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. |
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