299.90
300.00-
399.90
400.00-
499.90
500.00-
599.90
600.00-
699.90
700.00-
799.90
800.00-
899.90
900.00
or more
Average Median
All areas a 736,553 100.0 6.6 6.9 16.5 15.8 15.1 15.9 9.7 6.4 7.1 537.60 528.70
Alabama 16,606 100.0 8.1 8.9 22.0 17.5 14.4 12.4 7.9 4.5 4.4 486.00 460.00
Alaska 661 100.0 8.9 8.0 18.0 15.0 13.8 14.1 8.0 5.6 8.6 524.20 500.00
Arizona 8,051 100.0 6.6 7.0 13.3 15.5 14.8 17.3 9.7 7.2 8.5 554.60 553.00
Arkansas 8,680 100.0 8.8 8.6 22.8 18.6 14.8 11.8 7.0 3.8 3.8 474.90 453.00
California 60,302 100.0 6.3 6.6 13.9 15.2 14.9 17.4 10.6 6.7 8.4 556.40 553.00
Colorado 5,677 100.0 6.7 6.7 14.6 15.6 15.0 16.5 10.3 7.1 7.6 548.00 542.00
Connecticut 9,404 100.0 4.7 4.7 10.9 12.5 15.5 20.7 12.4 8.5 10.2 598.50 611.00
Delaware 1,876 100.0 3.6 4.6 12.7 16.5 16.2 19.4 10.5 8.2 8.4 579.80 580.00
District of Columbia 1,337 100.0 9.4 8.6 23.1 18.3 13.9 12.4 6.7 3.4 4.2 474.70 453.00
Florida 31,757 100.0 6.8 6.9 15.0 16.7 15.8 16.1 9.8 6.2 6.8 537.50 527.00
Georgia 19,615 100.0 6.9 8.0 21.8 18.2 15.4 12.4 7.8 4.6 4.8 496.50 471.00
Hawaii 2,274 100.0 5.3 7.1 16.3 15.6 18.4 15.8 10.3 5.4 5.9 536.50 533.00
Idaho 2,414 100.0 5.8 5.9 14.4 17.6 16.6 16.9 10.4 5.3 7.2 546.00 537.50
Illinois 31,519 100.0 4.7 5.5 13.2 13.9 15.0 18.2 11.5 8.2 10.0 583.70 585.00
Indiana 16,835 100.0 4.2 4.6 12.7 14.3 16.4 19.1 11.8 8.2 8.7 583.50 586.00
Iowa 8,573 100.0 4.5 4.9 14.0 17.5 16.8 17.1 11.0 6.8 7.4 563.20 556.00
Kansas 6,082 100.0 5.2 5.2 14.2 15.7 16.2 17.9 11.2 7.0 7.5 561.90 557.00
Kentucky 16,092 100.0 9.3 9.7 22.1 16.8 13.4 12.2 7.3 4.5 4.9 480.00 450.00
Louisiana 17,584 100.0 9.6 9.7 20.9 16.6 13.3 12.0 7.2 5.0 5.8 487.90 458.00
Maine 4,338 100.0 8.2 6.4 16.4 19.2 16.7 15.0 9.2 4.4 4.6 509.00 498.00
Maryland 10,783 100.0 4.5 5.3 14.8 15.7 16.0 17.0 10.5 7.3 9.0 569.00 559.00
Massachusetts 17,785 100.0 6.1 6.2 14.3 14.9 15.6 16.6 11.4 6.9 8.1 557.40 554.00
Michigan 32,600 100.0 4.3 4.4 10.3 13.6 15.1 19.6 12.9 9.4 10.4 603.20 614.00
Minnesota 11,442 100.0 4.9 5.2 15.4 16.3 16.0 17.2 10.7 6.9 7.3 557.20 553.00
Mississippi 11,429 100.0 10.8 11.7 25.5 17.3 13.6 9.3 5.4 3.3 3.1 442.20 410.00
Missouri 15,894 100.0 6.6 6.2 17.1 16.1 15.8 15.4 10.0 6.1 6.8 535.50 524.00
Montana 2,126 100.0 4.9 5.9 15.9 18.0 16.3 16.8 10.1 6.9 5.3 541.00 534.00
Nebraska 4,161 100.0 4.8 5.8 16.3 18.5 16.4 16.4 8.9 6.1 6.8 542.40 527.00
Nevada 2,215 100.0 5.2 5.2 12.8 13.6 16.8 16.7 11.0 8.0 10.7 583.50 580.00
New Hampshire 2,613 100.0 5.1 4.3 13.4 15.2 16.5 18.0 12.5 7.4 7.8 572.00 569.00
New Jersey 19,701 100.0 4.2 4.8 11.4 13.3 15.6 18.7 12.6 8.6 10.7 599.90 604.00
New Mexico 4,051 100.0 10.1 9.5 19.2 17.1 14.8 12.3 7.4 4.6 4.9 484.90 462.00
New York 56,114 100.0 4.9 5.1 13.3 14.3 15.7 18.5 11.6 7.7 8.9 577.60 579.00
North Carolina 22,405 100.0 6.5 7.9 22.6 18.9 15.2 12.7 7.5 4.3 4.5 493.50 468.00
North Dakota 2,069 100.0 5.3 7.1 18.8 18.6 16.9 14.8 8.0 4.8 5.7 519.10 500.00
Ohio 35,196 100.0 5.2 5.5 13.2 15.0 15.1 17.9 11.4 8.2 8.5 572.00 573.00
Oklahoma 8,916 100.0 6.6 7.1 19.2 17.9 15.3 14.9 8.4 5.3 5.3 514.40 495.00
Oregon 6,794 100.0 4.8 5.1 12.3 14.8 15.6 19.2 11.7 8.3 8.3 578.80 585.00
Pennsylvania 38,559 100.0 5.0 4.9 12.8 15.5 16.5 18.8 11.0 7.7 7.8 570.40 572.00
Rhode Island 3,007 100.0 7.0 6.5 14.9 14.6 17.5 15.8 10.3 6.6 6.8 542.60 543.00
South Carolina 12,919 100.0 6.4 8.0 21.9 19.0 15.5 13.0 7.6 4.4 4.3 494.70 470.00
South Dakota 2,090 100.0 7.4 6.3 20.8 19.8 15.9 13.4 7.2 4.6 4.6 499.70 480.00
Tennessee 17,955 100.0 7.4 8.0 22.4 17.4 15.2 12.7 7.7 4.7 4.6 493.70 468.00
Texas 38,834 100.0 7.9 8.1 19.0 17.1 14.3 13.4 8.2 5.5 6.5 511.40 485.00
Utah 3,164 100.0 5.5 6.2 12.6 16.3 15.9 18.4 10.3 6.7 8.1 561.70 559.50
Vermont 1,809 100.0 5.5 6.0 16.7 18.5 17.5 16.1 9.8 5.1 4.8 527.50 516.00
Virginia 16,850 100.0 6.5 7.4 20.2 17.3 15.7 13.6 8.6 5.4 5.3 511.60 491.00
Washington 10,920 100.0 4.6 5.6 12.3 14.5 15.4 18.0 12.0 8.2 9.4 582.70 584.00
West Virginia 9,951 100.0 7.9 8.0 18.9 17.0 15.3 14.8 8.1 5.0 5.0 503.20 485.00
Wisconsin 15,521 100.0 4.2 4.7 12.8 15.3 16.1 20.1 11.2 7.8 7.9 577.80 583.00
Wyoming 862 100.0 4.8 5.3 12.0 17.9 16.9 15.9 10.1 7.8 9.4 572.80 559.00
Outlying areas
American Samoa 98 100.0 17.4 19.4 26.5 18.4 9.2 5.1 1.0 1.0 2.0 366.80 365.00
Guam 123 100.0 24.4 17.9 25.2 13.8 7.3 5.7 b 3.3 b 354.10 335.00
Northern Mariana Islands 46 100.0 47.8 17.4 13.0 8.7 6.5 2.2 b 2.2 b 276.70 216.00
Puerto Rico 22,595 100.0 20.0 18.3 33.1 13.9 7.1 4.1 1.8 0.9 0.7 337.10 326.00
Virgin Islands 267 100.0 10.9 10.5 22.9 21.0 15.4 10.9 3.4 2.3 3.0 442.10 428.00
Foreign countries 4,980 100.0 18.3 14.8 22.2 14.8 11.2 10.2 4.0 2.0 2.6 397.20 372.00
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 16.
