National Beneficiary Survey: Disability Statistics, 2015
Beneficiary Characteristics
Characteristic | All beneficiaries | DI-only beneficiaries | Concurrent program beneficiaries | SSI-only beneficiaries | All employed beneficiaries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (unweighted) | 4,062 | 1,666 | 833 | 1,563 | 445 |
Number (weighted) | 12,896,735 | 7,347,758 | 1,944,622 | 3,604,355 | 1,064,064 |
Percentage (weighted) | 100.0 | 57.0 | 15.1 | 28.0 | 8.3 |
Sex | |||||
Men | 50.0 | 52.9 | 43.8 | 47.5 | 57.7 |
Women | 50.0 | 47.1 | 56.2 | 52.5 | 42.3 |
Age | |||||
18–24 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 13.1 | 9.9 |
25–29 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 9.6 |
30–34 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
35–39 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
40–44 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
45–49 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 9.9 |
50–54 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 15.0 |
55–59 | 20.3 | 21.4 | 17.9 | 19.4 | 14.0 |
60 or older | 29.1 | 38.5 | 19.2 | 15.2 | 21.3 |
Average (years) | 50.6 | 54.5 | 47.1 | 44.7 | 46.1 |
Race | |||||
White only | 69.0 | 75.6 | 62.6 | 59.0 | 72.4 |
Black or African American only | 23.8 | 17.9 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 19.6 |
Other | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 8.0 |
Ethnicity | |||||
Hispanic or Latino | 9.8 | 7.6 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 9.0 |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 90.2 | 92.4 | 88.2 | 86.6 | 91.0 |
Education level | |||||
Did not complete high school or GED | 28.3 | 19.8 | 36.6 | 41.1 | 16.7 |
High school | 42.6 | 41.8 | 43.7 | 43.7 | 55.3 |
Diploma | 30.8 | 32.1 | 28.6 | 29.5 | 41.0 |
GED | 7.7 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 6.8 |
Special education certificate | 4.1 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.5 |
Some college or postsecondary vocational | 13.7 | 16.6 | 12.3 | 8.6 | 8.0 |
Associate's degree or vocational diploma | 7.5 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 8.7 |
Bachelor's degree | 4.9 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 6.7 |
Some graduate work or graduate or professional degree | 2.9 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 4.6 |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 29.5 | 42.6 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 22.5 |
Divorced | 24.2 | 24.3 | 27.2 | 22.3 | 20.2 |
Separated | 5.1 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 4.0 |
Widowed | 6.1 | 7.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 1.3 |
Never married | 35.0 | 21.5 | 50.4 | 54.4 | 52.1 |
Household income as a percentage of federal poverty level | |||||
Less than 100 | 47.6 | 29.4 | 68.0 | 73.6 | 39.9 |
100–299 | 39.7 | 52.0 | 29.5 | 20.0 | 45.6 |
300 or over | 12.8 | 18.6 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 14.4 |
NOTE: GED = General Educational Development certificate. |
Characteristic | All beneficiaries | Less than a high school education | High school diploma or GED | More than a high school education |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number (unweighted) | 4,062 | 1,131 | 1,937 | 994 |
Number (weighted) | 12,896,735 | 3,649,387 | 5,497,885 | 3,749,463 |
Percentage (weighted) | 100.0 | 28.3 | 42.6 | 29.1 |
Sex | ||||
Men | 50.0 | 51.1 | 50.9 | 47.6 |
Women | 50.0 | 48.9 | 49.1 | 52.4 |
Age | ||||
18–24 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 0.9 |
25–29 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 2.9 |
30–34 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.2 |
35–39 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.2 |
40–44 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 5.2 |
45–49 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 10.4 |
50–54 | 15.0 | 16.6 | 12.5 | 17.2 |
55–59 | 20.3 | 20.5 | 21.1 | 18.9 |
60 or older | 29.1 | 27.4 | 26.1 | 35.0 |
Average (years) | 50.6 | 50.4 | 49.2 | 53.1 |
Race | ||||
White only | 69.0 | 65.2 | 67.9 | 74.2 |
Black or African American only | 23.8 | 26.4 | 25.4 | 19.2 |
Other | 7.2 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
Ethnicity | ||||
Hispanic or Latino | 9.8 | 16.7 | 7.4 | 6.6 |
Not Hispanic or Latino | 90.2 | 83.3 | 92.6 | 93.4 |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 29.5 | 24.4 | 26.9 | 38.3 |
Divorced | 24.2 | 25.1 | 22.8 | 25.3 |
Separated | 5.1 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 2.6 |
Widowed | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 5.4 |
Never married | 35.0 | 37.4 | 38.0 | 28.4 |
Household income as a percentage of federal poverty level | ||||
Less than 100 | 47.6 | 64.0 | 48.5 | 30.1 |
100–299 | 39.7 | 30.7 | 39.8 | 48.3 |
300 or over | 12.8 | 5.3 | 11.7 | 21.6 |
NOTE: GED = General Educational Development certificate. |
Characteristic | All beneficiaries | DI-only beneficiaries | Concurrent program beneficiaries | SSI-only beneficiaries | All employed beneficiaries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (unweighted) | 4,062 | 1,666 | 833 | 1,563 | 445 |
Number (weighted) | 12,896,735 | 7,347,758 | 1,944,622 | 3,604,355 | 1,064,064 |
Percentage (weighted) | 100.0 | 57.0 | 15.1 | 28.0 | 8.3 |
Living arrangement | |||||
Lives alone | 24.2 | 23.0 | 30.6 | 23.3 | 23.4 |
Lives with spouse, partner, or relatives | 64.6 | 69.4 | 55.7 | 59.7 | 62.0 |
Lives with friends or roommates | 5.4 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 4.0 |
Lives in group setting with nonrelatives | 5.3 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 10.5 |
Other | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
Has children | |||||
No | 81.6 | 82.7 | 80.9 | 79.9 | 81.9 |
Yes | 16.4 | 15.4 | 16.7 | 18.4 | 14.6 |
Under age 6 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.9 |
6 or older | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 13.0 | 10.7 |
Unknown | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
Lives with some or all of own children | |||||
Yes | 11.1 | 11.5 | 9.0 | 11.2 | 9.3 |
No | 5.3 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 4.0 |
Not applicable (no children) | 81.6 | 82.7 | 80.9 | 79.9 | 81.9 |
Unknown | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 4.7 |