Annual

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to the

Social Security

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Social Security Administration

Offi ce of Policy

Offi ce of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics

SSA Publication No. 13-11700

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Preface

The Supplement is a major resource for data on our nation's social insurance and welfare 

programs. The majority of the statistical tables present information about programs administered by the Social Security Administration—the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program, known collectively as Social Security, and the Supplemental Security 

Income program. In addition, data are presented on the major health care programs—

Medicare and Medicaid—and social insurance programs, including workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance, Black Lung benefits, and 

veterans’ benefits. (The sections on income maintenance programs—Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Food Stamps, and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 

Program—have been discontinued.) The Supplement also includes program summaries 

and legislative histories that help users of the data understand these programs. Please 

note that additional disability tables and statistics can be found in the SSI Annual Statistical Report and the Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance 

Program.

The Supplement has been published annually since 1940. Decisions affecting the 

future of Social Security are facilitated by the availability of relevant data over a long 

period. The data provide a base for research, policy analysis, and proposals for changing 

the programs. In addition to meeting the Social Security Administration’s information 

needs, the Supplement strengthens the agency’s ability to respond to requests for program data from congressional committees, government agencies at all levels, and the 

research community.

The Supplement is prepared by Social Security Administration staff from various components throughout the agency and by many individuals from other federal agencies. I 

would like to express my thanks to them for their contributions. The inside cover includes a 

list of the persons and agencies contributing to this edition.

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questions about the data, you will find contact information provided at the bottom of each 

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the SSI Annual Statistical Report and the Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security 

Disability Insurance Program. For additional copies of the Supplement, please e-mail 

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Susan Grad

Acting Associate Commissioner

for Research, Evaluation, and Statistics

June 2007

Contents

Highlights and Trends

Social Security (OASDI)

Employment and Earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Program Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Program Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Supplemental Security Income

Annual Payment Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Program Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Program Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Health Care

Medicare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Other Social Insurance Programs and Veterans' Benefits

Unemployment Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Workers’ Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Temporary Disability Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Black Lung Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Veterans’ Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Poverty Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Program Descriptions and Legislative History

Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Supplemental Security Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Medicare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Medicaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Unemployment Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Workers’ Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Temporary Disability Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Black Lung Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Veterans’ Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Appendixes

A. Sampling Variability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.1

B. OASDI Benefit Award Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.1

C. Poverty Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C.1

D. Computing a Retired-Worker Benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D.1

Glossary and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G.1

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I.1
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Tables

Section 2. History of Program Provisions

and SSA Administrative Data

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Coverage, Financing, and Insured Status

2.A1 Covered employment and self-employment provisions, by year enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.1

2.A2 Noncontributory wage credit provisions, by year enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.3

2.A3 Annual maximum taxable earnings and contribution rates, 1937–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.4

2.A4 Maximum annual amount of contributions, 1937–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.6

2.A5 Tax credits enacted in 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8

2.A6 Appropriations from general revenues and interfund borrowing provisions,

by type of transaction and year enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.8

2.A7 Insured status (benefit eligibility) provisions, by eligibility concept and year enacted . . . . . . . 2.9

Benefit Computation and Automatic Adjustments

2.A8 Factors for indexing earnings, 1951–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.11

2.A9 Indexed earnings for workers with maximum earnings, 1951–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.14

2.A10 Average monthly wage and average indexed monthly earnings provisions,

by year enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.16

2.A11 Formulas for computing PIA from AIME, cost-of-living adjustments, and minimum PIA

for workers who were first eligible in 1979 or later, by year of first eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.17

2.A11.1 Computation of PIA based on Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), by year enacted . . . . . . 2.19

2.A12 Special minimum PIA (formula applies to years of coverage), by year enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.21

2.A13 Formulas enacted in 1977 for computing OASI maximum family benefit from PIA

and cost-of-living adjustments for workers who were first eligible in 1979 or later

by year of first eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.23

2.A14 Formulas for computing maximum family benefit and cost-of-living adjustments

for workers first eligible for disability benefits in 1979 or later, by year of enactment . . . . . . . . 2.24

2.A16 Percentage of average monthly wage (AMW) applicable to primary insurance amount (PIA)

based on formula for computing PIA from AMW, and percentage increases in PIA . . . . . . . . . 2.25

2.A17 Minimum primary insurance amount (PIA) and maximum family benefit for workers who

attained age 62, were first eligible for disabled-worker benefits, or died before 1979 . . . . . . . 2.28

2.A17.1 Full retirement age and maximum reduction of retired-worker benefits, by year of birth . . . . . 2.30

2.A18 Automatic adjustment provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.31

2.A19 Illustrative benefit growth: Cumulative effect of statutory and automatic increases

in benefits using a 100 dollar base benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.33

Benefit Types and Levels

2.A20 Monthly benefits for retired and disabled workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.35

2.A21 Monthly benefits for spouses and children of retired and disabled workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.37

2.A22 Monthly benefits for survivors of deceased workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.40

2.A23 Monthly benefits for transitionally insured workers and their spouses

and surviving spouses, aged 72 before 1969 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.44

2.A24 Monthly benefits for individuals and couples insured for special age-72 (Prouty) benefits . . . 2.45

2.A25 Lump-sum benefits and vocational rehabilitation services, by type of benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.47

2.A26 Monthly benefit amount for selected beneficiary families with first eligibility in 2005,

by average indexed monthly earnings for stipulated yearly wage levels,

effective December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.48
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2.A27 Minimum and maximum monthly retired-worker benefits payable to individuals

who retired at age 62, by year they attained age 62, 1957–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.49

2.A28 Minimum and maximum monthly retired-worker benefits payable to individuals

who retired at age 65, by year they attained age 65, 1940–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.51

Effect of Current Earnings and Taxation of Benefits

2.A29 Earnings (retirement) test for years through 1999, by year enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.53

2.A29.1 Earnings (retirement) test for 2000–2006, by year enacted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.55

2.A30 Monthly earnings guidelines for substantial gainful activity, 1961–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.56

2.A31 Taxation of Social Security benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.57

2.A32 Taxation of Social Security benefits: Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.58

History of SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid Provisions

Supplemental Security Income

2.B1 Federal benefit rates, by living arrangement, 1974–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.59

Medicare

2.C1 Medicare cost sharing and premium amounts, 1966–2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.60

Medicaid

2.C2 Federal medical assistance percentage and enhanced federal medical

assistance percentage, by state or other area, 2005–2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.62

SSA Administrative Data

Offices and Staff

2.F1 Number of SSA offices, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.64

2.F2 Number of SSA employees and percentage with selected characteristics by grade,

September 30, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.65

2.F3 Number of work years, fiscal years 1995–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.65

Claims Workloads

2.F4 Number of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance claims, fiscal year 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.66

2.F5 Number of Disability Insurance claims, fiscal year 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.66

2.F6 Number of Supplemental Security Income claims, fiscal year 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.66

Service Delivery

2.F7 Accuracy rates and use of 800 telephone number, fiscal years 2001–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.67

Hearings and Appeals

2.F8 Workload of SSA’s Administrative Law Judges (ALJs), fiscal years 2003–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . 2.68

2.F9 Number of hearing receipts, dispositions, and end-of-year pending cases,

fiscal years 2004–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.68

2.F11 Number of SSA Appeals Council cases, fiscal years 2003–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.68
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Section 3. Social Welfare and the Economy

Employment and Earnings

3.B3 Federal minimum wage rates under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and average

hourly earnings and average weekly hours for production workers in manufacturing,

selected years 1938–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.1

Interprogram Data

3.C3 Contributions to the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, by program and source, 

selected years 1965–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3

3.C4 Average monthly amount of Social Security and selected public assistance programs,

December 1950–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.4

3.C5 Population aged 65 or older receiving Social Security (OASDI) benefits,

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments, or both, by state, December 1940–2005,

selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.6

3.C6 Number and percentage of Social Security (OASDI) beneficiaries also receiving federally

administered Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments, by type of OASDI benefit

and SSI eligibility category, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8

3.C6.1 Number of persons aged 18–64 receiving Social Security (OASDI) benefits or federally

administered Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments based on disability, by type

of benefit, December 1978–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9

3.C7a Number of persons aged 15 or older reporting only one race and having Social Security benefits

or Supplemental Security Income in March 2006, by sex, age, and race,

and average annual benefit in 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.10

3.C7b Number of persons aged 15 or older reporting one or more races and having Social Security benefits

or Supplemental Security Income in March 2006, by sex, age, and race,

and average annual benefit in 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.11

3.C8 Number of persons aged 15 or older with Social Security (OASDI) benefits or Supplemental

Security Income (SSI) and number and percentage of Hispanic origin in March 2006, by age

and sex, and average annual benefit in 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.12

Poverty

3.E1 Weighted average poverty thresholds for nonfarm families, by size, 1959–2005 . . . . . . . . . . 3.13

3.E2 Number and percentage of poor persons, by age, at end of selected years 1959–2004 . . . . . 3.15

3.E3 Shares of money income from earnings and other sources for aged

and nonaged families, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.16

3.E4 Current living arrangements of persons aged 65 or older, by sex and poverty

status, March 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.17

3.E6 Percentage distribution of aged families receiving Social Security benefits, by share

of income from benefits and race, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.18

3.E8 Poverty guidelines for families of specified size, 1965–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.19
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Sections 4–6. Old-Age, Survivors,

and Disability Insurance

Trust Funds

4.A1 Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, selected years 1937–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1

4.A2 Disability Insurance, 1957–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3

4.A3 Combined OASI and DI, 1957–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5

4.A4 Total annual benefits paid, by type of benefit and trust fund, and as a percentage

of personal income, selected years 1937–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7

4.A5 Total annual benefits paid from OASI trust fund, by type of benefit,

selected years 1937–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9

4.A6 Total annual benefits paid from DI trust fund, by type of benefit, 1957–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.11

Covered Workers

4.B1 Number of workers with taxable earnings, amount of earnings, and Social Security numbers

issued, selected years 1937–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.12

4.B2 Number with taxable earnings and amount of earnings, by type of earnings, 1951–2005 . . . . 4.14

4.B3 Number of workers and median annual earnings, by type of earnings and sex,

selected years 1937–2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.16

4.B4 Percentage of workers with earnings below annual maximum taxable, by sex,

selected years 1937–2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.18

4.B5 Number of workers, by sex and age, selected years 1937–2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20

4.B6 Median earnings of workers, by sex and age, selected years 1937–2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.22

4.B7 Number of wage and salary workers, by sex and amount of taxable earnings, 1992–2004 . . 4.24

4.B8 Number of self-employed workers, by sex and age, selected years 1951–2004 . . . . . . . . . . . 4.25

4.B9 Number of self-employed workers, by sex and amount of taxable earnings, 1992–2004 . . . . 4.27

4.B10 Number of workers with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable,

and contributions, by state or other area and type of earnings, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.28

4.B11 Number of workers with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable,

and contributions, by type of earnings, selected years 1937–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.30

4.B12 Number of workers with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable,

and contributions, by state or other area and type of earnings, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.32

4.B13 Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, by sex and age, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.34

4.B14 Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, by sex and age, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.35

Insured Workers

4.C1 Estimated number, by insured status, December 31, 1940–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.36

4.C2 Estimated number, insured status, sex, and age, December 31, 1970–2006,

selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.38

4.C5 Estimated size of the population in the Social Security area and percentage fully insured,

by sex and age, 2002–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.41

4.C6 Period life table, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.42
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Benefits in Current-Payment Status

Summary

5.A1 Number and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit and race, December 2005 . . . . . . . 5.1

5.A1.1 Number and average monthly benefit for retired workers, by sex, age, and race,

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.2

5.A1.2 Number and average monthly benefit for disabled workers, by sex, age, and race,

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5

5.A1.3 Number and average monthly benefit for spouses, by marital status, basis of entitlement,

age, and race, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9

5.A1.4 Number and average monthly benefit for children, by type of benefit, age, and race,

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.12

5.A1.5 Number and average monthly benefit for widowed mothers and fathers, by age, sex,

marital status, and race, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.15

5.A1.6 Number and average monthly benefit for nondisabled widow(er)s, by sex, age,

marital status, and race, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.17

5.A1.7 Number and average monthly benefit for disabled widow(er)s, by age, sex,

marital status, and race, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.19

5.A1.8 Number and average monthly benefit for parents, by age, sex, and race, December 2005 . . 5.20

5.A3 Number and average monthly benefit, with reduction for early retirement, by type of benefit,

sex, age, and race, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.21

5.A4 Number and total monthly benefits, by trust fund and type of benefit,

December 1940–2005, selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.25

5.A5 Number and average age, by type of benefit, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.27

5.A6 Number and average monthly benefit, by age, sex, type of benefit, and race,

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.27

5.A7 Number and average monthly benefit for women, by type of benefit, basis of entitlement,

and race, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.28

5.A8 Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly benefit for

persons with benefits based on special minimum primary insurance amount,

by type of benefit and sex, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.29

5.A10 Number and average monthly benefit for beneficiaries aged 60 or older, by sex,

type of benefit, and age, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.30

5.A14 Number and percentage distribution of women aged 62 or older, by basis of entitlement,

type of benefit, and dual entitlement status, December 1960–2005, selected years . . . . . . . . 5.31

5.A15 Number and average monthly benefit for women aged 65 or older, by basis of entitlement,

type of benefit, and dual entitlement status, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.31

5.A16 Number and average monthly benefit for adult beneficiaries, by sex, type of benefit,

and age, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.32

5.A17 Number and average monthly benefit for disabled beneficiaries, by type of benefit,

December 1957–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.33

Retired Workers

5.B1 Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly benefit without

reduction for early retirement and with delayed retirement credit, by age and sex,

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.34

5.B2 Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly benefit without

reduction for early retirement and without delayed retirement credit, by age and sex,

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.35

5.B3 Number and average monthly benefit before and after delayed retirement credit, by age

and sex, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.36

5.B4 Number, percentage, and average monthly benefit, by year of entitlement as retired worker

and sex, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.37

5.B5 Number, average age, and percentage distribution, by sex and age, December 1940–2005,

selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.39
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5.B6 Number and percentage distribution with and without reduction for early retirement,

by sex and monthly benefit, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.41

5.B7 Number and percentage distribution with and without reduction for early retirement,

by sex and primary insurance amount, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.43

5.B8 Number and average monthly benefit with and without reduction for early retirement,

by sex, December 1956–2005, selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.45

5.B9 Number and percentage distribution, by sex, monthly benefit, and age, December 2005 . . . . 5.46

Retired Workers and Dependents

5.C1 Number and percentage distribution, by primary insurance amount and type of benefit,

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.48

5.C2 Average monthly benefit, by type of benefit and sex, December 1940–2005,

selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.49

Disabled Workers

5.D1 Number, percentage, and average monthly benefit, by year of entitlement as

disabled worker and sex, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.51

5.D2 Number and percentage distribution, by monthly benefit and sex, December 2005 . . . . . . . . 5.53

5.D3 Number and total monthly benefits, by sex, December 1957–2005, selected years . . . . . . . . 5.54

5.D4 Number, average age, and percentage distribution, by sex and age,

December 1957–2005, selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.55

Disabled Workers and Dependents

5.E1 Number and percentage distribution, by primary insurance amount and

type of benefit, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.57

5.E2 Average monthly benefit, by type of benefit, sex, and age, December 1957–2005,

selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.58

Dependents and Survivors

5.F1 Number of wives and husbands and total monthly benefits, by type of benefit,

December 1950–2005, selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.59

5.F3 Percentage distribution of wives with entitlement based on age, by monthly benefit

and age, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.61

5.F4 Number of children and total monthly benefits, by type of benefit, December 1940–2005,

selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.62

5.F6 Average monthly benefit for survivors, by type of benefit, December 1940–2005,

selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.63

5.F7 Number and percentage distribution of survivors, by primary insurance amount

and type of benefit, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.65

5.F8 Number of widow(er)s and total monthly benefits, by type of benefit,

December 1950–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.66

5.F9 Number, percentage, and average monthly benefit, by year of entitlement

as nondisabled widow(er), December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.67

5.F10 Number, percentage, and average monthly benefit, by year of entitlement

as disabled widow(er), December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.67

5.F11 Percentage distribution of nondisabled widows, by monthly benefit and age,

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.68

5.F12 Number of widowed and surviving divorced mothers and fathers and total monthly benefits,

by type of benefit, December 1950–2005, selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.69

5.F13 Number and average monthly benefit for nondisabled widows aged 65 or older, by age,

reduction status, and limitation of benefit, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.70
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Retired Workers with Dual Entitlement

5.G1 Percentage distribution of persons receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary

benefit without and with reduction for early retirement, by sex and primary insurance amount,

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.71

5.G2 Number receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit, by sex and

type of secondary benefit, December 1952–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.73

5.G3 Number receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit and average

monthly benefit, by type of secondary benefit, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.75

5.G4 Number receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit, average monthly benefit,

and retired-worker benefit as a percentage of combined benefit, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . 5.75

5.G5 Percentage distribution, by total combined monthly benefit and retired-worker benefit,

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.76

Beneficiary Families

5.H1 Number and average monthly family benefit for selected family groups,

December 1945–2005, selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.77

5.H2 Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly family benefit

for selected family groups, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.79

5.H3 Percentage distribution of retired-worker and disabled-worker families, by monthly benefit

for selected family groups, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.80

5.H4 Percentage distribution of survivor families, by monthly benefit for selected family groups,

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.82

Geographic Data

5.J1 Estimated total benefits paid, by state or other area and program, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.84

5.J2 Number, by state or other area, program, and type of benefit, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . 5.85

5.J3 Number and total monthly benefits for beneficiaries aged 65 or older, by state or other

area and sex, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.87

5.J4 Total monthly benefits, by state or other area, program, and type of benefit,

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.89

5.J5 Number, by state or other area and age, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.91

5.J5.1 Number, by state or other area, race, and sex, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.93

5.J6 Percentage distribution of monthly benefit for retired workers, by state or other area and

monthly benefit, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.95

5.J8 Percentage distribution of disabled workers, by state or other area and monthly benefit,

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.97

5.J9 Percentage distribution of nondisabled widow(er)s, by state or other area and

monthly benefit, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.99

5.J10 Number of children, by state or other area and type of benefit, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . 5.101

5.J11 Number and total monthly benefits for beneficiaries in foreign countries, 

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.103

5.J14 Number, average monthly benefit, and median monthly benefit, by state or other area and

type of disabled beneficiary, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.105

Direct Deposit

5.K1 Number and percentage of beneficiaries and average monthly benefit, by state or other

area and direct deposit status, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.107

With Representative Payee

5.L1 Number of beneficiaries with a representative payee as a percentage of all beneficiaries,

by type of beneficiary and age, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.108
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International Agreements

5.M1 Number of beneficiaries and average monthly benefit under U.S. totalization agreements,

by country and type of benefit, December 1983–2005, selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.109

Benefits Awarded

Summary

6.A1 Number, by type of benefit, 1940–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.1

6.A2 Average primary insurance amount for retired workers and average monthly benefit for

retired and disabled workers, and nondisabled widows, by type of benefit and sex,

selected years 1940–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.3

6.A3 Number and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit, sex, age, basis of entitlement,

and race, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.5

6.A4 Number and average monthly benefit for retired and disabled workers, by age in month

of award and sex, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7

6.A5 Number and average monthly benefit with reduction for early retirement, by type of benefit,

age in month of award, and sex, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.8

6.A6 Number, percentage distribution, and average monthly benefit for retired and disabled

workers, by state or other area, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.9

Retired Workers

6.B1 Number of initial awards to retired workers aged 62–64, average primary insurance

amount, average monthly benefit, and number of months benefits withheld due to earnings,

by sex and age in month of award, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.11

6.B3 Number and percentage distribution with and without reduction for early retirement,

by sex and monthly benefit, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.12

6.B4 Number and percentage distribution with and without reduction for early retirement,

by sex and primary insurance amount, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.14

6.B5 Number, average age, and percentage distribution, by sex and age,

selected years 1940–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.16

Disabled Workers

6.C1 Number and percentage distribution, by monthly benefit and sex, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.18

6.C2 Number, average age, and percentage distribution, by sex and age,

selected years 1957–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.19

6.C7 Number of applications, awards, ratio of awards to applications, and awards per 1,000

insured workers, selected years, 1960–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.21

Dependents and Survivors

6.D1 Number of wives and husbands, by type of benefit, selected years 1950–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . 6.22

6.D3 Number and average monthly benefit for wives and husbands, by basis of entitlement,

age in month of award, and sex, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.24

6.D4 Number of children, by type of benefit, selected years 1940–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.25

6.D5 Number and average monthly benefit for children, by type of benefit and age

in month of award, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.29

6.D6 Number of mothers and fathers, by type of benefit, 1950–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.30

6.D7 Number and average monthly benefit for widow(er)s, by age in month of award and sex, 2005 6.32

6.D8 Number of widow(er)s, by type of benefit, 1950–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.33

6.D9 Number and average amount of lump-sum death payment awards, 1940–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . 6.34
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Benefits Withheld

6.E1 Number and percentage distribution of retired workers with benefits withheld, with and

without reduction for early retirement, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2005 . . . . . . . . 6.36

6.E4 Number of beneficiaries with benefits withheld, by reason for withholding payment

and type of benefit, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.38

6.E5 Number of wives, husbands, and children with benefits withheld, by reason for

withholding payment and type of benefit, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.39

Benefits Terminated

6.F1 Number of benefits terminated, by type, 1940–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.40

6.F2 Number, by reason for termination and type of benefit, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.42

6.F3 Number of wives, husbands, and children, by reason for termination

and type of benefit, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.42

Section 7. Supplemental Security Income

Summary

7.A1 Number of recipients of federally administered payments, total payments,

and average monthly payment, by source of payment, eligibility category, and age,

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1

7.A2 Number of individuals and couples receiving federally administered payments,

total payments, and average monthly payment, by source of payment and eligibility

category, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.1

7.A3 Number of recipients of federally administered payments, by eligibility category, January 1974

and December 1975–2005, selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.2

7.A4 Total federally administered payments, by eligibility category, selected years 1974–2005 . . . 7.3

7.A5 Average monthly federally administered payment, by eligibility category,

December 1975–2005, selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4

7.A8 Number of federally administered awards, by eligibility category and age, 1974–2005 . . . . . . 7.5

7.A9 Number of recipients of federally administered payments, by eligibility category and age,

December 1974–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.6

State Data

7.B1 Number of recipients of federally administered payments, December 2005, and total

payments for calendar year 2005, by state or other area and eligibility category . . . . . . . . . . . 7.7

7.B2 Discontinued

7.B3 Number of recipients of federally administered payments and average monthly payment,

by state or other area, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.8

7.B7 Total federally administered payments, by state or other area, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.10

7.B8 Number of blind and disabled recipients of federally administered payments under age 18,

by state or other area, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.11

7.B9 Number of federally administered awards, by state or other area, eligibility category,

and age, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.12
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Benefit Distributions

7.C1 Number and percentage distribution of adult individuals and persons under age 18 receiving

federal SSI payments, by monthly payment and eligibility category, December 2005 . . . . . . . 7.13

7.C2 Number and percentage distribution of couples receiving federal SSI payments,

by monthly payment and eligibility category, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.13

Other Income Sources

7.D1 Persons receiving federally administered payments and other income and their average

monthly income, by type of income, eligibility category, and age, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . 7.14

7.D2 Percentage of persons receiving both federally administered payments and Social Security

benefits, average monthly amount of benefits, by state or other area, eligibility category,

and age, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.15

Recipient Characteristics

7.E2 Percentage distribution of federally administered awards, by sex, age, and eligibility

category, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.16

7.E3 Number and percentage distribution of recipients of federally administered payments,

by sex, age, and eligibility category, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.17

7.E4 Number and percentage distribution of persons with representative payees receiving

federally administered payments, by eligibility category and age, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . 7.18

7.E5 Number and percentage distribution of persons receiving federally administered payments,

by living arrangement, eligibility category, and age, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.18

7.E6 Number of noncitizens receiving federally administered payments as a percentage of SSI

recipients, by eligibility category, December 1982–2005, selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.19

Section 8. Health Care Programs

Medicare

Trust Funds

8.A1 Hospital Insurance, calendar years 1966–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.1

8.A2 Supplementary Medical Insurance, calendar years 1966–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.3

Enrollment, Utilization, and Reimbursement

8.B1 Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Aged persons enrolled,

served, and amount reimbursed, by type of coverage and service,

selected years 1967–2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.5

8.B2 Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Disabled persons enrolled,

served, and amount reimbursed, by type of coverage and service,

selected years 1974–2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.7

8.B3a Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of enrollees

aged 65 or older, by census division and state or other area, July 1, 1980–2005,

selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.9

8.B3b Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of disabled

enrollees, by census division and state or other area, July 1, 1980–2005,

selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.11

8.B4 Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of enrollees

aged 65 or older, by program, age, sex, and race, July 1, 1980–2005, selected years . . . . . . 8.13
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8.B5 Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of enrollees

under age 65 who are disabled or have end-stage renal disease, by program, age, sex,

and race, July 1, 1980–2005, selected years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.15

8.B8a Hospital Insurance: Average covered charge per covered day of care in short-stay

hospitals, by census division and state or other area, selected years 1975–2005 . . . . . . . . . . 8.17

8.B8b Hospital Insurance: Average covered charge per covered day of care in skilled nursing

facilities, by census division and state or other area, selected years 1975–2005 . . . . . . . . . . 8.19

8.B8.1 Hospital Insurance: Short-stay hospital discharges, by state or other area,

selected fiscal years 1990–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.21

8.B9 Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of reimbursed bills, charges, and amount

reimbursed, by type of beneficiary and type of service, for claims incurred 1997–2005 . . . . . 8.22

8.B10 Supplementary Medical Insurance: Claims received by carriers and assignment

rates, 1969–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.24

8.B11 Supplementary Medical Insurance: Reasonable charge determination for claims assigned

and unassigned for aged and disabled persons, 1971–2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.25

8.B12 Supplementary Medical Insurance: State buy-ins, by state or other area,

selected years 1991–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.27

Participating Facilities

8.C1 Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of facilities

and beds, by type of participating provider, December 1967–2005, selected years . . . . . . . . 8.28

8.C2 Number of participating Medicare hospitals and certified beds, by type of hospital, region,

division, and state; United States and outlying areas, December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.30

8.C3 Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of participating

skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act facilities,

and end-stage renal disease facilities, by census division and state or other area,

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.32

Medicaid

Recipients

8.E1 Unduplicated number of recipients, total vendor payments, and average payment,

by type of medical service, selected fiscal years 1985–2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.34

8.E2 Unduplicated number of recipients, total vendor payments, and average payment,

by type of eligibility category, selected fiscal years 1972–2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.36

State Data

8.H1 Number of recipients, total payments, and average payment, by state, fiscal year 2003 . . . . . 8.38
Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ xvii

Section 9. Other Social Insurance Programs,

Veterans’ Benefits, and Public Assistance

Other Social Insurance Programs and Veterans’ Benefits

Unemployment Insurance

9.A2 Summary data on state programs, by state or other area, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.1

Workers’ Compensation

9.B1 Coverage, benefits, and costs, selected years 1940–2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.3

9.B2 Benefits, by state and federal program, 2000–2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5

9.B3 Benefits paid by type of insurer and medical benefits paid, by state and

federal program, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.7

Temporary Disability Insurance

9.C1 Selected data on state and railroad programs, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.9

Black Lung Benefits

9.D1 Benefits currently payable to miners, widows, and dependents, December 1970–2004 . . . . . 9.10

9.D2 Benefits currently payable to miners, widows, and dependents, by state or other area,

December 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.11

Veterans’ Benefits

9.F1 Number of disability compensation or pension payments, by type of payment and

age of beneficiary, selected years, 1940–2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.12

Public Assistance

The sections on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Food Stamps,

and the Low-Income Home Energy Program have been discontinued.

Highlights and Trends

Social Security (OASDI)

Employment and Earnings 1

Program Data 1

Program Trends 2

Supplemental Security Income

Annual Payment Adjustments 3

Program Data 3

Program Trends 4

Health Care

Medicare 5

Medicaid 5

Other Social Insurance Programs 

and Veterans’ Benefi ts

Unemployment Insurance 6

Workers’ Compensation 6

Temporary Disability Insurance 6

Black Lung Benefi ts 6

Veterans’ Benefi ts 7

Poverty Data 8

Social Security (OASDI)

Employment and Earnings

Program Data

Workers in OASDI covered employment, 2005 159.7 million

Average earnings, 2005 $35,337

Earnings required in 2006 for—

1 quarter of coverage $970

Maximum of 4 quarters of coverage $3,880

Earnings test exempt amounts for 2006

Under full retirement age for entire year $12,480

For months before reaching full retirement age in 2006 $33,240

Beginning with month of reaching full retirement age in 2006 Test eliminated

Cost-of-living adjustment for December 2005 4.1 percent

Average monthly benefit, December 2005

Retired workers $1,002

Widows and widowers, nondisabled $967

Disabled workers $938

Number of beneficiaries, December 2005

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance 48.4 million

Old-Age Insurance

Total 33.5 million

Retired workers 30.5 million

Survivors Insurance

Total 6.7 million

Widows and widowers, nondisabled 4.4 million

Disability Insurance

Total 8.3 million

Disabled workers 6.5 million

Benefit payments, 2005

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance $520.7 billion

Old-Age and Survivors Insurance $435.4 billion

Disability Insurance $85.4 billion

Administrative expenses, 2005

Old-Age and Survivors Insurance

Amount $3.0 billion

As a percentage of total benefits paid 0.7 percent

Disability Insurance

Amount $2.3 billion

As a percentage of total benefits paid 2.7 percent
2 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Program Trends

• About 48.4 million persons received Social Security 

benefits for December 2005, an increase of 738,500 

(1.5 percent) since December 2004. Sixty-nine percent were retired workers and their spouses and children, 14 percent were survivors of deceased 

workers, and 17 percent were disabled workers and 

their spouses and children.

• Seventy-three percent of the 30.5 million retired 

workers received reduced benefits because of entitlement prior to full retirement age. Relatively more 

women (75 percent) than men (70 percent) received 

reduced benefits.

• The number of beneficiaries aged 65 or older rose 

from 32.7 million in 2000 to 34.0 million in 2005 

(4 percent). Beneficiaries aged 85 or older increased 

at a greater rate during the 5-year period (11.3 percent) from 4,034,000 in 2000 to 4,490,000 in 2005. In 

2005, 42,700 centenarians were receiving Social 

Security.

• More than 19 million women aged 65 or older 

received benefits for December 2005. About 7.7 million (39.2 percent) were entitled solely to a retiredworker benefit, and 5.8 million (29.6 percent) were 

dually entitled to a retired-worker benefit and a wife's 

or widow's benefit. About 6.1 million (31.2 percent) 

were receiving wife's or widow's benefits only.

• More than 3 million children under age 18 received 

benefits, including 1,331,500 children of deceased 

workers, 1,516,300 children of disabled workers, and 

281,600 children of retired workers.

• About 7.5 million persons received benefits based on 

disability—6,519,000 disabled workers, 768,500 disabled adult children, and 213,000 disabled widows 

and widowers. In addition, 153,800 spouses and 

1,564,300 minor and student children of disabled 

workers received benefits.

• Average monthly benefits for December 2005, 

including the 4.1 percent cost-of-living adjustment, 

were $1,002 for retired workers, $938 for disabled 

workers, and $967 for nondisabled widows and widowers. Among retired workers, benefits averaged 

$1,130 for men and $867 for women. For disabled 

workers, average benefits were $1,050 for men and 

$806 for women.

• Average monthly family benefits for December 2005 

were $1,826 for a widowed mother or father and children; $1,587 for a disabled worker, wife, and children; and $2,017 for a retired worker, wife, and 

children.

• Total OASDI benefit payments for calendar year 

2005 were $520.7 billion. Payments from the OASI 

trust fund were $435.4 billion—an increase of 

4.9 percent from the $415 billion paid in 2004.

• Benefit payments from the DI trust fund, from which 

benefits are paid to disabled workers, their spouses, 

and children, increased by 9.1 percent from $78.2 

billion in 2004 to $85.4 billion in 2005.

• OASDI benefit awards in calendar year 2005 totaled 

4,672,200, including 2,000,200 to retired workers, 

452,700 to their spouses and children and 870,100 to 

survivors of insured workers. Benefits were awarded 

to 829,700 disabled workers and to 519,500 of their 

spouses and children.
Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 3

Supplemental Security Income

Annual Payment Adjustments

Program Data

Monthly federal benefit rate, effective January 2006

Individual living in his or her own household $603

Couple with both members eligible $904

Cost-of-living adjustment 4.1 percent

Total

Benefits paid in 2005 $38.1 billion

Number of recipients, December 2005 7.3 million

Average benefit, December 2005 $439.78

Federally administered payments

Benefits paid in 2005 $37.2 billion

Number of recipients, December 2005 7.1 million

Average benefit, December 2005 $439.09

Federal SSI payments

Benefits paid in 2005 $33.1 billion

Number of recipients, December 2005 6.8 million

Average benefit, December 2005 $406.50

Federally administered state supplementation

Benefits paid in 2005 $4.2 billion

Number of recipients, December 2005 a 2.2 million

a. Includes 1.9 million persons receiving federal SSI and state supplementation and 0.3 million persons receiving state supplementation only.

Average benefit, December 2005 $156.30

State-administered supplementation

Benefits paid in 2005 $0.9 billion

Number of recipients, December 2005 b 0.6 million

b. Includes 147,669 persons receiving state supplementation only.

Average benefit, December 2005 $126.53
4 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Program Trends

• In December 2005, 7,113,879 persons received federally administered SSI payments—126,000 more 

than the previous year. Of the total, 1,994,511 (28.0 

percent) were aged 65 or older; 4,082,870 (57.4 percent) were blind or disabled aged 18–64; and 

1,036,498 (14.6 percent) were blind or disabled 

under age 18.

• The number of blind or disabled aged 18–64 rose by 

65,800 (1.6 percent) between December 2004 and 

December 2005, and the number under age 18 

increased by 43,400 (4.4 percent).

• During 2005, 845,760 persons were awarded federally administered payments, a decrease of 10,440 

from the previous year. Of the 2005 awards, 556,280 

went to blind or disabled recipients aged 18–64, 

176,870 to those blind or disabled under age 18, and 

112,610 to recipients aged 65 or older.

• Total SSI payments were $37.2 billion in 2005, up 

3.2 percent from 2004. Federal SSI payments in 

2005 were $33.1 billion (an increase of 3.7 percent 

over the previous year). Federally administered state 

supplementation totaled $4.2 billion.
Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 5

Health Care

Medicare

Medicaid

Total benefits paid in calendar year 2005

Hospital Insurance (Part A) $180.0 billion

Supplementary Medical Insurance (Part B) $150.3 billion

Number of enrollees in July 2005 (one or both of Parts A and B) 42.5 million

Aged 35.8 million

Disabled 6.7 million

Administrative costs, 2005

Hospital Insurance

Amount $2.9 billion

As a percentage of total benefits paid 1.6 percent

Supplementary Medical Insurance

Amount $3.2 billion

As a percentage of total benefits paid 2.1 percent

Medical service expenditures in fiscal year 2003 $233.2 billion

Number of unduplicated recipients, fiscal year 2003 52.0 million

Average 2003 vendor payment per unduplicated recipient

Persons aged 65 or older $13,677

Permanently and totally disabled persons $13,303

Dependent children under age 21 $1,462

Average 2003 vendor payment for medical services

Nursing facility services $23,882

Inpatient general hospital care $6,047

Prescribed drugs $1,293

Physicians services $403
6 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Other Social Insurance Programs and Veterans’ Benefits

Unemployment Insurance

Workers' Compensation

Temporary Disability Insurance

NOTE: Programs in effect in California, Hawaii, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Puerto Rico, and the railroad industry.

Black Lung Benefits

Total payments, 2005 $31.2 billion

Average—

Weekly benefit amount (regular programs) $266.60

Duration of benefits 15.3 weeks

Weekly insured unemployment 2.7 million

Covered employment 129.9 million

Benefit payments, 2004 $56.0 billion

Compensation payments $29.9 billion

Medical and hospitalization $26.1 billion

Benefits paid by—

Private insurance carriers $28.3 billion

State and federal funds $14.3 billion

Employers' self-insurance $13.3 billion

Covered workers per month 125.9 million

Costs as a percentage of covered payroll 1.76 percent

Average weekly benefit, 2003

California

State fund $313

Private plans $529

New York

Private plans $191

Basic benefit to miner or widow $562.00

Maximum family benefit $1,125.00

Part B (claims filed before July 1, 1973)

Number of monthly benefits to miners, widows, and dependents, December 2004 52,362

Total benefits paid, calendar year 2004 $376.4 million

Part C (claims filed July 1, 1973, or later)

Total benefits paid, fiscal year 2004

Disability and survivors benefits $293.1 million

Medical benefits $54 million
Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 7

Veterans' Benefits

Number of veterans with disability compensation or pension, 2006

Service-connected disability 2,726,000

Non-service-connected disability 330,000

Monthly payment in 2007 for—

Service-connected disability

10 percent disability $115

Total disability $2,471

Non-service-connected disability (maximum payment)

Without dependent $911

With one dependent and in need of aid and attendance $1,801
8 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Poverty Data

Weighted average poverty thresholds, 2005

Individual, aged 65 or older $9,367

Couple, householder aged 65 or older $11,815

Family of four $19,971

Percentage of population with income below poverty level, 2004

All ages 12.7 percent

Children under the age of 18 living in families 17.3 percent

Persons aged 65 or older 9.8 percent
Program Descriptions

and Legislative History

Social Security (Old-Age, 

 Survivors, and Disability

 Insurance) 11

Supplemental Security Income 22

Medicare 37

Medicaid 54

Unemployment Insurance 61

Workers’ Compensation 64

Temporary Disability Insurance 67

Black Lung Benefi ts 69

Veterans’ Benefi ts 70

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 11

Social Security

(Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance)

The Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance 

(OASDI) program provides monthly benefits to qualified 

retired and disabled workers and their dependents and to 

survivors of insured workers. Eligibility and benefit 

amounts are determined by the worker's contributions to 

Social Security. There is no means test to qualify for benefits, although there is a limit on income earned from 

working that applies to those under the full retirement 

age.

At the end of December 2005, 48.4 million people 

were receiving benefits at a rate exceeding $44 billion 

each month (nearly $521 billion annually). According to 

the latest Social Security Trustees Report, these cash 

benefits made up 4.2 percent of the nation's gross 

domestic product. During the same year, approximately 

159 million employees and self-employed workers, along 

with employers, contributed $593 billion to the OASDI 

trust funds—through which contributions are credited and 

benefits are paid.

Social Security benefits are essential to the economic well-being of millions of individuals. Social Security 

pays benefits to 89 percent of the U.S. population 

aged 65 or older. It is the major source of income (providing 50 percent or more of total income) for 66 percent of 

the beneficiaries. It contributes 90 percent or more of 

income for one-third of the beneficiaries and is the only 

source of income for 21 percent of them.

Contributions and Trust Funds

A person contributes to Social Security through either 

payroll taxes or self-employment taxes under the Federal 

Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) or the Self-Employed 

Contributions Act (SECA). Employers match the 

employee contribution, while self-employed workers pay 

an amount equal to the combined employer-employee 

contributions. (Self-employed workers receive a special 

tax deduction to ease the impact of paying the higher 

rate.) There is a maximum yearly amount of earnings 

subject to OASDI taxes—$94,200 in 2006. There is no 

upper limit on taxable earnings for Medicare Hospital 

Insurance. Employees whose earnings exceed the maximum taxable amount because they worked for more than 

one employer can receive refunds of excess FICA payments when they file their tax returns.

Taxes are allocated to three trust funds: the Old-Age 

(retirement) and Survivors Insurance (OASI), the Disability Insurance (DI), and the Medicare Hospital Insurance 

(HI) Trust Funds. In addition to the taxes on FICA and 

SECA covered earnings, OASI and DI trust fund revenues include interest on trust fund securities, income 

from taxation of OASI and DI benefits, certain technical 

transfers, and gifts or bequests. By law, the OASI and DI 

trust funds may only be disbursed for

• monthly benefits for workers and their families,

• vocational rehabilitation services for disabled beneficiaries,

• administrative costs (currently less than 1 percent of 

expenditures), and

• the lump-sum death payment to eligible survivors.

Revenue received from FICA and SECA payments is 

transferred to the U.S. Treasury. Revenue in excess of 

outlays is used to purchase special interest-bearing Treasury bonds. These securities remain assets of the trust 

funds until needed to cover Social Security costs.

Structure and Organization

The OASDI program is administered by the Social Security Administration (SSA), which became an independent 

agency in 1995. The commissioner of Social Security 

serves a 6-year term following appointment by the president and confirmation by the Senate. A bipartisan Social 

Security Advisory Board serves to review existing laws 

and policies, commission studies, and issue recommendations intended to anticipate changing circumstances. 

The president appoints three of the seven board members, and Congress appoints the other four members.

The Social Security Administration’s organization is 

centrally managed, with a nationwide network of over 

1,500 offices, which includes Field Offices, Regional 

Offices, Teleservice (800-Number) Centers, Processing 

Centers, Hearings Offices, and State Disability Determination Services. The organizational structure is designed 

to provide timely, accurate, and responsive service to the 

public. By integrating support services for all programs, 

the Agency enhances efficiency, avoids duplication of 

effort, and increases opportunities to provide one-stop 

service to the public.

The Social Security Administration is headquartered 

in Baltimore, Maryland. Major headquarter components 

include the National Computer Center that contains 

SSA's mainframe computers that drive SSA systems; 

much of the executive staff for policy, programs, operations, and systems; as well as field support components.
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SSA's field structure is divided into 10 geographic 

regions containing more than 1,300 field offices in communities throughout the country. Field offices are the primary setting for personal contact with the public. Office 

sizes range from large urban offices with 50 or more 

employees to remote resident stations staffed by one or 

two individuals. Each region is headed by a regional 

commissioner and staffed with specialists to handle 

regional administrative tasks and to assist field offices 

with operational issues. In addition, there are teleservice 

centers servicing all regions. Teleservice centers offer 

national toll-free service (1-800-772-1213). Although 

physically located within the various regions, each 

teleservice center manages the public's Social Security 

business from throughout the nation using state-of-theart communications systems.

Eight processing centers process a variety of workloads involving disability, international and earnings operations, ongoing eligibility for Supplemental Security 

Income benefits, as well as providing service and support 

for the field offices, and answering calls to the toll-free 

number. The Hearings Offices and Appeals Council 

make decisions on appeals of Social Security determinations in claims for benefits.

Program Changes

Program changes occur through legislation or (in areas 

where authority is delegated to the commissioner) 

through regulation. Changes are often implemented in 

phases and may entail recurring annual changes beyond 

the initial enactment date or year of first implementation.

Coverage and Financing

In 2006, about 162 million people will work in employment or self-employment that is covered under the 

OASDI program. In recent years, coverage has become 

nearly universal for work performed in the United States,

including American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana 

Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Approximately 96 percent of the U.S. workforce is covered by 

OASDI. Workers excluded from coverage fall into five 

major categories:

1. Civilian federal employees hired before January 1, 

1984;

2. Railroad workers (who are covered under the railroad retirement system, which is coordinated with 

Social Security);

3. Certain employees of state and local governments 

who are covered under their employers' retirement 

systems;

4. Domestic workers and farm workers whose earnings 

do not meet certain minimum requirements (workers 

in industry and commerce are covered regardless of 

the amount of earnings); and

5. Persons with very low net earnings from selfemployment, generally under $400 annually.

For most employees, taxes are withheld from wages 

beginning with the first dollar earned. The exceptions are 

domestic employees, election workers, and agricultural 

workers. In 2006, a domestic employee must earn 

$1,500 from any single employer in a calendar year 

before FICA is withheld. Most election workers must earn 

$1,300 in 2006 before FICA is withheld. Most agricultural 

workers’ wages are covered if the employer pays more 

than $2,500 in total wages in a year or if the individual 

worker earns over $150 in a year from a single employer.

Employees, their employers, and the self-employed 

pay taxes on earnings in covered employment up to an 

annual maximum taxable amount for OASDI. There is no 

upper limit on taxable earnings for Medicare Hospital 

Insurance (HI). The OASDI maximum taxable amount—

$94,200 in 2006—is updated automatically each year in 

relation to increases in the national average annual 

wage. The current FICA tax rate applicable to both 

employees and employers is 6.2 percent for OASDI 

(5.30 percent for OASI and 0.9 percent for DI) and 

1.45 percent for HI. Those who are self-employed pay 

the combined employee-employer rate of 12.4 percent 

for OASDI and 2.9 percent for HI under SECA.

Two deduction provisions reduce the SECA and 

income tax liability of self-employed persons. The intent 

of these provisions is to treat the self-employed in much 

Tables 2.F1–2.F11 provide SSA administrative data on 

the agency’s national workforce (Tables 2.F1–2.F3), 

claims workloads (Tables 2.F4–2.F6), delivery of services (Table 2.F7), and its hearings and appeals operations (Tables 2.F8–2.F11).

Tables 2.A1–2.A18 and 2.A29–2.A30 show dates of 

enactment and list recurring annual changes.

Table 2.A1 outlines the history of coverage provisions 

and Table 2.A2 provides a history of provisions

regarding noncontributory wage credits, mostly for military service.

See Table 2.A3 for annual amounts of maximum taxable earnings and contribution rates. Table 2.A4 shows 

historical annual maximum amounts of contributions by 

employees and self-employed individuals.
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the same manner as employees and employers are 

treated for purposes of FICA and income taxes. The first 

provision allows a deduction from net earnings from selfemployment equal to the amount of net earnings before 

the deduction multiplied by one-half the SECA tax rate. 

The effect of this deduction is intended to be analogous 

to the treatment of the FICA tax paid by the employer, 

which is disregarded as remuneration to the employee 

for FICA and income tax purposes. The second provision 

allows an income tax deduction equal to one-half of the 

amount of the SECA tax paid, which is designed to reflect 

the income tax deductibility of the employer's share of the 

FICA tax.

Insured Status

Insured status is the minimum number of credits a worker 

must earn to become eligible for his or her own Social 

Security benefit. Insured status on the insured worker’s 

earnings record is also required to establish eligibility to 

benefits for the worker’s family members or survivors. 

The requirements for insured status differ depending on 

the type of benefit involved.

To determine whether a worker has insured status, 

Social Security looks at the amount of the worker’s earnings (employment or self-employment) covered under 

Social Security and assigns “credits” for those earnings. 

These credits are called quarters of coverage. In 2006, 

one quarter of coverage (QC) is credited for each $970 in 

annual covered earnings, up to a maximum of four QCs 

for the year. Earnings of $3,880 or more in 2006 will give 

the worker the maximum four QCs for the year regardless of when the money is actually paid during the year. 

The amount of earnings required for a QC is adjusted 

automatically each year in proportion to increases in the 

average wage level.

Fully Insured

Eligibility for most types of benefits requires that the 

worker be fully insured. To be fully insured, a worker must 

have a number of QCs at least equal to the number of 

calendar years elapsing between the year in which the 

worker is age 21 (or 1950, if later) and the year in which 

he or she reaches age 62, becomes disabled, or dies—

whichever occurs first. To compute “elapsed” years, 

Social Security does not count the year in which the 

worker attains age 21 (or 1950, if later) or the year in 

which the worker attains age 62, becomes disabled, or 

dies. If the resulting number of elapsed years is less than 

6, the number is raised to 6. All workers need at least 

6 QCs to be insured. Workers who reach age 62 in 1991 

or later need 40 QCs to be fully insured. Special rules 

may apply if the worker had a prior period of disability. 

For workers who become disabled or die before age 62, 

the number of QCs needed for fully insured status 

depends on their age at the time of disability or death.

Currently Insured

Generally, if a worker dies before meeting fully insured 

status, benefits can still be paid to certain survivors if the 

worker was “currently insured” at the time of death. Survivors benefits are potentially payable to a worker's children and to a widow(er) who takes care of the 

deceased’s child who is under age 16 or disabled and 

receiving Social Security benefits. To be currently 

insured, the worker must have earned 6 QCs in the 

13 quarters ending with the quarter of death.

Additional Insured Status Requirements for 

Noncitizens

The Social Security Protection Act of 2004 (Public Law 

108-203) was signed into law on March 2, 2004. 

Section 211 of this law imposed additional requirements 

for determining fully and currently insured status. These 

additional requirements affect noncitizen workers to 

whom Social Security did not assign a Social Security 

number (SSN) before January 1, 2004. A noncitizen 

worker must meet one of two additional requirements 

under section 211 in order for anyone to qualify for an 

OASDI benefit based on the earnings record of the noncitizen worker. These benefits include retirement or disability insurance benefits, dependents or survivors 

insurance benefits, the lump-sum death payment, and 

Medicare based on end-stage renal disease.

For purposes of the above paragraph:

1. The noncitizen worker must have been assigned an 

SSN for work purposes at any time on or after 

January 1, 2004; or

2. The noncitizen worker must have been admitted to 

the United States at any time as a nonimmigrant visitor for business (B-1) or as an alien crewman (D-1 or 

D-2).

If a noncitizen worker who was not assigned an SSN 

before January 1, 2004, does not meet one of these additional requirements, then he or she cannot be fully or currently insured. No one would qualify for OASDI benefits 

based on the noncitizen worker’s earnings. This is true 

even if the noncitizen worker appears to have the 

Table 2.A5 describes income tax credits for 1984–

1989 intended to cushion the impact of increases in 

FICA and SECA taxes enacted in 1983. The SECA tax 

credits were replaced, effective 1990, by the deduction 

provisions described above. Table 2.A6 outlines the 

history of provisions regarding appropriations from 

general revenues and interfund borrowing.
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required number of quarters of coverage (QCs) in accordance with the regular insured status provisions.

Disability Insured

To qualify for disability benefits, a nonblind worker must 

have recent work activity in addition to being fully 

insured. Under the requirement involving recent work, a 

nonblind worker who is age 31 or older must have earned 

at least 20 QCs during the 40-calendar-quarter period 

ending with the quarter in which the disability began. In 

general, workers disabled at ages 24 through 30 must 

have earned QCs in one-half of the calendar quarters 

beginning with the quarter after the quarter in which 

age 21 is attained and ending with the calendar quarter in 

which the disability began. In this case, the quarters 

counted will go back before the quarter in which the 

worker turned age 21. Workers under age 24 need 

6 QCs in the 12-quarter period ending with the quarter in 

which the disability began. Workers who qualify for benefits based on blindness need only be fully insured. Special rules may apply if the worker had a prior period of 

disability.

International Agreements

The president is authorized to enter into international 

Social Security agreements (also called totalization 

agreements) to coordinate the U.S. Old-Age, Survivors, 

and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program with comparable programs of other countries. The United States currently has Social Security agreements in effect with 

21 countries.

International Social Security agreements have two main 

purposes. First, they eliminate dual Social Security coverage, the situation that occurs when a person from one 

country works in another country and is required to pay 

Social Security taxes to both countries on the same earnings. Each agreement includes rules that assign a 

worker's coverage to only one country.

The second goal of the agreement is to help fill gaps 

in benefit protection for workers who have divided their 

careers between the United States and another country. 

Such workers may fail to qualify for Social Security benefits from one or both countries because they have not 

worked long enough to meet minimum eligibility requirements. Under an agreement, these workers and their 

family members may qualify for a partial U.S. benefit 

based on totalized (that is, combined) credits from both 

countries. Similarly, workers may qualify for partial benefits from the foreign country on the basis of totalized

credits.

Benefit Computation and

Automatic Adjustment Provisions

PIA Computation

The primary insurance amount (PIA) is the monthly

benefit amount payable to the worker upon initial entitlement at full retirement age or upon entitlement to unreduced disability benefits. (Full retirement age [FRA] is the 

age at which unreduced retirement benefits may be 

paid.) The PIA is also the base figure from which monthly 

benefit amounts are determined for early retirement, 

delayed retirement, and for the worker's family members 

or survivors. The PIA is derived from the worker's annual 

taxable earnings from covered wages and self-employment, averaged over a period that encompasses most of 

the worker's adult years. Until the late 1970s, the average monthly wage (AMW) was the earnings measure 

generally used. For workers first eligible for benefits after 

1978, average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) have 

replaced the AMW as the usually applicable earnings 

measure. The PIA computation based on AIME currently 

involves the following three steps:

1. Indexing of earnings. The worker's annual taxable 

earnings after 1950 are updated, or indexed, to 

reflect the general earnings level in the indexing 

year—the second calendar year before the year in 

which the worker is first eligible; that is, first reaches 

age 62, becomes disabled, or dies. Earnings in years 

after the indexing year are not indexed; they are 

Table 2.A7 summarizes the basic provisions

concerning insured status.

Social Security agreements and supplementary

agreements, by effective dates

Australia 2002 Italy 1978, 1986

Austria 1991, 1997 Japan 2005

Belgium 1984 Korea (South) 2001

Canada 1984, 1997 Luxembourg 1993

Chile 2001 Netherlands 1990, 2003

Finland 1992 Norway 1984, 2003

France 1988 Portugal 1989

Germany 1979, 1988, 1996 Spain 1988

Greece 1994 Sweden 1987

Ireland 1993 Switzerland 1980, 1989

United Kingdom 1985, 1997

Table 5.M1 shows the number of beneficiaries

receiving totalization payments and their average benefits.
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counted at their actual value. A worker's earnings for 

a given year are indexed by multiplying them by the 

following ratio (indexing factor): the average wage in 

the national economy for the indexing year, divided 

by the corresponding average wage figure for the 

year to be indexed.

2. Determining AIME. The number of years used in the 

computation is determined by subtracting the number 

of dropout years from the number of elapsed years. 

Elapsed years are the full calendar years between 

age 21 (or 1950, if later) and the year of first eligibility. Years within an established period of disability 

may be excluded from elapsed years. Dropout years 

exclude the years of lowest earnings from the computation; there are five dropout years for retirement 

and survivor computations and many disability insurance benefit computations. Workers disabled before 

age 47 have zero to 4 dropout years (one-fifth the 

number of elapsed years). If the resulting number of 

computation years is less than 2, the number must 

be raised to 2. In no case are fewer than 2 years 

used in the computation. The number of computation 

years for computing retirement benefits is 35 for 

workers who are born after 1928 unless it is lowered 

by an established period of disability.

The actual years used in the computation (the computation years) are the years of highest indexed 

earnings after 1950, including any years before 

age 22 or after age 61 as well as the year of disability 

or death. AIME is calculated as the sum of indexed 

earnings in the computation period, divided by the 

number of months in that period.

3. Computing the PIA. The formula used to compute the 

PIA from AIME is weighted to provide a higher PIAto-AIME ratio for workers with comparatively low 

earnings. The formula applies declining percentage 

conversion rates to three AIME brackets. For workers 

who reach age 62, become disabled, or die in 2006, 

the formula provides a PIA equal to the sum of

90 percent of the first $656 of AIME, plus

32 percent of the next $3,299 of AIME, plus

15 percent of AIME over $3,955.

The PIA is increased by cost-of-living adjustments 

(COLAs) beginning with the first year of eligibility. 

The COLA for 2006 will be effective for December 

2006.

The dollar amounts defining the AIME brackets are 

referred to as bend points. These bend points (as 

described in Table 2.A11) are updated automatically 

each year in proportion to increases in the national average wage level. This automatic adjustment ensures that 

benefit levels for successive generations of eligible

workers will keep up with rising earnings levels, thereby 

assuring consistent rates of earnings replacement from 

one generation of beneficiaries to the next.

The PIA formula applicable to a worker depends on 

the year of eligibility (or death) rather than on the year 

benefits are first received. The year of eligibility for retirement benefits is the year the worker attains age 62. For 

workers born in 1941, the 2003 formula is used and the 

PIA is increased by COLAs beginning with the one for 

December 2003. Subsequent recomputations of the 

worker's benefit, including additional earnings not originally considered, delayed retirement credits, or additional 

COLA increases, all refer to the basic computation that 

originally applied on the basis of the year of eligibility. 

The full retirement age for workers born in 1941 is 

65 years and 8 months.

Beginning in June 1982, benefits are rounded to the 

next lower 10 cents. The final benefit payment is rounded 

to the lower whole dollar amount (if not already an even 

dollar). Before June 1982, benefits were paid in 10-cent 

increments after rounding up to the next dime.

A cost-of-living increase in benefits generally is 

established each year if the consumer price index for 

urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W), prepared by the Department of Labor, indicates a percentage increase (after rounding) of at least 0.1 percent 

Table 2.A8 shows the indexing factors applicable 

to the earnings of workers who were first eligible 

from 1992 through 2006. Table 2.A9 shows 

indexed earnings for workers first eligible from 

1999 through 2006 who had maximum taxable 

earnings in each year after 1950. For a detailed 

description of an AIME computation, see 

Appendix D, "Computing a Retired-Worker

Benefit."

Table 2.A10 provides a historical outline of provisions related to AIME and AMW and describes 

variations in the number of dropout years. Table

2.A16 describes AMW benefit computations based 

on the worker's nonindexed earnings after 1950. 

(Very few people currently being awarded

benefits have PIAs computed under the AMW 

computation method. The method shown in 

Table 2.A16 is more frequently applicable in earnings recomputations for workers who reached 

age 62 before 1979.)

Table 2.A11 shows the PIA formula and first applicable COLA for workers first eligible in 1979 or 

later.
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between two specified quarters. The arithmetical mean of 

the CPI-W for July, August, and September in the year of 

determination is compared with the arithmetical mean of 

the CPI-W for the later of (a) July, August, and September in the year in which the last effective cost-of-living 

increase was established or (b) the 3 months of the calendar quarter in which the effective month of the last 

general benefit increase occurred. The percentage 

increase in the CPI-W, rounded to the nearest 

0.1 percent, represents the size of the increase in

benefits, effective for December of the year in which the 

determination is made.

Under certain conditions, depending on the size of 

the combined OASDI trust funds relative to estimated 

disbursements, the applicability and size of a

cost-of-living adjustment may be determined under an 

alternative method, called the stabilizer provision. In no 

case, however, are benefits reduced below the level of 

benefits in the year of determination. Historically, this provision has never been triggered.

Alternative PIA Computation Provisions

Special minimum PIA. Workers with low earnings but 

steady attachment to the workforce over most of their 

adult years may qualify for monthly benefits based on the 

special minimum PIA computation. This computation 

does not depend on the worker's average earnings but 

on the number of coverage years—years in which the 

worker had earnings equal to or above a specified 

amount. The level of the special minimum PIA is the 

same for workers having the same number of coverage 

years, regardless of age or year of first eligibility. 

Increases in the special minimum PIA are linked to

cost-of-living adjustments.

Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). The WEP 

affects workers who receive Social Security benefits 

based on their own work and are also entitled to a pension based on noncovered work after 1956. First eligibility for the noncovered pension and for Social Security 

benefits must be after December 31, 1985, for WEP to 

apply. WEP reduces the Social Security PIA upon which 

OASDI benefits are based and affects all benefits paid on 

that record except those for survivors. The WEP reduction ceases when entitlement to the pension payment 

ends, the wage earner dies, or the wage earner earns a 

total of 30 years of substantial Social Security earnings. 

The WEP reduction amount is limited to no more than 

one-half the amount of the noncovered pension.

A WEP PIA is generally based on 40 percent of the 

first bend point instead of 90 percent used for the regular 

AIME PIA. The maximum amount of the reduction is half 

the amount of the first bend point for the applicable eligibility year. The maximum reduction for WEP for the 2006 

eligibility year is $328. SSA’s retirement planner at

http://www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/index.htm has a 

benefit calculator that includes WEP calculations.

Example: A retired worker with a noncovered 

pension of $2,000 a month and fewer than 

21 years of covered employment attains age 62 

in 2006.

Regular PIA, based on AIME of $800.

$656 × .90 = $590.40

$144 × .32 = $46.08

PIA = $636.40

WEP PIA, based on AIME of $800.

$656 × .40 = $262.40

$144 × .32 = $46.08

PIA = $308.40

If a worker has more than 20 years of substantial 

covered earnings, the WEP PIA begins to increase. With 

the 21st year of substantial covered earnings, the first 

bend point percentage is increased by 5 percentage 

points. This rate of increase applies for each additional 

year of substantial covered earnings, through the 30th 

year of substantial earnings at which point WEP no 

longer applies. After 23 years of substantial coverage, for 

example, the first bend point percentage would be 

55 percent. Thirty years of substantial earnings would 

Table 2.A18 presents a history of provisions relating to 

the automatic adjustment of benefits, including a 

description of the stabilizer provision. In addition, the 

table includes a summary history and description of 

provisions relating to the annual automatic adjustment 

of (1) the maximum amount of taxable and creditable 

earnings, (2) the dollar amount needed to establish a 

quarter of coverage, (3) the bend points defining the 

AIME brackets in the PIA formula and the PIA brackets 

in the maximum family benefit formula, and (4) the 

exempt amounts under the earnings (retirement) test. 

All of these adjustments are linked to increases in the 

level of the national average annual wage, rather than 

to increases in the CPI. Table 2.A19 illustrates the 

cumulative effect of statutory and automatic increases 

in benefits for workers who have been in benefit status 

over varying time periods.

See Table 2.A12 for additional information on the

special minimum PIA.
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yield a first bend point percentage of 90 percent (the nonWEP percentage of the first bend point).

Examples of pensions subject to WEP are U.S. Civil 

Service Retirement System annuities, retirement benefits 

based on foreign earnings, and state and local government pensions based on noncovered earnings.

Family maximum provisions. Monthly benefits payable 

to the worker and family members or to the worker's survivors are subject to a maximum family benefit amount. 

The family maximum level for retired-worker families or 

survivor families usually ranges from 150 percent to 

188 percent of the worker's PIA. The maximum benefit 

for disabled-worker families is the smaller of 

(1) 85 percent of AIME (or 100 percent of the PIA, if 

larger) or (2) 150 percent of the PIA.

Like the formula for determining the PIA, the maximum family benefit formula applicable to a worker 

depends on the year of first eligibility (that is, the year of 

attainment of age 62, onset of disability, or death). Once 

the worker's maximum family benefit amount for the year 

of first eligibility is determined, it is updated in line with 

the COLAs.

Benefit Types and Levels

Retired and Disabled Workers

The full retirement age (FRA) is the earliest age at which 

an unreduced retirement benefit is payable (sometimes 

referred to as the normal retirement age). The age for full 

retirement benefits is scheduled to rise gradually from 

age 65 to age 67; the first incremental increase affected 

workers who reached age 62 in 2000. For workers who 

reach age 62 in 2005 through 2016, FRA is age 66.

Reduced retirement benefits are available as early as 

age 62. The monthly rate of reduction from the full retirement benefit (that is, the PIA) is 5/9 of 1 percent a month 

for the first 36 months immediately preceding FRA. The 

reduction rate is 5/12 of 1 percent a month for any additional months. The maximum overall reduction for early 

retirement will rise from 20 percent to 30 percent for 

those workers who reach age 62 in 2022, when age 67 

becomes the full retirement age. For workers who reach 

age 62 in 2005 through 2016, the maximum reduction is 

25 percent.

If a disabled worker receives a reduced retirement 

benefit for months before disability entitlement, the disability benefit is reduced by the number of months for 

which he or she received the reduced benefit.

For insured workers who postpone their retirement 

beyond FRA, benefits are increased for each month of 

nonpayment beyond that FRA up to age 70. This 

increase is called a delayed retirement credit and is 

potentially available for any or all months following attainment of FRA (maximum of 60 months for workers who 

attained age 65 before 2003). The total credit possible 

per year for delayed retirement credits is 8 percent for 

workers who reach age 62 in 2005 or later.

Spouses and Children of Workers

Spouses receive 50 percent of the worker's PIA (regardless of the worker's actual benefit amount), if the spouse 

has attained FRA at entitlement to spousal benefits. The 

spouse of a retired or disabled worker can elect monthly 

benefits as early as age 62. These benefits are reduced 

at the rate of 25/36 of 1 percent a month for the first 

36 months immediately preceding FRA and 5/12 of 

1 percent for each additional month. The maximum overall reduction for early retirement will rise from 25 percent 

to 35 percent by 2022, when age 67 becomes the FRA 

for spouses attaining age 62 in that year.

Children of retired or disabled workers are also eligible to receive monthly benefits. The term child refers to 

an unmarried child under age 18, a child aged 18 to 19 

attending elementary or secondary school full time, or an 

adult child aged 18 or older who was disabled before 

age 22. In addition, young spouses (that is, those under 

age 62) who care for a worker's entitled child may also be 

eligible. For purposes of defining young spouses'

benefits, the term child refers to an entitled child under 

age 16 or to a child of the worker aged 16 or older and 

disabled before age 22. Children of retired or disabled

workers can receive up to 50 percent of the worker's PIA, 

as can young spouses. (The benefit of a young spouse is 

Table 2.A11.1 provides more detail about the WEP 

computation and contains the amounts of substantial 

earnings for years after 1990. Substantial earnings for 

earlier years are listed in Table 2.A12.

For information on family maximum provisions, as 

described here, see Table 2.A13 (comparison of family 

maximums to the PIAs on which they are based) and 

Table 2.A14 (disability family maximums). Table 2.A17

shows the maximum family benefit amounts applicable 

in cases of first eligibility before 1979.

Table 2.A17.1 shows the FRA and maximum reduction 

of retired-worker benefits by year of birth.

Table 2.A20 shows a history of benefit increases due 

to delayed retirement.
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not reduced for age.) Monthly benefits payable to the 

spouse and children of a retired or disabled worker are 

limited to a family maximum amount, as discussed

earlier.

Benefits are payable to unmarried divorced spouses 

of retirement age who were married at least 10 years to 

the worker. A divorced spouse benefit is excluded from 

family maximum provisions. Divorced spouses aged 62 

or older and divorced for 2 or more years (after marriage 

of 10 or more years) may be independently entitled on 

the record of the ex-spouse who is not yet entitled to benefits, if the ex-spouse could be entitled to retirement benefits if he or she applied.

Survivors Benefits

Widows and widowers of fully insured workers are eligible for unreduced benefits at FRA. As with retired workers and spouses, widow(er)s' FRA will gradually increase 

to age 67, but on a different schedule. Widows and widowers can elect reduced monthly benefits at age 60 or, if 

disabled, as early as age 50. Surviving divorced spouses 

can also receive benefits if married to the worker for at 

least 10 years and not remarried before age 60 (age 50 if 

disabled).

For survivors whose full benefit retirement age is 65, 

the monthly rate of reduction for the first 60 months 

immediately preceding FRA is 19/40 of 1 percent of the 

worker's PIA, with a maximum reduction of 28.5 percent 

at age 60. For survivors whose full retirement age is after 

65, the amount of reduction for each month prior to FRA 

is adjusted accordingly to ensure that the maximum 

reduction at age 60 remains 28.5 percent of the worker's 

PIA.

Benefits for widows and widowers are increased if 

the deceased worker delayed receiving retirement benefits beyond the FRA. In these cases, the survivor benefits 

include any delayed retirement credits the deceased 

worker earned. Conversely, if the worker had elected 

early retirement, widow(er)s' benefits are limited for 

widow(er)s first entitled to survivors benefits at age 62 or 

later. For these beneficiaries, the benefit is the higher of 

82.5 percent of the worker's PIA or the amount the 

worker would be receiving if still alive. Disabled 

widow(er)s aged 50 to 60 receive the rate of reduction 

set for widow(er)s aged 60 (71.5 percent of PIA) regardless of their age at the time of entitlement.

Children of deceased workers and mother and father 

beneficiaries under FRA are eligible to receive monthly 

benefits up to 75 percent of the worker's PIA if the worker 

dies either fully or currently insured. Mother and father 

beneficiaries must be caring for the worker's entitled child 

who is either under age 16 or disabled. A dependent parent aged 62 or older is eligible for monthly benefits equal 

to 82.5 percent of the worker's PIA. When two dependent 

parents qualify for benefits, the monthly benefit for each 

is equal to 75 percent of the deceased worker's PIA. 

Monthly benefits payable to survivors are reduced to conform to the family maximum payable on the deceased 

worker's account. Benefits for a surviving divorced 

spouse, however, do not affect the maximum benefit to 

the family.

Provisions for Railroad Retirement Board 

Beneficiaries

The OASDI tables do not include a number of persons 

receiving Railroad Retirement benefits who would be eligible for Social Security benefits had they applied. The 

reason they have not applied is that receipt of a Social 

Security benefit would reduce their Railroad Retirement 

benefit by a like amount.

The Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, effective 

January 1, 1975, provided that the regular annuity for 

employees with 10 or more years of railroad service who 

retired after December 31, 1974, would consist of two 

components.

• Tier 1. A basic Social Security equivalent component 

to what would be paid under the Social Security Act 

on the basis of the employee's combined railroad 

and nonrailroad service, reduced by the amount of 

any monthly benefit under OASDI actually paid on 

the basis of nonrailroad work; and

• Tier 2. A "private pension" component payable over 

and above the Social Security equivalent, calculated 

See Table 2.A20 for more information on the increases 

in the full (or normal) retirement age for workers. 

Table 2.A21 describes age-related reductions for 

dependent beneficiaries, as does Table 2.A22 for 

widow(er)s. Additionally, Tables 2.A23 and 2.A24 

show the history of legislation relating to special 

monthly benefits payable to certain persons born 

before January 2, 1900. Table 2.A25 summarizes the 

history of certain OASDI benefits other than monthly 

benefit payments. Table 2.A26 presents illustrative 

monthly benefit amounts for selected beneficiary families, based on hypothetical earnings histories representing five different earnings levels. Table 2.A27

shows minimum and maximum monthly benefits payable to retired workers retiring at age 62 in various 

years beginning with 1957 (the first full year benefits 

became available at age 62). Table 2.A28 shows minimum and maximum monthly benefits payable to retired 

workers retiring at age 65 in various years beginning 

with 1940.
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on the basis of the number of years of railroad

service.

Public Law 107-90 (the 2001 amendments to the 

Railroad Retirement Act of 1974) effective January 1, 

2002, revised the railroad service work requirement. The 

railroad service work requirement is 10 or more years of 

railroad service or, effective January 1, 2002, at least 

5 years of railroad service after December 31, 1995. The 

two components are unchanged.

Effect of Current Earnings on Benefits

Annual Earnings Test

Individuals may receive Social Security retirement, 

dependent, or survivor benefits and work at the same 

time. However, under the law, those benefits could be 

reduced if earnings exceed certain amounts.

Under the annual earnings test provisions of the 

Social Security Act, beneficiaries who are younger than 

full retirement age and have earnings in excess of certain 

exempt amounts may have all or part of their benefits 

withheld. The annual earnings test exempt amount for 

nondisabled beneficiaries is pegged to increases in the 

average wage. Different rules on earnings apply to beneficiaries who receive disability benefits that are described 

in a subsequent section.

For beneficiaries who are younger than FRA 

throughout the year:

• The earnings test exempt amount is $12,480 in 2006.

• Benefits are withheld at the rate of $1 for each $2 of 

earnings above the exempt amount.

For beneficiaries who attain FRA in 2006, the annual 

earnings test is significantly higher.

• This earnings test exempt amount is $33,240 in 

2006. Only earnings before the month of attainment 

of FRA are counted for purposes of this portion of the 

annual earnings test.

• Benefits are withheld at the rate of $1 for every $3 of 

earnings above the exempt amount.

Individuals have the option to receive benefits under 

a monthly earnings test if it is to their advantage to do so. 

This option is usually exercised in the first year of entitlement, because the monthly test permits payment for 

some months even if the annual earnings limit is greatly 

exceeded. Under the monthly test, beneficiaries receive 

a full monthly benefit for months in which they do not 

earn more than an amount equal to 1/12 the annual earnings test. The monthly earnings test is applied to the selfemployed on the basis of the number of hours worked 

instead of monthly earnings. Generally, beneficiaries are 

eligible for the monthly earnings test in only one year.

A foreign work test applies to work outside the United 

States in employment or self-employment that is not subject to U.S. Social Security taxes. Benefits are withheld 

for each month a beneficiary younger than FRA works 

more than 45 hours.

The earnings test no longer applies beginning with 

the month a beneficiary attains FRA. Elimination of the 

earnings test at FRA is effective for taxable years ending 

after December 31, 1999 (Public Law 106-182). At FRA 

no benefits are withheld for earnings, regardless of the 

amount of earnings.

Automatic Adjustments for Additional Earnings

When a worker has earnings after filing for Social Security benefits, the additional earnings are credited to the 

worker’s record. The reduction factor and the computation of the PIA could be affected by the additional earnings. These adjustments occur automatically; the worker 

does not need to request the action.

Adjusted Reduction Factor. The reduction factor is 

based on all months of entitlement prior to FRA. If a full 

month or partial month of benefits is withheld because of 

the earnings test, the reduction factor is automatically 

adjusted at FRA. For widows and widowers, the automatic adjustments are effective at age 62 and at FRA. 

This adjustment of the reduction factor results in a higher 

ongoing monthly benefit. For example, if retirement benefits are claimed 36 months before FRA, a 36-month 

reduction factor is applied to the PIA. If the earnings test 

results in no payment of benefits for 6 of those months, 

the reduction factor is automatically adjusted at FRA, the 

ongoing reduction factor is changed to 30 months, and 

benefits are increased retroactively to the month of FRA.

Recomputation. Additional earnings also have the 

potential to increase the PIA. A recomputation is automatically considered each year when earnings of the 

insured worker are credited to the record. A recomputation of the PIA is processed if the earnings result in an 

increase to the PIA of at least $1.00. The increase is retroactive to January of the year following the year of new 

earnings. An example to illustrate both automatic adjustments is an insured worker born March 29, 1941, who 

files for retirement benefits in January 2006, 10 months 

before FRA, but who continues to work and earns 

$42,000 in 2006; $38,000 of it is earned before FRA. The 

Tables 2.A29 and 2.A29.1 provide historical detail on 

the retirement test.
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PIA is $1,346.60 and the monthly benefit (10-month 

reduction factor) is $1,271. Because earnings exceed the 

exempt amount of $33,240, the full benefit is withheld for 

one month and a partial benefit is paid in the second 

month. At the end of the year the earnings record is automatically reviewed and the reduction factor is adjusted 

from 10 months to 8 months for the 2 months that a full 

benefit was not paid. The amount of the monthly benefit 

is increased to $1,286 effective with November 2006, the 

month of FRA. In addition, the PIA computation is 

reviewed; if using the $42,000 that was earned in 2006 

increases the PIA by at least a dollar, the PIA is 

increased in January 2007.

Earnings and Disability Benefits

Beneficiaries entitled on the basis of their own disability—disabled workers, disabled adult children, and disabled widow(er)s—are not subject to the annual earnings 

test. Substantial earnings by disabled beneficiaries, however, may indicate that they are able to do work that constitutes substantial gainful activity (SGA) and therefore 

no longer meet the requirements for disability benefits. 

Although other factors are considered, numerical earnings thresholds are used to evaluate SGA. Disabled beneficiaries must report all earnings to SSA for timely 

evaluation of SGA.

In 2001 the Social Security Administration changed 

from a periodic adjustment of the earnings amount for a 

nonblind disabled individual to be considered engaging in 

SGA. Effective January 1, 2001, SGA amounts are automatically adjusted annually on the basis of increases in 

the national average wage index. The SGA amount for 

nonblind individuals in calendar year 2006 is $860 per 

month.

A different definition of SGA applies to blind individuals receiving Social Security disability benefits. Increases 

in the SGA amount for blind individuals have been 

pegged to increases in the national average wage index 

since 1978. The SGA level for blind individuals in calendar year 2006 is $1,450 per month.

A 9-month trial work period allows beneficiaries who 

are still disabled to test their ability to work. During that 

period, beneficiaries may earn any amount and still 

receive full benefits. After the individual completes 9 trial 

work months, the SGA level is used to determine whether 

earnings are substantial.

Government Pension Offset

A pension from a federal, state, or local government 

based on work that was not covered by Social Security 

could reduce the amount of Social Security spouse’s or 

widow’s or widower’s benefits. Social Security benefits 

are reduced (offset) by two-thirds of the government pension if the pension is based on noncovered work by the 

spouse, widow, or widower. For example, for a monthly 

civil service pension of $600, two-thirds of that, or $400, 

would offset a Social Security spousal benefit. An individual eligible for a Social Security spousal benefit of $500 

would receive $100 per month from Social Security 

($500 – $400 = $100). The intent of the Government 

Pension Offset provision is to ensure that, when determining the amount of spousal benefits, government 

employees who do not pay Social Security taxes are 

treated in a manner similar to those who work in the private sector and pay Social Security taxes. The law 

requires that Social Security spousal benefits be offset 

dollar for dollar by the amount of a spouse’s own Social 

Security retirement benefit. For example, if a woman 

worked and earned her own $600 monthly Social Security retired-worker benefit but was also eligible for a $500 

wife’s benefit on her husband’s Social Security record, 

the wife’s benefit would not be paid because her own 

Social Security benefit offset it.

Exceptions to the Government Pension Offset could 

apply if some of the work on which the pension is based 

was in covered employment. Specific rules apply 

depending on the employer and on the dates of employment. There are also exemptions for those who were eligible for the government pension before December 1982 

or before July 1983, if specific criteria are met.

Taxation of Benefits

Up to 85 percent of Social Security benefits may be subject to federal income tax depending on the beneficiary’s 

income, marital status, and filing status. The definition of 

income for this provision is as follows: adjusted gross 

income (before Social Security or Railroad Retirement 

benefits are considered), plus tax-exempt interest 

income, with further modification of adjusted gross 

income in some cases involving certain tax provisions of 

limited applicability among the beneficiary population, 

plus half the Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement benefits.

For married beneficiaries filing jointly with adjusted 

gross income (as defined above) that is $32,000 a year 

or less, no Social Security benefits are subject to taxation. If their adjusted gross income exceeds $32,000 but 

is $44,000 or less, up to 50 percent of the Social Security 

benefit is subject to income tax. If their income exceeds 

Table 2.A30 provides related historical data on disability program earnings guidelines, including reference to 

recent changes in thresholds for determining SGA.
Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 21

$44,000, up to 85 percent of the Social Security benefit is 

subject to income tax. For married beneficiaries filing 

separately who lived together any time during the tax 

year, there is no minimum threshold. Up to 85 percent of 

the Social Security benefit is subject to income tax.

For individuals in all other filing categories (single, 

head of household, qualifying widow(er), and married filing separately but who lived apart from their spouse for 

the entire year), the income threshold is $25,000. Generally, up to 50 percent of benefits are taxable for income 

between $25,001 and $34,000, and up to 85 percent of 

benefits are taxable for income exceeding $34,000.

Like all matters dealing with tax liability, taxation of 

Social Security benefits falls under the jurisdiction of the 

Internal Revenue Service.

CONTACT: Alberta Presberry (410) 966-8473.

Table 2.A31 shows the history of provisions related to 

taxation of Social Security benefits. Table 2.A32 offers 

examples to illustrate when benefits are taxable and 

the amount subject to taxation.
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Supplemental Security Income

Program Overview

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides income support to persons aged 65 or older, blind 

or disabled adults, and blind or disabled children. Eligibility requirements and federal payment standards are 

nationally uniform. The 2006 federal SSI benefit rate for 

an individual living in his or her own household and with 

no other countable income is $603 monthly; for a couple 

(with both husband and wife eligible), the SSI benefit rate 

is $904 monthly.

Payments under SSI began in January 1974. It 

replaced the former federal-state adult assistance programs in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 

Under SSI each eligible person is provided a monthly 

cash payment based on a statutory federal benefit rate. 

Since 1975, these rates have been increased by the 

same percentage, as the cost-of-living increases in 

OASDI benefits. If an individual or couple is living in 

another person's household and is receiving both food 

and shelter from the person in whose household they are 

living, the federal benefit rate is reduced by one-third. 

This is done instead of determining the actual dollar 

value of the in-kind support and maintenance.

For institutionalized persons, the eligibility requirements and payment standards depend on the type of 

institution. With some exceptions, inmates of public institutions are ineligible for SSI. For persons institutionalized 

for a complete calendar month, a maximum federal SSI 

payment of $30 per month applies where (1) the institution receives a substantial part of the cost of the person's 

care from the Medicaid program, or (2) the institution 

receives payments from private health insurance on 

behalf of a recipient under age 18. Other eligible persons 

in institutions may receive up to the full federal benefit 

rate.

The federal payment is based on the individual's 

countable income. The first $20 monthly in OASDI benefits or other earned or unearned income is not counted. 

Also excluded is $65 monthly of earnings plus one-half of 

any earnings above $65. For example, a person living in 

his or her own household, whose sole income is a $200 

monthly OASDI benefit, would receive $423 in federal 

SSI payments

$603 - ($200 - $20) = ($603 - $180) = $423.

A person whose income consists of $500 in gross 

monthly earnings would receive $395.50 in federal SSI 

payments

(($500 - $85) / 2) = $207.50 countable earnings

FBR $603 - $207.50 = $395.50 federal SSI

Individuals generally are not eligible for SSI if they 

have resources in excess of $2,000 (or $3,000 for a couple). Certain resources are excluded, most commonly a 

home, an automobile, and household goods and personal effects. States have the option to supplement the 

federal SSI payment for all or selected categories of persons, regardless of previous state program eligibility.

CONTACT: Judi Papas (410) 965-2816.

SSI: History Of Provisions

Basic Eligibility Requirements

1972 (Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30). An individual may qualify for payments on the basis of age, 

blindness, or disability.

Aged: Any person aged 65 or older.

Blind: Any person with 20/200 or less vision in the 

better eye with the use of correcting lenses, or with 

tunnel vision of 20 degrees or less. An individual 

transferred from a state Aid to the Blind (AB) program is eligible if he/she received such state aid in 

December 1973 and continues to meet the 

October 1972 state definition of blindness.

Disabled: Any person unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically 

determinable physical or mental impairment 

expected to result in death or that has lasted or can 

be expected to last for a continuous period of at least 

12 months. For a child under age 18, eligibility is 

based on disability of severity comparable with that 

of an adult. An individual transferred from a state Aid 

to the Permanently and Totally Disabled (APTD) program to SSI is also eligible if he/she received such 

state aid in December 1973 and continues to meet 

the October 1972 state definition of disability.

1973 (Public Law 93-233, enacted December 31). Only 

persons who had received APTD before July 1973 

and were on the rolls in December 1973 may receive 

SSI on the basis of the state definition of disability; 

those who became eligible for state aid from July to 

December 1973 must meet the federal definition of 

disability.
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1980 (Public Law 96-265, enacted June 9). A disabled 

recipient who loses federal SSI eligibility because of 

earnings at the substantial gainful activity level may 

continue to receive a special benefit under 

section 1619 and retain eligibility for Medicaid under 

Title XIX of the Social Security Act. This special benefit status may continue as long as the recipient has 

the disabling impairment and meets all nondisability 

SSI eligibility criteria. States have the option of supplementing this special benefit.

This provision of the law was in effect from 

January 1, 1981, through December 31, 1983. 

Beginning in January 1984, under a 1-year demonstration project, this provision was continued for persons already eligible for either regular SSI payments 

or special monthly benefits.

1984 (Public Law 98-460, enacted October 9). The special benefit and Medicaid provisions of the 1980 legislation were extended through June 30, 1987 

(retroactive to January 1, 1984).

1986 (Public Law 99-643, enacted November 10). The 

special benefit and Medicaid provisions of the 1980 

amendments are made permanent. The provisions 

were amended effective July 1, 1987, with significant 

modifications to simplify administration and to allow 

free movement between regular SSI disability payments and either the special cash benefit or Medicaid 

eligibility under section 1619. The distinction 

between a disabled person eligible for regular SSI 

payments and one eligible for 1619(a) is that the latter has several months with gross earnings above 

the SGA level. Previously, section 1619(a) status 

required completion of a trial work period and the 

determination that the work was SGA.

1996 (Public Law 104-193, enacted August 22). For individuals under age 18, the “comparable severity” 

standard is eliminated and replaced with a requirement that a child be considered disabled if he/she 

has a medically determinable impairment that results 

in “marked and severe functional limitations,” and 

meets the existing statutory duration requirement. 

The law also eliminates references to “maladaptive 

behaviors” in the Listing of Impairments for children, 

and discontinues the use of individualized functional 

assessments for children.

SSI eligibility is prohibited for an individual in any 

month during which such an individual is a fugitive 

felon, fleeing prosecution, or violating state or federal 

conditions of probation or parole. In addition, SSI eligibility is prohibited for 10 years for those convicted 

of fraudulently claiming residence to obtain benefits 

simultaneously in two or more states.1

2006 (Public Law 109-171, enacted February 8). 

Requires the Commissioner to conduct reviews of a 

specific percentage of SSI initial disability and blindness cases involving individuals aged 18 or older 

that are allowed by State Disability Determination 

Service agencies (DDS). The provision is phased in 

as follows—for fiscal year 2006, the Commissioner is 

required to review 20 percent of DDS allowances; in 

fiscal year 2007, the requirement is 40 percent; and, 

for fiscal years 2008 and thereafter, 50 percent of all 

DDS allowances are required to be reviewed. These 

reviews are to be made before the allowance decision is implemented.

Other Eligibility Provisions

Citizenship and Residence

1972 (Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30). The individual must reside within one of the 50 states or the 

District of Columbia and be a citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence or permanently residing in the United States under color of 

law. Persons living outside the United States for an 

entire calendar month lose their eligibility for such a 

month.

1976 (Public Law 94-241, enacted March 24). Eligibility 

for SSI is extended to residents of the Northern Mariana Islands, effective January 9, 1978.

1980 (Public Law 96-265, enacted June 9). The income 

and resources of the immigration sponsors of aliens 

applying for SSI are considered in determining eligibility for and the amount of payment. After allowances for the needs of the sponsor and his/her 

family, the remainder is deemed available for the 

support of the alien applicant for a 3-year period after 

admission to the United States for permanent residence. This provision does not apply to those who 

become blind or disabled after admission, to refugees, or to persons granted political asylum. (See 

section “Deeming of Income and Resources” for subsequent changes to sponsor-to-alien deeming provisions.)

1989 (Public Law 101-239, enacted December 19). SSI 

eligibility is continued for a disabled or blind child 

who was receiving SSI benefits while living in the 

United States and is now living with a parent who is a 

member of the U.S. Armed Forces assigned to permanent duty ashore outside the United States, but 

not where the parent is stationed in Puerto Rico or 

the territories and possessions of the United States.

1. This last provision was repealed in 1999 by Public Law 106-169 

and replaced with a provision providing for nonpayment of benefits 

for up to 24 months for knowingly making false or misleading 

statements regarding material facts.
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1993 (Public Law 103-66, enacted August 10). Above 

provision made applicable where the parent is a 

member of the U.S. Armed Forces and stationed in 

Puerto Rico or the territories and possessions of the 

United States.

1996 (Public Law 104-193, enacted August 22). Prohibits 

SSI eligibility for anyone who is not a U.S. citizen or 

national unless they are in a “qualified alien” category 

and meet one of certain exceptions such as lawful 

permanent residents who earn or can be credited 

with 40 qualifying quarters of earnings, certain refugee type categories eligible for up to 5 years of timelimited eligibility, or active duty U.S. military or veterans and their spouses and children. Extends eligibility for aliens receiving SSI as of August 22, 1996, 

(the enactment date of the law) for 1 year after the 

enactment date for those aliens found ineligible 

under the new standards.

(Public Law 104-208, enacted September 30). 

Amends Public Law 104-193 to add to the list of 

“qualified aliens” certain noncitizens (and their children) who have been battered or subjected to 

extreme cruelty by a spouse or parent or a member 

of the spouse’s or parent’s family living in the same 

household.

1997 (Public Law 105-18, enacted June 12). Extends eligibility for aliens receiving SSI as of August 22, 1996, 

until September 30, 1997, for those found ineligible 

under the new alien standards of Public 

Law 104-193.

(Public Law 105-33, enacted August 5). Further 

amends Public Law 104-193 to add Cuban and Haitian entrants, and the child of a parent who has been 

battered or subjected to extreme cruelty, to the list of 

qualified aliens. Provides that Cuban and Haitian 

entrants and Amerasian immigrants qualify for timelimited eligibility, and increases the time limit from 5 

to 7 years for all time-limited categories. Additional 

exceptions are added for qualified aliens: (1) lawfully 

residing in the United States and receiving SSI benefits on August 22, 1996; and (2) lawfully residing in 

the United States on August 22, 1996, and meeting 

the definition of blind or disabled in the Social Security Act.

Certain noncitizen American Indians are excepted 

from the alien nonpayment provisions of Public 

Law 104-193.

Extends eligibility for “nonqualified aliens” receiving 

SSI as of August 22, 1996, until September 30, 

1998.

1998 (Public Law 105-306, enacted October 28). Permanently extends eligibility of all remaining 

“nonqualified aliens” who were receiving SSI benefits when Public Law 104-193 was enacted on 

August 22, 1996.

2000 (Public Law 106-386, enacted October 28). Noncitizens, regardless of their immigration status, may be 

eligible for SSI to the same extent as refugees, if they 

are determined to be victims of “severe forms of trafficking in persons.”

2004 (Public Law 108-203, enacted March 2). Extends 

SSI eligibility to blind or disabled children who are 

U.S. citizens living with a parent assigned to permanent U.S. military duty outside of the United States 

and who were not receiving SSI benefits when living 

in the United States. Previously, only blind or disabled children who received an SSI benefit for the 

month before the parent reported for permanent duty 

abroad were eligible. Effective April 2004 for applications filed after enactment.

Other Benefits

1980 (Public Law 96-272, enacted June 17). SSI applicants and recipients are not required as a condition 

of eligibility to elect to receive Veterans Administration pensions under the Veterans and Survivors’ 

Pension Improvement Act of 1978 if the state of residence lacks a medically needy program under 

Title XIX.

Drug Addiction and Alcoholism (DA&A)

1972 (Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30). Any disabled individual who has been medically determined 

to be an alcoholic or drug addict must accept appropriate treatment, if available, in an approved facility 

and demonstrate compliance with conditions and 

requirements for treatment.

SSI payments are required to be made through a 

representative payee—another person or public or 

private agency designated by SSA to manage the 

recipient’s benefit on his/her behalf.

1994 (Public Law 103-296, enacted August 15). Any individual who is receiving SSI based on a disability 

where drug addiction or alcoholism is a contributing 

factor material to the finding of disability must comply 

with the DA&A treatment requirements. The individual must accept appropriate treatment when it is 

available and comply with the conditions and terms 

of treatment. Instances of noncompliance with the 

requirements result in progressively longer payment 

suspensions. Before payments can resume, the individual must demonstrate compliance for specific periods; 2 months, 3 months, and 6 months, 

respectively, for the first, second, third, and subsequent instances of noncompliance. An individual who 

is not in compliance with the DA&A treatment 

requirements for 12 consecutive months shall not be 
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eligible for payments; however, this does not prevent 

such individuals from reapplying and again becoming 

eligible for payments.

SSI disability payments based on DA&A are also limited to a total of 36 benefit months (beginning 

March 1995) regardless of whether appropriate treatment is available. Months for which benefits are not 

due and received do not count towards the 36-month 

limit.

Payments based on DA&A must be made to a representative payee. Preference is required to be given 

to community based nonprofit social service agencies and federal, state, or local government agencies 

in representative payee selection. These agencies 

when serving as payees for individuals receiving payments based on DA&A may retain the lesser of 

10 percent of the monthly benefit or $50 (adjusted 

annually after 1995 by the consumer price index 

[CPI]) as compensation for their services.

Establishment of one or more referral and monitoring 

agencies for each state is required.

1996 (Public Law 104-121, enacted March 29). An individual is not considered disabled if DA&A is a contributing factor material to a finding of disability.

Applies DA&A representative payee requirements 

enacted under Public Law 103-296 to disabled SSI 

recipients who have a DA&A condition and are incapable of managing their benefits. In addition, these 

recipients shall be referred to the appropriate state 

agency administering the state plan for substance 

abuse treatment.

Institutionalization

1972 (Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30). An individual who is an inmate of a public institution is ineligible for SSI payments unless the institution is a 

facility approved for Medicaid payments and is 

receiving such payments on behalf of the person. 

Under regulations, the Medicaid payment must represent more than 50 percent of the cost of services 

provided by the facility to the individual.

1976 (Public Law 94-566, enacted October 20). An 

inmate of a publicly operated community residence 

serving no more than 16 persons may, if otherwise 

eligible, receive SSI.

1983 (Public Law 98-21, enacted April 20). Payments 

may be made to persons who are residents of public 

emergency shelters for the homeless for a period of 

up to 3 months in any 12-month period.

1986 (Public Law 99-643, enacted November 10). Effective July 1, 1987, disabled or blind recipients who 

were receiving special SSI payments or had special 

SSI recipient status under section 1619 in the month 

preceding the first full month of institutionalization, 

may receive payments based on the full federal benefit rate for the initial 2 full months of institutionalization, if they reside in certain public medical, 

psychiatric, or Medicaid facilities or in private Medicaid facilities.

1987 (Public Law 100-203, enacted December 22). 

Effective January 1, 1988, payments may be made to 

persons who are residents of public emergency shelters for the homeless, for up to 6 months in a 

9-month period.

Effective July 1, 1988, continued payment of SSI 

benefits for up to 3 months is permitted, at the rate 

that was applicable in the month prior to the first full 

month of institutionalization, for individuals whose 

expected institutional stay on admission is not likely 

to exceed 3 months, as certified by a physician, and 

for whom the receipt of benefits is necessary to maintain living arrangements to which they may return.

1996 (Public Law 104-193, enacted August 22). Effective 

December 1996, institutionalized children under 

age 18 whose private health insurance is making 

payments to the institution may receive no more than 

$30 per month in federal SSI.

Vocational Rehabilitation and Treatment

1972 (Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30). Blind or 

disabled individuals receiving federal SSI benefits 

who are under age 65 must be referred to the state 

agency providing services under the Vocational 

Rehabilitation Act and must accept the services 

offered. States are reimbursed for the cost of services.

1976 (Public Law 94-566, enacted October 20). Blind or 

disabled children under age 16 must be referred to 

the state agency administering crippled children’s 

services or to another agency designated by the 

state. States are reimbursed for the cost of services.

Of funds provided for these services, at least 

90 percent must be used for children under age 6 or 

for those who have never attended public schools.

1980 (Public Law 96-265, enacted June 9). Disabled SSI 

recipients who medically recover while enrolled in 

approved vocational rehabilitation programs of state 

VR agencies may continue to receive benefits during 

their participation in such programs if the Commissioner of Social Security determines that continuation 

in the program will increase the probability that they 

leave the rolls permanently.

1981 (Public Law 97-35, enacted August 13). Funding no 

longer provided under Title XVI for medical, social, 
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developmental, and rehabilitative services to disabled or blind children.

Reimbursement for the cost of rehabilitation services 

will only be made if the services result in the recipient’s return to work for a continuous period of 

9 months. The work must be at the substantial gainful activity earnings level.

1984 (Public Law 98-460, enacted October 9). Authorizes the reimbursement of states for the cost of VR 

services provided to individuals who (1) continue to 

receive benefits after medical recovery because they 

are participating in a state VR program or (2) refuse, 

without good cause, to continue in or cooperate with 

the VR program in which they had been participating.

1987 (Public Law 100-203, enacted December 22). 

Extends the provision for continuation of payments to 

disabled SSI recipients who have medically recovered while enrolled in an approved vocational rehabilitation program to include blind SSI recipients.

1990 (Public Law 101-508, enacted November 5). Reimbursement authorized for the cost of vocational rehabilitation services provided in months in which the 

individual was not receiving federal SSI payments, if

• SSI recipient status for Medicaid eligibility purposes was retained under work incentive provisions, or 

• Benefits were in suspense2 status (for a reason 

other than cessation of disability or blindness), or

• Federally administered state supplementation 

was received.

Extends benefit continuation provision to disabled 

SSI recipients who medically recover while participating in a nonstate VR program.

1999 (Public Law 106-170, enacted December 17). 

Establishes a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 

program that will provide SSI (and OASDI) disability 

beneficiaries with a ticket that can be used to obtain 

vocational rehabilitation services, employment services, or other support services, from an employment 

network (EN) of their choice.

An EN chooses one of the two EN payment options 

at the time it submits an application to SSA to 

become an EN. The chosen payment system will 

apply to all beneficiaries served. An EN can elect to 

receive payment under the

• Outcome payment system, under which it can 

receive payment for up to 60 outcome payment 

months; or

• Outcome-milestone payment system, under 

which it can receive payment for up to four milestones in addition to outcome payments. These 

milestones must occur before the EN enters the 

first month for which it is eligible for an outcome 

payment. Four milestone payments plus 

60 months of reduced outcome payments equal 

85 percent of the total that would be available if 

the EN chose the outcome payment system.

The four milestones are based on gross earnings 

exceeding the substantial gainful activity level for 

specified months. An outcome payment month is any 

month in which SSA does not pay any federal disability cash benefits to a beneficiary because of work or 

earnings.

Also eliminates the requirement that blind or disabled 

SSI recipients aged 16 through 64 be referred to the 

state VR agency and accept the services offered.

Continuing Disability Reviews and Eligibility 

Redeterminations

1994 (Public Law 103-296, enacted August 15). During 

each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998, requires 

SSA to conduct continuing disability reviews (CDRs) 

on a minimum of 100,000 SSI recipients. In addition, 

during the same period, requires SSA to redetermine 

the SSI eligibility of at least one-third of all child SSI 

recipients who reach age 18 after April 1995 during 

the 1-year period following attainment of age 18. 

Redeterminations for persons turning age 18 could 

count toward the 100,000 CDR requirement.

1996 (Public Law 104-193, enacted August 22). Repeals 

the requirement that SSA redetermine the eligibility 

of at least one-third of all child SSI recipients who 

reach age 18 after April 1995 during the 1-year 

period following attainment of age 18.

Requires a CDR

• At least once every 3 years for SSI recipients 

under age 18 who are eligible by reason of an 

impairment that is likely to improve, and

• Not later than 12 months after birth for recipients 

whose low birth weight is a contributing factor 

material to the determination of their disability.

Requires eligibility redetermination for all child SSI 

recipients eligible for the month before the month in 

which they attain age 18.

Requires redetermination of eligibility for children 

considered disabled based on an individual functional assessment and/or consideration of maladaptive behavior.

Requires the representative payee of a child SSI 

recipient whose continuing eligibility is being 

2. Recipients who have lost eligibility for SSI benefits for fewer than 

13 consecutive months are in suspended payment status.
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reviewed to present evidence that the recipient is 

receiving treatment that is considered medically necessary and available for the condition which was the 

basis for providing SSI benefits.

1997 (Public Law 105-33, enacted August 5). Modifies 

provision of Public Law 104-193 to extend from 12 to 

18 months the period for redetermining the disability 

of children under age 18 under the new childhood 

disability standard.

Modifies provision of Public Law 104-193 to permit 

SSA to schedule a CDR for a disabled child for whom 

low birth weight is a contributing factor material to the 

determination of disability, at a date after the child’s 

first birthday if the Commissioner determines the 

impairment is not expected to improve within 

12 months of the child’s birth.

Modifies provision of Public Law 104-193 to provide 

SSA the authority to make redeterminations of disabled childhood recipients who attain age 18, more 

than 1 year after the date such recipient attains 

age 18.

1999 (Public Law 106-170, enacted December 17). Prohibits the initiation of a CDR during the period that a 

recipient is “using a ticket” under the Ticket to Work 

program.

Deeming of Income and Resources

1972 (Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30). Deeming 

occurs when the income and resources of certain 

family members living in the same household with 

the SSI recipient are considered in determining the 

amount of the SSI payment. These family members 

are the ineligible spouse of an adult recipient and the 

ineligible parents of a child recipient under age 21.

After deduction of personal allocations for the spouse 

(or parents) and for ineligible children in the home, 

and after application of income exclusions, any 

remaining income of the spouse (or parents) is 

added to the income of the eligible person.

1980 (Public Law 96-265, enacted June 9). Children 

aged 18 or older are not subject to parental deeming.

Sponsor’s income and resources deemed to an alien 

for 3 years.

1989 (Public Law 101-239, enacted December 19). Disabled children receiving home care services under 

state Medicaid programs, who are ineligible for SSI 

because of deeming of parental income, and who 

received SSI benefits limited to $30 while in a medical treatment facility, may receive the $30 monthly 

allowance that would be payable if the recipient were 

institutionalized.

1993 (Public Law 103-152, enacted November 24). 

Sponsor-to-alien deeming period extended from 

3 years to 5 years, effective January 1, 1994, 

through September 30, 1996.

Considers an ineligible spouse or parent who is 

absent from the household because of active military 

service to be a member of the household for deeming purposes.

1996 (Public Law 104-193, enacted August 22). Deeming of income and resources from an immigration 

sponsor to a noncitizen continues until citizenship, 

with exceptions for those who earn, or can be credited with, 40 qualifying quarters of earnings. Effective 

for those whose sponsor signs a new legally enforceable affidavit of support.

(Public Law 104-208, enacted September 30). 

Amends Public Law 104-193 to add two exceptions 

to the sponsor-to-alien deeming:

• Provides that if the noncitizen is indigent and 

would be unable to obtain food and shelter without SSI benefits even after receiving support 

from the sponsor, then only the amount of 

income and resources actually provided by the 

sponsor will be counted for a 12-month period 

after a determination of indigence; and

• Provides that in certain cases, deeming would 

not apply for a 12-month period (with some 

options for extension) if the noncitizen (or his/her 

children) has been battered or subjected to 

extreme cruelty by family members.

1997 (Public Law 105-33, enacted August 5). Amends 

Public Law 104-208 to add an additional exception to 

sponsor-to-alien deeming when the parent of a noncitizen has been battered or subjected to extreme 

cruelty by family members.

2006 (Public Law 109-163, enacted January 6). Provides 

that individuals who were made ineligible for SSI 

because of their spouses or parents being called to 

active military duty would not have to file a new application for SSI benefits if they again could be eligible 

for benefits before the end of 24 consecutive months 

of ineligibility.

Federal Benefit Payments

Federal Benefit Rates

Basic benefit standards are used in computing the 

amount of federal SSI payments. Benefit levels differ for 

individuals and couples living in households and for persons in Medicaid institutions. Individuals or couples living 

in their own households receive the full federal benefit. If 

an individual or couple is living in another person’s 
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household and receiving support and maintenance there, 

the federal benefit is reduced by one-third. The federal 

benefit rates for persons in households are increased 

annually to reflect increases in the cost of living. Legislation affecting the level of federal benefit rates since the 

inception of the SSI program are summarized in 

Table 2.B1.

Windfall Offset

1980 (Public Law 96-265, enacted June 9). Offset (by 

reduction of retroactive Social Security benefits) to 

prevent persons whose initial OASDI payment is retroactive from receiving more in total benefits than if 

they were paid the benefits when regularly due.

1984 (Public Law 98-617, enacted November 8). Offset 

provision expanded to allow for reduction of retroactive SSI benefits and to apply in cases of OASDI benefit reinstatement.

Proration of Benefit

1982 (Public Law 97-248, enacted September 3). Benefit 

for first month of eligibility to be prorated by the number of days in the month for which an application has 

been filed and there is eligibility.

1996 (Public Law 104-193, enacted August 22). 

Changes the effective date of an SSI application to 

the first day of the month following the date on which 

the application was filed or on which the individual 

first becomes eligible, whichever is later. This, in 

effect, eliminates prorated payments in initial claims.

Retrospective Monthly Accounting

1981 (Public Law 97-35, enacted August 13). Changes 

the method of computing the SSI benefit to one 

under which the benefit amount is computed on a 

monthly basis and is based on income and other 

characteristics in the previous (or second previous) 

month.

1984 (Public Law 98-369, enacted July 18). Changes the 

method of computing the SSI benefit to persons 

receiving Title II payments. The effect of the 

increased Title II income at the time of the cost-of-living increase is not delayed as it otherwise would be.

1987 (Public Law 100-203, enacted December 22). Provides an exception to retrospective monthly accounting so that amounts received under Aid to Families 

with Dependent Children (AFDC), foster care, refugee cash assistance, Cuban-Haitian entrant assistance, or general and child welfare assistance 

provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs are counted 

only in the month received.

1993 (Public Law 103-66, enacted August 10). Changes 

the method of computing the SSI benefit to persons 

receiving the value of the one-third reduction. The 

effect of the increased value at the time of the costof-living increase is not delayed as it otherwise would 

be. Effective January 1995.

2004 (Public Law 108-203, enacted March 2). Eliminates 

triple counting of one-time, nonrecurring income by 

providing that this income will be counted only for the 

month that the income is received and not for any 

other month during the transition to retrospective 

monthly accounting during the first 3 months of an 

individual’s SSI eligibility. Effective April 2005.

Uncashed Checks

1981 (Public Law 97-35, enacted August 13). States that 

have federally administered supplements to be credited their share of SSI checks that remain unnegotiated for 180 days.

1987 (Public Law 100-86, enacted August 10). SSI 

checks now unnegotiable after 1 year. States are 

credited their share of SSI checks after 1 year rather 

than 180 days.

Rounding of Payment Amounts

1982 (Public Law 97-248, enacted September 3). Costof-living adjustments in the federal SSI benefit and 

income eligibility levels are to be rounded to the next 

lower whole dollar, after the adjustment is calculated. 

Subsequent cost-of-living adjustments will be calculated on the previous year’s benefit standard before 

rounding.

Penalties Resulting in Nonpayment of Benefits for 

False or Misleading Statements

1999 (Public Law 106-169, enacted December 14). Provides for the nonpayment of OASDI and SSI benefits 

(6, 12, and 24 months, respectively, for the first, second, and third or subsequent violations) for individuals found to have knowingly made a false or 

misleading statement of material fact for use in determining eligibility for benefits.

2004 (Public Law 108-203, enacted March 2). Expands 

the administrative sanction of nonpayment of benefits to situations where an individual has failed to disclose material information, if the person knew or 

should have known that such failure was misleading.

Authorizes federal courts to order a defendant convicted of defrauding Social Security, Special Veterans’ Benefits, or SSI to make restitution to SSA. 

Restitution funds would be deposited to the trust 

funds or General Fund of the Treasury, as appropriate. Effective with respect to violations occurring on 

or after the date of enactment.
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Installment Payments

1996 (Public Law 104-193, enacted August 22). Establishes a schedule for paying retroactive SSI benefit 

amounts that exceed 12 times the federal benefit 

rate (FBR) plus the state supplement level. Payments would be made at 6-month intervals:

• The first installment would be 12 times the FBR 

plus any federally administered state supplement.

• Any remaining retroactive benefits would be paid 

in a second installment (not to exceed the first 

payment amount).

• All remaining retroactive benefits would be paid 

in the third installment.

Provides that where an underpaid individual has 

incurred debts to provide for food, clothing, or shelter, 

has expenses for disability-related items and services that exceed the installment amount, or has 

entered into a contract to purchase a home, the 

installment payment would be increased by the 

amount needed to cover those debts, expenses, and 

obligations.

Provides that full retroactive payments be paid to an 

individual who is terminally ill or, if currently ineligible, 

is likely to remain so for the next 12 months.

2006 (Public Law 109-171, enacted February 8). 

Requires that past-due monthly SSI benefits that 

exceed three times the maximum monthly benefit 

(federal benefit rate plus state supplementary payment amount, if any) payable to the individual be paid 

in up to three installment payments, 6 months apart. 

Also, limits the amount of the first two installment 

payments to three times the maximum monthly benefit. All remaining benefits due are to be paid in the 

third installment. As under current law, the amounts 

of the installment payments may be increased in certain cases, such as those in which the individual has 

outstanding debt relating to food, clothing, or shelter, 

or has necessary medical needs.

Effective 3 months after February 8, 2006.

Exclusions from Income

General Exclusions

1972 (Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30). The first 

$60 of earned or unearned income per calendar 

quarter for an individual or couple; the next $195 and 

one-half the remainder of quarterly earned income. 

Unearned income includes Social Security benefits, 

other government or private pensions, veterans’ benefits, and workers’ compensation.

1981 (Public Law 97-35, enacted August 13). The first 

$20 of earned or unearned income per month for an 

individual or couple; the next $65 and one-half the 

remainder of monthly earned income. Unearned 

income includes Social Security benefits, other government or private pensions, veterans’ benefits, and 

workers’ compensation.

2000 (Public Law 106-554, enacted December 21). Earnings of persons defined as Social Security statutory 

employees are treated as self-employment income 

for SSI purposes.

Special Exclusions

1972 (Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30). Any 

amount of tax rebate issued to an individual by any 

public agency that is based on either real property or 

food purchase taxes.

Grants, scholarships, and fellowships used to pay 

tuition and fees at an educational institution.

Income required for achieving an approved self-support plan for blind or disabled persons.

Work expenses of blind persons.

For blind persons transferred from state programs to 

SSI, income exclusions equal to the maximum 

amount permitted as of October 1972 under the state 

programs.

Irregularly or infrequently received income totaling 

$60 or less of unearned income and $30 of earned 

income in a calendar quarter.

Payment for foster care of ineligible child residing in 

recipient’s home through placement by a public or 

private nonprofit child care agency.

One-third of any payment received from an absent 

parent for the support of a child eligible for SSI.

Certain earnings of a blind or disabled child under 

age 22 regularly attending an educational institution.

State or local government cash payments based on 

need and designed to supplement SSI payments.

1976 (Public Law 94-331, enacted June 30). Disaster 

assistance from income for 9 months and application 

of one-third reduction for 6 months for certain victims 

of disasters occurring between January 1, 1976, and 

December 31, 1976.

(Public Law 94-566, enacted October 20). Any assistance based on need (including vendor payments) 

made to or on behalf of SSI recipients, which is paid 

and wholly funded by state or local governments.

The value of assistance provided under certain federal housing programs.
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1977 (Public Law 95-113, enacted September 29). Food 

stamps, federally donated food, and the value of free 

or reduced price food for women and children under 

the Child Nutrition Act and National School Lunch 

Act.

(Public Law 95-171, enacted November 12). Provisions for exclusions for support and maintenance 

under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act of 1974 extended on a permanent basis. Effective January 1, 1978.

1980 (Public Law 96-222, enacted April 1). Earned 

income tax credit treated as earned income (temporarily excluded from 1975 through 1980).

(Public Law 96-265, enacted June 9). Remunerations received in sheltered workshops and work 

activity centers are considered earned income and 

qualify for earned income exclusions.

Impairment-related work expenses paid by the individual (including cost for attendant care, medical 

equipment, drugs, and services necessary to control 

an impairment) are deducted from earnings when 

determining if an individual is engaging in substantial 

gainful activity. Impairment-related work expenses 

are excluded in calculating income for benefit purposes if initial eligibility for benefits exists on the 

basis of countable income without applying this 

exclusion.

1981 (Public Law 97-35, enacted August 13). Modifies 

provision under which irregularly or infrequently 

received income is excluded to conform to change 

from quarterly to monthly accounting; amounts 

excludable: $20 or less of unearned income and $10 

of earned income in a month.

1982 (Public Law 97-377, enacted December 21). From 

December 18, 1982, to September 30, 1983, certain 

home energy assistance payments are excluded if a 

state agency certified that they are based on need.

1983 (Public Law 97-424, enacted January 6). Support 

or maintenance assistance (including home energy 

assistance) provided in kind by a nonprofit organization or in cash or in kind by certain providers of home 

energy is excluded if the state determines that the 

assistance is based on need. Provision is applicable 

through September 1984.

Certain home energy assistance payments are 

excluded if a state agency certified that the assistance is based on need. Provision is applicable 

through June 1985.

1984 (Public Law 98-369, enacted July 18). The 1983 

provisions for support and maintenance and home 

energy assistance continue to October 1, 1987.

1986 (Public Law 99-498, enacted October 17). Educational assistance used for educational expenses 

under the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended.

1987 (Public Law 100-203, enacted December 22). The 

1983 provisions for support and maintenance and 

home energy assistance made permanent.

Excludes death payments (for example, proceeds 

from life insurance) from SSI income determinations 

to the extent they were spent on last illness and 

burial.

Modifies the 1982 resource exclusion for burial funds 

to extend the exclusion to any burial fund of $1,500 

or less maintained separately from all other assets, 

thereby allowing interest to be excluded from income 

if retained in the fund.

1988 (Public Law 100-383, enacted August 10). Restitution payments made to Japanese internees and relocated Aleutians.

1989 (Public Law 101-239, enacted December 19). Interest on agreements representing the purchase of an 

excluded burial space.

Payments from the Agent Orange Settlement.

Value of a ticket for domestic travel received as a gift 

and not cashed.

1990 (Public Law 101-508, enacted November 5). 

Earned income tax credit (including the child health 

insurance portion).

Payments received from a state-administered fund 

established to aid victims of crime.

Impairment-related work expenses excluded from 

income in determining initial eligibility for benefits.

Payments received as state or local government relocation assistance.

Payments received under the Radiation Exposure 

Compensation Act.

Redefines as earned income, royalties earned in 

connection with any publication of the individual’s 

work and honoraria received for services rendered 

(previously defined as unearned income).

1993 (Public Law 103-66, enacted August 10). Hostile 

fire pay to members of the uniformed services.

Payments received as state or local government relocation assistance made permanent.

1994 (Public Law 103-286, enacted August 1). Payments 

to victims of Nazi persecution.

1998 (Public Law 105-285, enacted October 27). Funds 

made available to an SSI recipient by a state or local 

government or a nonprofit organization as part of the 
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Individual Development Account demonstration 

project.

(Public Law 105-306, enacted October 28). In-kind 

gifts to children with life-threatening conditions by 

tax-exempt organizations not converted to cash.

The first $2,000 annually of cash gifts by tax-exempt 

organizations to, or for the benefit of, individuals 

under age 18 with life-threatening conditions.

(Public Law 105-369, enacted November 12). Payments made under the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief 

Fund Act of 1998.

2000 (Public Law 106-554, enacted December 21). Interest on funds deposited in an individual development 

account.

Any adjustments made to prior payments from other 

federal programs to account for the error in the computation of the consumer price index during 1999.

2001 (Public Law 107-16, enacted June 7). The refundable child tax credit is excluded in determining eligibility for means-tested programs, including SSI.

2004 (Public Law 108-203, enacted March 2). Changes 

the calculation of infrequent and irregular income 

from a monthly to a quarterly basis.

Excludes from the determination of an individual’s 

income all interest and dividend income earned on 

countable resources. Effective July 2004.

Permits the student earned income exclusion to 

apply to any individual under age 22 who is a student. Thus, students under age 22 who are married 

or heads of households would be eligible for the 

exclusion. Effective April 2005.

Excludes from the determination of income any gift to 

an individual for use in paying tuition or educational 

fees, just as grants, scholarships, and fellowships for 

such use are currently excluded from the determination of income. Effective June 2004.

2005 (Public Law 109-64, enacted September 20). 

Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to 

specify that assistance provided under a program for 

flood mitigation activities with respect to a property 

would not be considered income or a resource of the 

owner of the property when determining eligibility for 

or benefit levels under any income assistance or 

resource-tested program (including SSI) that is 

funded in whole or in part by a federal agency or by 

appropriated federal funds.

Resources

1972 (Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30). Countable resources limited to $1,500 or less for an individual and to $2,250 or less for a couple.

1984 (Public Law 98-369, enacted July 18). Limit on 

countable resources raised by $100 a year for individuals and $150 a year for couples, beginning in calendar year 1985 through 1989. The respective limits 

would become $2,000 for an individual and $3,000 

for a couple in 1989 and thereafter.

1999 (Public Law 106-169, enacted December 14). 

Includes generally in the countable resources of an 

individual the assets of a trust that could be used for 

the benefit of the individual or spouse.

General Exclusions

1972 (Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30). A home 

of reasonable value—established by regulation as 

not exceeding a fair-market value of $25,000 

($35,000 in Alaska and Hawaii).

Personal effects and household goods of reasonable 

value established by regulation as not exceeding a 

total market value of $1,500.

An automobile of reasonable value—established by 

regulation as not exceeding a market value of 

$1,200.

An automobile may be excluded, regardless of value, 

if the individual’s household uses it for employment 

or medical treatment or if it is modified to be operated 

by or for transportation of a handicapped person.

Life insurance with face value of $1,500 or less.

1976 (Public Law 94-569, enacted October 20). The 

recipient’s home, regardless of value, is excluded 

from consideration in determining resources.

1977 (Public Law 95-171, enacted November 12). Assistance received under the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1974 for 9 months following 

receipt.

1979. Reasonable value for an automobile increased by 

regulation to $4,500 of current-market value; personal goods and household effects increased to 

$2,000 of equity value.

1982 (Public Law 97-248, enacted September 3). The 

value, within prescribed limits, of a burial space for 

the recipient, spouse, and immediate family is 

excluded. In addition, $1,500 each (less the value of 

already excluded life insurance and any amount in an 

irrevocable burial arrangement) may be set aside for 

the burial of the recipient and spouse.

1984 (Public Law 98-369, enacted July 18). The unspent 

portion of any retroactive Title II or Title XVI payment 

is excluded for 6 months following its receipt, and the 

individual must be given written notice of the time 

limit on the exclusion.
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1985. Regulations permit exclusion, regardless of value, 

of an automobile needed for essential transportation 

or modified for a handicapped person. The $4,500 

current market value limit applies only if no automobile could be excluded based on the nature of its use.

1987 (Public Law 100-203, enacted December 22). Provides for suspension of the 1980 transfer of assets 

provision, in any month that it is determined that 

undue hardship would result.

Real property that cannot be sold for the following 

reasons: it is jointly owned; its sale would cause the 

other owner(s) undue hardship because of loss of 

housing; its sale is barred by a legal impediment; or 

the owner’s reasonable efforts to sell have been 

unsuccessful.

Temporarily extends the 1984 exclusion of retroactive Title II and Title XVI benefits from 6 months to 

9 months (the longer exclusion applies to benefits 

paid in fiscal years 1988 and 1989).

1988 (Public Law 100-707, enacted November 23). 

Removes the time limit for exclusion of disaster 

assistance.

2004 (Public Law 108-203, enacted March 2). Increases 

to 9 months and makes uniform the time period for 

excluding from resources amounts attributable to 

payments of past-due Social Security and SSI benefits and earned income and child tax credits. Effective 

for such payments received on or after the date of 

enactment.

2005. Regulations permit exclusion of, regardless of 

value,

• One automobile if used for transportation for the 

beneficiary or a member of the beneficiary’s 

household and

• Personal goods and household effects.

Special Exclusions

1972 (Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30). Assets 

of a blind or disabled individual that are necessary to 

an approved plan of self-support.

Tools and other property essential to self-support 

(PESS), within reasonable limits. Shares of nonnegotiable stock in regional or village corporations held by 

natives of Alaska.

For persons transferred from state programs to SSI, 

resource exclusions equal to the maximum amount 

permitted as of October 1972 under the state program.

1988 (Public Law 100-383, enacted August 10). Restitution payments made to Japanese internees and relocated Aleutians.

1989 (Public Law 101-239, enacted December 19). 

Specifies that no limitation can be placed on property 

essential to self-support used in a trade or business, 

or by an individual as an employee (including the 

tools of a tradesperson and the machinery and livestock of a farmer).

Payments from the Agent Orange Settlement.

1990 (Public Law 101-508, enacted November 5). 

Earned income tax credit excluded for the month following the month the credit is received.

Payments received from a state-administered fund 

established to aid victims of crime excluded for a 

9-month period. Individual not required to file for such 

benefits.

Payments received as state or local government relocation assistance excluded for a 9-month period. 

(The provision expired 3 years after its effective 

date.)

Payments received under the Radiation Exposure 

Compensation Act.

1993 (Public Law 103-66, enacted August 10). Makes 

permanent the 9-month exclusion of payments 

received as state or local government relocation 

assistance.

1994 (Public Law 103-286, enacted August 1). Payments 

to victims of Nazi persecution.

1996 (Public Law 104-193, enacted August 22). Dedicated financial institution accounts required to be 

established for large past-due benefits for disabled 

individuals under age 18 with a representative 

payee.

1998 (Public Law 105-285, enacted October 27). Funds 

made available to an SSI recipient by a state or local 

government or a nonprofit organization as part of the 

Individual Development Account demonstration 

project.

(Public Law 105-306, enacted October 28). In-kind 

gifts to children with life-threatening conditions by 

tax-exempt organizations not converted to cash.

The first $2,000 annually of cash gifts by tax-exempt 

organizations to, or for the benefit of, individuals 

under age 18 with life-threatening conditions.

(Public Law 105-369, enacted November 12). Payments made under the Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief 

Fund Act of 1998.

2000 (Public Law 106-554, enacted December 21). 

Funds deposited by an individual in an individual 

development account and the interest on those 

funds.
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2001 (Public Law 107-16, enacted June 7). The refundable child tax credit in the month of receipt and in the 

following month.

2004 (Public Law 108-203, enacted March 2). Excludes 

grants, scholarships, fellowships, or gifts to be used 

for tuition or educational fees from an individual’s 

countable resources for 9 months after the month of 

receipt.

Transfer-of-Assets Penalties

1980 (Public Law 96-611, enacted December 28). Assets 

transferred for less than fair market value for the purpose of establishing eligibility for benefits under the 

Social Security Act are counted as resources for 

24 months after transfer.

1988 (Public Law 100-360, enacted July 1). Removes 

the transfer-of-assets penalty for transfers made 

July 1, 1988, or later.

1999 (Public Law 106-169, enacted December 14). Provides a penalty under the SSI program for the disposal of resources at less than fair market value. The 

penalty is a loss of benefits for up to 36 months. A 

formula is provided to determine the number of 

months.

Presumptive and Emergency Payments

and Interim Assistance Reimbursement

Presumptive Payments

1972 (Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30). A person 

applying on the basis of disability who meets all other 

criteria of eligibility, and is likely to be disabled, may 

receive payments for 3 months pending the disability 

determination.

1976 (Public Law 94-569, enacted October 20). Presumptive payment provision was extended to persons applying on the basis of blindness.

1990 (Public Law 101-508, enacted November 5). 

Extends the period for receipt of payments to 

6 months.

Emergency Advance Payments

1972 (Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30). Any 

applicant who can be presumed to meet the criteria 

of eligibility, but has not yet been determined eligible, 

and who is faced with a financial emergency may 

receive an immediate cash advance of up to $100.

1987 (Public Law 100-203, enacted December 22). 

Increases the maximum emergency advance payment amount to the maximum amount of the regular 

federal SSI monthly benefit rate plus, if any, the federally administered state supplementary payment.

1996 (Public Law 104-193, enacted August 22). Applicants who have a financial emergency may receive 

an emergency advance payment in the month of 

application, which, effective with this law, is always 

before the first month of eligibility. These advance 

payments are recouped by proportional reductions in 

the recipient’s first 6 months of SSI benefits.

Interim Assistance Reimbursement

1974 (Public Law 93-368, enacted August 7). SSA may 

enter into agreements with the states to repay them 

directly for assistance payments made to an SSI 

applicant while his/her claim is being adjudicated. 

The repayment is made from the first check due to 

the individual. This legislation expires June 30, 1976.

1976 (Public Law 94-365, enacted July 14). The authority 

to repay the state for interim assistance is made permanent.

1987 (Public Law 100-203, enacted December 22). 

Extends interim assistance reimbursement to situations in which payments are made by states or political subdivisions to persons whose SSI payments 

were suspended or terminated and who subsequently are found to be eligible for such benefits. 

Also clarifies that the payment from which the interim 

assistance reimbursement is paid must be the first 

payment of benefits relating to the interim period.

Medicaid Eligibility

1972 (Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30). States 

can provide Medicaid coverage to all recipients of 

SSI payments. Alternatively, they can limit coverage 

by applying more restrictive criteria from the state 

Medicaid plan in effect on January 1, 1972.

States can accept SSA determination of eligibility or 

make their own determination.

1976 (Public Law 94-566, enacted October 20). Preserves the Medicaid eligibility of recipients who 

become ineligible for cash SSI payments due to the 

cost-of-living increases in Social Security benefits.

1980 (Public Law 96-265, enacted June 9). Blind or disabled recipients under age 65 no longer eligible for 

either regular or special SSI payments because of 

their earnings may retain SSI recipient status for 

Medicaid eligibility purposes under the following conditions: (1) they continue to have the disabling 

impairment, (2) they meet all nondisability eligibility 

criteria except for earned income, (3) they would be 

seriously inhibited from continuing employment without Medicaid services, and (4) their earnings are 

insufficient to provide a reasonable equivalent of SSI 

payments and Medicaid.
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In states that do not provide Medicaid coverage categorically to all SSI recipients, qualification for Medicaid benefits depends on the state’s specific eligibility 

and program requirements.

The Medicaid provision of the 1980 legislation was in 

effect from January 1, 1981, through December 31, 

1983. Under a 1-year demonstration project, beginning January 1, 1984, this provision was continued 

for persons already eligible for regular or special SSI 

payments or for retention of Medicaid eligibility.

1984 (Public Law 98-460, enacted October 9). Medicaid 

provision of 1980 legislation extended through 

June 30, 1987 (retroactive to January 1, 1984).

1986 (Public Law 99-272, enacted April 7). Restores 

Medicaid eligibility for some disabled widow(er)s who 

became ineligible for SSI when their Title II benefits 

increased in 1984 because of a change in the Social 

Security disabled widow(er)s benefits reduction factor.

1986 (Public Law 99-643, enacted November 10). The 

SSI recipient status for Medicaid eligibility provision 

of the 1980 amendments is made permanent.

Effective July 1, 1987, certain expenses are 

excluded from earnings when determining sufficiency 

of earnings to establish SSI recipient status eligibility 

for Medicaid purposes:

• Impairment-related work expenses of disabled 

persons,

• Work expenses of blind persons,

• Income required for achieving an approved selfsupport plan, and

• The value of publicly funded attendant care services.

Effective July 1, 1987, preserves the Medicaid eligibility of recipients who become ineligible for SSI payments because of entitlement to, or an increase in, 

Social Security disabled adult child benefits on or 

after the effective date.

Effective July 1, 1987, requires all states to provide 

Medicaid coverage for recipients in special SSI status (either receiving special SSI payments or in the 

special recipient status described for 1980) if they 

received Medicaid coverage the month before special SSI status.

1987 (Public Law 100-203, enacted December 22). 

Effective July 1, 1988, restores or preserves the 

Medicaid eligibility of persons aged 60 or older who 

are eligible for Social Security benefits as widows or 

widowers (but not eligible for Medicare) and who 

become ineligible for SSI payments or state supplementation because of the receipt of old-age or survivors insurance benefits under Social Security.

1990 (Public Law 101-508, enacted November 5). Age 

limit for retention of SSI recipient status for Medicaid 

eligibility purposes (1980 and subsequent work 

incentive provisions, above) is eliminated.

Preserves the Medicaid eligibility of SSI recipients 

who become ineligible for payments when they 

become entitled to Social Security disabled 

widow(er)s benefits following the revised definition 

used for their disability.

1997 (Public Law 105-33, enacted August 5). Requires 

states to continue Medicaid coverage for disabled 

children who were receiving SSI payments as of 

August 22, 1996, and would have continued to be eligible for such payments except that their eligibility 

terminated because they did not meet the revised 

SSI childhood disability standard established under 

Public Law 104-193.

2006 (Public Law 109-171, enacted February 8). Begins 

Medicaid coverage for children who are eligible for 

SSI effective the month the SSI application is filed or 

the first month of SSI eligibility, whichever is later. 

(Under prior law, Medicaid eligibility for such children 

began the month following the month of the SSI 

application or first eligibility.)

State Supplementation

1972 (Public Law 92-603, enacted October 30). States 

are given the option of providing supplementary payments both to recipients transferred from the state 

program and to those newly eligible for SSI.

States may either administer the payments themselves or have the Social Security Administration 

make payments on their behalf. When state supplementary payments are federally administered, the 

Social Security Administration makes eligibility and 

payment determinations for the state and assumes 

administrative costs.

“Hold harmless” protection, which limits a state’s fiscal liability to its share of expenditures for Old-Age 

Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled for calendar year 1972, is 

provided to states electing federal administration of 

their supplementary plans. This provision applies 

only to supplementary payments that do not, on the 

average, exceed a state’s “adjusted payment level.” 

(The adjusted payment level is the average of the 

payments that individuals with no other income 

received in January 1972; it may include the bonus 

value of food stamps. Adjustments are provided for 

payments that had been below state standards.)
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1973 (Public Law 93-66, enacted July 9). Provides for 

mandatory state supplementation as assurance 

against reduction of income for persons who 

received state assistance in December 1973 and 

were transferred to SSI. These supplementary payments must equal the difference between (1) the 

amount of the state assistance payment that the individual received in December 1973 plus other income 

and (2) the individual’s federal SSI payment plus 

other income.

1976 (Public Law 94-585, enacted October 21). After 

June 30, 1977, when the federal SSI payment level is 

increased by a cost-of-living increase, such an 

increase will be excluded in calculating the “hold 

harmless” amount.

Requires states to maintain state supplementation 

payments at the level of December 1976 (“maintenance of payments”) or to continue to pay in supplements the same total annual amounts (“maintenance 

of expenditures”) when the federal SSI payment level 

is increased and thereby pass through any increases 

in federal benefits without reducing state supplements.

1982 (Public Law 97-248, enacted September 3). Begins 

a 3-year phase out of “hold harmless” protection. 

Effective with fiscal year 1985, Wisconsin and Hawaii 

(the only remaining “hold harmless” states) assumed 

the full cost of their supplementary payments.

1983 (Public Law 98-21, enacted April 20). Federal passthrough law is adjusted (1) by substituting the state 

supplementary payment levels in effect in 

March 1983 for those in effect in December 1976 as 

the levels that states must maintain in complying with 

the pass-through requirements, and (2) with regard 

to the $20 (individual) and $30 (couple) increase in 

the federal SSI standard in July 1983, by requiring 

states to pass through only as much as would have 

been required if the SSI cost-of-living adjustment had 

been made in July 1983.

1987 (Public Law 100-203, enacted December 22). Provides for federal administration of state supplements 

to residents of medical institutions.

Provides for required pass through of $5 increase in 

federal rate for persons whose care in institutions is 

paid in substantial part by Medicaid.

1993 (Public Law 103-66, enacted August 10). Requires 

states to pay fees for federal administration of their 

state supplementation payments. The fees are $1.67 

for each monthly supplementary payment in fiscal 

year 1994, $3.33 in fiscal year 1995, and $5.00 in fiscal year 1996. Fees for subsequent fiscal years will 

be $5.00 or another amount determined by the commissioner to be appropriate. The commissioner may 

charge the states additional fees for services they 

request that are beyond the level customarily provided in administering state supplementary payments.

1997 (Public Law 105-33, enacted August 5). Revises 

the schedule of per-payment fees for federal administration of state supplementation for fiscal years 

1998 ($6.20) through 2002 ($8.50) and provides a 

formula for determining the fee beyond fiscal year 

2002.

1999 (Public Law 106-170, enacted December 17). A 

state that has an agreement with SSA to administer 

its supplementation payments must remit both payments and fees prior to the SSI payment date.

2000 (Public Law 106-554, enacted December 21). 

Changes the effective date of above provision from 

2009 to 2001.

Overpayment Recovery

1984 (Public Law 98-369, enacted July 18). Limits the 

rate of recovering overpayments from monthly payments to the lesser of (1) the monthly payment or 

(2) 10 percent of a recipient’s monthly income. Permits a higher or lower adjustment at the request of 

the recipient subject to the agreement of the Commissioner. The limit does not apply if fraud, willful 

misrepresentation, or concealment of material information was involved on the part of the recipient or 

spouse in connection with the overpayment.

Waives recovery of certain overpayments due to 

amount of excess resources of $50 or less.

Provides temporary authority for the recovery of 

overpayments from tax refunds.

1988 (Public Law 100-485, enacted October 13). Grants 

permanent authority to recover overpayments from 

tax refunds.

1998 (Public Law 105-306, enacted October 28). Authorizes SSA to collect SSI overpayments by offsetting 

Social Security benefits, with a maximum monthly 

offset of no more than 10 percent of the Social Security benefit.

1999 (Public Law 106-169, enacted December 14). 

Makes representative payees liable for an SSI overpayment caused by a payment made to a recipient 

who has died, and requires SSA to establish an overpayment control record under the representative 

payee’s Social Security number.

Requires SSA to recover SSI overpayments from SSI 

lump-sum amounts by withholding at least 

50 percent of the lump-sum payment or the amount 

of the overpayment, whichever is less.
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Extends all of the debt collection authorities currently 

available for the collection of overpayments under 

the OASDI program to the SSI program.

2001 (Public Law 107-16, enacted June 7). Subjects 

one-time tax refund payments provided under this 

Act to overpayment recovery under tax refund offset 

provisions.

2004 (Public Law 108-203, enacted March 2). Provides 

for recovery of overpayment of SSI benefits by withholding from OASDI and Special Veterans’ Benefits 

up to 100 percent of any underpayment of benefits 

and 10 percent of ongoing monthly benefits.

Also provides for recovery of overpayment of OASDI 

or Special Veterans’ Benefits by withholding from SSI 

up to 100 percent of any underpayment of benefits 

but limits any recovery from SSI benefits to the lesser 

of 100 percent of the monthly benefit or 10 percent of 

the individual’s total monthly income.

Effective with respect to overpayments that are outstanding at the time of enactment.

CONTACT: Judi Papas (410) 965-2816.
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Medicare

The following are brief summaries of complex subjects. 

They should be used only as overviews and general 

guides to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The 

views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the 

policies or legal positions of the Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) or the Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). These summaries do not 

render any legal, accounting, or other professional 

advice, nor are they intended to explain fully all of the 

provisions or exclusions of the relevant laws, regulations, 

and rulings of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. 

Original sources of authority should be researched and 

utilized.1

Overview

Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, designated “Health 

Insurance for the Aged and Disabled,” is commonly 

known as Medicare. As part of the Social Security 

Amendments of 1965, the Medicare legislation established a health insurance program for aged persons to 

complement the retirement, survivors, and disability 

insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security 

Act.

When first implemented in 1966, Medicare covered 

most persons aged 65 or older. In 1973, the following 

groups also became eligible for Medicare benefits: persons entitled to Social Security or Railroad Retirement 

disability cash benefits for at least 24 months, most persons with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and certain 

otherwise noncovered aged persons who elect to pay a 

premium for Medicare coverage. Beginning in July 2001, 

persons with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s 

Disease) are allowed to waive the 24-month waiting 

period. This very broad description of Medicare eligibility 

is expanded in the next section.

Medicare originally consisted of two parts: Hospital 

Insurance (HI), also known as Part A, and Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI), which in the past was also 

known simply as Part B. A third part of Medicare, sometimes known as Part C, is the Medicare Advantage program, which was established as the Medicare+Choice 

program by the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 

(Public Law 105-33) and subsequently renamed and 

modified by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003 (Public 

Law 108-173). The Medicare Advantage program 

expands beneficiaries’ options for participation in privatesector health care plans.

The MMA also established a fourth part of Medicare: 

a new prescription drug benefit, also known as Part D, 

beginning in 2004. Part D activities are handled within 

the SMI trust fund but in an account separate from 

Part B. It should thus be noted that the traditional treatment of “SMI” and “Part B” as synonymous is no longer 

accurate, since SMI now consists of Parts B and D. The 

purpose of the two separate accounts within the SMI trust 

fund is to ensure that funds from one part are not used to 

finance the other.

When Medicare began on July 1, 1966, approximately 19 million people enrolled. In 2006, over 

43 million are enrolled in one or both of Parts A and B of 

the Medicare program, and almost 6 million of them have 

chosen to participate in a Medicare Advantage plan.

Entitlement and Coverage

Part A is generally provided automatically and free of 

premiums to persons aged 65 or older who are eligible 

for Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits, 

whether they have claimed these monthly cash benefits 

or not. Also, workers and their spouses with a sufficient 

period of Medicare-only coverage in federal, state, or 

local government employment are eligible beginning at 

age 65. Similarly, individuals who have been entitled to 

Social Security or Railroad Retirement disability benefits 

for at least 24 months, and government employees with 

Medicare-only coverage who have been disabled for 

more than 29 months, are entitled to Part A benefits. (As 

noted previously, the waiting period is waived for persons 

with Lou Gehrig’s Disease.) It should also be noted that, 

over the years, there have been certain liberalizations 

made to both the waiting period requirement and the limit 

on earnings allowed for entitlement to Medicare coverage 

based on disability. Part A coverage is also provided to 

insured workers with ESRD (and to insured workers’ 

spouses and children with ESRD), as well as to some 

otherwise ineligible aged and disabled beneficiaries who 

voluntarily pay a monthly premium for their coverage. In 

2005, Part A provided protection against the costs of 

hospital and specific other medical care to about 

42 million people (35 million aged and 7 million disabled 

enrollees). Part A benefit payments totaled $180.0 billion 

1. These summaries were prepared by Earl Dirk Hoffman Jr., in 2005.

Barbara S. Klees, and Catherine A. Curtis, Office of the Actuary, 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Blvd., 

Baltimore, MD 21244. The authors wish to express their gratitude 

to Mary Onnis Waid, who originated these summaries and 

diligently prepared them for many years before her retirement.
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The following health care services are covered under 

Part A:

• Inpatient hospital care coverage includes costs of a 

semiprivate room, meals, regular nursing services, 

operating and recovery rooms, intensive care, inpatient prescription drugs, laboratory tests, X-rays, psychiatric hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation, and longterm care hospitalization when medically necessary, 

as well as all other medically necessary services and 

supplies provided in the hospital. An initial deductible 

payment is required of beneficiaries who are admitted to a hospital, plus copayments for all hospital 

days following day 60 within a benefit period 

(described later).

• Skilled nursing facility (SNF) care is covered by 

Part A only if it follows within 30 days (generally) of a 

hospitalization of 3 days or more and is certified as 

medically necessary. Covered services are similar to 

those for inpatient hospital care, but they also include 

rehabilitation services and appliances. The number 

of SNF days provided under Medicare is limited to 

100 days per benefit period (described later), with a 

copayment required for days 21 through 100. Part A 

does not cover nursing facility care if the patient does 

not require skilled nursing or skilled rehabilitation services.

• Home health agency (HHA) care is covered by 

Parts A and B. The Balanced Budget Act transferred 

from Part A to Part B those home health services furnished on or after January 1, 1998, that are unassociated with a hospital or SNF stay. Part A will 

continue to cover the first 100 visits following a 3-day 

hospital stay or a SNF stay; Part B covers any visits 

thereafter. Home health care under Parts A and B 

has no copayment and no deductible.

HHA care, including care provided by a home health 

aide, may be furnished part time by an HHA in the 

residence of a homebound beneficiary, if intermittent 

or part-time skilled nursing or certain other therapy or 

rehabilitation care or both is necessary. Certain medical supplies and durable medical equipment (DME) 

may also be provided, although beneficiaries must 

pay a 20 percent coinsurance for DME, as required 

under Part B of Medicare. There must be a plan of 

treatment and periodical review by a physician. Fulltime nursing care, food, blood, and drugs are not provided as HHA services.

• Hospice care is a service provided to terminally ill 

persons with life expectancies of 6 months or less 

who elect to forgo the standard Medicare benefits for 

treatment of their illness and to receive only hospice 

care for it. Such care includes pain relief, supportive 

medical and social services, physical therapy, nursing services, and symptom management. However, if 

a hospice patient requires treatment for a condition 

that is not related to the terminal illness, Medicare 

will pay for all covered services necessary for that 

condition. The Medicare beneficiary pays no deductible for the hospice program but does pay small coinsurance amounts for drugs and inpatient respite 

care.

An important Part A component is the benefit period, 

which starts when the beneficiary first enters a hospital 

and ends when there has been a break of at least 60 

consecutive days since inpatient hospital or skilled nursing care was provided. There is no limit to the number of 

benefit periods covered by Part A during a beneficiary’s 

lifetime; however, inpatient hospital care is normally 

limited to 90 days during a benefit period, and copayment 

requirements (detailed later) apply for days 61 through 

90. If a beneficiary exhausts the 90 days of inpatient hospital care available in a benefit period, the beneficiary can 

elect to use days of Medicare coverage from a nonrenewable “lifetime reserve” of up to 60 (total) additional 

days of inpatient hospital care. Copayments are also 

required for such additional days.

All citizens (and certain legal aliens) aged 65 or 

older, and all disabled persons entitled to coverage under 

Part A, are eligible to enroll in Part B on a voluntary basis 

by payment of a monthly premium. Almost all persons 

entitled to Part A choose to enroll in Part B. In 2005, 

Part B provided protection against the costs of physician 

and other medical services to about 40 million people 

(34 million aged and 6 million disabled). Part B benefits 

totaled $150.3 billion in 2005.

Part B covers certain medical services and supplies, 

including the following:

• Physicians’ and surgeons’ services, including some 

covered services furnished by chiropractors, podiatrists, dentists, and optometrists; also covered are 

the services provided by these Medicare-approved 

practitioners who are not physicians: certified registered nurse anesthetists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers (other than in a hospital or SNF), 

physician assistants, and nurse practitioners and 

clinical nurse specialists in collaboration with a physician;

• Services in an emergency room, outpatient clinic,

or ambulatory surgical center, including same-day 

surgery;

• Home health care not covered under Part A;

• Laboratory tests, X-rays, and other diagnostic 

radiology services;

• Certain preventive care services and screening tests;
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• Most physical and occupational therapy and speech 

pathology services;

• Comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility services, and mental health care in a partial hospitalization psychiatric program, if a physician certifies that 

inpatient treatment would be required without it;

• Radiation therapy; renal (kidney) dialysis and transplants; heart, lung, heart-lung, liver, pancreas, and 

bone marrow transplants; and, as of April 2001, 

intestinal transplants;

• Approved DME for home use, such as oxygen equipment and wheelchairs, prosthetic devices, and surgical dressings, splints, casts, and braces;

• Drugs and biologicals that are not usually selfadministered, such as hepatitis B vaccines and 

immunosuppressive drugs (certain self-administered 

anticancer drugs are covered);

• Certain services specific to people with diabetes;

• Ambulance services, when other methods of transportation are contraindicated;

• Rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services, including some telemedicine services.

To be covered, all services must be either medically 

necessary or one of several prescribed preventive benefits. Part B services are generally subject to a deductible 

and coinsurance (see next section). Certain medical services and related care are subject to special payment 

rules, including deductibles (for blood), maximum 

approved amounts (for Medicare-approved physical, 

speech, or occupational therapy services performed in 

settings other than hospitals), and higher cost-sharing 

requirements (such as those for outpatient treatments for 

mental illness). The preceding description of Part B-covered services should be used only as a general guide, 

due to the wide range of services covered under Part B 

and the quite specific rules and regulations that apply.

Medicare Advantage (Part C) is an expanded set of 

options for the delivery of health care. Although all Medicare beneficiaries can receive their benefits through the 

original fee-for-service program, most beneficiaries 

enrolled in Parts A and B can choose to participate in a 

Medicare Advantage plan instead. Organizations that 

seek to contract as Medicare Advantage plans must 

meet specific organizational, financial, and other requirements. Following are the primary Medicare Advantage 

plans:

• Coordinated care plans, which include health maintenance organizations (HMOs), provider-sponsored 

organizations (PSOs), preferred provider 

organizations (PPOs), and other certified coordinated care plans and entities that meet the standards 

set forth in the law; and

• Private, unrestricted fee-for-service plans, which 

allow beneficiaries to select certain private providers. 

For those providers who agree to accept the plan’s 

payment terms and conditions, this option does not 

place the providers at risk nor does it vary payment 

rates based on utilization.

These Medicare Advantage plans are required to 

provide at least the current Medicare benefit package, 

excluding hospice services. Plans may offer additional 

covered services and are required to do so (or return 

excess payments) if plan costs are lower than the Medicare payments received by the plan.

Beginning in 2006, a new regional Medicare Advantage plan program allows regional coordinated care plans 

to participate in the Medicare Advantage program. There 

are 26 regions (statute required that between 10 and 

50 regions be established), and plans wishing to participate must serve an entire region. There are provisions to 

encourage plan participation, and a fund was established 

that is used to encourage plan entry and limit plan withdrawals. Enrollment began in late 2005.

For individuals entitled to Part A or enrolled in Part B 

(except those entitled to Medicaid drug coverage), the 

new Part D initially provided access to prescription drug 

discount cards, at a cost of no more than $30 annually on 

a voluntary basis. For low-income beneficiaries, Part D 

initially provided transitional financial assistance (of up to 

$600 per year) for purchasing prescription drugs, plus a 

subsidized enrollment fee for the discount cards. This 

temporary plan, which began in mid-2004, is phasing out 

in 2006.

Beginning in 2006, Part D provides subsidized 

access to prescription drug insurance coverage on a voluntary basis, upon payment of a premium, to individuals 

entitled to Part A or enrolled in Part B, with premium and 

cost-sharing subsidies for low-income enrollees. Beneficiaries may enroll in either a stand-alone prescription 

drug plan (PDP) or an integrated Medicare Advantage 

plan that offers Part D coverage. Enrollment began in 

late 2005.
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Part D coverage includes most FDA-approved prescription drugs and biologicals. (The specific drugs currently covered in Parts A and B remain covered there.) 

However, plans may set up formularies for their prescription drug coverage, subject to certain statutory standards. Part D coverage can consist of either standard 

coverage (defined later) or an alternative design that provides the same actuarial value. For an additional premium, plans may also offer supplemental coverage 

exceeding the value of basic coverage.

It should be noted that some health care services are 

not covered by any portion of Medicare. Noncovered services include long-term nursing care, custodial care, and 

certain other health care needs, such as dentures and 

dental care, eyeglasses, and hearing aids. These services are not a part of the Medicare program, unless they 

are a part of a private health plan under the Medicare 

Advantage program.

Program Financing, Beneficiary Liabilities, 

and Payments to Providers

All financial operations for Medicare are handled through 

two trust funds, one for Hospital Insurance (HI, Part A) 

and one for Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI, 

Parts B and D). These trust funds, which are special 

accounts in the U.S. Treasury, are credited with all 

receipts and charged with all expenditures for benefits 

and administrative costs. The trust funds cannot be used 

for any other purpose. Assets not needed for the payment of costs are invested in special Treasury securities. 

The following sections describe Medicare’s financing provisions, beneficiary cost-sharing requirements, and the 

basis for determining Medicare reimbursements to health 

care providers.

Program Financing

The HI trust fund is financed primarily through a mandatory payroll tax. Almost all employees and self-employed 

workers in the United States work in employment 

covered by Part A and pay taxes to support the cost of 

benefits for aged and disabled beneficiaries. The Part A 

tax rate is 1.45 percent of earnings, to be paid by each 

employee and a matching amount by the employer for 

each employee, and 2.90 percent for self-employed persons. Beginning in 1994, this tax is paid on all covered 

wages and self-employment income without limit. (Prior 

to 1994, the tax applied only up to a specified maximum 

amount of earnings.) The Part A tax rate is specified in 

the Social Security Act and cannot be changed without 

legislation.

Part A also receives income from the following 

sources: (1) a portion of the income taxes levied on 

Social Security benefits paid to high-income beneficiaries, (2) premiums from certain persons who are not 

otherwise eligible and choose to enroll voluntarily, 

(3) reimbursements from the general fund of the U.S. 

Treasury for the cost of providing Part A coverage to certain aged persons who retired when Part A began and 

thus were unable to earn sufficient quarters of coverage 

(and those federal retirees similarly unable to earn sufficient quarters of Medicare-qualified federal employment), 

(4) interest earnings on its invested assets, and (5) other 

small miscellaneous income sources. The taxes paid 

each year are used mainly to pay benefits for current 

beneficiaries.

The SMI trust fund differs fundamentally from the HI 

trust fund with regard to the nature of its financing. As 

previously noted, SMI is now composed of two parts, 

Part B and Part D, each with its own separate account 

within the SMI trust fund. The nature of the financing for 

both parts of SMI is similar, in that both parts are primarily 

financed by contributions from the general fund of the 

U.S. Treasury and (to a much lesser degree) by beneficiary premiums.

For Part B, the contributions from the general fund of 

the U.S. Treasury are the largest source of income, since 

beneficiary premiums are generally set at a level that 

covers 25 percent of the average expenditures for aged 

beneficiaries. The standard Part B premium rate will be 

$93.50 per beneficiary per month in 2007. While this will 

be the amount paid by most Part B beneficiaries, there 

are three provisions that can alter the premium rate for 

certain enrollees. First, penalties for late enrollment (that 

is, enrollment after an individual’s initial enrollment 

period) may apply, subject to certain statutory criteria. 

Second, beginning in 2007, beneficiaries whose income 

is above certain thresholds will be required to pay an 

income-related monthly adjustment amount, in addition 

to their standard monthly premium. The 2007 Part B 

income-related monthly adjustment amounts and total 

monthly premium amounts to be paid by beneficiaries, 

according to income level and filing status, are shown in 

the table on the next page. Finally, a “hold-harmless” provision, which prohibits increases in the standard Part B 

premium from exceeding the dollar amount of an individual’s Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, lowers the 

premium rate for certain individuals who have their premiums deducted from their Social Security checks.

For Part D, as with Part B, general fund contributions 

account for the largest source of income, since Part D 

beneficiary premiums are to represent, on average,
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25.5 percent of the cost of standard coverage. The 

Part D base beneficiary premium for 2007 will be $27.35; 

the 2006 amount was $32.20. The actual Part D premiums paid by individual beneficiaries equal the base beneficiary premiums adjusted by a number of factors. 

Premiums vary significantly from one Part D plan to 

another and seldom equal the base beneficiary premium. 

As of this writing, it is estimated that the average enrollee 

premium for basic Part D coverage, which reflects the 

specific plan-by-plan premiums and the actual number of 

beneficiaries in each plan, was about $24 in 2006 and 

will be less than $24 for 2007. Penalties for late enrollment may apply. (Late enrollment penalties do not apply 

to enrollees who have maintained creditable prescription 

drug coverage.) Beneficiaries meeting certain lowincome and limited-resources requirements pay substantially reduced premiums or no premiums at all.

In addition to contributions from the general fund of 

the U.S. Treasury and beneficiary premiums, Part D also 

receives payments from the states. With the availability of 

prescription drug coverage and low-income subsidies 

under Part D, Medicaid is no longer the primary payer for 

prescription drugs for Medicaid beneficiaries who also 

have Medicare, and states are required to defray a portion of Part D expenditures for those beneficiaries.

In 2004–2006, the general fund of the U.S. Treasury 

is financing the transitional assistance benefit for lowincome beneficiaries by providing funds to a Transitional 

Assistance account within the SMI trust fund. The proceeds will be transferred to the Part D account at the 

conclusion of the temporary program.

The SMI trust fund also receives income from interest earnings on its invested assets, as well as a small 

amount of miscellaneous income. It is important to note 

that beneficiary premiums and general fund payments for 

Parts B and D are redetermined annually and separately.

Payments to Medicare Advantage plans are financed 

from both the HI trust fund and the Part B account within 

the SMI trust fund in proportion to the relative weights of 

Part A and Part B benefits to the total benefits paid by the 

Medicare program.

Beneficiary Payment Liabilities

Fee-for-service beneficiaries are responsible for charges 

not covered by the Medicare program and for various 

cost-sharing aspects of Parts A and B. These liabilities 

may be paid (1) by the Medicare beneficiary; (2) by a 

third party, such as an employer-sponsored retiree health 

plan or private Medigap insurance; or (3) by Medicaid, if 

the person is eligible. Medigap, or Medicare supplemental insurance, is sold by private insurance companies to 

pay, within limits, most of the health care service charges 

not covered by Parts A or B of Medicare. These policies, 

which must meet federally imposed standards, are 

offered by Blue Cross and Blue Shield and various commercial health insurance companies.

For beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage 

plans, payment is based on the cost-sharing structure of 

the specific plan selected by the beneficiary, since each 

plan has its own requirements. Most plans have lower 

deductibles and coinsurance than are required of fee-forservice beneficiaries. Such beneficiaries pay the monthly 

Part B premium and may, depending on the plan, pay an 

additional plan premium.

For hospital care covered under Part A, a beneficiary's fee-for-service payment includes a one-time 

deductible amount at the beginning of each benefit 

period ($992 in 2007). This deductible covers the beneficiary’s part of the first 60 days of each spell of inpatient 

hospital care. If continued inpatient care is needed 

beyond the 60 days, additional coinsurance payments 

($248 per day in 2007) are required through day 90 of a 

benefit period. Each Part A beneficiary also has a “lifetime reserve” of 60 additional hospital days that may be 

Income

Income-related

monthly adjustment

(dollars)

Total monthly

premium

(dollars)

Beneficiaries who file individual tax returns

(single individuals, heads of households, qualifying widow(er)s

with dependent children, and married individuals who lived apart

from their spouse for the entire taxable year and file separately)

Less than or equal to $80,000 0 93.50

Greater than $80,000 and less than

or equal to $100,000 12.30 105.80

Greater than $100,000 and less than

or equal to $150,000 30.90 124.40

Greater than $150,000 and less than

or equal to $200,000 49.40 142.90

Greater than $200,000 67.90 161.40

Beneficiaries who file joint tax returns

Less than or equal to $160,000 0 93.50

Greater than $160,000 and less than

or equal to $200,000 12.30 105.80

Greater than $200,000 and less than

or equal to $300,000 30.90 124.40

Greater than $300,000 and less than

or equal to $400,000 49.40 142.90

Greater than $400,000 67.90 161.40

Beneficiaries who are married and lived with their spouse

at any time during the year but file separate tax returns

Less than or equal to $80,000 0 93.50

Greater than $80,000 and less than

or equal to $120,000 49.40 142.90

Greater than $120,000 67.90 161.40
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used when the covered days within a benefit period have 

been exhausted. Lifetime reserve days may be used only 

once, and coinsurance payments ($496 per day in 2007) 

are required.

For skilled nursing care covered under Part A, Medicare fully covers the first 20 days of care in a benefit 

period. But for days 21 through 100, a copayment ($124 

per day in 2007) is required from the beneficiary. After 

100 days of SNF care per benefit period, Medicare pays 

nothing. Home health care requires no deductible or 

coinsurance payment by the beneficiary. In any Part A 

service, the beneficiary is responsible for fees to cover 

the first 3 pints or units of nonreplaced blood per 

calendar year. The beneficiary has the option of paying 

the fee or of having the blood replaced.

There are no premiums for most people covered by 

Part A. Eligibility is generally earned through the work 

experience of the beneficiary or of the beneficiary's 

spouse. However, most aged people who are otherwise 

ineligible for premium-free Part A coverage can enroll 

voluntarily by paying a monthly premium, if they also 

enroll in Part B. For people with fewer than 30 quarters of 

coverage as defined by the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Part A monthly premium rate will be $410 

in 2007; for those with 30 to 39 quarters of coverage, the 

rate will be reduced to $226. Penalties for late enrollment 

may apply. Voluntary coverage upon payment of the 

Part A premium, with or without enrolling in Part B, is also 

available to disabled individuals for whom coverage has 

ceased because earnings are in excess of those allowed.

For Part B, the beneficiary’s payment share includes 

the following: one annual deductible ($131 in 2007), the 

monthly premiums, the coinsurance payments for Part B 

services (usually 20 percent of the remaining allowed 

charges with certain exceptions noted below), a deductible for blood, certain charges above the Medicareallowed charge (for claims not on assignment), and payment for any services not covered by Medicare. For outpatient mental health services, the beneficiary is liable for 

50 percent of the approved charges. For services reimbursed under the outpatient hospital prospective payment system, coinsurance percentages vary by service 

and currently fall in the range of 20 percent to 50 percent. 

For certain services, such as clinical lab tests, home 

health agency services, and some preventive care services, there are no deductibles or coinsurance.

For the standard Part D benefit design, there is an 

initial deductible ($250 in 2006 and $265 in 2007). After 

meeting the deductible, the beneficiary pays 25 percent 

of the remaining costs, up to an initial coverage limit 

($2,250 in 2006 and $2,400 in 2007). The beneficiary is 

then responsible for all costs until an out-of-pocket 

threshold is reached. (The 2006 out-of-pocket threshold 

was $3,600, which is equivalent to total covered drug 

costs of $5,100. The 2007 out-of-pocket threshold will be 

$3,850, which is equivalent to total covered drug costs of 

$5,451.25.) For costs thereafter, there is catastrophic 

coverage, which requires enrollees to pay the greater of 

5 percent coinsurance or a small defined copayment 

amount ($2 in 2006 and $2.15 in 2007 for generic or preferred multisource drugs, and $5.00 in 2006 and $5.35 in 

2007 for other drugs). The benefit parameters are 

indexed annually to the growth in average per capita 

Part D costs. Beneficiaries meeting certain low-income 

and limited-resources requirements pay substantially 

reduced cost-sharing amounts. In determining out-ofpocket costs, only those amounts actually paid by the 

enrollee or another individual (and not reimbursed 

through insurance) are counted; the exception to this 

“true out-of-pocket” provision is cost-sharing assistance 

from the low-income subsidies provided under Part D 

and from State Pharmacy Assistance programs. Many 

Part D plans offer alternative coverage that differs from 

the standard coverage described above. In fact, the 

majority of beneficiaries are not enrolled in the standard 

benefit design but rather in plans with low or no deductibles, flat payments for covered drugs, and, in some 

cases, partial coverage in the coverage gap. The monthly 

premiums required for Part D coverage are described in 

the previous section.

Payments to Providers

For Part A, before 1983, payments to providers were 

made on a reasonable cost basis. Medicare payments for 

most inpatient hospital services are now made under a 

reimbursement mechanism known as the prospective 

payment system (PPS). Under the PPS for acute inpatient hospitals, each stay is categorized into a diagnosisrelated group (DRG). Each DRG has a specific predetermined amount associated with it, which serves as the 

basis for payment. A number of adjustments are applied 

to the DRG’s specific predetermined amount to calculate 

the payment for each stay. In some cases the payment 

the hospital receives is less than the hospital’s actual 

cost for providing Part A–covered inpatient hospital services for the stay; in other cases it is more. The hospital 

absorbs the loss or makes a profit. Certain payment 

adjustments exist for extraordinarily costly inpatient hospital stays and other situations. Payments for skilled 

nursing care, home health care, inpatient rehabilitation 

hospital care, and hospice care are made under separate 

prospective payment systems. Prospective payment systems for inpatient psychiatric and long-term care hospitals have been implemented and are in transition periods, 

with payments reflecting blends of the old reasonable 

cost basis payment system and the new prospective payment systems.
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For Part B, before 1992, physicians were paid on the 

basis of reasonable charge. This amount was initially 

defined as the lowest of (1) the physician’s actual charge, 

(2) the physician’s customary charge, or (3) the prevailing charge for similar services in that locality. Beginning 

January 1992, allowed charges are defined as the lesser 

of (1) the submitted charges or (2) the amount determined by a fee schedule based on a relative value 

scale (RVS). (In practice, most allowed charges are 

based on the fee schedule.) Payments for durable medical equipment (DME) and clinical laboratory services are 

also based on a fee schedule. Most hospital outpatient 

services are reimbursed on a prospective payment system, and home health care is reimbursed under the same 

prospective payment system as Part A.

If a doctor or supplier agrees to accept the Medicareapproved rate as payment in full (“takes assignment”), 

then payments provided must be considered as payments in full for that service. The provider may not 

request any added payments (beyond the initial annual 

deductible and coinsurance) from the beneficiary or 

insurer. If the provider does not take assignment, the 

beneficiary will be charged for the excess (which may be 

paid by Medigap insurance). Limits now exist on the 

excess that doctors or suppliers can charge. Physicians 

are “participating physicians” if they agree before the 

beginning of the year to accept assignment for all Medicare services they furnish during the year. Since Medicare beneficiaries may select their doctors, they have the 

option to choose those who participate.

Medicare Advantage plans and their precursors have 

generally been paid on a capitation basis, meaning that a 

fixed, predetermined amount per month per member is 

paid to the plan, without regard to the actual number and 

nature of services used by the members. The specific 

mechanisms to determine the payment amounts have 

changed over the years. Under the new regional plan 

program, which began for Medicare Advantage in 

January 2006, capitated payment rates are based on a 

competitive bidding process.

For Part D, each month for each plan member, Medicare pays Part D drug plans (stand-alone prescription 

drug plans [PDPs] and the prescription drug portions of 

Medicare Advantage plans) their risk-adjusted bid (net of 

estimated reinsurance), minus the enrollee premium. 

Plans also receive payments representing premiums and 

cost-sharing amounts for certain low-income beneficiaries for whom these items are reduced or waived. Under 

the reinsurance provision, plans receive payments for 

80 percent of costs in the catastrophic coverage

category.

To help them gain experience with the Medicare population, Part D plans are protected by a system of “risk 

corridors” that allow Medicare to assist plans with unexpected costs and to share in unexpected savings. The 

risk corridors become less protective after 2007.

Under Part D, Medicare provides certain subsidies to 

employer and union PDPs that continue to offer coverage 

to Medicare retirees and meet specific criteria in doing 

so.

Claims Processing

Medicare’s Part A and Part B fee-for-service claims are 

processed by nongovernment organizations or agencies 

that contract to serve as the fiscal agent between 

providers and the federal government. These claims 

processors are known as intermediaries and carriers. 

They apply the Medicare coverage rules to determine the 

appropriateness of claims.

Medicare intermediaries process Part A claims for 

institutional services, including inpatient hospital claims, 

SNFs, HHAs, and hospice services. They also process 

outpatient hospital claims for Part B. Examples of intermediaries are Blue Cross and Blue Shield (which utilizes 

its plans in various states) and other commercial insurance companies. Intermediaries’ responsibilities include 

the following:

• Determining costs and reimbursement amounts,

• Maintaining records,

• Establishing controls,

• Safeguarding against fraud and abuse or excess 

use,

• Conducting reviews and audits,

• Making the payments to providers for services, and

• Assisting both providers and beneficiaries as 

needed.

Medicare carriers handle Part B claims for services 

by physicians and medical suppliers. Examples of 

carriers are the Blue Shield plans in a state and various 

commercial insurance companies. Carriers’ responsibilities include the following:

• Determining charges allowed by Medicare,

• Maintaining quality-of-performance records,

• Assisting in fraud and abuse investigations,

• Assisting both suppliers and beneficiaries as needed, 

and

• Making payments to physicians and suppliers for services that are covered under Part B.
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Claims for services provided by Medicare Advantage 

plans (that is, claims under Part C) are processed by the 

plans themselves.

Part D plans are responsible for processing their 

claims, akin to Part C. However, because of the “true outof-pocket” provision discussed previously, the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted the 

services of a facilitator, who works with CMS, Part D drug 

plans (stand-alone PDPs and the prescription drug portions of Medicare Advantage plans), and carriers of supplemental drug coverage to coordinate benefit payments 

and track the sources of cost-sharing payments. Claims 

under Part D also have to be submitted by the plans to 

CMS, so that certain payments based on actual experience (such as payments for low-income cost-sharing and 

premium subsidies, reinsurance, and risk corridors) can 

be determined.

Quality improvement organizations (QIOs; formerly 

called peer review organizations, or PROs) are groups of 

practicing health care professionals who are paid by the 

federal government to generally oversee the care provided to Medicare beneficiaries in each state and to 

improve the quality of services. QIOs educate other 

health care professionals and assist in the effective, efficient, and economical delivery of health care services to 

the Medicare population. The ongoing effort to combat 

monetary fraud and abuse in the Medicare program was 

intensified after enactment of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public 

Law 104-191), which created the Medicare Integrity Program. Before this 1996 legislation, the Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was limited by law 

to contracting with its current carriers and fiscal intermediaries to perform payment safeguard activities. The 

Medicare Integrity Program provided CMS with stable, 

increasing funding for payment safeguard activities, as 

well as new authorities to contract with entities to perform 

specific payment safeguard functions.

Administration

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 

has the overall responsibility for administration of the 

Medicare program. Within HHS, responsibility for administering Medicare rests with CMS. The Social Security 

Administration (SSA) assists, however, by initially determining an individual’s Medicare entitlement, by withholding Part B premiums from the Social Security benefit 

checks of most beneficiaries, and by maintaining Medicare data on the Master Beneficiary Record, which is 

SSA’s primary record of beneficiaries.

The MMA requires SSA to undertake a number of 

additional Medicare-related responsibilities, including 

making low-income subsidy determinations under Part D, 

notifying individuals of the availability of Part D subsidies, 

withholding Part D premiums from monthly Social Security cash benefits for beneficiaries who request such an 

arrangement, and, for 2007 and later, making determinations as to the amount of the individual’s Part B premium 

if the income-related monthly adjustment applies. The 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the Department of the 

Treasury collects the Part A payroll taxes from workers 

and their employers. IRS data, in the form of income tax 

returns, play a role in determining which Part D enrollees 

are eligible for low-income subsidies (and to what 

degree) and, for 2007 and later, which Part B enrollees 

are subject to the income-related monthly adjustment 

amount in their premiums (and to what degree).

A Board of Trustees, composed of two appointed 

members of the public and four members who serve by 

virtue of their positions in the federal government, oversees the financial operations of the HI and SMI trust 

funds. The Secretary of the Treasury is the managing 

trustee. Each year, around the first day of April, the Board 

of Trustees reports to Congress on the financial and actuarial status of the Medicare trust funds.

State agencies (usually state health departments 

under agreements with CMS) identify, survey, and 

inspect provider and supplier facilities and institutions 

wishing to participate in the Medicare program. In consultation with CMS, these agencies then certify the facilities 

that are qualified.

Data Summary

The Medicare program covers 95 percent of our nation’s 

aged population, as well as many people who are on 

Social Security because of disability. In 2005, Part A covered about 42 million enrollees with benefit payments of 

$180.0 billion, and Part B covered about 40 million enrollees with benefit payments of $150.3 billion. Administrative costs in 2005 were less than 1.6 percent of 

disbursements for HI and less than 2.1 percent of disbursements for SMI. Total disbursements for Medicare in 

2005 were $336.4 billion.

Medicare: History of Provisions

This section is a summary of select Medicare provisions, 

based on general interest. It should be used only as a 

broad overview of the history of the provisions of the 

Medicare program. This section does not render any 

legal, accounting, or other professional advice and is not 

intended to explain fully all the provisions and exclusions 

of the relevant laws, regulations, and rulings of the Medicare program. Original sources of authority should be 

researched and utilized.
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Insured Status

Entitlement to Medicare Part A (also known as 

Hospital Insurance, or HI) Benefits

1965. Individual aged 65 or older entitled to monthly benefits under the Social Security or Railroad Retirement 

program, or aged 65 before 1968, or 3 quarters of 

coverage (QC) after 1965 and before attainment of 

age 65.

1967. 3 QC for each year after 1966 and before attainment of age 65.

1972. Disabled individual, under the age of 65, entitled to 

disability benefits for 24 consecutive months under 

the Social Security or Railroad Retirement program 

(excludes spouses and children of disabled individuals). Individual under the age of 65 who has endstage renal disease (ESRD) and who is either fully or 

currently insured, or is entitled to monthly benefits 

under the Social Security or Railroad Retirement program, or is the spouse or dependent child of such an 

insured individual or beneficiary. Entitlement begins 

on the first day of the third month following the initiation of a course of renal dialysis and ends with the 

12th month following the month in which either the 

dialysis terminates or the individual has a renal 

transplant.

Individual aged 65 or older enrolled in the Part B program who is not otherwise entitled to HI benefits, 

upon voluntary participation with payment of HI premium.

1980. Individual who would be entitled to monthly benefits under the Social Security or Railroad Retirement 

program if application were made.

Disabled individual under the age of 65 entitled to 

disability benefits for at least 24 months, not necessarily consecutive, under the Social Security or Railroad Retirement program.

Coverage extended for up to 36 months for disabled 

individuals whose disability continues but whose 

monthly benefit ceased because they engaged in 

substantial gainful activity.

Second waiting period eliminated if a former 

disabled-worker beneficiary becomes entitled again 

within 5 years (7 years for disabled widows and widowers and disabled children aged 18 or older).

1982. Federal employees covered under HI on the basis 

of QC for earnings as federal employees or on the 

basis of deemed QC for earnings as federal 

employees before 1983.

1983. Employees of nonprofit organizations, effective 

January 1, 1984.

1986. Mandatory coverage for state and local government employees not covered under Social Security 

and hired after March 31, 1986.

1987. Second waiting period eliminated if a former disabled beneficiary becomes entitled again (no time 

limit).

1989. Disabled individuals under the age of 65 who are 

no longer entitled to Social Security disability benefits 

because their earnings exceeded the substantial 

gainful activity level have the option to purchase 

Medicare coverage by paying the HI and Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) Part B premiums.

2000. The 24-month waiting period (otherwise required 

for an individual to establish Medicare eligibility on 

the basis of a disability) is waived for persons with 

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, effective July 1, 2001. 

The entitlement to Medicare begins with the first 

month of the Social Security Administration’s determination of eligibility for Disability Insurance benefits.

Entitlement to Medicare Part B (also known as 

Supplementary Medical Insurance Part B Account, or 

SMI Part B) Benefits

1965. U.S. resident (citizen or lawfully admitted alien with 

5 years continuous residence) aged 65 or older or 

any individual entitled to HI benefits, upon voluntary 

participation with payment of Part B premium.

1972. Individual under the age of 65 entitled to HI benefits, upon voluntary participation with payment of 

Part B premium.

Entitlement to Medicare Part D (also known as 

Supplementary Medical Insurance Part D Account, or 

SMI Part D) Benefits

2003. For temporary Medicare-endorsed prescription 

drug discount card program (as a prelude to the new 

Part D prescription drug program), individual entitled 

or enrolled under Part A or enrolled in Part B, except 

those enrolled in Medicaid and entitled to Medicaid 

outpatient drug coverage, upon voluntary participation with payment of up to $30 annual enrollment fee. 

Under a Transitional Assistance provision, a drug 

card-eligible beneficiary whose income does not 

exceed 135 percent of the federal poverty level and 

does not have third-party prescription drug coverage 

is entitled to further benefits. Enrollment begins in 

May 2004, access to discounts begins in June 2004, 

and program phases out as drug benefit becomes 

available in 2006 (see next entry).

Beginning January 1, 2006, individual entitled to benefits under Part A or enrolled under Part B, upon voluntary enrollment (including payment of Part D 

premium, if applicable) in either a stand-alone pre-
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scription drug plan (PDP) or an integrated Medicare 

Advantage plan that offers Part D coverage in its 

benefit package.

Medicare Benefits

Under Part A

1965. In each benefit period, inpatient hospital services, 

90 days. Includes semiprivate accommodations, 

operating room, hospital equipment (including renal 

dialysis), laboratory tests and X-ray, drugs, dressings, general nursing services, and services of 

interns and residents in medical osteopathic or dentistry training. Inpatient psychiatric hospital care limited to 190-day lifetime maximum. Outpatient hospital 

diagnostic services. Post-hospital extended-care services, 100 days (including physical, occupational, 

and speech therapy). Post-hospital home health services, 100 visits. Deductible and coinsurance provisions (see Table 2.C1).

1967. Lifetime reserve of 60 additional days of inpatient 

hospital services. Outpatient hospital diagnostic services transferred to SMI.

1972. Services of interns and residents in podiatry 

training.

1980. Unlimited home health visits in a year. Requirement for prior hospitalization eliminated. Home 

health services provided for up to 4 days a week and 

up to 21 consecutive days.

Alcohol detoxification facility services.

1981. Part A coinsurance is based on the deductible for 

the calendar year in which services are received 

rather than the deductible in effect at the time the 

beneficiary's spell of illness began, starting in 1982.

Alcohol detoxification facility services eliminated.

1982. Beneficiaries expected to live 6 months or less 

may elect to receive hospice care benefits instead of 

other Medicare benefits. May elect maximum of two 

90-day and one 30-day hospice care periods, effective November 1, 1983, to October 1, 1986.

1984. For durable medical equipment provided by home 

health agencies, the payment amount is reduced 

from 100 percent of costs to 80 percent of reasonable charges.

1986. Set the Part A deductible for 1987 at $520 with 

resulting increases in cost sharing. Increased the 

Part A deductible annually by the applicable percentage increase in the hospital prospective payment 

rates.

Hospice care benefit (enacted in 1982) made permanent.

1987. Specifies in law that to be eligible for home health 

care, a Medicare beneficiary must have a restricted 

ability to leave the home, requiring the assistance of 

another or the aid of a supportive device (such as 

crutches, a cane, a wheelchair, or a walker).

1988. Enrollee pays annual hospital deductible (set at 

$560 for 1989) and Medicare pays balance of covered charges, regardless of the number of days of 

hospitalization (except for psychiatric hospital care, 

which is still limited by 190-day lifetime maximum).

The number of days in a skilled nursing facility 

changed to 150 per year. Deletes the requirement for 

a prior hospital stay of 3 or more consecutive days.

Expands home health care to provide care for less 

than 7 days per week and up to 38 consecutive days.

Hospice care extended beyond 210 days when beneficiary is certified as terminally ill.

All 1988 provisions became effective January 1, 

1989.

1989. The spell of illness and benefit period coverage of 

laws before 1988 return to the determination of inpatient hospital benefits in 1990 and later. After the 

deductible is paid in benefit period, Medicare pays 

100 percent of covered costs for the first 60 days of 

inpatient hospital care. Coinsurance applies for the 

next 30 days in a benefit period.

The requirement for a prior hospital stay of 3 or more 

consecutive days is reinstated for skilled nursing 

facility services. Coverage returns to 100 days posthospital care per spell of illness with a daily coinsurance rate in effect for days 21 through 100.

Home health services return to a limit of 21 consecutive days of care. Provision providing for home health 

care for fewer than 7 days per week continued due to 

a court decision.

Hospice care is returned to a lifetime limit of 

210 days.

1990. Hospice care is extended beyond 210 days when 

beneficiary is certified as terminally ill.

1997. Home health services not associated with a hospital or skilled nursing facility stay for individuals 

enrolled in both HI and SMI are transferred from the 

HI program to the SMI program, effective January 

1998. The HI program will continue to cover the first 

100 visits following a hospital stay of at least 3 consecutive days or a skilled nursing facility stay. The 

cost to the SMI trust fund of the transferred services 

will phase in over a 6-year period (that is, the HI trust 

fund will transfer funds to the SMI trust fund during 

that period).
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Limits on the number of hours and days that home 

health care can be provided have been clarified. 

Part-time now defined as skilled nursing and home 

health aide services (combined) furnished any number of days per week, for less than 8 hours per day 

and 28 or fewer hours per week. Intermittent now 

defined as skilled nursing care provided for fewer 

than 7 days each week, or less than 8 hours each 

day (combined) for 21 days or less.

Hospice benefit periods are restructured to include 

two 90-day periods, followed by an unlimited number 

of 60-day periods.

Medicare coverage provided for a number of prevention initiatives, most of which are covered under SMI 

program. HI program affected mainly by two of the 

initiatives: (1) annual prostate cancer screening for 

male beneficiaries aged 50 or older, effective 

January 1, 2000, and (2) colorectal screening procedures, including fecal-occult blood tests and flexible 

sigmoidoscopies, for beneficiaries aged 50 or older, 

colonoscopy for beneficiaries at high risk for colorectal cancer, and other procedures, including screening 

barium enemas under certain circumstances.

2000. The homebound criterion for home health services 

is clarified to specify that beneficiaries who require 

home health services may attend adult day care for 

therapeutic, psychosocial, or medical treatment and 

still remain eligible for the home health benefit. 

Homebound beneficiaries may also attend religious 

services without being disqualified from receiving 

home health benefits.

Screening colonoscopies are covered for all beneficiaries, not just for those at high risk, beginning 

July 1, 2001. For persons not at high risk, a screening colonoscopy is covered 10 years after a previous 

one, or 4 years after a screening flexible sigmoidoscopy. (See 1997.)

Under Part B

1965. Physician and surgeon services. In-hospital services of anesthesiologists, pathologists, radiologists, 

and psychiatrists. Limited dental services. Home 

health services, 100 visits in calendar year. Other 

medical services including various diagnostic tests, 

limited ambulance services, prosthetic devices, 

rental of durable medical equipment used at home 

(including equipment for dialysis), and supplies used 

for fractures. For deductible and coinsurance provisions, see Table 2.C1.

Beginning in 1966, the beneficiary pays a $50 

deductible, with a 3-month carryover provision.

1967. Outpatient hospital diagnostic services transferred 

from HI. Includes physical therapy services in a facility. Purchase of durable medical equipment.

1972. Physical therapy services furnished by a therapist 

in his or her office or individual's home (calendar year 

limit of $100). Chiropractor services (limited to manual manipulation of the spine). Outpatient services 

include speech pathology services furnished in, or 

under arrangements with, a facility or agency. Services of a doctor of optometry in furnishing prosthetic 

lenses.

Beginning in 1973, the beneficiary pays a $60 

deductible.

1977. Services in rural health clinics.

1980. Home health services. Deductible applicable to 

home health services is eliminated, effective July 1, 

1981.

Facility costs of certain surgical procedures performed in freestanding ambulatory surgical centers.

Increase in annual limit for outpatient therapy from 

$100 to $500.

Recognizes comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation 

facilities as Medicare providers.

1981. Beginning in 1982, the beneficiary pays a $75 

deductible, with the carryover provision eliminated.

1984. Hepatitis B and pneumococcal vaccines and blood 

clotting factors and necessary supplies are included 

as Part B benefits. Debridement of mycotic toenails 

is limited.

For outpatient physical therapy services, includes 

services of a podiatrist. For outpatient ambulatory 

surgery, includes services of a dentist and podiatrist 

furnished in his or her office.

1986. Includes vision care services furnished by an 

optometrist.

For occupational therapy services, includes services 

furnished in a skilled nursing facility (when Part A 

coverage has been exhausted), in a clinic, rehabilitation agency, public health agency, or by an independently practicing therapist.

Includes outpatient (in addition to previously covered 

inpatient) immunosuppressive drugs for 1 year after 

covered transplant.

Includes occupational therapy services provided in 

certain delivery settings.

For ambulatory surgical procedures performed in 

ambulatory surgical centers, hospital outpatient 

departments, and certain physician offices, the 
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Part B coinsurance and deductible are no longer 

waived.

1987. Increases the maximum payment for mental health 

services and includes outpatient mental health services provided by ambulatory hospital-based or 

hospital-affiliated programs under the supervision of 

a physician.

Services provided by clinical social workers when 

furnished by risk-sharing health maintenance organizations and competitive medical plans, physician 

assistants in rural health manpower shortage areas, 

clinical psychologists in rural health clinics and community mental health centers, and certified nurse 

midwives.

Coverage of outpatient immunosuppressive drugs 

(see 1986) is broadened and clarified to include prescription drugs used in immunosuppressive therapy.

Specifies in law that to be eligible for home health 

care, a Medicare beneficiary must have a restricted 

ability to leave the home, requiring the assistance of 

another or the aid of a supportive device (such as 

crutches, a cane, a wheelchair, or a walker).

1988. Beginning January 1, 1990, the beneficiary pays a 

$75 deductible and 20 percent coinsurance, but once 

out-of-pocket expenses for the deductible and coinsurance exceed $1,370, Medicare pays 100 percent 

of allowable charges for remainder of year.

Beginning in 1991, Medicare pays 50 percent of the 

cost of outpatient prescription drugs above $600. 

When fully implemented in 1993, Medicare will pay 

80 percent of prescription drug costs above a 

deductible that assumes that 16.8 percent of Part B 

enrollees will exceed the deductible.

Certain prescription drugs administered in an outpatient or home setting, including immunosuppressive 

drugs (previously covered for 1 year after a covered 

transplant), home intravenous drugs, and certain 

others, will be covered in 1990 under a new prescription drug provision.

1989. Provisions enacted in 1988 and to begin in 1990 

and 1991 are repealed, and benefits are restored to 

levels in effect before January 1, 1989.

Limits on mental health benefits eliminated in 1990. 

Coverage extended to services of clinical psychologists and social workers.

The annual payment limits of $500 per beneficiary for 

outpatient physical therapy services and outpatient 

occupational therapy services, each, are raised to 

$750 for 1990 and later. (See 1980.)

1990. Beginning in 1991, routine mammography screenings are covered.

The Part B deductible is set at $100 in 1991 and subsequent years.

Beginning in 1992, physicians’ services are reimbursed on a fee-schedule basis.

1993. Includes coverage of oral, self-administered 

anticancer drugs.

Lengthens the coverage period for immunosuppressive drugs after a transplant to 18 months in 

1995, 24 months in 1996, 30 months in 1997, and 

36 months thereafter. (See 1986.)

The annual payment limits of $750 per beneficiary for 

outpatient physical therapy services and outpatient 

occupational therapy services, each, are raised to 

$900 for 1994 and later. (See 1989.)

1997. Home health services not associated with a hospital or skilled nursing facility stay for individuals 

enrolled in both HI and SMI are transferred from the 

HI program to the SMI program, effective January 

1998. The HI program will continue to cover the first 

100 visits following a hospital stay of at least 3 consecutive days or a skilled nursing facility stay. The 

cost to the SMI trust fund of the transferred services 

will phase in over a 6-year period, while the cost of 

the home health services will phase into the SMI premium over 7 years.

Coverage provided for a number of prevention initiatives, including (1) annual screening mammograms 

for female beneficiaries aged 40 or older, with SMI 

deductible waived; (2) screening pap smear and pelvic exam (including clinical breast exam) every 

3 years or annually for beneficiaries at higher risk, 

with SMI deductible waived; (3) annual prostate cancer screening for male beneficiaries aged 50 or older, 

effective January 1, 2000; (4) colorectal screening 

procedures, including fecal occult blood tests and 

flexible sigmoidoscopies, for beneficiaries aged 50 or 

older, colonoscopy for beneficiaries at high risk for 

colorectal cancer, and other procedures, including 

screening barium enemas under certain circumstances; (5) diabetes outpatient self-management 

training in nonhospital-based programs (previously 

covered in hospital-based programs only) and blood 

glucose monitors and testing strips for all diabetics 

(previously provided for insulin-dependent diabetics 

only), effective July 1, 1998; (6) procedures to identify bone mass, detect bone loss, or determine bone 

quality for certain qualified beneficiaries, at frequencies determined by the secretary of Health and 

Human Services, effective July 1, 1998.

Beginning January 1999, an annual beneficiary limit 

of $1,500 will apply to all outpatient physical therapy 

services, except for services furnished by a hospital 

outpatient department. A separate $1,500 limit will 
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also apply to outpatient occupational therapy services, except for services furnished by hospital outpatient departments. Beginning with 2002, these 

caps will be increased by the percentage increase in 

the Medical Economic Index. (See 1993.)

1999. The coverage period for immunosuppressive drugs 

after a transplant is lengthened to 44 months, for 

individuals who exhaust their 36 months of coverage 

in 2000. For those exhausting their 36 months of coverage in 2001, at least 8 more months will be covered. (The secretary of Health and Human Services 

will specify the increase, if any, beyond 8 months.) 

For those exhausting their 36 months of coverage in 

2002, 2003, or 2004, the number of additional 

months may be more or fewer than 8. (The secretary 

will specify the increase for each of these years.) 

(See 1993.)

The annual payment limits of $1,500 per beneficiary 

for outpatient physical therapy services and outpatient occupational therapy services, each, for services furnished by independent practitioners (that is, 

not by a hospital outpatient department) are suspended for 2000 and 2001. (See 1997.)

2000. Coverage for screening pap smears and pelvic 

exams (including a clinical breast exam) is provided 

every 2 years (increased from every 3 years) beginning July 1, 2001. (Annual coverage continues for 

beneficiaries at higher risk, and SMI deductible continues to be waived.) (See 1997.)

Annual coverage of glaucoma screenings is provided 

for certain high-risk beneficiaries, effective 

January 1, 2002.

Screening colonoscopies are covered for all beneficiaries, not just for those at high risk, beginning 

July 1, 2001. For persons not at high risk, a screening colonoscopy is covered 10 years after a previous 

one, or 4 years after a screening flexible sigmoidoscopy. (See 1997.)

Coverage is provided for medical nutrition therapy 

services under certain circumstances for beneficiaries who have diabetes or a renal disease, effective 

January 1, 2002.

The amount of a beneficiary’s copayment for a procedure in a hospital outpatient department is limited, 

beginning April 1, 2001, to the hospital inpatient 

deductible applicable for that year. Also, the secretary of Health and Human Services must reduce the 

effective copayment rate for outpatient services to a 

maximum rate of 57 percent in 2001 (for services 

received after April 1), 55 percent in 2002 and 2003, 

50 percent in 2004, 45 percent in 2005, and 

40 percent in 2006 and later.

Time and budget limitations are removed on the coverage of immunosuppressive drugs, making coverage of these drugs a permanent benefit for 

beneficiaries who have received a covered organ 

transplant. (See 1999.)

The annual payment limits of $1,500 per beneficiary 

for outpatient physical therapy services and outpatient occupational therapy services, each, for services provided by independent practitioners (that is, 

not by a hospital outpatient department), which were 

suspended for 2000 and 2001, are also suspended 

for 2002. (See 1999.)

The homebound criterion for home health services is 

clarified to specify that beneficiaries who require 

home health services may attend adult day care for 

therapeutic, psychosocial, or medical treatment and 

still remain eligible for the home health benefit. 

Homebound beneficiaries may also attend religious 

services without being disqualified from receiving 

home health benefits.

2003. The Part B deductible remains at $100 through 

2004 and increases to $110 in 2005. Beginning in 

2006, it will be increased each year by the annual 

percentage increase in the Part B aged actuarial 

rate.

