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.E14.—Current-Payment Benefits to Aged Spouses of Retired Workers
(Calendar years 1980-2004, and calendar quarters 2005-14)
[Numbers in thousands, amounts in millions]
Calendar
period
Aged wives of retired workers
Aged husbands of retired workers
Total aged 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
2,752.8
$163.76
12.045
$5,429.8
39.1
$123.94
12.015
$58.2
2,791.8
$163.20
12.045
$5,488.1
1981
2,780.3
187.65
12.026
6,274.2
38.7
138.91
12.033
64.6
2,818.9
186.98
12.026
6,338.8
1982
2,803.9
207.75
12.036
7,011.1
37.9
151.04
12.055
69.0
2,841.8
207.00
12.036
7,080.1
1983
2,851.7
219.24
12.009
7,507.9
37.5
155.68
12.021
70.2
2,889.2
218.41
12.009
7,578.1
1984
2,881.5
230.56
12.007
7,977.0
36.7
160.47
12.033
70.8
2,918.2
229.68
12.007
8,047.8
1985
2,904.0
241.62
12.003
8,422.2
35.9
165.24
12.027
71.3
2,939.9
240.68
12.003
8,493.4
1986
2,925.8
251.38
12.017
8,838.6
34.9
168.84
12.051
70.9
2,960.7
250.41
12.018
8,909.5
1987
2,948.8
256.83
12.009
9,095.4
34.0
169.86
12.030
69.4
2,982.8
255.84
12.010
9,164.8
1988
2,955.5
269.55
12.002
9,561.3
32.9
175.90
12.026
69.6
2,988.4
268.51
12.002
9,630.9
1989
2,959.8
282.29
12.002
10,028.1
32.0
181.40
12.030
69.7
2,991.7
281.21
12.003
10,097.8
1990
2,969.6
297.77
12.009
10,619.1
31.3
188.73
12.018
70.9
3,000.9
296.63
12.009
10,690.0
1991
2,977.6
316.24
12.004
11,303.2
30.6
197.27
12.028
72.5
3,008.2
315.03
12.004
11,375.7
1992
2,986.8
329.93
11.992
11,816.6
30.1
202.71
12.028
73.3
3,016.8
328.66
11.992
11,889.9
1993
2,982.5
341.73
12.001
12,231.0
29.9
207.50
12.027
74.5
3,012.4
340.40
12.001
12,305.5
1994
2,959.9
352.54
12.001
12,522.8
29.7
211.19
12.012
75.4
2,989.6
351.13
12.001
12,598.2
1995
2,932.1
364.29
12.002
12,819.6
29.5
215.78
12.015
76.6
2,961.6
362.81
12.002
12,896.1
1996
2,887.0
375.67
12.011
13,026.5
29.5
220.12
11.995
77.9
2,916.5
374.10
12.010
13,104.4
1997
2,843.5
388.18
12.006
13,252.0
29.5
224.59
11.994
79.6
2,873.0
386.49
12.006
13,331.5
1998
2,794.2
397.82
12.004
13,343.3
29.8
227.88
11.977
81.4
2,824.0
396.02
12.004
13,424.7
1999
2,739.4
404.60
12.011
13,312.2
30.0
229.58
12.002
82.7
2,769.4
402.70
12.011
13,394.9
2000
2,724.1
416.93
11.947
13,569.3
31.4
234.02
11.922
87.7
2,755.6
414.84
11.947
13,656.9
2001
2,680.7
434.44
12.003
13,979.0
33.0
242.97
11.956
96.0
2,713.8
432.11
12.003
14,075.1
2002
2,617.5
448.24
12.023
14,106.3
34.3
251.28
11.982
103.4
2,651.9
445.69
12.023
14,209.7
2003
2,557.2
456.82
12.021
14,042.9
35.6
256.34
11.993
109.5
2,592.8
454.06
12.021
14,152.4
2004
2,500.0
468.69
12.021
14,084.8
37.2
263.96
11.980
117.8
2,537.2
465.69
12.020
14,202.6
2005-I
2,472.5
482.77
3.000
3,580.9
37.9
272.24
3.000
31.0
2,510.4
479.59
3.000
3,611.9
2005-II
2,461.8
482.81
3.000
3,565.7
37.6
271.39
3.000
30.6
2,499.4
479.62
3.000
3,596.4
2005-III
2,460.8
483.32
3.000
3,568.1
37.4
270.54
3.000
30.4
2,498.3
480.14
3.000
3,598.5
2005-IV
2,457.1
484.32
3.000
3,570.1
37.2
269.68
3.000
30.1
2,494.3
481.12
3.000
3,600.2
2006-I
2,444.3
494.51
3.000
3,626.2
36.8
274.32
3.000
30.3
2,481.1
491.25
3.000
3,656.5
2006-II
2,435.4
494.48
3.000
3,612.7
36.6
273.80
3.000
30.0
2,472.0
491.21
3.000
