Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2000

 
Table equivalent for Chart 2. All Social Security disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, 1970–2000 (millions)
Year Total Disabled workers Disabled widow(er)s Disabled adult children
1970 1.81 1.49 0.05 0.27
1971 1.99 1.65 0.06 0.29
1972 2.20 1.83 0.06 0.31
1973 2.42 2.02 0.08 0.32
1974 2.67 2.24 0.09 0.34
1975 2.96 2.49 0.11 0.36
1976 3.17 2.67 0.12 0.38
1977 3.37 2.84 0.13 0.40
1978 3.43 2.88 0.13 0.42
1979 3.44 2.87 0.13 0.44
1980 3.44 2.86 0.13 0.45
1981 3.36 2.78 0.12 0.46
1982 3.19 2.60 0.12 0.47
1983 3.17 2.57 0.11 0.49
1984 3.21 2.60 0.11 0.51
1985 3.29 2.66 0.11 0.53
1986 3.38 2.73 0.11 0.55
1987 3.45 2.79 0.11 0.56
1988 3.51 2.83 0.10 0.57
1989 3.58 2.90 0.10 0.59
1990 3.71 3.01 0.10 0.60
1991 3.93 3.19 0.11 0.62
1992 4.24 3.47 0.13 0.64
1993 4.53 3.73 0.15 0.66
1994 4.80 3.96 0.16 0.67
1995 5.04 4.19 0.17 0.69
1996 5.26 4.39 0.18 0.70
1997 5.40 4.51 0.19 0.70
1998 5.61 4.70 0.19 0.71
1999 5.80 4.88 0.20 0.72
2000 5.97 5.04 0.20 0.73
SOURCE: Table 1.
Table equivalent for Chart 3. Age of disabled-worker beneficiaries in current payment status, by sex, December 2000 (in percent)
Age Men Women
Under 25 0.8 0.7
25-29 2.0 2.0
30-34 4.2 4.1
35-39 7.6 7.5
40-44 11.4 11.3
45-49 13.9 14.3
50-54 17.3 17.9
55-59 19.9 20.7
60 or older 22.8 21.6
SOURCE: Table 2.
Table equivalent for Chart 4. Average monthly benefit of those in current payment status, by sex, December 2000 (dollars)
Beneficiary Men Women
Disabled workers 882.7 660.6
Disabled widow(er)s 361.7 523.8
Disabled adult children 515.8 521.2
SOURCE: Table 3.
Table equivalent for Chart 5. Disabled beneficiaries in current payment status, by diagnostic group, December 2000 (in percent)
Diagnostic group Disabled workers Disabled widow(er)s Disabled adult children
Mental retardation 5.2 4.9 60.5
Other mental disorders 27.4 21.0 16.9
Nervous system 9.7 7.0 11.6
Musculoskeletal 23.2 26.2 0.8
Endocrine 4.9 10.5 0.6
Circulatory 10.7 11.7 0.6
Other 18.8 18.6 9.0
SOURCE: Table 4.
Table equivalent for Chart 6. Social Security disability awards, 1980–2000 (thousands)
Year Total Disabled workers Disabled widow(er)s Disabled adult children
1980 446.08 397.00 16.00 33.00
1981 396.55 352.00 14.00 31.00
1982 338.28 297.00 12.00 29.00
1983 359.60 312.00 14.00 34.00
1984 415.59 362.00 17.00 36.00
1985 433.54 377.00 17.00 39.00
1986 475.81 417.00 18.00 41.00
1987 471.91 416.00 16.00 40.00
1988 463.52 409.00 15.00 39.00
1989 477.75 426.00 15.00 37.00
1990 522.17 468.00 15.00 39.00
1991 607.11 536.00 30.00 41.00
1992 716.88 637.00 33.00 47.00
1993 714.32 635.00 32.00 47.00
1994 706.26 632.00 30.00 44.00
1995 718.70 646.00 30.00 43.00
1996 693.53 624.00 29.00 41.00
1997 654.66 587.00 29.00 39.00
1998 677.47 608.00 29.00 40.00
1989 691.89 620.00 30.00 42.00
2000 675.60 611.00 28.00 37.00
SOURCE: Table 13.
Table equivalent for Chart 7. Average monthly benefit awards, by sex, 2000 (dollars)
Beneficiary Men Women
Disabled workers 947.69 700.91
Disabled widow(er)s 389.50 521.41
Disabled adult children 400.30 375.59
SOURCE: Table 14.
Table equivalent for Chart 10. Educatoinal level of disabled-worker beneficiaries, December 1998
Education level Percent
0–8 years of education 13
9–11 years of education 18
12 years of education 35
13–15 years of education 23
16 or more years of education 11
SOURCE: Table 45.