Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2011

Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status

Disabled-Worker Families

Table 28. Number and average monthly family benefit, by selected family composition, December 1960–2011, selected years
Year Worker only Worker, spouse, and— Worker and aged spouse a
All Men Women 1 child 2 or more children
  Number (thousands)
1960 357 261 96 22 32 22
1965 714 481 232 54 109 30
1970 1,054 680 374 77 164 43
1975 1,750 1,080 671 137 250 66
1980 2,061 1,257 804 154 228 80
1981 -- -- -- -- -- --
1982 1,969 1,208 760 124 163 78
1983 1,961 1,215 746 85 143 80
1984 1,993 1,241 752 83 140 76
1985 2,039 1,267 772 84 140 76
1986 2,096 1,301 795 82 136 74
1987 2,154 1,338 816 79 132 74
1988 2,194 1,353 841 77 125 71
1989 2,262 1,390 872 75 120 67
1990 2,370 1,448 922 75 118 63
1991 2,523 1,529 994 76 119 61
1992 2,738 1,643 1,094 78 125 61
1993 2,935 1,743 1,192 78 127 59
1994 3,121 1,830 1,292 76 128 57
1995 3,305 1,909 1,396 75 124 55
1996 3,473 1,973 1,500 61 104 53
1997 3,593 2,006 1,588 57 91 53
1998 3,769 2,074 1,695 52 80 53
1999 3,924 2,131 1,793 49 72 52
2000 4,080 2,191 1,890 45 65 50
2001 4,260 2,289 1,970 68 92 57
2002 4,487 2,392 2,095 64 86 56
2003 4,769 2,525 2,244 57 82 60
2004 5,068 2,665 2,403 55 78 65
2005 5,357 2,797 2,561 53 74 73
2006 5,625 2,918 2,707 50 69 78
2007 5,896 3,043 2,853 48 65 83
2008 6,191 3,180 3,010 46 62 88
2009 6,396 3,261 3,135 41 56 80
2010 6,838 3,497 3,341 53 61 86
2011 7,054 3,581 3,472 31 42 87
  Average monthly family benefit (dollars)
1960 87.90 91.90 76.90 184.70 192.20 135.50
1965 95.40 100.70 85.00 201.00 216.30 145.90
1970 128.10 136.30 113.10 264.10 273.20 199.20
1975 218.90 240.00 185.00 441.00 454.00 344.00
1980 355.40 396.20 291.70 727.00 746.10 573.00
1981 -- -- -- -- -- --
1982 424.40 474.20 344.70 847.40 858.20 690.70
1983 439.40 490.90 355.40 867.90 881.80 716.20
1984 454.00 507.60 365.70 881.50 885.50 740.40
1985 466.90 523.10 374.60 898.10 895.20 765.00
1986 470.70 527.80 377.40 896.90 888.30 773.30
1987 491.60 552.00 392.60 929.40 918.30 815.50
1988 512.20 576.10 409.50 960.20 938.40 855.40
1989 539.30 607.10 431.20 1,009.40 971.90 903.70
1990 570.40 642.80 456.80 1,062.10 1,016.00 960.80
1991 592.30 668.40 475.50 1,098.00 1,043.30 1,004.70
1992 609.50 688.70 490.70 1,122.10 1,057.40 1,045.00
1993 625.50 707.20 506.00 1,143.00 1,074.20 1,078.20
1994 646.20 731.80 525.00 1,177.60 1,100.00 1,118.60
1995 667.60 757.40 544.80 1,205.50 1,130.90 1,159.90
1996 690.60 785.30 566.00 1,245.90 1,148.50 1,200.60
1997 708.00 806.60 583.60 1,280.20 1,165.90 1,238.50
1998 720.00 820.20 597.40 1,300.40 1,189.40 1,261.90
1999 741.20 844.50 618.50 1,344.90 1,224.20 1,295.30
2000 773.60 880.70 649.40 1,394.20 1,274.30 1,355.50
2001 807.40 914.40 683.10 1,413.50 1,298.50 1,393.50
2002 827.30 935.80 703.50 1,445.10 1,331.70 1,431.50
2003 854.80 965.90 729.70 1,495.80 1,373.30 1,486.80
2004 887.30 1,001.60 760.60 1,554.20 1,426.80 1,546.10
2005 930.80 1,049.40 801.30 1,627.90 1,497.50 1,632.50
2006 968.40 1,091.30 836.00 1,700.10 1,570.00 1,706.10
2007 995.10 1,119.40 862.50 1,748.40 1,617.70 1,757.50
2008 1,053.70 1,182.70 917.40 1,859.10 1,724.70 1,870.00
2009 1,058.40 1,187.80 923.80 1,931.50 1,795.00 1,927.40