A one-time, initial preventive physical exam is covered within 6 months of a beneficiary’s first coverage 

under Part B, beginning January 1, 2005, for beneficiaries whose Part B coverage begins on or after that 

date.

Certain screening blood tests are covered for the 

early detection of cardiovascular disease and abnormalities associated with elevated risk for such disease, including certain tests for cholesterol and other 

lipid or triglyceride levels, effective January 1, 2005, 

under frequency standards to be established (but not 

to exceed once every 2 years).

Diabetes screening tests, including a fasting plasma 

glucose test and other such tests determined appropriate by the secretary of Health and Human Services, are covered for beneficiaries at risk for 

diabetes, beginning January 1, 2005, under frequency standards to be established (but not to 

exceed two times per year).

2005. The colorectal screening benefit (see 1997 and 

2000) is exempt from the Part B deductible, effective 

January 2007.

Under Parts A and B

1965. Requires that Medicare be secondary payer to 

benefits provided by liability insurance policies or 

under no-fault insurance.
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1981. Requires that Medicare be secondary payer to 

employer-based group health plans for beneficiaries 

entitled to Medicare solely on the basis of end-stage 

renal disease (ESRD) for up to 12 months.

1982. For workers and their spouses aged 65 to 69, 

Medicare is the secondary payer when benefits are 

provided under an employer-based group health plan 

(applicable to employers with 20 or more employees 

who sponsor or contribute to the group plan).

Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) will be 

authorized as providers of benefits. The secretary of 

Health and Human Services must certify the prospective payment mechanism for HMOs before 

implementation.

1984. Medicare secondary-payer provisions are 

extended to spouses aged 65 to 69 of workers under 

the age of 65 whose employer-based group health 

plan covers such spouses.

For HMOs, includes medical and other health services furnished by clinical psychologists.

1985. Provides payment for liver transplant services.

1986. Extends the working-age, secondary-payer provision to cover workers and their spouses beyond 

age 69.

For HMOs that offered organ transplants as a basic 

health service on April 15, 1985, such services may 

be offered from October 1, 1985, through April 1, 

1988.

For disabled individuals who are covered by 

employer-based health plans (with at least 

100 employees), Medicare is the secondary payer, 

effective for the period from 1987 to 1991.

1987. Requires HMOs and competitive medical plans 

that cease to contract with Medicare to provide or 

arrange supplemental coverage of benefits related to 

preexisting conditions for the lesser of 6 months or 

the duration of an exclusion period.

Specifies in law that to be eligible for home health 

care, a Medicare beneficiary must have a restricted 

ability to leave the home, requiring the assistance of 

another or the aid of a supportive device (such as 

crutches, a cane, a wheelchair, or a walker).

Clarifies that the secondary-payer provision for disabled individuals covered under employer-based 

health plans for employers with at least 500 

employees applies to employers who are government entities.

1990. Requires that Medicare be the secondary payer to 

employer-based group health plans for beneficiaries 

entitled to Medicare solely on the basis of ESRD for 

up to 18 months (extended from 12 months), effective February 1, 1991, to January 1, 1996.

The secondary-payer provision for disabled beneficiaries covered under large employer plans (see 

1986) is effective through September 30, 1995.

1993. The secondary-payer provision for disabled beneficiaries covered under large employer plans is effective through September 30, 1998.

The secondary-payer provision for beneficiaries with 

ESRD applies to all beneficiaries with end-stage 

renal disease, not only those entitled to Medicare 

solely on the basis of it. The extension to include the 

first 18 months of an individual's entitlement on the 

basis of ESRD is effective through September 30, 

1998.

1997. Established an expanded set of options for the 

delivery of health care under Medicare, referred to as 

Medicare+Choice (and also known as “Medicare 

Part C”). All Medicare beneficiaries can receive their 

Medicare benefits through the original fee-for-service 

program. In addition, most beneficiaries can choose 

instead to receive their Medicare benefits through 

one of the following Medicare+Choice plans: 

(1) coordinated care plans (such as HMOs, providersponsored organizations, and preferred provider 

organizations), (2) Medical Savings Account (MSA)/

High Deductible plans (through a demonstration 

available for up to 390,000 beneficiaries), or 

(3) private fee-for-service plans. Except for MSA 

plans, all Medicare+Choice plans are required to provide the current Medicare benefit package (excluding 

hospice services) and any additional health services 

required under the adjusted community rate (ACR) 

process. MSA plans provide Medicare benefits after 

a single high deductible is met, and enrollees receive 

an annual deposit in their medical savings account. 

Transition rules for current Medicare HMO program 

also provided. (See also HMO provision of 1982.)

The provision making Medicare the secondary payer 

for disabled beneficiaries covered under large 

employer plans, previously scheduled to expire 

September 30, 1998, made permanent.

The provision making Medicare the secondary payer 

for the first 12 months of entitlement because of 

ESRD, which had been extended on a temporary 

basis (through September 30, 1998) to include the 

first 18 months of entitlement, has been extended, 

permanently, to include the first 30 months of entitlement on the basis of ESRD.

2003. Medicare+Choice is renamed Medicare Advantage. (It is still sometimes referred to as “Medicare 

Part C.”) As before, beneficiaries enrolled in both 

Part A and Part B can receive their Medicare benefits 
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through the original fee-for-service program; most 

can opt instead to use a Medicare Advantage plan in 

their area. Medicare Advantage plans include 

(1) Medicare Managed Care plans (like HMOs), 

(2) Medicare Preferred Provider Organization 

plans (PPOs), (3) Private Fee-for-Service plans, and 

(4) Medicare Specialty plans (available in some 

areas to provide Medicare benefits for certain people 

with special needs, such as beneficiaries in institutions). Beginning in 2006, Medicare Advantage plan 

choices will be expanded to include regional PPOs. 

Participating regional PPOs will be required to serve 

an entire region (10 to 50 regions are to be established), and there are provisions to encourage plan 

participation. Regional PPOs must have a single 

deductible for benefits under Parts A and B, and they 

must include catastrophic limits for out-of-pocket 

expenditures. Beginning in 2006, the adjusted community rate (ACR) process for determining plan payments is replaced by a competitive bidding process. 

(Historical reference points to this item include the 

Medicare+Choice provision of 1997 and the HMO 

provision of 1982, both of which are displayed in this 

section.)

Under Part D

2003. Under temporary Medicare-endorsed prescription 

drug discount card program, for eligible beneficiaries 

voluntarily enrolling and paying up to $30 annually, 

discounts on certain prescription drugs, as specified 

by card sponsors. Under Transitional Assistance (TA) 

provision, eligible beneficiaries whose incomes do 

not exceed 135 percent of the federal poverty level 

and do not have third-party prescription drug coverage are eligible for (1) financial assistance of up to 

$600 per year for purchasing prescription drugs and 

(2) a subsidized enrollment fee under the temporary 

Medicare-endorsed prescription drug discount card 

program. Enrollment begins in May 2004, access to 

discounts begins in June 2004, and program phases 

out as drug benefit becomes available in 2006 (see 

next entry).

Beginning January 1, 2006, upon voluntary enrollment in either a stand-alone prescription drug plan 

(PDP) or an integrated Medicare Advantage plan that 

offers Part D coverage in its benefit, subsidized prescription drug coverage. Most FDA-approved drugs 

and biologicals are covered. However, plans may set 

up formularies for their drug coverage, subject to certain statutory standards. (Drugs currently covered in 

Parts A and B remain covered there.) Part D coverage can consist of either standard coverage or an 

alternative design that provides the same actuarial 

value. (For an additional premium, plans may also 

offer supplemental coverage exceeding the value of 

basic coverage.) Standard Part D coverage is 

defined for 2006 as having a $250 deductible, with 

25 percent coinsurance (or other actuarially equivalent amounts) for drug costs above the deductible 

and below the initial coverage limit of $2,250. The 

beneficiary is then responsible for all costs until the 

$3,600 out-of-pocket limit (which is equivalent to total 

drug costs of $5,100) is reached. For higher costs, 

there is catastrophic coverage; it requires enrollees 

to pay the greater of 5 percent coinsurance or a 

small copay ($2 for generic or preferred multisource 

brand and $5 for other drugs). After 2006, these benefit parameters are indexed to the growth in per capita Part D spending (see Table 2.C1). In determining 

out-of-pocket costs, only those amounts actually paid 

by the enrollee or another individual (and not reimbursed through insurance) are counted; the exception is cost-sharing assistance from Medicare’s lowincome subsidies (certain beneficiaries with low 

incomes and modest assets will be eligible for certain 

subsidies that eliminate or reduce their Part D premiums, cost-sharing, or both) and from State Pharmacy 

Assistance Programs. A beneficiary premium, representing 25.5 percent of the cost of basic coverage on 

average, is required (except for certain low-income 

beneficiaries, as previously mentioned, who may pay 

a reduced or no premium). For PDPs and the drug 

portion of Medicare Advantage plans, the premium 

will be determined by a bid process; each plan’s premium will be 25.5 percent of the national weighted 

average plus or minus the difference between the 

plan’s bid and the average. To help them gain experience with the Medicare population, plans will be protected by a system of risk corridors, which allow 

Part D to assist plans with unexpected costs and to 

share in unexpected savings; after 2007, the risk corridors will become less protective. To encourage 

employer and union plans to continue prescription 

drug coverage to Medicare retirees, subsidies to 

these plans are authorized; the plan must meet or 

exceed the value of standard Part D coverage, and 

the subsidy pays 28 percent of the allowable costs 

associated with enrollee prescription drug costs 

between a specified cost threshold ($250 in 2006, 

indexed thereafter) and a specified cost limit ($5,000 

in 2006, indexed thereafter).

Medicare Financing

Hospital Insurance Taxes

See Table 2.A3.

Appropriations from General Revenues

1965. For HI costs attributable to transitionally insured 

beneficiaries.
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For HI costs attributable to noncontributory wage 

credits granted for military service prior to 1957 (see 

Table 2.A2).

For the Part B program, an amount equal to participant premiums.

1972. For cost of Part B not met by enrollee premiums.

1982. For HI costs attributable to beneficiaries having 

transitional entitlement based on Medicare-qualified 

federal employment.

1983. For HI taxes on noncontributory wage credits 

granted for military service (a) from the inception of 

HI program through 1983 and (b) on a current basis, 

annually, beginning in 1984 (see Table 2.A2).

2002. Eliminated for HI taxes on noncontributory wage 

credits granted for military service on a current basis, 

for all years after calendar year 2001 (see 

Table 2.A2).

2003. For Part D costs not met by enrollee premiums or 

otherwise, beginning in January 2006. (That is, transfers from general revenues [plus smaller income 

sources, particularly the payments from states 

described below] will pay for (1) the 74.5 percent 

subsidy to PDPs and the prescription drug portion of 

Medicare Advantage plans [which remains after 

enrollee premiums of 25.5 percent, on average], in 

the form of a direct subsidy and reinsurance, and 

(2) for other Part D costs, such as low-income subsidies and subsidies to employers who provide qualifying drug coverage to their Medicare-eligible retirees.)

Beginning January 2007, for Part B beneficiaries 

meeting certain income thresholds and thus paying 

income-related adjustment amounts in addition to 

their standard Part B premiums (see “Medicare 

Financing, Participant Premiums, 2003”), the per 

capita general revenue appropriations to Part B (see 

1965 and 1972) are supposed to be reduced accordingly.

Participant Premiums

See Table 2.C1.

1965. Part B enrollee premium rate (originally $3 per 

month) to be established annually such that it will pay 

one-half of program costs.

1972. Part B enrollee premium rate increase limited to 

rate of increase in OASDI cash benefits.

HI premium (originally $33 per month) to be established annually. Only individuals not otherwise entitled to HI but desiring voluntary participation need to 

pay the HI premium.

1983. Part B enrollee premiums for July 1983 to 

December 31, 1983, frozen at premium level of 

June 30, 1983. Premiums for January 1, 1984, to 

December 31, 1985, set to cover 25 percent of aged 

program costs.

1984. Part B enrollee premiums for January 1, 1986, to 

December 31, 1987, will be set to cover 25 percent 

of aged program costs. Increases in the Part B premium may not exceed the dollar amount of the Social 

Security cost-of-living adjustment.

For calculating the amount of Part B premium surcharge for individuals from age 65 up to age 70 not 

previously enrolled in Part B, the number of years an 

individual did not enroll because of coverage by 

employer group health insurance will not be taken 

into account.

1985. Extends through calendar year 1988 the requirement that Part B premiums be set to cover 

25 percent of aged program costs and that increases 

in the Part B premium may not exceed the dollar 

amount of the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment.

Premium-paying individuals who do not purchase 

Part A coverage within a specific time after becoming 

eligible because of age are subject to a 10 percent 

penalty for each 12 months they are late in enrolling. 

There is a cutoff on the length of time these individuals will have to pay an enrollment penalty. The 

10 percent premium penalty would be limited to twice 

the number of years enrollment was delayed. Therefore, if enrollment were delayed 1 year, the penalty 

would be assessed for 2 years. Individuals in this category and already enrolled will have the length of 

time the higher premium was paid credited to them.

1987. Extends through calendar year 1989 the provisions 

requiring that the Part B premium be set to cover 

25 percent of aged program costs, prohibiting any 

increase in the premium if there is no Social Security 

cost-of-living adjustment, and continuing to hold 

beneficiaries harmless from Social Security check 

reductions as a result of a premium increase.

1988. Increases in the Part B premium may not exceed 

the dollar amount of the Social Security cost-of-living 

adjustments for 1989 and beyond.

1989. Extends through calendar year 1990 the requirement that Part B premiums be set to cover 

25 percent of aged program costs.

1990. The Part B premium is set at $29.90 in 1991, 

$31.80 in 1992, $36.60 in 1993, $41.10 in 1994, and 

$46.10 in 1995.
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1993. Part B enrollee premiums for January 1, 1996, to 

December 31, 1998, will be set to cover 25 percent 

of aged program costs.

1997. The Part B premium is permanently set at 

25 percent of program costs.

2003. Beginning January 2007, the Part B premium is 

increased for beneficiaries meeting certain income 

thresholds. (Beneficiaries with modified adjusted 

gross incomes under $80,000 will continue to pay 

premiums that are 25 percent of twice the actuarial 

rate. Actuarial rate is defined as one-half of the 

Part B expected monthly cost per enrollee. For beneficiaries with incomes greater than $80,000 and less 

than or equal to $100,000, the applicable percentage 

is 35 percent; for those with incomes greater than 

$100,000 and less than or equal to $150,000, the 

percentage is 50 percent; for incomes greater than 

$150,000 and less than or equal to $200,000, the 

percentage is 65 percent; and for incomes greater 

than $200,000, the percentage is 80 percent. For 

married couples who file joint tax returns, the income 

thresholds are doubled. For beneficiaries who are 

married and lived with their spouses at any time during the taxable year but who file separate tax returns 

from their spouses, with incomes greater than 

$80,000 and less than or equal to $120,000, the percentage is 65 percent; with incomes greater than 

$120,000, the percentage is 80 percent. These 

thresholds are to be updated each calendar year by 

the consumer price index (CPI). There is a 5-year 

adjustment period for this provision as well; that is, 

the amount of premium above 25 percent of twice the 

actuarial rate is phased in—at 20, 40, 60, 80, and 

100 percent for 2007 to 2011 and later, respectively.

For military retirees, their spouses (including eligible 

divorced spouses and widows and widowers), and 

dependent children, who enroll(ed) in Part B during 

the period from 2001 to 2004, the late enrollment 

penalty imposed on beneficiaries who do not enroll in 

Part B upon becoming eligible for Medicare is waived 

for premium payments for January 2004 and later. 

(Also, a special enrollment period for these beneficiaries is to begin as soon as possible and end 

December 31, 2004.)

For Part D, beginning in January 2006, a beneficiary 

premium, representing 25.5 percent of the cost of 

basic coverage on average, is required (except for 

certain low-income beneficiaries who may pay a 

reduced or no premium). For PDPs and the drug portion of Medicare Advantage plans, the premium will 

be determined by a bid process; each plan’s premium will be 25.5 percent of the national weighted

average plus or minus the difference between the 

plan’s bid and the average. A late enrollment penalty 

will apply for certain beneficiaries who fail to enroll at 

the first opportunity and who do not maintain creditable coverage elsewhere (external prescription drug 

coverage, such as through a retiree group health 

plan that meets or exceeds the actuarial value of 

standard Part D coverage).

2005. The phase-in of the income-related Part B premium (see 2003) is shortened from 5 years to 

3 years, beginning January 1, 2007. (That is, the 

amount of premium above 25 percent of twice the 

actuarial rate is phased in at 1/3 for 2007, 2/3 for 

2008, and 3/3 for 2009 and later.)

For beneficiaries who are volunteering outside the 

United States through a 12-month or longer program 

sponsored by a tax-exempt organization and who 

have other health insurance, the late enrollment penalties imposed on beneficiaries who do not enroll in 

Part B upon becoming eligible for Medicare is 

waived, effective January 2007, and a special enrollment period for these beneficiaries is established.

Income from Taxation of OASDI Benefits

1993. The additional income tax revenues resulting from 

the increase in the taxable percentage applicable to 

OASDI benefits (an increase from 50 percent to 

85 percent, see Table 2.A31) are transferred to the 

HI trust fund.

Payment from States

2003. Beginning in January 2006, with the availability of 

drug coverage and low-income subsidies under 

Part D, Medicaid will no longer be primary payer for 

full-benefit dual eligibles, and states are required to 

make payments to defray a portion of the Part D drug 

expenditures for these beneficiaries. States pay 

90 percent of the estimated costs for 2006, phasing 

down over a 10-year period to 75 percent for 2015 

and later.

Interfund Borrowing

1981. See Table 2.A6.

1983. See Table 2.A6.

CONTACT: Clare McFarland (410) 786-6390.
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Medicaid

The following are brief summaries of complex subjects. 

They should be used only as overviews and general 

guides to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The 

views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the 

policies or legal positions of the Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS) or the Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS). These summaries do not 

render any legal, accounting, or other professional 

advice, nor are they intended to explain fully all of the 

provisions or exclusions of the relevant laws, regulations, 

and rulings of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. 

Original sources of authority should be researched and 

utilized.1

Overview

Title XIX of the Social Security Act is a federal and state 

entitlement program that pays for medical assistance for 

certain individuals and families with low incomes and 

resources. This program, known as Medicaid, became 

law in 1965 as a cooperative venture jointly funded by the 

federal and state governments (including the District of 

Columbia and the Territories) to assist states in furnishing 

medical assistance to eligible needy persons. Medicaid is 

the largest source of funding for medical and healthrelated services for America’s poorest people.

Within broad national guidelines established by federal statutes, regulations, and policies, each state 

(1) establishes its own eligibility standards; (2) determines the type, amount, duration, and scope of services; 

(3) sets the rate of payment for services; and 

(4) administers its own program. Medicaid policies for eligibility, services, and payment are complex and vary considerably, even among states of similar size or 

geographic proximity. Thus, a person who is eligible for 

Medicaid in one state may not be eligible in another state, 

and the services provided by one state may differ considerably in amount, duration, or scope from services provided in a similar or neighboring state. In addition, state 

legislatures may change Medicaid eligibility, services, 

and reimbursement during the year.

Basis of Eligibility and Maintenance 

Assistance Status

Medicaid does not provide medical assistance for all poor 

persons. Under the broadest provisions of the federal 

statute, Medicaid does not provide health care services 

even for very poor persons unless they are in one of the 

groups designated below. Low income is only one test for 

Medicaid eligibility for persons within these groups; their 

resources also are tested against threshold levels (as 

determined by each state within federal guidelines).

States generally have broad discretion in determining 

which groups their Medicaid programs will cover and the 

financial criteria for Medicaid eligibility. To be eligible for 

federal funds, however, states are required to provide 

Medicaid coverage for certain individuals who receive 

federally assisted income-maintenance payments, as 

well as for related groups not receiving cash payments. 

In addition to their Medicaid programs, most states have 

additional “state-only” programs to provide medical assistance for specified poor persons who do not qualify for 

Medicaid. Federal funds are not provided for state-only 

programs. The following enumerates the mandatory 

Medicaid “categorically needy” eligibility groups for which 

federal matching funds are provided:

• Individuals, in general, who meet the requirements 

for the Aid to Families with Dependent 

Children (AFDC) program that were in effect in their 

state on July 16, 1996

• Children under the age of 6 whose family income is 

at or below 133 percent of the federal poverty 

level (FPL)

• Pregnant women whose family income is below 

133 percent of the FPL (services to these women are 

limited to those related to pregnancy, complications 

of pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum care)

• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in 

most states (some states use more restrictive 

Medicaid eligibility requirements that predate SSI)

• Recipients of adoption or foster care assistance 

under Title IV of the Social Security Act

• Special protected groups (typically individuals who 

lose their cash assistance because of earnings from 

work or from increased Social Security benefits but 

who may keep Medicaid for a period of time)

• All children under the age of 19, in families with 

incomes at or below the FPL

• Certain Medicare beneficiaries (described later)

1. These summaries were prepared by Earl Dirk Hoffman Jr., 

Barbara S. Klees, and Catherine A. Curtis, Office of the Actuary, 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 7500 Security Blvd., 

Baltimore, MD 21244. The authors wish to express their gratitude 

to Mary Onnis Waid, who originated these summaries and 

diligently prepared them for many years before her retirement.
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States also have the option of providing Medicaid 

coverage for other “categorically related” groups. These 

optional groups share characteristics of the mandatory 

groups (that is, they fall within defined categories), but 

the eligibility criteria are somewhat more liberally defined. 

The broadest optional groups for which states will receive 

federal matching funds for coverage under the Medicaid 

program include the following:

• infants up to the age of 1 and pregnant women not 

covered under the mandatory rules whose family 

income is no more than 185 percent of the FPL (the 

percentage amount is set by each state);

• children under the age of 21 who meet criteria more 

liberal than the AFDC income and resources requirements that were in effect in their state on July 16, 

1996;

• institutionalized individuals eligible under a “special 

income level” (the amount is set by each state—up to 

300 percent of the SSI federal benefit rate);

• individuals who would be eligible if institutionalized, 

but who are receiving care under home and community-based services (HCBS) waivers;

• certain aged, blind, or disabled adults who have 

incomes above those requiring mandatory coverage 

but below the FPL;

• recipients of state supplementary income payments;

• certain working-and-disabled persons with family 

income less than 250 percent of the FPL who would 

qualify for SSI if they did not work;

• tuberculosis-infected persons who would be financially eligible for Medicaid at the SSI income level if 

they were within a Medicaid-covered category (however, coverage is limited to tuberculosis-related 

ambulatory services and tuberculosis drugs);

• certain uninsured or low-income women who are 

screened for breast or cervical cancer through a program administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the Breast and Cervical Cancer 

Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000 [Public 

Law 106-354] provides these women with medical 

assistance and follow-up diagnostic services through 

Medicaid);

• “optional targeted low-income children” included 

within the State Children’s Health Insurance 

Program (SCHIP) established by the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 (Public Law 105-33); and

• medically needy persons (described below).

The medically needy (MN) option allows states to 

extend Medicaid eligibility to additional persons. These 

persons would be eligible for Medicaid under one of the 

mandatory or optional groups, except that their income or 

resources or both are above the eligibility level set by 

their state. Persons may qualify immediately or may 

spend down by incurring medical expenses that reduce 

their income to or below their state’s MN income level.

Medicaid eligibility and benefit provisions for the 

medically needy do not have to be as extensive as for the 

categorically needy and may be quite restrictive. Federal 

matching funds are available for MN programs. However, 

if a state elects to have a MN program, there are federal 

requirements that certain groups and certain services 

must be included, for example, children under the age of 

19 and pregnant women who are medically needy must 

be covered, and prenatal and delivery care for pregnant 

women, as well as ambulatory care for children, must be 

provided. A state may elect to provide MN eligibility to 

certain additional groups and may elect to provide certain 

additional services within its MN program. As of 2003, 

36 states plus the District of Columbia have elected to 

have a MN program and are providing at least some MN 

services to at least some MN beneficiaries. All remaining 

states utilize the special-income-level option to extend 

Medicaid to the near poor in medical institutional settings.

The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 

Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193)— 

known as the welfare reform bill—made restrictive 

changes regarding eligibility for SSI coverage that had an 

impact on the Medicaid program. For example, legal resident aliens and other qualified aliens who entered the 

United States on or after August 22, 1996, are ineligible 

for Medicaid for 5 years. States have the option of providing Medicaid coverage for most aliens entering before 

that date and coverage for those eligible after the 5-year 

ban; emergency services, however, are mandatory for 

both of these alien coverage groups. For aliens who lose 

SSI benefits because of the new restrictions regarding 

SSI coverage, Medicaid coverage for them can continue 

only if these persons can be covered under some other 

eligibility status (again with the exception of emergency 

services, which are mandatory). Public Law 104-193 also 

affected a number of disabled children, who lost SSI as a 

result of the restrictive changes; however, their eligibility 

for Medicaid was reinstituted by Public Law 105-33, the 

BBA.

In addition, welfare reform repealed the open-ended 

federal entitlement program known as Aid to Families 

with Dependent Children (AFDC) and replaced it with 

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), which 

provides states with grants to be spent on time-limited 

cash assistance. TANF generally limits a family’s lifetime 

cash welfare benefits to a maximum of 5 years and permits states to impose a wide range of other requirements 

as well—in particular, those related to employment. However, the impact on Medicaid eligibility has not been sig-
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nificant. Under welfare reform, persons who would have 

been eligible for AFDC under the AFDC requirements in 

effect on July 16, 1996, are generally still eligible for 

Medicaid. Although most persons covered by TANF 

receive Medicaid, it is not required by law.

Title XXI of the Social Security Act, known as the 

State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), is a 

program initiated by the BBA. In addition to allowing 

states to craft or expand an existing state insurance program, SCHIP provides more federal funds for states to 

expand Medicaid eligibility to include a greater number of 

children who are currently uninsured. With certain exceptions, these are low-income children who would not 

qualify for Medicaid on the basis of the plan that was in 

effect on April 15, 1997. Funds from SCHIP also may be 

used to provide medical assistance to children during a 

presumptive eligibility period for Medicaid. This is one of 

several options from which states may select to provide 

health care coverage for more children, as prescribed 

within the BBA’s Title XXI program.

Medicaid coverage may begin as early as the third 

month before application—if the person would have been 

eligible had he or she applied during that time. Medicaid 

coverage generally stops at the end of the month in 

which a person no longer meets the criteria of any Medicaid eligibility group. The BBA allows states to provide 

12 months of continuous Medicaid coverage (without 

reevaluation) for eligible children under the age of 19.

The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-170) provides or continues Medicaid coverage to certain disabled 

beneficiaries who work despite their disability. Beneficiaries with higher incomes may pay a sliding-scale premium based on income.

The Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 (Public 

Law 109-171) refined eligibility requirements for Medicaid 

beneficiaries by tightening standards for citizenship and 

immigration documentation and by changing the rules 

concerning long-term care eligibility—specifically, the 

look-back period for determining community spouse 

income and assets has been lengthened from 36 months 

to 60 months, individuals whose homes exceed 

$500,000 in value are disqualified, and the states are 

required to impose partial months of ineligibility.

Scope of Medicaid Services

Title XIX of the Social Security Act allows considerable 

flexibility within states’ Medicaid plans. However, some 

federal requirements are mandatory if federal matching 

funds are to be received. A state’s Medicaid program 

must offer medical assistance for certain basic services 

to most categorically needy populations. These services 

generally include the following;

• inpatient hospital services

• outpatient hospital services

• prenatal care

• vaccines for children

• physician services

• nursing facility services for persons aged 21 or older

• family planning services and supplies

• rural health clinic services

• home health care for persons eligible for skilled-nursing services

• laboratory and X-ray services

• pediatric and family nurse practitioner services

• nurse-midwife services

• federally qualified health center (FQHC) services and 

ambulatory services of an FQHC that would be available in other settings

• early and periodic screening, diagnostic, and 

treatment (EPSDT) services for children under the 

age of 21

States may also receive federal matching funds to 

provide certain optional services. Following are the most 

common of the 34 currently approved optional Medicaid 

services:

• diagnostic services

• clinic services

• intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded 

(ICFs/MR)

• prescribed drugs and prosthetic devices

• optometrist services and eyeglasses

• nursing facility services for children under the age of 

21

• transportation services

• rehabilitation and physical therapy services

• home and community-based care to certain persons 

with chronic impairments

The BBA included a state option known as Programs 

of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). PACE provides an alternative to institutional care for persons 

aged 55 and older who require a nursing facility level of 

care. The PACE team offers and manages all health, 

medical, and social services and mobilizes other services 
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as needed to provide preventive, rehabilitative, curative, 

and supportive care. This care, provided in day health 

centers, homes, hospitals, and nursing homes, helps the 

person maintain independence, dignity, and quality of life. 

PACE functions within the Medicare program as well. 

Regardless of source of payment, PACE providers 

receive payment only through the PACE agreement and 

must make available all items and services covered 

under both Titles XVIII and XIX, without amount, duration, or scope limitations and without application of any 

deductibles, copayments, or other cost sharing. The individuals enrolled in PACE receive benefits solely through 

the PACE program.

Amount and Duration of Medicaid Services

Within broad federal guidelines and certain limitations, 

states determine the amount and duration of services 

offered under their Medicaid programs. States may limit, 

for example, the number of days of hospital care or the 

number of physician visits covered. Two restrictions 

apply: (1) limits must result in a sufficient level of services 

to reasonably achieve the purpose of the benefits, and 

(2) limits on benefits may not discriminate among beneficiaries on the basis of medical diagnosis or condition.

In general, states are required to provide comparable 

amounts, duration, and scope of services to all categorically needy and categorically related eligible persons. 

There are two important exceptions: (1) medically necessary health care services that are identified under the 

EPSDT program for eligible children, and that are within 

the scope of mandatory or optional services under federal law, must be covered even if those services are not 

included as part of the covered services in that state’s 

plan, and (2) states may request waivers to pay for otherwise uncovered home and community-based 

services (HCBS) for Medicaid-eligible persons who might 

otherwise be institutionalized. As long as the services are 

cost effective, states have few limitations on the services 

that may be covered under these waivers (except that, 

other than as a part of respite care, states may not provide room and board for the beneficiaries). With certain 

exceptions, a state’s Medicaid program must allow beneficiaries to have some informed choices among participating providers of health care and to receive quality care 

that is appropriate and timely.

Payment for Medicaid Services

Medicaid operates as a vendor payment program. States 

may pay health care providers directly on a fee-forservice basis, or states may pay for Medicaid services 

through various prepayment arrangements, such as 

health maintenance organizations (HMOs). Within federally imposed upper limits and specific restrictions, each 

state for the most part has broad discretion in determining the payment methodology and payment rate for services. Generally, payment rates must be sufficient to 

enlist enough providers so that covered services are 

available at least to the extent that comparable care and 

services are available to the general population within 

that geographic area. Providers participating in Medicaid 

must accept Medicaid payment rates as payment in full. 

States must make additional payments to qualified hospitals that provide inpatient services to a disproportionate 

number of Medicaid beneficiaries and to other lowincome or uninsured persons under what is known as the 

disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment. From 

1988 to 1991, excessive and inappropriate use of the 

DSH adjustment resulted in rapidly increasing federal 

expenditures for Medicaid. Under legislation passed in 

1991, 1993, and again within the BBA of 1997, the federal share of payments to DSH hospitals was somewhat 

limited. However, the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP 

Benefits Improvement and Protection Act (BIPA) of 2000 

(Public Law 106-554) increased DSH allotments for 2001 

and 2002 and made other changes to DSH provisions 

that resulted in increased costs to the Medicaid program.

States may impose nominal deductibles, coinsurance, or copayments on some Medicaid beneficiaries for 

certain services. The following Medicaid beneficiaries, 

however, must be excluded from cost sharing: pregnant 

women, children under the age of 18, and hospital or 

nursing home patients who are expected to contribute 

most of their income to institutional care. In addition, all 

Medicaid beneficiaries must be exempt from copayments 

for emergency and family planning services. Under the 

DRA, new cost sharing and benefit rules provide states 

with the option of imposing new premiums and increased 

cost sharing on all Medicaid beneficiaries except for 

those mentioned above and for terminally ill patients in 

hospice care. The DRA also established special rules for 

cost sharing for prescription drugs and for nonemergency 

services furnished in emergency rooms.

The federal government pays a share of the medical 

assistance expenditures under each state’s Medicaid 

program. That share, known as the Federal Medical 

Assistance Percentage (FMAP), is determined annually 

by a formula that compares the state’s average per capita 

income level with the national income average. States 

with a higher per capita income level are reimbursed a 

smaller share of their costs. By law, the FMAP cannot be 

lower than 50 percent or higher than 83 percent. In fiscal 

year 2006, the FMAPs varied from 50.0 percent in 

12 states to 76.0 percent in Mississippi and averaged 

56.7 percent overall. The BBA also permanently raised 

the FMAP for the District of Columbia from 50.0 percent 

to 70.0 percent and raised the FMAP for Alaska from 

50 percent to 59.8 percent through 2000. The BIPA of 

2000 further adjusted Alaska’s FMAP to a higher level for 
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fiscal years 2001 to 2005, as did the DRA for fiscal years 

2006 and 2007. The Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-27), to bring about 

state fiscal relief in a troubled economy, made three temporary modifications to the states’ FMAP calculation: 

(1) the FMAP for the last two quarters of 2003 equaled 

the greater of the current law FMAPs for 2002 or 2003; 

(2) the FMAP for the first three quarters of 2004 equaled 

the greater of the current law FMAPs for 2003 or 2004; 

and (3) for the last two quarters of 2003 and first three 

quarters of 2004, the newly calculated (under 1 and 2 

above) FMAP increased by 2.95 percentage points. For 

children covered through the SCHIP program, the federal 

government pays states a higher share, or enhanced 

FMAP, that averages about 70 percent for all states as 

compared with the general Medicaid average of 

56.7 percent.

The federal government also reimburses states for 

100 percent of the cost of services provided through facilities of the Indian Health Service, provides financial help 

to the 12 states that furnish the highest number of emergency services to undocumented aliens, and shares in 

each state’s expenditures for the administration of the 

Medicaid program. Most administrative costs are 

matched at 50 percent, although higher percentages are 

paid for certain activities and functions, such as development of mechanized claims processing systems.

Except for the SCHIP program, the Qualifying 

Individuals (QI) program (described later), and DSH payments, federal payments to states for medical assistance 

have no set limit (cap). Rather, the federal government 

matches (at FMAP rates) state expenditures for the mandatory services, as well as for the optional services that 

the individual state decides to cover for eligible beneficiaries, and matches (at the appropriate administrative rate) 

all necessary and proper administrative costs. The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Refinement 

Act of 1999 (as incorporated into Public Law 106-113, the 

appropriations bill for the District of Columbia for fiscal 

year 2000) increased the amount that certain states and 

the territories can spend on DSH and SCHIP payments, 

respectively. The BIPA set upper payment limits for inpatient and outpatient services provided by certain types of 

facilities.

Summary and Trends

Medicaid was initially formulated as a medical care 

extension of federally funded programs providing cash 

income assistance for the poor, with an emphasis on 

dependent children and their mothers, the disabled, and 

the elderly. Over the years, however, Medicaid eligibility 

has been incrementally expanded beyond its original ties 

with eligibility for cash programs. Legislation in the late 

1980s assured Medicaid coverage to an expanded number of low-income pregnant women and poor children 

and to some Medicare beneficiaries who are not eligible 

for any cash assistance program. Legislative changes 

also focused on increased access, better quality of care, 

specific benefits, enhanced outreach programs, and 

fewer limits on services.

In most years since its inception, Medicaid has had 

very rapid growth in expenditures. This rapid growth has 

been due primarily to the following factors:

• the increase in size of the Medicaid-covered populations, as a result of federal mandates, population 

growth, and economic recessions

• the expanded coverage and utilization of services

• the DSH payment program, coupled with its inappropriate use to increase federal payments to states

• the increase in the number of very old and disabled 

persons requiring extensive acute and long-term 

health care and various related services

• the results of technological advances to keep a 

greater number of very low-birth-weight babies and 

other critically ill or severely injured persons alive and 

in need of continued extensive and very costly care

• the increase in drug costs and the availability of new 

expensive drugs

• the increase in payment rates to providers of health 

care services, when compared with general inflation

As with all health insurance programs, most 

Medicaid beneficiaries incur relatively small average 

expenditures per person each year, and a relatively small 

proportion incurs very large costs. Moreover, the average 

cost varies substantially by type of beneficiary. National 

data for 2003, for example, indicate that Medicaid payments for services for 26.8 million children, who constitute 52 percent of all Medicaid beneficiaries, average 

about $1,550 per child (a relatively small average expenditure per person). Similarly, for 12.6 million adults, who 

make up 24 percent of beneficiaries, payments average 

about $2,215 per person. However, certain other specific 

groups have much larger per-person expenditures. Medicaid payments for services for 4.4 million aged, constituting 8 percent of all Medicaid beneficiaries, average about 

$13,220 per person; for 8.3 million disabled, who make 

up 16 percent of beneficiaries, payments average about 

$12,855 per person. When expenditures for these highand lower-cost beneficiaries are combined, the 2003 payments to health care vendors for 52.0 million Medicaid 

beneficiaries average $4,485 per person.

Long-term care is an important provision of Medicaid 

that will be increasingly utilized as our nation’s population 
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ages. The Medicaid program paid for over 41 percent of 

the total cost of care for persons using nursing facility or 

home health services in 2003. National data for 2003 

show that Medicaid payments for nursing facility services 

(excluding ICFs/MR) totaled $40.4 billion for more than 

1.7 million beneficiaries—an average expenditure of 

$23,880 per nursing home beneficiary. The national data 

also show that Medicaid payments for home health services totaled $4.4 billion for more than 1.2 million beneficiaries—an average expenditure of $3,725 per home 

health care beneficiary. With the percentage of our population who are elderly or disabled increasing faster than 

that of the younger groups, the need for long-term care is 

expected to increase.

Another significant development in Medicaid is the 

growth in managed care as an alternative service delivery concept different from the traditional fee-for-service 

system. Under managed care systems, HMOs, prepaid 

health plans (PHPs), or comparable entities agree to provide a specific set of services to Medicaid enrollees, usually in return for a predetermined periodic payment per 

enrollee. Managed care programs seek to enhance 

access to quality care in a cost-effective manner. Waivers 

may provide the states with greater flexibility in the 

design and implementation of their Medicaid managed 

care programs. Waiver authority under sections 1915(b) 

and 1115 of the Social Security Act is an important part of 

the Medicaid program. Section 1915(b) waivers allow 

states to develop innovative health care delivery or reimbursement systems. Section 1115 waivers allow statewide health care reform experimental demonstrations to 

cover uninsured populations and to test new delivery systems without increasing costs. Finally, the BBA provided 

states with a new option to use managed care. The number of Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in some form of 

managed care program is growing rapidly, from 

32 percent of enrollees in 1995 to 63 percent in 2005.

More than 52.0 million persons received health care 

services through the Medicaid program in fiscal year 

2003 (the last year for which beneficiary data are available). In fiscal year 2005, total outlays for the Medicaid 

program (federal and state) were $317.7 billion, including 

direct payment to providers of $226.2 billion, payments 

for various premiums (for HMOs, Medicare, etc.) of 

$58.9 billion, payments to disproportionate share hospitals of $15.6 billion, administrative costs of $15.5 billion, 

and $1.3 billion for the Vaccines for Children program. 

Outlays under the SCHIP program in fiscal year 2005 

were $7.3 billion. With no changes to either program, 

expenditures under Medicaid and SCHIP are projected to 

reach $455.6 billion and $7.4 billion, respectively, by fiscal year 2011.

The Medicaid-Medicare Relationship

Medicare beneficiaries who have low incomes and limited resources may also receive help from the Medicaid 

program. For such persons who are eligible for full 

Medicaid coverage, the Medicare health care coverage is 

supplemented by services that are available under their 

state’s Medicaid program, according to eligibility category. These additional services may include, for example, 

nursing facility care beyond the 100-day limit covered by 

Medicare, prescription drugs, eyeglasses, and hearing 

aids. For persons enrolled in both programs, any services that are covered by Medicare are paid for by the 

Medicare program before any payments are made by the 

Medicaid program, since Medicaid is always the payer of 

last resort.

Certain other Medicare beneficiaries may receive 

help with Medicare premium and cost-sharing payments 

through their state Medicaid program. Qualified Medicare 

Beneficiaries (QMBs) and Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMBs) are the best-known categories and the largest in numbers. QMBs are those 

Medicare beneficiaries who have resources at or below 

twice the standard allowed under the SSI program and 

incomes at or below 100 percent of the FPL. For QMBs, 

Medicaid pays the Hospital Insurance (HI, or Part A) and 

Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI, or Part B) premiums and the Medicare coinsurance and deductibles, 

subject to limits that states may impose on payment 

rates. SLMBs are Medicare beneficiaries with resources 

like the QMBs but with incomes that are higher, though 

still less than 120 percent of the FPL. For SLMBs, the 

Medicaid program pays only the Part B premiums. A third 

category of Medicare beneficiaries who may receive help 

consists of disabled and working individuals. According 

to the Medicare law, disabled and working individuals 

who previously qualified for Medicare because of disability, but who lost entitlement because of their return to 

work (despite the disability), are allowed to purchase 

Medicare Part A and Part B. If these persons have 

incomes below 200 percent of the FPL but do not meet 

any other Medicaid assistance category, they may qualify 

to have Medicaid pay their Part A premiums as Qualified 

Disabled and Working Individuals (QDWIs).

For Medicare beneficiaries with incomes above 

120 percent and less than 135 percent of the FPL, states 

receive a capped allotment of federal funds for payment 

of Medicare Part B premiums. These beneficiaries are 

known as Qualifying Individuals (QIs). Unlike the QMBs 

and SLMBs, who may be eligible for other Medicaid benefits in addition to their QMB/SLMB benefits, the QIs cannot be otherwise eligible for medical assistance under a 

state plan. The QI benefit is 100 percent federally 

funded, up to the state’s allotment. The QI program was 
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established by the BBA for fiscal years 1998–2002 and 

has been extended several times. The current extension 

will expire at the end of fiscal year 2007.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 

(CMS) estimates that in 2005 Medicaid provided some 

level of supplemental health coverage for about 

6.8 million Medicare beneficiaries.

Starting January 2006, a new Medicare prescription 

drug benefit provides drug coverage for Medicare beneficiaries, including those who also receive coverage from 

Medicaid. In addition, individuals eligible for Medicare 

and Medicaid receive the low-income subsidy for the 

Medicare drug plan premium and assistance with cost 

sharing for prescriptions. Medicaid no longer provides 

drug benefits for Medicare beneficiaries.

Since the Medicare drug benefit and low-income 

subsidy replace a portion of state Medicaid expenditures 

for drugs, states will see a reduction in Medicaid expenditures. To offset this reduction, the Medicare Prescription 

Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173) requires each state to make a monthly 

payment to Medicare representing a percentage of the 

projected reduction. For 2006, this payment was 

90 percent of the projected 2006 reduction in state 

spending. After 2006, the percentage will decrease by 

1 2/3 percent per year to 75 percent for 2014 and later.

Note: Medicaid data are based on the projections of the 

Mid-Session Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2007 

Budget and are consistent with data received from the 

states on Forms CMS-2082, MSIS, CMS-37, and 

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CONTACT: Earl Dirk Hoffman Jr. (410) 786-7913.
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Unemployment Insurance

Through federal and state cooperation, unemployment 

insurance programs are designed to provide benefits to 

regularly employed members of the labor force who 

become involuntarily unemployed and who are able and 

willing to accept suitable employment. Workers in all 

50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the 

Virgin Islands are covered under unemployment insurance programs.

To induce states to enact unemployment insurance 

laws, the Social Security Act of 1935 provided a tax offset 

incentive. A uniform national tax was imposed on payrolls 

of industrial and commercial employers who employed 

eight or more workers in 20 or more weeks in a calendar 

year. Employers who paid taxes to a state with an 

approved unemployment insurance law could credit (offset) up to 90 percent of the state tax against the federal 

tax. This ensured that employers in states without an 

unemployment insurance law would not have an advantage competing with similar businesses in states with 

such a law because they would still be subject to the

federal payroll tax, and their employees would not be eligible for benefits.

In addition, the Social Security Act authorized grants 

to states to meet the costs of administering the state systems. By July 1937, all 48 states, the then territories of 

Alaska and Hawaii, and the District of Columbia had 

passed unemployment insurance laws. Later, Puerto 

Rico adopted its own program, which was incorporated in 

1961 into the federal-state system. A similar program for 

workers in the Virgin Islands was added in 1978.

If employers are to receive an offset against federal 

taxes and if states are to receive federal grants for 

administration, federal law requires state unemployment 

insurance programs to meet certain requirements. These 

requirements are intended to ensure that a state participating in the program has an unemployment insurance 

system that is fairly administered and financially secure.

One requirement is that all contributions collected 

under state laws be deposited in the unemployment trust 

fund of the U.S. Treasury Department. The fund is 

invested as a whole, but each state has a separate 

account to which its deposits and its share of interest on 

investments are credited. At any time, a state may withdraw money from its account in the trust fund, but only to 

pay benefits. Thus, unlike the situation in the majority of 

states having workers' compensation and temporary disability insurance laws, unemployment insurance benefits 

are paid exclusively through a public fund. Private plans 

cannot be substituted for the state plan.

Aside from federal standards, each state has major 

responsibility for the content and development of its 

unemployment insurance law. The state itself decides the 

amount and duration of benefits (except for certain 

federal requirements concerning federal-state Extended 

Benefits); the contribution rates (with limitations); and, in 

general, the eligibility requirements and disqualification 

provisions. The states also directly administer the programs collecting contributions, maintaining wage records 

(where applicable), taking claims, determining eligibility, 

and paying benefits to unemployed workers.

Coverage

Originally, coverage had been limited to employment

covered by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), 

which relates primarily to industrial and commercial workers in private industry. However, several federal laws 

added substantially to the number and types of workers 

protected under the state programs, such as the Employment Security Amendments of 1970 and the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976.

Private employers in industry and commerce are 

subject to the law if they have one or more individuals 

employed on 1 day in each of 20 weeks during the current or preceding year or if they paid wages of $1,500 or 

more during any calendar quarter in the current or preceding year.

Agricultural workers are covered on farms with a 

quarterly payroll of at least $20,000 or employing 10 or 

more employees in 20 weeks of the year. Domestic 

employees in private households are subject to FUTA if 

their employer pays wages of $1,000 or more in a calendar quarter. Excluded from coverage are workers 

employed by their families and the self-employed.

Before 1976, employment in state and local governments and nonprofit organizations were exempt from 

FUTA. However, as a result of federal legislation enacted 

in 1976, most employment in these groups must now be 

covered by state law as a condition for securing federal 

approval of the state law. Under this form of coverage, 

local government and nonprofit employers have the 

option of making contributions as under FUTA or of reimbursing the state for benefit expenditures actually made. 

Elected officials, legislators, members of the judiciary, 

and the state National Guard are still excluded, as are 

employees of nonprofit organizations that employ fewer 

than four workers in 20 weeks in the current or preceding 

calendar year. Many states have extended coverage 

beyond that provided by federal legislation.
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Through special federal legislation, federal civilian 

employees and ex-servicemembers of the armed forces 

were brought under the unemployment insurance system. Benefits for those persons are financed through

federal funds but are administered by the states and paid 

in accordance with the provisions of the state laws. A 

separate unemployment insurance law enacted by Congress covers railroad workers.

Amendments to FUTA made in 2000 added Indian 

tribes to the set of entities for whom coverage is required, 

although they are not liable for FUTA taxes. As a result, 

workers performing services for tribes are now potentially 

eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits. 

Coverage is required when service is performed for any 

Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group community that is recognized as eligible for federal assistance because of their status as Indians. The same 

permissible exclusion from coverage that is applicable to 

other governmental entities also applies to services performed for Indian tribes. If an Indian tribe fails to make 

payments to states as required, the tribe loses its FUTA 

exemption and may lose coverage.

Eligibility for Benefits

Unemployment benefits are available as a matter of right 

(without a means test) to unemployed workers who have 

demonstrated their attachment to the labor force by a 

specified amount of recent work or earnings in covered 

employment. All workers whose employers contribute to 

or make payments in lieu of contributions to state unemployment funds, federal civilian employees, and exservicemembers are eligible if they are involuntarily 

unemployed, able to work, available for work, and 

actively seeking work. Workers must also meet the eligibility and qualifying requirements of the state law and be 

free from disqualifications. Workers who meet these eligibility conditions may still be denied benefits if they are 

found to have voluntarily quit their jobs without good 

cause or were discharged for misconduct.

Work Requirements

A worker's monetary benefit rights are based on his or 

her employment in covered work over a prior reference 

period called the base period, and these benefit rights 

remain fixed for a benefit year. In most states, the base 

period is the first 4 quarters of the last 5 completed calendar quarters preceding the claim for unemployment benefits.

Benefits

Under all state laws, the weekly benefit amount—that is, 

the amount payable for a week of total unemployment—

varies with the worker's past wages within certain minimum and maximum limits. In most states, the formula is 

designed to compensate for a fraction of the usual 

weekly wage, normally about 50 percent, subject to specified dollar maximums.

Three-fourths of the laws use a formula that computes weekly benefits as a fraction of wages in one or 

more quarters of the base period. Most commonly, the 

fraction is taken of wages in the quarter during which 

wages were highest, because this quarter most nearly 

reflects full-time work. In most of these states, the same 

fraction is used at all benefit levels. The other laws use a 

weighted schedule that gives a greater proportion of the 

high-quarter wages to lower-paid workers than to those 

earning more.

Each state establishes a ceiling on the weekly benefit 

amount, and no worker may receive an amount larger 

than the ceiling. The maximum may be either a fixed dollar amount or a flexible amount. Under the latter arrangement, which has been adopted in 34 jurisdictions, the 

maximum is adjusted automatically in accordance with 

the weekly wages of covered employees.

Thirteen states provide additional allowances for certain dependents. They all include children under the ages 

of 16, 18, or 19 (and, generally, older if incapacitated); 

8 states include a nonworking spouse; and 2 states consider other dependent relatives. The amount allowed per 

dependent varies considerably by state but generally is 

$30 or less per week, and, in the majority of states, the 

amount is the same for each dependent.

All but 14 states require a waiting period of 1 week of 

total unemployment before benefits can begin. Two 

states pay benefits retroactively for the waiting period if 

unemployment lasts a certain period or if the employee 

returns to work within a specified period.

Except for three jurisdictions, states provide a statutory maximum duration of 26 weeks of benefits in a benefit year. However, jurisdictions vary the duration of 

benefits through various formulas.

Extended Benefits

In the 1970s, a permanent federal-state program of 

Extended Benefits was established for workers who 

exhaust their entitlement to regular state benefits during 

periods of high unemployment. The program is financed 

equally from federal and state funds. Employment conditions in an individual state trigger Extended Benefits. This 

happens when the unemployment rate among insured 

workers in a state averages 5 percent or more over a 

13-week period and is at least 20 percent higher than the 
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rate for the same period in the 2 preceding years. If the 

insured unemployment rate reaches 6 percent, a state 

may by state law disregard the 20 percent requirement in 

initiating Extended Benefits. Once triggered, Extended 

Benefit provisions remain in effect for at least 13 weeks. 

When a state's benefit period ends, Extended Benefits to 

individual workers also end, even if they have received 

less than their potential entitlement and are still unemployed. Further, once a state's benefit period ends, 

another statewide period cannot begin for at least 

13 weeks.

State law determines most eligibility conditions for 

Extended Benefits and the weekly benefit payable. However, under federal law a claimant must have had 

20 weeks in full-time employment (or the equivalent in 

insured wages) and must meet special work requirements. A worker who has exhausted his or her regular 

benefits is eligible for a 50 percent increase in duration of 

benefits for a maximum of 13 weeks of Extended Benefits. There is, however, an overall maximum of 39 weeks 

of regular and Extended Benefits. Extended Benefits are 

payable at the same rate as the weekly amount under the 

regular state program.

Before the 1992 legislation, the Extended Benefits 

program was based on the insured unemployment rate 

(IUR)—the number of unemployed workers receiving 

benefits in a state as a percentage of the number of persons in employment that is covered by unemployment 

insurance in that state. By definition, the IUR does not 

include workers who have exhausted their benefits but 

are still unemployed.

The 1992 legislation (Public Law 102-318) provided 

states with the option of adopting an additional formula 

for triggering the permanent Extended Benefits program. 

Effective March 1993, states had the option of amending 

their laws to use alternative total unemployment rate

triggers, in addition to the current insured unemployment 

rate triggers. Under this option, Extended Benefits would 

be paid when (1) the state's seasonally adjusted total 

unemployment rate for the most recent 3 months is at 

least 6.5 percent and (2) that rate is at least 110 percent 

of the state average total unemployment rate in the corresponding 3-month period in either of the 2 preceding 

years.

States triggering on to the Extended Benefits program under other triggers would provide the regular 

26 weeks of unemployment benefits in addition to 

13 weeks of Extended Benefits (which is the same number of weeks of benefits provided previously). In addition, 

states that have chosen the total unemployment rate 

option will also amend their state laws to add an additional 7 weeks of Extended Benefits (for a total of 

20 weeks) when the total unemployment rate is at least 

8 percent and is 110 percent of the state's total unemployment rate for the same 3 months in either of the 2 

preceding years. As of October 23, 2005, Extended Benefits were not payable in any state.

CONTACT: Daniel L. Hays (202) 693-3011.
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Workers’ Compensation

Workers' compensation was the first form of social insurance to develop widely in the United States. It is 

designed to provide cash benefits and medical care 

when employees suffer work-related injuries or illnesses 

and survivor benefits to the dependents of workers 

whose deaths result from a work-related incident. In 

exchange for receiving benefits, workers who receive 

workers' compensation are generally not allowed to bring 

a tort suit against their employers for damages of any 

kind.

The federal government was the first to establish a 

workers' compensation program, covering its civilian 

employees with an act that was passed in 1908 to provide benefits for workers engaged in hazardous work. 

The remaining federal workforce was covered in 1916. 

Nine states enacted workers' compensation laws in 1911. 

By 1921, all but 6 states and the District of Columbia had 

workers' compensation laws.

Today each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, 

Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands have their own program. The federal government covers its employees 

through its own program. It also administers the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, enacted 

in 1927, which covers longshore and harbor workers 

throughout the United States.

Coal miners suffering from pneumoconiosis, or 

"black lung" disease, are covered by the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972, with the initial benefits enacted as part 

of the Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969. Under 

this program, monthly cash benefits are payable to

miners disabled by black lung disease and to their 

dependents or survivors. Medical benefits are also payable to the worker on the basis of a diagnosis of pneumoconiosis.

The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program provides lump-sum payments up to 

$150,000 to civilian workers (and/or their survivors) who 

became ill as a result of exposure to radiation, beryllium, 

or silica in the production or testing of nuclear weapons. 

This is the Part B of the program, which went into effect 

in July 2001. It provides smaller lump-sum payments to 

individuals found eligible for an award under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. Medical benefits are 

awarded for the treatment of covered conditions.

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act of 1990 

provides lump-sum compensation payments to individuals who contracted certain cancers and other serious diseases as a result of exposure to radiation released during 

above-ground nuclear weapons tests or during employment in underground uranium mines. The lump-sum payments are specified in law and range from $50,000 to 

$100,000.

Coverage

In 2004, state and federal workers’ compensation laws 

covered about 125.9 million employees. Covered payroll 

in 2004—that is, total wages paid to covered workers—

was $4.95 trillion.

Common exemptions from coverage are domestic 

service, agricultural employment, small employers, and 

casual labor. However, 39 programs have some coverage for agricultural workers, and 25 programs have some 

coverage for domestic workers.

Many programs exempt employees of nonprofit, 

charitable, or religious institutions. The coverage of state 

and local public employees differs widely from one state 

program to another.

The workers’ compensation programs are compulsory for most private employment, except in Texas, 

where it is elective. That is, in Texas, employers may 

accept or reject coverage under the law. If they reject it, 

they lose the customary common-law defenses against 

suits by employees in private industry.

Two groups outside the coverage of workers' compensation laws are railroad employees engaged in interstate commerce and seamen in the U.S. Merchant 

Marine. These workers have health insurance and shortterm and long-term cash benefit plans that cover disabilities whether or not the conditions are work-related. In 

addition, under federal laws these workers retain the right 

to bring tort suits against their employers for negligence 

in the case of work-related injuries or illness.

Benefits

The benefits provided under workers' compensation 

include periodic cash payments and medical services to 

the worker during the period of disablement for the disabling condition. They also include death and funeral 

benefits to the workers' survivors. Lump-sum settlements 

are permitted under most programs.

Approximately three-fourths of all workers' compensation cases involve only medical benefits. Cash wage 

replacement benefits are categorized according to the 

duration and severity of the worker's disability.
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Temporary Total Disability

Most compensation cases that involve cash payments 

are for temporary total disability. In these cases, the 

worker is temporarily precluded from performing the preinjury job or another job with the employer that the worker 

could have performed before the injury. When workers’ 

lost time exceeds the waiting period (3 to 7 days, 

depending on the state), they receive a percentage of 

their weekly wages—typically two-thirds—up to a maximum weekly amount. The maximum is generally set at 

some percentage of the states’ average weekly wage, 

ranging from 66 2/3 percent to 200 percent, but typically 

100 percent.

Temporary Partial Disability

In some cases, workers return to work before they reach 

maximum medical improvement and have reduced 

responsibilities and a lower salary. In those cases, they 

receive temporary partial disability benefits.

Permanent Total Disability

If a worker has very significant impairments that are 

judged to be permanent after he or she reaches maximum medical improvement, the worker receives permanent total disability benefits. Very few workers’ 

compensation cases are found to have permanent total 

disabilities.

Permanent Partial Disability

When the worker has impairments that, although permanent, do not completely limit the workers’ ability to work, 

permanent partial disability benefits are paid. The system 

for determining benefits in these cases is complex and 

varies across jurisdictions. Some states provide benefits 

based on an impairment rating scheme. The level of 

impairment, often expressed as a percentage of total disability, is used to determine the benefit amount. Some 

states provide benefits on the basis of loss of earning 

capacity. They use impairment ratings with modifications 

based on vocational factors, such as the worker's education, job experience, and age. Other states use systems 

that attempt to compensate workers for actual lost 

wages.

Death Benefits

Generally, compensation is related to earnings and to the 

number of dependents eligible as the survivors of workers who die from a work-related illness or injury.

Medical Benefits

All workers’ compensation acts require that medical aid 

be furnished without delay, to workers suffering from a 

work-related injury or illness, whether or not the condition 

entails work interruption. This care includes first-aid treatment, physician services, surgical and hospital services, 

nursing, medications, medical supplies, appliances, and 

prosthetic devices. Care is typically provided with no copayment from the worker. A few state laws contain provisions for contributions by the covered employee for hospital and medical benefits.

Financing

Workers' compensation programs are financed almost 

exclusively by employers and are based on the principle 

that the cost of work-related accidents is a business 

expense. Depending on state laws, employers can purchase insurance from a private carrier or state fund, or 

they can self-insure. No program relies on general taxing 

power to finance workers' compensation. Employers in 

most programs are permitted to carry insurance against 

work accidents with commercial insurance companies or 

to qualify as self-insurers by giving proof of financial ability to carry their own risk. In five jurisdictions, commercial 

insurance is not allowed. In two of these areas, employers must insure with an exclusive state fund, and in three 

others, they must either insure with an exclusive state 

insurance fund or self-insure. In 21 jurisdictions, state 

funds have been established that compete with private 

insurance carriers. Federal employees are provided protection through a federally financed and operated

system.

Program Highlights

Benefit payments under workers’ compensation programs increased to $56.0 billion in 2004, which was a 

2.3 percent increase from the benefit figure of 

$54.7 billion in 2003. When compared with covered 

wages, benefits fell by $0.03, from $1.16 to $1.13 per 

$100 of covered wages.

In 2004, medical benefits accounted for $26.1 billion, 

and wage loss compensation accounted for $29.9 billion. 

The latter amount includes payments to disabled workers 

and the survivors of deceased workers.

The $56.0 billion for workers' compensation benefit 

payments in 2004 includes more than $714 million in 

benefits for the Black Lung program. This program is 

described separately (see Tables 9.D1 and 9.D2).
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The employers' cost of providing workers' compensation coverage varies generally according to risk, industrial 

classification, and experience rating. Nationally, in 2004, 

such costs were approximately $1.76 per $100 of covered wages, or about $694 for each of the 125.9 million 

protected employees.

It is the first time since 2001 that wages grew faster 

than benefits. Since 2001, employer costs have 

increased relative to covered wages.

CONTACT: Virginia Reno (202) 452-8097.
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Temporary Disability Insurance

Five states, Puerto Rico, and the railroad industry have 

social insurance programs that partially compensate for 

the loss of wages caused by temporary nonoccupational 

disability or maternity. Those programs are known as 

temporary disability insurance (TDI) because the duration of the payments is limited.

Federal law does not provide for a federal-state system of short-term disability comparable with the federalstate system of unemployment insurance. However, the 

Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) was amended in 

1946 to permit states where employees made contributions under the unemployment insurance program to use 

some or all of these contributions for the payment of disability benefits (but not for administration). Three of the 

nine states that could have benefited by this provision for 

initial funding for TDI took advantage of it: California, 

New Jersey, and Rhode Island. The first state law was 

enacted by Rhode Island in 1942, followed by legislation 

in California and the railroad industry in 1946, New Jersey in 1948, and New York in 1949. Then came a hiatus 

of two decades before Puerto Rico and Hawaii passed 

laws in 1968 and 1969, respectively.

The temporary disability insurance laws of the five 

states and Puerto Rico cover most commercial and 

industrial wage and salary workers in private employment 

if the employer has at least one worker. In no state is coverage under TDI identical with that of the unemployment 

insurance program. Principal occupational groups 

excluded are domestic workers, family workers (parent, 

child, or spouse of the employer), government employees, and the self-employed. State and local government 

employees are included in Hawaii, and the other state 

programs generally provide elective coverage for some 

or all public employees.

Agricultural workers are covered to varying degrees 

in California, Hawaii, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico, but 

they are not covered in other jurisdictions. The California 

law permits self-employed individuals to elect coverage 

on a voluntary basis. Workers employed by railroads, railroad associations, and railroad unions are covered by 

TDI under the national system included in the Railroad 

Unemployment Insurance Act.

The methods used for providing this protection vary. 

In Rhode Island, the coverage is provided through an 

exclusive, state-operated fund into which all contributions 

are paid and from which all benefits are disbursed. In 

addition, covered employers may provide supplemental 

benefits in any manner they choose. The railroad program is also exclusively publicly operated in conjunction 

with its unemployment insurance provisions.

In California, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico, coverage 

is provided through a state-operated fund, but employers 

are permitted to "contract out" of the state fund by purchasing group insurance from commercial insurance 

companies, by self-insuring, or by negotiating an agreement with a union or employees' association. Coverage 

by the state fund is automatic unless or until an employer 

or the employees take positive action by substituting a 

private plan that meets the standards prescribed in the 

law and is approved by the administering agency. Premiums (in lieu of contributions) are then paid directly to the 

private plan, and benefits are paid to the workers 

affected.

The laws in Hawaii and New York require employers 

to provide their own disability insurance plans for their 

workers by setting up an approved self-insurance plan, 

by reaching an agreement with employees or a union 

establishing a labor-management benefit plan, or by purchasing group insurance from a commercial carrier. In 

New York, the employer may also provide protection 

through the State Insurance Fund, which is a state-operated competitive carrier. Both Hawaii and New York operate special funds to pay benefits to workers who become 

disabled while unemployed or whose employers have 

failed to provide the required protection. In other jurisdictions, benefit payments for the disabled unemployed are 

made from the regular state-operated funds.

Eligibility for Benefits

To qualify for benefits, a worker must fulfill certain 

requirements regarding past earnings or employment 

and must be disabled as defined in the law. In addition, 

claimants may be disqualified if they received certain 

types of income during the period of disability.

Earnings or Employment Requirements

A claimant must have a specified amount of past employment or earnings to qualify for benefits. However, in most 

jurisdictions with private plans, the plans either insure 

workers immediately upon their employment or, in some 

cases, require a short probationary period of employment, usually from 1 to 3 months. Upon cessation of 

employment after a specified period, workers generally 

lose their private plan coverage and must look to a statecreated fund for such protection.

Disability Requirements

The laws generally define disability as inability to perform 

regular or customary work because of a physical or mental condition. Stricter requirements are imposed for dis-
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ability during unemployment in New Jersey and New 

York. All the laws pay full benefits for disability due to 

pregnancy.

Disqualifying Income

All the laws restrict payment of disability benefits when 

the claimant is also receiving workers' compensation 

payments. However, the statutes usually contain some 

exceptions to this rule (for example, if the workers' compensation is for partial disability or for previously incurred 

work disabilities).

The laws differ with respect to the treatment of sick 

leave payments. Rhode Island pays disability benefits in 

full even though the claimant draws wage continuation 

payments. New York deducts from the benefits any payment from the employer or from a fund contributed to by 

the employer, except for benefits paid pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. In California, New Jersey, 

and Puerto Rico, benefits plus paid sick leave for any 

week during disability may not exceed the individual's 

weekly earnings before their disablement. Railroad workers are not eligible for TDI benefits while they receive 

sick leave pay.

In all seven TDI systems, as with unemployment 

insurance, weekly benefit amounts are related to a claimant's previous earnings in covered employment. In general, the benefit amount for a week is intended to replace 

at least one-half the weekly wage loss for a limited time. 

All the laws, however, specify minimum and maximum 

amounts payable for a week. The maximum duration of 

benefits varies from 26 weeks to 52 weeks. Hawaii, New 

York, and Puerto Rico provide for benefits of a uniform 

duration of 26 weeks for all claimants; California and the 

railroad program have maximum benefit periods of 

52 weeks; New Jersey, 26 weeks; and Rhode Island, 

30 weeks. Under the railroad program, duration of benefits varies from 26 weeks to 52 weeks, on the basis of the 

total number of years of employment in the industry. In 

the other jurisdictions, limited predisability "base period" 

wages reduce benefit duration. A noncompensable

waiting period of a week or 7 consecutive days of disability (4 days for railroad workers) is generally required 

before the payment of benefits for subsequent weeks.

The statutory provisions described above govern the 

benefits payable to employees covered by the stateoperated plans. In those states where private plans are 

permitted to participate, those provisions represent standards against which the private plan can be measured (in 

accordance with provisions in the state law).

Financing and Administration

Under each of the laws, except for that governing the railroad program, employees may be required to contribute 

to the cost of the temporary disability benefit. In five of 

the jurisdictions (all but California and Rhode Island), 

employers are also required to contribute. In general, the 

government does not contribute.

Four of the seven TDI programs are administered by 

the same agency that administers unemployment insurance. Under those five programs, the unemployment 

insurance administrative machinery is used to collect 

contributions, to maintain wage records, to determine eligibility, and to pay benefits to workers under the stateoperated funds. The New York law is administered by the 

state Workers' Compensation Board, and the Hawaii law 

is administered separately in the Department of Labor 

and Industrial Relations.

By way of contrast, claims in New York and Hawaii 

are filed with and paid by the employer, the insurance 

carrier, or the union health and welfare fund that is operating the private plan. The state agency limits its functions with respect to employed workers to exercising 

general supervision over private plans, to setting standards of performance, and to adjudicating disputed 

claims arising between claimants and carriers. A similar 

situation applies to claimants under private plans in California, New Jersey, and Puerto Rico.

CONTACT: Daniel L. Hays (202) 693-3011.
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Black Lung Benefits

The Black Lung benefit program established by the

Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 provides monthly benefit payments to coal miners totally disabled as a result of pneumoconiosis, to the widows of 

coal miners who died as a result of pneumoconiosis, and 

to their dependents. The Social Security 

Administration (SSA) was responsible for the payment 

and administration of these Part B benefits (miner, survivor, and dependent) with respect to claims filed through 

June 30, 1973 (and certain survivor cases, before 

December 31, 1973).

On October 1, 1997, responsibility for maintenance 

and payment of Part B was transferred from SSA to the 

Department of Labor (DOL); SSA, however, maintains 

responsibility for conducting formal hearings necessary 

to resolve contested issues with respect to Part B claims. 

Only data on these Part B claims are reported in this 

Supplement. Part C claims are reported in the OWCP 

Annual Report to Congress, U.S. Department of Labor, 

Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs.

Under the Black Lung Benefits Act of 1972, DOL was 

assigned jurisdiction over Part C benefits, generally 

claims filed July 1, 1973, and later. Different financing 

provisions are applicable to these claims.

Legislation enacted on November 2, 2002, (Public 

Law 107-275) transferred permanently the responsibility 

for all Black Lung claims (Parts B and C) to the Office of 

Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) of the 

Department of Labor. The Social Security Administration 

will only continue to handle a small number of pending 

Part B appeals cases on a reimbursable basis.

The basic Black Lung benefit rate is set by law at 

37 1/2 percent of the monthly pay rate for federal 

employees in the first step of grade GS-2. The basic rate

to a miner or widow may be increased according to the 

number of qualified dependents—50 percent of the basic 

benefit rate if one dependent qualifies, 75 percent for two 

dependents, and 100 percent for three or more dependents.

Since Black Lung payments are tied directly to federal 

employee salary scales, increases are automatically payable when federal salaries are increased. Reflecting a 

2.1 percent adjustment, monthly benefit rates effective 

January 1, 2006, are the following:

• Miner or widow, $574.00

• Miner or widow and 1 dependent, $861.00

• Miner or widow and 2 dependents, $1,005.00

• Miner or widow and 3 or more dependents (family 

benefit), $1,149.00

If a miner or surviving spouse is receiving workers’ 

compensation, unemployment compensation, or disability insurance payments under state law, the Black Lung 

benefit is offset by the amount being paid under these 

other programs.

The amendments of 1972 extended benefit payments to full orphans, parents, brothers, and sisters of 

deceased miners. Under earlier law, survivor payments 

were limited to widows and their dependent children (if 

the miner and spouse were both deceased, no benefits 

were payable to surviving children). These amendments 

also expanded coverage to include surface as well as 

underground coal miners.

CONTACT: Bennett Stewart (606) 432-0116, ext. 126.
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Veterans' Benefits

A variety of programs and benefits are available to servicemembers and veterans of military service: disability 

payments, educational assistance, health care, vocational rehabilitation, survivor and dependents benefits, 

life insurance, burial benefits, special loan programs, and 

hiring preference for certain jobs. Most of the veterans 

programs are administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Monetary Benefits

Two major cash benefit programs are available for veterans. The first program provides benefits to veterans with 

service-connected disabilities and, on the veteran's 

death, benefits are available for eligible surviving 

spouses, children, and dependent parents. These benefits are payable regardless of other income or resources. 

The second program provides benefits to needy veterans 

who have non-service-connected disabilities. These benefits are means tested.

Compensation for Service-connected Disabilities

Disability compensation is a monetary benefit paid to veterans who are disabled by injury or disease incurred in or 

aggravated during active military service. Individuals discharged or separated from military service under dishonorable conditions are generally not eligible for 

compensation payments. The amount of monthly compensation depends on the degree of disability, rated as 

the percentage of normal function lost. Payments in 2007 

range from $115 a month for a 10 percent disability to 

$2,471 a month for total disability. Veterans who have at 

least a 30 percent service-connected disability are entitled to an additional dependent's allowance. The amount 

is based on the number of dependents and degree of disability.

Pensions for Non-service-connected Disabilities

Monthly benefits are provided to wartime veterans with 

limited income and resources who are totally and permanently disabled because of a condition not attributable to 

their military service. To qualify for these pensions, a veteran must have served in one or more of the following 

designated war periods: The Mexican Border Period, 

World War I, World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam Era, or the Gulf War. The period of service must 

have lasted at least 90 days, and the discharge or separation cannot have been dishonorable. Service less than 

90 days is acceptable if the veteran was discharged with 

a service-connected disability.

Pension payments are reduced by countable income. 

Some medical and other expenses are allowed as 

deductions from countable income. Veterans aged 65 

years or older who meet service, net worth, and income 

requirements are eligible for a pension, regardless of current physical condition.

Effective December 1, 2006, maximum benefit 

amounts for non-service-connected disabilities range 

from $911 per month for a veteran without a dependent 

spouse or child to $1,801 per month for a veteran who is 

in need of regular aid and attendance and who has one 

dependent. For each additional dependent child, the pension is raised by $156 per month.

Benefits for Survivors

The dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) program provides monthly benefits to the surviving spouse, 

children (under age 18, disabled, or students), and certain parents of service persons or veterans who die as 

the result of an injury or disease incurred while in or 

aggravated by active duty or training, or from a disability 

otherwise compensable under laws administered by the 

Department of Veterans Affairs.

DIC payments may also be authorized for survivors 

of veterans who were totally disabled by serviceconnected conditions at the time of death, even though 

their service-connected disabilities did not cause their 

deaths.

Eligibility for survivor benefits based on a nonservice-connected death of a veteran with a serviceconnected disability requires a marriage of at least a 

1-year duration before the veteran's death. A surviving 

spouse is generally required to have lived continuously 

with the veteran from marriage until his or her death.

Entitlement for death benefits ends with the surviving 

spouse’s remarriage but may be restored upon termination of the remarriage. A surviving spouse receiving DIC 

benefits who remarries on or after December 16, 2003, 

and on or after attaining age 57 is entitled to continue to 

receive DIC.

The monthly benefit amount payable to surviving 

spouses of veterans who died before January 1, 1993, 

depends on the last pay rate of the deceased service 

person or veteran. In 2007, for pay grades E-1 through 

E-6, a flat monthly rate of $1,067 is paid to surviving 

spouses. Monthly benefits for grades E-7 through E-9 

range between $1,104 and $1,312. For veterans who 

died after January 1, 1993, surviving spouses receive a 
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flat $1,067 a month. An additional $228 a month will be 

paid to supplement the basic rate if the deceased veteran 

had been entitled to receive 100 percent service-connected compensation for at least 8 years immediately 

preceding death. VA also adds a transitional benefit of 

$250 to the surviving spouse’s monthly DIC if there are 

children under age 18. The amount is based on a family 

unit, not individual children, and is paid up to a maximum 

of 2 years. The amounts payable to eligible parents are 

lower and depend on (1) the number of parents eligible, 

(2) their income, and (3) their marital status.

Pensions for Non-service-connected Death

Pensions are paid on the basis of need to surviving 

spouses and dependent children (under age 18, disabled, or students) of deceased veterans of the wartime 

periods specified in the disability pension program. For a 

pension to be payable, the veteran generally must have 

met the same service requirements established for the 

non-service-connected disability pension program, and 

the surviving spouse must meet the same marriage 

requirements as under the dependency and indemnity 

compensation program.

The pension amount depends on the composition of 

the surviving family and the physical condition of the surviving spouse. In 2007, pensions range from $611 a 

month for a surviving spouse without dependent children 

to $1,165 a month for a spouse who is in need of regular 

aid and attendance and who has a dependent child. The 

pension is raised by $156 a month for each additional 

dependent child. Pension payments are reduced by 

countable income. Some medical and other expenses 

are allowed as deductions from countable income.

Hospitalization and Other Medical Care

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides a 

nationwide system of health care through a system of 

hospitals and community-based outpatient clinics to eligible veterans.

Enrollment and Provision of Hospitalization

and Outpatient Medical Care to Veterans

To receive health care, veterans generally must be 

enrolled with the VA and may apply for enrollment at any 

time. Veterans do not have to be enrolled if they (1) have 

a service-connected disability of 50 percent or more, 

(2) want care for a disability that the military determined 

was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty but that the 

VA has not yet rated during the 12-month period following 

discharge, or (3) want care for a service-connected disability.

Enrolled veterans and those not subject to enrollment are eligible to receive comprehensive medical benefits, which include basic and preventive care.

Eligibility Requirements

Basic eligibility for hospital care and outpatient medical 

services are based on a veteran's character of discharge 

from active military service. Veterans discharged prior to 

September 7, 1980, for other than dishonorable conditions have basic eligibility for care. However, veterans 

discharged after September 7, 1980, must have completed 24 consecutive months of active-duty service. 

Reservists who were called or ordered to active duty may 

also be eligible for care as a veteran if they complete the 

full period for which they were called or ordered to active 

duty. The 24-month minimum service time requirement 

does apply to veterans who were discharged for reasons 

of early-out under Title 38, U.S.C. 1173, discharged for a 

disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, was 

awarded VA compensation, or is in need of care for an 

adjudicated service-connected disability.

Care for Dependents and Survivors

The dependents and survivors of certain veterans may 

be eligible for medical care under the Civilian Health and 

Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs 

(CHAMPVA) if not eligible for medical care under Tricare 

or Medicare. Tricare (formerly known as CHAMPUS) is 

the health program administered by the Department of 

Defense for dependents of active-duty personnel and military retirees and their dependents.

Beneficiaries covered by CHAMPVA may be treated 

at Department facilities when space is available. Usually, 

however, the person with CHAMPVA coverage is treated 

at a community hospital of his or her choice. The Department of Veterans Affairs pays for a part of the bill, and the 

beneficiary is responsible for any required copayment.

Nursing Home Care

A veteran seeking nursing home care must meet the 

established eligibility requirements for admission to a 

Department of Veterans Affairs nursing home. The Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act 

(P.L. 106-117, passed by Congress on November 30, 

1999) made amendments to the original authority for 

nursing home placement. The new law requires that the 

VA:

• Provide nursing home care to any veteran in need of 

such care for a service-connected disability;

• Provide nursing home care to any veteran who is in 

need of such care and who has a service-connected 

disability rated at 70 percent or greater;
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• Provide nursing home care, either directly or through 

contracts when clinically indicated for eligible veterans;

• Facilities will determine the need for nursing home 

care based on a comprehensive interdisciplinary 

assessment.

Other Medical Benefits

Other Department of Veterans Affairs programs and 

medical benefits are available to certain veterans. Veterans do not need to be enrolled in the VA health care system to be eligible for any of the following benefits, 

although there may be restrictions: domiciliary care, alcohol and drug dependency treatment; prosthetic appliances; modification in certain veterans’ homes when so 

ordered by his or her physician, subject to cost limitations; compensation and pension examinations; care as 

part of a VA-approved research project; readjustment 

counseling and treatment for Vietnam veterans; sexual 

trauma counseling for veterans suffering from trauma of 

a sexual nature during active military service; counseling; 

vocational rehabilitation counseling; special registry 

examinations and dental care.

Educational Assistance

The post-Vietnam Veterans' Educational Assistance 

Program (VEAP) is a voluntary contributory matching 

program for persons entering service after December 31, 

1976. To be eligible, the servicemember must have initially contributed to VEAP before April 1, 1987. The Montgomery GI Bill–Active Duty program provides education 

benefits for individuals entering military service on or 

after July 1, 1985, and for certain other individuals. Servicemembers entering active duty have their basic pay 

reduced $100 a month for the first 12 months of their service unless they specifically elect not to participate. An 

educational assistance program is also available for individuals who enter the Selected Reserve on or after 

July 1, 1985.

The Department of Veterans Affairs also pays educational assistance for dependents if a veteran is permanently and totally disabled from a service-related cause, 

or dies as a result of service, or while completely disabled from service-related causes.

CONTACT: Michael Wells (202) 273-5776.
Section 2. History of Program

Provisions and SSA

Administrative Data

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability

Insurance

Coverage, Financing, and

 Insured Status 2.1

Benefi t Computation and

 Automatic Adjustments 2.11

Benefi t Types and Levels 2.35

Effect of Current Earnings and

 Taxation of Benefi ts 2.53

Supplemental Security Income

History of Provisions 2.59

Medicare 2.60

Medicaid 2.62

SSA Administrative Data

Offi ces and Staff 2.64

Claims Workloads 2.66

Service Delivery 2.67

Hearings and Appeals 2.68

2.A OASDI: Coverage, Financing, and Insured Status

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 2.1

Table 2.A1—Covered employment and self-employment provisions, by year enacted

Year enacted

Coverage election

or waiver Provision

1935 . . . All workers in commerce and industry (except railroads) under age 65 in the continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii 

and on American vessels. (Covered after 1936.)

1939 . . . Age restriction eliminated.

1946 . . . Railroad and Social Security earnings combined to determine eligibility for and amount of survivors benefits.

1950 . . . Regularly employed farm and domestic workers. Nonfarm self-employed (except members of professional groups). 

Federal civilian employees not under a federal retirement system. U.S. citizens employed outside the United States by 

American employers. Workers in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands (effective January 1, 1951).

Elective by employer State and local government employees not under a state and local government retirement system. Termination permitted 

2 years after giving notice if group has 5 years of coverage when notice is given.

Elective by employer

and employee

Employees (other than members of the clergy) of nonprofit organizations (upon election by employer, each current 

employee given a choice as to coverage; new employees are covered). Nonprofit organizations permitted to terminate 

coverage 2 years after giving notice, if the organization has 8 years of coverage when notice is given.

1951 . . . Railroad workers with less than 10 years of service, for all benefits. (After October 1951, coverage retroactive to 1937.)

1954 . . . Farm self-employed. Professional self-employed except lawyers, dentists, physicians, and members of other medical 

groups (taxable years ending after 1954). Additional regularly employed farm and domestic workers. Homeworkers.

Elective by employer U.S. citizens employed outside the United States by a foreign subsidiary of an American employer.

Elective by employer

and employee

State and local government employees (except fire fighters and police personnel) under a state or local government 

retirement system (coverage provided at state’s option; a majority of the eligible employees must vote in favor). See 

above (elective by employer, 1950) for termination rule.

Elective by individual Members of the clergy and of religious orders not under a vow of poverty.

1956 . . . Members of the uniformed services on active duty or on active duty for training. Remainder of professional self-employed 

except physicians (taxable years ending after 1955). Farm landlords who materially participate in farm operations.

Elective by employer

and employee

Fire fighters and police personnel in designated states. State and local government employees under a state or local 

government retirement system in designated states may be divided into two systems, one excluding employees not 

desiring coverage (new employees covered).

1960 . . . U.S. citizens employed in United States by foreign governments or international organizations. Parents working for 

children (except domestic or casual labor). Workers in Guam and American Samoa.

1965 . . . Interns. Self-employed physicians (taxable years ending on or after December 31, 1965). Tips for employee tax only.

Elective by individual Members of certain religious sects may obtain exemptions from self-employed coverage (retroactive to 1951).

1967 Elective by employer

and employee

Fire fighters under state and local government retirement system (under a majority favorable vote) and only if governor of 

state certifies Social Security protection.

Subject to waiver

by individual

Members of the clergy and of religious orders not under a vow of poverty are covered automatically, but they can choose 

to be exempt on grounds of conscience or religious principles. Taxable years ending after 1967.

1972 Elective by employer Members of a religious order who are subject to a vow of poverty. Retroactivity allowed for 5 years but not earlier than 

January 1, 1968.

1977 Elective by individual Members of the clergy and of religious orders who filed an application for exemption from coverage may revoke the 

exemption if the revocation is filed before the due date of the individual’s federal income tax return for the first taxable year 

beginning after December 20, 1977.

1982 . . . Federal employees—Hospital Insurance (Part A) program only, effective January 1, 1983.

1983 . . . Federal employees newly hired after December 31, 1983, including executive, legislative, and judicial branch employees, 

and also including those hired before January 1, 1984, with a break in service lasting more than 365 days. Excludes reemployed annuitants hired before January 1, 1984.

. . . Legislative branch employees hired before 1984 who were not participating in the Civil Service Retirement System on 

December 31, 1983.

. . . Members of Congress, the president, the vice president, sitting federal judges, and most executive-level political 

appointees of the federal government.

. . . Employees of nonprofit organizations.

. . . U.S. residents employed outside the United States by American employers.

Elective by employer U.S. residents employed outside the United States by a foreign affiliate of an American employer.

. . . Employees of nonprofit organizations placed under compulsory coverage; nonprofit organizations prohibited from 

terminating coverage of their employees on or after March 31, 1983.

Elective by employer or by

employer and employee

States prohibited from terminating coverage of employees (after April 20, 1983) and permitted to reinstate coverage for a 

terminated group.

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1984 . . . Rehired federal employees whose previous service was covered.

. . . Persons exercising reemployment rights to noncovered federal employment retain exemption after a period (not limited to 

365 or fewer days) of military or national guard service or work for an international organization.

. . . Generally, all legislative branch employees except those who were participating on December 31, 1983, and are also 

currently participating in the Civil Service Retirement System or another federal retirement system.

. . . Employees of nonprofit organizations who are also participating on a mandatory basis in the Civil Service Retirement 

System are treated like federal employees for Social Security tax and coverage purposes. They are therefore not covered 

unless hired on or after January 1, 1984, or reemployed after a break in service of more than 365 days.

Elective by employer Churches or church-related organizations may elect irrevocably to have services performed by their employees excluded 

from covered employment. Their employees are then treated as self-employed for Social Security purposes.

1986 . . . State and local government employees hired after March 31, 1986—Hospital Insurance (Part A) program only.

Elective by individual Members of the clergy and of religious orders who filed an application for exemption from coverage may revoke the 

exemption if the revocation is filed before the due date of the individual’s federal income tax return for the first taxable year 

beginning after October 22, 1986.

Elective by employee Employees covered under Civil Service Retirement System can elect to switch to Federal Employees Retirement System 

from July 1, 1987, to December 31, 1987.

1987 . . . Members of uniformed services reserve components on inactive duty training. Irregularly employed farm workers (if 

employer’s annual expenditures for farm labor is at least $2,500). Services performed in trade or business of spouse or by 

children aged 18 or older in trade or business of parent. For employers, the full amount of covered tips.

1990 . . . State and local government employees not under a state or local government retirement system. Exceptions: (1) students

employed by the educational institution they attend and (2) election workers paid less than the mandated amount ($100), 

unless either group covered under a state’s Section 218 agreement.

1994 . . . Threshold for exclusion of wages paid to election workers raised from $100 to $1,000 annually beginning January 1, 1995,

and will be indexed for wage increases each year after December 31, 1999.

. . . Police and fire fighters under a public retirement system can be covered for Social Security in all states.

. . . Threshold for coverage of domestic employees’ earnings raised from $50 per calendar quarter to $1,000 per calendar 

year per employer; amount subject to annual automatic adjustments. Domestic workers no longer covered for years in 

which they were under age 18, unless they are no longer in school and domestic employment is their principal occupation. 

Coverage of earnings of domestic workers on farms becomes subject to new annual threshold for domestic workers 

instead of annual threshold for agricultural employees.

1997 Elective by employee Employees covered under Civil Service Retirement System can elect to switch to Federal Employees Retirement System 

from July 1, 1998, to December 31, 1998.

1998 . . . States can modify their Social Security coverage agreements made between January 1, 1999, and March 31, 1999, to 

exclude from coverage services performed by students employed by state schools, colleges, or universities, effective for 

services performed after June 30, 2000.

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

Table 2.A1—Covered employment and self-employment provisions, by year enacted—Continued

Year enacted

Coverage election

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Table 2.A2—Noncontributory wage credit provisions, by year enacted

Year enacted Provision

1946 Fully insured status and average monthly wage of $160 for World War II veterans who died within 3 years after discharge.

1950 Wage credits of $160 per month of military service during World War II period (September 16, 1940–July 24, 1947).

1952 Wage credits of $160 per month of military service to December 31, 1953.

1953 Wage credits of $160 per month of military service to June 30, 1955.

1955 Wage credits of $160 per month of military service to March 31, 1956.

1956 Wage credits of $160 per month of military service to December 31, 1956.

1967 For uniformed services, wage credits of $100 for each $100 (or fraction thereof) of basic pay not in excess of $300 per calendar quarter, beginning in 

1968.

1972 For uniformed services, wage credits of $300 per calendar quarter of service after 1956. (Supersedes 1967 provision.) For U.S. citizens of Japanese 

ancestry, wage credits for the period they were interned by the U.S. government during World War II period (December 7, 1941–December 31, 1946) 

and who were aged 18 or older.

1977 For uniformed services, wage credits of $100 for each $300 of basic pay up to maximum credit of $1,200 per calendar year after 1977.

2002 For uniformed services, deemed wage credits are eliminated for all years after calendar year 2001. Deemed wage credits will continue to be given for 

appropriate earnings for periods prior to calendar year 2002.

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

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Table 2.A3—Annual maximum taxable earnings and contribution rates, 1937–2006

Year

Annual maximum

taxable earnings (dollars)

Contribution rate (percent)

Employer and employee, each Self-employed person

OASDI HI

Total,

OASDI

and HI OASI DI HI

Total,

OASDI

and HI OASI DI HI

1937–1949 3,000 . . . 1.0 1.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1950 3,000 . . . 1.5 1.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1951–1953 3,600 . . . 1.5 1.5 . . . . . . 2.25 2.25 . . . . . .

1954 3,600 . . . 2.0 2.0 . . . . . . 3.0 3.0 . . . . . .

1955–1956 4,200 . . . 2.0 2.0 . . . . . . 3.0 3.0 . . . . . .

1957–1958 4,200 . . . 2.25 2.0 0.25 . . . 3.375 3.0 0.375 . . .

1959 4,800 . . . 2.5 2.25 0.25 . . . 3.75 3.375 0.375 . . .

1960–1961 4,800 . . . 3.0 2.75 0.25 . . . 4.5 4.125 0.375 . . .

1962 4,800 . . . 3.125 2.875 0.25 . . . 4.7 4.325 0.375 . . .

1963–1965 4,800 . . . 3.625 3.375 0.25 . . . 5.4 5.025 0.375 . . .

1966 6,600 6,600 4.2 3.5 0.35 0.35 6.15 5.275 0.525 0.35

1967 6,600 6,600 4.4 3.55 0.35 0.5 6.4 5.375 0.525 0.5

1968 7,800 7,800 4.4 3.325 0.475 0.6 6.4 5.0875 0.7125 0.6

1969 7,800 7,800 4.8 3.725 0.475 0.6 6.9 5.5875 0.7125 0.6

1970 7,800 7,800 4.8 3.65 0.55 0.6 6.9 5.475 0.825 0.6

1971 7,800 7,800 5.2 4.05 0.55 0.6 7.5 6.075 0.825 0.6

1972 9,000 9,000 5.2 4.05 0.55 0.6 7.5 6.075 0.825 0.6

1973 10,800 10,800 5.85 4.3 0.55 1.0 8.0 6.205 0.795 1.0

1974 13,200 13,200 5.85 4.375 0.575 0.9 7.9 6.185 0.815 0.9

1975 a 14,100 a 14,100 5.85 4.375 0.575 0.9 7.9 6.185 0.815 0.9

1976 a 15,300 a 15,300 5.85 4.375 0.575 0.9 7.9 6.185 0.815 0.9

1977 a 16,500 a 16,500 5.85 4.375 0.575 0.9 7.9 6.185 0.815 0.9

1978 a 17,700 a 17,700 6.05 4.275 0.775 1.0 8.1 6.01 1.09 1.0

1979 22,900 22,900 6.13 4.33 0.75 1.05 8.1 6.01 1.04 1.05

1980 25,900 25,900 6.13 4.52 0.56 1.05 8.1 6.2725 0.7775 1.05

1981 29,700 29,700 6.65 4.7 0.65 1.3 9.3 7.025 0.975 1.3

1982 a 32,400 a 32,400 6.7 4.575 0.825 1.3 9.35 6.8125 1.2375 1.3

1983 a 35,700 a 35,700 6.7 4.775 0.625 1.3 9.35 7.1125 0.9375 1.3

1984 a 37,800 a 37,800 b 7.0 5.2 0.5 1.3 b 14.0 10.4 1.0 2.6

1985 a 39,600 a 39,600 7.05 5.2 0.5 1.35 b 14.1 10.4 1.0 2.7

1986 a 42,000 a 42,000 7.15 5.2 0.5 1.45 b 14.3 10.4 1.0 2.9

1987 a 43,800 a 43,800 7.15 5.2 0.5 1.45 b 14.3 10.4 1.0 2.9

1988 a 45,000 a 45,000 7.51 5.53 0.53 1.45 b 15.02 11.06 1.06 2.9

1989 a 48,000 a 48,000 7.51 5.53 0.53 1.45 b 15.02 11.06 1.06 2.9

1990 c 51,300 c 51,300 7.65 5.6 0.6 1.45 15.3 11.2 1.2 2.9

1991 c 53,400 d 125,000 7.65 5.6 0.6 1.45 15.3 11.2 1.2 2.9

1992 c 55,500 130,200 7.65 5.6 0.6 1.45 15.3 11.2 1.2 2.9

1993 a 57,600 a 135,000 7.65 5.6 0.6 1.45 15.3 11.2 1.2 2.9

1994 a 60,600 e 7.65 5.26 0.94 1.45 15.3 10.52 1.88 2.9

1995 a 61,200 e 7.65 5.26 0.94 1.45 15.3 10.52 1.88 2.9

1996 a 62,700 e 7.65 5.26 0.94 1.45 15.3 10.52 1.88 2.9

1997 a 65,400 e 7.65 5.35 0.85 1.45 15.3 10.7 1.7 2.9

1998 a 68,400 e 7.65 5.35 0.85 1.45 15.3 10.7 1.7 2.9

1999 a 72,600 e 7.65 5.35 0.85 1.45 15.3 10.7 1.7 2.9

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2000 a 76,200 e 7.65 5.3 0.9 1.45 15.3 10.6 1.8 2.9

2001 a 80,400 e 7.65 5.3 0.9 1.45 15.3 10.6 1.8 2.9

2002 a 84,900 e 7.65 5.3 0.9 1.45 15.3 10.6 1.8 2.9

2003 a 87,000 e 7.65 5.3 0.9 1.45 15.3 10.6 1.8 2.9

2004 a 87,900 e 7.65 5.3 0.9 1.45 15.3 10.6 1.8 2.9

2005 a 90,000 e 7.65 5.3 0.9 1.45 15.3 10.6 1.8 2.9

2006 a 94,200 e 7.65 5.3 0.9 1.45 15.3 10.6 1.8 2.9

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTE: DI = Disability Insurance; HI = Hospital Insurance; OASI = Old-Age and Survivors Insurance; OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance;

. . . = not applicable.

a. Based on automatic adjustment, under legislation in 1972 (as modified by legislation in 1973), in proportion to increases in average wage level.

b. Tables 2.A3 and 2.A4 show the tax rate and tax amount paid by employers and received by the OASDI trust funds. In 1984, the 5.7 percent OASDI tax on taxable 

wages of employees was offset by a tax credit of 0.3 percent, resulting in an effective employee tax rate of 5.4 percent. However, the OASDI trust funds received the 

full 5.7 percent because of a general revenue transfer equivalent to 0.3 percent of taxable wages. Similar credits of 2.7 percent, 2.3 percent, and 2.0 percent were 

allowed against the combined OASDI and HI taxes on net earnings from self-employment in 1984, 1985, and from 1986 to 1989, respectively.

c. Based on automatic adjustment, under legislation in 1972 (as modified by legislation in 1973), using a transitional rule, specified by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1989, for computing a "deemed" average annual wage for 1988, 1989, and 1990.

d. Based on legislation in 1990.

e. Upper limit on earnings subject to HI taxes was repealed by OBRA 1993.

Table 2.A3—Annual maximum taxable earnings and contribution rates, 1937–2006—Continued

Year

Annual maximum

taxable earnings (dollars)

Contribution rate (percent)

Employer and employee, each Self-employed person

OASDI HI

Total,

OASDI

and HI OASI DI HI

Total,

OASDI

and HI OASI DI HI
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Table 2.A4—Maximum annual amount of contributions, 1937–2006 (in dollars)

Year

Employee Self-employed person

Total,

OASDI

and HI

Subtotal,

OASDI OASI DI HI

Total,

OASDI

and HI

Subtotal,

OASDI OASI DI HI

1937–1949 30.00 30.00 30.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1950 45.00 45.00 45.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1951–1953 54.00 54.00 54.00 . . . . . . 81.00 81.00 81.00 . . . . . .

1954 72.00 72.00 72.00 . . . . . . 108.00 108.00 108.00 . . . . . .

1955–1956 84.00 84.00 84.00 . . . . . . 126.00 126.00 126.00 . . . . . .

1957–1958 94.50 94.50 84.00 10.50 . . . 141.75 141.75 126.00 15.75 . . .

1959 120.00 120.00 108.00 12.00 . . . 180.00 180.00 162.00 18.00 . . .

1960–1961 144.00 144.00 132.00 12.00 . . . 216.00 216.00 198.00 18.00 . . .

1962 150.00 150.00 138.00 12.00 . . . 225.60 225.60 207.60 18.00 . . .

1963–1965 174.00 174.00 162.00 12.00 . . . 259.20 259.20 241.20 18.00 . . .

1966 277.20 254.10 231.00 23.10 23.10 405.90 382.80 348.15 34.65 23.10

1967 290.40 257.40 234.30 23.10 33.00 422.40 389.40 354.75 34.65 33.00

1968 343.20 296.40 259.35 37.05 46.80 499.20 452.40 396.825 55.575 46.80

1969 374.40 327.60 290.55 37.05 46.80 538.20 491.40 435.825 55.575 46.80

1970 374.40 327.60 284.70 42.90 46.80 538.20 491.40 427.05 64.35 46.80

1971 405.60 358.80 315.90 42.90 46.80 585.00 538.20 473.85 64.35 46.80

1972 468.00 414.00 364.50 49.50 54.00 675.00 621.00 546.75 74.25 54.00

1973 631.80 523.80 464.40 59.40 108.00 864.00 756.00 670.14 85.86 108.00

1974 772.20 653.40 577.50 75.90 118.80 1,042.80 924.00 816.42 107.58 118.80

1975 824.85 697.95 616.875 81.075 126.90 1,113.90 987.00 872.085 114.915 126.90

1976 895.05 757.35 669.375 87.975 137.70 1,208.70 1,071.00 946.305 124.695 137.70

1977 965.25 816.75 721.875 94.875 148.50 1,303.50 1,155.00 1,020.525 134.475 148.50

1978 1,070.85 893.85 756.675 137.175 177.00 1,433.70 1,256.70 1,063.77 192.93 177.00

1979 1,403.77 1,163.32 991.59 171.75 240.45 1,854.90 1,614.45 1,376.29 238.16 240.45

1980 1,587.67 1,315.72 1,170.68 145.04 271.95 2,097.90 1,825.95 1,624.58 201.37 271.95

1981 1,975.05 1,588.95 1,395.90 193.05 386.10 2,762.10 2,376.00 2,086.43 289.57 386.10

1982 2,170.80 1,749.60 1,482.30 267.30 421.20 3,029.40 2,608.20 2,207.25 400.95 421.20

1983 2,391.90 1,927.80 1,704.675 223.125 464.10 3,337.95 2,873.85 2,539.1625 334.6875 464.10

1984 a 2,646.00 2,154.60 1,965.60 189.00 491.40 5,292.00 4,309.20 3,931.20 378.00 982.80

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1985 a 2,791.80 2,257.20 2,059.20 198.00 534.60 5,583.60 4,514.40 4,118.40 396.00 1,069.20

1986 a 3,003.00 2,394.00 2,184.00 210.00 609.00 6,006.00 4,788.00 4,368.00 420.00 1,218.00

1987 a 3,131.70 2,496.60 2,277.60 219.00 635.10 6,263.40 4,993.20 4,555.20 438.00 1,270.20

1988 a 3,379.50 2,727.00 2,488.50 238.50 652.50 6,759.00 5,454.00 4,977.00 477.00 1,305.00

1989 a 3,604.80 2,908.80 2,654.40 254.40 696.00 7,209.60 5,817.60 5,308.80 508.80 1,392.00

1990 3,924.45 3,180.60 2,872.80 307.80 743.85 7,848.90 6,361.20 5,745.60 615.60 1,487.70

1991 5,123.30 3,310.80 2,990.40 320.40 1,812.50 10,246.60 6,621.60 5,980.80 640.80 3,625.00

1992 5,328.90 3,441.00 3,108.00 333.00 1,887.90 10,657.80 6,882.00 6,216.00 666.00 3,775.80

1993 5,528.70 3,571.20 3,225.60 345.60 1,957.50 11,057.40 7,142.40 6,451.20 691.20 3,915.00

1994 b 3,757.20 3,187.56 569.64 b b 7,514.40 6,375.12 1,139.28 b

1995 b 3,794.40 3,219.12 575.28 b b 7,588.80 6,438.24 1,150.56 b

1996 b 3,887.40 3,298.02 589.38 b b 7,774.80 6,596.04 1,178.76 b

1997 b 4,054.80 3,498.90 555.90 b b 8,109.60 6,997.80 1,111.80 b

1998 b 4,240.80 3,659.40 581.40 b b 8,481.60 7,318.80 1,162.80 b

1999 b 4,501.20 3,884.10 617.10 b b 9,002.40 7,768.20 1,234.20 b

2000 b 4,724.40 4,038.60 685.80 b b 9,448.80 8,077.20 1,371.60 b

2001 b 4,984.80 4,261.20 723.60 b b 9,969.60 8,522.40 1,447.20 b

2002 b 5,236.80 4,499.70 764.10 b b 10,527.60 8,999.40 1,528.20 b

2003 b 5,394.00 4,611.00 783.00 b b 10,788.00 9,222.00 1,566.00 b

2004 b 5,449.80 4,658.70 791.10 b b 10,899.60 9,317.40 1,582.20 b

2005 b 5,580.00 4,770.00 810.00 b b 11,160.00 9,540.00 1,620.00 b

2006 b 5,840.40 4,992.60 847.80 b b 11,680.80 9,985.20 1,695.60 b

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTE: DI = Disability Insurance; HI = Hospital Insurance; OASI = Old-Age and Survivors Insurance; OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance;

. . . = not applicable.

a. Tables 2.A3 and 2.A4 show the tax rate and tax amount paid by employers and received by the OASDI trust funds. In 1984, the 5.7 percent OASDI tax on taxable 

wages of employees was offset by a tax credit of 0.3 percent, resulting in an effective employee tax rate of 5.4 percent. However, the OASDI trust funds received the 

full 5.7 percent because of a general revenue transfer equivalent to 0.3 percent of taxable wages. Similar credits of 2.7 percent, 2.3 percent, and 2.0 percent were 

allowed against the combined OASDI and HI taxes on net earnings from self-employment in 1984, 1985, and from 1986 to 1989, respectively.

b. Upper limit on earnings subject to HI taxes was repealed by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1993.

Table 2.A4—Maximum annual amount of contributions, 1937–2006 (in dollars)—Continued

Year

Employee Self-employed person

Total,

OASDI

and HI

Subtotal,

OASDI OASI DI HI

Total,

OASDI

and HI

Subtotal,

OASDI OASI DI HI
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Table 2.A5—Tax credits enacted in 1983

Group Tax payable under—

Percentage

of earnings Tax credit, effective with respect to—

Employee Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) 0.3 Remuneration paid in calendar year 1984

Self-employed Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA) 2.7 Self-employment income for taxable years beginning in 1984

2.3 Self-employment income for taxable years beginning in 1985

2.0 Self-employment income for taxable years beginning in 1986, 1987, 1988, 

and 1989

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm.

NOTES: During this period, scheduled taxes were credited to the Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance, or OASDI) trust funds, monies for tax 

credits were paid from the Treasury, and the reduced tax rates were paid by employees and the self-employed.

Tables 2.A3 and 2.A4 show the tax rate and tax amount paid by employers and received by the OASDI trust funds. In 1984, the 5.7 percent OASDI tax on taxable wages 

of employees was offset by a tax credit of 0.3 percent, resulting in an effective employee tax rate of 5.4 percent. However, the OASDI trust funds received the full 

5.7 percent because of a general revenue transfer equivalent to 0.3 percent of taxable wages. Similar credits of 2.7 percent, 2.3 percent, and 2.0 percent were allowed 

against the combined OASDI and Hospital Insurance (HI) taxes on net earnings from self-employment in 1984, 1985, and from 1986 to 1989, respectively.

Table 2.A6—Appropriations from general revenues and interfund borrowing provisions, by type of transaction 

and year enacted

Year enacted Provision

Appropriations from general revenues

1935 Annual appropriations to the old-age reserve account to provide payments; direct appropriation to pay for administrative expenses.

1939 Trust fund created from which benefits and administrative expenses were to be paid.

1944 General authorization to finance benefits and payments.

1947 For cost of gratuitous military service wage credits.

1950 General authorization repealed.

1951 Railroad interchange provisions enacted.

1956 For cost of gratuitous military service wage credits.

1966 For cost of transitional uninsured monthly benefits for those aged 72 and older with fewer than 3 quarters of coverage.

1972 For cost of gratuitous wage credits for Japanese-American internees.

1983 A lump-sum payment to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) trust funds equal to (1) the present value of the estimated 

additional benefits arising from the gratuitous military service wage credits for service before 1957 and (2) the amount of the combined employeremployee OASDI taxes on the gratuitous wage credits for service after 1956 and before 1984 but less any amounts previously transferred. After 

1983, the trust funds will be reimbursed on a current basis for employer-employee taxes on such wage credits for service after 1983.

A lump-sum payment to the OASDI trust funds representing the amount of uncashed benefit checks (including interest) issued in the past. In the 

future, the trust funds will be credited on a regular basis. All transfers made for uncashed benefit checks will be subject to the annual 

appropriation process.

Transfers in each year from the Treasury Department to the OASDI trust funds of amounts equal to income tax receipts attributable to inclusion of 

Social Security benefits in taxable income.

For tax credits for part of the 1984 employment FICA tax and part of the tax on self-employment income under SECA for 1984–1989, see 

Table 2.A5.

1993 Transfers in each year from the Treasury Department to the Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund of amounts equal to income tax receipts 

attributable to the increased portions of Social Security benefits included in taxable income under the 1993 Act.

Interfund borrowing

1981 Interfund borrowing permitted among Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI), Disability Insurance (DI), and Hospital Insurance (HI) trust funds 

as needed until December 31, 1982. For all or part of any loan to be repaid, the managing trustee determines if assets of borrowing trust fund(s) 

are sufficient for that purpose. Interest with respect to any outstanding loan balance at a rate equal to the rate earned by lending trust fund is 

transferred from time to time.

1983 Interfund borrowing reauthorized among OASI, DI, and HI trust funds for calendar years 1983–1987, with provisions for scheduled repayment, no 

later than December 31, 1989, of principal and interest (including amounts borrowed in 1982). No borrowing permitted from any fund that has 

been reduced to specified levels.

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm.
2.A OASDI: Coverage, Financing, and Insured Status

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 2.9

Table 2.A7—Insured status (benefit eligibility) provisions, by eligibility concept and year enacted

Year enacted Provision

Quarter of coverage

1939 Calendar quarter in which $50 of wages is earned. Four quarters of coverage (QC) are credited for covered earnings equal to maximum limitation for 

the year.

1946 Calendar quarter in which $50 of wages is paid.

1950 Calendar quarter credited with $100 of self-employment income (reported annually).

1954 Calendar quarter credited with $100 of agricultural wages (reported annually).

1977 Calendar quarters of coverage (up to 4) for each $250 of annual earnings, effective January 1, 1978 (effective on January 1 of each year, dollar amount 

subject to automatic increase):

Year Amount (dollars)

1979 260

1980 290

1981 310

1982 340

1983 370

1984 390

1985 410

1986 440

1987 460

1988 470

1989 500

1990 520

1991 540

1992 570

1993 590

1994 620

1995 630

1996 640

1997 670

1998 700

1999 740

2000 780

2001 830

2002 870

2003 890

2004 900

2005 920

2006 970

Disability definition

1954 Inability to engage in substantial gainful activity because of any medically determinable permanent physical or mental impairment.

1965 Disability lasting at least 12 months. For blind persons aged 55–64, inability to engage in usual occupation.

1967 Disability that precludes engagement in any substantial gainful work existing in the national economy. For surviving spouse, disability precludes any 

gainful activity.

1990 More restrictive definition for surviving spouse eliminated.

Period of disability

1954 Continuous period of at least 6 months as defined above or of blindness.

1972 At least 5 months of disability.

(Continued)
2.A OASDI: Coverage, Financing, and Insured Status

2.10 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Alberta Presberry (410) 966-8473.

Fully insured

1935 Cumulative wages of $2,000 and employment in each of 5 years after 1936 and before attainment of age 65.

1939 QC equal to one-half the quarters elapsed after 1936 (or quarter in which age 21 attained) and before quarter of death or attainment of age 65. 

Minimum 6 QC, maximum 40 QC.

1950 Elapsed period measured after 1950 (QC earned at any time are used).

1954 Period of disability excluded from elapsed period. Alternatively, QC earned in all quarters after 1954 and before quarter in which age 65 attained 

(minimum 6 QC).

1956 Elapsed period measured to age 62 for women. Alternatively, QC earned in all except 4 quarters after 1954 and before quarter in which age 65 attained 

(62 for women).

1960 QC reduced to one-third the elapsed quarters.

1961 QC equal to years elapsed after 1950 (or year age 21 attained) and before year of death or age 65 (62 for women).

1972 Elapsed period for men reaching age 62 after 1972, measured to age 62 or to 1975, if later.

1983 Any person aged 55 or older on January 1, 1984, and employed by a nonprofit organization to whose employees coverage is extended solely by 

reason of the new compulsory coverage provision will be deemed fully insured upon subsequently acquiring 6 QC if aged 60 or older on January 1, 

1984; 8 QC if aged 59; 12 QC if aged 58; 16 QC if aged 57; and 20 QC if aged 55 or 56.

2004 Workers who are not citizens or nationals of the United States (referred to here as noncitizens) must meet additional requirements to be fully or 

currently insured. Noncitizen workers whose Social Security number (SSN) was originally assigned on or after January 1, 2004, must have been issued 

an SSN for work purposes at any time on or after January 1, 2004; or must have been admitted to the United States at any time as a nonimmigrant 

visitor for business (B-1) or as an alien crewman (D-1 or D-2).

Currently insured

1939 6 QC earned in 12 quarters before quarter of death.

1946 6 QC earned in preceding 13 quarters, including quarter of death.

1950 Including quarter of retirement added.

1954 Including quarter of disablement added.

2004 Workers who are not citizens or nationals of the United States (referred to here as noncitizens) must meet additional requirements to be fully or 

currently insured. Noncitizen workers whose Social Security number (SSN) was originally assigned on or after January 1, 2004, must have been issued 

an SSN for work purposes at any time on or after January 1, 2004; or must have been admitted to the United States at any time as a nonimmigrant 

visitor for business (B-1) or as an alien crewman (D-1 or D-2).

Disability insured

1954 20 QC earned in last 40 quarters, including quarter of disablement, and currently insured.

1956 Fully insured requirement added.

1958 Currently insured requirement eliminated.

1960 Alternatively, 20 QC earned before quarter of disablement (not necessarily in last 40 quarters) but QC earned in all quarters after 1950, with minimum 

of 6 QC.

1965 Alternatively, for blind under age 31, QC earned in one-half the quarters elapsed after age 21, with minimum of 6 QC. For blind under age 24, 6 QC 

earned in preceding 12 quarters.

1967 For all disabled under age 31, same alternative.

1972 For blind, requirement for recent QC eliminated.

1983 For those who become disabled again at age 31 or older and who were previously disabled before age 31, same alternative as that for those under 

age 31.

Transitionally insured

1965 Same as fully insured, but minimum reduced to 3 QC.

Requirement for special age-72 monthly benefit

1966 3 QC for each year elapsed after 1966 and before attainment of age 72. (No QC if aged 72 before 1968.)

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

Table 2.A7—Insured status (benefit eligibility) provisions, by eligibility concept and year enacted—Continued

Year enacted Provision
2.A OASDI: Benefit Computation and Automatic Adjustments

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 2.11

Table 2.A8—Factors for indexing earnings, 1951–2006

Year

Annual

maximum

taxable

earnings

(dollars)

Average

annual

wage a

(dollars)

Factors for workers who were first eligible (attained age 62, became disabled, or died) in b—

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

1951 3,600 2,799.16 7.5122465 7.7921948 8.1936795 8.2641471 8.4859494 8.8260978 9.2577416

1952 3,600 2,973.32 7.0722223 7.3357728 7.7137409 7.7800809 7.9888912 8.3091157 8.7154763

1953 3,600 3,139.44 6.6980035 6.9476085 7.3055768 7.3684065 7.5661679 7.8694481 8.2543065

1954 3,600 3,155.64 6.6636182 6.9119418 7.2680724 7.3305795 7.5273257 7.8290489 8.2119317

1955 4,200 3,301.44 6.3693358 6.6066928 6.9470958 7.0068425 7.1948998 7.4832982 7.8492718

1956 4,200 3,532.36 5.9529550 6.1747953 6.4929452 6.5487861 6.7245496 6.9940946 7.3361435

1957 4,200 3,641.72 5.7741891 5.9893677 6.2979636 6.3521276 6.5226129 6.7840636 7.1158409

1958 4,200 3,673.80 5.7237683 5.9370679 6.2429691 6.2966601 6.4656568 6.7248244 7.0537046

1959 4,800 3,855.80 5.4535972 5.6568287 5.9482909 5.9994476 6.1604673 6.4074018 6.7207583

1960 4,800 4,007.12 5.2476542 5.4432111 5.7236669 5.7728918 5.9278310 6.1654405 6.4669638

1961 4,800 4,086.76 5.1453915 5.3371375 5.6121279 5.6603936 5.8123134 6.0452926 6.3409400

1962 4,800 4,291.40 4.9000280 5.0826304 5.3445076 5.3904716 5.5351470 5.7570164 6.0385655

1963 4,800 4,396.64 4.7827386 4.9609702 5.2165790 5.2614428 5.4026552 5.6192138 5.8940236

1964 4,800 4,576.32 4.5949540 4.7661877 5.0117605 5.0548629 5.1905308 5.3985866 5.6626066

1965 4,800 4,658.72 4.5136819 4.6818869 4.9231162 4.9654562 5.0987245 5.3031004 5.5624506

1966 6,600 4,938.36 4.2580897 4.4167699 4.6443394 4.6842818 4.8100037 5.0028066 5.2474708

1967 6,600 5,213.44 4.0334175 4.1837251 4.3992872 4.4371221 4.5562105 4.7388404 4.9705952

1968 7,800 5,571.76 3.7740283 3.9146697 4.1163690 4.1517707 4.2632005 4.4340855 4.6509361

1969 7,800 5,893.76 3.5678378 3.7007954 3.8914751 3.9249427 4.0302846 4.1918334 4.3968367

1970 7,800 6,186.24 3.3991536 3.5258251 3.7074895 3.7393748 3.8397363 3.9936472 4.1889581

1971 7,800 6,497.08 3.2365278 3.3571389 3.5301120 3.5604718 3.6560316 3.8025790 3.9885456

1972 9,000 7,133.80 2.9476548 3.0575009 3.2150355 3.2426855 3.3297163 3.4631837 3.6325521

1973 10,800 7,580.16 2.7740813 2.8774591 3.0257171 3.0517390 3.1336449 3.2592531 3.4186482

1974 13,200 8,030.76 2.6184296 2.7160070 2.8559464 2.8805082 2.9578184 3.0763788 3.2268303

1975 14,100 8,630.92 2.4363544 2.5271466 2.6573552 2.6802091 2.7521435 2.8624596 3.0024493

1976 15,300 9,226.48 2.2790902 2.3640218 2.4858256 2.5072043 2.5744954 2.6776907 2.8086443

1977 16,500 9,779.44 2.1502233 2.2303527 2.3452693 2.3654391 2.4289254 2.5262858 2.6498348

1978 17,700 10,556.03 1.9920349 2.0662692 2.1727316 2.1914176 2.2502333 2.3404310 2.4548907

1979 22,900 11,479.46 1.8317917 1.9000545 1.9979529 2.0151357 2.0692202 2.1521622 2.2574145

1980 25,900 12,513.46 1.6804289 1.7430511 1.8328600 1.8486230 1.8982384 1.9743268 2.0708821

1981 29,700 13,773.10 1.5267427 1.5836377 1.6652330 1.6795543 1.7246321 1.7937618 1.8814864

1982 32,400 14,531.34 1.4470778 1.5010040 1.5783417 1.5919158 1.6346414 1.7001639 1.7833111

1983 35,700 15,239.24 1.3798575 1.4312787 1.5050239 1.5179674 1.5587083 1.6211871 1.7004719

1984 37,800 16,135.07 1.3032469 1.3518132 1.4214639 1.4336889 1.4721678 1.5311777 1.6060606

1985 39,600 16,822.51 1.2499906 1.2965723 1.3633768 1.3751022 1.4120087 1.4686072 1.5404301

1986 42,000 17,321.82 1.2139590 1.2591979 1.3240768 1.3354642 1.3713068 1.4262739 1.4960264

1987 43,800 18,426.51 1.1411808 1.1837076 1.2446969 1.2554016 1.2890954 1.3407672 1.4063379

1988 45,000 19,334.04 1.0876144 1.1281450 1.1862715 1.1964737 1.2285860 1.2778323 1.3403251

1989 48,000 20,099.55 1.0461916 1.0851785 1.1410912 1.1509049 1.1817941 1.2291648 1.2892776

1990 51,300 21,027.98 1.0000000 1.0372656 1.0907096 1.1000900 1.1296154 1.1748946 1.2323533

1991 53,400 21,811.60 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0515240 1.0605673 1.0890320 1.1326844 1.1880788

1992 55,500 22,935.42 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0086002 1.0356702 1.0771837 1.1298638

1993 57,600 23,132.67 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0268391 1.0679986 1.1202295

1994 60,600 23,753.53 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0400837 1.0909494

1995 61,200 24,705.66 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0489054

1996 62,700 25,913.90 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000

1997 65,400 27,426.00 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000

1998 68,400 28,861.44 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000

1999 72,600 30,469.84 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000

2000 76,200 32,154.82 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000

2001 80,400 32,921.92 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000

2002 84,900 33,252.09 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000

2003 87,000 34,064.95 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000

2004 87,900 35,648.55 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000

2005 90,000 . . . 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000

2006 94,200 . . . 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000

(Continued)
2.A OASDI: Benefit Computation and Automatic Adjustments

2.12 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Table 2.A8—Factors for indexing earnings, 1951–2006—Continued

Year

Annual

maximum

taxable

earnings

(dollars)

Average

annual

wage a

(dollars)

Factors for workers who were first eligible (attained age 62, became disabled, or died) in b—

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

1951 3,600 2,799.16 9.7979394 10.3107504 10.8853513 11.4873105 11.7613570 11.8793102 12.1697045 12.7354456

1952 3,600 2,973.32 9.2240324 9.7068059 10.2477500 10.8144498 11.0724443 11.1834885 11.4568731 11.9894764

1953 3,600 3,139.44 8.7359529 9.1931809 9.7055016 10.2422152 10.4865581 10.5917265 10.8506453 11.3550665

1954 3,600 3,155.64 8.6911054 9.1459862 9.6556768 10.1896351 10.4327236 10.5373522 10.7949418 11.2967734

1955 4,200 3,301.44 8.3072841 8.7420762 9.2292575 9.7396348 9.9719880 10.0719959 10.3182096 10.7978791

1956 4,200 3,532.36 7.7642143 8.1705828 8.6259158 9.1029284 9.3200919 9.4135620 9.6436801 10.0919923

1957 4,200 3,641.72 7.5310568 7.9252221 8.3668816 8.8295695 9.0402118 9.1308750 9.3540827 9.7889322

1958 4,200 3,673.80 7.4652948 7.8560183 8.2938211 8.7524688 8.9612717 9.0511432 9.2724019 9.7034542

1959 4,800 3,855.80 7.1129208 7.4852015 7.9023393 8.3393381 8.5382852 8.6239146 8.8347295 9.2454354

1960 4,800 4,007.12 6.8443171 7.2025395 7.6039250 8.0244215 8.2158558 8.2982516 8.5011055 8.8963021

1961 4,800 4,086.76 6.7109397 7.0621813 7.4557449 7.8680471 8.0557508 8.1365409 8.3354418 8.7229370

1962 4,800 4,291.40 6.3909214 6.7254136 7.1002097 7.4928508 7.6716037 7.7485413 7.9379573 8.3069744

1963 4,800 4,396.64 6.2379453 6.5644310 6.9302558 7.3134985 7.4879726 7.5630686 7.7479507 8.1081348

1964 4,800 4,576.32 5.9930250 6.3066918 6.6581533 7.0263487 7.1939724 7.2661199 7.4437430 7.7897852

1965 4,800 4,658.72 5.8870248 6.1951437 6.5403888 6.9020718 7.0667308 7.1376022 7.3120836 7.6520053

1966 6,600 4,938.36 5.5536656 5.8443370 6.1700322 6.5112345 6.6665695 6.7334277 6.8980289 7.2187022

1967 6,600 5,213.44 5.2606341 5.5359686 5.8444789 6.1676782 6.3148171 6.3781476 6.5340639 6.8378173

1968 7,800 5,571.76 4.9223226 5.1799503 5.4686203 5.7710346 5.9087111 5.9679688 6.1138581 6.3980771

1969 7,800 5,893.76 4.6533961 4.8969486 5.1698474 5.4557396 5.5858942 5.6419145 5.7798332 6.0485242

1970 7,800 6,186.24 4.4333876 4.6654252 4.9254216 5.1977970 5.3217981 5.3751697 5.5065678 5.7625553

1971 7,800 6,497.08 4.2212809 4.4422171 4.6897745 4.9491187 5.0671871 5.1180053 5.2431169 5.4868572

1972 9,000 7,133.80 3.8445148 4.0457316 4.2711935 4.5073902 4.6149205 4.6612030 4.7751479 4.9971334

1973 10,800 7,580.16 3.6181294 3.8074975 4.0196830 4.2419711 4.3431695 4.3867267 4.4939619 4.7028757

1974 13,200 8,030.76 3.4151189 3.5938616 3.7941415 4.0039573 4.0994775 4.1405907 4.2418090 4.4390008

1975 14,100 8,630.92 3.1776450 3.3439587 3.5303119 3.7255379 3.8144161 3.8526704 3.9468504 4.1303303

1976 15,300 9,226.48 2.9725312 3.1281095 3.3024339 3.4850582 3.5681994 3.6039844 3.6920852 3.8637216

1977 16,500 9,779.44 2.8044551 2.9512365 3.1157040 3.2880022 3.3664423 3.4002039 3.4833232 3.6452547

1978 17,700 10,556.03 2.5981359 2.7341188 2.8864867 3.0461092 3.1187786 3.1500564 3.2270607 3.3770793

1979 22,900 11,479.46 2.3891368 2.5141810 2.6542921 2.8010743 2.8678980 2.8966598 2.9674697 3.1054205

1980 25,900 12,513.46 2.1917200 2.3064316 2.4349652 2.5696186 2.6309206 2.6573058 2.7222647 2.8488164

1981 29,700 13,773.10 1.9912728 2.0954934 2.2122717 2.3346102 2.3903057 2.4142778 2.4732958 2.5882735

1982 32,400 14,531.34 1.8873690 1.9861513 2.0968362 2.2127911 2.2655805 2.2883017 2.3442401 2.4532184

1983 35,700 15,239.24 1.7996960 1.8938897 1.9994330 2.1100015 2.1603387 2.1820045 2.2353444 2.3392604

1984 37,800 16,135.07 1.6997757 1.7887397 1.8884232 1.9928528 2.0403952 2.0608581 2.1112366 2.2093830

1985 39,600 16,822.51 1.6303156 1.7156441 1.8112541 1.9114163 1.9570159 1.9766426 2.0249624 2.1190982

1986 42,000 17,321.82 1.5833209 1.6661898 1.7590438 1.8563188 1.9006040 1.9196649 1.9665918 2.0580141

1987 43,800 18,426.51 1.4883991 1.5662999 1.6535871 1.7450304 1.7866606 1.8045788 1.8486925 1.9346339

1988 45,000 19,334.04 1.4185344 1.4927785 1.5759686 1.6631196 1.7027957 1.7198728 1.7619158 1.8438231

1989 48,000 20,099.55 1.3645082 1.4359247 1.5159464 1.5997781 1.6379431 1.6543699 1.6948116 1.7735994

1990 51,300 21,027.98 1.3042622 1.3725256 1.4490141 1.5291445 1.5656245 1.5813259 1.6199820 1.6952912

1991 53,400 21,811.60 1.2574043 1.3232152 1.3969557 1.4742073 1.5093767 1.5245140 1.5617813 1.6343849

1992 55,500 22,935.42 1.1957924 1.2583785 1.3285059 1.4019721 1.4354182 1.4498139 1.4852551 1.5543012

1993 57,600 23,132.67 1.1855960 1.2476485 1.3171778 1.3900177 1.4231786 1.4374514 1.4725905 1.5410478

1994 60,600 23,753.53 1.1546073 1.2150379 1.2827500 1.3536860 1.3859801 1.3998799 1.4341005 1.5007685

1995 61,200 24,705.66 1.1101100 1.1682117 1.2333141 1.3015163 1.3325659 1.3459300 1.3788318 1.4429305

1996 62,700 25,913.90 1.0583509 1.1137436 1.1758107 1.2408329 1.2704348 1.2831758 1.3145435 1.3756536

1997 65,400 27,426.00 1.0000000 1.0523387 1.1109837 1.1724211 1.2003909 1.2124294 1.2420677 1.2998086

1998 68,400 28,861.44 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0557283 1.1141100 1.1406888 1.1521286 1.1802928 1.2351619

1999 72,600 30,469.84 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0552999 1.0804756 1.0913116 1.1179891 1.1699618

(Continued)
2.A OASDI: Benefit Computation and Automatic Adjustments

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 2.13

CONTACT: Alberta Presberry (410) 966-8473.

2000 76,200 32,154.82 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0238565 1.0341246 1.0594042 1.1086534

2001 80,400 32,921.92 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0100289 1.0347194 1.0828211

2002 84,900 33,252.09 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0244454 1.0720695

2003 87,000 34,064.95 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0464877

2004 87,900 35,648.55 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000

2005 90,000 . . . 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000

2006 94,200 . . . 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000 1.0000000

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTE: . . . = not available.

a. National average wage levels. For years before 1978, average wages were determined from wages earned during the first quarter of the year and reported to the 

Social Security Administration (SSA) for Social Security tax purposes. These wages were then multiplied by 4 to obtain the average wage for the year. For 1973–

1977, from data collected on all taxable wages reported to SSA; for 1957–1972, based on 1 percent statistical sample; for 1951–1956, based on 1/10 of 1 percent statistical sample. For 1978–1984, from wage data collected by the Internal Revenue Service during processing of annual tax returns. For years after 1984, from W-2 

data processed by SSA. For years after 1977, the average wage amounts have been adjusted to be consistent with the pre-1978 series.

b. The indexing factor for a given year represents the ratio of the average annual wage for the second year before the year of first eligibility to the average annual wage 

for the year to be indexed. Multiplying a worker’s covered earnings, up to the maximum taxable amounts for various years after 1951, by the indicated factors gives 

the indexed earnings. Earnings in the year before the year of first eligibility, and any earnings thereafter, are not indexed. The actual taxable earnings for those years 

are considered in calculating the average indexed monthly earnings (AIME).

Table 2.A8—Factors for indexing earnings, 1951–2006—Continued

Year

Annual

maximum

taxable

earnings

(dollars)

Average

annual

wage a

(dollars)

Factors for workers who were first eligible (attained age 62, became disabled, or died) in b—

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
2.A OASDI: Benefit Computation and Automatic Adjustments

2.14 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Table 2.A9—Indexed earnings for workers with maximum earnings, 1951–2006 (in dollars)

Year

Annual

maximum

taxable

earnings

Average

annual

wage a

Annual maximum indexed earnings for workers who were first eligible

(attained age 62, became disabled, or died) in b—

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

1951 3,600 2,799.16 35,272.58 37,118.70 39,187.26 41,354.32 42,340.89 42,765.52 43,810.94 45,847.60

1952 3,600 2,973.32 33,206.52 34,944.50 36,891.90 38,932.02 39,860.80 40,260.56 41,244.74 43,162.12

1953 3,600 3,139.44 31,449.43 33,095.45 34,939.81 36,871.97 37,751.61 38,130.22 39,062.32 40,878.24

1954 3,600 3,155.64 31,287.98 32,925.55 34,760.44 36,682.69 37,557.81 37,934.47 38,861.79 40,668.38

1955 4,200 3,301.44 34,890.59 36,716.72 38,762.88 40,906.47 41,882.35 42,302.38 43,336.48 45,351.09

1956 4,200 3,532.36 32,609.70 34,316.45 36,228.85 38,232.30 39,144.39 39,536.96 40,503.46 42,386.37

1957 4,200 3,641.72 31,630.44 33,285.93 35,140.90 37,084.19 37,968.89 38,349.67 39,287.15 41,113.52

1958 4,200 3,673.80 31,354.24 32,995.28 34,834.05 36,760.37 37,637.34 38,014.80 38,944.09 40,754.51

1959 4,800 3,855.80 34,142.02 35,928.97 37,931.23 40,028.82 40,983.77 41,394.79 42,406.70 44,378.09

1960 4,800 4,007.12 32,852.72 34,572.19 36,498.84 38,517.22 39,436.11 39,831.61 40,805.31 42,702.25

1961 4,800 4,086.76 32,212.51 33,898.47 35,787.58 37,766.63 38,667.60 39,055.40 40,010.12 41,870.10

1962 4,800 4,291.40 30,676.42 32,281.99 34,081.01 35,965.68 36,823.70 37,193.00 38,102.20 39,873.48

1963 4,800 4,396.64 29,942.14 31,509.27 33,265.23 35,104.79 35,942.27 36,302.73 37,190.16 38,919.05

1964 4,800 4,576.32 28,766.52 30,272.12 31,959.14 33,726.47 34,531.07 34,877.38 35,729.97 37,390.97

1965 4,800 4,658.72 28,257.72 29,736.69 31,393.87 33,129.94 33,920.31 34,260.49 35,098.00 36,729.63

1966 6,600 4,938.36 36,654.19 38,572.62 40,722.21 42,974.15 43,999.36 44,440.62 45,526.99 47,643.43

1967 6,600 5,213.44 34,720.18 36,537.39 38,573.56 40,706.68 41,677.79 42,095.77 43,124.82 45,129.59

1968 7,800 5,571.76 38,394.12 40,403.61 42,655.24 45,014.07 46,087.95 46,550.16 47,688.09 49,905.00

1969 7,800 5,893.76 36,296.49 38,196.20 40,324.81 42,554.77 43,569.98 44,006.93 45,082.70 47,178.49

1970 7,800 6,186.24 34,580.42 36,390.32 38,418.29 40,542.82 41,510.02 41,926.32 42,951.23 44,947.93

1971 7,800 6,497.08 32,925.99 34,649.29 36,580.24 38,603.13 39,524.06 39,920.44 40,896.31 42,797.49

1972 9,000 7,133.80 34,600.63 36,411.58 38,440.74 40,566.51 41,534.28 41,950.83 42,976.33 44,974.20

1973 10,800 7,580.16 39,075.80 41,120.97 43,412.58 45,813.29 46,906.23 47,376.65 48,534.79 50,791.06

1974 13,200 8,030.76 45,079.57 47,438.97 50,082.67 52,852.24 54,113.10 54,655.80 55,991.88 58,594.81

1975 14,100 8,630.92 44,804.79 47,149.82 49,777.40 52,530.09 53,783.27 54,322.65 55,650.59 58,237.66

1976 15,300 9,226.48 45,479.73 47,860.08 50,527.24 53,321.39 54,593.45 55,140.96 56,488.90 59,114.94

1977 16,500 9,779.44 46,273.51 48,695.40 51,409.12 54,252.04 55,546.30 56,103.36 57,474.83 60,146.70

1978 17,700 10,556.03 45,987.00 48,393.90 51,090.81 53,916.13 55,202.38 55,756.00 57,118.98 59,774.30

1979 22,900 11,479.46 54,711.23 57,574.74 60,783.29 64,144.60 65,674.86 66,333.51 67,955.06 71,114.13

1980 25,900 12,513.46 56,765.55 59,736.58 63,065.60 66.553.12 68,140.84 68,824.22 70,506.65 73,784.34

1981 29,700 13,773.10 59,140.80 62,236.15 65,704.47 69,337.92 70,992.08 71,704.05 73,456.88 76,871.72

1982 32,400 14,531.34 61,150.75 64,351.30 67,937.49 71,694.43 73,404.81 74,140.98 75,953.38 79,484.27

1983 35,700 15,239.24 64,249.15 67,611.86 71,379.76 75,327.06 77,124.09 77,897.56 79,801.80 83,511.59

1984 37,800 16,135.07 64,251.52 67,614.36 71,382.40 75,329.84 77,126.94 77,900.44 79,804.74 83,514.68

1985 39,600 16,822.51 64,560.50 67,939.51 71,725.66 75,692.09 77,497.83 78,275.05 80,188.51 83,916.29

1986 42,000 17,321.82 66,499.48 69,979.97 73,879.84 77,965.39 79,825.37 80,625.93 82,596.86 86,436.59

1987 43,800 18,426.51 65,191.88 68,603.93 72,427.12 76,432.33 78,255.74 79,040.55 80,972.73 84,736.96

1988 45,000 19,334.04 63,834.05 67,175.03 70,918.59 74,840.38 76,625.81 77,394.28 79,286.21 82,972.04

1989 48,000 20,099.55 65,496.39 68,924.38 72,765.43 76,789.35 78,621.27 79,409.75 81,350.96 85,132.77

1990 51,300 21,027.98 66,908.65 70,410.56 74,334.42 78,445.11 80,316.54 81,122.02 83,105.08 86,968.44

1991 53,400 21,811.60 67,145.39 70,659.69 74,597.44 78,722.67 80,600.71 81,409.05 83,399.12 87,276.15

1992 55,500 22,935.42 66,366.48 69,840.01 73,732.08 77,809.45 79,665.71 80,464.67 82,431.66 86,263.71

1993 57,600 23,132.67 68,290.33 71,864.55 75,869.44 80,065.02 81,975.09 82,797.20 84,821.21 88,764.35

1994 60,600 23,753.53 69,969.20 73,631.30 77,734.65 82,033.37 83,990.39 84,832.72 86,906.49 90,946.57

1995 61,200 24,705.66 67,938.73 71,494.55 75,478.83 79,652.80 81,553.03 82,370.92 84,384.51 88,307.35

1996 62,700 25,913.90 66,358.60 69,831.72 73,723.33 77,800.22 79,656.26 80,455.12 82,421.88 86,253.48

1997 65,400 27,426.00 65,400.00 68,822.95 72,658.34 76,676.34 78,505.56 79,292.89 81,231.23 85,007.48

1998 68,400 28,861.44 68,400.00 68,400.00 72,211.82 76,205.13 78,023.11 78,805.60 80,732.03 84,485.07

1999 72,600 30,469.84 72,600.00 72,600.00 72,600.00 76,614.77 78,442.53 79,229.22 81,166.01 84,939.23

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2000 76,200 32,154.82 76,200.00 76,200.00 76,200.00 76,200.00 78,017.86 78,800.29 80,726.60 84,479.39

2001 80,400 32,921.92 80,400.00 80,400.00 80,400.00 80,400.00 80,400.00 81,206.32 83,191.44 87,058.82

2002 84,900 33,252.09 84,900.00 84,900.00 84,900.00 84,900.00 84,900.00 84,900.00 86,975.41 91,018.70

2003 87,000 34,064.95 87,000.00 87,000.00 87,000.00 87,000.00 87,000.00 87,000.00 87,000.00 91,044.43

2004 87,900 35,648.55 87,900.00 87,900.00 87,900.00 87,900.00 87,900.00 87,900.00 87,900.00 87,900.00

2005 90,000 . . . 90,000.00 90,000.00 90,000.00 90,000.00 90,000.00 90,000.00 90,000.00 90,000.00

2006 94,200 . . . 94,200.00 94,200.00 94,200.00 94,200.00 94,200.00 94,200.00 94,200.00 94,200.00

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTE: . . . = not available.

a. National average wage levels. For years before 1978, average wages were determined from wages earned during the first quarter of the year and reported to the 

Social Security Administration (SSA) for Social Security tax purposes. These wages were then multiplied by 4 to obtain the average wage for the year. For 1973–

1977, from data collected on all taxable wages reported to SSA; for 1957–1972, based on 1 percent statistical sample; for 1951–1956, based on 1/10 of 1 percent statistical sample. For 1978–1984, from wage data collected by the Internal Revenue Service during processing of annual tax returns. For years after 1984, from W-2 

data processed by SSA. For years after 1977, the average wage amounts have been adjusted to be consistent with the pre-1978 series.

b. A worker’s earnings for each year after 1950 and through the second year before the year of first eligibility are indexed by multiplying covered earnings, up to the 

maximum taxable amounts, by specified indexing factors (see Table 2.A8). The indexing factor for a given year represents the ratio of the average annual wage for 

the second year before the year of first eligibility to the average annual wage for the year to be indexed. For example, if the year of first eligibility is 1999, the indexing 

factor for 1982 is $27,426.00/14,531.34, or 1.8873690. Multiplication of maximum taxable earnings of $32,400 for 1982 by this factor gives maximum indexed earnings of $61,150.75 for 1982.

Table 2.A9—Indexed earnings for workers with maximum earnings, 1951–2006 (in dollars)—Continued

Year

Annual

maximum

taxable

earnings

Average

annual

wage a

Annual maximum indexed earnings for workers who were first eligible

(attained age 62, became disabled, or died) in b—

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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Table 2.A10—Average monthly wage and average indexed monthly earnings provisions, by year enacted

Year enacted Provision

Average monthly wage (AMW)

1939 Computed using creditable earnings after 1936 and before year of death or retirement, divided by months after 1936 and before quarter of death 

or retirement, excluding months before age 22 in quarters not covered.

1950 Alternatively, computed using creditable earnings after 1950 (or year aged 21, if later) and before year of death, year of retirement, or subsequent 

year (or year age 65 attained if then insured), divided by number of months in those years.

1954 Earnings and months in 4 years may be excluded in all cases; 5 years if worker has 20 quarters of coverage. Period of disability may be 

excluded.

1956 Earnings and months in 5 years may be excluded in all cases. Computation period may end at age 62 for women then insured.

1960 Earnings may be used for any year after 1950 and before year of retirement but including year of death, with the number of years equal to the 

years elapsed after 1955 (or year age 26 attained) and before year of death or age 65 attained (62 for women).

Same method may be used for earnings after 1936 and years elapsed after 1941.

1972 Number of years for men reaching age 62 after 1972, measured to age 62 or to 1975, if later.

1977 For workers who attain age 62, become disabled, or die after 1978, excludes earnings in year of attainment of age 62 and later, computed using 

creditable earnings after 1936.

For workers who attain age 62 after 1978 and before 1984, excludes earnings in year of attainment of age 62 and later, computed using 

creditable earnings after 1950.

Average indexed monthly earnings (AIME)

1977 For workers who attain age 62, become disabled, or die after 1978, AIME is computed by using indexed earnings after 1950 for the same 

computation period applicable in calculating the AMW. Indexed earnings for a given year equal actual creditable earnings multiplied by the 

national average wage for the second year before worker attains age 62, becomes disabled, or dies, divided by the national average wage for the 

given year, except that for years after the second year before the worker attains age 62, becomes disabled, or dies, indexed earnings equal 

actual creditable earnings.

1980 For disabled workers, the number of years of earnings used equals the number of years elapsed after 1950 (or year age 21 attained, if later) and 

before year of disability, minus dropout years equal to one-fifth of the number of elapsed years rounded to the next lower integer (to a maximum 

of 5 dropout years). However, the number of years of earnings used is at least 2. Effective for initial entitlement after June 1980.

Disabled workers with computations using fewer than 3 dropout years under the one-fifth rule may be credited with additional dropout years 

based on child care, up to a total of 3 dropout years. (To receive this credit, a worker must have had no earnings in that year and have been living 

with his or her child or spouse’s child under age 3.) However, the number of years of earnings used is at least 2. Effective July 1981.

1983 For workers who die after 1978 but before attaining age 62, indexed earnings for a given year equal actual creditable earnings, multiplied by the 

national average wage for the earlier of (1) the year in which the worker reached or would have reached age 60 or (2) the second year before the 

survivor becomes eligible for aged or disabled widow(er) benefits, and then divided by the national average wage for the given year. This 

computation method applies only if it results in a higher benefit. Effective for surviving spouses first eligible after 1984.

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm.
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Table 2.A11—Formulas for computing PIA from AIME, cost-of-living adjustments, and minimum PIA for 

workers who were first eligible in 1979 or later, by year of first eligibility

Eligibility year

Calculation of PIA (based on percentage of AIME) a (dollars) First applicable cost-of-living adjustment Minimum PIA

based on indexed

earnings (dollars)

90 percent

of the first

Plus 32 percent

of the next

Plus 15 percent

of the amount above

Effective

date

Percentage

increase

Enacted in 1977 b

1979 180 905 1,085 June 1979 9.9 c 122

1980 194 977 1,171 June 1980 14.3 c 122

Enacted in 1981

1981 211 1,063 1,274 June 1981 11.2 c 122

1982 230 1,158 1,388 June 1982 7.4 d

Enacted in 1983

1983 254 1,274 1,528 December 1983 3.5 d

1984 267 1,345 1,612 December 1984 3.5 d

1985 280 1,411 1,691 December 1985 3.1 d

1986 297 1,493 1,790 December 1986 1.3 d

1987 310 1,556 1,866 December 1987 4.2 d

1988 319 1,603 1,922 December 1988 4.0 d

1989 339 1,705 2,044 December 1989 4.7 d

1990 356 1,789 2,145 December 1990 5.4 d

1991 370 1,860 2,230 December 1991 3.7 d

1992 387 1,946 2,333 December 1992 3.0 d

1993 401 2,019 2,420 December 1993 2.6 d

1994 422 2,123 2,545 December 1994 2.8 d

1995 426 2,141 2,567 December 1995 2.6 d

1996 437 2,198 2,635 December 1996 2.9 d

1997 455 2,286 2,741 December 1997 2.1 d

1998 477 2,398 2,875 December 1998 1.3 d

1999 505 2,538 3,043 December 1999 e 2.5 d

2000 531 2,671 3,202 December 2000 3.5 d

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Enacted in 1983 (cont.)

2001 561 2,820 3,381 December 2001 2.6 d

2002 592 2,975 3,567 December 2002 1.4 d

2003 606 3,047 3,653 December 2003 2.1 d

2004 612 3,077 3,689 December 2004 2.7 d

2005 627 3,152 3,779 December 2005 4.1 d

2006 656 3,299 3,955 December 2006 . . . d

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTES: Eligible workers are those who attained age 62, became disabled, or died in the given year.

AIME = average indexed monthly earnings; AMW = average monthly wage; PIA = primary insurance amount; . . . = not available.

a. For workers who attained age 62 in the 1979–1983 period, the PIA cannot be less than that derived from the PIA table in effect in December 1978 (approximated by 

the PIA formula in Table 2.A16) on the basis of provisions in effect before 1979 but excluding earnings after year aged 61 in computations of AMW and including any 

general benefit increase after year aged 61.

b. The amendments in 1977 provided for annual automatic adjustments of bend points (AIME brackets) in benefit formula in proportion to increases in average wage 

level. As a result, separate formulas are applicable to workers who were first eligible in successive calendar years. The legislation also froze the minimum PIA at 

$122.

c. Not subject to automatic adjustments until earlier of year of attainment of age 65 or year of first receipt of benefits.

d. In 1981, legislation eliminated the minimum PIA for workers who attain age 62 or die after 1981 (after 1991 for members of certain religious orders). In August 1981, 

legislation would have eliminated the minimum PIA effective March 1982 for workers who attained age 62 before November 1981 or who died (before attaining 

age 62) before March 1982; for all others, the minimum would have been eliminated effective November 1981. This legislation was superseded in December 1981 by 

legislation that restored the minimum PIA for workers who attained age 62 or died (before attaining age 62) before 1982.

e. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for December 1999 was originally determined to be 2.4 percent, based on the consumer price index (CPI). The underlying CPI 

was later recomputed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; a 2.5 percent COLA would have been consistent with the recomputed CPI. Pursuant to Public Law 106-554, 

benefits were calculated and paid in August 2001 and later as if the COLA for December 1999 had been 2.5 percent. Affected beneficiaries received a one-time payment to cover the shortfall that occurred before August 2001.

Table 2.A11—Formulas for computing PIA from AIME, cost-of-living adjustments, and minimum PIA for 

workers who were first eligible in 1979 or later, by year of first eligibility—Continued

Eligibility year

Calculation of PIA (based on percentage of AIME) a (dollars) First applicable cost-of-living adjustment Minimum PIA

based on indexed

earnings (dollars)

90 percent

of the first

Plus 32 percent

of the next

Plus 15 percent

of the amount above

Effective

date

Percentage

increase
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Table 2.A11.1—Computation of PIA based on Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP),

by year enacted

Year effective Provision

Enacted in 1983

1986 Workers first eligible for pensions based on noncovered employment and disability or retired workers after December 31, 1985.

a The benefit 

computation formula uses a reduced factor of the usual first AIME bend point.

Year

eligible

Factor

(percent)

1986 80

1987 70

1988 60

1989 50

1990 and later 40

WEP is not applicable to persons who were federal employees or nonprofit employees on January 1, 1984, and who were covered by Social Security 

on that date with no Civil Service Retirement System coverage; to persons with Railroad Retirement pensions; or to workers with 30 years of 

substantial Social Security earnings. Workers with 26–29 years of coverage have less than full WEP applied.b For benefits payable before

January 1989:

Years of

coverage

Factor

(percent)

26 50

27 60

28 70

29 80

Enacted in 1988

1989 5 percent added to factor for each year of coverage over 20.

Years of

coverage

Factor

(percent)

21 45

22 50

23 55

24 60

25 65

26 70

27 75

28 80

29 85

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Enacted in 1988 (cont.)

1991 Earnings required for a year of substantial coverage (decoupled from the definition of a year of coverage for special minimum PIA).b

Year

Earnings

(dollars)

1991 9,900

1992 10,350

1993 10,725

1994 11,250

1995 11,325

1996 11,625

1997 12,150

1998 12,675

1999 13,425

2000 14,175

2001 14,925

2002 15,750

2003 16,125

2004 16,275

2005 16,725

2006 17,475

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

a. Reduction in PIA will not be greater than one-half the amount of the pension based on noncovered employment performed after 1956.

b. See Table 2.A12. Before 1991, a year of substantial coverage for WEP was the same amount as for the minimum PIA (25 percent of the "old law" contribution and 

benefit base). For 1991 and following, a year of substantial coverage under WEP provisions remains 25 percent of the old law base, while the criterion for computing 

the special minimum PIA was changed to 15 percent of the base.

Table 2.A11.1—Computation of PIA based on Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP),

by year enacted—Continued

Year effective Provision
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Table 2.A12—Special minimum PIA (formula applies to years of coverage), by year enacted

Year enacted Number of years of coverage PIA computation

1972 For 1937–1950, the number (disregarding any remainder and not exceeding 14) 

obtained by dividing total creditable wages in 1937–1950 by $900

After 1950, the number of years with creditable earnings equal to at least

25 percent of the effective annual maximum taxable earnings, that is: Effective date

Amount a per year

of coverage over

10 years (dollars)

Maximum amount a

for workers with

30 or more years

of coverage

(dollars)

Year Amount (dollars) January 1973 8.50 170.00

1951–1954 900

1955–1958 1,050

1959–1965 1,200

1966–1967 1,650

1968–1971 1,950

1972 2,250

1973 2,700

1974 3,300

1975 3,525

1976 3,825

1977 4,125

1978 4,425

1973 . . .

Effective date

Amount a per year of

coverage over

10 years (dollars)

Maximum amount a

for workers with

30 or more years

of coverage

(dollars)

March 1974 9.00 180.00

1977 b After 1978, the number of years with creditable earnings equal to at least 

25 percent of what the annual taxable maximum would have been if the statutory 

increases in the maximum under the 1977 amendments had not been enacted 

(the "old law" contribution and benefit base), that is: Effective date

Amount a per year of

coverage over

10 years (dollars)

Maximum amount a

for workers with 30

or more years of

coverage (dollars)

Year Amount (dollars) January 1979 11.50 230.00

1979 4,725 June 1979 c 12.64 252.80

1980 5,100 June 1980 c 14.45 289.00

1981 5,500 June 1981 c 16.07 321.40

1982 6,075 June 1982 c 17.26 345.10

1983 6,675 December 1983 c 17.86 357.10

1984 7,050 December 1984 c 18.49 369.50

1985 7,425 December 1985 c 19.06 380.90

1986 7,875 December 1986 c 19.31 385.80

1987 8,175 December 1987 c 20.12 402.00

1988 8,400 December 1988 c 20.92 418.00

1989 8,925 December 1989 c 21.90 437.60

1990 9,525 December 1990 c 23.08 461.20

December 1991 c 23.93 478.20

December 1992 c 24.65 492.50

December 1993 c 25.29 505.30

December 1994 c 26.00 519.40

December 1995 c 26.68 532.90

December 1996 c 27.45 548.30

December 1997 c 28.03 559.80

December 1998 c 28.39 567.00

December 1999 c,d 29.10 d 581.10

December 2000 c 30.12 601.40

December 2001 c 30.90 617.00

December 2002 c 31.33 625.60

December 2003 c 31.99 638.70

December 2004 c 32.85 655.90

December 2005 c 34.20 682.70

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1990 After 1990, the number of years with creditable earnings equal to at least 

15 percent of what the annual taxable maximum would have been if the statutory 

increases in the maximum under the 1977 amendments had not been enacted 

(the "old law" contribution and benefit base), that is: e

. . .

Year Amount (dollars)

1991 5,940

1992 6,210

1993 6,435

1994 6,750

1995 6,795

1996 6,975

1997 7,290

1998 7,605

1999 8,055

2000 8,505

2001 8,955

2002 9,450

2003 9,675

2004 9,765

2005 10,035

2006 10,485

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTES: Alternative PIA applicable when it exceeds the regularly computed PIA. The usual rates of actuarial reduction apply for retirement before the full retirement age. 

No delayed retirement credits are applicable to the benefit derived from the special minimum PIA. However, the resulting retirement benefit will be raised if necessary to 

equal the benefit derived from the regularly computed PIA plus any delayed retirement credits.

. . . = not applicable.

a. The amount effective for a given month applies, as of that month, to all workers from the date of entitlement to benefits.

b. Provision for future automatic cost-of-living increases of amount per year of coverage (and maximum amount), beginning with the June 1979 increase.

c. Factors were obtained by applying cost-of-living increases to initial 1979 factor of $11.50 and rounding each one to nearest cent. An approximate PIA may be computed by multiplying factor in year of entitlement by the number of years of coverage in excess of 10 with a maximum of 20. Actual PIAs are published yearly in the 

Federal Register.

d. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for December 1999 was originally determined to be 2.4 percent, based on the consumer price index (CPI). The underlying CPI 

was later recomputed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; a 2.5 percent COLA would have been consistent with the recomputed CPI. Pursuant to Public Law 106-554, 

benefits were calculated and paid in August 2001 and later as if the COLA for December 1999 had been 2.5 percent. Affected beneficiaries received a one-time payment to cover the shortfall that occurred before August 2001.

e. For 1991 and following, a year of substantial coverage under the Windfall Elimination Provision remains 25 percent of the old law base, while the criterion for the special minimum PIA was changed to 15 percent of the base.

Table 2.A12—Special minimum PIA (formula applies to years of coverage), by year enacted—Continued

Year enacted Number of years of coverage PIA computation
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Table 2.A13—Formulas enacted in 1977 for computing OASI maximum family benefit from PIA and

cost-of-living adjustments for workers who were first eligible in 1979 or later, by year of first eligibility

Eligibility year

Calculation of maximum family benefit (based on percentage of PIA) (dollars) First applicable cost-of-living adjustment

150 percent

of the first

Plus 272 percent

of the next

Plus 134 percent

of the next

Plus 175 percent

of the amount above

Effective

date

Percentage

increase

1979 230 102 101 433 June 1979 9.9

1980 248 110 109 467 June 1980 14.3

1981 270 120 118 508 June 1981 11.2

1982 294 131 129 554 June 1982 7.4

1983 324 144 142 610 December 1983 3.5

1984 342 151 150 643 December 1984 3.5

1985 358 159 158 675 December 1985 3.1

1986 379 169 166 714 December 1986 1.3

1987 396 175 174 745 December 1987 4.2

1988 407 181 179 767 December 1988 4.0

1989 433 193 190 816 December 1989 4.7

1990 455 201 200 856 December 1990 5.4

1991 473 209 208 890 December 1991 3.7

1992 495 219 217 931 December 1992 3.0

1993 513 227 226 966 December 1993 2.6

1994 539 240 237 1,016 December 1994 2.8

1995 544 241 239 1,024 December 1995 2.6

1996 559 247 246 1,052 December 1996 2.9

1997 581 258 255 1,094 December 1997 2.1

1998 609 271 267 1,147 December 1998 1.3

1999 645 286 283 1,214 December 1999 a 2.5

a. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for December 1999 was originally determined to be 2.4 percent, based on the consumer price index (CPI). The underlying CPI 

was later recomputed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; a 2.5 percent COLA would have been consistent with the recomputed CPI. Pursuant to Public Law 106-554, 

benefits were calculated and paid in August 2001 and later as if the COLA for December 1999 had been 2.5 percent. Affected beneficiaries received a one-time payment to cover the shortfall that occurred before August 2001.

2000 679 301 298 1,278 December 2000 3.5

2001 717 317 315 1,349 December 2001 2.6

2002 756 336 332 1,424 December 2002 1.4

2003 774 344 340 1,458 December 2003 2.1

2004 782 347 343 1,472 December 2004 2.7

2005 801 355 352 1,508 December 2005 4.1

2006 838 372 368 1,578 December 2006 . . .

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTES: The 1977 amendments provided for annual automatic adjustments of bend points (PIA brackets) in the maximum family benefit formula in proportion to 

increases in the average wage level. As a result, separate formulas are applicable to workers first eligible in successive calendar years.

Eligible workers are those who attained age 62 or died in the given year.

. . . = not available.
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Table 2.A14—Formulas for computing maximum family benefit and cost-of-living adjustments for workers first 

eligible for disability benefits in 1979 or later, by year of enactment 

Eligibility year Formula

Enacted in 1977 a

a. The 1977 amendments provided for annual automatic adjustments of bend points (PIA brackets) in maximum family benefit formula in proportion to increases in 

average wage level. As a result, separate formulas are applicable to workers first eligible in successive calendar years.

1979 b

b. Applicability of formula limited to workers with initial entitlement before July 1980, as a result of 1980 amendments.

150% of first $230 of PIA + 272% of next $102 of PIA + 134% of next $101 of PIA + 175% of PIA over $433 c

c. Calculated amount subject to cost-of-living adjustments beginning with the one effective for June of the year of first eligibility.

1980 b 150% of first $248 of PIA + 272% of next $110 of PIA + 134% of next $109 of PIA + 175% of PIA over $467 c

Enacted in 1980 d

d. Formula for computing maximum family benefit revised effective for workers with initial entitlement in or after July 1980. New formula remains unchanged for workers 

eligible in successive calendar years because it has no bend points requiring adjustments.

1979 or later Smaller of (1) 85% of the AIME (or 100% of PIA, if larger) and (2) 150% of PIA e

e. Calculated amount subject to cost-of-living adjustments beginning with the one effective in year of first eligibility (or in 1981, if later).

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).
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Table 2.A16—Percentage of average monthly wage (AMW) applicable to primary insurance amount (PIA) 

based on formula for computing PIA from AMW, and percentage increases in PIA

AMW (dollars)

April

1952

September

1952

September

1954

January

1959

January

1965

February

1968

January

1970

January

1971

September

1972

June

1974

First 110 a 50.00 a 55.00 55.00 58.85 62.97 71.16 81.83 90.01 108.01 119.89

Next 290 b 15.00 b 15.00 c 20.00 21.40 22.90 25.88 29.76 32.74 39.29 43.61

Next 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.40 24.18 27.81 30.59 36.71 40.75

Next 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.43 32.69 35.96 43.15 47.90

Next 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 24.00 26.64

Next 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d 20.00 22.20

Next 175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e 20.00

Percentage

increase in PIA f 77.0 g 12.5 h 13.0 i 7.0 j 7.0 13.0 15.0 10.0 20.0 k 11.0

(Continued)

Table 2.A16—Percentage of average monthly wage (AMW) applicable to primary insurance amount (PIA) 

based on formula for computing PIA from AMW, and percentage increases in PIA—Continued

AMW (dollars)

June

1975

June

1976

June

1977

June

1978

June

1979

June

1980

June

1981

June

1982

Dec.

1983

Dec.

1984

First 110 129.48 137.77 145.90 155.38 170.76 195.18 217.04 233.10 241.26 249.70

Next 290 47.10 50.10 53.06 56.51 62.10 70.98 78.93 84.77 87.74 90.81

Next 150 44.01 46.82 49.58 52.81 58.04 66.34 73.77 79.23 82.00 84.87

Next 100 51.73 55.05 58.30 62.09 68.24 78.00 86.74 93.16 96.42 99.79

Next 100 28.77 30.61 32.42 34.53 37.95 43.38 48.24 51.81 53.62 55.50

Next 250 23.98 25.51 27.02 28.78 31.63 36.15 40.20 43.17 44.68 46.24

Next 175 21.60 22.98 24.34 25.92 28.49 32.56 36.21 38.89 40.25 41.66

Next 100 20.00 21.28 22.54 24.01 26.39 30.16 33.54 36.02 37.28 38.58

Next 100 . . . 20.00 21.18 22.56 24.79 28.33 31.50 33.83 35.01 36.24

Next 100 . . . . . . 20.00 21.30 23.41 26.76 29.76 31.96 33.08 34.24

Next 435 . . . . . . . . . 20.00 21.98 25.12 27.93 30.00 31.05 32.14

Next 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 22.86 25.42 27.30 28.26 29.25

Next 315 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 22.24 23.89 24.73 25.60

Next 225 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 21.48 22.23 23.01

Next 275 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 20.70 21.42

Next 175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 20.70

Next 150 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00

Percentage

increase in PIA l 8.0 6.4 5.9 6.5 9.9 14.3 11.2 7.4 3.5 3.5

(Continued)
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AMW (dollars)

Dec.

1985

Dec.

1986

Dec.

1987

Dec.

1988

Dec.

1989

Dec.

1990

Dec.

1991

Dec.

1992

Dec.

1993

Dec.

1994

First 110 257.44 260.79 271.74 282.61 295.89 311.87 323.41 333.11 341.77 351.34

Next 290 93.62 94.84 98.82 102.77 107.60 113.42 117.62 121.15 124.30 127.78

Next 150 87.50 88.64 92.36 96.05 100.56 105.99 109.91 113.21 116.15 119.40

Next 100 102.88 104.22 108.60 112.94 118.25 124.64 129.25 133.13 136.59 140.41

Next 100 57.22 57.96 60.39 62.81 65.76 69.31 71.87 74.03 75.95 78.08

Next 250 47.67 48.29 50.32 52.33 54.79 57.75 59.89 61.69 63.29 65.06

Next 175 42.95 43.51 45.34 47.15 49.37 52.04 53.97 55.59 57.04 58.64

Next 100 39.78 40.30 41.99 43.67 45.72 48.19 49.97 51.47 52.81 54.29

Next 100 37.36 37.85 39.44 41.02 42.95 45.27 46.94 48.35 49.61 51.00

Next 100 35.30 35.76 37.26 38.75 40.57 42.76 44.34 45.67 46.86 48.17

Next 435 33.14 33.57 34.98 36.38 38.09 40.15 41.64 42.89 44.01 45.24

Next 250 30.16 30.55 31.83 33.10 34.66 36.53 37.88 39.02 40.03 41.15

Next 315 26.39 26.73 27.85 28.96 30.32 31.96 33.14 34.13 35.02 36.00

Next 225 23.72 24.03 25.04 26.04 27.26 28.73 29.79 30.68 31.48 32.36

Next 275 22.08 22.37 23.31 24.24 25.38 26.75 27.74 28.57 29.31 30.13

Next 175 21.34 21.62 22.53 23.43 24.53 25.85 26.81 27.61 28.33 29.12

Next 150 20.63 20.90 21.78 22.65 23.71 24.99 25.91 26.69 27.38 28.15

Next 200 20.00 20.26 21.11 21.95 22.98 24.22 25.12 25.87 26.54 27.28

Next 150 . . . 20.00 20.84 21.67 22.69 23.92 24.81 25.55 26.21 26.94

Next 100 . . . . . . 20.00 20.80 21.78 22.96 23.81 24.52 25.16 25.86

Next 250 . . . . . . . . . 20.00 20.94 22.07 22.89 23.58 24.19 24.87

Next 275 . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 21.08 21.86 22.52 23.11 23.76

Next 175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 20.74 21.36 21.92 22.53

Next 175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 20.60 21.14 21.73

Next 175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 20.52 21.73

Next 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 21.09

Next 50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.56

Percentage

increase in PIA 3.1 1.3 4.2 4.0 4.7 5.4 3.7 3.0 2.6 2.8

(Continued)

Table 2.A16—Percentage of average monthly wage (AMW) applicable to primary insurance amount (PIA) 

based on formula for computing PIA from AMW, and percentage increases in PIA—Continued
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a. Applied to first $100 of AMW.

b. Applied to next $200 of AMW.

c. Applied to next $190 before 1955 and to next $240 effective for January 1955.

d. Applied to next $150 effective for January 1973 and to next $350 effective for January 1974.

e. Applied to next $100 before January 1975.

f. Average increase in benefits of about 77 percent—from 100 percent at the lowest level to 50 percent at the highest level.

g. Increase of 12.5 percent or $5, if larger.

h. Average increase of about 13 percent, with minimum increase of $5.

i. Increase of 7 percent or $3, if larger.

j. Increase of 7 percent or $4, if larger.

k. Increase effective in two steps: 7 percent for March–May and 4 percent for June.

l. Beginning June 1975, all benefit increases are based on automatic cost-of-living adjustments.

m. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for December 1999 was originally determined to be 2.4 percent, based on the consumer price index (CPI). The underlying CPI 

was later recomputed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; a 2.5 percent COLA would have been consistent with the recomputed CPI. Pursuant to Public Law 106-554, 

benefits were calculated and paid in August 2001 and later as if the COLA for December 1999 had been 2.5 percent. Affected beneficiaries received a one-time payment to cover the shortfall that occurred before August 2001.

CONTACT: Alberta Presberry (410) 966-8473.

Table 2.A16—Percentage of average monthly wage (AMW) applicable to primary insurance amount (PIA) 

based on formula for computing PIA from AMW, and percentage increases in PIA—Continued

AMW (dollars)

Dec.

1995

Dec.

1996

Dec.

1997

Dec.

1998

Dec.

1999

Dec.

2000

Dec.

2001

Dec.

2002

Dec.

2003

Dec.

2004

Dec.

2005

First 110 360.47 370.93 378.72 383.64 393.23 407.00 417.58 423.43 432.32 443.99 462.19

Next 290 131.10 134.90 137.73 139.52 143.01 148.02 151.87 153.99 157.23 161.47 168.09

Next 150 122.50 126.06 128.71 130.38 133.64 138.32 141.91 143.90 146.92 150.89 157.08

Next 100 144.06 148.24 151.35 153.32 157.15 162.65 166.88 169.22 172.77 177.44 184.71

Next 100 80.11 82.43 84.16 85.26 87.39 90.45 92.80 94.10 96.07 98.67 102.71

Next 250 66.75 68.69 70.13 71.04 72.82 75.37 77.33 78.41 80.06 82.22 85.59

Next 175 60.16 61.91 63.21 64.03 65.63 67.93 69.70 70.67 72.16 74.10 77.14

Next 100 55.70 57.32 58.52 59.28 60.77 62.89 64.53 65.43 66.81 68.61 71.42

Next 100 52.33 53.84 54.97 55.69 57.08 59.08 60.61 61.46 62.75 64.44 67.09

Next 100 49.42 50.86 51.93 52.60 53.92 55.81 57.26 58.06 59.28 60.88 63.37

Next 435 46.42 47.76 48.76 49.40 50.63 52.40 53.77 54.52 55.66 57.17 59.51

Next 250 42.22 43.44 44.35 44.93 46.05 47.66 48.90 49.59 50.63 52.00 54.13

Next 315 36.94 38.01 38.81 39.31 40.30 41.71 42.79 43.39 44.30 45.50 47.36

Next 225 33.20 34.16 34.88 35.33 36.21 37.48 38.46 38.99 39.81 40.89 42.56

Next 275 30.91 31.81 32.48 32.90 33.72 34.90 35.81 36.31 37.07 38.08 39.64

Next 175 29.88 30.74 31.39 31.79 32.59 33.73 34.61 35.09 35.83 36.79 38.30

Next 150 28.88 29.72 30.34 30.74 31.51 32.61 33.46 33.93 34.64 35.57 37.03

Next 200 27.99 28.80 29.40 29.79 30.53 31.60 32.42 32.88 33.57 34.47 35.89

Next 150 27.64 28.44 29.04 29.41 30.15 31.21 32.02 32.46 33.15 34.04 35.44

Next 100 26.53 27.30 27.87 28.24 28.94 29.95 30.73 31.16 31.82 32.68 34.02

Next 250 25.52 26.26 26.81 27.16 27.84 28.81 29.56 29.98 30.61 31.43 32.72

Next 275 24.38 25.08 25.61 25.94 26.59 27.52 28.23 28.63 29.23 30.02 31.25

Next 175 23.12 23.79 24.29 24.61 25.22 26.10 26.78 27.16 27.73 28.48 29.64

Next 175 22.29 22.94 23.42 23.73 24.32 25.17 25.82 26.19 26.74 27.46 28.58

Next 175 21.64 22.27 22.74 23.03 23.61 24.44 25.07 25.42 25.96 26.66 27.75

Next 250 21.09 21.71 22.17 22.45 23.02 23.82 24.44 24.78 25.30 25.99 27.05

Next 50 20.52 21.12 21.56 21.84 22.39 23.17 23.78 24.11 24.62 25.28 26.32

Next 125 20.00 20.58 21.01 21.29 21.82 22.58 23.17 23.49 23.99 24.63 25.64

Next 225 . . . 20.00 20.42 20.69 21.20 21.94 22.52 22.83 23.31 23.94 24.92

Next 250 . . . . . . 20.00 20.26 20.77 21.49 22.05 22.36 22.83 23.45 24.41

Next 350 . . . . . . . . . 20.00 20.50 21.22 21.77 22.07 22.54 23.15 24.09

Next 300 . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 20.70 21.24 21.54 21.99 22.58 23.51

Next 350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 20.52 20.81 21.24 21.82 22.71

Next 375 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 20.28 20.71 21.26 22.14

Next 175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 20.42 20.97 21.83

Next 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 20.54 21.38

Next 175 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 20.82

Next 350 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00

Percentage

increase in PIA 2.6 2.9 2.1 1.3 m 2.5 3.5 2.6 1.4 2.1 2.7 4.1

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTE: The average monthly wage (AMW) computation is based on earnings after 1950. The amounts shown in the table are percentages of the AMW.

. . . = not applicable.
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Table 2.A17—Minimum primary insurance amount (PIA) and maximum family benefit for workers who attained 

age 62, were first eligible for disabled-worker benefits, or died before 1979

Year enacted Effective date

Minimum PIA a

(dollars)

Maximum family benefit

Percentage of AMW Not less than—

1935 . . . 10.00 . . . . . .

1939 . . . . . . Lesser of 80%, $85, or 200% of PIA $20.00

1950 September 1950 20.00 80% of first $187.50 $40.00

1952 September 1952 25.00 80% of first $210.93 $45.00

1954 September 1954 30.00 80% of first $250 $50.00 or 150% of PIA

1958 January 1959 33.00 80% of first $317.50 $20.00 + PIA or 150% of PIA

1961 August 1961 40.00 80% of first $317.50 150% of PIA

1965 January 1965 44.00 80% of first $370 + 40% of next $180 150% of PIA

1967 February 1968 55.00 80% of first $436 + 40% of next $214 150% of PIA

1969 January 1970 64.00 80% of first $436 + 40% of next $180 150% of PIA

1971 January 1971 70.40 88% of first $436 + 44% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

1972 September 1972 84.50 105.6% of first $436 + 52.8% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

1973 c June 1974 89.50 111.8% of first $436 + 55.9% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

1973 d March 1974 90.50 113.0% of first $436 + 56.5% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

June 1974 93.80 117.2% of first $436 + 58.6% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

June 1975 101.40 126.6% of first $436 + 63.3% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

June 1976 107.90 134.7% of first $436 + 67.3% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

June 1977 114.30 142.6% of first $436 + 71.3% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

June 1978 121.80 151.9% of first $436 + 76.0% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

June 1979 133.90 167.0% of first $436 + 83.5% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

June 1980 153.10 190.9% of first $436 + 95.4% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

June 1981 170.30 212.2% of first $436 + 106.1% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

(Continued)
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1981 e March 1982 f 190.9% of first $436 + 106.1% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

1981 June 1982 182.90 227.9% of first $436 + 114.0% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1983 189.30 235.9% of first $436 + 118.0% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1984 195.90 244.2% of first $436 + 122.1% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1985 201.90 251.8% of first $436 + 125.9% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1986 204.50 255.1% of first $436 + 127.5% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1987 213.00 265.8% of first $436 + 132.9% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1988 221.50 276.4% of first $436 + 138.2% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1989 231.90 289.4% of first $436 + 144.7% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1990 244.40 305.0% of first $436 + 152.5% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1991 253.40 316.3% of first $436 + 158.1% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1992 261.00 325.8% of first $436 + 162.8% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1993 267.70 334.3% of first $436 + 167.0% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1994 275.10 343.7% of first $436 + 171.7% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1995 282.20 352.6% of first $436 + 176.2% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1996 290.30 362.8% of first $436 + 181.3% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1997 296.30 370.4% of first $436 + 185.1% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1998 300.10 375.2% of first $436 + 187.5% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 1999 g 307.60 384.6% of first $436 + 192.2% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 2000 318.30 398.1% of first $436 + 198.9% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 2001 326.50 408.5% of first $436 + 204.1% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 2002 331.00 414.2% of first $436 + 206.9% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 2003 337.90 422.9% of first $436 + 211.2% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 2004 347.00 434.3% of first $436 + 216.9% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

December 2005 361.20 452.1% of first $436 + 225.8% of next $191 b 150% of PIA

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTE: AMW = average monthly wage; . . . = not applicable.

a. Based on earnings; subject to reduction if claimed before age 65.

b. For AMW of $628 or more, 175 percent of PIA.

c. Superseded by legislation in 1973.

d. Beginning in 1975, minimum PIA and percentages in maximum family benefit formula are subject to automatic cost-of-living increases. (Superseded legislation in 

1972 for automatic increases beginning in 1974.)

e. Superseded by legislation in 1981 that restored the minimum PIA for these groups.

f. Minimum PIA eliminated by legislation in 1981.

g. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for December 1999 was originally determined to be 2.4 percent, based on the consumer price index (CPI). The underlying CPI 

was later recomputed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; a 2.5 percent COLA would have been consistent with the recomputed CPI. Pursuant to Public Law 106-554, 

benefits were calculated and paid in August 2001 and later as if the COLA for December 1999 had been 2.5 percent. Affected beneficiaries received a one-time payment to cover the shortfall that occurred before August 2001.

Table 2.A17—Minimum primary insurance amount (PIA) and maximum family benefit for workers who attained 

age 62, were first eligible for disabled-worker benefits, or died before 1979—Continued

Year enacted Effective date

Minimum PIA a

(dollars)

Maximum family benefit

Percentage of AMW Not less than—
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Table 2.A17.1—Full retirement age and maximum reduction of retired-worker benefits, by year of birth

Year of birth a

a. If birthday is January 1, refer to previous year.

Year of attainment

of age 62

Year of attainment

of age 65 Full retirement age

Maximum

reduction months

Maximum reduction

at age 62 b

b. The monthly reduction factor is 0.0055556 for the first 36 months and 0.0041667 for additional months.

1935 1997 2000 65 years 36 0.2000000

1936 1998 2001 65 years 36 0.2000000

1937 1999 2002 65 years 36 0.2000000

1938 2000 2003 65 years and 2 months 38 0.2083333

1939 2001 2004 65 years and 4 months 40 0.2166667

1940 2002 2005 65 years and 6 months 42 0.2250000

1941 2003 2006 65 years and 8 months 44 0.2333333

1942 2004 2007 65 years and 10 months 46 0.2416667

1943–1954 2005–2016 2008–2019 66 years 48 0.2500000

1955 2017 2020 66 years and 2 months 50 0.2583333

1956 2018 2021 66 years and 4 months 52 0.2666667

1957 2019 2022 66 years and 6 months 54 0.2750000

1958 2020 2023 66 years and 8 months 56 0.2833333

1959 2021 2024 66 years and 10 months 58 0.2916667

1960 or later 2022 and later 2025 and later 67 years 60 0.3000000

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm.
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Table 2.A18—Automatic adjustment provisions

Year enacted Provision

Quarter of coverage

1977 Mandatory annual determination, beginning in 1978, as to whether an adjustment is required in the amount of wages and self-employment earnings an 

individual needs in order to be credited with a quarter of coverage (QC) in the succeeding year. The amount required for a QC is the product of $250 (in 

effect in 1978) multiplied by the following quotient: the national average wage for the year before the year of determination, divided by the average 

wage for 1976 (see Table 2.A8 for average annual wages after 1950). The resulting product, rounded to the nearest multiple of $10, is the new amount 

required for a QC. In no case, however, is the new amount reduced below the amount in effect in the year of determination.

Maximum amount of taxable and creditable earnings

1972 The 1972 Act (as modified by the legislation in 1973) mandated a determination in 1974, and in every subsequent year in which a cost-of-living benefit 

increase is established, as to whether an adjustment is required in the maximum amount of annual earnings that will be taxed and credited toward 

benefits.

The determination in the years after 1975 is made by multiplying the "maximum" in effect in the year of determination by the following quotient: the 

national average wage for the year before the year of determination, divided by the average wage for the year before the most recent year in which an 

automatic determination was made that resulted in an increase or in which an increase in the maximum was enacted. (See Table 2.A8 for annual 

amounts of the average wage after 1950). The resulting product, rounded to the nearest multiple of $300, is the new maximum amount of taxable and 

creditable earnings, effective with respect to remuneration paid after the year of determination and with respect to taxable years beginning after that 

year. In no case, however, is the maximum reduced to an amount below the maximum in the year of determination.

1976 In the 1974 and 1975 determinations, the quotient was the average wage for the year of determination, estimated from data for the first calendar 

quarter, divided by the corresponding amount for the year before the year of determination. Public Law (P.L.) 94-202 (signed January 2, 1976) revised 

the adjustment method by increasing by a year the lag in average wages used in the computation. Thus, for example, the determination in 1976 was 

based on the percentage increase in the average wage from 1974 to 1975.

1977 Statutory in lieu of automatic increases in the maximum instituted for 1979, 1980, and 1981. Also, for purposes of establishing a "year of coverage" 

used in the computation of the special minimum primary insurance amount (PIA), annual maximum taxable and creditable earnings after 1978 are the 

amounts that would have been determined under the automatic adjustment provisions if the statutory increases in the maximum under the 1977 Act 

had not been enacted (see Table 2.A12).

1989 Automatic increases in the maximum for 1990, 1991, and 1992 determined under a transitional rule, specified by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 

Act of 1989, for computing "deemed" average annual wage for 1988, 1989, and 1990. The purpose of the legislation was to include contributions to 

certain "deferred compensation" plans, most importantly section 401(k) pension plans, in the average annual average wage.

1994 The determination for years after 1994 is made by multiplying $60,600, the "maximum" for 1994, by the following quotient: the national average wage 

index for the year before the year in which the determination is made, divided by the national average wage index for 1992. (See Table 2.A8 for annual 

amounts of the national average wage index.) The resulting product, rounded to the nearest $300, is the new maximum amount of taxable and 

creditable earnings, effective with respect to remuneration paid in (and taxable years beginning in) the year following the year the determination is 

made. In no case, however, is the new maximum reduced to an amount below the maximum in the year of determination.

Benefits

Computation

1977 New benefit computation method based on average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) after 1950, effective for workers first eligible after 1978. Provision 

for automatic adjustment of the dollar amounts, or bend points, defining (1) the AIME brackets in the PIA formula (see Table 2.A11) and (2) the PIA 

brackets in the maximum family benefit formula (see Table 2.A13). New bend points are established by multiplying the bend points in effect in 1979—

$180 and $1,085 for the PIA formula and $230, $332, and $433 for the maximum family benefit formula—by the following quotient: the national average 

wage for the second year before the year for which the determination was made, divided by the average wage for 1977 (see Table 2.A8 for average 

annual wages after 1950). The resulting products, rounded to the nearest dollar, are the new bend points.

1980 Modified maximum family benefit formula applicable to workers with initial entitlement to disability benefits in or after July 1980 (see Table 2.A14). New 

formula for disabled workers has no bend points subject to automatic adjustment.

Cost-of-living increase

1972 Under the original provisions (based on 1972 and 1973 legislation), the arithmetical mean of the consumer price index (CPI) for January, February, and 

March in the year of determination was compared with the arithmetical mean of the CPI for the later of (a) January, February, and March of the year in 

which the last effective cost-of-living increase was established or (b) the 3 months of the calendar quarter in which the effective month of the last 

general benefit increase occurred. (Before the introduction, in 1977, of the alternative CPI series for "all urban consumers," or the CPI-U, the CPI-W 

was referred to as the CPI.) If the percentage increase in the CPI, rounded to the nearest one-tenth of 1 percent, was at least 3.0 (the triggering 

requirement), a cost-of-living benefit increase was established and the level of benefits was increased by the same percentage, effective for June of the 

year in which the determination was made.

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Benefits (cont.)

Cost-of-living increase (cont.)

1983 The 1983 Act moved the effective date for a cost-of-living benefit increase from June to December, beginning in 1983, and eliminated the "triggering 

requirement" for the 1983 increase only. Effective with the determination made in 1984, the two periods used in calculating the CPI-W percentage 

increase were shifted from the first to the third quarter.

The 1983 Act also introduced an alternative method for determining the size of a cost-of-living adjustment. This method, called the stabilizer provision, 

is applied when the ratio of the combined OASDI trust fund assets to estimated outgo falls below a certain percentage. The "triggering" percentage is 

15 percent for 1985–1988 and 20 percent for years after 1988. Under these circumstances, the cost-of-living adjustment is based on the lesser of the 

CPI-W percentage increase determined above or the increase in average wages. The latter increase is the percentage, rounded to the nearest onetenth of 1 percent by which the national average wage for the year before the year of determination exceeds the average wage for the year before the 

most recent year in which either a cost-of-living increase or a general benefit increase occurred. (See Table 2.A8 for the annual amount of the average 

wage after 1950 and footnote a in that table for the underlying data sources.)

The 1983 legislation also included a provision for making up any benefit increases that are based on a lower wage increase rather than on the increase 

in the cost of living. When the fund ratio is greater than 32 percent, additional increases will be provided so that benefits are increased to the level at 

which they would have been if all increases had been based on the CPI-W. (See Table 2.A19 for the cumulative effect of statutory and automatic 

increases in benefits.)

1986 Triggering requirement eliminated for cost-of-living increases in and after 1986 by P.L. 99-509 (signed October 21, 1986).

2001 The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for December 1999 was originally determined to be 2.4 percent, based on the consumer price index (CPI). The 

underlying CPI was later recomputed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; a 2.5 percent COLA would have been consistent with the recomputed CPI. 

Pursuant to Public Law 106-554, benefits were calculated and paid in August 2001 and later as if the COLA for December 1999 had been 2.5 percent. 

Affected beneficiaries received a one-time payment to cover the shortfall that occurred before August 2001.

Earnings test

1972 The 1972 Act (as modified by the 1973 Acts) mandated a determination in 1974, and in every subsequent year in which a cost-of-living increase is 

established, as to whether an adjustment in the exempt amount—the amount of earnings permitted without reduction in benefits—is required.

The determination in the years after 1975 is made by multiplying the monthly exempt amount in effect in the year of determination by the following 

quotient: the national average wage for the year before the year of determination, divided by the average wage for the year before the most recent year 

in which an automatic determination was made that resulted in an increase or in which an increase in the exempt amount was enacted. (See Table 2.A8 

for annual amounts of the average wage after 1950.) The resulting product, rounded to the nearest multiple of $10, is the new monthly exempt amount, 

effective with respect to remuneration paid after the year of determination and with respect to taxable year beginning after that year. In no case, 

however, is the new exempt amount reduced below the exempt amount in the year of determination. The new annual exempt amount is determined by 

multiplying the new monthly amount by 12.

1976 In the 1974 and 1975 determinations, the quotient was the average wage for the year of determination, estimated from data for the first calendar 

quarter, divided by the corresponding amount for the year before the year of determination. Public Law 94-202 (signed January 2, 1976) revised the 

adjustment method by increasing by a year the lag in average wages used in the computation. Thus, for example, the 1976 determination was based 

on the percentage increase in the average wage from 1974 to 1975.

1994 The determination for years after 1994 is made by multiplying the monthly exempt amounts in effect for 1994 ($930 for beneficiaries who have, $670 for 

beneficiaries who have not yet, reached "full retirement age"; see footnote f in Table 2.A29) by the following quotient: the national average wage for the 

year before the year in which the determination is made, divided by the national average wage for 1992. (See Table 2.A8 for annual amounts of the 

national average wage.) The resulting products, rounded to the nearest $10, are the new monthly exempt amounts effective for the year following the 

year the determination is made. The new annual exempt amounts are determined by multiplying the new monthly amounts by 12.

1996 Public Law 104-121, enacted March 29, 1996, suspended the automatic indexing of the exempt amounts through the year 2002 for workers aged 65–

69. It legislated ad hoc increases in the annual exempt amounts to $12,500 in 1996; $13,500 in 1997; $14,500 in 1998; $15,500 in 1999; $17,000 in 

2000; $25,000 in 2001; and $30,000 in 2002. Thereafter, the exempt amounts will increase automatically based on the annual increase in the national 

average wage as under the 1994 legislation.

2000 Public Law 106-182, enacted April 7, 2000, eliminated the earnings test beginning with the month a beneficiary reaches full retirement age (FRA). The 

annual earnings test that applies in the year of attainment of FRA is based on the annual limits established under P.L. 104-121 (including the $1 for $3 

withholding rate). In determining annual earnings for purposes of the annual earnings test under this legislation, only earnings before the month of 

attainment of FRA will be considered. Public Law 106-182 did not change the annual exempt amount for beneficiaries who are under FRA throughout 

the year, which continues to be pegged to increases in the average wage.

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

Table 2.A18—Automatic adjustment provisions—Continued

Year enacted Provision
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Table 2.A19—Illustrative benefit growth: Cumulative effect of statutory and automatic increases in benefits 

using a 100 dollar base benefit

Base date

August

1950

September

1950

September

1952

September

1954

January

1959

January

1965

February

1968

January

1970

January

1971

September

1972

June

1974

June

1975

June

1976

August 1950 100 177 199 225 241 258 291 335 368 442 491 530 564

September 1950 . . . 100 113 127 136 146 164 189 208 250 277 299 318

September 1952 . . . . . . 100 113 121 129 146 168 185 222 246 266 283

September 1954 . . . . . . . . . 100 107 114 129 149 164 196 218 235 250

January 1959 . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 107 121 139 153 184 204 220 234

January 1965 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 113 130 143 172 190 206 219

February 1968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 115 127 152 168 182 194

January 1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 110 132 147 158 168

January 1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 120 133 144 153

September 1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 111 120 128

June 1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 108 115

June 1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 106

June 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Cost-of-living

adjustment . . . 77.0 12.5 13.0 7.0 7.0 13.0 15.0 10.0 20.0 11.0 8.0 6.4

(Continued)

Table 2.A19—Illustrative benefit growth: Cumulative effect of statutory and automatic increases in benefits 

using a 100 dollar base benefit—Continued

Base date

June

1977

June

1978

June

1979

June

1980

June

1981

June

1982

Dec.

1983

Dec.

1984

Dec.

1985

Dec.

1986

Dec.

1987

Dec.

1988

Dec.