Percentage distribution, by age and sex, December 1960-2001, selected years
Year Number
(thousands)
Average
age
Percentage distribution
Total Under 30 30-34 35-39 a 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64
All disabled workers
1996 4,400 50.0 100.0 3.6 5.6 9.0 11.6 13.8 15.5 18.6 22.4
1997 4,521 50.3 100.0 3.3 5.2 8.6 11.6 13.7 16.1 19.2 22.4
1998 4,712 50.5 100.0 3.0 4.8 8.3 11.6 13.8 16.5 19.7 22.3
1999 4,879 50.6 100.0 2.8 4.4 8.0 11.5 14.0 17.0 20.0 22.3
2000 5,042 50.8 100.0 2.7 4.1 7.6 11.4 14.1 17.6 20.3 22.3
2001 5,268 50.9 100.0 2.8 4.0 7.2 11.1 14.1 17.7 20.7 22.4
Men
1960 356 57.3 100.0 0.5 a 3.3 3.0 4.9 16.6 26.7 44.9
1965 734 54.4 100.0 1.0 a 7.5 7.6 10.4 15.4 24.7 33.3
1970 1,069 53.9 100.0 3.3 a 6.8 6.9 10.9 15.2 23.2 33.7
1975 1,711 53.5 100.0 4.6 a 7.5 6.2 9.7 15.8 23.2 33.0
1980 1,928 52.9 100.0 4.1 a 9.6 6.0 8.9 14.3 24.0 33.1
1981 b b b b b b b b b b b
1982 1,746 53.2 100.0 4.0 a 9.7 5.8 7.8 13.6 23.6 35.5
1983 1,731 52.9 100.0 4.2 a 10.4 6.3 8.0 13.0 23.1 35.0
1984 1,748 52.5 100.0 4.4 a 11.3 6.8 8.3 12.8 22.2 34.2
1985 1,785 51.9 100.0 4.6 a 12.3 7.3 8.6 12.9 21.4 32.9
1986 1,827 51.4 100.0 4.9 a 13.3 7.9 8.9 12.7 20.7 31.5
1987 1,857 51.1 100.0 4.8 a 13.8 8.5 9.4 12.5 20.1 30.8
1988 1,869 50.9 100.0 4.7 a 14.3 9.0 9.8 12.7 19.6 29.9
1989 1,906 50.7 100.0 4.5 a 14.7 9.6 10.3 12.7 19.4 28.8
1990 1,965 50.4 100.0 4.5 a 15.2 10.3 10.7 12.7 19.1 27.5
1991 2,066 50.1 100.0 4.5 a 15.6 10.7 11.2 13.0 18.6 26.4
1992 2,221 49.9 100.0 4.6 a 16.0 11.0 12.0 13.4 18.0 25.0
1993 2,358 49.6 100.0 4.6 a 16.2 11.2 12.3 13.9 17.9 23.9
1994 2,476 49.6 100.0 4.3 a 16.1 11.4 12.8 14.2 17.8 23.4
1995 2,573 49.7 100.0 4.0 a 15.5 11.5 13.4 14.5 18.0 23.2
1996 2,653 50.0 100.0 3.7 5.7 9.2 11.6 13.7 15.0 18.3 22.9
1997 2,674 50.3 100.0 3.3 5.2 8.8 11.6 13.6 15.7 18.9 23.0
1998 2,746 50.5 100.0 3.1 4.8 8.4 11.6 13.7 16.1 19.4 23.0
1999 2,801 50.7 100.0 2.8 4.5 8.1 11.6 13.8 16.7 19.7 22.9
2000 2,856 50.8 100.0 2.8 4.2 7.6 11.4 13.9 17.3 20.0 22.8
2001 2,948 51.0 100.0 2.9 4.0 7.2 11.2 14.0 17.5 20.5 23.0
Women
1960 99 56.7 100.0 0.3 a 3.2 3.2 5.3 19.4 31.4 37.2
1965 254 55.2 100.0 0.6 a 5.4 6.3 9.8 16.2 27.3 34.3
1970 424 55.0 100.0 1.9 a 5.1 5.6 10.1 15.9 26.0 35.3
1975 778 54.4 100.0 3.3 a 6.1 5.3 9.0 16.3 25.5 34.5
1980 931 53.7 100.0 3.4 a 8.2 5.3 8.2 14.4 25.4 35.0
1981 b b b b b b b b b b b
1982 858 53.9 100.0 3.3 a 8.5 5.1 7.2 13.7 25.2 37.0
1983 838 53.6 100.0 3.5 a 9.3 5.7 7.5 12.9 24.3 36.8
1984 849 53.2 100.0 3.7 a 10.2 6.3 7.8 12.8 23.2 36.0
1985 872 52.6 100.0 3.8 a 11.2 6.9 8.3 12.9 22.3 34.6
1986 902 52.0 100.0 4.1 a 12.1 7.6 8.8 12.9 21.6 32.9
1987 929 51.7 100.0 4.2 a 12.7 8.2 9.4 12.9 20.9 31.7
1988 952 51.4 100.0 4.0 a 13.1 8.7 9.9 13.2 20.6 30.5
1989 989 51.1 100.0 4.0 a 13.5 9.2 10.6 13.4 20.1 29.2
1990 1,046 50.8 100.0 3.9 a 14.0 9.8 11.1 13.4 19.9 27.9
1991 1,133 50.5 100.0 4.0 a 14.3 10.3 11.6 13.8 19.4 26.5
1992 1,252 50.1 100.0 4.3 a 14.6 10.7 12.2 14.3 18.8 25.0
1993 1,371 49.9 100.0 4.3 a 14.9 11.0 12.6 14.8 18.9 23.5
1994 1,491 49.9 100.0 4.1 a 14.8 11.2 13.1 15.3 18.7 22.8
1995 1,614 49.9 100.0 3.8 a 14.5 11.5 13.6 15.7 18.8 22.2
1996 1,747 50.1 100.0 3.5 5.4 8.7 11.6 13.9 16.2 19.1 21.7
1997 1,847 50.3 100.0 3.2 5.0 8.4 11.6 13.9 16.7 19.7 21.5
1998 1,967 50.4 100.0 2.9 4.7 8.2 11.5 14.0 17.1 20.1 21.5
1999 2,078 50.6 100.0 2.7 4.3 7.9 11.5 14.2 17.5 20.5 21.4
2000 2,186 50.8 100.0 2.7 4.1 7.5 11.3 14.3 17.9 20.7 21.6
2001 2,320 50.9 100.0 2.8 4.0 7.1 11.1 14.3 18.0 21.1 21.7
SOURCES: Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, Table 5.D4 for 1960-1995 data; 1988 and 1990-1995 data are based on a 10 percent sample; Social Security Disabled Beneficiaries 100 percent file for 1996-2000 data; Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file for 2001 data.