2010 1,059.30 1,182.90 929.90 1,826.10 1,745.60 1,919.90
2011 1,104.77 1,233.93 971.56 1,972.65 1,842.37 2,014.12
SOURCES: Social Security Administration. For years before 2001, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, based on the Master Beneficiary Record (from 1960 through 1984, various sampling rates; from 1985 through 2000, 10 percent sample); beginning with 2001, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account.
Data for 2001–2010 include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld.
-- = not available.
a. Spouse's entitlement based on age.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 29. Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly family benefit, by family composition, December 2011
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
Worker only  
Men 3,581,478 3,581,478 1,239.62 1,233.93 10.7
Women 3,472,474 3,472,474 974.56 971.56 21.6
Worker with children  
By sex of worker  
Men 623,259 1,584,542 1,260.60 1,843.54 95.0
Women 433,896 1,092,649 1,073.72 1,521.70 97.1
By number of children  
1 child 660,046 1,320,092 1,195.43 1,719.93 96.0
2 children 277,682 833,046 1,180.37 1,717.35 95.3
3 or more children 119,427 524,053 1,128.33 1,650.81 96.9
Worker with—  
Spouse aged 62 or older b 87,072 174,264 1,669.30 2,014.12 5.3
Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children 2,556 8,197 1,504.52 2,401.46 53.7
Spouse and 1 child 29,225 87,482 1,323.34 1,940.66 95.7
Spouse and 2 children 23,792 94,947 1,281.07 1,868.90 96.7
Spouse and 3 or more children 17,681 97,951 1,229.98 1,794.99 97.1
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account.
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: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
Table 30. Distribution, by family composition and age of worker, December 2011
Family composition Total, all ages Under 30 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–FRA
  Number
Worker only 7,053,952 180,434 176,618 203,649 363,789 706,121 1,251,249 1,772,073 2,400,019
Worker with—  
Spouse  
Aged 62 or older a 86,837 1 0 7 50 273 1,501 7,383 77,622
Child in care 70,046 1,999 4,939 8,211 11,944 12,873 12,269 9,650 8,161
Children  
1 child 660,046 16,332 34,059 59,741 109,141 141,294 137,958 95,242 66,279
2 children 277,682 9,501 29,783 51,742 65,057 55,260 36,484 18,858 10,997
3 or more children 119,427 4,880 20,412 30,878 27,679 17,647 9,855 5,077 2,999
Families receiving maximum benefit b 2,273,579 54,569 141,340 162,541 216,913 304,862 364,413 378,113 329,943
  Percent
Worker only 100.0 2.6 2.5 2.9 5.2 10.0 17.7 25.1 34.0
Worker with—  
Spouse  
Aged 62 or older a 100.0 (L) 0.0 (L) 0.1 0.3 1.7 8.5 89.4
Child in care 100.0 2.9 7.1 11.7 17.1 18.4 17.5 13.8 11.7
Children  
1 child 100.0 2.5 5.2 9.1 16.5 21.4 20.9 14.4 10.0
2 children 100.0 3.4 10.7 18.6 23.4 19.9 13.1 6.8 4.0
3 or more children 100.0 4.1 17.1 25.9 23.2 14.8 8.3 4.3 2.5
Families receiving maximum benefit b 27.3 66.3 61.1 61.2 52.8 39.0 26.1 17.3 12.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account.
FRA = full retirement age; (L) = less than 0.05 percent.
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.
CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.