Short-range projections for the Social Security program

Short-Range Actuarial Projections of the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program, 2001 Actuarial Study No. 115 Chris Motsiopoulos and Tim Zayatz, A.S.A.

III. BENEFIT PAYMENTS

C. AVERAGE BENEFIT AT AWARD

Table III.C2—DI Average Monthly Benefit Awarded to Young and Aged Spouses of Disabled Workers
(By gender, calendar years 1975-2010)
Year	Average benefit awarded to disabled worker ¹	Young spouses		Aged spouses		Average benefit for total spouses of disabled workers ¹
Year	Average benefit awarded to disabled worker ¹	Ratio to average benefit for disabled worker	Average benefit	Ratio to average benefit for disabled worker	Average benefit	Average benefit for total spouses of disabled workers ¹
Male workers
1975	$263.81	0.2518	$66.43	0.3123	$82.39	$69.86
1980	440.75	.2407	106.09	.2977	131.23	113.71
1985	530.28	.1886	100.03	.3203	169.83	127.98
1990	672.43	.1700	114.28	.3138	211.02	150.61
1991	691.46	.1692	117.00	.3211	222.04	153.69
1992	697.79	.1666	116.25	.3256	227.22	153.71
1993	718.81	.1647	118.37	.3229	232.12	158.77
1994	753.07	.1617	121.77	.3288	247.57	167.28
1995	787.79	.1627	128.21	.3290	259.16	177.44
1996	812.64	.1636	132.92	.3253	264.35	185.14
1997	838.22	.1634	136.96	.3067	257.11	194.33
1998	853.33	.1669	142.38	.3052	260.46	200.97
1999	892.31	.1659	148.00	.3010	268.59	209.26
2000	950.37	.1684	160.09	.2911	276.61	222.06
2001	1,004.66	.1670	167.74	.2886	289.96	232.28
2002	1,056.22	.1664	175.73	.2875	303.66	242.79
2003	1,111.15	.1664	184.89	.2875	319.43	254.98
2004	1,171.24	.1664	194.87	.2875	336.72	268.79
2005	1,233.52	.1664	205.22	.2875	354.62	283.10
2006	1,295.27	.1664	215.52	.2875	372.37	297.13
2007	1,355.97	.1664	225.60	.2875	389.84	311.07
2008	1,417.92	.1664	235.90	.2875	407.62	325.21
2009	1,482.21	.1664	246.60	.2875	426.12	340.01
2010	1,549.99	.1664	257.88	.2875	445.60	355.60
Female workers
1975	190.89	(2)	(2)	.3200	61.07	61.07
1980	304.32	(2)	(2)	.2887	87.86	87.60
1985	355.76	.1910	67.93	.3413	121.42	86.33
1990	462.79	.1551	71.78	.2900	134.22	92.06
1991	481.38	.1660	79.93	.2987	143.78	96.98
1992	489.04	.1647	80.52	.2816	137.73	95.28
1993	507.79	.1579	80.18	.2745	139.41	97.59
1994	533.86	.1644	87.79	.2515	134.24	101.87
1995	560.60	.1665	93.36	.2746	153.92	113.75
1996	584.49	.1786	104.41	.2903	169.67	128.18
1997	603.63	.1681	101.47	.2674	161.42	127.30
1998	619.33	.1784	110.47	.2823	174.83	139.66
1999	652.42	.1760	114.83	.2742	178.89	146.78
2000	697.62	.1799	125.50	.2692	187.80	158.63
2001	739.83	.1768	130.77	.2747	203.21	168.27
2002	778.74	.1771	137.93	.2647	206.17	172.68
2003	820.11	.1769	145.10	.2648	217.13	181.72
2004	861.70	.1773	152.79	.2650	228.39	191.23
2005	903.13	.1769	159.79	.2648	239.12	200.09
2006	946.05	.1773	167.73	.2650	250.74	210.00
2007	990.02	.1771	175.35	.2653	262.64	219.79
2008	1,035.49	.1771	183.40	.2648	274.20	229.77
2009	1,082.28	.1773	191.87	.2650	286.85	240.24
2010	1,130.02	.1770	199.97	.2653	299.76	250.87
Total
1975	241.21	.2754	66.43	.3411	82.27	69.85
1980	398.85	.2660	106.08	.3259	129.98	113.48
1985	473.65	.2089	98.95	.3558	168.54	126.69
1990	597.61	.1888	112.84	.3496	208.91	148.76
1991	614.80	.1880	115.58	.3578	219.97	151.75
1992	619.96	.1852	114.83	.3626	224.78	151.64
1993	638.37	.1830	116.85	.3592	229.29	156.53
1994	666.19	.1808	120.45	.3665	244.15	164.94
1995	693.79	.1829	126.87	.3686	255.72	175.12
1996	714.40	.1845	131.81	.3656	261.15	183.05
1997	734.09	.1848	135.67	.3463	254.19	192.07
1998	747.42	.1889	141.17	.3448	257.71	198.82
1999	782.90	.1875	146.79	.3390	265.43	207.01
2000	835.44	.1900	158.72	.3269	273.09	219.55
2001	884.45	.1881	166.33	.3242	286.76	229.88
2002	930.23	.1873	174.23	.3225	300.01	240.09
2003	979.48	.1871	183.30	.3222	315.56	252.14
2004	1,031.27	.1873	193.20	.3225	332.62	265.78
2005	1,084.28	.1876	203.42	.3230	350.26	279.89
2006	1,136.74	.1879	213.62	.3235	367.74	293.74
2007	1,189.93	.1879	223.60	.3235	385.00	307.52
2008	1,244.15	.1879	233.82	.3235	402.54	321.50
2009	1,300.67	.1879	244.43	.3235	420.81	336.12
2010	1,359.59	.1880	255.58	.3237	440.06	351.52

¹ For each year, benefit amounts awarded before the annual benefit increase are converted to post-increase rates before computation of the average monthly benefit.

² This benefit became available on October 17, 1980, but was not paid in significant numbers until November 1983.

Sources:

� Ratios computed by dividing average benefit for young or aged spouse by average benefit for disabled worker.

� Historical average monthly benefit amounts awarded from 1-A Table Awards Supplement for July 1987 and later; earlier figures from SSA administrative records. Future amounts based on results of simulated sample of future awards.

Note: Future estimates based on 2001 Trustees Report intermediate set of assumptions.

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