NOTE: Combined data for men and women are not available prior to 1996.
a. Ages 30-34 and 35-39 grouped together in the 35-39 column before 1996.
b. Not available.
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Table 17.
Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly benefit, by sex and age, December 2001
Age Total Men Women
Number Average
PIA
(dollars)
Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average
PIA
(dollars)
Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Number Average
PIA
(dollars)
Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
All disabled workers 5,268,039 820.00 814.40 2,947,820 922.40 913.70 2,320,219 689.90 688.30
Under 25 44,430 432.50 442.20 26,375 443.50 452.50 18,055 416.30 427.20
25-29 104,777 530.90 535.40 59,072 545.10 547.90 45,705 512.60 519.40
30-34 209,205 611.70 613.00 116,676 626.10 624.40 92,529 593.60 598.70
35-39 377,233 678.20 675.20 211,443 699.40 693.10 165,790 651.10 652.40
40-44 585,962 744.80 738.90 329,274 787.70 777.80 256,688 689.70 689.10
45-49 744,487 804.80 797.40 412,156 876.80 865.50 332,331 715.50 713.00
50-54 932,419 857.80 850.00 515,651 963.20 952.00 416,768 727.20 723.70
55-59 1,093,572 889.80 882.50 603,637 1,037.20 1,026.90 489,935 708.20 704.50
60 or older 1,175,954 895.10 890.80 673,536 1,055.00 1,048.30 502,418 680.80 679.60
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
NOTES: The average monthly benefit includes secondary benefit amounts for some beneficiaries who are dually entitled. This results in the average monthly benefit being larger than the average PIA for some age groups.
PIA = primary insurance amount.
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Table 18.
Distribution of workers with a secondary benefit (dual entitlement), by worker's smaller primary insurance amount and sex, December 2001
Primary insurance amount (dollars) Total Men Women
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled workers 165,349 100.0 38,415 100.0 126,934 100.0
Less than 300.00 28,962 17.5 9,242 24.1 19,720 15.5
300.00-399.90 26,824 16.2 9,497 24.7 17,327 13.7
400.00-499.90 32,326 19.6 8,824 23.0 23,502 18.5
500.00-599.90 33,795 20.4 6,208 16.2 27,587 21.7
600.00-699.90 19,759 12.0 2,384 6.2 17,375 13.7
700.00-799.90 11,228 6.8 1,028 2.7 10,200 8.0
800.00-899.90 6,133 3.7 537 1.4 5,596 4.4
900.00-999.90 3,284 2.0 289 0.8 2,995 2.4
1,000.00-1,099.90 1,588 1.0 178 0.5 1,410 1.1
1,100.00 or more 1,450 0.9 228 0.6 1,222 1.0
Average benefit (dollars) 494.80 421.90 516.90
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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Table 19.
Distribution of workers with a secondary benefit (dual entitlement), by type of secondary benefit and sex, December 2001
Type of secondary benefit Total Men Women
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled workers a 165,349 100.0 38,415 100.0 126,934 100.0
Spouses 17,734 10.7 121 0.3 17,613 13.9
Widow(er)s 21,648 13.1 501 1.3 21,147 16.7
Disabled widow(er)s 65,855 39.8 1,712 4.5 64,143 50.5
Surviving mothers and fathers 1,877 1.1 66 0.2 1,811 1.4
Disabled adult children 58,232 35.2 36,015 93.8 22,217 17.5
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
a. Includes a few individuals who are receiving parents benefits.
