Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2001
Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated
Awards to Disabled-Worker Families
| Family composition | Number of families |
Number of beneficiaries |
Average primary insurance amount (dollars) |
Average monthly family benefit (dollars) |
Percentage of families receiving maximum family benefit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worker only | |||||
| Men | 282,100 | 282,100 | 1,021.73 | 994.20 | 10.5 |
| Women | 248,300 | 248,300 | 732.65 | 716.70 | 22.9 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 63,200 | 169,800 | 986.82 | 1,396.30 | 86.9 |
| Women | 52,900 | 139,500 | 764.4 | 1,039.70 | 93.2 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 61,800 | 123,600 | 908.56 | 1,272.50 | 90.6 |
| 2 children | 36,700 | 110,100 | 880.31 | 1,230.90 | 89.4 |
| 3 or more children | 17,600 | 75,600 | 815.19 | 1,104.30 | 87.5 |
| Workers with-- | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older a | 4,500 | 9,100 | 1,229.68 | 1,506.60 | 17.8 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | b | b | b | b | b |
| Spouse and 1 child | 4,100 | 12,300 | 1,083.99 | 1,552.00 | 85.4 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 3,000 | 12,000 | 1,118.77 | 1,514.80 | 80.0 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 3,500 | 19,300 | 987.99 | 1,352.10 | 77.1 |
| SOURCE: Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, based on a 1 percent sample. | |||||
| NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion.
Includes beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
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| a. If the spouse is also entitled to a retired-worker benefit, only the benefit amount received as a spouse is included. | |||||
| b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals. | |||||
| CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison (410) 965-5522 for further information. | |||||
| Family composition | Total, all ages |
Under 30 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60 or older |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||||||
| Worker only | 530,400 | 39,400 | 20,400 | 29,600 | 44,700 | 64,400 | 102,600 | 131,800 | 97,500 |
| Worker with-- | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 4,600 | b | b | b | b | b | b | 900 | 3,500 |
| Child in care | 10,600 | b | 1,600 | 1,200 | 2,000 | 1,900 | 1,500 | 1,600 | b |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 61,800 | 6,000 | 4,300 | 9,200 | 12,100 | 11,700 | 10,300 | 6,600 | 1,600 |
| 2 children | 36,700 | 3,600 | 5,000 | 8,000 | 9,500 | 5,100 | 3,700 | 1,400 | b |
| 3 or more children | 17,600 | 1,900 | 3,800 | 5,200 | 3,200 | 2,400 | 600 | b | b |
| Families receiving maximum benefit c | 200,100 | 32,800 | 19,700 | 28,500 | 32,400 | 29,000 | 24,200 | 21,800 | 11,700 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 7.4 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 19.3 | 24.9 | 18.4 |
| Worker with-- | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | b | b | b | b | b | b | 19.6 | 76.1 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | b | 15.1 | 11.3 | 18.9 | 17.9 | 14.2 | 15.1 | b |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 9.7 | 7.0 | 14.9 | 19.6 | 18.9 | 16.7 | 10.7 | 2.6 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 9.8 | 13.6 | 21.8 | 25.9 | 13.9 | 10.1 | 3.8 | b |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 10.8 | 21.6 | 29.6 | 18.2 | 13.6 | 3.4 | b | b |
| Families receiving maximum benefit c | 30.5 | 64.1 | 56.3 | 53.9 | 45.4 | 34.0 | 20.5 | 15.3 | 11.8 |
| SOURCE: Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, based on a 1 percent sample. | |||||||||
| NOTES: A family means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion.
Includes beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
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| a. Includes spouse aged 62 or older with children. | |||||||||
| b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals. | |||||||||
| c. Includes worker-only families. | |||||||||
| CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison (410) 965-5522 for further information. | |||||||||