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.E13.—Current-Payment Benefits to Young Spouses of Retired Workers
(Calendar years 1980-2004, and calendar quarters 2005-14)
[Numbers in thousands, amounts in millions]
Calendar
period
Young wives of retired workers
Young husbands of retired workers1
Total young spouses of retired workers
In current-payment
status at
midpoint of period
Total
current-payment
benefits during period
In current-payment
status at
midpoint of period
Total
current-payment
benefits during period
In current-payment
status at
midpoint of period
Total
current-payment
benefits during period
Number
Average
benefit
Rate
Amount
Number
Average
benefit
Rate
Amount
Number
Average
benefit
Rate
Amount
1980
195.0
$111.64
11.889
$258.8
2/
...
...
3/
195.0
$111.64
11.889
$258.8
1981
190.8
129.17
11.963
294.9
2/
$76.19
11.250
3/
190.8
129.16
11.963
294.9
1982
176.9
144.19
12.064
307.8
2/
67.92
11.778
3/
176.9
144.19
12.064
307.8
1983
161.4
150.31
11.509
279.1
2/
82.54
20.192
3/
161.4
150.30
11.509
279.1
1984
114.3
152.89
12.534
219.0
0.1
76.33
12.317
$0.1
114.4
152.81
12.534
219.1
1985
108.2
158.15
12.565
215.1
.1
81.78
13.295
.2
108.4
158.05
12.565
215.3
1986
103.9
162.94
12.408
210.0
.1
85.72
13.039
.2
104.0
162.84
12.408
210.2
1987
99.6
166.45
12.267
203.4
.1
92.77
13.127
.2
99.7
166.36
12.267
203.5
1988
93.7
174.72
12.354
202.3
.1
96.51
12.558
.1
93.8
174.62
12.354
202.4
1989
89.3
183.32
12.328
201.9
.1
103.74
12.095
.1
89.4
183.23
12.328
202.0
1990
87.8
194.79
12.153
207.7
.1
110.62
11.803
.1
87.9
194.69
12.153
207.9
1991
85.8
208.76
12.228
219.1
.1
125.82
13.221
.2
85.9
208.65
12.228
219.2
1992
83.9
220.17
12.371
228.5
.1
139.35
13.926
.2
84.0
220.07
12.372
228.7
1993
81.7
229.99
12.461
234.2
.1
150.83
13.328
.2
81.8
229.90
12.461
234.4
1994
79.9
239.17
12.450
238.0
.1
155.78
12.442
.2
80.0
239.06
12.450
238.2
1995
76.8
248.37
12.550
239.4
.1
158.65
14.680
.2
76.9
248.28
12.551
239.5
1996
66.8
266.54
12.683
225.9
.1
157.48
14.585
.1
66.9
266.43
12.684
226.1
1997
63.2
277.92
12.511
219.7
.1
163.92
13.972
.1
63.2
277.81
12.512
219.8
1998
59.6
287.68
12.500
214.4
.1
188.06
13.471
.2
59.7
287.58
12.500
214.5
1999
56.2
296.88
12.578
210.0
.1
212.63
12.609
.2
56.3
296.78
12.578
210.2
2000
55.7
311.67
12.435
215.9
.1
215.22
13.570
.2
55.8
311.56
12.436
216.1
2001
54.7
331.57
12.529
227.2
.1
214.99
13.954
.2
54.8
331.44
12.530
227.4
2002
55.8
348.05
11.893
231.0
.1
232.32
11.579
.2
55.9
347.90
11.892
231.2
2003
53.3
361.26
11.973
230.5
.1
231.24
12.264
.2
53.4
361.10
11.973
230.7
2004
51.8
377.62
11.863
231.9
.1
268.71
11.744
.2
51.8
377.46
11.863
232.2
2005-I
49.6
393.58
3.000
58.5
.1
308.02
3.000
.1
49.6
393.46
3.000
58.6
2005-II
50.0
393.47
3.000
59.0
.1
310.84
3.000
.1
50.0
393.34
3.000
59.1
2005-III
50.5
397.72
3.000
60.2
.1
322.81
3.000
.1
50.6
397.59
3.000
60.3
2005-IV
49.8
402.00
3.000
60.1
.1
315.80
3.000
.1
49.9
401.86
3.000
60.1
