Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

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 2005
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 6,510,420 100.0 . . . 937.90 3,517,130 100.0 . . . 1,050.50 2,993,290 100.0 . . . 805.60
Summary data
2000–2005 3,028,960 46.5 . . . 1,014.10 1,604,100 45.6 . . . 1,152.00 1,424,860 47.6 . . . 858.90
1995–1999 1,595,310 24.5 . . . 894.50 809,270 23.0 . . . 1,013.50 786,040 26.3 . . . 772.10
1990–1994 1,048,090 16.1 . . . 847.60 571,070 16.2 . . . 942.30 477,020 15.9 . . . 734.10
1985–1989 436,400 6.7 . . . 830.60 262,220 7.5 . . . 903.20 174,180 5.8 . . . 721.30
1980–1984 207,330 3.2 . . . 803.10 137,290 3.9 . . . 850.80 70,040 2.3 . . . 709.50
1975–1979 125,380 1.9 . . . 1,033.90 84,260 2.4 . . . 1,082.80 41,120 1.4 . . . 933.90
1970–1974 56,790 0.9 . . . 901.00 39,790 1.1 . . . 921.10 17,000 0.6 . . . 854.10
Before 1970 12,160 0.2 . . . 755.10 9,130 0.3 . . . 762.00 3,030 0.1 . . . 734.40
Single-year data
2005 284,730 4.4 4.4 1,063.90 159,590 4.5 4.5 1,198.80 125,140 4.2 4.2 891.80
2004 504,270 7.7 12.1 1,054.10 275,180 7.8 12.4 1,193.30 229,090 7.7 11.8 886.80
2003 599,890 9.2 21.3 1,038.60 321,090 9.1 21.5 1,181.80 278,800 9.3 21.1 873.70
2002 614,030 9.4 30.8 1,011.00 322,110 9.2 30.6 1,152.50 291,920 9.8 30.9 854.90
2001 555,490 8.5 39.3 976.30 287,200 8.2 38.8 1,105.40 268,290 9.0 39.9 838.20
2000 470,550 7.2 46.5 958.70 238,930 6.8 45.6 1,088.40 231,620 7.7 47.6 824.90
1999 401,860 6.2 52.7 926.80 201,740 5.7 51.3 1,053.00 200,120 6.7 54.3 799.60
1998 345,770 5.3 58.0 896.20 174,170 5.0 56.3 1,017.70 171,600 5.7 60.0 772.80
1997 305,490 4.7 62.7 881.40 154,480 4.4 60.7 996.00 151,010 5.0 65.1 764.20
1996 284,160 4.4 67.1 875.50 146,410 4.2 64.9 993.60 137,750 4.6 69.7 750.00
1995 258,030 4.0 71.0 878.70 132,470 3.8 68.6 990.10 125,560 4.2 73.9 761.10
1994 245,050 3.8 74.8 872.60 126,630 3.6 72.2 984.30 118,420 4.0 77.8 753.20
1993 225,470 3.5 78.3 850.20 120,500 3.4 75.6 955.30 104,970 3.5 81.3 729.50
1992 218,140 3.4 81.6 836.60 120,060 3.4 79.1 927.30 98,080 3.3 84.6 725.60
1991 198,600 3.1 84.7 831.70 111,620 3.2 82.2 915.20 86,980 2.9 87.5 724.70
1990 160,830 2.5 87.1 840.10 92,260 2.6 84.9 920.10 68,570 2.3 89.8 732.40
1989 118,630 1.8 88.9 841.40 69,520 2.0 86.8 917.60 49,110 1.6 91.4 733.40
1988 95,530 1.5 90.4 847.80 56,200 1.6 88.4 931.30 39,330 1.3 92.8 728.60
1987 80,900 1.2 91.7 837.50 48,680 1.4 89.8 911.30 32,220 1.1 93.8 726.00
1986 74,400 1.1 92.8 816.40 45,800 1.3 91.1 884.80 28,600 1.0 94.8 706.80
1985 66,940 1.0 93.8 794.40 42,020 1.2 92.3 852.50 24,920 0.8 95.6 696.40
1984 58,320 0.9 94.7 779.40 37,700 1.1 93.4 828.90 20,620 0.7 96.3 688.80
1983 46,610 0.7 95.4 784.40 30,810 0.9 94.3 831.00 15,800 0.5 96.8 693.60
1982 38,550 0.6 96.0 788.90 25,710 0.7 95.0 833.80 12,840 0.4 97.3 699.00
1981 32,130 0.5 96.5 817.60 21,610 0.6 95.6 866.00 10,520 0.4 97.6 718.10
1980 31,720 0.5 97.0 876.50 21,460 0.6 96.2 922.60 10,260 0.3 98.0 780.00
1979 28,880 0.4 97.5 1,006.10 19,450 0.6 96.8 1,061.50 9,430 0.3 98.3 891.90
1978 25,480 0.4 97.9 1,102.40 16,890 0.5 97.2 1,147.10 8,590 0.3 98.6 1,014.60
1977 24,600 0.4 98.2 1,066.60 16,350 0.5 97.7 1,123.70 8,250 0.3 98.8 953.40
1976 24,600 0.4 98.6 1,022.60 16,810 0.5 98.2 1,071.10 7,790 0.3 99.1 918.00
1975 21,820 0.3 98.9 966.80 14,760 0.4 98.6 1,005.20 7,060 0.2 99.3 886.50
1974 18,360 0.3 99.2 940.60 12,820 0.4 99.0 968.60 5,540 0.2 99.5 875.90
1973 14,550 0.2 99.4 900.40 9,980 0.3 99.3 919.20 4,570 0.2 99.7 859.10
1972 9,610 0.1 99.6 897.70 6,800 0.2 99.5 924.70 2,810 0.1 99.8 832.30
1971 8,090 0.1 99.7 880.80 5,770 0.2 99.6 887.10 2,320 0.1 99.8 865.10
1970 6,180 0.1 99.8 816.60 4,420 0.1 99.7 825.90 1,760 0.1 99.9 793.10
1969 4,990 0.1 99.9 774.90 3,750 0.1 99.8 776.90 1,240 b 99.9 768.80
1968 5,780 0.1 100.0 734.80 4,300 0.1 100.0 744.90 1,480 b 100.0 705.50
1967 730 b 100.0 786.10 610 b 100.0 796.20 120 b 100.0 735.20
1966 390 b 100.0 797.80 300 b 100.0 807.40 90 b 100.0 765.80
1965 170 b 100.0 632.20 90 b 100.0 574.10 80 b 100.0 697.60
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.