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Table 20.
Number, by age, sex, and state or other area, December 2001
State or area Total Under 25 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64
All disabled workers
All areas a 5,268,039 44,430 313,982 963,195 1,676,906 2,269,526
Alabama 129,615 847 7,127 22,866 42,991 55,784
Alaska 7,671 110 650 1,639 2,524 2,748
Arizona 91,578 855 5,482 16,514 29,514 39,213
Arkansas 80,410 570 4,181 13,271 25,351 37,037
California 448,238 2,582 25,301 83,631 145,254 191,470
Colorado 62,225 531 3,690 12,282 21,231 24,491
Connecticut 56,087 577 3,942 11,751 17,028 22,789
Delaware 15,540 136 993 3,112 5,000 6,299
District of Columbia 8,417 76 539 1,811 2,790 3,201
Florida 324,090 2,352 17,339 58,573 101,531 144,295
Georgia 164,223 1,148 8,796 28,750 53,268 72,261
Hawaii 14,844 91 935 2,825 4,855 6,138
Idaho 21,838 272 1,515 3,929 6,747 9,375
Illinois 182,061 2,202 12,539 34,699 56,279 76,342
Indiana 113,500 1,248 7,678 21,400 35,621 47,553
Iowa 48,883 764 3,839 9,416 15,166 19,698
Kansas 43,490 631 2,990 8,554 13,841 17,474
Kentucky 131,186 1,012 7,719 23,559 42,837 56,059
Louisiana 92,768 614 4,799 16,582 30,506 40,267
Maine 36,673 373 2,801 7,673 11,496 14,330
Maryland 73,549 594 4,644 14,671 23,361 30,279
Massachusetts 127,431 1,489 9,817 28,367 39,335 48,423
Michigan 192,024 1,995 12,226 34,295 63,051 80,457
Minnesota 71,539 1,301 5,915 14,872 22,159 27,292
Mississippi 89,514 671 5,440 16,026 29,223 38,154
Missouri 129,371 1,198 8,108 24,498 40,446 55,121
Montana 17,420 147 988 2,999 5,509 7,777
Nebraska 26,611 401 1,969 5,213 8,153 10,875
Nevada 34,042 235 1,788 5,582 10,366 16,071
New Hampshire 24,167 333 1,875 5,384 7,476 9,099
New Jersey 130,032 879 7,832 24,918 39,261 57,142
New Mexico 33,238 241 1,798 5,684 10,904 14,611
New York 349,196 2,163 19,698 65,818 107,706 153,811
North Carolina 202,616 1,461 11,005 34,567 64,306 91,277
North Dakota 9,263 150 634 1,748 2,832 3,899
Ohio 200,768 2,696 14,350 37,010 63,273 83,439
Oklahoma 68,375 487 3,496 11,233 21,199 31,960
Oregon 59,795 537 3,923 10,226 19,082 26,027
Pennsylvania 228,076 2,074 14,217 42,007 71,522 98,256
Rhode Island 24,320 199 1,612 4,828 7,818 9,863
South Carolina 106,988 638 5,440 17,758 34,680 48,472
South Dakota 12,311 223 815 2,313 3,901 5,059
Tennessee 148,698 1,087 8,600 26,064 47,185 65,762
Texas 271,977 2,031 14,700 48,566 87,252 119,428
Utah 22,845 360 1,944 4,496 6,873 9,172
Vermont 12,994 152 972 2,594 4,119 5,157
Virginia 133,678 1,030 7,730 24,506 42,761 57,651
Washington 94,915 815 6,247 17,661 30,557 39,635
West Virginia 64,254 258 2,950 9,757 21,548 29,741
Wisconsin 86,342 1,402 6,379 16,661 27,252 34,648
Wyoming 8,215 79 522 1,501 2,633 3,480
Outlying areas
American Samoa 1,065 b b 74 323 653
Guam 756 b b 160 235 299
Northern Mariana Islands 147 b b 39 41 43
Puerto Rico 125,163 90 3,103 16,913 43,215 61,842
Virgin Islands 1,314 b b 190 345 709
Foreign countries 11,654 b b 1,149 3,170 7,110
Men
All areas a 2,947,820 26,375 175,748 540,717 927,807 1,277,173
Alabama 72,163 538 4,022 12,755 23,565 31,283
Alaska 4,368 71 409 916 1,380 1,592
Arizona 50,117 507 3,033 8,862 15,900 21,815
Arkansas 45,924 355 2,348 7,613 14,536 21,072
California 247,594 1,582 14,855 48,254 78,612 104,291
Colorado 33,485 332 2,038 6,592 11,337 13,186
Connecticut 30,332 359 2,165 6,344 9,042 12,422
Delaware 8,087 76 525 1,652 2,504 3,330
District of Columbia 4,729 38 312 1,105 1,611 1,663
Florida 181,814 1,430 9,679 33,375 56,113 81,217
Georgia 88,753 683 4,996 16,072 28,479 38,523
