Annual Statistical Supplement, 2003

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Disabled Workers

Table 5.D1 Number, percentage, and average monthly benefit, by year of entitlement as disabled worker and sex, December 2002
Year of entitlement All disabled workers Men Women
Number Percentage
distribution		 Cumulative
percentage a		 Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Percentage
distribution		 Cumulative
percentage a		 Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)		 Number Percentage
distribution		 Cumulative
percentage a		 Average
monthly
benefit
(dollars)
Total 5,535,860 100.0 . . . 834.10 3,069,140 100.0 . . . 935.00 2,466,720 100.0 . . . 708.60
2000–2002 1,293,280 23.4 . . . 919.00 703,360 22.9 . . . 1,043.60 589,920 23.9 . . . 770.30
1995–1999 1,939,640 35.0 . . . 831.60 1,010,930 32.9 . . . 948.00 928,710 37.6 . . . 704.90
1990–1994 1,281,230 23.1 . . . 787.30 705,400 23.0 . . . 884.80 575,830 23.3 . . . 667.80
1985–1989 529,110 9.6 . . . 769.60 317,950 10.4 . . . 845.30 211,160 8.6 . . . 655.60
1980–1984 247,720 4.5 . . . 740.30 163,550 5.3 . . . 791.90 84,170 3.4 . . . 640.00
1975–1979 153,340 2.8 . . . 942.10 103,580 3.4 . . . 991.30 49,760 2.0 . . . 839.80
1970–1974 73,070 1.3 . . . 818.60 50,600 1.6 . . . 844.20 22,470 0.9 . . . 760.80
1965–1969 17,740 0.3 . . . 685.50 13,180 0.4 . . . 692.20 4,560 0.2 . . . 666.20
Before 1965 730 b . . . 673.70 590 b . . . 670.60 140 b . . . 686.90
2002 290,730 5.3 5.3 965.10 166,040 5.4 5.4 1,094.40 124,690 5.1 5.1 792.90
2001 484,210 8.7 14.0 918.90 264,420 8.6 14.0 1,039.40 219,790 8.9 14.0 774.00
2000 518,340 9.4 23.4 893.20 272,900 8.9 22.9 1,016.80 245,440 10.0 23.9 755.60
1999 478,860 8.7 32.0 859.60 247,630 8.1 31.0 980.30 231,230 9.4 33.3 730.20
1998 417,140 7.5 39.5 834.10 216,440 7.1 38.0 952.50 200,700 8.1 41.4 706.50
1997 373,180 6.7 46.3 819.90 194,450 6.3 44.4 933.10 178,730 7.2 48.7 696.60
1996 349,250 6.3 52.6 815.20 184,070 6.0 50.4 931.40 165,180 6.7 55.4 685.70
1995 321,210 5.8 58.4 818.20 168,340 5.5 55.9 930.20 152,870 6.2 61.6 694.80
1994 304,310 5.5 63.9 812.50 160,410 5.2 61.1 925.80 143,900 5.8 67.4 686.10
1993 276,690 5.0 68.9 789.10 149,590 4.9 66.0 895.20 127,100 5.2 72.6 664.30
1992 263,240 4.8 73.6 777.00 146,170 4.8 70.7 869.90 117,070 4.7 77.3 661.00
1991 241,540 4.4 78.0 770.90 136,590 4.5 75.2 857.60 104,950 4.3 81.6 658.00
1990 195,450 3.5 81.5 779.40 112,640 3.7 78.8 864.70 82,810 3.4 84.9 663.40
1989 144,900 2.6 84.2 781.10 84,600 2.8 81.6 862.40 60,300 2.4 87.4 667.10
1988 116,220 2.1 86.3 784.50 68,760 2.2 83.8 867.70 47,460 1.9 89.3 664.00
1987 97,910 1.8 88.0 777.80 59,020 1.9 85.8 855.50 38,890 1.6 90.9 659.70
1986 89,780 1.6 89.7 755.10 55,200 1.8 87.6 826.00 34,580 1.4 92.3 642.00
1985 80,300 1.5 91.1 733.10 50,370 1.6 89.2 794.70 29,930 1.2 93.5 629.50
1984 69,950 1.3 92.4 719.60 45,040 1.5 90.7 774.40 24,910 1.0 94.5 620.60
1983 56,150 1.0 93.4 723.30 37,280 1.2 91.9 772.30 18,870 0.8 95.2 626.70
1982 45,730 0.8 94.2 727.50 30,500 1.0 92.9 776.40 15,230 0.6 95.9 629.70
1981 37,750 0.7 94.9 757.10 25,260 0.8 93.7 808.00 12,490 0.5 96.4 654.10