1989

August 1950 597 636 699 799 888 954 987 1,022 1,053 1,067 1,112 1,156 1,211

September 1950 337 359 395 451 502 539 558 577 595 603 628 653 684

September 1952 300 319 351 401 446 479 496 513 529 536 558 581 608

September 1954 265 283 310 355 395 424 439 454 468 474 494 514 538

January 1959 248 264 290 332 369 396 410 424 437 443 462 480 503

January 1965 232 247 271 310 345 370 383 397 409 414 432 449 470

February 1968 205 218 240 274 305 328 339 351 362 367 382 397 416

January 1970 178 190 209 239 265 285 295 305 315 319 332 345 362

January 1971 162 173 190 217 241 259 268 277 286 290 302 314 329

September 1972 135 144 158 181 201 216 223 231 238 241 252 262 274

June 1974 122 130 142 163 181 194 201 208 215 218 227 236 247

June 1975 113 120 132 151 168 180 186 193 199 201 210 218 229

June 1976 106 113 124 142 158 169 175 181 187 189 197 205 215

June 1977 100 107 117 134 149 160 165 171 176 179 186 194 203

June 1978 . . . 100 110 126 140 150 155 161 166 168 175 182 190

June 1979 . . . . . . 100 114 127 137 141 146 151 153 159 166 173

June 1980 . . . . . . . . . 100 111 119 124 128 132 134 139 145 152

June 1981 . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 107 111 115 119 120 125 130 136

June 1982 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 104 107 110 112 117 121 127

December 1983 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 104 107 108 113 117 123

December 1984 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 103 104 109 113 118

December 1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 101 106 110 115

December 1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 104 108 113

December 1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 104 109

December 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 105

December 1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Cost-of-living

adjustment 5.9 6.5 9.9 14.3 11.2 7.4 3.5 3.5 3.1 1.3 4.2 4.0 4.7

(Continued)
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Table 2.A19—Illustrative benefit growth: Cumulative effect of statutory and automatic increases in benefits 

using a 100 dollar base benefit—Continued

Base date

Dec.

1990

Dec.

1991

Dec.

1992

Dec.

1993

Dec.

1994

Dec.

1995

Dec.

1996

Dec.

1997

Dec.

1998

Dec.

1999

Dec.

2000

Dec.

2001

Dec.

2002

Dec.

2003

Dec.

2004

Dec.

2005

August 1950 1,276 1,323 1,363 1,398 1,437 1,475 1,518 1,549 1,570 1,609 1,665 1,708 1,732 1,769 1,817 1,890

September 1950 721 748 770 790 812 833 857 875 887 909 941 965 979 999 1,026 1,067

September 1952 641 665 684 702 722 741 762 778 788 808 836 858 870 888 912 949

September 1954 567 588 606 621 639 655 674 689 698 715 740 759 770 786 807 839

January 1959 530 550 566 581 597 613 630 644 652 668 692 710 720 735 754 785

January 1965 495 514 529 543 558 573 589 601 609 625 646 663 672 687 705 733

February 1968 438 455 468 480 494 507 521 532 539 553 572 587 595 608 624 649

January 1970 381 395 407 418 429 441 453 463 469 481 497 510 517 528 543 563

January 1971 347 359 370 380 390 401 412 421 426 437 452 464 470 480 493 512

September 1972 289 299 308 316 325 334 343 351 355 364 377 387 392 400 411 428

June 1974 260 270 278 285 293 301 309 316 320 328 339 348 353 361 370 385

June 1975 241 250 257 264 271 278 286 292 296 304 314 323 327 334 343 356

June 1976 226 235 242 248 255 262 269 275 278 285 295 303 307 314 322 335

June 1977 214 222 228 234 241 247 254 260 263 270 279 286 290 296 304 316

June 1978 201 208 214 220 226 232 239 244 247 253 262 269 273 278 286 296

June 1979 183 189 195 200 206 211 217 222 225 230 238 245 248 253 260 269

June 1980 160 166 171 175 180 185 190 194 197 201 209 214 217 222 227 235

June 1981 144 149 153 157 162 166 171 174 177 181 188 192 195 199 205 213

June 1982 134 139 143 147 151 155 159 162 165 169 175 179 182 185 190 197

December 1983 129 134 138 142 146 149 154 157 159 163 169 173 176 179 184 190

December 1984 125 130 133 137 141 144 149 152 154 157 163 167 170 173 178 184

December 1985 121 126 129 133 136 140 144 147 149 153 158 162 164 168 172 179

December 1986 120 124 128 131 135 138 142 145 147 151 156 160 162 166 170 176

December 1987 115 119 123 126 129 133 137 139 141 145 150 154 156 159 163 169

December 1988 110 114 118 121 124 128 131 134 136 139 144 148 150 153 157 163

December 1989 105 109 113 116 119 122 125 128 130 133 138 141 143 146 150 156

December 1990 100 104 107 110 113 116 119 121 123 126 131 134 136 139 142 148

December 1991 . . . 100 103 106 109 111 115 117 119 122 126 129 131 134 137 142

December 1992 . . . . . . 100 103 105 108 111 114 115 118 122 125 127 130 133 138

December 1993 . . . . . . . . . 100 103 105 109 111 112 115 119 122 124 126 130 135

December 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 103 106 108 109 112 116 119 121 123 126 131

December 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 103 105 106 109 113 116 117 120 123 127

December 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 102 103 106 110 113 114 117 120 124

December 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 101 104 107 110 112 114 117 122

December 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 103 106 109 110 113 116 120

December 1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 104 106 108 110 113 116

December 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 103 104 106 109 113

December 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 101 104 106 110

December 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 102 105 109

December 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 103 107

December 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 104

December 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Cost-of-living

adjustment 5.4 3.7 3.0 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.9 2.1 1.3 a 2.5

a. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for December 1999 was originally determined to be 2.4 percent, based on the consumer price index (CPI). The underlying CPI 

was later recomputed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; a 2.5 percent COLA would have been consistent with the recomputed CPI. Pursuant to Public Law 106-554, 

benefits were calculated and paid in August 2001 and later as if the COLA for December 1999 had been 2.5 percent. Affected beneficiaries received a one-time payment to cover the shortfall that occurred before August 2001.

3.5 2.6 1.4 2.1 2.7 4.1

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTES: Growth reflects cost-of-living adjustments only. Data are rounded to the nearest dollar.

. . . = not applicable.
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Table 2.A20—Monthly benefits for retired and disabled workers

Year 

enacted Age

Percentage

of PIA Condition or qualification

Retired worker

1935 65 or older 100 Fully insured. Amount based on cumulative wages.

1939 . . . . . . Amount based on PIA.

1956 Women: 62–64 . . . Reduced 5/9 of 1% for each month under age 65.

1961 Men: 62–64 . . . Reduced 5/9 of 1% for each month under age 65.

1972 . . . . . . Increased 1/12 of 1% for each month between ages 65 and 72 for which no benefits received after 1970 (PIA based 

on AMW only). Applicable only to worker whose benefit has not been actuarially reduced.

1977 . . . . . . Increased 1/4 of 1% for each month after 1981 and between ages 65 and 72 in which no benefits received. 

Requirement for nonreceipt of actuarially reduced benefit removed.

1983 65 and 2 months–67 . . . Beginning in year 2000, the age at which 100% of PIA is payable will be gradually increased, as follows:

Applicable PIA payable at age— Applicable to workers who attain age 62 in—

65 and 2 months 2000

65 and 4 months 2001

65 and 6 months 2002

65 and 8 months 2003

65 and 10 months 2004

66 2005–2016

66 and 2 months 2017

66 and 4 months 2018

66 and 6 months 2019

66 and 8 months 2020

66 and 10 months 2021

67 2022 and later

 62–66 . . . Reduced 5/9 of 1% for each of the first 36 months of receipt of benefits immediately preceding the age at which 

100% of PIA is payable, plus 5/12 of 1% for each of up to 24 earlier months of benefit receipt.

. . . . . . Increased by the following percentage for each month between the age at which 100% of PIA is payable and age 70 

in which no benefits are received:

Age 62 in years— Rate of increase Annual rate (percent)

1987–1988 7/24 of 1% 3.5

1989–1990 8/24 of 1% 4

1991–1992 9/24 of 1% 4.5

1993–1994 10/24 of 1% 5

1995–1996 11/24 of 1% 5.5 

1997–1998 12/24 of 1% 6

1999–2000 13/24 of 1% 6.5

2001–2002 14/24 of 1% 7

2003–2004 15/24 of 1% 7.5

2005 and later 16/24 of 1% 8

. . . . . . No further increases for months of nonreceipt of benefits after age 70, effective 1984.

. . . . . . Partial offset for receipt of pension based on noncovered employment, phased in over a 5-year period beginning in 

1986 for individuals first eligible for Social Security and noncovered pension after 1985 (see Table 2.A11).

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Disabled worker

1956 50–64 . . . Disability insured. Waiting period of 6 calendar months. Reduced by amount of workers’ compensation.

1958 . . . . . . Reduction for workers’ compensation eliminated.

1960 Under 50 . . . . . .

1965 . . . . . . Reduced if benefits plus workers’ compensation exceed 80% of the higher of AMW or high 5-year average taxable 

earnings in covered employment. Adjusted periodically for rises in wage levels.

1967 . . . . . . Reduced if benefits plus workers’ compensation exceed 80% of the higher of AMW or high 5-year average earnings 

in covered employment, regardless of taxable limit.

1972 . . . . . . Reduced if benefits plus workers’ compensation exceed 80% of the highest of (a) AMW, (b) high 5-year average 

earnings or (c) highest annual earnings in the period consisting of year of disability onset and 5 preceding years in 

covered employment.

. . . . . . Waiting period reduced to 5 full calendar months.

1983 . . . . . . Partial offset for receipt of pension based on noncovered employment phased in over a 5-year period beginning in 

1986 for individuals first eligible for Social Security and noncovered pension after 1985.

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm.

NOTE: PIA = primary insurance amount; AMW = average monthly wage; . . . = not applicable.

Table 2.A20—Monthly benefits for retired and disabled workers—Continued

Year 

enacted Age

Percentage

of PIA Condition or qualification
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. . .

Table 2.A21—Monthly benefits for spouses and children of retired and disabled workers

Year enacted Age

Percentage

of PIA Condition or qualification

Wife

1939 65 or older 50 Fully insured. 

1956 62–64 . . . Reduced 25/36 of 1% for each month under age 65.

1967 . . . . . . Maximum $105.

1969 . . . . . . Maximum eliminated.

1977 . . . . . . Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in noncovered governmental employment 

(noncovered pension offset). Reduction does not apply if eligible for such pension before December 1982.

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and dependent. Reduced 

by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

65 and

2 months–67

. . . Beginning in year 2000, the age at which 50% of PIA is payable will be gradually increased (see Table 2.A20).

62–66 . . . Reduced 25/36 of 1% for each of the first 36 months under the age at which 50% of PIA is payable, plus 5/12 of 1% 

for each of up to 24 earlier months of benefit receipt.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

Divorced wife

1965 65 or older . . . Fully insured. Dependent. Married 20 years. Not counted toward family maximum.

62–64 . . . Reduced 25/36 of 1% for each month under age 65.

1967 . . . . . . Maximum $105.

1969 . . . . . . Maximum eliminated.

1972 . . . . . . Dependency requirement eliminated.

1977 . . . . . . Married 10 years.

. . . . . . Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in noncovered governmental employment 

(noncovered pension offset). Reduction does not apply if eligible for such pension before December 1982 and 

married 20 years.

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and dependent. Reduced 

by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

. . . . . . Can be independently entitled to benefits if divorced for 2 years or more (after marriage of 10 or more years) and 

worker could be entitled to benefits if he applied. Effective with benefits for months after December 1984.

65 and

2 months–67

. . . Beginning in year 2000, the age at which 50% of PIA is payable will be gradually increased (see Table 2.A20).

62–66 . . . Reduced 25/36 of 1% for each of the first 36 months under the age at which 50% of PIA is payable, plus 5/12 of 1% 

for each of up to 24 earlier months of benefit receipt.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

Wife (mother)

1950 Under 65 . . . Fully insured. Caring for eligible child.

1965 . . . . . . Eligible child excludes student aged 18–21.

1967 . . . . . . Maximum $105.

1969 . . . . . . Maximum eliminated.

1977 . . . . . . Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in noncovered governmental employment 

(noncovered pension offset). Reduction does not apply if eligible for such pension before December 1982.

1981 . . . . . . Eligible child excludes nondisabled child aged 16–17.

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and dependent. Reduced 

by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

(Continued)
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Child

1939 Under 18 . . . Fully insured. a

1965 18–21 . . . Full-time student.

1972 . . . . . . Benefits extended to end of quarter or semester in which 22nd birthday occurs while undergraduate student.

. . . . . . Includes grandchild under certain circumstances.

1981 18–22 . . . Student benefits eliminated (to be phased out gradually for those entitled before May 1982), except for elementary

or secondary school students under age 19.

1996 . . . . . . Stepchildren must be dependent on worker.

Disabled child

1956 18 or older . . . Fully insured. a Disabled before age 18.

1972 . . . . . . Disabled before age 22.

. . . . . . Includes grandchild under certain circumstances.

Husband

1950 65 or older 50 Fully and currently insured. Dependent.

1961 62–64 . . . Reduced 25/36 of 1% for each month under age 65.

1967 . . . . . . Currently insured requirement eliminated. Maximum $105.

1969 . . . . . . Maximum eliminated.

1977 . . . . . . Dependency requirement eliminated.

. . . . . . Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in noncovered governmental employment 

(noncovered pension offset). Reduction does not apply if eligible for such pension before December 1982 and 

dependent.

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset provision not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and dependent. 

Reduced by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

65 and

2 months–67

. . . Beginning in year 2000, the age at which 50% of PIA is payable will be gradually increased (see Table 2.A20).

62–66 . . . Reduced 25/36 of 1% for each of the first 36 months under the age at which 50% of PIA is payable, plus 5/12 of 1% 

for each of up to 24 earlier months of benefit receipt.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

Divorced husband

1977 b 65 or older . . . Fully insured. Married 10 years. Not counted toward family maximum.

62–64 . . . Reduced 25/36 of 1% for each month under age 65.

. . . . . . Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in noncovered governmental employment 

(noncovered pension offset).

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and dependent. Reduced 

by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible after June 1983.

. . . . . . Can be independently entitled to benefits if divorced for 2 years or more (after marriage of 10 or more years) and 

worker could be entitled to benefits if she applied. Effective with benefits for months after December 1984.

65 and

2 months–67

. . . Beginning in year 2000, the age at which 50% of PIA is payable will be gradually increased (see Table 2.A20).

62–66 . . . Reduced 25/36 of 1% for each of the first 36 months under the age at which 50% of PIA is payable, plus 5/12 of 1% 

for each of up to 24 earlier months of benefit receipt.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

(Continued)

Table 2.A21—Monthly benefits for spouses and children of retired and disabled workers—Continued

Year enacted Age

Percentage

of PIA Condition or qualification
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Husband (father)

1978 c Under 65 . . . Fully insured. Caring for eligible child. Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in 

noncovered governmental employment (noncovered pension offset).

1981 . . . . . . Eligible child excludes nondisabled child aged 16–17.

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and dependent. Reduced 

by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. 

NOTE: PIA = primary insurance amount; . . . = not applicable.

a. Under the Act of 1939, generally not available to child of married female worker. Under the Act of 1950, available if female worker is fully and currently insured. Currently insured requirement eliminated by the Act of 1967.

b. Northern District of California District Court decision in Oliver v. Califano, June 24, 1977. Statutory change enacted in 1983.

c. Eastern District of Pennsylvania District Court decision in Cooper v. Califano, December 29, 1978. Statutory change enacted in 1983.

Table 2.A21—Monthly benefits for spouses and children of retired and disabled workers—Continued

Year enacted Age

Percentage

of PIA Condition or qualification
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Table 2.A22—Monthly benefits for survivors of deceased workers

Year 

enacted Age

Percentage

of PIA Condition or qualification

Widow

1939 65 or older 75 Fully insured.

1956 62–64 . . . . . .

1961 . . . 82.5 . . .

1965 60–61 . . . Reduced 5/9 of 1% for each month under age 62.

1972 65 or older 100 Limited, if husband retired before age 65, to amount husband would be receiving if still living, but not less than 

82 1/2% of PIA.

60–64 . . . Reduced 19/40 of 1% each month under age 65. In addition, for a widow aged 62–64 whose husband retired 

before age 65 limited to amount he would be receiving if still living, but not less than 82 1/2% of PIA.

1977 . . . . . . Increased by any delayed retirement credit husband would be receiving.

. . . . . . Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in noncovered governmental employment 

(noncovered pension offset). Reduction does not apply if eligible for such pension before December 1982.

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and dependent. 

Reduced by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

65 and 2 months–67 . . . Beginning in year 2000, the age at which 100% of PIA is payable will be gradually increased, as follows:

Applicable PIA payable at age— Applicable to widows who attain age 60 in—

65 and 2 months 2000

65 and 4 months 2001

65 and 6 months 2002

65 and 8 months 2003

65 and 10 months 2004

66 2005–2016

66 and 2 months 2017

66 and 4 months 2018

66 and 6 months 2019

66 and 8 months 2020

66 and 10 months 2021

67 2022 and later

60–66 . . . The percent of reduction for each month depends on the age at which 100% of PIA is payable. The 

percentage is adjusted so that the total reduction, in equal monthly steps, is always 28 1/2% at age 60.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

Disabled widow

1967 50–59 82.5 Fully insured. Reduced 13 1/3%, plus 43/198 of 1% for each month under age 60. Includes divorced wife, 

dependent and married 20 years.

1972 . . . 100 Reduced 28 1/2%, plus 43/240 of 1% for each month under age 60.

1977 . . . . . . Increased by any delayed retirement credit husband would be receiving.

. . . . . . Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in noncovered governmental employment 

(noncovered pension offset). Reduction does not apply if eligible for such pension before December 1982.

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and dependent. 

Reduced by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

. . . . . . Additional reduction for each month under age 60 eliminated.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

Surviving divorced wife

1965 60 or older 82.5 Fully insured. Dependent. Married 20 years. Not counted toward family maximum. Reduced 5/9 of 1% for 

each month under age 62.

1972 65 or older 100 Limited, if former husband retired before age 65, to amount he would be receiving if still living, but not less 

than 82 1/2% of PIA.

60–64 . . . Reduced 19/40 of 1% for each month under age 65. In addition, for widow aged 62–64 whose former husband 

retired before age 65, limited to amount he would be receiving if still living, but not less than 82 1/2% of PIA.

(Continued)
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Surviving divorced wife (cont.)

1977 . . . . . . Dependency requirement eliminated.

. . . . . . Increased by any delayed retirement increment former husband would be receiving.

. . . . . . Married 10 years.

. . . . . . Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in noncovered governmental employment 

(noncovered pension offset). Reduction does not apply if eligible for such pension before December 1982 and 

married 20 years.

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset provision not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and 

dependent. Reduced by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

65 and 2 months–67 . . . Beginning in year 2000, the age at which 100% of PIA is payable will be gradually increased (see Widow).

60–66 . . . The percent of reduction for each month depends on the age at which 100% of PIA is payable. The 

percentage is adjusted so that the total reduction, in equal monthly steps, is always 28 1/2% at age 60.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

Disabled surviving divorced wife

1967 50–59 82.5 Fully insured. Dependent. Married 20 years. Not counted toward family maximum. Reduced 13 1/3%, plus

43/198 of 1% for each month under age 62.

1972 . . . 100 Reduced 28 1/2%, plus 43/240 of 1% for each month under age 60.

. . . . . . Dependency requirement eliminated.

1977 . . . . . . Increased by any delayed retirement increment husband (or former husband) would be receiving.

. . . . . . Married 10 years.

. . . . . . Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in noncovered governmental employment 

(noncovered pension offset). Reduction does not apply if eligible for such pension before December 1982 and 

married 20 years.

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and dependent. 

Reduced by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

. . . . . . Additional reduction for each month under age 60 eliminated.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

Widowed mother

1939 Under 65 75 Fully or currently insured. Caring for eligible child.

1965 . . . . . . Eligible child excludes student over age 18.

1977 . . . . . . Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in noncovered governmental employment 

(noncovered pension offset). Reduction does not apply if eligible for such pension before December 1982.

1981 . . . . . . Eligible child excludes nondisabled child aged 16–17.

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and dependent. 

Reduced by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

Surviving divorced mother

1950 Under 65 75 Fully or currently insured. Caring for eligible child. Dependent. Not counted toward family maximum.

1965 . . . . . . Eligible child excludes student over age 18.

1972 . . . . . . Dependency requirement eliminated.

1977 . . . . . . Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in noncovered governmental employment 

(noncovered pension offset). Reduction does not apply if eligible for such pension before December 1982.

1981 . . . . . . Eligible child excludes nondisabled child aged 16–17.

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and dependent. 

Reduced by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

Child

1939 Under 18 50 Fully or currently insured. a Student aged 16–17.

1946 . . . . . . Student requirement eliminated.

1950 . . . . . . Plus 25% of PIA divided among the children.

1960 . . . 75 Additional 25% of PIA eliminated.

(Continued)

Table 2.A22—Monthly benefits for survivors of deceased workers—Continued

Year 

enacted Age

Percentage

of PIA Condition or qualification
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Child (cont.)

1965 . . . . . . Full-time student.

1972 . . . . . . Benefits extended to end of quarter or semester in which 22nd birthday occurs while undergraduate student.

. . . . . . Includes grandchild under certain circumstances.

1981 18–22 . . . Student category eliminated (to be phased out gradually for those entitled before May 1982), except for 

elementary or secondary school students under age 19.

1996 . . . . . . Stepchildren must be dependent on worker.

Disabled child

1956 18 or older 50 Fully or currently insured. a Disabled before age 18. Plus 25% of PIA divided among the children.

1960 . . . 75 Additional 25% of PIA eliminated.

1972 . . . . . . Disabled before age 22.

. . . . . . Includes grandchild under certain circumstances.

Parent

1939 65 or older 50 Fully insured. Dependent. No surviving widow or child under age 18.

1946 . . . . . . No surviving eligible widow or child.

1950 . . . 75 . . .

1956 62–64 . . . Women.

1958 . . . . . . No-other-survivor requirement eliminated.

1961 62 or older 82.5 75% each if two parents.

Widower

1950 65 or older 75 Fully and currently insured. Dependent.

1961 62 or older 82.5 . . .

1967 . . . . . . Currently insured requirement eliminated.

1972 65 or older 100 Limited, if wife retired before age 65, to amount wife would be receiving if still living, but not less than 82 1/2% 

of PIA.

60–64 . . . Reduced 19/40 of 1% for each month under age 65. In addition, for a widower aged 62–64 whose wife retired 

before age 65, limited to amount she would be receiving if still living, but not less than 82 1/2% of PIA.

1977 . . . . . . Dependency requirement eliminated.

. . . . . . Increased by any delayed retirement increment wife would be receiving.

. . . . . . Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in noncovered governmental employment 

(noncovered pension offset). Reduction does not apply if eligible for such pension before December 1982, 

dependent, and not remarried before age 60.

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and dependent. 

Reduced by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

65 and 2 months–67 . . . Beginning in year 2000, the age at which 100% of PIA is payable will be gradually increased (see Widow).

60–66 . . . The percent of reduction for each month depends on the age at which 100% of PIA is payable. The 

percentage is adjusted so that the total reduction, in equal monthly steps, is always 28 1/2% at age 60.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

Disabled widower

1967 50–61 82.5 Fully insured. Dependent. Reduced 5/9 of 1% per month between ages 60–62, plus 43/198 of 1% for each 

month under age 60.

1972 50–59 100 Reduced 28 1/2%, plus 43/240 of 1% for each month under age 60. Disability requirement eliminated for 

ages 60–61.

. . . . . . Dependency requirement eliminated.

1977 . . . . . . Increased by any delayed retirement increment wife would be receiving.

. . . . . . Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in noncovered governmental employment 

(noncovered pension offset). Reduction does not apply if eligible for such pension before December 1982, 

dependent, and not remarried before age 60.

(Continued)

Table 2.A22—Monthly benefits for survivors of deceased workers—Continued

Year 

enacted Age

Percentage

of PIA Condition or qualification
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Disabled widower (cont.)

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and dependent. 

Reduced by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

. . . . . . Additional reduction for each month under age 60 eliminated.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

Surviving divorced husband

1980 b 65 or older 100 Fully insured. Married 10 years. Increased by any delayed retirement credit former wife would be receiving. 

Limited, if former wife retired before age 65, to amount she would be receiving if still living, but not less than 

82 1/2% of PIA. Not counted toward family maximum. Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on 

own earnings in noncovered governmental employment (noncovered pension offset).

60–64 . . . Reduced 19/40 of 1% for each month under age 65. In addition, for a widower aged 62–64 whose wife retired 

before age 65, limited to amount she would be receiving if still living, but not less than 82 1/2% of PIA.

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset provision not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and 

dependent. Reduced by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

65 and 2 months–67 . . . Beginning in year 2000, the age at which 100% of PIA is payable will be gradually increased (see Widow).

60–66 . . . The percent of reduction for each month depends on the age at which 100% of PIA is payable. The 

percentage is adjusted so that the total reduction, in equal monthly steps, is always 28 1/2% at age 60.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

Disabled surviving divorced husband

1980 b 50–59 100 Fully insured. Married 10 years. Increased by any delayed retirement credit former wife would be receiving. 

Reduced 28 1/2%, plus 43/240 of 1% for each month under age 60. Not counted toward family maximum. 

Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in noncovered employment (noncovered 

pension offset).

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset provision not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and 

dependent. Reduced by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

. . . . . . Additional reduction for each month under age 60 eliminated.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

Widowed father

1975 c Under 65 75 Fully or currently insured. Caring for eligible child under age 18.

1977 . . . . . . Reduced by full amount of pension payable based on own earnings in noncovered governmental employment 

(noncovered pension offset). Reduction does not apply if eligible for such pension before December 1982.

1981 . . . . . . Eligible child excludes nondisabled child aged 16–17.

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset provision not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and 

dependent. Reduced by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset to two-thirds of such pension.

Surviving divorced father

1979 d Under 65 75 Fully or currently insured. Caring for eligible child under age 18. Reduced by full amount of pension payable 

based on own earnings in noncovered governmental employment (noncovered pension offset).

1981 . . . . . . Eligible child excludes nondisabled child aged 16–17.

1983 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset provision not applicable if first eligible for such pension before July 1983 and 

dependent. Reduced by only two-thirds of such pension if first eligible for it after June 1983.

1984 . . . . . . Noncovered pension offset limited to two-thirds of such pension.

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm.

NOTE: PIA = primary insurance amount; . . . = not applicable.

a. Under the Act of 1939, generally not available to child of married female worker. Under the Act of 1950, available if female worker is fully and currently insured; currently insured requirement eliminated by the Act of 1967.

b. Oregon District Court decision in Ambrose v. Harris, July 17, 1980. Statutory change enacted in 1983.

c. Supreme Court decision in Weinberger v. Wiesenfeld, March 19, 1975. Statutory change enacted in 1983.

d. Western District Court decision in Yates v. Califano, January 28, 1979. Statutory change enacted in 1983.

Table 2.A22—Monthly benefits for survivors of deceased workers—Continued

Year 

enacted Age

Percentage

of PIA Condition or qualification
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Table 2.A23—Monthly benefits for transitionally insured workers and their spouses and surviving spouses, 

aged 72 before 1969

Type of benefit Effective date Amount

Enacted in 1965

Worker September 1965 $35.00

October 1966 Same as benefit for individual receiving special age-72 benefits (see Table 2.A24)

Wife September 1963 One-half of worker’s benefit

Widow September 1963 Same as worker’s benefit

Enacted in 1983

Husband May 1983 One-half of worker’s benefit

Widower May 1983 Same as worker’s benefit

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm.
2.A OASDI: Benefit Types and Levels

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 2.45

Table 2.A24—Monthly benefits for individuals and couples insured for special age-72

(Prouty) benefits

Year enacted Effective date Age

Amount a (dollars) 

Individual Couple

1966 October 1966 72 35.00 52.50

1967 February 1968 . . . 40.00 60.00

1969 January 1970 . . . 46.00 69.00

1971 January 1971 . . . 48.30 72.50

1972 b September 1972 . . . 58.00 87.00

1973 c June–December 1974 . . . 61.50 92.30

1973 d March 1974 . . . 62.10 93.20

June 1974 . . . 64.40 96.60

June 1975 . . . 69.50 104.40

June 1976 . . . 74.10 111.20

June 1977 . . . 78.50 117.80

June 1978 . . . 83.70 125.60

June 1979 . . . 92.00 138.10

June 1980 . . . 105.20 157.90

June 1981 . . . 117.00 175.70

June 1982 . . . 125.60 188.60

1983 e December 1983 . . . 129.90 . . .

December 1984 . . . 134.40 . . .

December 1985 . . . 138.50 . . .

December 1986 . . . 140.30 . . .

December 1987 . . . 146.10 . . .

December 1988 . . . 151.90 . . .

December 1989 . . . 159.00 . . .

(Continued)
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1990 December 1990 72 before 1972 f 167.50 . . .

December 1991 . . . 173.60 . . .

December 1992 . . . 178.80 . . .

December 1993 . . . 183.40 . . .

December 1994 . . . 188.50 . . .

December 1995 . . . 193.40 . . .

December 1996 . . . 199.00 . . .

December 1997 . . . 203.10 . . .

December 1998 . . . 205.70 . . .

December 1999 g . . . 210.80 . . .

December 2000 . . . 218.10 . . .

December 2001 . . . 223.70 . . .

December 2002 . . . 226.80 . . .

December 2003 . . . 231.50 . . .

December 2004 . . . 237.70 . . .

December 2005 . . . 247.40 . . .

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Monthly benefit reduced by amount of any government pension excluding workers’ compensation benefits and veterans’ compensation for service-connected 

disability or death. Not available for persons receiving assistance.

b. Provision for future automatic cost-of-living adjustments.

c. Suspended by legislation in 1973. 

d. Beginning June 1975, subject to automatic cost-of-living adjustments. Benefits no longer available to persons receiving payments under the Supplemental Security 

Income program.

e. Separate rate for couples eliminated. Rate for individuals applied to all beneficiaries.

f. Effective for applications after November 5, 1990.

g. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for December 1999 was originally determined to be 2.4 percent, based on the consumer price index (CPI). The underlying CPI 

was later recomputed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; a 2.5 percent COLA would have been consistent with the recomputed CPI. Pursuant to Public Law 106-554, 

benefits were calculated and paid in August 2001 and later as if the COLA for December 1999 had been 2.5 percent. Affected beneficiaries received a one-time payment to cover the shortfall that occurred before August 2001.

Table 2.A24—Monthly benefits for individuals and couples insured for special age-72

(Prouty) benefits—Continued

Year enacted Effective date Age

Amount a (dollars) 

Individual Couple
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Table 2.A25—Lump-sum benefits and vocational rehabilitation services, by type of benefit

Year enacted Provision

Lump-sum refund

1935 Persons not insured at age 65 eligible for lump-sum refund equal to 3.5 percent of cumulative wage credits.

1939 Lump-sum refund eliminated.

Lump-sum death payment

1935 Under age 65: 3.5 percent of cumulative wage credits. Aged 65 or older and fully insured: 3.5 percent of cumulative wage credits, less monthly benefits 

received.

1939 Fully and currently insured: 6 times PIA if no survivor eligible for monthly benefits.

1950 3 times PIA for all deaths.

1954 3 times PIA with maximum of $255.

1981 Payable only to a widow or widower who was living with the worker at time of the death or to a widow, widower, or children eligible for monthly benefits.a

a. The amount of the lump sum is effectively fixed at $255 because of increases in the pre-1981 PIA. The 1981 legislation eliminating the minimum PIA is not applicable 

to the calculation of the lump-sum death payment.

Vocational rehabilitation services

1965 Available to selected disabled individuals. Costs of services payable from OASDI trust funds to state vocational rehabilitation agencies. Reimbursement 

in any year may not exceed 1 percent of the total amount of OASDI disability benefits disbursed in the prior year.

1972 Maximum annual reimbursement increased to 1.25 percent for fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and 1.50 percent thereafter.

1981 Reimbursement from trust funds for cost of rehabilitation services made if the services result in the disabled individual’s return to work (performance of 

substantial gainful activity for 9 consecutive months).

1999 Enhancements including expanded beneficiary choice of service providers and extended health care for beneficiaries who return to work.

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm.
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Table 2.A26—Monthly benefit amount for selected beneficiary families with first eligibility in 2005, by average 

indexed monthly earnings for stipulated yearly wage levels, effective December 2005 (in dollars)

Beneficiary family

Federal

minimum

wage a

a. Annual earnings are calculated by multiplying the federal minimum wage by 2,080 hours (see Table 3.B3). Increases in the minimum wage during the year are

prorated.

75% of

average

wage

Average

wage b

b. See Table 2.A8.

150% of

average

wage

Maximum

taxable

earnings c

c. See Table 2.A9.

Retired-worker families d

d. Assumes the worker began to work at age 22, retired at age 62 in 2005 with maximum reduction, and had no prior period of disability.

Average indexed monthly earnings 1,280.00 2,131.00 2,842.00 4,221.00 6,137.00

Primary insurance amount 804.90 1,088.30 1,325.20 1,706.40 2,005.50

Maximum family benefit 1,207.30 1,943.00 2,419.20 2,985.90 3,509.50

Monthly benefit amount for retired worker claiming benefits at age 62

Worker alone 603.00 816.00 993.00 1,279.00 1,504.00

Worker with spouse claiming benefits at—

Full retirement age or older e

e. The full retirement age is the earliest age at which an unreduced spousal benefit is payable.

1,005.00 1,360.00 1,655.00 2,132.00 2,506.00

Age 62 884.00 1,196.00 1,456.00 1,876.00 2,205.00

Survivor families f

f. Assumes the deceased worker began to work at age 22, died in 2005 at age 40, had no earnings in that year, and had no prior period of disability.

Average indexed monthly earnings 1,045.00 2,136.00 2,848.00 4,273.00 7,019.00

Primary insurance amount 726.60 1,090.00 1,327.20 1,714.50 2,143.30

Maximum family benefit 1,089.90 1,947.50 2,421.80 3,000.10 3,750.50

Monthly benefit amount for survivor of worker deceased at age 40

1 surviving child 544.00 817.00 995.00 1,285.00 1,607.00

Widowed mother or father and 1 child 1,088.00 1,634.00 1,990.00 2,570.00 3,214.00

Widowed mother or father and 2 children 1,089.00 1,947.00 2,421.00 3,000.00 3,750.00

Disabled-worker families g

g. Assumes the worker began to work at age 22, became disabled at age 50 in 2005, had no earnings in that year, and had no prior period of disability.

Average indexed monthly earnings 1,176.00 2,133.00 2,844.00 4,266.00 6,870.00

Primary insurance amount 770.20 1,089.00 1,325.90 1,713.30 2,119.90

Maximum family benefit h

h. The Amendments of 1980 to the Social Security Act provide for a different family maximum amount in disability cases. For disabled workers entitled after June 1980, 

the maximum is the smaller of (1) 85 percent of the worker’s average indexed monthly earnings (or 100 percent of the primary insurance amount, if larger) or 

(2) 150 percent of the primary insurance amount.

1,040.50 1,633.60 1,988.80 2,570.00 3,179.90

Monthly benefit amount for disabled worker age 50

Worker alone 770.00 1,089.00 1,325.00 1,713.00 2,119.00

Worker, spouse, and 1 child 1,040.00 1,633.00 1,987.00 2,569.00 3,179.00

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).
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Table 2.A27—Minimum and maximum monthly retired-worker benefits payable to individuals who retired at 

age 62, by year they attained age 62, 1957–2006 (in dollars)

Year a

Minimum benefit payable Maximum benefit payable

At retirement

Effective

December 2005 b

At retirement Effective December 2005 b

Men Women Men Women

1957 24.00 340.10 . . . 86.80 . . . 838.80

1958 24.00 340.10 . . . 86.80 . . . 838.80

1959 26.40 340.10 . . . 92.80 . . . 838.80

1960 26.40 338.70 . . . 95.20 . . . 860.40

1961 26.40 336.80 . . . 96.00 . . . 866.60

1962 32.00 335.80 93.60 96.80 845.20 874.30

1963 32.00 334.10 94.40 97.60 851.00 880.10

1964 32.00 334.10 95.20 98.40 856.50 885.80

1965 35.20 333.70 102.80 105.40 861.20 884.00

1966 35.20 330.80 102.80 106.20 858.30 887.10

1967 35.20 328.90 105.40 108.80 877.40 905.10

1968 c 44.00 324.50 c 121.00 c 124.80 881.80 910.70

1969 44.00 321.40 124.80 128.40 900.90 927.30

1970 51.20 316.80 146.80 151.90 909.60 941.00

1971 56.40 312.60 163.60 170.50 908.20 947.30

1972 56.40 308.20 167.10 172.90 915.50 947.10

1973 67.60 303.90 207.60 212.90 932.60 957.40

1974 67.60 299.00 217.00 219.70 961.30 972.80

1975 75.10 295.10 253.10 253.10 995.30 995.30

1976 81.20 291.60 285.60 285.60 1,027.60 1,027.60

1977 86.40 289.50 319.40 319.40 1,072.80 1,072.80

1978 91.50 288.10 354.60 354.60 1,122.00 1,122.00

1979 97.60 289.30 d 388.90 d 388.90 1,155.70 1,155.70

1980 97.60 262.90 d 402.80 d 402.80 1,089.00 1,089.00

1981 97.60 229.70 432.00 432.00 1,021.40 1,021.40

1982 e e 474.60 474.60 1,009.40 1,009.40

1983 e e 526.40 526.40 1,042.10 1,042.10

1984 e e 559.40 559.40 1,070.10 1,070.10

1985 e e 591.30 591.30 1,093.40 1,093.40

1986 e e 630.50 630.50 1,130.70 1,130.70

1987 e e 662.10 662.10 1,172.20 1,172.20

1988 e e 686.70 686.70 1,166.80 1,166.80

1989 e e 734.00 734.00 1,199.10 1,199.10

1990 e e 774.60 774.60 1,208.90 1,208.90

1991 e e 810.00 810.00 1,199.30 1,199.30

1992 e e 854.10 854.10 1,219.90 1,219.90

1993 e e 893.60 893.60 1,239.20 1,239.20

1994 e e 948.00 948.00 1,281.30 1,281.30

1995 e e 965.90 965.90 1,270.10 1,270.10

1996 e e 999.90 999.90 1,281.50 1,281.50

1997 e e 1,049.10 1,049.10 1,306.90 1,306.90

1998 e e 1,109.60 1,109.60 1,353.90 1,353.90

1999 e e 1,183.60 1,183.60 f 1,425.60 f 1,425.60

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2000 e e 1,241.70 1,241.70 1,459.10 1,459.10

2001 e e 1,307.30 1,307.30 1,484.20 1,484.20

2002 e e 1,375.30 1,375.30 1,522.00 1,522.00

2003 e e 1,404.30 1,404.30 1,532.70 1,532.70

2004 e e 1,414.80 1,414.80 1,512.40 1,512.40

2005 e e 1,444.90 1,444.90 1,504.10 1,504.10

2006 e e 1,522.50 1,522.50 . . . . . .

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTES: Benefit first available at age 62 to female workers effective November 1956 and to male workers effective August 1961.

. . . = not applicable.

a. Assumes the worker began to work at age 22, retired at the beginning of the year, had no prior disability, and received the maximum reduction. Through 1999, the 

assumed reduction was 36 months at 5/9 of 1 percent per month, or 20 percent. In 2000, with the increase in the full retirement age (FRA) to 65 and 2 months, the 

reduction increased to 20.008333 percent (see Tables 2.A17.1 and 2.A20). In 2001, the FRA increased to 65 and 4 months for a maximum reduction of 

21.666667 percent. In 2002, the FRA increased to 65 and 6 months for a maximum reduction of 22.5 percent. In 2003, the FRA increased to 65 and 8 months for a 

maximum reduction of 23.333333 percent. In 2004, the FRA increased to 65 and 10 months for a maximum reduction of 24.16667 percent. In 2005 and 2006, the 

FRA increased to 66 for a maximum reduction of 25 percent.

b. Final benefit amount payable after Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) premium or any other deduction is rounded to next lower $1.

c. Effective February 1968.

d. Derived from transitional guarantee computation based on primary insurance amount (PIA) table of 1978.

e. In 1981, legislation eliminated the minimum PIA for workers who attain age 62 in 1982 or later. (The minimum is retained until 1991 for members of religious orders 

who were under a vow of poverty, provided that the order had elected Social Security coverage before December 29, 1981.)

f. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for December 1999 was originally determined to be 2.4 percent, based on the consumer price index (CPI). The underlying CPI 

was later recomputed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; a 2.5 percent COLA would have been consistent with the recomputed CPI. Pursuant to Public Law 106-554, 

benefits were calculated and paid in August 2001 and later as if the COLA for December 1999 had been 2.5 percent. Affected beneficiaries received a one-time payment to cover the shortfall that occurred before August 2001.

Table 2.A27—Minimum and maximum monthly retired-worker benefits payable to individuals who retired at 

age 62, by year they attained age 62, 1957–2006 (in dollars)—Continued

Year a

Minimum benefit payable Maximum benefit payable

At retirement

Effective

December 2005 b

At retirement Effective December 2005 b

Men Women Men Women
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Table 2.A28—Minimum and maximum monthly retired-worker benefits payable to individuals who retired at 

age 65, by year they attained age 65, 1940–2006 (in dollars)

Year a

Minimum benefit payable Maximum benefit payable

At retirement

Effective

December 2005 b

At retirement Effective December 2005 b

Men Women Men Women

1940 10.00 360.90 41.20 41.20 699.80 699.80

1941 10.00 360.90 41.60 41.60 699.80 699.80

1942 10.00 360.90 42.00 42.00 708.10 708.10

1943 10.00 360.90 42.40 42.40 708.10 708.10

1944 10.00 360.90 42.80 42.80 708.10 708.10

1945 10.00 360.90 43.20 43.20 715.70 715.70

1946 10.00 360.90 43.60 43.60 724.40 724.40

1947 10.00 360.90 44.00 44.00 731.10 731.10

1948 10.00 360.90 44.40 44.40 731.10 731.10

1949 10.00 360.90 44.80 44.80 738.60 738.60

1950 10.00 360.90 45.20 45.20 747.70 747.70

1951 20.00 360.90 68.50 68.50 747.70 747.70

1952 20.00 360.90 68.50 68.50 747.70 747.70

1953 25.00 360.90 85.00 85.00 826.10 826.10

1954 25.00 360.90 85.00 85.00 826.10 826.10

1955 30.00 360.90 98.50 98.50 826.10 826.10

1956 30.00 360.90 103.50 103.50 872.80 872.80

1957 30.00 360.90 108.50 108.50 912.30 912.30

1958 30.00 360.90 108.50 108.50 912.30 912.30

1959 33.00 360.90 116.00 116.00 912.30 912.30

1960 33.00 360.90 119.00 119.00 935.20 935.20

1961 33.00 360.90 120.00 120.00 942.70 942.70

1962 40.00 360.90 121.00 123.00 951.30 967.50

1963 40.00 360.90 122.00 125.00 958.80 981.80

1964 40.00 360.90 123.00 127.00 967.50 998.40

1965 44.00 360.90 131.70 135.90 967.50 998.40

1966 44.00 360.90 132.70 135.90 974.50 998.40

1967 44.00 360.90 135.90 140.00 998.40 1027.80

1968 c 55.00 360.90 c 156.00 c 161.60 1,013.30 1,049.80

1969 55.00 360.90 160.50 167.30 1,043.00 1,086.90

1970 64.00 360.90 189.80 196.40 1,072.20 1,110.40

1971 70.40 360.90 213.10 220.40 1,094.10 1,130.80

1972 70.40 360.90 216.10 224.70 1,110.40 1,153.70

1973 84.50 360.90 266.10 276.40 1,138.70 1,182.80

1974 84.50 360.90 274.60 284.90 1,174.40 1,219.10

1975 93.80 360.90 316.30 333.70 1,219.10 1,286.10

1976 101.40 360.90 364.00 378.80 1,298.10 1,351.10

1977 107.90 360.90 412.70 422.40 1,383.80 1,415.80

1978 114.30 360.90 459.80 459.80 1,455.70 1,455.70

1979 121.80 360.90 503.40 503.40 1,496.10 1,496.10

1980 133.90 360.90 572.00 572.00 1,546.90 1,546.90

1981 153.10 360.90 677.00 677.00 1,601.80 1,601.80

1982 d 170.30 360.90 d 679.30 d 679.30 1,444.50 1,444.50

1983 d 166.40 328.30 709.50 709.50 1,405.30 1,405.30

1984 d 150.50 286.40 703.60 703.60 1,346.40 1,346.40

1985 e e 717.20 717.20 1,326.30 1,326.30

1986 e e 760.10 760.10 1,363.30 1,363.30

1987 e e 789.20 789.20 1,397.50 1,397.50

1988 e e 838.60 838.60 1,425.30 1,425.30

1989 e e 899.60 899.60 1,469.90 1,469.90

1990 e e 975.00 975.00 1,522.00 1,522.00

1991 e e 1,022.90 1,022.90 1,515.00 1,515.00

1992 e e 1,088.70 1,088.70 1,555.10 1,555.10

1993 e e 1,128.80 1,128.80 1,565.50 1,565.50

1994 e e 1,147.50 1,147.50 1,551.00 1,551.00

1995 e e 1,199.10 1,199.10 1,576.80 1,576.80

1996 e e 1,248.90 1,248.90 1,600.70 1,600.70

1997 e e 1,326.60 1,326.60 1,652.60 1,652.60

1998 e e 1,342.80 1,342.80 1,638.40 1,638.40

1999 e e 1,373.10 1,373.10 1,653.90 1,653.90

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2000 e e 1,435.30 1,435.30 1,686.80 1,686.80

2001 e ef 1,538.20 f 1,538.20 1,746.50 1,746.50

2002 e e 1,660.50 1,660.50 1,837.70 1,837.70

2003 g e e 1,721.70 1,721.70 1,879.20 1,879.20

2004 h e e 1,784.80 1,784.80 1,908.00 1,908.00

2005 i e e 1,874.30 1,874.30 1,951.10 1,951.10

2006 j e e 1,961.90 1,961.90 . . . . . .

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Through 2002, assumes that the worker began to work at age 22, retired at the beginning of the year with unreduced benefits, had no earnings after retirement, and 

had no prior period of disability. Effective 2003, the same assumptions apply except that the benefit is reduced by 2 months because, for a worker retiring at age 65 in 

2003, the age at which one can receive an unreduced benefit—the full retirement age (FRA)—has been raised from 65 to 65 and 2 months. In 2004, the FRA is 65 

and 4 months, so the benefit is reduced by 4 months. In 2005, the FRA is 65 and 6 months, so the benefit is reduced by 6 months. In 2006, the FRA is 65 and 

8 months, so the benefit is reduced by 8 months.

b. Final benefit amount payable after Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) premium or any other deduction is rounded to next lower $1.

c. Effective February 1968.

d. Derived from transitional guarantee computation based on primary insurance amount (PIA) table of 1978.

e. In 1981, legislation eliminated the minimum PIA for workers who attain age 62 in 1982 or later. (The minimum is retained until 1991 for members of religious orders 

who are under a vow of poverty, provided that the order had elected Social Security coverage before December 29, 1981.)

f. The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for December 1999 was originally determined to be 2.4 percent, based on the consumer price index (CPI). The underlying CPI 

was later recomputed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics; a 2.5 percent COLA would have been consistent with the recomputed CPI. Pursuant to Public Law 106-554, 

benefits were calculated and paid in August 2001 and later as if the COLA for December 1999 had been 2.5 percent. Affected beneficiaries received a one-time payment to cover the shortfall that occurred before August 2001.

g. The full retirement benefit at age 65 and 2 months is $1,741.10.

h. The full retirement benefit at age 65 and 4 months is $1,825.40.

i. The full retirement benefit at age 65 and 6 months is $1,939.00.

j. The full retirement benefit at age 65 and 8 months is $2,053.20.

Table 2.A28—Minimum and maximum monthly retired-worker benefits payable to individuals who retired at 

age 65, by year they attained age 65, 1940–2006 (in dollars)—Continued

Year a

Minimum benefit payable Maximum benefit payable

At retirement

Effective

December 2005 b

At retirement Effective December 2005 b

Men Women Men Women
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Table 2.A29—Earnings (retirement) test for years through 1999, by year enacted

Year 

enacted

Effective

year

Beneficiaries

exempt

Earnings

subject

to test

Amount permitted without 

reduction in benefits

(exempt amount)

Reduction in monthly benefit a

Annual 

earnings 

(dollars)

Monthly

wages b

(dollars)

For all beneficiaries

1935 . . . . . . Covered . . . . . . Full monthly benefit

1939 1940 . . . . . . . . . 14.99 . . .

1950 1951 Aged 75 or older . . . c 600 50.00 . . .

1952 1953 . . . . . . c 900 75.00 . . .

1954 1955 Aged 72 or older All d 1,200 80.00 One month’s full benefit for each $80.00 or fraction thereof

1956 1958 Disabled . . . . . . . . . . . .

1958 1959 . . . . . . . . . 100.00 . . .

1960 1961 . . . . . . . . . . . . $1 for each $2 of earnings from $1,201–$1,500

$1 for each $1 of earnings above $1,500

1961 1962 . . . . . . . . . . . . $1 for each $2 of earnings from $1,201–$1,700

$1 for each $1 of earnings above $1,700

1965 1966 . . . . . . 1,500 125.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings from $1,501–$2,700

$1 for each $1 of earnings above $2,700

1967 1968 . . . . . . 1,680 140.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings from $1,681–$2,880

$1 for each $1 of earnings above $2,880

1972 1973 . . . Up to age 72 2,100 175.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $2,100

1973 1974 . . . . . . 2,400 200.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $2,400

1975 e 2,520 e 210.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $2,520

1976 e 2,760 e 230.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $2,760

1977 e 3,000 e 250.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $3,000

For beneficiaries who have not reached full retirement age f

1977 1978 . . . . . . e 3,240 e 270.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $3,240

1979 e 3,480 e 290.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $3,480

1980 e 3,720 e 310.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $3,720

1981 e 4,080 e 340.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $4,080

1982 e 4,440 e 370.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $4,440

1983 e 4,920 e 410.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $4,920

1984 e 5,160 e 430.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $5,160

1985 e 5,400 e 450.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $5,400

1986 e 5,760 e 480.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $5,760

1987 e 6,000 e 500.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $6,000

1988 e 6,120 e 510.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $6,120

1989 e 6,480 e 540.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $6,480

1990 e 6,840 e 570.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $6,840

1991 e 7,080 e 590.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $7,080

1992 e 7,440 e 620.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $7,440

1993 e 7,680 e 640.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $7,680

1994 e 8,040 e 670.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $8,040

1995 e 8,160 e 680.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $8,160

1996 e 8,280 e 690.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $8,280

1997 e 8,640 e 720.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $8,640

1998 e 9,120 e 760.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $9,120

1999 e 9,600 e 800.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $9,600

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For beneficiaries who have reached full retirement age f

1977 1978 . . . . . . g 4,000 g 333.33 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $4,000

1979 g 4,500 g 375.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $4,500

1980 g 5,000 g 416.66 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $5,000

1981 g 5,500 g 458.33 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $5,500

1982 g 6,000 g 500.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $6,000

1981 1983 Aged 70 or older Up to age 70 . . . . . . . . .

1983 e 6,600 e 550.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $6,600

1984 e 6,960 e 580.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $6,960

1985 e 7,320 e 610.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $7,320

1986 e 7,800 e 650.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $7,800

1987 e 8,160 e 680.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $8,160

1988 e 8,400 e 700.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $8,400

1989 e 8,880 e 740.00 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $8,880

1983 1990 . . . . . . . . . . . . $1 for each $3 of earnings above exempt amount

1990 e 9,360 e 780.00 $1 for each $3 of earnings above $9,360

1991 e 9,720 e 810.00 $1 for each $3 of earnings above $9,720

1992 e 10,200 e 850.00 $1 for each $3 of earnings above $10,200

1993 e 10,560 e 880.00 $1 for each $3 of earnings above $10,560

1994 e 11,160 e 930.00 $1 for each $3 of earnings above $11,160

1995 e 11,280 e 940.00 $1 for each $3 of earnings above $11,280

1996 1996 . . . . . . 12,500 h 1,041.67 $1 for each $3 of earnings above $12,500

1997 13,500 1,125.00 $1 for each $3 of earnings above $13,500

1998 14,500 i 1,208.33 $1 for each $3 of earnings above $14,500

1999 15,500 j 1,291.67 $1 for each $3 of earnings above $15,500

2000 2000 . . . Earnings test 

eliminated at 

full retirement 

age k

 . . . . . . . . .

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Earnings of a retired-worker beneficiary affect total monthly family benefit. Earnings of a dependent or survivor beneficiary affect only his or her benefit. However, 

effective January 1985, earnings of a retired-worker beneficiary do not affect the benefit to a divorced spouse who has been divorced at least 2 years. Effective for 

benefits after December 1990, the 2-year requirement is waived if the worker was entitled to benefits before the divorce.

b. Monthly test for self-employment income is defined in terms of substantial services. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 1977, monthly test eliminated for 

wage and self-employment income except that each individual may use a monthly test for 1 grace year, usually the year of retirement.

c. Applied to self-employment income only.

d. Special provisions for earnings in noncovered employment outside the United States.

e. Became effective because of automatic adjustment provisions mandated by legislation in 1972 and 1973.

f. Full retirement age is 65 for beneficiaries who attain age 62 (age 60 for widow(er)s) before 2000, gradually increasing to age 67 for beneficiaries who attain age 62 in 

2022 or later.

g. Discretionary increase included in legislation of 1977.

h. Actual amount is $1,041.66 2/3.

i. Actual amount is $1,208.33 1/3.

j. Actual amount is $1,291.66 2/3.

k. Public Law (P.L.) 106-182, enacted April 7, 2000, eliminated the earnings test beginning with the month a beneficiary reaches full retirement age (FRA). The annual 

earnings test that applies in the year of attainment of FRA is based on the annual limits established under P.L. 104-121 (including the $1 for $3 withholding rate). In 

determining annual earnings for purposes of the annual earnings test under this legislation, only earnings before the month of attainment of FRA will be considered. 

Public Law 106-182 did not change the annual exempt amount for beneficiaries who are under FRA throughout the year, which continues to be pegged to increases 

in the average wage.

Table 2.A29—Earnings (retirement) test for years through 1999, by year enacted—Continued

Year 

enacted

Effective

year

Beneficiaries

exempt

Earnings

subject

to test

Amount permitted without 

reduction in benefits

(exempt amount)

Reduction in monthly benefit a

Annual 

earnings 

(dollars)

Monthly

wages b

(dollars)
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Table 2.A29.1—Earnings (retirement) test for 2000–2006, by year enacted

Year 

enacted

Effective

year

Beneficiaries

exempt

Earnings

subject

to test

Amount permitted without 

reduction in benefits

(exempt amount)

Reduction in monthly benefit a

a. Earnings of a retired-worker beneficiary affect total monthly family benefit. Earnings of a dependent or survivor beneficiary affect only his or her benefit. However, 

earnings of a retired-worker beneficiary do not affect the benefit to a divorced spouse who has been divorced at least 2 years. The 2-year requirement is waived if the 

worker was entitled to benefits before the divorce.

Annual 

earnings b

(dollars)

b. Automatic adjustment provisions and legislative history of the earnings test are in Table 2.A18.

Monthly

wages c

(dollars)

c. Monthly test for self-employment income is defined in terms of substantial services. Each individual may use a monthly test for 1 grace year, usually the year of retirement.

For beneficiaries who have reached full retirement age d

d. Full retirement age is 65 for beneficiaries who attain age 62 (age 60 for widow(er)s) before 2000, gradually increasing to age 67 for beneficiaries who attain age 62 in 

2022 or later. See Table 2.A17.1 for the FRA by year of birth.

2000 2000 . . . The earnings 

test no longer 

applies effective 

with the month 

of attainment of 

full retirement 

age.

 . . . . . . . . .

For beneficiaries who will not reach full retirement age during year d

2000 2000 . . . . . . 10,080 840 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $10,080

2001 10,680 890 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $10,680

2002 11,280 940 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $11,280

2003 11,520 960 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $11,520

2004 11,640 970 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $11,640

2005 12,000 1,000 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $12,000

2006 12,480 1,040 $1 for each $2 of earnings above $12,480

For beneficiaries who will reach full retirement age during year d

2000 2000 . . . . . . 17,000 e 1,416.67

e. Actual amount is $1,416.66 2/3.

$1 for each $3 of earnings above $17,000

2001 25,000 f 2,083.33

f. Actual amount is $2,083.33 1/3.

$1 for each $3 of earnings above $25,000

2002 30,000 2,500.00 $1 for each $3 of earnings above $30,000

2003 30,720 2,560.00 $1 for each $3 of earnings above $30,720

2004 31,080 2,590.00 $1 for each $3 of earnings above $31,080

2005 31,800 2,650.00 $1 for each $3 of earnings above $31,800

2006 33,240 2,770.00 $1 for each $3 of earnings above $33,240

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTES: Public Law (P.L.) 106-182, enacted April 7, 2000, eliminated the earnings test beginning with the month a beneficiary reaches full retirement age (FRA). The 

annual earnings test that applies in the year of attainment of FRA is based on the annual limits established under P.L. 104-121 (including the $1 for $3 withholding rate). 

In determining annual earnings for purposes of the annual earnings test under this legislation, only earnings before the month of attainment of FRA will be considered. 

Public Law 106-182 did not change the annual exempt amount for beneficiaries who are under FRA throughout the year, which continues to be pegged to increases in the 

average wage.

. . . = not applicable.
2.A OASDI: Effect of Current Earnings and Taxation of Benefits

2.56 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Alberta Presberry (410) 966-8473.

Table 2.A30—Monthly earnings guidelines for substantial gainful activity, 1961–2006 (in dollars)

Year

Nonblind beneficiaries a

a. Earnings above the maximum amount ordinarily demonstrate SGA; earnings below the minimum amount show that SGA has not occurred. When earnings are 

between the minimum and maximum, other factors are considered.

Blind beneficiaries b

b. The amendments in 1977 provided that, effective 1978, earnings of blind beneficiaries would be evaluated under different SGA guidelines than are nonblind 

beneficiaries.

Minimum Maximum

1961–1965 50 100 c

c. Guidelines pre-1978 are the same as those applicable to nonbind beneficiaries.

1966–June 1968 75 125 c

July 1968–1973 90 140 c

1974–1975 130 200 c

1976 150 230 c

1977 160 240 c

1978 170 260 334

1979 180 280 375

1980 190 300 417

1981 190 300 459

1982 190 300 500

1983–1989 190 300 d

d. Annual amounts were determined by automatic adjustments linked to increases in average wage level. The amounts equal the monthly exempt amounts under the 

earnings test applicable to beneficiaries who have reached full retirement age (see Table 2.A29 for the amounts for 1983–1995).

1990 300 500 780

1991 300 500 810

1992 300 500 850

1993 300 500 880

1994 300 500 930

1995 300 500 940

1996 300 500 960

1997 300 500 1,000

1998 300 500 1,050

January–June 1999 300 500 1,110

July 1999 300 700 1,110

January 2000 300 700 1,170

January 2001 Discontinued 740 1,240

January 2002 . . . 780 1,300

January 2003 . . . 800 1,330

January 2004 . . . 810 1,350

January 2005 . . . 830 1,380

January 2006 . . . 860 1,450

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, "Cost-of-Living Increase and Other Determinations for 2006," Federal Register, vol. 70, no. 205 (October 25, 2005).

NOTES: Earnings are net of any wage subsidies and impairment related expenses.

The guidelines for substantial gainful activity (SGA) for self-employed individuals differ from the guidelines for wage earners.

Self-employment activity is generally examined in terms of time spent and degree of effort, as compared with that of nondisabled self-employed individuals.

. . . = not applicable.
2.A OASDI: Effect of Current Earnings and Taxation of Benefits

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 2.57

CONTACT: Alberta Presberry (410) 966-8473.

Table 2.A31—Taxation of Social Security benefits

Year enacted

 Individuals or couples with 

income exceeding 

(dollars)— Benefits included in gross income

 Effective for

taxable years—

Married filing jointly

1983 32,000 Lesser of one-half of Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement benefits or one-half of income 

over $32,000

Ending after

December 31, 1983

1993 32,000 but not 44,000 Lesser of one-half of Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement benefits or one-half of income 

over $32,000

Beginning after

December 31, 1993

44,000 Lesser of 85 percent of Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement benefits or the sum of 

$6,000 plus 85 percent of income over $44,000

Beginning after

December 31, 1993

Married filing separate returns a

a. Includes only married taxpayers filing separately who lived with their spouse at any time during the tax year; married individuals filing separately who did not live with 

their spouse are treated the same as unmarried individuals.

1983 0 Lesser of one-half of Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement benefits or one-half of

income

Ending after

December 31, 1983

1993 0 Lesser of 85 percent of Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement benefits or 85 percent

of income

Beginning after

December 31, 1993

Individuals in all other filing categories

1983 25,000 Lesser of one-half of Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement benefits or one-half of

income over $25,000

Ending after

December 31, 1983

1993 25,000 but not 34,000 Lesser of one-half of Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement benefits or one-half of

income over $25,000

Beginning after

December 31, 1993

34,000 Lesser of 85 percent of Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement benefits or the sum of 

$4,500 plus 85 percent of income over $34,000

Beginning after

December 31, 1993

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Taxation of Social 

Security benefits is governed by the Internal Revenue Service Code. IRS describes the rules governing taxation of Social Security benefits in IRS publication 915, available at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p915.pdf.

NOTES: Income is defined as modified adjusted gross income, plus 50 percent of Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement benefits. Modified adjusted gross 

income is adjusted gross income (before Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits are considered), plus tax-exempt interest income, with further modification of 

adjusted gross income in some cases involving certain tax provisions of limited applicability among the beneficiary population.

Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement benefits include workers’ compensation benefits to the extent they cause a reduction in Social Security or Tier 1 Railroad 

Retirement disability benefits.
2.A OASDI: Effect of Current Earnings and Taxation of Benefits

2.58 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Alberta Presberry (410) 966-8473.

Table 2.A32—Taxation of Social Security benefits: Examples (in dollars)

Modified 

adjusted 

gross 

income a

a. Adjusted gross income (before Social Security or Railroad Retirement benefits are considered), plus tax-exempt interest income, with further modification of adjusted 

gross income in some cases involving certain tax provisions of limited applicability among the beneficiary population.

 Amount of

benefits b

b. Social Security and Tier 1 Railroad Retirement benefits, including workers’ compensation benefits to the extent they cause a reduction in either of these two types of 

benefits.

 One-half of

benefits b

 Income

to be

 compared

with base

amount

 Relevant

base

amount c

c. For married couples filing joint returns, up to 50 percent of benefits are subject to income tax if gross income is over $32,000 but less than $44,000. If gross income is 

less than $32,000, none of the Social Security benefits will be taxable. If gross income exceeds $44,000, up to 85 percent of Social Security benefits will be taxable 

income. Similar lower and upper level thresholds or "base amounts" for single individuals are $25,000 and $34,000. There is no similar threshold or base amount for 

married individuals who live together but file separate returns (for example, up to 85 percent of Social Security benefits in those cases may be considered taxable 

income).

 Income in

excess of

base

amount

 One-half of

excess

 85 percent

of excess

income

 Lower of

one-half

of benefits,

or one-half

of income

between

upper and

lower base

amounts

 85 percent

of benefits

Taxable benefits included

in gross income 

If income

does not

exceed upper

base

amount—

 lesser of

 one-half of

 benefits or

 one-half of

income over

base amount

 If income

exceeds upper

 base amount—

lesser of

85 percent of

 benefits or

one-half of

income between

 base amounts

plus 85 percent

 of income

 over upper

 base amount

(A) (B) (C) (D = A + C) (E) (F = D - E) (G = F / 2) (H = .85 F) (I) (J = .85 B)

(K = lesser

of C or G)

(L = lesser

 of J or I + H)

Married filing jointly

25,000 10,000 5,000 30,000 32,000 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

28,000 10,000 5,000 33,000 32,000 1,000 500 . . . . . . . . . 500 . . .

33,000 10,000 5,000 38,000 32,000 6,000 3,000 . . . . . . . . . 3,000 . . .

38,000 10,000 5,000 43,000 32,000 11,000 5,500 . . . . . . . . . 5,000 . . .

40,000 10,000 5,000 45,000 44,000 1,000 . . . 850 5,000 8,500 . . . 5,850

43,000 10,000 5,000 48,000 44,000 4,000 . . . 3,400 5,000 8,500 . . . 8,400

45,000 10,000 5,000 50,000 44,000 6,000 . . . 5,100 5,000 8,500 . . . 8,500

Married filing separate returns d

d. Includes only married taxpayers filing separately who lived with their spouse at any time during the tax year; married individuals filing separately who did not live with 

their spouse are treated the same as unmarried individuals.

0 6,000 3,000 3,000 0 3,000 . . . 2,550 0 5,100 . . . 2,550

2,000 6,000 3,000 5,000 0 5,000 . . . 4,250 0 5,100 . . . 4,250

4,000 6,000 3,000 7,000 0 7,000 . . . 5,950 0 5,100 . . . 5.100

10,000 6,000 3,000 13,000 0 13,000 . . . 11,050 0 5,100 . . . 5,100

20,000 6,000 3,000 23,000 0 23,000 . . . 19,550 0 5,100 . . . 5,100

Individuals in all other filing categories

20,000 8,000 4,000 24,000 25,000 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25,000 8,000 4,000 29,000 25,000 4,000 2,000 . . . . . . . . . 2,000 . . .

30,000 8,000 4,000 34,000 25,000 9,000 4,500 . . . . . . . . . 4,000 . . .

32,000 8,000 4,000 36,000 34,000 2,000 . . . 1,700 4,000 6,800 . . . 5,700

35,000 8,000 4,000 39,000 34,000 5,000 . . . 4,250 4,000 6,800 . . . 6,800

40,000 8,000 4,000 44,000 34,000 10,000 . . . 8,500 4,000 6,800 . . . 6,800

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Taxation of Social 

Security benefits is governed by the Internal Revenue Service Code. IRS describes the rules governing taxation of Social Security benefits in IRS publication 915, available at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p915.pdf.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
2.B SSI: History of Provisions

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 2.59

CONTACT: Alfreda Brooks (410) 965-9849.

Table 2.B1—Federal benefit rates, by living arrangement, 1974–2006

Act Effective date

Amount a (dollars)

a. For those without countable income. These payments are reduced by the amount of countable income of the individual or couple.

Individual Couple

Own household b

b. Includes persons in private institutions whose care is not provided by Medicaid.

1972 January 1, 1974 c

c. Superseded by the provision of 1973.

130.00 195.00

1973 January 1, 1974 140.00 210.00

1973 July 1, 1974 146.00 219.00

1974 d

d. Mechanism established for providing cost-of-living adjustments.

July 1, 1975 157.70 236.60

July 1, 1976 167.80 251.80

July 1, 1977 177.70 266.70

July 1, 1978 189.40 284.10

July 1, 1979 208.20 312.30

July 1, 1980 238.00 357.00

July 1, 1981 264.70 397.00

July 1, 1982 284.30 426.40

1983 July 1, 1983 e

e. General benefit increase.

304.30 456.40

January 1, 1984 314.00 472.00

January 1, 1985 325.00 488.00

January 1, 1986 336.00 504.00

January 1, 1987 340.00 510.00

January 1, 1988 354.00 532.00

January 1, 1989 368.00 553.00

January 1, 1990 386.00 579.00

January 1, 1991 407.00 610.00

January 1, 1992 422.00 633.00

January 1, 1993 434.00 652.00

January 1, 1994 446.00 669.00

January 1, 1995 458.00 687.00

January 1, 1996 470.00 705.00

January 1, 1997 484.00 726.00

January 1, 1998 494.00 741.00

January 1, 1999 500.00 751.00

January 1, 2000 f 513.00

f. Benefits originally paid in 2000 and through July 2001 were based on federal benefit rates of $512 and $530, respectively. Pursuant to Public Law 106-554, monthly 

payments beginning in August 2001 were effectively based on the higher $531 amount. Lump-sum compensation payments were made on the basis of an adjusted 

benefit rate for months prior to August 2001.

769.00

January 1, 2001 f 531.00 796.00

January 1, 2002 545.00 817.00

January 1, 2003 552.00 829.00

January 1, 2004 564.00 846.00

January 1, 2005 579.00 869.00

January 1, 2006 603.00 904.00

Receiving institutional care covered by Medicaid g

g. Must be receiving more than 50 percent of the cost of the care from Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act).

1972 January 1, 1974 25.00 50.00

1987 July 1, 1988 30.00 60.00

SOURCES: Social Security Act of 1935 (the Act), as amended through December 31, 2005; regulations issued under the Act; and precedential case decisions (rulings). 

Specific laws, regulations, rulings, legislation, and a link to the Federal Register can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/regulations/index.htm. Social Security 

Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary, "SSI Federal Payment Amounts," http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/COLA/SSIamts.html.

NOTE: For those in another person’s household receiving support and maintenance there, the federal benefit rate is reduced by one-third.
2.C Medicare: History of Provisions

2.60 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Table 2.C1—Medicare cost sharing and premium amounts, 1966–2007

Effective 

date a

a. The deductible and coinsurance amounts begin in January unless otherwise noted. The monthly premium amounts were effective in July through 1983 and in January 

for 1984 and succeeding years.

Hospital Insurance (Medicare Part A)

Supplementary Medical Insurance (Medicare Parts B and D)

Part B Part D

All expenses in "benefit period" covered 

except—

Monthly

premium b

(dollars)

Annual

deductible c

(dollars)

Coinsurance c

(percent)

Monthly premium (dollars)

Annual

deductible d,e

(dollars)

Initial

coverage

limit d,e

(dollars)

Out-ofpocket

threshold d,e

(dollars)

Base

beneficiary premium d,f

(dollars)

Inpatient

hospital

deductible (IHD)

covers

first 60

days

(dollars)

Inpatient hospital

daily coinsurance Skilled

nursing

facility daily

coinsurance after

20 days

(1/8 x IHD)

(dollars)

For enrollee g,h

(aged

and disabled)

Government

amounts for—

Days 61

through

90

(1/4 x

IHD)

(dollars)

Lifetime

reserve

days

after 90

days

(1/2 x

IHD) Aged Disabled h

1966 40 10 i i . . . 50 20 3.00 3.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1967 40 10 i 5.00 . . . 50 20 3.00 3.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1968 40 10 20 5.00 . . . j 50 j 20 k 4.00 k 4.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1969 44 11 22 5.50 . . . 50 20 4.00 4.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1970 52 13 26 6.50 . . . 50 20 5.30 5.30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1971 60 15 30 7.50 . . . 50 20 5.60 5.60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1972 68 17 34 8.50 . . . 50 l 20 5.80 5.80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1973 72 18 36 9.00 33 60 20 m 6.30 6.30 22.70 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1974 84 21 42 10.50 36 60 20 6.70 6.70 29.30 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1975 92 23 46 11.50 40 60 20 6.70 8.30 30.30 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1976 104 26 52 13.00 45 60 20 7.20 14.20 30.80 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1977 124 31 62 15.50 54 60 20 7.70 16.90 42.30 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1978 144 36 72 18.00 63 60 20 8.20 18.60 41.80 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1979 160 40 80 20.00 69 60 20 8.70 18.10 41.30 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1980 180 45 90 22.50 78 60 20 9.60 23.00 41.40 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1981 204 51 102 25.50 89 n,o 60 o 20 11.00 34.20 62.20 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1982 260 65 130 32.50 113 p 75 p 20 12.20 37.00 72.00 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1983 304 76 152 38.00 113 75 20 12.20 41.80 80.00 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1984 356 89 178 44.50 155 75 20 14.60 43.80 94.00 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1985 400 100 200 50.00 174 75 20 15.50 46.50 89.90 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1986 492 123 246 61.50 214 75 20 15.50 46.50 66.10 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1987 520 130 260 65.00 226 75 20 17.90 53.70 88.10 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1988 540 135 270 67.50 234 75 20 24.80 74.40 72.40 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1989 q 560 q qr 25.50 156 75 20 s 31.90 83.70 40.70 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1990 592 148 296 74.00 175 75 20 28.60 85.80 59.60 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1991 628 157 314 78.50 177 100 20 29.90 95.30 82.10 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1992 652 163 326 81.50 192 100 20 31.80 89.80 129.80 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1993 676 169 338 84.50 221 100 20 36.60 104.40 129.20 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1994 696 174 348 87.00 t 245 100 20 41.10 82.50 111.10 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1995 716 179 358 89.50 t 261 100 20 46.10 100.10 165.50 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1996 736 184 368 92.00 t 289 100 20 42.50 127.30 167.70 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1997 760 190 380 95.00 t 311 100 20 43.80 131.40 177.00 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1998 764 191 382 95.50 t 309 100 20 43.80 132.00 150.40 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1999 768 192 384 96.00 t 309 100 20 45.50 139.10 160.50 . . . . . . . . . . . .

2000 776 194 388 97.00 t 301 100 20 45.50 138.30 196.70 . . . . . . . . . . . .

2001 792 198 396 99.00 t 300 100 20 50.00 152.00 214.40 . . . . . . . . . . . .

2002 812 203 406 101.50 t 319 100 20 54.00 164.60 192.20 . . . . . . . . . . . .

2003 840 210 420 105.00 t 316 100 20 58.70 178.70 223.30 . . . . . . . . . . . .

2004 876 219 438 109.50 t 343 100 20 66.60 199.80 284.40 uuuu

2005 912 228 456 114.00 t 375 110 20 78.20 234.60 305.40 uuuu

2006 952 238 476 119.00 t 393 124 20 88.50 265.30 318.90 250 2,250 v 3,600 w 32.20

2007 992 248 496 124.00 t 410 131 20 x 93.50 y 280.50 y 301.10 265 2,400 v 3,850 w 27.35

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

NOTES: The structure of Medicare has become increasingly complex over the years. This table provides a summary of Medicare cost sharing and premium provisions. It 

should be used as an overview and general guide. It is not intended to explain fully all of the provisions or exclusions of the applicable Medicare laws, regulations, and rulings. Original sources of authority should be researched and utilized.

. . . = not applicable.
2.C Medicare: History of Provisions

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 2.61

CONTACT: Sol Mussey (410) 786-6386.

b. Standard premium rate for voluntary enrollment by certain aged and disabled individuals not otherwise entitled to Hospital Insurance (HI). (Most individuals aged 65 

and older and many disabled individuals under age 65 are insured for HI benefits without payment of any premium.) In most (but not all) cases, a surcharge applies for 

those beneficiaries who enroll after their initial enrollment period.

c. Most (but not all) services under Part B are subject to the annual deductible and coinsurance percentages shown. Some noteworthy exceptions are footnoted. Noteworthy exceptions in recent years, as of this writing, include (1) clinical lab tests, home health agency services, and certain prescribed preventive care services, which 

are not subject to the deductible or coinsurance and for which the beneficiary pays nothing; (2) outpatient psychiatric services, for which the coinsurance is 

50 percent; and (3) most services reimbursed under the outpatient hospital prospective payment system, for which the coinsurance percentage varies by service but 

currently falls in the range of 20 percent to 50 percent. Original sources of authority, such as the laws, regulations, and rulings for Part B, should be consulted if specific details are required.

d. There are substantial premium and cost-sharing subsidies for Part D beneficiaries who meet certain low-income and limited-resources criteria. Subsidy levels vary on 

the basis of dual-eligibility status (that is, coverage by both Medicaid and Medicare), income level, asset level, and institutionalized/noninstitutionalized status. Premiums and cost-sharing amounts for beneficiaries meeting the criteria may be reduced or waived. (The subsidies are financed by certain payments from the general 

fund of the U.S. Treasury and from the states.) Original sources of authority, such as the laws, regulations, and rulings for Part D, should be consulted if specific 

details are required.

e. Under the standard Part D benefit design, there is an initial deductible. After meeting the deductible, the beneficiary pays 25 percent of the remaining costs until the 

initial coverage limit is reached. The beneficiary is then responsible for all costs until the out-of-pocket threshold is reached. (Included in the total out-of-pocket expenditures are the deductible, the 25 percent of costs that is paid by the beneficiary after the deductible is met until the initial coverage limit is reached, and the 

100 percent the beneficiary pays for costs above the initial coverage limit. In determining out-of-pocket costs, only those amounts actually paid by the enrollee or 

another individual (and not reimbursed through insurance) are counted; the exception to this “true out-of-pocket” provision is cost-sharing assistance from the lowincome subsidies provided under Part D and from State Pharmacy Assistance programs.) For costs thereafter, there is catastrophic coverage that requires enrollees 

to pay the greater of 5 percent coinsurance or a small defined copayment amount ($2 in 2006 and $2.15 in 2007 for generic or preferred multisource drugs, and $5.00 

in 2006 and $5.35 in 2007 for other drugs). Many Part D plans offer alternative coverage that differs from the standard coverage described above. In fact, the majority 

of beneficiaries are not enrolled in the standard benefit design but rather in plans with low or no deductibles, flat payments for covered drugs, and, in some cases, partial coverage in the coverage gap. Covered drugs may vary by plan. Original sources of authority, such as the laws, regulations, and rulings for Part D, should be consulted if more specific details are required.

f. Part D base beneficiary premium. The actual Part D premiums paid by individual beneficiaries equal the base beneficiary premiums adjusted by a number of factors. 

Premiums vary significantly from one Part D plan to another and seldom equal the base beneficiary premium. A surcharge for enrollment after an individual’s initial 

enrollment period may apply. (Late enrollment penalties do not apply to enrollees who have maintained creditable prescription drug coverage.) Enrollment in Part D is 

voluntary.

g. Standard premium rate for voluntary enrollment in Part B. While this will be the amount paid by most Part B beneficiaries, there are three provisions that can alter the 

premium rate for certain enrollees. First, in most (but not all) cases, a surcharge applies for those beneficiaries who enroll after their initial enrollment period. Second, 

beginning in 2007, beneficiaries whose income is above certain thresholds are required to pay an income-related monthly adjustment amount, in addition to their standard monthly premium; see footnote x. Finally, a “hold-harmless” provision, which prohibits increases in the standard Part B premium from exceeding the dollar 

amount of an individual’s Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, lowers the premium rate for certain individuals who have their premiums deducted from their Social 

Security checks.

h. Beginning in July 1973 for the disabled.

i. Benefit not provided.

j. Professional inpatient services of pathologists and radiologists not subject to deductible or coinsurance, beginning in April 1968.

k. Beginning in April 1968.

l. Home health services not subject to coinsurance, beginning in January 1973.

m. Standard monthly premiums for July and August 1973 were reduced to $5.80 and $6.10, respectively, by the Cost of Living Council.

n. Home health services not subject to deductible, beginning July 1, 1981.

o. Professional inpatient services of pathologists and radiologists not subject to deductible or coinsurance, beginning in April 1968, but only when physician accepts 

assignment.

p. Effective October 1, 1982, professional inpatient services of pathologists and radiologists are subject to deductible and coinsurance.

q. Unlike all other years, the 1989 deductible was applied on an annual, rather than a benefit period, basis. Once the deductible was paid by the beneficiary, Medicare 

paid the balance of expenses for covered hospital services, regardless of the number of days of hospitalization (except for psychiatric hospital care, which was still 

limited by the 190-day lifetime maximum).

r. The coinsurance amount in 1989 was equal to 20 percent of the estimated national average daily cost of covered skilled nursing facility care, rather than 1/8 of the 

inpatient hospital deductible. The beneficiary paid the coinsurance amount for the first 8 days of care in 1989, rather than for days of care 21 to 100 in a benefit period 

as in all other years. Skilled nursing facility benefits were available for up to 150 days of care per year in 1989, rather than for up to 100 days of care per benefit period 

as in all other years.

s. Includes the standard monthly Part B premium and a supplemental monthly flat premium under the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988. Amount shown is for 

most Part B enrollees. Residents of Puerto Rico and other territories and commonwealths, as well as persons enrolled in Part B only, paid different supplemental flat 

premiums, resulting in a smaller premium than that shown.

t. A reduced premium is available to individuals aged 65 and older who are not otherwise entitled to HI but who have (or who were married to, widowed, or divorced 

from a spouse for certain periods of time who has or had) at least 30 quarters of Medicare-covered employment. The reduced premium is $184, $183, $188, $187, 

$170, $170, $166, $165, $175, $174, $189, $206, $216, and $226, for 1994 to 2007, respectively.

u. A temporary Medicare-endorsed prescription drug discount card program was offered. For eligible beneficiaries voluntarily enrolling and paying up to $30 annually, 

discounts on certain prescription drugs were available, as specified by card sponsors. Under a Transitional Assistance (TA) provision, drug-card eligible beneficiaries 

whose incomes did not exceed 135 percent of the federal poverty level and who did not have third-party prescription drug coverage were eligible for (1) financial 

assistance of up to $600 per year for purchasing prescription drugs and (2) a subsidized enrollment fee for the discount card. Enrollment began May 2004, discount 

availability began June 2004, and the program phases out during 2006, as full Part D becomes available in January 2006.

v. The 2006 out-of-pocket threshold of $3,600 is equivalent to total covered drug costs of $5,100. The 2007 out-of-pocket threshold of $3,850 is equivalent to total covered drug costs of $5,451.25.

w. See footnote f. As of this writing, it is estimated that the average enrollee premium for basic Part D coverage, which reflects the specific plan-by-plan premiums and 

the actual number of beneficiaries in each plan, is about $24 in 2006 and will be less than $24 for 2007.

x. See footnote g. The 2007 Part B income-related monthly adjustment amounts and total monthly premium amounts to be paid by beneficiaries, according to income 

level and filing status, are shown in the Medicare section of “Program Descriptions and Legislative History” in this Supplement, page 41.

y. Beginning January 2007 for Part B beneficiaries meeting certain income thresholds and thus paying income-related adjustment amounts in addition to their standard 

Part B premiums (see footnotes g and x), the government amounts are supposed to be reduced accordingly.

Table 2.C1—Medicare cost sharing and premium amounts, 1966–2007—Continued
2.C Medicaid: History of Provisions

2.62 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Table 2.C2—Federal medical assistance percentage and enhanced federal medical assistance percentage,

by state or other area, 2005–2007

State or area

Federal medical assistance percentage a Enhanced federal medical assistance percentage b

2005 c 2006 d 2007 e 2005 c 2006 d 2007 e

Alabama 70.83 69.51 68.85 79.58 78.66 78.20

Alaska 57.58 50.16 51.07 70.31 65.11 65.75

Arizona 67.45 66.98 66.47 77.22 76.89 76.53

Arkansas 74.75 73.77 73.37 82.33 81.64 81.36

California 50.00 50.00 50.00 65.00 65.00 65.00

Colorado 50.00 50.00 50.00 65.00 65.00 65.00

Connecticut 50.00 50.00 50.00 65.00 65.00 65.00

Delaware 50.38 50.09 50.00 65.27 65.06 65.00

District of Columbia 70.00 70.00 70.00 79.00 79.00 79.00

Florida 58.90 58.89 58.76 71.23 71.22 71.13

Georgia 60.44 60.60 61.97 72.31 72.42 73.38

Hawaii 58.47 58.81 57.55 70.93 71.17 70.29

Idaho 70.62 69.91 70.36 79.43 78.94 79.25

Illinois 50.00 50.00 50.00 65.00 65.00 65.00

Indiana 62.78 62.98 62.61 73.95 74.09 73.83

Iowa 63.55 63.61 61.98 74.49 74.53 73.39

Kansas 61.01 60.41 60.25 72.71 72.29 72.18

Kentucky 69.60 69.26 69.58 78.72 78.48 78.71

Louisiana 71.04 69.79 69.69 79.73 78.85 78.78

Maine 64.89 62.90 63.27 75.42 74.03 74.29

Maryland 50.00 50.00 50.00 65.00 65.00 65.00

Massachusetts 50.00 50.00 50.00 65.00 65.00 65.00

Michigan 56.71 56.59 56.38 69.70 69.61 69.47

Minnesota 50.00 50.00 50.00 65.00 65.00 65.00

Mississippi 77.08 76.00 75.89 83.96 83.20 83.12

Missouri 61.15 61.93 61.60 72.81 73.35 73.12

Montana 71.90 70.54 69.11 80.33 79.38 78.38

Nebraska 59.64 59.68 57.93 71.75 71.78 70.55

Nevada 55.90 54.76 53.93 69.13 68.33 67.75

New Hampshire 50.00 50.00 50.00 65.00 65.00 65.00

New Jersey 50.00 50.00 50.00 65.00 65.00 65.00

New Mexico 74.30 71.15 71.93 82.01 79.81 80.35

New York 50.00 50.00 50.00 65.00 65.00 65.00

North Carolina 63.63 63.49 64.52 74.54 74.44 75.16

North Dakota 67.49 65.85 64.72 77.24 76.10 75.30

Ohio 59.68 59.88 59.66 71.78 71.92 71.76

Oklahoma 70.18 67.91 68.14 79.13 77.54 77.70

Oregon 61.12 61.57 61.07 72.78 73.10 72.75

Pennsylvania 53.84 55.05 54.39 67.69 68.54 68.07

Rhode Island 55.38 54.45 52.35 68.77 68.12 66.65

South Carolina 69.89 69.32 69.54 78.92 78.52 78.68

South Dakota 66.03 65.07 62.92 76.22 75.55 74.04

Tennessee 64.81 63.99 63.65 75.37 74.79 74.56

Texas 60.87 60.66 60.78 72.61 72.46 72.55

Utah 72.14 70.76 70.14 80.50 79.53 79.10

Vermont 60.11 58.49 58.93 72.08 70.94 71.25

Virginia 50.00 50.00 50.00 65.00 65.00 65.00

Washington 50.00 50.00 50.12 65.00 65.00 65.08

West Virginia 74.65 72.99 72.82 82.26 81.09 80.97

Wisconsin 58.31 57.65 57.47 70.82 70.36 70.23

Wyoming 57.90 54.23 52.91 70.53 67.96 67.04

(Continued)
2.C Medicaid: History of Provisions

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 2.63

CONTACT: Adelle Simmons (202) 401-6119.

Outlying areas

American Samoa f 50.00 f 50.00 f 50.00 f 65.00 f 65.00 f 65.00

Guam f 50.00 f 50.00 f 50.00 f 65.00 f 65.00 f 65.00

Northern Mariana Islands f 50.00 f 50.00 f 50.00 f 65.00 f 65.00 f 65.00

Puerto Rico f 50.00 f 50.00 f 50.00 f 65.00 f 65.00 f 65.00

Virgin Islands f 50.00 f 50.00 f 50.00 f 65.00 f 65.00 f 65.00

SOURCE: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation.

a. Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act (the Act) specifies the method to be used to compute the federal medical assistance percentage. From this section the following formula is derived: N = 3-year average national per capita personal income; S = 3-year average state per capita personal income. Federal medical assistance 

percentage: State share = (S2/N2) x 45 or (45/N2) x S2; Federal share = 100 – state share with 50–83 percent limits.

b. This is the Title XXI enhanced federal medical assistance percentage rate specified in section 2105(b) of the Act. The enhanced federal medical assistance percentage is limited to no more than 85 percent.

c. Effective October 1, 2004, through September 30, 2005.

d. Effective October 1, 2005, through September 30, 2006.

e. Effective October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2007.

f. For purposes of section 1118 of the Social Security Act, the federal medical assistance percentage used under titles I, X, XIV, and XVI, and part A of title IV will be 

75 percent.

Table 2.C2—Federal medical assistance percentage and enhanced federal medical assistance percentage,

by state or other area, 2005–2007—Continued

State or area

Federal medical assistance percentage a Enhanced federal medical assistance percentage b

2005 c 2006 d 2007 e 2005 c 2006 d 2007 e
2.F SSA Administrative Data: Offices and Staff

2.64 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Ron Hippler for SSA data (410) 965-4311 and Amy Prether for Office of Disability Adjudication and Review data (703) 605-7610.

Table 2.F1—Number of SSA offices, 2005

Office Number

Headquarters (Baltimore, Maryland) 1

Regional offices a

a. Regional offices are located in Boston, Massachusetts; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Kansas 

City, Missouri; Denver, Colorado; San Francisco, California; and Seattle, Washington.

10

Field offices b

b. In December 1997, the field offices were redesignated as Level 1, 2, or resident stations depending on the characteristics of the facility, service area, and other

conditions.

1,318

Level 1 620

Level 2 654

Resident stations 44

Teleservice centers c

c. The New Orleans teleservice center closed in August 2005.

35

Program service centers d

d. Program service centers are located in Jamaica, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Birmingham, Alabama; Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City, Missouri; and

Richmond, California.

6

Data operations center e

e. The data operations center is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

1

Office of Disability Adjudication and Review

Headquarters (Falls Church, Virginia) 1

Regional offices 10

Hearing offices 140

Satellite offices 4

SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Office of Public Service and Operations Support’s database and Office of Hearings and Appeals Case Control System.
2.F SSA Administrative Data: Offices and Staff

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 2.65

CONTACT: Nelson Izquierdo (410) 965-4364.

CONTACT: Donna Frocke (410) 965-3094.

Table 2.F2—Number of SSA employees and percentage with selected characteristics by grade,

September 30, 2005

Characteristic All grade levels GS 1–4 GS 5–8 GS 9–12 GS 13–15 SES

Number

Total a

a. Includes all full-time and part-time permanent employees.

65,073 576 20,564 33,260 9,007 147

Percentage of total

Women 69.9 69.4 78.5 71.9 52.8 37.4

Minorities 45.4 63.9 57.1 43.9 28.3 27.9

Black 27.7 53.1 34.6 26.0 19.0 19.0

Hispanic 12.6 7.5 16.6 12.6 5.6 8.2

Asian or Pacific Islander 4.0 3.0 4.6 4.1 2.7 0

American Indian or Alaska Native 1.2 0.3 1.2 1.3 1.0 0.7

Severely disabled 2.1 6.0 3.6 1.3 0.9 0.7

SOURCE: Social Security Administration’s Affirmative Employment Plan.

Table 2.F3—Number of work years, fiscal years 1995–2005

Year Full-time permanent staff a

a. On duty at end of fiscal year; includes seasonal employees.

Total work years b

b. Includes full-time, part-time, and temporary employees; employees in special programs; and overtime hours worked.

1995 62,504 67,063

1996 62,133 66,726

1997 61,224 69,378

1998 59,943 67,210

1999 59,752 66,459

2000 60,434 65,521

2001 61,490 65,562

2002 61,914 65,742

2003 63,569 65,343

2004 63,186 c 66,154

c. Includes 178 work years for activities related to Medicare Modernization Act.

2005 63,696 d 68,026

d. Includes 1,962 work years for Medicare Modernization Act.

SOURCE: Social Security Administration’s Payroll Reports.
2.F SSA Administrative Data: Claims Workloads

2.66 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Kelli Fitzgerald (410) 966-8673.

CONTACT: Kelli Fitzgerald (410) 966-8673.

CONTACT: Kelli Fitzgerald (410) 966-8673.

Table 2.F4—Number of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance claims, fiscal year 2005 (in thousands)

Workload Total Worker

Family members

and survivors

Received 3,742.7 2,217.8 1,524.9

Processed a

a. See Table 6.A1 for data on number of awards.

3,763.0 2,219.9 1,543.1

SOURCES: Office of Systems’ Integrated Work Measurement System and the Office of Disability Operations, Division of Direct Service Operations Report.

NOTE: Beginning and ending pending totals are no longer reported effective with 2005.

Table 2.F5—Number of Disability Insurance claims, fiscal year 2005 (in thousands)

Workload Total Worker

Family members

and survivors

Received 2,539.5 2,261.6 277.9

Processed a

a. See Table 6.A1 for data on number of awards.

2,629.5 2,350.7 278.8

SOURCES: Office of Systems’ Integrated Work Measurement System and Office of Disability Operations, Division of Direct Service Operations Report.

NOTE: Beginning and ending pending totals are no longer reported effective with 2005.

Table 2.F6—Number of Supplemental Security Income claims, fiscal year 2005 (in thousands)

Workload Total Aged Blind or disabled

Received 2,499.4 217.2 2,282.2

Processed a

a. See Table 7.A8 for data on number of awards.

2,518.5 215.5 2,303.0

SOURCES: Office of Systems’ Integrated Work Measurement System and Office of Disability Operations, Division of Direct Service Operations Report.

NOTE: Beginning and ending pending totals are no longer reported effective with 2005.
2.F SSA Administrative Data: Service Delivery

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 2.67

CONTACT: Ron Mihalko (410) 965-0801 or John Hebert (410) 965-3915.

Table 2.F7—Accuracy rates and use of 800 telephone number, fiscal years 2001–2005

Item 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Accuracy rates (percent)

OASI payments

Index of dollar accuracy 99.9 a

a. OASI and SSI Index of Dollar Accuracy Reviews were terminated in 2003.

aaa

Payment review/stewardship results

Excess payments 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.7 99.5

Underpayments 99.8 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.8

SSI payments

Index of dollar accuracy b

b. Excludes determinations of disability.

91.4 aaaa

Payment review/stewardship results c

c. Beginning with fiscal year 2001, the SSI payment review/stewardship results are reported as the percentage of payments free of preventable error.

Excess payments 93.3 93.4 93.9 93.6 93.6

Underpayments 98.8 98.6 98.8 98.7 98.6

Disability Insurance benefits d

d. Represents cases free of decisional and documentation errors.

Initial claims 93.9 94.2 93.3 93.7 92.0

Allowances 96.8 97.1 96.6 96.5 90.2

Denials 92.0 92.4 91.5 92.0 93.5

Reconsideration 91.0 90.5 90.9 90.6 91.1

Reversals of denials 96.8 95.9 96.6 96.5 95.4

Affirmations of denials 89.9 89.4 89.9 89.6 90.3

National 800 number network (1-800-772-1213)

Number of calls received (millions) 74.8 62.3 64.0 67.2 67.2

Average time calls answered (minutes) 2.8 4.7 3.8 4.2 4.9

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Office of Finance, Assessment and Management, Office of Central Operations.
2.F SSA Administrative Data: Hearings and Appeals

2.68 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Sybil Wolfe (703) 605-8772.

CONTACT: Sybil Wolfe (703) 605-8772.

CONTACT: Sybil Wolfe (703) 605-8772.

Table 2.F8—Workload of SSA’s Administrative Law Judges (ALJs), fiscal years 2003–2005

Item 2003 2004 2005 a

a. Revised data.

Number of ALJs 975 944 986

Average monthly hearing dispositions per ALJ 49 50 51

Average hearings pending per ALJ 581 607 628

SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review. Actual data from the Key Workload Indicator Report.

NOTE: Data based on Administrative Law Judges’ availability; data exclude Regional Chief ALJs.

Table 2.F9—Number of hearing receipts, dispositions, and end-of-year pending cases, fiscal years 2004–2005

Program

Hearing receipts Hearing dispositions End-of-year pending cases

2004 a

a. Revised data.

2005 a 2004 2005 a 2004 2005 a

Total 634,176 652,011 561,461 605,003 664,276 711,284

OASI 2,480 2,236 2,350 2,332 3,332 3,365

Disability

DI 214,336 212,078 183,816 189,349 225,571 242,545

SSI 155,994 158,648 142,761 141,427 181,375 198,870

DI and SSI 203,802 168,452 186,251 225,323

Medicare (Parts A and B and adversarial) 57,564 60,089 64,082 85,644 28,675 3,120

Black Lung 000000

SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review. Actual data from the Key Workload Indicator Report.

Table 2.F11—Number of SSA Appeals Council cases, fiscal years 2003–2005

Cases 2003 2004 2005 a

a. Revised data.

Beginning-of-year pending 59,781 51,072 45,911

Receipts 92,047 92,540 89,430

Dispositions 100,750 97,701 94,083

End-of-year pending 51,078 45,911 41,258

SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review. Actual data from the Key Workload Indicator Report.

218,960 263,384
Section 3. Social Welfare

and the Economy

Employment and Earnings 3.1

Interprogram Data 3.3

Poverty 3.13

3.B Employment and Earnings

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 3.1

Table 3.B3—Federal minimum wage rates under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and

average hourly earnings and average weekly hours for production workers in manufacturing,

selected years 1938–2005

Effective date

Minimum hourly wage for workers

in jobs first covered by—

Production workers

in manufacturing a

1938 act b

(dollars)

1961 amendments c

(dollars)

1966 and subsequent amendments d

Average gross

hourly earnings

(dollars)

Average

weekly hours

Nonfarm

(dollars)

Farm

(dollars)

October 24

1938 0.25 . . . . . . . . . 0.62 35.6

1939 0.30 . . . . . . . . . 0.63 37.7

1945 0.40 . . . . . . . . . 1.02 43.5

January 25, 1950 0.75 . . . . . . . . . 1.44 40.5

March 1, 1956 1.00 . . . . . . . . . 1.95 40.4

September 3

1961 1.15 1.00 . . . . . . 2.32 39.8

1963 1.25 1.00 . . . . . . 2.46 40.5

1964 1.25 1.15 . . . . . . 2.53 40.7

1965 1.25 1.25 . . . . . . 2.61 41.2

February 1

1967 1.40 1.40 1.00 1.00 2.83 40.6

1968 1.60 1.60 1.15 1.15 3.01 40.7

1969 1.60 1.60 1.30 1.30 3.19 40.6

1970 1.60 1.60 1.45 1.30 3.36 39.8

1971 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.30 3.57 39.9

May 1, 1974 2.00 2.00 1.90 1.60 4.42 40.0

January 1

1975 2.10 2.10 2.00 1.80 4.83 39.5

1976 2.30 2.30 2.20 2.00 5.22 40.1

1977 2.30 2.30 2.30 2.20 5.68 40.3

1978 2.65 2.65 2.65 2.65 6.17 40.4

1979 2.90 2.90 2.90 2.90 6.70 40.2

1980 3.10 3.10 3.10 3.10 7.27 39.7

1981 3.35 3.35 3.35 3.35 7.99 39.8

1982 3.35 3.35 3.35 3.35 8.49 38.9

1983 3.35 3.35 3.35 3.35 8.83 40.1

1984 3.35 3.35 3.35 3.35 9.19 40.7

1985 3.35 3.35 3.35 3.35 9.54 40.5

1986 3.35 3.35 3.35 3.35 9.73 40.7

1987 3.35 3.35 3.35 3.35 9.91 41.0

1988 3.35 3.35 3.35 3.35 10.19 41.1

1989 3.35 3.35 3.35 3.35 10.48 41.0

April 1

1990 e 3.80 3.80 3.80 3.80 10.83 40.8

1991 e 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 11.18 40.7

1992 e 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 11.46 41.0

1993 e 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 11.74 41.4

1994 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 12.07 42.0

1995 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25 12.37 41.6

October 1, 1996 e 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.75 12.77 41.6

September 1, 1997 e 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 13.17 42.0

(Continued)
3.B Employment and Earnings

3.2 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153.

January 1

1998 e 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 13.45 41.4

1999 e 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 13.85 41.4

2000 e 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 14.32 41.3

2001 e 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 14.76 40.3

2002 e 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 15.29 40.5

2003 e 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 15.74 40.4

2004 e 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 16.14 40.8

2005 e 5.15 5.15 5.15 5.15 16.56 40.7

SOURCE: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. For year in which minimum wage rate changes were effective.

b. The 1938 act was applicable generally to employees engaged in interstate commerce or in the production of goods for interstate commerce.

c. The 1961 amendments extended coverage primarily to employees in large retail and service trades as well as local transit, construction, and gasoline service station 

employees.

d. The 1966 amendments extended coverage to state and local government employees of hospitals, nursing homes, and schools, and to employees of laundries, dry 

cleaners, large hotels and motels, restaurants, and farms. Subsequent amendments extended coverage to the remaining federal, state, and local employees not protected in 1966, to certain workers in retail and service trades previously exempted, and to certain domestic workers in private household employment.

e. A training wage may be paid for a period of 90 days to an employee who has not attained age 20. The training wage was $3.35 per hour effective April 1, 1990, and 

$3.61 per hour effective April 1, 1991, through March 31, 1993. Effective October 1, 1996, the training wage is $4.25 per hour.

Table 3.B3—Federal minimum wage rates under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and

average hourly earnings and average weekly hours for production workers in manufacturing,

selected years 1938–2005—Continued

Effective date

Minimum hourly wage for workers

in jobs first covered by—

Production workers

in manufacturing a

1938 act b

(dollars)

1961 amendments c

(dollars)

1966 and subsequent amendments d

Average gross

hourly earnings

(dollars)

Average

weekly hours

Nonfarm

(dollars)

Farm

(dollars)
3.C Interprogram Data

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 3.3

CONTACT: Jeff Kunkel (410) 965-3013.

Table 3.C3—Contributions to the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, by program and source, 

selected years 1965–2005 (in millions of dollars)

Program and source 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Social Security trust funds

Old-Age and Survivors Insurance a

a. Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components. Employment taxes depend on tax rates and, for the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability 

Insurance Trust Funds, wage bases (taxable maximums). (Beginning in 1994, no wage base applies to Medicare’s Hospital Insurance program.) Employer and 

employee contributions differ by estimated amounts of employee tax overpayments and by employee tax on tips.

16,017 30,257 56,815 103,456 178,010 309,906 432,977 453,354 468,107 468,574 486,726 520,706

Employer 7,618 14,489 27,184 49,731 83,682 143,978 200,431 210,659 215,897 217,675 223,311 241,018

Employee 7,440 14,204 26,947 49,436 83,400 143,335 198,736 207,999 215,039 216,222 222,118 239,163

Self-employed 959 1,564 2,684 4,289 7,720 17,103 22,216 22,793 24,262 22,179 26,703 26,682

Taxation of benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,208 5,490 11,594 11,903 12,909 12,497 14,593 13,843

Disability Insurance a 1,188 4,481 7,444 13,255 17,204 54,695 71,813 75,743 78,202 78,386 81,287 87,150

Employer 564 2,154 3,562 6,307 8,119 25,665 33,971 35,759 36,655 36,962 37,922 40,929

Employee 551 2,117 3,530 6,254 8,087 25,545 33,701 35,312 36,503 36,716 37,720 40,614

Self-employed 73 210 352 694 776 3,144 3,420 3,861 4,114 3,764 4,534 4,534

Taxation of benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 341 721 811 930 944 1,111 1,073

Medicare trust funds

Hospital Insurance a . . . 4,880 11,510 23,866 47,173 103,301 154,520 160,896 162,650 159,164 166,977

Employer . . . 2,379 5,578 11,591 22,613 45,839 67,526 71,181 71,334 69,885 72,760

Employee . . . 2,332 5,530 11,518 22,549 45,852 67,526 71,181 71,334 69,885

Self-employed . . . 169 395 739 1,970 6,743 9,299 9,631 10,040 9,472 10,964 11,065

Voluntarily enrolled b

b. Beginning in July 1973, aged ineligibles may voluntarily enroll for HI.

. . . . . . 7 18 41 954 1,382 1,370 1,626 1,604 1,915 2,416

Taxation of benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,913 8,787 7,533 8,316 8,318 8,577 8,765

Supplementary Medical Insurance a,c

c. Includes premiums paid on behalf of eligibles by state governments under "buy-in" arrangements.

. . . 1,096 1,917 3,011 5,613 19,717 20,556 22,764 25,066 27,402 31,435 37,535

Aged . . . 1,096 1,759 2,707 5,105 17,651 17,892 19,905 21,610 23,546 26,737 31,722

Disabled . . . . . . 158 304 508 2,066 2,664 2,859 3,456 3,856 4,699 5,813

SOURCE: Department of the Treasury.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

182,565

80,159

72,760 80,159
3.C Interprogram Data

3.4 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Table 3.C4—Average monthly amount of Social Security and selected public assistance programs,

December 1950–2005 (in current and 2005 dollars)

Year

Average monthly Social Security benefit

in current-payment status

Average monthly amount

per recipient under—

Consumer

price index a

Retired workers

Widowed mother or father

and 2 children Supplemental Security Income b

Temporary Assistance

for Needy Families c

Current

dollars

2005

dollars

Current

dollars

2005

dollars

Current

dollars

2005

dollars

Current

dollars

2005

dollars

1950 43.86 345.27 93.90 739.18 43.05 338.89 20.85 164.13 25.0

1951 42.14 312.95 93.80 696.60 44.55 330.85 22.00 163.38 26.5

1952 49.25 363.01 106.00 781.30 48.80 359.69 23.45 172.84 26.7

1953 51.10 373.85 111.90 818.66 48.90 357.75 23.20 169.73 26.9

1954 59.14 435.91 130.50 961.89 48.70 358.96 23.25 171.37 26.7

1955 61.90 454.55 135.40 994.28 50.05 367.53 23.50 172.57 26.8

1956 63.09 449.86 141.00 1,005.39 53.25 379.70 24.80 176.83 27.6

1957 64.58 447.51 146.30 1,013.80 55.50 384.59 25.40 176.01 28.4

1958 66.35 451.82 151.70 1,033.03 56.95 387.81 26.65 181.48 28.9

1959 72.78 487.18 170.70 1,142.64 56.70 379.54 27.30 182.74 29.4

1960 74.04 488.96 188.00 1,241.56 58.90 388.98 28.35 187.22 29.8

1961 75.65 496.26 189.30 1,241.81 57.60 377.86 29.45 193.19 30.0

1962 76.19 493.23 190.70 1,234.53 61.55 398.46 29.30 189.68 30.4

1963 76.88 489.64 192.50 1,226.02 62.80 399.97 29.70 189.16 30.9

1964 77.57 489.29 193.40 1,219.91 63.65 401.48 31.50 198.69 31.2

1965 83.92 519.35 219.80 1,360.27 63.10 390.51 32.85 203.30 31.8

1966 84.35 504.56 221.90 1,327.35 68.05 407.06 36.25 216.84 32.9

1967 85.37 495.60 224.40 1,302.71 70.15 407.24 39.50 229.31 33.9

1968 98.86 548.05 257.10 1,425.28 69.55 385.56 44.75 248.08 35.5

1969 100.40 524.10 255.80 1,335.32 73.90 385.77 45.15 235.69 37.7

1970 118.10 583.97 291.10 1,439.41 77.65 383.96 50.30 248.72 39.8

1971 132.17 632.87 320.00 1,532.26 77.50 371.09 52.30 250.43 41.1

1972 162.35 751.78 383.10 1,773.98 79.95 370.22 54.10 250.51 42.5

1973 166.42 708.91 391.00 1,665.56 76.15 324.38 56.95 242.59 46.2

1974 188.21 713.67 438.40 1,662.37 91.06 345.29 63.37 240.29 51.9

1975 207.18 734.65 468.60 1,661.63 90.93 322.43 69.69 247.12 55.5

1976 224.86 760.35 503.40 1,702.22 94.37 319.11 75.20 254.28 58.2

1977 243.00 770.09 546.60 1,732.22 96.62 306.20 80.08 253.78 62.1

1978 263.20 765.11 591.90 1,720.62 100.43 291.94 83.60 243.02 67.7

1979 294.30 755.13 655.00 1,680.63 122.67 314.75 90.34 231.80 76.7

1980 341.40 778.53 759.20 1,731.29 128.20 292.35 97.10 221.43 86.3

1981 385.97 808.07 858.00 1,796.32 137.81 288.52 103.15 215.96 94.0

1982 419.30 845.47 885.50 1,785.52 145.69 293.77 106.33 214.40 97.6

1983 440.77 856.30 923.00 1,793.15 157.89 306.74 109.93 213.57 101.3

1984 460.57 860.78 948.30 1,772.32 157.88 295.07 114.72 214.41 105.3

1985 478.62 861.78 981.50 1,767.24 164.26 295.76 118.17 212.77 109.3

1986 488.44 869.91 994.00 1,770.31 173.66 309.29 122.09 217.44 110.5

1987 512.65 874.26 1,032.30 1,760.46 180.64 308.06 125.19 213.50 115.4

1988 536.77 876.65 1,070.40 1,748.17 188.23 307.42 130.30 212.81 120.5

1989 566.85 884.66 1,120.04 1,748.01 198.81 310.28 131.89 205.84 126.1

1990 602.56 886.28 1,177.70 1,732.22 212.66 312.79 135.96 199.98 133.8

1991 629.32 898.12 1,216.76 1,736.46 221.30 315.82 134.98 192.63 137.9

1992 652.64 905.14 1,252.40 1,736.94 227.39 315.37 132.92 184.35 141.9

1993 674.06 909.84 1,282.60 1,731.25 236.52 319.25 132.87 179.35 145.8

1994 697.34 916.74 1,328.40 1,746.35 242.54 318.85 133.71 175.78 149.7

1995 719.80 922.84 1,365.50 1,750.69 250.65 321.35 134.35 172.25 153.5

1996 744.96 924.39 1,450.60 1,799.99 260.75 323.55 133.53 165.69 158.6

1997 774.84 945.37 1,502.60 1,833.30 268.46 327.54 170.71 208.28 161.3

1998 779.69 936.20 1,537.70 1,846.37 277.45 333.14 129.04 154.94 163.9

1999 804.30 940.50 1,590.40 1,859.72 289.19 338.16 133.41 156.00 168.3

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2000 844.48 955.14 1,675.40 1,894.94 299.69 338.96 151.29 171.11 174.0

2001 874.44 973.91 1,755.10 1,954.75 314.22 349.96 155.83 173.56 176.7

2002 895.00 973.67 1,812.10 1,971.37 330.04 359.05 160.09 174.16 180.9

2003 922.08 984.62 1,880.97 2,008.55 342.28 365.49 161.47 172.42 184.3

2004 954.89 987.51 1,952.80 2,019.50 350.53 362.50 165.80 171.46 190.3

2005 1,002.00 1,002.00 2,061.30 2,061.30 360.25 360.25 165.50 165.50 196.8

SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record, and the Department of Health and Human Services, 100 percent data.

a. Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics, consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) for all items (1982–1984 = 100).

b. For 1940–1973, data refer to Old-Age Assistance program. Beginning January 1974, the Supplemental Security Income program superseded the Old-Age Assistance 

program in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

c. Effective July 1, 1997, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant program replaced the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. Beginning in 1997, payments include services.

Table 3.C4—Average monthly amount of Social Security and selected public assistance programs,

December 1950–2005 (in current and 2005 dollars)—Continued

Year

Average monthly Social Security benefit

in current-payment status

Average monthly amount

per recipient under—

Consumer

price index a

Retired workers

Widowed mother or father

and 2 children Supplemental Security Income b

Temporary Assistance

for Needy Families c

Current

dollars

2005

dollars

Current

dollars

2005

dollars

Current

dollars

2005

dollars

Current

dollars

2005

dollars
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Table 3.C5—Population aged 65 or older receiving Social Security (OASDI) benefits, Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI) payments, or both, by state, December 1940–2005, selected years

Year and state

Population aged 65 or older receiving— Persons receiving both OASDI 

OASDI SSI a and SSI as a percentage of—

OASDI and SSI,

number per 1,000

OASDI, SSI,

or both,

number per 1,000

Number

per 1,000 State rank

Number

per 1,000 State rank

OASDI

beneficiaries

SSI

recipients

1940 7 . . . 217 . . . 1 223 14.3 0.5

1945 62 . . . 194 . . . 5 251 8.1 2.6

1950 164 . . . 224 . . . 22 366 12.6 9.8

1955 394 . . . 179 . . . 34 539 8.6 19.2

1960 616 . . . 141 . . . 41 716 6.6 28.5

1965 752 . . . 117 . . . 52 817 7.0 44.7

1970 855 . . . 104 . . . 63 896 7.4 60.4

1975 904 . . . 111 . . . 78 939 8.6 69.5

1980 914 . . . 87 . . . 61 941 6.7 70.2

1985 917 . . . 71 . . . 51 937 5.5 71.1

1990 924 . . . 66 . . . 46 944 4.9 69.2

1995 913 . . . 63 . . . 39 937 4.3 62.6

2000 911 . . . 57 . . . 34 934 3.7 59.1

2001 908 . . . 56 . . . 33 931 3.6 58.4

2002 901 . . . 56 . . . 32 924 3.6 57.8

2003 908 . . . 55 . . . 32 932 3.5 57.4

2004 926 . . . 54 . . . 31 950 3.3 57.0

2005

United States 919 . . . 53 . . . 31 943 3.3 57.6

Alabama 929 22 60 10 46 941 4.9 75.9

Alaska 893 39 67 6 40 921 4.5 60.1

Arizona 842 48 30 30 18 855 2.1 60.5

Arkansas 920 29 52 13 41 929 4.5 79.7

California 828 50 131 1 67 896 8.0 50.9

Colorado 895 38 29 31 17 908 1.9 58.3

Connecticut 930 21 26 37 13 944 1.3 47.9

Delaware 939 14 21 41 14 947 1.5 65.2

District of Columbia 775 51 64 9 37 801 4.8 58.0

Florida 836 49 45 19 24 859 2.9 52.9

Georgia 906 35 59 11 42 923 4.6 70.7

Hawaii 879 44 48 15 23 905 2.6 47.3

Idaho 965 1 18 44 14 970 1.5 76.5

Illinois 897 36 37 24 16 918 1.8 43.2

Indiana 943 12 16 49 11 948 1.1 67.6

Iowa 947 9 16 48 12 951 1.2 71.1

Kansas 923 28 18 45 12 930 1.3 63.9

Kentucky 928 23 66 8 48 944 5.2 73.3

Louisiana 869 45 71 4 49 885 5.6 67.9

Maine 939 16 28 34 23 944 2.4 79.5

Maryland 860 47 38 23 18 880 2.1 47.3

Massachusetts 908 34 56 12 31 933 3.4 54.7

Michigan 947 8 29 32 16 959 1.7 57.3

Minnesota 931 19 25 38 12 945 1.3 47.7

Mississippi 912 32 89 2 69 929 7.5 77.1

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2005 (cont.)

Missouri 931 20 26 36 18 939 1.9 68.6

Montana 936 18 19 43 14 940 1.5 75.7

Nebraska 942 13 17 47 11 947 1.2 68.7

Nevada 885 42 31 29 19 899 2.1 60.0

New Hampshire 950 6 11 51 7 954 0.8 65.1

New Jersey 909 33 45 21 20 933 2.3 45.9

New Mexico 885 43 66 7 46 906 5.2 69.9

New York 868 46 88 3 42 916 4.8 47.7

North Carolina 939 15 47 18 35 950 3.8 75.3

North Dakota 945 11 20 42 15 950 1.5 71.9

Ohio 925 27 24 39 14 935 1.5 58.9

Oklahoma 925 26 34 26 24 934 2.6 71.9

Oregon 950 5 26 35 16 962 1.6 59.2

Pennsylvania 937 17 34 27 19 950 2.0 56.4

Rhode Island 918 31 48 14 30 937 3.3 62.0

South Carolina 926 25 47 17 36 936 3.9 75.7

South Dakota 960 3 28 33 19 969 1.9 65.7

Tennessee 946 10 48 16 36 957 3.8 74.4

Texas 889 41 70 5 48 911 5.4 69.1

Utah 893 40 17 46 9 902 1.0 52.6

Vermont 947 7 31 28 24 953 2.6 77.9

Virginia 896 37 41 22 25 912 2.8 60.4

Washington 918 30 35 25 14 941 1.5 39.7

West Virginia 926 24 45 20 31 940 3.3 68.8

Wisconsin 963 2 22 40 14 971 1.5 64.1

Wyoming 955 4 14 50 11 958 1.2 80.9

SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), and the U.S. Census 

Bureau, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. For 1940–1973, data refer to the Old-Age Assistance program. Beginning January 1974, the Supplemental Security Income program superseded the Old-Age Assistance program in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Table 3.C5—Population aged 65 or older receiving Social Security (OASDI) benefits, Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI) payments, or both, by state, December 1940–2005, selected years—Continued

Year and state

Population aged 65 or older receiving— Persons receiving both OASDI 

OASDI SSI a and SSI as a percentage of—

OASDI and SSI,

number per 1,000

OASDI, SSI,

or both,

number per 1,000

Number

per 1,000 State rank

Number

per 1,000 State rank

OASDI

beneficiaries

SSI

recipients
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3.8 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Paul Davies (202) 358-6277.

Table 3.C6—Number and percentage of Social Security (OASDI) beneficiaries also receiving federally 

administered Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments, by type of OASDI benefit and SSI eligibility 

category, December 2005

Type of benefit

All OASDI

beneficiaries a

a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.

Number receiving SSI Percentage of all OASDI beneficiaries

Total Aged

Blind and

disabled Total Aged

Blind and

disabled

Total 48,445,900 2,489,920 684,290 1,805,630 5.1 1.4 3.7

Retirement 33,488,350 1,055,190 563,970 491,220 3.2 1.7 1.5

Workers aged 65 or older 27,651,170 783,390 503,050 280,340 2.8 1.8 1.0

Men 14,224,360 314,410 196,000 118,410 2.2 1.4 0.8

Women 13,426,810 468,980 307,050 161,930 3.5 2.3 1.2

Workers aged 62–64 2,823,760 42,410 0 42,410 1.5 0 1.5

Men 1,429,990 26,740 0 26,740 1.9 0 1.9

Women 1,393,770 15,670 0 15,670 1.1 0 1.1

Wives and husbands 2,523,910 131,320 60,910 70,410 5.2 2.4 2.8

Aged 65 or older 2,229,000 119,600 60,910 58,690 5.4 2.7 2.6

Aged 62–64 254,310 10,840 0 10,840 4.3 0 4.3

Under age 62 with children 40,600 880 0 880 2.2 0 2.2

Disabled adult children 193,040 93,720 b

b. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.

b 48.5 b b

Aged 65 or older 900 340 b b 37.8 b b

Aged 18–64 192,140 93,380 0 93,380 48.6 0 48.6

Children under age 18 and students aged 18–19 296,470 4,350 0 4,350 1.5 0 1.5

Survivors 6,650,440 435,930 119,350 316,580 6.6 1.8 4.8

Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,356,450 214,030 116,510 97,520 4.9 2.7 2.2

Aged 65 or older 3,913,200 207,870 116,510 91,360 5.3 3.0 2.3

Aged 60–64 443,250 6,160 0 6,160 1.4 0 1.4

Disabled widow(er)s 212,220 35,180 0 35,180 16.6 0 16.6

Widowed mothers and fathers 176,160 4,320 b b 2.5 b b

Parents 1,950 90 b b 4.6 b b

Disabled adult children 510,930 159,440 2,740 156,700 31.2 0.5 30.7

Aged 65 or older 68,770 22,400 2,740 19,660 32.6 4.0 28.6

Aged 18–64 442,160 137,040 0 137,040 31.0 0 31.0

Children under age 18 and students aged 18–19 1,392,730 22,870 0 22,870 1.6 0 1.6

Disability 8,307,110 998,800 970 997,830 12.0 0 12.0

Workers 6,510,420 889,590 0 889,590 13.7 0 13.7

Men 3,517,130 384,830 0 384,830 10.9 0 10.9

Women 2,993,290 504,760 0 504,760 16.9 0 16.9

Wives and husbands 157,550 10,790 970 9,820 6.8 0.6 6.2

Aged 65 or older 29,210 3,600 970 2,630 12.3 3.3 9.0

Aged 62–64 40,270 2,240 0 2,240 5.6 0 5.6

Under age 62 with children 88,070 4,950 0 4,950 5.6 0 5.6

Disabled adult children aged 18–64 69,880 48,100 0 48,100 68.8 0 68.8

Children under age 18 and students aged 18–19 1,569,260 50,320 0 50,320 3.2 0 3.2

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: Social Security is the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
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Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 3.9

CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.

Table 3.C6.1—Number of persons aged 18–64 receiving Social Security (OASDI) benefits or federally 

administered Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments based on disability, by type of benefit,

December 1978–2005

Year

Unduplicated

total a

a. Includes persons receiving Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI), SSI, or both.

OASDI beneficiaries Blind or disabled SSI recipients

Total

Disabled

workers

Disabled

adult children

under age 65

Disabled

widow(er)s Total

Receiving

SSI only

Receiving

both SSI

and OASDI

1978 4,676,450 3,415,469 2,879,774 405,944 129,751 1,747,126 b 1,260,981

b. The number of OASDI disabled adult child beneficiaries aged 18–64 also receiving SSI was estimated on the basis of the number of such beneficiaries aged 18 or 

older for the same year and on the comparative size of the two groups at the end of 1988.

486,145

1979 4,662,528 3,419,624 2,870,590 419,201 129,833 1,726,553 b 1,242,904 483,649

1980 4,662,546 3,418,434 2,858,680 432,174 127,580 1,730,847 b 1,244,112 486,735

1981 4,570,071 3,340,701 2,776,519 442,592 121,590 1,702,895 b 1,229,370 473,525

1982 4,366,314 3,169,449 2,603,599 449,478 116,372 1,655,279 b 1,196,865 458,414

1983 4,367,241 3,143,111 2,569,029 462,491 111,591 1,699,774 b 1,224,130 475,644

1984 4,460,188 3,183,618 2,596,516 477,951 109,151 1,780,459 b 1,276,570 503,889

1985 4,591,316 3,258,200 2,656,638 494,557 107,005 1,879,168 b 1,333,116 546,052

1986 4,812,143 3,346,603 2,728,463 511,166 106,974 2,010,458 b 1,465,540 544,918

1987 4,904,785 3,416,529 2,785,859 524,388 106,282 2,118,710 b 1,488,256 630,454

1988 5,012,435 3,468,186 2,830,284 534,779 103,123 2,202,714 1,544,249 658,465

1989 5,155,787 3,540,480 2,895,364 543,486 101,630 2,301,926 c 1,615,307

c. December data for OASDI disabled beneficiaries also receiving SSI were not available. Instead, the average of the September 1989 and March 1990 numbers was 

used.

686,619

1990 5,395,261 3,667,721 3,011,294 555,438 100,989 2,449,897 1,727,540 722,357

1991 5,743,614 3,877,804 3,194,938 568,377 114,489 2,641,524 1,865,810 775,714

1992 6,249,217 4,185,714 3,467,783 586,607 131,324 2,909,997 2,063,503 846,494

1993 6,707,127 4,476,648 3,725,966 603,667 147,015 3,148,413 2,230,479 917,934

1994 7,103,399 4,741,348 3,962,954 617,718 160,676 3,335,255 2,362,051 973,204

1995 7,398,942 4,987,004 4,185,263 628,717 173,024 3,482,256 2,411,938 1,070,318

1996 7,691,134 5,205,071 4,385,623 637,537 181,911 3,568,393 2,486,063 1,082,330

1997 7,818,216 5,340,082 4,508,134 644,010 187,938 3,561,625 2,478,134 1,083,491

1998 8,090,686 5,543,886 4,698,319 651,386 194,181 3,646,020 2,546,800 1,099,220

1999 8,311,949 5,736,071 4,879,455 657,821 198,795 3,690,970 2,575,878 1,115,092

2000 8,519,241 5,908,756 5,042,334 664,995 201,427 3,744,022 2,610,485 1,133,537

2001 8,799,998 6,150,475 5,274,183 672,049 204,243 3,811,494 2,649,523 1,161,971

2002 9,118,926 6,430,412 5,543,981 679,073 207,358 3,877,752 2,688,514 1,189,238

2003 9,510,138 6,769,336 5,873,673 686,304 209,359 3,953,248 2,740,802 1,212,446

2004 9,792,950 7,019,198 6,116,444 692,019 210,735 4,017,108 2,773,752 1,243,356

2005 10,094,657 7,298,737 6,385,405 700,331 213,001 4,082,870 2,795,920 1,286,950

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
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3.10 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Alberta Presberry (410) 966-8473.

Table 3.C7a—Number of persons aged 15 or older reporting only one race and having Social Security benefits 

or Supplemental Security Income in March 2006, by sex, age, and race, and average annual benefit

in 2005

Sex and age

All persons

White

Black or African

American

American Indian,

Alaska Native Asian

Native Hawaiian

and Other Pacific

Total Islander a

a. The sum of the individual categories may not equal the total because of independent rounding.

Reporting only

one race

Social Security beneficiaries (thousands)

Total 41,364 40,912 35,685 4,072 183 940 31

Sex

Male 17,781 17,561 15,461 1,641 75 369 b

b. Fewer than 75,000 weighted cases.

Female 23,584 23,351 20,224 2,431 108 571 b

Age

15–54 4,912 4,805 3,705 949 49 98 b

55–64 5,272 5,189 4,407 643 31 106 b

65–74 15,743 15,594 13,734 1,356 67 424 b

75 or older 15,437 15,324 13,840 1,125 36 313 b

Supplemental Security Income recipients (thousands)

Total 5,215 5,106 3,529 1,290 68 210 9

Sex

Male 2,132 2,089 1,491 488 b 85 b

Female 3,083 3,018 2,038 802 b 125 b

Age

15–54 3,074 2,995 2,053 831 b 64 b

55–64 965 948 696 198 b 42 b

65–74 602 596 406 146 b 34 b

75 or older 574 567 373 116 b 71 b

Average annual benefit in 2005 (dollars)

Social Security 10,732 10,741 10,911 9,406 9,354 10,336 b

Supplemental Security 

Income 5,973 5,973 5,976 5,789 b 7,324 b

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, public-use file of the March 2006 Income Supplement.

NOTES: Table includes civilian noninstitutionalized population residing in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

For a discussion of standard errors of estimated numbers and percentages, see U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60.
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CONTACT: Alberta Presberry (410) 966-8473.

Table 3.C7b—Number of persons aged 15 or older reporting one or more races and having Social Security 

benefits or Supplemental Security Income in March 2006, by sex, age, and race, and average annual benefit

in 2005

Sex and age

All persons

White alone or in

combination

Black or African

American alone

or in

combination

American Indian,

Alaska Native

alone or in

combination

Asian alone or in

combination

Native Hawaiian

and Other

Pacific Islander

alone or in

Total combination a

a. The sum of the individual categories may not equal the total because of independent rounding.

Reporting only

one race

Reporting two or

more races

Social Security beneficiaries (thousands)

Total b

b. The sum of the five race groups adds to more than the total because individuals may report more than one race.

41,364 40,912 452 36,087 4,154 564 976 55

Sex

Male 17,781 17,561 219 15,662 1,671 263 386 c

c. Fewer than 75,000 weighted cases.

Female 23,584 23,351 233 20,425 2,482 301 589 c

Age

15–54 4,912 4,805 106 3,794 984 125 113 c

55–64 5,272 5,189 83 4,483 651 110 107 c

65–74 15,743 15,594 149 13,867 1,373 195 437 c

75 or older 15,437 15,324 113 13,943 1,146 134 318 c

Supplemental Security Income recipients (thousands)

Total b 5,215 5,106 109 3,617 1,324 156 222 13

Sex

Male 2,132 2,089 43 1,525 501 59 91 c

Female 3,083 3,018 66 2,092 823 97 131 c

Age

15–54 3,074 2,995 78 2,114 859 102 74 c

55–64 965 948 17 713 200 26 42 c

65–74 602 596 6 412 146 15 34 c

75 or older 574 567 7 379 119 13 71 c

Average annual benefit in 2005 (dollars)

Social Security 10,732 10,741 9,991 10,902 9,402 9,726 10,365 c

Supplemental Security 

Income 5,973 5,973 5,988 5,966 5,826 5,543 7,289 c

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, public-use file of the March 2006 Income Supplement.

NOTES: Table includes civilian noninstitutionalized population residing in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

For a discussion of standard errors of estimated numbers and percentages, see U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60.

"In combination" means in combination with one or more other races.
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3.12 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Alberta Presberry (410) 966-8473.

Table 3.C8—Number of persons aged 15 or older with Social Security (OASDI) benefits or Supplemental 

Security Income (SSI) and number and percentage of Hispanic origin in March 2006, by age and sex, and 

average annual benefit in 2005

Age

All beneficiaries (thousands) Hispanic origin a (thousands)

a. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

Hispanic origin as a percentage

of all beneficiaries a

Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women

Social Security beneficiaries

Total, all ages 41,364 17,781 23,584 2,509 1,098 1,411 6.1 6.2 6.0

15–34 1,686 778 907 161 74 88 9.6 9.4 9.7

35–44 1,278 515 763 121 55 66 9.4 10.6 8.7

45–54 1,948 895 1,053 147 62 85 7.5 6.9 8.0

55–64 5,272 2,451 2,821 357 168 190 6.8 6.8 6.7

65–74 21,015 9,569 11,447 1,336 597 739 6.4 6.2 6.5

75 or older 15,437 6,023 9,414 744 311 434 4.8 5.2 4.6

Supplemental Security Income recipients

Total, all ages 5,215 2,132 3,083 749 301 448 14.4 14.1 14.5

15–34 1,158 581 577 122 66 56 10.5 11.3 9.7

35–44 806 345 461 116 59 57 14.4 17.2 12.4

45–54 1,110 442 668 161 56 105 14.5 12.8 15.7

55–64 965 398 567 125 52 72 12.9 13.1 12.7

65–74 1,567 613 954 258 95 163 16.5 15.5 17.1

75 or older 574 152 422 91 24 67 15.9 15.9 15.9

Average annual benefit in 2005 (dollars)

Social Security 10,732 12,336 9,523 9,214 10,301 8,368 . . . . . . . . .

Supplemental Security Income 5,973 6,392 5,683 5,693 5,898 5,555 . . . . . . . . .

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, public-use file of the March 2006 Income Supplement.

NOTES: Table includes civilian noninstitutionalized population residing in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

For a discussion of standard errors of estimated numbers and percentages, see U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60.

. . . = not applicable.
3.E Poverty

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Table 3.E1—Weighted average poverty thresholds for nonfarm families, by size,

1959–2005 (in dollars)

Year

Unrelated individuals

Families

Annual

average

CPI a

2 persons

3 persons 4 persons 5 persons 6 persons

7 persons

All ages or more

Under

age 65

Aged 65

or older All ages

Householder

under age 65

Householder

aged 65 or older

1959 1,467 1,503 1,397 1,894 1,952 1,761 2,324 2,973 3,506 3,944 4,849 29.2

1960 1,490 1,526 1,418 1,924 1,982 1,788 2,359 3,022 3,560 4,002 4,921 29.6

1961 1,506 1,545 1,433 1,942 2,005 1,808 2,383 3,054 3,597 4,041 4,967 29.9

1962 1,519 1,562 1,451 1,962 2,027 1,828 2,412 3,089 3,639 4,088 5,032 30.3

1963 1,539 1,581 1,470 1,988 2,052 1,850 2,442 3,128 3,685 4,135 5,092 30.6

1964 1,558 1,601 1,488 2,015 2,079 1,875 2,473 3,169 3,732 4,193 5,156 31.0

1965 1,582 1,626 1,512 2,048 2,114 1,906 2,514 3,223 3,797 4,264 5,248 31.5

1966 1,628 1,674 1,556 2,107 2,175 1,961 2,588 3,317 3,908 4,388 5,395 32.5

1967 1,675 1,722 1,600 2,168 2,238 2,017 2,661 3,410 4,019 4,516 5,550 33.4

1968 1,748 1,797 1,667 2,262 2,333 2,102 2,774 3,553 4,188 4,706 5,789 34.8

1969 1,840 1,893 1,757 2,383 2,458 2,215 2,924 3,743 4,415 4,958 6,101 36.7

1970 1,954 2,010 1,861 2,525 2,604 2,348 3,099 3,968 4,680 5,260 6,468 38.8

1971 2,040 2,098 1,940 2,633 2,716 2,448 3,229 4,137 4,880 5,489 6,751 40.5

1972 2,109 2,168 2,005 2,724 2,808 2,530 3,339 4,275 5,044 5,673 6,983 41.8

1973 2,247 2,307 2,130 2,895 2,984 2,688 3,548 4,540 5,358 6,028 7,435 44.4

1974 2,495 2,562 2,364 3,211 3,312 2,982 3,936 5,038 5,950 6,699 8,253 49.3

1975 2,724 2,797 2,581 3,506 3,617 3,257 4,293 5,500 6,499 7,316 9,022 53.8

1976 2,884 2,959 2,730 3,711 3,826 3,445 4,540 5,815 6,876 7,760 9,588 56.9

1977 3,075 3,152 2,906 3,951 4,072 3,666 4,833 6,191 7,320 8,261 10,216 60.6

1978 3,311 3,392 3,127 4,249 4,383 3,944 5,201 6,662 7,880 8,891 11,002 65.2

1979 3,689 3,778 3,479 4,725 4,878 4,390 5,784 7,412 8,775 9,914 12,280 72.6

1980 4,190 4,290 3,949 5,363 5,537 4,983 6,565 8,414 9,966 11,269 13,955 82.4

1981 4,620 4,729 4,359 5,917 6,111 5,498 7,250 9,287 11,007 12,449 . . . 90.9

1982 4,901 5,019 4,626 6,281 6,487 5,836 7,693 9,862 11,684 13,207 . . . 96.5

1983 5,061 5,180 4,775 6,483 6,697 6,023 7,938 10,178 12,049 13,630 . . . 99.6

1984 5,278 5,400 4,979 6,762 6,983 6,282 8,277 10,609 12,566 14,207 . . . 103.9

1985 5,469 5,593 5,156 6,998 7,231 6,503 8,573 10,989 13,007 14,696 . . . 107.6

1986 5,572 5,701 5,255 7,138 7,372 6,630 8,737 11,203 13,259 14,986 . . . 109.6

1987 5,778 5,909 5,447 7,397 7,641 6,872 9,056 11,611 13,737 15,509 . . . 113.6

1988 6,022 6,155 5,674 7,704 7,958 7,157 9,435 12,092 14,304 16,146 . . . 118.3

1989 6,310 6,451 5,947 8,076 8,343 7,501 9,885 12,674 14,990 16,921 . . . 124.0

1990 6,652 6,800 6,268 8,509 8,794 7,905 10,419 13,359 15,792 17,839 . . . 130.7

1991 6,932 7,086 6,532 8,865 9,165 8,241 10,860 13,924 16,456 18,587 . . . 136.2

1992 7,143 7,299 6,729 9,137 9,443 8,487 11,186 14,335 16,952 19,137 . . . 140.3

1993 7,363 7,518 6,930 9,414 9,728 8,740 11,522 14,763 17,449 19,718 . . . 144.5

1994 7,547 7,710 7,108 9,661 9,976 8,967 11,821 15,141 17,900 20,235 . . . 148.2

(Continued)
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CONTACT: Joe Dalaker (301) 763-3213.

1995 7,763 7,929 7,309 9,933 10,259 9,219 12,158 15,569 18,408 20,804 . . . 152.4

1996 7,995 8,163 7,525 10,233 10,564 9,491 12,516 16,036 18,952 21,389 . . . 156.9

1997 8,183 8,350 7,698 10,473 10,805 9,712 12,802 16,400 19,380 21,886 . . . 160.5

1998 8,316 8,480 7,818 10,634 10,972 9,862 13,003 16,660 19,680 22,228 . . . 163.0

1999 8,501 8,667 7,990 10,869 11,214 10,075 13,290 17,029 20,127 22,727 . . . 166.6

2000 8,794 8,959 8,259 11,239 11,590 10,419 13,738 17,603 20,819 23,528 . . . 172.2

2001 9,039 9,214 8,494 11,569 11,920 10,715 14,128 18,104 21,405 24,195 . . . 177.1

2002 9,183 9,359 8,628 11,756 12,110 10,885 14,348 18,392 21,744 24,576 . . . 179.9

2003 9,393 9,573 8,825 12,015 12,384 11,133 14,680 18,810 22,245 25,122 . . . 184.0

2004 9,645 9,827 9,060 12,334 12,714 11,430 15,067 19,307 22,831 25,788 . . . 188.9

2005 9,973 10,160 9,367 12,755 13,145 11,815 15,577 19,971 23,613 26,683 . . . 195.3

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey.

NOTES: . . . = not applicable.

Three technical changes in the definition of poverty are described in "Characteristics of the Population Below the Poverty Level, 1980," U.S. Census Bureau, Current 

Population Reports, Series P-60, No. 133: (1) Distinctions based on the sex of the family householder will no longer be made; (2) income thresholds for farm families will 

be the same as for nonfarm families of the same size and composition, and (3) the increased sample size will now permit separate poverty income criteria for families of 

7, 8, and 9 or more persons. Separate criteria for these family sizes by number of children have been developed by the Social Security Administration for the base year 

1978 on the same basis as the original poverty matrix for smaller family sizes, and then updated by means of the all-items consumer price index. The dollar thresholds for 

larger families beginning in 1980 are:

Year 7 persons 8 persons

9 persons

or more

1980 12,761 14,199 16,896

1981 14,110 15,655 18,572

1982 15,036 16,719 19,698

1983 15,500 17,170 20,310

1984 16,096 17,961 21,247

1985 16,656 18,512 22,083

1986 17,049 18,791 22,497

1987 17,649 19,515 23,105

1988 18,232 20,253 24,129

1989 19,162 21,328 25,480

1990 20,241 22,582 26,848

1991 21,058 23,605 27,942

1992 21,594 24,053 28,745

1993 22,383 24,838 29,529

1994 22,923 25,427 30,300

1995 23,552 26,237 31,280

1996 24,268 27,091 31,971

1997 24,802 27,593 32,566

1998 25,257 28,166 33,339

1999 25,912 28,967 34,417

2000 26,754 29,701 35,060

2001 27,517 30,627 36,286

2002 28,001 30,907 37,062

2003 28,544 31,589 37,656

2004 29,236 32,641 39,048

2005 30,249 33,610 40,288

a. Beginning in January 1978, the Bureau of Labor Statistics introduced a new price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) for all items (1982–1984 = 100) that forms a 

continuous series with the earlier index for urban wage earners and for clerical workers as of December 1977.

Table 3.E1—Weighted average poverty thresholds for nonfarm families, by size,

1959–2005 (in dollars)—Continued

Year

Unrelated individuals

Families

Annual

average

CPI a

2 persons

3 persons 4 persons 5 persons 6 persons

7 persons

All ages or more

Under

age 65

Aged 65

or older All ages

Householder

under age 65

Householder

aged 65 or older
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CONTACT: Alberta Presberry (410) 966-8473.

Table 3.E2—Number and percentage of poor persons, by age, at end of selected years 1959–2004

Age and family status a

a. Income and poverty status refer to the calendar year shown; family status is as of March of the succeeding year.

1959 1970 1980 1985 1990 b

b. Based on revised methodology.

1995 2000 2003 2004

Total population c (millions)

c. Includes armed forces in the United States living off post or with families on post. Excludes unrelated individuals under age 16.

All ages 176.5 202.5 225.0 236.6 248.6 263.7 275.9 287.7 290.6

Children under 18 in families— 64.0 69.9 62.2 62.0 64.9 70.3 70.6 71.9 72.0

With male householder d

d. Includes children in families with both spouses present and in families with male householder with no spouse present.

58.3 60.8 50.6 49.5 49.5 52.1 54.5 54.5 54.2

With female householder 5.7 9.0 11.5 12.5 15.4 18.2 16.1 17.4 17.8

18–54 e

e. Includes persons under age 18 listed as unrelated individual, family householder, spouse of householder, or other family member.

81.0 94.9 116.3 125.2 132.3 140.7 147.4 151.7 152.8

55–64 15.5 18.4 21.7 22.1 21.3 21.1 23.8 28.4 29.5

65 or older 15.6 19.3 24.7 27.3 30.1 31.7 33.0 34.7 35.2

In families 11.9 13.4 16.7 18.4 20.1 21.1 22.3 23.2 23.8

Unrelated individuals 3.7 5.8 8.0 8.9 10.0 10.6 10.7 11.5 11.4

Men 1.2 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.3 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.3

Women 2.5 4.4 6.3 7.0 7.7 7.9 7.8 8.2 8.1

Number poor c (millions)

All ages 39.5 25.3 29.3 33.1 33.6 36.4 31.1 35.8 37.0

Children under 18 in families— 17.2 10.5 11.1 12.5 13.3 14.4 11.1 11.7 12.4

With male householder d 13.1 5.7 5.2 5.8 5.3 5.6 4.9 5.1 5.1

With female householder 4.1 4.8 5.9 6.7 8.0 8.9 6.2 6.6 7.3

18–54 e 13.4 8.2 12.2 14.8 14.6 16.5 14.1 17.6 18.0

55–64 3.3 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.8 2.7

65 or older 5.5 4.7 3.9 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.5

In families 3.2 2.0 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.4

Unrelated individuals 2.3 2.7 2.4 2.3 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.1

Men 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5

Women 1.6 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.6

Percentage poor c

All ages 22.4 12.6 13.0 14.0 13.5 13.8 11.3 12.5 12.7

Children under 18 in families— 26.9 15.0 17.9 20.1 20.5 20.5 15.7 17.1 17.3

With male householder d 22.4 9.3 10.4 11.7 10.7 10.7 8.9 9.3 9.5

With female householder 72.2 53.4 50.8 53.6 52.1 48.6 38.4 38.8 41.1

18–54 e 16.5 8.7 10.5 11.8 11.0 11.7 9.6 11.3 11.8

55–64 21.5 11.4 9.5 10.5 9.7 10.2 9.4 9.4 9.3

65 or older 35.2 24.6 15.7 12.6 12.2 10.5 10.2 10.2 9.8

In families 26.9 14.7 8.5 6.4 5.9 5.0 5.1 6.2 5.7

Unrelated individuals 61.9 47.1 30.6 25.6 24.8 21.4 20.8 19.8 18.3

Men 59.0 38.9 24.4 20.5 17.3 14.3 18.3 16.3 13.7

Women 63.3 49.7 32.3 27.0 26.9 23.8 21.8 21.1 20.2

SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, public-use file of the March 2005 Income Supplement. Data for 1970 and 1975 are based on the 1970 

Census of Population controls.

NOTES: Table includes civilian noninstitutionalized population residing in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

For a discussion of standard errors of estimated numbers and percentages, see U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60.
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CONTACT: Alberta Presberry (410) 966-8473.

Table 3.E3—Shares of money income from earnings and other sources for aged and nonaged families, 2004

Type of money income

received during year

Aged family units Nonaged family units

Individuals aged 65 or

older living alone or

with nonrelatives only

Multiperson families with

householder

aged 65 or older

Individuals under age 65

living alone or

with nonrelatives only

Multiperson families with

householder under age 65

Total Nonpoor Poor a

a. Poverty status based on money income of all family members after receipt of Social Security and any other cash transfer payments.

Total Nonpoor Poor a Total Nonpoor Poor a Total Nonpoor Poor a

Number of families and unrelated

individuals (millions) 11.4 9.3 2.1 12.1 11.3 0.8 36.7 28.8 8.0 64.9 57.8 7.1

Percentage receiving income of specified type b

b. Received by individuals or any family member at any time during 2004. Most individuals or families received more than one type of income during the year.

Earnings 15 18 3 43 45 16 81 92 38 93 97 65

Public program payments

Social Security c

c. Social Security may include more than one type of income during the year.

91 94 79 90 92 61 7 6 12 11 11 11

Supplemental Security Income 5 2 16 5 4 16 4 2 11 3 3 10

Other public assistance 1 1 2 3 3 6 9 8 12 11 10 21

Other programs d

d. Unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, or veterans’ payments.

4 5 2 9 9 3 6 6 3 9 10 7

Other sources

Dividends, interest, rent 52 58 24 64 66 29 41 48 15 57 62 15

Employment-related pensions,

alimony, annuities 39 47 7 50 53 12 6 7 3 16 16 15

Percentage distribution of income, by type

Total percent 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Earnings 17 18 1 36 36 8 88 89 48 90 90 67

Public program payments

Social Security c 47 45 83 32 31 68 2 2 20 2 2 9

Supplemental Security Income 1 e

e. Less than 0.05 percent.

9 1 1 11 1 e 15 e e 6

Other public assistance 1 e 1 e e 3229118

Other programs d 111111113113

Other sources

Dividends, interest, rent 12 13 3 12 12 3 4 4 2 3 3 1

Employment-related pensions,

alimony, annuities 21 22 3 19 19 6 3 3 3 3 3 6

Median income (dollars) 15,089 17,728 6,031 35,645 37,831 8,365 24,638 30,576 3,822 56,149 56,568 9,149

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, public-use file of the March 2005 Income Supplement.

NOTES: Table includes civilian noninstitutionalized population residing in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

For a discussion of standard errors of estimated numbers and percentages, see U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60.
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CONTACT: Alberta Presberry (410) 966-8473.

Table 3.E4—Current living arrangements of persons aged 65 or older, by sex and poverty status, March 2005

Living arrangement

Population (thousands) Percentage distribution Percentage

Total Poor Nonpoor Total Poor Nonpoor officially poor

All persons aged 65 or older

Total 35,213 3,457 31,756 100.0 100.0 100.0 9.8

Unrelated individuals 11,448 2,098 9,350 32.5 60.7 29.4 18.3

Family members 23,765 1,358 22,406 67.5 39.3 70.6 5.7

Householder or spouse 21,553 1,206 20,347 61.2 34.9 64.1 5.6

Other relative a

a. Aged family members who are neither the family householder nor the spouse of the householder. Official poverty classification is based on combined income of all 

related persons living together. Persons in this group are classified here on the basis of official poverty criteria for family income and on a comparison of their own 

income with official poverty criteria for elderly persons maintaining their own households. The hidden poor are other relatives in nonpoor households whose own 

income is below the official poverty line for unrelated individuals or married couples.

2,212 153 2,059 6.3 4.4 6.5 6.9

Poor by own income 1,006 133 872 2.9 3.9 2.7 13.3

Not poor by own income 1,206 19 1,187 3.4 0.6 3.7 1.6

Men

Subtotal 15,151 1,058 14,092 43.0 30.6 44.4 7.0

Unrelated individuals 3,321 456 2,865 9.4 13.2 9.0 13.7

Family members 11,830 602 11,228 33.6 17.4 35.4 5.1

Householder 7,747 396 7,351 22.0 11.5 23.1 5.1

Spouse of householder 3,583 163 3,420 10.2 4.7 10.8 4.5

Other relative a 500 43 457 1.4 1.2 1.4 8.6

Poor by own income 211 39 172 0.6 1.1 0.5 18.3

Not poor by own income 289 4 285 0.8 0.1 0.9 1.5

Women

Subtotal 20,063 2,398 17,664 57.0 69.4 55.6 12.0

Unrelated individuals 8,128 1,642 6,485 23.1 47.5 20.4 20.2

Family members 11,935 756 11,179 33.9 21.9 35.2 6.3

Householder, no husband present 1,804 273 1,531 5.1 7.9 4.8 15.1

Householder with husband present 2,782 133 2,649 7.9 3.8 8.3 4.8

Wife of householder 5,638 241 5,398 16.0 7.0 17.0 4.3

Other relative a 1,711 110 1,602 4.9 3.2 5.0 6.4

Poor by own income 795 95 700 2.3 2.7 2.2 11.9

Not poor by own income 916 15 902 2.6 0.4 2.8 1.6

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, public-use file of the March 2005 Income Supplement.

NOTES: Living arrangements as of March 2005.

Poverty status in 2004 as reflected by income of unrelated individual or family money income for year compared with official poverty income criterion for families of appropriate size and composition.

Table includes civilian noninstitutionalized population residing in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

For a discussion of standard errors of estimated numbers and percentages, see U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60.
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CONTACT: Alberta Presberry (410) 966-8473.

Table 3.E6—Percentage distribution of aged families receiving Social Security benefits, by share of income 

from benefits and race, 2004

Social Security share of money income

for year a

a. Payments under Social Security program any time in 2004 to any family member as reported in the March 2005 Current Population Survey.

Individuals aged 65 or older living alone

or with nonrelatives only

Multiperson families with householder

aged 65 or older

Total Nonpoor Poor

Percent

poor Total Nonpoor Poor

Percent

poor

All races b

b. Includes other races.

Number (thousands) 11,438 9,343 2,095 . . . 12,486 11,584 902 . . .

Percent 100 100 100 18 100 100 100 7

No Social Security benefits 9 6 21 44 10 8 40 28

Some Social Security benefits 91 94 79 16 90 92 60 5

Less than one-fourth of income 8 10 1 1 20 22 1 0

One-fourth to one-half of income 17 21 3 3 24 26 2 1

One-half to three-fourths of income 19 21 6 6 19 20 7 3

Three-fourths or more of income 47 42 69 27 26 24 50 14

White only

Number (thousands) 9,940 8,372 1,568 . . . 10,664 10,108 556 . . .

Percent 100 100 100 16 100 100 100 5

No Social Security benefits 8 5 21 43 9 7 40 24

Some Social Security benefits 92 95 79 14 91 93 60 3

Less than one-fourth of income 9 10 1 1 20 21 1 0

One-fourth to one-half of income 18 21 3 3 25 27 2 0

One-half to three-fourths of income 19 21 6 5 20 21 5 1

Three-fourths or more of income 47 42 69 23 26 24 52 10

Black only

Number (thousands) 1,154 737 417 . . . 990 804 186 . . .

Percent 100 100 100 36 100 100 100 19

No Social Security benefits 13 12 16 42 17 14 35 37

Some Social Security benefits 87 88 84 35 83 86 65 15

Less than one-fourth of income 7 10 0 3 19 23 1 1

One-fourth to one-half of income 13 19 2 6 19 23 4 4

One-half to three-fourths of income 15 19 7 18 14 15 13 17

Three-fourths or more of income 52 40 74 51 30 26 47 30

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, public-use file of the March 2005 Income Supplement.

NOTES: Civilian noninstitutionalized population residing in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

For a discussion of standard errors of estimated numbers and percentages, see Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-60.

. . . = not applicable.
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Table 3.E8—Poverty guidelines for families of specified size, 1965–2006 (in dollars)

Date of issuance a 1 person 2 persons 3 persons 4 persons 5 persons 6 persons 7 persons 8 persons Increment b

December 1965 1,540 1,990 2,440 3,130 3,685 4,135 4,635 5,135 500

August 1967 1,600 2,000 2,500 3,200 3,800 4,200 4,700 5,300 500

September 1968 1,600 2,100 2,600 3,300 3,900 4,400 4,900 5,400 500

September 1969 1,800 2,400 3,000 3,600 4,200 4,800 5,400 6,000 600

December 1970 1,900 2,500 3,100 3,800 4,400 5,000 5,600 6,200 600

November 1971 2,000 2,600 3,300 4,000 4,700 5,300 5,900 6,500 600

October 1972 2,100 2,725 3,450 4,200 4,925 5,550 6,200 6,850 650

March 1973 2,200 2,900 3,600 4,300 5,000 5,700 6,400 7,100 700

May 1974 2,330 3,070 3,810 4,550 5,290 6,030 6,770 7,510 740

March 1975 2,590 3,410 4,230 5,050 5,870 6,690 7,510 8,330 820

April 1976 2,800 3,700 4,600 5,500 6,400 7,300 8,200 9,100 900

April 1977 2,970 3,930 4,890 5,850 6,810 7,770 8,730 9,690 960

April 1978 3,140 4,160 5,180 6,200 7,220 8,240 9,260 10,280 1,020

May 1979 3,400 4,500 5,600 6,700 7,800 8,900 10,000 11,100 1,100

April 1980 3,790 5,010 6,230 7,450 8,670 9,890 11,110 12,330 1,220

March 1981 4,310 5,690 7,070 8,450 9,830 11,210 12,590 13,970 1,380

April 1982 4,680 6,220 7,760 9,300 10,840 12,380 13,920 15,460 1,540

February 1983 4,860 6,540 8,220 9,900 11,580 13,260 14,940 16,620 1,680

February 1984 4,980 6,720 8,460 10,200 11,940 13,680 15,420 17,160 1,740

March 1985 5,250 7,050 8,850 10,650 12,450 14,250 16,050 17,850 1,800

February 1986 5,360 7,240 9,120 11,000 12,880 14,760 16,640 18,520 1,880

February 1987 5,500 7,400 9,300 11,200 13,100 15,000 16,900 18,800 1,900

February 1988 5,770 7,730 9,690 11,650 13,610 15,570 17,530 19,490 1,960

February 1989 5,980 8,020 10,060 12,100 14,140 16,180 18,220 20,260 2,040

February 1990 6,280 8,420 10,560 12,700 14,840 16,980 18,120 21,260 2,140

February 1991 6,620 8,880 11,140 13,400 15,660 17,920 20,180 22,440 2,260

February 1992 6,810 9,190 11,570 13,950 16,330 18,710 21,090 23,470 2,380

February 1993 6,970 9,430 11,890 14,350 16,810 19,270 21,730 24,190 2,460

February 1994 7,360 9,840 12,320 14,800 17,280 19,760 22,240 24,720 2,480

(Continued)
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CONTACT: Gordon Fisher (202) 690-7507.

February 1995 7,470 10,030 12,590 15,150 17,710 20,270 22,830 25,390 2,560

March 1996 7,740 10,360 12,980 15,600 18,220 20,840 23,460 26,080 2,620

March 1997 7,890 10,610 13,330 16,050 18,770 21,490 24,210 26,960 2,720

February 1998 8,050 10,850 13,650 16,450 19,250 22,050 24,850 27,650 2,800

March 1999 8,240 11,060 13,880 16,700 19,520 22,340 25,160 27,980 2,820

February 2000 8,350 11,250 14,150 17,050 19,950 22,850 25,750 28,650 2,900

February 2001 8,590 11,610 14,630 17,650 20,670 23,690 26,710 29,730 3,020

February 2002 8,860 11,940 15,020 18,100 21,180 24,260 27,340 30,420 3,080

February 2003 8,980 12,120 15,260 18,400 21,540 24,680 27,820 30,960 3,140

February 2004 9,310 12,490 15,670 18,850 22,030 25,210 28,390 31,570 3,180

February 2005 9,570 12,830 16,090 19,350 22,610 25,870 29,130 32,390 3,260

February 2006 9,800 13,200 16,600 20,000 23,400 26,800 30,200 33,600 3,400

SOURCE: Department of Health and Human Services, Federal Register, vol. 71, no. 15 (January 24, 2006), pp. 3848–3894.

NOTES: Except for Alaska and Hawaii. Guidelines for Alaska and Hawaii since 1980 are:

Alaska Hawaii

Year 1 person Increment 1 person Increment

1980 4,760 1,520 4,370 1,400

1981 5,410 1,720 4,980 1,580

1982 5,870 1,920 5,390 1,770

1983 6,080 2,100 5,600 1,930

1984 6,240 2,170 5,730 2,000

1985 6,560 2,250 6,040 2,070

1986 6,700 2,350 6,170 2,160

1987 6,860 2,380 6,310 2,190

1988 7,210 2,450 6,650 2,250

1989 7,480 2,550 6,870 2,350

1990 7,840 2,680 7,230 2,460

1991 8,290 2,820 7,610 2,600

1992 8,500 2,980 7,830 2,740

1993 8,700 3,080 8,040 2,820

1994 9,200 3,100 8,470 2,850

1995 9,340 3,200 8,610 2,940

1996 9,660 3,280 8,910 3,010

1997 9,870 3,400 9,070 3,130

1998 10,070 3,500 9,260 3,220

1999 10,320 3,520 9,490 3,240

2000 10,430 3,630 9,590 3,340

2001 10,730 3,780 9,890 3,470

2002 11,080 3,850 10,200 3,540

2003 11,210 3,930 10,330 3,610

2004 11,630 3,980 10,700 3,660

2005 11,950 4,080 11,010 3,750

2006 12,250 4,250 11,270 3,910

Separate figures for Alaska and Hawaii reflect Office of Economic Opportunity administrative practice beginning in the 1966–1970 period. The U.S. Census Bureau, producer of the primary version of the poverty measure (the poverty thresholds), does not produce separate figures for Alaska and Hawaii.

Before 1983, the guidelines shown are for nonfarm families only.

a. The guidelines are effective from the date of issuance (unless otherwise specified by a particular program using them).

b. Add this amount for each additional family member. Before 1973, increments between some of the smaller family sizes differed from the increment shown in the table. 

Beginning in 1973, the increment has been the same for all family sizes in each year’s set of guidelines.

Table 3.E8—Poverty guidelines for families of specified size, 1965–2006 (in dollars)—Continued

Date of issuance a 1 person 2 persons 3 persons 4 persons 5 persons 6 persons 7 persons 8 persons Increment b
Section 4. Old-Age,

Survivors, and

Disability Insurance

Trust Funds 4.1

Covered Workers 4.12

Insured Workers 4.36

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Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 4.1

Table 4.A1—Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, selected years 1937–2005 (in millions of dollars)

Year

Receipts Expenditures Assets

Total

Net

contributions a

Income

from

taxation

of benefits

Net

interest b

Payments

from the

general

fund of the

Treasury c Total

Benefit

payments d

Administrative

expenses

Transfers to

Railroad

Retirement

program

Net

increase

during year

Amount

at end

of year

1937 767 765 . . . 2 . . . 1 1 . . . . . . 766 766

1938 375 360 . . . 15 . . . 10 10 . . . . . . 366 1,132

1939 607 580 . . . 27 . . . 14 14 . . . . . . 592 1,724

1940 368 325 . . . 43 . . . 62 35 26 . . . 306 2,031

1945 1,420 1,285 . . . 134 . . . 304 274 30 . . . 1,116 7,121

1950 2,928 2,667 . . . 257 4 1,022 961 61 . . . 1,905 13,721

1955 6,167 5,713 . . . 454 . . . 5,079 4,968 119 -7 1,087 21,663

1960 11,382 10,866 . . . 516 . . . 11,198 10,677 203 318 184 20,324

1965 16,610 16,017 . . . 593 . . . 17,501 16,737 328 436 -890 18,235

1966 21,302 20,580 . . . 644 78 18,967 18,267 256 444 2,335 20,570

1967 24,034 23,138 . . . 818 78 20,382 19,468 406 508 3,652 24,222

1968 25,040 23,719 . . . 939 382 23,557 22,643 476 438 1,483 25,704

1969 29,554 27,947 . . . 1,165 442 25,176 24,210 474 491 4,378 30,082

1970 32,220 30,256 . . . 1,515 449 29,848 28,798 471 579 2,371 32,454

1971 35,877 33,723 . . . 1,667 488 34,542 33,414 514 613 1,335 33,789

1972 40,050 37,781 . . . 1,794 475 38,522 37,124 674 724 1,528 35,318

1973 48,344 45,975 . . . 1,928 442 47,175 45,745 647 783 1,169 36,487

1974 54,688 52,081 . . . 2,159 447 53,397 51,623 865 909 1,291 37,777

1975 59,605 56,816 . . . 2,364 425 60,395 58,517 896 982 -790 36,987

1976 66,276 63,362 . . . 2,301 614 67,876 65,705 959 1,212 -1,600 35,388

1977 72,412 69,572 . . . 2,227 613 75,309 73,121 981 1,208 -2,897 32,491

1978 78,094 75,471 . . . 2,008 615 83,064 80,361 1,115 1,589 -4,971 27,520

1979 90,274 87,919 . . . 1,797 557 93,133 90,573 1,113 1,448 -2,860 24,660

1980 105,841 103,456 . . . 1,845 540 107,678 105,083 1,154 1,442 -1,837 22,823

1981 125,361 122,627 . . . 2,060 675 126,695 123,803 1,307 1,585 -1,334 21,490

1982 125,198 123,673 . . . 845 680 142,119 138,806 1,519 1,793 e 598 22,088

1983 150,584 138,337 . . . 6,706 5,541 152,999 149,221 1,528 2,251 -2,416 19,672

1984 169,328 164,122 2,835 2,266 105 161,883 157,841 1,638 2,404 7,445 27,117

1985 184,239 176,958 3,208 1,871 2,203 171,150 167,248 1,592 2,310 e 8,725 35,842

1986 197,393 190,741 3,424 3,069 160 181,000 176,813 1,601 2,585 e 3,239 39,081

1987 210,736 202,735 3,257 4,690 55 187,668 183,587 1,524 2,557 23,068 62,149

1988 240,770 229,775 3,384 7,568 43 200,020 195,454 1,776 2,790 40,750 102,899

1989 264,653 250,195 2,439 11,985 34 212,489 207,971 1,673 2,845 52,164 155,063

1990 286,653 267,530 4,848 16,363 -2,089 227,519 222,987 1,563 2,969 59,134 214,197

1991 299,286 272,574 5,864 20,829 19 245,634 240,467 1,792 3,375 53,652 267,849

1992 311,162 280,992 5,852 24,303 14 259,861 254,883 1,830 3,148 51,301 319,150

1993 323,277 290,905 5,335 27,027 10 273,104 267,755 1,996 3,353 50,173 369,322

1994 328,271 293,323 4,995 29,946 7 284,133 279,068 1,645 3,420 44,138 413,460

(Continued)
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CONTACT: Jeff Kunkel (410) 965-3013.

1995 342,801 304,620 5,490 32,820 -129 297,760 291,630 2,077 4,052 45,041 458,502

1996 363,741 321,557 6,471 35,706 7 308,217 302,861 1,802 3,554 55,524 514,026

1997 397,169 349,946 7,426 39,795 2 322,073 316,257 2,128 3,688 75,096 589,121

1998 424,848 371,207 9,149 44,491 1 332,324 326,762 1,899 3,662 92,524 681,645

1999 457,040 396,352 10,899 49,788 f 339,874 334,383 1,809 3,681 117,167 798,812

2000 490,513 421,391 11,594 57,529 . . . 358,339 352,652 2,149 3,538 132,174 930,986

2001 518,100 441,460 11,903 64,737 . . . 377,546 372,312 1,961 3,273 140,554 1,071,540

2002 539,706 455,199 12,909 71,184 414 393,749 388,119 2,137 3,493 145,957 1,217,497

2003 543,811 456,077 12,497 75,237 . . . 405,978 399,845 2,553 3,580 137,833 1,355,330

2004 566,338 472,758 14,593 78,986 1 421,047 415,034 2,384 3,628 145,292 1,500,622

2005 604,335 506,863 13,843 83,979 -350 441,920 435,383 2,957 3,579 162,415 1,663,037

SOURCE: Department of the Treasury.

NOTES: Data for all years can be found at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/STATS/table4a1.html.

. . . = not applicable.

a. Beginning in 1983, includes transfers from the general fund of the Treasury representing contributions that would have been paid on deemed wage credits for military 

service in 1957–2001, if such credits were considered to be covered wages.

b. Net interest includes net profits or losses on marketable investments. Beginning in 1967, administrative expenses are charged to the trust fund on an estimated basis, 

with a final adjustment, including interest, made in the following fiscal year. The amounts of these interest adjustments are included in net interest. Beginning in 

October 1973, the figures shown include relatively small amounts of gifts to the fund. Figures for 1983–1986 reflect payments from a borrowing trust fund to a lending 

trust fund for interest on amounts owed under the interfund borrowing provisions. During 1983–1990, interest paid from the trust fund to the general fund of the Treasury on advance tax transfers is reflected. The amount shown for 1985 includes an interest adjustment of $88 million on unnegotiated checks issued before 

April 1985.

c. Includes payments (1) in 1947–1951 and in 1966 and later, for costs of noncontributory wage credits for military service performed before 1957; (2) in 1971–1982, for 

costs of deemed wage credits for military service performed after 1956; and (3) in 1968 and later, for costs of benefits to certain uninsured persons who attained 

age 72 before 1968.

d. Beginning in 1966, includes payments for vocational rehabilitation services furnished to disabled persons receiving benefits because of their disabilities. Beginning in 

1983, amounts are reduced by amount of reimbursement for unnegotiated benefit checks.

e. Amount equals total receipts less total expenditures, plus amounts borrowed or less amounts repaid under interfund borrowing provisions.

f. Between -$500,000 and $500,000.

Table 4.A1—Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, selected years 1937–2005 (in millions of dollars)—Continued

Year

Receipts Expenditures Assets

Total

Net

contributions a

Income

from

taxation

of benefits

Net

interest b

Payments

from the

general

fund of the

Treasury c Total

Benefit

payments d

Administrative

expenses

Transfers to

Railroad

Retirement

program

Net

increase

during year

Amount

at end

of year
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Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 4.3

Table 4.A2—Disability Insurance, 1957–2005 (in millions of dollars)

Year

Receipts Expenditures Assets

Total

Net

contributions a

Income

from

taxation

of benefits

Net

interest b

Payments

from the

general

fund of the

Treasury c Total

Benefit

payments d

Administrative

expenses

Transfers to

Railroad

Retirement

program

Net

increase

during year

Amount

at end

of year

1957 709 702 . . . 7 . . . 59 57 3 . . . 649 649

1958 991 966 . . . 25 . . . 261 249 12 . . . 729 1,379

1959 931 891 . . . 40 . . . 485 457 50 -22 447 1,825

1960 1,063 1,010 . . . 53 . . . 600 568 36 -5 464 2,289

1961 1,104 1,038 . . . 66 . . . 956 887 64 5 148 2,437

1962 1,114 1,046 . . . 68 . . . 1,183 1,105 66 11 -69 2,368

1963 1,165 1,099 . . . 66 . . . 1,297 1,210 68 20 -133 2,235

1964 1,218 1,154 . . . 64 . . . 1,407 1,309 79 19 -188 2,047

1965 1,247 1,188 . . . 59 . . . 1,687 1,573 90 24 -440 1,606

1966 2,079 2,006 . . . 58 16 1,947 1,784 137 25 133 1,739

1967 2,379 2,286 . . . 78 16 2,089 1,950 109 31 290 2,029

1968 3,454 3,316 . . . 106 32 2,458 2,311 127 20 996 3,025

1969 3,792 3,599 . . . 177 16 2,716 2,557 138 21 1,075 4,100

1970 4,774 4,481 . . . 277 16 3,259 3,085 164 10 1,514 5,614

1971 5,031 4,620 . . . 361 50 4,000 3,783 205 13 1,031 6,645

1972 5,572 5,107 . . . 414 51 4,759 4,502 233 24 813 7,457

1973 6,443 5,932 . . . 458 52 5,973 5,764 190 20 470 7,927

1974 7,378 6,826 . . . 500 52 7,196 6,957 217 22 182 8,109

1975 8,035 7,444 . . . 502 90 8,790 8,505 256 29 -754 7,354

1976 8,757 8,233 . . . 422 103 10,366 10,055 285 26 -1,609 5,745

1977 9,570 9,138 . . . 304 128 11,945 11,547 399 e -2,375 3,370

1978 13,810 13,413 . . . 256 142 12,954 12,599 325 30 856 4,226

1979 15,590 15,114 . . . 358 118 14,186 13,786 371 30 1,404 5,630

1980 13,871 13,255 . . . 485 130 15,872 15,515 368 -12 -2,001 3,629

1981 17,078 16,738 . . . 172 168 17,658 17,192 436 29 -580 3,049

1982 22,715 21,995 . . . 546 174 17,992 17,376 590 26 f -358 2,691

1983 20,682 17,991 . . . 1,569 1,121 18,177 17,524 625 28 2,505 5,195

1984 17,309 15,945 190 1,174 . . . 18,546 17,898 626 22 -1,237 3,959

1985 19,301 17,191 222 870 1,017 19,478 18,827 608 43 f 2,363 6,321

1986 19,439 18,399 238 803 . . . 20,522 19,853 600 68 f 1,459 7,780

1987 20,303 19,691 g -36 648 . . . 21,425 20,519 849 57 -1,122 6,658

1988 22,699 22,039 61 600 . . . 22,494 21,695 737 61 206 6,864

1989 24,795 23,993 95 707 . . . 23,753 22,911 754 88 1,041 7,905

1990 28,791 28,539 144 883 -775 25,616 24,829 707 80 3,174 11,079

1991 30,390 29,137 190 1,063 . . . 28,571 27,695 794 82 1,819 12,898

1992 31,430 30,136 232 1,062 . . . 32,004 31,112 834 58 -574 12,324

1993 32,301 31,185 281 835 . . . 35,662 34,613 966 83 -3,361 8,963

1994 52,841 51,373 311 1,157 . . . 38,879 37,744 1,029 106 13,962 22,925

(Continued)
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CONTACT: Jeff Kunkel (410) 965-3013.

1995 56,696 54,401 341 2,158 -203 42,055 40,923 1,064 68 14,641 37,566

1996 60,710 57,325 373 3,012 . . . 45,351 44,189 1,160 2 15,359 52,924

1997 60,499 56,037 470 3,992 . . . 47,034 45,695 1,280 59 13,465 66,389

1998 64,357 58,966 558 4,832 . . . 49,931 48,207 1,567 157 14,425 80,815

1999 69,541 63,203 661 5,677 . . . 53,035 51,381 1,519 135 16,507 97,321

2000 77,920 71,093 721 6,942 -836 56,782 54,983 1,639 159 21,138 118,459

2001 83,903 74,933 811 8,158 . . . 61,369 59,618 1,741 10 22,534 140,993

2002 87,379 77,272 930 9,178 . . . 67,905 65,702 2,049 154 19,475 160,468

2003 88,074 77,442 944 9,689 . . . 73,108 70,933 2,008 167 14,966 175,434

2004 91,380 80,281 1,111 9,988 0 80,597 78,229 2,152 215 10,783 186,217

2005 97,423 86,077 1,073 10,273 0 88,018 85,365 2,315 338 9,405 195,623

SOURCE: Department of the Treasury.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Beginning in 1983, includes transfers from the general fund of the Treasury representing contributions that would have been paid on deemed wage credits for military 

service in 1957–2001, if such credits were considered to be covered wages.

b. Net interest includes net profits or losses on marketable investments. Beginning in 1967, administrative expenses are charged to the trust fund on an estimated basis, 

with a final adjustment, including interest, made in the following fiscal year. The amounts of these interest adjustments are included in net interest. Beginning in 

July 1974, the figures shown include relatively small amounts of gifts to the fund. Figures for 1983–1986 reflect payments from a borrowing trust fund to a lending trust 

fund for interest on amounts owed under the interfund borrowing provisions. During 1983–1990, interest paid from the trust fund to the general fund of the Treasury on 

advance tax transfers is reflected. The amount shown for 1985 includes an interest adjustment of $14.8 million on unnegotiated checks issued before April 1985.

c. Includes payments (1) in 1966 and later, for costs of noncontributory wage credits for military service performed before 1957; and (2) in 1971–1982, for costs of 

deemed wage credits for military service performed after 1956.

d. Beginning in 1966, includes payments for vocational rehabilitation services furnished to disabled persons receiving benefits because of their disabilities. Beginning in 

1983, amounts are reduced by amount of reimbursement for unnegotiated benefit checks.

e. Between -$500,000 and $500,000.

f. Amount equals total receipts less total expenditures, less amounts loaned or plus amounts repaid under interfund borrowing provisions.

g. Reflects $195 million in transfers from the DI trust fund to the general fund of the Treasury to correct estimated amounts transferred for calendar years 1984 and 

1985.

Table 4.A2—Disability Insurance, 1957–2005 (in millions of dollars)—Continued

Year

Receipts Expenditures Assets

Total

Net

contributions a

Income

from

taxation

of benefits

Net

interest b

Payments

from the

general

fund of the

Treasury c Total

Benefit

payments d

Administrative

expenses

Transfers to

Railroad

Retirement

program

Net

increase

during year

Amount

at end

of year
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Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 4.5

Table 4.A3—Combined OASI and DI, 1957–2005 (in millions of dollars)

Year

Receipts Expenditures Assets

Total

Net

contributions a

Income

from

taxation

of benefits

Net

interest b

Payments

from the

general

fund of the

Treasury c Total

Benefit

payments d

Administrative

expenses

Transfers to

Railroad

Retirement

program

Net

increase

during year

Amount

at end

of year

1957 8,090 7,527 . . . 563 . . . 7,567 7,404 164 -2 523 23,042

1958 9,108 8,531 . . . 577 . . . 8,907 8,576 207 124 201 23,243

1959 9,516 8,943 . . . 572 . . . 10,793 10,298 234 260 -1,277 21,966

1960 12,445 11,876 . . . 569 . . . 11,798 11,245 240 314 647 22,613

1961 12,937 12,323 . . . 614 . . . 13,388 12,749 303 337 -451 22,162

1962 13,699 13,105 . . . 594 . . . 15,156 14,461 322 372 -1,457 20,705

1963 16,227 15,640 . . . 587 . . . 16,217 15,427 348 442 10 20,715

1964 17,476 16,843 . . . 633 . . . 17,020 16,223 375 422 456 21,172

1965 17,857 17,205 . . . 651 . . . 19,187 18,311 418 459 -1,331 19,841

1966 23,381 22,585 . . . 702 94 20,913 20,051 393 469 2,467 22,308

1967 26,413 25,424 . . . 896 94 22,471 21,417 515 539 3,942 26,250

1968 28,493 27,034 . . . 1,045 414 26,015 24,954 603 458 2,479 28,729

1969 33,346 31,546 . . . 1,342 458 27,892 26,767 612 513 5,453 34,182

1970 36,993 34,737 . . . 1,791 465 33,108 31,884 635 589 3,886 38,068

1971 40,908 38,343 . . . 2,027 538 38,542 37,197 719 626 2,366 40,434

1972 45,622 42,888 . . . 2,208 526 43,281 41,625 907 749 2,341 42,775

1973 54,787 51,907 . . . 2,386 494 53,148 51,508 837 802 1,639 44,414

1974 62,066 58,907 . . . 2,660 499 60,593 58,581 1,082 931 1,472 45,886

1975 67,640 64,259 . . . 2,866 515 69,184 67,022 1,152 1,010 -1,544 44,342

1976 75,034 71,595 . . . 2,722 717 78,242 75,759 1,244 1,239 -3,209 41,133

1977 81,982 78,710 . . . 2,531 741 87,254 84,667 1,379 1,208 -5,272 35,861

1978 91,903 88,883 . . . 2,264 757 96,018 92,960 1,440 1,618 -4,115 31,746

1979 105,864 103,034 . . . 2,155 675 107,320 104,359 1,483 1,477 -1,456 30,291

1980 119,712 116,711 . . . 2,330 670 123,550 120,598 1,522 1,430 -3,838 26,453

1981 142,438 139,364 . . . 2,231 843 144,352 140,995 1,743 1,614 -1,914 24,539

1982 147,913 145,667 . . . 1,391 854 160,111 156,182 2,109 1,820 e 239 24,778

1983 171,266 156,328 . . . 8,276 6,662 171,177 166,745 2,153 2,279 89 24,867

1984 186,637 180,067 3,025 3,440 105 180,429 175,739 2,264 2,426 6,208 31,075

1985 203,540 194,149 3,430 2,741 3,220 190,628 186,075 2,200 2,353 e 11,088 42,163

1986 216,833 209,140 3,662 3,871 160 201,522 196,667 2,202 2,653 e 4,698 46,861

1987 231,039 222,425 3,221 5,338 55 209,093 204,106 2,373 2,614 21,946 68,807

1988 263,469 251,814 3,445 8,168 43 222,514 217,149 2,513 2,851 40,955 109,762

1989 289,448 274,189 2,534 12,692 34 236,242 230,882 2,427 2,934 53,206 162,968

1990 315,443 296,070 4,992 17,245 -2,864 253,135 247,816 2,270 3,049 62,309 225,277

1991 329,676 301,711 6,054 21,892 19 274,205 268,162 2,587 3,457 55,471 280,747

1992 342,591 311,128 6,084 25,365 14 291,865 285,995 2,664 3,206 50,726 331,473

1993 355,578 322,090 5,616 27,862 10 308,766 302,368 2,963 3,435 46,812 378,285

1994 381,111 344,695 5,306 31,103 7 323,011 316,812 2,674 3,526 58,100 436,385

(Continued)
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1995 399,497 359,021 5,831 34,977 -332 339,815 332,554 3,141 4,120 59,683 496,068

1996 424,451 378,881 6,844 38,718 7 353,569 347,050 2,962 3,556 70,883 566,950

1997 457,668 405,984 7,896 43,787 2 369,108 361,952 3,409 3,747 88,560 655,510

1998 489,204 430,174 9,707 49,323 1 382,255 374,969 3,467 3,819 106,950 762,460

1999 526,582 459,556 11,559 55,466 f 392,908 385,765 3,328 3,816 133,673 896,133

2000 568,433 492,484 12,314 64,471 -836 415,121 407,635 3,788 3,698 153,312 1,049,445

2001 602,003 516,393 12,715 72,895 . . . 438,916 431,931 3,702 3,283 163,088 1,212,533

2002 627,085 532,471 13,839 80,362 414 461,653 453,821 4,185 3,647 165,432 1,377,965

2003 631,886 533,519 13,441 84,926 . . . 479,086 470,778 4,562 3,747 152,799 1,530,764

2004 657,718 553,040 15,703 88,974 1 501,644 493,263 4,536 3,844 156,075 1,686,839

2005 701,758 592,940 14,916 94,252 -350 529,938 520,748 5,272 3,917 171,821 1,858,660

SOURCE: Department of the Treasury.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Beginning in 1983, includes transfers from the general fund of the Treasury representing contributions that would have been paid on deemed wage credits for military 

service in 1957–2001, if such credits were considered to be covered wages.

b. Net interest includes net profits or losses on marketable investments. Beginning in 1967, administrative expenses are charged to the trust fund on an estimated basis, 

with a final adjustment, including interest, made in the following fiscal year. The amounts of these interest adjustments are included in net interest. Beginning in 

October 1973, the figures shown include relatively small amounts of gifts to the fund. Figures for 1983–1986 reflect payments from a borrowing trust fund to a lending 

trust fund for interest on amounts owed under the interfund borrowing provisions. During 1983–1990, interest paid from the trust fund to the general fund of the Treasury on advance tax transfers is reflected. The amount shown for 1985 includes an interest adjustment of $102.8 million on unnegotiated checks issued before 

April 1985.

c. Includes payments (1) in 1947–1951 and in 1966 and later, for costs of noncontributory wage credits for military service performed before 1957; (2) in 1971–1982, for 

costs of deemed wage credits for military service performed after 1956; and (3) in 1968 and later, for costs of benefits to certain uninsured persons who attained 

age 72 before 1968.

d. Beginning in 1966, includes payments for vocational rehabilitation services furnished to disabled persons receiving benefits because of their disabilities. Beginning in 

1983, amounts are reduced by amount of reimbursement for unnegotiated benefit checks.

e. Amount equals total receipts less total expenditures, plus amounts borrowed or less amounts repaid under interfund borrowing provisions.

f. Between -$500,000 and $500,000.

Table 4.A3—Combined OASI and DI, 1957–2005 (in millions of dollars)—Continued

Year

Receipts Expenditures Assets

Total

Net

contributions a

Income

from

taxation

of benefits

Net

interest b

Payments

from the

general

fund of the

Treasury c Total

Benefit

payments d

Administrative

expenses

Transfers to

Railroad

Retirement

program

Net

increase

during year

Amount

at end

of year
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Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 4.7

Table 4.A4—Total annual benefits paid, by type of benefit and trust fund, and as a percentage of personal 

income, selected years 1937–2005 (in millions of dollars)

Year

Total

benefits

Cash benefits a Service benefits Rehabilitation services b

Personal

income c

Total benefits

as a percentage

of personal

income

Old-Age and

Survivors

Insurance d

Disability

Insurance

Hospital

Insurance

Supplementary

Medical

Insurance

Old-Age and

Survivors

Insurance

Disability

Insurance

1937 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,100 e

1938 10 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,400 e

1939 14 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,900 e

1940 35 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,500 e

1945 274 274 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171,700 0.2

1950 961 961 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229,000 0.4

1955 4,968 4,968 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316,100 1.6

1960 11,245 10,677 568 . . . . . . . . . . . . 411,500 2.7

1961 12,749 11,862 887 . . . . . . . . . . . . 429,000 3.0

1962 14,461 13,356 1,105 . . . . . . . . . . . . 456,700 3.2

1963 15,427 14,217 1,210 . . . . . . . . . . . . 479,600 3.2

1964 16,223 14,914 1,309 . . . . . . . . . . . . 514,600 3.2

1965 18,311 16,737 1,573 . . . . . . . . . . . . 555,700 3.3

1966 21,070 18,267 1,781 891 128 f 3 603,900 3.5

1967 25,967 19,468 1,939 3,353 1,197 f 11 648,300 4.0

1968 30,651 22,642 2,294 4,179 1,518 1 16 712,000 4.3

1969 33,371 24,209 2,542 4,739 1,865 1 15 778,500 4.3

1970 38,982 28,796 3,067 5,124 1,975 2 18 838,800 4.6

1971 45,065 33,413 3,758 5,751 2,117 2 24 903,500 5.0

1972 50,269 37,122 4,473 6,318 2,325 2 29 992,700 5.1

1973 61,091 45,741 5,718 7,057 2,526 3 46 1,110,700 5.5

1974 70,996 51,618 6,903 9,099 3,318 5 54 1,222,600 5.8

1975 82,611 58,509 8,414 11,315 4,273 9 91 1,335,000 6.2

1976 94,180 65,699 9,966 13,340 5,080 6 89 1,474,800 6.4

1977 106,443 73,113 11,463 15,737 6,038 8 84 1,633,200 6.5

1978 117,894 80,352 12,513 17,682 7,252 9 86 1,837,700 6.4

1979 133,691 90,556 13,708 20,623 8,708 18 78 2,062,200 6.5

1980 156,298 105,074 15,437 25,064 10,635 8 78 2,307,900 6.8

1981 184,450 123,795 17,199 30,342 13,113 8 -8 2,591,300 7.1

1982 207,268 138,800 17,338 35,631 15,455 6 38 2,775,300 7.5

1983 224,524 149,502 17,530 39,337 18,106 6 42 2,960,700 7.6

1984 238,682 157,862 17,900 43,257 19,661 f 1 3,289,500 7.3

1985 256,723 167,360 18,836 47,580 22,947 f f 3,526,700 7.3

1986 272,698 176,845 19,847 49,758 26,239 . . . 9 3,722,400 7.3

1987 284,487 183,644 20,512 49,496 30,820 . . . 16 3,947,400 7.2

1988 303,717 195,522 21,692 52,517 33,970 . . . 16 4,253,700 7.1

1989 329,193 207,977 22,873 60,011 38,294 . . . 38 4,587,800 7.2

1990 356,536 222,993 24,803 66,239 42,468 . . . 32 4,878,600 7.3

1991 386,912 240,436 27,662 71,549 47,229 . . . 36 5,051,000 7.7

1992 419,325 254,939 31,091 83,895 49,367 . . . 33 5,362,000 7.8

1993 449,896 267,804 34,598 93,487 53,979 . . . 28 5,558,500 8.1

1994 478,775 279,118 37,717 103,282 58,618 . . . 40 5,842,500 8.2

(Continued)
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CONTACT: Jeff Kunkel (410) 965-3013.

1995 513,959 291,682 40,898 116,368 64,972 . . . 39 6,152,300 8.4

1996 544,350 302,914 44,174 128,632 68,598 . . . 31 6,520,600 8.3

1997 572,542 316,311 45,659 137,762 72,757 . . . 53 6,915,100 8.3

1998 585,156 326,817 48,173 133,990 76,125 . . . 51 7,423,000 7.9

1999 595,326 334,437 51,331 128,766 80,724 . . . 68 7,802,400 7.6

2000 625,060 352,706 54,938 128,458 88,893 . . . 63 8,429,700 7.4

2001 672,853 372,370 59,577 141,183 99,663 . . . 60 8,724,100 7.7

2002 714,804 388,170 65,645 149,944 110,969 . . . 75 8,881,900 8.0

2003 746,756 399,892 70,906 152,084 123,825 3 47 9,169,100 8.1

2004 795,868 415,082 78,202 167,554 134,978 3 49 9,713,300 8.2

2005 850,058 435,373 85,394 180,013 149,228 58 -9 10,238,200 8.3

SOURCES: Department of the Treasury and Bureau of Economic Analysis.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Unnegotiated checks not deducted.

b. Vocational rehabilitation services to disabled workers and disabled children under the 1965 Amendments to the Social Security Act and to disabled widow(er)s under 

the 1967 Amendments to the Social Security Act.

c. Figures subject to revision.

d. For 1937–1939, refunds and lump-sum death payments under the Social Security Act of 1935.

e. Less than 0.05 percent.

f. Between -$500,000 and $500,000.