a. Represents those entitled in specified year or later. The sum of individual percentages may not equal the cumulative percentages because of individual rounding.
b. Less than 0.05 percent.
CONTACT: Shirley Turpin (410) 965-0181.
Table 5.D2 Number and percentage distribution, by monthly benefit and sex, December 2005
Monthly benefit (dollars) Total Men Women
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
All disabled workers 6,510,420 100.0 3,517,130 100.0 2,993,290 100.0
Less than 300.00 200,450 3.1 68,000 1.9 132,450 4.4
300.00–349.90 101,390 1.6 34,220 1.0 67,170 2.2
350.00–399.90 121,850 1.9 43,440 1.2 78,410 2.6
400.00–449.90 125,500 1.9 45,540 1.3 79,960 2.7
450.00–499.90 150,620 2.3 56,510 1.6 94,110 3.1
500.00–549.90 261,120 4.0 97,380 2.8 163,740 5.5
550.00–599.90 335,780 5.2 127,230 3.6 208,550 7.0
600.00–649.90 393,150 6.0 155,730 4.4 237,420 7.9
650.00–699.90 393,420 6.0 164,740 4.7 228,680 7.6
700.00–749.90 376,160 5.8 164,790 4.7 211,370 7.1
750.00–799.90 353,650 5.4 165,720 4.7 187,930 6.3
800.00–849.90 335,420 5.2 163,300 4.6 172,120 5.8
850.00–899.90 310,450 4.8 157,610 4.5 152,840 5.1
900.00–949.90 286,250 4.4 151,740 4.3 134,510 4.5
950.00–999.90 268,450 4.1 149,810 4.3 118,640 4.0
1,000.00–1,049.90 247,270 3.8 142,740 4.1 104,530 3.5
1,050.00–1,099.90 225,350 3.5 135,090 3.8 90,260 3.0
1,100.00–1,149.90 208,630 3.2 130,140 3.7 78,490 2.6
1,150.00–1,199.90 188,670 2.9 121,260 3.4 67,410 2.3
1,200.00–1,249.90 168,680 2.6 113,130 3.2 55,550 1.9
1,250.00–1,299.90 155,740 2.4 106,510 3.0 49,230 1.6
1,300.00–1,349.90 144,900 2.2 102,350 2.9 42,550 1.4
1,350.00–1,399.90 139,730 2.1 101,790 2.9 37,940 1.3
1,400.00–1,449.90 149,340 2.3 112,200 3.2 37,140 1.2
1,450.00–1,499.90 135,170 2.1 103,530 2.9 31,640 1.1
1,500.00–1,549.90 118,420 1.8 92,920 2.6 25,500 0.9
1,550.00–1,599.90 107,190 1.6 85,240 2.4 21,950 0.7
1,600.00–1,649.90 102,110 1.6 81,310 2.3 20,800 0.7
1,650.00–1,699.90 101,640 1.6 82,740 2.4 18,900 0.6
1,700.00–1,749.90 81,100 1.2 67,620 1.9 13,480 0.5
1,750.00–1,799.90 64,320 1.0 54,320 1.5 10,000 0.3
1,800.00 or more 158,500 2.4 138,480 3.9 20,020 0.7
Average benefit (dollars) 937.90 1,050.50 805.60
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: Angela Y. Harper (410) 966-9541.
Table 5.D3 Number and total monthly benefits, by sex, December 1957–2005, 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
2003 5,873,673 5,060,493 3,224,624 3,114,704 2,649,049 1,945,789
2004 6,198,271 5,542,045 3,373,723 3,381,312 2,824,548 2,160,733
2005 6,518,989 6,114,705 3,517,259 3,697,352 3,001,730 2,417,352
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: Marian Longley (410) 965-5528.
Table 5.D4 Number, average age, and percentage distribution, by sex and age, December 1957–2005, 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
2003 3,226 51.3 100.0 3.2 9.9 10.4 13.8 17.1 21.4 24.2
2004 3,373 51.6 100.0 3.2 9.4 9.9 13.8 17.0 21.8 24.9
2005 3,517 51.9 100.0 3.2 8.9 9.4 13.5 17.0 22.4 25.7
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
2003 2,642 51.2 100.0 3.0 10.1 10.4 14.2 17.7 21.5 23.1
2004 2,819 51.5 100.0 3.0 9.7 10.0 14.1 17.6 21.8 23.8
2005 2,993 51.7 100.0 2.9 9.2 9.6 13.8 17.7 22.3 24.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. Data for 1988 and 1990–2005 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: Marian Longley (410) 965-5528.