Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2008
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 a (dollars) |
Percentage of families receiving maximum family benefit b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worker only | |||||
| Men | 368,933 | 368,933 | 1,244.50 | 1,212.90 | 10.8 |
| Women | 340,725 | 340,725 | 947.60 | 928.60 | 22.4 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 80,565 | 217,018 | 1,224.60 | 1,750.80 | 86.3 |
| Women | 68,165 | 182,139 | 940.70 | 1,275.60 | 88.9 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 79,885 | 159,770 | 1,113.90 | 1,540.30 | 84.8 |
| 2 children | 45,640 | 136,920 | 1,092.70 | 1,556.20 | 90.3 |
| 3 or more children | 23,205 | 102,467 | 1,031.40 | 1,462.30 | 91.2 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 6,674 | 13,376 | 1,612.00 | 1,913.60 | 8.2 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 183 | 602 | 1,482.60 | 2,347.90 | 65.6 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 4,066 | 12,203 | 1,288.40 | 1,892.20 | 88.2 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 4,179 | 16,716 | 1,248.90 | 1,828.90 | 88.4 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 3,425 | 19,109 | 1,188.10 | 1,723.30 | 89.1 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases; they include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld. | |||||
| a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed. | |||||
| b. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||
| c. If the spouse is also entitled to a retired-worker benefit, only the benefit amount received as a spouse is included. | |||||
| CONTACT: Hazel P. Jenkins (410) 965-0164 or di.asr@ssa.gov. | |||||
| Family composition | Total, all ages |
Under 30 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–FRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||||||
| Worker only | 709,658 | 54,839 | 21,953 | 31,433 | 55,351 | 89,507 | 145,797 | 184,335 | 126,443 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 6,857 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 46 | 210 | 1,137 | 5,450 |
| Child in care | 11,670 | 1,056 | 1,249 | 1,811 | 2,114 | 2,067 | 1,688 | 1,173 | 512 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 79,885 | 6,986 | 5,429 | 9,293 | 14,862 | 15,988 | 14,786 | 8,916 | 3,625 |
| 2 children | 45,640 | 4,805 | 6,261 | 9,722 | 10,282 | 7,191 | 4,561 | 2,138 | 680 |
| 3 or more children | 23,205 | 2,990 | 4,874 | 6,082 | 4,547 | 2,522 | 1,386 | 629 | 175 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 257,471 | 43,788 | 22,473 | 32,033 | 39,448 | 38,373 | 38,473 | 29,811 | 13,072 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 12.6 | 20.5 | 26.0 | 17.8 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | c | c | c | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 16.6 | 79.5 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 15.5 | 18.1 | 17.7 | 14.5 | 10.1 | 4.4 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 11.6 | 18.6 | 20.0 | 18.5 | 11.2 | 4.5 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 10.5 | 13.7 | 21.3 | 22.5 | 15.8 | 10.0 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 12.9 | 21.0 | 26.2 | 19.6 | 10.9 | 6.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 29.4 | 62.0 | 56.5 | 54.9 | 45.3 | 32.7 | 22.8 | 15.0 | 9.5 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Annual Award and Termination Transaction file, 100 percent data. | |||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||
| Data exclude expedited reinstatement cases; they include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld. | |||||||||
| Starting with 2007, age is based on date of entitlement and not date of award. Entitlement can be retroactive and thus precede the date of award. | |||||||||
| FRA = full retirement age. | |||||||||
| a. Includes spouses 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. | |||||||||
| c. Less than 0.05 percent. | |||||||||
| CONTACT: Hazel P. Jenkins (410) 965-0164 or di.asr@ssa.gov. | |||||||||