Table 4.A4—Total annual benefits paid, by type of benefit and trust fund, and as a percentage of personal 

income, selected years 1937–2005 (in millions of dollars)—Continued

Year

Total

benefits

Cash benefits a Service benefits Rehabilitation services b

Personal

income c

Total benefits

as a percentage

of personal

income

Old-Age and

Survivors

Insurance d

Disability

Insurance

Hospital

Insurance

Supplementary

Medical

Insurance

Old-Age and

Survivors

Insurance

Disability

Insurance
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Table 4.A5—Total annual benefits paid from OASI trust fund, by type of benefit, selected years 1937–2005

(in millions of dollars)

Year Total

Retired-worker and dependents benefits Survivors benefits

Special age-72

beneficiaries

Lump-sum

death

payments

Retired

workers

Wives

and

husbands Children Children

Widowed

mothers and

fathers Widow(er)s a Parents

1937 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1938 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1939 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

1940 35 15 2 b 3 2 b b . . . 9

1945 274 126 21 2 52 27 20 1 . . . 26

1950 961 557 88 6 135 49 89 3 . . . 33

1955 4,968 3,253 466 29 532 163 396 16 . . . 113

1956 5,715 3,793 536 33 581 177 469 17 . . . 109

1957 7,347 4,888 756 43 651 198 653 19 . . . 139

1958 8,327 5,567 851 56 720 223 757 20 . . . 133

1959 9,842 6,548 982 77 855 263 921 25 . . . 171

1960 10,677 7,053 1,051 92 945 286 1,057 28 . . . 164

1961 11,862 7,802 1,124 106 1,080 316 1,232 31 . . . 171

1962 13,356 8,813 1,216 134 1,171 336 1,470 34 . . . 183

1963 14,217 9,391 1,258 146 1,222 348 1,612 34 . . . 206

1964 14,914 9,854 1,277 150 1,275 354 1,754 33 . . . 216

1965 16,737 10,984 1,383 175 1,515 388 2,041 35 . . . 217

1966 18,267 11,727 1,429 216 1,812 415 2,351 35 44 237

1967 19,468 12,372 1,456 221 1,855 420 2,545 34 313 252

1968 22,642 14,278 1,673 253 2,207 478 3,117 37 330 269

1969 24,209 15,385 1,750 260 2,322 490 3,371 36 303 291

1970 28,796 18,438 2,029 303 2,760 574 4,055 39 305 294

1971 33,413 21,544 2,323 352 3,168 630 4,763 41 285 306

1972 37,122 24,143 2,532 382 3,433 679 5,326 43 263 320

1973 45,741 29,336 3,000 457 4,002 801 7,505 48 264 329

1974 51,618 33,369 3,309 533 4,399 898 8,497 49 237 327

1975 58,509 38,079 3,719 634 4,888 1,009 9,597 50 196 337

1976 65,699 43,083 4,117 736 5,336 1,113 10,757 51 174 332

1977 73,113 48,186 4,559 830 5,759 1,191 12,068 52 157 312

1978 80,352 53,255 4,983 921 6,093 1,284 13,278 51 142 344

1979 90,556 60,379 5,554 1,014 6,608 1,409 15,071 52 128 340

1980 105,074 70,358 6,405 1,142 7,389 1,572 17,638 55 119 394

1981 123,795 83,614 7,543 1,321 8,307 1,760 20,749 58 110 332

1982 138,800 95,123 8,539 1,223 8,204 1,861 23,488 59 100 203

1983 149,502 103,578 9,328 1,143 7,911 1,771 25,425 56 85 205

1984 157,862 109,957 9,860 1,135 7,775 1,474 27,325 53 71 212

1985 167,360 116,823 10,517 1,140 7,762 1,474 29,330 51 57 207

1986 176,845 123,584 11,152 1,166 7,843 1,457 31,345 48 47 203

1987 183,644 128,513 11,598 1,183 7,846 1,388 32,833 44 36 203

1988 195,522 136,987 12,292 1,219 8,120 1,392 35,233 43 29 208

1989 207,977 146,027 13,054 1,249 8,254 1,401 37,723 41 21 206

1990 222,993 156,756 13,953 1,316 8,564 1,437 40,705 39 16 206

1991 240,436 169,142 14,986 1,405 9,022 1,490 44,139 38 12 202

1992 254,939 179,372 15,810 1,494 9,431 1,521 47,060 37 9 206

1993 267,804 188,440 16,356 1,563 9,897 1,547 49,746 36 6 214

1994 279,118 196,400 16,854 1,637 10,293 1,551 52,124 34 4 220

(Continued)
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CONTACT: Jeff Kunkel (410) 965-3013.

1995 291,682 205,315 17,348 1,715 10,717 1,573 54,761 32 3 218

1996 302,914 213,423 17,715 1,799 11,217 1,486 57,025 31 1 218

1997 316,311 223,554 18,154 1,882 11,660 1,466 59,349 30 1 216

1998 326,817 232,324 18,395 1,940 11,936 1,435 60,540 29 b 218

1999 334,437 238,478 18,415 1,992 12,125 1,415 61,769 27 b 216

2000 352,706 253,542 18,969 2,133 12,532 1,406 63,884 26 b 214

2001 372,370 268,976 19,491 2,332 13,134 1,441 66,758 26 b 212

2002 388,170 281,624 19,884 2,475 13,690 1,476 68,782 25 b 213

2003 399,892 291,518 19,951 2,583 14,072 1,486 70,052 24 b 206

2004 415,082 304,261 20,164 2,714 14,538 1,515 71,660 24 b 205

2005 435,373 321,706 20,500 2,888 15,103 1,535 73,411 24 b 206

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTES: Amounts by type of benefit are estimated. Unnegotiated checks are not deducted. Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.

. . . = not applicable.

a. Aged widow(er)s and disabled widow(er)s.

b. Less than $500,000.

Table 4.A5—Total annual benefits paid from OASI trust fund, by type of benefit, selected years 1937–2005

(in millions of dollars)—Continued

Year Total

Retired-worker and dependents benefits Survivors benefits

Special age-72

beneficiaries

Lump-sum

death

payments

Retired

workers

Wives

and

husbands Children Children

Widowed

mothers and

fathers Widow(er)s a Parents
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CONTACT: Jeff Kunkel (410) 965-3013.

Table 4.A6—Total annual benefits paid from DI trust fund, by type of benefit, 1957–2005 (in millions of dollars)

Year Total Disabled workers Wives and husbands Children

1957 57 57 . . . . . .

1958 249 246 1 1

1959 457 390 29 38

1960 568 489 32 48

1961 887 724 54 109

1962 1,105 888 68 149

1963 1,210 965 73 172

1964 1,309 1,044 79 186

1965 1,573 1,246 95 232

1966 1,781 1,394 108 280

1967 1,939 1,519 113 307

1968 2,294 1,804 131 360

1969 2,542 2,014 139 389

1970 3,067 2,448 165 454

1971 3,758 3,028 192 539

1972 4,473 3,626 224 623

1973 5,718 4,676 281 760

1974 6,903 5,662 320 920

1975 8,414 6,908 385 1,121

1976 9,966 8,190 447 1,328

1977 11,463 9,456 505 1,503

1978 12,513 10,315 541 1,657

1979 13,708 11,333 581 1,794

1980 15,437 12,816 638 1,983

1981 17,199 14,379 684 2,136

1982 17,338 14,811 652 1,875

1983 17,530 15,196 607 1,728

1984 17,900 15,623 536 1,741

1985 18,836 16,483 545 1,809

1986 19,847 17,409 547 1,890

1987 20,512 18,053 532 1,926

1988 21,692 19,165 529 1,999

1989 22,873 20,314 523 2,036

1990 24,803 22,113 531 2,159

1991 27,662 24,738 550 2,374

1992 31,091 27,856 572 2,663

1993 34,598 30,913 572 3,112

1994 37,717 33,711 579 3,428

1995 40,898 36,610 577 3,711

1996 44,174 39,625 515 4,034

1997 45,659 41,083 479 4,098

1998 48,173 43,467 457 4,249

1999 51,331 46,459 433 4,439

2000 54,938 49,848 421 4,670

2001 59,577 54,244 416 4,917

2002 65,645 59,886 423 5,337

2003 70,906 64,811 431 5,664

2004 78,202 71,685 455 6,062

2005 85,394 78,381 483 6,531

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTES: Amounts by type of benefit are estimated. Unnegotiated checks are not deducted. Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.

. . . = not applicable.
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Table 4.B1—Number of workers with taxable earnings, amount of earnings, and Social Security numbers 

issued, selected years 1937–2005

Year

Number a (thousands) Earnings

Social

Security

numbers

issued b

Total (thousands)

With

maximum

earnings

New

entrants

into

covered

employment c

Total in

covered

employment d

(millions of

dollars)

Reported taxable a Average per worker (dollars)

Amount

(millions of

dollars)

Percentage

of total

Total

earnings d

Reported

taxable

1937 32,900 1,031 32,900 32,200 29,620 92.0 979 900 37,139

1940 35,390 1,196 4,430 35,700 32,970 92.4 1,009 932 5,227

1945 46,390 6,361 3,480 71,600 62,950 87.9 1,543 1,357 3,321

1950 48,280 13,936 2,520 109,800 87,500 79.7 2,274 1,812 2,891

1951 58,120 14,270 6,000 148,900 120,770 81.1 2,562 2,078 4,927

1952 59,580 16,606 3,500 159,900 128,640 80.5 2,684 2,159 4,363

1953 60,840 19,013 3,090 173,000 135,870 78.5 2,844 2,233 3,464

1954 59,610 18,866 2,360 171,900 133,520 77.7 2,884 2,240 2,743

1955 65,200 16,704 4,760 196,100 157,540 80.3 3,008 2,416 4,323

1956 67,610 19,236 3,660 216,800 170,720 78.8 3,207 2,525 4,376

1957 70,590 21,095 3,380 233,900 181,380 77.5 3,314 2,569 3,639

1958 69,770 21,328 2,450 236,500 180,720 76.4 3,390 2,590 2,290

1959 71,700 19,112 3,180 255,000 202,310 79.3 3,556 2,822 3,388

1960 72,530 20,310 3,130 265,200 207,000 78.1 3,656 2,854 3,415

1961 72,820 21,265 2,990 270,700 209,640 77.4 3,717 2,879 3,370

1962 74,280 23,154 3,360 289,000 219,050 75.8 3,891 2,949 4,519

1963 75,540 24,570 3,520 302,300 225,550 74.6 4,002 2,986 8,617

1964 77,430 26,717 3,890 324,500 236,390 72.8 4,191 3,053 5,623

1965 80,680 29,136 4,620 351,700 250,730 71.3 4,359 3,108 6,131

1966 84,600 20,498 5,080 390,700 312,540 80.0 4,618 3,694 6,506

1967 87,040 22,948 4,530 422,300 329,960 78.1 4,852 3,791 5,920

1968 89,380 19,120 4,830 460,000 375,840 81.7 5,147 4,205 5,862

1969 92,060 22,577 5,160 502,800 402,550 80.1 5,462 4,373 6,289

1970 93,090 24,224 4,440 531,600 415,600 78.2 5,711 4,464 6,132

1971 93,340 26,404 4,470 559,700 426,960 76.3 5,996 4,574 6,401

1972 96,240 24,074 5,150 617,900 484,110 78.3 6,420 5,030 9,564

1973 99,830 20,250 5,670 686,700 561,850 81.8 6,879 5,628 10,038

1974 101,330 15,310 4,940 746,700 636,760 85.3 7,369 6,284 7,998

1975 100,200 15,070 4,120 787,600 664,660 84.4 7,860 6,633 8,164

1976 102,600 15,330 4,700 874,700 737,700 84.3 8,525 7,190 9,043

1977 105,800 15,700 5,070 960,100 816,550 85.0 9,075 7,718 7,724

1978 110,600 17,050 5,460 1,092,600 915,600 83.8 9,879 8,278 5,260

1979 112,700 11,236 4,883 1,222,200 1,067,000 87.3 10,845 9,468 5,213

1980 113,000 9,903 4,243 1,328,800 1,180,700 88.9 11,759 10,449 5,984

1981 113,000 8,594 4,090 1,450,900 1,294,100 89.2 12,840 11,452 5,581

1982 111,800 7,929 3,408 1,516,600 1,365,300 90.0 13,565 12,212 5,362

1983 112,100 7,044 3,914 1,615,200 1,454,100 90.0 14,409 12,971 6,699

1984 116,300 7,421 4,743 1,800,800 1,608,800 89.3 15,484 13,833 5,980

1985 119,800 7,766 4,756 1,936,800 1,722,600 88.9 16,167 14,379 5,720

1986 122,900 7,624 4,641 2,081,800 1,844,400 88.6 16,939 15,007 5,711

1987 125,600 7,735 4,956 2,237,000 1,960,000 87.6 17,811 15,605 11,621

1988 129,600 8,483 5,489 2,432,800 2,088,400 85.8 18,772 16,114 11,370

1989 131,700 8,110 4,856 2,578,700 2,239,500 86.8 19,580 17,005 8,049

1990 133,600 7,575 4,012 2,703,800 2,358,000 87.2 20,238 17,650 9,054

1991 133,000 7,483 3,541 2,760,500 2,422,500 87.8 20,756 18,214 7,509

1992 134,000 7,667 3,918 2,917,800 2,532,900 86.8 21,775 18,902 6,819

1993 136,100 7,617 4,204 3,022,900 2,636,100 87.2 22,211 19,369 5,893

1994 138,200 7,518 4,591 3,197,000 2,785,200 87.1 23,133 20,153 5,816

(Continued)
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CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153 or William Kearns (410) 965-6750.

1995 141,000 8,191 4,621 3,401,800 2,919,100 85.8 24,126 20,703 5,465

1996 143,400 8,682 4,620 3,587,600 3,073,500 85.7 25,018 21,433 5,533

1997 146,145 9,022 4,710 3,858,721 3,285,000 85.1 26,403 22,478 5,413

1998 148,786 9,372 4,904 4,172,641 3,524,900 84.5 28,045 23,691 5,288

1999 151,333 9,209 4,966 4,467,110 3,749,600 83.9 29,518 24,777 5,306

2000 154,732 9,556 5,014 4,819,870 4,008,500 83.2 31,150 25,906 5,476

2001 155,416 9,213 4,425 4,919,536 4,167,900 84.7 31,654 26,818 5,883

2002 e 154,818 8,411 4,199 4,931,173 4,248,400 86.2 31,851 27,441 5,699

2003 e 154,946 8,516 4,115 5,059,415 4,363,900 86.3 32,653 28,164 5,372

2004 f 156,986 9,248 4,496 5,356,056 4,543,173 84.8 34,118 28,940 6,065

2005 g 159,703 -- -- 5,678,634 4,769,020 84.0 35,557 29,862 5,280

SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample; Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bureau of Labor Statistics.

NOTE: -- = not available.

a. Relates to wage and salary workers from 1937 to 1950. Beginning in 1951, includes self-employment. See Table 2.A3 for annual maximum taxable earnings.

b. Excludes railroad account numbers. Since program began, 430.8 million Social Security numbers have been issued. Some individuals have been issued more than 

one number.

c. Workers reported with first taxable earnings under program in specified year. From 1937 to 2004, 322.3 million different persons reported with taxable earnings.

d. Total wages, including estimated amounts above taxable limit, from 1937 to 1950. Beginning in 1951, also includes reported total net earnings of self-employed persons.

e. Preliminary data.

f. Taxable earnings are preliminary estimates based on Social Security data; employment data are preliminary estimates based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics.

g. Preliminary estimates based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Table 4.B1—Number of workers with taxable earnings, amount of earnings, and Social Security numbers 

issued, selected years 1937–2005—Continued

Year

Number a (thousands) Earnings

Social

Security

numbers

issued b

Total (thousands)

With

maximum

earnings

New

entrants

into

covered

employment c

Total in

covered

employment d

(millions of

dollars)

Reported taxable a Average per worker (dollars)

Amount

(millions of

dollars)

Percentage

of total

Total

earnings d

Reported

taxable
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Table 4.B2—Number with taxable earnings and amount of earnings, by type of earnings,

1951–2005

Year

Number a

(thousands)

Wage and salary Self-employed

Total in

covered

employment b

(millions of

dollars)

Reported taxable

Average per worker 

(dollars) Total in

covered

employment c

(millions of

dollars)

Reported taxable

Average per worker 

(dollars)

Wage and

salary

Selfemployed

Amount d

(millions of

dollars)

Percentage

of total

wages

Total

wages b

Reported

taxable d

Amount d

(millions

of dollars)

Percentage

of total selfemploymentTotal

earnings c

Reported

taxable d

1951 54,630 4,190 132,500 111,250 84.0 2,425 2,036 16,400 9,520 58.0 3,914 2,272

1952 56,060 4,240 143,500 118,880 82.8 2,560 2,121 16,400 9,760 59.5 3,868 2,302

1953 57,220 4,340 156,000 125,840 80.7 2,726 2,199 17,000 10,030 59.0 3,917 2,311

1954 55,940 4,350 155,100 123,410 79.6 2,773 2,206 16,800 10,110 60.2 3,862 2,324

1955 59,560 6,810 171,600 141,810 82.6 2,881 2,381 24,500 15,730 64.2 3,598 2,310

1956 61,560 7,390 188,500 153,010 81.2 3,062 2,486 28,300 17,710 62.6 3,829 2,396

1957 64,730 7,150 205,500 163,990 79.8 3,175 2,533 28,400 17,390 61.2 3,972 2,432

1958 64,040 7,130 208,000 163,140 78.4 3,248 2,547 28,500 17,580 61.7 3,997 2,466

1959 66,000 7,060 225,100 183,620 81.6 3,411 2,782 29,900 18,690 62.5 4,235 2,647

1960 66,980 6,870 236,000 188,580 79.9 3,523 2,815 29,200 18,420 63.1 4,250 2,681

1961 67,360 6,790 240,700 190,850 79.3 3,573 2,833 30,000 18,790 62.6 4,418 2,767

1962 68,890 6,720 257,700 200,130 77.7 3,741 2,905 31,300 18,920 60.4 4,658 2,815

1963 70,310 6,590 270,600 206,840 76.4 3,849 2,942 31,700 18,710 59.0 4,810 2,839

1964 72,230 6,480 290,900 217,430 74.7 4,027 3,010 33,600 18,960 56.4 5,185 2,926

1965 75,430 6,550 311,400 230,830 74.1 4,128 3,060 40,300 19,900 49.4 6,153 3,038

1966 79,460 6,630 346,700 287,860 83.0 4,363 3,623 44,000 24,680 56.1 6,637 3,722

1967 82,020 6,470 377,500 305,670 81.0 4,603 3,727 44,800 24,290 54.2 6,924 3,754

1968 84,470 6,570 413,600 348,500 84.3 4,896 4,126 46,400 27,340 58.9 7,062 4,161

1969 87,200 6,350 455,700 375,010 82.3 5,226 4,301 47,100 27,540 58.5 7,417 4,337

1970 88,180 6,270 483,600 388,680 80.4 5,484 4,408 48,000 26,920 56.1 7,656 4,293

1971 88,460 6,290 509,000 399,550 78.5 5,754 4,517 50,700 27,410 54.1 8,060 4,358

1972 91,220 6,600 563,300 452,050 80.3 6,175 4,956 54,600 32,060 58.7 8,273 4,858

1973 94,610 7,100 624,400 523,450 83.8 6,600 5,533 62,300 38,400 61.6 8,775 5,408

1974 96,190 7,040 681,600 594,400 87.2 7,086 6,179 65,200 42,360 65.0 9,261 6,017

1975 94,900 7,000 717,200 621,100 86.6 7,557 6,545 70,400 43,560 61.9 10,057 6,223

1976 97,230 7,400 797,200 689,200 86.4 8,199 7,088 76,800 48,500 63.2 10,378 6,554

1977 100,450 7,480 879,500 763,600 86.8 8,935 7,602 80,600 52,950 65.7 10,775 7,079

1978 104,810 8,040 998,900 856,100 85.7 9,531 8,168 93,700 59,500 63.5 11,654 7,400

1979 106,900 8,200 1,122,000 997,500 88.9 10,496 9,331 100,200 69,500 69.4 12,220 8,476

1980 107,200 8,200 1,231,000 1,109,000 90.1 11,483 10,345 97,800 71,700 73.3 11,927 8,744

1981 107,300 8,250 1,352,000 1,220,000 90.2 12,600 11,370 98,900 74,100 74.9 11,988 8,982

1982 105,800 8,550 1,418,000 1,290,000 91.0 13,403 12,193 98,600 75,300 76.4 11,532 8,807

1983 105,900 9,200 1,502,000 1,369,000 91.1 14,183 12,927 113,200 85,100 75.2 12,304 9,250

1984 109,900 9,900 1,671,500 1,515,000 90.6 15,209 13,785 129,300 93,800 72.5 13,061 9,475

1985 113,100 10,600 1,794,500 1,621,000 90.3 15,866 14,332 142,300 101,600 71.4 13,425 9,585

1986 115,900 11,200 1,921,000 1,730,800 90.1 16,575 14,934 160,800 113,600 70.6 14,357 10,143

1987 118,200 12,000 2,057,100 1,835,100 89.2 17,404 15,525 179,900 124,900 69.4 14,992 10,408

1988 122,100 12,400 2,224,700 1,952,000 87.7 18,220 15,987 208,100 136,400 65.5 16,782 11,000

1989 123,900 12,900 2,367,800 2,096,000 88.5 19,111 16,917 210,900 143,500 68.0 16,349 11,124

1990 126,100 12,500 2,510,000 2,222,000 88.5 19,905 17,621 193,800 136,000 70.2 15,504 10,880

1991 125,200 12,800 2,565,000 2,283,000 89.0 20,487 18,235 195,500 139,500 71.4 15,273 10,898

1992 126,000 13,100 2,711,000 2,386,000 88.0 21,516 18,937 206,800 146,600 71.0 15,786 11,214

1993 128,100 13,200 2,808,900 2,483,400 88.4 21,927 19,386 214,000 152,700 71.4 16,212 11,568

1994 130,100 13,300 2,964,100 2,624,500 88.5 22,783 20,173 232,900 160,700 69.0 17,511 12,083

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1995 132,800 13,500 3,159,100 2,754,300 87.2 23,788 20,740 242,700 164,800 67.9 17,978 12,207

1996 135,100 13,900 3,331,900 2,901,700 87.1 24,662 21,478 255,700 171,800 67.2 18,396 12,360

1997 137,765 14,020 3,586,721 3,104,300 86.5 26,035 22,533 272,000 180,700 66.4 19,401 12,889

1998 140,386 14,230 3,882,341 3,333,700 85.9 27,655 23,747 290,300 191,200 65.9 20,401 13,436

1999 142,703 14,500 4,159,210 3,547,300 85.3 29,146 24,858 307,900 202,300 65.7 21,234 13,952

2000 146,097 14,675 4,494,170 3,798,400 84.5 30,762 25,999 325,700 210,100 64.5 22,194 14,317

2001 146,596 14,930 4,586,990 3,950,100 86.1 31,290 26,945 332,546 217,800 65.5 22,274 14,588

2002 e 145,808 15,180 4,592,861 4,022,000 87.6 31,499 27,584 338,312 226,400 66.9 22,287 14,914

2003 e 145,586 15,700 4,706,897 4,125,800 87.7 32,331 28,339 352,518 238,100 67.5 22,453 15,166

2004 f 147,416 16,170 4,980,122 4,292,500 86.2 33,783 29,118 375,934 250,673 66.7 23,249 15,502

2005 g 150,100 16,239 5,281,993 4,507,200 85.3 35,190 30,028 396,641 261,820 66.0 24,425 16,123

SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample; Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bureau of Labor Statistics.

NOTE: See Table 4.B1 for wage and salary data before 1951.

a. Represents total number in specified type of employment. Persons with both types of covered employment during the year are included in each type.

b. Total wages, including estimated amounts above the taxable limit.

c. Reported self-employment net earnings.

d. See Table 2.A3 for annual maximum taxable earnings.

e. Preliminary data.

f. Taxable earnings are preliminary estimates based on Social Security data; employment data are preliminary estimates based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics.

g. Preliminary estimates based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Table 4.B2—Number with taxable earnings and amount of earnings, by type of earnings,

1951–2005—Continued

Year

Number a

(thousands)

Wage and salary Self-employed

Total in

covered

employment b

(millions of

dollars)

Reported taxable

Average per worker 

(dollars) Total in

covered

employment c

(millions of

dollars)

Reported taxable

Average per worker 

(dollars)

Wage and

salary

Selfemployed

Amount d

(millions of

dollars)

Percentage

of total

wages

Total

wages b

Reported

taxable d

Amount d

(millions

of dollars)

Percentage

of total selfemploymentTotal

earnings c

Reported

taxable d
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Table 4.B3—Number of workers and median annual earnings, by type of earnings and sex, selected years 

1937–2004

Year

All workers a Wage and salary Self-employed b

Total Men Women Subtotal Men Women Subtotal Men Women

Number (thousands)

1937 32,900 23,810 9,090 32,900 23,810 9,090 . . . . . . . . .

1940 35,390 25,570 9,820 35,390 25,570 9,820 . . . . . . . . .

1945 46,390 28,820 17,570 46,390 28,820 17,570 . . . . . . . . .

1950 48,280 32,620 15,660 48,280 32,620 15,660 . . . . . . . . .

1955 65,200 43,140 22,060 59,560 38,240 21,320 6,810 5,980 830

1960 72,530 47,900 24,630 66,980 43,100 23,880 6,870 5,990 880

1965 80,680 51,990 28,690 75,430 47,500 27,930 6,550 5,640 910

1970 93,090 57,330 35,760 88,180 53,180 35,000 6,270 5,370 900

1975 100,200 59,520 40,680 94,900 55,140 39,760 7,000 5,790 1,210

1980 113,000 64,288 48,712 107,200 59,751 47,449 8,200 6,407 1,793

1985 119,800 66,113 53,687 113,100 61,285 51,815 10,600 7,623 2,977

1986 122,900 67,412 55,488 115,900 62,398 53,502 11,200 7,932 3,268

1987 125,600 68,591 57,009 118,200 63,306 54,894 12,000 8,450 3,550

1988 129,600 70,596 59,004 122,100 65,270 56,830 12,400 8,630 3,770

1989 131,700 71,517 60,183 123,900 66,105 57,795 12,900 8,842 4,058

1990 133,600 72,291 61,309 126,100 67,064 59,036 12,500 8,526 3,974

1991 133,000 71,787 61,213 125,200 66,406 58,794 12,800 8,669 4,131

1992 134,000 72,016 61,984 126,000 66,543 59,457 13,100 8,797 4,303

1993 136,100 73,154 62,946 128,100 67,673 60,427 13,200 8,840 4,360

1994 138,200 73,989 64,211 130,100 68,481 61,619 13,300 8,840 4,460

1995 141,000 75,444 65,556 132,800 69,900 62,900 13,500 8,908 4,592

1996 143,400 76,241 67,158 135,100 70,670 64,429 13,900 9,074 4,826

1997 146,145 77,498 68,647 137,765 71,910 65,855 14,020 9,078 4,942

1998 148,786 78,671 70,115 140,386 73,111 67,275 14,230 9,108 5,122

1999 151,333 80,042 71,291 142,703 74,376 68,327 14,500 9,224 5,276

2000 154,732 81,654 73,078 146,097 76,033 70,064 14,675 9,277 5,398

2001 155,416 82,006 73,410 146,596 76,303 70,293 14,930 9,354 5,576

2002 c 154,818 81,511 73,307 145,808 75,712 70,096 15,180 9,544 5,636

2003 c 154,946 81,391 73,555 145,586 75,444 70,142 15,700 9,640 6,060

2004 c 156,986 82,288 74,698 147,416 76,288 71,128 16,170 9,803 6,367

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Median earnings d (dollars)

1937 761 945 484 761 945 484 . . . . . . . . .

1940 746 935 472 746 935 472 . . . . . . . . .

1945 1,159 1,654 770 1,159 1,654 770 . . . . . . . . .

1950 1,926 2,532 1,124 1,926 2,532 1,124 . . . . . . . . .

1955 2,438 3,315 1,351 2,383 3,348 1,338 2,397 2,550 1,552

1960 2,894 3,879 1,679 2,833 3,875 1,676 2,903 3,129 1,695

1965 3,414 4,685 1,984 3,319 4,630 1,979 3,858 4,242 1,898

1970 4,375 6,180 2,735 4,317 6,173 2,770 5,104 5,683 2,360

1975 5,803 8,250 3,730 5,790 8,315 3,794 6,700 7,846 3,113

1980 8,549 11,963 6,012 8,612 12,166 6,106 8,699 10,572 4,133

1985 11,265 14,959 8,293 11,638 15,706 8,525 9,877 12,301 5,529

1986 11,831 15,579 8,796 12,064 16,025 9,019 10,424 12,908 6,152

1987 12,327 16,073 9,261 12,576 16,559 9,500 10,886 13,401 6,573

1988 12,825 16,613 9,753 13,086 17,055 9,992 11,478 14,090 7,036

1989 13,314 17,014 10,265 13,762 17,800 10,577 11,602 14,538 7,010

1990 13,898 17,582 10,837 14,432 18,483 11,199 11,220 14,097 6,898

1991 14,278 17,765 11,369 14,859 18,730 11,767 11,125 13,703 7,186

1992 14,739 18,208 11,842 15,386 19,292 12,268 11,392 13,966 7,452

1993 15,000 18,430 12,093 15,665 19,516 12,546 11,595 14,128 7,720

1994 15,560 19,249 12,422 16,010 19,969 12,807 12,051 14,737 8,002

1995 16,108 19,907 12,897 16,618 20,672 13,296 12,198 14,931 8,301

1996 16,712 20,779 13,335 17,256 21,591 13,763 12,481 15,300 8,628

1997 17,562 21,814 14,043 18,127 22,693 14,482 12,910 15,911 8,944

1998 18,513 23,028 14,834 19,103 23,920 15,290 13,462 16,565 9,365

1999 19,265 23,927 15,465 19,885 24,839 15,938 14,051 17,338 9,784

2000 20,225 25,032 16,287 20,885 25,999 16,801 14,927 18,538 10,270

2001 20,905 25,643 17,037 21,629 26,647 17,595 15,010 18,681 10,470

2002 c 21,194 25,767 17,463 21,986 26,890 18,086 15,456 19,487 10,692

2003 c 21,622 26,197 17,865 22,477 27,364 18,507 14,344 17,823 10,629

2004 c 22,308 27,043 18,414 23,176 28,218 19,106 14,452 17,988 10,915

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Workers with earnings in both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.

b. Not covered before 1951.

c. Preliminary data.

d. For all workers, medians relate to combined earnings from wage and salary employment and self-employment. For all wage and salary workers, medians relate to 

wages and salaries only.

Table 4.B3—Number of workers and median annual earnings, by type of earnings and sex, selected years 

1937–2004—Continued

Year

All workers a Wage and salary Self-employed b

Total Men Women Subtotal Men Women Subtotal Men Women
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Table 4.B4—Percentage of workers with earnings below annual maximum taxable, by sex,

selected years 1937–2004

Year

All workers a All self-employed workers Annual maximum

Total Men Women Total Men Women taxable earnings (dollars)

1937 96.9 95.8 99.7 . . . . . . . . . 3,000

1940 96.6 95.4 99.7 . . . . . . . . . 3,000

1945 86.3 78.6 98.9 . . . . . . . . . 3,000

1950 71.1 59.9 94.6 . . . . . . . . . 3,000

1951 75.5 64.6 96.7 65.4 62.6 83.3 3,600

1952 72.1 60.0 95.4 64.1 61.2 83.5 3,600

1953 68.8 55.5 93.8 62.9 59.5 83.1 3,600

1954 68.4 55.4 93.0 62.6 58.8 82.8 3,600

1955 74.4 63.4 95.9 74.0 72.3 86.3 4,200

1956 71.6 59.7 94.5 71.2 69.1 86.0 4,200

1957 70.1 58.7 93.1 69.6 67.2 85.5 4,200

1958 69.4 58.4 91.8 68.8 66.3 85.7 4,200

1959 73.3 62.7 94.3 72.0 69.6 88.0 4,800

1960 72.0 60.9 93.5 71.6 69.2 87.7 4,800

1961 70.8 59.6 92.4 70.3 67.8 86.9 4,800

1962 68.8 57.1 91.1 67.9 65.3 85.3 4,800

1963 67.5 55.5 90.0 66.3 63.4 85.3 4,800

1964 65.5 53.1 88.5 63.8 60.5 84.4 4,800

1965 63.9 51.0 87.3 59.5 55.8 82.5 4,800

1966 75.8 64.4 95.6 68.3 65.0 88.4 6,600

1967 73.6 61.5 94.2 66.7 63.2 87.5 6,600

1968 78.6 68.0 96.3 70.3 67.2 89.7 7,800

1969 75.5 62.8 96.0 68.3 65.0 89.1 7,800

1970 74.0 61.8 93.5 67.8 64.3 88.3 7,800

1971 71.7 59.1 91.7 66.7 63.3 86.2 7,800

1972 75.0 62.9 93.9 68.8 65.0 89.7 9,000

1973 79.7 68.9 96.2 71.1 67.4 91.0 10,800

1974 84.9 76.2 97.8 75.7 72.1 94.0 13,200

1975 84.9 76.4 97.5 77.8 74.4 93.9 14,100

1976 85.1 76.3 97.5 78.6 75.1 94.3 15,300

1977 85.2 76.3 97.5 79.3 75.8 94.1 16,500

1978 84.6 75.4 97.1 79.3 75.6 94.0 17,700

1979 90.0 83.6 98.6 84.3 81.3 95.9 22,900

1980 91.2 85.5 98.8 86.9 84.2 96.6 25,900

1981 92.4 87.4 99.0 89.4 87.1 97.2 29,700

1982 92.9 88.3 98.9 91.0 88.8 97.7 32,400

1983 93.7 89.6 99.0 92.0 90.0 97.7 35,700

1984 93.6 89.4 98.9 91.8 89.7 97.6 37,800

1985 93.5 89.3 98.8 92.0 89.8 97.5 39,600

1986 93.8 89.7 98.7 92.3 90.2 97.5 42,000

1987 93.9 89.9 98.6 92.5 90.4 97.5 43,800

1988 93.5 89.4 98.3 91.7 89.4 97.1 45,000

1989 93.8 90.1 98.3 92.4 90.1 97.3 48,000

1990 94.3 90.9 98.4 93.3 91.3 97.7 51,300

1991 94.4 91.1 98.3 93.6 91.6 97.7 53,400

1992 94.3 91.0 98.1 93.6 91.7 97.6 55,500

1993 94.4 91.3 98.1 93.7 91.9 97.4 57,600

1994 94.6 91.4 98.1 93.9 92.0 97.5 60,600

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1995 94.2 91.0 97.9 93.9 92.0 97.5 61,200

1996 93.9 90.6 97.7 93.9 92.0 97.4 62,700

1997 93.8 90.5 97.6 93.8 91.9 97.3 65,400

1998 93.7 90.3 97.5 94.0 92.2 97.3 68,400

1999 93.9 90.7 97.5 94.2 92.3 97.4 72,600

2000 93.8 90.6 97.4 92.5 90.1 96.6 76,200

2001 94.1 91.0 97.5 93.0 90.8 96.8 80,400

2002 b 94.6 91.8 97.7 91.1 88.0 96.3 84,900

2003 b 94.5 91.8 97.5 95.0 93.4 97.6 87,000

2004 b 94.1 91.3 97.3 95.0 93.3 97.6 87,900

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. From 1937 to 1950, relates to wage and salary workers. Beginning in 1951, includes self-employed workers.

b. Preliminary data.

Table 4.B4—Percentage of workers with earnings below annual maximum taxable, by sex,

selected years 1937–2004—Continued

Year

All workers a All self-employed workers Annual maximum

Total Men Women Total Men Women taxable earnings (dollars)
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Table 4.B5—Number of workers, by sex and age, selected years 1937–2004 (in thousands)

Year

Total,

all ages

Under

20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–61 62–64 65–69 70–71

72 or

older

All workers

1937 32,900 3,277 6,302 5,480 4,413 3,688 3,055 2,580 1,918 1,308 384 398 a 97 . . . . . .

1940 35,390 2,963 6,481 5,794 4,904 3,930 3,342 2,706 2,147 1,488 437 494 451 106 152

1945 46,390 6,313 5,908 5,571 5,495 5,288 4,623 4,061 3,275 2,577 831 926 975 214 333

1950 48,280 4,469 7,057 6,732 5,991 5,609 5,016 4,076 3,375 2,597 811 1,052 979 210 306

1955 65,200 5,410 7,065 7,499 7,801 7,458 7,222 6,507 5,299 4,261 1,423 1,893 2,091 537 734

1960 72,530 6,328 8,749 7,461 7,812 8,301 7,938 7,432 6,448 4,996 1,643 2,102 1,989 419 912

1965 80,680 8,556 11,066 8,261 7,488 8,120 8,550 7,936 7,163 5,931 1,943 2,272 2,027 424 943

1970 93,090 10,790 14,945 10,587 8,492 8,028 8,539 8,647 7,700 6,594 2,236 2,692 2,362 475 1,003

1975 100,200 11,939 16,419 13,852 10,304 8,644 7,997 8,157 7,896 6,626 2,289 2,543 2,139 444 951

1980 113,000 12,372 18,403 16,464 14,184 10,982 9,003 7,961 7,768 7,076 2,326 2,632 2,292 491 1,046

1985 119,800 10,685 17,727 18,012 16,193 14,276 10,961 8,713 7,435 6,870 2,410 2,726 2,206 489 1,097

1990 133,600 10,907 16,760 18,701 18,696 17,008 14,984 11,119 8,533 6,928 2,454 2,854 2,687 605 1,362

1995 141,000 10,832 15,465 17,078 18,692 18,760 16,918 14,622 10,510 7,667 2,440 2,777 2,836 699 1,704

1996 143,400 11,156 15,251 17,184 18,389 19,026 17,481 15,108 11,205 7,942 2,520 2,804 2,863 698 1,772

1997 146,145 11,402 15,486 17,156 18,033 19,279 17,964 15,369 12,023 8,453 2,569 2,902 2,913 731 1,865

1998 148,786 11,904 15,712 17,010 17,694 19,366 18,393 15,763 12,662 8,947 2,687 2,991 2,970 753 1,932

1999 151,333 12,241 16,106 16,754 17,517 19,407 18,769 16,318 13,297 9,332 2,759 3,087 3,013 771 1,962

2000 154,732 12,413 16,703 16,438 17,715 19,245 19,199 16,990 14,156 9,681 2,876 3,243 3,159 829 2,083

2001 155,416 11,753 16,981 16,081 17,688 18,783 19,336 17,449 14,571 10,288 2,989 3,331 3,230 828 2,107

2002 b 154,818 11,039 17,011 15,949 17,340 18,095 19,202 17,688 14,618 10,928 3,262 3,427 3,298 812 2,150

2003 b 154,946 10,521 17,090 15,953 16,982 17,564 19,105 17,917 14,870 11,408 3,515 3,565 3,428 823 2,205

2004 b 156,985 10,604 17,342 16,308 16,680 17,333 19,017 18,195 15,379 12,011 3,490 3,894 3,594 852 2,286

Men

1937 23,810 2,020 4,021 3,797 3,237 3,775 2,387 2,091 1,606 1,110 330 351 a 85 . . . . . .

1940 25,570 1,821 4,072 4,028 3,545 2,922 2,550 2,151 1,770 1,265 373 434 403 96 140

1945 28,820 3,343 2,296 3,054 3,502 3,486 3,150 2,840 2,409 1,984 664 765 838 189 300

1950 32,620 2,530 4,215 4,497 4,135 3,889 3,419 2,827 2,417 1,951 635 843 815 181 266

1955 43,140 3,026 3,980 5,019 5,345 5,035 4,846 4,327 3,595 2,995 1,012 1,387 1,566 414 593

1960 47,900 3,748 5,455 5,148 5,464 5,591 5,188 4,818 4,183 3,336 1,125 1,480 1,392 293 697

1965 51,990 5,206 6,731 5,574 5,153 5,416 5,464 5,002 4,536 3,803 1,274 1,519 1,359 280 673

1970 57,330 6,308 8,639 6,760 5,564 5,126 5,287 5,242 4,671 4,084 1,392 1,730 1,522 321 684

1975 59,520 6,635 9,122 8,245 6,440 5,311 4,831 4,891 4,729 4,023 1,418 1,595 1,352 285 643

1980 64,288 6,620 9,971 9,278 8,206 6,372 5,178 4,590 4,516 4,152 1,391 1,597 1,411 309 697

1985 66,114 5,547 9,432 9,870 9,066 7,920 6,050 4,838 4,186 3,932 1,408 1,593 1,297 289 686

1990 72,292 5,690 8,835 10,131 10,251 9,216 7,977 5,976 4,651 3,857 1,381 1,619 1,526 358 823

1995 75,443 5,590 8,069 9,097 10,146 10,106 8,966 7,663 5,620 4,193 1,374 1,547 1,614 405 1,053

1996 76,241 5,672 7,876 9,074 9,935 10,198 9,240 7,873 5,963 4,307 1,416 1,569 1,629 403 1,086

1997 77,498 5,823 7,943 9,017 9,697 10,280 9,498 7,997 6,376 4,578 1,423 1,641 1,650 433 1,141

1998 78,671 6,068 8,029 8,895 9,472 10,345 9,684 8,196 6,673 4,835 1,476 1,690 1,688 444 1,177

1999 80,042 6,251 8,238 8,774 9,415 10,376 9,880 8,480 6,977 5,028 1,520 1,734 1,713 454 1,200

2000 81,654 6,323 8,544 8,573 9,492 10,285 10,102 8,838 7,365 5,184 1,588 1,796 1,805 488 1,271

2001 82,006 5,944 8,689 8,422 9,460 10,063 10,191 9,106 7,566 5,488 1,630 1,847 1,848 477 1,275

2002 b 81,511 5,560 8,688 8,293 9,277 9,703 10,103 9,233 7,570 5,793 1,764 1,887 1,881 461 1,299

2003 b 81,390 5,251 8,725 8,283 9,041 9,444 10,065 9,305 7,681 5,994 1,899 1,950 1,942 482 1,329

2004 b 82,288 5,255 8,868 8,456 8,856 9,292 10,028 9,443 7,933 6,270 1,879 2,111 2,030 495 1,371

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Women

1937 9,090 1,257 2,281 1,683 1,176 913 668 489 312 198 54 47 a 12 . . . . . .

1940 9,820 1,142 2,409 1,766 1,359 1,008 792 555 377 218 64 60 48 10 12

1945 17,570 2,970 3,612 2,517 1,993 1,802 1,473 1,221 866 593 167 161 137 25 33

1950 15,660 1,939 2,842 2,235 1,856 1,720 1,597 1,249 958 646 176 209 164 29 40

1955 22,060 2,384 3,085 2,480 2,456 2,423 2,376 2,180 1,704 1,266 411 506 525 123 141

1960 24,630 2,580 3,294 2,313 2,348 2,710 2,750 2,614 2,265 1,660 518 622 597 126 233

1965 28,690 3,350 4,335 2,687 2,335 2,704 3,086 2,934 2,627 2,128 669 753 668 144 270

1970 35,760 4,482 6,306 3,827 2,928 2,902 3,252 3,405 3,029 2,510 844 962 840 154 319

1975 40,680 5,304 7,297 5,607 3,864 3,333 3,166 3,266 3,167 2,603 871 948 787 159 308

1980 48,712 5,752 8,432 7,186 5,978 4,610 3,825 3,371 3,252 2,924 935 1,035 881 182 349

1985 53,686 5,138 8,295 8,142 7,127 6,356 4,911 3,875 3,249 2,938 1,002 1,233 909 200 411

1990 61,309 5,217 7,925 8,570 8,445 7,792 7,007 5,143 3,882 3,071 1,073 1,235 1,161 247 540

1995 65,557 5,241 7,396 7,981 8,546 8,654 7,951 6,959 4,891 3,474 1,066 1,230 1,222 295 651

1996 67,158 5,483 7,375 8,110 8,454 8,829 8,241 7,236 5,242 3,634 1,104 1,235 1,234 295 685

1997 68,647 5,579 7,543 8,139 8,336 8,998 8,466 7,372 5,648 3,875 1,146 1,261 1,264 298 724

1998 70,115 5,837 7,683 8,115 8,222 9,021 8,709 7,567 5,989 4,113 1,212 1,302 1,283 308 755

1999 71,291 5,990 7,868 7,980 8,102 9,031 8,889 7,838 6,321 4,304 1,239 1,353 1,299 317 762

2000 73,078 6,089 8,159 7,865 8,224 8,960 9,097 8,152 6,791 4,497 1,288 1,448 1,355 341 812

2001 73,410 5,809 8,293 7,658 8,228 8,721 9,144 8,344 7,005 4,800 1,358 1,484 1,383 351 833

2002 b 73,306 5,480 8,323 7,656 8,062 8,393 9,099 8,455 7,048 5,134 1,498 1,540 1,417 351 851

2003 b 73,556 5,270 8,365 7,670 7,941 8,120 9,040 8,612 7,190 5,414 1,615 1,615 1,486 341 875

2004 b 74,698 5,350 8,474 7,852 7,824 8,040 8,989 8,752 7,446 5,741 1,611 1,783 1,564 357 915

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.

NOTES: Age refers to age attained during year.

. . . = not applicable.

a. Represents workers attaining age 65 during the year. Workers aged 65 or older were not covered under the program in that year.

b. Preliminary data.

Table 4.B5—Number of workers, by sex and age, selected years 1937–2004 (in thousands)—Continued

Year

Total,

all ages

Under

20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–61 62–64 65–69 70–71

72 or

older
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Table 4.B6—Median earnings of workers, by sex and age, selected years 1937–2004 (in dollars)

Year

Total,

all ages

Under

20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–61 62–64 65–69 70–71

72 or

older

All workers

1937 761 170 570 829 998 1,061 1,126 1,121 1,177 1,020 1,010 927 a 512 . . . . . .

1940 746 140 498 764 934 1,041 1,064 1,110 1,071 1,018 978 963 874 924 788

1945 1,159 288 669 818 1,383 1,617 1,842 2,026 1,874 1,821 1,782 1,739 1,482 1,341 1,307

1950 1,926 385 1,376 1,971 2,312 2,456 2,473 2,517 2,442 2,394 2,492 2,252 1,973 1,916 1,589

1955 2,438 443 1,601 2,689 3,173 3,233 3,196 3,068 2,966 2,728 2,525 2,427 1,736 1,279 1,149

1960 2,894 561 1,917 3,138 3,738 3,903 3,891 3,785 3,643 3,452 3,166 3,052 1,590 1,140 1,252

1965 3,414 613 2,326 3,919 4,540 4,747 4,756 4,665 4,526 4,304 4,087 3,767 1,791 1,171 1,326

1970 4,375 810 2,988 5,334 6,156 6,339 6,357 6,292 6,105 5,831 5,473 5,047 2,099 1,578 1,683

1975 5,803 1,070 4,187 6,795 8,249 8,629 8,725 8,810 8,748 8,299 7,779 6,620 2,524 2,105 2,137

1980 8,549 1,646 6,205 9,593 11,510 12,540 12,690 12,784 12,794 12,309 11,606 9,651 4,451 3,306 3,140

1985 11,265 1,647 7,136 12,453 14,886 16,458 16,984 16,849 16,528 15,831 14,724 11,907 5,974 4,330 3,729

1990 13,898 1,937 8,054 14,687 17,482 19,296 20,664 20,958 20,157 18,584 17,163 13,021 6,812 5,375 4,536

1995 16,108 2,076 8,392 16,134 19,654 21,629 23,468 24,690 24,090 21,320 19,136 12,961 7,551 5,816 4,681

1996 16,712 2,140 8,562 16,664 20,327 22,311 24,116 25,317 25,176 22,083 19,718 13,408 7,692 6,217 4,861

1997 17,562 2,310 9,074 17,596 21,261 23,279 24,979 26,264 26,415 23,398 20,514 14,284 8,056 6,387 5,033

1998 18,513 2,515 9,763 18,666 22,453 24,345 25,971 27,390 27,609 24,688 21,372 15,229 8,431 6,747 5,302

1999 19,265 2,610 10,163 19,563 23,469 25,173 26,788 28,315 28,643 25,577 22,151 15,902 8,935 6,780 5,271

2000 20,225 2,716 10,721 20,597 24,817 26,385 27,814 29,403 29,529 26,698 22,884 16,499 9,465 7,295 5,376

2001 20,905 2,718 10,703 20,981 25,601 27,228 28,544 30,128 30,414 27,685 23,679 17,736 10,556 7,861 5,743

2002 b 21,194 2,676 10,346 20,942 25,905 27,728 28,996 30,344 31,010 28,385 24,483 18,578 11,153 8,196 5,907

2003 b 21,622 2,628 10,295 21,038 26,483 28,350 29,511 30,939 31,591 29,182 25,472 19,368 11,913 8,726 6,110

2004 b 22,308 2,695 10,591 21,433 27,309 29,538 30,563 31,966 32,771 30,427 26,481 20,768 12,553 9,102 6,269

Men

1937 945 174 647 1,117 1,202 1,286 1,338 1,308 1,232 1,137 1,131 1,008 a 563 . . . . . .

1940 935 147 550 928 1,143 1,289 1,306 1,320 1,238 1,153 1,088 1,058 950 917 899

1945 1,654 271 422 813 1,983 2,245 2,405 2,364 2,319 2,170 2,106 2,000 1,666 1,462 1,390

1950 2,532 402 1,566 2,465 2,918 3,102 3,131 3,156 3,018 2,959 2,812 2,618 2,317 2,049 1,707

1955 3,315 468 1,871 3,450 4,079 4,201 4,159 4,005 3,818 3,512 3,201 3,044 2,164 1,498 1,292

1960 3,879 615 2,116 3,942 4,831 5,175 5,167 4,954 4,702 4,416 3,982 3,812 2,112 1,207 1,340

1965 4,685 710 2,609 4,957 6,055 6,481 6,519 6,369 5,921 5,581 4,993 4,784 2,628 1,246 1,443

1970 6,180 930 3,281 6,827 8,131 8,528 8,686 8,735 8,370 7,675 7,051 6,456 2,927 1,662 1,863

1975 8,250 1,246 4,870 8,464 11,170 12,131 12,533 12,605 12,270 11,290 10,398 8,700 2,895 2,276 2,371

1980 11,963 1,857 7,007 11,880 15,491 17,982 18,720 18,896 18,391 17,585 15,939 13,201 4,902 3,658 3,529

1985 14,959 1,771 8,185 14,465 18,642 22,021 24,433 24,385 23,841 22,117 19,953 16,532 6,760 4,977 4,351

1990 17,582 2,058 8,945 16,412 21,211 24,424 27,608 29,074 28,027 25,509 23,243 17,408 7,714 6,153 5,129

1995 19,907 2,164 9,618 17,810 23,200 26,912 29,732 32,334 32,505 28,260 24,673 17,090 8,133 6,430 4,977

1996 20,779 2,234 9,900 18,538 24,024 27,769 30,658 32,850 33,648 29,426 25,177 17,632 8,441 6,715 5,295

1997 21,814 2,379 10,356 19,748 25,231 28,874 31,790 33,738 34,890 31,018 26,229 18,159 8,832 7,097 5,300

1998 23,028 2,600 11,135 21,040 26,645 30,154 32,996 34,823 36,125 32,577 27,588 19,750 9,286 7,429 5,638

1999 23,927 2,718 11,616 22,200 27,805 31,113 33,946 35,717 36,924 33,428 28,382 20,172 9,873 7,323 5,594

2000 25,032 2,804 12,191 23,403 29,404 32,354 35,218 36,932 37,917 34,717 28,850 21,076 10,487 7,903 5,791

2001 25,643 2,788 12,002 23,500 30,130 33,117 35,801 37,426 38,348 35,287 29,886 21,976 12,010 8,566 6,229

2002 b 25,767 2,745 11,555 23,235 30,422 33,667 36,000 37,580 38,293 35,820 30,735 22,844 12,611 8,840 6,420

2003 b 26,197 2,720 11,355 23,355 30,929 34,339 36,598 38,210 38,760 36,472 31,600 23,915 13,417 9,552 6,445

2004 b 27,043 2,778 11,749 23,769 31,975 35,803 37,952 39,653 40,206 37,922 32,900 25,928 14,468 9,855 6,598

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Women

1937 484 163 477 602 621 609 604 589 576 563 585 582 a 366 . . . . . .

1940 472 127 432 530 590 599 596 590 580 562 499 577 607 999 424

1945 770 307 811 821 871 971 1,026 1,018 987 955 946 899 832 766 928

1950 1,124 362 1,153 1,158 1,196 1,297 1,421 1,456 1,410 1,416 1,370 1,349 1,176 1,399 1,232

1955 1,351 408 1,312 1,406 1,430 1,586 1,706 1,775 1,768 1,622 1,542 1,445 1,057 949 802

1960 1,679 484 1,558 1,969 1,718 1,899 2,075 2,205 2,290 2,221 2,040 1,783 1,142 1,007 1,036

1965 1,984 539 1,852 2,067 2,069 2,243 2,478 2,660 2,715 2,764 2,678 2,372 1,208 1,054 1,093

1970 2,735 675 2,538 3,151 2,953 3,210 3,498 3,721 3,790 3,747 3,729 3,236 1,674 1,344 1,375

1975 3,730 905 3,287 4,800 4,454 4,512 4,870 5,168 5,340 5,300 5,020 4,055 2,189 1,895 1,715

1980 6,012 1,451 5,083 7,496 7,649 7,495 7,761 7,893 8,079 7,966 7,756 6,044 3,589 2,853 2,569

1985 8,293 1,524 6,063 10,251 10,986 11,169 11,163 11,072 10,898 10,714 10,133 7,728 4,959 3,671 3,067

1990 10,837 1,816 7,104 12,677 13,642 14,339 15,031 14,920 14,373 13,088 12,194 9,133 5,888 4,387 3,830

1995 12,897 1,991 7,232 14,249 15,853 16,547 18,068 18,732 17,937 16,030 14,147 9,882 6,910 5,120 4,376

1996 13,335 2,051 7,383 14,637 16,387 17,009 18,532 19,496 18,834 16,728 14,670 10,358 6,971 5,605 4,372

1997 14,043 2,243 7,873 15,238 17,150 17,801 19,277 20,325 19,989 17,750 15,762 11,003 7,331 5,638 4,687

1998 14,834 2,435 8,529 16,128 18,133 18,625 20,046 21,484 21,088 18,656 16,606 11,646 7,619 5,968 4,871

1999 15,465 2,519 8,928 16,897 18,823 19,283 20,688 22,265 22,129 19,594 17,168 12,324 8,032 6,245 4,876

2000 16,287 2,638 9,454 17,774 19,893 20,387 21,536 23,202 23,074 20,664 17,993 12,876 8,472 6,459 4,947

2001 17,037 2,649 9,536 18,341 20,736 21,114 22,222 24,035 24,149 21,797 18,733 14,055 9,214 7,117 5,200

2002 b 17,463 2,613 9,324 18,531 21,207 21,684 22,775 24,408 25,092 22,849 19,594 15,060 9,767 7,552 5,337

2003 b 17,865 2,549 9,345 18,673 21,763 22,334 23,212 24,957 25,831 23,534 20,518 15,602 10,478 7,965 5,666

2004 b 18,414 2,619 9,587 19,047 22,388 23,181 24,000 25,711 26,652 24,693 21,512 16,683 10,952 8,112 5,881

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.

NOTES: The amount of median earnings includes estimates above the taxable maximum.

Age refers to age attained during year.

. . . = not applicable.

a. Earnings of workers attaining age 65 during the year. Workers aged 65 or older not covered under program in that year.

b. Preliminary data.

Table 4.B6—Median earnings of workers, by sex and age, selected years 1937–2004 (in dollars)—Continued

Year

Total,

all ages

Under

20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–61 62–64 65–69 70–71

72 or

older
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Table 4.B7—Number of wage and salary workers, by sex and amount of taxable earnings, 1992–2004

(in thousands)

Year Total

Workers with earnings below the taxable maximum (by dollar amount of earnings) Workers

with

maximum

earnings

1–

999

1,000–

4,999

5,000–

9,999

10,000–

19,999

20,000–

29,999

30,000–

39,999

40,000–

49,999

50,000–

59,999

60,000–

69,999

70,000–

79,999,

80,000–

87,899

All wage and salary workers

1992 126,000 9,357 19,519 17,496 29,812 20,699 12,554 7,084 2,422 . . . . . . . . . 7,057

1993 128,100 9,655 19,395 17,521 29,900 21,134 12,786 7,371 3,325 . . . . . . . . . 7,013

1994 130,100 9,591 19,403 17,273 29,903 21,482 13,230 7,709 4,310 277 . . . . . . 6,921

1995 132,800 9,213 19,355 17,213 30,142 22,097 13,853 8,171 4,662 498 . . . . . . 7,597

1996 135,100 9,161 19,195 16,977 29,832 22,612 14,435 8,706 5,052 1,053 . . . . . . 8,077

1997 137,765 8,743 18,811 16,853 29,676 23,076 15,243 9,330 5,523 2,106 . . . . . . 8,405

1998 140,386 8,427 18,402 16,431 29,360 23,586 16,095 10,062 6,008 3,268 . . . . . . 8,747

1999 142,703 8,260 18,162 16,261 28,975 23,861 16,763 10,546 6,456 3,974 856 . . . 8,589

2000 146,097 8,241 17,978 15,995 28,443 24,306 17,384 11,330 7,056 4,439 1,994 . . . 8,933

2001 146,596 8,137 17,563 15,596 27,746 23,983 17,661 11,776 7,462 4,730 3,151 177 8,614

2002 a

a. Preliminary data.

145,807 8,166 17,351 15,387 26,890 23,487 17,606 11,855 7,664 4,959 3,332 1,268 7,843

2003 a 145,586 8,113 17,018 15,218 26,286 23,042 17,594 12,040 7,827 5,195 3,482 1,829 7,942

2004 a 147,415 8,131 16,974 14,947 25,897 22,839 17,720 12,419 8,253 5,593 3,781 2,220 8,640

Men

1992 66,543 4,171 8,743 7,726 13,773 11,128 8,069 5,109 1,868 . . . . . . . . . 5,955

1993 67,673 4,429 8,665 7,740 13,875 11,270 8,074 5,224 2,527 . . . . . . . . . 5,869

1994 68,481 4,350 8,548 7,546 13,836 11,360 8,211 5,372 3,243 222 . . . . . . 5,794

1995 69,901 4,256 8,510 7,457 13,865 11,653 8,448 5,587 3,444 388 . . . . . . 6,292

1996 70,670 4,177 8,333 7,261 13,491 11,791 8,667 5,838 3,672 800 . . . . . . 6,641

1997 71,910 4,040 8,158 7,154 13,199 11,864 8,957 6,162 3,932 1,582 . . . . . . 6,862

1998 73,111 3,900 7,964 6,936 12,868 11,947 9,297 6,520 4,199 2,406 . . . . . . 7,074

1999 74,376 3,848 7,894 6,892 12,595 11,942 9,565 6,711 4,456 2,895 642 . . . 6,936

2000 76,033 3,858 7,822 6,788 12,241 11,958 9,755 7,070 4,734 3,170 1,474 . . . 7,163

2001 76,303 3,851 7,754 6,693 11,985 11,629 9,763 7,170 4,907 3,268 2,284 136 6,862

2002 a 75,711 3,937 7,704 6,667 11,683 11,250 9,608 7,064 4,927 3,341 2,374 939 6,218

2003 a 75,444 3,913 7,602 6,562 11,405 11,006 9,497 7,094 4,939 3,440 2,438 1,313 6,236

2004 a 76,287 3,893 7,534 6,505 11,225 10,798 9,436 7,233 5,127 3,671 2,596 1,567 6,703

Women

1992 59,457 5,186 10,776 9,770 16,039 9,571 4,485 1,975 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,103

1993 60,427 5,226 10,730 9,781 16,026 9,864 4,712 2,147 . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,144

1994 61,619 5,241 10,856 9,726 16,068 10,122 5,020 2,337 1,067 55 . . . . . . 1,127

1995 62,900 4,957 10,845 9,756 16,277 10,444 5,405 2,584 1,217 110 . . . . . . 1,305

1996 64,429 4,985 10,862 9,716 16,341 10,819 5,768 2,868 1,380 253 . . . . . . 1,437

1997 65,855 4,703 10,653 9,698 16,477 11,212 6,285 3,169 1,591 524 . . . . . . 1,543

1998 67,275 4,527 10,438 9,495 16,492 11,640 6,798 3,541 1,808 862 . . . . . . 1,673

1999 68,327 4,411 10,267 9,369 16,380 11,919 7,199 3,835 2,000 1,079 214 . . . 1,652

2000 70,064 4,383 10,156 9,206 16,203 12,348 7,630 4,260 2,321 1,268 519 . . . 1,770

2001 70,293 4,286 9,809 8,903 15,761 12,354 7,898 4,606 2,555 1,462 867 41 1,752

2002 a 70,096 4,229 9,647 8,719 15,207 12,238 7,998 4,791 2,737 1,618 959 329 1,625

2003 a 70,143 4,200 9,416 8,656 14,881 12,036 8,097 4,947 2,888 1,755 1,044 516 1,707

2004 a 71,128 4,238 9,440 8,443 14,672 12,041 8,283 5,186 3,126 1,922 1,185 653 1,937

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 4.B8—Number of self-employed workers, by sex and age, selected years 1951–2004

(in thousands)

Year

Total,

all ages

Under

20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–61 62–64 65–69 70–71

72 or

older

All self-employed workers

1951 4,190 6 71 246 414 543 592 565 503 462 164 215 237 55 117

1955 6,810 18 114 362 600 757 865 874 790 737 290 441 497 143 322

1960 6,870 19 133 305 560 743 848 929 918 846 316 452 414 101 286

1965 6,550 31 143 292 452 664 814 870 913 885 328 411 388 92 267

1970 6,270 33 159 348 476 581 729 808 837 839 327 407 388 94 244

1975 7,000 67 302 581 679 700 731 813 869 823 317 382 393 95 248

1980 8,200 78 380 824 1,052 983 869 812 851 852 307 381 419 112 280

1985 10,600 112 527 1,099 1,488 1,522 1,261 1,030 930 929 368 434 455 124 321

1990 12,500 152 529 1,123 1,663 1,854 1,736 1,377 1,113 980 381 487 567 150 389

1991 12,800 136 521 1,105 1,697 1,897 1,818 1,474 1,170 998 388 486 561 158 391

1992 13,100 137 509 1,093 1,678 1,951 1,864 1,589 1,243 1,018 382 484 576 166 410

1993 13,200 131 488 1,029 1,650 1,956 1,892 1,647 1,325 1,047 375 481 589 164 426

1994 13,300 140 473 989 1,624 1,936 1,945 1,726 1,357 1,070 375 482 580 164 437

1995 13,500 143 482 1,005 1,612 1,960 1,964 1,808 1,393 1,097 385 467 574 166 445

1996 13,900 147 490 1,036 1,614 2,013 2,035 1,873 1,471 1,144 404 475 575 164 458

1997 14,020 151 498 1,030 1,548 1,978 2,053 1,874 1,555 1,203 402 485 592 169 483

1998 14,230 162 510 1,045 1,524 1,963 2,092 1,885 1,616 1,265 415 493 590 178 492

1999 14,500 171 535 1,040 1,521 1,965 2,088 1,969 1,684 1,322 420 514 595 174 502

2000 14,675 173 554 1,016 1,495 1,948 2,093 2,014 1,785 1,345 443 522 591 180 515

2001 14,930 173 598 1,036 1,526 1,907 2,113 2,042 1,825 1,421 457 526 610 178 519

2002 a 15,181 172 615 1,040 1,540 1,858 2,136 2,101 1,860 1,531 494 548 609 165 513

2003 a 15,700 173 685 1,092 1,599 1,868 2,160 2,132 1,899 1,571 537 588 654 174 568

2004 a 16,169 188 725 1,142 1,581 1,876 2,163 2,165 1,966 1,680 535 659 705 186 599

Men

1951 3,620 5 61 219 370 478 519 479 430 393 139 179 204 47 97

1955 5,980 16 104 335 555 687 773 773 679 631 247 373 420 122 265

1960 5,990 16 119 284 515 678 757 812 793 709 260 386 348 83 230

1965 5,640 26 127 263 410 598 714 759 772 742 272 339 326 75 217

1970 5,370 28 136 306 422 522 642 699 712 695 268 324 320 77 201

1975 5,790 57 251 479 564 584 619 680 715 672 255 309 326 78 201

1980 6,407 60 305 639 793 752 672 641 681 668 244 301 333 92 226

1985 7,623 79 378 782 1,060 1,058 873 730 674 686 278 328 351 97 249

1990 8,525 103 346 746 1,112 1,241 1,148 914 762 693 270 355 424 116 295

1991 8,668 92 341 726 1,109 1,268 1,204 976 793 699 273 350 418 119 299

1992 8,798 89 330 714 1,090 1,289 1,228 1,041 830 706 271 344 427 126 312

1993 8,840 89 310 674 1,075 1,290 1,241 1,078 885 713 261 341 436 125 322

1994 8,839 89 309 638 1,053 1,269 1,268 1,127 890 723 263 333 423 122 331

1995 8,908 97 305 648 1,030 1,271 1,281 1,170 906 735 269 325 413 124 335

1996 9,074 94 306 658 1,021 1,281 1,322 1,200 954 754 276 328 415 119 346

1997 9,078 98 311 638 975 1,245 1,313 1,197 997 788 275 334 420 122 365

1998 9,109 98 314 641 947 1,217 1,326 1,188 1,033 819 275 338 415 130 368

1999 9,225 107 319 632 948 1,207 1,314 1,240 1,063 844 279 352 415 127 377

2000 9,277 106 328 604 913 1,193 1,310 1,268 1,128 856 294 348 415 130 383

2001 9,354 102 345 613 912 1,163 1,320 1,280 1,145 893 297 349 426 129 379

2002 a 9,545 103 353 596 918 1,145 1,325 1,341 1,178 975 324 364 426 119 377

2003 a 9,639 107 383 621 929 1,121 1,306 1,311 1,176 976 339 381 447 125 419

2004 a 9,802 111 391 638 896 1,107 1,282 1,323 1,209 1,038 338 424 480 130 437

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Women

1951 570 1 10 27 44 65 73 86 73 69 25 36 33 8 20

1955 830 2 10 27 45 70 92 101 111 106 43 68 77 21 57

1960 880 3 14 21 45 65 91 117 125 137 56 66 67 18 55

1965 910 5 16 29 42 66 100 111 141 143 56 72 62 17 50

1970 900 5 23 42 54 59 87 109 125 144 59 65 68 17 43

1975 1,210 10 51 102 115 116 112 133 154 151 62 73 67 17 47

1980 1,793 18 75 185 259 231 197 171 170 184 63 80 86 20 54

1985 2,977 33 149 317 428 464 388 300 256 243 90 106 104 27 72

1990 3,975 49 183 377 551 613 588 463 350 287 111 132 142 34 94

1991 4,131 44 180 378 588 629 614 499 376 299 115 136 143 39 92

1992 4,302 48 179 380 588 662 636 548 413 312 110 140 148 39 98

1993 4,360 41 178 355 575 666 651 569 440 334 114 140 153 39 104

1994 4,460 51 164 352 572 667 677 599 468 346 112 148 157 42 105

1995 4,592 46 177 357 582 689 683 638 487 362 116 142 161 42 109

1996 4,826 54 183 377 594 733 713 673 517 390 128 147 160 45 112

1997 4,942 54 188 392 572 733 739 676 558 415 128 151 172 47 118

1998 5,121 65 196 404 577 746 767 697 583 445 140 155 175 48 124

1999 5,276 64 216 408 573 757 773 729 621 478 141 162 180 47 126

2000 5,398 68 226 412 582 754 783 747 657 489 148 173 176 50 132

2001 5,576 71 253 423 614 744 793 762 680 528 160 177 184 49 139

2002 a 5,636 69 262 444 622 713 812 759 682 556 170 184 182 46 136

2003 a 6,061 66 302 472 671 747 854 821 724 596 199 207 207 49 149

2004 a 6,367 78 334 504 685 770 881 842 757 642 197 235 225 56 162

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.

NOTE: Age refers to age attained during year.

a. Preliminary data.

Table 4.B8—Number of self-employed workers, by sex and age, selected years 1951–2004

(in thousands)—Continued

Year

Total,

all ages

Under

20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–61 62–64 65–69 70–71

72 or

older
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Table 4.B9—Number of self-employed workers, by sex and amount of taxable earnings, 1992–2004

(in thousands)

Year Total

Workers with earnings below taxable maximum (by dollar amount of earnings) Workers

with

maximum

earnings

1–

999

1,000–

4,999

5,000–

9,999

10,000–

19,999

20,000–

29,999

30,000–

39,999

40,000–

49,999

50,000–

59,999

60,000–

69,999

70,000–

79,999

80,000–

87,899

All self-employed workers

1992 13,100 593 2,927 2,519 2,755 1,576 971 612 308 . . . . . . . . . 839

1993 13,200 587 2,866 2,562 2,776 1,570 990 633 388 . . . . . . . . . 828

1994 13,300 551 2,825 2,510 2,832 1,586 1,019 645 426 92 . . . . . . 814

1995 13,500 535 2,781 2,593 2,882 1,604 1,044 678 444 116 . . . . . . 822

1996 13,900 521 2,791 2,667 2,964 1,650 1,092 713 471 176 . . . . . . 853

1997 14,020 522 2,716 2,674 2,966 1,669 1,100 737 489 278 . . . . . . 869

1998 14,230 510 2,643 2,675 3,011 1,717 1,157 777 505 387 . . . . . . 848

1999 14,500 485 2,573 2,688 3,075 1,756 1,191 804 535 384 162 . . . 848

2000 14,675 502 2,474 2,618 3,019 1,730 1,189 811 560 399 269 . . . 1,104

2001 14,930 497 2,501 2,627 3,123 1,741 1,186 834 584 400 314 82 1,042

2002 a

a. Preliminary data.

15,180 487 2,481 2,590 3,156 1,693 1,149 811 574 407 292 189 1,351

2003 a 15,700 520 2,642 2,809 3,413 1,798 1,226 880 629 433 322 246 782

2004 a 16,170 544 2,690 2,858 3,546 1,823 1,229 919 654 461 339 297 809

Men

1992 8,798 288 1,603 1,606 1,936 1,145 746 485 253 . . . . . . . . . 734

1993 8,840 291 1,559 1,632 1,927 1,141 760 500 316 . . . . . . . . . 715

1994 8,839 268 1,511 1,552 1,958 1,153 772 503 340 77 . . . . . . 705

1995 8,908 256 1,492 1,581 1,964 1,152 782 521 356 96 . . . . . . 708

1996 9,074 247 1,468 1,598 1,997 1,176 807 545 367 141 . . . . . . 729

1997 9,078 255 1,429 1,550 1,980 1,171 796 559 381 223 . . . . . . 735

1998 9,109 247 1,378 1,518 1,955 1,189 831 584 389 309 . . . . . . 710

1999 9,225 233 1,336 1,497 1,972 1,202 848 591 409 299 129 . . . 709

2000 9,280 238 1,285 1,425 1,908 1,159 830 585 415 304 211 . . . 920

2001 9,354 236 1,283 1,428 1,934 1,159 812 596 423 305 247 66 865

2002 a 9,544 234 1,287 1,393 1,932 1,119 785 567 418 296 221 149 1,142

2003 a 9,639 251 1,373 1,497 2,040 1,183 830 623 452 318 244 191 638

2004 a 9,803 262 1,384 1,502 2,064 1,179 834 638 468 338 252 228 655

Women

1992 4,302 305 1,323 913 819 431 225 127 55 . . . . . . . . . 105

1993 4,360 296 1,308 930 849 429 230 133 73 . . . . . . . . . 113

1994 4,460 282 1,314 957 873 435 246 142 85 15 . . . . . . 109

1995 4,592 280 1,289 1,012 918 452 261 157 88 20 . . . . . . 114

1996 4,826 274 1,323 1,069 967 475 285 168 104 35 . . . . . . 125

1997 4,942 267 1,287 1,125 985 499 303 178 108 55 . . . . . . 134

1998 5,121 264 1,265 1,157 1,056 528 327 193 116 78 . . . . . . 138

1999 5,276 251 1,237 1,191 1,103 554 343 212 126 85 33 . . . 139

2000 5,395 265 1,189 1,192 1,111 570 359 226 145 95 58 . . . 184

2001 5,576 261 1,218 1,198 1,189 581 374 238 161 95 67 17 177

2002 a 5,636 252 1,194 1,197 1,224 574 363 245 156 111 71 40 209

2003 a 6,061 269 1,270 1,312 1,373 615 396 257 177 115 79 55 144

2004 a 6,367 281 1,306 1,356 1,482 644 395 281 186 123 88 69 155

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.

NOTES: Taxable earnings consist of self-employment income and taxable wages. See Table 2.A3.

. . . = not applicable.
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Table 4.B10—Number of workers with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and

contributions, by state or other area and type of earnings, 2004

State or area a

Number b

(thousands)

Taxable earnings c

(millions of dollars)

OASDI contributions d

(millions of dollars)

Total

Wage and

salary

Selfemployed TotalWage and

salary

Selfemployed TotalWage and

salary

Selfemployed

All areas 156,986 147,416 16,170 4,543,173 4,292,500 250,673 563,353 532,270 31,083

Alabama 2,342 2,213 222 59,532 56,632 2,899 7,382 7,022 360

Alaska 382 361 41 10,976 10,342 635 1,361 1,282 79

Arizona 2,814 2,670 253 79,916 76,075 3,841 9,910 9,433 476

Arkansas 1,457 1,364 152 33,810 31,946 1,864 4,192 3,961 231

California 16,940 15,507 2,197 536,398 495,103 41,295 66,513 61,393 5,121

Colorado 2,401 2,230 294 70,544 66,097 4,447 8,747 8,196 551

Connecticut 1,983 1,849 215 68,302 63,570 4,732 8,469 7,883 587

Delaware 507 487 35 15,506 14,981 525 1,923 1,858 65

District of Columbia 358 343 28 12,734 12,033 701 1,579 1,492 87

Florida 9,120 8,544 983 241,359 228,927 12,432 29,928 28,387 1,542

Georgia 4,581 4,315 459 129,883 123,407 6,476 16,106 15,302 803

Hawaii 715 674 68 20,800 19,669 1,131 2,579 2,439 140

Idaho 761 717 78 18,635 17,579 1,056 2,311 2,180 131

Illinois 6,627 6,246 674 201,082 190,789 10,293 24,934 23,658 1,276

Indiana 3,618 3,460 304 99,162 94,778 4,384 12,296 11,752 544

Iowa 1,732 1,619 200 44,853 42,124 2,729 5,562 5,223 338

Kansas 1,554 1,465 163 42,347 40,088 2,259 5,251 4,971 280

Kentucky 2,178 2,051 228 54,542 51,881 2,661 6,763 6,433 330

Louisiana 2,142 2,008 224 52,311 49,374 2,937 6,487 6,122 364

Maine 780 720 96 19,461 18,050 1,411 2,413 2,238 175

Maryland 3,194 3,037 284 111,335 106,537 4,798 13,806 13,211 595

Massachusetts 3,493 3,247 392 116,037 108,717 7,320 14,389 13,481 908

Michigan 5,490 5,234 463 163,074 156,686 6,388 20,221 19,429 792

Minnesota 3,106 2,939 314 95,280 90,496 4,784 11,815 11,222 593

Mississippi 1,404 1,322 139 32,701 30,863 1,838 4,055 3,827 228

Missouri 3,147 2,970 309 81,818 77,528 4,290 10,145 9,613 532

Montana 544 501 75 11,992 11,023 968 1,487 1,367 120

Nebraska 1,051 993 111 27,368 25,958 1,410 3,394 3,219 175

Nevada 1,185 1,128 95 32,224 30,559 1,665 3,996 3,789 206

New Hampshire 818 763 90 25,443 23,836 1,607 3,155 2,956 199

New Jersey 4,810 4,551 443 173,044 164,497 8,547 21,457 20,398 1,060

New Mexico 935 879 95 23,260 22,051 1,208 2,884 2,734 150

New York 10,126 9,454 1,109 325,153 307,766 17,387 40,319 38,163 2,156

North Carolina 4,596 4,325 454 124,599 118,002 6,597 15,450 14,632 818

North Dakota 392 366 47 9,386 8,703 683 1,164 1,079 85

Ohio 5,969 5,624 572 160,325 152,527 7,798 19,880 18,913 967

Oklahoma 1,848 1,727 206 44,736 42,329 2,407 5,547 5,249 298

Oregon 1,925 1,806 199 53,364 50,225 3,139 6,617 6,228 389

Pennsylvania 6,786 6,443 585 200,208 190,401 9,807 24,826 23,610 1,216

Rhode Island 625 593 60 18,899 17,963 936 2,343 2,227 116

South Carolina 2,215 2,102 194 56,800 54,117 2,683 7,043 6,711 333

South Dakota 482 449 61 11,004 10,189 815 1,365 1,263 101

Tennessee 3,211 2,998 364 85,053 79,150 5,902 10,547 9,815 732

Texas 10,724 9,965 1,275 296,856 278,653 18,203 36,810 34,553 2,257

Utah 1,240 1,187 107 31,686 30,383 1,303 3,929 3,767 162

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Vermont 422 395 48 10,818 10,121 697 1,341 1,255 86

Virginia 4,271 4,062 382 137,470 131,142 6,328 17,046 16,262 785

Washington 3,362 3,183 303 105,138 99,852 5,287 13,037 12,382 656

West Virginia 894 847 79 21,938 20,869 1,069 2,720 2,588 133

Wisconsin 3,233 3,082 274 93,251 89,305 3,946 11,563 11,074 489

Wyoming 315 297 35 7,870 7,374 496 976 914 61

Outlying area

Puerto Rico 1,261 1,188 83 22,477 20,946 1,531 2,787 2,597 190

Other and unknown e 919 913 8 20,413 20,285 128 2,531 2,515 16

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.

NOTE: Data are based on preliminary estimates.

a. State designation based primarily on employee end-of-year residence, obtained from employer wage reports filed via magnetic media. State designation based on 

location of employer for reports filed via paper.

b. Workers with earnings in both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total. National and 

state totals and subtotals are unduplicated counts of workers in each type of employment.

c. Annual maximum taxable earnings for Social Security (OASDI) from a single employer or from self-employment were $87,900 in 2004.

d. For 2004 earnings, paid at the rate of 6.2 percent of taxable wages by both employees and employers, 6.2 percent of taxable tips by employees, and 12.4 percent of 

self-employment income by self-employed workers. Data are unadjusted for multi-employer tax refunds.

e. Persons employed in American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed 

on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.

Table 4.B10—Number of workers with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and

contributions, by state or other area and type of earnings, 2004—Continued

State or area a

Number b

(thousands)

Taxable earnings c

(millions of dollars)

OASDI contributions d

(millions of dollars)

Total

Wage and

salary

Selfemployed TotalWage and

salary

Selfemployed TotalWage and

salary

Selfemployed
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Table 4.B11—Number of workers with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and

contributions, by type of earnings, selected years 1937–2005

Year

Number a

(thousands)

Taxable earnings b

(millions of dollars)

OASDI contributions c,d

(millions of dollars)

Total

Wage and

salary

Selfemployed TotalWage and

salary

Selfemployed TotalWage and

salary

Selfemployed

1937 32,900 32,900 . . . 29,620 29,620 . . . 592 592 . . .

1940 35,390 35,390 . . . 32,970 32,970 . . . 659 659 . . .

1945 46,390 46,390 . . . 62,950 62,950 . . . 1,259 1,259 . . .

1950 48,280 48,280 . . . 87,500 87,500 . . . 2,625 2,625 . . .

1951 58,120 54,630 4,190 120,770 111,250 9,520 3,552 3,338 214

1952 59,580 56,060 4,240 128,640 118,880 9,760 3,786 3,566 220

1953 60,840 57,220 4,340 135,870 125,840 10,030 4,001 3,775 226

1954 59,610 55,940 4,350 133,520 123,410 10,110 5,240 4,936 303

1955 65,200 59,560 6,810 157,540 141,810 15,730 6,144 5,672 472

1956 67,610 61,560 7,390 170,720 153,010 17,710 6,652 6,120 531

1957 70,590 64,730 7,150 181,380 163,990 17,390 7,966 7,380 587

1958 69,770 64,040 7,130 180,720 163,140 17,580 7,935 7,341 593

1959 71,700 66,000 7,060 202,310 183,620 18,690 9,882 9,181 701

1960 72,530 66,980 6,870 207,000 188,580 18,420 12,144 11,315 829

1961 72,820 67,360 6,790 209,640 190,850 18,790 12,297 11,451 846

1962 74,280 68,890 6,720 219,050 200,130 18,920 13,397 12,508 889

1963 75,540 70,310 6,590 225,550 206,840 18,710 16,006 14,996 1,010

1964 77,430 72,230 6,480 236,390 217,430 18,960 16,788 15,764 1,024

1965 80,680 75,430 6,550 250,730 230,830 19,900 17,810 16,735 1,075

1966 84,600 79,460 6,630 312,540 287,860 24,680 23,597 22,165 1,431

1967 87,040 82,020 6,470 329,960 305,670 24,290 25,275 23,842 1,433

1968 89,380 84,470 6,570 375,800 348,500 27,300 28,069 26,486 1,583

1969 92,060 87,200 6,350 402,510 375,010 27,500 33,233 31,501 1,733

1970 93,090 88,180 6,270 415,580 388,680 26,900 34,344 32,649 1,695

1971 93,340 88,460 6,290 426,950 399,550 27,400 38,649 36,759 1,891

1972 96,240 91,220 6,600 484,150 452,050 32,100 43,804 41,589 2,215

1973 99,830 94,610 7,100 561,850 523,450 38,400 53,463 50,775 2,688

1974 101,330 96,190 7,040 636,800 594,400 42,400 61,814 58,846 2,968

1975 100,200 94,900 7,000 664,700 621,100 43,600 64,541 61,489 3,052

1976 102,600 97,230 7,400 737,700 689,200 48,500 71,626 68,231 3,395

1977 105,800 100,450 7,480 816,600 763,600 53,000 79,306 75,596 3,710

1978 110,600 104,810 8,040 915,600 856,100 59,500 90,691 86,466 4,225

1979 112,700 106,900 8,200 1,067,000 997,500 69,500 106,246 101,346 4,900

1980 113,000 107,200 8,200 1,180,700 1,109,000 71,700 117,729 112,674 5,055

1981 113,000 107,300 8,250 1,294,100 1,220,000 74,100 136,468 130,540 5,928

1982 111,800 105,800 8,550 1,365,300 1,290,000 75,300 145,382 139,320 6,062

1983 112,100 105,900 9,200 1,454,100 1,369,000 85,100 154,703 147,852 6,851

1984 116,300 109,900 9,900 1,608,800 1,515,000 93,800 183,403 172,710 10,693

1985 119,800 113,400 10,600 1,722,600 1,621,000 101,600 196,376 184,794 11,582

1986 122,900 115,900 11,200 1,844,400 1,730,800 113,600 210,262 197,311 12,950

1987 125,600 118,200 12,000 1,960,000 1,835,100 124,900 223,440 209,201 14,239

1988 129,600 122,100 12,400 2,088,400 1,952,000 136,400 253,114 236,582 16,532

1989 131,700 123,900 12,900 2,239,500 2,096,000 143,500 271,427 254,035 17,392

1990 133,600 126,100 12,500 2,358,000 2,222,000 136,000 292,392 275,528 16,864

1991 133,000 125,200 12,800 2,422,500 2,283,000 139,500 300,390 283,092 17,298

1992 134,000 126,000 13,100 2,532,900 2,386,000 146,900 314,080 295,864 18,216

1993 136,100 128,100 13,200 2,636,100 2,483,400 152,700 326,876 307,942 18,935

1994 138,200 130,100 13,300 2,785,200 2,624,500 160,700 345,365 325,438 19,927

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1995 141,000 132,800 13,500 2,919,100 2,754,300 164,800 361,968 341,533 20,435

1996 143,400 135,100 13,900 3,073,500 2,901,700 171,800 381,114 359,811 21,303

1997 146,145 137,765 14,020 3,285,000 3,104,300 180,700 407,340 384,933 22,407

1998 148,786 140,386 14,230 3,524,900 3,333,700 191,200 437,088 413,379 23,709

1999 151,333 142,703 14,500 3,749,600 3,547,300 202,300 464,950 439,865 25,085

2000 154,732 146,097 14,675 4,008,500 3,798,400 210,100 497,054 471,002 26,052

2001 155,416 146,596 14,930 4,167,900 3,950,100 217,800 516,820 489,812 27,007

2002 e 154,818 145,808 15,180 4,248,400 4,022,000 226,400 526,802 498,728 28,074

2003 e 154,946 145,586 15,700 4,363,900 4,125,800 238,100 541,124 511,599 29,524

2004 f 156,986 147,416 16,170 4,543,173 4,292,500 250,673 563,353 532,270 31,083

2005 g 159,703 150,100 16,239 4,769,020 4,507,200 261,820 591,358 558,893 32,466

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample; Bureau of Economic Analysis; Bureau of Labor Statistics.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Workers with earnings in both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.

b. See Table 2.A3 for annual maximum taxable earnings.

c. See Table 2.A3 for contribution rates.

d. Unadjusted for multi-employer tax refunds. Unadjusted for tax credits. See Table 2.A5 for information on tax credits.

e. Preliminary data.

f. Taxable earnings are preliminary estimates based on Social Security data; employment data are preliminary estimates based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics 

and the National Income and Product Accounts.

g. Preliminary estimates based on data from Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Table 4.B11—Number of workers with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and

contributions, by type of earnings, selected years 1937–2005—Continued

Year

Number a

(thousands)

Taxable earnings b

(millions of dollars)

OASDI contributions c,d

(millions of dollars)

Total

Wage and

salary

Selfemployed TotalWage and

salary

Selfemployed TotalWage and

salary

Selfemployed
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Table 4.B12—Number of workers with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and 

contributions, by state or other area and type of earnings, 2004

State or area a

Number b

(thousands)

Taxable earnings c

(millions of dollars)

HI contributions d

(millions of dollars)

Total

Wage and

salary

Selfemployed TotalWage and

salary

Selfemployed TotalWage and

salary

Selfemployed

All areas 160,657 151,230 16,875 5,560,934 5,185,000 375,934 161,267 150,365 10,902

Alabama 2,356 2,228 229 67,599 62,630 4,970 1,960 1,816 144

Alaska 410 389 42 14,018 13,190 828 407 383 24

Arizona 2,827 2,683 267 90,785 85,074 5,711 2,633 2,467 166

Arkansas 1,465 1,372 156 36,935 34,668 2,267 1,071 1,005 66

California 17,759 16,360 2,291 715,157 653,548 61,609 20,740 18,953 1,787

Colorado 2,568 2,405 307 89,412 83,110 6,302 2,593 2,410 183

Connecticut 2,024 1,892 231 102,791 93,283 9,508 2,981 2,705 276

Delaware 509 489 36 17,564 16,720 844 509 485 24

District of Columbia 366 351 30 17,550 15,677 1,873 509 455 54

Florida 9,188 8,614 1,021 293,463 275,909 17,554 8,510 8,001 509

Georgia 4,688 4,426 479 156,138 146,669 9,469 4,528 4,253 275

Hawaii 736 696 70 24,071 22,564 1,507 698 654 44

Idaho 765 721 80 20,158 18,989 1,169 585 551 34

Illinois 6,871 6,500 708 257,420 241,212 16,208 7,465 6,995 470

Indiana 3,637 3,479 316 109,507 103,529 5,978 3,176 3,002 173

Iowa 1,739 1,626 205 48,683 45,608 3,075 1,412 1,323 89

Kansas 1,563 1,474 170 47,850 44,883 2,967 1,388 1,302 86

Kentucky 2,230 2,105 236 62,643 58,507 4,136 1,817 1,697 120

Louisiana 2,308 2,181 230 64,235 60,501 3,735 1,863 1,755 108

Maine 810 753 98 22,931 21,323 1,607 665 618 47

Maryland 3,246 3,090 303 136,750 128,808 7,942 3,966 3,735 230

Massachusetts 3,713 3,484 420 155,332 144,531 10,801 4,505 4,191 313

Michigan 5,518 5,262 488 186,151 177,752 8,399 5,398 5,155 244

Minnesota 3,122 2,955 329 108,721 102,938 5,783 3,153 2,985 168

Mississippi 1,412 1,330 142 35,190 32,884 2,306 1,021 954 67

Missouri 3,215 3,041 319 95,186 88,818 6,368 2,760 2,576 185

Montana 547 505 76 13,019 11,797 1,222 378 342 35

Nebraska 1,057 999 115 30,545 28,625 1,920 886 830 56

Nevada 1,248 1,194 99 40,438 38,008 2,431 1,173 1,102 70

New Hampshire 829 774 95 30,226 28,224 2,002 877 818 58

New Jersey 4,833 4,573 479 223,294 208,020 15,275 6,476 6,033 443

New Mexico 945 890 96 25,507 23,894 1,613 740 693 47

New York 10,162 9,487 1,169 434,971 395,998 38,973 12,614 11,484 1,130

North Carolina 4,613 4,342 474 141,451 132,553 8,898 4,102 3,844 258

North Dakota 394 369 48 10,005 9,285 720 290 269 21

Ohio 6,443 6,127 591 205,612 195,373 10,239 5,963 5,666 297

Oklahoma 1,866 1,745 211 49,061 46,312 2,749 1,423 1,343 80

Oregon 1,935 1,816 204 59,344 55,335 4,009 1,721 1,605 116

Pennsylvania 6,831 6,488 619 234,427 220,216 14,211 6,798 6,386 412

Rhode Island 634 602 63 22,229 20,877 1,352 645 605 39

South Carolina 2,223 2,109 201 62,728 59,097 3,631 1,819 1,714 105

South Dakota 486 452 63 11,870 10,978 892 344 318 26

Tennessee 3,232 3,019 378 99,561 90,211 9,350 2,887 2,616 271

Texas 11,268 10,529 1,317 368,475 343,441 25,034 10,686 9,960 726

Utah 1,250 1,197 113 37,078 34,866 2,212 1,075 1,011 64

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Vermont 424 397 49 11,919 11,129 790 346 323 23

Virginia 4,303 4,093 403 161,025 151,344 9,681 4,670 4,389 281

Washington 3,390 3,211 318 122,867 115,978 6,888 3,563 3,363 200

West Virginia 901 855 80 23,872 22,426 1,446 692 650 42

Wisconsin 3,245 3,093 286 106,101 101,266 4,835 3,077 2,937 140

Wyoming 318 300 36 9,219 8,501 719 267 247 21

Outlying area

Puerto Rico 1,298 1,225 83 24,868 23,108 1,760 721 670 51

Other and unknown e 938 932 8 24,980 24,815 165 724 720 5

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.

NOTE: Data are based on preliminary estimates.

a. State designation based primarily on employee end-of-year residence, obtained from employer wage reports filed via magnetic media. State designation based on 

location of employer for reports filed via paper.

b. Workers with earnings in both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total. National and 

state totals and subtotals are unduplicated counts of workers in each type of employment.

c. No annual maximum taxable earnings amount for Medicare.

d. For 2004 earnings, paid at the rate of 1.45 percent of taxable wages by both employees and employers, 1.45 percent of taxable tips by employees, and 2.9 percent of 

self-employment income by self-employed workers.

e. Persons employed in American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed 

on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.

Table 4.B12—Number of workers with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and 

contributions, by state or other area and type of earnings, 2004—Continued

State or area a

Number b

(thousands)

Taxable earnings c

(millions of dollars)

HI contributions d

(millions of dollars)

Total

Wage and

salary

Selfemployed TotalWage and

salary

Selfemployed TotalWage and

salary

Selfemployed
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CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153 or William Kearns (410) 965-6750.

Table 4.B13—Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, by sex and age, 2004

Sex

Total,

all ages Under 20 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–61 62–64 65–69 70 or older

Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings (in millions of dollars)

All workers 4,543,173 44,018 625,762 1,124,685 1,366,562 1,029,434 116,233 113,320 78,463 44,650

Men 2,752,443 23,300 352,734 690,614 835,700 621,981 73,535 72,413 51,813 30,327

Women 1,790,730 20,717 273,028 434,072 530,863 407,453 42,698 40,907 26,650 14,323

Percentage distribution, by age

All workers 100 114 25 30 233221

Men 100 113 25 30 233321

Women 100 115 24 30 232211

Percentage distribution, by sex

All workers 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Men 61 53 56 61 61 60 63 64 66 68

Women 39 47 44 39 39 40 37 36 34 32

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.
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CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153 or William Kearns (410) 965-6750.

Table 4.B14—Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, by sex and age, 2004

Sex

Total,

all ages Under 20 20–29 30–39 40–49 50–59 60–61 62–64 65–69 70 or older

Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings (in millions of dollars)

All workers 5,560,934 44,053 653,133 1,296,147 1,720,090 1,372,549 159,370 148,481 105,864 61,181

Men 3,566,774 23,299 369,166 818,405 1,112,875 905,464 112,222 103,316 76,778 45,213

Women 1,994,160 20,754 283,968 477,742 607,215 467,085 47,148 45,165 29,087 15,968

Percentage distribution, by age

All workers 100 112 23 31 253321

Men 100 110 23 31 253321

Women 100 114 24 30 232211

Percentage distribution, by sex

All workers 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Men 64 53 57 63 65 66 70 70 73 74

Women 36 47 43 37 35 34 30 30 27 26

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Earnings File, 1 percent sample.
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Table 4.C1—Estimated number, by insured status, December 31, 1940–2006 (in millions)

Year

Workers fully insured for retirement benefits, survivor benefits, or both Workers

insured for

Total disability benefits

Permanently

insured

Not permanently

insured

1940 24.2 1.1 23.1 . . .

1941 25.8 1.4 24.4 . . .

1942 28.1 1.8 26.3 . . .

1943 29.9 2.3 27.6 . . .

1944 31.9 2.8 29.1 . . .

1945 33.4 3.4 30.0 . . .

1946 35.4 8.6 26.8 . . .

1947 37.3 11.6 25.7 . . .

1948 38.9 13.2 25.7 . . .

1949 40.1 14.9 25.2 . . .

1950 59.8 21.0 38.8 . . .

1951 62.8 22.9 39.9 . . .

1952 68.2 25.6 42.7 . . .

1953 71.0 27.7 43.4 . . .

1954 70.2 29.9 40.4 31.9

1955 70.5 32.5 38.0 35.4

1956 74.0 36.1 38.0 37.2

1957 76.1 38.3 37.9 38.4

1958 76.5 40.3 36.2 43.4

1959 76.7 42.2 34.6 46.4

1960 84.4 47.6 36.8 48.5

1961 88.5 53.3 35.3 50.5

1962 89.8 54.9 34.8 51.5

1963 91.3 56.6 34.7 52.3

1964 92.8 58.3 34.5 53.3

1965 94.8 60.2 34.6 55.0

1966 97.2 61.9 35.3 55.7

1967 99.9 63.3 36.6 56.9

1968 102.6 64.5 38.1 70.1

1969 105.7 66.1 39.5 72.4

1970 108.4 67.4 41.0 74.5

1971 110.9 68.6 42.4 76.1

1972 113.5 69.9 43.7 77.8

1973 116.9 71.3 45.6 80.4

1974 120.3 72.8 47.5 83.3

1975 123.2 74.4 48.8 85.3

1976 126.1 76.2 49.9 87.0

1977 129.1 78.2 50.9 89.3

1978 133.4 80.4 53.0 93.7

1979 137.4 83.1 54.3 98.0

1980 140.5 85.4 55.0 100.3

1981 143.0 88.1 54.9 102.6

1982 144.8 90.8 54.0 104.5

1983 146.6 94.1 52.5 105.4

1984 148.3 96.9 51.4 107.1

1985 151.0 100.1 50.8 109.6

1986 153.3 103.4 49.9 111.6

1987 155.8 107.4 48.3 113.5

1988 158.3 110.7 47.7 115.7

1989 161.5 113.7 47.8 118.1

1990 164.0 116.4 47.6 120.1

1991 165.8 118.6 47.2 121.5

1992 167.4 121.1 46.4 122.9

1993 169.3 123.7 45.6 124.4

1994 170.9 126.0 44.9 126.2

(Continued)
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CONTACT: Jeff Kunkel (410) 965-3013.

1995 173.2 128.4 44.8 128.2

1996 175.4 131.0 44.4 130.3

1997 177.9 133.8 44.0 132.4

1998 180.4 136.4 44.0 134.7

1999 182.9 138.7 44.3 137.1

2000 185.5 140.7 44.8 139.5

2001 187.9 142.7 45.2 141.8

2002 189.7 144.5 45.2 142.9

2003 191.5 146.7 44.8 143.9

2004 193.1 148.6 44.4 145.3

2005 195.1 150.6 44.5 147.3

2006 197.1 152.5 44.6 149.1

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.

NOTES: Figures are subject to revision.

. . . = not applicable.

Table 4.C1—Estimated number, by insured status, December 31, 1940–2006 (in millions)—Continued

Year

Workers fully insured for retirement benefits, survivor benefits, or both Workers

insured for

Total disability benefits

Permanently

insured

Not permanently

insured
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Table 4.C2—Estimated number, insured status, sex, and age, December 31, 1970–2006, selected years

(in thousands)

Year

Total,

all ages Under 20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65–69 70–74

75 or

older

Fully insured for retirement benefits, survivor benefits, or both

Total

1970 108,415 4,104 14,972 12,704 10,156 9,220 9,686 10,028 9,172 7,925 6,686 5,262 3,798 4,703

1975 123,230 5,304 16,938 17,056 12,716 10,148 9,238 9,606 9,719 8,634 7,525 6,227 4,405 5,714

1980 140,475 6,558 19,154 19,269 17,201 12,784 10,241 9,211 9,403 9,270 8,244 6,984 5,219 6,937

1985 150,955 4,301 17,726 20,773 19,297 17,112 12,777 10,213 9,044 9,018 8,838 7,538 5,915 8,402

1990 163,958 4,805 16,449 20,458 21,102 19,312 17,146 12,713 10,055 8,755 8,728 8,161 6,397 9,878

1991 165,825 4,325 16,436 19,964 21,324 19,794 17,429 13,741 10,481 8,815 8,607 8,123 6,612 10,174

1992 167,446 3,960 16,143 19,388 21,350 20,305 17,758 14,484 11,115 9,005 8,513 8,167 6,765 10,494

1993 169,253 3,743 15,770 18,878 21,399 20,649 18,271 15,209 11,660 9,268 8,535 8,213 6,867 10,792

1994 170,884 3,753 15,242 18,549 21,245 20,984 18,789 16,065 12,153 9,479 8,412 8,143 7,028 11,043

1995 173,203 3,983 14,811 18,600 20,848 21,260 19,329 17,027 12,506 9,741 8,513 8,135 7,082 11,368

1996 175,401 4,226 14,586 18,554 20,355 21,439 19,800 17,312 13,532 10,165 8,544 8,098 7,062 11,730

1997 177,864 4,377 14,725 18,432 19,824 21,493 20,313 17,641 14,263 10,790 8,820 8,069 7,097 12,021

1998 180,380 4,641 15,018 18,169 19,372 21,596 20,661 18,146 14,975 11,323 9,093 7,985 7,105 12,298

1999 182,921 4,860 15,399 17,844 19,122 21,489 21,021 18,683 15,811 11,809 9,244 8,025 7,047 12,567

2000 185,469 4,930 15,901 17,371 19,211 21,160 21,330 19,215 16,729 12,182 9,533 8,052 7,049 12,806

2001 187,894 4,841 16,316 17,151 19,216 20,716 21,563 19,699 17,106 13,067 9,989 8,196 7,009 13,025

2002 189,684 4,429 16,568 17,187 19,119 20,200 21,648 20,182 17,401 13,856 10,508 8,353 6,981 13,253

2003 191,481 3,961 16,629 17,403 18,865 19,748 21,706 20,566 17,829 14,556 11,148 8,653 6,933 13,485

2004 193,068 3,875 16,221 17,625 18,505 19,499 21,630 20,929 18,359 15,355 11,521 8,899 6,992 13,661

2005 195,111 3,857 15,947 18,073 18,071 19,492 21,323 21,254 18,900 16,222 11,923 9,148 7,042 13,858

2006 197,095 3,869 15,675 18,514 17,764 19,539 20,866 21,478 19,424 16,726 12,622 9,522 7,162 13,934

Male

1970 62,945 2,702 8,563 7,108 5,861 5,431 5,681 5,766 5,297 4,694 3,905 3,025 2,172 2,742

1975 69,314 3,210 9,376 9,228 7,153 5,847 5,368 5,543 5,527 4,920 4,279 3,426 2,413 3,024

1980 76,637 3,700 10,223 10,198 9,312 7,119 5,788 5,247 5,338 5,213 4,568 3,763 2,752 3,416

1985 80,711 2,325 9,402 10,872 10,232 9,229 7,027 5,680 5,074 5,050 4,845 3,992 3,067 3,917

1990 86,458 2,568 8,653 10,722 11,052 10,177 9,128 6,886 5,518 4,851 4,783 4,336 3,298 4,487

1991 87,217 2,303 8,614 10,467 11,171 10,408 9,215 7,406 5,717 4,876 4,712 4,316 3,409 4,604

1992 87,865 2,077 8,468 10,159 11,185 10,668 9,344 7,757 6,037 4,964 4,661 4,335 3,484 4,726

1993 88,555 1,958 8,246 9,876 11,218 10,831 9,584 8,094 6,299 5,089 4,646 4,331 3,539 4,845

1994 89,232 1,962 7,958 9,688 11,133 10,992 9,842 8,504 6,535 5,174 4,586 4,296 3,618 4,945

1995 90,208 2,078 7,680 9,685 10,928 11,121 10,112 8,966 6,694 5,285 4,631 4,300 3,634 5,094

1996 91,121 2,177 7,544 9,634 10,660 11,201 10,350 9,067 7,216 5,485 4,626 4,278 3,624 5,257

1997 92,164 2,255 7,589 9,533 10,363 11,216 10,608 9,202 7,567 5,802 4,747 4,244 3,647 5,391

1998 93,244 2,387 7,707 9,374 10,100 11,264 10,772 9,444 7,899 6,057 4,874 4,197 3,652 5,519

1999 94,342 2,503 7,860 9,175 9,945 11,196 10,940 9,712 8,298 6,292 4,934 4,212 3,630 5,645

2000 95,627 2,537 8,142 8,927 10,028 11,036 11,088 9,973 8,740 6,471 5,064 4,216 3,647 5,760

2001 96,687 2,482 8,355 8,784 9,999 10,810 11,195 10,205 8,891 6,915 5,277 4,267 3,638 5,870

2002 97,435 2,259 8,484 8,797 9,910 10,537 11,224 10,442 9,006 7,290 5,537 4,336 3,623 5,989

2003 98,139 2,016 8,483 8,896 9,757 10,299 11,246 10,632 9,196 7,611 5,827 4,473 3,597 6,107

2004 99,091 2,002 8,425 9,082 9,559 10,164 11,209 10,810 9,454 7,985 5,987 4,581 3,622 6,213

2005 100,033 1,983 8,284 9,312 9,315 10,143 11,058 10,961 9,720 8,398 6,190 4,701 3,642 6,328

2006 100,912 1,986 8,125 9,544 9,149 10,140 10,830 11,060 9,980 8,618 6,540 4,872 3,688 6,382

Female

1970 45,470 1,402 6,409 5,597 4,295 3,789 4,005 4,262 3,874 3,231 2,781 2,237 1,626 1,961

1975 53,916 2,094 7,562 7,827 5,563 4,302 3,871 4,063 4,192 3,714 3,246 2,801 1,991 2,691

1980 63,838 2,858 8,931 9,071 7,889 5,666 4,452 3,963 4,065 4,057 3,676 3,221 2,468 3,521

1985 70,244 1,976 8,324 9,901 9,065 7,883 5,750 4,533 3,971 3,968 3,994 3,546 2,848 4,485

1990 77,501 2,237 7,796 9,736 10,050 9,136 8,018 5,827 4,537 3,904 3,945 3,825 3,099 5,391

1991 78,609 2,023 7,823 9,497 10,153 9,386 8,214 6,335 4,764 3,940 3,895 3,808 3,203 5,571

1992 79,581 1,883 7,675 9,228 10,166 9,637 8,414 6,727 5,078 4,041 3,852 3,832 3,281 5,768

1993 80,698 1,786 7,524 9,003 10,181 9,818 8,687 7,114 5,361 4,179 3,889 3,882 3,328 5,947

1994 81,652 1,791 7,284 8,861 10,112 9,992 8,947 7,560 5,619 4,306 3,827 3,847 3,410 6,098

1995 82,995 1,905 7,130 8,915 9,920 10,139 9,217 8,061 5,812 4,456 3,882 3,836 3,448 6,274

1996 84,280 2,048 7,041 8,921 9,695 10,238 9,449 8,245 6,315 4,679 3,918 3,820 3,438 6,473

1997 85,699 2,122 7,136 8,898 9,461 10,277 9,704 8,440 6,696 4,988 4,072 3,826 3,449 6,630

1998 87,135 2,254 7,311 8,795 9,272 10,333 9,889 8,702 7,076 5,266 4,219 3,788 3,452 6,779

1999 88,579 2,356 7,539 8,668 9,178 10,293 10,081 8,971 7,514 5,516 4,310 3,813 3,417 6,922

(Continued)
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Fully insured for retirement benefits, survivor benefits, or both (cont.)

Female (cont.)

2000 89,842 2,394 7,759 8,444 9,184 10,124 10,242 9,242 7,989 5,710 4,469 3,836 3,403 7,047

2001 91,207 2,359 7,960 8,367 9,217 9,907 10,368 9,494 8,215 6,152 4,713 3,929 3,371 7,155

2002 92,249 2,169 8,085 8,390 9,208 9,663 10,423 9,740 8,395 6,566 4,971 4,016 3,358 7,264

2003 93,342 1,945 8,145 8,508 9,108 9,449 10,460 9,934 8,634 6,945 5,321 4,179 3,336 7,378

2004 93,977 1,873 7,796 8,543 8,947 9,334 10,421 10,119 8,905 7,369 5,535 4,319 3,370 7,448

2005 95,077 1,875 7,663 8,762 8,756 9,349 10,265 10,294 9,180 7,824 5,733 4,447 3,400 7,530

2006 96,183 1,882 7,550 8,970 8,615 9,400 10,035 10,419 9,445 8,109 6,082 4,651 3,474 7,552

Insured for disability benefits

Total

1970 74,504 3,860 12,432 9,858 7,257 6,743 7,399 7,817 7,250 6,486 5,401 . . . . . . . . .

1975 85,305 4,948 14,144 13,289 9,313 7,610 7,271 7,762 7,892 7,035 6,041 . . . . . . . . .

1980 100,329 6,341 17,410 16,104 12,997 9,788 8,267 7,628 7,888 7,669 6,238 . . . . . . . . .

1985 109,572 4,105 15,868 17,976 15,851 13,683 10,661 8,747 7,780 7,763 7,138 . . . . . . . . .

1990 120,081 4,541 15,023 17,954 17,691 16,099 14,339 10,991 8,759 7,569 7,116 . . . . . . . . .

1991 121,530 4,047 14,788 17,620 17,946 16,653 14,890 11,743 9,075 7,700 7,070 . . . . . . . . .

1992 122,883 3,655 14,295 17,188 18,204 17,178 15,203 12,610 9,683 7,823 7,045 . . . . . . . . .

1993 124,430 3,461 13,945 16,758 18,341 17,646 15,672 13,262 10,261 8,093 6,991 . . . . . . . . .

1994 126,205 3,514 13,639 16,433 18,358 17,957 16,234 14,029 10,724 8,310 7,009 . . . . . . . . .

1995 128,233 3,763 13,374 16,409 18,068 18,291 16,787 14,823 11,095 8,571 7,051 . . . . . . . . .

1996 130,315 4,021 13,206 16,440 17,665 18,507 17,278 15,328 11,839 8,889 7,142 . . . . . . . . .

1997 132,354 4,173 13,408 16,307 17,224 18,635 17,699 15,553 12,664 9,451 7,242 . . . . . . . . .

1998 134,654 4,439 13,712 16,151 16,840 18,717 18,082 15,964 13,288 10,000 7,462 . . . . . . . . .

1999 137,081 4,667 14,089 15,905 16,638 18,729 18,383 16,525 14,025 10,437 7,683 . . . . . . . . .

2000 139,536 4,742 14,589 15,532 16,725 18,506 18,766 17,087 14,850 10,798 7,941 . . . . . . . . .

2001 141,753 4,668 14,922 15,294 16,852 18,194 19,026 17,637 15,378 11,525 8,255 . . . . . . . . .

2002 142,950 4,213 14,881 15,360 16,732 17,762 19,184 18,069 15,617 12,360 8,771 . . . . . . . . .

2003 143,630 3,713 14,663 15,477 16,509 17,360 19,215 18,428 15,997 12,991 9,278 . . . . . . . . .

2004 145,299 3,673 14,371 15,737 16,252 17,169 19,151 18,743 16,486 13,652 9,546 520 . . . . . .

2005 147,285 3,658 14,165 16,185 15,947 17,211 18,889 19,052 17,028 14,442 9,900 808 . . . . . .

2006 149,119 3,671 13,992 16,617 15,725 17,295 18,486 19,239 17,550 14,914 10,502 1,127 . . . . . .

Male

1970 49,847 2,550 7,622 6,519 5,331 4,956 5,191 5,218 4,722 4,224 3,512 . . . . . . . . .

1975 54,323 3,004 8,274 8,191 6,400 5,320 4,911 5,037 4,977 4,389 3,822 . . . . . . . . .

1980 60,140 3,586 9,607 9,218 8,068 6,348 5,238 4,733 4,833 4,672 3,837 . . . . . . . . .

1985 62,896 2,219 8,650 9,952 9,169 8,105 6,319 5,124 4,561 4,570 4,227 . . . . . . . . .

1990 66,898 2,424 8,039 9,749 9,909 9,157 8,070 6,175 4,941 4,319 4,116 . . . . . . . . .

1991 67,380 2,145 7,907 9,549 9,985 9,435 8,309 6,553 5,064 4,380 4,052 . . . . . . . . .

1992 67,837 1,906 7,644 9,296 10,095 9,691 8,432 6,982 5,363 4,425 4,003 . . . . . . . . .

1993 68,435 1,806 7,426 9,042 10,177 9,892 8,650 7,287 5,665 4,532 3,959 . . . . . . . . .

1994 69,150 1,829 7,263 8,824 10,156 10,028 8,944 7,651 5,878 4,632 3,946 . . . . . . . . .

1995 69,979 1,957 7,079 8,774 9,971 10,186 9,244 8,020 6,054 4,737 3,957 . . . . . . . . .

1996 70,815 2,068 6,948 8,747 9,720 10,272 9,509 8,252 6,435 4,863 4,003 . . . . . . . . .

1997 71,659 2,146 6,996 8,656 9,444 10,303 9,724 8,343 6,848 5,152 4,047 . . . . . . . . .

1998 72,611 2,279 7,117 8,516 9,186 10,342 9,892 8,549 7,149 5,444 4,138 . . . . . . . . .

1999 73,646 2,401 7,275 8,349 9,006 10,321 10,031 8,846 7,503 5,660 4,254 . . . . . . . . .

2000 74,847 2,435 7,540 8,134 9,075 10,170 10,230 9,167 7,892 5,844 4,360 . . . . . . . . .

2001 75,768 2,388 7,693 7,988 9,083 9,983 10,335 9,452 8,136 6,207 4,502 . . . . . . . . .

2002 76,183 2,142 7,674 7,976 8,988 9,718 10,386 9,675 8,236 6,621 4,767 . . . . . . . . .

2003 76,335 1,880 7,543 8,014 8,808 9,485 10,407 9,829 8,412 6,925 5,032 . . . . . . . . .

2004 77,265 1,901 7,549 8,236 8,672 9,341 10,341 9,980 8,642 7,192 5,130 281 . . . . . .

2005 78,069 1,885 7,451 8,464 8,485 9,315 10,162 10,100 8,903 7,562 5,306 437 . . . . . .

2006 78,824 1,890 7,347 8,690 8,349 9,322 9,917 10,171 9,162 7,757 5,610 609 . . . . . .

Female

1970 24,656 1,310 4,810 3,339 1,926 1,787 2,208 2,599 2,527 2,262 1,889 . . . . . . . . .

1975 30,982 1,945 5,870 5,098 2,913 2,290 2,360 2,726 2,915 2,646 2,219 . . . . . . . . .

1980 40,189 2,755 7,804 6,886 4,929 3,441 3,028 2,894 3,055 2,997 2,401 . . . . . . . . .

1985 46,676 1,886 7,218 8,025 6,682 5,578 4,342 3,622 3,219 3,193 2,911 . . . . . . . . .

(Continued)

Table 4.C2—Estimated number, insured status, sex, and age, December 31, 1970–2006, selected years

(in thousands)—Continued

Year

Total,

all ages Under 20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65–69 70–74

75 or

older
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Insured for disability benefits (cont.)

Female (cont.)

1990 53,183 2,116 6,984 8,206 7,782 6,942 6,269 4,816 3,818 3,250 3,000 . . . . . . . . .

1991 54,150 1,902 6,881 8,071 7,960 7,217 6,581 5,190 4,010 3,320 3,019 . . . . . . . . .

1992 55,046 1,749 6,652 7,892 8,109 7,487 6,771 5,628 4,319 3,398 3,041 . . . . . . . . .

1993 55,995 1,656 6,519 7,715 8,165 7,754 7,022 5,974 4,597 3,561 3,033 . . . . . . . . .

1994 57,055 1,685 6,376 7,609 8,202 7,929 7,289 6,378 4,845 3,678 3,063 . . . . . . . . .

1995 58,254 1,806 6,295 7,635 8,097 8,105 7,544 6,803 5,042 3,834 3,094 . . . . . . . . .

1996 59,500 1,953 6,258 7,693 7,946 8,234 7,769 7,077 5,404 4,026 3,139 . . . . . . . . .

1997 60,696 2,026 6,412 7,651 7,780 8,332 7,975 7,210 5,816 4,298 3,196 . . . . . . . . .

1998 62,043 2,161 6,595 7,635 7,654 8,376 8,190 7,415 6,139 4,555 3,324 . . . . . . . . .

1999 63,435 2,266 6,813 7,556 7,633 8,408 8,351 7,679 6,523 4,777 3,429 . . . . . . . . .

2000 64,689 2,307 7,049 7,398 7,651 8,336 8,535 7,920 6,958 4,954 3,581 . . . . . . . . .

2001 65,985 2,280 7,230 7,306 7,770 8,211 8,691 8,186 7,242 5,318 3,753 . . . . . . . . .

2002 66,766 2,070 7,207 7,385 7,744 8,044 8,798 8,394 7,382 5,739 4,004 . . . . . . . . .

2003 67,295 1,833 7,120 7,463 7,700 7,875 8,808 8,599 7,584 6,066 4,246 . . . . . . . . .

2004 68,034 1,772 6,822 7,502 7,580 7,827 8,810 8,762 7,843 6,460 4,416 239 . . . . . .

2005 69,216 1,774 6,713 7,722 7,462 7,897 8,727 8,952 8,125 6,880 4,594 372 . . . . . .

2006 70,295 1,781 6,646 7,927 7,376 7,973 8,569 9,068 8,388 7,158 4,892 518 . . . . . .

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.

NOTES: Figures are subject to revision.

. . . = not applicable.

Table 4.C2—Estimated number, insured status, sex, and age, December 31, 1970–2006, selected years

(in thousands)—Continued

Year

Total,

all ages Under 20 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65–69 70–74

75 or

older
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Table 4.C5—Estimated size of the population in the Social Security area and percentage fully insured,

by sex and age, 2002–2006 (in thousands)

Age at end of year

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Population

Percentage

fully

insured Population

Percentage

fully

insured Population

Percentage

fully

insured Population

Percentage

fully

insured Population

Percentage

fully

insured

Total

Total 295,757 a 87 298,498 a 87

a. Percentage of population aged 20 or older and fully insured.

301,063 a 87 303,591 a 87 306,117 a 87

Under 15 62,866 b

b. Less than 0.5 percent.

63,020 b 62,986 b 62,915 b 62,899 b

15–19 20,413 22 20,547 19 20,847 19 21,168 18 21,444 18

20–24 20,888 79 21,207 78 21,191 77 21,081 76 20,989 75

25–29 19,467 88 19,819 88 20,252 87 20,798 87 21,333 87

30–34 21,251 90 21,094 89 20,783 89 20,364 89 20,093 88

35–39 22,126 91 21,768 91 21,572 90 21,625 90 21,733 90

40–44 23,502 92 23,557 92 23,498 92 23,216 92 22,804 91

45–49 21,984 92 22,413 92 22,828 92 23,185 92 23,397 92

50–54 19,166 91 19,519 91 20,042 92 20,585 92 21,142 92

55–59 15,767 88 16,439 89 17,242 89 18,112 90 18,565 90

60–64 12,095 87 12,613 88 13,081 88 13,487 88 14,247 89

65–69 9,826 85 9,999 87 10,196 87 10,418 88 10,762 88

70–74 8,750 80 8,661 80 8,623 81 8,645 81 8,690 82

75 or older 17,656 75 17,841 76 17,922 76 17,993 77 18,017 77

Male

Subtotal 146,418 a 92 147,899 a 91 149,234 a 91 150,551 a 91 151,868 a 91

Under 15 32,112 b 32,189 b 32,173 b 32,137 b 32,130 b

15–19 10,516 21 10,557 19 10,673 19 10,817 18 10,954 18

20–24 10,809 78 11,007 77 11,009 77 10,949 76 10,873 75

25–29 10,001 88 10,211 87 10,436 87 10,715 87 10,998 87

30–34 10,840 91 10,773 91 10,612 90 10,400 90 10,270 89

35–39 11,223 94 11,068 93 10,979 93 11,008 92 11,061 92

40–44 11,810 95 11,844 95 11,825 95 11,696 95 11,506 94

45–49 10,958 95 11,181 95 11,396 95 11,583 95 11,694 95

50–54 9,467 95 9,642 95 9,906 95 10,181 95 10,462 95

55–59 7,734 94 8,069 94 8,460 94 8,884 95 9,101 95

60–64 5,828 95 6,081 96 6,313 95 6,517 95 6,900 95

65–69 4,608 94 4,699 95 4,804 95 4,919 96 5,089 96

70–74 3,917 92 3,886 93 3,885 93 3,912 93 3,949 93

75 or older 6,593 91 6,693 91 6,764 92 6,832 93 6,882 93

Female

Subtotal 149,339 a 83 150,599 a 83 151,829 a 83 153,039 a 83 154,249 a 83

Under 15 30,754 b 30,831 b 30,813 b 30,779 b 30,770 b

15–19 9,897 22 9,989 19 10,174 18 10,351 18 10,490 18

20–24 10,079 80 10,201 80 10,182 77 10,132 76 10,117 75

25–29 9,466 89 9,608 89 9,816 87 10,082 87 10,336 87

30–34 10,411 88 10,321 88 10,171 88 9,964 88 9,823 88

35–39 10,902 89 10,700 88 10,593 88 10,617 88 10,672 88

40–44 11,692 89 11,713 89 11,674 89 11,519 89 11,298 89

45–49 11,027 88 11,233 88 11,432 89 11,602 89 11,703 89

50–54 9,698 87 9,877 87 10,136 88 10,403 88 10,680 88

55–59 8,032 82 8,370 83 8,782 84 9,228 85 9,464 86

60–64 6,267 79 6,532 81 6,769 82 6,969 82 7,347 83

65–69 5,218 77 5,300 79 5,392 80 5,499 81 5,673 82

70–74 4,832 69 4,775 70 4,737 71 4,732 72 4,741 73

75 or older 11,064 66 11,148 66 11,158 67 11,161 67 11,135 68

SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau.

NOTES: Population in the Social Security area includes residents of the 50 states and the District of Columbia adjusted for net census undercount; civilian residents of 

American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands; federal civilian employees and persons in the armed forces abroad and their dependents; crew members of merchant vessels; and all other U.S. citizens abroad.

Population estimates are subject to revision.
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Table 4.C6—Period life table, 2002

Exact

age

Male Female

Exact

age

Male Female

Death

probability a

Number

of lives b

Life

expectancyDeath

probability a

Number

of lives b

Life

expectancyDeath

probability a

Number

of lives b

Life

expectancyDeath

probability a

Number

of lives b

Life

expectancy

0 0.007644 100,000 74.21 0.006275 100,000 79.49 60 0.012405 84,642 19.81 0.007732 90,821 23.11

1 0.000528 99,236 73.78 0.000421 99,373 78.99 61 0.013589 83,592 19.05 0.008497 90,119 22.28

2 0.000357 99,183 72.82 0.000273 99,331 78.02 62 0.014840 82,456 18.31 0.009318 89,353 21.47

3 0.000268 99,148 71.85 0.000196 99,304 77.05 63 0.016149 81,232 17.57 0.010192 88,521 20.67

4 0.000232 99,121 70.87 0.000168 99,284 76.06 64 0.017547 79,920 16.85 0.011138 87,618 19.88

5 0.000202 99,098 69.88 0.000152 99,267 75.07 65 0.019102 78,518 16.15 0.012199 86,642 19.09

6 0.000186 99,078 68.90 0.000142 99,252 74.08 66 0.020847 77,018 15.45 0.013384 85,586 18.32

7 0.000171 99,060 67.91 0.000135 99,238 73.10 67 0.022767 75,413 14.77 0.014669 84,440 17.56

8 0.000151 99,043 66.92 0.000128 99,225 72.11 68 0.024878 73,696 14.10 0.016055 83,201 16.82

9 0.000127 99,028 65.93 0.000119 99,212 71.11 69 0.027201 71,862 13.45 0.017571 81,866 16.08

10 0.000110 99,015 64.94 0.000113 99,200 70.12 70 0.029824 69,908 12.81 0.019312 80,427 15.36

11 0.000119 99,004 63.95 0.000118 99,189 69.13 71 0.032719 67,823 12.19 0.021265 78,874 14.66

12 0.000177 98,993 62.96 0.000140 99,177 68.14 72 0.035795 65,604 11.59 0.023333 77,197 13.96

13 0.000297 98,975 61.97 0.000184 99,164 67.15 73 0.039031 63,255 11.00 0.025500 75,395 13.29

14 0.000460 98,946 60.98 0.000244 99,145 66.16 74 0.042518 60,786 10.42 0.027850 73,473 12.62

15 0.000640 98,900 60.01 0.000312 99,121 65.18 75 0.046499 58,202 9.86 0.030582 71,427 11.97

16 0.000810 98,837 59.05 0.000375 99,090 64.20 76 0.051003 55,495 9.32 0.033749 69,242 11.33

17 0.000964 98,757 58.10 0.000423 99,053 63.22 77 0.055873 52,665 8.79 0.037253 66,905 10.71

18 0.001090 98,662 57.15 0.000447 99,011 62.25 78 0.061104 49,722 8.29 0.041110 64,413 10.10

19 0.001189 98,554 56.22 0.000453 98,967 61.27 79 0.066844 46,684 7.79 0.045426 61,765 9.51

20 0.001290 98,437 55.28 0.000456 98,922 60.30 80 0.073269 43,564 7.31 0.050396 58,959 8.94

21 0.001386 98,310 54.35 0.000464 98,877 59.33 81 0.080572 40,372 6.85 0.056098 55,988 8.39

22 0.001443 98,174 53.43 0.000471 98,831 58.36 82 0.088858 37,119 6.41 0.062487 52,847 7.86

23 0.001450 98,032 52.50 0.000479 98,784 57.38 83 0.098235 33,821 5.99 0.069605 49,545 7.35

24 0.001421 97,890 51.58 0.000488 98,737 56.41 84 0.108694 30,498 5.58 0.077552 46,096 6.86

25 0.001379 97,751 50.65 0.000499 98,689 55.44 85 0.120186 27,183 5.20 0.086443 42,521 6.40

26 0.001345 97,616 49.72 0.000513 98,640 54.47 86 0.132672 23,916 4.85 0.096377 38,846 5.96

27 0.001325 97,485 48.79 0.000532 98,589 53.49 87 0.146137 20,743 4.51 0.107427 35,102 5.54

28 0.001330 97,356 47.85 0.000557 98,537 52.52 88 0.160593 17,712 4.20 0.119640 31,331 5.14

29 0.001355 97,226 46.91 0.000590 98,482 51.55 89 0.176074 14,867 3.90 0.133035 27,583 4.78

30 0.001389 97,094 45.98 0.000628 98,424 50.58 90 0.192615 12,250 3.63 0.147616 23,913 4.43

31 0.001428 96,959 45.04 0.000673 98,362 49.61 91 0.210240 9,890 3.38 0.163376 20,383 4.11

32 0.001484 96,821 44.10 0.000727 98,296 48.65 92 0.228968 7,811 3.15 0.180297 17,053 3.82

33 0.001561 96,677 43.17 0.000793 98,224 47.68 93 0.248798 6,022 2.93 0.198353 13,978 3.55

34 0.001657 96,526 42.24 0.000869 98,146 46.72 94 0.269717 4,524 2.74 0.217509 11,206 3.30

35 0.001770 96,366 41.31 0.000953 98,061 45.76 95 0.290557 3,304 2.56 0.236924 8,768 3.08

36 0.001897 96,196 40.38 0.001045 97,968 44.80 96 0.311026 2,344 2.41 0.256339 6,691 2.88

37 0.002043 96,013 39.45 0.001147 97,865 43.85 97 0.330817 1,615 2.27 0.275469 4,976 2.70

38 0.002207 95,817 38.53 0.001259 97,753 42.90 98 0.349613 1,081 2.15 0.294012 3,605 2.54

39 0.002389 95,606 37.62 0.001381 97,630 41.95 99 0.367093 703 2.04 0.311653 2,545 2.39

40 0.002589 95,377 36.71 0.001514 97,495 41.01 100 0.385448 445 1.93 0.330352 1,752 2.25

41 0.002808 95,130 35.80 0.001655 97,347 40.07 101 0.404720 273 1.82 0.350173 1,173 2.11

42 0.003047 94,863 34.90 0.001800 97,186 39.14 102 0.424956 163 1.72 0.371184 762 1.98

43 0.003306 94,574 34.00 0.001946 97,011 38.21 103 0.446204 94 1.63 0.393455 479 1.86

44 0.003585 94,262 33.12 0.002097 96,823 37.28 104 0.468514 52 1.53 0.417062 291 1.74

45 0.003891 93,924 32.23 0.002264 96,620 36.36 105 0.491940 28 1.44 0.442086 170 1.63

46 0.004218 93,558 31.36 0.002446 96,401 35.44 106 0.516537 14 1.36 0.468611 95 1.52

47 0.004554 93,164 30.49 0.002631 96,165 34.52 107 0.542364 7 1.28 0.496728 50 1.41

48 0.004895 92,739 29.63 0.002816 95,912 33.61 108 0.569482 3 1.20 0.526531 25 1.31

49 0.005249 92,285 28.77 0.003010 95,642 32.71 109 0.597956 1 1.12 0.558123 12 1.22

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50 0.005643 91,801 27.92 0.003227 95,354 31.80 110 0.627854 1 1.05 0.591610 5 1.13

51 0.006079 91,283 27.07 0.003476 95,046 30.90 111 0.659246 0 0.98 0.627107 2 1.05

52 0.006538 90,728 26.24 0.003763 94,716 30.01 112 0.692209 0 0.92 0.664733 1 0.97

53 0.007018 90,135 25.40 0.004091 94,360 29.12 113 0.726819 0 0.85 0.704617 0 0.89

54 0.007535 89,502 24.58 0.004465 93,974 28.24 114 0.763160 0 0.79 0.746894 0 0.82

55 0.008106 88,828 23.76 0.004884 93,554 27.36 115 0.801318 0 0.73 0.791708 0 0.75

56 0.008755 88,108 22.95 0.005349 93,097 26.50 116 0.841384 0 0.68 0.839210 0 0.68

57 0.009500 87,336 22.15 0.005861 92,599 25.64 117 0.883453 0 0.63 0.883453 0 0.63

58 0.010356 86,507 21.36 0.006423 92,056 24.78 118 0.927625 0 0.57 0.927625 0 0.57

59 0.011320 85,611 20.58 0.007040 91,465 23.94 119 0.974007 0 0.53 0.974007 0 0.53

SOURCES: National Center for Health Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau.

NOTE: The period life expectancy at a given age for 2002 represents the average number of years of life remaining if a group of persons at that age were to experience 

the mortality rates for 2002 over the course of their remaining life.

a. Probability of dying within one year.

b. Number of survivors out of 100,000 born alive.

Table 4.C6—Period life table, 2002—Continued

Exact

age

Male Female

Exact

age

Male Female

Death

probability a

Number

of lives b

Life

expectancyDeath

probability a

Number

of lives b

Life

expectancyDeath

probability a

Number

of lives b

Life

expectancyDeath

probability a

Number

of lives b

Life

expectancy

Section 5. Old-Age,

Survivors, and

Disability Insurance

Current-Pay Benefi ts

Summary 5.1

Retired Workers 5.34

Retired Workers and Dependents 5.48

Disabled Workers 5.51

Disabled Workers and Dependents 5.57

Dependents and Survivors 5.59

Retired Workers with Dual

 Entitlement 5.71

Benefi ciary Families 5.77

Geographic Data 5.84

Direct Deposit 5.107

With Representative Payee 5.108

International Agreements 5.109

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Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 5.1

CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165.

Table 5.A1—Number and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit and race, December 2005

Type of benefit

All races a

a. Includes 153,500 persons of unknown race. In years prior to 1993, persons of unknown race were included with White.

White Black Other b

b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of 

beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.

Number c

c. Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Total, OASDI d

d. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.

48,445,900 915.70 40,264,020 947.70 4,978,880 774.40 3,049,500 730.20

OASI 40,138,790 940.70 34,473,870 966.70 3,527,430 798.00 2,045,730 752.50

Retirement benefits 33,488,350 956.80 29,434,900 976.20 2,719,720 842.80 1,266,270 754.10

Retired workers 30,474,930 1,002.10 26,808,440 1,021.50 2,502,790 879.00 1,103,400 814.40

Spouses of retired workers 2,523,910 499.30 2,271,460 512.50 118,720 416.70 127,300 343.80

Children of retired workers 489,510 493.20 355,000 523.30 98,210 436.40 35,570 352.40

Survivor benefits 6,650,440 859.70 5,038,970 911.10 807,710 647.20 779,460 749.90

Children of deceased workers 1,903,660 655.90 1,168,990 710.30 392,760 546.80 331,370 594.20

Widowed mothers and fathers 176,160 720.90 115,640 773.90 24,780 621.50 34,740 617.90

Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,356,450 966.70 3,629,820 990.10 355,580 770.70 359,170 923.80

Disabled widow(er)s 212,220 607.30 123,540 617.80 34,370 532.90 53,480 632.20

Parents of deceased workers 1,950 868.50 980 910.60 220 882.00 700 819.20

DI 8,307,110 794.60 5,790,150 834.30 1,451,450 717.00 1,003,770 684.70

Disabled workers 6,510,420 937.90 4,610,440 973.20 1,095,750 868.20 752,050 835.20

Spouses of disabled workers 157,550 244.40 119,700 256.90 17,240 217.50 19,970 193.90

Children of disabled workers 1,639,140 278.40 1,060,010 295.60 338,460 252.70 231,750 238.60

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is 

assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.
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Table 5.A1.1—Number and average monthly benefit for retired workers, by sex, age, and race,

December 2005

Age

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

All retired workers

Total 30,474,930 1,002.10 26,808,440 1,021.50 2,502,790 879.00 1,103,400 814.40

62–64 2,823,760 914.50 2,442,720 931.90 243,660 846.90 136,490 725.60

62 774,140 882.40 667,190 898.90 65,990 824.40 40,460 707.40

63 1,017,910 909.50 883,140 926.60 87,860 839.90 46,710 717.00

64 1,031,710 943.60 892,390 961.80 89,810 870.20 49,320 748.60

65–69 7,910,350 1,036.40 6,792,770 1,059.30 727,640 931.00 385,760 834.80

65 1,407,040 1,021.50 1,202,610 1,042.90 128,380 925.60 75,020 843.30

66 1,699,180 1,060.00 1,451,530 1,084.00 160,210 954.70 86,600 855.00

67 1,692,530 1,054.90 1,458,320 1,077.90 154,000 946.40 79,340 846.30

68 1,596,520 1,038.60 1,373,070 1,062.40 147,940 926.20 74,830 826.90

69 1,515,080 1,000.90 1,307,240 1,023.00 137,110 896.00 69,970 796.10

70–74 6,727,470 987.90 5,863,820 1,009.00 593,580 868.80 263,560 793.00

70 1,475,280 985.70 1,275,600 1,007.60 135,620 868.70 62,930 794.60

71 1,406,570 980.10 1,220,690 1,001.40 126,900 869.80 57,910 775.30

72 1,302,390 986.40 1,132,170 1,007.60 116,190 867.00 52,970 800.00

73 1,296,840 999.40 1,132,430 1,020.20 115,810 875.90 47,380 810.00

74 1,246,390 989.20 1,102,930 1,008.80 99,060 861.30 42,370 787.20

75–79 5,563,850 992.30 4,968,230 1,010.00 420,930 854.20 158,270 818.90

75 1,229,850 984.20 1,092,860 1,003.40 95,650 850.60 39,370 785.70

76 1,138,320 983.60 1,012,190 1,001.50 88,890 850.80 33,980 817.90

77 1,117,060 996.20 998,170 1,013.50 83,860 859.20 31,490 837.00

78 1,077,190 1,003.60 964,520 1,021.70 79,910 855.10 29,130 831.20

79 1,001,430 995.50 900,490 1,011.20 72,620 856.50 24,300 836.00

80–84 4,092,640 992.90 3,697,620 1,008.70 282,510 841.60 95,830 841.30

80 945,630 1,008.30 851,100 1,025.50 68,010 851.30 22,980 849.50

81 898,980 992.90 810,980 1,008.90 63,010 844.50 21,280 840.40

82 814,270 986.60 736,580 1,001.90 54,710 836.60 19,890 842.20

83 740,630 986.80 668,840 1,002.10 51,240 841.30 17,190 836.80

84 693,130 985.80 630,120 1,000.80 45,540 829.60 14,490 834.00

85–89 2,234,160 1,041.40 2,030,890 1,057.30 149,570 867.80 42,800 901.20

85 597,280 988.40 542,610 1,002.90 39,580 835.70 12,160 846.00

86 495,330 1,004.30 447,760 1,020.60 35,230 839.60 9,740 856.30

87 448,760 1,050.10 409,910 1,065.20 28,610 879.80 8,190 894.80

88 376,780 1,079.30 343,470 1,094.90 24,160 890.40 7,210 964.60

89 316,010 1,142.40 287,140 1,160.90 21,990 930.30 5,500 1,029.10

90–94 888,350 1,092.20 805,510 1,109.50 62,340 893.90 16,530 972.70

95 or older 234,350 984.60 206,880 1,008.50 22,560 782.20 4,160 884.10

Men

Subtotal 15,654,350 1,129.70 13,833,060 1,155.90 1,179,710 958.90 616,160 875.70

62–64 1,429,990 1,084.00 1,232,600 1,116.90 125,470 920.90 71,490 805.70

62 387,400 1,051.60 333,850 1,082.10 32,960 903.10 20,370 795.70

63 514,110 1,077.10 444,080 1,109.80 44,970 911.40 24,930 794.40

64 528,480 1,114.60 454,670 1,149.40 47,540 942.10 26,190 824.30

65–69 4,289,310 1,198.20 3,698,310 1,233.50 366,100 1,019.20 223,120 908.30

65 746,440 1,195.50 639,120 1,232.00 64,950 1,009.20 42,040 929.90

66 923,510 1,230.20 793,270 1,267.40 80,320 1,044.50 49,510 938.30

67 919,470 1,220.10 795,810 1,255.20 76,620 1,040.10 46,670 920.60

68 872,180 1,195.60 753,480 1,231.10 74,860 1,015.60 43,510 893.40

69 827,710 1,142.90 716,630 1,175.60 69,350 980.20 41,390 852.10

(Continued)
5.A OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: Summary

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 5.3

Men (cont.)

70–74 3,637,760 1,117.50 3,191,240 1,146.20 291,650 947.20 151,180 846.80

70 800,410 1,119.80 696,190 1,150.60 66,880 951.40 36,810 846.70

71 762,700 1,110.80 665,770 1,141.00 63,020 944.40 33,340 826.50

72 705,620 1,114.60 617,180 1,143.40 57,030 946.80 30,740 853.60

73 698,050 1,130.50 613,580 1,158.50 57,090 954.10 26,660 870.00

74 670,980 1,111.80 598,520 1,137.00 47,630 937.10 23,630 840.60

75–79 2,929,860 1,106.10 2,638,370 1,127.70 197,610 930.70 86,720 865.60

75 661,950 1,102.00 593,030 1,125.90 46,220 929.50 21,610 825.40

76 604,770 1,097.90 542,950 1,119.20 42,030 928.90 18,340 873.50

77 586,450 1,113.70 528,700 1,134.30 39,150 941.50 17,330 893.50

78 560,340 1,118.10 505,780 1,140.30 36,890 928.40 16,010 870.80

79 516,350 1,099.60 467,910 1,118.50 33,320 924.70 13,430 877.60

80–84 2,009,940 1,075.40 1,830,220 1,092.80 121,720 902.00 51,480 880.10

80 475,660 1,113.50 431,640 1,133.20 30,600 920.00 12,020 908.50

81 446,420 1,085.80 405,880 1,103.80 27,370 913.80 11,730 879.10

82 400,620 1,065.30 365,190 1,082.10 23,400 893.90 10,820 878.30

83 359,650 1,053.40 326,870 1,070.30 21,990 892.60 9,450 861.90

84 327,590 1,042.50 300,640 1,057.40 18,360 876.10 7,460 861.50

85–89 973,990 1,102.40 893,080 1,117.60 54,550 925.80 22,030 934.70

85 277,280 1,028.60 253,650 1,042.80 15,570 870.60 6,830 874.70

86 220,600 1,051.60 201,210 1,066.20 13,370 895.30 5,030 893.50

87 193,210 1,113.60 177,750 1,128.50 10,540 942.70 4,110 915.10

88 156,820 1,164.20 144,550 1,178.50 8,060 971.70 3,470 1,003.60

89 126,080 1,259.60 115,920 1,277.50 7,010 1,028.20 2,590 1,111.40

90–94 318,980 1,207.50 291,900 1,223.40 17,650 1,009.70 8,100 1,040.50

95 or older 64,520 1,077.80 57,340 1,101.00 4,960 857.50 2,040 947.40

Women

Subtotal 14,820,580 867.30 12,975,380 878.30 1,323,080 807.80 487,240 736.90

62–64 1,393,770 740.60 1,210,120 743.50 118,190 768.40 65,000 637.40

62 386,740 712.90 333,340 715.60 33,030 746.00 20,090 617.90

63 503,800 738.40 439,060 741.30 42,890 765.00 21,780 628.40

64 503,230 764.00 437,720 766.90 42,270 789.30 23,130 662.90

65–69 3,621,040 844.90 3,094,460 851.10 361,540 841.60 162,640 734.10

65 660,600 824.80 563,490 828.40 63,430 839.90 32,980 733.00

66 775,670 857.30 658,260 863.00 79,890 864.40 37,090 743.80

67 773,060 858.40 662,510 864.90 77,380 853.70 32,670 740.20

68 724,340 849.50 619,590 857.10 73,080 834.60 31,320 734.60

69 687,370 830.00 590,610 837.80 67,760 809.90 28,580 715.00

70–74 3,089,710 835.40 2,672,580 845.10 301,930 793.00 112,380 720.70

70 674,870 826.60 579,410 835.90 68,740 788.20 26,120 721.10

71 643,870 825.20 554,920 833.90 63,880 796.10 24,570 705.90

72 596,770 834.70 514,990 844.70 59,160 790.10 22,230 725.90

73 598,790 846.60 518,850 856.60 58,720 799.90 20,720 732.70

74 575,410 846.10 504,410 856.70 51,430 791.00 18,740 720.00

75–79 2,633,990 865.70 2,329,860 876.80 223,320 786.50 71,550 762.30

75 567,900 846.90 499,830 858.10 49,430 776.80 17,760 737.40

76 533,550 854.10 469,240 865.40 46,860 780.80 15,640 752.80

77 530,610 866.40 469,470 877.50 44,710 787.00 14,160 767.90

78 516,850 879.50 458,740 891.00 43,020 792.40 13,120 782.90

79 485,080 884.70 432,580 895.20 39,300 798.60 10,870 784.70

(Continued)

Table 5.A1.1—Number and average monthly benefit for retired workers, by sex, age, and race,

December 2005—Continued

Age

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)
5.A OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: Summary

5.4 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165.

Women (cont.)

80–84 2,082,700 913.30 1,867,400 926.30 160,790 795.90 44,350 796.30

80 469,970 901.90 419,460 914.80 37,410 795.20 10,960 784.80

81 452,560 901.30 405,100 913.70 35,640 791.30 9,550 792.80

82 413,650 910.50 371,390 923.10 31,310 793.80 9,070 799.10

83 380,980 923.90 341,970 936.90 29,250 802.70 7,740 806.00

84 365,540 935.00 329,480 949.20 27,180 798.20 7,030 804.80

85–89 1,260,170 994.30 1,137,810 1,010.00 95,020 834.50 20,770 865.70

85 320,000 953.50 288,960 967.90 24,010 813.00 5,330 809.30

86 274,730 966.30 246,550 983.30 21,860 805.60 4,710 816.50

87 255,550 1,002.20 232,160 1,016.70 18,070 843.10 4,080 874.40

88 219,960 1,018.70 198,920 1,034.20 16,100 849.80 3,740 928.50

89 189,930 1,064.60 171,220 1,082.00 14,980 884.50 2,910 955.90

90–94 569,370 1,027.50 513,610 1,044.80 44,690 848.20 8,430 907.60

95 or older 169,830 949.20 149,540 973.00 17,600 761.00 2,120 823.30

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is 

assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.

a. Includes 62,940 persons of unknown race.

b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of 

beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.

c. Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).

Table 5.A1.1—Number and average monthly benefit for retired workers, by sex, age, and race,

December 2005—Continued

Age

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)
5.A OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: Summary

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 5.5

Table 5.A1.2—Number and average monthly benefit for disabled workers, by sex, age, and race,

December 2005

Age

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

All disabled workers

Total 6,510,420 937.90 4,610,440 973.20 1,095,750 868.20 752,050 835.20

Under 20 1,030 363.40 710 369.40 150 364.50 170 337.70

20–24 52,750 507.90 32,850 514.50 9,820 477.30 8,930 524.40

20 2,730 428.30 1,750 421.60 450 435.80 480 450.80

21 5,950 453.90 3,760 459.50 1,090 425.40 1,020 470.40

22 9,680 488.80 6,100 496.90 1,780 447.90 1,630 507.10

23 15,150 507.50 9,110 510.00 2,890 494.00 2,760 520.70

24 19,240 545.70 12,130 557.30 3,610 499.10 3,040 566.70

25–29 145,830 615.10 90,750 629.70 28,710 589.90 23,400 604.40

25 23,500 566.70 14,250 575.30 4,830 552.20 3,940 563.30

26 27,850 596.80 17,350 611.50 5,810 571.60 3,970 586.60

27 28,600 609.30 17,730 625.80 5,700 576.00 4,540 602.30

28 32,680 637.00 20,260 648.50 6,530 620.10 5,320 627.20

29 33,200 648.10 21,160 666.70 5,840 619.00 5,630 626.10

30–34 220,600 694.40 140,000 719.00 41,030 666.30 35,900 646.60

30 36,080 666.50 22,870 689.30 6,710 631.50 5,880 632.10

31 39,240 681.20 24,400 708.60 7,720 654.50 6,470 626.70

32 41,380 682.00 25,730 707.20 8,080 657.90 6,860 634.80

33 48,290 704.20 30,840 727.20 8,710 672.00 7,820 665.30

34 55,610 722.50 36,160 746.10 9,810 701.30 8,870 663.50

35–39 367,750 763.90 243,000 788.00 65,410 722.30 54,240 722.30

35 63,690 742.40 41,990 765.20 10,840 705.80 9,720 704.40

36 66,160 747.60 43,610 773.10 11,630 706.60 9,940 703.00

37 73,110 758.50 48,360 778.60 13,150 719.30 10,750 726.30

38 77,090 774.70 50,650 798.60 14,070 731.50 11,320 734.80

39 87,700 786.90 58,390 814.10 15,720 739.60 12,510 736.60

40–44 617,750 819.50 423,560 847.40 109,650 752.30 78,390 774.90

40 100,800 789.40 67,850 812.50 18,280 753.90 13,500 731.50

41 115,010 811.30 77,700 838.60 20,820 755.80 15,210 759.50

42 122,520 815.70 84,190 844.40 21,300 744.40 15,840 771.30

43 133,800 825.70 92,430 854.80 23,670 742.10 16,560 793.60

44 145,620 844.50 101,390 873.20 25,580 764.20 17,280 807.90

45–49 889,490 884.10 612,770 916.00 159,680 808.40 109,720 825.10

45 157,160 857.50 109,390 887.00 27,530 783.20 18,750 807.00

46 169,920 871.90 117,010 902.50 30,740 794.50 20,890 822.90

47 176,640 880.20 121,670 910.80 31,770 805.50 21,860 827.50

48 188,900 895.70 130,600 927.10 33,880 820.50 22,790 833.80

49 196,870 908.40 134,100 945.20 35,760 831.00 25,430 830.30

50–54 1,124,490 954.30 777,500 985.00 200,230 893.10 137,660 875.40

50 204,750 924.80 140,410 957.20 37,170 856.90 25,520 854.20

51 214,390 937.40 147,350 969.40 38,350 877.30 26,830 855.00

52 223,880 957.90 155,190 988.00 40,490 897.10 26,400 880.20

53 235,770 966.50 164,820 997.20 40,820 902.50 28,400 883.40

54 245,700 978.50 169,730 1,006.70 43,400 925.20 30,510 899.60

55–59 1,452,530 1,018.70 1,039,890 1,047.30 237,360 963.90 163,910 922.90

55 255,300 989.20 176,830 1,018.50 45,420 941.40 30,840 896.30

56 276,660 1,004.30 192,090 1,031.90 48,920 959.60 33,130 917.60

57 294,990 1,021.40 209,860 1,048.30 47,980 968.70 34,290 938.60

58 319,430 1,035.70 234,100 1,063.10 48,720 975.50 34,460 939.20

59 306,150 1,036.10 227,010 1,065.50 46,320 973.30 31,190 919.70

(Continued)
5.A OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: Summary

5.6 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

All disabled workers (cont.)

60–65 1,638,200 1,043.60 1,249,410 1,076.70 243,710 968.10 139,730 885.80

60 281,470 1,031.60 206,560 1,065.20 45,260 969.30 28,460 891.40

61 300,360 1,044.20 227,840 1,075.40 45,190 978.00 26,150 895.20

62 325,780 1,052.60 250,830 1,083.40 47,490 982.10 26,450 894.00

63 312,860 1,052.70 241,440 1,088.00 44,840 969.20 25,650 871.70

64 284,870 1,038.70 219,780 1,072.80 41,350 951.20 22,940 877.30

65 132,860 1,034.50 102,960 1,067.70 19,580 941.90 10,080 879.50

Men

Subtotal 3,517,130 1,050.50 2,540,040 1,100.50 560,420 929.00 386,200 916.00

Under 20 600 341.80 460 354.70 60 324.50 80 280.20

20–24 31,200 520.80 19,540 530.50 5,510 477.90 5,350 538.40

20 1,620 436.10 1,030 443.60 270 423.60 280 431.00

21 3,440 462.90 2,150 467.60 660 436.10 570 489.40

22 5,760 507.60 3,660 514.00 990 469.70 1,000 523.80

23 8,930 516.90 5,340 525.70 1,680 484.20 1,650 528.50

24 11,450 559.70 7,360 572.80 1,910 498.70 1,850 586.50

25–29 80,350 625.40 50,360 645.20 14,910 588.10 13,380 610.60

25 13,420 576.10 8,300 586.50 2,490 562.30 2,350 565.20

26 15,400 612.20 9,610 633.80 3,140 572.40 2,230 603.30

27 15,870 616.50 9,900 637.40 2,920 574.10 2,680 599.90

28 17,610 647.30 10,810 666.60 3,560 608.40 2,940 637.60

29 18,050 659.90 11,740 683.10 2,800 617.20 3,180 633.50

30–34 116,320 709.00 73,620 737.90 20,900 664.00 19,840 664.20

30 19,660 672.70 12,340 700.50 3,660 624.00 3,340 635.60

31 20,680 692.80 12,820 718.90 4,040 648.00 3,460 662.70

32 21,320 691.40 13,250 717.70 4,090 663.00 3,630 647.30

33 25,470 720.40 16,240 749.20 4,330 667.80 4,430 681.90

34 29,190 747.60 18,970 779.40 4,780 705.40 4,980 680.90

35–39 195,190 784.60 128,330 814.30 33,820 727.70 29,900 738.90

35 33,180 764.70 21,720 791.50 5,290 722.10 5,480 721.60

36 35,470 764.00 23,260 793.30 6,220 713.50 5,440 713.10

37 38,600 776.10 25,090 800.00 6,970 721.10 5,940 753.00

38 41,180 794.90 27,070 827.50 7,360 724.50 6,100 750.80

39 46,760 812.20 31,190 845.60 7,980 751.20 6,940 750.30

40–44 330,390 856.20 226,080 891.20 58,310 767.50 42,420 805.40

40 53,640 816.30 35,750 847.20 9,730 759.50 7,500 752.30

41 61,780 847.00 41,620 881.60 11,300 772.70 8,220 782.80

42 65,330 849.00 44,380 884.50 11,570 756.30 8,650 808.10

43 71,610 863.40 49,850 897.70 12,140 758.90 8,960 826.90

44 78,030 890.20 54,480 926.90 13,570 786.30 9,090 845.70

45–49 476,100 949.70 330,650 992.60 84,170 836.90 56,950 880.70

45 84,090 909.70 58,870 948.80 14,190 809.80 10,130 843.00

46 91,280 930.80 63,230 971.90 16,200 813.30 11,110 880.70

47 94,080 943.60 65,480 982.80 16,640 837.60 11,160 883.40

48 100,360 970.50 69,920 1,015.10 17,830 850.80 11,670 898.10

49 106,290 983.10 73,150 1,033.00 19,310 863.10 12,880 892.00

50–54 596,160 1,057.50 422,750 1,098.80 101,620 946.60 66,760 974.10

50 107,950 1,010.50 75,380 1,053.30 19,490 898.30 12,220 937.70

51 113,500 1,028.50 79,850 1,069.20 19,590 928.40 12,890 944.00

52 118,310 1,061.60 84,070 1,102.30 20,620 948.00 12,740 983.70

53 125,460 1,077.80 90,640 1,119.10 19,920 964.20 13,960 979.40

54 130,940 1,098.40 92,810 1,138.20 22,000 988.50 14,950 1,016.80

(Continued)

Table 5.A1.2—Number and average monthly benefit for disabled workers, by sex, age, and race,

December 2005—Continued

Age

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)
5.A OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: Summary

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 5.7

Men (cont.)

55–59 786,460 1,165.10 577,640 1,206.20 120,090 1,051.40 81,780 1,054.50

55 136,150 1,111.40 97,520 1,150.10 22,680 1,005.90 14,510 1,026.60

56 149,170 1,135.20 106,310 1,177.70 24,920 1,032.60 16,500 1,029.90

57 160,690 1,168.80 117,010 1,208.90 24,230 1,057.80 17,630 1,074.10

58 173,860 1,194.00 130,360 1,232.50 24,990 1,081.60 17,180 1,076.00

59 166,590 1,201.90 126,440 1,243.60 23,270 1,076.80 15,960 1,060.60

60–65 904,360 1,228.10 710,610 1,270.20 121,030 1,099.50 69,740 1,030.00

60 153,240 1,204.90 115,500 1,252.40 22,820 1,078.20 14,230 1,029.00

61 165,670 1,223.40 129,320 1,264.40 22,360 1,111.20 13,330 1,026.70

62 179,270 1,239.00 142,320 1,278.60 23,500 1,115.50 12,880 1,034.90

63 173,180 1,244.70 137,940 1,287.00 22,400 1,103.50 12,300 1,035.70

64 158,530 1,227.50 125,870 1,269.00 20,390 1,094.40 11,890 1,023.60

65 74,470 1,222.60 59,660 1,261.50 9,560 1,084.80 5,110 1,030.60

Women

Subtotal 2,993,290 805.60 2,070,400 816.90 535,330 804.60 365,850 749.90

Under 20 430 393.70 250 396.30 90 391.20 90 388.90

20–24 21,550 489.20 13,310 491.10 4,310 476.40 3,580 503.30

20 1,110 417.10 720 390.20 180 454.10 200 478.50

21 2,510 441.70 1,610 448.60 430 408.90 450 446.40

22 3,920 461.30 2,440 471.30 790 420.70 630 480.70

23 6,220 493.90 3,770 487.60 1,210 507.60 1,110 509.00

24 7,790 525.10 4,770 533.40 1,700 499.60 1,190 535.80

25–29 65,480 602.40 40,390 610.40 13,800 591.80 10,020 596.20

25 10,080 554.30 5,950 559.70 2,340 541.40 1,590 560.50

26 12,450 577.70 7,740 583.70 2,670 570.70 1,740 565.20

27 12,730 600.30 7,830 611.10 2,780 578.00 1,860 605.70

28 15,070 624.90 9,450 627.90 2,970 634.10 2,380 614.40

29 15,150 634.10 9,420 646.30 3,040 620.70 2,450 616.40

30–34 104,280 678.10 66,380 698.00 20,130 668.70 16,060 625.00

30 16,420 658.90 10,530 676.20 3,050 640.40 2,540 627.60

31 18,560 668.30 11,580 697.10 3,680 661.60 3,010 585.30

32 20,060 672.00 12,480 695.90 3,990 652.60 3,230 620.70

33 22,820 686.10 14,600 702.80 4,380 676.10 3,390 643.60

34 26,420 694.80 17,190 709.40 5,030 697.40 3,890 641.20

35–39 172,560 740.60 114,670 758.60 31,590 716.50 24,340 701.80

35 30,510 718.20 20,270 736.90 5,550 690.30 4,240 682.10

36 30,690 728.60 20,350 749.90 5,410 698.50 4,500 690.80

37 34,510 738.90 23,270 755.50 6,180 717.40 4,810 693.30

38 35,910 751.50 23,580 765.40 6,710 739.20 5,220 716.20

39 40,940 758.10 27,200 778.00 7,740 727.60 5,570 719.50

40–44 287,360 777.40 197,480 797.20 51,340 734.90 35,970 739.00

40 47,160 758.70 32,100 773.90 8,550 747.50 6,000 705.60

41 53,230 769.90 36,080 789.00 9,520 735.60 6,990 732.10

42 57,190 777.60 39,810 799.70 9,730 730.30 7,190 727.00

43 62,190 782.30 42,580 804.50 11,530 724.40 7,600 754.20

44 67,590 791.70 46,910 810.90 12,010 739.20 8,190 765.80

45–49 413,390 808.70 282,120 826.10 75,510 776.70 52,770 765.10

45 73,070 797.30 50,520 815.10 13,340 755.00 8,620 764.70

46 78,640 803.60 53,780 820.80 14,540 773.60 9,780 757.30

47 82,560 808.10 56,190 826.80 15,130 770.20 10,700 769.30

48 88,540 811.00 60,680 825.60 16,050 786.80 11,120 766.30

49 90,580 820.70 60,950 839.80 16,450 793.40 12,550 766.90

(Continued)

Table 5.A1.2—Number and average monthly benefit for disabled workers, by sex, age, and race,

December 2005—Continued

Age

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)
5.A OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: Summary

5.8 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165.

Women (cont.)

50–54 528,330 837.70 354,750 849.30 98,610 837.80 70,900 782.50

50 96,800 829.10 65,030 845.70 17,680 811.30 13,300 777.60

51 100,890 835.00 67,500 851.40 18,760 824.10 13,940 772.70

52 105,570 841.70 71,120 852.90 19,870 844.20 13,660 783.60

53 110,310 839.90 74,180 848.30 20,900 843.80 14,440 790.60

54 114,760 841.70 76,920 848.10 21,400 860.20 15,560 787.00

55–59 666,070 846.00 462,250 848.70 117,270 874.20 82,130 792.00

55 119,150 849.70 79,310 856.60 22,740 877.00 16,330 780.60

56 127,490 851.10 85,780 851.10 24,000 883.70 16,630 806.30

57 134,300 845.10 92,850 845.90 23,750 877.80 16,660 795.20

58 145,570 846.80 103,740 850.20 23,730 863.70 17,280 803.20

59 139,560 838.20 100,570 841.50 23,050 868.90 15,230 772.10

60–65 733,840 816.20 538,800 821.30 122,680 838.50 69,990 742.10

60 128,230 824.50 91,060 827.80 22,440 858.50 14,230 753.80

61 134,690 823.70 98,520 827.40 22,830 847.40 12,820 758.50

62 146,510 824.70 108,510 827.30 23,990 851.40 13,570 760.30

63 139,680 814.50 103,500 822.70 22,440 835.20 13,350 720.60

64 126,340 801.80 93,910 809.70 20,960 812.00 11,050 719.80

65 58,390 794.60 43,300 800.60 10,020 805.50 4,970 724.20

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is 

assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.

a. Includes 52,180 persons of unknown race.

b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of 

beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.

c. Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).

Table 5.A1.2—Number and average monthly benefit for disabled workers, by sex, age, and race,

December 2005—Continued

Age

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)
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Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 5.9

Table 5.A1.3—Number and average monthly benefit for spouses, by marital status, basis of entitlement, age,

and race, December 2005

Basis of entitlement and age

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

All spouses

Total 2,681,460 484.30 2,391,160 499.70 135,960 391.50 147,270 323.50

Wives

Subtotal 2,637,330 487.80 2,364,650 502.10 130,760 395.20 135,030 330.30

Entitlement based on care of children 133,860 274.60 97,290 297.30 16,810 240.60 19,200 191.90

Under 35 17,540 152.80 12,290 164.30 2,050 123.00 3,120 128.40

35–39 19,890 187.50 13,830 202.60 2,540 159.80 3,450 146.60

40–44 25,070 232.00 18,120 248.40 3,020 202.60 3,770 180.80

45–49 26,520 288.70 18,730 311.90 3,710 260.80 3,960 206.50

50–54 19,640 335.80 14,430 358.60 2,570 303.20 2,580 243.20

55–59 13,380 372.90 10,190 398.90 1,580 320.40 1,560 258.90

60–61 4,830 429.90 3,990 450.00 470 381.40 350 278.40

62–64 6,990 460.10 5,710 477.00 870 394.10 410 364.90

Entitlement based on age 2,503,470 499.20 2,267,360 510.90 113,950 418.00 115,830 353.30

62–64 285,550 441.60 251,800 456.20 14,290 364.90 19,070 307.00

62 71,390 428.00 62,940 441.10 3,730 355.50 4,550 307.40

63 103,170 439.90 90,880 454.50 4,980 363.80 7,190 308.20

64 110,990 452.10 97,980 467.50 5,580 372.20 7,330 305.50

65–69 662,690 502.10 585,130 517.90 34,830 421.70 41,820 350.00

65 131,550 481.80 115,440 498.50 7,040 390.40 8,870 336.70

66 133,980 498.60 117,930 515.30 7,010 411.30 8,890 349.20

67 134,330 511.70 118,490 526.80 7,340 440.90 8,350 361.00

68 132,020 510.30 117,030 526.10 6,980 434.90 7,830 344.70

69 130,810 507.80 116,240 522.40 6,460 431.10 7,880 359.70

70–74 619,970 506.70 561,160 518.50 29,280 425.40 28,170 361.40

70 130,220 507.40 116,030 520.90 6,920 427.10 7,060 368.30

71 128,320 504.60 115,290 516.90 6,550 431.50 6,190 358.20

72 120,960 506.60 109,160 520.10 5,620 411.50 5,960 354.70

73 121,380 507.10 111,090 517.40 5,330 420.00 4,670 369.40

74 119,090 507.90 109,590 517.20 4,860 436.80 4,290 355.10

75–79 505,940 504.90 467,590 513.30 20,550 425.90 16,150 370.40

75 116,830 505.50 107,290 514.40 5,050 440.60 4,230 362.30

76 106,510 504.90 98,110 514.60 4,390 414.10 3,690 364.10

77 102,150 502.80 94,230 511.30 4,300 418.50 3,180 375.30

78 96,410 506.70 89,750 513.90 3,630 432.40 2,700 376.00

79 84,040 504.50 78,210 511.90 3,180 421.30 2,350 381.50

80–84 302,220 505.00 282,290 511.20 10,560 426.60 7,980 392.70

85–89 104,870 536.70 98,690 542.60 3,480 439.10 2,170 419.10

90–94 20,390 560.10 19,010 564.60 830 504.30 450 489.80

95 or older 1,840 550.70 1,690 559.60 130 483.70 20 233.80

Husbands

Subtotal 44,130 275.70 26,510 284.00 5,200 299.00 12,240 248.40

Under 62 1,800 179.30 1,240 169.70 260 209.10 300 193.60

62–64 2,040 223.50 1,470 236.40 250 213.40 310 158.00

65–69 10,240 288.90 6,270 291.30 1,170 325.90 2,770 270.50

70–74 11,990 286.90 6,740 296.00 1,470 318.10 3,760 258.60

75–79 9,720 282.00 5,710 300.30 1,150 291.80 2,840 242.40

80–84 5,350 259.30 3,170 274.70 560 283.10 1,540 215.90

85–89 2,130 289.00 1,280 294.50 250 328.60 590 262.60

90 or older 860 284.70 630 294.90 90 245.60 130 277.30

(Continued)
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5.10 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Spouses of retired workers

Total 2,523,910 499.30 2,271,460 512.50 118,720 416.70 127,300 343.80

Wives

Subtotal 2,484,640 502.70 2,248,120 514.70 114,350 420.70 115,910 352.90

By basis of entitlement

Care of children 46,790 419.10 36,590 442.50 5,610 371.70 4,490 290.00

Under 35 1,560 339.80 1,200 366.30 170 297.80 180 215.00

35–39 2,710 354.60 2,040 375.50 360 281.90 300 295.00

40–44 5,710 363.30 4,400 387.00 770 319.30 540 232.20

45–49 9,290 406.70 7,040 426.80 1,300 378.50 930 293.80

50–54 9,270 428.80 7,230 451.00 1,050 397.70 970 300.30

55–59 8,250 431.30 6,430 460.20 860 381.60 940 282.90

60–61 3,770 467.00 3,100 491.90 390 392.90 260 298.70

62–64 6,230 476.80 5,150 491.80 710 417.40 370 381.80

Age 2,437,850 504.30 2,211,530 515.90 108,740 423.20 111,420 355.40

62–64 246,800 464.70 217,960 480.90 11,830 382.60 16,680 311.00

62 56,830 462.30 50,070 478.30 2,800 383.90 3,800 310.00

63 88,960 463.10 78,490 479.80 4,110 377.90 6,290 310.90

64 101,010 467.40 89,400 483.30 4,920 385.70 6,590 311.80

65–69 642,300 507.60 568,310 523.50 32,880 427.60 40,280 351.00

65 124,410 491.10 109,230 508.80 6,490 394.90 8,500 336.90

66 128,550 506.10 113,480 522.60 6,480 421.00 8,480 352.60

67 131,000 516.60 115,860 531.70 6,990 445.20 8,020 362.20

68 129,530 513.30 115,020 529.10 6,700 439.50 7,640 344.40

69 128,810 510.30 114,720 524.70 6,220 436.10 7,640 359.70

70–74 615,010 508.00 557,110 519.80 28,740 426.60 27,830 361.60

70 128,610 509.40 114,750 522.80 6,730 430.30 6,950 369.10

71 127,110 506.00 114,330 518.30 6,400 432.60 6,090 358.20

72 120,140 507.50 108,480 521.00 5,550 411.50 5,890 354.30

73 120,570 508.70 110,380 519.00 5,260 421.50 4,640 369.60

74 118,580 508.30 109,170 517.60 4,800 436.70 4,260 355.90

75–79 504,660 505.20 466,630 513.50 20,350 426.10 16,030 371.10

75 116,400 506.00 106,980 514.80 4,980 441.20 4,180 363.20

76 106,180 505.40 97,860 515.00 4,320 415.50 3,680 364.70

77 101,950 502.90 94,080 511.30 4,270 417.90 3,160 376.30

78 96,240 507.10 89,630 514.20 3,610 432.00 2,670 376.40

79 83,890 504.60 78,080 512.00 3,170 420.90 2,340 382.50

80–84 302,000 505.10 282,130 511.20 10,520 427.30 7,960 392.90

85–89 104,850 536.70 98,690 542.60 3,460 440.60 2,170 419.10

90–94 20,390 560.10 19,010 564.60 830 504.30 450 489.80

95 or older 1,840 550.70 1,690 559.60 130 483.70 20 233.80

By marital status

Nondivorced wives 2,354,140 503.00 2,137,160 515.10 101,110 418.80 110,210 350.60

Divorced wives 130,500 496.10 110,960 508.40 13,240 434.80 5,700 397.60

Husbands

Subtotal 39,270 284.70 23,340 295.70 4,370 313.90 11,390 251.90

(Continued)

Table 5.A1.3—Number and average monthly benefit for spouses, by marital status, basis of entitlement, age,

and race, December 2005—Continued

Basis of entitlement and age

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)
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Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 5.11

CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165.

Spouses of disabled workers

Total 157,550 244.40 119,700 256.90 17,240 217.50 19,970 193.90

Wives

Subtotal 152,690 245.80 116,530 258.50 16,410 217.40 19,120 193.60

By basis of entitlement

Care of children 87,040 196.60 60,670 209.30 11,200 175.00 14,710 161.90

Under 35 15,980 134.60 11,090 142.50 1,880 107.20 2,940 123.00

35–39 17,180 161.10 11,790 172.70 2,180 139.60 3,150 132.50

40–44 19,360 193.30 13,720 203.90 2,250 162.60 3,230 172.20

45–49 17,230 225.10 11,690 242.70 2,410 197.40 3,030 179.70

50–54 10,370 252.60 7,200 265.70 1,520 237.90 1,610 208.80

55–59 5,130 278.80 3,760 294.00 720 247.30 620 222.50

60–61 1,060 298.20 890 303.70 80 325.00 90 219.70

62–64 760 322.90 560 340.30 160 290.80 40 208.00

Age 65,620 310.50 55,830 311.60 5,210 308.50 4,410 299.20

62–64 38,750 295.10 33,840 297.40 2,460 280.20 2,390 278.70

62 14,560 294.40 12,870 296.30 930 270.00 750 294.70

63 14,210 294.30 12,390 294.50 870 297.00 900 289.50

64 9,980 297.10 8,580 303.20 660 272.10 740 249.40

65–69 20,390 326.10 16,820 326.40 1,950 322.40 1,540 325.10

65 7,140 318.90 6,210 315.90 550 337.30 370 331.70

66 5,430 322.00 4,450 329.60 530 292.90 410 280.10

67 3,330 318.50 2,630 311.20 350 354.50 330 331.30

68 2,490 353.60 2,010 357.80 280 326.60 190 356.00

69 2,000 341.60 1,520 345.10 240 302.20 240 359.00

70–74 4,960 346.30 4,050 345.60 540 359.80 340 337.70

70 1,610 344.10 1,280 352.50 190 312.90 110 315.30

71 1,210 355.90 960 350.70 150 387.80 100 357.80

72 820 372.60 680 367.40 70 409.50 70 386.30

73 810 272.40 710 266.30 70 305.70 30 340.20

74 510 404.90 420 411.30 60 443.50 30 237.30

75 or older 1,520 377.00 1,120 393.10 260 365.00 140 270.10

By marital status

Nondivorced wives 145,760 243.40 111,060 257.00 15,500 211.20 18,600 190.80

Divorced wives 6,930 294.50 5,470 290.20 910 321.70 520 294.50

Husbands

Subtotal 4,860 202.60 3,170 197.60 830 220.80 850 201.70

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is 

assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.

a. Includes 7,070 persons of unknown race.

b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of 

beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.

c. Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).

Table 5.A1.3—Number and average monthly benefit for spouses, by marital status, basis of entitlement, age,

and race, December 2005—Continued

Basis of entitlement and age

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)
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5.12 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Table 5.A1.4—Number and average monthly benefit for children, by type of benefit, age, and race,

December 2005

Age

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

All children

Total 4,032,310 482.70 2,584,000 514.50 829,430 413.70 598,690 442.20

Under age 18 3,132,060 446.00 1,921,580 473.50 666,470 385.90 526,890 422.20

Under 1 10,610 306.70 6,060 312.00 2,330 262.10 2,110 346.60

1 25,540 319.50 15,030 334.90 5,300 269.90 5,030 330.30

2 38,190 355.40 22,210 377.40 8,130 288.60 7,670 364.30

3 50,560 359.90 29,500 379.30 10,590 295.60 10,200 374.60

4 67,670 365.60 39,820 385.10 14,220 298.00 13,360 381.50

5 82,140 376.70 48,860 398.50 17,450 308.70 15,510 386.70

6 99,510 386.30 60,560 404.90 20,160 328.10 18,520 391.00

7 117,560 388.10 71,140 412.80 25,060 334.20 20,950 371.10

8 135,480 397.80 81,940 419.00 28,730 350.90 24,410 383.90

9 156,740 408.40 96,510 432.90 32,420 352.40 27,330 390.80

10 176,990 415.40 108,120 438.10 36,970 359.60 31,380 405.30

11 208,760 425.40 126,910 449.30 45,500 374.90 35,390 406.10

12 239,220 429.70 146,250 453.90 52,260 378.30 39,610 409.80

13 273,880 443.90 168,380 472.30 58,350 385.10 45,640 416.30

14 311,520 454.60 190,690 482.90 67,850 399.40 51,030 423.30

15 350,830 474.60 216,290 503.10 75,050 412.70 57,030 447.00

16 377,800 501.20 235,350 533.30 80,660 431.20 59,230 467.60

17 409,060 518.10 257,960 550.20 85,440 446.20 62,490 482.50

Disabled adult children 773,850 616.90 581,910 637.60 135,110 534.30 54,560 601.50

18–19 12,890 500.80 8,120 509.40 2,820 471.00 1,810 518.20

20–24 63,160 526.30 38,980 541.50 14,420 468.40 9,290 554.50

25–29 64,970 566.10 41,560 585.80 15,750 514.50 7,260 560.30

30–34 70,700 594.80 48,180 613.50 15,420 541.50 6,810 582.50

35–39 88,760 623.90 64,550 641.40 17,260 563.60 6,690 612.10

40–44 110,630 640.10 82,830 661.10 20,270 558.10 7,370 631.60

45–49 105,280 650.30 81,020 673.70 18,290 551.10 5,770 633.90

50–54 83,790 658.40 67,090 678.80 12,570 552.40 3,990 650.80

55–59 61,690 656.30 51,650 671.00 7,390 540.40 2,570 690.50

60–64 42,310 652.40 36,270 665.40 4,520 535.70 1,450 687.90

65–69 28,690 629.60 24,920 640.60 2,740 530.90 980 613.20

70–74 18,940 583.50 16,760 594.70 1,870 480.90 300 601.20

75–79 12,670 550.60 11,430 557.00 1,030 488.30 210 511.80

80 or older 9,370 517.40 8,550 526.90 760 414.70 60 468.70

Students, aged 18–19 126,400 571.10 80,510 602.00 27,850 494.20 17,240 549.30

18 117,770 571.10 75,590 601.60 25,250 494.30 16,130 546.90

19 8,630 570.70 4,920 609.00 2,600 492.80 1,110 583.70

Children of retired workers

Subtotal 489,510 493.20 355,000 523.30 98,210 436.40 35,570 352.40

Under age 18 281,330 465.50 185,730 499.50 68,560 426.10 26,660 332.60

Under 1 600 442.80 330 510.60 200 370.20 60 360.30

1 1,200 430.60 820 438.60 260 436.20 120 363.70

2 2,090 447.70 1,370 480.70 610 404.90 110 274.60

3 2,500 433.80 1,650 449.40 570 444.90 280 319.30

4 3,600 422.90 2,390 448.30 790 392.70 410 332.20

5 4,900 429.40 3,090 455.60 1,310 396.50 490 357.60

6 6,080 415.20 4,030 431.60 1,340 407.90 710 335.90

7 8,090 405.10 5,170 430.10 2,060 386.90 840 297.80

8 10,020 424.00 6,450 449.80 2,580 420.80 960 262.70

9 12,120 437.80 7,600 467.70 3,210 416.40 1,300 318.80

10 13,430 438.40 8,520 463.80 3,640 419.20 1,270 322.80

11 17,590 440.20 10,990 470.70 4,900 422.50 1,670 296.60

12 20,080 436.30 12,860 464.80 5,340 408.60 1,870 321.10

13 25,260 441.70 16,610 476.20 6,120 406.40 2,500 302.50

14 28,850 460.60 19,260 489.20 7,050 431.30 2,470 327.90

15 35,430 467.50 23,460 508.10 8,740 409.00 3,160 330.40

16 41,530 499.90 28,260 538.20 9,400 442.00 3,850 360.10

17 47,960 521.40 32,870 559.10 10,440 469.00 4,590 373.60

(Continued)
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Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 5.13

Children of retired workers (cont.)

Disabled adult children 193,040 529.00 158,380 547.00 26,320 455.80 8,000 413.40

18–19 1,980 485.70 1,440 497.40 400 432.70 130 481.30

20–24 10,950 502.70 7,910 530.00 2,210 443.70 810 401.30

25–29 15,320 510.40 11,370 538.10 2,970 444.20 930 386.00

30–34 21,830 523.40 17,320 539.40 3,050 472.20 1,440 439.20

35–39 33,350 540.90 27,530 560.60 4,230 455.70 1,530 428.00

40–44 43,550 548.60 36,440 565.20 5,620 474.30 1,440 419.40

45–49 34,450 535.50 29,280 552.20 4,330 451.70 770 369.60

50–54 19,660 514.10 16,740 527.00 2,280 447.40 590 401.50

55–59 8,170 495.20 7,030 507.90 900 423.80 240 392.90

60–64 2,880 507.70 2,550 516.60 260 413.90 60 425.80

65–69 670 474.40 590 482.70 30 292.00 50 486.00

70 or older 230 392.30 180 381.30 40 441.40 10 393.00

Students, aged 18–19 15,140 553.40 10,890 585.30 3,330 493.00 910 395.40

18 14,330 554.40 10,370 587.50 3,090 490.00 860 388.90

19 810 536.80 520 542.10 240 531.30 50 507.50

Children of deceased workers

Subtotal 1,903,660 655.90 1,168,990 710.30 392,760 546.80 331,370 594.20

Under age 18 1,329,390 643.70 755,080 710.50 285,480 531.30 280,300 579.60

Under 1 2,050 573.40 780 663.50 480 445.80 790 562.10

1 6,840 569.20 3,390 640.30 1,270 488.20 2,170 506.00

2 12,160 590.10 6,110 678.90 2,240 447.20 3,780 530.10

3 17,330 601.70 8,910 675.90 3,410 472.80 4,970 558.50

4 24,170 598.40 12,650 669.50 4,850 460.90 6,650 563.00

5 30,400 606.30 16,280 679.10 5,840 489.60 8,210 545.40

6 38,490 609.60 21,060 677.10 7,600 501.90 9,810 548.40

7 45,590 609.90 25,220 684.50 9,780 492.60 10,530 539.70

8 53,630 614.30 29,580 683.40 11,380 507.70 12,620 549.00

9 63,360 626.00 36,590 689.70 12,850 512.40 13,830 563.20

10 73,560 621.10 41,220 687.90 15,540 503.70 16,690 566.60

11 88,400 627.00 49,690 692.40 19,550 515.70 18,840 570.30

12 103,320 623.00 58,490 685.60 23,100 518.10 21,190 566.20

13 120,770 634.30 69,360 702.00 26,180 518.00 24,420 569.90

14 137,930 641.00 78,050 707.40 31,240 534.90 27,560 575.50

15 156,620 662.00 89,680 726.00 34,370 552.80 31,070 600.00

16 169,510 675.20 98,710 738.90 36,390 562.10 32,700 610.50

17 185,260 689.30 109,310 752.80 39,410 571.70 34,470 625.20

Disabled adult children 510,930 680.60 376,170 704.20 93,120 585.80 40,250 678.00

18–19 5,610 663.50 3,180 701.70 1,240 612.60 1,140 621.90

20–24 29,180 660.70 15,600 700.70 7,200 573.50 6,150 662.00

25–29 32,080 686.80 18,450 725.30 8,760 609.50 4,640 673.40

30–34 36,340 698.40 22,220 741.40 9,590 608.70 4,350 674.60

35–39 47,650 711.50 31,500 743.60 11,270 631.00 4,680 691.50

40–44 63,860 711.30 44,200 748.90 13,900 598.80 5,680 693.90

45–49 70,410 707.90 51,480 744.00 13,800 583.90 5,000 674.60

50–54 64,110 702.90 50,340 729.40 10,280 576.10 3,400 694.00

55–59 53,490 681.00 44,590 696.90 6,490 556.50 2,330 721.20

60–64 39,430 663.00 33,720 676.70 4,260 543.10 1,390 699.20

65–69 28,020 633.30 24,330 644.40 2,710 533.50 930 620.10

70–74 18,790 585.30 16,630 596.70 1,860 480.20 290 608.40

75–79 12,620 551.20 11,410 557.10 1,000 491.50 210 511.80

80 or older 9,340 517.50 8,520 527.00 760 414.70 60 468.70

Students, aged 18–19 63,340 712.20 37,740 768.20 14,160 604.30 10,820 661.10

18 58,600 714.20 35,140 770.50 12,780 603.50 10,060 661.30

19 4,740 687.50 2,600 736.30 1,380 611.20 760 658.70

(Continued)

Table 5.A1.4—Number and average monthly benefit for children, by type of benefit, age, and race,

December 2005—Continued

Age

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)
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Children of disabled workers

Subtotal 1,639,140 278.40 1,060,010 295.60 338,460 252.70 231,750 238.60

Under age 18 1,521,340 269.60 980,770 286.20 312,430 244.30 219,930 232.40

Under 1 7,960 227.80 4,950 243.40 1,650 195.50 1,260 210.80

1 17,500 214.40 10,820 231.40 3,770 184.90 2,740 189.70

2 23,940 228.10 14,730 242.70 5,280 207.90 3,780 201.00

3 30,730 217.60 18,940 233.70 6,610 191.30 4,950 193.10

4 39,900 219.50 24,780 233.90 8,580 197.30 6,300 193.20

5 46,840 222.10 29,490 237.60 10,300 195.00 6,810 197.30

6 54,940 226.60 35,470 240.30 11,220 200.80 8,000 202.90

7 63,880 227.60 40,750 242.40 13,220 208.70 9,580 192.10

8 71,830 232.40 45,910 244.30 14,770 217.90 10,830 202.30

9 81,260 234.40 52,320 248.20 16,360 214.10 12,200 203.00

10 90,000 243.70 58,380 258.00 17,790 221.50 13,420 212.60

11 102,770 249.50 66,230 263.40 21,050 233.20 14,880 210.40

12 115,820 256.20 74,900 271.10 23,820 235.90 16,550 219.60

13 127,850 264.40 82,410 278.20 26,050 246.50 18,720 231.20

14 144,740 275.90 93,380 293.90 29,560 248.50 21,000 234.80

15 158,780 291.20 103,150 308.10 31,940 263.00 22,800 254.60

16 166,760 324.60 108,380 344.70 34,870 291.70 22,680 279.90

17 175,840 336.70 115,780 356.30 35,590 300.50 23,430 293.90

Disabled adult children 69,880 394.10 47,360 411.50 15,670 359.50 6,310 351.50

18–19 5,300 334.20 3,500 339.50 1,180 335.30 540 308.20

20–24 23,030 367.20 15,470 386.90 5,010 328.20 2,330 323.90

25–29 17,570 394.40 11,740 412.60 4,020 359.50 1,690 345.60

30–34 12,530 419.20 8,640 432.90 2,780 385.50 1,020 392.10

35–39 7,760 442.70 5,520 460.80 1,760 390.70 480 424.50

40 or older 3,690 460.00 2,490 477.00 920 423.30 250 436.00

Students, aged 18–19 47,920 390.20 31,880 411.00 10,360 344.00 5,510 355.20

18 44,840 389.50 30,080 409.00 9,380 346.90 5,210 352.30

19 3,080 400.00 1,800 444.30 980 316.60 300 406.20

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is 

assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.

a. Includes 20,190 persons of unknown race.

b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of 

beneficiaries among those groups is not available.

c. Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).

Table 5.A1.4—Number and average monthly benefit for children, by type of benefit, age, and race,

December 2005—Continued

Age

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)
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Table 5.A1.5—Number and average monthly benefit for widowed mothers and fathers, by age, sex,

marital status, and race, December 2005

Age, sex, and marital status

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

All widowed mothers and fathers 176,160 720.90 115,640 773.90 24,780 621.50 34,740 617.90

By age

Under 25 2,300 567.80 1,300 605.10 140 420.10 860 535.50

25–29 8,970 581.30 5,270 622.60 1,280 485.10 2,410 543.60

25 1,220 605.60 780 638.20 90 500.60 350 559.90

26 1,590 566.00 900 593.50 240 486.30 450 553.40

27 1,760 560.30 990 597.60 250 430.40 520 551.80

28 1,950 573.50 1,210 623.70 330 518.40 400 476.10

29 2,450 600.40 1,390 649.40 370 487.80 690 562.00

30–34 19,290 612.00 12,210 659.60 2,760 528.90 4,260 528.70

30 2,810 588.80 1,840 635.50 350 443.20 620 532.40

31 3,180 613.80 2,050 657.30 390 542.30 740 531.20

32 3,900 626.30 2,480 666.80 540 590.10 870 534.20

33 4,440 609.80 2,650 665.00 700 525.20 1,060 524.80

34 4,960 614.60 3,190 664.90 780 521.70 970 523.90

35–39 30,710 658.20 19,620 710.20 4,140 544.20 6,770 579.60

35 5,990 605.40 3,740 650.20 890 486.60 1,340 559.50

36 5,850 646.70 3,790 697.50 790 515.00 1,230 578.70

37 5,460 660.40 3,480 716.70 700 565.70 1,220 558.20

38 6,520 663.40 3,950 724.80 970 570.50 1,570 568.50

39 6,890 707.20 4,660 751.40 790 586.90 1,410 630.20

40–44 38,310 734.30 25,790 788.60 4,710 622.90 7,590 622.00

40 7,010 678.20 4,540 739.90 840 590.80 1,560 554.50

41 7,570 726.80 5,300 775.30 780 665.80 1,440 581.10

42 7,890 735.60 5,310 789.40 1,120 615.00 1,420 635.50

43 7,860 758.10 5,140 819.60 1,040 616.70 1,650 655.80

44 7,980 766.00 5,500 812.00 930 632.20 1,520 680.60

45–49 35,940 788.10 24,070 841.70 4,820 680.70 6,840 678.50

45 8,190 774.10 5,540 821.60 1,070 700.60 1,530 657.00

46 7,520 802.60 5,130 856.70 910 674.40 1,450 694.90

47 6,880 785.40 4,540 842.20 920 699.70 1,360 658.20

48 6,630 782.00 4,480 838.70 880 671.40 1,220 660.40

49 6,720 798.00 4,380 852.00 1,040 656.70 1,280 724.20

50–54 20,840 789.30 13,820 843.50 3,220 690.40 3,610 675.30

50 5,350 803.90 3,600 858.00 800 736.60 920 659.70

51 4,550 779.10 3,040 837.30 720 652.40 770 664.40

52 3,890 779.80 2,480 836.80 620 705.50 740 655.60

53 3,710 806.70 2,400 857.60 570 676.40 680 734.60

54 3,340 771.60 2,300 821.60 510 668.70 500 669.30

55–59 10,730 800.80 7,080 849.70 1,900 692.30 1,660 723.00

55 2,810 794.00 1,650 866.90 560 742.20 570 638.60

56 2,140 805.60 1,460 860.90 360 653.00 290 722.90

57 2,000 809.30 1,330 848.80 340 709.80 330 752.30

58 1,890 830.50 1,330 851.90 340 762.60 210 804.80

59 1,890 767.10 1,310 814.40 300 546.80 260 804.80

60–61 3,100 776.60 2,200 802.50 610 710.10 280 739.40

60 1,660 783.10 1,120 805.50 330 737.30 200 764.50

61 1,440 769.00 1,080 799.50 280 678.00 80 676.60

62 or older 5,970 761.80 4,280 793.90 1,200 684.60 460 681.10

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By sex and marital status

Women 164,450 728.30 108,050 783.80 22,960 620.90 32,470 622.00

Mothers 149,520 730.00 97,400 787.90 21,480 621.50 29,750 620.80

Surviving divorced mothers 14,930 711.00 10,650 746.40 1,480 613.30 2,720 635.20

Men 11,710 617.30 7,590 631.80 1,820 628.20 2,270 559.30

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is 

assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.

a. Includes 1,000 persons of unknown race.

b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of 

beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.

c. Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).

