Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2004

 
Table equivalent for Chart 2. All Social Security disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, December 1970–2004 (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
2001 6.21 5.27 0.20 0.74
2002 6.49 5.54 0.21 0.74
2003 6.83 5.87 0.21 0.75
2004 7.17 6.20 0.21 0.76
SOURCE: Table 3.
Table equivalent for Chart 3. Disabled beneficiaries aged 18–64 in current-payment status as a percentage of state population aged 18–64, December 2004
State Percent
United States 3.7
Alabama 6.3
Alaska 2.4
Arizona 3.6
Arkansas 6.4
California 2.6
Colorado 2.5
Connecticut 3.3
Delaware 4.1
District of Columbia 2.9
Florida 4.0
Georgia 3.7
Hawaii 2.5
Idaho 3.5
Illinois 3.1
Indiana 4.0
Iowa 3.5
Kansas 3.4
Kentucky 6.6
Louisiana 4.7
Maine 5.8
Maryland 2.8
Massachusetts 4.0
Michigan 4.2
Minnesota 3.0
Mississippi 6.5
Missouri 4.7
Montana 3.7
Nebraska 3.3
Nevada 3.2
New Hampshire 4.0
New Jersey 3.1
New Mexico 3.9
New York 3.7
North Carolina 4.9
North Dakota 3.1
Ohio 3.8
Oklahoma 4.3
Oregon 3.5
Pennsylvania 4.1
Rhode Island 4.5
South Carolina 5.3
South Dakota 3.4
Tennessee 5.2
Texas 2.8
Utah 2.1
Vermont 4.2
Virginia 3.7
Washington 3.2
West Virginia 7.6
Wisconsin 3.4
Wyoming 3.1
SOURCE: Table 8.
Table equivalent for Chart 4. Age of disabled-worker beneficiaries in current-payment status, by sex, December 2004 (percent)
Age Men Women
Under 25 1.0 0.8
25–29 2.2 2.2
30–34 3.4 3.7
35–39 5.8 6.0
40–44 10.0 10.2
45–49 13.7 14.0
50–54 17.0 17.5
55–59 21.9 21.8
60 or older 25.0 23.8
SOURCE: Table 4.
Table equivalent for Chart 5. Average monthly benefit of disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, by sex, December 2004 (dollars)
Beneficiary Men Women
Disabled workers 1002.3 765.0
Disabled widow(er)s 416.6 588.5
Disabled adult children 585.2 590.4
SOURCE: Table 5.
Table equivalent for Chart 6. Disabled beneficiaries in current-payment status, by diagnostic group, December 2004 (percent)
Diagnostic group Disabled
workers		 Disabled
widow(er)s		 Disabled
adult
children
Mental retardation 5.0 4.6 45.0
Other mental disorders 28.5 23.0 14.2
Nervous system and sense organs 9.6 7.1 9.0
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 24.9 28.0 0.7
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 4.0 8.8 0.4
Circulatory system 9.7 10.1 0.4
All other impairments 18.3 18.4 30.4
SOURCE: Table 6.
Table equivalent for Chart 7. Social Security disability awards, 1980–2004 (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
2001 732.70 662.00 27.00 44.00
2002 805.31 730.00 28.00 47.00
2003 829.83 756.00 27.00 47.00
2004 854.87 775.00 28.00 52.00
SOURCE: Table 31.
Table equivalent for Chart 8. Average monthly benefit awards, by sex, 2004 (dollars)
Beneficiary Men Women
Disabled workers 1,098.60 817.40
Disabled widow(er)s 432.70 602.00
Disabled adult children 425.5 424.0
SOURCE: Table 32.
Table equivalent for Chart 10. Final outcome of disabled-worker applications, 1994–2003 (percent)
Year Technical
denials		 Medical
denials		 Pending
final
decision		 Hearings
and
Appeals
Council
awards		 Reconsideration
awards		 Initial
awards
1994 10.0 41.4 0.0 15.9 4.5 28.1
1995 10.1 41.7 0.0 15.6 4.6 28.1
1996 9.4 40.9 0.0 15.6 5.0 29.1
1997 9.7 38.3 0.4 15.9 5.1 30.6
1998 9.0 36.9 0.3 15.7 5.4 32.7
1999 9.3 35.7 0.4 15.8 4.9 33.9
2000 11.0 33.8 0.8 15.6 4.4 34.4
2001 12.3 32.4 2.1 14.4 3.9 34.9
2002 14.6 31.7 8.1 10.6 3.6 31.4
2003 21.0 29.9 16.4 2.5 2.5 27.7
SOURCE: Tables 53–58.
NOTES: Awards are calculated as medical allowances minus subsequent technical denials. Technical denials include both nonmedical decision technical denials and medical decisions that were subsequently denied for technical reasons.
The proportion of claims awarded at each level of the process is likely to change as a result of the Prototype Process being tested in 10 states. Under this test, the reconsideration step of the appeals process was eliminated for applications filed October 1, 1999, or later. Elimination of the reconsideration level in these states is likely to result in a decrease in the overall proportion of claims awarded at this step.
Table equivalent for Chart 12. Educational level of disabled-worker beneficiaries, 2001
Education level Percent
0–8 years of education 10
9–11 years of education 15
12 years of education 38
13–15 years of education 28
16 or more years of education 10
SOURCE: Table 63.
NOTE: Percentages do not add to 100 because of rounding.