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 a |
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Worker only | |||||
Men | 320,499 | 320,499 | 1,094.40 | 1,064.40 | 10.1 |
Women | 289,297 | 289,297 | 803.60 | 785.40 | 22.0 |
Worker with children | |||||
By sex of worker | |||||
Men | 68,719 | 181,912 | 1,080.80 | 1,524.20 | 88.0 |
Women | 56,502 | 148,643 | 815.70 | 1,100.20 | 91.8 |
By number of children | |||||
1 child | 69,139 | 138,278 | 979.90 | 1,357.10 | 89.2 |
2 children | 38,605 | 115,815 | 957.00 | 1,331.40 | 90.6 |
3 or more children | 17,477 | 76,462 | 896.50 | 1,240.30 | 89.6 |
Worker with— | |||||
Spouse aged 62 or older b | 6,166 | 12,360 | 1,369.20 | 1,649.30 | 8.6 |
Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 131 | 427 | 1,307.10 | 2,074.30 | 67.2 |
Spouse and 1 child | 5,048 | 15,147 | 1,130.70 | 1,633.90 | 87.0 |
Spouse and 2 children | 5,217 | 20,869 | 1,093.30 | 1,560.50 | 87.6 |
Spouse and 3 or more children | 3,795 | 20,971 | 1,021.00 | 1,428.20 | 82.5 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data. | |||||
NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion.
Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases; they include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld. |
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a. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||
b. If the spouse is also entitled to a retired-worker benefit, only the benefit amount received as a spouse is included. | |||||
CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison |
Family composition | Total, all ages |
Under 30 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–FRA |
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Number | |||||||||
Worker only | 609,796 | 40,959 | 22,112 | 30,587 | 50,453 | 76,218 | 118,516 | 157,764 | 113,187 |
Worker with— | |||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||
Aged 62 or older a | 6,297 | 0 | b | b | b | 31 | 182 | 1,037 | 5,039 |
Child in care | 14,060 | 871 | 1,412 | 2,279 | 2,837 | 2,493 | 2,090 | 1,459 | 619 |
Children | |||||||||
1 child | 69,139 | 5,216 | 5,310 | 8,454 | 13,608 | 14,150 | 11,721 | 7,572 | 3,108 |
2 children | 38,605 | 3,395 | 5,436 | 8,384 | 9,281 | 6,174 | 3,530 | 1,831 | 574 |
3 or more children | 17,477 | 1,733 | 3,551 | 4,753 | 3,896 | 1,934 | 948 | 491 | 171 |
Families receiving maximum benefit c | 221,103 | 33,268 | 20,979 | 29,103 | 36,661 | 33,425 | 29,771 | 25,356 | 12,540 |
Percent | |||||||||
Worker only | 100.0 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 19.4 | 25.9 | 18.6 |
Worker with— | |||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||
Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | 0 | b | b | b | 0.5 | 2.9 | 16.5 | 80.0 |
Child in care | 100.0 | 6.2 | 10.0 | 16.2 | 20.2 | 17.7 | 14.9 | 10.4 | 4.4 |
Children | |||||||||
1 child | 100.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 12.2 | 19.7 | 20.5 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 4.5 |
2 children | 100.0 | 8.8 | 14.1 | 21.7 | 24.0 | 16.0 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
3 or more children | 100.0 | 9.9 | 20.3 | 27.2 | 22.3 | 11.1 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
Families receiving maximum benefit c | 29.3 | 63.8 | 55.5 | 53.4 | 45.8 | 33.1 | 21.7 | 14.9 | 10.2 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data. | |||||||||
NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion.
Data exclude closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases; they include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
FRA = full retirement age. |
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a. Includes spouses aged 62 or older with children. | |||||||||
b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals. | |||||||||
c. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||||||
CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison |