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.E9.—Average Monthly Benefit to Parents of Deceased Workers In Force,
Awarded, Terminated, and In Current-Payment Status
(By gender, calendar years 1980-2014)
[Numbers in thousands]
Year
Benefit
increase
(percent)
In force
beginning of year
Awards
during year
Terminations
during year
In force
end of year
Current-payment status
end of year
Number
Average
benefit
Number
Average
benefit
Number
Ratio to
average
benefit
in force
beginning
of year
Average
benefit
Number
Average
benefit
Ratio to
average
benefit
in force
end of
year
Average
benefit
 
Male
1980
14.3
0.8
$215.27
0.1
$229.80
0.1
0.9086
$223.56
0.7
$248.42
0.9996
$248.32
1985
3.1
.6
333.63
1/
339.63
.1
.8527
293.32
.6
350.63
1.0018
351.25
1990
5.4
.5
433.41
1/
456.60
.1
.8063
368.33
.5
466.39
1.0107
471.40
1995
2.6
.5
544.61
1/
552.58
1/
.9601
536.50
.5
560.13
1.0317
577.89
1996
2.9
.5
560.13
1/
514.01
1/
.8297
478.21
.4
581.27
1.0343
601.21
1997
2.1
.4
581.27
1/
557.59
1/
.8874
526.67
.4
598.62
1.0345
619.30
1998
1.3
.4
598.62
1/
598.56
1/
1.0442
633.21
.4
603.27
1.0336
623.53
1999
2 2.5
.4
603.27
1/
604.35
1/
.9914
613.02
.4
618.25
1.0388
642.26
2000
3.5
.4
618.25
1/
643.40
1/
.9432
603.55
.4
642.60
1.0424
669.83
2001
2.6
.4
642.60
1/
678.56
1/
1.0271
677.21
.4
659.55
1.0448
689.09
2002
1.4
.4
659.55
1/
838.34
1/
.9913
662.99
.4
675.52
1.0474
707.53
2003
2.1
.4
675.52
1/
664.13
1/
.9145
630.73
.3
692.68
1.0692
740.63
2004
2.7
.3
692.68
1/
589.42
1/
.8228
585.31
.3
714.97
1.0654
761.75
2005
2.0
.3
714.97
1/
604.45
1/
.7969
581.17
.3
734.12
1.0654
782.15
2006
2.2
.3
734.12
1/
623.61
1/
.8642
648.36
.3
750.35
1.0654
799.44
2007
2.7
.3
750.35
1/
644.77
1/
.8833
680.65
.3
769.75
1.0654
820.11
2008
2.8
.3
769.75
1/
668.11
1/
.8881
702.72
.3
790.96
1.0654
842.71
2009
2.8
.3
790.96
1/
691.68
1/
.8918
725.15
.3
812.92
1.0654
866.10
2010
2.8
.3
812.92
1/
716.91
1/
.9083
759.04
.3
835.20
1.0654
889.84
2011
2.8
.3
835.20
1/
744.91
1/
.9210
790.77
.3
857.71
1.0654
913.82
2012
2.8
.3
857.71
1/
773.91
1/
.9251
815.64
.3
881.50
1.0654
939.18
2013
2.8
.3
881.50
1/
804.09
1/
.9317
844.32
.3
906.41
1.0654
965.72
2014
2.8
.3
906.41
1/
836.21
1/
.9308
867.32
.3
932.34
1.0654
993.34
 
Female
1980
14.3
15.4
239.54
.7
317.00
1.8
.9676
264.91
14.2
276.94
1.0017
277.41
1985
3.1
10.1
363.96
.3
374.44
1.2
.9486
355.95
9.2
377.73
1.0054
379.77
1990
5.4
6.4
449.95
.2
519.47
.7
.9786
464.07
5.8
477.13
1.0123
483.02
1995
2.6
4.3
556.99
.2
619.06
.5
.9612
549.31
4.0
576.11
1.0278
592.12
1996
2.9
4.0
576.11
.1
620.16
.4
.9526
564.75
3.7
597.13
1.0296
614.80
1997
2.1
3.7
597.13
.1
635.72
.4
.8991
548.16
3.5
616.97
1.0331
637.36
1998
1.3
3.5
616.97
.1
683.32
.3
.9594
599.63
3.3
629.78
1.0381
653.79
1999
2 2.5
3.3
629.78
.1
699.52
.3
.9565
617.45
3.1
650.56
1.0410
677.24
2000
3.5
3.1
650.56
.1
719.40
.3
.9692
652.56
2.9
677.12
1.0448
707.47
2001
2.6
2.9
677.12
.1
795.90
.3
1.0104
701.98
2.7
697.79
1.0506
733.12
2002
1.4
2.7
697.79
.1
833.91
.3
.9482
670.90
2.6
717.42
1.0563
757.82
2003
2.1
2.6
717.42
.1
786.85
.2
.9693
710.02
2.5
736.95
1.0634
783.66
2004
2.7
2.5
736.95
.1
796.95
.2
.9336
706.63
2.3
762.74
1.0689
815.32
2005
2.0
2.3
762.74
.1
817.27
.2
.8981
698.69
2.2
788.46
1.0689
842.81
2006
2.2
2.2
788.46
.1
843.17
.2
.8941
720.48
2.0
816.85
1.0689
873.16
2007
2.7
2.0
816.85
.1
871.78
.2
.8910
747.46
1.9
850.28
1.0689
908.90
2008
2.8
1.9
850.28
.1
903.34
.2
.8856
774.09
1.8
886.35
1.0689
947.45
2009
2.8
1.8
886.35
.1
935.22
.2
.8812
802.96
1.7
924.19
1.0689
987.90
2010
2.8
1.7
924.19
.1
969.33
.2
.8772
833.39
1.6
963.77
1.0689
1,030.21
2011
2.8
1.6
963.77
.1
1,007.19
.2
.8724
864.38
1.5
1,005.41
1.0689
1,074.72
2012
2.8
1.5
1,005.41
.1
1,046.40
.2
.8703
899.47
1.4
1,048.91
1.0689
1,121.22
2013
2.8
1.4
1,048.91
.1
1,087.20
.1
.8660
933.80
1.3
1,094.50
1.0689
1,169.95
2014
2.8
1.3
1,094.50
.1
1,130.63
.1
.8616
969.44
1.3
1,142.24
1.0689
1,220.98

1Fewer than 50.

2Benefit increase for 1999 was originally determined as 2.4 percent, but pursuant to Public Law 106-554 is effectively now 2.5 percent.

Sources:

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


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