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.
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Appendix

F. AVERAGE AGE OF DISABLED WORKERS

The following table summarizes the average age of a new award and the overall DI rolls, for male and female disabled workers, from 1975-2010.

  Year
Average age at award
Average age in current-payment status
  Male
  Female
  Male
  Female
1975
51.51
52.07
52.96
53.94
1976
51.68
52.08
52.88
53.85
1977
51.47
51.93
52.85
53.79
1978
51.24
51.35
52.86
53.77
1979
51.60
51.36
52.87
53.72
1980
51.32
51.10
52.84
53.66
1981
51.68
51.39
52.95
53.73
1982
50.42
49.96
53.16
53.90
1983
49.68
48.83
52.84
53.58
1984
49.71
49.83
52.46
53.16
1985
49.56
49.48
52.02
52.70
1986
48.80
48.93
51.51
52.16
1987
49.06
49.02
51.21
51.80
1988
49.11
49.04
51.02
51.53
1989
48.88
48.94
50.77
51.23
1990
48.57
48.65
50.51
50.91
1991
48.22
48.38
50.23
50.58
1992
47.72
47.92
49.87
50.20
1993
47.69
47.85
49.66
49.96
1994
48.09
48.16
49.65
49.89
1995
48.55
48.51
49.77
49.94
1996
48.77
48.61
49.96
50.06
1997
49.29
48.80
50.24
50.26
1998
49.39
48.85
50.44
50.44
1999
49.45
48.92
50.62
50.60
2000
49.50
48.91
50.81
50.77
2001
49.79
49.20
51.04
50.98
2002
50.08
49.49
51.26
51.18
2003
50.43
49.81
51.57
51.47
2004
50.78
50.13
51.90
51.77
2005
51.10
50.43
52.22
52.08
2006
51.36
50.69
52.54
52.38
2007
51.57
50.91
52.84
52.67
2008
51.75
51.10
53.10
52.94
2009
51.96
51.30
53.27
53.10
2010
52.13
51.47
53.46
53.30
Note: Future estimates based on 2001 Trustees Report intermediate set of assumptions.
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