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

F. AVERAGE AGE OF DISABLED WORKERS

The following table summarizes the average age of a new award and the overall DI rolls, for male and female disabled workers, from 1975-2014.

Year
Average age at award
Average age in
current-payment status
Male
Female
Male
Female
1975
51.51
52.07
52.96
53.94
1976
51.68
52.08
52.88
53.85
1977
51.47
51.93
52.85
53.79
1978
51.24
51.35
52.86
53.77
1979
51.60
51.36
52.87
53.72
1980
51.32
51.10
52.84
53.66
1981
51.68
51.39
52.95
53.73
1982
50.42
49.96
53.16
53.90
1983
49.68
48.83
52.84
53.58
1984
49.71
49.83
52.46
53.16
1985
49.56
49.48
52.02
52.70
1986
48.80
48.93
51.51
52.16
1987
49.06
49.02
51.21
51.80
1988
49.11
49.04
51.02
51.53
1989
48.88
48.94
50.77
51.23
1990
48.57
48.65
50.51
50.91
1991
48.22
48.38
50.23
50.58
1992
47.72
47.92
49.87
50.20
1993
47.69
47.85
49.66
49.96
1994
48.09
48.16
49.65
49.89
1995
48.55
48.51
49.77
49.94
1996
48.77
48.61
49.96
50.06
1997
49.29
48.80
50.24
50.26
1998
49.39
48.85
50.44
50.44
1999
49.45
48.92
50.62
50.60
2000
49.50
48.91
50.81
50.77
2001
49.28
48.72
50.95
50.89
2002
49.40
48.76
51.09
51.00
2003
49.74
49.01
51.33
51.20
2004
50.00
49.29
51.61
51.44
2005
49.94
49.31
51.86
51.68
2006
50.37
49.73
52.15
51.95
2007
50.61
49.98
52.43
52.22
2008
50.78
50.15
52.69
52.47
2009
50.78
50.16
52.83
52.60
2010
51.12
50.49
53.02
52.78
2011
51.53
50.91
53.24
53.00
2012
51.63
51.03
53.40
53.17
2013
51.72
51.14
53.51
53.29
2014
51.79
51.23
53.63
53.42

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


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