2006-I
48.8
410.74
3.000
60.1
.1
327.43
3.000
.1
48.8
410.62
3.000
60.1
2006-II
49.2
410.62
3.000
60.6
.1
327.85
3.000
.1
49.3
410.49
3.000
60.7
2006-III
49.7
415.06
3.000
61.9
.1
337.86
3.000
.1
49.8
414.93
3.000
62.0
2006-IV
49.1
419.52
3.000
61.8
.1
328.02
3.000
.1
49.2
419.37
3.000
61.8
2007-I
48.1
429.51
3.000
62.0
.1
338.92
3.000
.1
48.2
429.38
3.000
62.0
2007-II
48.6
429.50
3.000
62.6
.1
338.94
3.000
.1
48.6
429.36
3.000
62.6
2007-III
49.1
434.26
3.000
64.0
.1
348.85
3.000
.1
49.2
434.11
3.000
64.1
2007-IV
48.5
439.04
3.000
63.9
.1
338.27
3.000
.1
48.6
438.87
3.000
64.0
2008-I
47.6
451.59
3.000
64.5
.1
350.95
3.000
.1
47.7
451.44
3.000
64.6
2008-II
48.1
451.03
3.000
65.1
.1
351.02
3.000
.1
48.2
450.88
3.000
65.2
2008-III
48.7
455.49
3.000
66.5
.1
361.34
3.000
.1
48.8
455.32
3.000
66.6
2008-IV
48.1
459.96
3.000
66.4
.1
350.45
3.000
.1
48.2
459.77
3.000
66.5
2009-I
47.2
472.84
3.000
67.0
.1
364.05
3.000
.1
47.3
472.68
3.000
67.0
2009-II
47.7
471.20
3.000
67.4
.1
364.35
3.000
.1
47.7
471.03
3.000
67.5
2009-III
48.2
474.79
3.000
68.7
.1
375.29
3.000
.1
48.3
474.61
3.000
68.8
2009-IV
47.7
478.38
3.000
68.4
.1
364.19
3.000
.1
47.7
478.18
3.000
68.5
2010-I
46.7
491.13
3.000
68.9
.1
378.53
3.000
.1
46.8
490.96
3.000
69.0
2010-II
47.2
489.63
3.000
69.4
.1
378.98
3.000
.1
47.3
489.45
3.000
69.5
2010-III
47.8
493.57
3.000
70.8
.1
390.50
3.000
.1
47.9
493.38
3.000
70.9
2010-IV
47.3
497.51
3.000
70.6
.1
379.10
3.000
.1
47.4
497.31
3.000
70.7
2011-I
46.4
510.97
3.000
71.1
.1
394.15
3.000
.1
46.5
510.79
3.000
71.2
2011-II
46.9
509.57
3.000
71.7
.1
394.71
3.000
.1
47.0
509.38
3.000
71.8
2011-III
47.5
513.82
3.000
73.3
.1
406.82
3.000
.1
47.6
513.63
3.000
73.4
2011-IV
47.0
518.10
3.000
73.1
.1
395.03
3.000
.1
47.1
517.88
3.000
73.2
2012-I
46.2
532.22
3.000
73.7
.1
410.78
3.000
.1
46.3
532.03
3.000
73.8
2012-II
46.7
530.76
3.000
74.4
.1
411.39
3.000
.1
46.8
530.57
3.000
74.5
2012-III
47.3
535.19
3.000
76.0
.1
424.03
3.000
.1
47.4
534.99
3.000
76.1
2012-IV
46.9
539.65
3.000
75.9
.1
411.76
3.000
.1
46.9
539.42
3.000
76.0
2013-I
46.0
554.34
3.000
76.5
.1
428.19
3.000
.1
46.1
554.15
3.000
76.6
2013-II
46.6
552.78
3.000
77.2
.1
428.84
3.000
.1
46.6
552.57
3.000
77.3
2013-III
47.2
557.35
3.000
78.9
.1
442.02
3.000
.1
47.3
557.14
3.000
79.0
2013-IV
46.7
561.94
3.000
78.8
.1
429.24
3.000
.1
46.8
561.70
3.000
78.9
2014-I
45.9
577.18
3.000
79.5
.1
446.37
3.000
.1
46.0
576.98
3.000
79.6
2014-II
46.5
575.46
3.000
80.3
.1
447.01
3.000
.1
46.6
575.25
3.000
80.4
2014-III
47.2
580.14
3.000
82.1
.1
460.72
3.000
.1
47.2
579.92
3.000
82.2
2014-IV
46.7
584.83
3.000
82.0
.1
447.37
3.000
.1
46.8
584.58
3.000
82.1

1This benefit became available on October 17, 1980, but was not paid in significant numbers until November 1983.

2Fewer than 50.

3Less than $50,000.

Sources:

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

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