Hawaii 9,055 58 556 1,804 2,960 3,677
Idaho 12,567 145 867 2,212 3,801 5,542
Illinois 100,753 1,266 6,990 19,421 30,616 42,460
Indiana 62,173 717 4,232 11,703 19,146 26,375
Iowa 26,980 463 2,055 5,138 8,344 10,980
Kansas 23,196 356 1,597 4,459 7,339 9,445
Kentucky 79,942 603 4,399 14,120 26,350 34,470
Louisiana 60,910 401 3,011 11,011 20,109 26,378
Maine 21,518 219 1,575 4,432 6,773 8,519
Maryland 39,761 356 2,572 8,145 12,220 16,468
Massachusetts 68,753 827 4,982 15,398 21,273 26,273
Michigan 106,568 1,162 6,821 19,193 34,526 44,866
Minnesota 39,127 726 3,134 7,845 12,001 15,421
Mississippi 49,593 430 2,981 8,828 16,258 21,096
Missouri 71,094 706 4,599 13,601 21,898 30,290
Montana 10,420 90 556 1,762 3,301 4,711
Nebraska 14,054 225 997 2,596 4,272 5,964
Nevada 18,362 127 947 2,938 5,501 8,849
New Hampshire 12,611 171 939 2,665 3,914 4,922
New Jersey 68,585 533 4,141 13,067 20,338 30,506
New Mexico 20,449 154 1,138 3,525 6,659 8,973
New York 194,490 1,312 10,972 36,758 59,497 85,951
North Carolina 105,725 910 6,096 18,135 32,994 47,590
North Dakota 5,413 97 359 982 1,634 2,341
Ohio 114,688 1,527 8,031 20,987 35,708 48,435
Oklahoma 38,674 267 2,099 6,519 11,817 17,972
Oregon 33,816 331 2,307 5,658 10,560 14,960
Pennsylvania 128,948 1,212 7,674 23,471 39,963 56,628
Rhode Island 13,072 104 875 2,636 4,204 5,253
South Carolina 56,652 371 2,953 9,510 18,078 25,740
South Dakota 6,905 131 415 1,218 2,208 2,933
Tennessee 80,986 663 4,628 13,998 25,490 36,207
Texas 158,119 1,245 8,691 28,793 49,880 69,510
Utah 12,609 214 1,075 2,495 3,725 5,100
Vermont 7,426 91 530 1,444 2,322 3,039
Virginia 74,718 629 4,214 13,541 23,804 32,530
Washington 53,238 478 3,584 10,015 16,740 22,421
West Virginia 44,332 167 1,856 6,480 14,926 20,903
Wisconsin 47,392 792 3,358 8,842 14,743 19,657
Wyoming 4,777 43 302 860 1,487 2,085
Outlying areas
American Samoa 643 b b 53 183 395
Guam 513 b b 108 166 b
Northern Mariana Islands 98 b b 24 26 b
Puerto Rico 71,445 70 2,007 9,847 24,403 35,118
Virgin Islands 743 b b 121 180 401
Foreign countries 8,540 b b 814 2,390 5,191
Women
All areas a 2,320,219 18,055 138,234 422,478 749,099 992,353
Alabama 57,452 309 3,105 10,111 19,426 24,501
Alaska 3,303 39 241 723 1,144 1,156
Arizona 41,461 348 2,449 7,652 13,614 17,398
Arkansas 34,486 215 1,833 5,658 10,815 15,965
California 200,644 1,000 10,446 35,377 66,642 87,179
Colorado 28,740 199 1,652 5,690 9,894 11,305
Connecticut 25,755 218 1,777 5,407 7,986 10,367
Delaware 7,453 60 468 1,460 2,496 2,969
District of Columbia 3,688 38 227 706 1,179 1,538
Florida 142,276 922 7,660 25,198 45,418 63,078
Georgia 75,470 465 3,800 12,678 24,789 33,738
Hawaii 5,789 33 379 1,021 1,895 2,461
Idaho 9,271 127 648 1,717 2,946 3,833
Illinois 81,308 936 5,549 15,278 25,663 33,882
Indiana 51,327 531 3,446 9,697 16,475 21,178
Iowa 21,903 301 1,784 4,278 6,822 8,718
Kansas 20,294 275 1,393 4,095 6,502 8,029
Kentucky 51,244 409 3,320 9,439 16,487 21,589
Louisiana 31,858 213 1,788 5,571 10,397 13,889
Maine 15,155 154 1,226 3,241 4,723 5,811
Maryland 33,788 238 2,072 6,526 11,141 13,811
Massachusetts 58,678 662 4,835 12,969 18,062 22,150
Michigan 85,456 833 5,405 15,102 28,525 35,591
Minnesota 32,412 575 2,781 7,027 10,158 11,871
Mississippi 39,921 241 2,459 7,198 12,965 17,058
Missouri 58,277 492 3,509 10,897 18,548 24,831
Montana 7,000 57 432 1,237 2,208 3,066
Nebraska 12,557 176 972 2,617 3,881 4,911
Nevada 15,680 108 841 2,644 4,865 7,222
New Hampshire 11,556 162 936 2,719 3,562 4,177
New Jersey 61,447 346 3,691 11,851 18,923 26,636
