OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 1999

Massachusetts

Table 4. Number of OASDI beneficiaries with benefits in current-payment status, by type of benefit, by sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, and by state and county, December 1999
State and county Total Retirement benefits Survivors benefits Disability benefits Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Wives and
husbands		 Children Widows and
widowers b		 Children Disabled workers Wives and
husbands		 Children Men Women
Massachusetts c 1,046,655 684,047 52,446 8,508 105,893 34,743 120,783 2,977 37,258 306,004 475,264
Barnstable 60,572 43,390 4,295 430 5,685 1,100 4,310 110 1,250 20,705 28,500
Berkshire 29,794 19,860 1,550 250 3,160 900 3,050 90 935 8,885 13,705
Bristol 97,981 63,470 3,730 790 8,915 3,295 13,275 395 4,110 27,250 42,900
Dukes 2,646 1,795 185 25 300 65 215 0 60 840 1,295
Essex 121,293 79,585 6,125 1,030 12,270 3,995 13,675 335 4,280 35,230 55,785
Franklin 12,898 8,095 685 105 1,360 435 1,595 50 575 3,705 5,740
Hampden 85,187 53,550 3,950 660 8,890 3,440 10,620 350 3,730 23,810 37,555
Hampshire 22,414 14,800 1,190 170 2,230 685 2,495 60 785 6,635 10,260
Middlesex 218,977 148,225 11,680 1,650 22,125 6,325 22,420 465 6,085 65,895 103,760
Nantucket 1,175 830 65 5 160 25 70 0 20 390 585
Norfolk 105,532 71,570 6,055 850 11,825 3,080 9,325 185 2,640 32,415 51,080
Plymouth 72,397 44,970 3,775 665 7,560 2,760 9,130 220 3,320 20,875 30,825
Suffolk 90,052 53,255 3,385 965 8,695 4,140 15,065 310 4,235 23,150 37,760
Worcester 125,728 80,645 5,775 910 12,720 4,500 15,540 405 5,230 36,215 55,515
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widows and widowers, disabled widows and widowers, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Total includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.
Table 5. Amount of OASDI benefits in current-payment status, by type of benefit, by sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, and by state and county, December 1999 [In thousands of dollars]
State and county Total Retirement benefits Survivors benefits Disability benefits Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Wives and
husbands		 Children Widows and
widowers b		 Children Disabled workers Wives and
husbands		 Children Men Women
Massachusetts c 780,607 552,626 22,631 3,347 84,026 19,266 90,236 514 7,961 283,028 335,380
Barnstable 46,700 35,700 1,894 178 4,765 644 3,227 21 271 19,733 19,719
Berkshire 22,503 16,180 675 106 2,520 526 2,292 16 191 8,234 9,751
Bristol 67,060 46,616 1,432 294 6,406 1,746 9,623 65 878 22,785 27,917
Dukes 2,074 1,510 89 10 250 38 164 0 13 817 933
Essex 91,268 64,929 2,683 410 9,786 2,258 10,233 56 912 32,999 39,649
Franklin 9,187 6,311 282 42 1,059 237 1,127 9 121 3,253 3,934
Hampden 60,744 42,221 1,625 239 6,755 1,719 7,452 53 679 21,377 25,980
Hampshire 16,210 11,582 478 66 1,714 386 1,796 10 179 5,823 7,089
Middlesex 172,141 125,069 5,336 700 18,358 3,778 17,405 84 1,410 64,234 75,954
Nantucket 1,000 744 34 2 140 15 59 0 6 408 449
Norfolk 84,129 60,830 2,774 368 10,079 1,880 7,501 37 658 31,763 37,822
Plymouth 53,516 36,108 1,613 263 5,984 1,631 7,137 42 739 19,176 21,501
Suffolk 60,959 39,799 1,271 308 6,185 1,915 10,617 52 811 18,890 25,716
Worcester 93,110 65,020 2,444 360 10,027 2,494 11,605 67 1,091 33,534 38,968
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widows and widowers, disabled widows and widowers, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Total includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.