Table 5.A1.5—Number and average monthly benefit for widowed mothers and fathers, by age, sex,

marital status, and race, December 2005—Continued

Age, sex, and marital status

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)
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Table 5.A1.6—Number and average monthly benefit for nondisabled widow(er)s, by sex, age, marital status,

and race, December 2005

Age, sex, and marital status

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

All nondisabled widow(er)s 4,356,450 966.70 3,629,820 990.10 355,580 770.70 359,170 923.80

Women

Subtotal 4,310,750 968.70 3,604,200 991.60 349,930 770.90 344,820 929.70

By age

60–61 113,860 948.80 33,810 1,007.20 5,090 774.50 74,880 934.60

60 44,170 955.60 11,560 1,023.60 1,840 776.70 30,760 941.00

61 69,690 944.40 22,250 998.60 3,250 773.20 44,120 930.00

62–64 306,830 974.30 167,440 1,001.50 21,740 816.70 117,410 964.90

62 93,450 977.30 33,020 1,029.50 4,110 813.70 56,230 958.80

63 106,390 980.50 63,140 1,007.40 8,000 837.20 35,170 965.30

64 106,990 965.40 71,280 983.40 9,630 800.90 26,010 977.60

65–69 616,190 979.60 484,830 998.50 62,520 798.60 67,660 1,014.80

65 132,350 948.60 95,010 959.00 14,090 774.30 22,950 1,014.80

66 119,510 1,008.90 90,150 1,017.20 11,190 809.90 18,050 1,092.30

67 121,460 994.90 95,060 1,006.00 11,980 815.00 14,260 1,074.10

68 118,100 981.10 99,430 1,011.00 12,080 812.60 6,350 842.30

69 124,770 968.10 105,180 999.40 13,180 787.20 6,050 825.30

70–74 633,080 962.60 542,140 991.50 65,280 782.80 23,940 802.80

70 119,460 958.50 101,560 986.80 12,630 781.60 4,960 835.30

71 122,850 966.60 105,270 993.20 12,650 812.90 4,630 788.10

72 120,630 961.80 102,840 993.50 12,500 770.10 4,960 796.50

73 132,370 960.90 113,370 991.60 13,690 772.50 4,890 777.10

74 137,770 964.80 119,100 992.10 13,810 778.00 4,500 816.90

75–79 802,480 962.60 706,570 987.10 69,910 770.00 23,210 805.00

75 151,820 966.10 132,890 992.50 13,720 773.60 4,690 791.80

76 151,040 965.10 131,860 992.90 13,790 760.50 4,790 799.40

77 159,870 963.30 140,850 986.70 14,050 781.70 4,460 801.00

78 168,110 959.80 148,750 982.60 14,120 767.40 4,590 820.50

79 171,640 959.60 152,220 982.00 14,230 766.60 4,680 812.30

80–84 841,990 960.80 757,930 982.10 61,870 748.80 19,620 804.60

80 168,540 956.40 150,420 978.50 13,400 763.20 4,270 794.70

81 174,720 950.50 157,040 971.40 13,030 752.60 4,160 784.60

82 166,250 959.40 149,270 981.30 12,430 744.00 3,990 803.10

83 166,000 963.80 149,600 986.30 12,070 740.00 3,820 792.90

84 166,480 974.60 151,600 993.20 10,940 741.90 3,380 856.50

85–89 592,660 997.50 540,850 1,017.30 38,250 754.80 11,510 848.50

85 152,720 988.60 138,630 1,009.70 10,230 744.90 3,230 836.90

86 128,540 992.30 116,640 1,012.10 8,720 763.30 2,680 888.10

87 117,650 1,007.00 107,920 1,025.40 7,140 757.00 2,140 864.60

88 102,260 1,009.50 94,060 1,027.40 6,080 768.50 1,800 835.50

89 91,490 993.80 83,600 1,015.30 6,080 743.30 1,660 800.60

90–94 298,790 966.70 274,850 984.00 17,970 727.20 4,950 804.00

95 or older 104,870 899.30 95,780 918.80 7,300 675.00 1,640 742.20

By marital status

Widows 3,976,450 967.10 3,358,050 990.70 315,320 764.80 292,040 914.10

Surviving divorced wives (nondisabled) 334,300 987.10 246,150 1,003.70 34,610 825.70 52,780 1,016.30

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Men

Subtotal 45,700 782.00 25,620 787.70 5,650 762.60 14,350 780.60

60–61 7,770 727.20 2,790 721.50 470 745.00 4,510 728.90

62–64 14,790 860.60 7,290 885.10 1,320 867.20 6,170 830.80

65–69 9,460 888.80 6,030 876.50 1,540 834.10 1,880 972.90

70–74 4,010 718.50 2,580 747.00 790 765.70 620 548.50

75–79 3,800 698.50 2,620 729.40 710 659.10 460 583.10

80–84 2,810 615.60 2,000 635.10 440 568.50 370 565.70

85–89 1,450 591.00 1,020 649.50 190 545.70 220 360.00

90 or older 1,610 514.20 1,290 511.70 190 539.10 120 518.20

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is 

assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.

a. Includes 11,880 persons of unknown race.

b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of 

beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.

c. Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).

Table 5.A1.6—Number and average monthly benefit for nondisabled widow(er)s, by sex, age, marital status,

and race, December 2005—Continued

Age, sex, and marital status

All races a White Black Other b

Number c

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)
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Table 5.A1.7—Number and average monthly benefit for disabled widow(er)s, by age, sex, marital status,

and race, December 2005

Age, sex, and marital status

All races a

a. Includes 830 persons of unknown race.

White Black Other b

b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of 

beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.

Number c

c. Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

All disabled widow(er)s 212,220 607.30 123,540 617.80 34,370 532.90 53,480 632.20

By age

50–54 28,060 616.80 10,910 613.90 4,000 521.70 12,960 650.30

50 2,590 571.80 690 549.20 240 406.80 1,630 613.60

51 4,200 617.80 1,530 596.80 370 519.40 2,290 647.60

52 5,890 624.20 1,880 606.90 800 504.30 3,160 668.00

53 6,860 638.50 2,810 614.80 1,170 559.10 2,850 694.50

54 8,520 607.40 4,000 634.40 1,420 520.80 3,030 612.00

55–59 80,420 612.60 42,280 616.00 12,310 544.40 25,510 641.10

55 10,290 615.30 5,030 634.40 1,830 540.80 3,400 627.20

56 13,520 615.60 6,760 613.30 2,030 549.90 4,670 650.80

57 15,510 616.20 8,060 613.90 2,510 561.00 4,910 650.60

58 20,310 614.90 10,540 622.60 3,080 525.60 6,600 644.60

59 20,790 604.30 11,890 605.40 2,860 548.60 5,930 629.50

60–64 103,740 600.60 70,350 619.40 18,060 527.50 15,010 601.40

60 20,730 610.20 12,130 630.70 3,020 527.00 5,550 612.70

61 21,620 602.60 13,610 615.60 3,360 532.90 4,590 615.60

62 21,340 596.90 14,880 610.90 3,640 550.60 2,750 583.80

63 20,560 597.00 15,230 616.40 4,140 525.10 1,070 593.90

64 19,490 595.80 14,500 625.40 3,900 504.20 1,050 532.50

By sex and marital status

Women 204,710 613.40 119,910 623.70 32,970 536.00 51,060 640.60

Widows 175,430 613.50 101,950 625.00 28,530 530.40 44,400 641.50

Surviving divorced wives 29,280 613.20 17,960 616.40 4,440 572.20 6,660 634.10

Men 7,510 438.90 3,630 420.50 1,400 458.70 2,420 454.90

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is 

assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.
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Table 5.A1.8—Number and average monthly benefit for parents, by age, sex, and race, December 2005

Age and sex

All races a

a. Includes 50 persons of unknown race.

White Black Other b

b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of 

beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.

Number c

c. Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

All parents 1,950 868.50 980 910.60 220 882.00 700 819.20

By age

62–69 130 986.10 20 1,159.50 30 1,003.00 80 936.40

70–74 320 912.40 110 1,040.70 10 1,162.50 190 838.90

75–79 320 925.50 140 1,006.60 30 1,366.80 130 724.90

80–84 470 786.40 310 810.90 30 800.50 120 742.70

85–89 340 931.10 170 933.80 50 875.60 120 950.40

90 or older 370 786.90 230 885.50 70 621.90 60 695.70

By sex

Women 1,690 891.10 890 926.00 200 905.90 550 848.80

Men 260 722.00 90 757.70 20 644.00 150 710.90

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTES: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is 

assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.

. . . = not applicable.
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Table 5.A3—Number and average monthly benefit, with reduction for early retirement, by type of benefit,

sex, age, and race, December 2005

Age and type of benefit

All races a White Black Other b

Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Retired workers

Total 22,144,700 936.90 19,694,110 952.70 1,706,200 831.90 707,700 756.50

62–64 2,823,760 914.50 2,442,720 931.90 243,660 846.90 136,490 725.60

62 774,140 882.40 667,190 898.90 65,990 824.40 40,460 707.40

63 1,017,910 909.50 883,140 926.60 87,860 839.90 46,710 717.00

64 1,031,710 943.60 892,390 961.80 89,810 870.20 49,320 748.60

65–69 5,865,990 981.10 5,106,110 1,000.40 501,060 891.50 257,840 772.50

65 1,203,090 984.70 1,037,450 1,005.30 105,820 903.00 59,440 773.00

66 1,249,750 1,000.50 1,081,480 1,021.30 108,910 911.40 59,200 785.90

67 1,228,300 995.80 1,073,130 1,015.20 102,960 903.90 52,020 777.80

68 1,129,180 978.70 987,220 997.70 95,770 882.40 46,150 774.10

69 1,055,670 939.20 926,830 956.50 87,600 848.50 41,030 743.50

70–74 4,506,610 910.30 3,995,720 926.30 366,660 806.40 140,910 731.40

70 995,420 916.00 877,200 932.70 84,410 811.90 33,540 743.60

71 928,390 900.30 820,630 916.90 76,910 802.30 30,430 703.80

72 861,570 904.80 762,020 920.90 71,190 800.50 27,730 734.60

73 874,460 920.90 775,710 936.50 72,410 814.70 25,670 754.90

74 846,770 909.10 760,160 924.10 61,740 801.10 23,540 720.40

75–79 3,825,310 915.00 3,463,890 928.60 265,680 794.80 83,770 747.80

75 839,470 907.30 757,860 921.00 59,070 795.40 21,140 737.60

76 778,590 906.30 702,760 920.10 55,690 789.90 17,630 740.90

77 769,450 919.70 696,960 933.30 53,470 799.90 16,130 753.30

78 748,900 925.70 678,680 939.80 51,710 798.30 15,830 755.10

79 688,900 917.20 627,630 930.20 45,740 789.70 13,040 758.00

80–84 2,836,320 919.60 2,592,540 932.30 180,280 782.90 52,960 779.50

80 663,670 934.00 603,990 947.70 44,450 796.70 12,960 789.50

81 619,520 917.40 565,950 930.00 39,600 786.20 11,600 765.10

82 561,290 913.60 513,630 926.20 34,720 772.60 11,030 778.10

83 512,640 915.10 468,600 927.10 32,580 783.90 9,280 779.20

84 479,200 914.60 440,370 926.70 28,930 768.40 8,090 786.20

85–89 1,534,540 961.90 1,409,620 974.80 94,580 803.70 23,680 838.30

85 407,780 918.30 374,440 930.40 25,070 777.60 6,550 784.80

86 340,630 932.30 311,660 946.10 21,900 772.10 5,370 797.00

87 311,200 974.20 287,230 985.80 18,020 819.10 4,630 851.00

88 257,660 999.80 237,090 1,012.10 15,320 836.60 4,130 905.40

89 217,270 1,027.50 199,200 1,042.70 14,270 843.60 3,000 917.10

90–94 602,760 980.20 551,300 994.80 39,860 807.20 9,710 872.30

95 or older 149,410 892.70 132,210 914.50 14,420 706.40 2,340 799.90

Men

Subtotal 10,985,130 1,047.70 9,786,490 1,069.10 808,400 900.30 375,880 814.40

62–64 1,429,990 1,084.00 1,232,600 1,116.90 125,470 920.90 71,490 805.70

62 387,400 1,051.60 333,850 1,082.10 32,960 903.10 20,370 795.70

63 514,110 1,077.10 444,080 1,109.80 44,970 911.40 24,930 794.40

64 528,480 1,114.60 454,670 1,149.40 47,540 942.10 26,190 824.30

65–69 3,086,860 1,137.70 2,685,470 1,169.60 256,680 971.10 144,360 840.70

65 625,210 1,151.70 537,640 1,187.80 54,110 979.10 33,330 850.90

66 657,310 1,166.00 568,870 1,200.80 55,570 992.40 32,810 858.50

67 647,910 1,156.90 566,290 1,188.30 52,200 987.90 29,380 851.60

68 597,710 1,129.70 522,780 1,160.00 49,370 964.00 25,560 830.70

69 558,720 1,074.90 489,890 1,102.10 45,430 924.00 23,280 798.10

70–74 2,378,330 1,024.60 2,117,700 1,046.60 182,660 871.20 75,960 786.70

70 525,690 1,042.80 465,000 1,066.70 42,070 885.90 18,450 800.90

71 491,110 1,018.00 435,340 1,042.00 38,850 863.60 16,650 752.30

72 454,840 1,016.00 403,910 1,038.50 35,580 860.70 14,950 783.90

73 460,410 1,034.20 410,610 1,054.80 36,020 881.40 13,400 819.90

74 446,280 1,009.30 402,840 1,028.10 30,140 860.90 12,510 779.50

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Men (cont.)

75–79 1,954,840 1,001.60 1,782,930 1,017.70 124,390 850.20 42,620 783.90

75 443,200 1,001.50 402,470 1,018.50 28,940 854.40 11,010 776.20

76 404,790 995.40 368,230 1,011.60 26,460 849.30 9,020 778.00

77 393,210 1,009.60 359,050 1,025.30 25,130 857.10 8,060 803.20

78 375,060 1,011.50 342,360 1,028.10 23,480 854.60 8,010 779.30

79 338,580 988.90 310,820 1,003.80 20,380 831.60 6,520 787.10

80–84 1,312,940 961.20 1,208,290 973.90 74,940 818.90 25,840 801.00

80 318,610 1,004.70 292,050 1,019.00 19,440 848.10 6,230 838.90

81 290,540 972.20 267,010 985.50 16,710 833.00 5,960 789.00

82 259,900 950.50 239,640 962.90 14,130 804.80 5,430 796.70

83 233,500 936.50 214,660 948.70 13,530 806.70 4,500 774.00

84 210,390 920.70 194,930 931.50 11,130 779.50 3,720 795.40

85–89 606,230 956.40 561,650 966.40 31,790 827.20 10,520 831.50

85 173,630 899.00 160,520 909.40 9,250 774.60 3,210 759.50

86 138,770 915.70 128,240 925.00 7,570 796.80 2,400 803.50

87 122,140 975.10 113,550 984.20 6,230 859.30 1,950 827.30

88 95,300 1,014.70 88,590 1,024.00 4,610 870.00 1,740 922.10

89 76,390 1,058.40 70,750 1,069.80 4,130 904.00 1,220 953.50

90–94 183,690 992.90 169,130 1,002.80 10,020 867.10 4,060 897.70

95 or older 32,250 871.70 28,720 886.00 2,450 711.90 1,030 857.40

Women

Subtotal 11,159,570 827.90 9,907,620 837.70 897,800 770.30 331,820 691.00

62–64 1,393,770 740.60 1,210,120 743.50 118,190 768.40 65,000 637.40

62 386,740 712.90 333,340 715.60 33,030 746.00 20,090 617.90

63 503,800 738.40 439,060 741.30 42,890 765.00 21,780 628.40

64 503,230 764.00 437,720 766.90 42,270 789.30 23,130 662.90

65–69 2,779,130 807.10 2,420,640 812.70 244,380 807.90 113,480 685.70

65 577,880 804.10 499,810 809.00 51,710 823.30 26,110 673.60

66 592,440 816.90 512,610 822.20 53,340 827.00 26,390 695.60

67 580,390 815.90 506,840 821.80 50,760 817.50 22,640 682.10

68 531,470 809.00 464,440 815.00 46,400 795.50 20,590 703.80

69 496,950 786.60 436,940 793.20 42,170 767.20 17,750 672.00

70–74 2,128,280 782.50 1,878,020 790.60 184,000 742.00 64,950 666.70

70 469,730 774.10 412,200 781.50 42,340 738.30 15,090 673.60

71 437,280 768.20 385,290 775.50 38,060 739.80 13,780 645.20

72 406,730 780.40 358,110 788.20 35,610 740.30 12,780 676.90

73 414,050 794.90 365,100 803.40 36,390 748.70 12,270 683.90

74 400,490 797.40 357,320 806.80 31,600 744.10 11,030 653.30

75–79 1,870,470 824.40 1,680,960 834.10 141,290 746.00 41,150 710.30

75 396,270 801.90 355,390 810.50 30,130 738.80 10,130 695.70

76 373,800 809.70 334,530 819.40 29,230 736.20 8,610 702.00

77 376,240 825.80 337,910 835.60 28,340 749.10 8,070 703.40

78 373,840 839.70 336,320 850.00 28,230 751.50 7,820 730.20

79 350,320 847.90 316,810 857.90 25,360 756.00 6,520 728.90

80–84 1,523,380 883.80 1,384,250 896.00 105,340 757.30 27,120 759.00

80 345,060 868.80 311,940 880.90 25,010 756.80 6,730 743.80

81 328,980 868.90 298,940 880.50 22,890 751.90 5,640 739.80

82 301,390 881.70 273,990 894.10 20,590 750.50 5,600 760.00

83 279,140 897.20 253,940 909.00 19,050 767.70 4,780 784.10

84 268,810 909.90 245,440 922.80 17,800 761.40 4,370 778.30

85–89 928,310 965.50 847,970 980.30 62,790 791.90 13,160 843.80

85 234,150 932.60 213,920 946.10 15,820 779.30 3,340 809.20

86 201,860 943.80 183,420 960.70 14,330 759.00 2,970 791.80

87 189,060 973.60 173,680 986.90 11,790 797.80 2,680 868.20

88 162,360 991.00 148,500 1,004.90 10,710 822.30 2,390 893.30

89 140,880 1,010.70 128,450 1,027.80 10,140 819.00 1,780 892.20

(Continued)

Table 5.A3—Number and average monthly benefit, with reduction for early retirement, by type of benefit,

sex, age, and race, December 2005—Continued

Age and type of benefit

All races a White Black Other b

Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)
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Women (cont.)

90–94 419,070 974.70 382,170 991.30 29,840 787.20 5,650 854.00

95 or older 117,160 898.40 103,490 922.50 11,970 705.30 1,310 754.70

Disabled workers

Total 44,750 1,155.30 35,740 1,199.70 6,320 1,054.80 2,670 798.60

62 3,500 1,179.80 2,890 1,224.30 440 1,057.30 170 740.70

63 11,860 1,158.20 9,390 1,212.90 1,720 1,042.70 740 727.90

64 18,690 1,155.20 15,060 1,191.70 2,670 1,062.30 960 840.80

65 10,700 1,144.30 8,400 1,190.80 1,490 1,054.60 800 825.80

Men

Subtotal 27,430 1,341.10 22,440 1,392.80 3,430 1,198.00 1,540 907.10

62 2,200 1,354.30 1,860 1,398.30 250 1,217.10 90 826.30

63 7,060 1,354.30 5,840 1,412.80 840 1,183.80 370 814.80

64 11,480 1,340.00 9,430 1,384.20 1,460 1,218.20 590 934.10

65 6,690 1,324.70 5,310 1,384.30 880 1,172.40 490 959.10

Women

Subtotal 17,320 861.10 13,300 873.80 2,890 884.90 1,130 650.80

62 1,300 884.60 1,030 910.20 190 847.00 80 644.30

63 4,800 869.70 3,550 884.10 880 908.00 370 641.00

64 7,210 861.00 5,630 869.30 1,210 874.10 370 692.00

65 4,010 843.50 3,090 858.20 610 884.70 310 615.10

Spouses

Total 2,085,980 476.30 1,905,890 486.50 89,000 393.80 86,200 339.80

Wives

Subtotal 2,072,710 477.70 1,896,650 487.60 87,290 396.40 83,910 342.90

By age

62–64 284,960 441.80 251,290 456.50 14,250 364.70 19,030 307.00

62 71,250 428.20 62,850 441.20 3,700 357.10 4,530 307.30

63 102,940 440.00 90,680 454.80 4,970 361.90 7,170 308.40

64 110,770 452.30 97,760 467.80 5,580 372.20 7,330 305.50

65–69 586,770 492.00 522,780 506.40 29,400 407.50 33,850 344.80

65 127,500 479.30 112,030 495.80 6,680 388.00 8,600 335.90

66 121,890 488.60 107,880 504.40 6,140 398.90 7,730 341.80

67 117,860 500.50 105,020 514.20 6,080 428.90 6,650 351.70

68 110,920 498.80 99,550 512.30 5,710 419.10 5,520 341.20

69 108,600 494.20 98,300 506.30 4,790 404.70 5,350 358.70

70–74 494,980 483.90 456,070 492.80 21,140 399.70 16,590 356.60

70 106,200 490.00 96,470 500.80 5,060 399.40 4,490 365.80

71 101,490 481.70 92,880 490.40 4,840 407.20 3,490 361.00

72 95,010 481.60 87,530 491.30 3,930 379.30 3,350 354.60

73 96,960 481.80 90,070 489.80 3,940 393.00 2,690 354.70

74 95,320 484.00 89,120 490.80 3,370 420.80 2,570 338.90

75–79 399,970 478.50 375,490 484.50 14,090 402.50 9,130 361.00

75 93,850 481.30 87,700 487.30 3,630 420.70 2,340 355.80

76 84,900 479.30 79,320 486.50 3,090 394.30 2,220 355.70

77 81,000 479.40 75,990 485.50 2,900 395.70 1,760 367.40

78 75,720 479.70 71,750 484.50 2,370 408.30 1,350 365.20

79 64,500 471.10 60,730 476.80 2,100 386.30 1,460 366.10

80–84 223,390 468.40 212,030 472.30 6,250 393.20 4,170 386.10

85–89 70,710 487.50 67,660 491.70 1,760 387.00 980 373.10

90–94 11,280 471.30 10,740 473.70 340 421.20 160 450.20

95 or older 650 453.30 590 453.90 60 447.00 0 . . .

(Continued)

Table 5.A3—Number and average monthly benefit, with reduction for early retirement, by type of benefit,

sex, age, and race, December 2005—Continued

Age and type of benefit

All races a White Black Other b

Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)
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Wives (cont.)

By type of benefit

Wives of retired workers 2,013,700 483.00 1,846,230 492.80 82,820 402.00 79,950 345.20

Wives of disabled workers 59,010 299.40 50,420 300.10 4,470 293.90 3,960 297.00

Husbands

Subtotal 13,270 255.90 9,240 262.80 1,710 257.50 2,290 226.10

Nondisabled widow(er)s

Total 2,534,490 893.20 2,000,770 908.50 240,310 733.60 287,820 921.70

60–64 443,250 959.60 211,330 994.70 28,620 810.30 202,970 944.40

60 46,960 942.70 12,530 1,001.10 1,970 781.50 32,450 930.20

61 74,670 929.50 24,070 977.20 3,590 766.80 46,940 917.80

62 98,840 969.50 35,090 1,019.50 4,530 812.80 59,130 952.10

63 111,440 975.90 65,840 1,003.70 8,510 840.50 37,000 957.90

64 111,340 961.80 73,800 979.50 10,020 804.90 27,450 971.90

65–69 533,210 951.40 424,660 970.80 56,710 786.50 50,880 977.30

65 130,110 937.70 93,690 949.20 14,300 771.20 21,870 1,000.90

66 103,820 973.20 80,990 986.60 10,370 809.70 12,380 1,024.70

67 103,050 965.00 83,220 980.00 10,620 801.70 9,060 1,020.50

68 97,390 951.00 82,680 979.80 10,640 795.60 3,900 782.10

69 98,840 932.60 84,080 961.70 10,780 760.30 3,670 777.80

70–74 426,960 905.70 365,500 932.50 47,740 746.50 12,570 737.40

70 89,400 914.30 76,370 941.50 9,910 752.60 2,910 760.40

71 86,000 913.00 73,590 938.20 9,680 772.40 2,510 724.40

72 81,440 906.80 69,610 935.40 9,190 739.40 2,450 726.60

73 85,020 899.10 72,990 926.10 9,320 733.10 2,430 723.80

74 85,100 895.00 72,940 921.10 9,640 734.00 2,270 748.60

75–79 436,170 874.90 379,830 898.00 45,250 717.30 9,610 715.80

75 89,730 890.10 78,150 913.90 9,160 734.30 2,100 709.90

76 85,590 883.30 73,720 910.20 9,480 711.50 2,040 713.20

77 86,560 877.20 75,620 899.70 8,820 727.80 1,850 687.90

78 87,720 866.50 76,770 888.70 8,870 705.20 1,840 731.90

79 86,570 857.20 75,570 877.60 8,920 707.80 1,780 738.10

80–84 373,420 834.70 331,000 855.20 34,750 670.70 6,680 677.30

85–89 207,900 804.50 186,370 822.50 17,670 644.80 3,310 636.70

90–94 85,930 740.20 77,390 755.50 7,030 597.10 1,400 610.60

95 or older 27,650 733.80 24,690 750.50 2,540 590.30 400 626.90

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTES: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is 

assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.

. . . = not applicable.

a. Includes 36,690 persons of unknown race.

b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of 

beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.

Table 5.A3—Number and average monthly benefit, with reduction for early retirement, by type of benefit,

sex, age, and race, December 2005—Continued

Age and type of benefit

All races a White Black Other b

Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)
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Table 5.A4—Number and total monthly benefits, by trust fund and type of benefit, December 1940–2005,

selected years

Year

OASDI

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Wives

and

husbands Children

Widowed

mothers

and

fathers Widow(er)s Parents

Special

age-72

Total beneficiaries

OASI

trust fund

DI

trust fund

Number

1940 222,488 222,488 . . . 112,331 . . . 29,749 54,648 20,499 4,437 824 . . .

1945 1,288,107 1,288,107 . . . 518,234 . . . 159,168 390,134 120,581 93,781 6,209 . . .

1950 3,477,243 3,477,243 . . . 1,770,984 . . . 508,350 699,703 169,438 314,189 14,579 . . .

1955 7,960,616 7,960,616 . . . 4,473,971 . . . 1,191,963 1,276,240 291,916 701,360 25,166 . . .

1957 11,128,897 10,979,047 149,850 6,197,532 149,850 1,827,048 1,502,077 328,309 1,095,137 28,944 . . .

1960 14,844,589 14,157,138 687,451 8,061,469 455,371 2,345,983 2,000,451 401,358 1,543,843 36,114 . . .

1965 20,866,767 19,127,716 1,739,051 11,100,584 988,074 2,806,912 3,092,659 471,816 2,371,433 35,289 . . .

1966 22,767,252 20,796,930 1,970,322 11,658,443 1,097,190 2,860,026 3,392,970 487,755 2,602,015 34,540 634,313

1970 26,228,629 23,563,634 2,664,995 13,349,175 1,492,948 2,951,552 4,122,305 523,136 3,227,160 28,729 533,624

1975 32,084,511 27,732,311 4,352,200 16,588,001 2,488,774 3,320,310 4,972,008 581,845 3,888,705 21,444 223,424

1980 35,584,955 30,906,511 4,678,444 19,562,085 2,858,680 3,477,427 4,606,517 562,316 4,410,515 14,779 92,636

1985 37,058,317 33,151,003 3,907,314 22,431,930 2,656,638 3,374,599 3,319,490 371,659 4,862,805 9,541 31,655

1990 39,832,125 35,566,144 4,265,981 24,838,100 3,011,294 3,366,975 3,187,010 303,923 5,111,482 5,908 7,433

1991 40,592,173 36,079,133 4,513,040 25,288,719 3,194,938 3,370,454 3,268,252 300,661 5,158,383 5,467 5,299

1992 41,507,188 36,617,492 4,889,696 25,757,727 3,467,783 3,382,189 3,391,173 294,176 5,205,375 5,083 3,682

1993 42,245,719 36,992,153 5,253,566 26,104,305 3,725,966 3,367,206 3,527,483 289,350 5,224,279 4,673 2,457

1994 42,883,470 37,299,951 5,583,519 26,407,756 3,962,954 3,337,484 3,653,887 283,072 5,232,379 4,318 1,620

1995 43,387,259 37,529,603 5,857,656 26,672,806 4,185,263 3,289,551 3,734,097 275,020 5,225,519 3,976 1,027

1996 43,736,836 37,664,802 6,072,034 26,898,072 4,385,623 3,194,080 3,802,791 242,135 5,209,812 3,670 653

1997 43,971,086 37,818,047 6,153,039 27,274,572 4,508,134 3,129,129 3,771,774 230,222 5,053,442 3,419 394

1998 44,245,731 37,911,161 6,334,570 27,510,535 4,698,319 3,054,073 3,768,928 220,610 4,989,855 3,186 225

1999 44,595,624 38,071,894 6,523,730 27,774,677 4,879,455 2,987,307 3,794,795 212,401 4,943,915 2,931 143

2000 45,414,794 38,741,432 6,673,362 28,498,945 5,042,334 2,963,326 3,802,863 203,052 4,901,437 2,748 89

2001 45,877,506 38,964,263 6,913,243 28,836,774 5,274,183 2,898,861 3,839,381 197,375 4,828,327 2,564 41

2002 46,444,317 39,233,049 7,221,268 29,190,137 5,543,981 2,832,767 3,910,256 194,117 4,770,638 2,400 21

2003 47,038,486 39,443,034 7,595,452 29,531,611 5,873,673 2,772,577 3,960,909 190,252 4,707,215 2,238 21

2004 47,687,693 39,737,824 7,949,869 29,952,465 6,198,271 2,721,657 3,986,319 183,829 4,643,035 2,108 9

2005 48,434,281 40,128,579 8,305,702 30,460,836 6,518,989 2,680,259 4,024,815 178,396 4,568,991 1,992 3

(Continued)
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CONTACT: Marian Longley (410) 965-5528.

Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars)

1940 4,070 4,070 . . . 2,539 . . . 361 668 402 90 11 . . .

1945 23,801 23,801 . . . 12,538 . . . 2,040 4,858 2,391 1,893 81 . . .

1950 126,857 126,857 . . . 77,678 . . . 11,995 19,366 5,801 11,481 535 . . .

1955 411,613 411,613 . . . 276,942 . . . 39,416 46,444 13,403 34,152 1,256 . . .

1957 605,455 594,552 10,904 400,250 10,904 62,802 57,952 16,102 55,944 1,501 . . .

1960 936,321 888,320 48,000 596,849 40,668 90,503 93,275 23,795 89,054 2,178 . . .

1965 1,516,802 1,395,817 120,986 931,532 96,599 120,796 159,428 30,882 174,883 2,683 . . .

1966 1,638,548 1,502,863 135,685 983,338 107,627 123,262 175,100 31,983 192,821 2,642 21,777

1970 2,628,326 2,385,926 242,400 1,576,551 196,010 175,323 279,845 45,258 328,245 2,965 24,128

1975 5,727,758 5,047,656 680,102 3,436,752 562,180 332,159 544,048 85,676 747,903 3,685 15,354

1980 10,682,791 9,422,206 1,260,585 6,678,216 1,059,792 569,528 864,242 138,426 1,358,836 4,080 9,672

1985 15,901,579 14,441,682 1,459,896 10,736,304 1,285,375 796,351 858,006 123,557 2,094,003 3,609 4,373

1990 21,686,763 19,716,655 1,970,108 14,966,531 1,768,313 1,004,852 991,628 124,340 2,827,012 2,849 1,238

1991 23,076,535 20,912,298 2,164,237 15,914,665 1,946,823 1,049,463 1,045,006 127,510 2,989,385 2,767 915

1992 24,442,156 22,033,164 2,408,992 16,810,432 2,171,080 1,089,504 1,100,812 128,748 3,138,250 2,676 655

1993 25,662,445 23,011,870 2,650,575 17,595,964 2,390,829 1,117,643 1,160,403 129,752 3,264,849 2,557 448

1994 26,936,223 24,032,186 2,904,037 18,415,099 2,620,982 1,144,466 1,226,468 131,463 3,394,982 2,459 303

1995 28,148,078 24,993,131 3,154,947 19,199,157 2,853,365 1,164,029 1,283,288 131,430 3,514,262 2,349 197

1996 29,426,079 26,017,474 3,408,605 20,038,023 3,087,223 1,177,458 1,356,685 124,678 3,639,632 2,252 129

1997 30,463,716 26,884,933 3,578,782 20,864,462 3,252,919 1,185,143 1,389,552 122,488 3,646,898 2,173 79

1998 31,298,873 27,519,891 3,778,982 21,449,654 3,444,259 1,179,882 1,417,362 120,247 3,685,349 2,074 46

1999 32,578,327 28,548,030 4,030,297 22,339,070 3,679,691 1,188,814 1,473,988 120,157 3,774,601 1,975 30

2000 34,848,920 30,517,277 4,331,642 24,066,918 3,965,304 1,233,598 1,547,808 120,812 3,912,527 1,934 19

2001 36,504,206 31,823,443 4,680,763 25,215,898 4,295,600 1,246,333 1,624,285 122,526 3,997,687 1,868 9

2002 37,854,453 32,823,008 5,031,445 26,125,090 4,625,445 1,242,317 1,692,471 124,267 4,043,051 1,806 5

2003 39,541,528 34,048,860 5,492,667 27,230,634 5,060,493 1,247,504 1,763,910 126,278 4,110,963 1,744 3

2004 41,574,348 35,573,407 6,000,941 28,601,329 5,542,045 1,262,709 1,838,926 126,734 4,200,895 1,707 2

2005 44,351,668 37,743,696 6,607,972 30,521,815 6,114,705 1,298,722 1,945,508 129,246 4,339,977 1,694 1

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTES: Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).

. . . = not applicable.

Table 5.A4—Number and total monthly benefits, by trust fund and type of benefit, December 1940–2005,

selected years—Continued

Year

OASDI

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Wives

and

husbands Children

Widowed

mothers

and

fathers Widow(er)s Parents

Special

age-72

Total beneficiaries

OASI

trust fund

DI

trust fund
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Table 5.A5—Number and average age, by type of

benefit, December 2005

Type of benefit

Number a

(thousands)

a. Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section 

Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).

Average

age

Total, OASDI 48,446 66

OASI 40,139 71

Retired workers 30,475 74

Spouses of retired workers 2,524 72

Children of retired workers 490 24

Under age 18 281 13

Disabled adult children 193 40

Students, aged 18–19 15 18

Children of deceased workers 1,904 22

Under age 18 1,329 12

Disabled adult children 511 48

Students, aged 18–19 63 18

Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,356 77

Widowed mothers and fathers 176 43

Disabled widow(er)s 212 59

Parents of deceased workers 2 82

DI 8,307 44

Disabled workers 6,510 52

Spouses of disabled workers 158 52

Children of disabled workers 1,639 13

Under age 18 1,521 12

Disabled adult children 70 27

Students, aged 18–19 48 18

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent 

sample.

Table 5.A6—Number and average monthly benefit,

by age, sex, type of benefit, and race,

December 2005

Type of benefit All races a

a. Includes 153,500 persons of unknown race. In years prior to 1993, persons of 

unknown race were included with White.

White Black Other b

b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, 

and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.

Number c (thousands)

c. Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section 

Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).

Total, OASDI 48,446 40,264 4,979 3,050

By age and sex

Adults 44,414 37,680 4,149 2,451

Men 19,281 16,437 1,754 1,034

Women 25,133 21,243 2,395 1,417

Children 4,032 2,584 829 599

Under age 18 3,132 1,922 666 527

Disabled adult children 774 582 135 55

Students, aged 18–19 126 81 28 17

Retired workers and their 

spouses and children 33,488 29,434 2,720 1,266

Retired workers 30,475 26,808 2,503 1,103

Spouses 2,524 2,271 119 127

Children 490 355 98 36

Disabled workers and their 

spouses and children 8,307 5,790 1,451 1,004

Disabled workers 6,510 4,610 1,096 752

Spouses 158 120 17 20

Children 1,639 1,060 338 232

Survivors of deceased 

workers 6,650 5,040 808 779

Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,356 3,630 356 359

Disabled widow(er)s 212 124 34 53

Widowed mothers and 

fathers 176 116 25 35

Children 1,904 1,169 393 331

Parents 2101

Average monthly benefit (dollars)

Retired workers 1,002.10 1,021.50 879.00 814.40

Men 1,129.70 1,155.90 958.90 875.70

Women 867.30 878.30 807.80 736.90

Disabled workers 937.90 973.20 868.20 835.20

Men 1,050.50 1,100.50 929.00 916.00

Women 805.60 816.90 804.60 749.90

Widowed mothers and 

fathers 720.90 773.90 621.50 617.90

Nondisabled widow(er)s 966.70 990.10 770.70 923.80

Surviving children 655.90 710.30 546.80 594.20

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent 

sample.

NOTES: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, 

race is assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner 

on whose earnings record the benefit is based.

The sum of individual categories may not equal a subtotal because of individual 

rounding.
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Table 5.A7—Number and average monthly benefit for women, by type of benefit, basis of entitlement, and race, 

December 2005

Type of benefit and basis of entitlement

All races a

a. Includes 77,000 persons of unknown race. In years prior to 1993, persons of unknown race were included with White.

White Black Other b

b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of 

beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.

Number

(thousands)

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Number

(thousands)

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Number

(thousands)

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Number

(thousands)

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

All women

Total c

c. Excludes parents, special age-72 beneficiaries, and disabled adult children receiving benefits because of a childhood disability.

25,131 834.50 21,243 847.70 2,395 773.60 1,416 742.30

Workers 17,814 856.90 15,046 869.80 1,858 806.90 853 742.50

Retired 14,821 867.30 12,975 878.30 1,323 807.80 487 736.90

Full benefit 3,661 987.40 3,068 1,009.30 425 886.80 155 835.00

Reduced benefit 11,160 827.90 9,908 837.70 898 770.30 332 691.00

Disabled 2,993 805.60 2,070 816.90 535 804.60 366 749.90

Wives of retired and disabled workers 2,637 487.80 2,365 502.10 131 395.20 135 330.30

Entitlement based on care of children 134 274.60 97 297.30 17 240.60 19 191.90

Husband retired 47 419.10 37 442.50 6 371.70 4 290.00

Husband disabled 87 197.00 61 209.70 11 175.00 15 161.90

Entitlement based on age 2,503 499.20 2,267 510.90 114 418.00 116 353.30

Husband retired 2,438 504.30 2,212 515.90 109 423.20 111 355.40

Full benefit 424 605.80 365 633.40 26 491.30 31 381.50

Reduced benefit 2,014 482.90 1,847 492.70 83 401.90 80 345.20

Husband disabled 66 310.50 56 311.60 5 308.50 4 299.20

Widows 4,680 944.70 3,832 974.20 406 743.30 428 871.90

Entitlement based on care of children 164 728.30 108 783.80 23 620.90 32 622.00

Nondisabled, aged 60 or older 4,311 968.70 3,604 991.60 350 770.90 345 929.70

Disabled, aged 50–64 205 613.40 120 623.70 33 536.00 51 640.60

Women aged 65 or older

Total c 19,593 855.40 17,227 867.60 1,638 779.40 677 729.60

Entitled as worker 13,485 880.10 11,809 891.80 1,215 811.60 427 751.90

Worker only 7,678 849.50 6,459 864.70 875 784.50 326 729.60

Dually entitled 5,807 920.50 5,349 924.60 340 881.50 101 823.80

Wife’s benefit 2,305 601.10 2,179 604.00 78 541.50 44 562.50

Widow’s benefit 3,501 1,130.80 3,171 1,144.80 262 982.80 57 1,025.80

Entitled as wife or widow only 6,108 801.00 5,419 814.90 423 687.10 249 691.50

Wife’s benefit 2,218 506.60 2,016 517.70 100 425.60 97 362.40

Widow’s benefit 3,890 968.80 3,403 990.90 323 767.70 153 900.20

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTES: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is 

assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.

The sum of individual categories may not equal a subtotal because of individual rounding.
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Table 5.A8—Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly benefit for persons with 

benefits based on special minimum primary insurance amount, by type of benefit and sex, December 2005

Type of benefit and sex Number

Average primary insurance amount

(dollars)

Average monthly benefit

(dollars)

All beneficiaries 106,281 583.10 710.40

Retirement benefits

Total 98,751 579.10 725.00

Retired workers 95,604 579.80 741.40

Men 20,478 552.80 490.20

Women 75,126 587.20 809.80

Wives and husbands of retired workers 2,803 557.60 226.70

Children of retired workers 344 571.30 234.00

Disability benefits

Total 15 566.60 531.20

Survivor benefits

Total 7,515 635.00 519.50

Nondisabled widow(er)s 6,203 634.00 533.40

Disabled widow(er)s 132 629.10 401.00

Widowed mothers and fathers 30 615.50 415.30

Children of deceased workers 1,150 641.20 460.50

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
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Table 5.A10—Number and average monthly benefit for beneficiaries aged 60 or older, by sex, type of benefit,

and age, December 2005

Type of benefit

Total,

60 or

older 60–61 62–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85–89 90–94

95 or

older a

a. Includes 42,710 persons aged 100 or older—6,170 men and 36,540 women.

Number (thousands)

All beneficiaries

Total b

b. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.

39,254 772 4,453 9,372 8,016 6,899 5,252 2,938 1,210 342

Retired workers 30,475 . . . 2,824 7,910 6,727 5,564 4,093 2,234 888 234

Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 4,471 167 388 627 638 807 845 594 300 105

Wives and husbands 2,558 5 295 673 632 516 308 107 21 2

Disabled workers 1,638 582 924 133 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Disabled adult children 112 18 24 29 19 13 6 2 1 c

c. Fewer than 500 beneficiaries.

Men

Subtotal 16,703 338 1,971 4,398 3,663 2,949 2,020 978 321 65

Retired workers 15,654 . . . 1,430 4,289 3,638 2,930 2,010 974 319 65

Widowers, parents, and fathers 49 10 16 9 4 4 3 1 1 c

Husbands 42 c 2 10 12 10 5 2 1 c

Disabled workers 904 319 511 74 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Disabled adult children 53 9 12 14 9 5 2 1 c c

Women

Subtotal 22,551 434 2,482 4,974 4,353 3,950 3,231 1,960 889 277

Retired workers 14,821 . . . 1,394 3,621 3,090 2,634 2,083 1,260 569 170

Widows, parents, and mothers 4,422 158 371 617 633 803 842 593 299 105

Wives 2,515 5 293 663 620 506 302 105 20 2

Disabled workers 734 263 413 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Disabled adult children 59 9 12 14 10 7 4 2 c c

Average monthly benefit (dollars)

All beneficiaries

Total b 964.70 984.00 908.90 992.60 946.60 951.10 958.20 1,013.40 1,050.80 954.90

Retired workers 1,002.10 . . . 914.50 1,036.40 987.90 992.30 992.90 1,041.40 1,092.20 984.60

Widow(er)s, parents, and mothers and fathers 957.80 848.50 907.70 977.70 961.00 961.40 959.60 996.40 964.70 897.60

Wives and husbands 495.30 426.30 440.60 498.80 502.50 500.70 500.80 531.70 551.40 524.00

Disabled workers 1,043.60 1,038.10 1,048.30 1,034.50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Disabled adult children 612.10 652.60 652.30 629.60 583.50 550.60 527.60 516.20 437.80 c

Men

Subtotal 1,130.20 1,183.30 1,118.10 1,193.90 1,113.10 1,101.90 1,072.00 1,099.40 1,202.60 1,072.20

Retired workers 1,129.70 . . . 1,084.00 1,198.20 1,117.50 1,106.10 1,075.40 1,102.40 1,207.50 1,077.80

Widowers, parents, and fathers 759.90 683.90 818.10 888.80 723.60 697.40 611.80 596.50 510.20 c

Husbands 279.80 c 223.50 288.90 286.90 282.00 259.30 289.00 297.00 c

Disabled workers 1,228.10 1,214.50 1,237.40 1,222.60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Disabled adult children 617.80 645.80 657.90 633.30 582.90 549.10 536.00 508.20 c c

Women

Subtotal 842.10 828.80 742.80 814.60 806.50 838.60 887.00 970.40 996.00 927.30

Retired workers 867.30 . . . 740.60 844.90 835.40 865.70 913.30 994.30 1,027.50 949.20

Widows, parents, and mothers 960.00 858.50 911.70 979.10 962.50 962.60 960.80 997.40 966.60 899.00

Wives 499.00 429.90 442.10 502.10 506.70 504.90 505.00 536.70 560.10 550.70

Disabled workers 816.20 824.10 814.20 794.60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Disabled adult children 606.90 659.60 646.90 625.70 584.00 551.80 523.10 520.00 c c

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTES: The sum of the individual categories may not equal a total or subtotal because of independent rounding.

. . . = not applicable.
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Table 5.A14—Number and percentage distribution of women aged 62 or older, by basis of entitlement,

type of benefit, and dual entitlement status, December 1960–2005, selected years

Entitlement 1960 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Number (thousands)

All women 62 or older a

a. Excludes special age-72 beneficiaries and disabled adult children.

6,619 11,374 14,010 16,350 18,412 19,954 20,888 21,381 22,066

Entitled as worker b

b. Includes disabled workers.

2,866 5,753 7,586 9,304 10,805 12,037 12,974 14,013 15,291

Worker only 2,563 4,786 5,926 6,710 7,096 7,359 7,554 8,117 9,126

Dually entitled c

c. Includes parents. Excludes dually entitled disabled workers.

303 967 1,660 2,594 3,709 4,678 5,420 5,896 6,165

Wife’s benefit 159 388 617 1,016 1,594 2,077 2,398 2,568 2,650

Widow’s benefit 141 574 1,039 1,575 2,112 2,600 3,022 3,327 3,514

Entitled as wife or widow only c 3,753 5,621 6,424 7,046 7,607 7,917 7,914 7,368 6,775

Wife’s benefit 2,174 2,546 2,745 2,884 3,018 3,059 2,985 2,768 2,511

Widow’s benefit d

d. Includes disabled widows and mothers.

1,546 3,048 3,659 4,148 4,580 4,853 4,926 4,598 4,264

Percentage distribution

All women 62 or older a 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Entitled as worker b 43.3 50.6 54.1 56.9 58.7 60.3 62.1 65.5 69.3

Worker only 38.7 42.1 42.3 41.0 38.5 36.9 36.2 38.0 41.4

Dually entitled c 4.6 8.5 11.8 15.9 20.1 23.4 25.9 27.6 28.0

Wife’s benefit 2.4 3.4 4.4 6.2 8.7 10.4 11.5 12.0 12.0

Widow’s benefit 2.1 5.0 7.4 9.6 11.5 13.0 14.4 15.6 16.0

Entitled as wife or widow only c 56.7 49.4 45.9 43.1 41.3 39.7 37.9 34.5 30.7

Wife’s benefit 32.8 22.4 19.6 17.6 16.4 15.3 14.3 12.9 11.4

Widow’s benefit d 23.4 26.8 26.1 25.4 24.9 24.3 23.6 21.5 19.3

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. All data for 2005 and dual entitlement data for 1995 and 2000 are based on a 10 percent sample. 

All other years are 100 percent data.

NOTE: The sum of individual categories may not equal a subtotal because of individual rounding.

Table 5.A15—Number and average monthly benefit for women aged 65 or older, by basis of entitlement,

type of benefit, and dual entitlement status, December 2005

Entitlement Total 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85–89 90 or older

Number

All women 65 or older a

a. Excludes parents, special age-72 beneficiaries, and disabled adult children.

19,593,180 4,958,310 4,342,760 3,942,410 3,226,910 1,957,700 1,165,090

Entitled as worker 13,485,200 3,679,430 3,089,710 2,633,990 2,082,700 1,260,170 739,200

Worker only 7,678,470 2,595,260 1,889,240 1,370,790 939,200 528,650 355,330

Dually entitled 5,806,730 1,084,170 1,200,470 1,263,200 1,143,500 731,520 383,870

Wife’s benefit 2,305,290 783,840 664,730 489,300 268,720 84,370 14,330

Widow’s benefit 3,501,440 300,330 535,740 773,900 874,780 647,150 369,540

Entitled as wife or widow only 6,107,980 1,278,880 1,253,050 1,308,420 1,144,210 697,530 425,890

Wife’s benefit 2,217,920 662,690 619,970 505,940 302,220 104,870 22,230

Widow’s benefit 3,890,060 616,190 633,080 802,480 841,990 592,660 403,660

Average monthly benefit (dollars)

All women 65 or older a 855.40 815.20 807.00 839.10 887.50 970.80 980.00

Entitled as worker 880.10 844.90 835.40 865.70 913.30 994.30 1,009.50

Worker only 849.50 872.60 829.80 817.80 817.70 878.80 949.20

Dually entitled 920.50 775.80 844.20 917.70 991.90 1,077.80 1,065.30

Wife’s benefit 601.10 625.80 599.80 581.20 568.90 595.00 629.00

Widow’s benefit 1,130.80 1,167.10 1,147.40 1,130.40 1,121.80 1,140.70 1,082.30

Entitled as wife or widow only 801.00 732.20 737.00 785.60 840.40 928.20 928.80

Wife’s benefit 506.60 502.10 506.70 504.90 505.00 536.70 559.30

Widow’s benefit 968.80 979.60 962.60 962.60 960.80 997.50 949.20

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.
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Table 5.A16—Number and average monthly benefit for adult beneficiaries, by sex, type of benefit, and age, 

December 2005

Type of benefit

Number (thousands) Average monthly benefit (dollars)

All ages Under 62 62–64 65 or older All ages Under 62 62–64 65 or older

All adult beneficiaries

Total a

a. Includes parents and special age-72 beneficiaries. Excludes student beneficiaries aged 18–19.

45,185 6,706 4,453 34,026 949.20 862.50 908.90 971.50

Retired workers 30,475 . . . 2,824 27,651 1,002.10 . . . 914.50 1,011.10

Disabled workers 6,510 5,454 924 133 937.90 916.80 1,048.40 1,034.50

Wives and husbands of retired workers 2,524 41 254 2,229 499.30 410.10 463.90 505.00

Wives and husbands of disabled workers 157 88 40 29 244.10 195.10 293.00 324.20

Nondisabled widow(er)s 4,356 122 322 3,913 966.70 934.60 969.10 967.50

Disabled widow(er)s 212 151 61 . . . 607.30 611.60 596.60 . . .

Mothers and fathers 176 170 5 1 720.90 719.50 770.20 732.50

Disabled adult children 774 680 24 70 616.90 618.70 652.30 587.60

Men

Subtotal 19,703 3,338 1,971 14,394 1,101.30 964.90 1,118.10 1,130.60

Retired workers 15,654 . . . 1,430 14,224 1,129.70 . . . 1,084.10 1,134.30

Disabled workers 3,517 2,932 511 74 1,050.50 1,013.50 1,237.40 1,222.60

Husbands of retired workers 39 b

b. Fewer than 500 beneficiaries.

1 38 284.70 b 251.40 285.80

Husbands of disabled workers 5 2 1 2 202.60 175.60 176.50 231.50

Nondisabled widowers 46 8 15 23 782.00 727.20 860.60 750.20

Disabled widowers 8 6 2 . . . 439.00 444.20 418.10 . . .

Fathers 12 12 b b 617.30 616.10 b b

Disabled adult children 423 379 12 32 616.30 616.80 657.90 594.70

Women

Subtotal 25,482 3,367 2,482 19,632 831.60 760.90 742.80 854.90

Retired workers 14,821 . . . 1,394 13,427 867.30 . . . 740.60 880.50

Disabled workers 2,993 2,522 413 58 805.60 804.50 814.20 794.60

Wives of retired workers 2,485 41 253 2,191 502.70 410.20 465.00 508.80

Wives of disabled workers 153 86 39 27 245.40 195.50 295.20 332.30

Nondisabled widows 4,311 114 307 3,890 968.70 948.80 974.30 968.80

Disabled widows 205 145 60 . . . 613.40 618.60 601.10 . . .

Mothers 164 159 4 1 728.30 727.00 774.70 730.30

Disabled adult children 351 301 12 38 617.70 621.00 646.90 581.70

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTES: The sum of the individual categories may not equal a total or subtotal because of independent rounding.

. . . = not applicable.
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Table 5.A17—Number and average monthly benefit for disabled beneficiaries, by type of benefit,

December 1957–2005

Year

Number Average monthly benefit (dollars)

All disabled

beneficiaries Workers

Disabled adult

children Widow(er)s Workers

Disabled adult

children Widow(er)s

1957 178,719 149,850 28,869 . . . 72.76 38.62 . . .

1958 284,744 237,719 47,025 . . . 82.10 39.62 . . .

1959 416,896 334,443 82,453 . . . 89.00 42.96 . . .

1960 559,425 455,371 104,054 . . . 89.31 44.15 . . .

1961 742,296 618,075 124,221 . . . 89.59 45.28 . . .

1962 888,131 740,867 147,264 . . . 89.99 45.67 . . .

1963 993,656 827,014 166,642 . . . 90.59 46.45 . . .

1964 1,077,695 894,173 183,522 . . . 91.12 47.35 . . .

1965 1,186,464 988,074 198,390 . . . 97.76 51.77 . . .

1966 1,310,911 1,097,190 213,721 . . . 98.09 52.42 . . .

1967 1,422,778 1,193,120 229,658 . . . 98.43 53.41 . . .

1968 1,560,517 1,295,300 243,654 21,563 111.86 61.83 72.25

1969 1,690,982 1,394,291 257,222 39,469 112.74 62.79 71.02

1970 1,812,786 1,492,948 270,557 49,281 131.26 73.21 82.00

1971 1,990,098 1,647,684 285,671 56,743 146.52 81.37 90.11

1972 2,202,090 1,832,916 305,007 64,167 179.32 98.81 109.54

1973 2,415,383 2,016,626 319,988 78,769 183.00 100.14 111.14

1974 2,670,092 2,236,882 341,082 92,128 205.70 112.45 125.87

1975 2,960,620 2,488,774 362,335 109,511 225.90 122.80 137.70

1976 3,171,198 2,670,208 381,563 119,427 245.17 132.32 147.01

1977 3,368,954 2,837,432 404,246 127,276 265.30 142.12 156.11

1978 3,429,421 2,879,774 419,896 129,751 288.30 153.66 165.46

1979 3,435,761 2,870,590 435,338 129,833 322.00 171.55 180.52

1980 3,436,429 2,858,680 450,169 127,580 370.70 198.95 205.02

1981 3,361,130 2,776,519 463,021 121,590 413.20 224.51 226.58

1982 3,192,379 2,603,599 472,408 116,372 440.60 245.07 242.11

1983 3,168,992 2,569,029 488,372 111,591 456.20 257.78 250.33

1984 3,212,040 2,596,516 506,373 109,151 470.70 270.28 306.24

1985 3,289,485 2,656,638 525,842 107,005 483.80 281.92 315.26

1986 3,380,480 2,728,463 545,043 106,974 487.90 288.79 319.74

1987 3,453,414 2,785,859 561,273 106,282 508.20 304.32 333.89

1988 3,507,707 2,830,284 574,300 103,123 529.50 320.21 348.05

1989 3,583,451 2,895,364 586,457 101,630 556.00 339.47 366.72

1990 3,712,763 3,011,294 600,480 100,989 587.20 361.71 388.93

1991 3,925,472 3,194,938 616,045 114,489 609.40 378.86 406.96

1992 4,236,080 3,467,783 636,973 131,324 626.10 393.61 422.65

1993 4,529,466 3,725,966 656,485 147,015 641.70 407.20 434.20

1994 4,796,313 3,962,954 672,683 160,676 661.40 422.40 446.30

1995 5,044,388 4,185,263 686,101 173,024 681.80 437.30 458.30

1996 5,264,321 4,385,623 696,787 181,911 703.90 454.30 471.00

1997 5,400,781 4,508,134 704,709 187,938 721.60 468.60 480.40

1998 5,605,272 4,698,319 712,772 194,181 733.10 479.40 487.30

1999 5,798,776 4,879,455 720,526 198,795 754.10 495.60 499.90

2000 5,972,450 5,042,334 728,689 201,427 786.40 518.30 519.70

2001 6,214,972 5,274,183 736,546 204,243 814.50 537.60 536.70

2002 6,495,868 5,543,981 744,529 207,358 834.30 550.40 548.10

2003 6,835,846 5,873,673 752,814 209,359 861.60 567.00 563.80

2004 7,168,270 6,198,271 759,264 210,735 894.10 587.60 582.70

2005 7,500,525 6,518,989 768,535 213,001 938.00 616.30 609.40

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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CONTACT: Shirley Turpin (410) 965-0181.

Table 5.B1—Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly benefit without reduction for 

early retirement and with delayed retirement credit, by age and sex, December 2005

Age

All retired workers Men Women

Number

Average

primary

insurance

amount

(dollars)

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

primary

insurance

amount

(dollars)

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

primary

insurance

amount

(dollars)

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Total 3,494,260 1,208.30 1,319.90 2,084,990 1,352.20 1,445.80 1,409,270 995.30 1,133.80

66–69 130,490 1,050.10 1,124.40 66,990 1,170.10 1,229.30 63,500 923.50 1,013.80

66 15,070 1,198.70 1,235.60 8,410 1,338.80 1,365.40 6,660 1,021.70 1,071.70

67 32,330 1,111.50 1,171.20 17,160 1,238.70 1,291.10 15,170 967.60 1,035.60

68 39,880 1,036.00 1,118.10 19,890 1,162.90 1,231.70 19,990 909.70 1,005.00

69 43,210 965.40 1,056.50 21,530 1,056.20 1,124.80 21,680 875.20 988.70

70–74 937,000 1,206.20 1,307.60 564,480 1,357.30 1,445.00 372,520 977.20 1,099.30

70 56,440 942.30 1,076.60 23,590 1,029.80 1,113.80 32,850 879.50 1,049.90

71 229,340 1,232.70 1,296.40 142,390 1,374.10 1,418.40 86,950 1,001.30 1,096.60

72 222,750 1,220.60 1,316.70 136,770 1,369.90 1,452.30 85,980 983.00 1,101.00

73 215,690 1,235.00 1,346.80 132,120 1,386.30 1,490.60 83,570 995.90 1,119.60

74 212,780 1,203.30 1,331.50 129,610 1,355.80 1,480.40 83,170 965.70 1,099.50

75–79 977,620 1,200.80 1,328.00 596,390 1,351.60 1,468.80 381,230 964.90 1,107.80

75 212,450 1,189.00 1,318.70 129,210 1,342.50 1,468.10 83,240 950.70 1,086.80

76 198,830 1,180.70 1,317.30 119,780 1,333.90 1,465.40 79,050 948.60 1,093.00

77 194,220 1,209.20 1,334.90 118,500 1,363.40 1,478.60 75,720 967.90 1,110.10

78 187,980 1,221.50 1,350.20 115,260 1,372.00 1,487.90 72,720 982.90 1,132.00

79 184,140 1,206.20 1,320.50 113,640 1,347.60 1,443.90 70,500 978.40 1,121.50

80–84 763,010 1,178.90 1,298.80 469,260 1,314.10 1,407.60 293,750 962.90 1,125.20

80 161,590 1,226.50 1,350.90 98,810 1,373.90 1,482.60 62,780 994.50 1,143.70

81 169,710 1,191.80 1,303.40 104,920 1,331.50 1,417.90 64,790 965.60 1,118.00

82 155,910 1,168.10 1,286.20 96,600 1,297.80 1,386.90 59,310 957.00 1,122.10

83 141,910 1,155.70 1,279.40 87,530 1,284.20 1,376.80 54,380 948.90 1,122.40

84 133,890 1,142.10 1,265.60 81,400 1,270.40 1,360.70 52,490 943.00 1,118.20

85–89 439,430 1,237.20 1,358.00 260,110 1,369.60 1,456.90 179,320 1,045.10 1,214.50

85 120,120 1,130.30 1,259.60 73,290 1,252.20 1,343.10 46,830 939.50 1,128.80

86 97,230 1,162.30 1,293.10 57,960 1,288.00 1,383.00 39,270 976.80 1,160.30

87 85,740 1,234.30 1,366.80 49,720 1,373.00 1,472.40 36,020 1,042.80 1,221.00

88 74,620 1,267.90 1,396.80 43,790 1,413.40 1,510.90 30,830 1,061.40 1,234.70

89 61,720 1,530.10 1,592.50 35,350 1,687.70 1,725.00 26,370 1,318.70 1,414.80

90 or older 246,710 1,368.50 1,435.80 127,760 1,532.80 1,572.20 118,950 1,192.10 1,289.20

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.
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Table 5.B2—Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly benefit without reduction for 

early retirement and without delayed retirement credit, by age and sex, December 2005

Age

All retired workers Men Women

Number

Average

primary

insurance

amount

(dollars)

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

primary

insurance

amount

(dollars)

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

primary

insurance

amount

(dollars)

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Total 4,835,400 1,012.90 1,070.90 2,583,970 1,222.90 1,223.50 2,251,430 771.80 895.80

65–69 1,913,350 1,173.60 1,200.10 1,135,220 1,361.30 1,360.70 778,130 899.60 965.90

65 203,430 1,226.50 1,238.20 120,990 1,422.70 1,421.40 82,440 938.70 969.40

66 434,360 1,203.10 1,225.10 257,790 1,390.60 1,389.60 176,570 929.20 984.90

67 431,900 1,185.20 1,214.30 254,400 1,376.70 1,376.40 177,500 910.80 982.00

68 427,460 1,159.80 1,189.30 254,580 1,348.00 1,347.60 172,880 882.80 956.20

69 416,200 1,118.90 1,151.80 247,460 1,298.70 1,298.20 168,740 855.10 937.10

70–74 1,283,850 975.10 1,027.30 694,950 1,168.90 1,169.50 588,900 746.40 859.50

70 423,420 1,103.00 1,137.40 251,130 1,281.40 1,281.60 172,290 843.00 927.20

71 248,840 929.70 986.00 129,200 1,124.10 1,124.80 119,640 719.80 836.10

72 218,060 912.50 971.50 114,010 1,101.90 1,103.10 104,050 705.10 827.20

73 206,690 907.30 969.10 105,520 1,099.10 1,099.80 101,170 707.30 832.90

74 186,840 893.70 962.30 95,090 1,090.20 1,090.90 91,750 690.00 828.90

75–79 760,910 867.70 949.70 378,630 1,073.00 1,074.50 382,280 664.30 826.00

75 177,930 875.60 947.80 89,540 1,069.60 1,070.80 88,390 679.00 823.20

76 160,900 864.90 945.70 80,200 1,064.60 1,066.40 80,700 666.40 825.70

77 153,380 869.10 951.20 74,740 1,081.10 1,082.70 78,640 667.60 826.30

78 140,310 870.60 955.30 70,020 1,078.90 1,080.70 70,290 663.00 830.40

79 128,390 855.40 949.30 64,130 1,072.20 1,073.70 64,260 639.00 825.10

80–84 493,290 831.40 941.10 227,730 1,046.70 1,049.40 265,560 646.70 848.10

80 120,370 862.80 957.80 58,240 1,080.20 1,082.40 62,130 658.90 841.00

81 109,740 830.80 939.50 50,950 1,047.20 1,049.50 58,790 643.30 844.10

82 97,070 817.50 928.20 44,120 1,034.50 1,037.10 52,950 636.70 837.40

83 86,080 813.50 931.40 38,620 1,024.60 1,027.20 47,460 641.70 853.40

84 80,030 821.00 944.00 35,800 1,030.50 1,034.50 44,230 651.50 870.70

85–89 260,190 854.80 976.00 107,650 1,064.30 1,068.00 152,540 707.00 911.10

85 69,380 805.70 930.70 30,360 1,005.90 1,010.40 39,020 649.90 868.70

86 57,470 820.90 942.50 23,870 1,035.30 1,037.50 33,600 668.60 874.90

87 51,820 860.10 982.60 21,350 1,065.20 1,070.30 30,470 716.30 921.10

88 44,500 884.90 1,007.10 17,730 1,107.50 1,111.60 26,770 737.50 937.90

89 37,020 956.00 1,066.40 14,340 1,181.60 1,183.60 22,680 813.30 992.40

90 or older 123,810 869.50 989.50 39,790 1,081.70 1,089.30 84,020 769.00 942.30

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.
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Table 5.B3—Number and average monthly benefit before and after delayed retirement credit, by age and sex, 

December 2005

Age

All retired workers Men Women

Number

Average monthly benefit

(dollars)

Number

Average monthly benefit

(dollars)

Number

Average monthly benefit

(dollars)

Before

delayed

retirement

credit

After

delayed

retirement

credit

Before

delayed

retirement

credit

After

delayed

retirement

credit

Before

delayed

retirement

credit

After

delayed

retirement

credit

Total 4,032,100 1,267.10 1,289.60 2,338,500 1,392.60 1,417.10 1,693,600 1,093.90 1,113.60

66–69 136,200 1,100.80 1,111.30 70,200 1,213.40 1,223.00 66,000 981.10 992.50

66 15,300 1,170.30 1,173.80 8,200 1,320.10 1,324.10 7,100 997.30 1,000.30

67 34,700 1,122.40 1,129.70 18,000 1,279.00 1,286.60 16,700 953.70 960.70

68 40,700 1,081.70 1,092.50 21,200 1,165.70 1,175.90 19,500 990.40 1,001.70

69 45,500 1,078.20 1,093.10 22,800 1,167.60 1,180.30 22,700 988.30 1,005.40

70–74 1,031,400 1,276.10 1,292.70 611,000 1,414.10 1,430.60 420,400 1,075.60 1,092.30

70 59,300 1,037.60 1,058.70 23,300 1,061.20 1,075.20 36,000 1,022.40 1,048.00

71 228,700 1,285.00 1,294.60 143,500 1,409.30 1,417.30 85,200 1,075.70 1,087.80

72 258,200 1,282.30 1,297.30 154,000 1,423.00 1,437.80 104,200 1,074.50 1,089.60

73 241,500 1,312.70 1,331.50 145,900 1,448.50 1,468.40 95,600 1,105.30 1,122.70

74 243,700 1,282.90 1,304.60 144,300 1,431.60 1,455.30 99,400 1,067.20 1,085.90

75–79 1,148,700 1,268.50 1,291.70 686,200 1,405.60 1,431.30 462,500 1,065.00 1,084.50

75 256,200 1,266.20 1,289.20 154,800 1,405.40 1,431.20 101,400 1,053.90 1,072.50

76 230,800 1,267.20 1,290.80 137,300 1,404.10 1,430.20 93,500 1,066.20 1,086.10

77 226,000 1,259.80 1,283.30 131,900 1,416.20 1,442.80 94,100 1,040.70 1,059.70

78 223,300 1,295.70 1,319.60 136,100 1,436.70 1,463.30 87,200 1,075.50 1,095.30

79 212,400 1,253.10 1,275.20 126,100 1,362.80 1,386.40 86,300 1,092.70 1,112.80

80–84 889,900 1,232.70 1,257.80 526,300 1,339.90 1,367.50 363,600 1,077.60 1,098.90

80 188,900 1,273.70 1,298.40 108,200 1,414.00 1,442.30 80,700 1,085.60 1,105.50

81 199,000 1,241.60 1,266.20 119,600 1,364.10 1,391.40 79,400 1,057.20 1,077.70

82 177,600 1,224.50 1,249.00 106,400 1,321.70 1,348.40 71,200 1,079.30 1,100.50

83 167,100 1,224.70 1,251.30 100,700 1,304.70 1,333.40 66,400 1,103.30 1,126.80

84 157,300 1,190.00 1,215.00 91,400 1,280.30 1,307.70 65,900 1,064.80 1,086.40

85–89 521,900 1,292.50 1,319.60 293,700 1,395.90 1,426.30 228,200 1,159.50 1,182.20

85 143,300 1,187.00 1,211.70 83,600 1,266.30 1,293.60 59,700 1,076.00 1,096.90

86 115,300 1,248.60 1,275.40 68,500 1,335.10 1,365.30 46,800 1,121.90 1,144.00

87 104,000 1,288.30 1,315.70 56,900 1,401.70 1,432.70 47,100 1,151.40 1,174.30

88 87,000 1,322.40 1,348.40 46,500 1,455.80 1,485.00 40,500 1,169.40 1,191.50

89 72,300 1,541.80 1,575.00 38,200 1,707.20 1,745.30 34,100 1,356.60 1,384.10

90 or older 304,000 1,363.20 1,393.30 151,100 1,507.00 1,543.00 152,900 1,221.10 1,245.30

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 1 percent sample.
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Table 5.B4—Number, percentage, and average monthly benefit, by year of entitlement as retired worker and 

sex, December 2005

Year of

entitlement

All retired 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 30,474,930 100.0 . . . 1,002.10 15,654,350 100.0 . . . 1,129.70 14,820,580 100.0 . . . 867.30

Summary data

2000–2005 10,231,750 33.6 . . . 1,032.20 5,493,820 35.1 . . . 1,197.40 4,737,930 32.0 . . . 840.70

1995–1999 6,771,320 22.2 . . . 984.20 3,615,860 23.1 . . . 1,121.20 3,155,460 21.3 . . . 827.10

1990–1994 5,597,090 18.4 . . . 983.80 2,999,600 19.2 . . . 1,098.40 2,597,490 17.5 . . . 851.50

1985–1989 4,164,320 13.7 . . . 972.20 2,066,990 13.2 . . . 1,054.60 2,097,330 14.2 . . . 890.90

1980–1984 2,426,840 8.0 . . . 1,009.80 1,062,810 6.8 . . . 1,059.40 1,364,030 9.2 . . . 971.30

1975–1979 983,630 3.2 . . . 1,044.90 342,390 2.2 . . . 1,115.50 641,240 4.3 . . . 1,007.20

1970–1974 263,310 0.9 . . . 944.00 66,680 0.4 . . . 971.00 196,630 1.3 . . . 934.90

1965–1969 34,120 0.1 . . . 877.90 5,980 b . . . 886.90 28,140 0.2 . . . 875.90

Before 1965 2,550 b . . . 767.90 220 b . . . 780.80 2,330 b . . . 766.70

Single-year data

2005 1,816,330 6.0 6.0 1,019.70 954,270 6.1 6.1 1,195.50 862,060 5.8 5.8 825.10

2004 1,783,130 5.9 11.8 1,027.90 943,910 6.0 12.1 1,199.40 839,220 5.7 11.5 834.90

2003 1,667,250 5.5 17.3 1,040.50 889,920 5.7 17.8 1,209.20 777,330 5.2 16.7 847.30

2002 1,660,240 5.4 22.7 1,042.00 898,850 5.7 23.6 1,204.00 761,390 5.1 21.9 850.80

2001 1,589,530 5.2 27.9 1,021.30 861,950 5.5 29.1 1,175.60 727,580 4.9 26.8 838.60

2000 1,715,270 5.6 33.6 1,042.60 944,920 6.0 35.1 1,199.90 770,350 5.2 32.0 849.60

1999 1,491,870 4.9 38.5 1,004.40 811,410 5.2 40.3 1,151.60 680,460 4.6 36.6 828.80

1998 1,376,920 4.5 43.0 981.50 738,420 4.7 45.0 1,121.10 638,500 4.3 40.9 820.10

1997 1,337,100 4.4 47.4 977.10 709,140 4.5 49.5 1,115.40 627,960 4.2 45.1 820.80

1996 1,328,210 4.4 51.7 975.40 686,200 4.4 53.9 1,106.40 642,010 4.3 49.4 835.30

1995 1,237,220 4.1 55.8 979.90 670,690 4.3 58.2 1,106.00 566,530 3.8 53.3 830.60

1994 1,203,380 3.9 59.7 982.60 649,690 4.2 62.3 1,105.50 553,690 3.7 57.0 838.40

1993 1,166,700 3.8 63.6 981.00 632,190 4.0 66.4 1,098.50 534,510 3.6 60.6 842.10

1992 1,143,570 3.8 67.3 984.60 617,460 3.9 70.3 1,098.80 526,110 3.5 64.2 850.60

1991 1,065,880 3.5 70.8 984.80 568,930 3.6 74.0 1,095.10 496,950 3.4 67.5 858.40

1990 1,017,560 3.3 74.2 986.50 531,330 3.4 77.4 1,092.60 486,230 3.3 70.8 870.40

1989 948,530 3.1 77.3 978.10 485,530 3.1 80.5 1,077.30 463,000 3.1 73.9 874.10

1988 888,210 2.9 80.2 971.70 446,310 2.9 83.3 1,062.30 441,900 3.0 76.9 880.30

1987 834,350 2.7 82.9 974.60 412,570 2.6 85.9 1,057.80 421,780 2.8 79.7 893.20

1986 790,110 2.6 85.5 968.50 386,450 2.5 88.4 1,041.50 403,660 2.7 82.5 898.60

1985 703,120 2.3 87.8 965.90 336,130 2.1 90.6 1,022.90 366,990 2.5 84.9 913.80

1984 613,830 2.0 89.8 966.90 283,940 1.8 92.4 1,014.90 329,890 2.2 87.2 925.60

1983 561,960 1.8 91.7 985.60 253,090 1.6 94.0 1,028.80 308,870 2.1 89.2 950.20

1982 484,010 1.6 93.3 1,008.20 211,460 1.4 95.3 1,052.20 272,550 1.8 91.1 974.00

1981 411,000 1.3 94.6 1,055.90 173,480 1.1 96.4 1,115.90 237,520 1.6 92.7 1,012.10

1980 356,040 1.2 95.8 1,071.10 140,840 0.9 97.3 1,145.00 215,200 1.5 94.1 1,022.80

1979 290,230 1.0 96.7 1,075.30 107,990 0.7 98.0 1,156.50 182,240 1.2 95.4 1,027.20

1978 234,240 0.8 97.5 1,060.80 83,080 0.5 98.6 1,139.20 151,160 1.0 96.4 1,017.70

1977 177,390 0.6 98.1 1,038.20 62,100 0.4 99.0 1,113.40 115,290 0.8 97.2 997.80

1976 158,820 0.5 98.6 1,014.30 50,740 0.3 99.3 1,059.50 108,080 0.7 97.9 993.00

1975 122,950 0.4 99.0 992.20 38,480 0.2 99.5 1,026.40 84,470 0.6 98.5 976.50

(Continued)
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Single-year data (cont.)

1974 94,110 0.3 99.3 962.80 25,790 0.2 99.7 997.00 68,320 0.5 98.9 949.80

1973 67,410 0.2 99.5 947.50 17,350 0.1 99.8 963.00 50,060 0.3 99.3 942.20

1972 47,320 0.2 99.7 937.80 11,210 0.1 99.9 969.70 36,110 0.2 99.5 928.00

1971 33,030 0.1 99.8 916.70 7,650 b 99.9 946.70 25,380 0.2 99.7 907.70

1970 21,440 0.1 99.9 906.00 4,680 b 100.0 899.20 16,760 0.1 99.8 907.90

1969 13,730 b 99.9 908.30 2,500 b 100.0 919.60 11,230 0.1 99.9 905.80

1968 9,520 b 100.0 885.70 1,750 b 100.0 858.40 7,770 0.1 99.9 891.80

1967 5,570 b 100.0 844.90 920 b 100.0 863.80 4,650 b 100.0 841.10

1966 3,430 b 100.0 802.80 470 b 100.0 760.20 2,960 b 100.0 809.50

1965 1,870 b 100.0 850.70 340 b 100.0 1,031.70 1,530 b 100.0 810.40

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.

Table 5.B4—Number, percentage, and average monthly benefit, by year of entitlement as retired worker and 

sex, December 2005—Continued

Year of

entitlement

All retired 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)
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Table 5.B5—Number, average age, and percentage distribution, by sex and age, December 1940–2005, 

selected years

Year

Number

(thousands) Average age

Percentage distribution a

Total,

62 or older 62–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85 or older

Men

1940 99 68.8 100.0 . . . 74.4 17.4 6.4 1.6 0.2

1945 447 71.7 100.0 . . . 39.9 40.2 15.1 4.0 0.7

1950 1,469 72.2 100.0 . . . 39.1 33.7 20.2 5.9 1.2

1955 3,252 72.7 100.0 . . . 35.7 34.8 20.0 7.6 1.9

1960 5,217 73.2 100.0 . . . 33.8 33.1 21.1 9.0 3.1

1965 6,825 72.9 100.0 6.9 29.7 29.5 19.9 9.9 4.1

1970 7,688 72.6 100.0 7.5 30.1 26.9 19.6 10.6 5.3

1975 9,163 72.3 100.0 9.3 32.2 25.6 17.1 10.1 5.7

1980 10,461 72.2 100.0 9.5 32.1 25.8 16.9 9.5 6.1

1985 11,817 72.3 100.0 10.9 30.2 25.9 17.3 9.6 6.1

1986 12,080 72.4 100.0 10.9 30.3 25.7 17.3 9.7 6.1

1987 12,295 72.4 100.0 10.9 30.2 25.5 17.4 9.9 6.1

1988 12,483 72.4 100.0 10.7 30.0 25.5 17.6 10.0 6.2

1989 12,718 72.5 100.0 10.5 30.1 25.2 17.8 10.1 6.3

1990 12,985 72.5 100.0 10.3 30.0 25.3 17.8 10.2 6.4

1991 13,227 72.6 100.0 10.2 29.5 25.7 17.9 10.3 6.4

1992 13,474 72.7 100.0 10.0 29.2 25.8 17.8 10.5 6.6

1993 13,649 72.8 100.0 9.9 28.9 25.9 17.9 10.7 6.8

1994 13,795 72.8 100.0 9.8 28.3 26.2 17.9 10.9 6.9

1995 13,915 72.9 100.0 9.5 28.0 26.1 18.3 11.1 7.0

1996 14,012 73.1 100.0 9.2 27.6 25.8 18.9 11.3 7.2

1997 14,126 73.2 100.0 9.0 27.2 25.8 19.2 11.4 7.4

1998 14,206 73.3 100.0 9.0 26.6 25.6 19.5 11.6 7.6

1999 14,329 73.3 100.0 9.1 26.4 25.2 19.8 11.7 7.8

2000 14,772 73.2 100.0 9.0 27.6 24.6 19.3 11.7 7.8

2001 14,930 73.3 100.0 8.9 27.6 24.3 19.1 12.1 7.9

2002 15,070 73.3 100.0 8.8 27.9 24.0 19.1 12.4 7.8

2003 15,254 73.3 100.0 8.7 27.9 23.5 19.0 12.6 8.2

2004 15,438 73.4 100.0 8.9 27.7 23.4 18.8 12.8 8.4

2005 15,654 73.4 100.0 9.1 27.4 23.2 18.7 12.8 8.7

(Continued)
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Women

1940 13 68.1 100.0 . . . 82.6 12.8 3.9 0.6 b

1945 71 70.8 100.0 . . . 47.1 40.0 10.2 2.3 0.3

1950 302 71.1 100.0 . . . 48.4 32.9 15.0 3.2 0.5

1955 1,222 71.3 100.0 . . . 47.8 32.3 14.6 4.4 0.8

1960 2,845 71.0 100.0 12.6 36.3 29.0 15.0 5.6 1.6

1965 4,276 71.8 100.0 12.2 31.6 28.1 17.6 7.7 2.8

1970 5,661 72.0 100.0 11.5 30.1 25.4 18.7 10.0 4.4

1975 7,424 72.2 100.0 11.8 30.4 24.2 16.9 10.6 6.1

1980 9,101 72.6 100.0 11.2 29.2 24.2 17.1 10.6 7.7

1985 10,615 73.3 100.0 11.0 26.9 23.9 17.9 11.4 8.8

1986 10,901 73.3 100.0 10.8 26.7 23.8 18.0 11.7 9.0

1987 11,145 73.4 100.0 10.7 26.4 23.6 18.1 11.9 9.3

1988 11,944 73.5 100.0 10.5 26.0 23.6 18.2 12.2 9.5

1989 11,608 73.6 100.0 10.2 26.1 23.1 18.4 12.4 9.8

1990 11,842 73.7 100.0 9.9 25.9 23.0 18.5 12.5 10.2

1991 12,048 73.9 100.0 9.5 25.4 23.2 18.6 12.7 10.5

1992 12,272 74.0 100.0 9.3 25.2 23.1 18.5 12.9 10.9

1993 12,447 74.1 100.0 9.0 24.9 23.0 18.6 13.1 11.3

1994 12,607 74.2 100.0 9.0 24.3 23.2 18.4 13.4 11.6

1995 12,757 74.3 100.0 8.8 24.0 23.2 18.5 13.5 11.9

1996 12,887 74.4 100.0 8.7 23.6 22.9 18.8 13.7 12.2

1997 13,155 74.5 100.0 8.6 23.2 23.0 19.0 13.8 12.5

1998 13,304 74.6 100.0 8.7 22.8 22.8 19.0 13.9 12.8

1999 13,453 74.6 100.0 8.8 22.8 22.3 19.3 13.8 13.0

2000 13,734 74.6 100.0 8.9 23.4 21.9 19.1 13.8 13.0

2001 13,912 74.6 100.0 8.9 23.6 21.6 18.8 13.9 13.1

2002 14,096 74.6 100.0 8.8 23.9 21.3 18.7 14.0 13.3

2003 14,294 74.5 100.0 8.8 24.3 21.0 18.5 14.0 13.4

2004 14,534 74.5 100.0 9.0 24.4 20.9 18.1 14.1 13.4

2005 14,821 74.5 100.0 9.4 24.4 20.8 17.8 14.1 13.5

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.

a. The sum of individual categories may not equal 100 percent because of individual rounding.

b. Less than 0.05 percent.

Table 5.B5—Number, average age, and percentage distribution, by sex and age, December 1940–2005, 

selected years—Continued

Year

Number

(thousands) Average age

Percentage distribution a

Total,

62 or older 62–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85 or older
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Table 5.B6—Number and percentage distribution with and without reduction for early retirement, by sex and 

monthly benefit, December 2005

Sex and monthly benefit (dollars)

Total Without reduction for early retirement With reduction for early retirement

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

All retired workers 30,474,930 100.0 8,330,230 100.0 22,144,700 100.0

Less than 400.00 1,706,390 5.6 360,000 4.3 1,346,390 6.1

400.00–449.90 542,830 1.8 80,800 1.0 462,030 2.1

450.00–499.90 791,100 2.6 98,140 1.2 692,960 3.1

500.00–549.90 1,081,080 3.5 166,520 2.0 914,560 4.1

550.00–599.90 1,344,020 4.4 207,370 2.5 1,136,650 5.1

600.00–649.90 1,311,800 4.3 237,220 2.8 1,074,580 4.9

650.00–699.90 1,256,880 4.1 267,850 3.2 989,030 4.5

700.00–749.90 1,193,180 3.9 279,640 3.4 913,540 4.1

750.00–799.90 1,120,370 3.7 279,590 3.4 840,780 3.8

800.00–849.90 1,103,540 3.6 273,550 3.3 829,990 3.7

850.00–899.90 1,118,230 3.7 267,020 3.2 851,210 3.8

900.00–949.90 1,170,800 3.8 271,420 3.3 899,380 4.1

950.00–999.90 1,252,520 4.1 280,590 3.4 971,930 4.4

1,000.00–1,049.90 1,349,690 4.4 279,260 3.4 1,070,430 4.8

1,050.00–1,099.90 1,379,730 4.5 281,180 3.4 1,098,550 5.0

1,100.00–1,149.90 1,488,830 4.9 296,640 3.6 1,192,190 5.4

1,150.00–1,199.90 1,547,680 5.1 294,970 3.5 1,252,710 5.7

1,200.00–1,249.90 1,339,980 4.4 297,810 3.6 1,042,170 4.7

1,250.00–1,299.90 1,262,640 4.1 304,920 3.7 957,720 4.3

1,300.00–1,349.90 1,148,520 3.8 318,610 3.8 829,910 3.7

1,350.00–1,399.90 1,046,880 3.4 336,690 4.0 710,190 3.2

1,400.00–1,449.90 977,140 3.2 373,190 4.5 603,950 2.7

1,450.00–1,499.90 811,560 2.7 354,860 4.3 456,700 2.1

1,500.00–1,549.90 612,460 2.0 314,440 3.8 298,020 1.3

1,550.00–1,599.90 483,890 1.6 290,560 3.5 193,330 0.9

1,600.00–1,649.90 395,430 1.3 253,270 3.0 142,160 0.6

1,650.00–1,699.90 324,150 1.1 220,010 2.6 104,140 0.5

1,700.00 or more 1,313,610 4.3 1,044,110 12.5 269,500 1.2

Average benefit (dollars) 1,002.10 1,175.40 936.90

Men 15,654,350 100.0 4,669,220 100.0 10,985,130 100.0

Less than 400.00 763,520 4.9 172,560 3.7 590,960 5.4

400.00–449.90 186,840 1.2 33,330 0.7 153,510 1.4

450.00–499.90 234,830 1.5 36,860 0.8 197,970 1.8

500.00–549.90 275,430 1.8 59,210 1.3 216,220 2.0

550.00–599.90 297,960 1.9 70,080 1.5 227,880 2.1

600.00–649.90 310,030 2.0 72,340 1.5 237,690 2.2

650.00–699.90 333,440 2.1 77,360 1.7 256,080 2.3

700.00–749.90 352,720 2.3 76,110 1.6 276,610 2.5

750.00–799.90 387,800 2.5 81,690 1.7 306,110 2.8

800.00–849.90 421,070 2.7 85,660 1.8 335,410 3.1

850.00–899.90 469,580 3.0 90,760 1.9 378,820 3.4

900.00–949.90 535,970 3.4 99,060 2.1 436,910 4.0

950.00–999.90 615,700 3.9 110,760 2.4 504,940 4.6

1,000.00–1,049.90 722,700 4.6 114,320 2.4 608,380 5.5

1,050.00–1,099.90 776,580 5.0 123,150 2.6 653,430 5.9

1,100.00–1,149.90 912,650 5.8 139,090 3.0 773,560 7.0

1,150.00–1,199.90 1,008,040 6.4 148,200 3.2 859,840 7.8

1,200.00–1,249.90 887,520 5.7 162,930 3.5 724,590 6.6

1,250.00–1,299.90 863,950 5.5 185,080 4.0 678,870 6.2

1,300.00–1,349.90 806,880 5.2 210,550 4.5 596,330 5.4

1,350.00–1,399.90 752,510 4.8 235,160 5.0 517,350 4.7

1,400.00–1,449.90 715,010 4.6 273,570 5.9 441,440 4.0

1,450.00–1,499.90 608,140 3.9 267,390 5.7 340,750 3.1

1,500.00–1,549.90 456,530 2.9 242,500 5.2 214,030 1.9

1,550.00–1,599.90 360,440 2.3 228,970 4.9 131,470 1.2

1,600.00–1,649.90 299,520 1.9 202,400 4.3 97,120 0.9

1,650.00–1,699.90 250,290 1.6 179,020 3.8 71,270 0.6

1,700.00 or more 1,048,700 6.7 891,110 19.1 157,590 1.4

Average benefit (dollars) 1,129.70 1,322.80 1,047.70

(Continued)
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Women 14,820,580 100.0 3,661,010 100.0 11,159,570 100.0

Less than 400.00 942,870 6.4 187,440 5.1 755,430 6.8

400.00–449.90 355,990 2.4 47,470 1.3 308,520 2.8

450.00–499.90 556,270 3.8 61,280 1.7 494,990 4.4

500.00–549.90 805,650 5.4 107,310 2.9 698,340 6.3

550.00–599.90 1,046,060 7.1 137,290 3.8 908,770 8.1

600.00–649.90 1,001,770 6.8 164,880 4.5 836,890 7.5

650.00–699.90 923,440 6.2 190,490 5.2 732,950 6.6

700.00–749.90 840,460 5.7 203,530 5.6 636,930 5.7

750.00–799.90 732,570 4.9 197,900 5.4 534,670 4.8

800.00–849.90 682,470 4.6 187,890 5.1 494,580 4.4

850.00–899.90 648,650 4.4 176,260 4.8 472,390 4.2

900.00–949.90 634,830 4.3 172,360 4.7 462,470 4.1

950.00–999.90 636,820 4.3 169,830 4.6 466,990 4.2

1,000.00–1,049.90 626,990 4.2 164,940 4.5 462,050 4.1

1,050.00–1,099.90 603,150 4.1 158,030 4.3 445,120 4.0

1,100.00–1,149.90 576,180 3.9 157,550 4.3 418,630 3.8

1,150.00–1,199.90 539,640 3.6 146,770 4.0 392,870 3.5

1,200.00–1,249.90 452,460 3.1 134,880 3.7 317,580 2.8

1,250.00–1,299.90 398,690 2.7 119,840 3.3 278,850 2.5

1,300.00–1,349.90 341,640 2.3 108,060 3.0 233,580 2.1

1,350.00–1,399.90 294,370 2.0 101,530 2.8 192,840 1.7

1,400.00–1,449.90 262,130 1.8 99,620 2.7 162,510 1.5

1,450.00–1,499.90 203,420 1.4 87,470 2.4 115,950 1.0

1,500.00–1,549.90 155,930 1.1 71,940 2.0 83,990 0.8

1,550.00–1,599.90 123,450 0.8 61,590 1.7 61,860 0.6

1,600.00–1,649.90 95,910 0.6 50,870 1.4 45,040 0.4

1,650.00–1,699.90 73,860 0.5 40,990 1.1 32,870 0.3

1,700.00 or more 264,910 1.8 153,000 4.2 111,910 1.0

Average benefit (dollars) 867.30 987.40 827.90

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).

The sum of individual categories may not equal 100 percent because of individual rounding.

Table 5.B6—Number and percentage distribution with and without reduction for early retirement, by sex and 

monthly benefit, December 2005—Continued

Sex and monthly benefit (dollars)

Total Without reduction for early retirement With reduction for early retirement

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
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Table 5.B7—Number and percentage distribution with and without reduction for early retirement, by sex and 

primary insurance amount, December 2005

Sex and primary insurance 

amount (dollars)

Total Without reduction for early retirement With reduction for early retirement

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

All retired workers 30,474,930 100.0 8,330,230 100.0 22,144,700 100.0

Less than 400.00 2,857,500 9.4 600,610 7.2 2,256,890 10.2

400.00–449.90 575,560 1.9 120,370 1.4 455,190 2.1

450.00–499.90 676,190 2.2 145,470 1.7 530,720 2.4

500.00–549.90 1,066,400 3.5 255,300 3.1 811,100 3.7

550.00–599.90 1,144,290 3.8 274,440 3.3 869,850 3.9

600.00–649.90 1,182,010 3.9 267,000 3.2 915,010 4.1

650.00–699.90 1,179,230 3.9 276,150 3.3 903,080 4.1

700.00–749.90 1,100,260 3.6 262,040 3.1 838,220 3.8

750.00–799.90 1,059,950 3.5 261,110 3.1 798,840 3.6

800.00–849.90 1,042,290 3.4 267,570 3.2 774,720 3.5

850.00–899.90 998,750 3.3 262,690 3.2 736,060 3.3

900.00–949.90 970,700 3.2 266,510 3.2 704,190 3.2

950.00–999.90 969,580 3.2 272,370 3.3 697,210 3.1

1,000.00–1,049.90 941,250 3.1 263,690 3.2 677,560 3.1

1,050.00–1,099.90 927,990 3.0 260,760 3.1 667,230 3.0

1,100.00–1,149.90 941,260 3.1 268,770 3.2 672,490 3.0

1,150.00–1,199.90 950,360 3.1 266,020 3.2 684,340 3.1

1,200.00–1,249.90 985,790 3.2 270,830 3.3 714,960 3.2

1,250.00–1,299.90 1,072,600 3.5 288,980 3.5 783,620 3.5

1,300.00–1,349.90 1,097,730 3.6 318,190 3.8 779,540 3.5

1,350.00–1,399.90 1,137,080 3.7 342,990 4.1 794,090 3.6

1,400.00–1,449.90 1,352,560 4.4 406,240 4.9 946,320 4.3

1,450.00–1,499.90 1,196,730 3.9 362,310 4.3 834,420 3.8

1,500.00–1,549.90 963,430 3.2 319,470 3.8 643,960 2.9

1,550.00–1,599.90 797,960 2.6 296,070 3.6 501,890 2.3

1,600.00–1,649.90 669,460 2.2 245,030 2.9 424,430 1.9

1,650.00–1,699.90 612,320 2.0 210,210 2.5 402,110 1.8

1,700.00 or more 2,005,700 6.6 679,040 8.2 1,326,660 6.0

Average primary insurance 

amount (dollars) 1,025.40 1,094.90 999.30

Men 15,654,350 100.0 4,669,220 100.0 10,985,130 100.0

Less than 400.00 633,360 4.0 183,480 3.9 449,880 4.1

400.00–449.90 123,600 0.8 34,180 0.7 89,420 0.8

450.00–499.90 139,770 0.9 39,020 0.8 100,750 0.9

500.00–549.90 209,760 1.3 65,280 1.4 144,480 1.3

550.00–599.90 236,170 1.5 73,750 1.6 162,420 1.5

600.00–649.90 257,600 1.6 73,420 1.6 184,180 1.7

650.00–699.90 269,050 1.7 77,520 1.7 191,530 1.7

700.00–749.90 270,910 1.7 77,300 1.7 193,610 1.8

750.00–799.90 285,380 1.8 81,210 1.7 204,170 1.9

800.00–849.90 306,140 2.0 87,000 1.9 219,140 2.0

850.00–899.90 323,750 2.1 91,640 2.0 232,110 2.1

900.00–949.90 353,860 2.3 101,130 2.2 252,730 2.3

950.00–999.90 393,700 2.5 112,660 2.4 281,040 2.6

1,000.00–1,049.90 422,470 2.7 116,170 2.5 306,300 2.8

1,050.00–1,099.90 466,460 3.0 126,530 2.7 339,930 3.1

1,100.00–1,149.90 525,010 3.4 142,710 3.1 382,300 3.5

1,150.00–1,199.90 582,540 3.7 154,310 3.3 428,230 3.9

1,200.00–1,249.90 665,990 4.3 171,030 3.7 494,960 4.5

1,250.00–1,299.90 791,470 5.1 199,620 4.3 591,850 5.4

1,300.00–1,349.90 852,940 5.4 235,730 5.0 617,210 5.6

1,350.00–1,399.90 919,670 5.9 266,200 5.7 653,470 5.9

1,400.00–1,449.90 1,136,320 7.3 325,180 7.0 811,140 7.4

1,450.00–1,499.90 1,030,340 6.6 297,280 6.4 733,060 6.7

(Continued)
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Men (cont.)

1,500.00–1,549.90 835,840 5.3 269,360 5.8 566,480 5.2

1,550.00–1,599.90 692,510 4.4 255,420 5.5 437,090 4.0

1,600.00–1,649.90 580,000 3.7 213,510 4.6 366,490 3.3

1,650.00–1,699.90 528,670 3.4 185,190 4.0 343,480 3.1

1,700.00 or more 1,821,070 11.6 613,390 13.1 1,207,680 11.0

Average primary insurance 

amount (dollars) 1,254.90 1,280.70 1,243.90

Women 14,820,580 100.0 3,661,010 100.0 11,159,570 100.0

Less than 400.00 2,224,140 15.0 417,130 11.4 1,807,010 16.2

400.00–449.90 451,960 3.0 86,190 2.4 365,770 3.3

450.00–499.90 536,420 3.6 106,450 2.9 429,970 3.9

500.00–549.90 856,640 5.8 190,020 5.2 666,620 6.0

550.00–599.90 908,120 6.1 200,690 5.5 707,430 6.3

600.00–649.90 924,410 6.2 193,580 5.3 730,830 6.5

650.00–699.90 910,180 6.1 198,630 5.4 711,550 6.4

700.00–749.90 829,350 5.6 184,740 5.0 644,610 5.8

750.00–799.90 774,570 5.2 179,900 4.9 594,670 5.3

800.00–849.90 736,150 5.0 180,570 4.9 555,580 5.0

850.00–899.90 675,000 4.6 171,050 4.7 503,950 4.5

900.00–949.90 616,840 4.2 165,380 4.5 451,460 4.0

950.00–999.90 575,880 3.9 159,710 4.4 416,170 3.7

1,000.00–1,049.90 518,780 3.5 147,520 4.0 371,260 3.3

1,050.00–1,099.90 461,530 3.1 134,230 3.7 327,300 2.9

1,100.00–1,149.90 416,250 2.8 126,060 3.4 290,190 2.6

1,150.00–1,199.90 367,820 2.5 111,710 3.1 256,110 2.3

1,200.00–1,249.90 319,800 2.2 99,800 2.7 220,000 2.0

1,250.00–1,299.90 281,130 1.9 89,360 2.4 191,770 1.7

1,300.00–1,349.90 244,790 1.7 82,460 2.3 162,330 1.5

1,350.00–1,399.90 217,410 1.5 76,790 2.1 140,620 1.3

1,400.00–1,449.90 216,240 1.5 81,060 2.2 135,180 1.2

1,450.00–1,499.90 166,390 1.1 65,030 1.8 101,360 0.9

1,500.00–1,549.90 127,590 0.9 50,110 1.4 77,480 0.7

1,550.00–1,599.90 105,450 0.7 40,650 1.1 64,800 0.6

1,600.00–1,649.90 89,460 0.6 31,520 0.9 57,940 0.5

1,650.00–1,699.90 83,650 0.6 25,020 0.7 58,630 0.5

1,700.00 or more 184,630 1.2 65,650 1.8 118,980 1.1

Average primary insurance 

amount (dollars) 783.00 857.90 758.50

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).

The sum of individual categories may not equal 100 percent because of individual rounding.

Table 5.B7—Number and percentage distribution with and without reduction for early retirement, by sex and 

primary insurance amount, December 2005—Continued

Sex and primary insurance 

amount (dollars)

Total Without reduction for early retirement With reduction for early retirement

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
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Table 5.B8—Number and average monthly benefit with and without reduction for early retirement, by sex, 

December 1956–2005, selected years

Year

All retired workers Men Women

Total

Without

reduction

for early

retirement

With

reduction

for early

retirement

Early

retirees

as a percentage

of total Subtotal

Without

reduction

for early

retirement

With

reduction

for early

retirement

Early

retirees

as a

percentage of

subtotal Subtotal

Without

reduction

for early

retirement

With

reduction

for early

retirement

Early

retirees

as a

percentage of

subtotal

Number

1956 5,112,430 4,997,401 115,029 2.2 3,572,271 3,572,271 . . . . . . 1,540,159 1,425,130 115,029 7.5

1960 8,061,469 7,112,265 949,204 11.8 5,216,668 5,216,668 . . . . . . 2,844,801 1,895,597 949,204 33.4

1965 11,100,584 7,581,386 3,519,198 31.7 6,825,078 5,389,166 1,435,912 21.0 4,275,506 2,192,220 2,083,286 48.7

1970 13,349,175 7,282,295 6,066,880 45.4 7,688,460 4,930,400 2,758,060 35.9 5,660,715 2,351,895 3,308,820 58.5

1980 19,562,085 7,397,198 12,164,887 62.2 10,460,735 4,586,539 5,874,196 54.8 9,101,350 2,810,659 6,290,691 69.1

1985 22,431,930 7,720,959 14,710,971 65.6 11,816,956 4,655,477 7,161,479 60.6 10,614,974 3,065,482 7,549,492 71.1

1990 24,838,100 7,840,239 16,997,861 68.4 12,983,832 4,592,911 8,390,921 64.6 11,854,268 3,247,328 8,606,940 72.6

1995 26,672,806 7,941,363 18,731,443 70.2 13,913,531 4,559,535 9,353,996 67.2 12,759,275 3,381,828 9,377,447 73.5

1996 26,898,072 7,784,078 19,113,994 71.1 14,010,875 4,478,565 9,532,310 68.0 12,887,197 3,305,513 9,581,684 74.4

1997 27,274,572 7,673,286 19,601,286 71.9 14,116,818 4,371,503 9,745,315 69.0 13,157,754 3,301,783 9,855,971 74.9

1998 27,510,535 7,699,664 19,810,871 72.0 14,200,826 4,371,895 9,828,931 69.2 13,309,709 3,327,769 9,981,940 75.0

1999 27,774,677 7,739,557 20,035,120 72.1 14,321,468 4,385,921 9,935,547 69.4 13,453,209 3,353,636 10,099,573 75.1

2000 28,498,945 8,179,425 20,319,520 71.3 14,767,170 4,690,652 10,076,518 68.2 13,731,775 3,488,773 10,243,002 74.6

2001 28,836,774 8,262,843 20,573,931 71.3 14,930,081 4,719,500 10,210,581 68.4 13,906,693 3,543,340 10,363,350 74.5

2002 29,190,137 8,306,422 20,883,715 71.5 15,100,473 4,736,285 10,364,188 68.8 14,089,664 3,570,137 10,519,527 74.7

2003 29,531,611 8,292,022 21,239,589 71.9 15,247,841 4,705,215 10,542,626 69.1 14,283,770 3,586,807 10,696,963 74.9

2004 29,952,465 8,316,408 21,636,057 72.2 15,430,360 4,680,802 10,749,558 69.7 14,522,105 3,635,606 10,886,499 75.0

2005 30,460,836 8,331,737 22,129,099 72.6 15,650,611 4,668,990 10,981,621 70.2 14,810,225 3,662,747 11,147,478 75.3

Average monthly benefit (dollars)

1956 63.10 63.40 48.20 . . . 68.20 68.20 . . . . . . 51.20 51.40 48.20 . . .

1960 74.00 76.50 55.80 . . . 81.90 81.90 . . . . . . 59.70 61.60 55.80 . . .

1965 83.90 90.10 70.60 . . . 92.60 96.10 79.40 . . . 70.10 75.40 64.50 . . .

1970 118.10 130.20 103.60 . . . 130.50 139.10 115.30 . . . 101.20 111.70 93.80 . . .

1980 341.40 391.80 310.70 . . . 380.20 419.60 349.50 . . . 296.80 346.50 274.60 . . .

1985 478.60 581.20 424.80 . . . 538.40 627.50 480.50 . . . 412.10 511.00 372.00 . . .

1990 602.60 742.80 537.90 . . . 679.30 803.60 611.20 . . . 518.60 656.80 466.40 . . .

1995 719.80 885.60 649.50 . . . 810.20 963.70 735.40 . . . 621.20 780.40 563.80 . . .

1996 745.00 908.70 678.30 . . . 838.10 997.80 763.10 . . . 643.70 788.00 593.90 . . .

1997 765.00 915.90 705.90 . . . 860.50 1,025.10 786.60 . . . 662.50 771.30 626.10 . . .

1998 779.70 932.50 720.30 . . . 876.90 1,044.50 802.40 . . . 675.90 785.40 639.50 . . .

1999 804.30 959.20 744.40 . . . 904.60 1,075.30 829.30 . . . 697.50 807.50 661.00 . . .

2000 844.50 1,008.40 778.50 . . . 951.10 1,131.10 867.20 . . . 729.90 843.40 691.20 . . .

2001 874.40 1,038.70 808.50 . . . 984.60 1,166.00 900.70 . . . 756.20 869.20 717.60 . . .

2002 895.00 1,058.90 829.80 . . . 1,007.80 1,188.50 925.20 . . . 774.10 886.90 735.80 . . .

2003 922.10 1,086.80 857.80 . . . 1,038.70 1,220.60 957.50 . . . 797.60 911.30 759.50 . . .

2004 954.90 1,121.00 891.10 . . . 1,076.10 1,261.50 995.40 . . . 826.10 940.10 788.00 . . .

2005 1,002.00 1,174.80 936.90 . . . 1,129.50 1,322.70 1,047.40 . . . 867.30 986.40 828.20 . . .

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTES: Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).

. . . = not applicable.
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Table 5.B9—Number and percentage distribution, by sex, monthly benefit, and age,

December 2005

Monthly benefit (dollars)

Total,

62 or older 62–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85–89 90 or older

All retired workers

Total

Number a (thousands) 30,475 2,824 7,910 6,727 5,564 4,093 2,234 1,123

Percent b 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Less than 400.00 5.6 8.0 5.8 5.7 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.4

400.00–449.90 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.9 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.5

450.00–499.90 2.6 3.8 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.8 2.1 1.9

500.00–549.90 3.5 4.5 3.0 3.6 4.1 3.9 2.8 2.4

550.00–599.90 4.4 5.2 4.3 5.1 4.8 3.7 3.1 2.8

600.00–649.90 4.3 5.9 4.7 4.7 3.9 3.5 3.0 2.8

650.00–699.90 4.1 6.2 4.5 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.1 3.0

700.00–749.90 3.9 5.4 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 3.2

750.00–799.90 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.4

800.00–849.90 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.6 4.2

850.00–899.90 3.7 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.8 4.1 5.1

900.00–949.90 3.8 3.2 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.3 4.9 5.8

950.00–999.90 4.1 3.2 3.4 3.8 4.1 5.1 6.0 6.4

1,000.00–1,049.90 4.4 3.1 3.3 3.8 4.5 6.6 7.2 6.0

1,050.00–1,099.90 4.5 3.0 3.3 4.0 4.9 7.3 5.7 5.7

1,100.00–1,149.90 4.9 3.0 3.3 4.6 7.0 6.5 5.3 5.4

1,150.00–1,199.90 5.1 2.9 3.5 6.3 7.1 5.1 5.1 4.7

1,200.00–1,249.90 4.4 3.0 3.8 6.0 4.6 3.9 4.2 3.8

1,250.00–1,299.90 4.1 4.9 4.6 4.4 3.3 3.7 4.1 3.1

1,300.00–1,349.90 3.8 5.4 4.7 3.0 3.0 3.6 3.7 2.6

1,350.00–1,399.90 3.4 5.0 4.1 2.6 3.0 3.3 3.5 2.5

1,400.00–1,449.90 3.2 4.5 3.6 2.8 2.9 2.8 3.2 2.6

1,450.00–1,499.90 2.7 3.8 3.0 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.3 2.7

1,500.00–1,549.90 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.0 1.8 1.5 1.8 2.4

1,550.00–1,599.90 1.6 0.7 2.2 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.5 2.0

1,600.00–1,649.90 1.3 0.4 2.0 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.5

1,650.00–1,699.90 1.1 0.3 1.8 1.1 0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0

1,700.00 or more 4.3 0.3 6.5 3.8 3.9 3.3 4.9 6.8

Average benefit (dollars) 1,002.10 914.50 1,036.40 987.90 992.30 992.90 1,041.40 1,069.70

Men

Total

Number a (thousands) 15,654 1,430 4,289 3,638 2,930 2,010 974 384

Percent b 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Less than 400.00 4.9 6.4 4.9 5.1 4.3 4.3 4.8 4.2

400.00–449.90 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4

450.00–499.90 1.5 2.0 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.6

500.00–549.90 1.8 2.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8

550.00–599.90 1.9 2.3 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.9 2.0

600.00–649.90 2.0 2.2 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.9 2.0

650.00–699.90 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1

700.00–749.90 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4

750.00–799.90 2.5 2.5 2.2 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.6

800.00–849.90 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.1

850.00–899.90 3.0 2.9 2.6 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.4 4.3

900.00–949.90 3.4 3.1 2.7 3.4 3.6 4.0 4.7 4.8

950.00–999.90 3.9 3.3 3.0 3.7 4.2 5.1 6.4 5.1

1,000.00–1,049.90 4.6 3.5 3.1 4.0 4.7 7.5 8.5 5.2

1,050.00–1,099.90 5.0 3.6 3.3 4.5 5.5 9.0 6.0 5.0

1,100.00–1,149.90 5.8 3.7 3.6 5.6 9.2 8.1 5.3 4.9

1,150.00–1,199.90 6.4 3.8 4.0 8.5 9.7 5.9 5.4 4.5

1,200.00–1,249.90 5.7 4.2 4.7 8.5 5.8 4.3 4.5 3.9

(Continued)
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Men (cont.)

1,250.00–1,299.90 5.5 7.4 6.3 6.2 4.0 4.3 4.8 3.5

1,300.00–1,349.90 5.2 8.7 6.7 4.0 3.6 4.3 4.6 2.9

1,350.00–1,399.90 4.8 8.5 6.2 3.3 3.7 4.2 4.2 3.0

1,400.00–1,449.90 4.6 7.9 5.4 3.7 3.8 3.5 4.0 3.5

1,450.00–1,499.90 3.9 6.8 4.5 3.6 3.2 2.7 2.5 3.9

1,500.00–1,549.90 2.9 3.7 3.5 2.9 2.6 2.0 1.8 3.7

1,550.00–1,599.90 2.3 1.2 3.2 2.4 2.1 1.4 1.5 3.3

1,600.00–1,649.90 1.9 0.7 3.0 2.1 1.3 1.1 1.5 2.4

1,650.00–1,699.90 1.6 0.5 2.7 1.7 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.5

1,700.00 or more 6.7 0.6 10.7 5.9 5.7 4.6 6.4 11.5

Average benefit (dollars) 1,129.70 1,084.00 1,198.20 1,117.50 1,106.10 1,075.40 1,102.40 1,185.70

Women

Total

Numbera (thousands) 14,821 1,394 3,621 3,090 2,634 2,083 1,260 739

Percent b 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Less than 400.00 6.4 9.5 6.8 6.4 6.0 5.5 4.7 4.6

400.00–449.90 2.4 2.6 2.0 2.8 2.8 2.6 1.9 1.5

450.00–499.90 3.8 5.6 3.5 3.8 3.9 3.9 2.6 2.1

500.00–549.90 5.4 6.8 4.8 5.8 6.6 5.8 3.5 2.7

550.00–599.90 7.1 8.1 7.2 9.0 8.0 5.3 4.0 3.2

600.00–649.90 6.8 9.6 8.1 7.8 6.0 4.8 3.8 3.2

650.00–699.90 6.2 10.2 7.5 6.3 5.6 4.6 3.7 3.4

700.00–749.90 5.7 8.5 6.7 5.9 5.1 4.3 3.6 3.6

750.00–799.90 4.9 5.3 5.8 5.4 4.6 4.0 3.7 3.9

800.00–849.90 4.6 4.3 5.3 4.8 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.8

850.00–899.90 4.4 3.8 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.2 4.7 5.6

900.00–949.90 4.3 3.3 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.5 5.1 6.4

950.00–999.90 4.3 3.0 3.9 3.8 4.1 5.0 5.7 7.0

1,000.00–1,049.90 4.2 2.7 3.4 3.6 4.2 5.6 6.2 6.5

1,050.00–1,099.90 4.1 2.5 3.3 3.4 4.2 5.7 5.5 6.1

1,100.00–1,149.90 3.9 2.2 3.0 3.5 4.5 4.9 5.2 5.7

1,150.00–1,199.90 3.6 1.9 2.9 3.6 4.1 4.4 4.9 4.8

1,200.00–1,249.90 3.1 1.8 2.7 3.0 3.3 3.4 4.0 3.7

1,250.00–1,299.90 2.7 2.3 2.6 2.3 2.6 3.2 3.5 2.9

1,300.00–1,349.90 2.3 2.0 2.2 1.9 2.3 2.8 3.0 2.4

1,350.00–1,399.90 2.0 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.1 2.5 2.9 2.2

1,400.00–1,449.90 1.8 1.0 1.5 1.7 1.8 2.1 2.6 2.2

1,450.00–1,499.90 1.4 0.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 2.1 2.2

1,500.00–1,549.90 1.1 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.7 1.8

1,550.00–1,599.90 0.8 0.2 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.4 1.4

1,600.00–1,649.90 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.0

1,650.00–1,699.90 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.8

1,700.00 or more 1.8 0.1 1.5 1.3 1.8 2.2 3.7 4.4

Average benefit (dollars) 867.30 740.60 844.90 835.40 865.70 913.30 994.30 1,009.50

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

a. The sum of individual categories may not equal the total because of rounding.

b. The sum of individual categories may not equal 100 percent because of individual rounding.

Table 5.B9—Number and percentage distribution, by sex, monthly benefit, and age,

December 2005—Continued

Monthly benefit (dollars)

Total,

62 or older 62–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85–89 90 or older
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Table 5.C1—Number and percentage distribution, by primary insurance amount and type of benefit,

December 2005

Primary insurance amount (dollars)

Retired workers Wives and husbands Children

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Total 30,474,930 100.0 2,523,910 100.0 489,510 100.0

Less than 300.00 1,557,740 5.1 65,390 2.6 11,080 2.3

300.00–349.90 558,110 1.8 20,180 0.8 4,420 0.9

350.00–399.90 741,650 2.4 24,680 1.0 5,590 1.1

400.00–449.90 575,560 1.9 22,110 0.9 5,100 1.0

450.00–499.90 676,190 2.2 25,080 1.0 5,670 1.2

500.00–549.90 1,066,400 3.5 39,740 1.6 8,750 1.8

550.00–599.90 1,144,290 3.8 41,830 1.7 11,950 2.4

600.00–649.90 1,182,010 3.9 43,230 1.7 13,060 2.7

650.00–699.90 1,179,230 3.9 43,800 1.7 14,460 3.0

700.00–749.90 1,100,260 3.6 42,930 1.7 14,880 3.0

750.00–799.90 1,059,950 3.5 45,120 1.8 14,530 3.0

800.00–849.90 1,042,290 3.4 47,490 1.9 15,550 3.2

850.00–899.90 998,750 3.3 49,320 2.0 15,820 3.2

900.00–949.90 970,700 3.2 52,960 2.1 15,480 3.2

950.00–999.90 969,580 3.2 56,710 2.3 17,330 3.5

1,000.00–1,049.90 941,250 3.1 60,530 2.4 15,420 3.2

1,050.00–1,099.90 927,990 3.1 65,940 2.6 16,670 3.4

1,100.00–1,149.90 941,260 3.1 74,120 2.9 17,060 3.5

1,150.00–1,199.90 950,360 3.1 82,320 3.3 17,400 3.6

1,200.00–1,249.90 985,790 3.2 98,240 3.9 17,650 3.6

1,250.00–1,299.90 1,072,600 3.5 126,120 5.0 19,880 4.1

1,300.00–1,349.90 1,097,730 3.6 141,230 5.6 19,190 3.9

1,350.00–1,399.90 1,137,080 3.7 161,760 6.4 19,760 4.0

1,400.00–1,449.90 1,352,560 4.4 203,960 8.1 23,670 4.8

1,450.00–1,499.90 1,196,730 3.9 190,580 7.6 21,940 4.5

1,500.00–1,549.90 963,430 3.2 153,360 6.1 18,180 3.7

1,550.00–1,599.90 797,960 2.6 121,730 4.8 16,690 3.4

1,600.00–1,649.90 669,460 2.2 92,280 3.7 15,860 3.2

1,650.00–1,699.90 612,320 2.0 76,010 3.0 16,130 3.3

1,700.00 or more 2,005,700 6.6 255,160 10.1 60,340 12.3

Average primary insurance amount (dollars) 1,025.40 1,249.40 1,177.50

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).
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Table 5.C2—Average monthly benefit, by type of benefit and sex, December 1940–2005, selected years

(in dollars)

Year

Retired workers Wives

Husbands

Children

All Men Women All

Entitled

because

of age a

Entitled

because of

children b All

Under

age 18

Disabled

adult

children Students

1940 22.60 23.17 18.37 12.13 12.13 . . . . . . 12.22 12.22 . . . . . .

1945 24.19 24.94 19.51 12.82 12.82 . . . . . . 12.45 12.45 . . . . . .

1946 24.55 25.30 19.64 12.99 12.99 . . . . . . 12.57 12.57 . . . . . .

1947 24.90 25.68 19.91 13.17 13.17 . . . . . . 12.77 12.77 . . . . . .

1948 25.35 26.21 20.11 13.42 13.42 . . . . . . 12.99 12.99 . . . . . .

1949 26.00 26.92 20.58 13.76 13.76 . . . . . . 13.18 13.18 . . . . . .

1950 43.86 45.67 35.05 23.60 23.79 12.85 20.01 17.05 17.05 . . . . . .

1951 42.14 44.44 33.03 22.75 23.16 14.33 19.49 13.37 13.37 . . . . . .

1952 49.25 52.16 39.17 26.01 26.48 16.33 22.31 14.67 14.67 . . . . . .

1953 51.10 54.46 40.66 27.08 27.53 17.97 23.10 15.79 15.79 . . . . . .

1954 59.14 63.34 47.05 31.81 32.36 21.11 26.61 18.53 18.53 . . . . . .

1955 61.90 66.40 49.93 33.12 33.63 22.96 27.27 20.01 20.01 . . . . . .

1956 63.09 68.23 51.16 33.76 34.22 23.64 27.90 20.63 20.63 . . . . . .

1957 64.58 70.47 52.23 34.41 34.89 24.21 29.39 21.89 20.90 31.55 . . .

1958 66.35 72.74 53.55 35.11 35.59 25.12 30.45 22.99 21.66 32.00 . . .

1959 72.78 80.11 58.81 38.24 38.68 29.39 33.85 27.34 25.61 35.08 . . .

1960 74.04 81.87 59.67 38.74 39.19 30.15 34.72 28.25 26.38 35.70 . . .

1961 75.65 83.13 62.00 39.47 40.09 29.45 36.61 27.52 25.56 36.22 . . .

1962 76.19 83.79 62.61 39.64 40.35 29.55 37.05 27.39 25.44 36.35 . . .

1963 76.88 84.69 63.42 39.95 40.66 29.94 37.64 27.85 25.76 36.84 . . .

1964 77.57 85.58 64.28 40.24 40.95 30.16 38.18 28.13 25.86 37.34 . . .

1965 83.92 92.59 70.07 43.64 44.41 32.60 41.69 31.98 28.27 40.64 46.75

1966 84.35 93.26 70.79 43.82 44.60 32.64 42.21 32.72 28.18 41.03 45.05

1967 85.37 94.49 71.92 44.25 45.01 32.92 42.79 33.10 28.34 41.49 45.07

1968 98.86 109.08 84.24 51.22 52.13 37.66 49.29 38.12 32.44 47.79 51.08

1969 100.40 110.96 85.71 51.89 52.81 38.00 49.90 38.63 32.79 48.46 51.33

1970 118.10 130.53 101.22 61.20 62.41 43.23 58.47 44.85 37.72 56.79 59.46

1971 132.17 146.13 113.60 68.36 69.82 47.07 65.25 49.36 41.08 62.57 65.93

1972 162.35 179.44 140.11 84.11 86.07 56.10 79.97 59.90 49.44 75.91 80.13

1973 166.40 182.60 145.80 84.80 86.80 56.80 80.80 61.10 50.30 77.00 82.70

1974 188.20 206.56 165.47 95.77 98.08 64.24 90.90 69.63 57.10 86.61 94.21

1975 207.18 227.75 181.80 105.21 107.74 70.72 99.07 77.42 63.13 94.75 103.88

1976 224.86 247.70 197.08 114.15 116.82 77.29 106.68 85.64 69.55 102.81 113.92

1977 243.00 268.40 212.60 123.30 126.20 84.20 100.90 94.90 76.90 112.30 124.60

1978 263.20 291.60 229.70 133.10 136.00 91.70 106.00 104.70 85.10 121.70 138.40

1979 294.30 326.80 256.50 148.80 151.90 102.90 116.00 119.20 97.00 137.10 157.20

1980 341.40 380.20 296.80 172.50 176.00 120.40 132.10 140.00 114.30 159.80 184.00

1981 386.00 431.10 334.50 195.40 199.20 138.20 145.90 161.40 131.10 182.20 210.60

1982 419.30 469.60 362.20 213.60 216.90 148.80 156.00 165.00 145.90 198.40 179.70

1983 440.80 495.00 379.60 226.50 229.50 151.30 160.90 175.80 163.20 210.10 153.50

1984 460.60 517.80 396.50 237.20 240.30 156.70 165.80 185.50 170.60 220.80 149.90

1985 478.60 538.40 412.10 247.20 250.30 161.90 169.50 197.60 177.40 230.80 232.30

1986 488.50 549.80 420.50 252.70 255.70 165.10 170.40 203.80 182.50 236.80 241.20

1987 512.70 577.50 441.20 265.40 268.40 174.00 175.90 215.90 192.70 249.90 252.60

1988 536.80 604.90 462.00 278.00 281.00 182.40 181.50 227.70 201.60 263.30 265.40

1989 566.90 638.90 487.90 293.80 296.80 194.00 189.10 242.40 213.80 279.30 283.70

1990 602.60 679.30 518.60 312.30 315.40 208.10 198.20 259.40 228.50 298.30 300.90

1991 629.30 709.30 541.60 326.10 329.20 219.40 203.30 272.70 240.60 312.90 306.70

1992 652.60 735.50 561.80 337.90 341.00 229.30 208.20 285.20 252.30 326.00 322.20

1993 674.10 759.30 580.70 348.80 351.80 238.70 212.10 296.80 263.10 338.00 333.40

1994 697.30 785.20 610.30 360.50 363.60 248.60 216.40 309.30 275.00 351.10 349.60

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1995 719.80 810.20 621.20 371.90 375.00 256.70 220.80 321.50 286.70 363.80 360.30

1996 745.00 838.10 643.70 385.10 387.70 277.30 225.70 337.10 303.00 378.40 374.70

1997 765.00 860.50 662.50 394.70 397.20 286.40 228.80 349.00 314.90 389.80 388.40

1998 779.70 876.90 675.90 401.70 404.00 294.90 230.50 358.40 324.30 399.00 398.00

1999 804.30 904.60 697.50 413.00 415.30 307.50 234.50 372.40 338.90 413.00 417.30

2000 844.50 951.10 729.90 431.30 433.50 328.90 242.70 394.80 363.40 433.70 444.40

2001 874.40 984.60 756.20 445.10 447.20 345.30 250.30 412.60 382.20 451.00 462.60

2002 895.00 1,007.80 774.10 453.90 456.00 358.00 256.10 426.40 397.10 463.90 477.00

2003 922.10 1,038.70 797.60 465.90 467.80 374.60 263.10 444.20 415.80 480.60 498.60

2004 954.90 1,076.10 826.10 480.90 482.60 394.00 272.90 465.00 437.70 500.50 518.50

2005 1,002.00 1,129.50 867.30 502.50 504.10 419.20 286.20 493.00 465.60 528.40 553.30

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Aged 62 or older. Includes wives aged 65 or older with children.

b. Under age 65 with entitled children in their care.

Table 5.C2—Average monthly benefit, by type of benefit and sex, December 1940–2005, selected years

(in dollars)—Continued

Year

Retired workers Wives

Husbands

Children

All Men Women All

Entitled

because

of age a

Entitled

because of

children b All

Under

age 18

Disabled

adult

children Students
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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

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Single-year data (cont.)

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.

Table 5.D1—Number, percentage, and average monthly benefit, by year of entitlement as disabled worker and 

sex, December 2005—Continued

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)
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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).
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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).
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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

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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.

Table 5.D4—Number, average age, and percentage distribution, by sex and age, December 1957–2005,

selected years—Continued

Year

Number

(thousands)

Average

age

Percentage distribution

Total,

all ages Under 30 30–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64
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Table 5.E1—Number and percentage distribution, by primary insurance amount and type of benefit,

December 2005

Primary insurance amount (dollars)

Disabled workers Spouses Children

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Total 6,510,420 100.0 157,550 100.0 1,639,140 100.0

Less than 300.00 193,020 3.0 70 a

a. Less than 0.05 percent.

520 a

300.00–349.90 100,150 1.5 40 a 350 a

350.00–399.90 123,930 1.9 120 0.1 1,480 0.1

400.00–449.90 121,570 1.9 60 a 750 0.1

450.00–499.90 146,700 2.3 130 0.1 1,840 0.1

500.00–549.90 260,410 4.0 1,380 0.9 25,250 1.5

550.00–599.90 335,100 5.2 3,190 2.0 64,420 3.9

600.00–649.90 392,160 6.0 4,660 3.0 112,980 6.9

650.00–699.90 391,250 6.0 6,760 4.3 129,330 7.9

700.00–749.90 371,210 5.7 7,010 4.5 124,640 7.6

750.00–799.90 350,520 5.4 7,110 4.5 117,120 7.2

800.00–849.90 331,220 5.1 7,300 4.6 110,840 6.8

850.00–899.90 309,330 4.8 7,030 4.5 103,750 6.3

900.00–949.90 285,330 4.4 6,260 4.0 94,490 5.8

950.00–999.90 267,270 4.1 6,650 4.2 84,990 5.2

1,000.00–1,049.90 247,570 3.8 6,420 4.1 77,640 4.7

1,050.00–1,099.90 225,860 3.5 5,750 3.7 67,880 4.1

1,100.00–1,149.90 209,830 3.2 5,710 3.6 62,350 3.8

1,150.00–1,199.90 190,120 2.9 5,200 3.3 54,670 3.3

1,200.00–1,249.90 170,440 2.6 5,360 3.4 47,150 2.9

1,250.00–1,299.90 157,730 2.4 4,960 3.2 41,040 2.5

1,300.00–1,349.90 147,630 2.3 4,820 3.1 38,670 2.4

1,350.00–1,399.90 141,940 2.2 5,730 3.6 35,530 2.2

1,400.00–1,449.90 152,120 2.3 6,530 4.2 35,610 2.2

1,450.00–1,499.90 137,170 2.1 6,530 4.2 32,390 2.0

1,500.00–1,549.90 120,400 1.9 5,890 3.7 26,520 1.6

1,550.00–1,599.90 109,750 1.7 5,650 3.6 25,800 1.6

1,600.00–1,649.90 103,580 1.6 5,940 3.8 23,240 1.4

1,650.00–1,699.90 104,450 1.6 5,570 3.5 23,030 1.4

1,700.00–1,749.90 83,490 1.3 4,810 3.1 18,960 1.2

1,750.00–1,799.90 66,280 1.0 3,980 2.5 15,240 1.0

1,800.00 or more 162,890 2.5 10,930 6.9 40,670 2.5

Average primary insurance amount (dollars) 943.20 1,203.40 997.40

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.
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Table 5.E2—Average monthly benefit, by type of benefit, sex, and age, December 1957–2005, selected years

(in dollars)

Year

Disabled workers Spouses Children

All Men Women Wives Husbands All

Under

age 18

Disabled

adult children Students

1957 72.80 73.50 69.80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1958 82.10 85.00 70.60 34.00 33.90 27.30 27.30 38.50 . . .

1959 89.00 92.40 76.10 36.10 34.70 31.00 30.80 39.40 . . .

1960 89.30 92.70 77.00 34.40 34.70 30.20 30.00 39.00 . . .

1965 97.80 102.10 85.30 35.00 32.60 31.60 30.90 41.60 49.30

1970 131.30 138.60 112.80 42.60 42.40 38.60 36.90 53.30 54.10

1975 225.90 244.30 185.30 67.40 61.70 62.00 58.60 84.10 86.90

1980 370.70 406.80 296.10 110.60 91.80 110.30 104.60 136.00 152.40

1985 483.80 534.10 381.00 132.70 102.70 141.80 138.90 183.80 196.90

1990 587.20 652.40 464.40 151.30 96.90 163.80 158.80 231.40 250.00

1991 609.40 677.50 484.20 154.60 101.70 167.90 162.70 240.90 253.20

1992 626.10 696.90 500.10 156.40 106.00 170.20 165.10 246.80 262.00

1993 641.70 714.80 515.70 157.50 108.60 173.10 167.70 253.30 265.90

1994 661.40 731.60 534.80 161.00 112.60 177.70 172.20 261.50 273.80

1995 681.80 761.60 554.90 165.00 116.60 183.50 177.90 270.10 284.10

1996 703.90 787.70 576.70 172.60 124.50 193.50 187.70 281.70 295.00

1997 721.60 809.30 594.50 178.00 129.10 201.20 195.20 292.20 306.30

1998 733.10 822.80 607.90 183.00 136.50 207.50 201.40 300.20 313.10

1999 754.10 846.50 629.60 190.20 145.40 216.10 209.50 310.70 319.80

2000 786.40 882.70 660.60 199.50 155.90 227.60 220.80 325.60 336.00

2001 814.50 913.70 688.30 208.20 164.50 237.90 230.70 339.90 343.50

2002 834.30 935.60 708.60 213.70 168.50 245.00 237.40 349.10 350.10

2003 861.60 965.90 734.50 222.70 176.90 253.90 245.90 360.90 359.10

2004 894.10 1,002.20 765.00 232.90 186.10 264.90 256.90 376.10 367.80

2005 938.00 1,051.20 805.30 247.70 197.70 278.90 270.20 394.60 387.10

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 5.F1—Number of wives and husbands and total monthly benefits, by type of benefit,

December 1950–2005, selected years

Year

Total

Wives entitled

solely because of age a

Wives entitled because of children b

Subtotal Husbands

With at least

1 child under age 16 c

With at least

1 disabled child d

Number

Total

monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total

monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total

monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total

monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total

monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total

monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars)

Wives and husbands of retired workers

1950 508,350 11,995 498,688 11,865 8,865 114 8,865 114 . . . . . . 797 16

1955 1,191,963 39,416 1,124,616 37,826 57,284 1,315 57,284 1,315 . . . . . . 10,063 274

1960 2,269,384 87,867 2,143,949 84,018 110,909 3,344 101,774 3,010 9,135 334 14,526 504

1965 2,613,550 114,035 2,433,602 108,069 168,951 5,508 154,829 4,947 14,122 561 10,997 458

1970 2,668,105 163,263 2,491,724 155,510 167,968 7,261 154,919 6,542 13,049 719 8,413 492

1975 2,867,388 301,623 2,664,132 287,043 195,993 13,861 178,909 12,391 17,084 1,470 7,263 720

1980 3,015,549 518,500 2,789,472 490,818 186,894 22,508 167,793 19,708 19,101 2,800 39,183 5,174

1985 3,069,067 755,844 2,926,300 732,464 107,166 17,347 84,074 12,762 23,092 4,585 35,601 6,033

1986 3,086,091 776,870 2,948,854 754,026 102,549 16,933 79,471 12,304 23,078 4,629 34,688 5,911

1987 3,089,968 817,058 2,959,301 794,258 96,928 16,865 74,141 12,078 22,787 4,788 33,739 5,935

1988 3,086,022 854,644 2,959,856 831,659 93,577 17,071 71,585 12,266 21,992 4,805 32,589 5,914

1989 3,093,075 905,281 2,971,440 881,836 89,839 17,431 68,857 12,571 20,982 4,859 31,796 6,014

1990 3,101,085 964,983 2,982,034 940,514 87,925 18,300 67,785 13,322 20,140 4,977 31,126 6,169

1991 3,104,235 1,008,672 2,986,975 983,434 86,682 19,020 66,992 13,897 19,690 5,122 30,578 6,218

1992 3,111,515 1,047,553 2,995,629 1,021,616 85,680 19,648 66,618 14,468 19,062 5,180 30,206 6,289

1993 3,094,447 1,075,073 2,980,671 1,048,712 83,751 19,993 65,225 14,782 18,526 5,211 30,025 6,368

1994 3,066,430 1,101,203 2,954,950 1,074,452 81,644 20,296 63,575 15,033 18,069 5,263 29,836 6,455

1995 3,026,012 1,120,924 2,917,764 1,094,203 78,507 20,155 61,132 14,932 17,375 5,223 29,741 6,567

1996 2,970,226 1,139,092 2,872,316 1,113,470 68,310 18,942 52,384 13,874 15,926 5,068 29,600 6,680

1997 2,922,170 1,148,558 2,828,261 1,123,381 64,123 18,363 49,372 13,540 14,751 4,823 29,786 6,814

1998 2,864,230 1,145,353 2,773,583 1,120,553 60,634 17,883 46,649 13,205 13,985 4,678 30,013 6,917

1999 2,811,008 1,155,479 2,722,244 1,130,413 58,229 17,905 45,002 13,333 13,227 4,572 30,535 7,161

2000 2,798,203 1,200,835 2,707,444 1,173,771 58,416 19,212 45,680 14,547 12,736 4,665 32,343 7,851

2001 2,741,962 1,213,842 2,652,289 1,186,078 55,995 19,335 44,009 14,732 11,986 4,603 33,678 8,429

2002 2,681,153 1,210,108 2,591,336 1,181,531 54,683 19,579 43,212 15,022 11,471 4,557 35,143 8,998

2003 2,621,691 1,214,103 2,532,377 1,184,720 52,791 19,774 42,023 15,301 10,768 4,473 36,523 9,609

2004 2,568,853 1,227,331 2,480,652 1,197,209 49,947 19,681 40,122 15,378 9,825 4,303 38,254 10,441

2005 2,526,459 1,260,857 2,439,582 1,229,775 46,766 19,602 37,543 15,315 9,223 4,287 40,111 11,479

(Continued)
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Wives and husbands of disabled workers

1958 12,231 415 4,845 192 7,370 223 7,345 222 25 1 16 1

1960 76,599 2,636 21,845 841 54,543 1,788 53,549 1,746 994 42 211 7

1965 193,362 6,761 29,352 1,109 163,500 5,635 160,922 5,512 2,578 123 510 17

1970 283,447 12,060 41,582 2,063 241,341 9,975 235,892 9,667 5,449 307 524 22

1975 452,922 30,536 64,883 5,263 387,474 25,239 380,763 24,633 6,711 606 565 35

1980 461,878 51,028 77,276 9,672 382,457 41,159 374,147 40,018 8,310 1,142 2,145 197

1985 305,532 40,507 79,294 12,693 224,704 27,656 215,012 26,055 9,692 1,602 1,534 158

1986 300,826 39,481 78,925 12,766 220,426 26,566 210,515 24,952 9,911 1,614 1,475 149

1987 290,888 39,195 73,484 12,808 211,222 25,854 201,280 24,194 9,942 1,661 6,182 532

1988 280,821 38,878 70,654 12,924 203,788 25,402 194,068 23,746 9,720 1,656 6,379 552

1989 271,488 39,148 67,154 12,974 197,946 25,590 188,562 23,916 9,384 1,674 6,388 584

1990 265,890 39,869 63,584 13,018 195,818 26,222 186,641 24,506 9,177 1,716 6,488 629

1991 266,219 40,792 60,866 13,020 198,457 27,071 189,401 25,321 9,056 1,750 6,896 701

1992 270,674 41,951 59,536 13,196 203,703 27,967 194,459 26,152 9,244 1,815 7,435 788

1993 272,759 42,570 58,052 13,241 206,975 28,490 197,589 26,616 9,386 1,874 7,732 839

1994 271,054 43,263 56,343 13,367 206,854 29,011 197,492 27,094 9,362 1,917 7,857 885

1995 263,539 43,105 53,882 13,300 201,827 28,892 192,573 26,962 9,254 1,929 7,830 913

1996 223,854 38,366 51,779 13,251 166,586 24,432 158,106 22,597 8,480 1,834 5,489 683

1997 206,959 36,585 51,265 13,251 150,647 22,683 142,717 20,928 7,930 1,755 5,047 651

1998 189,843 34,530 50,759 13,197 134,584 20,718 127,083 19,032 7,501 1,686 4,500 614

1999 176,299 33,336 50,165 13,314 121,906 19,407 114,842 17,781 7,064 1,626 4,228 615

2000 165,123 32,763 49,171 13,488 111,933 18,649 105,248 17,044 6,685 1,605 4,019 626

2001 156,899 32,491 48,597 13,794 104,271 18,034 97,942 16,460 6,329 1,574 4,031 663

2002 151,614 32,209 48,402 13,970 99,075 17,542 93,034 16,008 6,041 1,533 4,137 697

2003 150,886 33,401 51,536 15,304 95,042 17,335 89,168 15,808 5,874 1,527 4,308 762

2004 152,804 35,378 57,891 17,437 90,407 17,103 84,885 15,608 5,522 1,494 4,506 838

2005 153,800 37,865 63,069 19,930 86,029 17,006 80,644 15,482 5,385 1,523 4,702 930

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Aged 62 or older. Includes wives aged 65 or older with children.

b. Under age 65 with entitled children in their care.

c. Prior to August 1981, benefits were payable to mothers and fathers caring for a child under age 18. For mothers and fathers caring for a child who was at least 14 and 

who were entitled in August 1981, benefits were continued until the child attained age 18 or September 1983, whichever came earlier.

d. Excludes wives with both disabled and nondisabled children in their care.

Table 5.F1—Number of wives and husbands and total monthly benefits, by type of benefit,

December 1950–2005, selected years—Continued

Year

Total

Wives entitled

solely because of age a

Wives entitled because of children b

Subtotal Husbands

With at least

1 child under age 16 c

With at least

1 disabled child d

Number

Total

monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total

monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total

monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total

monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total

monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total

monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars)
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Table 5.F3—Percentage distribution of wives with entitlement based on age, by monthly benefit and age, 

December 2005

Monthly benefit (dollars)

Total,

62 or older 62–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85 or older

Total

Number 2,503,470 285,550 662,690 619,970 505,940 302,220 127,100

Percent a

a. The sum of individual categories may not equal 100 percent because of individual rounding.

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Less than 150.00 5.4 11.3 6.4 4.6 3.6 3.6 2.8

150.00–174.90 1.3 2.0 1.6 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.2

175.00–199.90 1.7 2.5 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.3

200.00–224.90 2.0 2.9 2.2 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.5

225.00–249.90 2.1 2.9 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.6

250.00–274.90 2.3 3.0 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.0

275.00–299.90 2.3 3.0 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1

300.00–324.90 2.4 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.4

325.00–349.90 2.6 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.2

350.00–374.90 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.7

375.00–399.90 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.2

400.00–424.90 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.4 3.5 3.8

425.00–449.90 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.5 3.8 4.5 4.2

450.00–474.90 4.3 3.3 3.6 4.0 4.9 6.4 5.3

475.00–499.90 5.6 3.4 3.7 4.7 7.0 10.7 6.3

500.00–524.90 6.2 4.4 4.3 5.7 8.8 9.2 5.9

525.00–549.90 7.8 4.7 6.2 9.4 10.9 6.5 6.6

550.00–574.90 7.3 5.0 7.0 10.1 7.9 4.4 5.1

575.00–599.90 5.8 5.9 6.8 7.0 4.2 3.9 4.7

600.00–624.90 4.5 6.0 5.7 4.0 3.1 3.5 4.5

625.00–649.90 3.7 6.1 4.4 2.8 2.8 3.2 4.3

650.00–674.90 3.3 5.4 3.7 2.3 2.8 3.1 4.5

675.00–699.90 3.0 4.7 3.0 2.2 2.6 3.2 4.1

700.00–724.90 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.7 3.3 3.8

725.00–749.90 2.2 1.2 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.8 2.6

750.00–774.90 1.8 0.7 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.0 1.8

775.00–799.90 1.5 0.4 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.3 1.3

800.00–824.90 1.3 0.3 1.5 1.6 1.4 0.9 1.0

825.00–849.90 1.1 0.2 1.4 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.8

850.00 or more 3.2 0.2 4.3 3.7 2.4 2.9 6.5

Average benefit (dollars) 499.20 441.60 502.10 506.70 504.90 505.00 540.60

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.
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Table 5.F4—Number of children and total monthly benefits, by type of benefit, December 1940–2005,

selected years

Year

Number of children of—

Total monthly benefits for children of—

(thousands of dollars)

All

workers

Retired

workers

Deceased

workers

Disabled

workers

All

workers

Retired

workers

Deceased

workers

Disabled

workers

Total

1957 1,502,077 179,697 1,322,380 . . . 57,951 3,932 54,019 . . .

1960 2,000,451 268,168 1,576,802 155,481 93,276 7,576 81,003 4,697

1965 3,092,659 460,781 2,074,263 557,615 159,428 14,736 127,067 17,627

1970 4,122,305 545,708 2,687,997 888,600 279,845 24,473 221,041 34,330

1980 4,606,517 638,711 2,609,920 1,357,886 864,242 89,386 625,090 149,766

1990 3,187,010 422,200 1,776,013 988,797 991,628 109,497 720,206 161,926

1995 3,734,097 441,600 1,883,643 1,408,854 1,283,288 141,974 882,837 258,477

2000 3,802,863 458,951 1,878,007 1,465,905 1,547,808 181,177 1,033,055 333,575

2001 3,839,381 467,064 1,890,156 1,482,161 1,624,285 192,727 1,078,886 352,672

2002 3,910,256 476,684 1,907,899 1,525,673 1,692,471 203,265 1,115,415 373,791

2003 3,960,909 480,033 1,909,983 1,570,893 1,763,910 213,230 1,151,907 398,773

2004 3,986,319 482,894 1,904,631 1,598,794 1,838,926 224,538 1,190,871 423,518

2005 4,024,815 488,425 1,903,477 1,632,913 1,945,508 240,777 1,249,328 455,402

Children under age 18

1940 54,648 6,410 48,238 . . . 668 62 606 . . .

1950 699,703 46,241 653,462 . . . 19,366 788 18,578 . . .

1960 1,896,397 214,343 1,529,535 152,519 88,682 5,654 78,446 4,582

1965 2,688,592 339,507 1,816,888 532,197 135,432 9,598 109,392 16,442

1970 3,314,578 354,373 2,161,094 799,111 215,366 13,367 172,499 29,500

1980 3,423,081 354,797 1,883,438 1,184,846 607,574 40,548 443,097 123,930

1990 2,497,252 236,051 1,333,690 927,511 739,787 53,944 538,546 147,296

1995 2,956,482 241,756 1,386,111 1,328,615 943,028 69,312 637,326 236,390

2000 2,976,406 255,908 1,346,091 1,374,407 1,120,977 92,987 724,567 303,423

2001 2,993,852 262,509 1,345,986 1,385,357 1,172,169 100,320 752,216 319,633

2002 3,043,029 270,231 1,350,533 1,422,265 1,218,610 107,298 773,661 337,652

2003 3,080,308 273,646 1,345,029 1,461,633 1,268,682 113,784 795,476 359,422

2004 3,104,055 277,195 1,338,920 1,487,940 1,325,370 121,320 821,844 382,206

2005 3,129,506 281,634 1,331,531 1,516,341 1,399,043 131,142 858,135 409,766

Disabled adult children

1957 28,869 16,686 12,183 . . . 1,115 526 589 . . .

1960 104,054 53,825 47,267 2,962 4,594 1,922 2,557 115

1965 198,390 87,122 102,287 8,981 10,271 3,541 6,357 374

1970 270,557 101,341 154,921 14,295 19,807 5,755 13,290 761

1980 450,169 140,548 276,738 32,883 89,561 22,463 62,625 4,473

1990 600,480 173,941 389,385 37,154 217,201 51,879 156,725 8,597

1995 686,101 188,965 446,377 50,759 300,007 68,743 217,553 13,711

2000 728,689 191,584 480,351 56,754 377,647 83,098 276,072 18,478

2001 736,546 191,809 486,817 57,920 395,952 86,510 289,757 19,684

2002 744,529 192,085 492,985 59,459 409,813 89,114 299,946 20,754

2003 752,814 191,704 498,659 62,451 426,877 92,125 312,212 22,540

2004 759,264 191,285 503,242 64,737 446,134 95,744 326,042 24,349

2005 768,535 191,979 507,961 68,595 473,620 101,440 345,113 27,067

Students

1965 205,677 34,152 155,088 16,437 13,725 1,597 11,318 811

1970 537,170 89,994 371,982 75,194 44,672 5,351 35,252 4,069

1980 733,267 143,366 449,744 140,157 167,107 26,375 119,368 21,363

1990 89,278 12,208 52,938 24,132 34,641 3,673 24,935 6,033

1995 91,514 10,879 51,155 29,480 40,253 3,919 27,958 8,376

2000 97,768 11,459 51,565 34,744 49,184 5,092 32,417 11,674

2001 108,983 12,746 57,353 38,884 56,164 5,897 36,912 13,356

2002 122,698 14,368 64,381 43,949 64,048 6,854 41,808 15,386

2003 127,787 14,683 66,295 46,809 68,351 7,321 44,218 16,811

2004 123,000 14,414 62,469 46,117 67,422 7,474 42,985 16,963

2005 126,774 14,812 63,985 47,977 72,845 8,196 46,080 18,570

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 5.F6—Average monthly benefit for survivors, by type of benefit, December 1940–2005, selected years

(in dollars)

Year

Widowed

mothers

and

fathers

Nondisabled

Parents

Children Disabled

Widows Widowers Total

Under

age 18

Disabled

adult

children Students Widows Widowers

1940 19.61 20.28 . . . 13.09 12.22 12.22 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1941 19.50 20.22 . . . 12.97 12.19 12.19 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1942 19.57 20.15 . . . 13.05 12.24 12.24 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1943 19.72 20.15 . . . 13.11 12.31 12.31 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1944 19.80 20.17 . . . 13.08 12.38 12.38 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1945 19.83 20.19 . . . 13.06 12.45 12.45 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1950 34.24 36.54 37.23 36.69 28.43 28.43 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1951 33.24 36.04 30.03 36.68 28.05 28.05 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1952 36.13 40.67 33.09 41.33 31.30 31.30 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1953 37.49 40.88 34.08 41.96 32.28 32.28 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1954 44.52 46.28 39.27 47.44 37.01 37.01 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1955 45.91 48.70 46.51 49.93 38.12 38.12 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1956 47.35 50.14 47.11 50.78 39.36 39.36 . . . . . . . . . . . .

1957 49.05 51.09 47.77 51.87 40.85 40.78 48.38 . . . . . . . . .

1958 50.53 51.91 48.84 52.83 42.10 41.98 49.63 . . . . . . . . .

1959 57.37 56.73 53.28 58.86 47.48 47.34 52.89 . . . . . . . . .

1960 59.29 57.69 53.81 60.31 51.37 51.29 54.10 . . . . . . . . .

1961 59.38 64.92 61.66 67.15 52.74 52.64 55.50 . . . . . . . . .

1962 59.38 65.88 62.12 68.18 53.57 53.47 55.99 . . . . . . . . .

1963 59.43 66.85 63.17 69.11 54.33 54.23 56.58 . . . . . . . . .

1964 59.40 67.85 63.49 70.05 54.99 54.87 57.27 . . . . . . . . .

1965 65.46 73.75 69.68 76.03 61.26 60.21 62.14 72.98 . . . . . .

1966 65.59 74.11 70.52 76.52 61.84 60.37 62.67 71.71 . . . . . .

1967 65.86 74.99 71.22 77.23 62.57 60.99 63.37 72.33 . . . . . .

1968 74.93 86.54 82.14 88.21 70.85 68.90 73.11 81.76 72.27 72.40

1969 75.06 87.48 83.08 88.96 71.10 69.11 73.77 81.93 71.02 66.50

1970 86.51 102.02 96.50 103.21 82.23 79.82 85.79 94.77 81.99 73.10

1971 95.61 113.57 106.13 114.26 90.94 88.12 95.03 104.80 90.11 83.10

1972 115.45 138.19 127.98 138.95 110.36 106.87 115.25 126.63 109.50 98.80

1973 118.20 157.40 146.70 140.60 111.70 108.20 116.20 128.50 111.20 101.70

1974 134.20 177.30 164.30 157.50 126.48 122.52 130.33 144.79 125.90 118.60

1975 147.25 193.92 178.27 171.86 139.40 135.00 142.26 157.81 137.70 128.10

1976 159.77 208.99 191.78 185.07 151.94 147.49 152.88 169.80 147.00 133.80

1977 173.80 224.30 177.10 198.30 a 165.70 a 161.50 a 163.60 a 183.10 156.20 131.60

1978 190.40 241.40 186.10 214.00 182.20 178.30 176.20 200.80 165.70 129.70

1979 212.60 269.80 209.00 238.70 205.60 201.70 195.90 226.60 180.80 133.40

1980 246.20 311.50 239.40 276.00 239.50 235.30 226.40 265.40 205.40 145.70

1981 276.70 349.80 266.80 310.40 270.90 265.70 254.00 301.70 227.20 158.80

1982 302.80 379.30 285.60 335.40 285.40 291.50 279.90 260.70 242.80 165.50

1983 308.70 397.10 295.70 349.80 298.00 307.20 289.00 233.40 251.10 166.20

1984 321.50 416.10 306.80 363.90 314.30 320.70 302.60 257.20 307.70 190.70

1985 332.50 434.00 317.80 378.20 330.50 332.60 315.50 360.80 316.60 191.80

1986 338.30 444.90 324.80 386.30 336.80 338.70 323.10 375.70 321.30 195.50

1987 352.70 468.90 340.60 407.30 352.40 353.90 340.00 400.10 335.60 202.30

1988 367.90 493.40 359.50 428.40 367.60 368.00 357.40 424.70 350.00 211.30

1989 387.60 522.60 382.00 453.50 384.90 384.30 378.10 447.90 368.90 223.60

1990 409.10 557.40 408.40 482.20 405.50 403.80 402.50 471.00 391.30 238.40

1991 424.10 584.50 428.00 506.10 420.10 417.00 421.50 486.20 409.40 260.60

1992 437.70 608.70 443.60 526.40 432.30 427.60 438.30 504.10 425.30 273.30

1993 448.40 631.70 461.50 547.20 443.10 437.00 453.70 515.00 436.90 286.20

1994 464.40 656.60 481.40 569.50 456.20 448.70 470.80 532.20 449.20 299.90

(Continued)
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1995 477.90 681.20 500.20 590.80 468.70 459.80 487.40 546.50 461.50 307.60

1996 514.90 708.30 520.70 613.50 487.20 478.20 506.10 560.80 474.30 318.00

1997 532.00 732.50 534.50 635.70 500.00 490.10 521.30 569.60 483.90 326.90

1998 545.10 750.30 549.10 651.10 509.60 498.90 532.80 579.90 491.00 332.90

1999 565.70 776.10 572.40 673.90 526.30 515.00 550.40 595.80 503.90 340.30

2000 595.00 811.80 606.90 703.90 550.10 538.30 574.70 628.70 523.80 361.70

2001 620.80 842.50 636.80 728.60 570.80 558.90 595.20 643.60 541.20 374.80

2002 640.20 862.80 662.80 752.70 584.60 572.90 608.40 649.40 553.00 384.70

2003 663.70 889.50 697.70 779.20 603.10 591.40 626.10 667.00 569.10 400.80

2004 689.40 921.90 736.00 809.70 625.30 613.80 647.90 688.10 588.50 416.60

2005 724.50 968.40 785.30 850.60 656.30 644.50 679.40 720.20 615.50 441.50

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Children’s data estimated for 1977.

Table 5.F6—Average monthly benefit for survivors, by type of benefit, December 1940–2005, selected years

(in dollars)—Continued

Year

Widowed

mothers

and

fathers

Nondisabled

Parents

Children Disabled

Widows Widowers Total

Under

age 18

Disabled

adult

children Students Widows Widowers
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CONTACT: Shirley Turpin (410) 965-0181.

Table 5.F7—Number and percentage distribution of survivors, by primary insurance amount and type of 

benefit, December 2005

Primary insurance 

amount (dollars)

Widowed mothers

and fathers

Nondisabled

widow(er)s Parents

Disabled

widow(er)s Children

Number Percent a

a. The sum of individual categories may not equal 100 percent because of individual rounding.

Number Percent a Number Percent a Number Percent a Number Percent a

Total 176,160 100.0 4,356,450 100.0 1,950 100.0 212,220 100.0 1,903,660 100.0

Less than 300.00 3,290 1.9 35,200 0.8 30 1.5 2,070 1.0 73,840 3.9

300.00–349.90 1,180 0.7 13,400 0.3 0 0 1,060 0.5 27,910 1.5

350.00–399.90 1,400 0.8 75,410 1.7 20 1.0 1,750 0.8 55,010 2.9

400.00–449.90 1,630 0.9 34,350 0.8 10 0.5 1,360 0.6 35,650 1.9

450.00–499.90 1,830 1.0 42,680 1.0 30 1.5 1,960 0.9 38,180 2.0

500.00–549.90 2,950 1.7 71,110 1.6 10 0.5 3,170 1.5 64,460 3.4

550.00–599.90 4,630 2.6 84,130 1.9 50 2.6 4,520 2.1 81,850 4.3

600.00–649.90 5,960 3.4 83,780 1.9 70 3.6 5,180 2.4 95,090 5.0

650.00–699.90 6,840 3.9 95,520 2.2 30 1.5 6,560 3.1 97,570 5.1

700.00–749.90 6,410 3.6 92,500 2.1 90 4.6 6,450 3.0 92,600 4.9

750.00–799.90 6,800 3.9 99,280 2.3 80 4.1 7,490 3.5 89,760 4.7

800.00–849.90 6,920 3.9 127,840 2.9 150 7.7 7,800 3.7 91,430 4.8

850.00–899.90 7,760 4.4 127,500 2.9 90 4.6 7,890 3.7 86,920 4.6

900.00–949.90 7,630 4.3 161,840 3.7 120 6.2 8,250 3.9 88,130 4.6

950.00–999.90 8,100 4.6 212,590 4.9 90 4.6 9,520 4.5 89,270 4.7

1,000.00–1,049.90 7,390 4.2 203,530 4.7 90 4.6 9,300 4.4 78,260 4.1

1,050.00–1,099.90 7,180 4.1 209,180 4.8 70 3.6 9,420 4.4 71,130 3.7

1,100.00–1,149.90 7,330 4.2 238,520 5.5 90 4.6 10,130 4.8 67,970 3.6

1,150.00–1,199.90 6,530 3.7 234,160 5.4 50 2.6 9,410 4.4 61,630 3.2

1,200.00–1,249.90 6,540 3.7 246,670 5.7 30 1.5 9,520 4.5 58,560 3.1

1,250.00–1,299.90 5,910 3.4 279,880 6.4 100 5.1 9,780 4.6 53,240 2.8

1,300.00–1,349.90 5,520 3.1 271,530 6.2 90 4.6 8,740 4.1 47,890 2.5

1,350.00–1,399.90 5,690 3.2 274,070 6.3 80 4.1 8,690 4.1 45,910 2.4

1,400.00–1,449.90 5,800 3.3 302,850 7.0 100 5.1 10,030 4.7 47,270 2.5

1,450.00–1,499.90 5,120 2.9 202,940 4.7 140 7.2 9,050 4.3 39,900 2.1

1,500.00–1,549.90 5,140 2.9 141,240 3.2 70 3.6 8,010 3.8 33,410 1.8

1,550.00–1,599.90 4,110 2.3 97,570 2.2 0 0 7,120 3.4 27,250 1.4

1,600.00–1,649.90 4,390 2.5 70,070 1.6 10 0.5 6,020 2.8 26,140 1.4

1,650.00–1,699.90 4,690 2.7 54,380 1.2 90 4.6 6,000 2.8 27,430 1.4

1,700.00 or more 21,490 12.2 172,730 4.0 70 3.6 15,970 7.5 110,000 5.8

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.
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CONTACT: Marian Longley (410) 965-5528.

Table 5.F8—Number of widow(er)s and total monthly benefits, by type of benefit, December 1950–2005

Year

Total

Nondisabled—

Widows Widowers Disabled widow(er)s

Number

Total monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars)

1950 314,189 11,481 314,126 11,479 63 2 . . . . . .

1951 384,265 13,849 384,011 13,841 254 8 . . . . . .

1952 454,563 18,482 454,064 18,466 499 17 . . . . . .

1953 540,653 22,096 539,854 22,069 799 27 . . . . . .

1954 638,091 29,526 637,012 29,483 1,079 42 . . . . . .

1955 701,360 34,152 700,294 34,103 1,066 50 . . . . . .

1956 913,069 45,780 911,841 45,722 1,228 58 . . . . . .

1957 1,095,137 55,944 1,093,645 55,872 1,492 71 . . . . . .

1958 1,232,583 63,977 1,230,953 63,897 1,630 80 . . . . . .

1959 1,393,587 79,047 1,391,686 78,946 1,901 101 . . . . . .

1960 1,543,843 89,054 1,541,790 88,943 2,053 110 . . . . . .

1961 1,697,308 110,179 1,694,977 110,035 2,331 144 . . . . . .

1962 1,859,191 122,475 1,856,658 122,318 2,533 157 . . . . . .

1963 2,010,769 134,403 2,008,102 134,234 2,667 168 . . . . . .

1964 2,158,912 146,476 2,156,143 146,300 2,769 176 . . . . . .

1965 2,371,433 174,883 2,368,629 174,688 2,804 195 . . . . . .

1966 2,602,015 192,821 2,599,178 192,620 2,837 200 . . . . . .

1967 2,769,618 207,692 2,766,736 207,487 2,882 205 . . . . . .

1968 2,937,890 253,924 2,913,376 252,123 2,951 242 21,563 1,558

1969 3,091,710 269,799 3,049,177 266,741 3,064 255 39,469 2,803

1970 3,227,160 328,245 3,174,846 323,912 3,033 293 49,281 4,041

1971 3,366,304 380,963 3,306,528 375,528 3,033 322 56,743 5,113

1972 3,509,777 483,161 3,442,595 475,746 3,015 386 64,167 7,029

1973 3,656,353 571,654 3,574,458 562,441 3,126 459 78,769 8,754

1974 3,769,559 663,569 3,674,376 651,471 3,055 502 92,128 11,596

1975 3,888,705 747,902 3,776,090 732,269 3,104 553 109,511 15,080

1976 3,994,380 827,325 3,871,894 809,181 3,059 587 119,427 17,557

1977 4,119,487 914,738 3,980,324 892,764 11,887 2,105 127,276 19,869

1978 4,211,710 1,005,929 4,066,673 981,615 15,287 2,845 129,751 21,469

1979 4,321,496 1,153,272 4,173,745 1,126,089 17,918 3,745 129,833 23,438

1980 4,410,515 1,358,836 4,262,607 1,327,814 20,328 4,866 127,580 26,156

1981 4,507,941 1,560,103 4,363,708 1,526,511 22,643 6,042 121,590 27,550

1982 4,594,961 1,724,392 4,453,575 1,689,073 25,014 7,144 116,372 28,175

1983 4,693,791 1,844,798 4,554,414 1,808,647 27,786 8,216 111,591 27,935

1984 4,779,190 1,973,203 4,640,805 1,930,807 29,234 8,970 109,151 33,426

1985 4,862,805 2,094,003 4,725,618 2,050,678 30,182 9,592 107,005 33,734

1986 4,928,019 2,175,345 4,789,969 2,131,049 31,076 10,092 106,974 34,204

1987 4,983,846 2,318,747 4,846,135 2,272,557 31,429 10,703 106,282 35,487

1988 5,028,822 2,461,945 4,892,829 2,414,239 32,870 11,816 103,123 35,892

1989 5,070,873 2,629,728 4,935,911 2,579,726 33,332 12,731 101,630 37,270

1990 5,111,482 2,827,012 4,976,420 2,773,818 34,073 13,916 100,989 39,278

1991 5,158,383 2,989,385 5,008,789 2,927,768 35,105 15,024 114,489 46,593

1992 5,205,375 3,138,250 5,037,583 3,066,568 36,468 16,178 131,324 55,504

1993 5,224,279 3,264,849 5,039,874 3,183,768 37,390 17,255 147,015 63,826

1994 5,232,379 3,394,982 5,034,219 3,305,229 37,484 18,043 160,676 71,710

1995 5,225,519 3,514,262 5,014,991 3,416,203 37,504 18,759 173,024 79,300

1996 5,209,812 3,639,632 4,990,079 3,534,268 37,822 19,692 181,911 85,671

1997 5,053,442 3,646,898 4,829,456 3,537,348 36,048 19,268 187,938 90,282

1998 4,989,855 3,685,349 4,759,829 3,571,047 35,845 19,683 194,181 94,619

1999 4,943,915 3,774,601 4,709,091 3,654,598 36,029 20,624 198,795 99,380

2000 4,901,437 3,912,527 4,663,228 3,785,532 36,782 22,322 201,427 104,674

2001 4,828,327 3,997,687 4,586,677 3,864,251 37,407 23,822 204,243 109,615

2002 4,770,638 4,043,051 4,524,020 3,903,384 39,260 26,020 207,358 113,648

2003 4,707,215 4,110,963 4,456,446 3,964,035 41,410 28,892 209,359 118,035

2004 4,643,035 4,200,895 4,388,305 4,045,712 43,995 32,379 210,735 122,803

2005 4,568,991 4,339,977 4,310,330 4,174,318 45,660 35,856 213,001 129,804

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 5.F9—Number, percentage, and average 

monthly benefit, by year of entitlement as 

nondisabled widow(er), December 2005

Year Number

Percentage

distribution a

a. The sum of individual percentages may not equal the cumulative percentages 

because of individual rounding.

Cumulative

percentage b

b. Represents those entitled in specified year or later.

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Total 4,356,450 100.0 . . . 966.70

2000–2005 1,494,510 34.3 . . . 1,029.50

1995–1999 925,260 21.2 . . . 1,002.40

1990–1994 751,030 17.2 . . . 967.60

1985–1989 589,100 13.5 . . . 909.00

1980–1984 371,650 8.5 . . . 845.90

1975–1979 155,090 3.6 . . . 768.00

1970–1974 56,480 1.3 . . . 716.30

1965–1969 12,700 0.3 . . . 702.60

Before 1965 630 c

c. Less than 0.05 percent.

. . . 692.00

2005 254,480 5.8 5.8 1,024.60

2004 270,770 6.2 12.1 1,030.20

2003 265,040 6.1 18.1 1,036.40

2002 247,520 5.7 23.8 1,036.80

2001 236,860 5.4 29.3 1,024.70

2000 219,840 5.0 34.3 1,022.70

1999 205,200 4.7 39.0 1,011.80

1998 194,960 4.5 43.5 1,008.60

1997 181,950 4.2 47.7 1,000.40

1996 175,640 4.0 51.7 996.10

1995 167,510 3.8 55.5 992.50

1994 161,190 3.7 59.2 990.00

1993 155,560 3.6 62.8 978.40

1992 150,320 3.5 66.3 970.40

1991 144,050 3.3 69.6 954.10

1990 139,910 3.2 72.8 940.60

1989 131,030 3.0 75.8 931.60

1988 124,130 2.9 78.6 921.20

1987 117,530 2.7 81.3 909.20

1986 112,960 2.6 83.9 891.80

1985 103,450 2.4 86.3 884.50

1984 94,820 2.2 88.5 868.60

1983 85,420 2.0 90.4 851.80

1982 72,330 1.7 92.1 849.50

1981 65,410 1.5 93.6 825.60

1980 53,670 1.2 94.8 816.40

1979 44,710 1.0 95.9 797.20

1978 35,810 0.8 96.7 779.00

1977 26,790 0.6 97.3 764.70

1976 26,120 0.6 97.9 737.90

1975 21,660 0.5 98.4 730.10

1974 17,390 0.4 98.8 724.70

1973 14,130 0.3 99.1 715.90

1972 10,330 0.2 99.4 709.20

1971 8,570 0.2 99.6 704.20

1970 6,060 0.1 99.7 722.40

1969 4,130 0.1 99.8 716.90

1968 3,370 0.1 99.9 692.10

1967 2,290 0.1 99.9 708.10

1966 1,580 c 100.0 695.30

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent 

sample.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

Table 5.F10—Number, percentage, and average 

monthly benefit, by year of entitlement as disabled 

widow(er), December 2005

Year Number

Percentage

distribution a

a. The sum of individual percentages may not equal the cumulative percentages 

because of individual rounding.

Cumulative

percentage b

b. Represents those entitled in specified year or later.

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Total 212,220 100.0 . . . 607.30

2001–2005 108,020 50.9 . . . 615.70

1996–2000 78,720 37.1 . . . 598.20

1991–1995 25,480 12.0 . . . 599.50

2005 14,800 7.0 7.0 586.00

2004 22,330 10.5 17.5 619.80

2003 23,030 10.9 28.3 625.90

2002 24,670 11.6 40.0 619.40

2001 23,190 10.9 50.9 616.50

2000 21,100 9.9 60.8 606.70

1999 19,170 9.0 69.9 604.10

1998 15,290 7.2 77.1 597.90

1997 12,660 6.0 83.0 588.40

1996 10,500 4.9 88.0 582.80

1995 7,710 3.6 91.6 597.70

1994 6,790 3.2 94.8 601.10

1993 5,040 2.4 97.2 601.20

1992 3,780 1.8 99.0 595.40

1991 2,160 1.0 100.0 604.80

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent 

sample.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 5.F11—Percentage distribution of nondisabled widows, by monthly benefit and age, December 2005

Monthly benefit (dollars)

Total,

60 or older 60–61 62–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85–89 90 or older

Total

Number 4,310,750 113,860 306,830 616,190 633,080 802,480 841,990 592,660 403,660

Percent a

a. The sum of individual categories may not equal 100 percent because of individual rounding.

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Less than 300.00 2.4 2.9 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.7 2.4 1.7 0.7

300.00–349.90 1.3 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.5 2.4

350.00–399.90 1.7 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.8 1.9 2.6

400.00–449.90 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 2.0

450.00–499.90 2.2 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.5

500.00–549.90 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.9

550.00–599.90 2.8 3.3 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.3

600.00–649.90 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.6

650.00–699.90 3.7 3.6 3.3 3.1 3.4 3.4 4.1 4.2 4.5

700.00–749.90 4.1 4.0 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.8 4.1 4.5 5.2

750.00–799.90 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.2 5.0 5.2 6.1

800.00–849.90 5.0 4.6 4.4 4.6 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.3 6.3

850.00–899.90 5.4 5.0 4.7 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.2 6.5

900.00–949.90 6.0 5.4 5.1 5.3 6.0 6.0 6.6 5.5 6.4

950.00–999.90 6.6 5.5 5.5 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.1 6.7

1,000.00–1,049.90 7.0 6.4 6.6 7.6 8.5 8.5 6.9 5.9 5.5

1,050.00–1,099.90 6.4 5.7 6.3 7.4 6.9 6.9 6.7 5.5 5.2

1,100.00–1,149.90 5.7 5.4 5.9 6.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.0

1,150.00–1,199.90 5.1 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.4 5.4 4.5 4.5 3.5

1,200,00–1,249.90 4.3 6.8 6.1 5.0 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.6 2.9

1,250.00–1,299.90 3.5 5.9 5.5 4.0 3.6 3.6 3.2 3.1 2.2

1,300.00–1,349.90 2.9 5.0 4.7 3.1 2.7 2.7 3.0 2.5 1.7

1,350.00–1,399.90 2.6 3.9 3.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 1.7

1,400.00–1,449.90 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.0 2.5 1.6

1,450.00–1,499.90 1.6 0.8 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.3 2.0 1.6

1,500.00–1,549.90 1.2 0.3 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.2

1,550.00–1,599.90 0.9 0.1 0.8 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.4 0.9

1,600.00–1,649.90 0.7 0.0 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.7

1,650.00–1,699.90 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.6

1,700.00 or more 2.2 0.1 0.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 2.5 4.4 4.0

Average benefit (dollars) 968.70 948.80 974.30 979.60 962.60 962.60 960.80 997.50 949.20

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.
5.F OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: Dependents and Survivors

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 5.69

CONTACT: Marian Longley (410) 965-5528.

Table 5.F12—Number of widowed and surviving divorced mothers and fathers and total monthly benefits,

by type of benefit, December 1950–2005, selected years

Year

Total

Widowed

Subtotal Surviving divorced

With at least 1 child

under age 16 a

a. Prior to August 1981, benefits were payable to mothers and fathers caring for a child under age 18. For mothers and fathers caring for a child who was at least age 14 

and who were entitled in August 1981, benefits were continued until the child attained age 18 or September 1983, whichever came earlier.

Entitled solely because of

at least 1 disabled child b

b. Excludes mothers and fathers who had both disabled and nondisabled entitled children in their care.

Number

Total monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars) Number

Total monthly

benefits

(thousands

of dollars)

1950 169,438 5,801 169,426 5,800 169,426 5,800 . . . . . . 12 c

c. Less than $500.

1955 291,916 13,403 291,656 13,389 291,656 13,389 . . . . . . 260 14

1960 401,358 23,795 400,976 23,768 394,560 23,383 6,416 385 382 27

1961 428,138 25,425 427,699 25,395 420,258 24,938 7,441 457 439 30

1962 451,984 26,838 451,520 26,805 443,182 26,290 8,338 515 464 33

1963 461,675 27,438 461,211 27,405 452,106 26,830 9,105 575 464 32

1964 470,597 27,954 470,100 27,290 460,348 27,295 9,752 625 497 34

1965 471,816 30,882 471,286 30,842 461,011 30,132 10,275 710 530 40

1966 487,755 31,983 486,958 31,927 476,275 31,188 10,683 739 797 56

1967 496,307 32,686 495,308 32,616 483,808 31,791 11,500 825 999 71

1968 504,916 37,833 503,774 37,743 492,674 36,849 11,100 894 1,142 90

1969 511,639 38,406 510,355 38,305 499,324 37,402 11,031 902 1,284 101

1970 523,136 45,258 521,698 45,127 510,215 44,039 11,483 1,089 1,438 131

1971 535,126 51,163 533,560 51,055 520,301 49,603 13,259 1,402 1,566 158

1972 540,965 62,457 539,153 62,237 526,548 60,612 12,605 1,625 1,812 220

1973 571,907 67,578 565,327 66,823 551,509 64,985 13,818 1,838 6,580 754

1974 573,506 76,980 562,801 75,605 544,335 72,914 18,466 2,692 10,705 1,374

1975 581,845 85,676 565,941 83,435 544,886 80,068 21,075 3,366 15,904 2,241

1976 578,727 92,466 558,933 89,400 537,002 85,637 21,931 3,764 19,794 3,065

1977 583,195 101,345 558,886 97,227 536,481 93,091 22,405 4,136 24,309 4,117

1978 576,343 109,714 548,463 104,506 525,879 100,028 22,584 4,478 27,880 5,209

1979 573,750 121,957 541,480 115,284 518,564 110,235 22,916 5,049 32,270 6,674

1980 562,316 138,426 525,661 129,754 502,639 123,885 23,022 5,869 36,655 8,671

1981 547,593 151,509 507,777 140,990 484,427 134,299 23,350 6,691 39,816 10,518

1982 514,772 155,876 474,003 144,207 451,159 137,068 22,844 7,139 40,769 11,669

1983 400,298 123,559 363,946 112,979 339,367 104,956 24,579 8,022 36,352 10,581

1984 382,411 122,957 346,319 112,002 318,076 102,391 28,243 9,612 36,092 10,995

1985 371,659 123,557 335,085 112,117 306,004 101,812 29,081 10,304 36,574 11,440

1986 350,546 118,602 315,572 107,470 286,290 96,887 29,282 10,583 34,974 11,132

1987 340,940 115,967 307,581 104,888 278,582 93,871 28,999 11,017 33,359 11,079

1988 317,761 116,902 285,265 105,596 256,463 94,096 28,802 11,500 32,496 11,306

1989 312,079 120,970 280,006 109,184 251,646 97,170 28,360 12,014 32,073 11,786

1990 303,923 124,340 272,526 112,103 244,965 99,683 27,561 12,420 31,397 12,237

1991 300,661 127,510 269,679 114,962 242,379 102,085 27,300 12,877 30,982 12,548

1992 294,716 128,748 263,630 115,884 236,990 102,840 26,640 13,045 30,546 12,864

1993 289,350 129,752 259,320 116,771 232,794 103,365 26,526 13,407 30,030 12,981

1994 283,072 131,463 253,928 118,399 227,709 104,658 26,219 13,741 29,144 13,064

1995 275,020 131,430 247,113 118,550 221,494 104,664 25,619 13,886 27,907 12,881

1996 242,135 124,678 218,171 112,627 193,664 98,799 24,507 13,828 23,964 12,051

1997 230,222 122,488 207,658 110,774 184,184 97,120 23,474 13,654 22,564 11,714

1998 220,610 120,247 199,447 109,001 176,660 95,491 22,787 13,510 21,163 11,246

1999 212,401 120,157 192,544 109,195 170,572 95,732 21,972 13,463 19,857 10,962

2000 203,052 120,812 184,397 109,941 164,420 97,063 19,977 12,878 18,655 10,871

2001 197,375 122,526 179,413 111,539 160,186 98,672 19,227 12,867 17,962 10,987

2002 194,117 124,267 176,447 113,097 158,020 100,413 18,427 12,685 17,670 11,170

2003 190,252 126,278 172,955 114,914 154,990 102,158 17,965 12,756 17,297 11,364

2004 183,829 126,734 167,234 115,343 150,681 103,150 16,553 12,193 16,595 11,391

2005 178,396 129,246 162,455 117,756 146,228 105,212 16,227 12,544 15,941 11,490

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
5.F OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: Dependents and Survivors

5.70 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165.

Table 5.F13—Number and average monthly benefit for nondisabled widows aged 65 or older, by age, reduction 

status, and limitation of benefit, December 2005

Age Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Benefits not reduced due to early retirement of widow

Benefits reduced due to 

early retirement of widow

Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Benefits not limited due

to early retirement of

deceased spouse

Benefits limited due

to early retirement of 

deceased spouse

Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

All nondisabled 

widows aged 65 

or older 3,890,060 968.80 1,811,670 1,071.20 876,500 1,202.00 935,170 948.60 a 2,078,390

a. Includes 151,420 widows with benefits also limited due to early retirement of spouse.

879.60

65–69 616,190 979.60 90,680 1,136.00 61,430 1,196.60 29,250 1,008.80 525,510 952.60

65 132,350 948.60 5,990 1,136.70 4,720 1,173.90 1,270 998.70 126,360 939.60

66 119,510 1,008.90 16,840 1,224.20 13,220 1,268.10 3,620 1,064.00 102,670 973.60

67 121,460 994.90 19,380 1,148.20 13,290 1,207.40 6,090 1,019.00 102,080 965.80

68 118,100 981.10 21,680 1,109.40 14,090 1,169.70 7,590 997.30 96,420 952.30

69 124,770 968.10 26,790 1,093.20 16,110 1,159.10 10,680 993.70 97,980 934.00

70–74 633,080 962.60 208,380 1,076.60 112,440 1,161.60 95,940 977.10 424,700 906.60

70 119,460 958.50 30,550 1,084.00 17,720 1,166.90 12,830 969.40 88,910 915.40

71 122,850 966.60 37,410 1,087.20 21,460 1,163.50 15,950 984.70 85,440 913.80

72 120,630 961.80 39,660 1,072.10 21,540 1,163.90 18,120 962.80 80,970 907.80

73 132,370 960.90 47,720 1,069.10 24,730 1,144.60 22,990 987.90 84,650 899.80

74 137,770 964.80 53,040 1,075.20 26,990 1,170.40 26,050 976.50 84,730 895.70

75–79 802,480 962.60 367,940 1,065.50 174,860 1,175.40 193,080 966.00 434,540 875.50

75 151,820 966.10 62,560 1,072.80 30,440 1,175.90 32,120 975.00 89,260 891.30

76 151,040 965.10 65,760 1,070.70 32,030 1,168.30 33,730 977.90 85,280 883.70

77 159,870 963.30 73,550 1,064.20 34,820 1,173.10 38,730 966.40 86,320 877.30

78 168,110 959.80 80,740 1,059.90 37,240 1,173.80 43,500 962.30 87,370 867.30

79 171,640 959.60 85,330 1,062.80 40,330 1,184.10 45,000 954.00 86,310 857.60

80–84 841,990 960.80 469,440 1,060.50 210,770 1,200.00 258,670 946.80 372,550 835.20

80 168,540 956.40 87,570 1,054.00 39,220 1,178.20 48,350 953.30 80,970 850.70

81 174,720 950.50 94,790 1,045.10 42,330 1,172.10 52,460 942.60 79,930 838.50

82 166,250 959.40 92,180 1,062.40 41,800 1,204.40 50,380 944.60 74,070 831.20

83 166,000 963.80 95,520 1,064.40 43,080 1,211.80 52,440 943.30 70,480 827.50

84 166,480 974.60 99,380 1,075.40 44,340 1,230.40 55,040 950.50 67,100 825.20

85–89 592,660 997.50 385,040 1,101.40 174,590 1,273.70 210,450 958.50 207,620 804.70

85 152,720 988.60 93,720 1,092.40 42,590 1,255.40 51,130 956.60 59,000 823.90

86 128,540 992.30 81,690 1,097.70 37,180 1,263.80 44,510 959.00 46,850 808.60

87 117,650 1,007.00 77,710 1,108.90 34,680 1,291.90 43,030 961.30 39,940 808.70

88 102,260 1,009.50 68,940 1,111.90 31,790 1,286.40 37,150 962.60 33,320 797.70

89 91,490 993.80 62,980 1,098.80 28,350 1,277.50 34,630 952.50 28,510 761.70

90 or older 403,660 949.20 290,190 1,031.40 142,410 1,183.80 147,780 884.50 113,470 738.90

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.
5.G OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: Retired Workers with Dual Entitlement

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 5.71

Table 5.G1—Percentage distribution of persons receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit 

without and with reduction for early retirement, by sex and primary insurance amount,

December 2005

Sex and primary insurance amount (dollars)

Total Without reduction for early retirement With reduction for early retirement

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

All dually entitled retired workers 6,289,650 100.0 1,134,990 100.0 5,154,660 100.0

Less than 250.00 519,590 8.3 84,400 7.4 435,190 8.4

250.00–299.90 345,480 5.5 51,880 4.6 293,600 5.7

300.00–349.90 329,410 5.2 49,910 4.4 279,500 5.4

350.00–399.90 448,650 7.1 72,700 6.4 375,950 7.3

400.00–449.90 329,820 5.2 53,560 4.7 276,260 5.4

450.00–499.90 381,700 6.1 64,530 5.7 317,170 6.2

500.00–549.90 589,910 9.4 110,180 9.7 479,730 9.3

550.00–599.90 585,890 9.3 110,100 9.7 475,790 9.2

600.00–649.90 541,080 8.6 96,740 8.5 444,340 8.6

650.00–699.90 474,890 7.6 88,670 7.8 386,220 7.5

700.00–749.90 361,900 5.8 68,070 6.0 293,830 5.7

750.00–799.90 275,830 4.4 53,410 4.7 222,420 4.3

800.00–849.90 227,840 3.6 46,380 4.1 181,460 3.5

850.00–899.90 179,920 2.9 36,760 3.2 143,160 2.8

900.00–949.90 144,720 2.3 31,220 2.8 113,500 2.2

950.00–999.90 123,540 2.0 26,380 2.3 97,160 1.9

1,000.00–1,049.90 98,560 1.6 20,580 1.8 77,980 1.5

1,050.00–1,099.90 79,130 1.3 16,220 1.4 62,910 1.2

1,100.00–1,149.90 65,240 1.0 13,030 1.1 52,210 1.0

1,150.00–1,199.90 49,720 0.8 9,430 0.8 40,290 0.8

1,200.00 or more 136,830 2.2 30,840 2.7 105,990 2.1

Men 124,920 100.0 34,120 100.0 90,800 100.0

Less than 250.00 6,770 5.4 3,490 10.2 3,280 3.6

250.00–299.90 4,020 3.2 1,750 5.1 2,270 2.5

300.00–349.90 3,770 3.0 1,490 4.4 2,280 2.5

350.00–399.90 4,970 4.0 2,160 6.3 2,810 3.1

400.00–449.90 3,550 2.8 1,470 4.3 2,080 2.3

450.00–499.90 4,210 3.4 1,680 4.9 2,530 2.8

500.00–549.90 6,460 5.2 2,320 6.8 4,140 4.6

550.00–599.90 7,100 5.7 2,690 7.9 4,410 4.9

600.00–649.90 6,590 5.3 2,020 5.9 4,570 5.0

650.00–699.90 6,520 5.2 2,070 6.1 4,450 4.9

700.00–749.90 5,730 4.6 1,700 5.0 4,030 4.4

750.00–799.90 5,600 4.5 1,340 3.9 4,260 4.7

800.00–849.90 5,240 4.2 1,360 4.0 3,880 4.3

850.00–899.90 4,840 3.9 870 2.5 3,970 4.4

900.00–949.90 4,310 3.5 780 2.3 3,530 3.9

950.00–999.90 4,490 3.6 860 2.5 3,630 4.0

1,000.00–1,049.90 4,410 3.5 630 1.8 3,780 4.2

1,050.00–1,099.90 4,680 3.7 750 2.2 3,930 4.3

1,100.00–1,149.90 4,630 3.7 670 2.0 3,960 4.4

1,150.00–1,199.90 4,520 3.6 650 1.9 3,870 4.3

1,200.00 or more 22,510 18.0 3,370 9.9 19,140 21.1

Women 6,164,730 100.0 1,100,870 100.0 5,063,860 100.0

Less than 250.00 512,820 8.3 80,910 7.3 431,910 8.5

250.00–299.90 341,460 5.5 50,130 4.6 291,330 5.8

300.00–349.90 325,640 5.3 48,420 4.4 277,220 5.5

350.00–399.90 443,680 7.2 70,540 6.4 373,140 7.4

400.00–449.90 326,270 5.3 52,090 4.7 274,180 5.4

450.00–499.90 377,490 6.1 62,850 5.7 314,640 6.2

500.00–549.90 583,450 9.5 107,860 9.8 475,590 9.4

550.00–599.90 578,790 9.4 107,410 9.8 471,380 9.3

600.00–649.90 534,490 8.7 94,720 8.6 439,770 8.7

650.00–699.90 468,370 7.6 86,600 7.9 381,770 7.5

700.00–749.90 356,170 5.8 66,370 6.0 289,800 5.7

(Continued)
5.G OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: Retired Workers with Dual Entitlement

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CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165.

Women (cont.)

750.00–799.90 270,230 4.4 52,070 4.7 218,160 4.3

800.00–849.90 222,600 3.6 45,020 4.1 177,580 3.5

850.00–899.90 175,080 2.8 35,890 3.3 139,190 2.7

900.00–949.90 140,410 2.3 30,440 2.8 109,970 2.2

950.00–999.90 119,050 1.9 25,520 2.3 93,530 1.8

1,000.00–1,049.90 94,150 1.5 19,950 1.8 74,200 1.5

1,050.00–1,099.90 74,450 1.2 15,470 1.4 58,980 1.2

1,100.00–1,149.90 60,610 1.0 12,360 1.1 48,250 1.0

1,150.00–1,199.90 45,200 0.7 8,780 0.8 36,420 0.7

1,200.00 or more 114,320 1.9 27,470 2.5 86,850 1.7

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

Table 5.G1—Percentage distribution of persons receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit 

without and with reduction for early retirement, by sex and primary insurance amount,

December 2005—Continued

Sex and primary insurance amount (dollars)

Total Without reduction for early retirement With reduction for early retirement

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
5.G OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: Retired Workers with Dual Entitlement

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 5.73

Table 5.G2—Number receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit, by sex and type of secondary 

benefit, December 1952–2005

Year Total

Women Men

Subtotal Wife’s benefit Widow’s benefit

Parent’s

benefit Subtotal

Husband’s

benefit

Widower’s

benefit

Parent’s

Number benefit

Percentage

of all women

retired

workers Number

Percentage

of all women

entitled to

wife’s

benefit

because

of age Number

Percentage

of all women

entitled to

widow’s

benefit

1952 36,132 35,402 6.0 14,131 6.0 20,850 4.4 421 730 258 83 389

1953 54,798 53,631 6.8 23,355 2.7 29,668 5.2 608 1,167 529 148 490

1954 79,689 77,978 8.0 34,225 3.4 42,899 6.3 854 1,711 827 257 627

1955 108,551 106,320 8.7 49,637 4.2 55,664 7.4 1,019 2,231 1,224 342 665

1956 143,284 140,603 9.1 68,766 4.8 70,601 7.2 1,236 2,681 1,542 426 713

1957 194,501 190,951 9.6 102,522 5.6 86,951 7.4 1,478 3,550 2,152 578 820

1958 229,599 225,790 9.8 124,504 6.1 99,669 7.5 1,617 3,809 2,421 634 754

1959 268,900 264,434 10.2 141,831 6.4 120,458 8.0 2,145 4,466 2,794 772 900

1960 307,736 302,646 10.6 159,032 6.8 141,218 8.4 2,396 5,090 3,197 911 982

1961 335,243 330,727 10.5 159,587 6.6 169,264 9.1 1,876 4,516 2,652 1,090 774

1962 427,085 421,535 12.1 204,445 7.9 214,371 10.4 2,719 5,550 3,229 1,330 991

1963 502,839 496,639 13.2 138,081 8.9 255,408 11.3 3,150 6,200 3,597 1,543 1,060

1964 577,954 571,144 14.2 269,657 9.9 297,929 12.1 3,558 6,810 3,940 1,752 1,118

1965 618,730 611,610 14.3 a 282,940 a 10.3 a 324,930 a 12.3 a 3,740 a 7,120 a 4,110 a 1,910 a 1,100

1966 706,860 699,080 15.1 a 315,550 a 11.2 a 379,440 a 13.2 a 4,090 a 7,780 a 4,470 a 2,260 a 1,050

1967 770,190 760,950 15.7 a 334,200 a 11.8 a 422,480 a 13.8 a 4,270 a 9,240 a 5,190 a 3,070 a 980

1968 842,560 831,760 16.3 a 354,750 a 12.4 a 472,590 a 14.5 a 4,420 a 10,800 a 5,810 a 4,110 a 880

1969 920,250 909,720 17.0 a 376,520 a 13.0 a 528,660 a 15.3 a 4,540 a 10,530 a 5,620 a 4,160 a 750

1970 977,340 966,780 17.1 a 388,210 a 13.3 a 573,950 a 15.9 a 4,620 a 10,560 a 5,530 a 4,400 a 630

1971 1,069,940 1,060,120 17.7 a 411,710 a 13.8 a 643,730 a 16.9 a 4,680 a 9,820 a 5,130 a 4,170 a 520

1972 1,183,369 1,170,286 18.5 a 477,333 a 15.5 a 688,087 a 17.3 a 4,866 a 13,083 a 6,797 a 5,442 a 844

1973 1,377,080 1,361,360 20.2 562,111 17.7 794,001 22.2 5,248 15,710 7,966 6,986 758

1974 1,534,583 1,516,326 21.3 a 554,844 a 17.1 a 956,662 a 21.4 a 4,820 a 18,257 a 6,592 a 11,080 a 585

1975 1,679,825 1,660,451 22.4 616,669 18.4 1,038,992 22.3 4,790 19,374 9,920 8,690 764

1976 1,827,928 1,812,008 23.4 a 669,792 a 19.5 a 1,137,251 a 23.4 a 4,965 a 15,920 a 7,497 a 7,779 a 644

1977 2,026,534 1,991,915 24.6 762,250 21.4 1,225,344 24.3 4,321 34,619 14,557 19,544 518

1978 2,208,490 2,163,011 25.7 836,004 22.8 1,322,897 25.3 4,110 45,479 17,832 27,192 455

1979 2,435,848 2,380,260 27.1 917,747 24.4 1,458,611 26.6 3,902 55,588 20,179 35,004 405

1980 2,660,037 2,594,467 28.5 1,015,672 26.2 1,575,085 27.8 3,710 65,570 22,597 42,580 393

1981 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

1982 3,109,239 3,031,518 31.1 1,239,736 29.8 1,788,556 29.5 3,226 77,721 24,787 52,604 330

1983 3,355,148 3,267,890 32.5 1,369,396 31.6 1,895,579 30.3 2,915 87,258 27,449 59,518 291

1984 3,568,639 3,479,191 33.7 1,479,756 33.2 1,996,805 31.0 2,630 89,448 27,189 62,011 248

1985 3,801,183 3,708,856 34.9 1,594,226 34.7 2,112,245 31.8 2,385 92,327 26,912 65,202 213

1986 4,032,760 3,934,811 36.1 1,719,449 36.2 2,213,225 32.5 2,137 97,949 27,693 70,064 192

1987 4,214,214 4,116,759 36.9 1,804,946 37.3 2,309,899 33.1 1,914 97,455 26,928 70,359 168

1988 4,403,012 4,302,714 37.9 1,892,763 38.5 2,408,232 33.8 1,719 100,298 27,210 72,942 146

1989 4,590,475 4,487,314 38.7 1,982,095 39.5 2,503,679 34.4 1,540 103,161 27,484 75,543 134

1990 4,783,122 4,677,680 39.5 2,076,737 40.5 2,599,560 35.1 1,383 105,442 27,463 77,862 117

1991 4,959,610 4,852,656 40.2 2,158,022 41.5 2,693,388 35.7 1,246 106,954 27,195 79,654 105

1992 5,140,627 5,032,206 41.0 2,242,029 42.3 2,789,029 36.3 1,148 108,421 26,849 81,475 97

1993 5,285,960 5,176,650 41.6 2,312,000 43.1 2,863,510 37.0 1,140 109,310 26,330 82,920 60

1994 5,419,910 5,308,300 42.1 2,359,470 43.9 2,947,820 37.6 1,010 111,610 26,920 84,660 30

1995 5,533,200 5,420,320 42.5 2,397,710 44.5 3,021,720 38.0 890 112,880 26,660 86,190 30

1996 5,629,780 5,517,510 42.8 2,429,520 45.3 3,087,130 38.3 860 112,270 25,750 86,480 40

1997 5,729,620 5,617,590 42.7 2,461,060 46.0 3,155,760 39.6 770 112,030 24,540 87,460 30

1998 5,810,410 5,699,080 42.8 2,482,950 46.7 3,215,380 40.4 750 111,330 23,740 87,560 30

1999 5,883,950 5,772,260 42.9 2,499,200 47.3 3,272,420 41.0 640 111,690 23,560 88,100 30

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2000 6,009,800 5,896,390 42.9 2,568,470 48.2 3,327,360 41.6 560 113,410 24,660 88,720 30

2001 6,076,350 5,961,580 42.9 2,583,730 48.9 3,377,330 42.4 520 114,770 25,570 89,170 30

2002 6,134,800 6,016,680 42.7 2,591,820 49.5 3,424,390 43.0 470 118,120 27,090 91,000 30

2003 6,183,070 6,063,250 42.4 2,602,590 50.1 3,460,280 43.7 380 119,820 28,160 91,640 20

2004 6,229,670 6,107,410 42.0 2,618,980 50.7 3,488,020 44.3 410 122,260 29,070 93,170 20

2005 6,289,650 6,164,730 41.6 2,650,260 51.4 3,514,100 44.9 370 124,920 30,070 94,810 40

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. Data for 1993–2005 are based on a 10 percent sample. All other years are 100 percent data.

