Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2002
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 a |
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Worker only | |||||
Men | 308,978 | 308,978 | 1,049.60 | 1,019.30 | 10.7 |
Women | 279,711 | 279,711 | 768.30 | 750.10 | 22.3 |
Worker with children | |||||
By sex of worker | |||||
Men | 66,431 | 175,884 | 1,042.40 | 1,472.50 | 88.1 |
Women | 54,542 | 143,609 | 789.40 | 1,068.20 | 92.0 |
By number of children | |||||
1 child | 66,636 | 133,272 | 945.30 | 1,312.10 | 89.4 |
2 children | 37,322 | 111,966 | 924.20 | 1,290.40 | 90.8 |
3 or more children | 17,015 | 74,255 | 871.20 | 1,204.10 | 89.7 |
Worker with-- | |||||
Spouse aged 62 or older b | 6,082 | 12,187 | 1,312.90 | 1,585.30 | 9.5 |
Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 136 | 449 | 1,236.00 | 1,920.80 | 62.5 |
Spouse and 1 child | 5,042 | 15,126 | 1,087.80 | 1,569.30 | 86.5 |
Spouse and 2 children | 5,175 | 20,700 | 1,057.70 | 1,504.70 | 86.8 |
Spouse and 3 or more children | 3,685 | 20,354 | 1,002.80 | 1,408.70 | 82.8 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file. | |||||
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.
Excludes closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
Includes beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
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a. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||
b. If the spouse is also entitled to a retired-worker benefit, only the benefit amount received as a spouse is included. | |||||
CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison (410) 965-5522 or di.asr@ssa.gov for further information. |
Family composition | Total, all ages |
Under 30 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-FRA |
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Number | |||||||||
Worker only | 588,689 | 44,413 | 21,332 | 30,832 | 49,587 | 73,405 | 113,996 | 149,628 | 105,496 |
Worker with-- | |||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||
Aged 62 or older a | 6,218 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 164 | 1,070 | 4,938 |
Child in care | 13,902 | 834 | 1,409 | 2,215 | 2,816 | 2,493 | 2,083 | 1,458 | 594 |
Children | |||||||||
1 child | 66,636 | 5,468 | 5,034 | 8,433 | 13,324 | 13,447 | 10,959 | 7,143 | 2,828 |
2 children | 37,322 | 3,288 | 5,071 | 8,471 | 9,010 | 5,853 | 3,429 | 1,687 | 513 |
3 or more children | 17,015 | 1,604 | 3,327 | 4,783 | 3,714 | 1,945 | 984 | 515 | 143 |
Families receiving maximum benefit b | 216,934 | 36,702 | 19,709 | 29,076 | 35,397 | 31,744 | 28,385 | 24,214 | 11,707 |
Percent | |||||||||
Worker only | 100.0 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 5.2 | 8.4 | 12.5 | 19.4 | 25.4 | 17.9 |
Worker with-- | |||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||
Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 17.2 | 79.4 |
Child in care | 100.0 | 6.0 | 10.1 | 15.9 | 20.3 | 17.9 | 15.0 | 10.5 | 4.3 |
Children | |||||||||
1 child | 100.0 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 12.7 | 20.0 | 20.2 | 16.4 | 10.7 | 4.2 |
2 children | 100.0 | 8.8 | 13.6 | 22.7 | 24.1 | 15.7 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 1.4 |
3 or more children | 100.0 | 9.4 | 19.6 | 28.1 | 21.8 | 11.4 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 |
Families receiving maximum benefit b | 29.7 | 66.0 | 54.5 | 53.1 | 45.1 | 32.7 | 21.6 | 15.0 | 10.2 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file. | |||||||||
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.
Excludes closed period awards and expedited reinstatement cases.
Includes beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
FRA = full retirement age.
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a. Includes spouse aged 62 or older with children. | |||||||||
b. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||||||
CONTACT: Carolyn A. Harrison (410) 965-5522 or di.asr@ssa.gov for further information. |