Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2012
Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status
Disabled-Worker Families
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 |
2012 | 7,535 | 3,779 | 3,756 | 31 | 41 | 88 |
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 |
2012 | 1,111.78 | 1,242.00 | 980.77 | 2,007.33 | 1,880.52 | 2,051.01 |
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. |
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 | 3,778,558 | 3,778,558 | 1,247.84 | 1,242.00 | 12.1 |
Women | 3,755,965 | 3,755,965 | 983.81 | 980.77 | 23.4 |
Worker with children | |||||
By sex of worker | |||||
Men | 672,091 | 1,718,282 | 1,278.13 | 1,863.90 | 93.3 |
Women | 456,553 | 1,148,224 | 1,091.34 | 1,542.51 | 96.0 |
By number of children | |||||
1 child | 701,150 | 1,402,300 | 1,213.90 | 1,740.64 | 94.7 |
2 children | 297,079 | 891,237 | 1,199.71 | 1,742.47 | 93.6 |
3 or more children | 130,415 | 572,969 | 1,148.14 | 1,678.06 | 94.6 |
Worker with— | |||||
Spouse aged 62 or older b | 88,003 | 176,391 | 1,697.77 | 2,051.01 | 5.4 |
Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 2,690 | 8,687 | 1,530.96 | 2,467.42 | 52.0 |
Spouse and 1 child | 28,971 | 86,913 | 1,341.98 | 1,971.84 | 94.3 |
Spouse and 2 children | 23,296 | 93,186 | 1,299.87 | 1,905.31 | 95.4 |
Spouse and 3 or more children | 17,335 | 96,390 | 1,246.41 | 1,832.30 | 95.7 |
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. |
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 | 7,534,523 | 190,269 | 209,996 | 242,443 | 402,055 | 730,872 | 1,310,028 | 1,896,013 | 2,552,847 |
Worker with— | |||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||
Aged 62 or older a | 88,003 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 274 | 1,551 | 7,569 | 78,555 |
Child in care | 72,292 | 1,784 | 5,108 | 8,248 | 11,931 | 12,646 | 12,121 | 10,089 | 10,365 |
Children | |||||||||
1 child | 701,150 | 16,092 | 36,592 | 64,344 | 115,984 | 145,321 | 146,132 | 104,598 | 72,087 |
2 children | 297,079 | 9,240 | 31,089 | 55,288 | 69,306 | 58,539 | 39,789 | 21,444 | 12,384 |
3 or more children | 130,415 | 4,816 | 21,254 | 34,079 | 30,282 | 19,390 | 11,248 | 5,897 | 3,449 |
Families receiving maximum benefit b | 2,472,680 | 153,318 | 193,573 | 255,164 | 342,169 | 392,048 | 415,919 | 369,631 | 350,858 |
Percent | |||||||||
Worker only | 100.0 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 9.7 | 17.4 | 25.2 | 33.9 |
Worker with— | |||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||
Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | (L) | (L) | (L) | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 8.6 | 89.3 |
Child in care | 100.0 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 11.4 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 16.8 | 14.0 | 14.3 |
Children | |||||||||
1 child | 100.0 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 9.2 | 16.5 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 14.9 | 10.3 |
2 children | 100.0 | 3.1 | 10.5 | 18.6 | 23.3 | 19.7 | 13.4 | 7.2 | 4.2 |
3 or more children | 100.0 | 3.7 | 16.3 | 26.1 | 23.2 | 14.9 | 8.6 | 4.5 | 2.6 |
Families receiving maximum benefit b | 100.0 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 13.8 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 14.9 | 14.2 |
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. |