New Mexico 12,789 87 660 2,159 4,245 5,638
New York 154,706 851 8,726 29,060 48,209 67,860
North Carolina 96,891 551 4,909 16,432 31,312 43,687
North Dakota 3,850 53 275 766 1,198 1,558
Ohio 86,080 1,169 6,319 16,023 27,565 35,004
Oklahoma 29,701 220 1,397 4,714 9,382 13,988
Oregon 25,979 206 1,616 4,568 8,522 11,067
Pennsylvania 99,128 862 6,543 18,536 31,559 41,628
Rhode Island 11,248 95 737 2,192 3,614 4,610
South Carolina 50,336 267 2,487 8,248 16,602 22,732
South Dakota 5,406 92 400 1,095 1,693 2,126
Tennessee 67,712 424 3,972 12,066 21,695 29,555
Texas 113,858 786 6,009 19,773 37,372 49,918
Utah 10,236 146 869 2,001 3,148 4,072
Vermont 5,568 61 442 1,150 1,797 2,118
Virginia 58,960 401 3,516 10,965 18,957 25,121
Washington 41,677 337 2,663 7,646 13,817 17,214
West Virginia 19,922 91 1,094 3,277 6,622 8,838
Wisconsin 38,950 610 3,021 7,819 12,509 14,991
Wyoming 3,438 36 220 641 1,146 1,395
Outlying areas
American Samoa 422 b b 21 140 258
Guam 243 b b 52 69 b
Northern Mariana Islands 49 b b 15 15 b
Puerto Rico 53,718 20 1,096 7,066 18,812 26,724
Virgin Islands 571 b b 69 165 308
Foreign countries 3,114 b b 335 780 1,919
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
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Table 21.
Number and average monthly family benefit, by selected family groups, December 1960-2001, selected years
Year Worker only Worker, spouse, and-- Worker and
aged spouse a
All Men Women 1 child 2 or more children
Number (thousands)
1960 357 261 96 22 32 22
1965 714 481 232 54 109 30
1970 1,054 680 374 77 164 43
1975 1,750 1,080 671 137 250 66
1980 2,061 1,257 804 154 228 80
1981 b b b b b b
1982 1,969 1,208 760 124 163 78
1983 1,961 1,215 746 85 143 80
1984 1,993 1,241 752 83 140 76
1985 2,039 1,267 772 84 140 76
1986 2,096 1,301 795 82 136 74
1987 2,154 1,338 816 79 132 74
1988 2,194 1,353 841 77 125 71
1989 2,262 1,390 872 75 120 67
1990 2,370 1,448 922 75 118 63
1991 2,523 1,529 994 76 119 61
1992 2,738 1,643 1,094 78 125 61
1993 2,935 1,743 1,192 78 127 59
1994 3,121 1,830 1,292 76 128 57
1995 3,305 1,909 1,396 75 124 55
1996 3,473 1,973 1,500 61 104 53
1997 3,593 2,006 1,588 57 91 53
1998 3,769 2,074 1,695 52 80 53
1999 3,924 2,131 1,793 49 72 52
2000 4,080 2,191 1,890 45 65 50
2001 4,260 2,289 1,970 68 92 57
Average monthly family benefit (dollars)
1960 87.90 91.90 76.90 184.70 192.20 135.50
1965 95.40 100.70 85.00 201.00 216.30 145.90
1970 128.10 136.30 113.10 264.10 273.20 199.20
1975 218.90 240.00 185.00 441.00 454.00 344.00
1980 355.40 396.20 291.70 727.00 746.10 573.00
1981 b b b b b b
1982 424.40 474.20 344.70 847.40 858.20 690.70
1983 439.40 490.90 355.40 867.90 881.80 716.20
1984 454.00 507.60 365.70 881.50 885.50 740.40
1985 466.90 523.10 374.60 898.10 895.20 765.00
1986 470.70 527.80 377.40 896.90 888.30 773.30
1987 491.60 552.00 392.60 929.40 918.30 815.50
1988 512.20 576.10 409.50 960.20 938.40 855.40
1989 539.30 607.10 431.20 1,009.40 971.90 903.70
1990 570.40 642.80 456.80 1,062.10 1,016.00 960.80
1991 592.30 668.40 475.50 1,098.00 1,043.30 1,004.70
1992 609.50 688.70 490.70 1,122.10 1,057.40 1,045.00
1993 625.50 707.20 506.00 1,143.00 1,074.20 1,078.20
1994 646.20 731.80 525.00 1,177.60 1,100.00 1,118.60
1995 667.60 757.40 544.80 1,205.50 1,130.90 1,159.90
1996 690.60 785.30 566.00 1,245.90 1,148.50 1,200.60
1997 708.00 806.60 583.60 1,280.20 1,165.90 1,238.50
1998 720.00 820.20 597.40 1,300.40 1,189.40 1,261.90
1999 741.20 844.50 618.50 1,344.90 1,224.20 1,295.30
2000 773.60 880.70 649.40 1,394.20 1,274.30 1,355.50
2001 807.40 914.40 683.10 1,413.50 1,298.50 1,393.50