NOTE: -- = not available.

a. Distributions by type of secondary benefit are estimated.

Table 5.G2—Number receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit, by sex and type of secondary 

benefit, December 1952–2005—Continued

Year Total

Women Men

Subtotal Wife’s benefit Widow’s benefit

Parent’s

benefit Subtotal

Husband’s

benefit

Widower’s

benefit

Parent’s

Number benefit

Percentage

of all women

retired

workers Number

Percentage

of all women

entitled to

wife’s

benefit

because

of age Number

Percentage

of all women

entitled to

widow’s

benefit
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Table 5.G3—Number receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit and average monthly benefit, by 

type of secondary benefit, December 2005

Type of secondary benefit Number

Average monthly benefit (dollars)

Combined benefit

Retiredworker benefitReduced

secondary benefit

All dually entitled retired workers 6,289,650 901.70 498.40 403.30

Wives and husbands 2,680,330 606.60 407.30 199.30

Wives of— 2,650,260 607.30 407.30 200.00

Retired workers 2,626,550 607.70 407.60 200.10

Disabled workers 23,710 569.70 379.70 190.00

Husbands of— 30,070 541.50 401.90 139.60

Retired workers 29,100 542.50 402.40 140.10

Disabled workers 970 514.20 389.00 125.20

Widow(er)s 3,608,910 1,120.80 566.00 554.80

Widows 3,514,100 1,122.90 560.10 562.80

Widowers 94,810 1,044.70 786.60 258.10

Parents 410 1,136.50 480.20 656.30

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

Table 5.G4—Number receiving both a retired-worker and a secondary benefit, average monthly benefit, and 

retired-worker benefit as a percentage of combined benefit, December 2005

Total combined monthly 

benefit (dollars)

Number Average combined monthly benefit (dollars)

Retired-worker benefit as a percentage

of combined monthly benefit

Wives or

husbands Widow(er)s

Wives or

husbands Widow(er)s

Wives or

husbands Widow(er)s

All dually entitled retired 

workers a 2,680,330

a. Includes 30,070 husbands.

b 3,608,910

b. Includes 94,810 widowers.

602.00 1,130.20 68 50

Less than 200.00 14,390 2,610 153.50 153.80 84 79

200.00–249.90 18,990 2,840 226.80 227.60 80 78

250.00–299.90 29,750 5,430 276.80 278.60 76 76

300.00–349.90 41,930 8,580 326.70 325.80 73 74

350.00–399.90 64,260 13,300 376.60 373.50 70 72

400.00–449.90 105,280 17,820 427.20 426.90 68 68

450.00–499.90 196,850 26,080 477.70 476.10 68 67

500.00–549.90 356,370 37,840 526.90 526.30 68 67

550.00–599.90 529,270 45,620 575.10 575.50 69 67

600.00–649.90 441,430 56,120 623.60 625.80 70 66

650.00–699.90 331,380 69,550 674.00 675.90 68 65

700.00–749.90 245,680 82,080 722.80 725.50 68 63

750.00–799.90 135,520 97,130 772.80 775.00 65 63

800.00–849.90 78,030 125,030 822.80 825.80 62 61

850.00–899.90 47,740 149,760 873.00 875.80 62 60

900.00–949.90 25,150 186,200 921.40 925.10 60 59

950.00–999.90 9,640 231,320 969.70 975.10 57 57

1,000.00–1,049.90 c 8,670

c. $1,000 or more.

263,780 c 1,202.10 1,026.30 c 43 54

1,050.00–1,099.90 . . . 277,370 . . . 1,075.00 . . . 53

1,100.00–1,149.90 . . . 276,500 . . . 1,124.70 . . . 51

1,150.00–1,199.90 . . . 280,550 . . . 1,174.60 . . . 50

1,200.00–1,249.90 . . . 231,260 . . . 1,224.20 . . . 49

1,250.00–1,299.90 . . . 195,180 . . . 1,274.90 . . . 48

1,300.00–1,349.90 . . . 170,320 . . . 1,324.70 . . . 47

1,350.00–1,399.90 . . . 154,230 . . . 1,374.40 . . . 45

1,400.00–1,449.90 . . . 142,400 . . . 1,424.80 . . . 44

1,450.00–1,499.90 . . . 105,710 . . . 1,472.90 . . . 43

1,500.00 or more . . . 354,300 . . . 1,737.60 . . . 38

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 5.G5—Percentage distribution, by total combined monthly benefit and retired-worker benefit,

December 2005

Total combined

monthly benefit

(dollars) Number

Percentage distribution by dollar amount of retired-worker benefit

Total

Less

than

200.00

200.00–

249.90

250.00–

299.90

300.00–

349.90

350.00–

399.90

400.00–

449.90

450.00–

499.90

500.00–

549.90

550.00–

599.90

600.00–

649.90

650.00–

699.90

700.00

or more

Dually entitled wives and husbands

All a 2,680,330

a. Includes 30,070 husbands.

100.0 10.6 8.8 8.9 8.5 8.3 12.0 13.6 11.3 8.0 4.7 2.7 2.5

Less than 200.00 14,390 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

200.00–249.90 18,990 100.0 56.3 43.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

250.00–299.90 29,750 100.0 39.2 28.5 32.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

300.00–349.00 41,930 100.0 30.2 22.2 24.2 23.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

350.00–399.90 64,260 100.0 24.1 19.5 20.6 19.1 16.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

400.00–449.90 105,280 100.0 19.5 15.9 16.1 15.5 16.1 16.9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

450.00–499.90 196,850 100.0 15.7 12.8 12.6 11.5 12.5 19.7 15.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

500.00–549.90 356,370 100.0 12.7 10.8 10.5 10.3 10.4 16.8 18.3 10.1 . . . . . . . . . . . .

550.00–599.90 529,270 100.0 8.6 7.7 8.4 8.6 8.8 15.6 18.1 16.1 8.1 . . . . . . . . .

600.00–649.90 441,430 100.0 6.2 6.0 6.9 7.4 7.5 11.9 16.7 16.3 14.4 6.6 . . . . . .

650.00–699.90 331,380 100.0 6.1 5.9 6.3 6.5 6.4 9.1 13.9 14.7 13.6 11.9 5.5 . . .

700.00 or more 550,430 100.0 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.8 7.2 9.8 11.3 11.5 10.6 10.1 12.2

Dually entitled widow(er)s

All b 3,608,910

b. Includes 94,810 widowers.

100.0 5.3 4.8 6.2 5.7 6.1 8.0 8.1 8.0 7.2 6.5 6.0 28.1

Less than 200.00 2,610 100.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

200.00–249.90 2,840 100.0 60.4 39.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

250.00–299.90 5,430 100.0 37.4 29.5 33.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

300.00–349.90 8,580 100.0 27.9 19.5 29.5 23.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

350.00–399.90 13,300 100.0 19.5 15.4 26.9 23.4 14.7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

400.00–449.90 17,820 100.0 18.0 13.5 19.2 18.9 16.7 13.8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

450.00–499.90 26,080 100.0 16.1 11.0 14.8 16.3 14.4 16.9 10.6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

500.00–549.90 37,840 100.0 11.6 9.3 12.6 11.8 14.2 15.3 15.5 9.7 . . . . . . . . . . . .

550.00–599.90 45,620 100.0 9.9 7.5 10.2 10.3 11.2 15.1 14.0 13.8 8.0 . . . . . . . . .

600.00–649.90 56,120 100.0 8.4 6.6 8.8 8.8 10.1 12.7 13.0 12.7 12.3 6.4 . . . . . .

650.00–699.90 69,550 100.0 7.5 5.6 8.1 8.0 8.6 11.7 12.0 12.5 10.7 9.4 5.7 . . .

700.00–749.90 82,080 100.0 6.1 5.3 7.7 7.1 8.0 10.4 11.3 11.7 10.4 9.5 8.5 4.1

750.00–799.90 97,130 100.0 5.2 5.2 6.8 6.4 6.7 9.4 9.8 11.1 10.7 9.9 8.1 10.7

800.00–849.90 125,030 100.0 4.9 4.4 6.3 6.3 7.0 8.9 9.5 10.0 9.4 8.9 8.5 15.8

850.00–899.90 149,760 100.0 4.5 4.1 6.0 6.2 6.5 8.5 8.8 9.0 9.0 8.3 8.3 20.8

900.00–949.90 186,200 100.0 4.2 4.2 5.9 5.3 6.4 8.2 8.3 8.5 8.6 8.3 7.7 24.6

950.00–999.90 231,320 100.0 4.2 4.0 5.6 5.5 5.8 8.0 7.8 8.3 7.6 7.6 7.1 28.6

1,000.00–1,049.90 263,780 100.0 5.0 4.7 5.5 5.3 6.0 8.0 7.5 8.2 7.3 7.1 6.6 28.8

1,050.00–1,099.90 277,370 100.0 5.2 4.8 5.5 5.3 5.7 7.7 7.9 7.9 7.1 6.4 6.7 29.9

1,100.00–1,149.90 276,500 100.0 5.1 4.8 5.7 5.0 5.6 7.9 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.4 6.0 31.7

1,150.00–1,199.90 280,550 100.0 4.9 4.4 5.3 4.9 5.4 7.8 8.0 7.7 6.7 6.4 6.1 32.4

1,200.00–1,249.90 231,260 100.0 4.3 4.1 5.3 4.8 5.0 7.7 7.6 7.5 6.7 6.3 6.0 34.4

1,250.00–1,299.90 195,180 100.0 4.3 4.3 5.1 4.5 5.3 7.3 7.7 7.3 6.7 6.2 5.6 35.6

1,300.00–1,349.90 170,320 100.0 4.7 4.4 5.4 4.2 5.2 7.0 7.2 7.2 6.7 6.0 5.5 36.5

1,350.00–1,399.90 154,230 100.0 4.6 4.8 5.4 4.5 4.8 7.0 7.3 7.5 6.5 6.1 5.4 36.1

1,400.00–1,449.90 142,400 100.0 4.4 4.2 5.3 4.5 5.1 6.6 7.0 7.3 6.7 5.5 5.7 37.9

1,450.00–1,499.90 105,710 100.0 3.9 4.3 5.8 5.2 5.0 6.9 6.8 7.3 6.0 5.6 5.6 37.6

1,500.00 or more 354,300 100.0 3.8 4.2 5.5 5.0 5.6 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.0 5.4 5.1 39.5

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 5.H1—Number and average monthly family benefit for selected family groups, December 1945–2005, 

selected years

Year

Retired-worker families Survivor families Disabled-worker families

Worker only Worker

and

wife a

Nondisabled

widow

only

Widowed mother

or father and— Worker only Worker, wife, b and— Worker

and

All spouse c Men Women

1

child

2

children

3 or more

children All c Men Women

1

child

2 or more

children

Number (thousands)

1945 416 338 78 181 95 86 48 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1950 1,240 939 301 498 314 82 53 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1955 3,266 2,054 1,212 1,124 700 126 86 80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1960 5,742 2,922 2,820 2,122 1,527 172 113 114 357 261 96 22 32 22

1965 8,386 4,137 4,249 2,400 2,332 182 135 153 714 481 232 54 109 30

1970 10,533 4,904 5,629 2,457 3,080 183 155 182 1,054 680 374 77 164 43

1975 13,520 6,134 7,385 2,618 3,606 221 182 176 1,750 1,080 671 137 250 66

1980 16,314 7,286 9,028 2,736 4,033 239 184 134 2,061 1,257 804 154 228 80

1985 19,132 8,601 10,531 2,861 4,606 158 131 74 2,039 1,267 772 84 140 76

1986 19,664 8,849 10,816 2,883 4,666 151 123 68 2,096 1,301 795 82 136 74

1987 20,137 9,064 11,074 2,893 4,709 141 115 62 2,154 1,338 816 79 132 74

1988 20,567 9,264 11,302 2,896 4,749 137 112 61 2,194 1,353 841 77 125 71

1989 21,036 9,495 11,541 2,903 4,788 137 109 58 2,262 1,390 872 75 120 67

1990 21,537 9,752 11,786 2,914 4,825 133 106 57 2,370 1,448 922 75 118 63

1991 21,978 9,985 11,992 2,918 4,850 130 106 55 2,523 1,529 994 76 119 61

1992 22,434 10,218 12,216 2,928 4,871 129 103 54 2,738 1,643 1,094 78 125 61

1993 22,796 10,404 12,392 2,912 4,870 126 103 53 2,935 1,743 1,192 78 127 59

1994 23,124 10,573 12,552 2,885 4,862 123 100 51 3,121 1,830 1,292 76 128 57

1995 23,433 10,732 12,701 2,845 4,841 120 97 49 3,305 1,909 1,396 75 124 55

1996 23,705 10,874 12,831 2,799 4,815 117 78 41 3,473 1,973 1,500 61 104 53

1997 24,124 11,027 13,097 2,759 4,657 113 74 37 3,593 2,006 1,588 57 91 53

1998 24,409 11,163 13,246 2,703 4,589 111 69 34 3,769 2,074 1,695 52 80 53

1999 24,730 11,337 13,394 2,651 4,536 107 67 32 3,924 2,131 1,793 49 72 52

2000 25,452 11,780 13,672 2,638 4,491 102 65 30 4,080 2,191 1,890 45 65 50

2001 25,838 11,990 13,848 2,581 4,416 98 63 29 4,292 2,282 2,010 43 60 51

2002 26,247 12,218 14,029 2,525 4,353 98 62 28 4,536 2,391 2,145 41 56 50

2003 26,664 12,420 14,224 2,468 4,286 96 61 27 4,832 2,532 2,301 40 55 53

2004 27,114 12,654 14,460 2,416 4,216 93 59 26 5,133 2,668 2,464 38 53 60

2005 27,659 12,916 14,743 2,368 4,140 90 56 26 5,423 2,797 2,626 36 51 67

Average monthly family benefit (dollars)

1945 23.50 24.50 19.50 38.50 20.20 34.10 47.70 50.40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1950 42.20 44.60 34.80 71.70 36.50 76.90 93.90 92.40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1955 59.10 64.60 49.80 103.50 48.70 106.80 135.40 133.20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1960 69.90 79.90 59.60 123.90 57.70 131.70 188.00 181.70 87.90 91.90 76.90 184.70 192.20 135.50

1965 80.10 90.50 70.00 141.50 73.90 153.00 219.80 218.10 95.40 100.70 85.00 201.00 216.30 145.90

1970 114.20 128.70 101.60 198.90 102.40 213.00 291.10 289.90 128.10 136.30 113.10 264.10 273.20 199.20

1975 201.60 225.50 181.80 343.90 195.90 367.20 468.60 461.80 218.90 240.00 185.00 441.00 454.00 344.00

1980 333.00 377.10 297.40 566.60 311.60 612.80 759.20 740.50 355.40 396.20 291.70 727.00 746.10 573.00

1985 465.80 531.80 412.00 813.90 434.30 829.60 981.50 924.90 466.90 523.10 374.60 898.10 895.20 765.00

1986 475.20 542.60 420.10 831.30 444.90 841.70 994.00 939.80 470.70 527.80 377.40 896.90 888.30 773.30

1987 499.20 570.40 440.80 873.30 468.70 882.10 1,032.30 968.90 491.60 552.00 392.60 929.40 918.30 815.50

1988 522.70 597.20 461.70 914.10 493.60 921.80 1,070.40 1,012.90 512.20 576.10 409.50 960.20 938.40 855.40

1989 552.10 630.70 487.40 965.60 522.80 967.80 1,120.00 1,064.60 539.30 607.10 431.20 1,009.40 971.90 903.70

1990 588.30 671.90 519.10 1,026.60 557.90 1,020.20 1,177.70 1,124.60 570.40 642.80 456.80 1,062.10 1,016.00 960.80

1991 614.70 702.00 542.10 1,071.70 584.90 1,059.80 1,216.80 1,160.60 592.30 668.40 475.50 1,098.00 1,043.30 1,004.70

1992 637.80 728.10 562.30 1,110.50 609.00 1,086.90 1,252.40 1,190.80 609.50 688.70 490.70 1,122.10 1,057.40 1,045.00

1993 659.10 751.90 581.20 1,145.40 632.20 1,114.20 1,282.60 1,229.40 625.50 707.20 506.00 1,143.00 1,074.20 1,078.20

1994 682.30 777.80 601.80 1,183.70 657.10 1,150.10 1,328.40 1,271.00 646.20 731.80 525.00 1,177.60 1,100.00 1,118.60

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Average monthly family benefit (dollars) (cont.)

1995 704.80 803.00 621.80 1,220.60 681.60 1,184.50 1,365.50 1,299.80 667.60 757.40 544.80 1,205.50 1,130.90 1,159.90

1996 730.00 831.10 644.20 1,262.10 708.70 1,222.50 1,450.60 1,347.20 690.60 785.30 566.00 1,245.90 1,148.50 1,200.60

1997 750.20 853.70 663.10 1,294.60 733.20 1,250.30 1,502.60 1,358.00 708.00 806.60 583.60 1,280.20 1,165.90 1,238.50

1998 765.10 870.50 676.40 1,317.70 750.90 1,277.00 1,537.70 1,393.20 720.00 820.20 597.40 1,300.40 1,189.40 1,261.90

1999 789.80 898.60 697.70 1,356.80 776.60 1,325.40 1,590.40 1,446.30 741.20 844.50 618.50 1,344.90 1,224.20 1,295.30

2000 830.10 945.90 730.30 1,419.90 812.30 1,387.90 1,675.40 1,513.20 773.60 880.70 649.40 1,394.20 1,274.30 1,355.50

2001 860.20 979.90 756.60 1,465.50 842.90 1,439.70 1,755.10 1,600.60 801.20 911.00 676.60 1,440.70 1,317.90 1,405.70

2002 881.30 1,003.80 774.60 1,494.20 863.40 1,473.20 1,812.10 1,664.50 820.50 931.90 696.40 1,468.10 1,352.50 1,449.20

2003 908.70 1,035.20 798.30 1,534.90 890.50 1,525.40 1,881.00 1,724.20 848.00 962.50 722.00 1,517.70 1,409.60 1,497.50

2004 941.90 1,073.20 826.90 1,585.40 922.40 1,588.30 1,952.80 1,803.40 880.20 998.00 752.50 1,572.90 1,463.30 1,566.50

2005 989.00 1,126.80 868.30 1,660.30 969.10 1,663.30 2,061.30 1,885.40 923.20 1,045.60 792.80 1,652.00 1,540.90 1,668.50

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. Data for 1985–2005 are based on a 10 percent sample. Data for prior years are based on different 

sampling rates.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Wife’s entitlement based on age.

b. Wife’s entitlement based on care of children.

c. The sum of individual categories may not equal the total because of individual rounding.

Table 5.H1—Number and average monthly family benefit for selected family groups, December 1945–2005, 

selected years—Continued

Year

Retired-worker families Survivor families Disabled-worker families

Worker only Worker

and

wife a

Nondisabled

widow

only

Widowed mother

or father and— Worker only Worker, wife, b and— Worker

and

All spouse c Men Women

1

child

2

children

3 or more

children All c Men Women

1

child

2 or more

children
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Table 5.H2—Number, average primary insurance amount, and average monthly family benefit for selected

family groups, December 2005

Family group

Number a (thousands)

a. Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in the section Social Security (Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance).

Average primary

insurance amount (dollars)

Average monthly

Families Beneficiaries family benefit (dollars)

Retired-worker families

Worker only 27,659 27,659 1,003.60 989.00

Men 12,916 12,916 1,254.90 1,126.80

Full benefit 3,767 3,767 1,278.10 1,318.70

Reduced benefit 9,150 9,150 1,245.40 1,047.80

Women 14,743 14,743 783.30 868.30

Full benefit 3,637 3,637 858.70 988.90

Reduced benefit 11,106 11,106 758.60 828.80

Worker and wife 2,368 4,736 1,260.30 1,660.30

Full worker benefit 797 1,593 1,299.80 1,901.60

Reduced worker benefit 1,572 3,143 1,240.30 1,538.00

Worker and husband 39 77 616.50 855.70

Worker and children 307 675 1,170.40 1,665.60

Male worker b

b. Includes 193,500 families with reduced retired-worker benefits.

269 594 1,214.10 1,724.00

Female worker c

c. Includes 27,200 families with reduced retired-worker benefits.

37 81 858.80 1,248.40

Worker, wife, and children 92 300 1,230.60 2,017.10

Worker, wife, and 1 child 74 223 1,238.50 2,022.20

Full worker benefit 22 66 1,259.10 2,230.50

Reduced worker benefit 52 157 1,229.80 1,934.00

Worker, wife, and 2 or more children 17 77 1,196.60 1,995.60

Full worker benefit 5 22 1,201.40 2,172.00

Reduced worker benefit 12 55 1,194.70 1,925.00

Survivor families

Nondisabled widow(er) only 4,185 4,185 1,147.30 967.10

Full benefit 1,752 1,752 1,138.70 1,071.20

Reduced benefit 2,433 2,433 1,153.60 892.10

Nondisabled widow(er) and children 90 185 1,053.10 1,682.20

Full benefit 53 110 1,025.00 1,710.70

Reduced benefit 37 76 1,094.00 1,640.90

Disabled widow(er) only 195 195 1,154.70 608.50

Widowed mother or father and children 172 463 1,137.10 1,826.20

1 child 90 181 1,117.80 1,663.30

2 children 56 168 1,187.40 2,061.30

3 or more children 26 114 1,095.10 1,885.40

Children only 1,124 1,521 924.30 871.30

1 child 837 837 926.80 692.00

2 children 207 413 931.40 1,369.60

3 or more children 80 271 879.90 1,459.80

Parents 2 2 1,085.60 920.20

Disabled-worker families

Worker only 5,423 5,423 926.10 923.20

Men 2,797 2,797 1,051.20 1,045.60

Women 2,626 2,626 792.80 792.80

Worker and spouse d

d. Where the disabled worker’s spouse is dually entitled as a retired worker, the benefit amount shown for the spouse represents the difference between the entitlement 

amount as a spouse and as a retired worker.

67 133 1,367.20 1,668.50

Worker and children 938 2,379 999.90 1,433.40

Male worker 574 1,466 1,063.50 1,532.60

Female worker 364 913 899.80 1,277.10

Worker, wife, and children 87 343 1,085.00 1,587.10

1 child 36 108 1,116.50 1,652.00

2 or more children 51 235 1,062.60 1,540.90

Worker, husband, and children 2 7 960.00 1,403.70

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTES: The term "full benefit" applies to benefits not subject to actuarial reduction, and the term "reduced benefit" applies to benefits subject to actuarial reduction.

The sum of individual categories may not equal a subtotal because of individual rounding.
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Table 5.H3—Percentage distribution of retired-worker and disabled-worker families, by monthly benefit for 

selected family groups, December 2005

Monthly family benefit a (dollars)

Retired worker only Retired

worker

and wife

Retired worker,

wife, and— Disabled worker only

Disabled worker,

wife, and—

Men Women

1

child

2 or more

children Men Women

1

child

2 or more

children

Total

Number 12,916,440 14,742,890 2,368,170 74,350 17,420 2,796,730 2,625,770 36,090 50,610

Percent b 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Less than 200.00 1.3 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.7 1.3 0.1 0.1

200.00–249.90 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.6 0.0 0.1

250.00–299.90 0.9 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.0 2.2 0.1 0.1

300.00–349.90 0.9 1.3 0.5 0.3 0.7 1.1 2.5 0.1 0.1

350.00–399.90 1.0 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.3 1.4 3.0 0.1 0.2

400.00–449.90 1.2 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.5 3.0 0.2 0.3

450.00–499.90 1.5 3.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 1.8 3.6 0.1 0.3

500.00–549.90 1.7 5.4 0.7 0.7 0.7 3.0 5.9 0.3 0.7

550.00–599.90 1.9 7.1 0.7 0.5 0.6 3.8 7.1 0.6 1.2

600.00–649.90 2.0 6.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 4.4 7.7 1.2 1.8

650.00–699.90 2.1 6.2 1.0 1.0 0.7 4.5 7.3 1.0 1.9

700.00–749.90 2.3 5.7 1.2 1.2 1.3 4.5 6.7 1.3 1.6

750.00–799.90 2.5 4.9 1.2 1.0 1.7 4.4 6.0 1.7 2.3

800.00–849.90 2.7 4.6 1.3 1.3 2.1 4.4 5.5 1.7 2.3

850.00–899.90 3.1 4.4 1.3 1.5 2.0 4.2 4.9 2.2 2.5

900.00–949.90 3.5 4.3 1.3 1.6 2.0 4.1 4.3 2.3 2.4

950.00–999.90 4.0 4.3 1.4 1.1 1.7 4.1 3.8 2.1 2.5

1,000.00–1,049.90 4.6 4.2 1.4 1.2 2.1 3.9 3.4 2.4 2.1

1,050.00–1,099.90 5.0 4.1 1.5 1.3 1.6 3.7 2.9 2.5 2.9

1,100.00–1,149.90 5.8 3.9 1.6 1.1 1.4 3.6 2.6 2.8 3.6

1,150.00–1,199.90 6.4 3.6 1.7 1.0 1.0 3.4 2.2 2.9 3.7

1,200.00–1,249.90 5.6 3.1 1.8 1.1 1.7 3.2 1.8 2.9 3.7

1,250.00–1,299.90 5.6 2.7 1.9 0.8 1.7 3.0 1.6 3.4 4.0

1,300.00–1,349.90 5.3 2.3 2.0 1.1 1.3 2.9 1.4 3.2 3.6

1,350.00–1,399.90 4.9 2.0 2.3 1.2 1.1 2.9 1.2 3.3 4.5

1,400.00–1,449.90 4.6 1.8 2.5 1.1 1.3 3.3 1.2 3.3 3.3

1,450.00–1,499.90 3.9 1.4 2.9 1.2 1.3 3.0 1.0 3.1 2.9

1,500.00–1,549.90 2.9 1.1 3.4 1.2 1.8 2.7 0.8 3.2 3.2

1,550.00–1,599.90 2.3 0.8 3.5 1.1 1.0 2.5 0.7 3.4 2.8

1,600.00–1,649.90 1.9 0.6 3.8 1.3 1.7 2.3 0.7 2.7 2.2

1,650.00–1,699.90 1.6 0.5 4.6 1.6 1.3 2.4 0.6 2.9 2.5

1,700.00–1,749.90 c 6.3 c 1.6 5.0 1.5 1.1 c 7.4 c 1.2 2.4 2.4

1,750.00–1,799.90 . . . . . . 4.6 2.0 1.7 . . . . . . 2.1 2.1

1,800.00–1,849.90 . . . . . . 4.2 1.7 1.1 . . . . . . 2.5 1.9

1,850.00–1,899.90 . . . . . . 4.0 2.6 1.5 . . . . . . 2.2 1.8

1,900.00–1,949.90 . . . . . . 3.6 2.4 1.7 . . . . . . 2.2 1.5

1,950.00–1,999.90 . . . . . . 3.4 2.7 2.5 . . . . . . 2.1 1.9

2,000.00–2,049.90 . . . . . . 3.1 2.8 3.2 . . . . . . 1.8 1.6

2,050.00–2,099.90 . . . . . . 2.8 3.0 2.4 . . . . . . 2.6 1.8

2,100.00–2,149.90 . . . . . . 2.6 3.6 2.2 . . . . . . 2.1 1.8

2,150.00–2,199.90 . . . . . . 2.3 3.8 2.4 . . . . . . 2.0 1.9

2,200.00–2,249.90 . . . . . . 2.0 3.4 2.6 . . . . . . 2.3 1.3

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2,250.00–2,299.90 . . . . . . 1.7 3.5 2.5 . . . . . . 2.1 1.0

2,300.00–2,349.90 . . . . . . 1.5 3.3 2.4 . . . . . . 1.4 1.3

2,350.00–2,399.90 . . . . . . 1.3 2.7 2.9 . . . . . . 1.6 1.4

2,400.00–2,449.90 . . . . . . 1.1 2.7 1.8 . . . . . . 1.6 0.9

2,450.00–2,499.90 . . . . . . 1.0 2.6 1.9 . . . . . . 1.4 1.1

2,500.00–2,549.90 . . . . . . 0.9 2.7 2.1 . . . . . . 1.6 1.5

2,550.00–2,599.90 . . . . . . 0.8 2.8 1.6 . . . . . . 1.7 1.1

2,600.00–2,649.90 . . . . . . 0.7 2.1 2.1 . . . . . . 0.9 0.8

2,650.00–2,699.90 . . . . . . 0.7 2.4 2.2 . . . . . . 1.0 0.8

2,700.00–2,749.90 . . . . . . 0.6 1.8 2.5 . . . . . . 0.9 0.6

2,750.00–2,799.90 . . . . . . 0.5 1.9 2.1 . . . . . . 0.6 0.7

2,800.00–2,849.90 . . . . . . 0.4 1.5 1.6 . . . . . . 0.6 0.5

2,850.00–2,899.90 . . . . . . 0.4 1.5 1.0 . . . . . . 0.6 0.6

2,900.00 or more . . . . . . 1.7 9.8 14.8 . . . . . . 2.6 2.7

Average monthly family benefit (dollars) 1,126.80 868.30 1,660.30 2,022.20 1,995.60 1,045.60 792.80 1,652.00 1,540.90

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Cases involving actuarial reduction may be represented in all benefit intervals for which values are shown.

b. The sum of individual categories may not equal 100 percent because of individual rounding.

c. $1,700 or more.

Table 5.H3—Percentage distribution of retired-worker and disabled-worker families, by monthly benefit for 

selected family groups, December 2005—Continued

Monthly family benefit a (dollars)

Retired worker only Retired

worker

and wife

Retired worker,

wife, and— Disabled worker only

Disabled worker,

wife, and—

Men Women

1

child

2 or more

children Men Women

1

child

2 or more

children
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Table 5.H4—Percentage distribution of survivor families, by monthly benefit for selected family groups,

December 2005

Monthly family benefit (dollars)

Widowed mother or father and— Children only Widow only

1

child

2

children

3 or more

children

1

child

2

children

3 or more

children Nondisabled Disabled

Total

Number 90,310 56,130 25,710 837,270 206,600 80,230 4,140,490 187,670

Percent a 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Less than 200.00 0.2 0.1 0.0 2.8 0.9 1.2 0.7 8.7

200.00–249.90 0.2 0.2 0.3 1.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 4.0

250.00–299.90 0.4 0.2 0.6 2.1 0.8 1.5 1.1 4.3

300.00–349.90 0.4 0.3 0.4 2.1 1.2 1.7 1.3 4.4

350.00–399.90 0.4 0.4 0.9 7.0 1.4 1.7 1.7 5.5

400.00–449.90 0.5 0.3 0.6 6.1 1.3 2.0 1.8 6.1

450.00–499.90 0.5 0.4 0.5 6.7 1.5 1.8 2.2 6.5

500.00–549.90 0.6 0.4 0.7 6.8 1.8 1.9 2.5 6.1

550.00–599.90 0.5 0.3 0.7 6.4 1.4 1.9 2.8 6.2

600.00–649.90 0.6 0.6 0.8 6.6 1.5 1.6 3.0 5.6

650.00–699.90 0.8 0.6 0.4 6.4 1.5 1.7 3.8 5.3

700.00–749.90 0.8 0.5 1.0 6.7 1.6 1.5 4.1 5.0

750.00–799.90 1.3 0.8 1.1 5.4 2.4 2.6 4.8 4.6

800.00–849.90 1.6 1.2 2.1 5.0 2.7 2.8 5.1 4.1

850.00–899.90 1.7 1.3 2.6 4.4 3.2 2.9 5.4 3.7

900.00–949.90 2.2 1.9 2.9 4.0 3.7 3.9 6.0 3.4

950.00–999.90 2.5 2.2 2.6 3.6 3.8 3.7 6.6 2.9

1,000.00–1,049.90 2.6 2.2 3.6 3.1 3.6 3.7 7.0 3.2

1,050.00–1,099.90 2.5 1.8 2.9 3.1 3.7 3.3 6.4 2.6

1,100.00–1,149.90 2.6 1.9 3.0 2.3 3.2 3.2 5.7 2.3

1,150.00–1,199.90 2.8 1.8 1.9 1.7 3.4 2.8 5.1 1.8

1,200.00–1,249.90 2.8 1.4 2.1 1.4 3.2 2.6 4.2 1.3

1,250.00–1,299.90 3.0 1.3 1.7 1.3 3.0 1.5 3.5 1.0

1,300.00–1,349.90 2.9 1.4 1.6 b 2.1 2.9 1.7 2.9 b 1.5

1,350.00–1,399.90 3.1 1.7 1.4 . . . 2.9 1.8 2.6 . . .

1,400.00–1,449.90 2.9 1.4 1.8 . . . 2.6 1.6 2.2 . . .

1,450.00–1,499.90 3.2 1.4 1.8 . . . 2.9 1.4 1.6 . . .

1,500.00–1,549.90 2.7 1.8 1.5 . . . 2.5 1.5 1.2 . . .

1,550.00–1,599.90 2.8 1.8 1.4 . . . 2.4 1.6 0.9 . . .

1,600.00–1,649.90 2.8 1.6 1.9 . . . 2.3 1.5 0.7 . . .

1,650.00–1,699.90 2.8 1.6 1.8 . . . 2.1 1.4 0.5 . . .

1,700.00–1,749.90 2.7 1.8 1.5 . . . 1.9 1.5 c 3.5 . . .

1,750.00–1,799.90 2.4 1.6 1.6 . . . 1.6 1.3 . . . . . .

1,800.00–1,849.90 2.5 1.5 1.5 . . . 1.7 1.5 . . . . . .

1,850.00–1,899.90 2.4 1.7 1.3 . . . 1.7 1.3 . . . . . .

1,900.00–1,949.90 2.3 1.9 1.6 . . . 1.4 1.5 . . . . . .

1,950.00–1,999.90 2.2 2.0 1.6 . . . 1.5 1.4 . . . . . .

2,000.00–2,049.90 2.4 2.3 1.6 . . . 1.1 1.2 . . . . . .

2,050.00–2,099.90 2.0 2.2 1.8 . . . 1.3 1.3 . . . . . .

2,100.00–2,149.90 2.2 2.0 1.7 . . . 1.4 1.4 . . . . . .

2,150.00–2,199.90 2.1 2.1 1.4 . . . 1.3 1.5 . . . . . .

2,200.00–2,249.90 2.0 2.2 2.1 . . . 1.3 1.4 . . . . . .

(Continued)
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2,250.00–2,299.90 2.2 2.5 1.9 . . . 1.0 1.5 . . . . . .

2,300.00–2,349.90 1.9 2.6 1.9 . . . 1.0 1.4 . . . . . .

2,350.00–2,399.90 1.5 2.0 1.7 . . . 0.8 1.3 . . . . . .

2,400.00–2,449.90 1.6 2.1 1.7 . . . 1.0 1.2 . . . . . .

2,450.00–2,499.90 1.9 2.6 1.6 . . . 0.9 1.1 . . . . . .

2,500.00–2,549.90 1.6 2.4 1.9 . . . 1.1 1.1 . . . . . .

2,550.00–2,599.90 1.6 2.0 1.8 . . . 0.9 0.9 . . . . . .

2,600.00–2,649.90 1.3 1.6 1.6 . . . 0.8 0.8 . . . . . .

2,650.00–2,699.90 1.1 1.9 1.4 . . . 0.7 0.9 . . . . . .

2,700.00–2,749.90 0.8 1.5 1.2 . . . 0.6 0.7 . . . . . .

2,750.00–2,799.90 0.8 1.5 1.2 . . . 0.5 0.7 . . . . . .

2,800.00–2,849.90 0.7 1.3 0.8 . . . 0.4 0.5 . . . . . .

2,850.00–2,899.90 0.7 1.5 1.3 . . . 0.3 0.7 . . . . . .

2,900.00 or more 2.7 18.1 16.0 . . . 1.5 6.7 . . . . . .

Average monthly family benefit (dollars) 1,663.30 2,061.30 1,885.40 692.00 1,369.60 1,459.80 969.10 615.00

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. The sum of individual categories may not equal 100 percent because of individual rounding.

b. $1,300 or more.

c. $1,700 or more.

Table 5.H4—Percentage distribution of survivor families, by monthly benefit for selected family groups,

December 2005—Continued

Monthly family benefit (dollars)

Widowed mother or father and— Children only Widow only

1

child

2

children

3 or more

children

1

child

2

children

3 or more

children Nondisabled Disabled
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Table 5.J1—Estimated total benefits paid, by state or other area and program, 2005 (in millions of dollars)

State or area Total, OASDI Retirement Survivors Disability

All areas a

a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.

520,561 345,094 90,073 85,394

Alabama 9,259 5,370 1,741 2,149

Alaska 659 415 120 124

Arizona 10,030 6,887 1,505 1,638

Arkansas 5,564 3,332 961 1,271

California 48,106 32,751 7,946 7,409

Colorado 6,227 4,206 1,065 955

Connecticut 6,917 4,994 1,029 894

Delaware 1,725 1,173 268 284

District of Columbia 674 446 116 112

Florida 36,891 26,145 5,567 5,178

Georgia 12,846 8,048 2,261 2,537

Hawaii 2,162 1,607 302 253

Idaho 2,379 1,618 388 373

Illinois 21,364 14,497 3,899 2,967

Indiana 11,872 7,937 2,083 1,852

Iowa 5,946 4,102 1,087 757

Kansas 4,974 3,406 879 690

Kentucky 8,129 4,509 1,547 2,073

Louisiana 7,378 4,109 1,782 1,488

Maine 2,686 1,702 435 549

Maryland 8,512 5,766 1,516 1,231

Massachusetts 11,691 7,865 1,829 1,997

Michigan 20,106 13,193 3,599 3,315

Minnesota 8,525 5,959 1,425 1,140

Mississippi 5,395 3,052 998 1,344

Missouri 11,281 7,289 1,929 2,063

Montana 1,748 1,193 305 250

Nebraska 3,120 2,153 549 418

Nevada 3,830 2,666 538 626

New Hampshire 2,485 1,686 369 430

New Jersey 16,474 11,675 2,565 2,234

New Mexico 3,079 1,983 526 570

New York 34,797 23,800 5,427 5,570

North Carolina 15,856 10,269 2,400 3,187

North Dakota 1,174 780 257 137

Ohio 21,546 14,077 4,377 3,091

Oklahoma 6,606 4,226 1,227 1,152

Oregon 6,837 4,741 1,095 1,001

Pennsylvania 27,072 18,227 4,953 3,892

Rhode Island 2,089 1,418 302 368

South Carolina 8,100 5,139 1,283 1,677

South Dakota 1,415 966 269 180

Tennessee 11,406 7,109 2,010 2,288

Texas 30,684 19,643 6,178 4,864

Utah 2,913 2,037 495 380

Vermont 1,184 802 184 198

Virginia 12,115 7,883 2,045 2,187

Washington 10,474 7,218 1,646 1,611

West Virginia 4,417 2,377 932 1,108

Wisconsin 10,551 7,395 1,733 1,423

Wyoming 908 629 149 130

Outlying areas

American Samoa 38 12 12 14

Guam 93 56 22 15

Northern Mariana Islands 13 7 5 1

Puerto Rico 5,234 2,641 1,010 1,583

Virgin Islands 145 104 23 19

Foreign countries 2,817 1,775 903 139

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: Unnegotiated checks not deducted. Excludes lump-sum death payments.
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Table 5.J2—Number, by state or other area, program, and type of benefit, December 2005

State or area Total a

Retirement Survivors Disability

Retired

workers Spouses Children

Widow(er)s

and parents Children

Disabled

workers Spouses Children

All areas b 48,445,900 30,474,930 2,523,910 489,510 4,746,780 1,903,660 6,510,420 157,550 1,639,140

Alabama 903,830 494,700 41,860 9,170 96,750 43,270 169,400 4,390 44,290

Alaska 65,040 38,440 2,540 1,310 5,320 4,810 9,620 350 2,650

Arizona 918,830 599,340 46,850 8,010 77,160 32,480 121,280 2,520 31,190

Arkansas 558,200 316,150 25,320 4,840 56,810 23,500 102,860 2,320 26,400

California 4,460,390 2,873,150 265,640 54,430 400,420 170,170 555,200 11,910 129,470

Colorado 587,740 379,540 33,930 5,180 55,070 22,330 73,460 1,330 16,900

Connecticut 585,320 406,990 23,210 5,260 47,930 19,720 64,490 1,140 16,580

Delaware 152,340 99,540 6,730 1,440 13,110 5,500 20,570 220 5,230

District of Columbia 71,190 46,350 2,170 690 6,490 4,340 9,600 70 1,480

Florida 3,423,660 2,326,010 167,870 32,560 291,940 108,750 394,700 8,470 93,360

Georgia 1,231,430 735,230 51,160 12,930 118,390 63,620 197,150 4,200 48,750

Hawaii 202,890 145,190 8,830 2,870 16,200 6,370 18,700 380 4,350

Idaho 227,580 146,610 13,310 2,020 20,060 8,380 29,260 720 7,220

Illinois 1,898,060 1,233,450 93,790 19,660 191,190 79,380 219,240 4,720 56,630

Indiana 1,055,020 669,190 50,100 9,190 103,370 41,540 141,510 2,860 37,260

Iowa 548,480 361,460 31,880 4,070 58,750 17,270 60,680 1,070 13,300

Kansas 450,980 293,970 22,980 3,430 44,710 16,380 54,250 920 14,340

Kentucky 798,940 417,120 43,880 7,130 90,800 32,600 159,040 5,970 42,390

Louisiana 716,000 369,390 50,800 9,030 99,860 40,450 108,710 4,760 33,000

Maine 269,310 162,980 12,540 2,350 24,900 7,710 45,290 980 12,560

Maryland 772,340 508,540 33,700 7,110 73,280 36,990 91,530 1,140 20,050

Massachusetts 1,071,720 694,340 43,750 10,180 93,380 34,510 153,820 2,170 39,570

Michigan 1,742,680 1,078,440 92,780 17,940 176,160 71,170 238,110 5,590 62,480

Minnesota 786,430 526,560 42,260 6,350 74,520 25,180 89,130 1,100 21,330

Mississippi 551,860 292,540 21,800 7,380 55,970 31,710 107,510 3,020 31,930

Missouri 1,064,020 653,810 49,700 8,950 101,390 42,830 161,870 3,470 42,000

Montana 168,970 110,050 9,900 1,700 16,770 6,000 19,920 490 4,140

Nebraska 293,510 192,810 16,680 2,380 29,220 9,460 33,610 580 8,770

Nevada 348,040 236,550 14,420 3,440 26,600 11,600 44,570 640 10,220

New Hampshire 225,550 147,350 8,280 1,780 17,890 7,900 32,250 520 9,580

New Jersey 1,379,170 945,020 53,610 13,650 120,960 48,480 154,750 3,400 39,300

New Mexico 311,120 186,160 19,630 3,620 29,330 14,290 45,390 1,410 11,290

New York 3,063,640 1,996,230 137,430 36,240 270,740 106,860 401,030 9,700 105,410

North Carolina 1,510,710 939,680 53,840 12,120 130,510 61,650 249,410 4,500 58,990

North Dakota 115,260 72,680 8,740 830 15,310 3,910 11,040 200 2,550

Ohio 1,965,370 1,208,630 125,600 17,810 232,290 75,670 242,530 5,280 57,560

Oklahoma 635,170 388,440 32,620 5,760 66,510 27,650 90,330 2,590 21,270

Oregon 624,670 417,070 32,210 5,750 56,670 19,170 77,220 1,730 14,840

Pennsylvania 2,424,590 1,565,430 123,160 19,800 258,900 82,340 293,100 7,620 74,240

Rhode Island 191,930 126,930 5,920 1,580 14,980 6,500 28,790 370 6,860

South Carolina 773,700 470,040 28,440 6,790 68,920 35,560 129,160 2,570 32,220

South Dakota 142,070 92,380 9,180 980 15,260 5,630 14,780 270 3,590

Tennessee 1,097,610 646,600 50,960 9,950 110,280 48,340 181,130 4,710 45,640

Texas 2,955,290 1,765,120 191,880 32,620 333,260 142,000 378,720 12,200 99,490

Utah 272,080 178,400 16,920 2,450 22,490 13,210 29,460 720 8,430

Vermont 112,190 71,700 5,190 1,310 10,000 3,520 16,020 280 4,170

Virginia 1,138,720 709,360 52,760 9,550 109,610 45,380 165,120 3,930 43,000

Washington 937,180 615,760 49,670 8,560 82,210 31,020 122,460 2,120 25,370

West Virginia 412,910 208,450 26,700 3,920 53,480 16,400 80,270 4,440 19,250

Wisconsin 951,670 640,210 45,870 7,940 88,200 31,380 108,870 1,800 27,400

Wyoming 84,240 55,670 4,460 580 7,470 3,310 10,070 250 2,430

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Outlying areas

American Samoa 5,940 1,640 230 390 600 980 1,250 80 770

Guam 12,860 6,870 1,170 700 1,130 1,200 1,270 40 480

Northern Mariana Islands 2,350 1,090 120 280 260 430 140 0 30

Puerto Rico 712,550 335,040 54,940 15,010 81,630 37,090 137,050 8,590 43,200

Virgin Islands 15,960 10,380 1,050 460 1,300 850 1,330 80 510

Foreign countries 441,640 261,780 62,440 7,700 79,720 14,230 12,030 580 3,160

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.

b. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.

Table 5.J2—Number, by state or other area, program, and type of benefit, December 2005—Continued

State or area Total a

Retirement Survivors Disability

Retired

workers Spouses Children

Widow(er)s

and parents Children

Disabled

workers Spouses Children
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Table 5.J3—Number and total monthly benefits for beneficiaries aged 65 or older, by state or other area and 

sex, December 2005

State or area

Number Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars)

Total Men Women Total Men Women

All areas a 34,028,360 14,394,240 19,634,120 33,059,392 16,274,085 16,785,307

Alabama 563,710 231,600 332,110 521,932 252,586 269,346

Alaska 40,100 19,260 20,840 37,901 20,763 17,138

Arizona 647,930 289,900 358,030 645,619 334,185 311,434

Arkansas 355,210 148,400 206,810 320,664 156,935 163,729

California 3,226,450 1,407,840 1,818,610 3,140,558 1,570,545 1,570,013

Colorado 421,660 184,190 237,470 402,038 206,128 195,910

Connecticut 441,740 180,950 260,790 475,511 227,337 248,174

Delaware 106,670 45,070 61,600 109,705 54,112 55,593

District of Columbia 51,960 20,970 30,990 43,935 20,069 23,867

Florida 2,521,470 1,107,090 1,414,380 2,461,357 1,249,184 1,212,173

Georgia 798,720 327,410 471,310 758,265 366,880 391,385

Hawaii 154,500 66,880 87,620 148,777 72,173 76,604

Idaho 160,110 71,820 88,290 152,566 80,466 72,100

Illinois 1,377,060 572,100 804,960 1,399,647 675,072 724,575

Indiana 736,250 304,220 432,030 754,691 365,659 389,032

Iowa 412,380 171,880 240,500 399,570 195,862 203,708

Kansas 330,370 137,460 192,910 330,948 161,332 169,616

Kentucky 490,950 203,800 287,150 444,823 217,561 227,262

Louisiana 463,490 194,640 268,850 414,106 207,806 206,299

Maine 181,950 78,470 103,480 164,445 82,676 81,769

Maryland 558,850 230,040 328,810 552,257 262,231 290,026

Massachusetts 773,300 316,220 457,080 765,253 364,754 400,500

Michigan 1,196,840 502,620 694,220 1,248,957 616,432 632,525

Minnesota 583,600 245,330 338,270 567,003 280,259 286,744

Mississippi 329,070 134,410 194,660 292,441 140,586 151,856

Missouri 722,870 303,290 419,580 696,982 342,165 354,817

Montana 121,440 54,280 67,160 113,478 58,982 54,496

Nebraska 220,330 91,680 128,650 210,968 103,164 107,804

Nevada 246,740 116,500 130,240 245,020 131,686 113,334

New Hampshire 157,110 67,520 89,590 158,773 79,662 79,111

New Jersey 1,027,470 420,520 606,950 1,112,851 527,814 585,036

New Mexico 210,040 93,420 116,620 188,619 97,889 90,730

New York 2,189,210 897,240 1,291,970 2,257,776 1,064,645 1,193,131

North Carolina 999,080 410,580 588,500 955,686 458,945 496,741

North Dakota 88,500 37,190 51,310 79,181 39,302 39,878

Ohio 1,417,150 587,720 829,430 1,389,575 682,370 707,205

Oklahoma 435,590 184,360 251,230 407,717 200,373 207,344

Oregon 450,420 196,970 253,450 445,024 225,578 219,445

Pennsylvania 1,771,290 719,290 1,052,000 1,775,384 847,046 928,339

Rhode Island 137,320 55,360 81,960 136,293 63,485 72,808

South Carolina 500,810 208,030 292,780 478,067 233,958 244,109

South Dakota 106,490 45,220 61,270 94,601 47,107 47,494

Tennessee 714,920 295,700 419,220 677,659 329,724 347,935

Texas 2,040,090 883,700 1,156,390 1,916,138 975,529 940,609

Utah 195,810 87,220 108,590 192,496 101,826 90,670

Vermont 78,080 32,850 45,230 75,434 37,071 38,364

Virginia 782,530 326,480 456,050 750,668 366,585 384,084

Washington 669,020 292,090 376,930 678,785 344,273 334,512

West Virginia 258,170 107,490 150,680 241,906 118,669 123,238

Wisconsin 697,090 295,320 401,770 697,204 346,275 350,929

Wyoming 59,750 27,580 32,170 58,470 31,520 26,950

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Outlying areas

American Samoa 2,000 950 1,050 1,133 613 519

Guam 7,710 3,960 3,750 4,941 2,885 2,057

Northern Mariana Islands 1,080 610 470 580 375 205

Puerto Rico 410,330 184,170 226,160 255,986 132,122 123,864

Virgin Islands 10,670 4,840 5,830 8,747 4,547 4,200

Foreign countries 372,010 167,670 204,340 197,556 94,334 103,222

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.

Table 5.J3—Number and total monthly benefits for beneficiaries aged 65 or older, by state or other area and 

sex, December 2005—Continued

State or area

Number Total monthly benefits (thousands of dollars)

Total Men Women Total Men Women
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Table 5.J4—Total monthly benefits, by state or other area, program, and type of benefit, December 2005

(in thousands of dollars)

State or area Total a

Retirement Survivors Disability

Retired

workers Spouses Children

Widow(er)s

and parents Children

Disabled

workers Spouses Children

All areas b 44,359,836 30,539,539 1,260,168 241,444 4,469,068 1,248,602 6,106,093 38,439 456,412

Alabama 777,647 474,895 20,823 4,424 83,878 26,816 153,634 1,098 12,079

Alaska 55,990 36,981 1,191 555 4,639 3,092 8,771 67 693

Arizona 863,964 613,044 24,260 3,768 75,348 20,880 117,618 654 8,393

Arkansas 469,576 295,504 11,883 2,286 47,446 13,716 91,276 529 6,936

California 4,109,753 2,880,930 129,445 26,005 389,022 113,920 529,975 2,909 37,547

Colorado 534,372 372,793 17,133 2,637 52,638 15,249 68,618 353 4,952

Connecticut 596,201 445,961 13,372 3,009 50,351 14,974 63,262 261 5,012

Delaware 148,333 104,920 3,773 741 13,227 3,772 20,240 58 1,603

District of Columbia 57,217 39,950 956 298 5,144 2,207 8,223 25 413

Florida 3,175,662 2,322,622 84,813 15,695 282,486 69,604 372,149 2,023 26,270

Georgia 1,092,624 718,678 25,879 6,492 104,311 40,466 182,249 945 13,605

Hawaii 187,948 143,713 4,149 1,384 15,010 4,275 18,017 107 1,292

Idaho 204,866 143,640 6,746 1,054 19,231 5,516 26,726 157 1,796

Illinois 1,818,840 1,282,338 49,936 10,155 192,477 54,777 211,697 1,213 16,246

Indiana 1,013,004 704,715 27,382 5,144 103,651 28,576 132,762 755 10,018

Iowa 507,038 361,326 16,297 2,197 57,218 11,700 54,376 245 3,679

Kansas 424,873 301,959 12,174 1,788 44,845 10,827 49,301 215 3,765

Kentucky 678,321 395,950 20,685 3,318 77,727 20,511 146,869 1,520 11,733

Louisiana 597,689 346,110 24,555 4,081 86,740 24,161 101,866 1,205 8,971

Maine 227,989 150,861 6,105 1,146 22,499 5,078 39,095 185 3,019

Maryland 726,632 514,460 17,662 3,815 70,948 24,787 88,516 287 6,158

Massachusetts 998,122 700,419 22,865 5,155 91,557 24,330 142,129 461 11,205

Michigan 1,711,034 1,164,953 51,301 9,777 179,021 49,540 236,755 1,546 18,126

Minnesota 732,320 528,808 21,565 3,353 72,670 17,811 82,189 272 5,653

Mississippi 449,824 269,196 10,288 3,385 45,110 18,253 94,607 642 8,342

Missouri 959,484 647,242 25,108 4,605 95,019 27,670 147,840 891 11,110

Montana 149,841 105,485 4,873 826 15,582 3,865 17,995 120 1,095

Nebraska 266,702 189,868 8,450 1,271 28,438 6,464 29,883 134 2,194

Nevada 329,889 238,534 7,254 1,739 26,196 8,022 44,910 160 3,075

New Hampshire 213,879 151,520 4,536 978 17,810 5,724 30,420 117 2,774

New Jersey 1,415,475 1,044,421 29,360 7,521 126,130 35,991 158,302 915 12,835

New Mexico 262,240 174,119 8,993 1,563 25,481 7,889 40,924 311 2,959

New York 2,977,656 2,114,674 71,112 18,837 269,032 74,427 396,487 2,400 30,687

North Carolina 1,357,989 924,189 27,408 6,181 113,876 39,209 229,640 985 16,488

North Dakota 99,339 67,950 4,109 405 14,015 2,414 9,641 67 738

Ohio 1,820,160 1,228,204 65,578 9,492 227,710 50,276 221,702 1,395 15,804

Oklahoma 560,122 373,657 15,926 2,916 60,575 17,231 83,491 679 5,647

Oregon 588,217 421,827 16,630 3,035 56,157 13,232 72,469 432 4,428

Pennsylvania 2,304,192 1,612,067 65,684 10,604 256,946 56,817 279,737 1,817 20,519

Rhode Island 178,943 127,655 3,018 753 14,717 4,574 26,293 81 1,853

South Carolina 691,809 461,730 14,570 3,487 59,773 22,130 120,348 567 9,204

South Dakota 120,721 85,010 4,305 434 13,743 3,305 12,960 49 914

Tennessee 967,708 632,063 25,724 4,961 97,986 29,881 163,730 1,127 12,235

Texas 2,602,270 1,721,067 93,237 14,423 304,294 89,778 349,863 2,948 26,660

Utah 251,754 180,038 9,083 1,265 22,551 8,959 27,342 187 2,329

Vermont 101,594 71,307 2,542 641 9,383 2,363 14,240 75 1,044

Virginia 1,033,327 701,754 27,023 4,942 99,385 30,768 156,037 1,022 12,383

Washington 902,750 641,358 26,627 4,666 83,100 21,986 116,628 615 7,754

West Virginia 365,344 205,966 13,174 1,885 48,279 10,508 78,772 1,257 5,503

Wisconsin 906,644 657,820 24,209 4,355 88,376 21,800 102,235 462 7,386

Wyoming 78,015 55,605 2,345 329 7,353 2,213 9,424 67 678

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Outlying areas

American Samoa 2,903 957 54 112 339 416 876 9 140

Guam 7,731 4,618 351 225 760 619 1,027 7 125

Northern Mariana Islands 1,059 614 24 56 107 190 62 0 6

Puerto Rico 431,312 224,028 17,241 4,641 47,650 16,437 110,395 1,655 9,264

Virgin Islands 12,497 8,986 426 179 967 515 1,256 20 149

Foreign countries 234,391 147,999 15,700 2,281 49,874 7,716 9,853 134 834

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

a. Includes special age-72 beneficiaries.

b. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.

Table 5.J4—Total monthly benefits, by state or other area, program, and type of benefit, December 2005

(in thousands of dollars)—Continued

State or area Total a

Retirement Survivors Disability

Retired

workers Spouses Children

Widow(er)s

and parents Children

Disabled

workers Spouses Children
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Table 5.J5—Number, by state or other area and age, December 2005

State or area

Total,

all ages

17 or

under 18–54 55–61 62–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85–89 90–99

100 or

older

All areas a 48,445,900 3,131,660 4,441,200 2,391,200 4,453,480 9,371,780 8,015,870 6,898,810 5,251,860 2,937,880 1,509,450 42,710

Alabama 903,830 75,520 114,240 63,580 86,780 166,590 138,760 112,990 80,030 42,970 21,820 550

Alaska 65,040 7,650 7,290 3,220 6,780 14,110 10,280 7,080 4,790 2,540 1,280 20

Arizona 918,830 59,420 79,790 42,690 89,000 187,570 157,450 129,910 96,650 51,340 24,550 460

Arkansas 558,200 43,700 65,620 38,690 54,980 103,720 87,590 68,970 51,650 27,860 14,970 450

California 4,460,390 283,700 376,910 200,110 373,220 882,570 753,180 649,430 509,860 283,160 144,290 3,960

Colorado 587,740 36,550 50,170 25,290 54,070 122,760 100,400 83,250 62,110 34,600 18,080 460

Connecticut 585,320 31,190 45,540 22,000 44,850 106,280 96,880 91,390 75,890 46,100 24,530 670

Delaware 152,340 9,850 13,520 7,400 14,900 30,290 26,690 21,500 15,560 8,180 4,290 160

District of Columbia 71,190 4,890 7,100 2,950 4,290 13,110 11,680 10,230 8,600 5,220 2,980 140

Florida 3,423,660 192,120 253,460 145,180 311,430 673,880 593,620 525,830 398,550 218,310 108,230 3,050

Georgia 1,231,430 99,320 129,480 76,300 127,610 248,220 200,430 151,010 106,430 61,590 30,220 820

Hawaii 202,890 11,000 12,890 7,450 17,050 38,690 35,310 33,070 26,200 13,700 7,280 250

Idaho 227,580 14,620 19,200 10,440 23,210 47,330 37,830 30,850 22,940 13,970 7,030 160

Illinois 1,898,060 118,500 157,790 77,970 166,740 365,160 314,900 279,750 220,970 127,710 66,680 1,890

Indiana 1,055,020 65,920 100,830 49,520 102,500 204,520 172,340 150,440 112,660 63,080 32,350 860

Iowa 548,480 24,460 43,550 20,810 47,280 104,060 91,930 84,670 67,520 40,840 22,780 580

Kansas 450,980 26,660 37,920 18,770 37,260 82,840 76,130 67,370 52,480 32,880 18,080 590

Kentucky 798,940 63,000 109,060 57,530 78,400 145,510 119,050 97,130 71,310 37,710 19,700 540

Louisiana 716,000 62,570 81,540 42,700 65,700 134,970 110,740 96,080 67,980 35,600 17,590 530

Maine 269,310 17,120 31,870 14,710 23,660 48,880 43,540 36,910 29,410 15,200 7,820 190

Maryland 772,340 51,960 63,090 32,420 66,020 154,490 130,860 113,320 87,700 48,070 23,750 660

Massachusetts 1,071,720 63,460 110,630 48,610 75,720 186,730 173,100 161,560 131,600 78,130 40,810 1,370

Michigan 1,742,680 113,620 167,100 87,400 177,720 320,700 278,080 246,470 191,690 106,090 52,240 1,570

Minnesota 786,430 38,980 64,300 29,100 70,450 155,890 132,710 116,210 90,500 55,690 31,730 870

Mississippi 551,860 56,560 74,060 40,260 51,910 98,830 80,280 65,190 45,840 25,090 13,280 560

Missouri 1,064,020 73,790 109,460 56,410 101,490 201,460 171,890 144,520 109,680 60,480 33,670 1,170

Montana 168,970 9,420 12,980 7,230 17,900 35,250 27,840 24,200 17,270 11,230 5,550 100

Nebraska 293,510 15,910 23,280 11,540 22,450 55,300 49,860 46,650 35,110 20,740 12,260 410

Nevada 348,040 22,160 26,270 16,200 36,670 81,940 62,890 48,250 31,920 14,890 6,720 130

New Hampshire 225,550 15,400 23,420 9,710 19,910 42,670 36,680 32,790 23,920 13,650 7,170 230

New Jersey 1,379,170 78,770 104,040 56,500 112,390 260,730 234,850 216,910 169,240 95,660 48,900 1,180

New Mexico 311,120 23,510 31,570 16,250 29,750 61,980 52,460 41,880 29,820 15,610 8,080 210

New York 3,063,640 186,010 271,910 149,130 267,380 573,520 504,920 449,030 348,380 200,810 109,440 3,110

North Carolina 1,510,710 103,820 156,610 96,190 155,010 291,880 246,880 198,690 143,770 78,770 37,950 1,140

North Dakota 115,260 5,050 8,130 3,780 9,800 21,350 19,780 17,950 14,760 9,040 5,480 140

Ohio 1,965,370 109,010 174,390 87,890 176,930 374,700 325,780 297,120 229,310 126,730 61,960 1,550

Oklahoma 635,170 42,830 60,360 34,050 62,340 126,580 106,320 85,920 63,990 34,540 17,690 550

Oregon 624,670 30,770 49,530 29,180 64,770 124,620 101,300 88,070 71,900 41,510 22,490 530

Pennsylvania 2,424,590 131,040 205,270 104,390 212,600 443,640 397,080 381,230 297,720 167,560 82,030 2,030

Rhode Island 191,930 11,210 19,390 9,950 14,060 32,320 29,140 28,790 24,630 14,610 7,680 150

South Carolina 773,700 58,300 81,410 51,140 82,040 152,650 124,220 97,900 69,870 37,820 17,790 560

South Dakota 142,070 7,360 10,730 5,140 12,350 27,790 23,990 20,920 16,660 10,710 6,210 210

Tennessee 1,097,610 81,010 119,990 68,420 113,270 216,550 176,120 138,980 101,570 52,890 28,110 700

Texas 2,955,290 220,460 270,120 145,410 279,210 602,410 505,460 403,950 292,990 154,710 78,330 2,240

Utah 272,080 19,920 22,180 9,700 24,470 56,260 48,540 38,400 28,440 16,380 7,660 130

Vermont 112,190 6,770 11,410 5,280 10,650 21,510 18,490 15,650 11,640 6,770 3,890 130

Virginia 1,138,720 76,700 111,110 60,610 107,770 229,660 187,970 155,170 114,520 63,060 31,170 980

Washington 937,180 50,110 79,240 46,110 92,700 187,010 154,850 129,220 104,160 62,230 30,530 1,020

West Virginia 412,910 27,990 51,370 33,860 41,520 74,780 60,080 53,450 39,490 20,310 9,850 210

Wisconsin 951,670 48,070 77,980 37,850 90,680 183,440 158,220 142,750 109,240 66,160 36,130 1,150

Wyoming 84,240 5,310 6,730 3,550 8,900 17,720 14,410 11,740 8,510 5,070 2,200 100

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Outlying areas

American Samoa 5,940 2,050 780 670 440 910 500 390 110 60 30 0

Guam 12,860 2,240 1,110 510 1,290 3,100 2,190 1,440 720 220 40 0

Northern Mariana

Islands 2,350 680 260 110 220 530 330 150 50 10 10 0

Puerto Rico 712,550 71,200 89,870 61,430 79,720 130,730 103,460 74,520 54,120 29,900 16,980 620

Virgin Islands 15,960 1,400 980 690 2,220 4,050 2,870 1,790 1,150 510 300 0

Foreign countries 441,640 19,750 12,100 7,040 30,740 95,740 91,930 79,400 58,060 29,450 16,760 670

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.

Table 5.J5—Number, by state or other area and age, December 2005—Continued

State or area

Total,

all ages

17 or

under 18–54 55–61 62–64 65–69 70–74 75–79 80–84 85–89 90–99

100 or

older
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Table 5.J5.1—Number, by state or other area, race, and sex, December 2005

State or area

All races Adult beneficiaries

Total a White Black Other b Men Women

All areas c 48,445,900 40,264,020 4,978,880 3,049,500 19,280,600 25,132,560

Alabama 903,830 669,520 201,890 30,730 343,940 463,160

Alaska 65,040 49,620 2,160 13,100 27,230 29,040

Arizona 918,830 818,080 26,020 72,280 382,310 464,840

Arkansas 558,200 469,520 68,630 18,910 219,370 284,090

California 4,460,390 3,470,170 315,100 657,020 1,824,040 2,282,280

Colorado 587,740 530,900 21,550 33,300 241,650 301,680

Connecticut 585,320 517,470 40,130 25,350 228,450 315,310

Delaware 152,340 123,350 23,280 5,410 59,850 80,320

District of Columbia 71,190 18,250 49,270 3,320 27,190 37,490

Florida 3,423,660 2,903,490 331,780 177,080 1,419,400 1,769,590

Georgia 1,231,430 880,060 299,750 48,700 467,980 638,150

Hawaii 202,890 56,150 2,150 143,640 84,050 105,250

Idaho 227,580 216,990 530 9,270 96,330 113,630

Illinois 1,898,060 1,551,120 246,290 95,320 741,700 1,000,690

Indiana 1,055,020 945,320 77,280 29,960 411,400 555,630

Iowa 548,480 525,350 8,860 12,880 219,460 294,380

Kansas 450,980 411,480 22,240 16,070 177,280 239,550

Kentucky 798,940 725,590 46,830 24,610 317,760 399,050

Louisiana 716,000 505,300 181,730 26,940 280,700 352,820

Maine 269,310 257,720 840 9,630 110,750 135,940

Maryland 772,340 553,080 180,070 36,950 297,810 410,380

Massachusetts 1,071,720 965,670 44,980 55,600 418,010 569,450

Michigan 1,742,680 1,464,150 213,390 60,580 688,420 902,660

Minnesota 786,430 741,950 15,820 25,930 316,230 417,340

Mississippi 551,860 367,040 165,120 18,480 205,440 275,400

Missouri 1,064,020 936,360 95,090 29,860 419,240 551,000

Montana 168,970 159,530 360 8,590 72,420 84,710

Nebraska 293,510 273,630 9,600 9,580 115,670 157,230

Nevada 348,040 293,160 24,330 29,620 152,740 170,040

New Hampshire 225,550 214,320 3,220 7,230 89,890 116,400

New Jersey 1,379,170 1,132,160 156,890 85,090 532,100 745,640

New Mexico 311,120 264,400 5,700 39,890 129,230 152,690

New York 3,063,640 2,428,720 375,810 244,400 1,192,010 1,623,120

North Carolina 1,510,710 1,158,180 291,280 57,990 583,280 794,660

North Dakota 115,260 109,990 290 4,440 46,690 61,280

Ohio 1,965,370 1,716,870 186,200 56,020 778,100 1,036,230

Oklahoma 635,170 562,050 36,620 34,850 252,220 328,270

Oregon 624,670 586,610 7,980 28,470 261,150 323,750

Pennsylvania 2,424,590 2,156,700 186,530 75,610 944,080 1,304,130

Rhode Island 191,930 174,580 6,300 10,170 74,170 102,820

South Carolina 773,700 560,000 187,240 24,540 298,400 400,730

South Dakota 142,070 133,570 500 7,640 56,760 75,110

Tennessee 1,097,610 928,090 131,610 35,450 424,270 569,410

Texas 2,955,290 2,399,790 327,560 220,300 1,183,010 1,498,170

Utah 272,080 255,640 1,650 13,910 111,200 136,790

Vermont 112,190 107,690 480 3,290 45,330 57,860

Virginia 1,138,720 880,190 207,490 48,210 444,390 596,390

Washington 937,180 847,220 24,170 62,720 389,290 482,930

West Virginia 412,910 387,380 10,920 13,820 169,700 203,640

Wisconsin 951,670 884,550 38,430 25,960 385,870 499,080

Wyoming 84,240 80,440 390 3,210 36,130 41,790

(Continued)
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CONTACT: Shirley Turpin (410) 965-0181.

Outlying areas

American Samoa 5,940 340 50 5,540 1,740 2,060

Guam 12,860 1,480 310 10,980 5,280 5,200

Northern Mariana Islands 2,350 260 30 2,020 800 810

Puerto Rico 712,550 530,290 50,080 128,970 282,610 334,640

Virgin Islands 15,960 2,870 11,780 1,280 6,470 7,670

Foreign countries 441,640 356,040 13,780 67,960 187,490 229,060

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is 

assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.

a. Includes 153,500 persons of unknown race.

b. Includes Asians and Pacific Islanders, American Indians and Alaska Natives, and a subset of the total number of beneficiaries of Hispanic origin. The distribution of 

beneficiaries among those three groups is not available.

c. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.

Table 5.J5.1—Number, by state or other area, race, and sex, December 2005—Continued

State or area

All races Adult beneficiaries

Total a White Black Other b Men Women
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Table 5.J6—Percentage distribution of monthly benefit for retired workers, by state or other area and monthly 

benefit, December 2005

State or area Number

Percentage distribution by dollar amount of benefit

Monthly benefit 

(dollars)

Total

Less

than

600.00

600.00–

699.90

700.00–

799.90

800.00–

899.90

900.00–

999.90

1,000.00–

1,099.90

1,100.00–

1,199.90

1,200.00–

1,299.90

1,300.00–

1,399.90

1,400.00

or more Average Median

All areas a 30,474,930 100.0 17.9 8.4 7.6 7.3 8.0 9.0 10.0 8.5 7.2 16.1 1,002.10 1,009.50

Alabama 494,700 100.0 18.8 9.7 8.7 8.7 8.9 9.3 9.1 7.5 6.4 12.8 960.00 947.50

Alaska 38,440 100.0 22.8 8.7 8.4 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.9 7.7 6.5 16.4 962.10 936.80

Arizona 599,340 100.0 15.8 8.2 7.2 7.1 7.9 9.4 10.9 9.2 7.8 16.6 1,022.90 1,041.50

Arkansas 316,150 100.0 19.6 10.1 9.5 9.5 9.8 9.1 9.0 7.1 5.5 10.8 934.70 913.50

California 2,873,150 100.0 20.5 8.1 7.3 6.8 7.2 7.8 8.8 7.9 6.8 18.7 1,002.70 1,000.50

Colorado 379,540 100.0 20.3 8.2 7.5 6.9 7.4 8.5 9.2 8.5 7.0 16.4 982.20 996.50

Connecticut 406,990 100.0 12.1 7.2 6.6 6.5 7.5 9.1 10.3 9.6 8.4 22.6 1,095.80 1,109.50

Delaware 99,540 100.0 13.5 7.1 7.2 6.8 7.9 9.9 11.5 10.5 8.3 17.5 1,054.00 1,079.00

District of Columbia 46,350 100.0 34.9 9.0 8.4 7.1 6.3 6.2 4.7 4.7 3.8 14.9 861.90 770.50

Florida 2,326,010 100.0 17.6 8.8 7.7 7.7 8.2 9.2 10.1 8.5 6.9 15.4 998.50 1,000.50

Georgia 735,230 100.0 18.0 9.3 9.2 8.5 8.2 8.7 9.0 8.0 6.6 14.5 977.50 961.50

Hawaii 145,190 100.0 19.0 8.1 7.2 7.4 8.9 9.6 9.5 8.2 6.8 15.2 989.80 992.50

Idaho 146,610 100.0 18.3 8.5 7.6 7.9 9.0 9.7 10.4 8.7 7.0 13.1 979.70 987.50

Illinois 1,233,450 100.0 16.2 7.8 6.8 6.4 7.2 8.9 10.4 9.2 8.2 18.9 1,039.60 1,063.50

Indiana 669,190 100.0 12.5 7.8 6.8 6.8 8.3 10.4 11.8 10.0 8.8 16.7 1,053.10 1,074.50

Iowa 361,460 100.0 15.8 8.7 7.4 7.8 9.1 10.0 11.2 9.4 7.4 13.1 999.60 1,011.80

Kansas 293,970 100.0 14.7 8.4 7.4 7.6 8.6 9.7 10.7 9.3 7.3 16.3 1,027.20 1,034.50

Kentucky 417,120 100.0 20.6 9.1 8.2 8.3 8.5 9.4 9.5 8.0 6.6 11.9 949.20 945.50

Louisiana 369,390 100.0 24.1 9.2 7.9 7.2 7.6 7.9 9.1 7.0 6.3 13.8 937.00 922.50

Maine 162,980 100.0 21.6 9.6 9.0 8.7 8.9 9.4 9.2 7.2 5.6 11.0 925.60 913.50

Maryland 508,540 100.0 19.0 7.7 7.2 7.0 7.4 8.3 9.6 8.3 7.3 18.1 1,011.60 1,021.00

Massachusetts 694,340 100.0 19.2 8.4 7.5 7.1 7.3 8.2 8.9 8.0 6.9 18.6 1,008.80 1,006.50

Michigan 1,078,440 100.0 12.0 7.4 6.0 6.0 7.7 10.1 12.1 10.4 9.2 19.1 1,080.20 1,107.50

Minnesota 526,560 100.0 16.9 8.9 7.8 7.0 7.7 9.0 10.5 9.0 7.8 15.4 1,004.30 1,019.50

Mississippi 292,540 100.0 21.4 10.4 9.9 9.2 9.1 8.8 8.2 6.7 5.3 10.9 920.20 890.50

Missouri 653,810 100.0 17.4 8.7 7.9 7.5 8.5 9.3 10.7 8.7 7.2 13.9 990.00 998.50

Montana 110,050 100.0 19.2 8.7 8.6 7.9 9.0 9.4 10.4 8.9 6.5 11.3 958.50 961.50

Nebraska 192,810 100.0 16.8 9.2 8.4 8.5 9.0 9.2 10.1 8.5 6.9 13.3 984.70 979.50

Nevada 236,550 100.0 17.2 8.4 7.7 7.5 7.8 8.5 9.6 8.9 7.6 16.8 1,008.40 1,016.50

New Hampshire 147,350 100.0 14.5 8.1 7.9 7.9 8.5 9.5 10.0 9.1 7.5 16.8 1,028.30 1,032.50

New Jersey 945,020 100.0 12.6 7.3 6.7 6.2 6.8 8.1 9.9 9.5 8.6 24.4 1,105.20 1,125.50

New Mexico 186,160 100.0 22.4 9.1 8.2 8.4 8.7 8.6 8.8 7.5 5.7 12.6 935.30 921.00

New York 1,996,230 100.0 14.9 7.7 6.9 6.9 7.6 8.9 10.2 9.0 7.8 19.9 1,059.30 1,067.50

North Carolina 939,680 100.0 15.4 9.0 9.4 9.4 9.9 9.7 9.8 8.0 6.4 13.0 983.50 968.50

North Dakota 72,680 100.0 20.9 9.9 9.5 8.3 8.8 8.7 9.2 7.8 6.1 10.9 934.90 917.80

Ohio 1,208,630 100.0 17.5 7.2 6.6 6.1 7.4 9.8 11.4 9.7 8.4 15.9 1,016.20 1,054.50

Oklahoma 388,440 100.0 19.3 8.8 8.4 8.5 8.9 9.4 10.0 7.8 6.2 12.6 961.90 956.50

Oregon 417,070 100.0 15.9 8.1 7.2 7.0 8.3 10.4 11.5 9.4 7.9 14.3 1,011.40 1,034.50

Pennsylvania 1,565,430 100.0 14.8 8.0 6.9 6.9 8.4 10.4 11.7 9.7 7.8 15.4 1,029.80 1,050.00

Rhode Island 126,930 100.0 16.3 8.3 8.1 8.0 9.5 9.5 9.5 8.5 7.0 15.3 1,005.70 998.50

South Carolina 470,040 100.0 16.3 9.3 8.9 9.0 9.4 9.5 9.5 8.3 6.3 13.5 982.30 969.00

South Dakota 92,380 100.0 21.5 10.3 8.9 8.8 9.0 9.4 8.9 7.7 5.9 9.4 920.20 905.30

Tennessee 646,600 100.0 17.3 9.5 9.0 8.6 9.0 9.4 9.6 7.8 6.5 13.5 977.50 964.50

Texas 1,765,120 100.0 21.0 8.8 7.9 7.5 7.6 8.0 9.1 7.5 6.4 16.3 975.00 963.50

Utah 178,400 100.0 19.2 8.2 7.2 5.9 6.8 7.9 10.2 8.9 8.1 17.6 1,009.20 1,035.50

Vermont 71,700 100.0 16.3 8.8 7.8 8.1 9.4 10.2 10.1 9.0 6.5 13.8 994.50 995.50

Virginia 709,360 100.0 18.3 8.9 8.3 8.0 8.4 8.7 9.2 7.9 6.7 15.7 989.30 977.50

Washington 615,760 100.0 15.0 7.9 6.8 6.5 7.6 9.1 10.9 9.9 8.5 17.7 1,041.60 1,068.00

West Virginia 208,450 100.0 16.5 7.8 7.5 8.0 9.2 10.7 11.8 9.6 7.3 11.6 988.10 1,009.50

Wisconsin 640,210 100.0 14.2 8.2 7.0 6.9 7.9 10.2 12.6 10.1 8.5 14.3 1,027.50 1,057.30

Wyoming 55,670 100.0 17.5 8.9 7.7 6.9 8.3 9.0 9.9 9.1 7.9 14.9 998.80 1,011.00

(Continued)
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CONTACT: Shirley Turpin (410) 965-0181.

Outlying areas

American 

Samoa 1,640 100.0 59.8 13.4 6.7 4.3 4.3 3.7 3.0 0.6 1.8 2.4 583.80 534.30

Guam 6,870 100.0 49.3 12.2 10.3 7.1 5.5 4.5 1.7 2.8 1.9 4.5 672.20 603.50

Northern 

Mariana 

Islands 1,090 100.0 66.1 8.3 6.4 4.6 4.6 0.9 b 2.8 1.8 4.6 563.30 516.50

Puerto Rico 335,040 100.0 47.5 14.0 10.8 7.7 5.6 4.5 3.0 2.2 1.6 3.1 668.70 616.50

Virgin Islands 10,380 100.0 27.8 12.3 9.7 10.0 6.6 7.9 5.3 6.1 4.4 9.7 865.70 800.50

Foreign countries 261,780 100.0 60.0 9.5 7.0 5.3 4.5 3.5 3.0 2.2 1.6 3.3 565.40 518.00

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: The sum of individual categories may not equal 100 percent because of individual rounding.

a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.

b. Base figure is too small to meet statistical standards for reliability of derived figures.

Table 5.J6—Percentage distribution of monthly benefit for retired workers, by state or other area and monthly 

benefit, December 2005—Continued

State or area Number

Percentage distribution by dollar amount of benefit

Monthly benefit 

(dollars)

Total

Less

than

600.00

600.00–

699.90

700.00–

799.90

800.00–

899.90

900.00–

999.90

1,000.00–

1,099.90

1,100.00–

1,199.90

1,200.00–

1,299.90

1,300.00–

1,399.90

1,400.00

or more Average Median
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Table 5.J8—Percentage distribution of disabled workers, by state or other area and monthly benefit,

December 2005

State or area Number

Percentage distribution by dollar amount of benefit

Monthly benefit 

(dollars)

Total

Less

than

600.00

600.00–

699.90

700.00–

799.90

800.00–

899.90

900.00–

999.90

1,000.00–

1,099.90

1,100.00–

1,199.90

1,200.00–

1,299.90

1,300.00–

1,399.90

1,400.00

or more Average Median

All areas a 6,510,420 100.0 19.9 12.1 11.2 9.9 8.5 7.3 6.1 5.0 4.4 15.6 937.90 866.50

Alabama 169,400 100.0 20.7 13.6 12.0 10.5 8.9 7.0 5.5 4.7 3.9 13.1 906.90 833.50

Alaska 9,620 100.0 23.3 12.6 13.0 9.4 7.2 6.8 4.5 3.7 4.3 15.4 911.80 813.30

Arizona 121,280 100.0 17.3 12.1 10.9 9.8 8.5 7.3 6.4 5.0 5.0 17.6 969.80 898.50

Arkansas 102,860 100.0 21.2 13.2 12.0 11.1 9.3 8.1 5.7 4.8 3.8 10.6 887.40 829.00

California 555,200 100.0 21.0 11.3 10.2 9.0 8.0 7.0 5.9 5.0 4.6 18.0 954.60 882.00

Colorado 73,460 100.0 19.6 12.3 11.4 10.0 8.6 7.5 6.3 5.7 4.0 14.6 934.10 866.50

Connecticut 64,490 100.0 17.1 11.4 11.1 9.6 8.5 7.3 6.4 5.2 5.0 18.3 981.00 909.00

Delaware 20,570 100.0 16.5 11.6 11.4 9.4 7.3 7.8 7.1 5.8 4.5 18.7 983.90 914.00

District of Columbia 9,600 100.0 23.6 13.0 13.3 10.9 10.5 5.6 5.8 4.5 3.4 9.2 856.50 799.50

Florida 394,700 100.0 18.6 12.3 11.3 10.2 8.8 7.5 6.3 5.1 4.6 15.2 942.90 874.50

Georgia 197,150 100.0 18.8 12.1 12.1 10.8 9.4 8.0 6.6 4.8 4.3 13.1 924.40 862.00

Hawaii 18,700 100.0 17.5 11.9 11.5 9.3 7.5 8.7 6.6 5.8 4.0 17.2 963.50 897.00

Idaho 29,260 100.0 21.5 12.7 11.6 9.2 8.2 7.3 5.6 5.5 4.3 14.1 913.40 843.00

Illinois 219,240 100.0 19.2 11.6 10.3 9.5 8.2 7.2 6.1 5.1 4.7 18.1 965.60 893.00

Indiana 141,510 100.0 20.5 12.0 11.0 9.9 8.2 7.0 6.1 4.7 4.4 16.2 938.20 864.00

Iowa 60,680 100.0 22.9 12.8 10.9 9.5 8.9 6.7 6.6 4.9 4.3 12.5 896.10 831.50

Kansas 54,250 100.0 21.4 12.5 11.7 10.1 8.4 7.2 6.5 5.0 4.1 13.0 908.80 840.00

Kentucky 159,040 100.0 22.3 12.0 10.8 9.5 8.0 6.9 5.7 5.1 4.2 15.6 923.50 850.80

Louisiana 108,710 100.0 21.5 11.5 10.6 9.5 7.9 6.4 6.1 5.0 4.5 16.9 937.00 868.00

Maine 45,290 100.0 23.1 13.7 12.6 11.1 9.3 6.7 6.1 4.8 3.3 9.3 863.20 803.50

Maryland 91,530 100.0 18.2 11.0 10.7 10.2 8.6 7.9 6.0 4.9 4.8 17.5 967.10 897.90

Massachusetts 153,820 100.0 19.2 13.0 12.4 10.6 8.9 7.0 6.1 4.8 3.8 14.2 924.00 849.00

Michigan 238,110 100.0 19.4 10.7 9.5 8.4 7.8 6.6 5.9 5.0 5.0 21.8 994.30 923.00

Minnesota 89,130 100.0 20.4 12.8 11.5 10.0 8.8 7.1 5.6 5.0 4.5 14.3 922.10 852.50

Mississippi 107,510 100.0 20.4 13.7 13.4 12.1 9.1 7.1 5.8 4.6 3.8 10.0 880.00 819.00

Missouri 161,870 100.0 20.6 12.9 11.7 10.4 8.8 7.6 5.7 4.5 4.2 13.6 913.30 843.00

Montana 19,920 100.0 22.2 12.3 11.5 10.1 8.5 7.3 5.5 4.8 4.7 13.0 903.40 840.00

Nebraska 33,610 100.0 22.7 13.2 12.7 9.5 8.1 6.9 6.4 5.0 4.0 11.6 889.10 813.50

Nevada 44,570 100.0 14.2 11.1 10.9 9.1 8.5 8.3 7.5 5.7 5.0 19.8 1,007.60 952.50

New Hampshire 32,250 100.0 17.3 12.6 11.8 10.4 9.1 8.0 6.5 4.8 5.1 14.3 943.30 879.00

New Jersey 154,750 100.0 16.1 10.0 10.2 9.2 8.4 7.3 6.3 5.6 4.8 22.1 1,023.00 952.50

New Mexico 45,390 100.0 21.8 12.8 11.7 10.3 9.0 6.8 6.1 4.9 3.9 12.8 901.60 832.50

New York 401,030 100.0 18.8 11.0 10.2 9.0 8.1 6.9 6.1 4.8 4.8 20.4 988.70 913.50

North Carolina 249,410 100.0 17.7 12.1 12.2 11.5 10.1 8.5 6.7 5.4 4.1 11.8 920.70 870.00

North Dakota 11,040 100.0 24.1 13.7 10.6 11.4 8.7 6.2 5.3 5.2 4.1 10.8 873.30 811.00

Ohio 242,530 100.0 24.1 11.7 10.4 9.2 7.7 6.5 5.6 4.7 4.5 15.6 914.10 839.50

Oklahoma 90,330 100.0 20.6 12.0 11.5 9.8 8.5 7.1 6.5 5.4 4.4 14.3 924.30 857.50

Oregon 77,220 100.0 21.0 11.5 10.7 9.8 8.1 7.4 6.0 4.7 4.2 16.5 938.50 868.30

Pennsylvania 293,100 100.0 19.2 11.7 10.5 9.4 8.2 7.6 6.5 5.5 4.7 16.7 954.40 891.50

Rhode Island 28,790 100.0 20.1 13.5 11.8 10.5 8.9 6.9 5.7 5.2 3.9 13.4 913.30 842.00

South Carolina 129,160 100.0 16.9 11.7 12.4 11.5 9.6 8.7 6.8 5.6 4.3 12.4 931.80 876.50

South Dakota 14,780 100.0 23.5 12.1 13.3 10.2 9.8 5.5 6.0 4.9 3.7 11.1 876.90 812.30

Tennessee 181,130 100.0 20.2 12.7 12.3 11.1 9.1 7.8 6.2 4.8 3.8 12.0 903.90 841.00

Texas 378,720 100.0 20.7 12.1 11.2 10.0 8.6 7.4 6.4 5.1 4.3 14.2 923.80 856.50

Utah 29,460 100.0 22.4 12.2 10.8 9.0 7.8 6.4 6.2 4.2 4.2 16.8 928.10 843.80

Vermont 16,020 100.0 21.0 13.2 12.7 9.8 9.7 8.4 5.3 4.8 3.6 11.4 888.90 831.50

Virginia 165,120 100.0 18.5 11.6 11.7 10.2 8.8 7.9 6.3 5.1 4.4 15.5 945.00 879.00

Washington 122,460 100.0 20.8 11.7 10.5 9.3 8.2 6.7 5.7 4.9 4.5 17.8 952.40 873.50

West Virginia 80,270 100.0 20.1 10.0 10.0 8.6 7.8 6.6 6.1 5.0 4.9 20.7 981.30 918.50

Wisconsin 108,870 100.0 19.7 12.2 11.2 9.8 8.6 7.2 5.9 5.2 4.1 16.1 939.10 868.00

Wyoming 10,070 100.0 22.6 12.1 11.0 8.2 7.1 5.4 6.5 5.3 6.4 15.5 935.90 848.00

(Continued)
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CONTACT: Shirley Turpin (410) 965-0181.

Outlying areas

American 

Samoa 1,250 100.0 40.8 10.4 8.8 12.0 12.0 7.2 3.2 3.2 1.6 0.8 701.00 690.00

Guam 1,270 100.0 31.5 11.0 14.2 6.3 11.0 6.3 3.9 3.1 3.9 8.7 808.60 739.50

Northern 

Mariana 

Islands 140 100.0 bbbbb b b b b b 440.90 399.00

Puerto Rico 137,050 100.0 21.9 19.7 16.6 12.3 8.4 6.5 4.5 2.8 2.1 5.2 805.50 748.00

Virgin Islands 1,330 100.0 13.5 14.3 11.3 9.8 12.8 9.0 8.3 3.0 2.3 15.8 944.50 910.00

Foreign countries 12,030 100.0 30.8 11.5 9.7 9.8 6.9 5.9 6.1 5.2 3.5 10.7 819.00 783.00

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: The sum of individual categories may not equal 100 percent because of individual rounding.

a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.

b. Base figure is too small to meet statistical standards for reliability of derived figures.

Table 5.J8—Percentage distribution of disabled workers, by state or other area and monthly benefit,

December 2005—Continued

State or area Number

Percentage distribution by dollar amount of benefit

Monthly benefit 

(dollars)

Total

Less

than

600.00

600.00–

699.90

700.00–

799.90

800.00–

899.90

900.00–

999.90

1,000.00–

1,099.90

1,100.00–

1,199.90

1,200.00–

1,299.90

1,300.00–

1,399.90

1,400.00

or more Average Median
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Table 5.J9—Percentage distribution of nondisabled widow(er)s, by state or other area and monthly benefit, 

December 2005

State or area Number

Percentage distribution by dollar amount of benefit

Monthly benefit

(dollars)

Total

Less

than

600.00

600.00–

699.90

700.00–

799.90

800.00–

899.90

900.00–

999.90

1,000.00–

1,099.90

1,100.00–

1,199.90

1,200.00–

1,299.90

1,300.00–

1,399.90

1,400.00

or more Average Median

All areas a 4,356,450 100.0 14.8 6.8 8.8 10.5 12.5 13.3 10.8 7.7 5.5 9.3 966.70 974.00

Alabama 85,730 100.0 19.8 8.7 10.7 11.1 12.6 11.7 8.9 6.2 4.0 6.3 896.80 897.00

Alaska 4,560 100.0 20.2 7.7 7.9 12.3 11.0 13.8 11.0 5.0 4.2 7.0 912.80 917.50

Arizona 71,050 100.0 11.6 5.3 7.5 10.5 13.1 15.2 12.3 8.6 6.1 9.9 1,001.70 1,012.50

Arkansas 50,440 100.0 21.5 10.0 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.4 8.5 5.6 3.5 5.0 868.20 861.50

California 369,690 100.0 14.8 6.2 8.1 9.6 11.7 12.9 10.8 7.8 5.9 12.0 994.80 996.50

Colorado 51,090 100.0 13.7 6.6 9.0 10.8 11.3 13.6 11.6 7.9 5.8 9.6 977.40 987.50

Connecticut 44,920 100.0 7.8 4.6 6.8 8.8 12.8 14.2 12.6 9.7 8.3 14.2 1,072.10 1,061.30

Delaware 12,050 100.0 8.5 4.7 6.9 11.5 11.8 16.5 12.9 9.5 6.4 11.2 1,039.80 1,035.50

District of Columbia 6,110 100.0 36.0 9.0 8.8 11.1 8.7 8.0 4.9 3.1 2.3 8.0 805.90 753.00

Florida 270,250 100.0 12.1 6.3 9.0 11.1 12.9 13.8 11.0 8.0 5.5 10.2 993.10 990.00

Georgia 105,110 100.0 18.9 8.8 10.1 11.5 11.8 11.2 8.9 6.8 4.4 7.7 913.20 907.50

Hawaii 15,130 100.0 17.3 6.3 8.9 11.9 12.5 13.0 9.8 7.7 5.0 7.6 945.20 950.00

Idaho 18,320 100.0 9.3 6.8 8.8 12.1 14.5 15.9 12.9 7.5 5.0 7.4 985.00 989.00

Illinois 177,310 100.0 10.1 5.1 7.2 10.1 13.0 15.0 11.7 9.5 6.9 11.6 1,031.20 1,030.50

Indiana 95,180 100.0 7.2 4.9 7.7 10.5 14.4 17.0 13.0 9.6 6.4 9.1 1,029.80 1,032.50

Iowa 55,680 100.0 9.0 6.9 9.6 11.7 14.9 14.8 11.2 8.1 5.4 8.4 991.50 989.30

Kansas 41,770 100.0 9.5 6.2 8.3 10.3 13.0 13.9 12.0 9.0 6.9 10.8 1,024.70 1,019.50

Kentucky 80,620 100.0 21.7 8.7 10.1 10.8 12.1 12.0 9.0 6.0 4.3 5.3 880.70 888.80

Louisiana 89,610 100.0 21.0 8.5 10.7 10.9 11.3 11.6 9.6 5.5 4.0 6.8 891.40 888.50

Maine 23,230 100.0 16.8 7.4 12.2 11.3 13.0 11.5 9.4 5.7 5.6 7.1 924.30 917.00

Maryland 68,500 100.0 14.5 6.4 8.0 10.2 11.9 13.7 10.6 7.8 5.7 11.1 985.90 990.50

Massachusetts 87,400 100.0 13.9 5.8 8.1 10.0 12.2 13.0 10.7 8.2 6.1 12.0 1,000.50 999.80

Michigan 162,380 100.0 6.7 4.2 7.2 10.7 14.7 16.5 13.1 9.8 7.0 10.0 1,043.40 1,037.50

Minnesota 71,030 100.0 12.2 6.7 8.5 10.5 12.5 13.9 11.9 8.7 6.0 9.1 988.40 997.50

Mississippi 48,320 100.0 26.9 10.0 10.5 10.2 11.3 9.4 7.5 5.0 3.8 5.3 837.90 824.30

Missouri 92,000 100.0 13.1 6.8 9.6 11.1 13.0 13.6 11.3 8.1 5.2 8.3 967.60 974.50

Montana 15,500 100.0 12.9 7.2 9.2 12.9 14.5 13.7 11.2 7.1 4.0 7.4 954.80 951.30

Nebraska 27,620 100.0 10.3 7.6 10.1 11.7 13.4 12.6 11.2 8.0 5.3 9.8 993.80 976.50

Nevada 24,170 100.0 11.3 5.3 8.4 10.6 11.4 14.6 12.8 9.0 5.9 10.7 1,011.60 1,025.50

New Hampshire 16,550 100.0 9.2 5.7 8.3 10.9 12.9 15.3 11.5 9.4 5.7 11.1 1,022.70 1,015.50

New Jersey 112,710 100.0 8.1 4.8 7.4 9.1 12.5 14.3 12.3 9.4 7.9 14.2 1,064.50 1,055.00

New Mexico 26,540 100.0 20.9 9.5 9.3 9.5 12.5 11.4 8.9 7.0 4.8 6.3 895.10 907.80

New York 249,540 100.0 10.5 5.8 8.5 10.4 13.0 14.1 11.6 8.4 6.3 11.5 1,020.40 1,012.50

North Carolina 116,020 100.0 19.0 8.4 10.9 11.6 11.9 11.1 9.1 6.4 4.3 7.2 907.30 900.50

North Dakota 14,640 100.0 15.7 8.9 12.3 11.5 12.4 12.2 8.3 6.4 4.8 7.4 927.30 913.00

Ohio 217,530 100.0 11.4 5.2 7.7 9.5 13.9 15.5 12.8 8.9 6.2 9.0 999.50 1,014.50

Oklahoma 60,360 100.0 15.0 7.7 10.1 11.2 13.9 13.1 10.7 6.6 5.0 6.9 939.00 942.50

Oregon 52,400 100.0 8.6 5.8 8.1 11.1 13.8 14.9 13.4 8.6 5.9 9.8 1,017.20 1,014.00

Pennsylvania 241,550 100.0 8.1 5.7 8.1 10.8 14.8 16.2 12.8 9.1 5.5 8.9 1,014.40 1,015.50

Rhode Island 13,590 100.0 9.9 6.3 7.8 10.6 15.9 14.5 9.9 7.3 6.7 11.1 1,013.30 998.50

South Carolina 60,520 100.0 19.9 8.5 9.8 11.3 11.7 11.5 9.2 5.9 4.9 7.2 904.20 903.50

South Dakota 14,480 100.0 16.1 9.7 11.3 13.1 13.1 11.3 9.3 6.0 3.9 6.3 916.30 898.30

Tennessee 98,080 100.0 17.2 8.2 10.9 11.4 12.4 11.9 9.5 6.3 4.6 7.6 923.10 915.80

Texas 302,200 100.0 18.0 8.1 9.2 10.5 11.3 11.7 9.8 7.3 4.9 9.3 939.90 937.50

Utah 20,410 100.0 11.7 5.1 6.9 7.2 11.2 15.5 12.6 9.1 7.7 13.1 1,033.10 1,053.50

Vermont 9,230 100.0 15.0 7.3 9.3 9.1 13.3 13.8 10.8 6.7 6.3 8.5 963.80 973.50

Virginia 100,000 100.0 17.8 8.3 9.4 11.3 11.9 11.8 9.7 6.7 5.0 8.3 929.70 927.80

Washington 76,080 100.0 8.8 5.0 7.4 10.7 13.0 15.4 12.9 9.2 6.4 11.1 1,032.40 1,030.50

West Virginia 48,200 100.0 14.4 8.9 10.3 10.8 14.2 14.4 10.0 7.5 4.5 5.1 927.20 943.00

Wisconsin 83,240 100.0 7.6 5.1 8.6 10.9 13.9 16.7 13.8 8.9 5.9 8.6 1,019.70 1,021.50

Wyoming 6,910 100.0 9.6 8.0 7.7 11.6 10.4 17.5 8.7 10.6 5.1 11.0 1,008.60 1,013.50

(Continued)
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Outlying areas

American 

Samoa 430 100.0 bbbbb b b b b b 576.20 470.00

Guam 930 100.0 50.5 9.7 12.9 5.4 6.5 4.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 4.3 686.80 596.10

Northern 

Mariana 

Islands 160 100.0 bbbbb b b b b b 391.10 357.20

Puerto Rico 72,100 100.0 58.4 12.2 9.2 6.5 4.6 3.1 2.1 1.4 0.8 1.6 594.40 542.50

Virgin Islands 1,190 100.0 34.5 15.1 10.9 7.6 7.6 9.2 5.9 5.9 0.8 2.5 751.50 703.00

Foreign countries 75,550 100.0 51.1 12.2 9.4 7.5 6.3 4.4 3.1 2.2 1.2 2.6 626.90 592.00

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

NOTE: The sum of individual categories may not equal 100 percent because of individual rounding.

a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.

b. Base figure is too small to meet statistical standards for reliability of derived figures.

Table 5.J9—Percentage distribution of nondisabled widow(er)s, by state or other area and monthly benefit, 

December 2005—Continued

State or area Number

Percentage distribution by dollar amount of benefit

Monthly benefit

(dollars)

Total

Less

than

600.00

600.00–

699.90

700.00–

799.90

800.00–

899.90

900.00–

999.90

1,000.00–

1,099.90

1,100.00–

1,199.90

1,200.00–

1,299.90

1,300.00–

1,399.90

1,400.00

or more Average Median
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Table 5.J10—Number of children, by state or other area and type of benefit, December 2005

State or area Total

Children under age 18 of— Disabled adult children of— Students aged 18–19 of—

Subtotal

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Deceased

workers Subtotal

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Deceased

workers Subtotal

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Deceased

workers

All areas a 4,032,310 3,132,060 281,330 1,521,340 1,329,390 773,850 193,040 69,880 510,930 126,400 15,140 47,920 63,340

Alabama 96,730 75,530 5,370 40,410 29,750 17,170 3,410 2,000 11,760 4,030 390 1,880 1,760

Alaska 8,770 7,650 990 2,540 4,120 800 260 20 520 320 60 90 170

Arizona 71,680 59,420 5,120 29,090 25,210 9,730 2,550 1,180 6,000 2,530 340 920 1,270

Arkansas 54,740 43,700 2,800 24,280 16,620 9,170 1,800 1,310 6,060 1,870 240 810 820

California 354,070 283,760 33,750 122,400 127,610 63,570 19,680 4,850 39,040 6,740 1,000 2,220 3,520

Colorado 44,410 36,550 3,110 15,720 17,720 6,390 1,840 710 3,840 1,470 230 470 770

Connecticut 41,560 31,210 2,770 15,540 12,900 9,510 2,380 700 6,430 840 110 340 390

Delaware 12,170 9,850 840 4,900 4,110 1,910 560 140 1,210 410 40 190 180

District of Columbia 6,510 4,890 510 1,370 3,010 1,500 180 70 1,250 120 0 40 80

Florida 234,670 192,130 22,180 87,640 82,310 34,550 9,160 3,310 22,080 7,990 1,220 2,410 4,360

Georgia 125,300 99,330 8,020 44,770 46,540 21,060 4,360 2,080 14,620 4,910 550 1,900 2,460

Hawaii 13,590 11,000 1,970 4,250 4,780 2,440 860 80 1,500 150 40 20 90

Idaho 17,620 14,620 1,340 6,910 6,370 2,580 610 180 1,790 420 70 130 220

Illinois 155,670 118,510 11,550 52,620 54,340 32,190 7,520 2,290 22,380 4,970 590 1,720 2,660

Indiana 87,990 65,930 4,720 33,830 27,380 17,770 4,060 1,680 12,030 4,290 410 1,750 2,130

Iowa 34,640 24,460 1,640 12,030 10,790 8,730 2,300 700 5,730 1,450 130 570 750

Kansas 34,150 26,660 1,770 13,210 11,680 6,200 1,550 600 4,050 1,290 110 530 650

Kentucky 82,120 63,000 3,460 38,620 20,920 16,490 3,450 2,350 10,690 2,630 220 1,420 990

Louisiana 82,480 62,600 4,710 30,210 27,680 17,390 4,030 1,700 11,660 2,490 290 1,090 1,110

Maine 22,620 17,130 1,110 11,420 4,600 4,710 1,180 650 2,880 780 60 490 230

Maryland 64,150 51,960 4,360 19,250 28,350 11,280 2,650 600 8,030 910 100 200 610

Massachusetts 84,260 63,450 4,760 36,820 21,870 18,510 5,210 1,660 11,640 2,300 210 1,090 1,000

Michigan 151,590 113,630 9,440 57,640 46,550 33,040 8,030 2,930 22,080 4,920 470 1,910 2,540

Minnesota 52,860 38,990 2,660 19,810 16,520 12,000 3,500 740 7,760 1,870 190 780 900

Mississippi 71,020 56,580 4,810 29,370 22,400 11,750 2,280 1,590 7,880 2,690 290 970 1,430

Missouri 93,780 73,790 4,940 38,680 30,170 16,400 3,630 1,830 10,940 3,590 380 1,490 1,720

Montana 11,840 9,420 1,120 3,860 4,440 2,040 520 150 1,370 380 60 130 190

Nebraska 20,610 15,900 940 8,150 6,810 4,060 1,400 280 2,380 650 40 340 270

Nevada 25,260 22,160 2,650 9,770 9,740 2,550 680 300 1,570 550 110 150 290

New Hampshire 19,260 15,400 990 9,000 5,410 3,260 730 320 2,210 600 60 260 280

New Jersey 101,430 78,790 7,550 37,060 34,180 19,940 5,670 1,260 13,010 2,700 430 980 1,290

New Mexico 29,200 23,510 2,290 10,470 10,750 4,660 1,210 450 3,000 1,030 120 370 540

New York 248,510 186,020 20,330 99,330 66,360 56,860 15,010 4,080 37,770 5,630 900 2,000 2,730

North Carolina 132,760 103,840 6,630 54,170 43,040 24,670 5,050 3,050 16,570 4,250 440 1,770 2,040

North Dakota 7,290 5,050 390 2,270 2,390 1,920 410 150 1,360 320 30 130 160

Ohio 151,040 109,010 8,460 52,690 47,860 36,230 8,740 2,730 24,760 5,800 610 2,140 3,050

Oklahoma 54,680 42,830 3,510 19,510 19,810 9,350 2,010 980 6,360 2,500 240 780 1,480

Oregon 39,760 30,770 3,500 13,690 13,580 7,650 2,050 730 4,870 1,340 200 420 720

Pennsylvania 176,380 131,070 9,540 68,350 53,180 39,800 9,670 3,600 26,530 5,510 590 2,290 2,630

Rhode Island 14,940 11,210 790 6,390 4,030 3,420 740 340 2,340 310 50 130 130

South Carolina 74,570 58,300 3,830 29,940 24,530 13,680 2,810 1,330 9,540 2,590 150 950 1,490

South Dakota 10,200 7,360 410 3,260 3,690 2,340 520 190 1,630 500 50 140 310

Tennessee 103,930 81,040 5,520 42,350 33,170 19,490 4,110 1,890 13,490 3,400 320 1,400 1,680

Texas 274,110 220,480 20,070 92,230 108,180 42,550 11,020 3,630 27,900 11,080 1,530 3,630 5,920

Utah 24,090 19,930 1,250 7,890 10,790 3,440 1,170 280 1,990 720 30 260 430

Vermont 9,000 6,770 810 3,840 2,120 2,020 480 270 1,270 210 20 60 130

Virginia 97,930 76,700 5,500 39,820 31,380 18,230 3,690 1,950 12,590 3,000 360 1,230 1,410

Washington 64,950 50,110 4,590 23,610 21,910 12,690 3,630 1,070 7,990 2,150 340 690 1,120

West Virginia 39,570 28,010 1,940 17,530 8,540 10,450 1,900 1,160 7,390 1,110 80 560 470

Wisconsin 66,720 48,070 3,360 25,080 19,630 16,230 4,290 1,280 10,660 2,420 290 1,040 1,090

Wyoming 6,320 5,310 350 2,230 2,730 820 200 120 500 190 30 80 80

(Continued)
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Outlying areas

American Samoa 2,140 2,050 380 770 900 60 10 0 50 30 0 0 30

Guam 2,380 2,250 650 450 1,150 110 50 20 40 20 0 10 10

Northern Mariana 

Islands 740 680 270 30 380 60 10 0 50 0 0 0 0

Puerto Rico 95,300 71,220 8,220 40,480 22,520 23,090 6,600 2,260 14,230 990 190 460 340

Virgin Islands 1,820 1,400 290 480 630 390 150 20 220 30 20 10 0

Foreign countries 25,090 19,770 6,120 3,060 10,590 4,930 1,470 30 3,430 390 110 70 210

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

a. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.

Table 5.J10—Number of children, by state or other area and type of benefit, December 2005—Continued

State or area Total

Children under age 18 of— Disabled adult children of— Students aged 18–19 of—

Subtotal

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Deceased

workers Subtotal

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Deceased

workers Subtotal

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Deceased

workers
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Table 5.J11—Number and total monthly benefits for beneficiaries in foreign countries, 

December 2005

Region and country a

Number

Total monthly benefits

(thousands of dollars)

All

beneficiaries

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers Widow(er)s b

Wives and

husbands Children

All

beneficiaries

Retired

workers

All countries 441,693 263,387 12,296 78,922 63,313 23,775 235,254 149,425

Canada 100,747 59,022 2,424 18,393 18,456 2,452 45,396 28,116

Mexico 47,384 22,973 1,255 12,395 5,408 5,353 24,820 13,033

Central America and Caribbean 22,407 15,743 1,152 2,038 1,295 2,179 15,521 11,537

Barbados 1,036 860 22 80 53 21 810 692

Costa Rica 3,540 2,418 224 354 220 324 2,790 2,020

Dominican Republic 6,503 4,270 434 439 373 987 3,983 2,823

El Salvador 973 685 60 86 56 86 609 443

Guatemala 1,240 832 60 150 65 133 825 574

Honduras 954 611 57 92 55 139 696 479

Jamaica 2,724 2,182 72 213 160 97 1,880 1,564

Panama 1,117 692 83 149 66 127 813 523

Trinidad and Tobago 881 691 28 79 46 37 675 547

South America 14,925 10,213 539 2,048 1,283 842 10,065 7,197

Argentina 3,221 2,052 63 550 445 111 2,091 1,431

Brazil 1,956 1,171 65 383 193 144 1,412 895

Chile 1,382 935 39 214 121 73 997 708

Colombia 3,301 2,427 174 331 164 205 2,190 1,645

Ecuador 2,350 1,736 98 220 143 153 1,513 1,153

Peru 911 612 46 126 67 60 639 447

Uruguay 776 590 27 73 71 15 499 396

Africa 1,887 1,114 147 200 132 294 1,331 878

Asia 45,034 23,293 1,588 9,237 5,456 5,460 29,127 17,397

Cyprus 508 295 21 103 67 22 320 204

Hong Kong 929 517 9 256 106 41 588 368

India 912 619 55 79 88 71 649 455

Israel 8,571 4,879 215 1,323 1,314 840 5,760 3,782

Japan 7,972 3,980 51 1,859 1,823 259 5,641 3,276

Philippines 19,309 9,165 801 4,985 1,588 2,770 11,509 6,253

Thailand 1,552 1,118 126 87 43 178 1,374 1,023

Turkey 685 426 33 125 67 34 502 329

Yemen 1,456 452 76 124 79 725 710 333

Europe 201,217 125,795 4,940 33,540 30,208 6,734 103,720 67,578

Austria 2,452 1,559 76 414 323 80 1,263 812

Belgium 1,722 1,062 18 286 292 64 892 574

Croatia 1,485 899 139 248 108 91 1,119 717

Czech Republic 572 416 40 73 19 24 481 357

Denmark 868 538 14 185 98 33 643 405

Finland 815 519 29 127 102 38 470 302

France 10,661 6,930 90 1,608 1,730 303 5,839 4,076

Germany 33,448 20,837 746 5,203 5,377 1,285 14,896 9,095

Greece 22,640 13,416 706 4,297 3,504 717 11,678 7,409

Hungary 1,903 1,436 95 203 96 73 1,609 1,265

Ireland 8,518 5,738 211 1,136 1,052 381 5,113 3,688

Italy 33,865 20,010 637 7,378 4,841 999 17,461 10,975

Malta 584 312 28 137 67 40 418 239

Netherlands 4,407 2,798 63 625 781 140 1,942 1,261

Norway 6,432 3,820 110 1,192 1,163 147 2,571 1,550

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Poland 5,268 3,607 268 730 482 181 2,992 2,017

Portugal 12,050 8,243 673 1,543 1,243 348 6,547 4,645

Serbia 959 592 68 185 78 36 666 415

Spain 9,875 5,817 242 1,928 1,559 329 5,606 3,566

Sweden 3,464 2,287 74 411 555 137 1,502 974

Switzerland 6,435 4,367 56 699 1,173 140 2,654 1,850

United Kingdom 30,210 18,884 467 4,543 5,274 1,042 15,599 10,155

Oceania 8,092 5,234 251 1,071 1,075 461 5,275 3,689

Australia 6,656 4,310 181 935 963 267 4,196 2,909

New Zealand 1,003 695 45 88 86 89 783 593

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

a. Countries with 500 or more beneficiaries are shown separately. The total and continent subtotals include all foreign residents.

b. Includes nondisabled and disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.

Table 5.J11—Number and total monthly benefits for beneficiaries in foreign countries, 

December 2005—Continued

Region and country a

Number

Total monthly benefits

(thousands of dollars)

All

beneficiaries

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers Widow(er)s b

Wives and

husbands Children

All

beneficiaries

Retired

workers
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Table 5.J14—Number, average monthly benefit, and median monthly benefit, by state or other area and type of 

disabled beneficiary, December 2005

State or area

All disabled beneficiaries Disabled workers Disabled adult children Disabled widow(er)s

Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Median

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Median

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Median

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Median

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

All areas a 7,496,490 895.40 825.00 6,510,420 937.90 866.50 773,850 616.90 609.00 212,220 607.30 577.00

Alabama 193,170 865.60 795.00 169,400 907.00 833.50 17,170 559.00 536.00 6,600 605.00 587.50

Alaska 10,620 884.20 792.25 9,620 911.80 813.25 800 643.20 641.00 200 526.00 516.00

Arizona 134,160 937.40 867.75 121,280 969.80 898.50 9,730 631.00 625.00 3,150 639.20 632.00

Arkansas 116,100 847.60 791.50 102,860 887.40 829.00 9,170 542.80 513.00 4,070 529.40 512.00

California 632,560 916.60 842.00 555,200 954.60 882.00 63,570 639.40 640.00 13,790 663.80 632.00

Colorado 81,730 902.60 836.50 73,460 934.00 866.50 6,390 637.00 645.00 1,880 575.40 527.50

Connecticut 75,610 936.20 864.00 64,490 981.00 909.00 9,510 686.20 692.00 1,610 616.60 584.00

Delaware 23,060 948.40 874.25 20,570 984.00 914.00 1,910 668.20 668.00 580 607.80 656.00

District of Columbia 11,290 811.60 752.00 9,600 856.60 799.50 1,500 558.80 524.00 190 536.80 445.00

Florida 440,270 908.20 840.00 394,700 942.80 874.50 34,550 616.20 611.00 11,020 581.60 539.50

Georgia 225,670 879.80 819.50 197,150 924.40 862.00 21,060 580.40 553.00 7,460 546.20 509.00

Hawaii 21,570 917.60 844.50 18,700 963.40 897.00 2,440 615.40 601.50 430 639.20 587.00

Idaho 32,610 887.00 817.00 29,260 913.40 843.00 2,580 645.80 627.50 770 692.40 671.00

Illinois 258,890 919.80 846.00 219,240 965.60 893.00 32,190 676.20 681.00 7,460 628.80 598.25

Indiana 164,060 899.40 824.00 141,510 938.20 864.00 17,770 663.60 676.00 4,780 629.60 624.75

Iowa 71,070 858.00 793.00 60,680 896.20 831.50 8,730 641.60 635.00 1,660 603.20 583.50

Kansas 61,890 873.40 803.00 54,250 908.80 840.00 6,200 621.60 601.25 1,440 621.40 564.00

Kentucky 182,200 879.60 804.50 159,040 923.40 850.75 16,490 552.80 518.00 6,670 643.40 616.00

Louisiana 131,910 874.80 805.00 108,710 937.00 868.00 17,390 555.20 522.00 5,810 665.60 611.00

Maine 51,110 830.40 772.00 45,290 863.20 803.50 4,710 573.20 566.00 1,110 580.60 527.00

Maryland 105,150 926.60 859.00 91,530 967.00 897.90 11,280 656.60 642.00 2,340 649.00 639.25

Massachusetts 175,770 886.60 815.00 153,820 924.00 849.00 18,510 629.80 630.00 3,440 599.00 570.50

Michigan 279,390 948.00 873.00 238,110 994.40 923.00 33,040 685.80 707.00 8,240 660.20 638.00

Minnesota 102,710 884.00 812.00 89,130 922.20 852.50 12,000 638.60 645.25 1,580 591.40 564.50

Mississippi 123,940 833.20 781.00 107,510 880.00 819.00 11,750 511.60 477.00 4,680 564.20 525.00

Missouri 183,980 876.80 809.00 161,870 913.40 843.00 16,400 617.40 610.00 5,710 588.60 546.00

Montana 22,630 869.00 803.50 19,920 903.40 840.00 2,040 633.60 644.50 670 560.40 534.00

Nebraska 38,420 853.00 780.50 33,610 889.20 813.50 4,060 614.00 603.75 750 526.20 478.00

Nevada 48,420 980.40 925.50 44,570 1,007.60 952.50 2,550 663.80 664.00 1,300 671.40 619.25

New Hampshire 36,220 909.40 847.50 32,250 943.20 879.00 3,260 645.20 637.00 710 580.00 529.00

New Jersey 178,650 976.80 902.50 154,750 1,023.00 952.50 19,940 690.60 695.50 3,960 611.40 544.75

New Mexico 51,270 863.80 800.50 45,390 901.60 832.50 4,660 549.40 531.00 1,220 654.20 633.50

New York 470,010 939.80 857.50 401,030 988.60 913.50 56,860 663.80 666.00 12,120 619.40 586.50

North Carolina 283,020 877.00 828.25 249,410 920.80 870.00 24,670 568.40 548.00 8,940 510.00 479.00

North Dakota 13,220 821.40 755.00 11,040 873.20 811.00 1,920 566.20 532.25 260 502.80 513.25

Ohio 287,750 873.60 800.50 242,530 914.20 839.50 36,230 654.40 657.00 8,990 661.40 647.00

Oklahoma 102,740 884.80 819.00 90,330 924.20 857.50 9,350 599.00 583.00 3,060 592.20 555.50

Oregon 87,250 905.40 835.50 77,220 938.40 868.25 7,650 664.20 668.00 2,380 607.80 604.50

Pennsylvania 342,790 909.20 841.00 293,100 954.40 891.50 39,800 645.80 648.00 9,890 628.80 612.00

Rhode Island 33,030 878.00 806.50 28,790 913.20 842.00 3,420 644.60 653.00 820 608.80 599.00

South Carolina 148,130 883.20 832.50 129,160 931.80 876.50 13,680 560.20 533.00 5,290 533.80 497.00

South Dakota 17,500 830.00 767.00 14,780 876.80 812.25 2,340 576.40 578.00 380 567.60 546.50

Tennessee 208,560 860.60 800.50 181,130 904.00 841.00 19,490 578.00 549.00 7,940 563.80 549.50

Texas 436,120 880.00 814.50 378,720 923.80 856.50 42,550 582.20 553.50 14,850 613.60 588.00

Utah 33,560 893.40 811.00 29,460 928.20 843.75 3,440 646.00 649.50 660 631.60 593.50

Vermont 18,530 847.00 789.00 16,020 888.80 831.50 2,020 582.60 577.00 490 570.20 603.00

Virginia 188,850 901.40 836.00 165,120 945.00 879.00 18,230 598.60 586.50 5,500 595.20 565.75

Washington 138,340 920.80 842.25 122,460 952.40 873.50 12,690 676.40 688.00 3,190 679.60 673.50

West Virginia 94,100 926.00 853.75 80,270 981.40 918.50 10,450 580.80 566.00 3,380 676.40 654.25

Wisconsin 127,590 898.40 828.50 108,870 939.00 868.00 16,230 668.40 679.00 2,490 624.80 610.00

Wyoming 11,080 905.40 808.75 10,070 935.80 848.00 820 614.00 586.50 190 546.40 576.00

(Continued)
5.J OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: Geographic Data

5.106 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Shirley Turpin (410) 965-0181.

Outlying areas

American Samoa 1,340 690.00 666.00 1,250 701.00 690.00 60 449.80 449.00 30 713.40 629.50

Guam 1,390 780.20 728.00 1,270 808.60 739.50 110 424.40 388.50 10 1,102.00 1,102.00

Northern Mariana Islands 200 418.60 363.00 140 440.80 399.00 60 366.80 239.50 0 . . . . . .

Puerto Rico 165,230 739.20 701.00 137,050 805.60 748.00 23,090 397.40 361.10 5,090 505.60 484.50

Virgin Islands 1,780 846.80 784.50 1,330 944.60 910.00 390 547.20 512.00 60 626.60 606.25

Foreign countries 17,880 701.60 654.00 12,030 819.00 783.00 4,930 439.80 401.00 920 568.20 538.50

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. Includes beneficiaries with unknown state code.

Table 5.J14—Number, average monthly benefit, and median monthly benefit, by state or other area and type of 

disabled beneficiary, December 2005—Continued

State or area

All disabled beneficiaries Disabled workers Disabled adult children Disabled widow(er)s

Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Median

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Median

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Median

monthly

benefit

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit

(dollars)

Median

monthly

benefit

(dollars)
5.K OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: Direct Deposit

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 5.107

CONTACT: Shirley Turpin (410) 965-0181.

Table 5.K1—Number and percentage of beneficiaries and average monthly benefit, by state or other area and 

direct deposit status, December 2005

State or area

All beneficiaries Beneficiaries using direct deposit Beneficiaries not using direct deposit

Number

Average monthly

benefit (dollars) Number

Percentage of

all beneficiaries

Average monthly

benefit (dollars) Number

Percentage of all

beneficiaries

Average monthly

benefit (dollars)

All areas 48,445,900 915.70 40,183,130 82.9 949.50 8,262,770 17.1 750.90

Alabama 903,830 860.40 687,590 76.1 910.60 216,240 23.9 700.80

Alaska 65,040 860.90 54,180 83.3 894.40 10,860 16.7 693.40

Arizona 918,830 940.30 828,620 90.2 966.30 90,210 9.8 701.10

Arkansas 558,200 841.20 440,550 78.9 883.80 117,650 21.1 682.00

California 4,460,390 921.40 3,890,500 87.2 945.40 569,890 12.8 757.20

Colorado 587,740 909.20 509,760 86.7 933.30 77,980 13.3 751.40

Connecticut 585,320 1,018.60 475,890 81.3 1,048.80 109,430 18.7 887.00

Delaware 152,340 973.70 133,050 87.3 999.70 19,290 12.7 794.40

District of Columbia 71,190 803.70 55,620 78.1 839.70 15,570 21.9 675.10

Florida 3,423,660 927.60 3,089,250 90.2 950.80 334,410 9.8 713.20

Georgia 1,231,430 887.30 973,030 79.0 931.90 258,400 21.0 719.40

Hawaii 202,890 926.40 180,090 88.8 945.50 22,800 11.2 775.30

Idaho 227,580 900.20 202,360 88.9 920.50 25,220 11.1 737.20

Illinois 1,898,060 958.30 1,583,660 83.4 985.90 314,400 16.6 819.00

Indiana 1,055,020 960.20 871,500 82.6 991.60 183,520 17.4 810.90

Iowa 548,480 924.40 484,030 88.2 944.90 64,450 11.8 770.80

Kansas 450,980 942.10 389,050 86.3 967.10 61,930 13.7 785.40

Kentucky 798,940 849.00 581,600 72.8 901.40 217,340 27.2 708.90

Louisiana 716,000 834.80 532,930 74.4 887.30 183,070 25.6 681.70

Maine 269,310 846.60 218,560 81.2 880.10 50,750 18.8 702.20

Maryland 772,340 940.80 643,400 83.3 965.50 128,940 16.7 817.70

Massachusetts 1,071,720 931.30 873,160 81.5 960.90 198,560 18.5 801.30

Michigan 1,742,680 981.80 1,471,580 84.4 1,011.90 271,100 15.6 818.80

Minnesota 786,430 931.20 680,310 86.5 957.60 106,120 13.5 761.60

Mississippi 551,860 815.10 417,510 75.7 865.50 134,350 24.3 658.60

Missouri 1,064,020 901.80 874,340 82.2 934.10 189,680 17.8 752.60

Montana 168,970 886.80 145,200 85.9 909.80 23,770 14.1 746.10

Nebraska 293,510 908.70 254,880 86.8 932.80 38,630 13.2 749.50

Nevada 348,040 947.80 303,020 87.1 970.20 45,020 12.9 797.10

New Hampshire 225,550 948.30 191,520 84.9 975.10 34,030 15.1 797.20

New Jersey 1,379,170 1,026.30 1,142,910 82.9 1,052.70 236,260 17.1 898.50

New Mexico 311,120 842.90 260,140 83.6 884.60 50,980 16.4 629.90

New York 3,063,640 971.90 2,511,860 82.0 1,003.30 551,780 18.0 829.00

North Carolina 1,510,710 898.90 1,205,220 79.8 944.10 305,490 20.2 720.60

North Dakota 115,260 861.90 97,640 84.7 888.50 17,620 15.3 714.10

Ohio 1,965,370 926.10 1,567,530 79.8 958.20 397,840 20.2 799.60

Oklahoma 635,170 881.80 524,420 82.6 916.80 110,750 17.4 716.60

Oregon 624,670 941.60 569,690 91.2 957.80 54,980 8.8 774.50

Pennsylvania 2,424,590 950.30 1,999,120 82.5 977.10 425,470 17.5 824.80

Rhode Island 191,930 932.30 155,020 80.8 966.60 36,910 19.2 788.40

South Carolina 773,700 894.20 616,240 79.6 941.00 157,460 20.4 710.90

South Dakota 142,070 849.70 124,090 87.3 873.80 17,980 12.7 683.90

Tennessee 1,097,610 881.60 868,020 79.1 924.70 229,590 20.9 719.00

Texas 2,955,290 880.50 2,387,720 80.8 924.70 567,570 19.2 694.70

Utah 272,080 925.30 242,770 89.2 946.90 29,310 10.8 746.30

Vermont 112,190 905.60 93,310 83.2 933.40 18,880 16.8 767.90

Virginia 1,138,720 907.40 906,880 79.6 945.50 231,840 20.4 758.40

Washington 937,180 963.30 849,240 90.6 982.90 87,940 9.4 773.50

West Virginia 412,910 884.80 282,590 68.4 935.50 130,320 31.6 774.90

Wisconsin 951,670 952.70 832,330 87.5 974.50 119,340 12.5 800.60

Wyoming 84,240 926.10 72,820 86.4 946.80 11,420 13.6 793.90

Outlying areas

Puerto Rico 712,550 605.30 442,640 62.1 681.90 269,910 37.9 479.70

Other a

a. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.

483,710 542.90 394,190 81.5 546.90 89,520 18.5 525.50

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).
5.L OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: With Representative Payee

5.108 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Cherice N. Jefferies (410) 965-5520.

Table 5.L1—Number of beneficiaries with a representative payee as a percentage of all beneficiaries, by type of 

beneficiary and age, December 2005

Type of beneficiary and age All beneficiaries

Beneficiaries with representative payee

Number

Percentage of

all beneficiaries

Total 48,445,900 5,101,880 10.5

Adult beneficiaries 45,313,840 1,971,810 4.4

Retired workers 30,474,930 432,250 1.4

Under 65 2,823,760 5,570 0.2

65–74 14,637,820 132,390 0.9

75–84 9,656,490 147,420 1.5

85 or older 3,356,860 146,870 4.4

Disabled workers 6,510,420 764,630 11.7

Under 35 420,210 130,890 31.1

35–44 985,500 174,320 17.7

45–54 2,013,980 244,720 12.2

55 or older 3,090,730 214,700 6.9

Wives and husbands 2,681,460 22,200 0.8

Under 65 423,250 2,730 0.6

65–74 1,304,890 9,050 0.7

75–84 823,230 7,400 0.9

85 or older 130,090 3,020 2.3

Widow(er)s a

a. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.

4,534,560 130,470 2.9

Under 65 618,110 2,700 0.4

65–74 1,264,450 20,730 1.6

75–84 1,651,910 45,070 2.7

85 or older 1,000,090 61,970 6.2

Disabled widow(er)s 212,220 14,010 6.6

Under 55 28,060 2,030 7.2

55–64 184,160 11,980 6.5

Disabled adult children 773,850 604,780 78.2

Under 35 211,720 150,400 71.0

35–44 199,390 153,590 77.0

45–54 189,070 153,920 81.4

55 or older 173,670 146,870 84.6

Students aged 18–19 126,400 3,470 2.7

Children under age 18 3,132,060 3,130,070 99.9

In custody of parent payee 2,801,350 2,801,350 100.0

Not in custody of parent payee 330,710 328,720 99.4

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.
5.M OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: International Agreements

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 5.109

Table 5.M1—Number of beneficiaries and average monthly benefit under U.S. totalization agreements, by 

country and type of benefit, December 1983–2005, selected years

Year and country Total

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Wives and

husbands Widow(er)s a Children

Number

1983 1,541 970 97 266 109 99

1984 2,717 1,664 254 435 202 162

1985 7,857 4,773 404 1,730 578 372

1990 27,662 17,432 1,609 5,801 2,078 742

1995 54,806 35,925 2,428 10,974 4,431 1,048

1996 59,455 39,085 2,514 11,917 4,893 1,046

1997 63,842 42,163 2,662 12,583 5,342 1,092

1998 68,748 45,632 2,708 13,376 5,926 1,106

1999 74,933 50,018 2,749 14,421 6,636 1,109

2000 82,404 55,398 2,687 15,806 7,302 1,211

2001 88,770 59,713 2,859 17,013 7,917 1,268

2002 94,350 63,418 2,992 18,032 8,585 1,323

2003 99,728 67,055 2,986 19,171 9,190 1,326

2004 106,096 71,782 2,826 20,308 9,835 1,345

2005 112,910 76,590 2,974 21,554 10,443 1,349

Australia 901 659 53 157 18 14

Austria 1,035 760 63 143 46 23

Belgium 663 466 5 121 59 12

Canada 44,513 27,977 1,396 9,338 5,326 476

Chile 72 55 b 14 b b

Finland 233 169 10 41 8 5

France 3,875 2,781 39 691 303 61

Germany 17,890 13,363 598 2,711 1,006 212

Greece 2,921 2,004 134 535 197 51

Ireland 1,470 1,040 32 271 101 26

Italy 8,545 5,478 111 1,634 1,203 119

Korea 9 7 bbbb

Luxembourg 47 27 5 b 4 b

Netherlands 2,352 1,661 9 502 150 30

Norway 3,590 2,326 96 729 401 38

Portugal 1,868 1,212 114 294 216 32

Spain 2,190 1,370 77 453 245 45

Sweden 1,782 1,322 33 332 69 26

Switzerland 3,653 2,670 36 733 174 40

United Kingdom 15,301 11,243 163 2,844 914 137

(Continued)
5.M OASDI Current-Pay Benefits: International Agreements

5.110 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Dana N. Mercer (410) 966-6377.

Average monthly benefit (dollars)

1983 62.61 68.77 145.68 24.01 49.27 40.16

1984 79.29 90.32 144.07 25.64 51.61 42.90

1985 73.52 86.52 147.43 32.04 60.94 38.79

1990 108.07 122.87 223.71 44.37 88.01 63.88

1995 134.13 155.20 271.21 51.27 108.60 69.88

1996 138.89 160.65 287.11 52.80 112.45 74.22

1997 143.69 165.94 298.78 54.24 115.62 74.27

1998 146.37 169.15 305.43 55.08 117.87 73.49

1999 151.22 174.94 312.05 56.58 123.64 78.56

2000 157.03 182.39 324.60 59.01 127.96 79.70

2001 162.05 188.04 340.20 60.96 131.50 83.98

2002 165.18 191.74 345.58 62.45 134.02 86.28

2003 168.89 196.31 355.12 64.04 138.42 89.42

2004 173.70 202.10 367.43 66.37 142.91 96.73

2005 180.95 209.68 392.57 69.85 149.14 104.17

Australia 185.91 189.81 451.49 82.96 233.28 90.64

Austria 207.05 232.87 270.73 67.76 179.72 100.00

Belgium 182.27 213.92 348.80 68.43 166.79 108.00

Canada 156.05 180.02 372.35 66.25 135.36 105.60

Chile 190.97 213.18 b 86.86 b b

Finland 181.57 189.61 513.10 69.44 199.13 138.00

France 194.55 226.50 421.58 73.88 169.99 81.33

Germany 215.38 243.15 387.41 68.93 163.26 99.77

Greece 160.29 170.83 394.61 71.11 151.34 100.37

Ireland 202.06 225.43 617.03 76.96 194.38 90.31

Italy 169.28 201.07 482.69 68.47 139.47 99.18

Korea 263.89 299.00 bbbb

Luxembourg 209.65 240.43 330.80 b 212.75 b

Netherlands 175.20 203.64 704.11 73.51 183.25 103.13

Norway 176.51 197.45 405.17 76.61 185.26 140.84

Portugal 180.09 188.24 444.17 71.92 153.77 102.16

Spain 162.15 185.08 372.62 65.47 154.68 117.62

Sweden 162.44 180.65 327.82 73.20 182.18 113.73

Switzerland 172.03 197.52 445.85 70.88 165.68 105.60

United Kingdom 224.80 263.82 444.56 78.18 179.15 109.43

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

a. Includes nondisabled and disabled widow(er)s, mothers and fathers, and parents.

b. Not shown to avoid disclosure of information regarding particular individuals.

Table 5.M1—Number of beneficiaries and average monthly benefit under U.S. totalization agreements, by 

country and type of benefit, December 1983–2005, selected years—Continued

Year and country Total

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Wives and

husbands Widow(er)s a Children
Section 6. Old-Age,

Survivors, and

Disability Insurance

Benefi ts Awarded

Summary 6.1

Retired Workers 6.11

Disabled Workers 6.18

Dependents and Survivors 6.22

Benefi ts Withheld 6.36

Benefi ts Terminated 6.40

6.A OASDI Benefits Awarded: Summary

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 6.1

Table 6.A1—Number, by type of benefit, 1940–2005

Year

All

benefits

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Wives and

husbands of— Children of—

Widowed

mothers

and

fathers Widow(er)s Parents

Special

age-72

beneficiariesRetired

workers

Disabled

workers

Retired

workers

Deceased

workers

Disabled

workers

Total 199,062,536 82,033,280 22,225,928 18,833,994 3,840,229 7,370,980 21,563,774 15,548,349 4,860,835 21,403,466 114,267 1,267,434

1940 254,984 132,335 . . . 34,555 . . . 8,249 51,133 . . . 23,260 4,600 852 . . .

1941 269,286 114,660 . . . 36,213 . . . 6,031 69,588 . . . 30,502 11,020 1,272 . . .

1942 258,116 99,622 . . . 33,250 . . . 4,859 72,525 . . . 31,820 14,774 1,266 . . .

1943 262,865 89,070 . . . 31,916 . . . 3,652 81,967 . . . 35,420 19,576 1,264 . . .

1944 318,949 110,097 . . . 40,349 . . . 4,350 95,326 . . . 42,649 24,759 1,419 . . .

1945 462,463 185,174 . . . 63,068 . . . 7,215 120,299 . . . 55,108 29,844 1,755 . . .

1946 547,150 258,980 . . . 88,515 . . . 10,736 104,139 . . . 44,190 38,823 1,767 . . .

1947 572,909 271,488 . . . 94,189 . . . 12,446 103,308 . . . 42,807 45,249 3,422 . . .

1948 596,201 275,903 . . . 98,554 . . . 12,604 106,351 . . . 44,276 55,667 2,846 . . .

1949 682,241 337,273 . . . 117,356 . . . 15,854 103,068 . . . 43,087 62,928 2,675 . . .

1950 962,628 567,131 . . . 162,768 . . . 25,495 97,146 . . . 41,101 66,735 2,252 . . .

1951 1,336,432 702,984 . . . 228,887 . . . 40,958 189,542 . . . 78,323 89,591 6,147 . . .

1952 1,053,303 531,206 . . . 177,707 . . . 24,695 158,650 . . . 64,875 92,302 3,868 . . .

1953 1,419,462 771,671 . . . 246,856 . . . 33,868 178,310 . . . 71,945 112,866 3,946 . . .

1954 1,401,733 749,911 . . . 236,764 . . . 35,938 176,858 . . . 70,775 128,026 3,461 . . .

1955 1,657,773 909,883 . . . 288,915 . . . 40,402 198,393 . . . 76,018 140,624 3,538 . . .

1956 1,855,296 934,033 . . . 384,562 . . . 37,900 173,883 . . . 67,475 253,524 3,919 . . .

1957 2,832,344 1,424,975 178,802 578,012 . . . 81,842 231,321 . . . 88,174 244,633 4,585 . . .

1958 a 2,123,465 1,041,668 131,382 366,553 12,920 63,408 205,110 18,264 81,467 199,320 3,373 . . .

1959 b 2,501,802 1,089,740 177,811 390,517 54,299 83,157 265,123 78,655 102,020 252,683 7,797 . . .

1960 2,336,144 981,717 207,805 339,987 54,187 69,979 241,430 104,310 92,607 239,267 4,855 . . .

1961 3,046,653 1,361,505 279,758 394,198 77,588 126,019 264,440 189,283 98,449 251,275 4,138 . . .

1962 3,004,501 1,347,268 250,634 393,857 69,212 135,984 266,286 170,354 99,925 267,051 3,930 . . .

1963 2,729,559 1,145,602 223,739 345,610 66,543 115,220 281,511 163,967 104,960 278,709 3,698 . . .

1964 2,552,063 1,041,807 207,592 316,262 59,706 100,051 288,304 145,439 106,249 283,263 3,390 . . .

1965 3,072,426 1,183,133 253,499 321,015 69,183 134,187 451,399 197,616 100,005 359,431 2,958 . . .

1966 4,722,483 1,647,524 278,345 396,856 81,238 195,055 584,901 276,093 107,135 403,595 3,202 748,539

1967 3,596,770 1,161,130 301,359 319,503 87,296 167,676 534,568 282,662 110,762 355,589 2,658 273,567

1968 3,619,927 1,240,098 323,154 329,935 89,603 172,460 593,331 299,016 113,765 375,391 2,144 81,030

1969 3,699,633 1,272,784 344,741 335,723 94,690 176,162 622,109 313,629 116,922 375,753 2,093 45,027

1970 3,722,433 1,338,107 350,384 339,447 96,304 182,595 591,724 316,546 112,377 363,216 1,852 29,881

1971 3,965,157 1,391,403 415,897 338,219 113,222 196,589 613,193 372,224 116,548 381,262 1,635 24,965

1972 4,202,607 1,461,399 455,438 353,742 124,366 209,422 643,513 411,766 117,699 402,809 2,086 20,367

1973 4,220,493 1,493,194 491,616 349,493 128,198 217,708 618,825 413,751 118,775 372,167 1,655 15,111

1974 4,100,809 1,413,145 535,977 319,149 132,042 201,684 574,174 443,909 109,221 363,693 1,155 6,660

1975 4,427,138 1,505,750 592,049 350,558 148,741 225,579 591,118 515,216 116,224 377,246 969 3,688

1976 4,351,654 1,475,773 551,460 346,623 147,407 236,805 578,905 511,487 113,520 385,373 914 3,387

1977 4,610,730 1,593,631 568,874 390,874 151,938 259,447 587,589 518,477 118,821 416,735 870 3,474

1978 4,166,571 1,472,786 464,415 346,956 130,161 214,284 566,992 453,382 110,015 403,679 844 3,057

1979 4,229,286 1,590,854 416,713 358,163 113,243 247,800 544,549 399,172 110,424 445,555 788 2,025

1980 4,214,567 1,612,669 396,559 360,693 108,500 248,658 540,246 385,208 107,809 452,156 724 1,345

1981 4,029,827 1,578,990 351,847 338,540 95,575 211,406 535,487 339,654 99,653 477,121 606 948

1982 3,840,579 1,618,411 297,131 349,967 77,835 182,849 473,396 260,470 86,786 492,451 498 785

1983 3,755,994 1,669,738 311,549 356,274 80,079 144,945 380,992 226,895 82,464 501,688 431 939

1984 3,690,103 1,607,370 361,998 342,691 81,834 131,986 351,326 238,252 73,794 499,677 383 792

1985 3,796,394 1,690,490 377,371 356,558 83,511 128,076 332,531 253,025 72,241 501,673 381 537

1986 3,853,454 1,734,248 416,865 358,115 82,435 122,652 319,808 258,167 69,340 491,052 344 428

1987 3,733,853 1,681,716 415,848 333,333 77,316 117,984 310,573 256,742 64,777 475,035 286 243

1988 3,680,969 1,654,068 409,490 316,929 73,790 116,659 324,346 265,026 62,676 457,574 263 148

1989 3,646,349 1,656,744 425,582 310,498 69,113 106,491 307,484 261,387 59,525 449,139 281 105

1990 3,716,924 1,664,754 467,977 308,980 69,667 108,105 303,616 283,586 58,060 451,862 233 84

1991 3,865,426 1,695,346 536,434 307,000 72,754 107,261 301,459 318,188 57,896 468,788 246 54

1992 4,050,849 1,707,949 636,637 304,764 78,083 108,686 304,300 381,585 56,402 472,078 298 67

1993 4,001,201 1,661,281 635,238 290,728 74,605 106,566 311,290 398,598 56,408 466,198 238 51

1994 3,940,342 1,625,347 631,870 275,025 69,549 102,983 310,051 411,205 54,732 459,340 213 27

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1995 3,882,193 1,609,174 645,832 258,740 63,097 101,239 306,044 401,295 51,645 444,899 200 28

1996 3,793,238 1,581,452 624,335 244,014 57,528 98,655 302,480 397,350 49,150 438,081 177 16

1997 3,865,966 1,718,623 587,417 268,012 50,818 97,594 297,204 362,548 43,504 440,076 157 13

1998 3,800,259 1,631,511 608,131 263,668 47,550 96,893 294,851 371,426 42,395 443,669 152 13

1999 3,917,099 1,690,024 620,488 275,568 46,164 99,826 295,196 378,144 41,756 469,806 118 9

2000 4,290,080 1,960,649 621,650 341,503 43,941 115,358 297,686 363,632 40,491 505,021 135 14

2001 4,161,971 1,779,228 691,309 314,547 43,412 110,680 302,445 383,049 41,323 495,848 129 1

2002 4,335,714 1,812,551 750,003 317,685 45,600 116,186 310,395 419,780 40,829 522,537 139 9

2003 4,321,778 1,791,316 777,461 305,831 47,183 111,992 305,409 434,953 39,206 508,306 121 0

2004 4,458,816 1,883,060 795,775 319,430 48,016 115,391 309,472 433,699 40,030 513,839 104 0

2005 4,672,152 2,000,157 829,687 329,225 50,187 123,494 314,786 469,267 38,248 516,949 152 0

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTES: Benefits not necessarily payable at time of award.

. . . = not applicable.

a. January–November.

b. Includes December 1958.

Table 6.A1—Number, by type of benefit, 1940–2005—Continued

Year

All

benefits

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Wives and

husbands of— Children of—

Widowed

mothers

and

fathers Widow(er)s Parents

Special

age-72

beneficiariesRetired

workers

Disabled

workers

Retired

workers

Deceased

workers

Disabled

workers
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Table 6.A2—Average primary insurance amount for retired workers and average monthly benefit for retired 

and disabled workers, and nondisabled widows, by type of benefit and sex, selected years 1940–2005

(in dollars)

Year a

Average primary insurance amount

for retired workers (dollars)

Average monthly benefit (dollars)

Retired workers Disabled workers Nondisabled

All Men Women All Men Women All Men Women widows

1940 22.71 23.26 18.38 22.71 23.26 18.38 . . . . . . . . . 20.36

1945 25.11 25.71 19.99 25.11 25.71 19.99 . . . . . . . . . 20.17

1950 (Jan.–Aug.) 29.03 30.16 22.98 29.03 30.16 22.98 . . . . . . . . . 21.65

1950 (Sept.–Dec.) 33.24 35.32 26.85 33.24 35.32 26.85 . . . . . . . . . 36.89

1955 69.74 75.86 56.05 69.74 75.86 56.05 . . . . . . . . . 49.68

1960 83.87 92.03 69.23 81.73 92.03 63.26 91.16 94.02 78.91 62.12

1965 (Jan.–Aug.) 88.57 96.56 74.99 82.69 90.89 68.78 93.26 97.89 80.27 73.81

1965 (Sept.–Dec.) 99.36 108.79 82.34 89.20 99.90 71.26 101.30 106.51 86.75 75.37

1970 133.94 146.99 113.69 123.82 136.80 103.67 139.79 148.39 115.74 106.95

1975 (Jan.–May) 216.56 242.76 176.76 196.42 220.35 160.50 220.60 241.48 175.27 185.34

1975 (June–Dec.) 235.13 264.67 191.56 213.68 241.05 173.31 243.47 266.08 192.13 198.88

1980 (Jan.–May) 353.80 411.70 270.50 321.10 374.00 244.90 352.10 388.80 269.70 277.50

1980 (June–Dec.) 396.30 465.50 301.00 359.80 422.90 272.90 396.50 437.90 301.00 312.80

1981 (Jan.–May) 400.10 467.50 302.60 363.60 424.20 276.00 389.80 431.40 295.00 313.00

1981 (June–Dec.) 438.80 514.50 332.60 400.10 468.00 304.80 425.60 471.30 320.70 346.30

1982 (Jan.–May) 425.60 504.20 315.10 388.40 457.50 291.40 416.90 462.40 312.70 350.80

1982 (June–Dec.) 447.10 532.70 328.50 408.60 483.00 305.50 441.10 489.50 328.00 375.30

1983 (Jan.–Nov.) 448.00 531.60 330.00 408.20 480.30 306.50 432.40 480.30 317.90 385.10

1983 (Dec.) 451.20 546.40 325.50 410.20 491.80 302.50 445.30 496.80 333.20 400.50

1984 (Jan.–Nov.) 457.10 544.40 335.60 414.70 489.40 310.90 443.00 494.00 332.20 406.80

1984 (Dec.) 471.00 565.70 343.00 429.50 511.30 318.90 461.10 516.50 342.90 428.00

1985 (Jan.–Nov.) 475.70 566.20 348.00 432.00 509.60 322.20 459.20 514.00 345.00 431.10

1985 (Dec.) 487.60 588.30 352.00 443.10 530.00 326.10 477.60 535.90 357.20 436.90

1986 (Jan.–Nov.) 500.30 596.90 363.50 453.10 536.00 335.70 471.50 527.60 358.20 452.10

1986 (Dec.) 504.60 611.00 361.70 456.90 548.40 334.00 489.00 546.90 369.60 446.20

1987 (Jan.–Nov.) 516.80 618.90 374.10 466.10 553.60 343.90 487.00 546.80 368.90 462.00

1987 (Dec.) 536.90 648.80 386.80 484.00 580.00 355.20 517.10 583.40 391.80 477.40

1988 (Jan.–Nov.) 540.70 648.60 390.40 487.80 580.30 359.00 517.20 581.90 392.60 488.80

1988 (Dec.) 560.00 679.50 401.20 504.90 607.00 369.20 543.00 612.70 410.00 499.20

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1989 (Jan.–Nov.) 572.80 686.90 412.90 516.60 614.80 379.00 539.90 608.00 414.40 512.90

1989 (Dec.) 597.50 724.90 425.90 538.70 647.50 392.10 571.20 645.90 437.50 525.70

1990 (Jan.–Nov.) 609.00 729.70 438.20 550.50 654.60 403.30 566.90 637.80 438.90 541.10

1990 (Dec.) 626.40 761.00 447.30 559.30 672.10 409.30 600.60 676.90 466.60 566.60

1991 (Jan.–Nov.) 642.80 768.90 460.40 583.50 692.30 426.10 593.00 666.90 464.20 573.70

1991 (Dec.) 656.20 793.40 467.40 592.80 709.50 432.10 613.20 689.70 481.50 582.10

1992 (Jan.–Nov.) 671.60 803.10 483.40 608.60 721.90 446.50 601.60 677.00 474.70 596.90

1992 (Dec.) 688.30 829.30 493.80 620.70 740.90 454.90 625.70 706.50 490.30 604.00

1993 (Jan.–Nov.) 697.10 831.50 507.10 630.60 746.20 467.00 621.70 699.80 494.70 620.70

1993 (Dec.) 716.20 861.70 519.00 645.90 769.80 477.90 649.90 735.70 512.30 618.90

1994 (Jan.–Nov.) 722.90 862.90 530.30 651.00 771.30 485.40 647.00 731.30 518.50 637.80

1994 (Dec.) 741.90 892.40 541.50 665.70 794.20 494.50 684.80 776.50 549.00 644.60

1995 (Jan.–Nov.) 744.30 887.00 551.40 671.70 794.30 505.80 675.70 767.30 546.00 662.50

1995 (Dec.) 765.30 917.60 563.60 668.40 818.00 516.70 703.40 798.70 568.70 675.40

1996 (Jan.–Nov.) 769.20 916.80 572.40 693.60 820.50 524.50 693.70 788.90 567.80 683.10

1996 (Dec.) 788.90 950.20 582.90 708.70 846.00 533.30 727.70 832.00 590.00 690.30

1997 (Jan.–Nov.) 787.10 951.70 608.50 723.30 854.30 581.30 718.30 820.40 590.70 700.60

1997 (Dec.) 812.80 982.00 610.40 734.50 876.90 564.40 748.40 851.60 615.10 699.90

1998 (Jan.–Nov.) 819.50 983.10 620.00 744.70 882.10 577.10 737.00 841.50 610.60 716.70

1998 (Dec.) 831.10 1,003.20 628.80 754.20 898.40 584.70 762.00 870.30 633.80 711.00

1999 (Jan.–Nov.) 857.60 1,023.20 649.50 777.10 918.40 599.60 763.90 870.60 636.60 713.30

1999 (Dec.) 875.70 1,043.90 663.70 791.20 934.30 610.70 792.60 904.30 660.60 708.20

2000 (Jan.–Nov.) 904.90 1,069.40 685.40 841.60 990.50 643.00 806.40 917.60 673.20 708.70

2000 (Dec.) 930.00 1,111.00 713.00 842.80 996.50 658.50 846.60 960.20 710.00 715.40

2001 (Jan.–Nov.) 953.90 1,134.50 730.80 855.70 1,008.40 667.20 847.00 961.70 711.00 735.80

2001 (Dec.) 982.10 1,168.90 749.90 881.10 1,039.10 684.70 868.40 982.70 734.90 717.10

2002 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,026.30 1,219.00 788.10 914.10 1,076.80 712.90 897.50 1,019.50 753.30 750.50

2002 (Dec.) 1,029.90 1,230.00 788.50 916.90 1,084.50 714.80 906.70 1,028.10 762.50 751.90

2003 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,067.10 1,272.60 824.90 939.70 1,109.40 739.60 935.80 1,061.50 786.90 779.00

2003 (Dec.) 1,083.60 1,297.70 830.40 963.80 1,142.30 752.70 946.80 1,075.80 794.60 780.00

2004 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,072.50 1,277.60 834.20 936.10 1,104.70 740.20 942.60 1,068.40 795.70 768.10

2004 (Dec.) 1,090.70 1,309.70 853.80 961.20 1,136.50 771.50 965.80 1,093.50 819.00 785.90

2005 (Jan.–Nov.) 1,106.10 1,314.10 869.30 960.40 1,130.30 767.00 961.00 1,086.80 815.90 780.50

2005 (Dec.) 1,135.70 1,367.90 899.00 1,011.00 1,189.20 829.40 997.20 1,128.50 846.10 809.40

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Some years are shown in several parts to reflect changes in benefit rates during the year.

Table 6.A2—Average primary insurance amount for retired workers and average monthly benefit for retired 

and disabled workers, and nondisabled widows, by type of benefit and sex, selected years 1940–2005

(in dollars)—Continued

Year a

Average primary insurance amount

for retired workers (dollars)

Average monthly benefit (dollars)

Retired workers Disabled workers Nondisabled

All Men Women All Men Women All Men Women widows
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Table 6.A3—Number and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit, sex, age, basis of entitlement,

and race, 2005

Age and basis of entitlement

All races a White Black Other

Number

Average

monthly

benefit b

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit b

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit b

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit b

(dollars)

Retired workers c

Total 1,994,100 1,008.40 1,659,800 1,038.00 194,600 895.30 135,200 811.90

62–64 1,331,300 931.10 1,130,600 954.10 119,500 844.00 80,000 741.00

65–69 627,700 1,173.60 504,000 1,222.80 71,100 991.50 49,900 945.70

70 or older 35,100 984.30 25,200 1,105.60 4,000 719.70 5,300 623.20

Men

Subtotal 1,062,400 1,179.30 889,700 1,228.00 96,600 971.80 74,500 873.40

62–64 693,900 1,096.10 590,700 1,136.00 60,800 915.80 42,000 799.40

65–69 358,400 1,349.90 293,400 1,414.30 34,500 1,090.20 29,500 1,024.30

70 or older 10,100 838.60 5,600 1,166.80 1,300 448.80 3,000 425.10

Women

Subtotal 931,700 813.50 770,100 818.60 98,000 820.00 60,700 736.50

62–64 637,400 751.50 539,900 755.10 58,700 769.60 38,000 676.40

65–69 269,300 939.10 210,600 956.10 36,600 898.50 20,400 832.10

70 or older 25,000 1,043.20 19,600 1,088.20 2,700 850.10 2,300 881.60

Disabled workers

Total 809,100 1,000.50 545,400 1,057.60 138,800 909.80 109,000 883.10

Under 30 53,700 632.60 30,200 655.10 11,000 590.40 7,700 679.70

30–39 97,900 815.40 61,600 850.60 18,900 743.00 14,300 820.70

40–49 182,700 946.30 120,100 1,001.80 36,500 852.70 23,200 849.30

50–54 149,000 1,052.30 102,100 1,094.80 24,800 1,002.70 20,700 918.10

55–59 191,800 1,109.20 130,200 1,165.80 31,200 1,045.00 28,000 946.40

60 or older 134,000 1,144.00 101,200 1,193.20 16,400 1,045.50 15,100 932.50

Men

Subtotal 425,900 1,127.70 297,700 1,201.10 67,900 983.80 51,600 976.40

Under 30 29,400 633.50 16,100 652.70 6,100 574.50 4,100 740.40

30–39 48,600 848.30 30,600 882.90 8,900 774.60 7,200 872.90

40–49 91,400 1,046.20 61,900 1,118.10 16,700 913.50 11,400 919.50

50–54 77,000 1,186.40 55,300 1,233.20 11,800 1,092.10 9,100 1,060.90

55–59 105,300 1,280.30 75,300 1,347.60 16,000 1,145.40 12,900 1,080.10

60 or older 74,200 1,329.40 58,500 1,387.20 8,400 1,182.90 6,900 1,013.10

Women

Subtotal 383,200 859.10 247,700 885.10 70,900 838.90 57,400 799.30

Under 30 24,300 631.40 14,100 657.80 4,900 610.20 3,600 610.60

30–39 49,300 783.00 31,000 818.80 10,000 714.90 7,100 767.80

40–49 91,300 846.20 58,200 878.10 19,800 801.40 11,800 781.50

50–54 72,000 908.80 46,800 931.20 13,000 921.50 11,600 806.10

55–59 86,500 900.90 54,900 916.40 15,200 939.30 15,100 832.10

60 or older 59,800 913.90 42,700 927.40 8,000 901.30 8,200 864.80

Wives

Total 237,000 429.50 194,600 455.10 18,300 375.00 23,300 262.70

Wives of retired workers

Subtotal 189,900 473.10 157,300 499.70 13,700 414.80 18,300 292.00

Entitlement based on care of children 10,700 413.40 7,500 470.50 1,500 314.80 1,700 248.60

Entitlement based on age 179,200 476.60 149,800 501.20 12,200 427.10 16,600 296.50

62–64 127,300 467.80 107,700 489.10 8,100 440.60 11,100 290.80

65–69 41,800 517.00 34,400 549.90 2,900 413.50 4,500 332.40

70 or older 10,100 420.20 7,700 452.20 1,200 369.40 1,000 197.30

Wives of disabled workers

Subtotal 47,100 254.10 37,300 267.10 4,600 256.20 5,000 155.30

Entitlement based on care of children 18,300 182.30 13,800 201.50 1,500 156.20 2,900 100.80

Entitlement based on age 28,800 299.70 23,500 305.70 3,100 304.60 2,100 230.70

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Husbands

Total 14,200 264.10 9,000 301.00 1,200 241.80 4,000 187.60

Husbands of retired workers 11,400 284.00 7,300 1,347.60 1,000 246.60 3,100 222.10

Husbands of disabled workers 2,800 182.70 1,700 239.10 200 d 900 68.60

Children

Total 806,800 431.80 471,900 461.90 161,700 348.70 164,600 436.20

By age

Under age 18 574,900 392.00 322,900 413.20 113,400 307.10 131,600 422.70

Disabled, aged 18 or older 47,300 441.10 31,100 452.70 8,600 371.90 7,100 494.90

Students aged 18–19 184,600 553.60 117,900 597.90 39,700 462.70 25,900 488.70

By basis of entitlement

Children of retired workers 113,900 472.60 79,400 516.00 22,000 397.90 12,500 328.70

Children of deceased workers 283,900 666.50 139,400 749.20 50,900 532.70 90,300 620.40

Children of disabled workers 409,000 257.60 253,100 286.80 88,800 231.10 61,800 188.80

Widowed mothers and fathers

Total 35,300 725.80 19,400 810.50 4,400 648.00 11,100 624.80

By age

Under 30 4,700 633.50 2,400 650.20 500 499.70 1,800 648.40

30–39 11,300 667.40 5,600 731.90 1,600 693.30 3,900 582.90

40–49 13,100 803.50 7,900 906.50 1,500 623.10 3,500 679.60

50–59 5,500 744.50 3,100 829.00 700 705.40 1,700 606.60

60 or older 700 688.30 400 d 100 d 200 d

By basis of entitlement

Widowed mothers 32,000 742.40 17,700 825.70 4,000 657.50 9,900 646.40

Widowed fathers 3,300 565.00 1,700 651.40 400 d 1,200 446.70

Nondisabled widow(er)s

Total 308,600 1,001.20 178,300 1,048.90 18,200 849.60 111,200 952.00

By age

60–64 134,100 982.50 41,300 1,012.00 6,700 883.10 85,700 977.70

65–69 56,200 949.70 35,500 959.20 6,300 829.00 14,200 978.00

70–74 28,800 1,023.50 23,600 1,089.00 1,900 849.60 3,300 656.00

75 or older 89,500 1,054.40 77,900 1,097.20 3,300 820.80 8,000 752.60

By basis of entitlement

Widows 292,000 1,017.20 171,900 1,059.50 16,600 845.10 102,600 977.10

Widowers 16,600 719.50 6,400 765.60 1,600 896.10 8,600 652.30

Disabled widow(er)s

Total 30,200 607.20 8,400 571.20 2,900 386.40 18,900 657.10

By age

50–54 11,400 590.00 3,300 633.20 1,500 362.70 6,600 620.10

55–59 16,000 613.40 4,000 512.50 1,100 379.80 10,900 674.00

60 or older 2,800 641.20 1,100 598.30 300 d 1,400 698.80

By basis of entitlement

Widows 28,600 613.50 8,000 573.50 2,500 405.80 18,100 659.90

Widowers 1,600 493.80 400 d 400 d 800 592.60

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 1 percent sample.

NOTES: Race and ethnic designations are collected from the form SS-5 (Application for a Social Security Card). For dependents and survivor beneficiaries, race is 

assumed to be the same as that shown on the SS-5 for the wage earner on whose earnings record the benefit is based.

. . . = not applicable.

a. Includes 4,500 persons of unknown race.

b. Benefits awarded before the December increase are converted to the December rates before computation of the averages.

c. Includes conversions from nondisabled widow(er)’s benefits to higher retired-worker benefits.

d. Average benefits are not shown for fewer than 500 beneficiaries.

Table 6.A3—Number and average monthly benefit, by type of benefit, sex, age, basis of entitlement,

and race, 2005—Continued

Age and basis of entitlement

All races a White Black Other

Number

Average

monthly

benefit b

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit b

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit b

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit b

(dollars)
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Table 6.A4—Number and average monthly benefit for retired and disabled workers, by age in month of award

and sex, 2005

Age

Total Men Women

Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars)

a. Benefits awarded before the December increase are converted to the December rates before computation of the averages.

Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars)

Retired workers

Total b

b. Includes conversions from nondisabled widow(er)’s benefits to higher retired-worker benefits.

2,000,157 1,000.60 1,061,093 1,177.40 939,064 800.70

62–64 1,342,724 921.10 692,937 1,095.90 649,787 734.60

62 1,015,818 881.90 515,573 1,055.80 500,245 702.60

63 148,889 986.90 80,621 1,148.10 68,268 796.50

64 178,017 1,089.80 96,743 1,266.00 81,274 880.10

65–69 620,712 1,177.00 355,113 1,349.20 265,599 946.80

65 560,791 1,194.70 326,481 1,372.70 234,310 946.70

Disability conversions 206,620 1,017.00 115,728 1,197.60 90,892 787.10

New entitlements 354,171 1,298.30 210,753 1,468.80 143,418 1,047.80

66 26,235 1,052.20 14,866 1,156.80 11,369 915.40

67 14,473 1,010.40 6,611 1,071.10 7,862 959.40

68 10,360 960.70 4,001 957.90 6,359 962.40

69 8,853 953.80 3,154 910.50 5,699 977.80

70–74 27,790 974.90 8,064 869.00 19,726 1,018.20

75 or older 8,931 765.00 4,979 773.00 3,952 754.90

Disabled workers

Total 829,687 1,000.20 444,312 1,131.20 385,375 849.10

Under 25 22,687 504.30 13,302 509.40 9,385 497.10

25–29 30,179 684.10 15,823 704.20 14,356 662.00

30–34 39,290 779.10 19,746 811.10 19,544 746.70

35–39 55,962 842.00 28,454 896.50 27,508 785.50

40–44 85,574 902.40 43,712 982.70 41,862 818.60

45–49 112,204 971.40 57,756 1,085.20 54,448 850.70

50–54 152,305 1,042.90 79,300 1,186.30 73,005 887.10

50 29,942 1,011.90 15,627 1,143.90 14,315 867.80

51 29,984 1,024.40 15,396 1,164.70 14,588 876.30

52 29,785 1,045.90 15,373 1,193.60 14,412 888.40

53 30,331 1,056.70 15,948 1,199.20 14,383 898.70

54 32,263 1,073.00 16,956 1,226.20 15,307 903.40

55–59 190,022 1,118.80 104,499 1,290.80 85,523 908.60

55 38,863 1,095.40 21,377 1,249.00 17,486 907.60

56 38,121 1,106.20 20,725 1,274.00 17,396 906.30

57 38,515 1,125.80 21,174 1,296.30 17,341 917.50

58 40,850 1,134.60 22,496 1,318.40 18,354 909.30

59 33,673 1,132.80 18,727 1,317.70 14,946 901.10

60–65 141,464 1,147.90 81,720 1,328.60 59,744 900.70

60 34,461 1,137.30 19,533 1,319.70 14,928 898.50

61 34,154 1,152.50 19,691 1,335.20 14,463 903.80

62 33,403 1,173.70 19,396 1,359.60 14,007 916.30

63 20,263 1,148.20 11,748 1,329.00 8,515 898.90

64 14,243 1,126.90 8,394 1,296.60 5,849 883.30

65 4,940 1,074.70 2,958 1,230.60 1,982 842.10

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
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Table 6.A5—Number and average monthly benefit with reduction for early retirement, by type of benefit,

age in month of award, and sex, 2005

Age

Total Men Women

Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars)

a. Benefits awarded before the December increase are converted to the December rates before computation of the averages.

Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars)

Retired workers

Total 1,524,930 949.80 796,164 1,125.50 728,766 757.80

62 1,015,818 881.90 515,573 1,055.80 500,245 702.60

63 148,889 986.90 80,621 1,148.10 68,268 796.50

64 177,693 1,089.90 96,544 1,266.20 81,149 880.20

65 177,901 1,173.10 100,143 1,342.30 77,758 955.10

Disability conversions 14,908 1,093.80 8,866 1,268.60 6,042 837.30

New entitlements 162,993 1,180.30 91,277 1,349.50 71,716 965.00

66 or older 4,629 700.60 3,283 770.00 1,346 531.30

Disabled workers

Total 24,874 1,139.00 15,353 1,299.60 9,521 880.10

62 7,137 1,177.30 4,547 1,325.80 2,590 916.60

63 8,335 1,145.90 5,104 1,314.80 3,231 879.30

64 7,187 1,116.30 4,351 1,281.80 2,836 862.40

65 2,215 1,063.60 1,351 1,211.50 864 832.50

Wives and husbands

Total 283,168 360.20 6,421 255.80 276,747 362.60

By basis of entitlement

Wives and husbands of retired workers 256,140 366.50 5,501 261.80 250,639 368.80

Wives and husbands of disabled workers 27,028 300.40 920 219.80 26,108 303.20

By sex

Wives 276,747 362.60 . . . . . . 276,747 362.60

62 157,271 343.70 . . . . . . 157,271 343.70

63 38,636 344.10 . . . . . . 38,636 344.10

64 45,342 411.90 . . . . . . 45,342 411.90

65 29,482 412.00 . . . . . . 29,482 412.00

66 1,995 385.60 . . . . . . 1,995 385.60

67 or older 4,021 354.70 . . . . . . 4,021 354.70

Husbands 6,421 255.80 6,421 255.80 . . . . . .

Nondisabled widow(er)s

Total 187,630 890.60 13,716 730.70 173,914 903.20

Nondisabled widows 173,914 903.20 . . . . . . 173,914 903.20

60 61,346 951.60 . . . . . . 61,346 951.60

61 22,719 979.40 . . . . . . 22,719 979.40

62 24,096 941.90 . . . . . . 24,096 941.90

63 16,492 887.50 . . . . . . 16,492 887.50

64 20,062 938.50 . . . . . . 20,062 938.50

65 23,677 730.50 . . . . . . 23,677 730.50

66 571 623.30 . . . . . . 571 623.30

67–69 1,118 541.80 . . . . . . 1,118 541.80

70 or older 3,833 532.10 . . . . . . 3,833 532.10

Nondisabled widowers 13,716 730.70 13,716 730.70 . . . . . .

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 6.A6—Number, percentage distribution, and average monthly benefit for retired and disabled workers,

by state or other area, 2005

State or area

Retired workers Disabled workers

Number Percent

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars) Number Percent

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars)

All areas b 2,000,157 100.0 1,000.60 829,687 100.0 1,000.20

Alabama 33,853 1.7 975.70 21,536 2.6 984.30

Alaska 3,597 0.2 945.00 1,331 0.2 1,003.10

Arizona 38,795 1.9 1,017.90 14,904 1.8 1,021.60

Arkansas 21,195 1.1 942.60 13,372 1.6 944.30

California 196,669 9.8 988.40 76,460 9.2 948.50

Colorado 27,155 1.4 990.40 8,947 1.1 1,034.50

Connecticut 24,582 1.2 1,098.50 7,878 0.9 1,074.60

Delaware 6,573 0.3 1,070.20 2,663 0.3 1,064.20

District of Columbia 3,048 0.2 892.50 1,352 0.2 875.20

Florida 138,428 6.9 973.50 47,061 5.7 1,006.70

Georgia 56,299 2.8 986.30 22,274 2.7 1,010.20

Hawaii 9,157 0.5 990.00 2,498 0.3 1,023.20

Idaho 10,100 0.5 965.90 3,813 0.5 955.80

Illinois 78,387 3.9 1,022.20 29,282 3.5 1,048.50

Indiana 43,725 2.2 1,062.40 18,120 2.2 1,037.70

Iowa 21,120 1.1 1,002.20 7,307 0.9 982.30

Kansas 17,778 0.9 1,031.50 6,825 0.8 1,014.80

Kentucky 28,771 1.4 951.60 17,337 2.1 971.70

Louisiana 25,953 1.3 924.60 15,546 1.9 954.20

Maine 10,544 0.5 920.40 4,992 0.6 946.30

Maryland 35,648 1.8 1,036.30 13,213 1.6 1,040.30

Massachusetts 40,651 2.0 1,019.10 19,221 2.3 1,000.60

Michigan 72,582 3.6 1,094.40 30,828 3.7 1,063.60

Minnesota 33,813 1.7 1,050.20 11,408 1.4 1,015.30

Mississippi 20,050 1.0 934.60 12,452 1.5 945.80

Missouri 42,042 2.1 988.30 19,826 2.4 986.00

Montana 7,386 0.4 923.40 2,276 0.3 964.40

Nebraska 11,479 0.6 999.50 4,197 0.5 972.50

Nevada 17,294 0.9 995.60 5,310 0.6 1,062.60

New Hampshire 9,636 0.5 1,056.90 4,567 0.6 996.00

New Jersey 59,345 3.0 1,111.00 21,642 2.6 1,121.50

New Mexico 12,755 0.6 926.30 6,542 0.8 917.40

New York 128,907 6.4 1,051.90 53,675 6.5 1,059.50

North Carolina 64,549 3.2 1,001.50 28,505 3.4 1,008.30

North Dakota 4,293 0.2 935.70 1,334 0.2 924.60

Ohio 75,695 3.8 1,003.50 31,416 3.8 982.90

Oklahoma 25,570 1.3 953.60 12,875 1.6 958.70

Oregon 27,567 1.4 999.20 9,009 1.1 1,020.10

Pennsylvania 91,486 4.6 1,034.70 38,912 4.7 1,010.70

Rhode Island 7,429 0.4 1,019.40 3,522 0.4 963.60

South Carolina 33,364 1.7 991.00 14,650 1.8 1,014.90

South Dakota 5,487 0.3 930.80 1,647 0.2 921.00

Tennessee 45,639 2.3 984.30 20,770 2.5 988.80

Texas 123,003 6.1 963.10 57,722 7.0 972.40

Utah 12,067 0.6 998.50 4,362 0.5 1,006.40

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Vermont 4,928 0.2 988.30 1,986 0.2 926.90

Virginia 50,143 2.5 1,020.70 21,917 2.6 1,019.10

Washington 43,471 2.2 1,040.50 17,163 2.1 1,032.70

West Virginia 13,542 0.7 989.20 8,554 1.0 1,017.10

Wisconsin 39,506 2.0 1,043.30 13,850 1.7 1,035.80

Wyoming 3,713 0.2 997.40 1,211 0.1 983.10

Outlying areas

Puerto Rico 22,204 1.1 676.30 10,104 1.2 871.30

Other c 19,184 1.0 519.60 1,523 0.2 806.40

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

a. Benefits awarded before the December increase are converted to the December rates before computation of the averages.

b. Includes beneficiaries with state code unknown.

c. Includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.

Table 6.A6—Number, percentage distribution, and average monthly benefit for retired and disabled workers,

by state or other area, 2005—Continued

State or area

Retired workers Disabled workers

Number Percent

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars) Number Percent

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars)
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CONTACT: Diane Wallace (410) 965-0165.

Table 6.B1—Number of initial awards to retired workers aged 62–64, average primary insurance amount, 

average monthly benefit, and number of months benefits withheld due to earnings, by sex and age in month of 

award, 2005

Age

All initial

awards a

a. Includes 11,700 awards for which benefits were withheld for reasons other than earnings.

Benefits received for all

entitlement months b

b. Months of entitlements begin with the month of award and end either in December 2005 or the month before the retired-worker benefit is terminated.

Benefits withheld due to earnings for–

All entitlement

months

One-half or more of

entitlement months

Less than one-half of

entitlement months

Number

All beneficiaries

Total 1,304,700 1,212,700 11,400 49,600 19,300

62 993,100 936,000 7,600 30,600 11,600

63 141,100 126,500 1,300 8,000 3,400

64 170,500 150,200 2,500 11,000 4,300

Men

Subtotal 677,400 625,700 5,900 29,100 9,200

62 512,300 480,000 3,900 18,200 5,700

63 74,100 67,100 500 3,800 1,500

64 91,000 78,600 1,500 7,100 2,000

Women

Subtotal 627,300 587,000 5,500 20,500 10,100

62 480,800 456,000 3,700 12,400 5,900

63 67,000 59,400 800 4,200 1,900

64 79,500 71,600 1,000 3,900 2,300

Average primary insurance amount c (dollars)

c. Amount for December 2005 or the amount for the latest month of entitlement multiplied by the December benefit increase.

All beneficiaries

Total 1,157.70 1,152.10 1,202.20 1,306.50 1,180.90

62 1,157.00 1,153.90 1,228.80 1,258.80 1,159.10

63 1,160.20 1,153.70 1,090.50 1,274.70 1,229.20

64 1,160.00 1,139.80 1,179.50 1,462.50 1,201.40

Men

Subtotal 1,387.80 1,384.90 1,451.10 1,492.90 1,441.40

62 1,395.40 1,396.20 1,489.10 1,434.30 1,381.20

63 1,355.20 1,345.70 1,524.40 1,466.80 1,584.30

64 1,371.00 1,349.30 1,327.90 1,657.20 1,505.80

Women

Subtotal 909.30 904.10 935.10 1,041.90 943.50

62 902.90 898.90 954.30 1,001.20 944.40

63 944.60 936.80 819.30 1,100.80 948.90

64 918.50 909.70 956.70 1,108.00 936.70

Average monthly benefit c (dollars)

All beneficiaries

Total 935.50 929.70 972.00 1,079.70 970.90

62 899.90 898.10 938.60 971.60 888.70

63 988.10 983.10 932.90 1,080.10 1,051.50

64 1,099.30 1,081.70 1,093.90 1,380.30 1,128.80

Men

Subtotal 1,096.60 1,091.30 1,166.30 1,225.50 1,170.50

62 1,059.90 1,060.10 1,130.10 1,096.50 1,048.40

63 1,132.70 1,124.60 1,260.20 1,234.20 1,327.00

64 1,274.30 1,253.50 1,229.10 1,551.40 1,400.90

Women

Subtotal 761.40 757.40 763.70 872.90 789.00

62 729.40 727.50 736.80 788.30 734.40

63 828.20 823.30 728.30 940.70 833.90

64 899.10 893.10 891.20 1,068.90 892.20

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 1 percent sample.

NOTE: Excludes persons whose benefits were converted from disabled worker to retired worker in 2005. Includes conversions from nondisabled widow(er)’s benefits to 

higher retired-worker benefits.
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Table 6.B3—Number and percentage distribution with and without reduction for early retirement,

by sex and monthly benefit, 2005

Sex and monthly benefit (dollars)

Total

Without reduction

for early retirement

With reduction

for early retirement

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

All retired workers 2,000,157 100.0 475,227 100.0 1,524,930 100.0

Less than 500.00 277,276 13.9 45,308 9.5 231,968 15.2

500.00–549.90 71,222 3.6 10,408 2.2 60,814 4.0

550.00–599.90 78,927 3.9 12,707 2.7 66,220 4.3

600.00–649.90 87,146 4.4 14,752 3.1 72,394 4.7

650.00–699.90 89,174 4.5 15,541 3.3 73,633 4.8

700.00–749.90 82,658 4.1 15,296 3.2 67,362 4.4

750.00–799.90 71,823 3.6 15,426 3.2 56,397 3.7

800.00–849.90 69,930 3.5 15,955 3.4 53,975 3.5

850.00–899.90 68,362 3.4 15,867 3.3 52,495 3.4

900.00–949.90 65,982 3.3 16,028 3.4 49,954 3.3

950.00–999.90 65,153 3.3 15,953 3.4 49,200 3.2

1,000.00–1,049.90 63,055 3.2 15,451 3.3 47,604 3.1

1,050.00–1,099.90 63,000 3.1 15,526 3.3 47,474 3.1

1,100.00–1,149.90 60,449 3.0 14,970 3.2 45,479 3.0

1,150.00–1,199.90 59,575 3.0 14,486 3.0 45,089 3.0

1,200.00–1,249.90 64,491 3.2 14,046 3.0 50,445 3.3

1,250.00–1,299.90 85,073 4.3 13,687 2.9 71,386 4.7

1,300.00–1,349.90 82,941 4.1 12,967 2.7 69,974 4.6

1,350.00–1,399.90 77,689 3.9 12,938 2.7 64,751 4.2

1,400.00–1,449.90 73,710 3.7 14,030 3.0 59,680 3.9

1,450.00–1,499.90 64,524 3.2 13,533 2.8 50,991 3.3

1,500.00–1,549.90 39,105 2.0 12,289 2.6 26,816 1.8

1,550.00–1,599.90 32,919 1.6 11,670 2.5 21,249 1.4

1,600.00–1,649.90 34,715 1.7 13,853 2.9 20,862 1.4

1,650.00–1,699.90 31,065 1.6 14,003 2.9 17,062 1.1

1,700.00–1,749.90 26,528 1.3 12,611 2.7 13,917 0.9

1,750.00–1,799.90 23,586 1.2 11,806 2.5 11,780 0.8

1,800.00 or more 90,079 4.5 64,120 13.5 25,959 1.7

Average benefit (dollars) 1,000.60 1,163.50 949.80

Men 1,061,093 100.0 264,929 100.0 796,164 100.0

Less than 500.00 96,120 9.1 18,842 7.1 77,278 9.7

500.00–549.90 19,413 1.8 3,151 1.2 16,262 2.0

550.00–599.90 20,817 2.0 3,783 1.4 17,034 2.1

600.00–649.90 22,126 2.1 4,722 1.8 17,404 2.2

650.00–699.90 22,835 2.2 5,091 1.9 17,744 2.2

700.00–749.90 23,384 2.2 5,058 1.9 18,326 2.3

750.00–799.90 24,386 2.3 5,272 2.0 19,114 2.4

800.00–849.90 25,666 2.4 5,680 2.1 19,986 2.5

850.00–899.90 27,263 2.6 5,996 2.3 21,267 2.7

900.00–949.90 28,661 2.7 6,143 2.3 22,518 2.8

950.00–999.90 30,508 2.9 6,546 2.5 23,962 3.0

1,000.00–1,049.90 32,059 3.0 6,802 2.6 25,257 3.2

1,050.00–1,099.90 33,798 3.2 7,027 2.7 26,771 3.4

1,100.00–1,149.90 34,518 3.3 7,178 2.7 27,340 3.4

1,150.00–1,199.90 36,349 3.4 7,337 2.8 29,012 3.6

1,200.00–1,249.90 42,036 4.0 7,576 2.9 34,460 4.3

1,250.00–1,299.90 61,460 5.8 7,780 2.9 53,680 6.7

1,300.00–1,349.90 64,132 6.0 7,902 3.0 56,230 7.1

1,350.00–1,399.90 62,395 5.9 8,256 3.1 54,139 6.8

1,400.00–1,449.90 61,506 5.8 9,611 3.6 51,895 6.5

1,450.00–1,499.90 55,203 5.2 9,537 3.6 45,666 5.7

1,500.00–1,549.90 32,000 3.0 8,900 3.4 23,100 2.9

1,550.00–1,599.90 26,605 2.5 8,748 3.3 17,857 2.2

1,600.00–1,649.90 27,993 2.6 10,367 3.9 17,626 2.2

1,650.00–1,699.90 25,254 2.4 10,568 4.0 14,686 1.8

1,700.00–1,749.90 22,202 2.1 9,860 3.7 12,342 1.6

1,750.00–1,799.90 20,179 1.9 9,461 3.6 10,718 1.3

1,800.00 or more 82,225 7.7 57,735 21.8 24,490 3.1

Average benefit (dollars) 1,177.40 1,333.40 1,125.50

(Continued)
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Women 939,064 100.0 210,298 100.0 728,766 100.0

Less than 500.00 181,156 19.3 26,466 12.6 154,690 21.2

500.00–549.90 51,809 5.5 7,257 3.5 44,552 6.1

550.00–599.90 58,110 6.2 8,924 4.2 49,186 6.7

600.00–649.90 65,020 6.9 10,030 4.8 54,990 7.5

650.00–699.90 66,339 7.1 10,450 5.0 55,889 7.7

700.00–749.90 59,274 6.3 10,238 4.9 49,036 6.7

750.00–799.90 47,437 5.1 10,154 4.8 37,283 5.1

800.00–849.90 44,264 4.7 10,275 4.9 33,989 4.7

850.00–899.90 41,099 4.4 9,871 4.7 31,228 4.3

900.00–949.90 37,321 4.0 9,885 4.7 27,436 3.8

950.00–999.90 34,645 3.7 9,407 4.5 25,238 3.5

1,000.00–1,049.90 30,996 3.3 8,649 4.1 22,347 3.1

1,050.00–1,099.90 29,202 3.1 8,499 4.0 20,703 2.8

1,100.00–1,149.90 25,931 2.8 7,792 3.7 18,139 2.5

1,150.00–1,199.90 23,226 2.5 7,149 3.4 16,077 2.2

1,200.00–1,249.90 22,455 2.4 6,470 3.1 15,985 2.2

1,250.00–1,299.90 23,613 2.5 5,907 2.8 17,706 2.4

1,300.00–1,349.90 18,809 2.0 5,065 2.4 13,744 1.9

1,350.00–1,399.90 15,294 1.6 4,682 2.2 10,612 1.5

1,400.00–1,449.90 12,204 1.3 4,419 2.1 7,785 1.1

1,450.00–1,499.90 9,321 1.0 3,996 1.9 5,325 0.7

1,500.00–1,549.90 7,105 0.8 3,389 1.6 3,716 0.5

1,550.00–1,599.90 6,314 0.7 2,922 1.4 3,392 0.5

1,600.00–1,649.90 6,722 0.7 3,486 1.7 3,236 0.4

1,650.00–1,699.90 5,811 0.6 3,435 1.6 2,376 0.3

1,700.00–1,749.90 4,326 0.5 2,751 1.3 1,575 0.2

1,750.00–1,799.90 3,407 0.4 2,345 1.1 1,062 0.1

1,800.00 or more 7,854 0.8 6,385 3.0 1,469 0.2

Average benefit (dollars) 800.70 949.30 757.80

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: Benefits awarded before the December increase are converted to the December rates before computation of the percentages.

