Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2011
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 | 426,625 | 426,625 | 1,353.05 | 1,326.33 | 9.8 |
| Women | 382,389 | 382,389 | 1,049.59 | 1,032.12 | 20.8 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 94,474 | 254,747 | 1,313.16 | 1,893.45 | 90.4 |
| Women | 74,876 | 199,789 | 1,021.14 | 1,385.53 | 91.8 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 91,775 | 183,550 | 1,205.51 | 1,677.99 | 89.4 |
| 2 children | 50,948 | 152,844 | 1,185.16 | 1,698.96 | 92.6 |
| 3 or more children | 26,627 | 118,142 | 1,107.94 | 1,579.92 | 93.6 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 8,495 | 17,034 | 1,749.53 | 2,064.54 | 7.9 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 236 | 760 | 1,621.91 | 2,522.20 | 55.1 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 3,923 | 11,775 | 1,385.97 | 2,050.81 | 89.5 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 4,157 | 16,631 | 1,358.47 | 2,020.92 | 91.7 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 3,531 | 19,574 | 1,286.38 | 1,882.25 | 90.8 |
| 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 | 809,014 | 49,191 | 22,650 | 29,895 | 50,723 | 91,938 | 174,380 | 231,569 | 158,668 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 8,731 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 307 | 1,345 | 7,021 |
| Child in care | 11,611 | 877 | 1,270 | 1,747 | 2,132 | 1,868 | 1,914 | 1,235 | 568 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 91,775 | 7,299 | 6,342 | 9,815 | 15,356 | 17,758 | 18,561 | 11,710 | 4,934 |
| 2 children | 50,948 | 5,059 | 7,068 | 10,469 | 10,725 | 8,187 | 5,785 | 2,780 | 875 |
| 3 or more children | 26,627 | 3,107 | 5,864 | 7,023 | 4,998 | 2,791 | 1,770 | 827 | 247 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 287,196 | 41,958 | 25,448 | 34,069 | 40,885 | 42,874 | 48,251 | 38,375 | 15,336 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 11.4 | 21.6 | 28.6 | 19.6 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | 0.0 | (L) | (L) | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 15.4 | 80.4 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | 7.6 | 10.9 | 15.0 | 18.4 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 10.6 | 4.9 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 10.7 | 16.7 | 19.3 | 20.2 | 12.8 | 5.4 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 9.9 | 13.9 | 20.5 | 21.1 | 16.1 | 11.4 | 5.5 | 1.7 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 11.7 | 22.0 | 26.4 | 18.8 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 28.8 | 64.0 | 58.9 | 57.8 | 48.7 | 35.0 | 23.8 | 15.4 | 8.9 |
| 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; (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. | |||||||||