SOURCES: Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, Table 5.H1 for 1960-2000 data. Data for 1985-2000 are based on 10 percent sample. Data for prior years are based on different sampling rates. Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file beginning with 2001.
NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account.
Includes beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
a. Spouse's entitlement based on age.
b. Not available.
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Table 22.
Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly family benefit, December 2001
Family composition Number of
families
Number of
beneficiaries
Average primary
insurance amount
(dollars)
Average monthly
family benefit
(dollars)
Percentage of
families receiving
maximum family
benefit
Worker only
Men 2,289,722 2,289,722 920.20 914.40 8.9
Women 1,970,580 1,970,578 684.70 683.10 20.9
Worker with children
By sex of worker
Men 533,406 1,372,780 893.90 1,276.30 83.3
Women 376,944 945,500 717.70 987.60 89.1
By number of children
1 child 555,505 1,111,010 827.90 1,161.20 84.9
2 children 250,651 751,959 819.10 1,163.20 88.1
3 or more children 104,194 455,311 788.50 1,117.90 84.4
Workers with--
Spouse aged 62 or older a 57,354 114,967 1,130.40 1,393.50 8.3
Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children 1,770 5,627 1,040.60 1,654.50 67.8
Spouse and 1 child 66,012 198,137 927.80 1,408.30 90.4
Spouse and 2 children 54,425 217,761 898.00 1,335.50 89.6
Spouse and 3 or more children 37,070 204,770 851.50 1,241.40 82.9
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account.
Includes beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
a. If the spouse is also entitled to a retired-worker benefit, only the benefit amount received as a spouse is included.
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Table 23.
Distribution, by age of worker, December 2001
Family composition Total,
all ages
Under 30 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60 or older
Number
Worker only 4,260,302 123,854 134,738 217,238 364,179 549,869 792,418 1,002,519 1,075,487
Worker with--
Spouse
Aged 62 or older a 59,124 b b b 73 375 1,677 7,822 49,164
Child in care 157,507 2,876 9,594 21,902 33,436 32,546 26,631 18,510 12,012
Children
1 child 555,505 18,264 34,256 69,276 115,079 120,359 95,886 63,003 39,382
2 children 250,651 8,843 26,663 56,233 66,670 46,230 25,958 13,204 6,850
3 or more children 104,194 3,766 14,977 29,288 27,213 14,907 7,754 4,082 2,207
Families receiving maximum benefit c 1,541,857 99,229 123,758 214,339 280,724 256,452 216,795 187,086 163,474
Percent
Worker only 100.0 2.9 3.2 5.1 8.6 12.9 18.6 23.5 25.2
Worker with--
Spouse
Aged 62 or older a 100.0 b b b 0.1 0.6 2.8 13.2 83.2
Child in care 100.0 1.8 6.1 13.9 21.2 20.7 16.9 11.8 7.6
Children
1 child 100.0 3.3 6.2 12.5 20.7 21.7 17.3 11.3 7.1
2 children 100.0 3.5 10.6 22.4 26.6 18.4 10.4 5.3 2.7
3 or more children 100.0 3.6 14.4 28.1 26.1 14.3 7.4 3.9 2.1
Families receiving maximum benefit c 28.6 63.0 56.2 54.4 46.3 33.6 22.8 16.9 13.8
SOURCE: Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file.
NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account.
Includes beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
a. Includes spouses aged 62 or older with children.
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
c. Includes worker-only families.
CONTACT: Cece Chin (410) 965-5366 for further information.
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