Table 6.B3—Number and percentage distribution with and without reduction for early retirement,

by sex and monthly benefit, 2005—Continued

Sex and monthly benefit (dollars)

Total

Without reduction

for early retirement

With reduction

for early retirement

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
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Table 6.B4—Number and percentage distribution with and without reduction for early retirement,

by sex and primary insurance amount, 2005

Sex and primary insurance amount (dollars)

Total

Without reduction

for early retirement

With reduction

for early retirement

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

All retired workers 2,000,157 100.0 475,227 100.0 1,524,930 100.0

Less than 500.00 223,091 11.2 48,753 10.3 174,338 11.4

500.00–549.90 36,599 1.8 11,576 2.4 25,023 1.6

550.00–599.90 47,676 2.4 14,583 3.1 33,093 2.2

600.00–649.90 75,650 3.8 16,140 3.4 59,510 3.9

650.00–699.90 73,714 3.7 16,666 3.5 57,048 3.7

700.00–749.90 70,069 3.5 16,292 3.4 53,777 3.5

750.00–799.90 67,443 3.4 16,225 3.4 51,218 3.4

800.00–849.90 65,552 3.3 16,423 3.5 49,129 3.2

850.00–899.90 64,161 3.2 16,334 3.4 47,827 3.1

900.00–949.90 62,418 3.1 16,167 3.4 46,251 3.0

950.00–999.90 61,038 3.1 15,849 3.3 45,189 3.0

1,000.00–1,049.90 58,541 2.9 15,219 3.2 43,322 2.8

1,050.00–1,099.90 56,880 2.8 14,847 3.1 42,033 2.8

1,100.00–1,149.90 56,064 2.8 14,279 3.0 41,785 2.7

1,150.00–1,199.90 54,310 2.7 13,607 2.9 40,703 2.7

1,200.00–1,249.90 52,260 2.6 13,101 2.8 39,159 2.6

1,250.00–1,299.90 51,695 2.6 12,688 2.7 39,007 2.6

1,300.00–1,349.90 50,413 2.5 12,278 2.6 38,135 2.5

1,350.00–1,399.90 49,553 2.5 12,302 2.6 37,251 2.4

1,400.00–1,449.90 49,977 2.5 13,383 2.8 36,594 2.4

1,450.00–1,499.90 48,553 2.4 12,954 2.7 35,599 2.3

1,500.00–1,549.90 46,551 2.3 11,825 2.5 34,726 2.3

1,550.00–1,599.90 45,672 2.3 11,480 2.4 34,192 2.2

1,600.00–1,649.90 55,859 2.8 13,835 2.9 42,024 2.8

1,650.00–1,699.90 81,143 4.1 14,047 3.0 67,096 4.4

1,700.00–1,749.90 76,692 3.8 12,532 2.6 64,160 4.2

1,750.00–1,799.90 69,334 3.5 11,866 2.5 57,468 3.8

1,800.00 or more 249,249 12.5 59,976 12.6 189,273 12.4

Average primary insurance amount (dollars) 1,150.40 1,138.00 1,154.30

Men 1,061,093 100.0 264,929 100.0 796,164 100.0

Less than 500.00 73,375 6.9 19,360 7.3 54,015 6.8

500.00–549.90 10,101 1.0 3,337 1.3 6,764 0.8

550.00–599.90 12,428 1.2 4,167 1.6 8,261 1.0

600.00–649.90 19,065 1.8 4,783 1.8 14,282 1.8

650.00–699.90 19,032 1.8 5,011 1.9 14,021 1.8

700.00–749.90 18,904 1.8 5,066 1.9 13,838 1.7

750.00–799.90 18,864 1.8 5,229 2.0 13,635 1.7

800.00–849.90 19,400 1.8 5,658 2.1 13,742 1.7

850.00–899.90 20,018 1.9 5,991 2.3 14,027 1.8

900.00–949.90 20,858 2.0 6,163 2.3 14,695 1.8

950.00–999.90 21,836 2.1 6,503 2.5 15,333 1.9

1.000.00–1,049.90 22,838 2.2 6,784 2.6 16,054 2.0

1,050.00–1,099.90 23,768 2.2 6,981 2.6 16,787 2.1

1,100.00–1,149.90 25,297 2.4 7,182 2.7 18,115 2.3

1,150.00–1,199.90 26,436 2.5 7,334 2.8 19,102 2.4

1,200.00–1,249.90 27,454 2.6 7,617 2.9 19,837 2.5

1,250.00–1,299.90 28,905 2.7 7,771 2.9 21,134 2.7

1,300.00–1,349.90 30,004 2.8 7,947 3.0 22,057 2.8

1,350.00–1,399.90 31,130 2.9 8,343 3.1 22,787 2.9

1,400.00–1,449.90 33,361 3.1 9,605 3.6 23,756 3.0

1,450.00–1,499.90 33,519 3.2 9,627 3.6 23,892 3.0

1,500.00–1,549.90 33,373 3.1 8,986 3.4 24,387 3.1

1,550.00–1,599.90 33,711 3.2 8,919 3.4 24,792 3.1

1,600.00–1,649.90 41,995 4.0 10,600 4.0 31,395 3.9

1,650.00–1,699.90 63,441 6.0 10,825 4.1 52,616 6.6

1,700.00–1,749.90 62,829 5.9 10,043 3.8 52,786 6.6

1,750.00–1,799.90 58,993 5.6 9,785 3.7 49,208 6.2

1,800.00 or more 230,158 21.7 55,312 20.9 174,846 22.0

Average primary insurance amount (dollars) 1,368.00 1,323.30 1,382.80

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Women 939,064 100.0 210,298 100.0 728,766 100.0

Less than 500.00 149,716 15.9 29,393 14.0 120,323 16.5

500.00–549.90 26,498 2.8 8,239 3.9 18,259 2.5

550.00–599.90 35,248 3.8 10,416 5.0 24,832 3.4

600.00–649.90 56,585 6.0 11,357 5.4 45,228 6.2

650.00–699.90 54,682 5.8 11,655 5.5 43,027 5.9

700.00–749.90 51,165 5.4 11,226 5.3 39,939 5.5

750.00–799.90 48,579 5.2 10,996 5.2 37,583 5.2

800.00–849.90 46,152 4.9 10,765 5.1 35,387 4.9

850.00–899.90 44,143 4.7 10,343 4.9 33,800 4.6

900.00–949.90 41,560 4.4 10,004 4.8 31,556 4.3

950.00–999.90 39,202 4.2 9,346 4.4 29,856 4.1

1,000.00–1,049.90 35,703 3.8 8,435 4.0 27,268 3.7

1,050.00–1,099.90 33,112 3.5 7,866 3.7 25,246 3.5

1,100.00–1,149.90 30,767 3.3 7,097 3.4 23,670 3.2

1,150.00–1,199.90 27,874 3.0 6,273 3.0 21,601 3.0

1,200.00–1,249.90 24,806 2.6 5,484 2.6 19,322 2.7

1,250.00–1,299.90 22,790 2.4 4,917 2.3 17,873 2.5

1,300.00–1,349.90 20,409 2.2 4,331 2.1 16,078 2.2

1,350.00–1,399.90 18,423 2.0 3,959 1.9 14,464 2.0

1,400.00–1,449.90 16,616 1.8 3,778 1.8 12,838 1.8

1,450.00–1,499.90 15,034 1.6 3,327 1.6 11,707 1.6

1,500.00–1,549.90 13,178 1.4 2,839 1.3 10,339 1.4

1,550.00–1,599.90 11,961 1.3 2,561 1.2 9,400 1.3

1,600.00–1,649.90 13,864 1.5 3,235 1.5 10,629 1.5

1,650.00–1,699.90 17,702 1.9 3,222 1.5 14,480 2.0

1,700.00–1,749.90 13,863 1.5 2,489 1.2 11,374 1.6

1,750.00–1,799.90 10,341 1.1 2,081 1.0 8,260 1.1

1,800.00 or more 19,091 2.0 4,664 2.2 14,427 2.0

Average primary insurance amount (dollars) 904.50 904.50 904.50

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: Primary insurance amounts awarded before the December increase are converted to the December rates before computation of the percentages.

Table 6.B4—Number and percentage distribution with and without reduction for early retirement,

by sex and primary insurance amount, 2005—Continued

Sex and primary insurance amount (dollars)

Total

Without reduction

for early retirement

With reduction

for early retirement

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
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Table 6.B5—Number, average age, and percentage distribution, by sex and age,

selected years 1940–2005

Year

Number

(thousands)

Average

age

Percentage distribution by age a

Total,

all ages 62 63 64

65

66–69 70–74

75 or

Total older

Newly

entitled

Disability

conversions

Men

1940 117 68.1 100.0 . . . . . . . . . 17.1 17.1 . . . 58.8 16.5 7.6

1945 166 69.6 100.0 . . . . . . . . . 15.9 15.9 . . . 43.3 28.1 12.7

1950 444 68.7 100.0 . . . . . . . . . 21.9 21.9 . . . 47.3 21.0 9.8

1955 629 68.4 100.0 . . . . . . . . . 29.4 29.4 . . . 38.0 24.7 7.8

1960 630 66.8 100.0 . . . . . . . . . 48.1 42.3 5.8 36.6 13.2 2.1

1965 743 65.7 100.0 15.6 10.0 6.0 31.6 25.8 5.8 25.9 7.7 3.2

1970 814 64.4 100.0 19.0 12.8 8.5 48.7 39.6 9.1 9.3 1.3 0.4

1975 902 64.0 100.0 25.8 14.1 9.0 43.6 32.0 11.6 6.5 0.7 0.2

1980 942 63.9 100.0 30.1 13.1 8.5 42.4 31.8 10.6 5.2 0.6 0.1

1985 986 63.7 100.0 45.5 8.2 11.6 31.2 18.2 13.1 2.9 0.5 0.2

1986 1,011 63.7 100.0 47.0 8.2 11.8 29.2 17.2 12.0 3.1 0.6 0.1

1987 970 63.6 100.0 47.6 8.1 11.4 28.8 16.8 12.0 3.4 0.6 0.1

1988 944 63.7 100.0 48.2 8.1 9.9 28.6 16.6 12.0 4.1 0.9 0.2

1989 983 63.7 100.0 48.0 7.1 9.3 30.1 17.5 12.6 4.6 0.7 0.2

1990 964 63.7 100.0 47.2 7.6 11.3 27.6 16.4 11.1 5.1 1.0 0.2

1991 996 63.7 100.0 46.8 8.1 10.9 27.9 17.2 10.7 5.1 0.9 0.2

1992 989 63.7 100.0 48.2 7.3 11.4 27.2 16.6 10.6 5.0 0.8 0.1

1993 980 63.7 100.0 48.7 8.0 11.0 26.7 16.1 10.5 4.5 0.9 0.2

1994 923 63.6 100.0 49.0 7.4 11.4 27.1 15.7 11.5 4.0 1.0 0.1

1995 916 63.7 100.0 49.3 7.3 10.5 27.5 15.8 11.8 4.0 1.1 0.3

1996 895 63.6 100.0 49.9 7.1 9.7 27.6 14.9 12.6 4.5 1.1 0.1

1997 b 904 63.7 100.0 50.5 6.6 9.7 26.9 14.9 12.0 4.7 1.3 0.2

1998 b 909 63.8 100.0 49.6 7.1 9.9 27.3 14.7 12.6 4.6 1.3 0.2

1999 b 940 63.7 100.0 49.3 7.3 9.8 27.4 14.8 12.6 4.7 1.3 0.2

2000 b 1,115 64.1 100.0 41.6 6.1 9.4 31.7 20.3 11.4 9.9 1.1 0.2

2001 b 992 63.7 100.0 46.8 6.7 12.1 30.8 18.1 12.7 2.8 0.7 0.2

2002 b 1,001 63.7 100.0 46.4 7.1 13.8 29.7 17.1 12.6 2.1 0.7 0.2

2003 b 969 63.6 100.0 48.3 7.2 11.9 29.6 c 17.9 c 11.7 2.1 0.7 0.2

2004 b 1,010 63.7 100.0 49.0 7.4 10.2 30.0 c 18.7 c 11.3 2.4 0.7 0.3

2005 b 1,061 63.8 100.0 48.6 7.6 9.1 30.8 19.9 10.9 2.7 0.8 0.5

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Women

1940 15 67.4 100.0 . . . . . . . . . 20.8 20.8 . . . 62.3 12.5 4.3

1945 20 68.5 100.0 . . . . . . . . . 24.0 24.0 . . . 45.0 23.6 7.3

1950 123 68.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . 22.3 22.3 . . . 53.6 19.6 4.4

1955 281 67.8 100.0 . . . . . . . . . 36.6 36.6 . . . 38.7 18.1 6.6

1960 351 65.2 100.0 27.1 13.3 8.1 18.4 17.4 1.0 22.2 8.2 2.7

1965 440 65.3 100.0 32.6 12.1 6.0 19.9 16.9 3.0 17.4 6.7 5.4

1970 524 63.9 100.0 35.8 14.3 7.2 31.3 25.7 5.5 9.2 1.7 0.6

1975 603 63.7 100.0 41.6 13.7 7.0 29.3 22.0 7.3 6.8 1.2 0.4

1980 671 63.5 100.0 45.9 11.5 6.5 29.9 22.1 7.7 5.0 0.9 0.2

1985 697 63.4 100.0 57.9 7.4 9.8 21.3 12.2 9.1 2.6 0.8 0.2

1986 713 63.4 100.0 57.5 7.0 10.4 21.6 12.6 8.9 2.5 0.9 0.2

1987 681 63.3 100.0 58.9 7.2 9.6 20.8 11.8 9.0 2.6 0.7 0.2

1988 667 63.3 100.0 59.4 6.9 7.9 21.8 12.8 9.0 3.1 0.7 0.2

1989 674 63.4 100.0 57.9 6.5 9.4 21.6 12.8 8.8 3.3 1.0 0.3

1990 679 63.5 100.0 55.9 7.2 9.8 21.5 12.7 8.9 4.1 1.0 0.5

1991 685 63.5 100.0 56.1 7.1 9.5 22.3 13.9 8.4 3.8 0.9 0.3

1992 708 63.5 100.0 56.7 6.9 9.8 21.5 12.5 9.0 3.7 1.1 0.3

1993 704 63.5 100.0 56.0 6.8 10.2 22.4 13.6 8.8 3.1 1.1 0.3

1994 690 63.4 100.0 57.6 6.7 10.2 21.0 11.8 9.1 3.3 1.0 0.3

1995 684 63.5 100.0 55.4 6.6 10.1 22.6 12.8 9.7 3.5 1.4 0.4

1996 684 63.4 100.0 57.4 5.9 9.4 22.7 12.5 10.2 3.4 1.0 0.3

1997 b 809 65.4 100.0 48.2 5.5 7.5 19.5 10.5 8.9 4.4 6.4 8.5

1998 b 733 64.0 100.0 53.1 7.0 8.9 22.0 12.4 9.6 4.1 2.4 2.5

1999 b 737 63.6 100.0 55.1 6.8 9.2 22.6 12.5 10.1 3.8 1.8 0.7

2000 b 854 63.8 100.0 52.2 5.9 9.3 23.6 13.9 9.7 6.5 2.2 0.4

2001 b 795 63.7 100.0 51.3 7.1 11.5 23.7 12.8 10.9 3.1 2.6 0.6

2002 b 811 63.6 100.0 52.9 6.6 12.2 23.9 12.7 11.2 2.3 1.8 0.3

2003 b 822 63.6 100.0 53.5 6.7 10.6 23.8 c 13.5 c 10.3 2.7 2.2 0.5

2004 b 874 63.6 100.0 54.1 7.0 9.3 24.3 c 14.3 c 10.0 3.1 1.9 0.4

2005 b 939 63.7 100.0 53.3 7.3 8.7 25.0 15.3 9.7 3.3 2.1 0.4

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. Data for 1985–2001 are based on a 1 percent sample. All other years are 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Age in year of award for 1940–1980. Age in month of award for 1985 and later.

b. Includes conversions from nondisabled widow(er)’s benefits to higher retired-worker benefits.

c. Revised data.

Table 6.B5—Number, average age, and percentage distribution, by sex and age,

selected years 1940–2005—Continued

Year

Number

(thousands)

Average

age

Percentage distribution by age a

Total,

all ages 62 63 64

65

66–69 70–74

75 or

Total older

Newly

entitled

Disability

conversions
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Table 6.C1—Number and percentage distribution, by monthly benefit and sex, 2005

Monthly benefit (dollars)

Total Men Women

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

All disabled workers 829,687 100.0 444,312 100.0 385,375 100.0

Less than 100.00 5,134 0.6 2,765 0.6 2,369 0.6

100.00–149.90 2,445 0.3 929 0.2 1,516 0.4

150.00–199.90 6,008 0.7 2,136 0.5 3,872 1.0

200.00–249.90 10,332 1.2 3,875 0.9 6,457 1.7

250.00–299.90 12,922 1.6 4,731 1.1 8,191 2.1

300.00–349.90 14,503 1.7 5,267 1.2 9,236 2.4

350.00–399.90 15,401 1.9 5,554 1.3 9,847 2.6

400.00–449.90 16,126 1.9 5,835 1.3 10,291 2.7

450.00–499.90 16,992 2.0 6,088 1.4 10,904 2.8

500.00–549.90 18,362 2.2 6,862 1.5 11,500 3.0

550.00–599.90 25,281 3.0 9,170 2.1 16,111 4.2

600.00–649.90 44,171 5.3 15,778 3.6 28,393 7.4

650.00–699.90 43,611 5.3 16,278 3.7 27,333 7.1

700.00–749.90 42,777 5.2 16,954 3.8 25,823 6.7

750.00–799.90 41,121 5.0 17,321 3.9 23,800 6.2

800.00–849.90 39,044 4.7 17,321 3.9 21,723 5.6

850.00–899.90 37,502 4.5 17,282 3.9 20,220 5.2

900.00–949.90 35,329 4.3 17,116 3.9 18,213 4.7

950.00–999.90 33,554 4.0 17,142 3.9 16,412 4.3

1,000.00–1,049.90 31,485 3.8 16,878 3.8 14,607 3.8

1,050.00–1,099.90 29,265 3.5 16,434 3.7 12,831 3.3

1,100.00–1,149.90 27,023 3.3 15,915 3.6 11,108 2.9

1,150.00–1,199.90 25,235 3.0 15,275 3.4 9,960 2.6

1,200.00–1,249.90 23,241 2.8 14,916 3.4 8,325 2.2

1,250.00–1,299.90 21,604 2.6 14,218 3.2 7,386 1.9

1,300.00–1,349.90 20,086 2.4 13,520 3.0 6,566 1.7

1,350.00–1,399.90 18,506 2.2 12,787 2.9 5,719 1.5

1,400.00–1,449.90 17,056 2.1 12,027 2.7 5,029 1.3

1,450.00–1,499.90 15,588 1.9 11,305 2.5 4,283 1.1

1,500.00–1,549.90 14,404 1.7 10,629 2.4 3,775 1.0

1,550.00–1,599.90 13,180 1.6 9,953 2.2 3,227 0.8

1,600.00–1,649.90 15,141 1.8 11,476 2.6 3,665 1.0

1,650.00–1,699.90 20,561 2.5 16,009 3.6 4,552 1.2

1,700.00–1,749.90 17,698 2.1 14,134 3.2 3,564 0.9

1,750.00–1,799.90 14,678 1.8 12,075 2.7 2,603 0.7

1,800.00 or more 44,321 5.3 38,357 8.6 5,964 1.5

Average benefit (dollars) 1,000.20 1,131.20 849.10

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: Benefits awarded before the December increase are converted to the December rates before computation of the percentages.
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Table 6.C2—Number, average age, and percentage distribution, by sex and age,

selected years 1957–2005

Year Number

Average

age

Percentage distribution, by age a

Total,

all ages Under 30 30–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–61 62–64 65 b

Men

1957 148,376 59.2 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.1 28.0 17.0 33.8 4.1

1958 107,003 59.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.7 27.5 15.2 28.9 8.7

1959 146,547 58.9 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.1 27.4 14.8 28.8 7.8

1960 168,466 54.5 100.0 0.8 7.0 6.5 10.5 16.7 20.0 11.8 21.3 5.4

1965 186,808 53.0 100.0 1.8 8.2 7.9 11.1 17.1 25.7 14.0 13.0 1.0

1970 258,072 52.1 100.0 6.7 7.6 6.5 10.1 14.7 23.5 12.3 16.1 2.6

1975 408,531 51.5 100.0 7.7 8.6 6.2 9.5 15.7 23.1 12.1 14.6 2.5

1980 275,185 51.2 100.0 8.3 9.7 6.0 8.4 14.7 24.6 12.3 14.2 1.8

1981 244,984 50.8 100.0 8.6 10.2 6.2 8.4 14.5 24.3 13.0 13.1 1.7

1982 207,453 50.9 100.0 8.4 10.4 6.3 8.4 14.1 24.6 12.9 13.6 1.2

1983 217,422 50.2 100.0 9.5 11.7 6.6 8.4 13.6 23.4 12.2 13.3 1.3

1984 247,833 50.0 100.0 9.2 12.8 7.1 8.7 13.4 22.6 12.2 12.7 1.3

1985 274,400 50.1 100.0 8.7 13.3 7.0 9.9 14.6 23.1 12.4 10.6 0.3

1986 273,700 48.7 100.0 10.7 15.3 8.1 9.4 14.3 21.3 11.1 9.5 0.3

1987 265,900 49.0 100.0 9.4 16.0 8.6 9.3 13.9 20.8 10.9 11.0 0.2

1988 265,700 49.2 100.0 8.4 16.0 9.7 9.0 14.6 21.3 10.5 10.2 0.2

1989 268,600 49.0 100.0 8.7 16.0 9.5 10.2 14.2 20.6 9.7 10.8 0.3

1990 293,300 48.1 100.0 10.9 16.9 9.4 9.5 13.5 20.5 10.3 8.8 0.1

1991 322,700 47.9 100.0 9.5 17.7 10.6 11.0 14.1 18.4 9.4 9.1 0.2

1992 395,600 47.8 100.0 9.5 18.5 10.8 11.0 13.0 18.6 9.8 8.7 0.2

1993 391,800 47.7 100.0 9.2 18.9 10.1 11.7 14.7 18.8 8.6 7.8 0.2

1994 379,300 48.4 100.0 6.8 18.4 10.8 12.7 15.4 19.3 9.0 7.6 0.1

1995 368,400 48.9 100.0 7.2 16.3 10.7 11.5 15.7 20.4 8.9 9.1 0.2

1996 347,100 48.7 100.0 6.9 16.2 10.8 13.2 16.2 19.9 9.3 7.5 0.1

1997 311,100 49.3 100.0 6.3 14.6 10.8 13.5 16.1 21.6 8.8 8.2 0.1

1998 331,400 49.2 100.0 6.3 14.3 11.1 12.4 18.3 21.6 8.1 7.8 0.2

1999 338,900 49.6 100.0 6.2 13.1 11.4 12.4 18.3 21.7 8.8 8.0 0.3

2000 329,800 49.6 100.0 6.8 12.9 10.7 12.7 17.7 21.0 9.1 8.8 0.2

2001 364,500 49.4 100.0 7.5 13.2 9.9 12.2 17.4 22.6 9.2 7.9 0.1

2002 406,336 49.4 100.0 7.8 12.0 10.3 12.7 17.5 22.5 9.2 7.9 0.1

2003 421,598 49.7 100.0 7.0 11.8 10.2 12.8 17.6 22.8 9.6 7.9 0.3

2004 428,672 50.0 100.0 6.8 11.3 9.9 12.8 17.6 23.4 9.6 8.2 0.4

2005 444,312 50.2 100.0 6.6 10.8 9.8 13.0 17.8 23.5 8.8 8.9 0.7

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Women

1957 30,426 57.4 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.5 38.9 19.8 15.3 0.5

1958 24,379 57.2 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.6 37.2 17.8 15.2 1.2

1959 31,264 57.0 100.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.2 36.9 17.6 14.2 1.1

1960 39,339 52.5 100.0 0.7 8.1 8.0 13.3 21.9 24.6 12.4 10.1 0.8

1965 66,691 53.2 100.0 1.1 6.5 7.4 11.7 19.3 28.3 14.1 10.9 0.6

1970 92,312 52.8 100.0 4.2 6.3 6.1 11.0 17.5 27.2 13.0 12.9 1.7

1975 183,518 52.1 100.0 6.1 7.3 6.1 10.1 17.7 25.5 12.2 12.9 2.1

1980 121,374 51.1 100.0 7.4 9.7 6.4 9.3 16.3 25.5 11.7 12.2 1.5

1981 106,863 50.8 100.0 7.8 10.2 6.5 9.5 16.4 25.1 12.0 11.1 1.4

1982 89,678 50.5 100.0 8.0 10.9 6.8 9.5 15.6 24.9 11.7 11.4 1.1

1983 94,127 49.8 100.0 9.0 12.2 7.4 9.5 14.8 23.5 10.9 11.6 1.1

1984 114,165 49.7 100.0 8.3 13.2 7.9 9.7 14.9 22.8 10.9 11.7 1.2

1985 134,500 49.7 100.0 8.6 12.9 8.0 10.6 15.8 23.3 10.1 10.5 0.1

1986 135,700 48.8 100.0 9.0 15.5 10.4 10.5 14.8 21.3 9.6 8.6 0.2

1987 143,700 49.5 100.0 7.5 15.2 8.1 11.2 15.8 23.4 9.6 8.8 0.3

1988 147,000 49.3 100.0 8.5 14.0 8.8 10.9 16.1 23.5 10.5 7.4 0.3

1989 146,900 49.1 100.0 7.8 14.8 10.4 11.9 13.8 21.2 10.8 8.9 0.3

1990 168,500 48.4 100.0 8.5 16.3 9.8 13.1 14.2 22.3 8.9 6.5 0.4

1991 190,400 48.4 100.0 8.5 16.8 10.1 12.2 16.2 19.5 8.9 7.4 0.4

1992 241,300 47.7 100.0 8.6 17.7 12.0 12.4 15.6 17.6 8.4 7.5 0.2

1993 237,900 48.1 100.0 7.5 17.5 11.2 13.1 16.5 19.7 6.8 7.4 0.2

1994 234,000 48.2 100.0 7.4 16.9 11.1 12.9 17.0 20.8 7.3 6.4 0.2

1995 263,200 48.5 100.0 6.4 16.7 11.4 13.8 17.2 20.5 7.6 6.3 0.1

1996 256,900 49.1 100.0 5.3 15.1 11.3 14.0 19.0 21.2 8.3 5.8 0.1

1997 250,200 48.4 100.0 6.2 16.3 12.2 14.1 19.0 19.0 6.8 6.2 0.2

1998 271,900 48.9 100.0 5.4 14.9 12.2 14.5 19.1 20.4 7.6 5.7 0.2

1999 266,900 48.7 100.0 5.7 14.6 12.5 15.3 18.2 20.6 6.6 6.2 0.3

2000 282,400 49.2 100.0 5.8 13.7 12.3 13.5 18.7 21.6 8.1 6.1 0.2

2001 304,800 48.4 100.0 7.9 14.0 12.1 13.8 18.5 20.1 7.6 5.9 0.1

2002 343,667 48.7 100.0 7.3 13.4 11.6 14.3 18.4 21.0 7.7 6.3 0.1

2003 355,863 49.0 100.0 6.8 13.2 11.4 14.2 18.4 21.5 8.0 6.3 0.2

2004 367,103 49.7 100.0 6.5 12.6 11.1 14.1 18.5 21.9 8.1 6.7 0.4

2005 385,375 49.6 100.0 6.2 12.2 10.9 14.1 18.9 22.2 7.6 7.4 0.5

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record. Data for 1985–2001 are based on a 1 percent sample. All other years are 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Age in year of award for 1957–1984. Age in month of award for 1985 and later.

b. Includes awards processed after attainment of age 65.

Table 6.C2—Number, average age, and percentage distribution, by sex and age,

selected years 1957–2005—Continued

Year Number

Average

age

Percentage distribution, by age a

Total,

all ages Under 30 30–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–61 62–64 65 b
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Table 6.C7—Number of applications, awards, ratio of awards to applications, and awards per 1,000 insured 

workers, selected years, 1960–2005

Year

Number (thousands) Awards as a percentage

of applications

Awards per

Applications Awards 1,000 insured workers

1960 418.6 207.8 49.6 4.5

1965 529.3 253.5 47.9 4.7

1966 544.5 278.3 51.1 5.1

1967 573.2 301.4 52.6 5.4

1968 719.8 323.2 44.9 5.7

1969 725.2 344.7 47.5 4.9

1970 869.8 350.4 40.3 4.8

1971 923.9 415.9 45.0 5.6

1972 947.5 455.4 48.1 6.0

1973 1,067.5 491.6 46.1 6.3

1974 1,330.2 536.0 40.3 6.7

1975 1,285.3 592.0 46.1 7.1

1976 1,232.2 551.5 44.8 6.5

1977 1,235.2 568.9 46.1 6.5

1978 1,184.7 464.4 39.2 5.2

1979 1,187.8 416.7 35.1 4.4

1980 1,262.3 396.6 31.4 4.0

1981 1,161.2 351.8 30.3 3.4

1982 1,019.8 297.1 29.1 2.9

1983 1,019.3 311.5 30.6 3.0

1984 1,036.7 362.0 34.9 3.4

1985 1,066.2 377.4 35.4 3.5

1986 1,118.4 416.9 37.3 3.8

1987 1,108.9 415.8 37.5 3.7

1988 1,017.9 409.5 40.2 3.6

1989 984.9 425.6 43.2 3.7

1990 1,067.7 468.0 43.8 4.0

1991 1,208.7 536.4 44.4 4.5

1992 1,335.1 636.6 47.7 5.2

1993 1,425.8 635.2 44.6 5.2

1994 1,443.8 631.9 43.8 5.1

1995 1,338.1 645.6 48.3 5.1

1996 1,279.2 624.3 48.8 4.9

1997 1,180.2 587.7 49.8 4.5

1998 1,169.3 608.4 52.0 4.6

1999 1,200.1 620.6 51.7 4.6

2000 1,330.6 621.3 46.7 4.5

2001 1,498.6 690.5 46.1 5.0

2002 1,682.5 750.0 44.6 5.3

2003 1,895.5 777.5 41.0 5.5

2004 2,137.5 795.8 37.2 5.5

2005 2,122.1 829.7 39.1 5.7

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
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Table 6.D1—Number of wives and husbands, by type of benefit, selected years 1950–2005

Year Total

Wives with entitlement based on—

Care of children Age Husbands

Wives and husbands of retired workers

1950 162,768 9,646 152,310 812

1955 288,915 21,692 263,816 3,407

1960 339,987 32,254 305,713 2,020

1965 321,015 44,087 275,717 1,211

1970 339,447 51,378 286,867 1,202

1975 350,558 60,184 289,600 774

1980 360,693 55,401 294,892 10,400

1981 338,540 50,993 277,641 9,906

1982 349,967 36,229 302,739 10,999

1983 356,274 35,309 308,922 12,043

1984 342,691 30,972 298,855 12,864

1985 356,558 30,454 312,849 13,255

1986 358,115 28,925 315,427 13,763

1987 333,333 26,099 294,499 12,735

1988 316,929 23,045 281,760 12,124

1989 310,498 21,285 278,655 10,558

1990 308,980 21,395 277,238 10,347

1991 307,000 21,154 276,236 9,610

1992 304,764 21,057 274,670 9,037

1993 290,728 19,945 262,240 8,543

1994 275,025 18,431 248,430 8,164

1995 258,740 17,214 233,731 7,795

1996 244,014 15,466 221,059 7,489

1997 268,012 14,040 246,229 7,743

1998 263,668 13,472 242,390 7,806

1999 275,568 13,521 253,559 8,488

2000 341,503 15,625 315,148 10,730

2001 314,547 13,743 289,757 11,047

2002 317,685 14,011 291,377 12,297

2003 305,831 12,832 280,883 12,116

2004 319,430 12,219 294,133 13,078

2005 329,225 11,630 303,976 13,619

(Continued)
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Wives and husbands of disabled workers

1958 a 12,920 7,869 5,035 16

1959 b 54,299 32,844 21,301 154

1960 54,187 38,326 15,756 105

1965 69,183 55,230 13,813 140

1970 96,304 74,913 21,227 164

1975 148,741 116,624 31,942 175

1980 108,500 74,922 32,616 962

1981 95,575 64,333 30,360 882

1982 77,835 45,463 31,540 832

1983 80,079 43,820 35,369 890

1984 81,834 46,433 34,470 931

1985 83,511 48,522 34,101 888

1986 82,435 47,711 33,797 927

1987 77,316 43,881 31,652 1,783

1988 73,790 41,627 29,634 2,529

1989 69,113 39,212 27,750 2,151

1990 69,667 40,458 27,023 2,186

1991 72,754 43,543 26,747 2,464

1992 78,083 47,841 27,502 2,740

1993 74,605 45,602 26,276 2,727

1994 69,549 42,824 24,240 2,485

1995 63,097 37,972 22,833 2,292

1996 57,528 33,638 21,775 2,115

1997 50,818 25,779 23,329 1,710

1998 47,550 23,190 22,693 1,667

1999 46,164 21,949 22,557 1,658

2000 43,941 19,801 22,399 1,741

2001 43,412 19,535 21,979 1,898

2002 45,600 20,621 22,863 2,116

2003 47,183 20,580 24,269 2,334

2004 48,016 19,423 26,070 2,523

2005 50,187 18,877 28,679 2,631

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: Benefits not necessarily payable at time of award.

a. January–November.

b. Includes December 1958.

Table 6.D1—Number of wives and husbands, by type of benefit, selected years 1950–2005—Continued

Year Total

Wives with entitlement based on—

Care of children Age Husbands
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Table 6.D3—Number and average monthly benefit for wives and husbands, by basis of entitlement,

age in month of award, and sex, 2005

Basis of entitlement and age

Wives

Total Of retired workers Of disabled workers Husbands

Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars)

a. Benefits awarded before the December increase are converted to the December rates before computation of the averages.

Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars)

All wives and husbands 363,162 359.20 315,606 374.40 47,556 258.10 16,250 248.70

By age

Entitlement based on care of children 30,507 275.90 11,630 419.50 18,877 187.40 1,143 144.90

Under 35 5,668 149.90 483 355.80 5,185 130.80 199 95.80

35–39 4,461 199.10 792 366.70 3,669 162.90 203 132.50

40–44 5,575 250.50 1,480 392.50 4,095 199.10 255 145.90

45–49 5,268 305.20 2,095 417.50 3,173 231.10 201 144.40

50–54 3,953 353.60 2,262 430.20 1,691 251.20 135 187.20

55–59 2,879 400.90 2,150 445.00 729 270.80 90 203.50

60–61 1,092 470.10 960 492.90 132 303.70 25 207.60

62–64 1,611 377.70 1,408 396.30 203 248.60 35 131.20

Entitlement based on age 332,655 366.80 303,976 372.70 28,679 304.60 15,107 256.60

62–64 242,229 356.00 217,276 362.60 24,953 298.20 4,394 229.90

62 157,852 343.10 137,282 350.80 20,570 291.60 1,820 198.60

63 38,847 343.40 36,425 346.40 2,422 297.90 958 214.50

64 45,530 411.20 43,569 413.20 1,961 367.30 1,616 274.30

65–69 74,792 403.10 71,621 405.70 3,171 345.30 6,563 276.80

65 46,075 415.50 44,352 418.20 1,723 344.30 2,459 304.20

66 11,775 397.30 11,197 399.10 578 362.00 1,242 267.30

67 7,404 378.50 7,026 381.60 378 320.60 1,037 259.90

68 5,511 374.30 5,223 374.90 288 363.10 945 252.70

69 4,027 363.40 3,823 365.30 204 328.00 880 259.50

70–74 10,223 363.20 9,782 363.10 441 365.20 2,573 254.70

75 or older 5,411 358.80 5,297 359.30 114 335.30 1,577 249.70

By sex

Wives

Not divorced 323,051 363.00 278,949 380.00 44,102 255.90 . . . . . .

Divorced 40,111 328.20 36,657 332.30 3,454 285.00 . . . . . .

Husbands of—

Retired workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,619 262.50

Disabled workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,631 177.50

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 6.D4—Number of children, by type of benefit, selected years 1940–2005

Year All children

Children of—

Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers

Total

1957 313,163 81,842 231,321 . . .

1960 415,719 69,979 241,430 104,310

1965 783,202 134,187 451,399 197,616

1970 1,090,865 182,595 591,724 316,546

1975 1,331,913 225,579 591,118 515,216

1976 1,327,197 236,805 578,905 511,487

1977 1,365,513 259,447 587,589 518,477

1978 1,234,658 214,284 566,992 453,382

1979 1,191,521 247,800 544,549 399,172

1980 1,174,112 248,658 540,246 385,208

1981 1,086,547 211,406 535,487 339,654

1982 916,715 182,849 473,396 260,470

1983 752,839 144,945 380,992 226,895

1984 721,564 131,986 351,326 238,252

1985 713,632 128,076 332,531 253,025

1986 700,627 122,652 319,800 258,167

1987 685,299 117,984 310,573 256,742

1988 706,031 116,659 324,346 265,026

1989 675,362 106,491 307,484 261,387

1990 695,307 108,105 303,616 283,586

1991 726,908 107,261 301,459 318,188

1992 794,571 108,686 304,300 381,585

1993 816,454 106,566 311,290 398,598

1994 824,239 102,983 310,051 411,205

1995 808,578 101,239 306,044 401,295

1996 798,485 98,655 302,480 397,350

1997 757,346 97,594 297,204 362,548

1998 763,170 96,893 294,851 371,426

1999 773,166 99,826 295,196 378,144

2000 776,676 115,358 297,686 363,632

2001 796,174 110,680 302,445 383,049

2002 846,361 116,186 310,395 419,780

2003 852,354 111,992 305,409 434,953

2004 858,562 115,391 309,472 433,699

2005 907,547 123,494 314,786 469,267

(Continued)
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Children under age 18

1940 59,382 8,249 51,133 . . .

1945 127,514 7,215 120,299 . . .

1950 122,641 25,495 97,146 . . .

1955 238,795 40,402 198,393 . . .

1960 391,366 57,239 231,611 102,516

1965 523,453 84,707 263,637 175,109

1970 678,940 99,353 337,960 241,627

1975 806,770 115,347 300,139 391,284

1980 573,828 111,610 227,139 235,079

1981 512,939 84,793 228,317 199,829

1982 457,445 81,502 222,738 153,205

1983 444,467 80,117 211,396 152,954

1984 449,242 74,328 202,163 172,721

1985 464,908 74,128 200,576 190,204

1986 465,115 70,915 196,008 198,192

1987 451,370 66,672 184,668 195,030

1988 452,519 63,586 192,278 196,655

1989 446,308 59,073 189,285 197,950

1990 468,439 60,588 189,792 218,059

1991 502,442 60,618 191,537 250,287

1992 559,725 61,034 192,689 306,002

1993 575,247 59,515 198,469 317,263

1994 586,342 57,677 201,598 327,067

1995 571,650 57,215 198,848 315,587

1996 561,687 56,126 194,333 311,228

1997 517,118 54,841 184,237 278,040

1998 516,100 54,218 182,118 279,764

1999 522,946 57,019 182,159 283,768

2000 525,390 68,440 184,762 272,188

2001 542,147 64,207 188,300 289,640

2002 578,906 66,992 192,226 319,688

2003 580,166 63,793 187,060 329,313

2004 578,844 65,490 188,435 324,919

2005 609,993 69,008 189,509 351,476

(Continued)

Table 6.D4—Number of children, by type of benefit, selected years 1940–2005—Continued

Year All children

Children of—

Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers
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Disabled adult children

1957 29,507 17,249 12,258 . . .

1960 24,353 12,740 9,819 1,794

1965 21,398 10,017 8,668 2,713

1970 24,547 11,348 9,425 3,774

1975 32,707 14,636 11,182 6,889

1976 34,517 15,602 11,546 7,369

1977 36,210 -- -- 7,885

1978 33,611 15,378 11,013 7,220

1979 33,419 15,967 10,999 6,453

1980 33,470 16,650 10,626 6,194

1981 30,545 15,365 9,745 5,435

1982 28,707 14,772 9,685 4,250

1983 33,639 17,309 11,223 5,107

1984 36,427 18,330 12,556 5,541

1985 39,083 19,661 12,709 6,713

1986 40,525 20,295 13,244 6,986

1987 39,665 20,761 12,117 6,787

1988 38,702 20,544 11,512 6,646

1989 37,001 19,668 10,975 6,358

1990 38,772 20,862 11,277 6,633

1991 41,086 21,850 11,684 7,552

1992 47,009 23,615 13,846 9,548

1993 47,246 23,173 13,819 10,254

1994 44,483 22,119 12,590 9,774

1995 43,275 21,566 11,930 9,779

1996 40,583 20,169 11,061 9,353

1997 38,701 19,611 10,616 8,474

1998 39,941 19,932 10,914 9,095

1999 41,748 20,467 11,430 9,851

2000 43,845 22,567 11,621 9,657

2001 43,042 21,307 11,872 9,863

2002 46,636 22,881 12,685 11,070

2003 47,235 22,024 12,920 12,291

2004 48,772 22,531 13,999 12,242

2005 53,807 25,154 14,982 13,671

(Continued)

Table 6.D4—Number of children, by type of benefit, selected years 1940–2005—Continued

Year All children

Children of—

Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers
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Students

1965 238,351 39,463 179,094 19,794

1970 387,378 71,894 244,339 71,145

1975 492,436 95,596 279,797 117,043

1976 544,739 108,197 295,058 141,484

1977 574,760 -- -- 148,227

1978 544,396 105,719 291,434 147,243

1979 553,889 117,118 292,766 144,005

1980 566,814 120,398 302,481 143,935

1981 543,063 111,248 297,425 134,390

1982 430,563 86,575 240,973 103,015

1983 274,726 47,519 158,373 68,834

1984 235,895 39,328 136,577 59,990

1985 209,641 34,287 119,246 56,108

1986 194,987 31,442 110,556 52,989

1987 194,264 30,551 108,788 54,925

1988 214,810 32,529 120,556 61,725

1989 192,053 27,750 107,224 57,079

1990 188,096 26,655 102,547 58,894

1991 183,380 24,793 98,238 60,349

1992 187,837 24,037 97,765 66,035

1993 193,961 23,878 99,002 71,081

1994 193,414 23,187 95,863 74,364

1995 193,653 22,458 95,266 75,929

1996 196,215 22,360 97,086 76,769

1997 201,527 23,142 102,351 76,034

1998 207,129 22,743 101,819 82,567

1999 208,472 22,340 101,607 84,525

2000 207,441 24,351 101,303 81,787

2001 210,985 25,166 102,273 83,546

2002 220,819 26,313 105,484 89,022

2003 224,953 26,175 105,429 93,349

2004 230,946 27,370 107,038 96,538

2005 243,747 29,332 110,295 104,120

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable; -- = not available.

Table 6.D4—Number of children, by type of benefit, selected years 1940–2005—Continued

Year All children

Children of—

Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers
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Table 6.D5—Number and average monthly benefit for children, by type of benefit and age

in month of award, 2005

Age

Total

number

Children of—

Retired workers Deceased workers Disabled workers

Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars)

a. Benefits awarded before the December increase are converted to the December rates before computation of the averages.

Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars)

All children

Total 907,547 123,494 465.30 314,786 662.30 469,267 259.00

Children under age 18

Subtotal 609,993 69,008 455.90 189,509 635.00 351,476 227.50

Under 1 21,597 958 418.40 4,390 575.90 16,249 194.40

1 15,561 713 422.10 4,822 567.00 10,026 182.30

2 16,279 850 407.90 5,467 570.40 9,962 182.50

3 17,937 1,083 414.10 5,892 576.80 10,962 180.70

4 20,219 1,272 423.00 6,689 587.00 12,258 182.90

5 21,984 1,574 415.90 7,282 592.20 13,128 182.10

6 23,988 1,833 419.70 7,828 602.90 14,327 190.00

7 25,597 2,022 410.20 8,303 605.40 15,272 194.30

8 27,867 2,480 417.70 8,962 612.90 16,425 200.60

9 30,399 2,863 423.00 9,825 624.70 17,711 208.50

10 33,199 3,507 416.00 10,750 625.60 18,942 208.70

11 36,707 4,178 425.90 11,954 631.20 20,575 216.60

12 40,653 4,853 435.90 13,114 632.00 22,686 223.30

13 45,067 5,810 441.80 14,533 648.40 24,724 232.50

14 49,028 6,859 450.10 15,704 654.40 26,465 245.20

15 53,062 8,135 470.30 16,862 673.50 28,065 261.20

16 56,911 9,531 502.70 17,923 688.10 29,457 283.90

17 73,938 10,487 505.60 19,209 676.80 44,242 281.50

Disabled adult children

Subtotal 53,807 25,154 409.60 14,982 580.40 13,671 293.30

Under 20 6,975 1,076 433.90 2,584 591.10 3,315 269.50

20–24 11,557 2,845 449.50 3,921 599.70 4,791 277.70

25–29 7,780 3,338 447.90 2,086 607.90 2,356 310.60

30–34 8,259 4,958 436.40 1,681 610.00 1,620 324.90

35–39 8,639 6,018 420.80 1,512 577.50 1,109 342.90

40 or older 10,597 6,919 342.00 3,198 515.70 480 307.40

Students aged 18–19

Subtotal 243,747 29,332 535.20 110,295 720.20 104,120 360.70

18 230,292 28,721 538.30 108,063 723.40 93,508 367.30

19 13,455 611 388.80 2,232 566.40 10,612 302.80

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
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Table 6.D6—Number of mothers and fathers, by type of benefit, 1950–2005

Year Total Mothers Fathers

Widowed

Surviving

divorced

mothers and

Subtotal fathers

With at least

1 child under

age 16 a

Entitled solely

because of

at least

1 disabled child b

1950 41,101 41,101 . . . 41,089 41,089 . . . 12

1951 78,323 78,323 . . . 78,181 78,181 . . . 142

1952 64,875 64,875 . . . 64,776 64,776 . . . 99

1953 71,945 71,945 . . . 71,861 71,861 . . . 84

1954 70,775 70,775 . . . 70,699 70,699 . . . 76

1955 76,018 76,018 . . . 75,927 75,927 . . . 91

1956 67,475 67,475 . . . 67,410 67,410 . . . 65

1957 88,174 88,174 . . . 88,102 86,088 2,014 72

1958 c 81,467 81,467 . . . 81,392 80,130 1,262 75

1959 d 102,020 102,020 . . . 101,933 100,234 1,699 87

1960 92,607 92,607 . . . 92,507 90,939 1,568 100

1961 98,449 98,449 . . . 98,374 96,778 1,596 75

1962 99,925 99,925 . . . 99,835 98,099 1,736 90

1963 104,960 104,960 . . . 104,866 102,828 2,038 94

1964 106,249 106,249 . . . 106,137 103,778 2,359 112

1965 100,005 100,005 . . . 99,804 97,972 1,832 201

1966 107,135 107,135 . . . 106,677 105,270 1,407 458

1967 110,762 110,762 . . . 110,283 108,842 1,441 479

1968 113,765 113,765 . . . 113,323 111,869 1,454 442

1969 116,922 116,922 . . . 116,434 115,035 1,399 488

1970 112,377 112,377 . . . 111,887 110,459 1,428 490

1971 116,548 116,548 . . . 115,996 114,266 1,730 552

1972 117,699 117,699 . . . 117,034 113,822 3,212 665

1973 118,775 118,775 . . . 112,511 109,574 2,937 6,264

1974 109,221 109,221 . . . 102,584 99,705 2,879 6,637

1975 116,224 111,372 4,852 108,002 103,597 4,405 8,222

1976 113,520 107,339 6,181 105,158 99,781 5,377 8,362

1977 118,821 111,473 7,348 109,050 103,492 5,558 9,771

1978 110,015 103,391 6,624 100,247 96,834 3,413 9,768

1979 110,424 103,805 6,619 99,413 96,249 3,164 11,011

1980 107,809 99,922 7,887 96,005 92,768 3,237 11,804

1981 99,653 92,138 7,515 81,079 78,069 3,010 11,059

1982 86,786 80,198 6,588 70,019 67,301 2,718 10,179

1983 82,464 76,271 6,193 66,711 63,304 3,407 9,560

1984 73,794 68,164 5,630 59,256 54,962 4,294 8,908

1985 72,241 66,992 5,249 62,881 58,507 4,374 9,360

1986 69,340 64,147 5,193 60,200 55,639 4,561 9,140

1987 64,777 59,626 5,151 56,329 52,051 4,278 8,448

1988 62,676 57,859 4,817 54,833 50,655 4,178 7,843

1989 59,525 54,916 4,609 51,992 48,226 3,766 7,533

1990 58,060 53,346 4,714 50,879 47,673 3,206 7,181

1991 57,896 52,889 5,007 50,787 47,695 3,092 7,109

1992 56,402 51,273 5,129 49,341 46,302 3,039 7,061

1993 56,408 51,358 5,050 49,465 46,420 3,045 6,943

1994 54,732 49,825 4,907 48,217 45,346 2,871 6,515

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1995 51,645 46,874 4,771 45,368 42,817 2,551 6,277

1996 49,150 44,732 4,418 43,538 41,192 2,346 5,612

1997 43,504 39,805 3,699 38,565 36,396 2,169 4,939

1998 42,395 38,533 3,862 37,739 35,577 2,162 4,656

1999 41,756 37,926 3,830 37,271 35,092 2,179 4,485

2000 40,491 36,521 3,970 36,197 34,241 1,956 4,294

2001 41,323 37,106 4,217 36,728 34,753 1,975 4,595

2002 40,829 36,534 4,295 36,186 34,264 1,922 4,643

2003 39,206 34,712 4,494 34,797 32,979 1,818 4,409

2004 40,030 35,499 4,531 35,876 34,176 1,700 4,154

2005 38,248 34,036 4,212 34,256 32,872 1,384 3,992

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Prior to August 1981, benefits were payable to mothers and fathers caring for a child under age 18. For mothers and fathers caring for a child who was at least age 14 

and who were entitled in August 1981, benefits were continued until the child attained age 18 or September 1983, whichever came earlier.

b. Excludes mothers and fathers who had both disabled and nondisabled entitled children in their care.

c. January–November.

d. Includes December 1958.

Table 6.D6—Number of mothers and fathers, by type of benefit, 1950–2005—Continued

Year Total Mothers Fathers

Widowed

Surviving

divorced

mothers and

Subtotal fathers

With at least

1 child under

age 16 a

Entitled solely

because of

at least

1 disabled child b
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Table 6.D7—Number and average monthly benefit for widow(er)s, by age in month of award and sex, 2005

Age, sex, and type of benefit

Nondisabled

Disabled widow(er)s

Widowed mothers

Widows Widowers and fathers

Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars)

a. Benefits awarded before the December increase are converted to the December rates before computation of the averages.

Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

benefit a

(dollars)

All widow(er)s 457,549 812.30 29,579 533.30 29,821 610.60 38,248 714.40

By age

Under 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,274 549.40

25–29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,886 604.30

30–34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,684 626.90

35–39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,883 670.90

40–44 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,576 738.80

45–49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,322 785.70

50–54 . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,369 605.30 4,014 813.10

55–59 . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,656 618.30 1,674 786.60

60–64 145,438 945.00 12,607 741.10 2,568 595.70 781 727.00

60 61,346 951.60 4,690 723.80 1,425 605.00 250 769.70

61 22,719 979.40 3,411 732.30 424 602.40 166 703.80

62 24,096 941.90 2,308 797.00 341 575.00 154 716.10

63 16,492 887.50 932 738.10 207 593.60 105 670.80

64 20,785 937.10 1,266 729.80 171 545.70 106 734.60

65–69 91,798 740.10 4,789 523.40 197 508.90 74 515.40

65 43,946 809.70 2,240 666.00 . . . . . . . . . . . .

66 12,237 692.20 645 443.60 . . . . . . . . . . . .

67 11,928 671.60 606 414.20 . . . . . . . . . . . .

68 11,566 668.30 640 377.90 . . . . . . . . . . . .

69 12,121 672.10 658 358.70 . . . . . . . . . . . .

70–74 63,128 699.20 3,261 319.80 . . . . . . . . . . . .

70 12,468 684.50 727 312.80 . . . . . . . . . . . .

71 12,063 689.30 654 327.70 . . . . . . . . . . . .

72 12,532 694.00 624 314.80 . . . . . . . . . . . .

73 12,873 703.00 635 324.40 . . . . . . . . . . . .

74 13,192 723.40 621 320.10 . . . . . . . . . . . .

75–79 65,977 736.40 3,119 315.50 . . . . . . . . . . . .

75 13,474 726.90 639 322.70 . . . . . . . . . . . .

76 13,184 735.30 609 310.90 . . . . . . . . . . . .

77 13,421 730.40 635 322.00 . . . . . . . . . . . .

78 13,156 745.70 639 310.60 . . . . . . . . . . . .

79 12,742 744.40 597 310.60 . . . . . . . . . . . .

80 or older 90,633 805.30 5,773 325.00 . . . . . . . . . . . .

By sex

Men . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,694 451.90 4,212 595.40

Women . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,127 620.20 34,036 729.20

Widow or mother 399,738 810.40 . . . . . . 23,887 619.50 30,324 729.70

Surviving divorced wife or 

mother 57,811 825.30 . . . . . . 4,240 623.80 3,712 725.00

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 6.D8—Number of widow(er)s, by type of benefit, 1950–2005

Year Total

Entitled because of age Entitled because of disability

Widows Widowers Widows Widowers

1950 66,735 66,672 63 . . . . . .

1951 89,591 89,324 267 . . . . . .

1952 92,302 91,992 310 . . . . . .

1953 112,866 112,467 399 . . . . . .

1954 128,026 127,626 400 . . . . . .

1955 140,624 140,273 351 . . . . . .

1956 253,524 253,191 333 . . . . . .

1957 244,633 244,172 461 . . . . . .

1958 a

a. January–November.

199,320 198,948 372 . . . . . .

1959 b

b. Includes December 1958.

252,683 252,100 583 . . . . . .

1960 239,267 238,813 454 . . . . . .

1961 251,275 250,606 669 . . . . . .

1962 267,051 266,465 586 . . . . . .

1963 278,709 278,138 571 . . . . . .

1964 283,263 282,689 574 . . . . . .

1965 359,431 358,875 556 . . . . . .

1966 403,595 403,035 560 . . . . . .

1967 355,589 355,032 557 . . . . . .

1968 375,391 352,280 604 22,438 69

1969 375,753 353,928 625 21,127 73

1970 363,216 347,031 576 15,546 63

1971 381,262 363,689 551 16,960 62

1972 402,809 382,452 544 19,739 74

1973 372,167 351,793 651 19,660 63

1974 363,693 343,317 550 19,793 33

1975 377,246 353,249 476 23,476 45

1976 385,373 362,229 489 22,603 52

1977 416,735 383,057 10,416 22,981 281

1978 403,679 375,750 9,022 18,553 354

1979 445,555 418,883 9,272 17,136 264

1980 452,156 424,690 11,412 15,789 265

1981 480,772 453,307 13,311 13,868 286

1982 492,451 465,070 14,941 12,222 218

1983 501,688 470,764 16,512 14,144 268

1984 499,677 464,979 17,533 16,847 318

1985 501,673 467,197 17,390 16,759 327

1986 491,052 454,903 17,731 18,033 385

1987 475,035 440,803 17,836 16,062 334

1988 457,574 424,107 18,139 14,979 349

1989 449,139 416,154 17,817 14,830 338

1990 451,862 417,925 18,513 15,058 366

1991 468,788 420,190 19,008 28,951 639

1992 472,078 419,413 19,430 32,477 758

1993 466,198 414,941 19,422 31,036 799

1994 459,340 410,323 19,114 29,075 828

1995 444,899 396,725 18,577 28,762 835

1996 438,081 390,962 18,508 27,783 828

1997 440,076 393,014 18,516 27,691 855

1998 443,669 395,231 19,039 28,494 905

1999 469,806 419,205 20,951 28,654 996

2000 505,021 453,334 23,645 26,997 1,045

2001 495,848 443,267 24,309 27,179 1,093

2002 522,537 465,627 27,306 28,211 1,393

2003 508,306 451,583 28,209 27,130 1,384

2004 513,839 456,732 29,033 26,621 1,453

2005 516,949 457,549 29,579 28,127 1,694

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
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Table 6.D9—Number and average amount of lump-sum death payment awards, 1940–2005

Year

Number of—

Deceased workers Lump-sum payments Average lump sum per worker (dollars)

1940 61,080 75,095 145.79

1941 90,941 117,303 144.58

1942 103,322 134,991 144.77

1943 122,185 163,011 145.66

1944 151,869 205,117 145.68

1945 178,813 247,012 146.05

1946 179,588 250,706 151.74

1947 181,992 218,787 162.16

1948 200,090 213,096 161.50

1949 202,154 212,614 164.02

1950 200,411 209,960 147.81

1951 414,470 431,229 138.24

1952 437,896 456,531 178.20

1953 511,986 532,846 174.16

1954 516,158 536,341 207.86

1955 566,830 589,612 202.72

1956 546,984 572,291 200.80

1957 689,282 718,672 201.63

1958 a 656,825 683,964 202.52

1959 b 822,413 855,032 212.67

1960 778,660 809,194 211.55

1961 813,464 843,308 210.46

1962 865,217 892,261 212.02

1963 968,651 1,015,536 212.61

1964 1,011,414 1,073,044 213.94

1965 989,848 1,046,874 226.01

1966 1,060,335 1,138,317 224.00

1967 1,133,787 1,217,980 222.51

1968 1,158,666 1,216,910 236.30

1969 1,253,467 1,295,897 232.60

1970 1,220,248 1,257,687 243.90

1971 1,251,831 1,283,924 244.20

1972 1,290,133 1,320,637 247.90

1973 1,299,223 1,325,833 253.10

1974 1,285,221 1,307,890 254.64

1975 1,334,914 1,344,095 252.47

1976 1,321,516 1,328,008 251.60

1977 1,227,390 1,240,304 254.17

1978 1,437,275 1,451,140 254.65

1979 1,500,944 1,515,614 254.68

1980 1,552,617 1,566,330 254.70

1981 1,305,261 1,321,565 254.72

1982 797,096 808,041 255.00

1983 805,524 807,537 255.00

1984 825,494 831,761 255.00

1985 823,053 825,395 255.00

1986 809,487 811,946 255.00

1987 810,066 812,814 255.00

1988 839,802 842,037 255.00

1989 829,682 831,825 255.00

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1990 830,799 832,900 255.00

1991 847,838 850,100 255.00

1992 855,073 857,614 255.00

1993 860,861 863,492 255.00

1994 852,289 855,278 255.00

1995 c 835,360 c 838,015 255.00

1996 832,304 835,277 255.00

1997 825,176 828,072 255.00

1998 833,770 836,468 255.00

1999 873,890 876,878 255.00

2000 c 845,135 c 850,411 255.00

2001 c 843,983 c 849,102 255.00

2002 837,338 842,060 255.00

2003 817,591 821,613 255.00

2004 821,491 826,408 255.00

2005 827,492 830,912 255.00

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

a. January–November.

b. Includes December 1958.

c. Revised data.

Table 6.D9—Number and average amount of lump-sum death payment awards, 1940–2005—Continued

Year

Number of—

Deceased workers Lump-sum payments Average lump sum per worker (dollars)
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Table 6.E1—Number and percentage distribution of retired workers with benefits withheld, with and without 

reduction for early retirement, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2005

Sex and monthly benefit (dollars)

Total

Without reduction

for early retirement

With reduction

for early retirement

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

All retired workers 141,000 100.0 36,350 100.0 104,650 100.0

Less than 350.00 24,720 17.5 7,580 20.9 17,140 16.4

350.00–399.90 6,180 4.4 3,800 10.5 2,380 2.3

400.00–449.90 4,180 3.0 1,390 3.8 2,790 2.7

450.00–499.90 5,210 3.7 1,210 3.3 4,000 3.8

500.00–549.90 5,940 4.2 1,770 4.9 4,170 4.0

550.00–599.90 6,470 4.6 2,170 6.0 4,300 4.1

600.00–649.90 6,360 4.5 1,840 5.1 4,520 4.3

650.00–699.90 5,850 4.1 1,490 4.1 4,360 4.2

700.00–749.90 5,490 3.9 1,310 3.6 4,180 4.0

750.00–799.90 5,380 3.8 1,340 3.7 4,040 3.9

800.00–849.90 5,050 3.6 1,390 3.8 3,660 3.5

850.00–899.90 4,990 3.5 1,120 3.1 3,870 3.7

900.00–949.90 4,490 3.2 1,080 3.0 3,410 3.3

950.00–999.90 4,620 3.3 1,040 2.9 3,580 3.4

1,000.00–1,049.90 4,300 3.1 830 2.3 3,470 3.3

1,050.00–1,099.90 3,730 2.6 650 1.8 3,080 2.9

1,100.00–1,149.90 3,610 2.6 850 2.3 2,760 2.6

1,150.00–1,199.90 3,490 2.5 500 1.4 2,990 2.9

1,200.00–1,249.90 3,080 2.2 520 1.4 2,560 2.4

1,250.00–1,299.90 3,530 2.5 440 1.2 3,090 3.0

1,300.00–1,349.90 3,800 2.7 470 1.3 3,330 3.2

1,350.00–1,399.90 3,710 2.6 390 1.1 3,320 3.2

1,400.00–1,449.90 3,500 2.5 410 1.1 3,090 3.0

1,450.00–1,499.90 3,080 2.2 460 1.3 2,620 2.5

1,500.00 or more 10,240 7.3 2,300 6.3 7,940 7.6

Men 85,400 100.0 24,040 100.0 61,360 100.0

Less than 350.00 10,880 12.7 3,440 14.3 7,440 12.1

350.00–399.90 4,180 4.9 2,770 11.5 1,410 2.3

400.00–449.90 2,660 3.1 1,010 4.2 1,650 2.7

450.00–499.90 3,220 3.8 900 3.7 2,320 3.8

500.00–549.90 3,430 4.0 1,310 5.5 2,120 3.5

550.00–599.90 3,360 3.9 1,580 6.6 1,780 2.9

600.00–649.90 3,230 3.8 1,350 5.6 1,880 3.1

650.00–699.90 2,710 3.2 930 3.9 1,780 2.9

700.00–749.90 2,640 3.1 920 3.8 1,720 2.8

750.00–799.90 2,700 3.2 950 4.0 1,750 2.9

800.00–849.90 2,760 3.2 1,010 4.2 1,750 2.9

850.00–899.90 2,890 3.4 750 3.1 2,140 3.5

900.00–949.90 2,600 3.0 750 3.1 1,850 3.0

950.00–999.90 2,830 3.3 660 2.7 2,170 3.5

1,000.00–1,049.90 2,840 3.3 570 2.4 2,270 3.7

1,050.00–1,099.90 2,420 2.8 460 1.9 1,960 3.2

1,100.00–1,149.90 2,300 2.7 520 2.2 1,780 2.9

1,150.00–1,199.90 2,350 2.8 310 1.3 2,040 3.3

1,200.00–1,249.90 2,290 2.7 420 1.7 1,870 3.0

1,250.00–1,299.90 2,790 3.3 350 1.5 2,440 4.0

1,300.00–1,349.90 3,100 3.6 320 1.3 2,780 4.5

1,350.00–1,399.90 3,030 3.5 280 1.2 2,750 4.5

1,400.00–1,449.90 2,850 3.3 340 1.4 2,510 4.1

1,450.00–1,499.90 2,620 3.1 370 1.5 2,250 3.7

1,500.00 or more 8,720 10.2 1,770 7.4 6,950 11.3

(Continued)
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Women 55,600 100.0 12,310 100.0 43,290 100.0

Less than 350.00 13,840 24.9 4,140 33.6 9,700 22.4

350.00–399.90 2,000 3.6 1,030 8.4 970 2.2

400.00–449.90 1,520 2.7 380 3.1 1,140 2.6

450.00–499.90 1,990 3.6 310 2.5 1,680 3.9

500.00–549.90 2,510 4.5 460 3.7 2,050 4.7

550.00–599.90 3,110 5.6 590 4.8 2,520 5.8

600.00–649.90 3,130 5.6 490 4.0 2,640 6.1

650.00–699.90 3,140 5.6 560 4.6 2,580 6.0

700.00–749.90 2,850 5.1 390 3.2 2,460 5.7

750.00–799.90 2,680 4.8 390 3.2 2,290 5.3

800.00–849.90 2,290 4.1 380 3.1 1,910 4.4

850.00–899.90 2,100 3.8 370 3.0 1,730 4.0

900.00–949.90 1,890 3.4 330 2.7 1,560 3.6

950.00–999.90 1,790 3.2 380 3.1 1,410 3.3

1,000.00–1,049.90 1,460 2.6 260 2.1 1,200 2.8

1,050.00–1,099.90 1,310 2.4 190 1.5 1,120 2.6

1,100.00–1,149.90 1,310 2.4 330 2.7 980 2.3

1,150.00–1,199.90 1,140 2.1 190 1.5 950 2.2

1,200.00–1,249.90 790 1.4 100 0.8 690 1.6

1,250.00–1,299.90 740 1.3 90 0.7 650 1.5

1,300.00–1,349.90 700 1.3 150 1.2 550 1.3

1,350.00–1,399.90 680 1.2 110 0.9 570 1.3

1,400.00–1,449.90 650 1.2 70 0.6 580 1.3

1,450.00–1,499.90 460 0.8 90 0.7 370 0.9

1,500.00 or more 1,520 2.7 530 4.3 990 2.3

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 10 percent sample.

Table 6.E1—Number and percentage distribution of retired workers with benefits withheld, with and without 

reduction for early retirement, by sex and monthly benefit, December 2005—Continued

Sex and monthly benefit (dollars)

Total

Without reduction

for early retirement

With reduction

for early retirement

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
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CONTACT: Hazel P. Jenkins (410) 965-0164.

Table 6.E4—Number of beneficiaries with benefits withheld, by reason for withholding payment and type of 

benefit, December 2005

Reason payment

withheld

Total,

all beneficiaries

Retired workers

Disabled

workers

Wives and husbands

Children

Widowed

mothers

and

fathers

Widow-

(er)s Parents

Special

age-72

benefiSubtotal ciaries

Wives

Subtotal Men Women Husbands

Without

children a

a. Aged 62 or older.

With

children b

b. Under age 65 with entitled children in their care.

Total 1,908,870 141,523 85,327 56,196 120,110 314,509 192,989 50,955 70,565 512,064 59,029 751,782 597 9,256

Earnings of—

Retired workers 55,585 52,052 30,434 21,618 . . . 2,123 1,848 189 86 1,410 . . . . . . . . . . . .

Other 

beneficiaries 81,952 . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,327 1,084 30,089 2,154 145 36,455 12,025 . . . . . .

Entitled child not in

care of beneficiary 24,840 . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,114 26 10,239 849 . . . 13,726 . . . . . . . . .

Payee not 

determined 13,307 920 464 456 2,307 50 c

c. Not shown to avoid disclosure of information regarding particular individuals.

5 c 9,740 12 275 c c

Recoupment of

overpayment for

reasons other

than earnings 30,989 7,574 3,819 3,755 6,689 1,953 1,117 775 61 10,899 1,089 2,784 c c

Address unknown 66,885 25,701 14,880 10,821 12,190 2,318 1,617 468 233 16,579 359 9,291 47 400

Determination of

continuing

disability pending 6,754 . . . . . . . . . 4,468 140 c 128 c 2,135 . . . 11 . . . . . .

Workers’ compensation offset 5,255 . . . . . . . . . 1,616 394 108 268 18 3,245 . . . . . . . . . . . .

Government pension

offset 330,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . 212,163 149,264 57 62,842 . . . 109 114,319 . . . 3,409

Receipt of public

assistance 3,716 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,716

Technical entitlement 1,034,109 . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,745 19,813 5,609 2,323 412,212 1,742 592,259 107 44

Other reasons 255,478 55,276 35,730 19,546 92,840 23,182 18,067 3,128 1,987 55,699 5,537 20,818 441 1,685

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
6.E OASDI: Benefits Withheld

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 6.39

CONTACT: Hazel P. Jenkins (410) 965-0164.

Table 6.E5—Number of wives, husbands, and children with benefits withheld, by reason for withholding 

payment and type of benefit, December 2005

Reason payment withheld

Wives and husbands of— Children under age 18 of— Disabled adult children of— Students aged 18–19 of—

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Retired

workers

Deceased

workers

Disabled

workers

Retired

workers

Deceased

workers

Disabled

workers

Retired

workers

Deceased

workers

Disabled

workers

Total 263,324 51,185 22,199 45,417 245,517 94,817 74,026 24,676 727 1,612 3,073

Earnings of—

Retired workers 2,123 . . . 1,142 . . . . . . 196 . . . . . . 72 . . . . . .

Other beneficiaries 6,697 26,630 11 33 64 a

a. Not shown to avoid disclosure of information regarding particular individuals.

15 . . . a 5 8

Entitled child not in care of

beneficiary 1,801 9,313 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Payee not determined 45 5 467 3,679 4,364 a 897 123 a 26 14

Recoupment of overpayment for

reasons other than earnings 1,166 787 443 2,227 7,432 116 308 121 20 107 125

Address unknown 1,799 519 750 4,115 8,241 437 2,205 401 29 233 168

Determination of continuing

disability pending . . . 140 . . . . . . 1,703 63 235 114 . . . . . . 20

Workers’ compensation offset . . . 394 . . . . . . 3,142 . . . . . . 75 . . . . . . 28

Government pension offset 209,622 2,541 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Technical entitlement 19,708 8,037 16,175 25,884 194,485 91,181 60,882 19,771 532 970 2,332

Other reasons 20,363 2,819 3,211 9,479 26,086 2,653 9,484 4,071 66 271 378

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
6.F OASDI: Benefits Terminated

6.40 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Table 6.F1—Number of benefits terminated, by type, 1940–2005

Year

Total, all

benefits

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Wives

and

husbands

Children Widowed

mothers

and

fathers Widow(er)s Parents

Special

age-72

benefiTotal ciariesUnder

age 18

Disabled

adult

children Students

Total 144,521,867 51,348,057 15,701,445 17,901,216 40,257,333 25,426,257 819,358 14,011,718 4,618,500 13,354,674 107,895 1,232,747

1940–1944 246,534 84,737 . . . 40,811 73,394 73,394 . . . . . . 40,868 5,680 1,044 . . .

1945–1949 896,041 304,902 . . . 154,261 250,835 250,835 . . . . . . 145,998 36,144 3,901 . . .

1950 266,615 98,280 . . . 51,200 69,062 69,062 . . . . . . 33,313 13,642 1,118 . . .

1951 354,282 141,665 . . . 73,706 82,516 82,516 . . . . . . 37,016 17,999 1,380 . . .

1952 383,780 160,284 . . . 85,349 75,352 75,352 . . . . . . 40,085 20,978 1,732 . . .

1953 455,652 193,688 . . . 99,409 89,292 89,292 . . . . . . 44,331 27,006 1,926 . . .

1954 501,694 212,894 . . . 111,788 99,375 99,375 . . . . . . 45,870 29,871 1,896 . . .

1955 579,229 247,998 . . . 125,880 117,443 117,443 . . . . . . 49,330 36,488 2,090 . . .

1956 624,981 269,006 . . . 134,700 128,391 128,391 . . . . . . 51,874 38,849 2,161 . . .

1957 789,331 334,710 16,131 178,464 146,828 146,540 288 . . . 54,715 56,022 2,461 . . .

1958 817,512 322,279 52,949 173,608 156,944 156,348 596 . . . 52,088 57,422 2,222 . . .

1959 1,163,018 458,175 81,982 255,169 211,711 209,948 1,763 . . . 67,346 85,401 3,234 . . .

1960 1,170,612 440,555 89,090 249,792 235,965 233,512 2,453 . . . 67,555 84,396 3,259 . . .

1961 1,327,950 471,552 115,546 276,437 290,895 287,599 3,296 . . . 77,778 92,322 3,420 . . .

1962 1,410,718 507,807 128,299 282,569 311,045 307,200 3,845 . . . 78,261 99,332 3,405 . . .

1963 1,672,045 591,951 137,850 330,576 397,764 392,606 5,158 . . . 92,246 117,743 3,915 . . .

1964 1,739,693 616,124 138,576 333,969 424,680 418,834 5,846 . . . 96,116 126,328 3,900 . . .

1965 1,868,804 646,734 156,648 345,229 481,215 448,344 6,628 26,243 98,058 137,031 3,889 . . .

1966 2,178,105 696,038 168,630 351,877 704,131 457,688 7,329 239,114 92,054 158,302 3,749 3,324

1967 2,545,076 748,184 208,899 373,803 820,610 503,110 9,178 308,322 102,004 172,411 3,789 115,376

1968 2,654,191 789,586 222,197 386,245 837,390 514,363 10,620 312,407 100,344 188,844 4,004 125,581

1969 2,860,287 827,151 251,269 399,689 946,481 564,725 11,922 369,834 107,119 205,188 3,525 119,865

1970 2,841,523 817,129 260,444 388,574 956,566 582,918 11,795 361,853 102,578 208,843 3,313 104,076

1971 2,944,134 846,103 266,471 394,422 1,011,381 607,138 11,621 392,622 104,577 223,988 3,162 94,030

1972 2,949,327 839,018 261,739 384,297 1,037,251 605,569 13,924 417,758 108,995 232,375 2,950 82,702

1973 3,132,957 873,593 304,792 396,828 1,137,641 637,851 12,445 487,345 103,056 234,039 2,955 80,053

1974 3,296,247 921,897 320,958 416,891 1,205,329 699,400 15,288 490,641 116,061 243,139 2,886 69,086

1975 3,313,151 931,953 329,532 421,973 1,209,574 695,082 15,195 499,297 110,493 249,274 2,574 57,778

1976 3,405,273 941,162 351,504 424,417 1,262,306 711,425 16,104 534,777 114,823 256,020 2,412 52,629

1977 3,551,125 955,114 401,334 430,431 1,331,923 740,822 17,060 574,041 114,605 265,721 2,285 49,712

1978 3,589,849 977,703 413,571 428,498 1,342,365 736,536 17,496 588,333 112,491 271,102 2,106 42,013

1979 3,568,400 953,520 422,503 426,014 1,346,176 726,910 18,598 600,668 111,604 272,422 1,831 34,330

1980 3,538,615 1,009,542 408,051 420,313 1,259,831 636,825 14,561 608,445 118,300 289,326 1,705 31,547

1981 3,596,613 1,006,756 434,187 419,331 1,305,554 664,436 15,482 625,636 111,025 291,081 1,649 27,030

1982 3,869,989 1,032,327 483,847 437,104 1,485,066 677,326 16,435 791,305 109,210 298,435 1,521 22,479

1983 3,788,835 1,068,963 453,621 492,524 1,223,789 584,312 19,706 619,771 214,361 309,168 1,448 24,961

1984 3,230,134 1,102,737 371,913 373,796 954,150 498,199 19,277 436,674 88,342 319,858 1,283 18,055

1985 3,109,569 1,150,236 339,984 367,257 820,641 446,106 17,022 357,513 84,165 331,090 1,228 14,968

1986 2,996,494 1,152,844 341,276 362,966 703,293 474,999 17,013 211,281 90,071 329,855 1,110 15,079

1987 2,967,965 1,163,655 347,948 354,240 681,275 457,523 17,056 206,696 80,131 328,008 1,041 11,667

1988 3,087,126 1,227,357 356,143 354,250 723,385 484,001 19,478 219,906 73,473 341,432 922 10,164

1989 2,977,413 1,202,430 351,402 339,550 678,094 454,048 19,726 204,320 66,527 332,040 856 6,514

1990 2,958,646 1,222,810 348,194 337,006 646,343 415,616 20,014 210,713 64,260 334,293 769 4,971

1991 2,943,272 1,237,517 351,303 332,892 619,977 401,092 17,723 201,162 61,383 335,740 646 3,814

1992 2,969,109 1,252,171 361,796 329,102 616,771 397,723 17,857 201,191 65,852 339,827 617 2,973

1993 3,075,227 1,313,867 372,317 336,335 632,585 408,497 18,842 205,246 62,436 354,833 578 2,276

1994 3,124,009 1,329,241 384,590 331,416 647,848 421,730 20,034 206,084 72,662 356,097 529 1,626

1995 3,161,744 1,334,027 399,475 327,233 678,821 451,375 22,639 204,807 61,813 358,691 493 1,191

1996 3,187,291 1,352,339 396,980 321,703 690,618 459,254 23,776 207,588 61,618 362,751 444 838

1997 3,413,296 1,370,596 464,984 319,172 777,803 537,259 26,210 214,334 60,342 419,105 376 918

1998 3,307,618 1,405,342 409,489 313,423 741,412 495,678 26,755 218,979 54,551 382,619 346 436

1999 3,366,363 1,436,865 433,950 312,867 748,950 490,634 29,444 228,872 51,341 381,791 361 238

(Continued)
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CONTACT: Jennie H. Park (410) 965-9358.

2000 3,404,466 1,447,269 460,351 310,703 753,430 502,351 33,300 217,779 50,925 381,341 282 165

2001 3,440,679 1,460,763 459,073 304,413 775,873 515,300 32,988 227,585 49,838 390,315 289 115

2002 3,494,924 1,465,869 478,098 306,796 807,955 534,181 34,722 239,052 49,919 385,945 265 77

2003 3,411,500 1,447,461 447,485 292,156 796,560 526,475 33,030 237,055 47,418 380,155 226 39

2004 3,480,809 1,453,625 458,359 292,183 849,643 555,137 32,802 261,704 48,610 378,153 208 28

2005 3,522,025 1,479,956 485,715 285,609 845,835 566,052 35,018 244,765 46,275 378,403 209 23

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

Table 6.F1—Number of benefits terminated, by type, 1940–2005—Continued

Year

Total, all

benefits

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Wives

and

husbands

Children Widowed

mothers

and

fathers Widow(er)s Parents

Special

age-72

benefiTotal ciariesUnder

age 18

Disabled

adult

children Students
6.F OASDI: Benefits Terminated

6.42 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Jennie H. Park (410) 965-9358.

CONTACT: Jennie H. Park (410) 965-9358.

Table 6.F2—Number, by reason for termination and type of benefit, 2005

Reason for termination

All

benefits

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Wives and

husbands Children

Widowed

mothers

and fathers

Widow(er)s

and parents

Special

age-72

beneficiaries

Total 3,522,025 1,479,956 485,715 285,609 845,835 46,275 378,612 23

Death of beneficiary 2,023,671 1,407,256 200,187 77,109 20,382 864 317,850 23

Death of worker 163,457 . . . . . . 134,852 28,605 . . . . . . . . .

Marriage, remarriage, or divorce of beneficiary 19,106 . . . . . . 3,904 5,932 7,642 1,628 . . .

Attainment of age—

16 by child 54,580 . . . . . . 23,182 . . . 31,398 . . . . . .

18 by child 437,902 . . . . . . . . . 437,902 . . . . . . . . .

19 by student 49,446 . . . . . . . . . 49,446 . . . . . . . . .

FRA by disabled worker 227,967 . . . 210,149 9,368 8,450 . . . . . . . . .

FRA by disabled widow(er) 14,764 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,764 . . .

Entitlement to an equal or larger Social Security benefit 104,678 49,864 3,482 6,214 4,851 2,812 37,455 . . .

Does not meet medical standards a

a. Excludes disabled beneficiaries whose monthly benefits have been suspended because of their ability to engage in substantial gainful activity. These persons continue to be eligible for Medicare for a 3-year period.

Disabled worker or widow(er) 108,888 . . . 63,522 2,083 43,034 . . . 249 . . .

Disabled adult child 3,378 . . . . . . . . . 3,378 . . . . . . . . .

Student no longer attending school 184,355 . . . . . . . . . 184,355 . . . . . . . . .

Other 129,833 22,836 8,375 28,897 59,500 3,559 6,666 . . .

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable; FRA = full retirement age.

Table 6.F3—Number of wives, husbands, and children, by reason for termination and type of benefit, 2005

Reason for termination

Wives and

husbands of— Children under age 18 of— Disabled adult children of— Students aged 18–19 of—

Retired

workers

Disabled

workers

Retired

workers

Deceased

workers

Disabled

workers

Retired

workers

Deceased

workers

Disabled

workers

Retired

workers

Deceased

workers

Disabled

workers

Total 242,831 42,778 56,661 199,277 310,114 6,470 18,440 10,108 30,609 117,861 96,295

Death of beneficiary 75,607 1,502 152 1,268 820 3,110 14,314 596 13 72 37

Death of worker 128,586 6,266 . . . . . . 25,484 . . . . . . 1,936 . . . . . . 1,185

Marriage, remarriage, or divorce

 of beneficiary 1,912 1,992 410 663 1,730 519 1,436 867 48 123 136

Attainment of age—

16 by child 7,965 15,217 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18 by child . . . . . . 50,717 192,740 194,445 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19 by student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,727 25,943 17,776

FRA by disabled worker . . . 9,368 . . . . . . 5,555 . . . . . . 2,671 . . . . . . 224

Entitlement to an equal or larger

 Social Security benefit 4,890 1,324 3,551 228 361 302 216 123 48 8 14

Does not meet medical standards a

a. Excludes disabled beneficiaries whose monthly benefits have been suspended because of their ability to engage in substantial gainful activity. These persons continue to be eligible for Medicare for a 3-year period.

Disabled worker . . . 2,083 . . . . . . 41,128 . . . . . . 1,571 . . . . . . 335

Disabled adult child . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 747 2,317 314 . . . . . . . . .

Student no longer attending school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,637 88,256 72,462

Other 23,871 5,026 1,831 4,378 40,591 1,792 157 2,030 1,136 3,459 4,126

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable; FRA = full retirement age.
Section 7. Supplemental

Security Income

Summary 7.1

State Data 7.7

Benefi t Distributions 7.13

Other Income Sources 7.14

Recipient Characteristics 7.16

7.A SSI: Summary

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 7.1

CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.

CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.

Table 7.A1—Number of recipients of federally administered payments, total payments, and average monthly 

payment, by source of payment, eligibility category, and age, December 2005

Source of payment Total

Category Age

Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older a

a. Includes approximately 16,600 blind and 763,600 disabled persons aged 65 or older.

Number of recipients

Total 7,113,879 1,214,296 75,039 5,824,544 1,036,498 4,082,870 1,994,511

Federal payment only 4,871,767 629,509 43,693 4,198,565 821,796 2,928,995 1,120,976

Federal payment and state supplementation 1,947,177 483,270 25,944 1,437,963 211,913 1,006,496 728,768

State supplementation only 294,935 101,517 5,402 188,016 2,789 147,379 144,767

Total with—

Federal payment 6,818,944 1,112,779 69,637 5,636,528 1,033,709 3,935,491 1,849,744

State supplementation 2,242,112 584,787 31,346 1,625,979 214,702 1,153,875 873,535

Total payments b (thousands of dollars)

b. Includes retroactive payments.

Total 3,366,952 440,023 36,382 2,890,546 577,807 2,063,312 725,833

Federal payments 3,001,392 339,507 28,993 2,632,891 559,938 1,866,225 575,228

State supplementation 365,560 100,516 7,389 257,655 17,868 197,087 150,605

Average monthly payment c (dollars)

c. Excludes retroactive payments.

Total 439.09 360.25 474.62 455.13 522.80 455.64 361.99

Federal payments 406.50 303.29 407.87 426.95 508.11 425.67 309.36

State supplementation 156.30 170.39 229.41 149.80 77.75 159.79 170.97

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.

Table 7.A2—Number of individuals and couples receiving federally administered payments, total payments, 

and average monthly payment, by source of payment and eligibility category, December 2005

Source of payment

Aged Blind Disabled Blind and

disabled

Individual Couple Individual Couple Individual Couple under age 18

Number of recipients

Total 951,838 133,878 63,976 2,768 4,498,770 144,753 1,036,498

Federal payment only 524,723 53,142 37,601 1,160 3,204,313 87,280 821,796

Federal payment and state supplementation 353,905 66,865 21,535 1,327 1,125,102 49,521 211,913

State supplementation only 73,210 13,871 4,840 281 169,355 7,952 2,789

Total with—

Federal payment 878,628 120,007 59,136 2,487 4,329,415 136,801 1,033,709

State supplementation 427,115 80,736 26,375 1,608 1,294,457 57,473 214,702

Total payments a (thousands of dollars)

a. Includes retroactive payments.

Total 338,457 105,150 30,463 2,557 2,204,225 108,293 577,807

Federal payments 270,341 71,924 24,434 1,594 1,988,432 84,729 559,938

State supplementation 68,117 33,226 6,028 963 215,794 23,564 17,868

Average monthly payment b (dollars)

b. Excludes retroactive payments.

Total 353.53 779.35 466.89 908.20 445.68 715.88 522.80

Federal payments 305.93 594.81 405.12 628.00 415.90 590.70 508.11

State supplementation 157.94 408.19 223.40 593.92 157.32 397.91 77.75

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
7.A SSI: Summary

7.2 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.

Table 7.A3—Number of recipients of federally administered payments, by eligibility category, January 1974 

and December 1975–2005, selected years

Month and year Total a

a. Total equals the sum of “Federal SSI” and “State supplementation only.”

Federal SSI

Federally administered

state supplementation State supplementation only

All recipients

January 1974 3,215,632 2,955,959 1,480,309 259,673

December

1975 4,314,275 3,893,419 1,684,018 420,856

1980 4,142,017 3,682,411 1,684,765 459,606

1985 4,138,021 3,799,092 1,660,847 338,929

1990 4,817,127 4,412,131 2,058,273 404,996

1995 6,514,134 6,194,493 2,517,805 319,641

2000 6,601,686 6,319,907 2,480,637 281,779

2001 6,688,489 6,410,138 2,520,005 278,351

2002 6,787,857 6,505,227 2,461,652 282,630

2003 6,902,364 6,614,465 2,467,116 287,899

2004 6,987,845 6,694,577 2,497,589 293,268

2005 7,113,879 6,818,944 2,242,112 294,935

Aged

January 1974 1,865,109 1,690,496 770,318 174,613

December

1975 2,307,105 2,024,765 843,917 282,340

1980 1,807,776 1,533,366 702,763 274,410

1985 1,504,469 1,322,292 583,913 182,177

1990 1,454,041 1,256,623 649,530 197,418

1995 1,446,122 1,314,720 663,390 131,402

2000 1,289,339 1,186,309 622,668 103,030

2001 1,264,463 1,164,825 620,952 99,638

2002 1,251,528 1,151,652 611,395 99,876

2003 1,232,778 1,132,947 602,807 99,831

2004 1,211,167 1,110,757 601,078 100,410

2005 1,214,296 1,112,779 584,787 101,517

Blind

January 1974 72,390 55,680 37,326 16,710

December

1975 74,489 68,375 31,376 6,114

1980 78,401 68,945 36,214 9,456

1985 82,220 73,817 38,291 8,403

1990 83,686 74,781 40,334 8,905

1995 83,545 77,064 38,695 6,481

2000 78,511 72,931 35,940 5,580

2001 78,255 72,811 35,708 5,444

2002 77,658 72,189 34,596 5,469

2003 77,082 71,621 34,142 5,461

2004 75,924 70,469 33,765 5,455

2005 75,039 69,637 31,346 5,402

Disabled

January 1974 1,278,122 1,209,783 672,575 68,350

December

1975 1,932,681 1,800,279 808,725 132,402

1980 2,255,840 2,080,100 945,788 175,740

1985 2,551,332 2,402,983 1,038,643 148,349

1990 3,279,400 3,080,727 1,368,409 198,673

1995 4,984,467 4,802,709 1,815,720 181,758

2000 5,233,836 5,060,667 1,822,029 173,169

2001 5,345,771 5,172,502 1,863,345 173,269

2002 5,458,671 5,281,386 1,815,661 177,285

2003 5,592,504 5,409,897 1,830,167 182,607

2004 5,700,754 5,513,351 1,862,746 187,403

2005 5,824,544 5,636,528 1,625,979 188,016

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
7.A SSI: Summary

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 7.3

CONTACT: Stella M. Coleman (410) 965-0157 or Alfreda Brooks (410) 965-9849.

Table 7.A4—Total federally administered payments, by eligibility category, selected years 1974–2005

(in thousands of dollars)

Year Total Federal SSI

Federally administered

state supplementation

All recipients

1974 5,096,813 3,833,161 1,263,652

1975 5,716,072 4,313,538 1,402,534

1980 7,714,640 5,866,354 1,848,286

1985 10,749,938 8,777,341 1,972,597

1990 16,132,959 12,893,805 3,239,154

1995 27,037,280 23,919,430 3,117,850

2000 30,671,699 27,290,248 3,381,451

2001 32,165,856 28,705,503 3,460,353

2002 33,718,999 29,898,765 3,820,234

2003 34,693,278 30,688,029 4,005,249

2004 36,065,358 31,886,509 4,178,849

2005 37,235,843 33,058,056 4,177,787

Aged

1974 2,414,034 1,782,742 631,292

1975 2,516,515 1,842,980 673,535

1980 2,617,023 1,860,194 756,829

1985 2,896,671 2,202,557 694,114

1990 3,559,388 2,521,382 1,038,006

1995 4,239,222 3,374,772 864,450

2000 a 4,540,045

a. Revised data.

a 3,597,516 942,530

2001 4,664,076 3,708,527 955,549

2002 4,802,792 3,751,491 1,051,301

2003 4,856,875 3,758,070 1,098,805

2004 4,894,070 3,773,901 1,133,324

2005 4,964,627 3,836,625 1,128,002

Blind

1974 125,791 91,308 34,483

1975 127,240 92,427 34,813

1980 185,827 131,506 54,321

1985 259,840 195,183 64,657

1990 328,949 238,415 90,534

1995 367,441 298,238 69,203

2000 a 385,927 a 312,238 73,688

2001 398,624 323,895 74,729

2002 416,454 335,405 81,049

2003 409,293 325,878 83,415

2004 412,414 327,446 85,364

2005 414,147 330,591 83,556

Disabled

1974 2,556,988 1,959,112 597,876

1975 3,072,317 2,378,131 694,186

1980 4,911,792 3,874,655 1,037,137

1985 7,593,427 6,379,601 1,213,826

1990 12,244,622 10,134,007 2,110,615

1995 22,430,612 20,246,415 2,184,197

2000 a 25,745,710 a 23,380,477 2,365,233

2001 27,125,707 24,695,630 2,430,077

2002 28,499,771 25,811,887 2,687,884

2003 29,429,428 26,606,400 2,823,028

2004 30,745,406 27,785,246 2,960,160

2005 31,857,069 28,890,840 2,966,229

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
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7.4 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.

Table 7.A5—Average monthly federally administered payment, by eligibility category, December 1975–2005,

selected years (in dollars)

Year Total Federal SSI

Federally administered

state supplementation

All recipients

1975 106.33 90.59 61.72

1980 161.92 138.14 95.17

1985 218.09 193.77 99.39

1990 276.45 241.52 127.83

1995 335.45 312.83 98.66

2000 378.82 351.48 112.50

2001 393.96 366.31 113.65

2002 407.42 376.76 127.53

2003 417.16 383.59 138.38

2004 428.29 395.36 138.07

2005 439.09 406.50 156.30

Aged

1975 86.72 73.77 57.38

1980 126.66 105.69 95.60

1985 164.01 141.41 103.58

1990 208.26 170.74 136.31

1995 250.27 220.15 109.62

2000 299.69 258.12 128.46

2001 314.22 271.13 130.89

2002 330.04 280.86 146.17

2003 342.28 287.10 160.02

2004 350.53 295.13 160.44

2005 360.25 303.29 170.39

Blind

1975 137.58 112.69 78.57

1980 192.51 163.36 111.41

1985 260.25 224.31 122.15

1990 319.03 267.34 167.29

1995 355.24 317.06 138.31

2000 413.22 360.51 171.01

2001 428.04 374.72 173.98

2002 444.54 384.79 194.31

2003 454.85 389.20 210.51

2004 463.44 398.15 210.69

2005 474.62 407.87 229.41

Disabled

1975 128.49 108.55 65.68

1980 188.70 160.78 94.38

1985 246.50 219.61 96.63

1990 302.78 266.84 123.36

1995 358.18 336.39 94.26

2000 397.92 373.41 105.86

2001 412.46 387.80 106.72

2002 424.75 397.71 119.94

2003 433.16 403.76 129.89

2004 444.40 415.59 129.51

2005 455.13 426.95 149.80

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.

NOTE: Excludes retroactive payments.
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Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 7.5

CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016.

Table 7.A8—Number of federally administered awards, by eligibility category and age, 1974–2005

Year Total

Category Age

Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older

All awards 26,384,510 7,478,070 302,090 18,604,350 3,360,310 15,387,790 7,636,410

State conversions a

a. Persons who were converted in 1973 from the state Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled programs to the SSI program.

3,158,410 1,763,250 77,660 1,317,500 2,620 1,305,060 1,850,730

Federal applications

1974 1,329,870 767,340 8,230 554,300 66,880 491,170 771,820

1975 927,800 349,800 9,020 568,980 62,880 508,950 355,970

1976 674,580 222,600 6,990 444,990 45,030 403,350 226,200

1977 643,480 213,990 8,180 421,310 50,970 375,950 216,560

1978 566,190 193,610 7,860 364,720 47,050 323,170 195,970

1979 517,010 176,980 7,820 332,210 45,810 292,380 178,820

1980 526,790 185,150 8,790 332,850 46,260 293,740 186,790

1981 411,510 122,680 8,180 280,650 39,050 248,340 124,120

1982 342,680 103,330 6,770 232,580 35,670 202,590 104,420

1983 458,610 152,730 7,730 298,150 42,110 262,660 153,840

1984 586,670 217,100 8,780 360,790 45,740 322,390 218,540

1985 527,800 155,820 8,220 363,760 46,590 324,070 157,140

1986 603,580 159,590 7,770 436,220 51,020 391,600 160,960

1987 589,440 166,210 8,290 414,940 48,480 373,320 167,640

1988 578,370 168,720 7,130 402,520 47,560 361,070 169,740

1989 629,460 188,280 7,010 434,170 51,520 388,120 189,820

1990 718,310 193,680 7,820 516,810 76,070 446,940 195,300

1991 822,890 190,000 7,480 625,410 126,190 504,860 191,840

1992 1,049,260 190,840 8,210 850,210 221,080 636,300 191,880

1993 1,054,170 186,420 6,870 860,880 236,220 630,030 187,920

1994 944,830 158,900 6,470 779,460 203,190 580,640 161,000

1995 893,460 142,830 5,800 744,830 177,550 571,080 144,830

1996 797,970 124,650 5,400 667,920 144,270 526,690 127,010

1997 673,340 94,230 4,920 574,190 116,280 461,260 95,800

1998 739,410 109,570 6,440 623,400 135,600 489,240 114,570

1999 757,270 121,000 5,940 630,330 139,400 493,960 123,910

2000 747,010 116,610 5,930 624,470 144,540 483,020 119,450

2001 770,340 107,950 6,110 656,280 156,900 502,590 110,850

2002 818,050 112,950 5,750 699,350 169,130 533,470 115,450

2003 824,000 104,630 4,920 714,450 179,590 537,420 106,990

2004 856,190 105,850 4,810 745,530 182,190 566,080 107,920

2005 845,760 110,780 4,790 730,190 176,870 556,280 112,610

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 10 percent sample.

NOTE: Represents period in which first payment was made, not date of entitlement to payments.
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7.6 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.

Table 7.A9—Number of recipients of federally administered payments, by eligibility category and age,

December 1974–2005

Year Total

Category Age

Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older

1974 3,996,064 2,285,909 74,616 1,635,539 70,900 1,503,155 2,422,009

1975 4,314,275 2,307,105 74,489 1,932,681 107,026 1,699,394 2,507,855

1976 4,235,939 2,147,697 76,366 2,011,876 125,412 1,713,594 2,396,933

1977 4,237,692 2,050,921 77,362 2,109,409 147,355 1,736,879 2,353,458

1978 4,216,925 1,967,900 76,895 2,171,890 165,899 1,747,126 2,303,900

1979 4,149,575 1,871,716 77,250 2,200,609 177,306 1,726,553 2,245,716

1980 4,142,017 1,807,776 78,401 2,255,840 190,394 1,730,847 2,220,776

1981 4,018,875 1,678,090 78,570 2,262,215 194,890 1,702,895 2,121,090

1982 3,857,590 1,548,741 77,356 2,231,493 191,570 1,655,279 2,010,741

1983 3,901,497 1,515,400 78,960 2,307,137 198,323 1,699,774 2,003,400

1984 4,029,333 1,530,287 80,524 2,418,522 211,587 1,780,459 2,037,287

1985 4,138,021 1,504,469 82,220 2,551,332 227,384 1,879,168 2,031,469

1986 4,269,184 1,473,428 83,115 2,712,641 241,198 2,010,458 2,017,528

1987 4,384,999 1,455,387 83,421 2,846,191 250,902 2,118,710 2,015,387

1988 4,463,869 1,433,420 82,864 2,947,585 255,135 2,202,714 2,006,020

1989 4,593,059 1,439,043 82,765 3,071,251 264,890 2,301,926 2,026,243

1990 4,817,127 1,454,041 83,686 3,279,400 308,589 2,449,897 2,058,641

1991 5,118,470 1,464,684 84,549 3,569,237 397,162 2,641,524 2,079,784

1992 5,566,189 1,471,022 85,400 4,009,767 556,470 2,910,016 2,099,703

1993 5,984,330 1,474,852 85,456 4,424,022 722,678 3,148,413 2,113,239

1994 6,295,786 1,465,905 84,911 4,744,970 841,474 3,335,255 2,119,057

1995 6,514,134 1,446,122 83,545 4,984,467 917,048 3,482,256 2,114,830

1996 6,613,718 1,412,632 82,137 5,118,949 955,174 3,568,393 2,090,151

1997 6,494,985 1,362,350 80,778 5,051,857 879,828 3,561,625 2,053,532

1998 6,566,069 1,331,782 80,243 5,154,044 887,066 3,646,020 2,032,983

1999 6,556,634 1,308,062 79,291 5,169,281 847,063 3,690,970 2,018,601

2000 6,601,686 1,289,339 78,511 5,233,836 846,784 3,744,022 2,010,880

2001 6,688,489 1,264,463 78,255 5,345,771 881,836 3,811,494 1,995,159

2002 6,787,857 1,251,528 77,658 5,458,671 914,821 3,877,752 1,995,284

2003 6,902,364 1,232,778 77,082 5,592,504 959,379 3,953,248 1,989,737

2004 6,987,845 1,211,167 75,924 5,700,754 993,127 4,017,108 1,977,610

2005 7,113,879 1,214,296 75,039 5,824,544 1,036,498 4,082,870 1,994,511

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
7.B SSI: State Data

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 7.7

CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186 or Stella M. Coleman (410) 965-0157.

Table 7.B1—Number of recipients of federally administered payments, December 2005, and total payments

for calendar year 2005, by state or other area and eligibility category

State or area

Number Total payments (thousands of dollars)

Total Aged Blind a

a. Includes approximately 16,600 blind persons aged 65 or older.

Disabled b

b. Includes approximately 763,600 disabled persons aged 65 or older.

Total Aged Blind Disabled

All areas c

c. Includes data not distributed by state.

7,113,879 1,214,296 75,039 5,824,544 37,235,843 4,964,627 414,147 31,857,069

Alabama 163,709 17,872 971 144,866 776,426 38,237 4,187 734,001

Alaska 11,027 2,158 98 8,771 53,232 6,883 445 45,904

Arizona 97,703 13,448 901 83,354 481,652 45,224 4,361 432,067

Arkansas 91,043 9,782 797 80,464 406,593 18,397 3,340 384,855

California 1,212,069 356,224 21,752 834,093 8,146,401 2,101,548 161,669 5,883,184

Colorado 55,441 8,546 526 46,369 263,801 29,218 2,493 232,089

Connecticut 52,147 6,752 468 44,927 259,818 25,479 2,234 232,106

Delaware 13,664 1,315 104 12,245 65,681 3,848 506 61,327

District of Columbia 21,166 1,984 155 19,027 113,382 6,319 749 106,314

Florida 422,466 98,645 2,951 320,870 2,031,442 357,444 13,646 1,660,352

Georgia 202,747 27,402 2,044 173,301 943,626 68,222 9,487 865,918

Hawaii 22,689 6,540 203 15,946 119,074 27,518 1,030 90,525

Idaho 22,200 1,780 206 20,214 105,635 4,224 966 100,444

Illinois 258,553 30,414 2,389 225,750 1,336,609 119,613 11,726 1,205,270

Indiana 98,555 5,884 949 91,722 488,082 15,764 4,257 468,060

Iowa 43,388 3,612 780 38,996 193,191 8,555 3,218 181,418

Kansas 39,154 3,311 355 35,488 186,659 9,101 1,708 175,850

Kentucky 180,225 14,162 1,429 164,634 861,923 31,394 6,726 823,803

Louisiana 155,803 17,588 1,650 136,565 771,262 41,621 7,328 722,314

Maine 31,978 2,449 231 29,298 145,872 4,871 1,018 139,983

Maryland 94,418 15,251 677 78,490 480,910 56,256 3,226 421,427

Massachusetts 171,488 44,653 3,867 122,968 902,250 188,405 21,631 692,215

Michigan 222,073 16,878 1,748 203,447 1,157,308 57,778 8,570 1,090,961

Minnesota 72,915 10,023 712 62,180 354,514 36,452 3,411 314,651

Mississippi 124,561 15,161 1,018 108,382 571,831 31,139 4,320 536,372

Missouri 117,613 9,537 955 107,121 573,065 24,775 4,224 544,067

Montana 14,784 1,105 135 13,544 69,871 2,460 631 66,779

Nebraska 22,334 2,026 241 20,067 103,215 5,287 1,109 96,819

Nevada 32,977 8,527 693 23,757 163,037 30,711 3,876 128,450

New Hampshire 13,636 869 140 12,627 66,524 2,550 641 63,333

New Jersey 152,352 33,551 994 117,807 763,413 134,550 4,788 624,075

New Mexico 53,773 8,589 491 44,693 247,904 24,284 2,298 221,322

New York 635,079 134,506 3,015 497,558 3,561,230 592,280 15,746 2,953,204

North Carolina 199,270 25,384 1,801 172,085 894,175 56,794 7,900 829,481

North Dakota 7,917 971 76 6,870 33,488 2,324 357 30,807

Ohio 250,283 15,242 1,930 233,111 1,295,011 47,847 8,940 1,238,224

Oklahoma 79,564 8,066 791 70,707 380,582 19,554 3,676 357,351

Oregon 60,557 7,772 670 52,115 297,508 25,949 3,122 268,436

Pennsylvania 317,462 29,562 2,198 285,702 1,658,833 93,526 10,621 1,554,686

Rhode Island 30,194 3,934 197 26,063 160,833 14,592 991 145,250

South Carolina 105,341 12,303 1,386 91,652 488,167 27,600 6,161 454,407

South Dakota 12,573 1,673 95 10,805 54,686 3,752 443 50,491

Tennessee 161,099 16,915 1,550 142,634 752,148 36,528 7,290 708,329

Texas 501,762 109,823 6,531 385,408 2,190,604 313,519 29,802 1,847,283

Utah 22,587 2,245 258 20,084 109,845 8,026 1,219 100,600

Vermont 13,138 1,136 89 11,913 62,630 2,686 430 59,514

Virginia 137,340 20,830 1,293 115,217 632,173 65,947 5,657 560,569

Washington 115,563 14,697 960 99,906 616,054 61,756 4,627 549,670

West Virginia 76,728 4,258 576 71,894 375,880 9,129 2,694 364,057

Wisconsin 92,225 8,375 936 82,914 437,359 23,302 4,383 409,674

Wyoming 5,797 441 44 5,312 26,450 867 199 25,385

Outlying area

Northern Mariana Islands 749 125 13 611 3,987 523 67 3,397

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
7.B SSI: State Data

7.8 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Table 7.B3—Number of recipients of federally administered payments and average monthly payment,

by state or other area, December 2005

State or area

Total Federal SSI State supplementation Number with—

Number

Average

monthly

payment

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

payment

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

payment

(dollars)

Federal

SSI only

Federal SSI

and state

supplementation a

State

supplementation

only a

All areas 7,113,879 439.09 6,818,944 406.50 2,242,112 156.30 4,871,767 1,947,177 294,935

Alabama 163,709 385.73 163,709 385.73 . . . . . . 163,703 . . . . . .

Alaska 11,027 397.16 11,027 397.16 . . . . . . 11,024 . . . . . .

Arizona 97,703 416.47 97,703 416.46 . . . . . . 97,672 . . . . . .

Arkansas 91,043 377.16 91,043 377.15 15 33.88 91,028 15 . . .

California 1,212,069 570.55 1,000,663 416.72 1,210,951 225.55 1,118 999,545 211,406

Colorado 55,441 391.00 55,441 391.00 . . . . . . 55,436 . . . . . .

Connecticut 52,147 414.43 52,147 414.43 . . . . . . 52,127 . . . . . .

Delaware 13,664 404.79 13,506 402.83 740 124.26 12,924 582 158

District of Columbia 21,166 443.02 21,032 431.33 1,652 187.94 19,514 1,518 134

Florida 422,466 405.29 422,464 405.29 69 67.35 422,397 67 b

Georgia 202,747 383.69 202,746 383.68 35 39.30 202,712 34 b

Hawaii 22,689 444.02 21,690 415.34 2,450 436.24 20,239 1,451 999

Idaho 22,200 394.64 22,200 394.59 . . . . . . 22,193 . . . . . .

Illinois 258,553 437.63 258,553 437.63 . . . . . . 258,542 . . . . . .

Indiana 98,555 411.12 98,555 411.11 . . . . . . 98,550 . . . . . .

Iowa 43,388 382.89 43,032 378.19 1,890 175.82 41,498 1,534 356

Kansas 39,154 396.69 39,154 396.68 10 66.40 39,144 10 . . .

Kentucky 180,225 403.57 180,224 403.57 . . . . . . 180,224 . . . . . .

Louisiana 155,803 399.42 155,801 399.43 16 41.14 155,787 14 b

Maine 31,978 375.20 31,978 375.20 . . . . . . 31,964 . . . . . .

Maryland 94,418 420.15 94,417 420.14 35 52.83 94,383 34 b

Massachusetts 171,488 447.61 154,289 407.75 171,108 80.83 380 153,909 17,199

Michigan 222,073 435.65 218,585 433.70 16,432 119.53 205,641 12,944 3,488

Minnesota 72,915 411.54 72,915 411.54 . . . . . . 72,910 . . . . . .

Mississippi 124,561 381.05 124,558 381.05 18 60.71 124,543 15 b

Missouri 117,613 397.98 117,613 397.98 . . . . . . 117,609 . . . . . .

Montana 14,784 388.51 14,700 385.80 958 79.84 13,826 874 84

Nebraska 22,334 378.64 22,334 378.62 . . . . . . 22,329 . . . . . .

Nevada 32,977 408.11 32,222 403.41 9,095 50.57 23,882 8,340 755

New Hampshire 13,636 387.34 13,636 387.33 . . . . . . 13,627 . . . . . .

New Jersey 152,352 424.36 145,234 399.12 151,626 44.68 726 144,508 7,118

New Mexico 53,773 388.61 53,771 388.61 . . . . . . 53,765 . . . . . .

New York 635,079 468.67 590,296 426.77 616,291 74.17 18,788 571,508 44,783

North Carolina 199,270 371.97 199,269 371.97 . . . . . . 199,241 . . . . . .

North Dakota 7,917 349.64 7,917 349.64 . . . . . . 7,916 . . . . . .

Ohio 250,283 429.73 250,282 429.73 19 44.80 250,264 18 b

Oklahoma 79,564 394.76 79,563 394.75 . . . . . . 79,553 . . . . . .

Oregon 60,557 406.66 60,557 406.64 . . . . . . 60,547 . . . . . .

Pennsylvania 317,462 435.03 312,488 429.56 13,329 320.91 304,133 8,355 4,974

Rhode Island 30,194 440.35 27,802 408.99 30,164 63.62 30 27,772 2,392

South Carolina 105,341 380.18 105,341 380.18 . . . . . . 105,333 . . . . . .

South Dakota 12,573 364.66 12,573 364.64 9 29.25 12,564 9 . . .

Tennessee 161,099 387.18 161,099 387.18 16 25.60 161,083 16 . . .

Texas 501,762 377.04 501,761 377.04 . . . . . . 501,735 . . . . . .

Utah 22,587 406.21 22,583 406.03 1,836 3.00 20,751 1,832 4

(Continued)
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CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.

Vermont 13,138 395.99 12,069 373.70 13,090 53.66 48 12,021 1,069

Virginia 137,340 387.94 137,340 387.95 . . . . . . 137,326 . . . . . .

Washington 115,563 433.41 115,563 433.41 . . . . . . 115,543 . . . . . .

West Virginia 76,728 412.45 76,728 412.45 . . . . . . 76,725 . . . . . .

Wisconsin 92,225 400.56 92,225 400.56 . . . . . . 92,224 . . . . . .

Wyoming 5,797 376.84 5,797 376.84 . . . . . . 5,797 . . . . . .

Outlying area

Northern Mariana Islands 749 467.84 749 467.84 . . . . . . 749 . . . . . .

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Includes data not distributed by state.

b. Not shown for 3 or fewer recipients.

Table 7.B3—Number of recipients of federally administered payments and average monthly payment,

by state or other area, December 2005—Continued

State or area

Total Federal SSI State supplementation Number with—

Number

Average

monthly

payment

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

payment

(dollars) Number

Average

monthly

payment

(dollars)

Federal

SSI only

Federal SSI

and state

supplementation a

State

supplementation

only a
7.B SSI: State Data

7.10 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Stella M. Coleman (410) 965-0157.

Table 7.B7—Total federally administered payments, by state or other area, 2005 (in thousands of dollars)

State or area Total

Federal

SSI

Federally administered

state supplementation

All areas a

a. Includes data not distributed by state.

37,235,843 33,058,056 4,177,787

Alabama 776,426 776,426 . . .

Alaska 53,232 53,232 . . .

Arizona 481,652 481,652 . . .

Arkansas 406,593 406,593 . . .

California 8,146,401 4,899,479 3,246,922

Colorado 263,801 263,801 . . .

Connecticut 259,818 259,818 . . .

Delaware 65,681 64,602 1,079

District of Columbia 113,382 109,720 3,662

Florida 2,031,442 2,031,442 . . .

Georgia 943,626 943,626 . . .

Hawaii 119,074 106,312 12,762

Idaho 105,635 105,635 . . .

Illinois 1,336,609 1,336,609 . . .

Indiana 488,082 488,082 . . .

Iowa 193,191 189,321 3,870

Kansas 186,659 186,657 2

Kentucky 861,923 861,923 . . .

Louisiana 771,262 771,262 . . .

Maine 145,872 145,872 . . .

Maryland 480,910 480,893 17

Massachusetts 902,250 736,031 166,219

Michigan 1,157,308 1,134,397 22,911

Minnesota 354,514 354,514 . . .

Mississippi 571,831 571,823 8

Missouri 573,065 573,065 . . .

Montana 69,871 68,975 896

Nebraska 103,215 103,215 . . .

Nevada 163,037 157,589 5,448

New Hampshire 66,524 66,524 . . .

New Jersey 763,413 681,309 82,104

New Mexico 247,904 247,904 . . .

New York 3,561,230 3,010,222 551,008

North Carolina 894,175 894,175 . . .

North Dakota 33,488 33,488 . . .

Ohio 1,295,011 1,295,011 . . .

Oklahoma 380,582 380,582 . . .

Oregon 297,508 297,508 . . .

Pennsylvania 1,658,833 1,610,509 48,324

Rhode Island 160,833 137,075 23,758

South Carolina 488,167 488,167 . . .

South Dakota 54,686 54,684 2

Tennessee 752,148 752,137 11

Texas 2,190,604 2,190,604 . . .

Utah 109,845 109,773 72

Vermont 62,630 53,916 8,714

Virginia 632,173 632,173 . . .

Washington 616,054 616,054 . . .

West Virginia 375,880 375,880 . . .

Wisconsin 437,359 437,359 . . .

Wyoming 26,450 26,450 . . .

Outlying area

Northern Mariana Islands 3,987 3,987 . . .

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
7.B SSI: State Data

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 7.11

CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.

Table 7.B8—Number of blind and disabled recipients of federally administered payments under age 18,

by state or other area, December 2005

State or area Total Blind Disabled

All areas 1,036,498 6,632 1,029,866

Alabama 28,007 47 27,960

Alaska 1,109 8 1,101

Arizona 17,004 94 16,910

Arkansas 18,042 83 17,959

California 98,023 1,630 96,393

Colorado 6,874 31 6,843

Connecticut 6,587 39 6,548

Delaware 3,163 5 3,158

District of Columbia 4,354 9 4,345

Florida 79,643 185 79,458

Georgia 33,292 227 33,065

Hawaii 1,522 30 1,492

Idaho 4,050 29 4,021

Illinois 44,387 192 44,195

Indiana 20,668 92 20,576

Iowa 6,889 83 6,806

Kansas 7,001 34 6,967

Kentucky 26,717 114 26,603

Louisiana 28,482 100 28,382

Maine 3,337 24 3,313

Maryland 14,670 39 14,631

Massachusetts 17,975 427 17,548

Michigan 37,514 121 37,393

Minnesota 10,524 68 10,456

Mississippi 22,440 66 22,374

Missouri 19,451 78 19,373

Montana 1,946 10 1,936

Nebraska 3,459 30 3,429

Nevada 5,834 100 5,734

New Hampshire 1,809 13 1,796

New Jersey 22,047 57 21,990

New Mexico 7,166 34 7,132

New York 71,767 157 71,610

North Carolina 36,739 143 36,596

North Dakota 960 7 953

Ohio 42,477 180 42,297

Oklahoma 13,506 87 13,419

Oregon 7,996 79 7,917

Pennsylvania 57,809 170 57,639

Rhode Island 4,069 8 4,061

South Carolina 18,386 143 18,243

South Dakota 1,867 5 1,862

Tennessee 22,492 143 22,349

Texas 85,886 1,066 84,820

Utah 4,039 37 4,002

Vermont 1,616 9 1,607

Virginia 22,199 90 22,109

Washington 14,577 72 14,505

West Virginia 8,559 60 8,499

Wisconsin 16,534 71 16,463

Wyoming 831 a

a. Data not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.

a

Outlying area

Northern Mariana Islands 203 a a

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
7.B SSI: State Data

7.12 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016.

Table 7.B9—Number of federally administered awards, by state or other area, eligibility category,

and age, 2005

State or area Total

Category Age

Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older

All areas 845,760 110,780 4,790 730,190 176,870 556,280 112,610

Alabama 19,520 1,040 50 18,430 3,840 14,610 1,070

Alaska 1,530 220 20 1,290 260 1,050 220

Arizona 14,010 1,180 60 12,770 2,840 9,960 1,210

Arkansas 13,520 540 60 12,920 3,570 9,400 550

California 112,830 31,720 990 80,120 16,030 64,730 32,070

Colorado 7,170 920 40 6,210 1,290 4,930 950

Connecticut 6,350 540 10 5,800 1,060 4,740 550

Delaware 2,210 180 30 2,000 530 1,500 180

District of Columbia 3,110 190 20 2,900 810 2,100 200

Florida 54,580 11,650 130 42,800 11,650 31,120 11,810

Georgia 23,570 2,060 70 21,440 5,160 16,270 2,140

Hawaii 2,860 730 10 2,120 340 1,770 750

Idaho 3,520 200 10 3,310 940 2,380 200

Illinois 29,250 2,850 300 26,100 7,550 18,800 2,900

Indiana 14,450 610 90 13,750 3,400 10,420 630

Iowa 5,940 510 20 5,410 1,470 3,960 510

Kansas 5,780 210 60 5,510 1,190 4,380 210

Kentucky 18,280 1,110 40 17,130 4,630 12,530 1,120

Louisiana 18,580 1,260 100 17,220 4,730 12,530 1,320

Maine 3,380 200 0 3,180 620 2,560 200

Maryland 13,370 1,470 50 11,850 2,340 9,540 1,490

Massachusetts 19,940 2,560 180 17,200 3,300 14,050 2,590

Michigan 25,000 1,700 90 23,210 6,090 17,180 1,730

Minnesota 9,030 860 20 8,150 2,010 6,140 880

Mississippi 13,460 830 70 12,560 3,470 9,140 850

Missouri 15,580 810 90 14,680 3,170 11,590 820

Montana 2,060 100 0 1,960 390 1,570 100

Nebraska 3,460 260 60 3,140 660 2,530 270

Nevada 5,170 980 80 4,110 910 3,270 990

New Hampshire 2,340 80 30 2,230 360 1,900 80

New Jersey 19,200 3,350 40 15,810 3,780 11,990 3,430

New Mexico 7,320 600 20 6,700 1,690 5,030 600

New York 62,640 15,130 190 47,320 11,040 36,180 15,420

North Carolina 25,950 1,820 80 24,050 5,970 18,090 1,890

North Dakota 860 50 0 810 150 660 50

Ohio 30,040 1,760 80 28,200 6,540 21,710 1,790

Oklahoma 10,870 620 90 10,160 2,500 7,730 640

Oregon 7,650 920 90 6,640 1,330 5,400 920

Pennsylvania 41,150 3,100 150 37,900 11,090 26,880 3,180

Rhode Island 3,510 460 0 3,050 770 2,280 460

South Carolina 12,290 960 120 11,210 2,680 8,650 960

South Dakota 1,680 180 30 1,470 450 1,050 180

Tennessee 18,570 1,560 160 16,850 3,050 13,950 1,570

Texas 74,190 8,480 700 65,010 18,820 46,760 8,610

Utah 3,800 280 30 3,490 740 2,770 290

Vermont 1,430 70 0 1,360 230 1,130 70

Virginia 18,940 1,630 130 17,180 3,930 13,350 1,660

Washington 15,480 1,220 20 14,240 2,910 11,310 1,260

West Virginia 7,460 320 30 7,110 1,370 5,760 330

Wisconsin 11,630 590 50 10,990 3,010 8,020 600

Wyoming 1,120 80 0 1,040 150 890 80

Outlying area

Northern Mariana 

Islands 130 30 0 100 60 40 30

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 10 percent sample.
7.C SSI: Benefit Distributions

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 7.13

CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.

CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.

Table 7.C1—Number and percentage distribution of adult individuals and persons under age 18 receiving 

federal SSI payments, by monthly payment and eligibility category, December 2005

Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients

Adults Blind and disabled,

Aged Blind Disabled under age 18

Total

Number 6,300,888 878,628 59,136 4,329,415 1,033,709

Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Less than 50 8.1 13.4 8.6 8.4 2.0

50–99 5.7 10.3 5.8 5.9 0.8

100–149 4.9 9.5 5.0 4.9 1.1

150–199 4.1 7.9 4.2 4.0 1.3

200–249 3.5 5.6 3.8 3.6 1.5

250–299 3.4 4.9 4.3 3.5 1.9

300–349 2.8 3.9 2.9 2.7 2.3

350–399 7.4 11.2 8.9 6.7 6.9

400–449 2.2 2.1 2.1 1.8 3.9

450–499 2.2 1.4 1.7 1.5 5.6

500–549 2.0 0.9 1.3 1.4 5.9

550–578 1.1 0.4 0.8 0.8 3.1

579 a

a. Individuals living in their own household with no countable income were eligible for a federal SSI payment of $579 in calendar year 2005.

52.7 28.6 50.7 54.9 63.8

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.

Table 7.C2—Number and percentage distribution of couples receiving federal SSI payments, by monthly 

payment and eligibility category, December 2005

Monthly payment (dollars) All recipients Aged Blind Disabled

Total

Number 259,295 120,007 2,487 136,801

Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Less than 50 3.9 4.1 3.0 3.7

50–99 4.5 4.6 3.1 4.4

100–149 4.4 4.4 3.6 4.4

150–199 4.5 4.5 3.8 4.6

200–249 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.3

250–299 3.9 3.4 3.3 4.3

300–349 3.8 2.9 3.8 4.5

350–399 3.4 2.6 4.1 4.1

400–449 2.8 2.4 2.4 3.0

450–499 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4

500–549 2.2 2.0 2.3 2.3

550–599 6.1 9.7 4.5 3.0

600–649 1.6 1.4 1.8 1.8

650–699 1.5 1.3 1.8 1.6

700–749 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

750–799 1.0 1.1 1.3 0.9

800–868 1.2 1.6 1.1 0.9

869 a

a. Couples living in their own household with no countable income were eligible for a federal SSI payment of $869 in calendar year 2005.

47.6 46.4 52.6 48.6

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
7.D SSI: Other Income Sources

7.14 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.

Table 7.D1—Persons receiving federally administered payments and other income and

their average monthly income, by type of income, eligibility category, and age, December 2005

Type of income Total

Category Age

Aged Blind Disabled Under 18 18–64 65 or older a

a. Includes approximately 16,600 blind and 763,600 disabled persons aged 65 or older.

Number 7,113,879 1,214,296 75,039 5,824,544 1,036,498 4,082,870 1,994,511

Number

With unearned income

Social Security benefits 2,500,705 695,428 27,358 1,777,919 74,231 1,286,950 1,139,524

Other 821,365 222,888 7,942 590,535 198,320 326,937 296,108

With earned income 272,881 17,470 4,512 250,899 3,101 242,748 27,032

Percentage

With unearned income

Social Security benefits 35.2 57.3 36.5 30.5 7.2 31.5 57.1

Other 11.5 18.4 10.6 10.1 19.1 8.0 14.8

With earned income 3.8 1.4 6.0 4.3 0.3 5.9 1.4

Average income (dollars)

With unearned income

Social Security benefits 450.27 444.98 462.12 452.16 201.32 470.87 443.22

Other 138.94 111.28 122.70 149.60 191.29 133.81 109.53

With earned income 311.49 358.40 497.89 304.87 326.62 313.70 289.94

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.

NOTE: See section SSI: History of Provisions for discussion of income.
7.D SSI: Other Income Sources

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 7.15

CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.

Table 7.D2—Percentage of persons receiving both federally administered payments and Social Security 

benefits, average monthly amount of benefits, by state or other area, eligibility category, and age, 

December 2005

State or area

Percentage with Social Security benefits Average monthly Social Security benefit (dollars)

Total

Category Age

Total

Category Age

Aged Blind Disabled

Under

18 18–64

65 or

older Aged Blind Disabled

Under

18 18–64

65 or

older

All areas 35.2 57.3 36.5 30.5 7.2 31.5 57.1 450.27 444.98 462.12 452.16 201.32 470.87 443.22

Alabama 40.2 86.7 43.2 34.4 9.3 35.2 79.0 434.95 444.74 419.80 432.03 200.23 451.03 436.50

Alaska 35.1 62.1 36.7 28.4 7.3 28.7 59.2 428.24 433.95 414.16 425.37 223.81 440.01 424.60

Arizona 32.6 59.9 31.6 28.2 7.7 29.3 58.8 413.35 394.92 412.97 419.65 186.46 447.07 393.85

Arkansas 41.4 89.2 41.3 35.6 9.0 37.5 82.6 437.14 452.87 414.49 432.61 197.47 452.78 441.88

California 38.5 49.4 37.9 33.9 5.4 34.4 49.5 513.12 475.91 546.60 535.32 242.03 555.40 485.51

Colorado 36.4 54.3 34.4 33.1 5.8 34.2 57.0 439.77 432.44 423.76 442.17 211.07 454.60 429.05

Connecticut 31.0 44.6 29.3 29.0 8.0 29.3 47.6 423.53 403.24 412.71 428.34 185.92 446.07 407.90

Delaware 32.8 62.8 39.4 29.6 7.4 33.4 63.8 439.64 444.23 431.94 438.68 197.33 460.44 439.92

District of Columbia 24.8 65.3 32.9 20.5 6.1 19.6 59.2 429.26 424.23 445.02 430.73 233.22 457.77 421.89

Florida 33.4 50.0 35.5 28.2 7.4 31.2 51.0 418.40 408.94 412.40 423.62 206.12 447.78 410.10

Georgia 38.0 74.9 34.6 32.2 6.5 32.2 71.8 442.54 448.19 413.43 440.83 212.81 457.92 440.24

Hawaii 32.8 45.8 34.0 27.4 7.2 26.2 46.9 463.87 433.22 508.72 484.22 209.21 509.07 433.76

Idaho 36.2 78.1 36.9 32.5 7.8 35.9 73.8 436.25 456.09 414.78 432.30 180.04 447.49 444.81

Illinois 24.6 41.7 27.0 22.3 6.1 23.1 42.9 415.63 402.76 417.06 418.86 197.19 434.29 412.38

Indiana 32.3 72.2 34.2 29.8 7.6 33.3 68.4 431.62 439.92 420.69 430.46 184.65 447.61 436.51

Iowa 39.4 74.2 41.9 36.1 7.3 39.2 71.6 441.12 458.93 438.48 437.80 176.39 448.79 449.85

Kansas 36.1 65.4 31.5 33.4 7.5 36.8 64.4 439.07 447.32 397.69 437.96 188.05 451.48 442.73

Kentucky 35.7 83.1 35.5 31.6 9.5 30.4 74.8 421.64 436.33 407.35 418.45 176.63 438.94 421.39

Louisiana 35.0 82.7 37.6 28.8 7.3 28.7 74.6 419.86 433.51 409.59 414.98 210.05 430.93 425.32

Maine 43.4 86.4 41.1 39.9 15.0 38.8 81.1 441.21 460.71 436.39 437.71 158.62 452.74 449.87

Maryland 28.5 44.2 32.9 25.4 6.2 25.9 47.4 431.76 416.68 449.55 436.66 218.10 454.63 420.55

Massachusetts 37.5 55.2 43.1 30.9 10.9 34.3 54.6 486.10 487.97 505.22 484.05 194.74 499.15 489.82

Michigan 31.1 55.5 33.2 29.0 7.9 30.5 57.2 439.83 445.77 436.03 438.93 190.30 453.59 445.29

Minnesota 32.0 46.6 28.7 29.6 7.7 32.4 46.3 426.48 432.82 405.87 425.10 180.77 439.20 427.72

Mississippi 41.0 89.3 48.5 34.1 8.7 34.1 80.5 428.65 440.53 408.38 424.58 204.94 445.97 429.34

Missouri 37.0 74.3 37.9 33.6 8.9 35.5 70.1 428.82 445.96 396.66 425.77 188.53 440.91 434.53

Montana 39.1 82.1 40.0 35.6 7.1 36.4 76.6 447.40 454.94 418.26 446.30 231.78 458.63 440.49

Nebraska 40.4 73.2 36.1 37.2 8.4 40.4 69.5 438.92 451.46 400.19 436.88 189.94 448.33 444.60

Nevada 32.5 58.0 36.1 23.3 5.8 28.8 57.5 458.56 463.27 483.80 453.22 207.73 469.68 463.64

New Hampshire 37.8 64.6 41.4 35.9 14.3 36.9 66.6 435.90 415.79 421.03 438.57 185.23 455.38 429.76

New Jersey 32.1 42.6 36.3 29.1 6.3 30.8 45.4 447.24 426.21 438.78 456.09 221.54 475.70 430.70

New Mexico 39.4 73.4 35.6 32.9 6.5 31.8 68.9 416.45 405.01 389.56 421.68 198.70 442.21 402.61

New York 32.4 47.4 38.6 28.3 6.0 28.4 46.7 471.50 445.63 475.32 483.19 203.87 507.67 449.85

North Carolina 41.3 83.3 38.4 35.2 8.2 36.6 77.4 435.22 446.53 411.23 431.55 203.94 453.10 433.97

North Dakota 45.2 80.5 43.4 40.2 6.5 41.9 75.3 426.39 436.57 394.50 423.89 183.81 432.22 428.18

Ohio 28.5 59.6 33.6 26.4 6.5 27.6 58.4 419.46 426.43 408.94 418.54 189.56 430.44 424.98

Oklahoma 36.0 79.1 36.5 31.1 7.0 32.1 73.5 428.40 439.03 401.53 425.67 202.33 440.58 429.91

Oregon 34.9 56.4 36.9 31.6 6.0 33.4 57.2 441.09 438.43 405.67 442.33 213.15 452.60 435.32

Pennsylvania 29.6 62.8 35.2 26.1 7.7 27.1 58.7 442.73 472.99 431.60 435.33 185.47 454.89 456.56

Rhode Island 38.2 64.0 41.6 34.3 8.7 35.4 62.1 478.74 500.55 461.24 472.76 185.89 490.35 484.66

South Carolina 39.6 85.9 40.2 33.4 7.4 33.8 77.8 432.29 437.25 415.55 430.88 214.48 448.72 429.80

South Dakota 41.6 69.6 36.8 37.4 6.4 39.9 67.4 423.16 459.06 422.96 412.81 176.91 425.97 433.30

Tennessee 39.2 84.2 34.6 33.9 8.2 33.2 75.9 434.14 443.52 408.10 431.66 203.46 449.54 430.37

Texas 38.4 68.4 32.2 29.9 5.7 30.5 67.8 415.53 406.93 389.59 421.61 210.00 443.37 405.17

Utah 30.6 48.8 26.4 28.6 5.5 32.0 50.9 426.44 405.68 371.54 431.06 202.44 443.58 411.27

Vermont 46.9 85.4 52.8 43.1 9.8 44.2 80.3 474.28 492.45 430.59 471.25 160.59 486.31 475.26

Virginia 36.5 59.1 38.1 32.4 8.2 33.5 61.0 432.67 433.32 403.62 432.84 196.14 452.20 428.43

Washington 27.8 35.1 29.8 26.8 6.3 28.4 38.3 437.66 416.62 419.05 441.92 200.14 455.58 421.72

West Virginia 32.3 82.9 33.5 29.3 10.5 27.5 69.8 423.26 446.21 420.67 419.43 182.78 433.25 430.48

Wisconsin 35.7 67.7 35.0 32.5 6.7 36.0 64.5 434.43 444.00 429.68 432.47 180.92 444.31 441.16

Wyoming 39.5 84.4 29.5 35.8 7.3 37.3 80.2 444.89 462.84 403.31 441.66 205.33 449.08 456.62

Outlying area

Northern Mariana 

Islands 25.8 60.8 38.5 18.3 1.5 24.9 57.6 307.43 295.24 284.20 316.74 214.67 333.57 284.22

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
7.E SSI: Recipient Characteristics

7.16 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016.

Table 7.E2—Percentage distribution of federally administered awards, by sex, age,

and eligibility category, 2005

Sex and age Total

Adults Blind and

disabled children a

a. Includes students aged 18–21.

Aged Blind Disabled

All persons

Number 845,760 110,780 3,960 548,710 182,310

Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Percentage distribution by sex

Male 51.4 37.8 57.1 49.9 64.2

Female 48.6 62.2 42.9 50.1 35.8

Percentage distribution by age

Under 5 8.5 . . . . . . . . . 39.5

5–9 5.6 . . . . . . . . . 26.1

10–14 4.8 . . . . . . . . . 22.3

15–17 1.9 . . . . . . . . . 9.0

18–21 5.3 . . . 14.9 7.1 3.0

22–29 6.0 . . . 11.6 9.1 . . .

30–39 9.8 . . . 13.6 15.0 . . .

40–49 17.5 . . . 22.7 26.8 . . .

50–59 21.4 . . . 23.5 32.8 . . .

60–64 5.8 . . . 9.3 8.9 . . .

65–69 7.4 54.9 1.8 0.3 . . .

70–74 2.7 20.4 0.8 b

b. Less than 0.05 percent.

. . .

75–79 1.6 12.4 0.5 b . . .

80 or older 1.6 12.3 1.3 b . . .

Male

Number 435,110 41,860 2,260 273,890 117,100

Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Under 5 10.1 . . . . . . . . . 37.4

5–9 7.7 . . . . . . . . . 28.5

10–14 6.3 . . . . . . . . . 23.4

15–17 2.3 . . . . . . . . . 8.4

18–21 5.9 . . . 17.7 8.3 2.4

22–29 6.2 . . . 11.5 9.8 . . .

30–39 9.1 . . . 14.6 14.3 . . .

40–49 16.9 . . . 22.6 26.6 . . .

50–59 20.5 . . . 23.0 32.3 . . .

60–64 5.4 . . . 9.3 8.5 . . .

65–69 5.6 56.5 0.9 0.2 . . .

70–74 2.1 21.9 0.4 b . . .

75–79 1.2 12.4 b b . . .

80 or older 0.9 9.2 b b . . .

Female

Number 410,650 68,920 1,700 274,820 65,210

Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Under 5 6.9 . . . . . . . . . 43.4

5–9 3.5 . . . . . . . . . 21.8

10–14 3.3 . . . . . . . . . 20.5

15–17 1.6 . . . . . . . . . 10.2

18–21 4.7 . . . 11.2 6.0 4.0

22–29 5.7 . . . 11.8 8.5 . . .

30–39 10.6 . . . 12.4 15.7 . . .

40–49 18.1 . . . 22.9 26.9 . . .

50–59 22.3 . . . 24.1 33.2 . . .

60–64 6.2 . . . 9.4 9.2 . . .

65–69 9.3 53.9 2.9 0.4 . . .

70–74 3.3 19.5 1.2 b . . .

75–79 2.1 12.4 1.2 b . . .

80 or older 2.4 14.2 2.9 b . . .

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 10 percent sample.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
7.E SSI: Recipient Characteristics

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 7.17

CONTACT: Art Kahn (410) 965-0186.

Table 7.E3—Number and percentage distribution of recipients of federally administered payments,

by sex, age, and eligibility category, December 2005

Sex and age All recipients

Adults Blind and disabled,

Aged Blind Disabled under age 18

All persons

Number 7,113,879 1,214,296 68,407 4,794,678 1,036,498

Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Percentage distribution by sex

Male 43.1 31.4 44.3 41.2 65.4

Female 56.9 68.6 55.7 58.8 34.6

Percentage distribution by age

Under 5 2.3 . . . . . . . . . 15.5

5–9 4.0 . . . . . . . . . 27.3

10–14 5.1 . . . . . . . . . 35.3

15–17 3.2 . . . . . . . . . 22.0

18–21 4.0 . . . 5.9 5.8 . . .

22–29 7.0 . . . 12.6 10.3 . . .

30–39 9.3 . . . 13.5 13.6 . . .

40–49 14.7 . . . 17.1 21.5 . . .

50–59 15.6 . . . 18.5 23.0 . . .

60–64 6.8 . . . 8.0 10.0 . . .

65–69 7.3 15.1 6.7 6.9 . . .

70–74 6.8 22.1 5.7 4.4 . . .

75–79 6.0 24.7 5.0 2.6 . . .

80 or older 7.9 38.1 6.8 2.0 . . .

Male

Number 3,066,275 380,848 30,278 1,977,515 677,634

Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Under 5 3.0 . . . . . . . . . 13.8

5–9 6.2 . . . . . . . . . 28.1

10–14 8.0 . . . . . . . . . 36.4

15–17 4.8 . . . . . . . . . 21.7

18–21 5.4 . . . 7.3 8.2 . . .

22–29 8.7 . . . 15.0 13.2 . . .

30–39 9.9 . . . 15.7 15.1 . . .

40–49 14.5 . . . 19.2 22.2 . . .

50–59 14.0 . . . 18.2 21.4 . . .

60–64 5.6 . . . 7.0 8.6 . . .

65–69 5.9 17.9 5.9 5.6 . . .

70–74 5.2 25.1 4.5 3.2 . . .

75–79 4.3 26.1 3.5 1.6 . . .

80 or older 4.4 30.9 3.9 0.8 . . .

Female

Number 4,047,604 833,448 38,129 2,817,163 358,864

Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Under 5 1.7 . . . . . . . . . 18.8

5–9 2.3 . . . . . . . . . 25.6

10–14 2.9 . . . . . . . . . 33.1

15–17 2.0 . . . . . . . . . 22.5

18–21 2.9 . . . 4.8 4.1 . . .

22–29 5.8 . . . 10.7 8.2 . . .

30–39 8.8 . . . 11.9 12.5 . . .

40–49 14.8 . . . 15.4 21.0 . . .

50–59 16.9 . . . 18.8 24.0 . . .

60–64 7.7 . . . 8.8 10.9 . . .

65–69 8.4 13.9 7.4 7.9 . . .

70–74 8.0 20.7 6.7 5.3 . . .

75–79 7.3 24.1 6.3 3.3 . . .

80 or older 10.6 41.4 9.2 2.8 . . .

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
7.E SSI: Recipient Characteristics

7.18 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Arthur Kahn (410) 965-0186.

CONTACT: Arthur Kahn (410) 965-0186.

Table 7.E4—Number and percentage distribution of persons with representative payees receiving federally 

administered payments, by eligibility category and age, December 2005

Category and age

Number Percentage distribution

Total

With

representative

payee

Without

representative

payee Total

With

representative

payee

Without

representative

payee

Total 7,113,879 2,571,337 4,542,542 100.0 36.1 63.9

Category

Aged 1,214,296 44,433 1,169,863 100.0 3.7 96.3

Blind a

a. Includes 16,600 persons aged 65 or older.

75,039 19,668 55,371 100.0 26.2 73.8

Disabled b

b. Includes 763,600 persons aged 65 or older.

5,824,544 2,507,236 3,317,308 100.0 43.0 57.0

Age

Under 18 1,036,498 1,035,651 847 100.0 99.9 0.1

18–64 4,082,870 1,380,470 2,702,400 100.0 33.8 66.2

65 or older 1,994,511 155,216 1,839,295 100.0 7.8 92.2

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.

Table 7.E5—Number and percentage distribution of persons receiving federally administered payments, by 

living arrangement, eligibility category, and age, December 2005

Living arrangement a

a. As defined for determination of federal SSI payment standards.

Number

Category Age

Aged Blind b

b. Includes 16,600 persons aged 65 or older.

Disabled c

c. Includes 763,600 persons aged 65 or older.

Under 18 18–64 65 or older

Total

Number 7,113,879 1,214,296 75,039 5,824,544 1,036,498 4,082,870 1,994,511

Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Own household 93.7 90.7 92.1 94.4 95.2 94.1 92.2

Another’s household 4.3 7.7 5.6 3.6 3.5 4.1 5.3

Institutional care covered by Medicaid 1.9 1.6 2.3 2.0 1.3 1.8 2.5

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
7.E SSI: Recipient Characteristics

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 7.19

CONTACT: Alfreda Brooks (410) 965-9849.

Table 7.E6—Number of noncitizens receiving federally administered payments as a percentage of SSI 

recipients, by eligibility category, December 1982–2005, selected years

Year

All noncitizens Aged Blind and disabled

Number

Percentage of

total SSI Number

Percentage of

total SSI Number

Percentage of

total SSI

1982 127,900 3.3 91,900 5.9 36,000 1.6

1985 210,800 5.1 146,500 9.7 64,300 2.4

1990 435,600 9.0 282,400 19.4 153,200 4.6

1991 519,660 10.2 329,690 22.5 189,970 5.2

1992 601,430 10.8 372,930 25.4 228,500 5.6

1993 683,150 11.4 416,420 28.2 266,730 5.9

1994 738,140 11.7 440,000 30.0 298,140 6.2

1995 785,410 12.1 459,220 31.8 326,190 6.3

1996 724,990 11.0 417,360 29.5 307,630 5.9

1997 650,830 10.0 367,200 27.0 283,630 5.5

1998 669,630 10.2 364,980 27.4 304,650 5.8

1999 684,930 10.4 368,330 28.2 316,600 6.0

2000 692,590 10.5 364,470 28.3 328,120 6.2

2001 695,650 10.4 364,550 28.9 331,100 6.1

2002 703,515 10.4 364,827 29.1 338,688 6.1

2003 696,772 10.1 356,298 28.9 340,474 6.0

2004 676,979 9.7 342,220 28.3 334,759 5.8

2005 680,397 9.6 344,166 28.3 336,231 5.7

SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.

Section 8.

Health Care Programs

Medicare

Trust Funds 8.1

Enrollment, Utilization, and

 Reimbursement 8.5

Participating Facilities 8.28

Medicaid

Recipients 8.34

State Data 8.38

8.A Medicare: Trust Funds

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 8.1

Table 8.A1—Hospital Insurance, calendar years 1966–2005 (in millions of dollars)

Year

Receipts Expenditures

Trust fund

assets

at end

Total of year

Payroll

taxes

Income

from

taxation

of

benefits

Transfers

from

Railroad

Retirement

account

Reimbursements from 

general revenues for—

Premiums

from

voluntary

enrollees

Interest on

investments

and other

income a Total

Benefit

payments b

Administrative 

expenses

Uninsured

persons

Military

wage

credits Amount c

Percentage

of

benefit

payments

1966 1,943 1,858 . . . 16 26 11 . . . 32 999 891 108 12.1 944

1967 3,559 3,152 . . . 44 301 11 . . . 51 3,430 3,353 77 2.3 1,073

1968 5,287 4,116 . . . 54 1,022 22 . . . 74 4,277 4,179 99 2.4 2,083

1969 5,279 4,473 . . . 64 617 11 . . . 113 4,857 4,739 118 2.5 2,505

1970 5,979 4,881 . . . 66 863 11 . . . 158 5,281 5,124 157 3.1 3,202

1971 5,732 4,921 . . . 66 503 48 . . . 193 5,900 5,751 150 2.6 3,034

1972 6,403 5,731 . . . 63 381 48 . . . 180 6,503 6,318 185 2.9 2,935

1973 10,821 9,944 . . . 99 451 48 2 278 7,289 7,057 232 3.3 6,467

1974 12,024 10,844 . . . 132 471 48 5 523 9,372 9,099 272 3.0 9,119

1975 12,980 11,502 . . . 138 621 48 7 664 11,581 11,315 266 2.4 10,517

1976 13,766 12,727 . . . 143 d 141 9 746 13,679 13,340 339 2.5 10,605

1977 15,856 14,114 . . . e d 803 f 143 12 784 16,019 15,737 283 1.8 10,442

1978 19,213 17,324 . . . e 214 688 141 13 834 18,178 17,682 496 2.8 11,477

1979 22,825 20,768 . . . 191 734 141 16 975 21,073 20,623 450 2.2 13,228

1980 26,097 23,848 . . . 244 697 141 18 1,149 25,577 25,064 512 2.0 13,749

1981 35,725 32,959 . . . 276 659 207 22 1,603 30,726 30,342 384 1.3 18,748

1982 37,998 34,586 . . . 351 808 207 24 2,022 36,144 35,631 513 1.4 g 8,164

1983 44,570 37,259 . . . 358 878 h 3,456 27 2,593 39,877 39,337 540 1.4 12,858

1984 46,720 42,288 . . . 351 752 250 33 3,046 43,887 43,257 629 1.5 15,691

1985 51,397 47,576 . . . 371 766 i -719 41 3,362 48,414 47,580 834 1.8 g 20,499

1986 59,267 54,583 . . . 364 566 91 43 3,619 50,422 49,758 664 1.3 g 39,957

1987 64,064 58,648 . . . 368 447 94 38 4,469 50,289 49,496 793 1.6 53,732

1988 69,239 62,449 . . . 364 475 80 41 5,830 53,331 52,517 815 1.6 69,640

1989 76,721 68,369 . . . 379 515 86 55 7,317 60,803 60,011 792 1.3 85,558

1990 80,372 72,013 . . . 367 413 j -993 122 8,451 66,997 66,239 758 1.1 98,933

1991 88,839 77,851 . . . 352 605 89 432 9,510 72,570 71,549 1,021 1.4 115,202

1992 93,836 81,745 . . . 374 621 86 522 10,487 85,015 83,895 1,121 1.3 124,022

1993 98,187 84,133 . . . 400 367 81 675 k 12,531 94,391 93,487 904 1.0 127,818

1994 109,570 95,280 1,639 413 506 80 907 10,745 104,545 103,282 1,263 1.2 132,844

1995 115,027 98,421 3,913 396 462 61 954 10,820 117,604 116,368 1,236 1.1 130,267

1996 124,603 110,585 4,069 401 419 l -2,293 1,199 10,222 129,929 128,632 1,297 1.0 124,942

1997 130,154 114,670 3,558 419 481 70 1,319 9,637 139,452 137,762 1,690 1.2 115,643

1998 140,547 124,317 5,067 419 34 67 1,316 9,327 135,771 m 133,990 1,782 1.3 120,419

1999 151,597 132,306 6,552 430 652 71 1,447 10,139 130,632 m 128,766 1,866 1.4 141,385

(Continued)
8.A Medicare: Trust Funds

8.2 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: John Wandishin (410) 786-6389.

2000 167,185 144,351 8,787 465 470 2 1,382 11,729 131,095 m 128,458 2,636 2.1 177,475

2001 174,630 151,994 7,533 470 453 n -1,175 1,370 13,986 143,379 m 141,183 2,195 1.6 208,726

2002 178,631 152,708 8,316 425 442 0 1,626 15,114 152,526 m 149,944 2,582 1.7 234,831

2003 175,812 149,242 8,318 426 393 0 1,604 15,828 154,616 m 152,084 2,533 1.7 256,026

2004 183,890 156,484 8,577 419 365 173 1,915 15,956 170,587 167,554 3,033 1.8 269,329

2005 199,374 171,384 8,765 445 286 0 2,416 16,078 182,933 180,013 2,920 1.6 285,770

SOURCE: 2006 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, Table llI.B4, and 

analogous tables from earlier annual reports. Because the table published in the 2006 Annual Report displays dollars rounded to the tenths of billions, an analogous 

unpublished table displaying dollars rounded to the millions was also used.

NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components.

. . . = not applicable.

a. Other income includes recoveries of amounts reimbursed from the trust fund that are not obligations of the trust fund, receipts from the fraud and abuse control program (beginning in 1997), and a small amount of miscellaneous income.

b. Includes costs of Peer Review Organizations from 1983 to 2001 (beginning with the implementation of the Prospective Payment System on October 1, 1983) and 

costs of Quality Improvement Organizations beginning in 2002.

c. Includes costs of experiments and demonstration projects. Beginning in 1997, includes fraud and abuse control expenses, as provided for by Public Law

(P.L.) 104-91.

d. No transfer was made in 1976 because of the change in transfer dates from December to March. The 1977 transfer was for benefits and administrative expenses 

during the 15-month period beginning July 1976 and ending September 1977.

e. No transfer was made in 1977 because of the change in transfer dates from August to June. The 1978 transfer was for contributions during the 15-month period 

beginning July 1976 and ending September 1977.

f. Includes $2 million in reimbursement from general revenues for costs arising from the granting of deemed wage credits to persons of Japanese ancestry who were 

interned during World War II.

g. For 1982, assets exclude $12,437 million loaned to the OASI trust fund under the interfund borrowing provisions of the law. Repayments of $1,824 million and 

$10,613 million were made in 1985 and 1986, respectively.

h. The lump-sum general revenue transfer, as provided for by section 151 of P.L. 98-21.

i. Includes the lump-sum general revenue adjustment of -$805 million, as provided for by section 151 of P.L. 98-21.

j. Includes the lump-sum general revenue adjustment of -$1,100 million, as provided for by section 151 of P.L. 98-21.

k. Includes $1,805 million transfer from the Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) catastrophic coverage reserve fund, as provided for by P.L. 102-394.

l. Includes the lump-sum general revenue adjustment of -$2,366 million, as provided for by section 151 of P.L. 98-21.

m. Includes monies transferred to the SMI trust fund for home health agency costs, as provided for by P.L. 105-33.

n. Includes the lump-sum general revenue adjustment of -$1,177 million, as provided for by section 151 of P.L. 98-21.

Table 8.A1—Hospital Insurance, calendar years 1966–2005 (in millions of dollars)—Continued

Year

Receipts Expenditures

Trust fund

assets

at end

Total of year

Payroll

taxes

Income

from

taxation

of

benefits

Transfers

from

Railroad

Retirement

account

Reimbursements from 

general revenues for—

Premiums

from

voluntary

enrollees

Interest on

investments

and other

income a Total

Benefit

payments b

Administrative 

expenses

Uninsured

persons

Military

wage

credits Amount c

Percentage

of

benefit

payments
8.A Medicare: Trust Funds

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 8.3

Table 8.A2—Supplementary Medical Insurance, calendar years 1966–2005 (in millions of dollars)

Year

Receipts Expenditures

Trust fund

assets

at end

of year a Total

Premiums from participants

Government

contributions b

Interest

and other

income c Total

Benefit

payments d

Administrative expenses

Subtotal Aged Disabled Amount

Percentage

of benefit

payments

1966 324 322 322 . . . 0 2 203 128 75 58.6 122

1967 1,597 640 640 . . . 933 24 1,307 1,197 110 9.2 412

1968 1,711 832 832 . . . 858 21 1,702 1,518 184 12.1 421

1969 1,839 914 914 . . . 907 18 2,061 1,865 196 10.5 199

1970 2,201 1,096 1,096 . . . 1,093 12 2,212 1,975 237 12.0 188

1971 2,639 1,302 1,302 . . . 1,313 24 2,377 2,117 260 12.3 450

1972 2,808 1,382 1,382 . . . 1,389 37 2,614 2,325 289 12.4 643

1973 3,312 1,550 1,491 59 1,705 57 2,844 2,526 318 12.6 1,111

1974 4,124 1,804 1,664 140 2,225 95 3,728 3,318 410 12.4 1,506

1975 4,673 1,918 1,759 158 2,648 107 4,735 4,273 462 10.8 1,444

1976 5,977 2,060 1,878 183 3,810 107 5,622 5,080 542 10.7 1,799

1977 7,805 2,247 2,030 217 5,386 172 6,505 6,038 467 7.7 3,099

1978 9,056 2,470 2,221 248 6,287 299 7,755 7,252 503 6.9 4,400

1979 9,768 2,719 2,451 267 6,645 404 9,265 8,708 557 6.4 4,902

1980 10,874 3,011 2,707 304 7,455 408 11,245 10,635 610 5.7 4,530

1981 15,374 e 3,722 e 3,356 e 366 e 11,291 361 14,028 13,113 915 7.0 5,877

1982 16,580 e 3,697 e 3,341 e 356 e 12,284 599 16,227 15,455 772 5.0 6,230

1983 19,824 4,236 3,845 391 14,861 727 18,984 18,106 878 4.8 7,070

1984 23,180 5,167 4,721 445 17,054 959 20,552 19,661 891 4.5 9,698

1985 25,106 5,613 5,105 508 18,250 1,243 23,880 22,947 933 4.1 10,924

1986 24,665 5,722 5,218 504 17,802 1,141 27,299 26,239 1,060 4.0 8,291

1987 31,844 f 7,409 f 6,747 f 661 f 23,560 876 31,740 30,820 921 3.0 8,394

1988 35,825 f 8,761 f 7,983 f 778 f 26,203 861 35,229 33,970 1,260 3.7 8,990

1989 g 44,349 g,h 12,263 9,793 993 30,852 g 1,234 g 39,783 38,294 g 1,489 3.9 g 13,556

1990 45,913 11,320 10,311 1,008 33,035 1,558 43,987 42,468 1,519 3.6 15,482

1991 51,224 11,934 10,846 1,088 37,602 1,688 48,877 47,336 1,541 3.3 17,828

1992 57,237 i 14,077 i 12,814 i 1,263 i 41,359 1,801 50,830 49,260 1,570 3.2 24,235

1993 57,679 i 14,193 i 12,731 i 1,462 i 41,465 2,021 57,783 j 55,784 2,000 3.6 24,131

1994 55,608 17,386 15,569 1,817 36,203 2,018 60,317 58,618 1,699 2.9 19,422

1995 60,306 19,717 17,651 2,066 39,007 1,582 66,599 64,972 1,627 2.5 13,130

1996 85,609 18,763 16,654 2,109 65,035 1,811 70,408 68,598 1,810 2.6 28,332

1997 81,924 19,289 17,079 2,210 60,171 2,464 74,124 72,757 1,368 1.9 36,131

1998 87,711 k 20,933 k 18,594 k 2,338 k 64,068 2,711 77,630 l 76,125 1,505 2.0 46,212

1999 80,902 k 18,967 k 16,604 k 2,362 k 59,095 2,841 82,327 l 80,724 1,603 2.0 44,787

(Continued)
8.A Medicare: Trust Funds

8.4 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Sol Mussey (410) 786-6386.

2000 89,903 20,555 17,892 2,664 k 65,898 3,450 90,663 l 88,893 1,770 2.0 44,027

2001 98,629 22,764 19,905 2,859 72,793 3,071 101,386 l 99,663 1,723 1.7 41,270

2002 106,196 25,066 21,610 3,456 78,338 2,792 113,165 l 110,969 2,196 2.0 34,301

2003 115,796 27,402 23,546 3,856 86,402 1,992 126,144 l 123,825 2,318 1.9 23,953

2004 133,787 31,435 26,737 4,699 100,858 1,495 138,311 135,418 2,893 2.1 19,430

2005 158,089 37,535 31,722 5,813 119,189 1,365 153,511 150,326 3,185 2.1 24,008

SOURCES: 2006 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds, 

Table lIl.C1, analogous tables from earlier annual reports, and unpublished Treasury reports. Because the table published in the 2006 Annual Report displays dollars 

rounded to the tenths of billions, an analogous unpublished table displaying dollars rounded to the millions was also used.

NOTES: Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components.

. . . = not applicable; SMI = Supplementary Medical Insurance.

a. The financial status of SMI depends on both the assets and the liabilities of the trust fund.

b. Includes Part B matching payments from the general fund, Part D subsidy transfers from the general fund (for the transitional assistance benefits in 2004 and 2005 

and for state expenses for making low-income eligibility determinations in 2005), and certain interest-adjustment items.

c. Other income includes recoveries of amounts reimbursed from the trust fund that are not obligations of the trust fund and other miscellaneous income.

d. Includes costs of Peer Review Organizations from 1983 to 2001 and costs of Quality Improvement Organizations beginning in 2002. Includes Part D costs for the 

transitional assistance benefits in 2004 and 2005 and for payments to states for making low-income eligibility determinations in 2005.

e. Section 708 of Title VII of the Social Security Act modified the provisions for the delivery of Social Security benefit checks when the regularly designated delivery day 

falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal public holiday. Delivery of benefit checks normally due January 1982 occurred on December 31, 1981. Consequently, the SMI 

premiums withheld from the checks ($264 million) and the associated general revenue contributions ($883 million) were added to the SMI trust fund on December 31, 

1981. These amounts are excluded from the premium income and general revenue income for calendar year 1982.

f. Delivery of benefit checks normally due January 1988 occurred on December 31, 1987. Consequently, the SMI premiums withheld from the checks ($692 million) and 

the associated general revenue contributions ($2,178 million) were added to the SMI trust fund on December 31, 1987. These amounts are excluded from the premium income and general revenue income for calendar year 1988 (see footnote e).

g. Includes the impact of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 as provided for by Public Law (P.L.) 100-360.

h. Catastrophic coverage premiums—$1.5 billion—not distributed between aged and disabled enrollees are included in total.

i. Delivery of benefit checks normally due January 1993 occurred on December 31, 1992. Consequently, the SMI premiums withheld from the checks ($1,089 million) 

and the associated general revenue contributions ($3,175 million) were added to the SMI trust fund on December 31, 1992. These amounts are excluded from the 

premium income and general revenue income for calendar year 1993 (see footnote e).

j. Includes the impact of the transfer to the Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund of the SMI catastrophic coverage reserve fund on March 31, 1993, as specified in P.L. 102-

394. Actual benefit payments for 1993 were $53,979 million, and the amount transferred was $1,805 million.

k. Delivery of benefit checks normally due January 1999 occurred on December 31, 1998. Consequently, the SMI premiums withheld from the checks ($1,512 million) 

and the associated general revenue contributions ($4,711 million) were added to the SMI trust fund on December 31, 1998. These amounts are excluded from the 

premium income and general revenue income for calendar year 1999 (see footnote e).

l. Benefit payments less monies transferred from the HI trust fund for home health agency costs, as provided for by P.L. 105-33.

Table 8.A2—Supplementary Medical Insurance, calendar years 1966–2005 (in millions of dollars)—Continued

Year

Receipts Expenditures

Trust fund

assets

at end

of year a Total

Premiums from participants

Government

contributions b

Interest

and other

income c Total

Benefit

payments d

Administrative expenses

Subtotal Aged Disabled Amount

Percentage

of benefit

payments
8.B Medicare: Enrollment, Utilization, and Reimbursement

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 8.5

Table 8.B1—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Aged persons enrolled, served,

and amount reimbursed, by type of coverage and service, selected years 1967–2003

Type of coverage and service 1967 1975 1980 1990 2000 2003

Persons enrolled (fee-for-service and managed care) (thousands)

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 19,521 22,790 25,515 30,948 34,261 35,049

Hospital Insurance 19,494 22,472 25,104 30,464 33,841 34,622

Supplementary Medical Insurance 17,893 21,945 24,680 29,685 32,602 33,249

Persons enrolled (fee-for-service only) (thousands)

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance -- -- -- -- 27,833 30,082

Hospital Insurance -- -- -- -- 27,422 29,659

Supplementary Medical Insurance -- -- -- -- 26,174 28,282

Persons served (thousands)

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 7,154 12,032 16,271 24,809 25,486 27,665

Hospital Insurance 3,960 4,963 6,024 6,367 6,361 6,860

Inpatient hospital 3,601 4,913 5,951 5,906 5,975 6,387

Skilled nursing services 354 260 248 615 1,390 1,588

Home health services a 126 329 675 1,818 1,325 1,467

Hospice services b . . . . . . . . . -- 514 695

Supplementary Medical Insurance 6,523 11,762 16,099 24,687 25,256 27,443

Physicians’ and other medical services 6,415 11,396 15,627 24,193 24,846 27,084

Outpatient services 1,511 3,768 6,629 14,055 18,159 20,059

Home health services a 118 161 302 38 1,081 1,061

Persons served per 1,000 enrollees

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 367 528 638 802 916 920

Hospital Insurance 203 221 240 209 232 231

Inpatient hospital 185 219 237 94 218 215

Skilled nursing services 18 12 10 21 51 54

Home health servicesa 7 15 27 60 48 49

Hospice services b . . . . . . . . . -- 19 23

Supplementary Medical Insurance 365 536 652 832 965 970

Physicians’ and other medical services 359 519 633 815 949 958

Outpatient services 77 172 269 474 694 709

Home health services a 7 712 141 38

Amount reimbursed (millions of dollars)

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 4,239 12,689 29,134 88,778 148,488 195,726

Hospital Insurance 2,967 9,209 20,353 54,244 87,549 110,396

Inpatient hospital 2,659 8,840 19,583 48,952 72,041 86,772

Skilled nursing services 274 233 331 1,886 10,066 13,871

Home health services a 26 136 440 3,406 2,679 4,475

Hospice services b . . . . . . . . . -- 2,763 5,278

Supplementary Medical Insurance 1,272 3,481 8,871 34,533 60,939 85,331

Physicians’ and other medical services 1,224 3,050 7,361 27,379 44,506 60,990

Outpatient services 38 374 1,261 7,077 12,588 19,736

Home health services a 17 56 159 78 3,845 4,605

Amount reimbursed per person served (dollars)

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 592 1,055 1,791 3,578 5,826 7,075

Hospital Insurance 749 1,855 3,379 8,520 13,763 16,093

Inpatient hospital 738 1,799 3,291 8,289 12,057 13,586

Skilled nursing services 774 896 1,336 3,068 7,242 8,733

Home health services a 204 413 652 1,874 2,022 3,051

Hospice services b . . . . . . . . . -- 5,375 7,597

Supplementary Medical Insurance 195 296 545 1,399 2,413 3,109

Physicians’ and other medical services 191 268 471 1,132 1,791 2,252

Outpatient services 25 99 190 503 693 984

Home health servicesa 145 347 526 2,033 3,557 4,340

(Continued)
8.B Medicare: Enrollment, Utilization, and Reimbursement

8.6 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Maria Diacogiannis (410) 786-0178.

Amount reimbursed per enrollee (dollars)

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 217 557 1,142 2,869 5,335 6,506

Hospital Insurance 152 410 811 1,781 3,193 3,722

Inpatient hospital 137 394 780 1,607 2,627 2,926

Skilled nursing services 14 11 13 62 367 468

Home health services a 1 618 112 98 151

Hospice services b . . . . . . . . . -- 101 178

Supplementary Medical Insurance 71 159 356 1,163 2,328 3,017

Physicians’ and other medical services 69 139 298 922 1,700 2,156

Outpatient services 2 17 51 238 481 698

Home health services a 1 2 6 3147 163

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

NOTES: Measurement of the use of services represents those persons receiving a reimbursed service under the original (or fee-for-service) Medicare plan. Amount 

reimbursed represents payments recorded on fee-for-service claims only and excludes nonbilling reimbursements, such as end-of-year cost settlements and premiums 

paid to managed care plans. For all years, total enrollment as of July 1 in the original (or fee-for-service) Medicare program as well as those enrolled in alternative prepaid 

plans, such as Medicare managed care, are shown. Beginning in 2000, data for the original fee-for-service enrollment population are shown separately, as they provide a 

more accurate population for denominators for computing persons served per 1,000 enrollees and average fee-for-service reimbursement per enrollee.

. . . = not applicable; -- = not available.

a. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997, enacted on August 5, 1997, specified that, effective January 1998, coverage for the majority of home health services not associated with a hospital or skilled nursing facility will be transferred from the Hospital Insurance (HI) program to the Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) program. The 

HI program will cover the first 100 home health agency visits following a hospital or skilled nursing facility stay of at least 3 days. From July 1981 to December 1997, 

home health agency services were almost exclusively provided by the HI program. For more information, refer to the 1998 HI and SMI trust fund reports.

b. The hospice care benefit was enacted in 1982. Therefore, for calendar years 1967, 1975, and 1980, hospice services were not applicable.

Table 8.B1—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Aged persons enrolled, served,

and amount reimbursed, by type of coverage and service, selected years 1967–2003—Continued

Type of coverage and service 1967 1975 1980 1990 2000 2003
8.B Medicare: Enrollment, Utilization, and Reimbursement

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 8.7

Table 8.B2—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Disabled persons enrolled, served, 

and amount reimbursed, by type of coverage and service, selected years 1974–2003

Type of coverage and service 1974 1975 1980 1990 2000 2003

Persons enrolled (fee-for-service and managed care) (thousands)

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 1,928 2,168 2,963 3,255 5,371 6,077

Hospital Insurance 1,928 2,168 2,963 3,255 5,370 6,074

Supplementary Medical Insurance 1,745 1,959 2,719 2,943 4,768 5,381

Persons enrolled (fee-for-service only) (thousands)

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance -- -- -- -- 4,907 5,732

Hospital Insurance -- -- -- -- 4,907 5,729

Supplementary Medical Insurance -- -- -- -- 4,304 5,036

Persons served (thousands)

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 792 975 1,760 2,390 4,096 4,922

Hospital Insurance 400 475 728 680 964 1,162

Inpatient hospital 397 472 721 644 942 1,134

Skilled nursing services 8 8 9 23 78 105

Home health services a 15 22 51 122 119 152

Hospice services b . . . . . . . . . -- 27 35

Supplementary Medical Insurance 740 924 1,723 2,365 4,057 4,880

Physicians’ and other medical services 691 865 1,631 2,249 3,917 4,746

Outpatient services 296 399 909 1,496 2,870 3,541

Home health services a 9 13 25 c 110 123

Persons served per 1,000 enrollees

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 411 450 594 734 835 859

Hospital Insurance 208 219 246 209 196 203

Inpatient hospital 206 218 243 198 192 198

Skilled nursing services 4 4 3 716 18

Home health services a 8 10 17 38 24 27

Hospice services b . . . . . . . . . -- 6 6

Supplementary Medical Insurance 424 471 634 804 943 969

Physicians’ and other medical services 396 442 600 764 910 942

Outpatient services 170 204 334 508 667 703

Home health services a 579 c 26 24

Amount reimbursed (millions of dollars)

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 1,049 1,509 4,478 11,239 25,773 37,095

Hospital Insurance 694 987 2,765 6,694 14,114 19,156

Inpatient hospital 681 968 2,714 6,346 13,156 17,511

Skilled nursing services 7 9 13 85 555 904

Home health services a 6 10 38 264 239 441

Hospice services b . . . . . . . . . -- 164 300

Supplementary Medical Insurance 355 522 1,713 4,545 11,660 17,939

Physicians’ and other medical services 206 295 997 2,831 6,968 10,801

Outpatient services 145 221 701 1,714 4,198 6,550

Home health services a 3 516 c 493 587

Amount reimbursed per person served (dollars)

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 1,324 1,548 2,544 4,703 6,292 7,536

Hospital Insurance 1,735 2,077 3,798 9,847 14,641 16,480

Inpatient hospital 1,714 2,051 3,765 9,849 13,966 15,445

Skilled nursing services 936 1,049 1,571 3,702 7,115 8,652

Home health services a 399 478 733 2,156 2,008 2,910

Hospice services b . . . . . . . . . -- 6,074 8,646

Supplementary Medical Insurance 479 565 994 1,922 2,874 3,676

Physicians’ and other medical services 298 341 611 1,259 1,779 2,276

Outpatient services 490 554 771 1,146 1,463 1,850

Home health services a 345 420 619 c 4,482 4,760

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Amount reimbursed per enrollee (dollars)

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance 544 696 1,511 3,453 5,252 6,471

Hospital Insurance 360 455 933 2,057 2,876 3,344

Inpatient hospital 353 446 916 1,950 2,681 3,055

Skilled nursing services 4 4 4 26 113 158

Home health services a 3 5 13 81 49 77

Hospice services b . . . . . . . . . -- 33 52

Supplementary Medical Insurance 208 266 630 1,544 2,709 3,562

Physicians’ and other medical services 118 151 639 962 1,619 2,145

Outpatient services 83 113 258 582 975 1,301

Home health services a 235 c 115 117

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

NOTES: Measurement of the use of services represents those persons receiving a reimbursed service under the original (or fee-for-service) Medicare plan. Amount 

reimbursed represents payments recorded on fee-for-service claims only and excludes nonbilling reimbursements, such as end-of-year cost settlements and premiums 

paid to managed care plans. For all years, total enrollment as of July 1 in the original (or fee-for-service) Medicare program as well as those enrolled in alternative prepaid 

plans, such as Medicare managed care, are shown. Beginning in 2000, data for the original fee-for-service enrollment population are shown separately, as they provide a 

more accurate population for denominators for computing persons served per 1,000 enrollees and average fee-for-service reimbursement per enrollee.

-- = not available; . . . = not applicable.

a. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997, enacted on August 5, 1997, specified that, effective January 1998, coverage for the majority of home health services not associated with a hospital or skilled nursing facility will be transferred from the Hospital Insurance (HI) program to the Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) program. 

The HI program will cover the first 100 home health agency visits following a hospital or skilled nursing facility stay of at least 3 days. From July 1981 to 

December 1997, home health agency services were almost exclusively provided by the HI program. For more information, refer to the 1998 HI and SMI trust fund 

reports.

b. The hospice care benefit was enacted in 1982. Therefore, for calendar years 1974, 1975, and 1980, hospice services were not applicable.

c. Sample population too small to yield valid calculated results.

Table 8.B2—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Disabled persons enrolled, served, 

and amount reimbursed, by type of coverage and service, selected years 1974–2003—Continued

Type of coverage and service 1974 1975 1980 1990 2000 2003
8.B Medicare: Enrollment, Utilization, and Reimbursement

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 8.9

Table 8.B3a—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of enrollees aged 65 or 

older, by census division and state or other area, July 1, 1980–2005, selected years (in thousands)

Census division and state or area 1980 1990 1995 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005

Total

All areas 25,515 30,948 33,142 34,253 34,679 35,008 35,334 35,777

United States a 25,027 30,350 32,492 33,549 33,947 34,261 34,571 34,994

New England 1,506 1,734 1,816 1,838 1,836 1,841 1,843 1,843

Connecticut 362 436 455 458 456 458 458 457

Maine 142 165 174 180 183 185 186 188

Massachusetts 715 795 825 829 824 822 819 815

New Hampshire 103 126 139 147 150 152 156 160

Rhode Island 125 145 149 148 146 146 145 143

Vermont 59 68 72 76 77 78 79 80

Middle Atlantic 4,496 5,084 5,267 5,282 5,276 5,279 5,277 5,258

New Jersey 851 1,006 1,058 1,070 1,071 1,073 1,073 1,070

New York 2,128 2,280 2,328 2,347 2,356 2,361 2,365 2,353

Pennsylvania 1,516 1,798 1,881 1,865 1,849 1,845 1,839 1,835

East North Central 4,462 5,224 5,500 5,552 5,567 5,599 5,625 5,650

Illinois 1,238 1,401 1,446 1,440 1,439 1,446 1,452 1,455

Indiana 579 685 725 736 740 746 751 759

Michigan 916 1,101 1,177 1,203 1,210 1,218 1,226 1,231

Ohio 1,162 1,387 1,471 1,480 1,480 1,486 1,489 1,492

Wisconsin 567 650 683 693 698 703 707 713

West North Central 2,186 2,424 2,510 2,519 2,523 2,532 2,542 2,561

Iowa 387 422 432 427 425 426 426 427

Kansas 304 337 348 347 345 345 345 347

Minnesota 479 544 570 583 590 595 600 606

Missouri 639 706 733 736 737 740 744 751

Nebraska 205 221 228 227 227 227 227 228

North Dakota 81 91 94 93 92 92 92 92

South Dakota 91 102 106 106 107 107 108 110

South Atlantic 4,179 5,536 6,091 6,410 6,542 6,630 6,730 6,884

Delaware 59 80 90 97 100 102 104 108

District of Columbia 71 71 70 66 64 64 63 62

Florida 1,579 2,174 2,396 2,493 2,531 2,558 2,596 2,641

Georgia 499 636 700 750 771 785 799 831

Maryland 381 496 542 570 582 589 596 602

North Carolina 588 786 878 939 965 980 997 1,025

South Carolina 279 383 428 463 477 486 496 516

Virginia 490 645 714 761 782 795 808 827

West Virginia 233 264 274 271 270 271 271 272

East South Central 1,613 1,887 2,000 2,060 2,084 2,107 2,128 2,174

Alabama 428 508 541 558 564 569 573 584

Kentucky 402 459 482 491 494 499 504 514

Mississippi 280 313 325 330 333 336 339 343

Tennessee 503 607 652 681 693 703 712 732

West South Central 2,363 2,880 3,120 3,274 3,328 3,369 3,414 3,472

Arkansas 303 343 356 359 360 362 365 370

Louisiana 380 460 488 498 500 504 507 492

Oklahoma 361 412 432 438 440 442 445 451

Texas 1,318 1,665 1,845 1,979 2,028 2,061 2,097 2,159

Mountain 1,043 1,490 1,726 1,906 1,983 2,028 2,079 2,154

Arizona 295 456 536 591 614 628 645 674

Colorado 244 324 367 403 416 424 434 447

Idaho 95 121 134 144 150 153 157 163

Montana 85 106 114 119 121 123 124 126

Nevada 65 128 172 209 227 236 246 253

New Mexico 114 160 182 200 207 211 215 222

Utah 108 147 168 183 189 193 198 206

Wyoming 38 47 54 57 59 60 60 61

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Pacific 3,157 4,082 4,444 4,697 4,798 4,865 4,924 4,993

Alaska 11 22 28 35 38 39 41 42

California 2,346 2,990 3,241 3,436 3,509 3,556 3,592 3,628

Hawaii 74 118 138 151 155 157 159 162

Oregon 300 390 422 432 440 446 453 463

Washington 426 562 614 643 656 667 679 697

Unknown 22 10 18 11 10 10 10 6

Outlying areas 270 344 383 420 439 448 459 467

Puerto Rico 263 337 367 401 418 427 436 444

Virgin Islands 4 6 8 9 10 10 11 11

Other 3 1 8 10 11 11 12 12

Foreign countries 217 254 268 284 293 299 304 316

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

NOTES: Characterization of beneficiaries as to Medicare status and demographic categories may differ from that in other tables on enrollment because of differences in 

sources and methodology.

Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components.

a. Represents beneficiaries of the 50 states and the District of Columbia and beneficiaries with unknown residence.

Table 8.B3a—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of enrollees aged 65 or 

older, by census division and state or other area, July 1, 1980–2005, selected years (in thousands)—Continued

Census division and state or area 1980 1990 1995 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005
8.B Medicare: Enrollment, Utilization, and Reimbursement

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 8.11

Table 8.B3b—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of disabled enrollees,

by census division and state or other area, July 1, 1980–2005, selected years (in thousands)

Census division and state or area 1980 1990 1995 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005

Total

All areas 2,963 3,255 4,393 5,367 5,810 6,079 6,395 6,723

United States a 2,863 3,149 4,266 5,208 5,648 5,912 6,225 6,548

New England 141 156 228 285 307 319 335 349

Connecticut 31 33 47 58 62 64 67 69

Maine 16 18 27 36 40 42 45 47

Massachusetts 64 72 108 131 139 144 150 156

New Hampshire 9 11 17 23 26 27 30 32

Rhode Island 14 14 19 24 26 27 28 29

Vermont 7 710 13 14 15 15 16

Middle Atlantic 493 473 603 731 784 814 848 878

New Jersey 91 86 110 133 142 147 153 157

New York 237 229 302 368 391 402 414 423

Pennsylvania 165 158 190 230 251 265 281 297

East North Central 486 561 715 823 877 916 962 1,009

Illinois 113 132 172 195 207 215 226 236

Indiana 63 77 99 117 125 132 138 146

Michigan 118 132 170 200 216 227 240 251

Ohio 141 156 196 221 233 241 251 262

Wisconsin 50 64 79 90 96 101 107 113

West North Central 180 211 280 338 370 387 408 431

Iowa 29 34 43 50 54 57 59 62

Kansas 22 26 35 43 47 49 52 55

Minnesota 35 44 60 72 78 82 87 91

Missouri 67 75 100 124 137 144 152 162

Nebraska 14 16 22 26 29 30 32 33

North Dakota 6 7 9 10 11 11 11 12

South Dakota 7 8 11 13 14 14 15 15

South Atlantic 545 607 834 1,075 1,179 1,236 1,301 1,372

Delaware 7 8 11 15 16 17 19 20

District of Columbia 8 7 8 10 10 10 11 11

Florida 147 165 232 311 345 363 384 405

Georgia 88 96 134 166 180 188 196 208

Maryland 41 46 60 75 82 85 89 93

North Carolina 91 106 149 194 214 225 237 252

South Carolina 51 59 81 105 115 121 127 135

Virginia 68 77 105 132 144 151 158 166

West Virginia 43 44 55 67 73 76 80 83

East South Central 246 287 397 495 543 570 602 636

Alabama 63 74 101 127 142 151 160 171

Kentucky 62 75 105 132 143 149 156 164

Mississippi 46 53 72 88 96 101 107 111

Tennessee 76 85 119 148 162 169 179 190

West South Central 288 317 452 539 584 614 655 696

Arkansas 45 48 67 80 86 90 96 102

Louisiana 63 71 93 104 112 116 122 118

Oklahoma 41 39 56 69 75 79 84 91

Texas 139 159 236 286 311 329 353 386

Mountain 112 148 228 284 312 327 349 374

Arizona 34 42 66 84 95 101 109 119

Colorado 24 34 54 65 68 69 72 75

Idaho 9 11 16 21 23 25 27 29

Montana 9 12 16 18 19 20 21 22

Nevada 8 13 22 30 35 37 41 44

New Mexico 15 19 28 34 37 39 41 45

Utah 9 13 20 24 26 27 29 31

Wyoming 3 4 7 8 9 9 910

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Pacific 367 388 529 637 692 726 766 803

Alaska 2 3 5 7 8 9 9 10

California 284 289 392 465 500 522 550 573

Hawaii 7 9 11 15 17 18 19 19

Oregon 31 34 47 57 64 68 72 77

Washington 43 53 74 93 103 109 116 124

Unknown 4 2 1 1 2 2 2 1

Outlying areas 88 93 111 139 147 152 155 159

Puerto Rico 88 92 110 136 144 148 151 154

Virgin Islands -- 1 1 1 1 2 2 2

Other -- -- -- 2 2 2 2 2

Foreign countries 12 14 14 14 15 15 15 16

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

NOTES: Characterization of beneficiaries as to Medicare status and demographic categories may differ from that in other tables on enrollment because of differences in 

sources and methodology.

Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components.

-- = not available.

a. Represents beneficiaries of the 50 states and the District of Columbia and beneficiaries with unknown residence.

Table 8.B3b—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of disabled enrollees,

by census division and state or other area, July 1, 1980–2005, selected years (in thousands)—Continued

Census division and state or area 1980 1990 1995 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005
8.B Medicare: Enrollment, Utilization, and Reimbursement

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 8.13

Table 8.B4—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of enrollees aged 65 or 

older, by program, age, sex, and race, July 1, 1980–2005, selected years (in thousands)

Age, sex, and race 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2003 2004 2005

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance

Total 25,515 28,176 30,948 33,142 34,253 35,008 35,334 35,783

Age

65–69 8,459 8,956 9,695 9,517 9,167 9,466 9,698 9,905

70–74 6,756 7,441 7,951 8,756 8,609 8,394 8,321 8,353

75–79 4,809 5,453 6,058 6,563 7,285 7,302 7,258 7,251

80–84 3,081 3,463 3,957 4,470 4,870 5,283 5,429 5,494

85 or older 2,410 2,861 3,286 3,837 4,322 4,563 4,627 4,780

Sex

Men 10,268 11,282 12,416 13,434 14,112 14,625 14,837 15,095

Women 15,247 16,894 18,532 19,708 20,141 20,382 20,497 20,688

Race

White 22,534 24,745 26,855 29,011 29,757 30,195 30,413 30,693

Black -- -- -- -- 2,721 2,826 2,868 2,932

All other races a 2,257 2,585 3,114 3,253 1,682 1,915 1,986 2,094

Native American -- -- -- -- 42 105 109 121

Asian/Pacific -- -- -- -- 494 580 608 648

Hispanic -- -- -- -- 710 737 746 768

Other -- -- -- -- 436 493 523 557

Unknown 724 846 979 878 92 72 67 64

Hospital Insurance

Total 25,104 27,683 30,464 32,742 33,833 34,581 34,996 35,413

Age

65–69 8,302 8,818 9,565 9,411 9,074 9,373 9,622 9,811

70–74 6,592 7,292 7,829 8,652 8,505 8,295 8,248 8,274

75–79 4,731 5,315 5,947 6,483 7,189 7,206 7,186 7,176

80–84 3,072 3,403 3,872 4,409 4,806 5,211 5,369 5,432

85 or older 2,407 2,854 3,252 3,787 4,259 4,496 4,572 4,721

Sex

Men 10,156 11,146 12,280 13,310 13,979 14,489 14,727 14,975

Women 14,948 16,536 18,184 19,431 19,854 20,092 20,269 20,438

Race

White 22,244 24,424 26,591 28,822 29,570 30,013 30,272 30,544

Black -- -- -- -- 2,668 2,775 2,830 2,886

All other races a 2,160 2,444 2,931 3,127 1,507 1,726 1,829 1,922

Native American -- -- -- -- 40 102 106 117

Asian/Pacific -- -- -- -- 406 486 526 559

Hispanic -- -- -- -- 656 677 700 716

Other -- -- -- -- 405 461 497 530

Unknown 699 815 942 792 87 68 65 60

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Supplementary Medical Insurance

Total 24,680 27,311 29,686 31,742 32,590 33,203 33,440 33,784

Age

65–69 8,156 8,607 9,008 8,830 8,330 8,554 8,724 8,852

70–74 6,570 7,277 7,740 8,430 8,256 8,012 7,929 7,949

75–79 4,684 5,333 5,942 6,431 7,088 7,100 7,053 7,042

80–84 2,981 3,381 3,879 4,392 4,782 5,169 5,306 5,367

85 or older 2,289 2,712 3,118 3,659 4,134 4,368 4,429 4,575

Sex

Men 9,868 10,852 11,758 12,694 13,205 13,640 13,802 14,000

Women 14,813 16,459 17,927 19,048 19,384 19,562 19,639 19,784

Race

White 21,876 24,060 25,849 27,899 28,432 28,765 28,914 29,113

Black -- -- -- -- 2,544 2,638 2,674 2,730

All other races a 2,114 2,441 2,910 3,028 1,542 1,747 1,806 1,898

Native American -- -- -- -- 39 95 99 110

Asian/Pacific -- -- -- -- 470 546 569 604

Hispanic -- -- -- -- 665 687 694 711

Other -- -- -- -- 368 419 444 473

Unknown 691 810 927 815 71 52 47 43

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

NOTES: Characterization of beneficiaries as to Medicare status and demographic categories may differ from that in other tables on enrollment because of differences in 

sources and methodology.

-- = not available.

a. Before 2000, black enrollees and members of other races were combined into “All other races.” In 1994, the Health Care Financing Administration expanded the race 

codes to include Hispanic, Asian or Pacific islander, and Native Americans. There were a number of efforts during the 1990s to populate these codes and identify persons coded as “Unknown.” Consequently for 2000 and later, blacks are broken out separately from “All other races” and the detail for that category is shown.

Table 8.B4—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of enrollees aged 65 or 

older, by program, age, sex, and race, July 1, 1980–2005, selected years (in thousands)—Continued

Age, sex, and race 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2003 2004 2005
8.B Medicare: Enrollment, Utilization, and Reimbursement

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 8.15

Table 8.B5—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of enrollees under age 65 

who are disabled or have end-stage renal disease, by program, age, sex, and race, July 1, 1980–2005, selected 

years

Age, sex, and race

1980 1990 2000 2004 2005

All

disabled

End-stage

renal

disease

only

All

disabled

End-stage

renal

disease

only

All

disabled

End-stage

renal

disease

only

All

disabled a

End-stage

renal

disease

only

All

disabled

End-stage

renal

disease

only

Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance

Total 2,963,175 28,334 3,255,007 64,692 5,367,151 73,890 6,311,771 83,111 6,716,668 86,183

Age

Under 35 371,204 8,773 483,265 16,603 522,321 13,255 565,761 13,680 599,983 13,870

35–44 369,460 5,188 654,957 14,159 1,129,288 15,084 1,153,154 15,527 1,180,904 15,975

45–54 657,486 6,977 741,200 15,800 1,627,238 22,647 1,961,154 25,715 2,094,100 26,473

55–64 1,565,025 7,396 1,375,585 18,130 2,088,304 22,904 2,631,702 28,189 2,841,681 29,865

Sex

Men 1,870,558 14,547 2,042,944 33,647 3,014,107 40,062 3,411,286 45,637 3,606,531 47,513

Women 1,092,617 13,787 1,212,063 31,045 2,353,044 33,828 2,900,485 37,474 3,110,137 38,670

Race

White 2,422,253 19,232 2,480,767 35,638 3,989,357 35,636 4,686,861 38,304 4,954,857 39,226

Black -- -- -- -- 1,007,147 27,404 1,172,730 30,318 1,264,570 31,309

All other races b 486,677 7,907 712,315 26,477 355,310 37,820 434,973 13,996 481,017 14,842

Native American -- -- -- -- 23,379 739 46,719 1,366 51,672 1,471

Asian/Pacific -- -- -- -- 41,384 2,143 57,364 2,919 66,754 3,175

Hispanic -- -- -- -- 200,808 4,087 221,488 5,736 241,690 6,382

Other -- -- -- -- 89,739 3,447 109,402 3,975 120,901 3,814

Unknown 54,245 1,195 61,925 2,577 15,337 434 17,207 493 16,224 806

Hospital Insurance

Total 2,963,156 28,334 3,254,983 64,677 5,366,598 73,890 6,311,437 83,103 6,716,267 86,175

Age

Under 35 371,199 8,773 483,262 16,601 522,123 13,255 565,698 13,679 599,916 13,868

35–44 369,458 5,188 654,953 14,157 1,129,170 15,084 1,153,074 15,525 1,180,806 15,974

45–54 657,483 6,977 741,193 15,794 1,627,107 22,647 1,961,074 25,712 2,094,001 26,470

55–64 1,565,016 7,396 1,375,575 18,125 2,088,198 22,904 2,631,591 28,187 2,841,544 29,863

Sex

Men 1,870,543 14,547 2,042,929 33,639 3,013,803 40,062 3,411,088 45,632 3,606,296 47,510

Women 1,092,613 13,787 1,212,054 31,038 2,352,795 33,828 2,900,349 37,471 3,109,971 38,665

Race

White 2,422,239 19,232 2,480,754 35,631 3,988,957 35,636 4,686,631 38,302 4,954,608 39,220

Black -- -- -- -- 1,007,035 27,404 1,172,657 30,315 1,264,461 31,308

All other races b 486,672 7,907 712,304 26,469 355,270 37,820 434,942 13,994 480,975 14,841

Native American -- -- -- -- 23,378 739 46,719 1,366 51,670 1,471

Asian/Pacific -- -- -- -- 41,379 2,143 57,359 2,918 66,745 3,175

Hispanic -- -- -- -- 200,793 4,087 221,476 5,735 241,674 6,382

Other -- -- -- -- 89,720 3,447 109,388 3,975 120,886 3,813

Unknown 54,245 1,195 61,925 2,577 15,336 434 17,207 492 16,223 806

(Continued)
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Supplementary Medical Insurance

Total 2,719,226 27,046 2,943,480 58,912 4,769,804 68,800 5,584,413 76,173 5,945,978 78,887

Age

Under 35 339,665 8,294 441,640 14,782 466,869 12,159 505,202 12,392 536,855 12,574

35–44 337,146 4,963 586,537 12,567 998,230 13,783 1,012,955 13,964 1,037,009 14,304

45–54 596,287 6,683 666,257 14,559 1,421,904 20,961 1,717,578 23,370 1,837,630 24,164

55–64 1,446,128 7,106 1,249,046 17,004 1,882,801 21,897 2,348,678 26,447 2,534,484 27,845

Sex

Men 1,694,569 13,887 1,833,959 30,338 2,665,252 37,037 2,999,387 41,429 3,170,862 43,056

Women 1,024,657 13,159 1,109,521 28,574 2,104,552 31,763 2,585,026 34,744 2,775,116 35,831

Race

White 2,218,176 18,458 2,236,781 32,347 3,535,008 33,154 4,134,472 35,228 4,372,131 35,932

Black -- -- -- -- 917,336 25,581 1,060,518 27,783 1,143,894 28,726

All other races b 449,753 7,446 650,121 24,240 304,500 35,256 375,078 12,776 416,223 13,528

Native American -- -- -- -- 20,994 688 41,947 1,246 46,449 1,337

Asian/Pacific -- -- -- -- 36,401 2,003 49,873 2,707 58,379 2,920

Hispanic -- -- -- -- 176,093 3,850 194,758 5,325 212,719 5,912

Other -- -- -- -- 71,012 3,134 88,500 3,498 98,676 3,359

Unknown 51,297 1,142 56,578 2,325 12,960 390 14,345 386 13,730 701

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

NOTES: Characterization of beneficiaries as to Medicare status and demographic categories may differ from that in other tables on enrollment because of differences in 

sources and methodology.

-- = not available.

a. The 2004 data for “All disabled” exclude beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease only.

b. Before 2000, black enrollees and members of other races were combined into “All other races.” In 1994, the Health Care Financing Administration expanded the race 

codes to include Hispanic, Asian or Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans. There were a number of efforts during the 1990s to populate these codes and identify 

persons coded as “Unknown.” Consequently for 2000 and later, blacks are broken out separately from “All other races” and the detail for that category is shown.

