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.E15.—Current-Payment Benefits to Total Spouses of Retired Workers
(Calendar years 1980-2004, and calendar quarters 2005-14)
[Numbers in thousands, amounts in millions]
Calendar
period
Total wives of retired workers
Total husbands of retired workers
Total 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
2,947.7
$160.31
12.038
$5,688.6
39.1
$123.94
12.015
$58.2
2,986.8
$159.84
12.038
$5,746.8
1981
2,971.1
183.90
12.023
6,569.1
38.7
138.90
12.033
64.6
3,009.8
183.32
12.023
6,633.7
1982
2,980.8
203.98
12.037
7,318.8
37.9
151.02
12.055
69.0
3,018.7
203.32
12.037
7,387.9
1983
3,013.1
215.55
11.990
7,787.0
37.5
155.67
12.022
70.2
3,050.6
214.81
11.990
7,857.2
1984
2,995.8
227.60
12.020
8,196.0
36.8
160.21
12.034
70.9
3,032.6
226.78
12.020
8,266.9
1985
3,012.3
238.62
12.017
8,637.3
36.0
164.89
12.029
71.4
3,048.3
237.75
12.017
8,708.7
1986
3,029.7
248.35
12.026
9,048.6
35.0
168.52
12.053
71.1
3,064.7
247.43
12.026
9,119.7
1987
3,048.4
253.88
12.015
9,298.7
34.1
169.58
12.032
69.6
3,082.5
252.95
12.015
9,368.3
1988
3,049.2
266.63
12.009
9,763.6
33.0
175.62
12.027
69.8
3,082.2
265.66
12.009
9,833.4
1989
3,049.1
279.39
12.009
10,229.9
32.1
181.14
12.030
69.9
3,081.2
278.37
12.009
10,299.8
1990
3,057.4
294.81
12.012
10,826.8
31.4
188.46
12.018
71.1
3,088.8
293.73
12.012
10,897.9
1991
3,063.5
313.23
12.008
11,522.2
30.7
197.02
12.031
72.7
3,094.1
312.07
12.008
11,595.0
1992
3,070.6
326.93
11.999
12,045.1
30.2
202.50
12.033
73.5
3,100.8
325.72
11.999
12,118.6
1993
3,064.2
338.75
12.009
12,465.2
30.0
207.32
12.030
74.7
3,094.2
337.47
12.009
12,539.9
1994
3,039.8
349.55
12.009
12,760.8
29.8
211.01
12.013
75.5
3,069.6
348.21
12.009
12,836.4
1995
3,008.8
361.33
12.012
13,058.9
29.6
215.64
12.020
76.8
3,038.5
359.91
12.012
13,135.7
1996
2,953.9
373.21
12.021
13,252.4
29.6
219.99
11.999
78.0
2,983.4
371.69
12.021
13,330.5
1997
2,906.7
385.78
12.014
13,471.6
29.6
224.47
11.997
79.7
2,936.3
384.15
12.014
13,551.3
1998
2,853.8
395.52
12.011
13,557.7
29.9
227.80
11.980
81.5
2,883.7
393.78
12.011
13,639.3
1999
2,795.6
402.43
12.019
13,522.2
30.1
229.54
12.003
82.9
2,825.7
400.59
12.019
13,605.1
2000
2,779.9
414.82
11.955
13,785.2
31.5
233.98
11.925
87.9
2,811.3
412.79
11.954
13,873.1
2001
2,735.4
432.38
12.011
14,206.2
33.1
242.92
11.960
96.2
2,768.5
430.11
12.011
14,302.4
2002
2,673.3
446.15
12.021
14,337.3
34.4
251.24
11.981
103.6
2,707.8
443.67
12.021
14,440.9
2003
2,610.5
454.87
12.020
14,273.4
35.7
256.29
11.993
109.7
2,646.2
452.19
12.020
14,383.1
2004
2,551.8
466.84
12.018
14,316.7
37.3
263.97
11.979
118.0
2,589.1
463.92
12.018
14,434.7
2005-I
2,522.0
481.02
3.000
3,639.4
38.0
272.31
3.000
31.1
2,560.0
477.92
3.000
3,670.5
2005-II
2,511.8
481.03
3.000
3,624.7
37.7
271.47
3.000
30.7
2,549.5
477.93
3.000
3,655.4
2005-III
2,511.3
481.60
3.000
3,628.4
37.5
270.65
3.000
30.4
2,548.8
478.50
3.000
3,658.8
2005-IV
2,506.9
482.69
3.000
3,630.2
37.2
269.78
3.000
30.1
2,544.2
479.57
3.000
3,660.3
2006-I
2,493.1
492.87
3.000
3,686.3
36.9
274.42
3.000
30.4
2,529.9
489.69
3.000
3,716.6
2006-II
2,484.6
492.82
3.000
3,673.3
36.6
273.91
3.000
30.1
2,521.2
489.63
3.000
3,703.4
2006-III
2,485.8
493.34
3.000
