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SOCIAL SECURITY
DISABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM
WORKER EXPERIENCE

ACTUARIAL STUDY NO. 114

by Tim Zayatz, A.S.A.


Historical Tables

Table 5.--DI Disabled Worker Terminations and Gross Termination Rates

(Grouped by reason for termination, gender, and calendar years 1975-1998)


Year


 

Number of terminations


 

Terminations per thousand exposed


Death


 

Recovery


 

Other


 

Conversion


 

Total


 

Death


 

Recovery


 

Other


 

Conversion


 

Total


 

 

Male


1975

 

105,755

 

25,083

 

5,524

 

110,535

 

246,897

 

61.9

 

14.7

 

3.2

 

64.7

 

144.4

1976

 

103,960

 

38,926

 

5,622

 

118,907

 

267,415

 

56.1

 

21.0

 

3.0

 

64.1

 

144.3

1977

 

105,334

 

52,495

 

4,197

 

129,338

 

291,364

 

53.5

 

26.7

 

2.1

 

65.7

 

147.9

1978

 

107,989

 

69,087

 

4,777

 

134,061

 

315,914

 

52.9

 

33.8

 

2.3

 

65.6

 

154.6

1979

 

105,282

 

72,730

 

2,803

 

140,971

 

321,786

 

51.4

 

35.5

 

1.4

 

68.9

 

157.2

1980

 

105,092

 

61,330

 

2,444

 

135,678

 

304,544

 

51.9

 

30.3

 

1.2

 

67.0

 

150.4

1981

 

99,762

 

85,255

 

2,511

 

132,542

 

320,070

 

49.9

 

42.6

 

1.3

 

66.3

 

160.1

1982

 

95,943

 

123,039

 

2,240

 

131,951

 

353,173

 

49.8

 

63.8

 

1.2

 

68.4

 

183.1

1983

 

98,500

 

81,725

 

2,536

 

128,370

 

311,131

 

53.5

 

44.4

 

1.4

 

69.7

 

168.9

1984

 

98,017

 

39,926

 

2,409

 

122,341

 

262,693

 

53.8

 

21.9

 

1.3

 

67.1

 

144.2

1985

 

99,568

 

15,418

 

2,531

 

124,010

 

241,527

 

54.1

 

8.4

 

1.4

 

67.4

 

131.3

1986

 

97,943

 

16,525

 

2,484

 

123,997

 

240,949

 

52.1

 

8.8

 

1.3

 

65.9

 

128.1

1987

 

98,392

 

26,353

 

5,120

 

117,617

 

247,482

 

51.1

 

13.7

 

2.7

 

61.1

 

128.6

1988

 

101,945

 

26,132

 

6,670

 

114,941

 

249,688

 

52.2

 

13.4

 

3.4

 

58.8

 

127.8

1989

 

100,366

 

21,327

 

4,819

 

117,645

 

244,157

 

50.7

 

10.8

 

2.4

 

59.4

 

123.4

1990

 

101,848

 

20,809

 

3,447

 

115,057

 

241,161

 

50.2

 

10.3

 

1.7

 

56.7

 

118.9

1991

 

106,561

 

18,064

 

3,513

 

113,903

 

242,041

 

50.5

 

8.6

 

1.7

 

53.9

 

114.6

1992

 

110,501

 

20,135

 

3,684

 

115,580

 

249,900

 

49.3

 

9.0

 

1.6

 

51.6

 

111.5

1993

 

117,054

 

19,900

 

3,850

 

114,402

 

255,206

 

49.0

 

8.3

 

1.6

 

47.9

 

106.8

1994

 

120,239

 

24,043

 

3,873

 

112,283

 

260,438

 

47.6

 

9.5

 

1.5

 

44.5

 

103.2

1995

 

120,707

 

30,934

 

4,555

 

117,534

 

273,730

 

45.7

 

11.7

 

1.7

 

44.5

 

103.6

1996

 

114,672

 

32,608

 

4,337

 

116,756

 

268,373

 

41.9

 

11.9

 

1.6

 

42.7

 

