SSI Disabled Recipients Who Work, 2005

Other Work Incentive Participants

Chart 9. Percentage distribution, by age and provision, December 2005

Recipients with income excluded under plans for achieving self-support (PASS), impairment-related work expenses (IRWE), or blind work expenses (BWE) were similar in age to all working recipients (Chart 3). PASS participants were somewhat older—53 percent were aged 40 or older, compared with 33 percent of those with IRWE and 42 percent of those with BWE.

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Table equivalent for Chart 9. Percentage distribution, by age and provision, December 2005
Age PASS IRWE BWE
Under 22 4 5 5
22–29 20 32 24
30–39 22 30 28
40–49 30 20 23
50 or older 23 13 19
NOTE: PASS = plans to achieve self-support; IRWE = impairment-related work expenses; BWE = blind work expenses.
SOURCE: Table 15.
Chart 10. Percentage distribution, by diagnostic group and provision, December 2005

The most frequently identified diagnosis varied among recipients who had income excluded under plans for achieving self-support (PASS), impairment-related work expenses (IRWE), or blind work expenses (BWE). Over half of the recipients who had some income excluded under IRWE were mentally retarded, and 41 percent of those with a PASS had other mental disorders. Over four-fifths of those with BWE had a nervous system disorder.

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Table equivalent for Chart 10. Percentage distribution, by diagnostic group and provision, December 2005
Diagnostic group PASS IRWE BWE
Mental retardation 4 54 2
Other mental disorders 41 13 0
Nervous system and sense organs 13 13 82
Other physical disorders 23 9 3
Unknown 19 12 12
NOTE: PASS = plans to achieve self-support; IRWE = impairment-related work expenses; BWE = blind work expenses.
SOURCE: Table 16.
Table 14. Number, by state or other area and provision, December 2005
State or area Plans for
achieving
self-support
(PASSa
Impairment-
related work
expenses
(IRWE)
Blind work
expenses
(BWE)
All areas 1,582 6,310 2,552
Alabama 25 159 26
Alaska 7 4 b
Arizona 15 72 29
Arkansas 27 58 20
California 414 475 397
Colorado 17 27 30
Connecticut 9 130 23
Delaware 0 29 9
District of Columbia 0 b 4
Florida 35 352 99
Georgia 27 206 50
Hawaii 9 10 10
Idaho 28 10 b
Illinois 31 210 55
Indiana 16 105 44
Iowa 33 51 58
Kansas 20 329 28
Kentucky 63 89 38
Louisiana b 110 34
Maine 38 30 12
Maryland 26 181 38
Massachusetts 80 168 212
Michigan 41 113 87
Minnesota 35 106 49
Mississippi 8 30 32
Missouri 20 134 38
Montana 24 8 9
Nebraska 20 22 10
Nevada 6 24 14
New Hampshire 10 22 8
New Jersey 3 198 47
New Mexico 4 61 13
New York 80 479 202
North Carolina 69 329 111
North Dakota 3 8 3
Ohio 35 110 89
Oklahoma 7 79 20
Oregon 27 36 30
Pennsylvania 19 289 103
Rhode Island 8 11 9
South Carolina 16 66 30
South Dakota 12 13 5
Tennessee 19 121 36
Texas 24 306 177
Utah 3 46 13
Vermont 27 7 4
Virginia 14 482 62
Washington 41 104 42
West Virginia 8 31 16
Wisconsin 75 265 72
Wyoming b 4 b
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands b b b
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes 400 persons with a PASS that excludes only resources.
b. Data are not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.workers@ssa.gov.
Table 15. Number, by selected characteristics and provision, December 2005
Characteristic Plans for
achieving
self-support
(PASSa
Impairment-
related work
expenses
(IRWE)
Blind work
expenses
(BWE)
Total 1,582 6,310 2,552
Age
Under 18 3 5 4
18–21 65 312 111
22–29 321 2,042 619
30–39 345 1,874 723
40–49 482 1,254 598
50–59 312 588 366
60–64 46 133 73
65 or older 8 102 58
Sex
Male 644 3,446 1,370
Female 938 2,864 1,182
Earned income b
Wages 409 6,233 2,481
Self-employment 99 101 94
Earnings (dollars)
None 1,089 0 0
65 or less 22 499 173
66–99 7 256 82
100–199 36 932 240
200–299 35 828 200
300–399 46 734 161
400–499 28 636 145
500–599 38 568 142
600–699 40 383 114
700–799 35 299 97
800–899 29 199 114
900–999 26 152 102
1,000 or more 151 824 982
Unearned income b
None 297 2,700 1,311
Social Security 1,240 3,259 1,107
Other pensions 13 35 10
Income based on need 0 c c
Asset income 68 433 170
Other 56 198 73
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes 400 persons with a PASS that excludes only resources.
b. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of earned or unearned income or both earned and unearned income.
c. Data are not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.workers@ssa.gov.
Table 16. Percentage distribution, by diagnostic group and provision, December 2005
Diagnostic group All blind
and disabled
recipients
Plans for
achieving
self-support
(PASSa
Impairment-
related work
expenses
(IRWE)
Blind work
expenses
(BWE)
Total
Number 4,082,870 1,582 6,310 2,552
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.6 0.9 2.4 1.3
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 3.5 2.3 0.5 0.2
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.6 1.8 0.7 0.2
Injuries 2.6 6.0 2.1 0
Mental disorders
Retardation 21.7 4.4 53.5 2.0
Schizophrenia 9.9 9.1 3.4 0
Other 26.1 31.4 9.7 0.3
Neoplasms 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.4 0.4 0.1 0
Circulatory system 4.5 1.2 0.7 1.2
Digestive system 0.9 0.9 0.1 0.1
Genitourinary system 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.1
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 10.2 7.3 1.4 0.1
Nervous system and sense organs b 7.8 13.1 12.5 82.2
Respiratory system 2.1 0.4 0.3 0
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0 0 0
Other 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1
Unknown 5.6 18.7 11.5 12.0
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes 400 persons with a PASS that excludes only resources.
b. Most disabled recipients classified as blind are included in this category. A few blind recipients with a primary impairment other than diseases of the eye are coded in other categories. Also, a few recipients are classified with diseases of the eye, but their impairment does not meet the definition of blindness.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.workers@ssa.gov.
Table 17. Percentage distribution of persons with income excluded, by amount excluded and provision, December 2005
Amount excluded (dollars) Plans for
achieving
self-support
(PASSa
Impairment-
related work
expenses
(IRWE)
Blind work
expenses
(BWE)
Total
Number 1,182 6,310 2,552
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 25 0.3 18.9 18.1
25–49 1.0 23.6 10.6
50–99 1.7 32.5 14.6
100–199 5.2 15.4 18.6
200–299 8.1 4.4 11.2
300–499 21.7 3.4 12.8
500–999 49.3 1.5 10.6
1,000 or more 12.5 0.3 3.3
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Data do not include plans for achieving self-support that exclude only resources.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.workers@ssa.gov.