Short-Range Actuarial Projections
of the Old-Age, Survivors, and
Disability Insurance Program, 2005

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ACTUARIAL STUDY NO. 119
by Chris Motsiopoulos
and Richard B. Tucker

III.C1.—DI Average Monthly Benefit Awarded to Disabled Workers
(By gender, calendar years 1980-2014)
Year
Average monthly benefit 1
Ratio of
female benefit
to male benefit
Male
Female
Total
1980
$440.75
$304.32
$398.85
0.6905
1981
475.27
324.15
429.12
.6820
1982
492.88
331.72
443.74
.6730
1983
497.07
332.75
446.46
.6694
1984
511.51
343.74
458.44
.6720
1985
530.28
355.76
473.65
.6709
1986
535.14
363.22
478.30
.6787
1987
570.48
384.81
508.04
.6745
1988
605.51
408.40
538.08
.6745
1989
637.09
434.09
565.49
.6814
1990
672.43
462.79
597.61
.6882
1991
691.46
481.38
614.80
.6962
1992
697.79
489.04
619.96
.7008
1993
718.81
507.79
638.37
.7064
1994
753.07
533.86
666.19
.7089
1995
787.79
560.60
693.79
.7116
1996
812.64
584.49
714.40
.7192
1997
838.22
603.63
734.09
.7201
1998
853.33
619.33
747.42
.7258
1999
892.97
652.89
783.47
.7312
2000
950.37
697.62
835.44
.7340
2001
986.43
729.88
868.97
.7399
2002
1,019.94
753.80
897.99
.7391
2003
1,062.37
787.28
936.45
.7411
2004
1,097.03
817.41
968.04
.7451
2005
1,114.81
837.11
985.98
.7509
2006
1,142.90
860.02
1,011.16
.7525
2007
1,185.24
891.70
1,047.94
.7523
2008
1,234.80
930.16
1,091.99
.7533
2009
1,286.37
971.71
1,138.68
.7554
2010
1,345.03
1,016.82
1,190.66
.7560
2011
1,409.67
1,065.80
1,247.44
.7561
2012
1,471.92
1,115.05
1,302.95
.7575
2013
1,532.71
1,164.64
1,357.84
.7599
2014
1,594.78
1,215.51
1,414.06
.7622

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

Source: Historical average monthly benefit amount awarded from 1-A Table Awards Supplement; future amounts based on results of simulated sample of future awards.

Note: Future estimates based on 2005 Trustees Report intermediate set of assumptions.


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