Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2018

Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated

Awards to Disabled-Worker Families

Table 46. Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly family benefit, by family composition, 2018
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 303,701 303,701 1,565.41 1,531.70 9.6
Women 290,171 290,171 1,243.55 1,222.31 17.8
Worker with children  
By sex of worker  
Men 46,774 124,211 1,564.59 2,258.76 87.7
Women 38,252 99,852 1,235.02 1,696.66 88.4
By number of children  
1 child 48,118 96,238 1,427.89 1,993.09 84.8
2 children 24,859 74,584 1,430.02 2,064.68 91.8
3 or more children 12,049 53,241 1,341.88 1,935.64 93.2
Worker with—  
Spouse aged 62 or older c 3,760 7,526 1,957.57 2,414.04 15.1
Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children 95 307 1,904.01 3,100.85 72.6
Spouse and 1 child 1,415 4,245 1,688.80 2,524.77 90.8
Spouse and 2 children 1,327 5,308 1,652.31 2,455.99 90.8
Spouse and 3 or more children 1,058 5,945 1,551.62 2,300.84 93.8
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.
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.
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Table 47. Distribution, by family composition and age of worker, 2018
Family composition Total, all ages Under 30 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–FRA
  Number
Worker only 593,872 35,132 16,792 20,509 29,497 49,502 112,995 186,182 143,263
Worker with—  
Spouse  
Aged 62 or older a 3,760 0 (X) (X) (X) 23 121 797 2,813
Child in care 3,895 165 347 518 605 595 671 618 376
Children  
1 child 48,118 2,801 2,985 4,731 7,106 8,408 10,593 7,943 3,551
2 children 24,859 1,718 2,898 4,772 5,094 4,178 3,528 2,049 622
3 or more children 12,049 1,038 2,234 3,096 2,360 1,452 1,094 581 194
Families receiving maximum benefit b 159,802 25,114 12,113 16,114 18,427 19,569 28,210 28,694 11,561
  Percent
Worker only 100.0 5.9 2.8 3.5 5.0 8.3 19.0 31.4 24.1
Worker with—  
Spouse  
Aged 62 or older a 100.0 0.0 (X) (X) (X) 0.6 3.2 21.2 74.8
Child in care 100.0 4.2 8.9 13.3 15.5 15.3 17.2 15.9 9.7
Children  
1 child 100.0 5.8 6.2 9.8 14.8 17.5 22.0 16.5 7.4
2 children 100.0 6.9 11.7 19.2 20.5 16.8 14.2 8.2 2.5
3 or more children 100.0 8.6 18.5 25.7 19.6 12.1 9.1 4.8 1.6
Families receiving maximum benefit b 23.3 61.5 48.0 47.9 41.3 30.5 21.9 14.5 7.7
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.