98.1

1997

 

104,632

 

76,591

 

3,861

 

120,359

 

305,443

 

37.3

 

27.3

 

1.4

 

42.9

 

108.9

1998

 

105,417

 

30,167

 

3,935

 

117,540

 

257,059

 

37.2

 

10.7

 

1.4

 

41.5

 

90.8

 

 

 


 

 

Female


1975

 

34,054

 

9,308

 

1,734

 

47,768

 

92,864

 

44.8

 

12.3

 

2.3

 

62.9

 

122.3

1976

 

33,929

 

11,432

 

1,680

 

54,157

 

101,198

 

40.4

 

13.6

 

2.0

 

64.5

 

120.5

1977

 

35,006

 

15,818

 

1,552

 

61,174

 

113,550

 

38.6

 

17.4

 

1.7

 

67.5

 

125.2

1978

 

36,895

 

24,579

 

1,689

 

64,299

 

127,462

 

38.7

 

25.8

 

1.8

 

67.5

 

133.8

1979

 

36,641

 

26,380

 

820

 

70,064

 

133,905

 

38.0

 

27.3

 

0.8

 

72.6

 

138.8

1980

 

37,705

 

23,798

 

796

 

67,794

 

130,093

 

39.1

 

24.7

 

0.8

 

70.3

 

134.9

1981

 

36,162

 

35,576

 

803

 

67,539

 

140,080

 

37.8

 

37.2

 

0.8

 

70.6

 

146.3

1982

 

33,348

 

46,165

 

685

 

68,718

 

148,916

 

36.0

 

49.9

 

0.7

 

74.2

 

160.8

1983

 

35,775

 

48,059

 

780

 

67,143

 

151,757

 

40.0

 

53.7

 

0.9

 

75.0

 

169.6

1984

 

35,844

 

17,625

 

781

 

64,616

 

118,866

 

40.9

 

20.1

 

0.9

 

73.8

 

135.8

1985

 

37,138

 

8,034

 

873

 

65,305

 

111,350

 

41.8

 

9.0

 

1.0

 

73.5

 

125.3

1986

 

36,832

 

7,350

 

908

 

65,329

 

110,419

 

40.3

 

8.0

 

1.0

 

71.4

 

120.7

1987

 

37,668

 

11,472

 

2,095

 

62,204

 

113,439

 

39.8

 

12.1

 

2.2

 

65.7

 

119.8

1988

 

39,438

 

11,869

 

2,494

 

61,629

 

115,430

 

40.4

 

12.2

 

2.6

 

63.2

 

118.3

1989

 

38,507

 

10,075

 

1,644

 

63,253

 

113,479

 

38.3

 

10.0

 

1.6

 

62.9

 

112.8

1990

 

39,566

 

9,633

 

1,450

 

62,268

 

112,917

 

37.5

 

9.1

 

1.4

 

59.1

 

107.2

1991

 

42,124

 

8,642

 

1,593

 

61,070

 

113,429

 

37.5

 

7.7

 

1.4

 

54.3

 

100.9

1992

 

43,895

 

9,719

 

1,425

 

62,872

 

117,911

 

35.7

 

7.9

 

1.2

 

51.2

 

96.0

1993

 

46,786

 

9,767

 

1,593

 

63,220

 

121,366

 

34.6

 

7.2

 

1.2

 

46.8

 

89.8

1994

 

49,435

 

11,872

 

1,680

 

64,142

 

127,129

 

33.5

 

8.0

 

1.1

 

43.5

 

86.1

1995

 

51,164

 

16,348

 

2,015

 

68,105

 

137,632

 

31.9

 

10.2

 

1.3

 

42.4

 

85.7

1996

 

52,473

 

17,964

 

1,990

 

69,671

 

142,098

 

30.2

 

10.4

 

1.1

 

40.1

 

81.9

1997

 

53,322

 

29,365

 

1,735

 

73,800

 

158,222

 

28.7

 

15.8

 

0.9

 

39.8

 

85.3

1998

 

55,398

 

21,364

 

2,032

 

74,190

 

152,984

 