3,679.0
36.6
273.42
3.000
30.0
2,522.3
490.15
3.000
3,709.0
2006-IV
2,483.0
494.38
3.000
3,682.7
36.4
272.87
3.000
29.8
2,519.4
491.18
3.000
3,712.5
2007-I
2,470.7
505.77
3.000
3,748.8
36.1
278.37
3.000
30.2
2,506.8
502.49
3.000
3,779.0
2007-II
2,463.3
505.76
3.000
3,737.5
35.9
277.98
3.000
30.0
2,499.2
502.48
3.000
3,767.4
2007-III
2,465.4
506.34
3.000
3,745.0
35.9
277.62
3.000
29.9
2,501.3
503.06
3.000
3,774.9
2007-IV
2,463.6
507.46
3.000
3,750.6
35.8
277.19
3.000
29.8
2,499.4
504.16
3.000
3,780.3
2008-I
2,452.6
521.75
3.000
3,839.0
35.6
284.26
3.000
30.3
2,488.2
518.35
3.000
3,869.3
2008-II
2,447.1
521.81
3.000
3,830.8
35.4
283.88
3.000
30.1
2,482.5
518.42
3.000
3,860.9
2008-III
2,451.1
522.49
3.000
3,842.0
35.3
283.54
3.000
30.0
2,486.4
519.10
3.000
3,872.0
2008-IV
2,451.1
523.72
3.000
3,851.1
35.2
283.13
3.000
29.9
2,486.3
520.31
3.000
3,881.0
2009-I
2,442.2
539.17
3.000
3,950.2
35.0
290.75
3.000
30.5
2,477.2
535.66
3.000
3,980.8
2009-II
2,438.9
539.65
3.000
3,948.4
34.9
290.69
3.000
30.4
2,473.8
536.14
3.000
3,978.8
2009-III
2,445.0
540.76
3.000
3,966.5
35.0
290.65
3.000
30.5
2,480.0
537.24
3.000
3,997.0
2009-IV
2,447.3
542.44
3.000
3,982.5
34.9
290.54
3.000
30.5
2,482.3
538.89
3.000
4,013.0
2010-I
2,440.1
558.80
3.000
4,090.6
34.8
298.63
3.000
31.2
2,474.9
555.14
3.000
4,121.7
2010-II
2,437.6
559.52
3.000
4,091.7
34.7
298.70
3.000
31.1
2,472.3
555.86
3.000
4,122.8
2010-III
2,444.5
560.91
3.000
4,113.5
34.8
298.82
3.000
31.2
2,479.3
557.23
3.000
4,144.7
2010-IV
2,447.6
562.87
3.000
4,133.1
34.8
298.85
3.000
31.2
2,482.4
559.17
3.000
4,164.3
2011-I
2,441.0
580.07
3.000
4,247.8
34.7
307.32
3.000
32.0
2,475.6
576.25
3.000
4,279.7
2011-II
2,438.6
581.01
3.000
4,250.6
34.7
307.56
3.000
32.0
2,473.3
577.17
3.000
4,282.6
2011-III
2,445.7
582.63
3.000
4,274.9
34.8
307.85
3.000
32.1
2,480.5
578.77
3.000
4,307.0
2011-IV
2,449.0
584.85
3.000
4,296.8
34.9
308.04
3.000
32.2
2,483.8
580.97
3.000
4,329.1
2012-I
2,442.6
602.85
3.000
4,417.5
34.8
316.95
3.000
33.1
2,477.4
598.83
3.000
4,450.6
2012-II
2,440.7
603.82
3.000
4,421.3
35.0
317.42
3.000
33.3
2,475.7
599.78
3.000
4,454.6
2012-III
2,448.4
605.50
3.000
4,447.5
35.2
317.92
3.000
33.6
2,483.6
601.42
3.000
4,481.1
2012-IV
2,452.1
607.81
3.000
4,471.3
35.4
318.34
3.000
33.8
2,487.5
603.69
3.000
4,505.1
2013-I
2,446.0
626.49
3.000
4,597.1
35.4
327.71
3.000
34.8
2,481.4
622.22
3.000
4,632.0
2013-II
2,443.8
627.45
3.000
4,600.1
35.6
328.27
3.000
35.1
2,479.4
623.15
3.000
4,635.1
2013-III
2,451.1
629.14
3.000
4,626.3
35.9
328.87
3.000
35.4
2,487.0
624.81
3.000
4,661.7
2013-IV
2,454.6
631.49
3.000
4,650.1
36.1
329.37
3.000
35.7
2,490.7
627.11
3.000
4,685.8
2014-I
2,448.0
650.82
3.000
4,779.7
36.2
339.15
3.000
36.8
2,484.2
646.28
3.000
4,816.5
2014-II
2,445.3
651.72
3.000
4,780.9
36.4
339.81
3.000
37.1
2,481.7
647.14
3.000
4,818.0
2014-III
2,452.0
653.37
3.000
4,806.2
36.8
340.51
3.000
37.6
2,488.8
648.75
3.000
4,843.8
2014-IV
2,454.9
655.71
3.000
4,829.1
37.0
341.12
3.000
37.9
2,491.9
651.03
3.000
4,867.0

Source: Total amounts computed by addition of corresponding detail shown earlier.

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

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