3,642.8
2006-III
2,436.1
494.93
3.000
3,617.1
36.5
273.27
3.000
29.9
2,472.5
491.66
3.000
3,647.0
2006-IV
2,434.0
495.89
3.000
3,620.9
36.3
272.75
3.000
29.7
2,470.3
492.61
3.000
3,650.6
2007-I
2,422.6
507.28
3.000
3,686.9
36.0
278.26
3.000
30.1
2,458.7
503.93
3.000
3,717.0
2007-II
2,414.7
507.29
3.000
3,674.9
35.9
277.86
3.000
29.9
2,450.6
503.94
3.000
3,704.8
2007-III
2,416.3
507.81
3.000
3,681.0
35.8
277.45
3.000
29.8
2,452.1
504.45
3.000
3,710.9
2007-IV
2,415.1
508.84
3.000
3,686.6
35.7
277.05
3.000
29.7
2,450.8
505.46
3.000
3,716.3
2008-I
2,405.0
523.14
3.000
3,774.5
35.5
284.13
3.000
30.2
2,440.5
519.66
3.000
3,804.7
2008-II
2,399.0
523.23
3.000
3,765.7
35.3
283.74
3.000
30.0
2,434.3
519.76
3.000
3,795.7
2008-III
2,402.4
523.85
3.000
3,775.5
35.2
283.36
3.000
30.0
2,437.6
520.38
3.000
3,805.4
2008-IV
2,403.0
525.00
3.000
3,784.7
35.1
282.97
3.000
29.8
2,438.1
521.51
3.000
3,814.5
2009-I
2,395.0
540.48
3.000
3,883.3
34.9
290.60
3.000
30.4
2,429.9
536.89
3.000
3,913.7
2009-II
2,391.2
541.01
3.000
3,881.0
34.8
290.52
3.000
30.4
2,426.0
537.42
3.000
3,911.4
2009-III
2,396.8
542.09
3.000
3,897.9
34.9
290.44
3.000
30.4
2,431.7
538.48
3.000
3,928.2
2009-IV
2,399.7
543.71
3.000
3,914.1
34.9
290.37
3.000
30.4
2,434.5
540.08
3.000
3,944.5
2010-I
2,393.4
560.12
3.000
4,021.7
34.7
298.46
3.000
31.1
2,428.1
556.38
3.000
4,052.8
2010-II
2,390.4
560.90
3.000
4,022.3
34.6
298.53
3.000
31.0
2,425.0
557.16
3.000
4,053.3
2010-III
2,396.7
562.25
3.000
4,042.7
34.7
298.59
3.000
31.1
2,431.4
558.49
3.000
4,073.8
2010-IV
2,400.3
564.16
3.000
4,062.5
34.7
298.66
3.000
31.1
2,435.0
560.38
3.000
4,093.6
2011-I
2,394.5
581.41
3.000
4,176.6
34.6
307.14
3.000
31.9
2,429.2
577.50
3.000
4,208.5
2011-II
2,391.7
582.41
3.000
4,178.8
34.6
307.37
3.000
31.9
2,426.3
578.49
3.000
4,210.7
2011-III
2,398.2
583.99
3.000
4,201.6
34.7
307.60
3.000
32.0
2,432.9
580.05
3.000
4,233.7
2011-IV
2,401.9
586.16
3.000
4,223.7
34.8
307.83
3.000
32.1
2,436.7
582.19
3.000
4,255.9
2012-I
2,396.4
604.21
3.000
4,343.8
34.8
316.76
3.000
33.0
2,431.2
600.10
3.000
4,376.8
2012-II
2,394.0
605.25
3.000
4,346.9
34.9
317.21
3.000
33.2
2,428.9
601.11
3.000
4,380.1
2012-III
2,401.0
606.89
3.000
4,371.5
35.1
317.67
3.000
33.5
2,436.2
602.72
3.000
4,405.0
2012-IV
2,405.3
609.14
3.000
4,395.4
35.3
318.12
3.000
33.7
2,440.6
604.93
3.000
4,429.1
2013-I
2,400.0
627.87
3.000
4,520.6
35.4
327.51
3.000
34.8
2,435.3
623.51
3.000
4,555.4
2013-II
2,397.2
628.90
3.000
4,522.8
35.5
328.06
3.000
35.0
2,432.8
624.50
3.000
4,557.8
2013-III
2,403.9
630.55
3.000
4,547.4
35.8
328.60
3.000
35.3
2,439.7
626.12
3.000
4,582.7
2013-IV
2,407.8
632.84
3.000
4,571.3
36.0
329.14
3.000
35.6
2,443.9
628.36
3.000
4,606.9
2014-I
2,402.1
652.23
3.000
4,700.2
36.1
338.95
3.000
36.7
2,438.2
647.59
3.000
4,736.9
2014-II
2,398.8
653.19
3.000
4,700.6
36.3
339.59
3.000
37.0
2,435.1
648.51
3.000
4,737.6
2014-III
2,404.9
654.81
3.000
4,724.2
36.7
340.23
3.000
37.4
2,441.5
650.08
3.000
4,761.6
2014-IV
2,408.2
657.08
3.000
4,747.1
36.9
340.87
3.000
37.8
2,445.1
652.30
3.000
4,784.9

Sources:

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

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