Congressional Statistics, December 2008

Oregon

Social Security

Old-Age (retirement), Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI)—popularly referred to as Social Security—provides monthly benefits to an eligible worker and family members when the worker elects to start receiving retirement benefits or when the worker dies or becomes disabled. The amount of benefits received is based on the worker's level of earnings in employment or self-employment covered by the Social Security program.

Table 1. Number of OASDI beneficiaries in current-payment status and total monthly benefits, December 2008
Congressional district Number of beneficiaries Total monthly benefits
(thousands of dollars)		 Number of beneficiaries
aged 65 or older
Total Retired workers Disabled workers Widow(er)s a Spouses b Children c All beneficiaries Retired workers Widow(er)s a
Oregon 659,719 446,993 86,444 54,299 31,340 40,643 714,690 518,804 61,882 478,848
1 107,106 73,908 13,298 8,557 4,731 6,612 121,868 90,098 10,264 78,493
2 159,794 109,433 19,762 13,281 7,962 9,356 168,093 122,748 14,672 116,984
3 101,990 66,776 15,847 8,267 3,986 7,114 110,168 77,710 9,433 71,370
4 159,445 105,751 22,105 13,632 8,596 9,361 169,652 120,702 15,277 114,978
5 131,384 91,125 15,432 10,562 6,065 8,200 144,909 107,548 12,236 97,023
All areas d 50,898,244 32,273,651 7,426,691 4,541,467 2,524,841 4,131,594 53,666,109 37,207,910 4,908,428 35,818,757
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents receiving payment on the record of a worker who is deceased.
b. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired or disabled.
c. These beneficiaries receive payment on the record of a worker who is retired, deceased, or disabled.
d. Includes beneficiaries in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.

Supplemental Security Income

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal cash assistance program that provides monthly payments to low-income aged, blind, or disabled persons in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Table 2. Number of recipients of federally administered SSI payments and total monthly payments, December 2008
Congressional district Number of recipients Total monthly payments
(thousands of dollars)		 Number of recipients
Total Aged Blind Disabled Total Aged Blind Disabled With OASDI a Aged 65 or older
Oregon 66,442 8,154 628 57,660 32,617 2,718 288 29,611 22,787 14,058
1 9,961 1,793 96 8,072 4,893 686 45 4,162 3,332 2,686
2 13,315 1,156 106 12,053 6,309 248 48 6,012 5,114 2,314
3 16,154 2,867 163 13,124 8,026 1,169 75 6,782 4,913 4,743
4 15,597 1,094 133 14,370 7,686 247 63 7,376 5,454 2,183
5 11,415 1,244 130 10,041 5,704 368 57 5,279 3,974 2,132
All areas b 7,519,593 1,203,089 70,311 6,246,193 3,880,019 475,824 36,376 3,367,820 2,612,149 2,033,285
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes persons who are receiving both SSI payments and Social Security benefits.
b. Includes recipients in the 50 states, District of Columbia, and Northern Mariana Islands.