1980 38,140 0.7 95.6 801.70 25,470 0.8 94.5 854.10 12,670 0.5 96.9 696.20
1979 34,670 0.6 96.2 922.60 23,320 0.8 95.3 976.60 11,350 0.5 97.3 811.50
1978 31,590 0.6 96.8 998.00 21,110 0.7 96.0 1,047.10 10,480 0.4 97.8 899.00
1977 29,890 0.5 97.3 975.80 19,960 0.7 96.6 1,032.60 9,930 0.4 98.2 861.80
1976 30,450 0.6 97.9 929.80 20,880 0.7 97.3 978.20 9,570 0.4 98.6 824.40
1975 26,740 0.5 98.3 877.90 18,310 0.6 97.9 915.60 8,430 0.3 98.9 796.10
1974 22,410 0.4 98.8 857.30 15,380 0.5 98.4 889.10 7,030 0.3 99.2 787.60
1973 18,500 0.3 99.1 816.50 12,420 0.4 98.8 847.50 6,080 0.2 99.4 753.10
1972 12,540 0.2 99.3 811.80 8,810 0.3 99.1 840.00 3,730 0.2 99.6 745.30
1971 11,130 0.2 99.5 800.60 7,910 0.3 99.4 816.90 3,220 0.1 99.7 760.50
1970 8,490 0.2 99.7 754.50 6,080 0.2 99.6 765.60 2,410 0.1 99.8 726.60
1969 6,570 0.1 99.8 701.70 4,850 0.2 99.7 704.30 1,720 0.1 99.9 694.70
1968 8,190 0.1 99.9 659.80 6,060 0.2 99.9 667.30 2,130 0.1 100.0 638.30
1967 1,580 b 100.0 738.90 1,270 b 99.9 754.90 310 b 100.0 673.10
1966 870 b 100.0 717.80 640 b 100.0 733.50 230 b 100.0 673.90
1965 530 b 100.0 671.10 360 b 100.0 655.00 170 b 100.0 705.30
a. Represents those entitled in specified year or later.
b. Less than 0.05 percent.
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.
NOTES: Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).
. . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: Joseph Bondar (410) 965-0162 or Rona Blumenthal (410) 965-0163.
Table 5.D2 Number and percentage distribution, by monthly benefit and sex, December 2002
Monthly benefit (dollars) Total Men Women
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled workers 5,535,860 100.0 3,069,140 100.0 2,466,720 100.0
Less than 300.00 221,810 4.0 75,160 2.4 146,650 5.9
300.00–349.90 109,440 2.0 37,970 1.2 71,470 2.9
350.00–399.90 115,630 2.1 40,330 1.3 75,300 3.1
400.00–449.90 135,840 2.5 50,680 1.7 85,160 3.5
450.00–499.90 265,250 4.8 96,420 3.1 168,830 6.8
500.00–549.90 354,030 6.4 133,810 4.4 220,220 8.9
550.00–599.90 372,220 6.7 152,220 5.0 220,000 8.9
600.00–649.90 364,290 6.6 160,100 5.2 204,190 8.3
650.00–699.90 346,740 6.3 160,210 5.2 186,530 7.6
700.00–749.90 324,240 5.9 161,750 5.3 162,490 6.6
750.00–799.90 300,370 5.4 157,070 5.1 143,300 5.8
800.00–849.90 277,390 5.0 152,170 5.0 125,220 5.1
850.00–899.90 254,310 4.6 148,150 4.8 106,160 4.3
900.00–949.90 230,920 4.2 139,670 4.6 91,250 3.7
950.00–999.90 213,640 3.9 135,930 4.4 77,710 3.2
1,000.00–1,049.90 197,030 3.6 130,190 4.2 66,840 2.7
1,050.00–1,099.90 174,280 3.1 119,720 3.9 54,560 2.2
1,100.00–1,149.90 155,060 2.8 110,200 3.6 44,860 1.8
1,150.00–1,199.90 142,540 2.6 105,430 3.4 37,110 1.5
1,200.00–1,249.90 136,960 2.5 104,110 3.4 32,850 1.3
1,250.00–1,299.90 138,310 2.5 108,410 3.5 29,900 1.2
1,300.00–1,349.90 150,720 2.7 120,680 3.9 30,040 1.2
1,350.00–1,399.90 126,420 2.3 103,720 3.4 22,700 0.9
1,400.00–1,449.90 113,190 2.0 94,260 3.1 18,930 0.8
1,450.00–1,499.90 98,060 1.8 82,100 2.7 15,960 0.6
1,500.00 or more 217,170 3.9 188,680 6.1 28,490 1.2
Average benefit (dollars) 834.10 935.00 708.60
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.
