Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2010
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 | 437,378 | 437,378 | 1,287.80 | 1,260.90 | 10.7 |
| Women | 389,804 | 389,804 | 991.40 | 974.50 | 22.2 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 98,383 | 265,389 | 1,260.90 | 1,812.00 | 89.9 |
| Women | 79,459 | 212,940 | 971.00 | 1,312.50 | 91.4 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 95,515 | 191,030 | 1,151.70 | 1,596.80 | 88.9 |
| 2 children | 54,041 | 162,123 | 1,131.90 | 1,616.50 | 92.2 |
| 3 or more children | 28,286 | 125,176 | 1,061.60 | 1,509.30 | 93.1 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 8,154 | 16,356 | 1,687.10 | 1,997.70 | 8.1 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 230 | 746 | 1,559.60 | 2,489.70 | 68.3 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 4,535 | 13,608 | 1,329.60 | 1,957.00 | 89.3 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 4,708 | 18,834 | 1,286.70 | 1,898.70 | 91.5 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 4,004 | 22,432 | 1,240.10 | 1,820.40 | 91.2 |
| 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: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@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 | 827,182 | 59,203 | 24,684 | 33,910 | 58,032 | 101,292 | 177,152 | 222,192 | 150,717 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 8,384 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 56 | 268 | 1,323 | 6,716 |
| Child in care | 13,247 | 1,130 | 1,454 | 2,160 | 2,340 | 2,303 | 1,982 | 1,260 | 618 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 95,515 | 8,422 | 6,527 | 10,595 | 16,459 | 18,955 | 18,764 | 11,212 | 4,581 |
| 2 children | 54,041 | 5,756 | 7,526 | 11,322 | 11,431 | 8,665 | 5,745 | 2,707 | 889 |
| 3 or more children | 28,286 | 3,500 | 6,135 | 7,440 | 5,365 | 3,050 | 1,747 | 801 | 248 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 307,195 | 49,591 | 26,948 | 37,458 | 44,694 | 46,600 | 49,390 | 37,315 | 15,199 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 12.2 | 21.4 | 26.9 | 18.2 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | c | c | c | 0.2 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 15.8 | 80.1 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | 8.5 | 11.0 | 16.3 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 15.0 | 9.5 | 4.7 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 11.1 | 17.2 | 19.8 | 19.6 | 11.7 | 4.8 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 10.7 | 13.9 | 21.0 | 21.2 | 16.0 | 10.6 | 5.0 | 1.6 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 12.4 | 21.7 | 26.3 | 19.0 | 10.8 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 29.9 | 63.6 | 58.2 | 57.2 | 47.7 | 34.7 | 24.0 | 15.6 | 9.3 |
| 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: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. | |||||||||