OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2002

Delaware

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries in Delaware with benefits in current-payment status, by type of benefit, sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, and county, December 2002
County Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Spouses Children Widow(er)s b Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Delaware c 138,031 90,142 6,707 1,163 13,116 5,600 16,500 275 4,528 41,670 56,694
Kent 21,805 13,605 960 285 1,985 1,245 2,915 40 770 6,320 8,375
New Castle 77,105 49,040 4,050 585 7,805 3,175 9,560 150 2,740 22,760 32,325
Sussex 39,120 27,495 1,695 295 3,325 1,180 4,025 85 1,020 12,590 15,995
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Total includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.
Table 5. Amount of benefits in current-payment status for beneficiaries in Delaware, by type of benefit, sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, and county, December 2002 (in thousands of dollars)
County Total Retirement Survivors Disability Aged 65 or older
Retired workers a Spouses Children Widow(er)s b Children Disabled workers Spouses Children Men Women
Total, Delaware c 119,104 84,575 3,340 566 11,782 3,413 14,224 59 1,145 44,417 45,370
Kent 17,353 11,854 432 138 1,638 746 2,351 9 185 6,181 6,243
New Castle 68,923 48,125 2,115 294 7,263 1,964 8,412 32 718 25,422 26,960
Sussex 32,826 24,595 791 135 2,881 702 3,461 17 242 12,814 12,168
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.
b. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
c. Total includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.