NOTE: Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).
CONTACT: Joseph Bondar (410) 965-0162 or Rona Blumenthal (410) 965-0163.
Table 5.D3 Number and total monthly benefits, by sex, December 1957–2002, selected years
Year All disabled workers Men Women
Number Total monthly
benefits (thousands
of dollars)		 Number Total monthly
benefits (thousands
of dollars)		 Number Total monthly
benefits (thousands
of dollars)
1957 149,850 10,904 121,172 8,903 28,678 2,001
1958 237,719 19,516 189,883 16,138 47,836 3,378
1959 334,443 29,765 264,201 24,417 70,242 5,348
1960 455,371 40,668 356,277 33,034 99,094 7,633
1965 988,074 96,599 734,047 74,946 254,027 21,656
1970 1,492,948 196,010 1,068,986 148,194 423,962 47,819
1975 2,488,774 562,180 1,710,923 418,013 777,851 144,167
1980 2,858,680 1,059,792 1,928,030 784,266 930,650 275,525
1985 2,656,638 1,285,375 1,784,750 953,156 871,888 332,219
1986 2,728,463 1,331,144 1,826,835 985,003 901,628 346,141
1987 2,785,859 1,415,811 1,857,172 1,044,647 928,687 371,165
1988 2,830,284 1,498,637 1,876,878 1,101,675 953,406 396,962
1989 2,895,364 1,609,780 1,906,379 1,176,403 988,985 433,376
1990 3,011,294 1,768,313 1,967,408 1,283,579 1,043,886 484,735
1991 3,194,938 1,946,823 2,067,777 1,401,006 1,127,161 545,817
1992 3,467,783 2,171,080 2,219,789 1,546,924 1,247,994 624,156
1993 3,725,966 2,390,829 2,357,332 1,685,025 1,368,634 705,804
1994 3,962,954 2,620,982 2,473,061 1,824,195 1,489,893 796,787
1995 4,185,263 2,853,365 2,568,359 1,956,168 1,616,904 897,197
1996 4,385,623 3,087,223 2,644,454 2,083,123 1,741,169 1,004,100
1997 4,508,134 3,252,919 2,666,486 2,158,017 1,841,648 1,094,902
1998 4,698,319 3,444,259 2,737,296 2,252,129 1,961,023 1,192,130
1999 4,879,455 3,679,691 2,801,163 2,371,141 2,078,292 1,308,550
2000 5,042,334 3,965,304 2,856,411 2,521,252 2,185,923 1,444,052
2001 5,274,183 4,295,600 2,951,833 2,697,162 2,322,350 1,598,438
2002 5,543,981 4,625,445 3,070,001 2,872,308 2,473,980 1,753,137
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTE: Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).
CONTACT: Joseph Bondar (410) 965-0162 or Rona Blumenthal (410) 965-0163.