28.2

 

10.9

 

1.0

 

37.7

 

77.8

 

 

 


 

 

Total


1975

 

139,809

 

34,391

 

7,258

 

158,303

 

339,761

 

56.6

 

13.9

 

2.9

 

64.1

 

137.6

1976

 

137,889

 

50,358

 

7,302

 

173,064

 

368,613

 

51.2

 

18.7

 

2.7

 

64.3

 

136.8

1977

 

140,340

 

68,313

 

5,749

 

190,512

 

404,914

 

48.8

 

23.8

 

2.0

 

66.2

 

140.8

1978

 

144,884

 

93,666

 

6,466

 

198,360

 

443,376

 

48.4

 

31.3

 

2.2

 

66.2

 

148.0

1979

 

141,923

 

99,110

 

3,623

 

211,035

 

455,691

 

47.1

 

32.9

 

1.2

 

70.1

 

151.3

1980

 

142,797

 

85,128

 

3,240

 

203,472

 

434,637

 

47.8

 

28.5

 

1.1

 

68.1

 

145.4

1981

 

135,924

 

120,831

 

3,314

 

200,081

 

460,150

 

46.0

 

40.9

 

1.1

 

67.7

 

155.6

1982

 

129,291

 

169,204

 

2,925

 

200,669

 

502,089

 

45.3

 

59.3

 

1.0

 

70.3

 

175.9

1983

 

134,275

 

129,784

 

3,316

 

195,513

 

462,888

 

49.1

 

47.4

 

1.2

 

71.4

 

169.1

1984

 

133,861

 

57,551

 

3,190

 

186,957

 

381,559

 

49.6

 

21.3

 

1.2

 

69.3

 

141.4

1985

 

136,706

 

23,452

 

3,404

 

189,315

 

352,877

 

50.1

 

8.6

 

1.2

 

69.4

 

129.3

1986

 

134,775

 

23,875

 

3,392

 

189,326

 

351,368

 

48.2

 

8.5

 

1.2

 

67.7

 

125.7

1987

 

136,060

 

37,825

 

7,215

 

179,821

 

360,921

 

47.4

 

13.2

 

2.5

 

62.6

 

125.7

1988

 

141,383

 

38,001

 

9,164

 

176,570

 

365,118

 

48.3

 

13.0

 

3.1

 

60.3

 

124.6

1989

 

138,873

 

31,402

 

6,463

 

180,898

 

357,636

 

46.5

 

10.5

 

2.2

 

60.6

 

119.8

1990

 

141,414

 

30,442

 

4,897

 

177,325

 

354,078

 

45.9

 

9.9

 

1.6

 

57.5

 

114.9

1991

 

148,685

 

26,706

 

5,106

 

174,973

 

355,470

 

45.9

 

8.3

 

1.6

 

54.1

 

109.9

1992

 

154,396

 

29,854

 

5,109

 

178,452

 

367,811

 

44.5

 

8.6

 

1.5

 

51.4

 

106.0

1993

 

163,840

 

29,667

 

5,443

 

177,622

 

376,572

 

43.8

 

7.9

 

1.5

 

47.5

 

100.6

1994

 

169,674

 

35,915

 

5,553

 

176,425

 

387,567

 

42.4

 

9.0

 

1.4

 

44.1

 

96.9

1995

 

171,871

 

47,282

 

6,570

 

185,639

 

411,362

 

40.5

 

11.1

 

1.5

 

43.7

 

96.9

1996

 

167,145

 

50,572

 

6,327

 

186,427

 

410,471

 

37.4

 

11.3

 

1.4

 

41.7

 

91.8

1997

 

157,954

 

105,956

 

5,596

 

194,159

 

463,665

 

33.9

 

22.7

 

1.2

 

41.7

 

99.5

1998

 

160,815

 

51,531

 

5,967

 

191,730

 

410,043

 

33.5

 

10.7

 

1.2

 

40.0

 

85.5


Source: SSA administrative records. Rates computed as the ratio of annual terminations, to the exposure of the disabled worker population.


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July 30, 1999