Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2015
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 | 326,945 | 326,945 | 1,439.48 | 1,409.45 | 8.8 |
| Women | 306,971 | 306,971 | 1,132.89 | 1,114.30 | 17.9 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 54,138 | 144,440 | 1,415.88 | 2,043.06 | 88.5 |
| Women | 43,202 | 113,152 | 1,119.23 | 1,533.40 | 89.5 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 54,596 | 109,197 | 1,296.22 | 1,807.52 | 86.2 |
| 2 children | 28,589 | 85,774 | 1,292.84 | 1,864.21 | 92.0 |
| 3 or more children | 14,155 | 62,621 | 1,220.52 | 1,757.27 | 93.6 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 4,292 | 8,588 | 1,783.62 | 2,201.05 | 13.7 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 107 | 349 | 1,671.13 | 2,723.99 | 75.7 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 2,066 | 6,198 | 1,498.02 | 2,213.64 | 88.2 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 1,977 | 7,908 | 1,474.25 | 2,183.33 | 91.0 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 1,606 | 8,957 | 1,408.90 | 2,072.29 | 90.9 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||
| NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary. | |||||
| 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 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 | 633,916 | 33,461 | 17,651 | 20,513 | 33,179 | 54,711 | 127,518 | 200,878 | 146,005 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 4,292 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 147 | 879 | 3,237 |
| Child in care | 5,756 | 362 | 554 | 727 | 904 | 921 | 1,009 | 803 | 476 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 54,596 | 3,505 | 3,607 | 5,144 | 8,487 | 9,569 | 11,974 | 8,599 | 3,711 |
| 2 children | 28,589 | 2,234 | 3,778 | 5,393 | 6,024 | 4,586 | 3,824 | 2,092 | 658 |
| 3 or more children | 14,155 | 1,335 | 2,788 | 3,665 | 2,701 | 1,634 | 1,197 | 649 | 186 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 176,297 | 25,115 | 14,194 | 17,887 | 21,974 | 22,610 | 32,090 | 30,407 | 12,020 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 8.6 | 20.1 | 31.7 | 23.0 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 20.5 | 75.4 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 15.7 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 14.0 | 8.3 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 21.9 | 15.8 | 6.8 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 7.8 | 13.2 | 18.9 | 21.1 | 16.0 | 13.4 | 7.3 | 2.3 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 9.4 | 19.7 | 25.9 | 19.1 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 4.6 | 1.3 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 23.8 | 61.4 | 50.0 | 50.5 | 42.8 | 31.6 | 22.0 | 14.2 | 7.8 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||||
| NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary. | |||||||||
| 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 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. | |||||||||
| CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. | |||||||||