Table 5.D4 Number, average age, and percentage distribution, by sex and age, December 1957–2002, selected years
Year Number
(thousands)		 Average
age		 Percentage distribution
Total,
all ages		 Under 30 30–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64
Men
1957 121 59.4 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.5 29.9 51.6
1958 190 59.5 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.2 29.7 52.1
1959 264 59.3 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.0 30.7 50.3
1960 356 57.3 100.0 0.5 3.3 3.0 4.9 16.6 26.7 44.9
1965 734 54.4 100.0 1.0 7.5 7.6 10.4 15.4 24.7 33.3
1970 1,069 53.9 100.0 3.3 6.8 6.9 10.9 15.2 23.2 33.7
1975 1,711 53.5 100.0 4.6 7.5 6.2 9.7 15.8 23.2 33.0
1980 1,928 52.9 100.0 4.1 9.6 6.0 8.9 14.3 24.0 33.1
1985 1,785 51.9 100.0 4.6 12.3 7.3 8.6 12.9 21.4 32.9
1986 1,827 51.4 100.0 4.9 13.3 7.9 8.9 12.7 20.7 31.5
1987 1,857 51.1 100.0 4.8 13.8 8.5 9.4 12.5 20.1 30.8
1988 1,869 50.9 100.0 4.7 14.3 9.0 9.8 12.7 19.6 29.9
1989 1,906 50.7 100.0 4.5 14.7 9.6 10.3 12.7 19.4 28.8
1990 1,965 50.4 100.0 4.5 15.2 10.3 10.7 12.7 19.1 27.5
1991 2,066 50.1 100.0 4.5 15.6 10.7 11.2 13.0 18.6 26.4
1992 2,221 49.9 100.0 4.6 16.0 11.0 12.0 13.4 18.0 25.0
1993 2,358 49.6 100.0 4.6 16.2 11.2 12.3 13.9 17.9 23.9
1994 2,476 49.6 100.0 4.3 16.1 11.4 12.8 14.2 17.8 23.4
1995 2,573 49.7 100.0 4.0 15.5 11.5 13.4 14.5 18.0 23.2
1996 2,650 49.9 100.0 3.6 14.8 11.6 13.7 15.0 18.3 22.9
1997 2,671 50.2 100.0 3.3 13.9 11.6 13.6 15.7 18.9 23.0
1998 2,741 50.5 100.0 3.1 13.3 11.6 13.7 16.1 19.4 22.9
1999 2,802 50.6 100.0 2.9 12.6 11.6 13.8 16.7 19.7 22.9
2000 2,857 50.7 100.0 2.8 11.8 11.5 13.9 17.3 20.0 22.8
2001 2,952 50.9 100.0 2.9 11.2 11.1 14.0 17.4 20.5 23.0
2002 3,069 51.0 100.0 3.1 10.5 10.7 14.0 17.2 21.1 23.3
Women
1957 29 57.9 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.6 39.2 35.2
1958 48 58.2 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.8 37.5 38.6
1959 70 58.4 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.4 36.8 39.7
1960 99 56.7 100.0 0.3 3.2 3.2 5.3 19.4 31.4 37.2
1965 254 55.2 100.0 0.6 5.4 6.3 9.8 16.2 27.3 34.3
1970 424 55.0 100.0 1.9 5.1 5.6 10.1 15.9 26.0 35.3
1975 778 54.4 100.0 3.3 6.1 5.3 9.0 16.3 25.5 34.5
1980 931 53.7 100.0 3.4 8.2 5.3 8.2 14.4 25.4 35.0
1982 858 53.9 100.0 3.3 8.5 5.1 7.2 13.7 25.2 37.0
1983 838 53.6 100.0 3.5 9.3 5.7 7.5 12.9 24.3 36.8
1984 849 53.2 100.0 3.7 10.2 6.3 7.8 12.8 23.2 36.0
1985 872 52.6 100.0 3.8 11.2 6.9 8.3 12.9 22.3 34.6
1986 902 52.0 100.0 4.1 12.1 7.6 8.8 12.9 21.6 32.9
1987 929 51.7 100.0 4.2 12.7 8.2 9.4 12.9 20.9 31.7
1988 952 51.4 100.0 4.0 13.1 8.7 9.9 13.2 20.6 30.5
1989 989 51.1 100.0 4.0 13.5 9.2 10.6 13.4 20.1 29.2
1990 1,046 50.8 100.0 3.9 14.0 9.8 11.1 13.4 19.9 27.9
1991 1,133 50.5 100.0 4.0 14.3 10.3 11.6 13.8 19.4 26.5
1992 1,252 50.1 100.0 4.3 14.6 10.7 12.2 14.3 18.8 25.0
1993 1,371 49.9 100.0 4.3 14.9 11.0 12.6 14.8 18.9 23.5
1994 1,491 49.9 100.0 4.1 14.8 11.2 13.1 15.3 18.7 22.8
1995 1,614 49.9 100.0 3.8 14.5 11.5 13.6 15.7 18.8 22.2
1996 1,736 50.0 100.0 3.4 14.1 11.6 13.9 16.2 19.0 21.7
1997 1,835 50.2 100.0 3.1 13.3 11.6 14.0 16.8 19.6 21.5
1998 1,956 50.5 100.0 3.0 12.8 11.5 14.2 17.0 20.0 21.6
1999 2,071 50.5 100.0 2.8 12.1 11.5 14.3 17.5 20.4 21.5
2000 2,179 50.7 100.0 2.7 11.5 11.3 14.5 17.9 20.7 21.5
2001 2,313 50.8 100.0 2.7 11.1 11.1 14.4 18.0 21.1 21.6
2002 2,467 50.9 100.0 2.7 10.6 10.8 14.4 17.8 21.5 22.1
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. Data for 1988 and 1990–2002 are based on a 10 percent sample. All other years are 100 percent data.
