Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2016
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 | 313,789 | 313,789 | 1,463.22 | 1,434.70 | 8.7 |
| Women | 291,593 | 291,593 | 1,149.44 | 1,131.73 | 17.7 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 51,391 | 136,543 | 1,440.21 | 2,085.80 | 89.9 |
| Women | 40,085 | 104,843 | 1,137.54 | 1,564.86 | 91.0 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 51,546 | 103,093 | 1,322.57 | 1,852.62 | 88.4 |
| 2 children | 26,846 | 80,542 | 1,312.23 | 1,900.27 | 92.6 |
| 3 or more children | 13,084 | 57,751 | 1,239.02 | 1,789.12 | 93.5 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 4,316 | 8,642 | 1,816.44 | 2,240.27 | 13.2 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 138 | 457 | 1,718.52 | 2,742.97 | 74.6 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 1,880 | 5,641 | 1,558.02 | 2,313.25 | 89.3 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 1,723 | 6,892 | 1,499.18 | 2,238.10 | 91.6 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 1,380 | 7,710 | 1,422.74 | 2,105.54 | 91.9 |
| 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 | 605,382 | 31,837 | 16,688 | 19,903 | 30,283 | 50,849 | 118,668 | 193,083 | 144,071 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 4,316 | (X) | 0 | 0 | (X) | 22 | 160 | 921 | 3,203 |
| Child in care | 5,121 | (X) | 498 | 656 | (X) | 780 | 894 | 756 | 467 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 51,546 | 3,168 | 3,235 | 4,806 | 7,596 | 8,870 | 11,549 | 8,614 | 3,708 |
| 2 children | 26,846 | 1,965 | 3,314 | 5,034 | 5,645 | 4,415 | 3,806 | 2,037 | 630 |
| 3 or more children | 13,084 | 1,197 | 2,512 | 3,264 | 2,652 | 1,512 | 1,127 | 631 | 189 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 166,723 | 23,490 | 13,050 | 16,790 | 20,267 | 21,280 | 30,370 | 29,856 | 11,620 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 19.6 | 31.9 | 23.8 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | (X) | 0.0 | 0.0 | (X) | 0.5 | 3.7 | 21.3 | 74.2 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | (X) | 9.7 | 12.8 | (X) | 15.2 | 17.5 | 14.8 | 9.1 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 14.7 | 17.2 | 22.4 | 16.7 | 7.2 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 7.3 | 12.3 | 18.8 | 21.0 | 16.4 | 14.2 | 7.6 | 2.3 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 9.1 | 19.2 | 24.9 | 20.3 | 11.6 | 8.6 | 4.8 | 1.4 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 23.6 | 61.1 | 49.7 | 49.9 | 43.2 | 32.0 | 22.3 | 14.5 | 7.6 |
| 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; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. | |||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||