A Profile of Children with Disabilities Receiving SSI: Highlights from the National Survey of SSI Children and Families

by Kalman Rupp, Paul S. Davies, Chad Newcomb, Howard Iams, Carrie Becker, Shanti Mulpuru, Stephen Ressler, Kathleen Romig, and Baylor Miller
Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 66 No. 2, 2005/2006

Table equivalent for Chart 1. Distribution of children receiving SSI by living arrangement
Arrangement	Percent
Two parents	29.3
Mother	56.3
Father	2.4
Other older relative	9.9
Other	1.7
SOURCE: National Survey of SSI Children and Families (NSCF), interviews conducted between July 2001 and June 2002.
NOTE: This chart repeats selected data from Table 1. Chart omits a small fraction of children receiving SSI with missing variable value.

Table equivalent for Chart 2. Distribution of children receiving SSI by monthly earnings of parent or guardian and total monthly family income
Dollars	Percent
	Monthly earnings of parent or guardian
0	44.9
1–499	3.1
500–999	8.8
1,000–1,499	15.0
1,500–1,999	11.4
2,000–2,999	9.8
3,000 or more	6.5
	Total monthly family income
499 or less	4.9
500–999	20.2
1,000–1,499	20.4
1,500–1,999	18.5
2,000–2,999	22.7
3,000 or more	13.3
SOURCE: National Survey of SSI Children and Families (NSCF), interviews conducted between July 2001 and June 2002.
NOTE: This chart repeats selected data from Table 2.

Table equivalent for Chart 4. Distribution of children receiving SSI by reported total liquid assets and total debt of parent or guardian
Dollars	Percent
	Assets
0	39.1
1–499	34.8
500–999	6.9
1,000–2,999	10.4
3,000 or more	8.8
	Debt
0	50.0
1–500	5.9
501–1,000	6.9
1,001–5,000	18.4
5,001–10,000	9.7
10,001–25,000	6.4
25,001–50,000	1.8
50,001 or more	0.9
SOURCE: National Survey of SSI Children and Families (NSCF), interviews conducted between July 2001 and June 2002.
NOTE: This chart repeats selected data from Table 2. Chart omits a small fraction of children receiving SSI with missing variable value.

Table equivalent for Chart 5. Percentage of families of children receiving SSI with income from other government programs
Program	Percent
Public assistance (other than SSI)	14.1
Social Security	13.0
Food stamps	31.1
Housing assistance	18.5
Energy assistance	19.3
SOURCE: National Survey of SSI Children and Families (NSCF), interviews conducted between July 2001 and June 2002.
NOTE: This chart repeats selected data from Table 2.

Table equivalent for Chart 6. Percentage of children receiving SSI with reported physical, mental, or other disabilities, by age group
Age group	Physical disability	Mental retardation	Other mental disability	Other
0–5	62.8	2.5	19.8	23.2
6–12	41.3	8.3	49.4	14.3
13–17	35.7	10.4	51.1	10.9
SOURCE: National Survey of SSI Children and Families (NSCF), interviews conducted between July 2001 and June 2002.
NOTE: This chart repeats selected data from Table 3. Chart omits a small fraction of children receiving SSI with missing variable value.

Table equivalent for Chart 7. Distribution of children receiving SSI by reported health status
Health status	Percent
Poor	9.1
Fair	30.1
Good	33.4
Very good	15.6
Excellent	11.5
SOURCE: National Survey of SSI Children and Families (NSCF), interviews conducted between July 2001 and June 2002.
NOTE: This chart repeats selected data from Table 3. Chart omits a small fraction of children receiving SSI with missing variable value.

Table equivalent for Chart 8. Percentage of children receiving SSI with reported need for help with specific activities, by age group
Reported need	Age 6–12	Age 13–17
Getting into or out of bed	9.9	6.8
Getting around inside home	8.7	6.0
Using or getting to toilet	16.9	9.6
Eating	14.2	8.4
Bathing or showering	34.3	18.9
Dressing	33.0	18.2
SOURCE: National Survey of SSI Children and Families (NSCF), interviews conducted between July 2001 and June 2002.
NOTE: This chart repeats selected data from Table 3.

Table equivalent for Chart 9. Distribution of children receiving SSI by perceived impact of disability on child's ability to do thing
Impact of disability	Percent
A great deal	36.4
Some	41.4
Very little	18.8
No disability reported	2.1
SOURCE: National Survey of SSI Children and Families (NSCF), interviews conducted between July 2001 and June 2002.
NOTE: This chart repeats selected data from Table 3. Chart omits a small fraction of children receiving SSI with missing variable value.

Table equivalent for Chart 10. Percentage of children receiving SSI reported to have had at least one doctor visit, hospitalization, emergency room visit, or surgery during the 12 months before the interview, by age group (in percent)
Age group	Doctor visits	Hospitalization	Emergency room visits	Surgery
0–5	94.5	30.2	58.4	28.7
6–12	90.2	15.7	40.2	14.3
13–17	86.0	14.2	37.0	14.0
SOURCE: National Survey of SSI Children and Families (NSCF), interviews conducted between July 2001 and June 2002.
NOTE: This chart repeats selected data from Table 4. The number of doctor visits, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and surgeries were not reported for a small number of children in the survey.

Table equivalent for Chart 11. Percentage of children receiving SSI with perceived unmet needs for therapy or service among those with reported needs for therapy or service
Type of therapy or service	Percent
Physical, occupational, speech	10.9
Respiratory	5.9
Recreational	29.9
Audiology	8.7
Transportation	24.7
Respite care	73.9
Mental health counseling	36.5
SOURCE: National Survey of SSI Children and Families (NSCF), interviews conducted between July 2001 and June 2002.
NOTE: This chart repeats selected data from Table 4.

Table equivalent for Chart 12. Distribution of out-of-pocket expenses for health care services, therapies, and equipment among SSI children during the 12 months before the interview, by amount and type of expenditure
Out-of-pocket expenses (dollars)	Doctors, hospitals, medications, and mental and substance abuse services	Therapies, services, and equipment
0	76.0	85.0
1–99	7.6	4.7
100–199	4.0	2.4
200–499	6.2	3.8
500–999	3.4	2.1
1,000 or more	2.7	2.0
SOURCE: National Survey of SSI Children and Families (NSCF), interviews conducted between July 2001 and June 2002.
NOTE: This chart repeats selected data from Table 4.