NOTES: Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).
. . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: Joseph Bondar (410) 965-0162 or Rona Blumenthal (410) 965-0163.
Table 5.D4.1 Number and percentage distribution of disabled beneficiaries, by diagnostic group and type of beneficiary, December 2002
Diagnostic group All disabled
beneficiaries		 Disabled
workers		 Disabled
widow(er)s		 Disabled
adult children
Number
Total 6,491,494 5,539,597 207,365 744,532
Congenital anomalies 16,606 9,226 267 7,113
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 259,335 237,020 19,634 2,681
Infectious and parasitic diseases a 107,013 102,589 1,695 2,729
Injuries 262,822 248,544 5,171 9,107
Mental disorders
Retardation 620,423 286,210 9,679 324,534
Other 1,701,328 1,558,928 45,274 97,126
Neoplasms 156,080 150,138 4,262 1,680
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 15,916 13,708 354 1,854
Circulatory system 584,316 558,736 22,348 3,232
Digestive system 83,152 80,396 2,227 529
Genitourinary system 97,239 93,645 1,837 1,757
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,385,191 1,324,762 55,677 4,752
Nervous system and sense organs 612,180 533,774 14,527 63,879
Respiratory system 188,897 176,941 11,054 902
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 14,188 13,429 510 249
Other 10,715 9,447 214 1,054
Unknown b 376,093 142,104 12,635 221,354
Percent
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 4.0 4.3 9.5 0.4
Infectious and parasitic diseases a 1.6 1.9 0.8 0.4
Injuries 4.0 4.5 2.5 1.2
Mental disorders
Retardation 9.6 5.2 4.7 43.6
Other 26.2 28.1 21.8 13.0
Neoplasms 2.4 2.7 2.1 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Circulatory system 9.0 10.1 10.8 0.4
Digestive system 1.3 1.5 1.1 0.1
Genitourinary system 1.5 1.7 0.9 0.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 21.3 23.9 26.8 0.6
Nervous system and sense organs 9.4 9.6 7.0 8.6
Respiratory system 2.9 3.2 5.3 0.1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.2 0.2 c
Other 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Unknown b 5.8 2.6 6.1 29.7
a. AIDS/HIV records are counted in the infectious and parasitic diseases group. Before 1990, those records were included in the Other group.
b. The diagnosis for disabled children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR) until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today.
c. Less than 0.05 percent.
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Linda Martin (410) 965-2535.
Table 5.D5 Number and percentage distribution, by diagnostic group, and sex, December 2002
Diagnostic group Number Percent
Total Men Women Total Men Women
All disabled workers 5,539,597 3,067,251 2,472,346 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 9,226 4,837 4,389 0.2 0.2 0.2
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 237,020 98,936 138,084 4.3 3.2 5.6
Infectious and parasitic diseases a 102,589 77,584 25,005 1.9 2.5 1.0
Injuries 248,544 177,071 71,473 4.5 5.8 2.9
Mental disorders
Retardation 286,210 188,430 97,780 5.2 6.1 4.0
Other 1,558,928 816,141 742,787 28.1 26.6 30.0
Neoplasms 150,138 73,149 76,989 2.7 2.4 3.1
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 13,708 6,416 7,292 0.2 0.2 0.3
Circulatory system 558,736 379,306 179,430 10.1 12.4 7.3
Digestive system 80,396 43,823 36,573 1.5 1.4 1.5
Genitourinary system 93,645 56,726 36,919 1.7 1.8 1.5
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 1,324,762 696,529 628,233 23.9 22.7 25.4
Nervous system and sense organs 533,774 271,690 262,084 9.6 8.9 10.6
Respiratory system 176,941 90,828 86,113 3.2 3.0 3.5
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 13,429 5,536 7,893 0.2 0.2 0.3
Other 9,447 4,808 4,639 0.2 0.2 0.2
Unknown 142,104 75,441 66,663 2.6 2.5 2.7
a. AIDS/HIV records are counted in the Infectious and parasitic diseases group. Before 1990, those records were included in the Other group.
