OASDI Beneficiaries by State and County, 2003

Connecticut

Table 4. Number of beneficiaries with benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2003
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, Connecticut c 582,877 404,976 24,489 5,399 50,212 20,101 60,540 861 16,299 182,883 262,318
Fairfield 137,055 98,160 6,965 1,385 12,155 4,150 11,115 170 2,955 45,315 64,120
Hartford 155,470 108,125 5,960 1,505 12,560 5,965 16,795 205 4,355 47,885 69,930
Litchfield 33,860 23,870 1,235 300 2,875 1,080 3,455 40 1,005 10,780 14,945
Middlesex 27,245 19,435 1,130 205 2,295 805 2,695 25 655 8,830 12,190
New Haven 146,070 99,645 5,415 1,320 12,855 5,140 16,845 260 4,590 44,300 65,875
New London 44,330 29,635 2,290 390 4,300 1,530 4,800 85 1,300 14,005 19,175
Tolland 19,730 13,885 815 150 1,585 655 2,020 25 595 6,355 8,320
Windham 19,110 12,215 680 145 1,585 775 2,815 50 845 5,410 7,760
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. Includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.
Table 5. Amount of benefits in current-payment status, by county, type of benefit, and sex of beneficiaries aged 65 or older, December 2003 (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, Connecticut c 545,980 408,802 13,017 2,778 48,776 13,692 54,322 189 4,404 211,081 229,262
Fairfield 135,188 104,070 3,921 741 12,358 2,994 10,203 37 865 55,250 58,180
Hartford 143,240 107,455 3,099 748 12,063 3,930 14,762 41 1,141 54,196 60,676
Litchfield 31,967 24,088 651 158 2,823 792 3,164 9 282 12,475 13,038
Middlesex 25,993 19,725 610 118 2,248 589 2,507 6 189 10,189 10,700
New Haven 134,550 99,287 2,815 659 12,276 3,326 14,937 57 1,195 50,351 57,441
New London 39,866 28,647 1,171 201 4,068 1,070 4,343 23 345 15,501 15,721
Tolland 18,617 13,981 423 83 1,521 480 1,944 5 180 7,334 7,115
Windham 16,554 11,548 327 71 1,419 510 2,461 10 207 5,784 6,390
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. Includes beneficiaries with unknown county code.