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Linda Martin (410) 965-2535.
Table 5.D6 Number and percentage distribution, by sex, diagnostic group, and age, December 2002
Diagnostic group All ages Under 30 30–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64
All disabled workers
Total
Number 5,539,597 167,182 584,363 597,861 783,590 968,489 1,179,445 1,258,667
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 4.3 1.7 2.7 3.3 3.9 4.7 5.1 4.9
Infectious and parasitic diseases a 1.9 1.1 3.7 3.5 2.5 1.7 1.1 0.7
Injuries 4.5 6.3 5.9 5.4 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.9
Mental disorders
Retardation 5.2 19.5 11.3 7.6 5.9 4.2 2.7 1.8
Other 28.1 43.0 40.5 38.3 35.4 30.4 22.2 14.9
Neoplasms 2.7 2.4 1.9 2.1 2.4 2.7 3.1 3.3
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.2 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Circulatory system 10.1 1.8 2.7 3.9 5.8 9.0 13.5 17.8
Digestive system 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.9 1.7 1.3 1.2
Genitourinary system 1.7 2.7 2.5 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.1
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 23.9 4.2 11.7 17.7 20.3 23.7 29.1 32.7
Nervous system and sense organs 9.6 11.7 11.6 10.4 10.1 9.8 9.0 8.3
Respiratory system 3.2 0.7 0.9 1.3 1.8 2.6 4.3 5.8
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Other 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Unknown 2.6 1.7 1.9 2.2 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.9
Men
Subtotal
Number 3,067,251 94,975 321,240 331,233 430,073 529,700 647,716 712,314
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 3.2 1.2 2.2 2.6 3.1 3.5 3.8 3.6
Infectious and parasitic diseases a 2.5 1.3 5.4 5.2 3.7 2.3 1.2 0.8
Injuries 5.8 8.2 8.0 7.2 6.2 5.4 4.9 4.6
Mental disorders
Retardation 6.1 20.4 13.0 9.1 7.2 5.2 3.4 2.3
Other 26.6 43.7 39.0 36.3 33.5 29.6 20.9 13.1
Neoplasms 2.4 2.3 1.6 1.6 1.9 2.3 2.7 3.1
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Circulatory system 12.4 1.8 2.8 4.4 6.7 10.9 16.9 22.3
Digestive system 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.5 2.0 1.9 1.3 1.2
Genitourinary system 1.8 2.6 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.6 1.2
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 22.7 2.9 10.6 17.2 20.1 22.6 27.6 30.6
Nervous system and sense organs 8.9 11.1 10.3 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.4 8.1
Respiratory system 3.0 0.4 0.6 1.0 1.4 2.3 4.0 5.8
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Other 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Unknown 2.5 1.6 1.6 1.9 2.4 2.6 2.6 3.0
Women
Subtotal
Number 2,472,346 72,207 263,123 266,628 353,517 438,789 531,729 546,353
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.2 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 5.6 2.3 3.4 4.1 5.0 6.2 6.7 6.5
Infectious and parasitic diseases a 1.0 0.9 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.7
Injuries 2.9 3.8 3.4 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.6 3.0
Mental disorders
Retardation 4.0 18.4 9.2 5.6 4.4 3.0 1.9 1.3
Other 30.0 42.1 42.4 40.7 37.7 31.4 23.7 17.4
Neoplasms 3.1 2.5 2.3 2.6 2.9 3.2 3.5 3.6
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.3 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2
Circulatory system 7.3 1.9 2.6 3.4 4.7 6.7 9.4 12.1
Digestive system 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.2
Genitourinary system 1.5 2.8 2.3 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.0
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 25.4 5.9 13.0 18.2 20.6 25.1 31.0 35.4
Nervous system and sense organs 10.6 12.6 13.2 11.9 11.4 10.9 9.7 8.5
Respiratory system 3.5 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.2 3.1 4.6 5.8
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3
Other 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1
Unknown 2.7 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9
a. AIDS/HIV records are counted in the Infectious and parasitic diseases group. Before 1990, those records were included in the Other group.
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Linda Martin (410) 965-2535.