Table 8.B5—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of enrollees under age 65 

who are disabled or have end-stage renal disease, by program, age, sex, and race, July 1, 1980–2005, selected 

years—Continued

Age, sex, and race

1980 1990 2000 2004 2005

All

disabled

End-stage

renal

disease

only

All

disabled

End-stage

renal

disease

only

All

disabled

End-stage

renal

disease

only

All

disabled a

End-stage

renal

disease

only

All

disabled

End-stage

renal

disease

only
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Table 8.B8a—Hospital Insurance: Average covered charge per covered day of care in short-stay hospitals,

by census division and state or other area, selected years 1975–2005 (in dollars)

Census division and state or area a 1975 1980 1990 1995 2000 2003 2004 2005

Total

All areas b 143 292 1,090 1,908 2,762 4,117 4,559 4,999

United States c 144 293 1,081 1,920 2,787 4,157 4,603 5,043

New England 159 298 988 1,763 2,436 3,194 3,512 3,766

Connecticut 167 287 1,177 2,013 2,608 3,413 3,746 4,063

Maine 133 284 927 1,645 2,328 3,042 3,306 3,515

Massachusetts 168 316 942 1,705 2,429 3,100 3,415 3,618

New Hampshire 123 264 1,022 1,699 2,480 3,384 3,676 4,069

Rhode Island 154 284 851 1,638 2,316 3,290 3,703 3,980

Vermont 124 230 923 1,580 1,995 2,660 2,889 3,087

Middle Atlantic 163 304 943 1,704 2,743 4,763 5,209 5,628

New Jersey 157 300 725 1,865 3,757 7,447 8,142 8,621

New York 176 301 836 1,366 2,116 3,412 3,752 4,123

Pennsylvania 145 312 1,236 2,109 3,003 4,791 5,287 5,806

East North Central 140 294 1,097 1,866 2,550 3,547 3,979 4,387

Illinois 148 322 1,202 2,126 3,017 4,094 4,566 4,980

Indiana 116 236 997 1,713 2,271 3,061 3,477 3,847

Michigan 156 332 1,193 1,881 2,451 3,310 3,715 4,089

Ohio 134 277 1,030 1,730 2,360 3,443 3,861 4,307

Wisconsin 128 251 933 1,690 2,424 3,541 3,984 4,426

West North Central 117 248 1,052 1,831 2,638 3,732 4,166 4,580

Iowa 110 239 902 1,573 2,124 3,031 3,391 3,847

Kansas 113 244 1,093 1,957 2,589 3,768 4,321 4,748

Minnesota 124 248 1,132 1,938 2,913 4,162 4,683 5,095

Missouri 119 257 1,108 1,922 2,783 3,747 4,107 4,514

Nebraska 116 251 1,043 1,850 3,007 4,497 4,968 5,279

North Dakota 118 237 937 1,509 2,180 2,989 3,318 3,549

South Dakota 107 228 915 1,518 2,167 3,266 3,762 4,255

South Atlantic 135 273 1,106 1,876 2,637 3,776 4,162 4,546

Delaware 153 274 1,191 1,831 1,971 2,631 2,954 3,336

District of Columbia 174 373 1,374 2,129 3,331 4,437 4,892 5,355

Florida 161 321 1,360 2,351 3,439 5,030 5,477 5,936

Georgia 125 258 1,081 1,744 2,527 3,552 3,947 4,357

Maryland 164 274 813 1,365 1,608 1,951 2,141 2,286

North Carolina 101 214 932 1,603 2,175 2,963 3,303 3,611

South Carolina 106 229 1,021 1,818 2,611 3,799 4,240 4,702

Virginia 118 247 1,022 1,732 2,432 3,474 3,862 4,237

West Virginia 108 247 1,009 1,472 1,821 2,433 2,641 2,886

East South Central 115 243 1,019 1,718 2,451 3,457 3,844 4,237

Alabama 126 282 1,176 2,054 2,914 4,143 4,609 5,068

Kentucky 107 216 967 1,630 2,269 3,117 3,497 3,866

Mississippi 98 213 865 1,437 2,017 2,883 3,278 3,654

Tennessee 122 250 1,012 1,662 2,479 3,485 3,798 4,184

West South Central 117 253 1,138 1,937 2,767 4,045 4,538 5,029

Arkansas 104 231 923 1,511 2,194 3,152 3,491 3,860

Louisiana 116 265 1,180 1,926 2,724 3,700 4,063 4,427

Oklahoma 128 271 997 1,620 2,335 3,263 3,696 4,145

Texas 118 250 1,212 2,118 3,008 4,486 5,049 5,600

Mountain 142 305 1,350 2,321 3,279 4,630 5,226 5,760

Arizona 155 325 1,442 2,617 3,885 5,197 5,800 6,304

Colorado 144 288 1,308 2,240 3,392 4,859 5,539 6,271

Idaho 129 273 1,140 1,951 2,471 3,304 3,700 4,108

Montana 116 262 1,036 1,742 2,233 3,091 3,491 3,757

Nevada 177 424 2,031 3,253 4,320 6,237 6,889 7,475

New Mexico 133 293 1,140 1,913 2,533 3,591 4,112 4,464

Utah 142 316 1,283 2,069 2,871 3,777 4,206 4,567

Wyoming 109 245 1,094 1,985 2,373 3,319 3,623 4,028

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Pacific 196 416 1,651 2,877 4,228 6,495 7,149 7,886

Alaska 228 379 1,470 2,385 3,144 4,521 4,951 5,438

California 206 448 1,794 3,156 4,701 7,283 7,976 8,803

Hawaii 148 333 1,224 2,319 2,991 3,800 4,170 4,582

Oregon 158 329 1,275 1,987 2,717 3,707 4,223 4,602

Washington 163 293 1,162 1,924 2,708 3,972 4,570 5,144

Outlying areas 77 152 510 739 947 1,077 1,084 1,138

Puerto Rico 77 151 505 736 946 1,069 1,074 1,124

Virgin Islands 92 161 746 843 1,007 1,568 1,618 1,922

Other 88 263 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid.

NOTES: Data for 2000 through 2005 are based on short-stay inpatient hospital stay records for claims processed and recorded in the agency’s Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) file through June 2006 for all beneficiaries, aged and disabled, residing in the same state, territory, or possession where they received their 

care.

. . . = not applicable.

a. Geographic distribution reflects the beneficiaries’ area of residence.

b. Excludes claims for persons residing in foreign countries.

c. Includes claims for persons whose place of residence is unknown.

Table 8.B8a—Hospital Insurance: Average covered charge per covered day of care in short-stay hospitals,

by census division and state or other area, selected years 1975–2005 (in dollars)—Continued

Census division and state or area a 1975 1980 1990 1995 2000 2003 2004 2005
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Table 8.B8b—Hospital Insurance: Average covered charge per covered day of care in skilled nursing facilities,

by census division and state or other area, selected years 1975–2005 (in dollars)

Census division and state or area a 1975 1980 1990 1995 2000 2003 2004 2005

Total

All areas b 43 70 193 402 462 487 493 504

United States c 43 70 193 402 462 487 493 504

New England 50 77 172 347 431 478 500 521

Connecticut 35 51 165 314 388 442 464 493

Maine 52 100 274 308 406 485 510 548

Massachusetts 63 98 181 380 484 518 536 554

New Hampshire 41 86 218 412 410 482 506 513

Rhode Island 43 59 129 265 392 428 439 456

Vermont 38 62 155 266 357 412 452 415

Middle Atlantic 50 73 168 308 428 489 499 511

New Jersey 45 81 164 344 434 531 546 563

New York 61 80 168 240 360 430 446 463

Pennsylvania 40 65 170 373 510 535 528 529

East North Central 40 68 167 358 450 481 481 493

Illinois 37 77 215 421 528 556 550 551

Indiana 35 60 180 399 447 448 446 463

Michigan 45 60 130 270 376 425 429 451

Ohio 41 69 157 375 462 485 484 496

Wisconsin 35 64 149 315 343 398 429 443

West North Central 45 82 194 367 473 507 506 515

Iowa 46 84 269 406 490 558 570 599

Kansas 39 66 255 461 539 511 497 506

Minnesota 46 94 125 245 306 407 427 466

Missouri 47 95 263 465 603 575 542 532

Nebraska 41 71 205 338 484 521 523 486

North Dakota 43 49 118 221 408 440 464 504

South Dakota 33 61 160 270 326 433 485 474

South Atlantic 34 59 168 396 405 420 431 446

Delaware 31 50 132 328 345 411 432 454

District of Columbia 34 64 193 389 437 504 513 521

Florida 34 59 195 488 447 432 447 466

Georgia 34 71 146 346 356 394 407 410

Maryland 37 56 141 347 403 428 428 445

North Carolina 31 52 132 283 342 380 397 408

South Carolina 26 46 159 337 384 404 404 428

Virginia 42 68 168 331 374 418 426 439

West Virginia 36 64 171 364 446 493 478 482

East South Central 37 56 154 358 420 433 445 448

Alabama 33 38 143 353 381 405 423 411

Kentucky 36 58 151 352 439 450 469 487

Mississippi 45 105 160 377 480 524 537 513

Tennessee 41 70 162 358 407 406 412 420

West South Central 45 94 267 539 579 537 533 526

Arkansas 44 84 238 372 499 574 570 558

Louisiana 43 83 374 683 754 674 648 588

Oklahoma 60 145 312 563 579 583 575 564

Texas 43 78 238 542 556 497 496 499

Mountain 38 64 226 486 477 456 462 477

Arizona 41 71 236 549 535 432 425 415

Colorado 42 73 266 538 502 471 478 500

Idaho 27 46 152 381 384 428 458 472

Montana 30 44 123 291 362 406 415 456

Nevada 37 66 232 569 592 425 428 429

New Mexico 57 122 267 488 534 552 549 528

Utah 36 75 266 473 435 483 494 542

Wyoming 36 49 208 379 421 475 473 515

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Pacific 45 81 269 576 584 630 633 644

Alaska 68 115 283 437 0 660 735 718

California 46 87 287 629 0 698 702 713

Hawaii 49 83 217 467 469 550 580 602

Oregon 40 63 207 421 382 401 426 453

Washington 34 62 196 412 390 427 443 451

Outlying areas

Puerto Rico 51 97 202 261 362 370 391 430

Virgin Islands 43 104 171 370 399 490 404 370

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

NOTE: Data for 1975 and 1980 are based on bills approved in each year and recorded in the Health Care Financing Administration before December 29, 1995. Data for 

1990 and 1995 are based on bills incurred in each year and recorded in the agency before December 30, 1995. Data for 2000 through 2005 are based on skilled nursing 

facility stay records for claims processed and recorded in the agency’s Medicare Provider Analysis and Review (MEDPAR) file through June 2006 for stays with dates of 

admission in the reference year and an indication of discharge by that update. Includes data for services rendered to both aged and disabled persons.

a. Geographic distribution reflects the beneficiaries’ area of residence.

b. Excludes claims for persons residing in foreign countries.

c. Includes claims for persons whose place of residence is unknown.

Table 8.B8b—Hospital Insurance: Average covered charge per covered day of care in skilled nursing facilities,

by census division and state or other area, selected years 1975–2005 (in dollars)—Continued

Census division and state or area a 1975 1980 1990 1995 2000 2003 2004 2005
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Table 8.B8.1—Hospital Insurance: Short-stay hospital discharges, by state or other area, selected fiscal

years 1990–2005

State or area 1990 1995 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

All areas 10,472,587 11,680,874 11,912,079 11,659,885 11,778,705 12,192,174 12,499,749 12,698,388 12,986,560 12,980,067

Alabama 226,359 255,013 266,603 266,541 274,518 282,999 291,991 294,850 299,746 289,916

Alaska 6,491 8,635 10,633 11,031 11,684 11,748 11,794 11,398 11,554 11,506

Arizona 140,069 139,564 150,190 128,363 135,143 144,989 156,302 165,231 182,094 191,400

Arkansas 143,363 152,516 160,379 160,880 164,310 166,445 170,102 170,421 174,242 170,003

California 834,829 875,926 921,068 780,295 740,564 756,629 801,758 836,444 847,296 846,286

Colorado 98,262 105,216 97,479 100,648 101,486 101,258 107,180 109,879 114,051 116,310

Connecticut 114,938 141,765 133,672 125,115 124,951 135,169 148,864 154,460 159,594 164,766

Delaware 26,125 30,336 30,738 33,287 34,049 36,386 36,541 38,216 40,959 42,295

District of Columbia 36,062 39,526 38,661 38,693 39,112 40,138 39,389 39,151 40,527 40,881

Florida 579,368 742,862 758,714 736,958 765,130 823,957 869,777 899,404 925,090 921,995

Georgia 274,957 316,301 320,774 311,998 324,286 334,599 338,687 342,392 353,846 355,683

Hawaii 26,340 32,526 33,331 26,347 26,146 26,343 26,932 26,302 27,453 28,125

Idaho 31,559 36,327 42,451 43,353 44,027 43,272 40,996 40,738 39,756 37,580

Illinois 460,926 533,238 531,184 539,314 556,122 578,327 601,373 607,561 624,034 625,493

Indiana 254,404 276,601 289,743 289,693 297,851 306,202 304,034 303,404 310,393 312,461

Iowa 141,191 146,448 154,152 155,497 159,451 162,466 156,854 148,591 145,095 138,025

Kansas 117,017 120,593 127,045 126,920 128,024 129,973 129,334 131,412 130,138 128,439

Kentucky 199,042 222,162 231,352 237,553 243,886 252,454 257,205 255,264 258,938 260,340

Louisiana 213,819 234,663 232,942 223,794 237,154 243,724 248,183 253,774 254,224 244,437

Maine 54,963 63,013 67,895 68,128 69,030 68,547 66,705 67,401 67,914 65,640

Maryland 179,835 214,989 195,489 199,012 208,038 234,162 244,595 251,754 259,460 265,963

Massachusetts 286,332 310,455 280,333 268,179 263,152 271,657 275,984 291,062 300,460 303,171

Michigan 366,349 435,455 456,972 452,461 452,367 468,675 497,195 506,259 522,536 531,888

Minnesota 170,808 178,018 192,488 194,935 200,918 209,469 210,382 208,364 212,125 207,340

Mississippi 142,662 162,934 185,149 181,575 183,952 185,626 182,535 183,965 185,131 182,237

Missouri 281,059 298,509 297,554 293,724 300,576 315,642 317,278 320,454 331,919 335,644

Montana 40,505 40,770 41,854 42,343 44,208 45,697 42,880 40,952 41,719 40,734

Nebraska 69,299 70,113 77,188 76,841 76,960 74,217 71,921 71,577 72,718 75,456

Nevada 37,478 49,254 55,150 48,369 49,613 51,836 56,622 57,345 62,742 65,749

New Hampshire 39,103 42,746 42,918 42,054 45,712 48,206 46,282 46,304 46,893 44,246

New Jersey 338,509 385,145 364,034 373,224 372,063 374,250 389,938 404,035 410,302 415,558

New Mexico 50,391 50,334 52,913 51,459 51,085 51,396 51,469 51,533 52,083 53,247

New York 723,060 797,453 787,116 777,269 750,793 761,352 771,835 780,893 793,919 827,445

North Carolina 267,370 336,173 385,533 395,004 406,700 413,429 418,725 431,441 439,157 437,330

North Dakota 37,543 37,014 38,332 38,847 39,672 38,764 34,707 34,645 34,712 34,214

Ohio 527,006 562,234 541,958 533,499 536,335 550,989 559,223 565,314 588,640 596,857

Oklahoma 155,100 156,239 166,068 170,592 176,021 179,543 182,998 187,913 193,773 190,727

Oregon 106,164 105,878 111,028 100,569 91,806 98,854 102,568 102,182 99,869 92,710

Pennsylvania 685,403 766,535 692,290 664,002 634,802 649,458 656,105 654,661 665,143 666,969

Rhode Island 46,578 49,740 46,484 39,625 38,489 39,658 40,229 38,506 39,556 40,098

South Carolina 112,232 156,060 184,188 194,344 204,038 213,513 216,412 218,775 221,825 223,044

South Dakota 38,175 41,714 44,350 44,846 45,239 45,202 43,134 42,626 40,946 39,276

Tennessee 290,371 310,335 324,831 318,793 327,423 341,212 344,524 348,700 357,600 355,948

Texas 603,621 671,734 732,255 725,166 742,628 798,667 843,945 868,784 897,873 883,811

Utah 39,963 43,819 45,698 48,898 53,003 55,207 56,244 57,928 61,309 60,885

Vermont 20,251 22,815 22,585 23,133 24,014 24,778 22,658 22,690 22,174 20,866

Virginia 240,165 271,620 286,752 289,195 295,790 305,346 310,602 315,181 324,379 323,414

Washington 157,942 157,146 152,867 148,620 153,660 162,197 166,846 167,102 171,361 175,107

West Virginia 111,305 124,293 131,473 134,483 134,585 135,458 132,356 131,953 134,992 128,795

Wisconsin 217,727 227,774 233,103 233,432 238,572 240,711 243,774 244,100 243,116 230,655

Wyoming 15,255 16,009 17,256 17,429 18,764 18,932 18,044 16,416 16,097 15,958

Outlying areas

Puerto Rico 93,436 111,950 123,752 130,209 137,315 138,713 139,682 134,979 131,223 118,565

Virgin Islands 528 1,374 1,569 1,511 1,552 1,468 1,571 1,641 1,743 1,785

Unknown 978 1,012 1,543 1,835 1,936 2,265 2,485 2,061 2,121 2,794

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

NOTE: Data for 2000 through 2005 are based on short-stay inpatient hospital stay records for claims processed and recorded in the agency’s Medicare Provider Analysis 

and Review (MEDPAR) file through June 2006 for all beneficiaries, aged and disabled, residing in the same state, territory, or possession where they received their care.
8.B Medicare: Enrollment, Utilization, and Reimbursement

8.22 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Table 8.B9—Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of reimbursed bills, charges, and amount reimbursed, 

by type of beneficiary and type of service, for claims incurred 1997–2005 (in thousands)

Year a All services

Physicians’ services Outpatient

hospital

services

Independent

laboratory

services

Home

health

services b

All

other

Total Surgical services c Medical c

Persons aged 65 or older

Number of bills

1997 600,228 418,826 46,517 372,309 52,364 49,917 245 78,876

1998 611,356 427,891 46,273 381,618 52,807 42,715 4,632 83,311

1999 d 486,296 429,299 45,496 383,803 51,498 d 5,499 d

2000 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2001 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2002 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2003 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2004 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2005 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Allowed charges e (dollars)

1997 92,897,397 40,447,640 12,953,314 27,493,847 37,669,213 1,490,474 336,443 12,953,627

1998 101,840,926 41,704,109 12,061,669 29,634,502 38,746,856 1,333,198 6,051,859 14,004,904

1999 105,664,413 43,771,964 12,080,067 31,637,737 40,243,635 1,264,426 6,874,113 13,510,275

2000 114,463,963 48,335,051 12,358,986 35,902,761 44,217,919 1,583,630 5,558,701 14,768,662

2001 131,329,657 55,171,872 13,091,543 40,923,161 52,867,374 1,860,323 4,197,515 17,232,573

2002 152,936,873 58,773,592 -- -- 67,490,131 2,101,103 4,362,532 20,209,515

2003 175,715,306 64,647,019 -- -- 81,020,493 2,293,330 4,803,648 22,950,816

2004 201,358,895 71,328,961 -- -- 97,328,115 2,551,093 5,378,244 24,772,482

2005 224,315,314 73,640,361 -- -- 115,941,793 2,750,594 6,076,649 25,905,917

Amount reimbursed f (dollars)

1997 52,437,116 31,683,721 10,218,613 21,464,753 11,208,190 1,440,441 235,099 7,869,665

1998 56,706,261 32,668,167 9,517,777 23,144,124 10,686,605 1,278,720 4,261,952 7,810,817

1999 58,242,119 34,424,846 9,523,625 24,857,734 10,365,512 1,209,285 4,836,246 7,406,230

2000 62,317,913 37,964,491 9,743,222 28,166,179 10,677,318 1,503,061 4,180,363 7,992,680

2001 71,345,982 43,354,009 10,351,499 32,120,569 12,947,907 1,760,106 4,061,628 9,222,332

2002 77,660,520 46,201,607 -- -- 14,749,186 1,982,842 4,313,458 10,413,427

2003 85,868,864 50,850,701 -- -- 16,694,728 2,163,223 4,579,139 11,581,073

2004 95,545,640 56,135,544 -- -- 19,383,619 2,404,412 5,287,512 12,334,553

2005 101,714,387 57,968,543 -- -- 21,781,457 2,590,805 6,049,620 13,323,962

Disabled beneficiaries

Number of bills

1997 86,071 55,260 4,773 50,487 12,415 8,073 0 10,323

1998 89,890 58,244 4,991 53,253 12,639 6,776 475 11,756

1999 d 72,288 59,281 5,042 54,239 12,413 d 594 d

2000 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2001 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2002 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2003 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2004 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2005 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Allowed charges e (dollars)

1997 17,062,714 5,399,416 1,409,583 3,989,586 9,395,017 281,459 575 1,986,247

1998 18,746,687 5,828,284 1,401,045 4,421,251 9,551,832 252,458 721,884 2,392,229

1999 20,046,826 6,298,890 1,453,807 4,812,231 10,130,120 245,525 867,209 2,505,082

2000 22,097,171 7,140,407 1,526,798 5,582,913 11,122,256 294,758 730,750 2,809,000

2001 25,872,075 8,339,487 1,631,945 6,383,077 13,310,513 343,196 561,099 3,317,780

2002 32,797,113 9,233,277 -- -- 18,557,925 402,193 607,024 3,996,694

2003 41,421,583 10,768,708 -- -- 24,805,775 457,506 692,869 4,696,725

2004 52,621,219 12,705,530 -- -- 33,424,812 531,285 804,738 5,154,854

2005 64,764,825 13,503,399 -- -- 43,944,675 582,907 948,497 5,785,347

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Amount reimbursed f (dollars)

1997 9,592,858 4,093,669 1,103,074 2,990,428 3,839,784 276,057 454 1,382,894

1998 10,446,294 4,409,966 1,095,140 3,310,214 3,778,150 246,338 497,581 1,514,259

1999 11,002,708 4,782,133 1,135,375 3,621,070 3,841,626 239,194 594,950 1,544,805

2000 11,938,053 5,418,901 1,192,908 4,203,799 4,007,106 286,675 529,591 1,695,780

2001 13,851,513 6,333,057 1,278,008 4,823,352 4,728,326 333,191 489,650 1,967,289

2002 15,685,143 7,023,892 -- -- 5,430,328 390,035 540,938 2,299,950

2003 18,075,888 8,215,711 -- -- 6,164,920 443,179 600,605 2,651,473

2004 20,954,731 9,719,744 -- -- 7,175,429 514,470 720,820 2,824,268

2005 23,007,049 10,347,063 -- -- 7,950,866 565,175 864,646 3,279,299

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

NOTES: Data are subject to revision.

-- = not available.

a. Period for which the claim incurred.

b. Because of provisions in the Balanced Budget Act, beginning in 1998, Part A now has a 100-visit limit, and additional home health services will be billed under Part B.

c. Where both medical and surgical charges are included on a single bill, the highest-priced service is the determining factor in classifying the bill.

d. Total for "All services" excludes "Independent laboratory services" and "All other services"; for those services, data are not available because of programmatic problems.

e. Includes physician or supplier allowed charges as determined by the carrier and amounts actually billed by providers for outpatient hospital and home health services.

f. Amount reimbursed to or on behalf of the beneficiary—generally 80 percent of the allowed charges, once the beneficiary has satisfied the deductible in the current 

year. Some radiology and pathology services are reimbursed at a 100 percent rate, regardless of the beneficiary’s deductible status.

Table 8.B9—Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of reimbursed bills, charges, and amount reimbursed, 

by type of beneficiary and type of service, for claims incurred 1997–2005 (in thousands)—Continued

Year a All services

Physicians’ services Outpatient

hospital

services

Independent

laboratory

services

Home

health

services b

All

other

Total Surgical services c Medical c
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Table 8.B10—Supplementary Medical Insurance: 

Claims received by carriers and assignment rates, 

1969–2005

Year

Total number of claims

(thousands)

Net assignment rate a

(percent)

a. Represents the number of assigned claims as a percentage of claims 

received.

1969 37,542 61.5

1970 42,148 60.8

1971 46,572 58.5

1972 51,041 54.9

1973 57,007 52.7

1974 68,307 51.9

1975 79,980 51.8

1976 91,624 50.5

1977 105,339 50.5

1978 117,886 50.6

1979 132,098 51.3

1980 150,048 51.5

1981 167,154 52.3

1982 182,440 53.0

1983 204,122 53.9

1984 238,362 59.0

1985 279,559 68.5

1986 306,714 68.0

1987 346,551 73.1

1988 386,763 77.3

1989 421,305 79.7

1990 474,226 81.1

1991 517,123 83.1

1992 554,619 86.2

1993 583,863 90.1

1994 622,514 92.8

1995 647,855 94.7

1996 678,030 95.9

1997 688,891 96.7

1998 697,523 97.3

1999 703,227 97.6

2000 720,493 97.9

2001 766,758 98.1

2002 821,993 98.4

2003 860,746 98.5

2004 922,197 98.7

2005 951,551 98.9

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Table 8.B11—Supplementary Medical Insurance: Reasonable charge determination for claims assigned

and unassigned for aged and disabled persons, 1971–2005

Year

Claims approved Charges before reduction

Number (thousands) Percentage reduced Amount (millions of dollars) Percentage reduced

Assigned claims

1971 25,919 44.5 1,571 11.1

1972 26,798 47.5 1,630 10.9

1973 28,376 55.6 1,751 11.9

1974 33,295 64.5 2,194 14.3

1975 39,218 70.8 2,716 17.8

1976 44,065 74.3 3,261 19.9

1977 50,260 72.8 3,936 19.4

1978 56,493 73.6 4,678 19.9

1979 64,051 77.0 5,746 21.2

1980 73,068 80.8 7,303 22.7

1981 a 80,127 82.8 8,868 24.0

1982 91,615 83.3 11,315 24.3

1983 103,139 81.0 13,657 23.6

1984 128,559 80.8 16,571 25.4

1985 176,956 81.7 22,008 27.4

1986 191,139 82.8 24,662 28.4

1987 234,488 83.4 31,179 28.0

1988 271,225 85.6 37,275 29.8

1989 304,649 86.9 44,567 31.0

1990 341,220 87.5 51,012 32.9

1991 384,168 87.4 60,057 36.2

1992 412,924 86.2 67,667 39.7

1993 460,761 88.8 76,186 42.8

1994 508,981 87.7 85,170 42.5

1995 539,630 86.4 93,300 42.3

1996 550,587 87.1 97,744 44.9

1997 566,591 87.4 103,389 45.9

1998 575,799 87.9 106,947 46.9

1999 590,463 88.9 114,981 47.8

2000 615,862 87.9 126,391 47.7

2001 665,196 87.5 145,641 48.0

2002 722,826 87.7 152,373 56.3

2003 759,783 88.9 189,920 52.0

2004 781,000 89.8 208,027 52.9

2005 846,093 87.2 236,430 52.0

Unassigned claims

1971 17,955 57.6 1,348 12.5

1972 21,286 59.3 1,608 12.0

1973 24,691 66.4 1,886 12.6

1974 30,492 72.7 2,401 14.7

1975 36,182 77.4 2,973 17.7

1976 42,100 78.9 3,591 19.8

1977 48,619 77.1 4,233 19.0

1978 53,700 77.5 4,749 19.2

1979 59,961 80.9 5,596 20.7

1980 68,113 84.3 6,836 22.5

1981 a 72,765 85.8 7,870 23.8

1982 80,253 85.4 9,545 23.9

1983 87,436 82.7 10,885 22.9

1984 88,594 83.7 11,216 24.2

1985 77,965 84.6 10,059 25.9

1986 87,121 85.0 10,757 26.9

1987 83,116 82.4 10,258 24.7

1988 76,503 86.4 9,005 25.0

1989 74,947 90.1 8,971 25.0

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1990 77,746 90.4 8,789 25.3

1991 77,520 91.3 7,884 23.1

1992 66,403 82.9 6,215 18.5

1993 51,080 86.5 4,267 16.5

1994 39,364 86.4 3,255 16.3

1995 29,975 83.4 2,543 15.4

1996 22,819 84.4 1,952 15.8

1997 18,615 84.4 1,650 16.4

1998 15,172 82.3 1,382 17.1

1999 13,834 81.3 1,316 17.7

2000 12,755 78.6 1,287 18.1

2001 12,085 76.7 1,252 18.2

2002 11,352 79.8 1,107 17.2

2003 11,100 82.1 1,066 15.9

2004 10,016 83.0 1,009 16.3

2005 9,589 82.2 1,000 17.4

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

a. Excludes Texas Blue-Shield plan from July to December 1981.

Table 8.B11—Supplementary Medical Insurance: Reasonable charge determination for claims assigned

and unassigned for aged and disabled persons, 1971–2005—Continued

Year

Claims approved Charges before reduction

Number (thousands) Percentage reduced Amount (millions of dollars) Percentage reduced
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Table 8.B12—Supplementary Medical Insurance: State buy-ins, by state or other area,

selected years 1991–2006

State or area 1991 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

All areas 3,640,121 4,705,625 5,273,573 5,425,048 5,615,326 5,810,613 6,145,589 6,305,467 6,577,577 6,885,326

Alabama 97,601 116,916 128,875 136,860 141,436 144,603 162,912 164,499 169,460 175,134

Alaska 4,539 6,193 7,799 8,486 8,832 9,324 10,008 10,318 10,748 11,465

Arizona 28,650 44,236 53,450 57,712 61,989 74,678 91,782 95,804 110,977 116,065

Arkansas 64,996 77,660 79,508 79,606 80,231 82,040 86,597 86,181 89,372 96,906

California 646,108 747,814 793,510 818,846 848,361 892,260 950,503 977,676 1,012,804 1,047,842

Colorado 36,470 46,660 53,964 55,325 56,934 57,987 59,114 61,140 61,294 64,505

Connecticut 23,535 48,047 52,134 53,141 55,933 60,083 65,223 66,664 66,191 66,968

Delaware 4,499 6,645 8,231 10,737 12,094 13,252 15,224 16,081 17,104 19,534

District of Columbia 12,791 14,152 13,181 14,233 14,621 15,065 15,079 15,586 15,246 15,365

Florida 196,992 271,430 324,172 342,109 358,642 369,092 389,599 406,006 431,764 459,146

Georgia 128,976 160,380 171,638 176,596 181,312 186,466 193,807 199,524 205,476 212,257

Hawaii 11,529 16,695 19,962 20,326 21,090 21,748 22,904 22,988 23,703 26,040

Idaho 9,127 12,931 15,868 17,081 18,550 19,725 21,255 22,291 23,482 24,628

Illinois 94,434 137,571 149,850 155,743 161,141 163,368 175,822 189,044 206,014 215,631

Indiana 60,297 76,460 82,901 87,543 91,311 95,553 102,654 105,011 109,669 114,933

Iowa 41,170 48,517 50,954 51,976 52,891 54,536 56,920 58,023 60,458 63,221

Kansas 26,960 34,708 40,365 41,217 42,126 43,123 44,602 46,175 47,707 49,483

Kentucky 76,456 97,978 111,789 117,697 118,641 122,096 126,690 126,343 126,468 134,469

Louisiana 87,570 112,090 116,602 117,179 117,867 120,478 127,340 132,498 139,802 140,291

Maine 22,176 29,453 35,211 36,946 38,161 39,575 42,269 43,800 46,510 52,560

Maryland 48,028 58,865 64,086 65,372 68,010 70,224 73,994 75,366 79,234 83,078

Massachusetts 89,163 125,859 143,779 152,587 160,198 164,510 167,681 170,689 178,691 188,576

Michigan 91,340 123,948 139,411 145,172 148,760 152,758 158,998 161,519 170,044 180,235

Minnesota 39,366 52,192 59,926 63,607 66,874 70,873 75,080 77,499 79,428 81,353

Mississippi 90,530 108,577 107,176 107,495 116,503 125,832 131,706 133,337 135,023 137,715

Missouri 55,116 72,659 85,329 88,343 91,244 93,512 99,127 103,449 109,561 110,734

Montana 10,058 11,031 12,274 12,828 13,120 13,359 13,889 13,917 14,455 15,097

Nebraska 11,358 16,146 19,064 20,520 21,121 22,120 22,922 23,082 24,210 25,243

Nevada 8,657 14,227 18,322 19,155 20,709 22,207 24,587 26,977 27,408 28,639

New Hampshire 3,807 5,405 6,875 7,434 8,866 9,231 10,120 10,732 11,584 12,597

New Jersey 95,795 122,923 143,024 146,705 149,303 151,644 155,377 153,231 159,110 169,804

New Mexico 22,246 29,855 36,023 37,330 39,275 41,263 44,534 44,642 49,333 52,078

New York 255,952 325,882 372,824 369,479 395,830 409,388 432,681 448,373 465,068 487,736

North Carolina 117,656 186,328 216,563 223,402 228,997 233,229 240,422 241,543 251,739 258,981

North Dakota 4,639 5,560 5,758 5,908 6,275 6,317 6,541 6,560 6,757 7,185

Ohio 112,598 164,044 181,407 171,139 176,602 182,821 191,295 195,792 204,905 223,726

Oklahoma 51,457 60,080 66,115 67,413 67,787 68,905 70,761 72,758 75,903 80,536

Oregon 28,537 43,642 55,896 59,169 62,910 66,255 68,421 69,610 70,927 72,394

Pennsylvania 127,519 162,788 198,492 206,468 215,351 218,691 229,814 232,885 242,552 258,675

Rhode Island 10,585 15,517 18,513 19,787 21,620 22,928 25,146 25,361 26,311 27,002

South Carolina 78,701 95,970 110,032 112,232 116,288 118,635 117,997 118,393 118,843 121,469

South Dakota 9,399 12,346 13,112 13,146 13,237 13,542 14,231 14,045 14,534 15,176

Tennessee 116,861 148,391 178,707 182,342 184,570 187,438 203,567 208,678 218,894 228,849

Texas 234,169 314,991 350,959 360,191 370,598 380,954 410,248 423,560 440,938 457,346

Utah 10,263 13,506 15,569 16,231 16,712 17,497 18,548 19,361 21,787 24,114

Vermont 8,223 12,428 13,598 13,754 14,296 14,650 15,016 15,079 15,509 20,857

Virginia 77,898 102,964 111,404 113,259 113,898 116,496 120,711 124,996 131,083 137,991

Washington 54,774 71,531 91,976 97,390 94,852 99,552 105,516 108,780 113,233 119,180

West Virginia 28,086 39,720 45,406 46,305 47,774 47,547 50,008 51,365 54,200 57,688

Wisconsin 67,516 75,247 74,681 74,101 73,875 75,179 78,124 79,889 83,383 85,661

Wyoming 3,505 5,265 6,183 6,444 6,746 7,087 7,422 7,454 7,749 8,015

Outlying areas

Guam 443 669 583 417 385 339 339 375 409 647

Northern Mariana Islands 273 314 335 342 367 372 358 340 358 354

Virgin Islands 727 219 207 204 210 206 194 178 165 152

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

NOTE: Data are as of July except for 1995 data, which are as of June.
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Table 8.C1—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of facilities and beds,

by type of participating provider, December 1967–2005, selected years

Year

Hospitals

Skilled nursing

facilities

Home health

agencies

Clinical Laboratory

Improvement Act/

independent

All hospitals General laboratories a Psychiatric

Facilities

1967 6,829 6,501 328 4,405 1,890 2,355

1970 6,779 6,444 335 4,494 2,333 2,750

1975 6,770 6,383 387 3,932 2,290 3,174

1976 6,774 6,368 406 3,992 2,353 3,156

1977 6,755 6,353 402 4,461 2,496 3,249

1978 6,848 6,432 416 4,982 2,715 3,384

1979 6,780 6,372 408 5,055 2,858 3,448

1980 6,736 6,325 411 5,155 3,012 3,374

1981 6,749 6,335 414 5,295 3,169 3,511

1982 6,737 6,321 416 5,510 3,627 3,643

1983 6,687 6,257 430 5,760 4,235 3,708

1984 6,676 6,228 448 6,183 5,237 3,890

1985 6,710 6,209 501 6,725 5,932 4,029

1986 6,731 6,189 542 7,148 5,953 4,298

1987 6,715 6,130 585 7,379 5,769 4,487

1988 6,658 6,044 614 7,683 5,673 4,676

1989 6,547 5,891 656 8,688 5,661 4,828

1990 6,522 5,848 674 9,008 5,730 4,881

1991 6,471 5,759 712 10,061 5,963 4,898

1992 6,433 5,722 711 10,910 6,461 4,942

1993 6,473 5,738 735 11,472 7,000 b 156,117

1994 6,414 5,705 709 12,584 7,827 b 151,422

1995 6,376 5,694 682 13,452 8,447 b 156,511

1996 6,273 5,627 646 14,177 9,850 b 157,876

1997 6,293 5,639 654 14,860 10,807 b 164,054

1998 6,116 5,514 602 15,032 9,330 b 166,817

1999 5,985 5,415 570 14,913 7,857 b 171,018

2000 6,031 5,512 519 14,841 7,099 b 168,333

2001 6,002 5,508 494 14,755 6,813 b 173,807

2002 6,024 5,537 487 14,838 6,928 b 176,947

2003 6,057 5,579 478 14,939 7,138 b 184,466

2004 6,117 5,647 470 14,986 7,519 189,340

2005 6,180 5,707 473 15,006 8,090 196,296

Beds

1967 1,141,155 837,211 303,944 308,843 . . . . . .

1970 1,190,309 878,509 311,800 325,415 . . . . . .

1975 1,136,908 939,717 197,191 287,468 . . . . . .

1976 1,169,433 980,805 188,628 332,515 . . . . . .

1977 1,130,519 976,465 154,054 381,715 . . . . . .

1978 1,154,250 1,015,645 138,605 414,188 . . . . . .

1979 1,152,088 1,016,525 135,563 433,715 . . . . . .

1980 1,145,245 1,017,794 127,451 448,007 . . . . . .

1981 1,152,877 1,032,042 120,835 463,715 . . . . . .

1982 1,146,480 1,044,427 102,053 497,056 . . . . . .

1983 1,143,544 1,046,674 96,870 519,551 . . . . . .

1984 1,146,093 1,050,832 95,261 548,201 . . . . . .

1985 1,144,589 1,046,889 97,700 -- . . . . . .

1986 1,137,853 1,043,430 94,423 444,326 . . . . . .

1987 1,124,928 1,030,556 94,372 449,867 . . . . . .

1988 1,115,809 1,022,116 93,693 476,447 . . . . . .

1989 1,106,295 1,008,845 97,450 507,475 . . . . . .

1990 1,104,703 1,005,480 99,223 512,107 . . . . . .

1991 1,102,286 1,003,147 99,139 583,116 . . . . . .

1992 1,093,895 997,695 96,200 606,218 . . . . . .

1993 1,094,422 994,847 99,575 622,534 . . . . . .

1994 1,074,371 985,809 88,562 649,054 . . . . . .

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1995 1,056,454 970,143 86,311 657,225 . . . . . .

1996 1,038,105 955,604 82,501 671,839 . . . . . .

1997 1,037,356 954,372 82,984 684,977 . . . . . .

1998 1,012,168 934,635 77,533 722,626 . . . . . .

1999 993,901 920,326 73,575 836,720 . . . . . .

2000 982,616 913,806 68,810 939,364 . . . . . .

2001 968,761 901,688 67,073 1,104,978 . . . . . .

2002 957,898 897,076 60,822 1,260,625 . . . . . .

2003 951,628 894,457 57,171 1,371,815 . . . . . .

2004 949,694 894,022 55,672 1,437,254 . . . . . .

2005 947,305 892,253 55,052 1,478,277 . . . . . .

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable; -- = not available.

a. Includes short-stay and other long-stay hospitals.

b. Beginning in 1993, the data include all Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act facilities as of December of each year.

Table 8.C1—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of facilities and beds,

by type of participating provider, December 1967–2005, selected years—Continued

Year

Hospitals

Skilled nursing

facilities

Home health

agencies

Clinical Laboratory

Improvement Act/

independent

All hospitals General laboratories a Psychiatric
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Table 8.C2—Number of participating Medicare hospitals and certified beds, by type of hospital, region, 

division, and state; United States and outlying areas, December 2005

Census division and state or area

All hospitals Short-stay and critical access hospitals a Other non-short-stay b

Hospitals Beds Hospitals Beds

Beds per 1,000

enrollees c Hospitals Beds

Total

All areas 6,180 947,305 5,007 839,939 19.9 1,173 107,366

United States 6,116 935,919 4,949 829,703 20.2 1,167 106,216

New England 262 43,039 192 32,770 15.0 70 10,269

Connecticut 45 10,243 32 8,295 15.9 13 1,948

Maine 44 4,173 39 3,670 15.7 5 503

Massachusetts 113 19,590 67 13,161 13.6 43 6,429

New Hampshire 30 3,541 26 3,055 16.0 4 486

Rhode Island 15 3,664 11 2,910 17.1 4 754

Vermont 15 1,828 14 1,679 17.5 1 149

Middle Atlantic 595 141,819 459 122,882 20.2 136 18,937

New Jersey 110 30,658 79 26,465 21.9 31 4,193

New York 244 71,454 208 63,885 23.3 36 7,569

Pennsylvania 241 39,707 172 32,532 15.3 69 7,175

East North Central 914 157,387 743 143,307 21.7 171 14,080

Illinois 216 45,526 190 42,496 25.5 26 3,030

Indiana 159 19,714 115 17,279 19.1 44 2,435

Michigan 176 28,529 143 25,980 17.5 33 2,549

Ohio 219 45,264 171 41,129 23.6 48 4,135

Wisconsin 144 18,354 124 16,423 19.9 20 1,931

West North Central 797 76,926 723 70,519 23.6 74 6,407

Iowa 129 11,901 125 11,551 23.6 4 350

Kansas 158 11,267 144 10,273 25.6 14 994

Minnesota 147 16,300 133 14,512 20.8 14 1,788

Missouri 148 24,167 123 22,145 24.4 25 2,022

Nebraska 99 6,653 90 5,954 22.8 9 699

North Dakota 50 3,259 45 2,958 28.6 5 301

South Dakota 66 3,379 63 3,126 25.0 3 253

South Atlantic 900 172,576 720 153,634 18.7 180 18,942

Delaware 10 2,261 5 1,892 14.9 5 369

District of Columbia 14 4,306 7 3,527 49.5 7 779

Florida 239 56,534 190 51,650 17.0 49 4,884

Georgia 178 24,969 145 21,944 21.3 33 3,025

Maryland 64 15,868 47 13,085 18.9 17 2,783

North Carolina 136 25,671 118 22,679 17.8 18 2,992

South Carolina 78 12,580 60 11,200 17.3 18 1,380

Virginia 112 20,904 91 19,147 19.4 21 1,757

West Virginia 69 9,483 57 8,510 24.0 12 973

East South Central 516 74,765 429 68,310 24.5 87 6,455

Alabama 128 19,705 103 17,871 23.8 25 1,840

Kentucky 121 17,405 98 15,269 22.7 23 2,136

Mississippi 112 12,986 101 12,400 27.4 11 586

Tennessee 155 24,669 127 22,770 24.8 28 1,899

West South Central 1,030 114,031 738 96,506 23.2 292 17,525

Arkansas 110 11,203 84 9,254 19.6 26 1,949

Louisiana 237 22,404 140 17,865 29.5 97 4,539

Oklahoma 155 14,846 127 13,468 24.9 28 1,378

Texas 528 65,578 387 55,919 22.1 141 9,659

Mountain 467 49,048 392 43,941 17.5 75 5,107

Arizona 95 13,779 76 12,589 16.0 19 1,190

Colorado 88 12,004 71 10,563 20.5 17 1,441

Idaho 48 3,250 42 2,973 15.5 6 277

Montana 64 2,927 62 2,745 18.6 2 182

Nevada 43 5,613 32 4,930 16.7 11 683

New Mexico 52 4,911 42 4,450 16.9 10 461

Utah 48 5,113 41 4,313 18.3 7 800

Wyoming 29 1,451 26 1,378 19.4 3 73

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Pacific 635 106,328 553 97,834 17.3 82 8,494

Alaska 24 1,523 22 1,354 26.2 2 169

California 421 80,785 360 75,079 18.5 61 5,706

Hawaii 28 2,740 23 2,310 12.8 5 430

Oregon 60 7,456 58 7,175 13.4 2 281

Washington 102 13,824 90 11,916 14.6 12 1,908

Outlying areas 64 11,386 58 10,236 10.6 6 1,150

Puerto Rico 59 10,701 53 9,551 16.0 6 1,150

Virgin Islands 2 320 2 320 25.5 0 0

Other 3 365 3 365 1.0 0 0

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

a. Critical access hospitals are included with short-stay hospitals because, though not subject to one of the Medicare inpatient hospital prospective payment systems, 

they essentially function as and are viewed as short-stay hospitals by their communities.

b. Other non-short-stay hospitals include long-term hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, children’s hospitals, and religious nonmedical institutions.

c. Based on total number of persons enrolled in the Hospital Insurance program as of July 1, 2005.

Table 8.C2—Number of participating Medicare hospitals and certified beds, by type of hospital, region, 

division, and state; United States and outlying areas, December 2005—Continued

Census division and state or area

All hospitals Short-stay and critical access hospitals a Other non-short-stay b

Hospitals Beds Hospitals Beds

Beds per 1,000

enrollees c Hospitals Beds
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Table 8.C3—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of participating skilled 

nursing facilities, home health agencies, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act facilities, and end-stage renal 

disease facilities, by census division and state or other area, December 2005

Census division and state or area

Skilled nursing facilities

Home

health

agencies

Clinical

Laboratory

Improvement

Act facilities

End-stage

renal disease

Number Beds facilities

Beds per 1,000

enrollees a

Total

All areas 15,006 1,478,277 35.1 8,090 196,296 4,755

United States 14,998 1,477,937 35.9 8,035 195,176 4,711

New England 1,010 102,965 47.2 299 9,404 157

Connecticut 246 30,006 57.5 83 2,572 30

Maine 114 6,484 27.7 29 969 17

Massachusetts 445 47,486 49.0 117 3,720 79

New Hampshire 73 7,056 36.9 36 932 8

Rhode Island 91 8,537 50.2 22 763 17

Vermont 41 3,396 35.4 12 448 6

Middle Atlantic 1,728 250,937 41.3 544 23,245 591

New Jersey 363 48,792 40.3 50 5,334 119

New York 656 120,576 44.0 193 10,331 241

Pennsylvania 709 81,569 38.4 301 7,580 231

East North Central 2,884 263,403 39.8 1,368 32,036 728

Illinois 689 57,323 34.4 369 8,385 188

Indiana 482 42,438 46.9 169 4,797 97

Michigan 399 41,112 27.8 292 6,612 144

Ohio 943 87,361 50.2 415 9,106 195

Wisconsin 371 35,169 42.6 123 3,136 104

West North Central 1,903 149,021 49.9 827 14,805 357

Iowa 407 28,564 58.4 180 2,545 57

Kansas 264 18,239 45.5 132 2,278 44

Minnesota 387 34,351 49.3 216 2,614 77

Missouri 480 41,696 45.9 164 4,628 112

Nebraska 190 13,436 51.5 67 1,534 32

North Dakota 83 6,512 63.0 26 524 14

South Dakota 92 6,223 49.9 42 682 21

South Atlantic 2,290 232,628 28.3 1,274 39,884 1,046

Delaware 37 3,619 28.4 16 693 16

District of Columbia 19 1,937 27.2 21 430 24

Florida 683 76,088 25.1 621 13,697 279

Georgia 352 37,374 36.3 100 6,388 217

Maryland 228 23,606 34.2 48 3,456 108

North Carolina 421 39,944 31.3 167 5,915 150

South Carolina 176 16,436 25.4 70 3,195 95

Virginia 252 24,253 24.6 169 4,427 133

West Virginia 122 9,371 26.4 62 1,683 24

East South Central 993 88,408 31.7 442 13,076 370

Alabama 226 24,339 32.5 142 3,377 108

Kentucky 295 24,051 35.8 104 3,187 70

Mississippi 170 15,295 33.8 57 2,065 68

Tennessee 302 24,723 26.9 139 4,447 124

West South Central 1,826 184,715 44.5 2,018 25,793 655

Arkansas 206 19,394 41.1 173 1,885 60

Louisiana 302 37,135 61.4 222 3,808 148

Oklahoma 276 24,012 44.4 200 2,968 65

Texas 1,042 104,174 41.1 1,423 17,132 382

Mountain 733 65,375 26.1 507 11,441 258

Arizona 132 13,689 17.4 75 3,271 97

Colorado 194 17,372 33.8 137 2,589 49

Idaho 77 5,838 30.4 49 854 11

Montana 97 7,161 48.5 38 685 13

Nevada 45 5,039 17.0 58 1,191 23

New Mexico 70 6,404 24.4 67 1,215 32

Utah 85 7,047 30.0 56 1,261 24

Wyoming 33 2,825 39.8 27 375 9

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8.C Medicare: Participating Facilities

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Pacific 1,631 140,485 24.9 756 25,492 549

Alaska 14 473 9.2 16 478 4

California 1,217 107,182 26.4 606 18,971 425

Hawaii 42 3,595 19.9 14 798 18

Oregon 121 9,858 18.5 60 2,126 45

Washington 237 19,377 23.7 60 3,119 57

Outlying areas 8 340 0.4 55 1,120 44

Puerto Rico 6 270 0.5 48 1,015 37

Virgin Islands 1 40 3.2 2 36 3

Other 1 30 0.1 5 69 4

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

a. Based on total number of beneficiaries enrolled in the Hospital Insurance program as of July 1, 2005.

Table 8.C3—Hospital Insurance and/or Supplementary Medical Insurance: Number of participating skilled 

nursing facilities, home health agencies, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act facilities, and end-stage renal 

disease facilities, by census division and state or other area, December 2005—Continued

Census division and state or area

Skilled nursing facilities

Home

health

agencies

Clinical

Laboratory

Improvement

Act facilities

End-stage

renal disease

Number Beds facilities

Beds per 1,000

enrollees a
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Table 8.E1—Unduplicated number of recipients, total vendor payments, and average payment,

by type of medical service, selected fiscal years 1985–2003

Year Total

Inpatient

services in—

Intermediatecare facility

services for—

Nursing

facility a

Physicians’ Dental

Other

practitioner

Outpatient

hospital Clinic

Laboratory

and

radiologicalHome

health

Prescribed

drugs

Family

planning OtherGeneral

hospital

Mental

hospital

Mentally

retarded All other

Number of recipients (thousands)

1985 21,814 3,434 60 147 828 547 14,387 4,672 3,357 10,072 2,121 6,354 535 13,921 1,636 5,371

1986 22,515 3,544 53 145 828 571 14,894 5,161 3,451 10,702 2,027 7,123 593 14,704 1,732 5,573

1987 23,109 3,767 57 149 849 572 15,373 5,131 3,542 10,979 2,183 7,596 609 15,083 1,652 5,957

1988 22,907 3,832 60 145 866 579 15,265 5,072 3,480 10,533 2,256 7,579 569 15,323 1,525 6,601

1989 23,511 4,170 90 148 888 564 15,686 4,214 3,555 11,344 2,391 7,759 609 15,916 1,564 7,278

1990 25,255 4,593 92 147 860 601 17,078 4,552 3,873 12,370 2,804 8,959 719 17,294 1,752 8,302

1991 28,280 5,072 65 146 a 1,500 19,321 5,209 4,282 14,137 3,511 10,505 813 19,602 2,185 10,319

1992 30,926 5,768 77 151 a 1,573 21,627 5,700 4,711 15,120 4,115 11,804 925 22,030 2,550 12,427

1993 33,432 5,894 75 149 a 1,610 23,746 6,174 5,229 16,436 4,839 12,970 1,067 23,901 2,538 15,035

1994 35,053 5,866 85 159 a 1,639 24,267 6,352 5,409 16,567 5,258 13,412 1,293 24,471 2,566 17,321

1995 36,282 5,561 84 151 a 1,667 23,789 6,383 5,528 16,712 5,322 13,064 1,639 23,723 2,501 19,277

1996 36,118 5,362 93 140 a 1,594 22,861 6,208 5,343 15,905 5,070 12,607 1,727 22,585 2,366 21,104

1997 34,873 4,746 87 136 a 1,603 21,170 5,935 5,142 13,632 4,713 11,074 1,861 20,954 2,091 20,284

1998 40,649 4,273 135 126 a 1,646 18,555 4,965 4,342 12,158 5,285 9,381 1,225 19,338 2,011 34,820

1999 b 40,300 4,479 96 121 a 1,624 18,052 5,577 3,945 12,323 6,660 10,103 808 19,428 . . . 37,484

2000 b 42,886 4,912 99 118 a 1,705 18,965 5,922 4,758 13,169 7,677 11,438 1,007 20,324 . . . 40,732

2001 b 46,163 4,879 91 116 a 1,702 20,021 7,018 5,102 13,731 8,463 12,339 1,013 21,910 . . . 44,608

2002 b,c 49,329 5,046 100 117 a 1,760 22,065 7,881 5,566 14,831 9,491 14,062 1,064 24,380 . . . 49,556

2003 b 51,971 5,217 105 114 a 1,691 22,857 8,510 5,746 15,511 10,162 14,687 1,184 26,075 . . . 53,128

Total payments (millions of dollars)

1985 37,508 9,453 1,192 4,731 6,516 5,071 2,346 458 251 1,789 714 337 1,120 2,315 195 1,020

1986 41,005 10,364 1,113 5,072 6,773 5,660 2,547 531 252 1,980 807 424 1,352 2,692 226 1,212

1987 45,050 11,302 1,409 5,591 7,280 5,967 2,776 541 263 2,226 963 475 1,690 2,988 228 1,349

1988 48,710 12,076 1,375 6,022 7,923 6,354 2,953 577 284 2,413 1,105 543 2,015 3,294 206 1,569

1989 54,500 13,378 1,470 6,649 8,871 6,660 3,408 498 317 2,837 1,249 590 2,572 3,689 227 2,085

1990 64,859 16,674 1,714 7,354 9,667 8,026 4,018 593 372 3,324 1,688 721 3,404 4,420 265 2,618

1991 77,048 19,891 2,010 7,680 a 20,709 4,952 710 437 4,283 2,211 897 4,101 5,424 359 3,384

1992 90,814 23,503 2,196 8,550 a 23,544 6,102 851 538 5,279 2,818 1,035 4,886 6,765 500 4,243

1993 101,709 25,734 2,161 8,831 a 25,431 6,952 961 937 6,215 3,457 1,137 5,601 7,970 538 5,784

1994 108,270 26,180 2,057 8,347 a 27,095 7,189 969 1,040 6,342 3,747 1,176 7,042 8,875 516 7,695

1995 120,141 26,331 2,511 10,383 a 29,052 7,360 1,019 986 6,627 4,280 1,180 9,406 9,791 514 10,700

1996 121,685 25,176 2,040 9,555 a 29,630 7,238 1,028 1,094 6,504 4,222 1,208 10,868 10,697 474 11,948

1997 124,429 23,143 2,009 9,798 a 30,504 7,041 1,036 979 6,169 4,252 1,033 12,237 11,972 418 12,958

1998 142,318 21,499 2,801 9,482 a 31,892 6,070 901 587 5,759 3,921 939 2,702 13,522 449 38,747

1999 b 147,372 21,341 1,638 8,756 a 31,976 6,420 1,155 464 5,895 5,439 1,143 2,714 15,933 . . . 44,492

2000 b 168,442 24,130 1,769 9,375 a 34,527 6,809 1,413 663 7,081 6,137 1,292 3,133 19,898 . . . 52,209

2001 b 186,913 25,943 1,959 9,700 a 37,322 7,438 1,896 761 7,496 5,602 1,622 3,520 23,764 . . . 59,884

2002 b,c 213,497 29,123 2,128 10,676 a 39,286 8,349 2,309 842 8,469 6,704 2,160 3,926 28,404 . . . 71,121

2003 b 233,206 31,549 2,143 10,861 a 40,381 9,210 2,595 882 9,252 7,312 2,365 4,404 33,714 . . . 78,537

(Continued)
8.E Medicaid: Recipients

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CONTACT: Janet Freeze (410) 786-5917.

Average payment (dollars)

1985 1,719 2,753 20,021 32,238 7,868 9,278 163 98 75 178 337 53 2,092 166 119 190

1986 1,821 2,924 20,952 35,089 8,182 9,910 171 103 73 185 398 60 2,278 183 130 217

1987 1,949 3,000 24,714 37,490 8,571 10,432 181 105 74 203 441 63 2,777 198 138 227

1988 2,126 3,151 22,956 41,413 9,153 10,971 193 114 82 229 490 72 3,542 215 135 238

1989 2,318 3,208 16,397 44,999 9,994 11,809 217 118 89 250 523 76 4,225 232 145 286

1990 2,568 3,630 18,548 50,048 11,236 13,356 235 130 96 269 602 80 4,733 256 151 315

1991 2,725 3,922 30,948 52,750 a 13,811 256 136 102 303 630 85 5,048 277 164 328

1992 2,936 4,075 28,364 56,502 a 14,965 282 149 114 349 685 88 5,283 307 196 342

1993 3,042 4,366 28,948 59,156 a 15,798 293 156 179 378 714 88 5,250 333 212 385

1994 3,089 4,463 24,120 52,571 a 16,533 296 153 192 383 713 88 5,445 363 201 444

1995 3,311 4,735 29,847 68,613 a 17,424 309 160 178 397 804 90 5,740 413 206 555

1996 3,369 4,696 21,873 68,232 a 18,589 317 166 205 409 833 96 6,293 474 200 566

1997 3,568 4,877 22,990 72,033 a 19,029 333 275 190 453 902 93 6,575 571 200 639

1998 3,501 5,031 20,701 74,960 a 19,379 327 182 135 474 742 100 2,206 699 223 1,113

1999 b 3,657 4,764 16,913 72,180 a 19,688 356 207 118 478 817 113 3,356 820 . . . 1,187

2000 b 3,928 4,912 17,780 78,882 a 20,240 359 239 139 538 799 113 3,111 979 . . . 1,282

2001 b 4,049 5,317 21,482 83,191 a 21,926 372 270 149 546 662 132 3,473 1,085 . . . 1,342

2002 b,c 4,328 5,771 21,377 91,588 a 22,326 378 293 151 571 706 154 3,689 1,165 . . . 1,435

2003 b 4,487 6,047 20,503 95,287 a 23,882 403 305 154 596 720 161 3,720 1,293 . . . 1,478

SOURCE: Data before 1998 are from HCFA-Form 2082, and data onward are from Medicaid Statistical Information System, MSIS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services.

NOTES: Fiscal year 1977 began in October 1976 and was the first year of the new federal cycle. Before 1977, the fiscal year began in July.

Beginning in fiscal year 1980, recipients’ categories do not add to unduplicated total because of the small number of recipients that are in more than one category during 

the year. Beginning in 1998, several new medical services were combined with "Other" (excludes unknowns).

. . . = not applicable.

a. Beginning in fiscal year 1991, "Nursing facility services" category combines "Intermediate care facility services, All other" and "Skilled nursing facility services," which 

were previously separate. Data under "Nursing facility services" before 1991 reflect "Skilled nursing facility services."

b. Excludes recipients in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Data are not available.

c. Revised data.

Table 8.E1—Unduplicated number of recipients, total vendor payments, and average payment,

by type of medical service, selected fiscal years 1985–2003—Continued

Year Total

Inpatient

services in—

Intermediatecare facility

services for—

Nursing

facility a

Physicians’ Dental

Other

practitioner

Outpatient

hospital Clinic

Laboratory

and

radiologicalHome

health

Prescribed

drugs

Family

planning OtherGeneral

hospital

Mental

hospital

Mentally

retarded All other
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Table 8.E2—Unduplicated number of recipients, total vendor payments, and average payment,

by type of eligibility category, selected fiscal years 1972–2003

Year Total

Aged 65

or older Blind

Permanent

and total

disability

Dependent

children

under age 21

Adults in families

with dependent

children Other

Number of recipients (thousands)

1972 17,606 3,318 108 1,625 7,841 3,137 1,576

1975 22,007 3,615 109 2,355 9,598 4,529 1,800

1980 21,605 3,440 92 2,819 9,333 4,877 1,499

1985 21,814 3,061 80 2,937 9,757 5,518 1,214

1986 22,515 3,140 82 3,100 10,029 5,647 1,362

1987 23,109 3,224 85 3,296 10,168 5,599 1,418

1988 22,907 3,159 86 3,401 10,037 5,503 1,343

1989 23,511 3,132 95 3,496 10,318 5,717 1,175

1990 25,255 3,202 83 3,635 11,220 6,010 1,105

1991 28,280 3,359 85 3,983 13,415 6,778 658

1992 30,926 3,742 84 4,378 15,104 6,954 664

1993 33,432 3,863 84 4,932 16,285 7,505 763

1994 35,053 4,035 87 5,372 17,194 7,586 779

1995 36,282 4,119 92 5,767 17,164 7,604 1,537

1996 36,118 4,285 95 6,126 16,739 7,127 1,746

1997 34,872 3,955 . . . 6,129 15,791 6,803 2,195

1998 40,649 3,964 . . . 6,638 18,964 7,908 3,176

1999 a 40,300 4,241 . . . 7,303 20,119 8,552 846

2000 a 42,886 4,289 . . . 7,479 21,086 10,543 862

2001 a 46,163 4,420 . . . 7,703 22,533 11,639 869

2002 a,b 49,329 3,890 . . . 7,411 22,421 11,253 4,354

2003 a 51,971 4,041 . . . 7,669 23,992 11,679 4,591

Total payments (millions of dollars)

1972 6,300 1,925 45 1,354 1,139 962 875

1975 12,242 4,358 93 3,052 2,186 2,062 492

1980 23,311 8,739 124 7,497 3,123 3,231 596

1985 37,508 14,096 249 13,203 4,414 4,746 798

1986 41,005 15,097 277 14,635 5,135 4,880 980

1987 45,050 16,037 309 16,507 5,508 5,592 1,078

1988 48,710 17,135 344 18,250 5,848 5,883 1,198

1989 54,500 18,558 409 20,476 6,892 6,897 1,268

1990 64,859 21,508 434 23,969 9,100 8,590 1,257

1991 77,048 25,453 475 27,798 11,690 10,439 1,193

1992 90,814 29,078 530 33,326 14,491 12,185 1,204

1993 101,709 31,554 589 38,065 16,504 13,605 1,391

1994 108,270 33,618 644 41,654 17,302 13,585 1,467

1995 120,141 36,527 848 48,570 17,976 13,511 2,708

1996 121,685 36,947 869 51,196 17,544 12,275 2,853

1997 124,430 37,721 . . . 54,130 17,544 12,307 2,727

1998 142,318 40,602 . . . 60,375 22,806 14,833 3,702

1999 a 147,372 40,470 . . . 63,028 20,765 15,141 7,966

2000 a 168,442 44,560 . . . 72,772 23,490 17,671 9,948

2001 a 186,913 48,431 . . . 80,493 26,770 20,096 11,121

2002 a,b 213,497 52,012 . . . 92,414 31,595 23,525 13,950

2003 a 233,206 55,271 . . . 102,014 35,079 26,689 14,153

(Continued)
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CONTACT: Janet Freeze (410) 786-5917.

Average payment (dollars)

1972 358 580 417 833 145 307 555

1975 556 1,205 850 1,296 228 455 273

1980 1,079 2,540 1,358 2,659 335 663 398

1985 1,719 4,605 3,104 4,496 452 860 658

1986 1,821 4,808 3,401 4,721 512 864 719

1987 1,949 4,975 3,644 5,008 542 999 761

1988 2,126 5,425 4,005 5,366 583 1,069 891

1989 2,318 5,926 4,317 5,858 668 1,206 1,079

1990 2,568 6,717 5,212 6,595 811 1,429 1,138

1991 2,725 7,577 5,572 6,979 871 1,540 1,813

1992 2,936 7,770 6,298 7,612 959 1,752 1,813

1993 3,042 8,168 7,036 7,717 1,013 1,813 1,824

1994 3,089 8,331 7,412 7,755 1,006 1,791 1,884

1995 3,311 8,868 9,256 8,422 1,047 1,777 1,762

1996 3,369 8,622 9,143 8,357 1,048 1,722 1,635

1997 3,568 9,538 . . . 8,832 1,111 1,809 3,597

1998 3,501 10,242 . . . 9,095 1,203 1,876 1,166

1999 a 3,657 9,541 . . . 8,630 1,032 1,770 9,407

2000 a 3,928 10,388 . . . 9,729 1,114 1,676 11,536

2001 a 4,049 10,957 . . . 10,449 1,188 1,727 12,792

2002 a,b 4,328 13,370 . . . 12,470 1,409 2,091 3,204

2003 a 4,487 13,677 . . . 13,303 1,462 2,285 3,083

SOURCE: Data before 1998 are from HCFA-Form 2082, and data onward are from Medicaid Statistical Information System, MSIS, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services.

NOTES: Fiscal year 1977 began in October 1976 and was the first year of the new federal fiscal cycle. Before 1977, the fiscal year began in July.

Beginning in 1997, "Disability" data includes blindness. "Children" includes foster care children, and "Other" are "Unknowns." In 1999 and 2000, "Other" includes foster 

care children and "Unknowns." In 2001 and 2002, "Other" includes foster care children, "Unknowns," and individuals covered under the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000.

. . . = not applicable.

a. Excludes recipients in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Data are not available.

b. Revised data.

Table 8.E2—Unduplicated number of recipients, total vendor payments, and average payment,

by type of eligibility category, selected fiscal years 1972–2003—Continued

Year Total

Aged 65

or older Blind

Permanent

and total

disability

Dependent

children

under age 21

Adults in families

with dependent

children Other
8.H Medicaid: State Data

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CONTACT: Janet Freeze (410) 786-5917.

Table 8.H1—Number of recipients, total payments, and average payment, by state, fiscal year 2003

State

Number of

recipients

Total payments

(millions of dollars)

Average payment

(dollars)

United States a

a. Excludes recipients in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Data are not available.

51,971,173 233,206 4,487

Alabama 780,617 3,471 4,447

Alaska 116,211 836 7,190

Arizona 1,014,813 3,285 3,237

Arkansas 702,064 2,212 3,151

California 9,319,148 25,812 2,770

Colorado 459,207 2,269 4,941

Connecticut 496,680 3,359 6,764

Delaware 149,864 750 5,006

District of Columbia 158,179 1,200 7,585

Florida 2,743,368 11,104 4,048

Georgia 1,732,120 5,358 3,093

Hawaii 208,985 753 3,605

Idaho 193,302 867 4,486

Illinois 1,830,233 9,391 5,131

Indiana 895,973 3,951 4,410

Iowa 361,760 1,996 5,518

Kansas 316,411 1,615 5,103

Kentucky 847,943 3,558 4,196

Louisiana 995,362 3,615 3,632

Maine 307,279 2,074 6,750

Maryland 725,820 4,398 6,060

Massachusetts 1,042,123 6,392 6,134

Michigan 1,589,501 6,479 4,076

Minnesota 667,500 4,702 7,044

Mississippi 717,435 2,570 3,582

Missouri 1,081,496 4,407 4,075

Montana 110,403 536 4,858

Nebraska 253,728 1,283 5,055

Nevada 220,417 881 3,998

New Hampshire 112,044 786 7,015

New Jersey 949,741 6,030 6,349

New Mexico 452,120 2,033 4,498

New York 4,449,939 35,207 7,912

North Carolina 1,416,912 6,521 4,602

North Dakota 76,754 445 5,795

Ohio 1,778,325 10,235 5,756

Oklahoma 625,875 2,129 3,401

Oregon 598,110 2,116 3,537

Pennsylvania 1,721,707 9,450 5,489

Rhode Island 201,875 1,338 6,629

South Carolina 861,216 3,642 4,229

South Dakota 123,590 542 4,385

Tennessee 1,729,589 5,459 3,156

Texas 3,339,796 12,525 3,750

Utah 285,370 1,201 4,208

Vermont 154,664 642 4,149

Virginia 709,488 3,181 4,484

Washington 1,077,070 4,524 4,200

West Virginia 373,154 1,830 4,904

Wisconsin 829,287 3,921 4,729

Wyoming 66,605 325 4,874

SOURCE: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Section 9. Other Social

Insurance Programs,

Veterans’ Benefi ts, and

Public Assistance

Other Social Insurance and

Veterans’ Benefi ts

Unemployment Insurance 9.1

Workers’ Compensation 9.3

Temporary Disability Insurance 9.9

Black Lung Benefi ts 9.10

Veterans’ Benefi ts 9.12

Public Assistance

The sections on Temporary Assistance for 

Needy Families, Food Stamps, and the LowIncome Home Energy Programs have been 

discontinued.

9.A Unemployment Insurance

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 9.1

Table 9.A2—Summary data on state programs, by state or other area, 2005

State or area

Covered employment 

(excludes federal 

government)

Insured

unemploy

-ment as

percent of

covered

employment a

Number

of first

payments

Average weekly 

benefit for total 

unemployment

Average

weekly

insured

unemploy

-ment

Average

actual

duration

(weeks)

Claimants 

exhausting benefits

Contributions

collected b

(millions

of dollars)

Benefits

paid c

(millions

of dollars)

Average

employer

contribution

rate d

(percent)

Average

number of

workers

(thousands)

Total

payroll e

(millions

of dollars)

Amount f

(dollars)

Percent

of

average

weekly

wages g Number

Percent

of first

payments h

Total 129,945 5,213,131 2.1 7,917,294 266.62 34.6 2,661,400 15.3 2,855,810 35.9 34,779 31,234 2.9

Alabama 1,843 62,431 1.5 106,762 182.01 27.9 27,911 11.5 29,512 26.8 299 215 2.1

Alaska 286 11,144 4.4 43,944 193.91 25.8 12,443 14.3 17,847 40.0 146 117 3.0

Arizona 2,437 92,039 1.2 75,887 194.76 26.8 29,157 15.6 32,743 37.6 256 243 1.4

Arkansas 1,127 34,749 2.5 78,718 229.61 38.7 27,743 13.9 29,459 36.5 262 227 2.6

California 15,000 689,422 2.4 974,979 277.46 31.4 362,655 17.4 456,782 43.0 4,897 4,618 4.6

Colorado 2,137 87,882 1.2 73,893 301.77 38.2 25,197 13.9 35,379 44.7 510 310 2.5

Connecticut 1,624 85,986 2.4 121,538 295.42 29.0 39,624 16.7 41,114 32.8 591 558 3.0

Delaware 412 18,358 2.0 24,337 247.47 28.9 8,151 16.6 7,088 27.7 74 100 2.3

District of Columbia 474 28,968 1.0 16,619 266.67 22.7 4,529 19.5 8,788 53.6 105 87 2.4

Florida 7,630 277,868 1.2 244,017 226.35 32.3 88,748 15.2 120,164 43.5 1,127 886 2.1

Georgia 3,840 148,212 1.4 194,114 244.65 33.0 53,727 11.5 75,572 39.5 696 524 2.2

Hawaii 572 20,165 1.1 19,832 337.42 49.8 6,258 14.1 4,868 23.1 133 89 1.3

Idaho 602 18,295 2.2 43,759 235.25 40.3 13,131 12.7 13,777 29.3 132 120 1.4

Illinois 5,661 246,237 2.4 351,963 285.38 34.1 136,324 18.2 141,819 38.7 2,605 1,800 5.1

Indiana 2,837 99,824 1.9 184,931 278.07 41.1 54,078 13.0 73,358 39.6 578 666 3.1

Iowa 1,428 46,948 1.7 91,540 271.26 42.9 24,444 12.5 22,399 25.0 255 293 1.6

Kansas 1,281 42,890 1.6 61,002 278.47 43.2 20,002 15.3 24,242 39.0 344 245 2.5

Kentucky 1,720 57,818 1.8 110,724 259.56 40.2 30,330 13.5 24,968 22.0 349 377 2.8

Louisiana 1,808 59,906 3.6 299,088 192.29 30.2 65,746 12.5 31,189 37.6 171 706 1.5

Maine 581 18,636 1.8 31,936 240.24 38.9 10,683 14.8 10,657 32.9 94 112 1.8

Maryland 2,372 101,410 1.5 99,387 256.64 31.2 35,939 15.3 33,232 31.7 516 396 2.6

Massachusetts 3,109 155,191 2.6 218,287 356.64 37.2 82,111 17.9 80,165 35.3 1,638 1,297 4.1

Michigan 4,241 174,122 3.3 449,917 290.13 36.7 139,408 14.3 150,889 33.1 1,436 1,820 4.3

Minnesota 2,607 105,891 1.8 144,233 321.59 41.2 46,797 15.0 43,189 29.9 853 635 1.9

Mississippi 1,086 31,691 2.7 102,598 186.34 33.2 28,814 11.3 18,644 34.0 129 213 1.8

Missouri 2,610 92,930 1.9 137,165 205.79 30.1 50,455 15.4 52,318 34.3 518 444 2.1

Montana 400 11,343 1.9 21,366 220.58 40.5 7,436 14.9 6,879 31.8 74 63 1.2

Nebraska 876 28,106 1.4 38,822 225.65 36.6 11,917 13.7 17,211 42.3 138 117 2.5

Nevada 1,199 46,173 1.5 59,393 258.31 34.9 18,479 13.9 20,179 32.3 319 223 1.4

New Hampshire 612 24,686 1.1 24,183 252.12 32.5 6,550 11.8 3,796 15.7 79 75 1.8

New Jersey 3,857 190,074 3.0 315,037 336.04 35.5 113,897 18.1 146,149 45.6 1,611 1,822 1.9

New Mexico 748 23,670 1.6 28,951 217.70 35.8 11,792 17.5 12,912 41.7 83 114 0.9

New York 8,219 426,343 2.3 488,443 276.05 27.7 190,686 18.0 192,197 38.7 2,453 2,452 4.2

North Carolina 3,793 135,226 2.0 250,486 257.71 37.6 76,893 12.9 94,240 37.5 900 694 2.1

North Dakota 318 9,377 1.1 12,529 238.41 42.1 3,466 12.1 4,183 32.4 57 40 1.5

(Continued)
9.A Unemployment Insurance

9.2 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Subri Raman (202) 693-3058.

Ohio 5,232 193,618 1.9 285,738 260.99 36.7 100,554 15.2 83,704 28.7 940 1,108 2.3

Oklahoma 1,420 43,973 1.2 47,385 221.49 37.2 16,877 15.2 20,238 38.5 287 154 1.8

Oregon 1,623 58,792 2.8 132,813 261.26 37.5 45,526 15.2 45,960 33.6 719 528 2.6

Pennsylvania 5,447 214,140 3.1 461,257 291.89 38.6 167,857 16.6 139,872 29.7 2,550 2,038 5.3

Rhode Island 468 17,864 2.7 38,442 336.42 45.8 12,400 15.5 14,737 37.3 183 201 3.3

South Carolina 1,791 58,369 2.1 115,916 216.66 34.6 38,468 13.7 44,549 38.0 269 335 2.2

South Dakota 365 10,410 0.7 9,380 211.49 38.5 2,597 12.3 1,458 14.4 18 27 0.8

Tennessee 2,639 93,508 1.7 154,046 212.11 31.1 43,657 13.7 55,001 33.9 437 436 2.4

Texas 9,403 374,483 1.4 356,906 261.34 34.1 127,933 14.2 144,693 38.1 1,676 1,241 2.5

Utah 1,080 35,322 1.0 35,897 263.37 41.9 10,606 12.7 12,591 31.4 217 117 1.4

Vermont 295 9,962 2.1 22,880 267.14 41.1 6,222 13.6 3,892 17.1 48 79 2.4

Virginia 3,427 140,973 0.9 110,188 245.74 31.1 31,305 12.5 39,083 33.3 530 339 2.0

Washington 2,697 108,681 2.2 183,530 296.86 38.3 58,771 14.7 43,199 22.1 1,440 756 2.8

West Virginia 673 20,546 2.1 40,685 225.12 38.4 13,964 15.0 10,156 24.8 135 141 2.9

Wisconsin 2,714 95,822 2.7 262,724 252.82 37.2 72,716 13.3 66,174 24.8 686 790 3.0

Wyoming 249 8,084 1.1 11,979 241.52 38.6 2,791 11.8 3,499 27.1 36 35 1.4

Outlying areas

Puerto Rico 1,033 23,146 4.2 105,595 108.28 25.1 43,118 18.3 48,439 48.6 182 206 3.4

Virgin Islands 43 1,424 1.2 1,553 237.00 37.6 517 16.1 657 43.6 2 6 0.3

SOURCES: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration and Bureau of Labor Statistics; based on data submitted by state agencies.

NOTE: Except where noted, excludes data for federal employees and for ex-servicemembers; includes data for state and local government employees where covered by 

state law after 1955.

a. Based on average covered employment in 12-month period.

b. Contributions, penalties, and interest from employers and contributions from employees in states taxing workers; adjusted to exclude refunds of contributions and dishonored checks; excludes state and local government employees covered on reimbursable basis.

c. Adjusted to exclude voided benefit checks and for transfers under interstate combined-wage plan; excludes Extended Benefits and Emergency Unemployment Compensation.

d. Estimated data. Contribution rate as a percentage of taxable payroll; excludes state and local jurisdictions covering state and local government employees on a reimbursable basis. Standard contribution rate for most states, 2.7 percent.

e. Total wages earned in covered employment during all pay periods ended within the year.

f. Includes dependents’ allowances for states that provide such benefits.

g. Based on average total weekly wage in current year.

h. Percentages based on first payments for 12-month period.

Table 9.A2—Summary data on state programs, by state or other area, 2005—Continued

State or area

Covered employment 

(excludes federal 

government)

Insured

unemploy

-ment as

percent of

covered

employment a

Number

of first

payments

Average weekly 

benefit for total 

unemployment

Average

weekly

insured

unemploy

-ment

Average

actual

duration

(weeks)

Claimants 

exhausting benefits

Contributions

collected b

(millions

of dollars)

Benefits

paid c

(millions

of dollars)

Average

employer

contribution

rate d

(percent)

Average

number of

workers

(thousands)

Total

payroll e

(millions

of dollars)

Amount f

(dollars)

Percent

of

average

weekly

wages g Number

Percent

of first

payments h
9.B Workers’ Compensation

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 9.3

Table 9.B1—Coverage, benefits, and costs, selected years 1940–2004

Year

Estimated

number of

workers

covered

per month

(millions)

Benefits paid during year (millions of dollars)

Cost of program as a

percentage

of covered

payroll a

Benefits as a

percentage

of covered

payroll b Total

Type of insurance Type of benefits

Private

carriers c

State and

federal funds d

Employers’

self-insurance b

Medical and

hospitalization

Compensation

payments

1940 24.6 256 135 73 48 95 161 1.19 0.72

1946 32.7 434 270 96 68 140 294 0.91 0.54

1948 36.0 534 335 121 78 175 359 0.96 0.51

1949 35.3 566 353 132 81 185 381 0.98 0.55

1950 36.9 615 381 149 85 200 415 0.89 0.54

1951 38.7 709 444 170 94 233 476 0.90 0.54

1952 39.4 785 491 193 101 260 525 0.94 0.55

1953 40.7 841 524 210 107 280 561 0.97 0.55

1954 39.8 876 540 225 110 308 568 0.98 0.57

1955 41.4 916 563 238 115 325 591 0.91 0.55

1956 43.0 1,002 618 259 125 350 652 0.92 0.55

1957 43.3 1,062 661 271 130 360 702 0.91 0.56

1958 42.5 1,112 694 285 132 375 737 0.91 0.58

1959 44.0 1,210 753 316 141 410 800 0.89 0.58

1960 44.9 1,295 810 325 160 435 860 0.93 0.59

1961 45.0 1,374 851 347 176 460 914 0.95 0.61

1962 46.2 1,489 924 371 194 495 994 0.96 0.62

1963 47.3 1,582 988 388 207 525 1,057 0.99 0.62

1964 48.8 1,707 1,070 412 226 565 1,142 1.00 0.63

1965 50.8 1,814 1,124 445 244 600 1,214 1.00 0.61

1966 53.7 2,000 1,239 486 275 680 1,320 1.02 0.61

1967 55.0 2,189 1,363 524 303 750 1,439 1.07 0.63

1968 56.8 2,376 1,482 556 338 830 1,546 1.07 0.62

1969 59.0 2,634 1,641 607 386 920 1,714 1.08 0.62

1970 59.2 3,031 1,843 755 432 1,050 1,981 1.11 0.66

1971 59.4 3,563 2,005 1,098 460 1,130 2,433 1.11 0.67

1972 62.3 4,061 2,179 1,379 504 1,250 2,811 1.14 0.68

1973 66.3 5,103 2,514 1,998 592 1,480 3,623 1.17 0.70

1974 68.0 5,781 2,971 2,086 724 1,760 4,021 1.24 0.75

1975 67.2 6,598 3,422 2,324 852 2,030 4,568 1.32 0.83

1976 69.6 7,584 3,976 2,570 1,039 2,380 5,204 1.49 0.87

1977 72.1 8,630 4,629 2,750 1,250 2,680 5,950 1.71 0.92

1978 75.6 9,796 5,256 3,043 1,497 2,980 6,816 1.86 0.94

1979 78.6 12,027 6,157 4,022 1,848 3,520 8,507 1.95 1.01

1980 78.8 13,618 7,029 4,330 2,259 3,947 9,671 1.96 1.07

1981 78.3 15,054 7,876 4,595 2,583 4,431 10,623 1.85 1.08

1982 77.0 16,407 8,647 4,768 2,993 5,058 11,349 1.75 1.16

1983 78.0 17,575 9,265 5,061 3,249 5,681 11,894 1.67 1.17

1984 81.9 19,685 10,610 5,405 3,671 6,424 13,261 1.66 1.21

1985 84.3 22,217 12,341 5,744 4,132 7,498 14,719 1.82 1.30

1986 86.0 24,613 13,827 6,248 4,538 8,642 15,971 1.99 1.37

1987 88.4 27,318 15,453 6,782 5,082 9,912 17,406 2.07 1.43

1988 91.3 30,733 17,512 7,477 5,744 11,518 19,215 2.16 1.49

1989 93.7 34,316 19,918 7,965 6,433 13,424 20,892 2.04 1.46

1990 95.1 38,238 22,222 8,658 7,358 15,187 23,051 2.13 1.57

1991 93.6 42,169 24,515 9,711 7,944 16,832 25,337 2.16 1.65

1992 94.6 44,660 24,030 10,987 9,643 18,252 26,408 2.13 1.69

1993 96.1 42,925 21,773 11,294 9,857 17,521 25,403 2.17 1.62

1994 109.6 44,586 22,306 10,753 11,527 17,194 27,392 2.05 1.51

1995 112.4 43,373 21,145 10,996 11,232 16,733 26,640 1.82 1.38

1996 114.8 41,837 20,392 10,669 10,775 16,567 25,269 1.66 1.26

1997 118.1 42,314 21,645 10,046 10,623 17,306 25,008 1.49 1.18

1998 121.5 43,278 22,966 10,109 10,203 18,121 25,157 1.38 1.11

1999 124.3 45,581 25,726 9,745 10,109 19,059 26,521 1.33 1.10

(Continued)
9.B Workers’ Compensation

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CONTACT: Ishita Sengupta (202) 452-8097.

2000 127.1 47,695 26,866 10,379 10,449 20,927 26,767 1.30 1.06

2001 127.0 50,533 27,970 11,060 11,503 22,844 27,689 1.40 1.10

2002 125.6 53,309 28,783 12,480 12,046 24,480 28,829 1.60 1.16

2003 125.2 54,715 28,547 13,642 12,525 25,510 29,205 1.73 1.16

2004 125.9 55,968 28,346 14,300 13,321 26,099 29,869 1.76 1.13

SOURCES: National Academy of Social Insurance estimates based on data received from state agencies, the Department of Labor, A.M. Best Company, and the 

National Council on Compensation Insurance.

NOTE: Beginning in 1959, includes Alaska and Hawaii. States periodically update prior-year data, and any such changes are included in the current table.

a. Total costs to employers who purchase insurance from private carriers and state funds consist of premiums written in the calendar year plus the payments made 

under deductible provisions. For self-insured employers, the costs include benefit payments and administrative costs.

b. Cash and medical benefits paid by self-insurers.

c. Net cash and medical benefits paid during calendar year by private insurance companies under standard workers’ compensation policies.

d. Net cash and medical benefits paid by competitive and exclusive state funds and federal benefits, including those paid under the Federal Employees’ Compensation 

Act for civilian employees; the portion of the Black Lung benefit program that is financed by employers; and a portion of benefits under the Longshore and Harbor 

Workers’ Compensation Act that are not reflected in state data, namely, benefits paid by self-insured employers and by special funds under the LHWCA.

Table 9.B1—Coverage, benefits, and costs, selected years 1940–2004—Continued

Year

Estimated

number of

workers

covered

per month

(millions)

Benefits paid during year (millions of dollars)

Cost of program as a

percentage

of covered

payroll a

Benefits as a

percentage

of covered

payroll b Total

Type of insurance Type of benefits

Private

carriers c

State and

federal funds d

Employers’

self-insurance b

Medical and

hospitalization

Compensation

payments
9.B Workers’ Compensation

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 9.5

Table 9.B2—Benefits, by state and federal program, 2000–2004 (in thousands of dollars)

Program 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Total, state and federal 47,694,534 50,532,724 53,309,183 54,714,530 55,968,121

State programs

Subtotal 44,737,130 47,463,457 50,155,557 51,529,845 52,711,882

Alabama 529,189 562,773 565,264 580,184 575,697

Alaska 139,378 163,111 180,046 184,379 194,195

Arizona 497,955 436,037 505,278 531,240 584,750

Arkansas 213,969 217,719 221,474 225,061 225,689

California 9,449,145 10,082,580 11,582,431 12,403,729 12,459,638

Colorado 810,301 566,354 760,958 757,041 834,594

Connecticut 638,435 641,341 675,895 674,747 684,930

Delaware 137,737 138,371 152,933 160,264 158,190

District of Columbia 85,909 91,148 93,960 89,108 98,443

Florida 2,576,875 3,033,955 2,678,082 2,811,302 2,759,712

Georgia 964,995 1,029,374 974,661 1,061,969 1,127,654

Hawaii 231,359 248,100 267,827 274,922 271,290

Idaho 113,598 179,640 185,688 196,394 210,326

Illinois 1,948,330 2,079,768 2,123,878 2,103,658 2,213,372

Indiana 528,901 524,111 547,305 559,421 608,717

Iowa 342,930 390,235 400,226 424,198 445,832

Kansas 322,707 340,483 341,606 293,473 365,546

Kentucky 575,292 671,875 708,424 724,291 763,050

Louisiana 546,544 587,855 562,812 585,480 589,209

Maine 244,714 245,145 261,734 239,777 269,917

Maryland 641,044 681,633 664,282 701,297 767,576

Massachusetts 800,837 881,417 902,840 1,057,175 1,045,747

Michigan 1,474,058 1,477,986 1,512,457 1,476,850 1,517,386

Minnesota 797,787 904,451 921,518 885,006 933,975

Mississippi 292,677 284,729 290,378 291,014 305,516

Missouri 779,786 958,708 1,115,832 1,080,870 1,119,871

Montana 154,797 179,613 177,877 200,857 211,059

Nebraska 229,644 247,616 282,844 290,419 283,148

Nevada 323,567 309,321 324,597 326,556 357,937

New Hampshire 178,522 215,158 211,734 219,629 213,964

New Jersey 1,182,644 1,255,974 1,328,650 1,379,235 1,398,358

New Mexico 143,592 159,050 175,845 189,427 196,123

New York 2,909,115 2,978,224 3,142,392 3,220,398 3,337,490

North Carolina 872,669 905,253 987,731 1,066,611 1,159,117

North Dakota 69,966 71,267 73,515 78,453 83,237

Ohio 2,098,545 2,248,369 2,388,186 2,442,187 2,442,137

Oklahoma 485,371 526,070 508,931 553,922 572,001

Oregon 425,460 472,691 474,547 471,307 506,813

Pennsylvania 2,378,828 2,406,272 2,478,709 2,565,344 2,594,238

Rhode Island 126,721 135,703 141,066 130,865 142,268

South Carolina 515,381 532,374 592,530 656,935 688,115

South Dakota 63,165 70,660 73,382 73,767 76,472

Tennessee 780,534 843,062 777,264 842,647 895,808

Texas 2,160,372 2,212,275 2,307,054 1,856,942 1,574,451

Utah 172,870 197,606 211,883 186,344 218,264

Vermont 101,985 97,654 119,329 119,961 128,076

Virginia 602,035 604,383 626,954 701,593 762,067

Washington 1,526,514 1,638,997 1,716,107 1,800,076 1,836,097

West Virginia 693,057 713,130 832,608 828,913 741,034

Wisconsin 768,282 923,761 896,556 840,354 1,042,725

Wyoming 89,041 100,076 107,475 114,252 120,062

(Continued)
9.B Workers’ Compensation

9.6 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Ishita Sengupta (202) 452-8097.

Federal programs a

Subtotal 2,957,404 3,069,267 3,153,626 3,184,685 3,256,239

Civilian employee 2,118,859 2,223,088 2,317,325 2,367,757 2,445,077

Other 838,545 846,179 836,301 816,928 811,162

SOURCES: National Academy of Social Insurance estimates based on data received from state agencies, the Department of Labor, A.M. Best Company, and the 

National Council on Compensation Insurance.

NOTE: States periodically update prior-year data, and any such changes are included in the current table.

a. Federal benefits include those paid under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act for civilian employees; the portion of the Black Lung benefit program that is 

financed by employers; and a portion of benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act that are not reflected in state data, namely, benefits 

paid by self-insured employers and special funds under the LHWCA.

Table 9.B2—Benefits, by state and federal program, 2000–2004 (in thousands of dollars)—Continued

Program 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
9.B Workers’ Compensation

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 9.7

Table 9.B3—Benefits paid by type of insurer and medical benefits paid, by state and federal program, 2004

(in thousands of dollars)

Program

Benefits paid by type of insurer Medical benefits paid

Total

Private

carriers a

State

funds

Selfinsurance b Total

As a percentage

of total benefits

Total, state and federal 55,968,121 28,346,310 11,044,194 13,321,378 26,099,205 46.6

State programs

Subtotal 52,711,882 28,346,310 11,044,194 13,321,378 25,228,333 47.9

Alabama 575,697 277,585 . . . 298,112 357,739 c 62.1

Alaska 194,195 142,286 . . . 51,910 108,348 c 55.8

Arizona 584,750 185,882 295,598 103,270 375,591 c 64.2

Arkansas 225,689 160,642 . . . 65,047 136,946 c 60.7

California 12,459,638 5,562,020 3,202,628 3,694,990 6,072,398 48.7

Colorado 834,594 271,253 416,618 146,723 406,930 c 48.8

Connecticut 684,930 433,077 . . . 251,853 271,039 c 39.6

Delaware 158,190 113,948 . . . 44,242 75,711 d 47.9

District of Columbia 98,443 75,415 . . . 23,029 38,089 c 38.7

Florida 2,759,712 2,219,913 . . . 539,799 1,637,270 c 59.3

Georgia 1,127,654 768,478 . . . 359,176 538,764 c 47.8

Hawaii 271,290 150,840 34,015 86,436 103,900 c 38.3

Idaho 210,326 74,896 122,429 13,001 124,277 c 59.1

Illinois 2,213,372 1,646,713 . . . 566,659 1,073,614 c 48.5

Indiana 608,717 489,351 . . . 119,366 413,979 c 68.0

Iowa 445,832 337,824 . . . 108,008 230,117 c 51.6

Kansas 365,546 241,025 . . . 124,522 200,913 c 55.0

Kentucky 763,050 422,506 72,097 268,447 411,837 c 54.0

Louisiana 589,209 297,493 163,733 127,984 297,065 c 50.4

Maine 269,917 94,800 84,269 90,847 113,359 c 42.0

Maryland 767,576 448,756 196,097 122,723 317,621 c 41.4

Massachusetts 1,045,747 900,741 . . . 145,006 358,708 34.3

Michigan 1,517,386 827,277 . . . 690,109 569,855 37.6

Minnesota 933,975 576,232 120,488 237,255 455,248 48.7

Mississippi 305,516 172,433 . . . 133,083 170,668 c 55.9

Missouri 1,119,871 684,950 114,560 320,361 564,841 c 50.4

Montana 211,059 67,757 103,559 39,743 113,201 c 53.6

Nebraska 283,148 218,113 . . . 65,035 166,863 c 58.9

Nevada 357,937 239,619 . . . 118,317 175,796 c 49.1

New Hampshire 213,964 167,868 . . . 46,096 119,685 c 55.9

New Jersey 1,398,358 1,278,746 . . . 119,612 669,265 d 47.9

New Mexico 196,123 87,748 32,170 76,205 115,830 c 59.1

New York 3,337,490 1,732,841 775,146 829,503 1,127,178 33.8

North Carolina 1,159,117 844,199 . . . 314,919 512,146 c 44.2

North Dakota 83,237 260 82,977 . . . 46,870 56.3

Ohio 2,442,137 37,509 1,935,728 468,900 1,141,082 46.7

Oklahoma 572,001 241,921 212,864 117,216 263,451 c 46.1

Oregon 506,813 234,700 228,642 43,472 270,253 c 53.3

Pennsylvania 2,594,238 1,803,792 226,158 564,288 1,068,661 41.2

Rhode Island 142,268 40,504 85,096 16,669 49,990 c 35.1

South Carolina 688,115 461,543 49,629 176,944 318,811 c 46.3

South Dakota 76,472 72,749 . . . 3,723 48,122 c 62.9

Tennessee 895,808 649,333 . . . 246,475 462,466 c 51.6

Texas 1,574,451 991,865 297,235 285,350 958,631 c 60.9

Utah 218,264 56,281 122,905 39,077 149,240 c 68.4

Vermont 128,076 106,192 . . . 21,884 58,611 c 45.8

Virginia 762,067 554,397 . . . 207,670 419,955 c 55.1

Washington 1,836,097 30,766 1,323,410 481,921 636,211 34.7

West Virginia 741,034 7,317 629,617 104,100 354,665 d 47.9

Wisconsin 1,042,725 840,423 . . . 202,302 499,057 d 47.9

Wyoming 120,062 3,534 116,528 . . . 57,463 d 47.9

(Continued)
9.B Workers’ Compensation

9.8 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Ishita Sengupta (202) 452-8097.

Federal programs e

Subtotal 3,256,239 . . . . . . . . . 870,872 26.7

Civilian employee 2,445,077 . . . . . . . . . 701,110 28.7

Other 811,162 . . . . . . . . . 169,762 20.9

SOURCES: National Academy of Social Insurance estimates based on data received from state agencies, the Department of Labor, A.M. Best Company, and the 

National Council on Compensation Insurance.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. States with exclusive funds (North Dakota, Ohio, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming) may have small amounts of benefits paid by private carriers. This results 

from two sources: companies with group policies that overlap states and the fact that some companies include excess workers’ compensation coverage in their 

reports of workers’ compensation benefits to A.M. Best Company.

b. Self-insurance includes individual self-insurers and group self-insurance.

c. Medical percentage based on data provided by the National Council on Compensation Insurance.

d. Medical percentage based on the weighted average of states where medical data were available.

e. Federal benefits include those paid under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act for civilian employees; the portion of the Black Lung benefit program that is 

financed by employers; and a portion of benefits under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act that are not reflected in state data, namely, benefits 

paid by self-insured employers and special funds under the LHWCA.

Table 9.B3—Benefits paid by type of insurer and medical benefits paid, by state and federal program, 2004

(in thousands of dollars)—Continued

Program

Benefits paid by type of insurer Medical benefits paid

Total

Private

carriers a

State

funds

Selfinsurance b Total

As a percentage

of total benefits
9.C Temporary Disability Insurance

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 9.9

CONTACT: Alex Wasarhelyi (410) 965-8752.

Table 9.C1—Selected data on state and railroad programs, 2003

State and program a

a. Statutory programs providing short-term cash benefits to employees unable to work because of nonoccupational illness or injury.

Average

annual

covered

employment

(thousands)

Taxable

payrolls

(millions of

dollars)

Average

weekly

number of

beneficiaries

(thousands)

Average

weekly

benefit

(dollars)

Average

duration

per period

paid (weeks)

Contributions

collected

(millions of

dollars)

Net benefits

paid

(millions of

dollars)

Administrative

expenditures b

(millions of

dollars)

b. State cost of administering state program and of supervising private plans.

California c

c. Benefits and beneficiary data are for periods paid or terminated in 2003.

12,567 396,879 -- -- -- -- 3,230.5 205.5

State-operated fund 12,143 372,198 97.3 312.56 14.26 3,271.2 3,046.4 168.2

Private plans 424 24,681 -- 528.76 11.40 234.8 184.1 37.3

Hawaii d (private plans)

d. Includes data not shown separately for special fund for workers whose disability begins during unemployment.

371 8,309 -- 149.80 10.31 58.8 47.9 --

New Jersey e 3,479

e. Estimated data.

-- -- -- -- -- 607.0 f 29.4

f. State fiscal year data (July 1–June 30).

State-operated fund e 2,786 e 56,700 -- 342.00 -- 455.7 410.2 f 27.5

Private plans e 693 -- -- -- -- -- 196.8 f 1.9

New York 6,722 g 44,283

g. First $7,000 of earnings of each employee, which was paid by the employer during the calendar year.

46.8 190.87 7.80 -- 572.7 h 7.1

h. State fiscal year data (April 1–March 31).

Special state fund i

i. For workers whose disability begins during unemployment.

. . . . . . 0.4 156.64 13.01 -- 3.1 --

Private plans j

j. Includes State Insurance Fund of $11.2 million.

6,722 44,283 46.4 191.15 7.77 -- k 569.6

k. Includes medical, surgical, and hospital benefits amounting to $108 million paid under approved plans.

--

Puerto Rico -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

State-operated fund -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Private plans -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Rhode Island (state-operated fund) 412 11,400 9.1 324.29 10.60 182.0 153.8 6.7

Railroad (publicly operated fund) 225 3,100 l 6.0

l. For 14-day registration period.

m 259.15

m. For benefit year 2002–2003 (July 1, 2002–June 30, 2003).

m 14.00 n

n. Single system of contributions and administrative operations for railroad unemployment insurance and temporary disability; collections amounted to $146.7 million 

and administrative expenses to $17.1 million for the system in 2003.

o 50.4

o. Of this amount, $45.9 million was for regular benefits and $4.5 million for extended benefits.

n

SOURCES: State agencies and Railroad Retirement Board.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable; -- = not available.
9.D Black Lung Benefits

9.10 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

CONTACT: Bennett Stewart (606) 432-0116, ext. 126.

Table 9.D1—Benefits currently payable to miners, widows, and dependents, December 1970–2004

Year

Number Benefits (thousands of dollars)

Total Miners Widows Dependents a

a. Includes wives of living miners, divorced wives, children, and dependent brothers and sisters of miners.

Monthly

amount

Annual

amount

1970 111,976 43,921 24,889 43,166 12,500 111,000

1971 231,729 77,213 67,358 87,158 27,200 378,900

1972 298,963 101,802 88,067 109,094 37,800 554,400

1973 461,491 159,837 124,154 177,500 63,700 1,045,200

1974 487,216 169,097 134,700 183,419 71,500 951,300

1975 482,311 165,405 139,407 177,499 75,500 947,700

1976 469,655 158,087 142,495 169,073 77,400 963,300

1977 457,399 148,720 144,543 164,136 80,500 942,200

1978 439,970 138,648 145,829 155,493 82,300 965,100

1979 418,948 129,558 146,527 142,863 86,500 983,100

1980 399,477 120,235 146,603 132,639 91,400 1,032,000

1981 376,505 111,249 146,173 119,083 91,700 1,081,300

1982 354,569 102,234 144,863 107,472 90,800 1,076,000

1983 333,358 93,694 142,967 96,697 86,300 1,055,800

1984 313,822 85,658 140,995 87,169 85,300 1,038,000

1985 294,846 77,836 138,328 78,682 83,700 1,025,000

1986 275,783 70,253 135,033 70,497 78,900 971,000

1987 258,988 63,573 131,561 63,854 76,800 940,000

1988 241,626 56,977 127,322 57,327 73,500 904,000

1989 225,764 51,048 123,220 51,496 72,000 882,000

1990 210,678 45,643 118,705 46,330 70,000 863,400

1991 196,419 40,703 114,046 41,670 68,400 844,400

1992 182,396 35,971 109,091 37,334 66,500 822,500

1993 168,365 31,664 103,334 33,367 64,100 794,300

1994 155,172 27,828 97,414 29,930 60,600 751,900

1995 143,011 24,573 91,517 26,921 56,100 696,700

1996 131,143 21,477 85,559 24,107 52,600 654,600

1997 119,233 18,488 79,238 21,507 49,255 614,888

1998 109,271 15,964 73,420 19,887 46,204 576,389

1999 98,977 13,635 67,359 17,983 43,225 541,200

2000 89,355 11,587 61,542 16,226 40,625 509,290

2001 79,518 9,779 55,412 14,327 37,324 470,362

2002 71,584 8,394 50,404 12,786 35,017 439,337

2003 64,237 7,142 45,746 11,349 32,198 411,635

2004 52,362 6,009 40,727 5,626 29,460 376,374

SOURCE: Department of Labor, Beneficiary Master Table, 100 percent data.
9.D Black Lung Benefits

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 9.11

CONTACT: Bennett Stewart (606) 432-0116, ext. 126.

Table 9.D2—Benefits currently payable to miners, widows, and dependents, by state or other area, 

December 2004

State or area

Number Monthly amount (thousands of dollars)

Total Miners Widows Dependents a

a. Includes wives of living miners, divorced wives, children, and dependent brothers and sisters of miners.

Total Miners b

b. Includes benefits for wives and children.

Widows c

c. Includes benefits for surviving children, brothers, sisters, and divorced wives. Prior to December 1997, monthly payments for surviving children were included with 

payments to miners.

All areas 52,362 6,009 40,727 5,626 29,460 4,207 25,253

Alabama 1,966 134 1,654 178 1,140 92 1,048

Alaska 10 d

d. Not shown to avoid disclosure of information regarding particular individuals.

d d 6 d d

Arizona 165 13 146 6 94 8 86

Arkansas 301 25 257 19 168 17 150

California 335 29 284 22 190 19 171

Colorado 366 29 308 29 207 22 185

Connecticut 99 2 94 3 57 d d

Delaware 77 5 68 4 43 4 40

District of Columbia 18 d 16 d 10 d d

Florida 1,287 141 1,008 138 708 99 609

Georgia 238 11 218 9 138 7 131

Hawaii 3 ddd 2 d d

Idaho 18 d 16 d 11 d d

Illinois 1,763 126 1,530 107 1,003 87 916

Indiana 943 83 781 79 551 57 494

Iowa 212 16 182 14 124 11 114

Kansas 87 d 83 d 49 d d

Kentucky 7,766 1,309 5,213 1,244 4,231 921 3,310

Louisiana 23 d 21 d 14 d d

Maine 3 ddd 2 d d

Maryland 479 39 405 35 281 27 254

Massachusetts 27 d 26 d 16 d d

Michigan 566 37 490 39 335 25 310

Minnesota 18 d 16 d 10 d d

Mississippi 32 3 27 2 20 2 18

Missouri 172 7 159 6 101 5 96

Montana 60 5 52 3 35 3 32

Nebraska 5 ddd 3 d d

Nevada 49 2 44 3 28 2 26

New Hampshire 3 ddd 2 d d

New Jersey 406 22 362 22 229 16 214

New Mexico 109 7 94 8 63 5 58

New York 337 15 306 16 199 10 188

North Carolina 518 46 424 48 311 49 262

North Dakota 3 ddd 2 d d

Ohio 3,173 254 2,678 241 1,863 178 1,685

Oklahoma 238 22 195 21 132 16 116

Oregon 36 4 29 3 22 3 19

Pennsylvania 12,534 1,178 10,448 908 7,111 805 6,305

Rhode Island 5 ddd 3 d d

South Carolina 179 12 143 24 97 9 89

South Dakota 3 ddd 2 d d

Tennessee 2,182 226 1,701 255 1,223 158 1,065

Texas 159 10 136 13 94 7 87

Utah 246 29 188 29 143 32 111

Vermont 3 ddd 2 d d

Virginia 4,312 635 3,065 612 2,371 449 1,922

Washington 96 7 83 6 52 5 48

West Virginia 10,553 1,510 7,578 1,465 5,861 1,048 4,814

Wisconsin 33 d 30 d 18 d d

Wyoming 81 3 75 3 47 2 44

Outlying areas e

e. Includes beneficiaries residing in American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and foreign countries.

65 4 56 5 38 3 35

SOURCE: Department of Labor, Beneficiary Master Table, 100 percent data.
9.F Veterans’ Benefits

9.12 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Table 9.F1—Number of disability compensation or pension payments, by type of payment and age of 

beneficiary, selected years, 1940–2006 (in thousands)

Year Total a

Service-connected

Not service-connected

All

ages

Under age 65 Aged 65 or older

Subtotal

Disability rating b

Subtotal

Disability rating b

Less than

70 percent

70–100

percent

Less than

70 percent

70–100

percent

All

ages

Under

age 65

Aged 65

or older

As of June 30

1940 610 385 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 . . . . . .

1945 1,144 912 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 . . . . . .

1950 2,368 1,990 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 . . . . . .

1955 2,669 2,076 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531 . . . . . .

1956 2,739 2,083 2,026 1,841 185 57 43 14 597 319 278

As of June 20

1957 2,797 2,074 2,004 1,825 179 70 53 17 670 304 366

1958 2,850 2,064 1,980 1,807 173 84 65 19 741 279 462

1959 2,934 2,053 1,952 1,781 171 101 78 23 841 257 584

1960 3,009 2,027 1,908 1,746 162 119 93 26 947 219 728

1961 3,107 2,000 1,868 1,711 158 131 104 27 1,077 182 895

1962 3,150 1,987 1,849 1,693 156 138 109 29 1,138 166 972

1963 3,181 1,989 1,844 1,686 158 145 115 30 1,170 165 1,005

1964 3,197 1,993 1,846 1,684 162 147 117 30 1,186 176 1,010

1965 3,217 1,992 1,846 1,679 167 146 117 29 1,210 197 1,013

1966 3,201 1,993 1,850 1,677 173 143 115 28 1,196 221 975

1967 3,182 1,999 1,858 1,683 175 141 114 27 1,173 243 930

1968 3,164 2,011 1,873 1,696 177 138 112 26 1,145 265 880

1969 3,160 2,039 1,904 1,712 192 135 110 25 1,114 286 828

1970 3,181 2,091 1,950 1,754 196 141 116 25 1,086 310 776

1971 3,222 2,146 1,995 1,780 215 151 128 23 1,073 335 738

1972 3,269 2,183 2,022 1,804 218 161 135 26 1,086 381 705

1973 3,257 2,204 2,028 1,806 222 176 150 26 1,053 402 651

1974 3,241 2,211 2,018 1,796 222 193 165 28 1,030 410 620

1975 3,227 2,220 2,006 1,784 222 214 185 29 1,006 430 576

1976 3,236 2,232 1,996 1,767 229 236 209 27 1,003 456 547

(Continued)
9.F Veterans’ Benefits

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ 9.13

CONTACT: Mike Wells (202) 273-5106.

As of September 30

1977 3,280 2,248 1,989 1,759 230 258 226 32 1,032 505 527

1978 3,284 2,259 1,971 1,741 230 288 254 34 1,025 516 509

1979 3,241 2,267 1,944 1,717 227 323 285 38 974 500 474

1980 3,196 2,274 1,912 1,689 223 362 320 42 922 467 455

1981 3,154 2,279 1,873 1,656 217 406 359 47 875 438 437

1982 3,096 2,274 1,818 1,606 210 456 404 52 824 406 418

1983 3,044 2,263 1,744 1,544 200 519 461 58 781 373 408

1984 2,980 2,251 1,666 1,476 190 585 520 65 729 339 390

1985 2,931 2,240 1,589 1,408 181 651 579 72 690 306 384

1986 2,883 2,225 1,505 1,335 169 720 641 79 658 274 384

1987 2,844 2,212 1,428 1,268 160 784 698 86 631 244 387

1988 2,804 2,199 1,361 1,209 153 838 746 92 606 219 387

1989 2,776 2,192 1,302 1,156 146 890 792 98 584 196 388

1990 2,746 2,184 1,253 1,113 140 931 828 102 562 175 387

1991 2,709 2,179 1,238 1,098 140 941 838 103 530 156 375

1992 2,674 2,181 1,245 1,104 141 936 833 103 493 138 354

1993 2,660 2,198 1,265 1,122 143 932 828 104 462 128 335

1994 2,659 2,218 1,290 1,144 146 928 824 104 441 122 319

1995 2,669 2,236 1,310 1,158 152 926 819 107 433 120 313

1996 2,671 2,253 1,330 1,171 158 923 814 109 418 116 302

1997 2,667 2,263 1,346 1,178 168 917 805 112 404 112 292

1998 2,668 2,277 1,372 1,191 180 905 790 115 391 110 281

1999 2,673 2,294 1,404 1,209 195 890 771 119 379 113 266

2000 2,672 2,308 1,435 1,224 211 874 751 123 364 115 249

2001 2,669 2,321 1,464 1,238 226 857 731 126 348 116 232

2002 2,745 2,398 1,546 1,288 258 852 716 136 347 125 222

2003 2,832 2,485 1,634 1,335 299 852 703 148 347 136 210

2004 2,899 2,556 1,708 1,373 335 848 690 158 343 146 197

2005 2,973 2,637 1,792 1,421 371 845 677 168 336 151 185

2006 3,056 2,726 1,875 1,474 401 851 674 177 330 154 176

SOURCE: Department of Veterans Affairs, published and unpublished data.

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

a. Persons receiving payments under special acts and as retired emergency and reserve officers are included in the total but not in the distribution. (Totals may not add 

up because of rounding.)

b. Disability rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs according to average impairment of earning capacity, graduated in intervals from 10 percent to 100 percent.

Table 9.F1—Number of disability compensation or pension payments, by type of payment and age of 

beneficiary, selected years, 1940–2006 (in thousands)—Continued

Year Total a

Service-connected

Not service-connected

All

ages

Under age 65 Aged 65 or older

Subtotal

Disability rating b

Subtotal

Disability rating b

Less than

70 percent

70–100

percent

Less than

70 percent

70–100

percent

All

ages

Under

age 65

Aged 65

or older

Appendixes

A. Sampling Variability A.1

B. OASDI Benefi t Award Data B.1

C. Poverty Data C.1

D. Computing a Retired-Worker

 Benefi t D.1

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ A.1

Appendix A: Sampling Variability

A substantial number of tables in sections 5 and 6 present 

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) 

award and current-pay benefit data based on 1 percent and 

10 percent sample files drawn from the Social Security 

Administration's administrative records. In addition, Tables 

4.B1–4.B14 on the taxable earnings of OASDI workers are 

based on 1 percent administrative record samples, and 

Tables 7.A8, 7.B9, and 7.E2 on SSI awards are based on 

10 percent administrative record samples.

Because of sampling variability, estimates based on 

sample data may differ from the figures that would have 

been obtained had all, rather than specified samples, of the 

records been used. The standard error is a measure of the 

sampling variability. About 68 percent of all possible probability samples selected with the same specifications will 

give estimates within one standard error of the figure 

obtained from a compilation of all records. Similarly, 

approximately 90 percent will give estimates within 1.645 

standard errors, about 95 percent will give estimates within 

two standard errors, and about 99 percent will give estimates within two and one-half standard errors. The standard error of an estimate depends on the design elements 

such as the method of sampling, sample size, and the estimation process.

Because of the large number of data cells tabulated 

from the sample files, it is not practical to calculate the 

standard error for every possible cell. However, standard 

errors for a large number of cells were estimated. These 

estimates were used to fit regression curves to provide estimates of approximate standard errors associated with tabulated counts and proportions.

The tables showing the sampling variability provide a 

general order of magnitude for similar estimates from the 

various sample files. Table A-1 presents approximate standard errors for the estimated number of persons from the 1 

percent and the 10 percent files. The reliability of an estimated percentage depends on both the size of the percentage and on the size of the total on which the percentage is 

based. Data in Table A-2 provide approximations of the 

standard errors of the estimated percentage of persons in 

the 1 percent and 10 percent files. The standard errors are 

expressed in percentage points and the bases shown are 

in terms of inflated data.

CONTACT: Cherice N. Jefferies (410) 965-5520.

Table A-1.

Approximations of standard errors of estimated 

number of persons

Size of estimate (inflated) Standard error

1 percent file

500 250

1,000 300

2,500 500

5,000 800

7,500 900

10,000 1,100

25,000 1,700

50,000 2,400

75,000 3,000

100,000 3,400

250,000 5,400

500,000 7,800

750,000 9,600

1,000,000 11,100

5,000,000 25,800

10,000,000 36,900

25,000,000 57,700

50,000,000 76,100

75,000,000 82,900

10 percent file

100 30

500 70

1,000 100

5,000 225

10,000 300

50,000 700

100,000 1,000

500,000 2,200

1,000,000 3,200

2,000,000 4,300

3,000,000 5,300

5,000,000 6,500

10,000,000 8,500

20,000,000 9,300
A.2 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

Table A-2.

Approximations of standard errors of estimated 

percentage of persons

Size of base

(inflated) 2 or 98 5 or 95 10 or 90 25 or 75 50

1 percent file

1,000 4.7 7.3 10.1 14.5 16.8

10,000 1.5 2.3 3.2 4.6 5.3

50,000 0.7 1.0 1.4 2.1 2.4

100,000 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.5 1.7

500,000 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.8

1,000,000 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5

5,000,000 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2

10,000,000 a

a. Less than 0.05 percent.

0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2

50,000,000 aaa 0.1 0.1

100,000,000 aaaaa

10 percent file

500 1.9 3.0 4.1 5.9 6.8

1,000 1.3 2.1 2.9 4.1 4.8

2,500 0.8 1.3 1.8 2.6 3.0

10,000 0.4 0.6 0.9 1.3 1.5

50,000 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7

100,000 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5

500,000 a 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2

1,000,000 a 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2

5,000,000 aaaa 0.1

10,000,000 aaaaa

50,000,000 aaaaa
Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ B.1

Appendix B: OASDI Benefit Award Data

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefit award data in the Annual Statistical Supplement are 

derived mainly from two sources:

• 100 percent award data: The Master Beneficiary 

Record (MBR) is the major administrative data base for 

the Social Security program. It is used for the calculation of benefits and the maintenance of information 

about beneficiaries. Each month, when the MBR is 

updated, a record of award actions is created. This 

record is used to prepare award data on a 100 percent 

basis. Data available each month include types of benefits awarded, sex of beneficiary, and the monthly benefit amounts payable. These data are used to update 

the time-series tables.

• Award data from the OASDI 1 percent sample: This 

source provides monthly award data based on a 1 percent sample derived from the MBR. The 12 monthly 

files are combined to produce an annual file. The 1 percent sample is used to prepare award tables, which 

show detailed data by age, sex, and type of benefit and 

distributions by benefit amount. Award data from the 1 

percent sample are similar to the data described 

above. An important difference, however, is the treatment of dual entitlement.

When a retired-worker beneficiary subsequently 

becomes dually entitled to a secondary benefit as a wife, 

husband, or widow or widower, the secondary benefit is 

counted as an award in the 100 percent data. In contrast, 

award data that are based on the OASDI 1 percent sample 

do not count the secondary benefit as an award when both 

benefits are paid from the same trust fund.

When dual entitlements are counted as awards, the 

number of awardees is increased and the monthly amount 

awarded is lowered. The person has already been counted 

as having received an award when he or she became entitled to the retired-worker benefit and is counted again upon 

entitlement to the secondary benefit. The average benefit 

amount is lowered because the amount recorded for the 

award for the dually entitled person is only the difference 

between the amount of the retired-worker benefit and the 

amount of the secondary benefit.

CONTACT: Karyn Foley (410) 965-0162.

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ C.1

Appendix C: Poverty Data

Table 3.E1 presents weighted average poverty thresholds for families in the United States for selected years 

1959–2005. Table 3.E2 presents year-end data on the 

number and percentage of people in poverty in the 

United States for 1959–2004. Tables 3.E3 and 3.E6 

present more detailed data on people and families in poverty in the United States during 2004; Table 3.E4 presents similar data for March 2005. (Both poverty 

thresholds and poverty population data are issued by the 

U.S. Census Bureau.) Table 3.E8 presents poverty 

guidelines by family size for the contiguous United 

States, Alaska, and Hawaii for 1965–2006. (Poverty 

guidelines are issued by the U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services.)

Poverty thresholds are used primarily for statistical 

purposes—to produce statistics on the number of Americans in poverty. Poverty guidelines are used for administrative purposes—for example, to determine whether a 

person or family is financially eligible for assistance or 

services under certain federal government programs (not 

including cash public assistance). Both the thresholds 

and the guidelines are sets of dollar figures that vary by 

family size and (in the case of the thresholds) family composition.

The poverty thresholds were developed in 1963 and 

1964 by Mollie Orshansky of the Social Security Administration as a measure of income inadequacy. The poverty 

definition was modified in 1969 and in 1981 by federal 

interagency committees. The thresholds were based on 

ratios of food expenditure to money income (from the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 1955 Household Food 

Consumption Survey) and the costs of the Department of 

Agriculture’s economy food plan for families of different 

sizes and compositions (see Carmen DeNavas-Walt, 

Bernadette D. Proctor, and Cheryl Hill Lee, “Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United 

States: 2005,” U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population 

Reports, P60-231 [2006] Appendix B; and Joseph 

Dalaker and Bernadette D. Proctor, “Poverty in the 

United States: 1999,” U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, P60-210 [2000], Appendix A). Although 

the poverty thresholds in some sense represent families’ 

needs, the official poverty measure should be interpreted 

as a statistical yardstick rather than as a complete 

description of what people and families need to live.

The poverty thresholds have become the basis for 

the official statistics on the extent of poverty in the United 

States, which are issued annually by the Census Bureau 

in the Current Population Reports series. The thresholds 

are adjusted annually for price changes using the annual 

average consumer price index (CPI-U). (See U.S. 

Bureau of the Census, “Revision in Poverty Statistics, 

1959 to 1968,” Current Population Reports, Special 

Studies, P-23, No. 28 [1969]; and U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Office of Federal Statistical Policy and 

Standards, “Directive No. 14: Definition of Poverty for 

Statistical Purposes,” Statistical Policy Handbook [1978].) 

The thresholds are the same for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The poverty guidelines are a simplified version of the 

poverty thresholds. There are separate sets of guidelines 

for the two noncontiguous states (Hawaii and Alaska). 

The guidelines are used for determining whether a 

person or family is financially eligible for assistance or 

services under certain federal programs. Authorizing legislation or regulations for specific programs indicate 

whether a program uses the poverty guidelines as one of 

several eligibility criteria, uses a modification of the 

guidelines (for example, 125 percent or 185 percent of 

the guidelines), or uses them for the purpose of setting 

priorities in providing assistance or services.

Since 1973, the guidelines have been computed 

from the poverty thresholds by increasing the most 

recently published weighted average poverty thresholds 

by the percentage change in the CPI-U over the past 

year (more precisely, from the next most recent calendar 

year to the most recent calendar year) and rounding the 

figure for a family of four up to the next highest multiple of 

$50. Figures for all family sizes over and under four 

persons are computed by adding or subtracting equal 

dollar amounts derived from the average difference 

between poverty lines for different family sizes (rounded 

to the nearest multiple of $20).

As noted above, the poverty thresholds were developed in 1963 and 1964 by Mollie Orshansky of the Social 

Security Administration. In May 1965—just over a year 

after the Johnson administration had initiated the War on 

Poverty—the Office of Economic Opportunity adopted 

Orshansky’s thresholds as a working or quasi-official definition of poverty. At that time, the thresholds comprised a 

matrix of 124 detailed poverty thresholds based on the 

total number of family members, the number of family 

members who were related children under the age of 18, 

the sex of the family householder, the age of the individual or family householder (for one- and two-person units 

only), and whether the family lived on a farm.

Orshansky calculated the poverty thresholds using 

data (from the 1955 Household Food Consumption Survey) that defined income as after-tax money income. 

However, when the thresholds were used to calculate 

poverty population figures, they were applied to family 
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income microdata (from the Census Bureau’s Current 

Population Survey) that defined income as before-tax 

money income, because no other good source of family 

income microdata was available in the 1960s that used 

after-tax income as a definition of income.

In 1969, a federal interagency committee made two 

changes in the poverty definition: the thresholds would 

be annually updated by the consumer price index instead 

of by the per capita cost of the economy food plan, and 

farm poverty thresholds would be set at 85 percent rather 

than 70 percent of corresponding nonfarm thresholds. 

(Poverty threshold and poverty population figures for 

prior years were retabulated retrospectively on this 

basis.) In August 1969, the Bureau of the Budget designated the poverty thresholds with these revisions as the 

federal government’s official statistical definition of poverty.

In 1981, several other changes recommended by 

another interagency committee were made in the poverty 

definition: (1) elimination of separate thresholds for farm 

families, (2) elimination (through appropriate averaging) 

of separate thresholds for female-householder and “all 

other” families, and (3) extension of the poverty matrix to 

make the largest family size category “nine persons or 

more” rather than “seven or more persons.” (See U.S. 

Bureau of the Census, “Characteristics of the Population 

Below the Poverty Level: 1980,” Current Population 

Reports, P-60, No. 133 [1982], pp. 2–5, 9, and 186.) As a 

result of these changes, the current matrix of poverty 

thresholds used by the Census Bureau to determine the 

poverty status of families and unrelated individuals consists of a set of 48 detailed thresholds arranged in a twodimensional matrix by family size (number of family 

members, ranging from one person, that is, an unrelated 

individual, to nine or more persons) cross-classified by 

the presence and number of family members who are 

related children under the age of 18 (from no children to 

eight or more children present). Unrelated individuals and 

two-person families are further differentiated by the age 

of the individual or family householder (under age 65 and 

aged 65 or older).

The current official definition of poverty is more than 

35 years old. In 1990, Congress requested a study of the 

official U.S. poverty measure by the National Research 

Council (NRC) to provide a basis for a possible revision 

of the poverty measure. In 1992, the NRC’s Committee 

on National Statistics appointed a Panel on Poverty and 

Family Assistance to conduct this study. In 1995, the 

panel published its report of the study, Measuring 

Poverty: A New Approach, Constance F. Citro and 

Robert T. Michael, eds. (Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1995). In the report, the panel proposed a 

new approach for developing an official poverty measure 

for the United States—although it did not propose a specific set of dollar figures. The panel’s proposed approach 

focused on three major areas: new poverty thresholds, a 

new and consistent definition of family resources 

(income), and data sources.

In July 1999, the Census Bureau, in collaboration 

with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released a report, 

“Experimental Poverty Measures: 1990 to 1997,” Current 

Population Reports, P60-205 (1999), that examined the 

effects of different resource definitions and thresholds on 

poverty and estimated several experimental poverty 

rates based on the NRC panel’s recommendations. That 

report and subsequent updates are available on the Census Bureau’s poverty measurement Web site at

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/povmeas/nas.html.

Data on the poverty population and on family and 

personal income are collected in the Current Population 

Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS 

ASEC), formerly known as the March Supplement. 

Following the standard Census Bureau definition, family

is defined as two or more persons related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together. Income refers to 

money income before federal, state, or local personal 

income taxes and excludes capital gains and lump-sum 

payments; however, public income transfers are 

included. Money income does not reflect that many families receive noncash benefits, such as employee use of 

business transportation and facilities, employer-paid 

health insurance and other employer-supported fringe 

benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, and housing 

assistance. Many farm families receive benefits in the 

form of rent-free housing or goods produced and consumed by the family.

Every year between February and April, the sample 

of U.S. households interviewed in the monthly CPS is 

asked to provide information on household members’ 

incomes during the preceding calendar year. Survey 

experience indicates that respondents tend to underreport their income in household surveys. Underreporting 

is most pronounced for dividends, interest, and workers’ 

compensation; less pronounced for veterans’ payments, 

public assistance, and private pensions; and modest for 

Social Security and other federal retirement programs. 

The proportion of nonresponses to CPS income questions is greater among middle income and higher income 

families than among lower income families.

Because the CPS sample size, content, and procedures have changed several times, some differences in 

the data over time may in part reflect these methodological changes, not just changes in the population. Important changes to the CPS methodology took place for data 

years 1976, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995, 

and 2000. The table below presents a summary of the 

methodological changes and provides references for 
Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ C.3

more information concerning these changes. The report 

numbers, “P60-#,” refer to the Current Population 

Reports, Consumer Income series.

For details about how questionnaire changes and file 

processing changes affected the data, see Edward J. 

Welniak Jr., “Effects of the March Current Population Survey’s New Processing System on Estimates of Income 

and Poverty,” paper presented at the annual meeting of 

the American Statistical Association (1990).

Further details about CPS methodology may be 

found in Technical Paper 63RV, available at

http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/tp/tp63.htm.

For additional poverty data, browse the U.S. Census 

Bureau poverty Web site at http://www.census.gov/hhes/

www/poverty/poverty.html, contact the Census Bureau’s 

Data Integration Division information staff at 

(301) 763-3242, or visit the Census Bureau’s Question & 

Answer Center at http://ask.census.gov.

For further information about technical changes to 

the poverty measure, contact Bernadette Proctor at 

(301) 763-3213 or e-mail bernadette.d.proctor@

census.gov.

For further information about the statistical reliability 

of the CPS estimates, contact dsmd_s&a@census.gov.

CONTACT: Gordon Fisher (202) 690-7507 or Bernadette Proctor (301) 763-3213.

Year Methodological change Reference

1959 First year for which poverty data are available. The poverty measure was developed 

in 1963 and1964.

P60-210, Appendixes

1969 Modification of poverty measure. Bureau of the Budget prescribed the new measure 

as the official poverty measure for statistical use in federal agencies.

P60-68, pp. 11–12

1979 “Householder” concept first implemented, replacing “head” concept—the husband is 

no longer automatically the family reference person. Secondary families (people who 

are related to each other but not the householder) are tallied separately from 

“families.”

P60-130, pp. 6–10

Change in universe—income questions no longer asked of 14-year-olds. Poverty 

universe changed—people under the age of 15 not living with any family members 

are excluded. (Previously, unrelated individuals under the age of 14 were excluded.)

1980 Modification of poverty measure (final approval in 1981). Estimates weighted using 

1980 Census results.

P60-133, pp. 2–7

1987 New CPS processing system. P60-166, pp. 1, 14–17; 

Welniak, 1990 ASA 

proceedings

1992 Estimates first weighted using 1990 Census results. P60-188, p. vii

1994 Computer-assisted interviewing replaced pencil-and-paper interviewing. P60-189, p. vii

1994–1995 New CPS sample design. P60-189, p. vii and Table D-3; 

P60-194, pp. v and xiii and 

Table D-3

1995 Revised edit and allocation procedures for race groups. P60-194, pp. v and xiii

2000 Expansion of CPS sample interviewed from about 50,000 households to about 

78,000 households nationwide. Poverty data for 2000 and 2001 from sample 

expansion first published in P60-219, “Poverty in the United States: 2001.” In the 

same report, data were weighted using Census 2000 results.

P60-219, Appendix B

2002 For the first time, the CPS ASEC of 2003 recorded multiple categories for 

respondents who identified themselves with more than one race. We do not know 

how people who reported more than one race in 2002 previously reported their race. 

Therefore, there is no single way to compare changes to poverty by race between 

2001 and 2002. The “Asian or Pacific Islander” race category was divided into two 

groups: “Asians” and “Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders.”

P60-222, pp. 2–3, 5

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ D.1

Appendix D: Computing a Retired-Worker Benefit

Overview

This section provides instructions and a worksheet for computing a retired-worker benefit. The worksheet can be used 

for persons born in 1931 through 1944—that is, those who 

attained the age of 62 in 2006 or earlier and were under the 

age of 75 at the end of 2006. The worksheet assumes that 

the worker had no prior period of entitlement to disability 

benefits and also did not work after becoming entitled to 

retired-worker benefits.

The worksheet describes the various steps used in 

computing a benefit. The steps are based on the following 

Social Security program goals.

• To provide a benefit based on lifetime earnings. Benefits are related to earnings over a period of time that the 

worker could be expected to have worked in covered 

employment—from age 22 through age 61. The years 

of earnings considered are termed computation years. 

The worker’s 5 lowest earnings years, including years 

of no earnings at all, are not considered in the computation. They are termed the drop-out years.

• To index lifetime earnings. Earnings used in the computation are not the actual covered earnings but an 

amount for each year that reflects earnings increases 

in average wage levels after the year the earnings were 

paid. This procedure is termed wage indexing. Currently, earnings are generally indexed to wage levels in 

the year the worker turns age 60. For example, for a 

person attaining the age of 62 in 2006, actual earnings 

in 1984 of $20,000 are indexed to $44,187.66, on the 

basis of 2004 wage levels. Earnings after age 60 are 

included at their actual (nominal) value.

• To replace a portion of the indexed earnings. Indexed 

earnings are averaged over the number of computation 

years to calculate the average indexed monthly earnings (AIME). A benefit formula is applied to the AIME to 

produce the primary insurance amount (PIA), the 

amount payable to a worker who retires at the full 

retirement age (FRA). The benefit formula is weighted 

to provide a higher replacement of earnings for lowerwage workers. The formula for persons aged 62 in 

2006 is 90 percent of the first $656 of AIME; plus 

32 percent of the next $3,299; plus 15 percent of the 

AIME over $3,955.

• To permit early retirement. Persons can retire as early 

as age 62, but the monthly benefit is reduced. The 

reduction is 5/9 of 1 percent for each of the first 

36 months of entitlement immediately preceding the 

age at which 100 percent of PIA is payable (66 in 2006 

but scheduled to increase to age 67 by 2022), plus

5/12 of 1 percent for each of up to 24 earlier months. 

For a person aged 62 in 2006, the maximum reduction 

is 25 percent if the individual is entitled to benefits for 

all 48 months between ages 62 and 66.

• To provide for price indexing after the age of 62. Benefits are adjusted annually in December to reflect 

increases in the consumer price index (CPI-W). The 

benefit increase in 2005 was 4.1 percent. These costof-living adjustments are applied to the benefit for each 

year after the person attained the age of 62—even if 

the person was not actually receiving benefits.

• To give credit for earnings after age 61. Earnings after 

the age of 61 (which are not indexed) can be substituted for earnings in earlier years if they result in a 

higher benefit. In addition, persons who do not receive 

benefits between the FRA and age 69 may receive 

increased benefits as a result of the delayed retirement 

credit (DRC) provision. The benefit is increased by a 

specified percentage for each month a benefit was not 

received. (See Table 2.A20 for percentage increases.)

Clarifying the Worksheet Procedure

Step 1 - Determining the Number of Computation Years

For persons who attain age 62 before 1991, the number of 

years used in the benefit computation equals the number of 

years after 1950 up to the year of attainment of age 62, 

minus 5 years. For workers who attain age 62 in 1991 or 

later, the number of computation years is 35.

Step 2 - Wage Indexing of Earnings

The following description and examples are provided for 

persons who wish to compute the index factors and 

indexed earnings. The indexing year is the second year 

before attainment of the age of 62. However, beneficiaries 

born on January 1 are deemed to have attained age 62 in 

the prior year, and consequently, the applicable indexing 

year, factors, and bend points are those for that year.

The average wage for the indexing year is divided by 

the average wage in each prior year to obtain the factor for 

each prior year. For example, a person attains age 62 in 

2006. The indexing year is 2004. The average annual wage 

for 2004 was $35,648.55. The average annual wage for 

1990 was $21,027.98. The amount, $35,648.55 divided by 

$21,027.98, yields a factor of 1.6952912.

The worker’s actual earnings covered under Social 

Security in that year, up to the maximum earnings creditable, are multiplied by the indexing factor to obtain the 

indexed earnings (see Worksheet 1). For example, actual 

covered earnings of $10,000 in 1990, multiplied by 

1.6952912, result in indexed earnings of $16,952.91; actual 

earnings of $51,300 (the maximum creditable) result in 

indexed earnings of $86,968.44.
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Step 3 - Computing the Average Indexed Monthly 

Earnings (AIME)

After the earnings in each year have been indexed, they 

are used in computing average indexed monthly earnings. 

The years of highest indexed earnings corresponding to 

the number of computation years are selected and totaled. 

This total is then divided by the number of months in the 

computation years. The result, rounded to the nearest 

lower dollar, is the average indexed monthly earnings.

For example, for a person attaining age 62 in 2006, the 

highest 35 years of indexed earnings are used. If the sum 

of these earnings equals $400,000, the AIME is $952 

($400,000 divided by 420 = $952.38, rounded to $952).

Step 4 - Computing the Primary Insurance Amount 

(PIA)

The PIA, the amount from which all Social Security benefits 

payable on a worker's earnings record are based, is computed by applying a formula to the AIME. The formula consists of brackets in which three percentages are applied to 

amounts of AIME. The dollar amounts defining the brackets 

are called bend points, and the bend points are different for 

each calendar year of attainment of age 62. The PIA is 

rounded to the nearest lower 10 cents.

For retired workers who attained age 62 in 2006, the 

bend points are $656 and $3,955. Thus the formula is 

90 percent of the first $656 of AIME; plus 32 percent of the 

next $3,299 of AIME; plus 15 percent of AIME above 

$3,955. The following are examples of PIA computations 

for such workers with different AIME amounts.

Example 1 - AIME of $300

PIA is $270

Based on: 90 percent of $300

Example 2 - AIME of $952

PIA is $685.12 rounded to $685.10

Based on: 90 percent of $656 ($590.40); plus

 32 percent of $296 ($94.72)

Example 3 - AIME of $4,000

PIA is $1,652.83 rounded to $1,652.80

Based on: 90 percent of $656 ($590.40); plus

32 percent of $3,299 ($1,055.68); plus

15 percent of $45 ($6.75)

The above calculations are applicable to workers who 

attain the age of 62 in 2006. For workers who attained age 

62 in prior years, the bend points will be different, and the 

PIA must be increased to reflect cost-of-living adjustments 

between the year of attainment of age 62 and 2006. 

Worksheet 2 shows cost-of-living increase factors for 1979 

through 2005. After the PIA is calculated for the year of 

attainment of age 62, cost-of-living increases are applied 

for each year through 2005. The result is the current 2006 

PIA.

For example, a worker who attained age 62 in 2003 

would receive cost-of-living adjustments for the years 

2003–2005. The adjustments are cumulative, with each 

step rounded to the next lower dime. If the PIA at age 62 

was $500, the cost-of-living adjustments would be:

2003: $500 multiplied by 1.021 = $510.50

2004: $510.50 multiplied by 1.027 = $524.20

2005: $524.20 multiplied by 1.041 = $545.60

$545.60 would be the PIA effective December 2005.

Step 5 - Computation of the Monthly Benefit

The full PIA is payable to a worker who retires at the full 

retirement age (FRA). Beginning in the year 2000, the 

FRA, scheduled to be gradually raised to age 67 for workers attaining age 62 in 2022, began to be phased in. Workers can still retire as early as age 62, but the monthly 

benefit is reduced by 5/9 of 1 percent for each of the first 

36 months of entitlement immediately preceding the full 

retirement age plus 5/12 of 1 percent for each of up to 24 

earlier months. Workers attaining the age of 62 in 2006 

have their benefits computed based on the full retirement 

age of 66. See Table 2.A17.1 to determine the FRA based 

on the year of birth as well as the reduction factors. For 

individuals electing benefits at exactly age 62 in 2005, the 

maximum reduction is 25 percent.

For example, in 2006 a worker with a PIA of $500 would 

receive $375 at the age of 62. The PIA is reduced by 

$124.99, reflecting a reduction rate of 5/9 of 1 percent for 

each of 36 months and a rate of 5/12 of 1 percent for each 

of 12 months for a total reduction of 25 percent. After 

reduction of the PIA by $124.99, the benefit amount is 

rounded down to the nearest lower dollar.
Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ D.3

Instructions for computing a retired-worker benefit (only for workers attaining age 62

in years 1993–2006)

 STEP 1.—Determining the Number of Computation Years

1 Year of birth. (If your birthday is January 1, enter prior year.)

2 Age “62” has been entered. 62

3 Add lines 1 and 2 to obtain year of attainment of age 62 (year of eligibility).

4 Year of attainment of age 22. If 1951 or earlier, enter 1951 (If your birthday is January 1, enter prior year.)

5 Subtract line 4 from line 3 (elapsed years).

6 “5” (drop-out years) has been entered. 5

7 Subtract line 6 from line 5 (computation years—maximum 35).

STEP 2.—Indexing of Earnings (Use Worksheet 1 for Steps 2 and 3.)

8 Enter in column 2 your earnings in each year 1951 through 2005. If none, enter “0.”

9 Column 3 contains the maximum earnings creditable under Social Security for each year.

10 Enter in column 4 the lower amount from columns 2 or 3 for each year.

11 Enter in column 5 the indexing factors applicable to the year you attained age 62 (line 3) from Table 2.A8. 

(This table contains the indexing factors for persons attaining age 62 during the period 1993–2006.)

12 Multiply column 4 by column 5 and enter results in column 6 in dollars and cents. These are your indexed 

earnings.

STEP 3.—Computing the Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME)

13 Enter the number of computation years from line 7.

14 Place an “X” in column 7 next to the highest indexed earnings corresponding with the number of computation

years from line 13.

15 Add all individual indexed earnings marked with an “X.”

16 Multiply line 13 (computation years) by 12 to obtain the number of months in the computation period.

17 Divide line 15 by line 16.

18 Round the result in line 17 to the next lower dollar. This is your average indexed monthly earnings (AIME).

STEP 4.—Computing the Primary Insurance Amount (PIA) (Use Worksheet 2 for Step 4.)

19 Enter first bend point from Worksheet 2 based on year of attainment of age 62, or prior year if birthday is 

January 1.

20 Enter second bend point from Worksheet 2.

21 If your AIME (obtained in line 18) is equal to or less than line 19, complete lines 22–24; if greater than line 19 

but less than or equal to line 20, complete lines 25–30; if greater than line 20, complete lines 31–37.

22 Enter your AIME from line 18.

23 “0.9” has been entered. If you receive a pension on the basis of noncovered employment, see Table 2.A11.1. 0.9

24 Multiply line 22 by line 23, and round to next lower dime to obtain your PIA at age 62. Continue with line 38.

25 Enter your AIME from line 18.

26 Multiply line 19 by 0.9. If you receive a pension on the basis of noncovered employment, see Table 2.A11.1.

27 Subtract line 19 from line 25.

28 “0.32” has been entered. 0.32

29 Multiply line 27 by line 28.

30 Add lines 26 and 29, and round to next lower dime to obtain your PIA at age 62. Continue with line 38.

31 Enter your AIME from line 18.

32 Multiply line 19 by 0.9. If you receive a pension on the basis of noncovered employment, see Table 2.A11.1.

33 Subtract line 19 from line 20 and multiply by 0.32.

34 Subtract line 20 from line 31.

35 “0.15” has been entered. 0.15

36 Multiply line 34 by line 35.

37 Add lines 32, 33, and 36, and round to the next lower dime to obtain your PIA at age 62. Continue with line 38. 

(Continued)
D.4 ♦ Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 

38 If you attained age 62 in 2006, skip to line 44. Otherwise you will need to adjust your PIA to reflect cost-ofliving adjustments (COLAs) from the year you attained age 62 through 2005 by using lines 39–43 and 

Worksheet 2.

39 Enter year of attainment of age 62 from line 3.

40 Place an “X” corresponding to the year you attained age 62 in column 5, Worksheet 2.

41 Place an “X” in column 5 (Worksheet 2) next to each subsequent year through 2005.

42 Enter your PIA at age 62 from either line 24, 30, or 37—here and in the first row of column 6, Worksheet 2.

43 Beginning with first year marked, multiply your PIA at age 62 by the corresponding factor (column 4), round to 

the next lower dime, and enter in column 6. The resulting PIA is then multiplied by the next factor and is again 

rounded to the next lower dime. Continue this process through 2005. Enter this last figure, which is your current PIA.

STEP 5.—Computing the Monthly Benefit

44 Enter your current PIA from either line 24, 30, 37, or 43.

45 Using Table 2.A17.1, determine your full retirement age and enter here.

46 If you retired at your full retirement age, round PIA from line 44 to the next lower dollar to obtain your monthly 

benefit.

47 If you retired before the full retirement age, enter your age at retirement including year and months.

48 Subtract line 47 from line 45, and convert the result to months to determine the total number of reduction 

months.

49 If line 48 is greater than 36, subtract 36 and enter the number here.

50 “0.0055556” (the decimal equivalent of 5/9 of 1 percent—the monthly reduction factor for the first 36 months) 

has been entered. 0.0055556

51 “0.0041667” (the decimal equivalent of 5/12 of 1 percent—the monthly reduction factor for months above 36) 

has been entered. 0.0041667

52 Multiply line 48 (but not more than 36) by line 50 to obtain the percent reduction for the first 36 months.

53 Multiply line 49 by line 51 to obtain the percent reduction for months in excess of 36.

54 Add lines 52 and 53 to obtain the total percent reduction.

55 Multiply line 44 by line 54 to obtain the amount of benefit reduction.

56 Subtract line 55 from line 44, and round to the next lower dollar to obtain your monthly benefit.

Instructions for computing a retired-worker benefit (only for workers attaining age 62

in years 1993–2006)—Continued
Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ D.5

Worksheet 1: Indexing of earnings

Year

Your

earnings

Maximum

taxable

earnings

(dollars)

Lower of

columns

2 or 3

Indexing

factor

Column 4

times

column 5

Highest

indexed

earnings

12 3 4 5 6 7

1951 3,600

1952 3,600

1953 3,600

1954 3,600

1955 4,200

1956 4,200

1957 4,200

1958 4,200

1959 4,800

1960 4,800

1961 4,800

1962 4,800

1963 4,800

1964 4,800

1965 4,800

1966 6,600

1967 6,600

1968 7,800

1969 7,800

1970 7,800

1971 7,800

1972 9,000

1973 10,800

1974 13,200

1975 14,100

1976 15,300

1977 16,500

1978 17,700

1979 22,900

1980 25,900

1981 29,700

1982 32,400

1983 35,700

1984 37,800

1985 39,600

1986 42,000

1987 43,800

1988 45,000

1989 48,000

1990 51,300

1991 53,400

1992 55,500

1993 57,600

1994 60,600

1995 61,200

1996 62,700

1997 65,400

1998 68,400

1999 72,600

2000 76,200

2001 80,400

2002 84,900

2003 87,000

2004 87,900

2005 90,000

Worksheet 2: Computing the primary insurance 

amount (PIA) for workers retiring after age 62

Year

1st

bend

point

(dollars)

2nd

bend

point

(dollars)

Cost-ofliving

increase

(percent)

Cost-ofliving

factor

Years

aged 62

or older

PIA

(dollars)

123456

Age 62 PIA

1979 180 1,085 9.9 1.099

1980 194 1,171 14.3 1.143

1981 211 1,274 11.2 1.112

1982 230 1,388 7.4 1.074

1983 254 1,528 3.5 1.035

1984 267 1,612 3.5 1.035

1985 280 1,691 3.1 1.031

1986 297 1,790 1.3 1.013

1987 310 1,866 4.2 1.042

1988 319 1,922 4.0 1.040

1989 339 2,044 4.7 1.047

1990 356 2,145 5.4 1.054

1991 370 2,230 3.7 1.037

1992 387 2,333 3.0 1.030

1993 401 2,420 2.6 1.026

1994 422 2,545 2.8 1.028

1995 426 2,567 2.6 1.026

1996 437 2,635 2.9 1.029

1997 455 2,741 2.1 1.021

1998 477 2,875 1.3 1.013

1999 505 3,043 a 2.5

a. The December 1999 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) was originally 

determined to be 2.4 percent, based on the consumer price index 

(CPI). The underlying CPI was later recomputed by the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics; a 2.5 percent COLA would have been consistent with 

the recomputed CPI. Pursuant to Public Law 106-554, benefits were 

calculated and paid in August 2001 and later as if the December 1999 

COLA had been 2.5 percent. Affected beneficiaries received a onetime payment to cover the shortfall that occurred before August 2001.

CONTACT: Alberta Presberry (410) 966-8473.

1.025

2000 531 3,202 3.5 1.035

2001 561 3,381 2.6 1.026

2002 592 3,567 1.4 1.014

2003 606 3,653 2.1 1.021

2004 612 3,689 2.7 1.027

2005 627 3,779 4.1 1.041

2006 656 3,955 . . . . . .

NOTE: . . . = not applicable.

Glossary and Abbreviations

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ G.1

Glossary

actuarial reduction (OASDI). Reduction in monthly benefit amount payable on—

1. Entitlement prior to full retirement age if the beneficiary is a retired worker, a wife 

or husband of a retired or disabled worker (with entitlement not based on caring 

for a child beneficiary), divorced spouse, a widow(er), or a surviving divorced 

spouse; or

2. Entitlement, in case of disability, at ages 50–59 if the beneficiary is a widow(er) or 

surviving divorced spouse. (For formulas used to compute the reduction, see 

"Benefit Types and Levels" in the section Social Security [Old-Age, Survivors, and 

Disability Insurance].)

administrative law judge—ALJ. An official of the Social Security Administration's 

(SSA's) Office of Disability Adjudication and Review who is specially qualified by education and experience to hold hearings and make independent decisions regarding 

eligibility for SSA programs based on all the evidence and testimony. ALJs conduct 

impartial hearings and issue decisions to individuals who have appealed previous 

determinations by SSA. See also administrative review process.

administrative review process (OASDI and SSI). The procedures followed by the Social 

Security Administration (SSA) in determining one's right under Title II and Title XVI of 

the Social Security Act. The administrative review process consists of several steps, 

which must usually be requested within certain time periods, in the following order: initial determination, reconsideration, decision of the administrative law judge, and a 

review by SSA's Appeals Council.

1. Initial determination. A determination SSA makes about an individual's entitlement 

to benefits or about any other matter that gives that person a right to further 

administrative and/or judicial review.

2. Reconsideration. The first step in the administrative review process. When an 

individual disagrees with the initial determination, the individual may, within 60 

days of receiving notice of the initial determination, ask SSA to reconsider the 

decision.

3. Hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ). When an individual disagrees 

with the reconsidered determination, he or she may, within 60 days of receiving 

notice of the determination, request a hearing before an ALJ.

4. Appeals Council review. When an individual disagrees with the decision or dismissal by the ALJ, he or she may, within 60 days of receiving the hearing decision, request that the Appeals Council review that decision. The Appeals Council, 

within the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, may deny or dismiss the 

request for review, or grant the request and either issue a decision or remand 

(return) the case to an ALJ. The Appeals Council may also review any ALJ action 

on its own motion within 60 days after the ALJ's action. The Appeals Council's 

decision or the hearing decision if the Council denies the request for review, represents SSA's final decision in the administrative review process. See expedited 

appeals process and federal court review.

adult (SSI). A person older than age 21, aged 18–21 who is not regularly attending 

school, or a person under 21 who is married or the head of a household.

age (OASDI). In tables showing beneficiaries in current-payment status, the age classification is based on the age of the person at his or her last birthday. In tables showing 

awards data, age is the beneficiary's age in the month of award or age in year of the 

award, as specified.
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aged beneficiary (OASDI). A person who qualifies for benefits on the basis of age rather 

than on the basis of a disability or caring for a child.

aged enrollee (Medicare). An individual, aged 65 or older, who is enrolled in the Medicare program.

aged person (SSI). A person aged 65 or older.

allowance (DI). A determination that a worker is entitled to a cash disability benefit award 

or to the establishment of a period of disability because of an inability to work by reason of any physical or mental impairment.

allowed charge (Medicare). An individual charge determined (approved amount) by a 

carrier for a covered medical service or supply.

annual maximum taxable limit (OASDI and HI). The dollar amount above which earnings in Social Security covered employment is neither taxable nor creditable for benefit computation purposes. (Also referred to as "contribution and benefit base," "annual 

creditable maximum," "maximum contribution and benefit base," "taxable maximum," 

and "maximum taxable.") Under the Hospital Insurance program, there is no upper 

limit on earnings subject to taxes. See Table 2.A3.

assigned claim (Medicare). A claim for which the physician or supplier agrees to accept 

the amount approved by Medicare as the total payment. The physician or supplier is 

paid 80 percent of the approved fee schedule (less any unmet deductible). The beneficiary can be charged only for the coinsurance, the remaining 20 percent of the 

approved amount. A participating physician or supplier agrees to accept assignment 

on all claims.

auxiliary benefit (OASDI). Monthly benefit payable to a spouse or child of a retired or disabled worker, or to a survivor of a deceased worker. (Also known as dependents benefit.)

average. See mean.

average indexed monthly earnings—AIME (OASDI). The resulting average monthly 

earnings of a worker after indexing of actual earnings to reflect the value of the individual's previous earnings relative to national average earnings in the indexing year. A 

formula is then applied to this figure to compute the primary insurance amount (PIA) 

for most workers who attain age 62, become disabled, or die after 1978. The indexing 

year is the second year before the year in which the worker attains age 62, becomes 

disabled, or dies. Taxable earnings after the indexing year are included at their actual 

value. For widow(er)'s first eligible after December 1984, the indexing year applicable 

to the deceased worker's earnings may alternatively be the second year before the 

widow(er)'s date of eligibility for survivors benefits if it results in a higher benefit.

Earnings are indexed by multiplying the worker's taxable earnings for each year after 

1950 through the indexing year by the average wages of all workers for the indexing 

year, and dividing by the average wages of all workers for the year being indexed. 

Once the earnings have been indexed, the AIME is computed by—

1. Determining the number of computation years—the number of years after 1950 

(or the year of attainment of age 21, if later) and up to the year in which the worker 

attains age 62, becomes disabled, or dies, minus dropout years, generally 5 (minimum number of computation years is 2); 

2. Selecting the actual computation years, based on highest indexed earnings from 

any years after 1950; and 
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3. Dividing the sum of indexed earnings in the computation years by the total number 

of months in the computation years.

For workers entitled to disability benefits after June 1980, the number of dropout years 

varies by the age attained in year of disability onset. The number is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 

for workers aged 26 or younger, 27–31, 32–36, 37–41, 42–46, and 47 or older, 

respectively. Effective for months after June 1981, however, disabled workers under 

age 37 may obtain up to 3 additional dropout years (3, 2, and 1, respectively, for those 

aged 26 or younger, 27–31, and 32–36) for which the worker had no earnings and 

was living with a child (of the worker or his or her spouse) under age 3.

average monthly wage—AMW (OASDI). The amount of earnings used as the basis for 

determining the primary insurance amount (PIA) for workers who attained age 62, 

became disabled, or died before 1979, and also under a transitional guarantee computation for workers who attained age 62 in 1979–1983 or survivors of such workers, if 

the resulting PIA is higher than under the AIME method. The AMW is computed by—

1. Determining the number of computation years—the number of years after 1950 

(or the year of attainment of age 21, if later) and up to the year in which the worker 

attains age 62 (age 65 for men born before January 2, 1911, and the later of age 

62 or the year 1975 for men born after January 1, 1911), becomes disabled, or 

dies, minus dropout years, generally 5 (minimum number of computation years is 

2);

2. Selecting the actual computation years, based on highest earnings (up to the 

amount of the annual maximum taxable earnings in each year), from any years 

after 1950; and

3. Dividing the sum of earnings in the computation years by the total number of 

months in the computation years.

See the last paragraph under AIME for special dropout rules for disabled workers.

An alternative computation method takes into account the worker's earnings after 

1936, if it yields a higher PIA.

award (OASDI). A determination that an individual is entitled to a specified type of benefit. 

An award action is processed adding the individual to the Social Security benefit rolls 

maintained for that type of benefit and is counted as an award in a particular month. 

Award actions are processed not only for new beneficiaries but also for persons 

already on the rolls whose benefits in one category are terminated but who become 

entitled to another type of benefit. These actions are called conversions. When a disabled worker attains the full retirement age, the worker benefit and the benefits of 

spouses and children are converted to the retirement category. Upon the death of a 

disabled worker, benefits for children are converted to the survivor child category and 

benefits for spouses caring for these children are converted to widowed mothers and 

fathers benefits. Benefits for spouses of retired and disabled workers entitled because 

of age are converted to nondisabled widows and widowers benefits upon the death of 

the worker. The above conversions are counted in the award data. The benefits for 

children of retired workers that are converted to benefits for children of deceased 

workers upon the death of the worker are not counted in the award data.

base years (OASDI). For computing Social Security benefits, the years after 1950 up to 

the year a person is entitled to retirement or disability benefits. For a survivor's claim, 

the base years include the year of the worker's death.

bend points (OASDI). The dollar amounts defining the AIME (average indexed monthly 

earnings) or PIA (primary insurance amount) brackets in the benefit formulas. See 

Tables 2.A11 and 2.A13.
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beneficiary (OASDI). A person who has been awarded benefits on the basis of his or her 

own or another's earnings record. The benefits may be either in current-payment status or withheld.

benefit period (Medicare). An alternate name for spell of illness.

benefit reduction (OASDI). See actuarial reduction.

benefit termination (OASDI). See termination.

benefits in force (OASDI). The sum of the number of persons with benefits in currentpayment status and persons with benefits withheld.

benefits withheld (OASDI). See withholding.

Black Lung Benefits Program. Provides for monthly payments and medical treatment to 

coal miners totally disabled from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) arising from 

employment in or around the nation's coal mines, augmented payments based on the 

number of miner's dependents, and payments to certain survivors of miners who died 

due to or while totally disabled from pneumoconiosis.

blind (OASDI and SSI). "Blindness" for Social Security purposes means either central 

visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with the use of a correcting lens, or a 

limitation in the fields of vision so that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends 

an angle of 20 degrees or less (tunnel vision).

buy-in (Medicare). A Medicare beneficiary who is also eligible for Medicaid and for whom 

Part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) premiums are paid by a state Medicaid 

program.

capitation (Medicare). A prospective payment method that pays the provider of service a 

uniform amount for each person served, usually on a monthly basis. Capitation is 

used in managed care alternatives such as Health Maintenance Organizations.

carrier (Medicare). An entity that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services contracts 

to process physician/other supplier claims and make payments for Part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) services.

child (SSI). An unmarried blind or disabled person who is not the head of a household 

and who is either under age 18 or aged 18–21 and regularly attending school.

childhood disability benefit (OASDI). See disabled child's benefit.

child's benefit (OASDI). Monthly benefits payable to children of a retired or disabled 

worker or of a deceased worker who died either fully or currently insured. Benefits are 

payable to unmarried children under age 18 (up to age 19 if a full-time student attending elementary or secondary school) and to disabled children aged 18 or older who 

became disabled before age 22. Under certain circumstances, benefits can be paid to 

stepchildren, grandchildren, or adopted children. Benefits for disabled children may 

continue if they marry certain other Social Security beneficiaries.

claimant (OASDI and SSI). The person on whose behalf an application for benefits is 

filed.

coinsurance (Medicare). See cost sharing.
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computation starting date (OASDI). December 31 of either 1936 or 1950. Taxable earnings after the applicable starting date are counted in computing average monthly earnings (only starting date of December 31, 1950 is applicable in computing average 

indexed monthly earnings).

consumer price index—CPI. A relative measure of inflation computed by the U.S. 

Department of Labor. The CPI charts the rise in costs for selected goods and services 

and is used to compute cost-of-living increases. In this report, all references to the CPI 

relate to the CPI for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W).

continuing disability review (DI and SSI). A periodic review to determine if a disabled 

individual is still medically eligible to receive benefits.

contributions (OASDI and Medicare). The amount based on a percentage of earnings, 

up to an annual maximum, that must be paid by—

1. Employers and employees on wages from employment under FICA (Federal 

Insurance Contributions Act),

2. The self-employed on net earnings from self-employment under SECA (SelfEmployment Contributions Act), and

3. States on the wages of state and local government employees covered under the 

Social Security Act through voluntary agreements under section 218 of the Act.

Generally, employers withhold contributions from wages, add an equal amount of contributions, and pay both on a current basis. Also referred to as "taxes." See Table 

2.A3.

conversion of benefits (OASDI). See award (OASDI).

cost-of-living adjustment—COLA. Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security 

Income payments are increased each year to keep pace with increases in the cost of 

living (inflation). The consumer price index is used to compute COLA increases.

cost sharing (Medicare). The generic term that includes copayments, coinsurance, and 

deductibles.

• Copayments—Flat fees, typically modest, that insured persons must pay for a 

particular unit of services, such as an office visit, emergency room visit, or the 

filling of a prescription.

• Coinsurance—Portion of the costs paid by the beneficiary after meeting the 

annual deductible.

• Deductibles—The annual amount payable by the beneficiary for covered services 

before Medicare makes reimbursement.

couple (SSI). See eligible couple.

covered earnings (OASDI). Earnings in employment covered by the OASDI programs.

covered employment (OASDI). All employment and self-employment creditable for 

Social Security purposes.

covered worker (OASDI). A person who has earnings creditable for Social Security purposes on the basis of services for wages in covered employment or on the basis of 

income from self-employment.
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current-payment status (OASDI). Status of a beneficiary who is paid a benefit for a given 

month, with or without deductions, provided the deductions add to less than a full 

month's benefit. The amount shown is prior to deduction for the Medicare Part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) premium. A benefit in current-payment status at the 

end of a month is usually payable in the following month.

deductible (Medicare). The amount paid by enrollees for covered services before Medicare makes reimbursements.

• Hospital Insurance—Deductible applies to each new benefit period. It is determined each year by a formula specified by law, and approximates the current cost 

of a 1-day inpatient hospital stay.

• Supplementary Medical Insurance—Deductible is the first $100 of covered 

charges per calendar year.

deeming (SSI). Takes into account the income and resources of certain persons who live 

with an SSI recipient when determining the amount of the payment. These persons 

include the ineligible spouses of adult recipients, the ineligible parents of child recipients under age 18, and the immigration sponsor for certain noncitizens.

delayed retirement credit (OASDI). A credit that increases the benefit amount for certain 

individuals who did not receive benefits for months after attainment of the full retirement age but before age 70. Delayed retirement credit increases apply for benefits 

beginning January of the year following the year the individual attains full retirement 

age.

Each monthly credit serves as a basis for increasing the monthly benefit (unless the 

benefit is based on a special minimum primary insurance amount) by specified percentages that depend on the year the worker attains age 62. The monthly credit was 

1/12 of 1 percent for workers who attained age 62 before 1979 and 1/4 of 1 percent for 

workers who attained age 62 from 1979 through 1986. The corresponding monthly 

credits for workers who attain age 62 after 1986 are shown in Table 2.A20. The 

increase is applicable to the worker's monthly benefit amount but not to his or her PIA, 

therefore, auxiliary benefits are generally not affected. However, a widow(er)'s benefit 

may be increased based on the credit that had been applied to the benefit of the 

deceased worker or for which the worker was eligible at the time of death.

dependents benefit (OASDI). Monthly benefit payable to a spouse or child of a retired or 

disabled worker.

diagnosis-related groups (Medicare). A classification system that groups patients 

according to diagnosis, type of treatment, age, and other relevant criteria. Under the 

prospective payment system, hospitals are paid a set fee for treatment of patients in a 

single diagnosis-related groups (DRG) category, regardless of the actual cost of care 

for the individual.

direct deposit (OASDI and SSI). A method of payment whereby beneficiaries have their 

monthly benefits sent electronically to financial institutions they designate. Also 

referred to as electronic funds transfer (EFT).

disability (DI). The inability to engage in substantial gainful activity (SGA) by reason of 

any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to 

result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 

months. Special rules apply for workers aged 55 or older whose disability is based on 

blindness.

The law generally requires that a person be disabled continuously for 5 full months 

before he or she can qualify for a disabled-worker benefit.
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disability (SSI). The inability to engage in substantial gainful activity (SGA) by reason of 

any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to 

result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 

months. This 12-month requirement does not apply to the blind.

The SGA criterion does not apply to children under age 18. The standard for them is a 

medically determinable physical or mental impairment which results in marked and 

severe functional limitations.

disabled child's benefit (OASDI). A monthly benefit payable to a disabled person aged 

18 or older—a child or stepchild or eligible grandchild of retired, deceased, or disabled 

worker—whose disability began before age 22. (Also referred to as "disabled adult 

child.")

disabled enrollee (Medicare). A person under age 65 who has been entitled to disability 

benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act or Railroad Retirement system for at 

least 2 years.

disabled surviving divorced husband's benefit (OASDI). See widow(er)'s benefit.

disabled surviving divorced wife's benefit (OASDI). See widow(er)'s benefit.

disabled widow(er)'s benefit (OASDI). See widow(er)'s benefit.

disabled-worker benefit (DI). A monthly benefit payable to a disabled worker under full 

retirement age insured for disability. Before November 1960, disability benefits were 

limited to disabled workers aged 50–64.

divorced husband's benefit (OASDI). See husband's benefit.

divorced wife's benefit (OASDI). See wife's benefit.

drug addiction and alcoholism (OASDI and SSI). Legislation enacted in 1996 eliminated drug addiction and alcoholism (DA&A) as a basis for entitlement to Social Security and SSI disability benefits, effective January 1, 1997. Individuals for whom drugs 

and/or alcohol is deemed a contributing factor material to the determination of disability cannot be entitled to disability benefits.

dual entitlement (OASDI). Entitlement to a worker (primary) benefit and a higher secondary, usually a spouses or widow(er)'s benefit. The primary benefit is paid in full but the 

secondary benefit is paid only in the amount by which it exceeds the primary benefit. If 

the two benefits are financed from the same trust fund, the beneficiary is usually represented only once in the statistics, as a retired-worker or a disabled-worker beneficiary, and the benefit amount recorded is the larger amount associated with the 

auxiliary benefit. If the benefits are paid from different trust funds the beneficiary is 

represented twice, and the respective benefit amounts are recorded for each type of 

benefit.

durable medical equipment (Medicare). Includes certain medical supplies and such 

items as hospital beds and wheel chairs used in a patient's home.

early retirement (OASDI). Retirement prior to the full retirement age.

earnings (OASDI and Medicare). All wages from employment and net earnings from 

self-employment, whether or not taxable or covered.
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earnings test (OASDI). The provision requiring the withholding of benefits if nondisabled 

beneficiaries under full retirement age have earnings in excess of certain exempt 

amounts. See Table 2.A29.

eligible couple (SSI). Two persons living together as married, both of whom are eligible 

for SSI.

eligible individual (SSI). An aged, blind, or disabled person eligible for SSI.

eligible worker (OASDI). For retirement benefits, an individual who meets the insured 

status and age requirements for benefits whether or not he or she has filed an application; for Disability Insurance benefits, an individual who meets the insured status 

requirements and has established a period of disability.

emergency advance payments (SSI). Payments available at initial application for individuals who need cash assistance before their first Supplemental Security Income payment arrives. This advance is withheld from the first check.

end-stage renal disease (Medicare). Permanent kidney failure.

entitlement (OASDI). The state of meeting the applicable requirements for receipt of benefits, including the filing of an application. Entitlement can be retroactive and thus precede the date of award. The retroactive period can be 12 months for disabled workers, 

their spouses and children, and disabled widow(er)s. The maximum retroactive period 

for other types of benefits is 6 months. Retroactive benefits for months before full 

retirement age are not payable to a retired worker, a spouse, or a widow(er) if a permanent reduction of the monthly benefit amount would result. However, persons filing 

for a widow(er)'s benefit in the month immediately following the month of the worker's 

death may elect a 1-month retroactivity, even if reduced benefits would result. A person can be entitled to more than one benefit simultaneously. See dual entitlement.

expedited appeals process (OASDI and SSI). This permits an individual to go directly to 

a federal district court after review of the initial determination without first completing 

the administrative review process, if the only dispute is whether an applicable provision of the Social Security Act is constitutional. See administrative review process.

family benefit (OASDI). The sum of the individual monthly benefits payable to all the beneficiaries entitled on the basis of a single earnings record. See maximum family 

benefit.

family classification (OASDI). As used in statistical tables, the number and types of beneficiaries entitled to benefits on a single earnings record. Since the family classification is determined by the types of beneficiaries entitled, it can differ from actual family 

status. For example, a married couple is classified as a worker-and-spouse family if 

both persons are entitled on the earnings record of one of them. If both persons were 

entitled on their own earnings record they would be designated as two worker-only 

families.

father's benefit (OASDI). A monthly benefit payable to a widower or surviving divorced 

father if (1) the deceased worker on whose account the benefit is paid was either fully 

or currently insured at the time of death and (2) an entitled child of the worker in his 

care is under age 16 or is disabled.

federal benefit rates (SSI). The basic benefit standards used in computing the amount of 

federal SSI payments. Benefit levels differ for individuals and couples living in households and for persons in Medicaid institutions. Individuals or couples living in their own 

households receive the full federal benefit. The federal benefit is reduced by one-third, 
Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ G.9

if an individual or couple is living in another person's household and receiving support 

and maintenance there. The federal benefit rates are increased annually to reflect 

increases in the cost of living.

federal court review (OASDI and SSI). When an individual disagrees with SSA's final 

decision he or she may request judicial review by filing a civil action in a federal district 

court. See administrative review process.

federally administered payments (SSI). Federal SSI payments and state supplementation payments issued by the Social Security Administration on behalf of the states.

federally administered state supplementation (SSI). Cash payments provided by a 

state and issued by the Social Security Administration, which is also responsible for 

the maintenance of payment records. See state supplementation.

Food Stamp Program. The program issues monthly allotments of coupons that are 

redeemable at retail food stores, or provides benefits through electronic benefit transfer to help individuals and families with little or no income to buy food.

full retirement age—FRA (OASI). The age at which a person may first become entitled to 

unreduced retirement benefits. For persons attaining age 62 before 2000, the full 

retirement age is 65. Beginning with an increase to 65 years and 2 months for persons 

reaching age 65 in 2003, FRA is increasing gradually to 67 for persons reaching that 

age in 2027 or later. The higher full retirement age affects the benefit amount if a person chooses to receive benefits before attaining the FRA. See Table 2.A17.1.

government pension offset (OASDI). A law that affects spouse's or widow(er)'s benefits. 

Benefits are subject to reduction by any government pensions payable to the spouse 

on the basis of his or her own earnings in noncovered employment. The offset 

reduces the Social Security benefit amount by two-thirds of the amount of the government pension.

gross domestic product—GDP. The total dollar value of all goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States, regardless who supplies the 

labor or property.

health maintenance organization—HMO (Medicare). Competitive medical plans, 

including Medicare Advantage, that have contracts with the Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services on a prospective capitation basis for providing health care to Medicare beneficiaries.

home health agency (Medicare and Medicaid). A public or private organization that provides skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services in the patient's home and 

that meets certain conditions to ensure the health and safety of the individual.

home health services (Medicare and Medicaid). Items furnished in a patient's home 

under the care of physicians. These services are furnished under a plan established 

and periodically reviewed by a physician. They include part-time or intermittent skilled 

nursing care; physical, occupational, or speech therapy; medical social services; medical supplies and appliances (other than drugs and biologicals); home health aid services; and services of interns and residents.

hospice (Medicare and Medicaid). A public agency or private organization that is primarily engaged in providing pain relief, symptom management, and supportive services 

to patients that are certified to be terminally ill. Medicare beneficiaries may elect to 

receive hospice care instead of standard Medicare benefits for terminal illnesses.
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husband's benefit (OASDI). Monthly benefit payable to a husband or a divorced husband (aged 62 or older) of a retired or disabled worker. See spouse's benefit.

independent laboratory services (Medicare). Diagnostic laboratory tests ordered by a 

physician and performed in a laboratory independent of a physician's office or a hospital.

inpatient hospital services (Medicare). Items and services furnished to an inpatient of a 

hospital by the hospital, including room and board, nursing and related services, diagnostic and therapeutic services, and medical or surgical services.

institutionalization (Medicaid and SSI). Living arrangements for persons in public or private institutions when more than 50 percent of the cost of their care is met by the 

Medicaid program.

insured status (OASDI). The state of having sufficient quarters of coverage to meet the 

eligibility requirements for retired-worker or disabled-worker benefits or to permit the 

worker's spouse and children or survivors to establish eligibility for benefits in the 

event of his or her disability, retirement, or death. (For qualifications for insured status, 

see "Insured Status" in the section Social Security [Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability 

Insurance].)

interim assistance (SSI). Payments made by a state or local government to Supplemental Security Income applicants while their claims are being adjudicated. Repayment is 

made from the first SSI payment.

intermediary (Medicare). An organization, selected by providers of health care, that has 

an agreement with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to process and pay 

institutional claims and perform other functions under the program.

life expectancy. The average number of years of life remaining at each tabulated birthday. See life table (period).

life table (period). A period life table represents the mortality experience of an entire population during a relatively short period of time, usually 1–3 years. Such tables are useful for analyzing changes in the mortality experienced by a population through time. 

The table refers to a cohort of 100,000 people with the same birthday who experience 

the rate of mortality, or probability of death within 1 year, shown in the table, throughout their lives.

lifetime reserve (Medicare). Nonrenewable 60 days of inpatient hospital care to draw on 

if the 90 covered days per benefit period are exhausted. Patients are required to pay a 

daily coinsurance amount equal to one-half of the inpatient hospital deductible for 

each lifetime reserve day.

limitation of widow(er)'s benefit (OASDI). The reduction of the widow(er)'s benefit due 

to the early retirement of the deceased spouse. The benefit for a nondisabled 

widow(er) is limited to the larger of 82 1/2 percent of the deceased spouse's primary 

insurance amount, or the amount to which the deceased spouse would have been 

entitled if he or she were still alive. Thus, receipt of benefits by a worker before the full 

retirement age will result in a reduction of benefits for a widow(er), even if the 

widow(er) became entitled after his or her own full retirement age. Tables showing 

data on reduction for early retirement for nondisabled widow(er)s do not include those 

with limited benefits unless they became entitled before their own full retirement age. 

See widow(er)'s benefit.
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Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program—LIHEAP. Federal program to assist 

low-income households with heating and cooling costs.

lump-sum death benefit (OASDI). A one-time payment, generally $255, payable on the 

death of a fully or currently insured worker. The lump sum is payable to the surviving 

spouse of the worker, under most circumstances, or if there is no spouse, to the 

worker's entitled children.

managed care (Medicare). Includes health maintenance organizations (HMOs), competitive medical plans (CMPs), and other plans that provide health services on a prepayment basis which is either based on cost or risk depending on the type of contract they 

have with Medicare. See also Medicare Advantage.

mandatory minimum state supplementation (SSI). Required by federal law for individuals converted to the Supplemental Security Income program from state assistance 

programs for the aged, blind, or disabled. This provision insures that monthly income 

will not be less than the amount received under the former state programs.

maximum family benefit (OASDI). The maximum monthly amount that can be paid on a 

worker's earnings record. Whenever the total of the individual monthly benefits payable to all the beneficiaries entitled on one earnings record exceeds the maximum, 

each dependents or survivors benefit is proportionately reduced to bring the total 

within the maximum. Benefits payable to divorced spouses or surviving divorced 

spouses are not reduced under the family maximum provision. Tables 2.A13, 2.A14, 

and 2.A17 give the formulas for computing the maximum family benefit.

maximum taxable (OASDI and Medicare). See annual maximum taxable limit.

mean. The arithmetic mean is calculated by dividing the sum of all of the values of a variable by the number of cases. The term "average" used in this publication refers to the 

arithmetic mean. See also median.

median. The median is a measure of central value which identifies that value that divides 

a distribution in half such that an equal number of cases fall below it as there are 

above it. See also mean.

Medicaid. A federal-state program that provides medical assistance for certain individuals 

and families with low incomes and limited resources.

medical savings account (Medicare). A plan that provides benefits after a single high 

deductible is met. Medicare makes an annual deposit to the medical savings account 

(MSA), and the beneficiary is expected to use that money to pay for medical expenses 

above the annual deductible. MSAs are currently a test program.

medically needy (Medicaid). Persons who would be eligible for Medicaid under one of 

the program's mandatory or optional groups, except that their income or resources are 

above the eligibility level set by their state. The states may extend eligibility to these 

otherwise qualified persons by allowing them to "spend down" to Medicaid eligibility by 

incurring medical or remedial care expenses to offset their excess income, thereby 

reducing it to a level below the maximum allowed by that state's Medicaid plan.

Medicare. A federally administered health insurance program that covers the cost of hospitalization, medical care, and some related services for most persons aged 65 or 

older. Also covers persons receiving Social Security Disability Insurance payments for 

2 years, and persons with end stage renal disease. Medicare consists of two separate 

but coordinated programs—Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Part B (Supplementary 

Medical Insurance).
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Medicare Advantage. An expanded set of options for the delivery of health care under 

Medicare established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. Most Medicare beneficiaries can choose to receive benefits through the original fee-for-service program or 

through one of the following Medicare Advantage plans: (1) coordinated care plans 

(such as health maintenance organizations, provider sponsored organizations, and 

preferred provider organizations); (2) medical savings account/deductible plans 

(through a demonstration available to up to 390,000 beneficiaries); or (3) private feefor-service plans.

Medicare economic index. An index that is often used in the calculation of the increases 

in the prevailing charge levels that help to determine allowed charges for physician 

services. In 1991 and later, this index is considered in connection with the update factor for the physician fee schedule.

Medigap (Medicare). A term used for private health insurance that pays, within limits, 

most of the health care service charges not covered by Part A (Hospital Insurance) or 

Part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance).

military wage credits (OASDI and Medicare). Credits recognizing that military personnel 

receive wages in kind (such as food and shelter) in addition to their basic pay and 

other cash payments. Noncontributory wage credits of $160 are provided for each 

month of active military service from September 16, 1940, through December 31, 

1956. For years after 1956, the basic pay of military personnel is covered under the 

Social Security program on a contributory basis. See Table 2.A2 for amounts of noncontributory wage credits for 1957–2001. Noncontributory wage credits were eliminated for all years after 2001.

minimum benefit (OASDI). The lowest benefit (before actuarial reduction) payable to a 

retired worker, a disabled worker, or a sole survivor of a deceased worker. The minimum benefit was eliminated for most workers who attain age 62, become disabled, or 

die after 1981.

monthly benefit (OASDI). The amount payable after reduction, if necessary, for age, family maximum, and other reasons but before any deduction for Supplementary Medical 

Insurance (SMI) premiums. Effective June 1982, the final benefit payment is rounded 

to the next lowest $1 (if not already a multiple of $1) after reduction for age, family 

maximum, and other reasons and after any deduction for SMI premiums. The tables in 

this publication reflect the monthly benefit credited (MBC) which is calculated as follows:

1. Subtract the SMI premium from the monthly benefit amount;

2. Round the above result down to the nearest whole dollar; and

3. Add back the SMI premium to the rounded result from 2 above.

For example, if a monthly benefit amount is $968.20, and an SMI premium of $88.50 

is deducted, the MBC is $967.50 (calculated as follows: $968.20 - $88.50 = $879.70 

rounded down to $879.00 + $88.50 = $967.50).

mother's benefit (OASDI). A monthly benefit payable to a widow or surviving divorced 

mother if (1) the deceased worker on whose account the benefit is paid was either 

fully or currently insured at the time of his death and (2) the entitled child of the worker 

is in her care and is under age 16 or disabled.

nondisabled widow(er)'s benefit (OASDI). See widow(er)'s benefit.

nonpayment status (OASDI). See withholding.
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normal retirement age (OASI). See full retirement age.

old-age benefit (OASI). See retired-worker benefit.

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance—OASDI. The Social Security programs 

that pay monthly cash benefits to: 

1. Retired-worker (old-age) beneficiaries and their spouses and children and to survivors of deceased insured workers (OASI), and

2. Disabled-worker beneficiaries and their spouses and children and for providing 

rehabilitation services to the disabled (DI).

optional state supplementation (SSI). May be provided by states to bring the combined 

Supplemental Security Income and state payment to an amount more nearly commensurate with their costs of living than is the SSI payment alone.

outpatient services (Medicare). Services furnished to outpatients by a participating hospital for diagnosis or treatment of an illness or injury.

own household (SSI). A definition used to determine the federal benefit rates. Applies to 

adults who own their living quarters, are liable for the rent, pay their pro rata shares of 

household expenses, are living in households composed only of recipients of public 

income-maintenance payments, are placed by agencies in private households, and 

children living in their parent's household. See federal benefit rates.

parent's benefit (OASDI). Monthly benefit payable to a dependent parent aged 62 or 

older of a deceased fully insured worker.

payment status (OASDI). The state or condition of a benefit with respect to actual receipt 

by the beneficiary—that is, whether the benefit is in current-payment status or withheld.

peer review organization (Medicare). A group of practicing physicians and other health 

care professionals, paid by the federal government, to review the care given to Medicare patients.

physician services (Medicare). Services provided by an individual licensed under state 

law to practice medicine or osteopathy. Services provided by hospitals are not covered by this provision.

preferred provider organization (Medicare). An arrangement between a provider network and a health insurance or a self-insured employer. Providers generally accept 

payments less than traditional fee for service payments in return for a potentially 

greater share of the patient market. Preferred provider organization enrollees are not 

required to use the preferred providers, but are given financial incentives to do so, 

such as reduced coinsurance and deductibles. Providers do not accept financial risk 

for the management of care.

presumptive disability or blindness (SSI). For certain diagnoses, where there is high 

probability of a favorable medical determination of disability or blindness, payments 

may be made for up to 6 months before the formal determination if the applicant 

meets the other eligibility qualifications.

primary insurance amount—PIA (OASDI). The primary insurance amount is related to a 

worker's average monthly wage or average indexed monthly earnings. The PIA is 

used to compute all types of benefits payable on the basis of an individual's earnings 

record. Retired workers electing benefits at the full retirement age and disabled work-
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ers who did not receive a retirement benefit reduced for age receive a benefit equal to 

the PIA. Dependents and survivors of workers receive specified percentages of the 

PIA subject to the family maximum and entitlement before the full retirement age.

primary insurance amount formula (OASDI). The mathematical formula relating the primary insurance amount (PIA) to the AIME (average indexed monthly earnings) for 

workers who attain age 62, become disabled, or die after 1978. The PIA is equal to 

the sum of 90 percent of AIME up to the first bend point, plus 32 percent of AIME 

above the first bend point up to the second bend point, plus 15 percent of AIME in 

excess of the second bend point. Automatic benefit increases are applied beginning 

with the year of eligibility.

prospective payment system (Medicare). A method of reimbursement for hospitals that 

was implemented effective with hospital cost reporting periods beginning on or after 

October 1, 1983. Under this system, Medicare payment is made at a predetermined, 

specific rate for each discharge. All discharges are classified according to a list of 

diagnosis-related groups.

Prouty benefit (OASI). See special age-72 benefit.

provider (Medicare and Medicaid). Medicare—A provider is a facility, supplier, or physician who furnishes medical services. Medicaid—A provider is a person, group, or 

agency who provides covered services to enrollees.

qualified Medicare beneficiaries (Medicare and Medicaid). Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries are persons with incomes at or below 100 percent of the federal poverty level 

and resources at or below 200 percent of the Supplemental Security Income limit. 

Medicaid pays the Medicare (Parts A and B) premiums and the coinsurance and 

deductibles, subject to limits that states may impose on payment rates.

quarters of coverage (OASDI and Medicare). The crediting of coverage needed for 

insured status. A worker receives 1 quarter of coverage (up to a total of 4) for a designated amount of annual earnings reported from employment or self-employment. This 

dollar amount is subject to annual automatic increases in proportion to increases in 

average earnings. For amounts in years 1939 to present, see Table 2.A7. No more 

than 4 quarters of coverage may be credited for any calendar year, and no quarter of 

coverage is credited after the quarter in which death occurred or for a quarter entirely 

included in a period of disability.

Railroad Retirement. A federal insurance program designed for workers in the railroad 

industry. The provisions of the Railroad Retirement Act provide for a system of coordination and financial interchange between the Railroad Retirement program and the 

Social Security program.

reasonable cost (Medicare). Intermediaries and carriers use the Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services guidelines to determine reasonable costs incurred by providers in 

furnishing covered services to enrollees. Reasonable cost is based on the actual cost 

of providing such services, including direct and indirect costs of providers and excluding any costs that are unnecessary in the efficient delivery of services covered by the 

Hospital Insurance program.

redetermination (SSI). The periodic review of eligibility for each Supplemental Security 

Income recipient to ensure that eligibility continues and that payments are in the 

proper amount.

reduction for early retirement (OASDI). See actuarial reduction.
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representative payee (OASDI and SSI). A person designated by the Social Security 

Administration to receive monthly benefits on behalf of a beneficiary when such action 

appears to be in the beneficiary's best interest. A representative payee is appointed 

for an adult beneficiary when the beneficiary is physically or mentally incapable of 

managing his or her own funds. In addition, a payee is usually appointed to receive 

benefits on behalf of a child under age 18.

retired-worker (old-age) benefit (OASI). Monthly benefit payable to a fully insured 

retired worker aged 62 or older, or to a person entitled under the transitionally insured 

status provision in the law. Retired-worker benefit data do not include special age-72 

benefits, unless indicated. 

retirement age (OASI). The age at which an individual establishes entitlement to retirement benefits. See full retirement age.

retirement earnings test (OASDI). See earnings test.

secondary benefit (OASDI). Monthly benefit payable to a spouse or child of a retired or 

disabled worker, or to a survivor of a deceased worker.

Section 1619(a) (SSI). See special cash payments.

Section 1619(b) (SSI). See special recipient status.

self-employed (OASDI and HI). One who derives income from the operation of a partnership or nonincorporated trade or business.

skilled nursing facility (Medicare). An institution that has a transfer agreement with one 

or more participating hospitals, is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing care 

and rehabilitative services to inpatients, and meets specific regulatory certification 

requirements.

Social Security number (OASDI and HI). A nine-digit number used to identify the record 

of earnings an individual has in employment or self-employment covered by Social 

Security and Medicare.

Social Security Act. Public Law 74-271, enacted August 14, 1935, with subsequent 

amendments. The Social Security Act consists of 20 titles, of which four have been 

repealed.

special age-72 benefit (OASI). Monthly benefit payable to men who attained age 72 

before 1972 and to women who attained age 72 before 1970 and who do not have 

sufficient quarters of coverage to qualify for a retired-worker benefit under either the 

fully or the transitionally insured status provisions. (Also known as Prouty benefits.)

special cash payments (SSI). Continuing cash benefits for disabled individuals whose 

gross earned income is at the amount designated as the substantial gainful activity 

level. The person must continue to be disabled and meet all other eligibility rules.

special minimum PIA (OASDI). An alternative primary insurance amount (PIA) based on 

the worker's length (years) of covered employment. It is designed to help those who 

worked in covered employment for many years but had low earnings. See Table 2.A12 

for computation of the special minimum PIA.

special recipient status (SSI). For Medicaid purposes, provides special status to working 

disabled or blind individuals when their earnings make them ineligible for cash payments.
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specified low-income Medicare beneficiaries (Medicare and Medicaid). Persons who 

meet all Qualified Medicare Beneficiary requirements except that their incomes are 

slightly higher, though less than 120 percent of the federal poverty level. Medicaid 

pays their Part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) premium.

spell of illness (Medicare). A period of consecutive days beginning with the first day on 

which a beneficiary is furnished inpatient hospital or extended care services and ending with the close of the first period of 60 consecutive days thereafter in which the beneficiary is in neither a hospital or skilled nursing facility.

spouse's benefit (OASDI). Monthly benefit payable to a spouse or a divorced spouse of 

a retired or disabled worker under one of the following conditions:

1. The spouse is aged 62 or older or has an entitled child of the worker in his or her 

care who is under age 16 or is disabled; or

2. The divorced spouse is aged 62 or older and was married to the worker for 10 

years before the divorce became final. Effective with benefits payable after 

December 1984, a divorced spouse of an eligible worker can be entitled to benefits if he or she meets the requirements for entitlement and has been divorced for 

at least 2 years, regardless of whether the worker has filed for benefits or has 

benefits withheld due to the earnings test. Effective with benefits payable beginning January 1991, the 2-year period is waived if the worker was entitled to benefits before the divorce. The earnings test will continue to apply to the divorced 

spouse's own earnings; or

3. Effective with benefits payable beginning January 1991, a deemed spouse 

(including a divorced deemed spouse), regardless of whether the legal spouse is 

entitled to benefits on the same earnings record. A deemed spouse is a person 

who entered into an invalid ceremonial marriage in good faith.

state-administered supplementation (SSI). See state supplementation.

state supplementation (SSI). Payments to eligible persons made under state provisions. 

These payments may vary by the recipient's living situation and by geographic area 

within the state. The payments are federally and state administered.

student benefit (OASDI). Child's benefit payable to a full-time unmarried elementary or 

secondary school student aged 18–19. Student benefits end at age 19 or at the end of 

the current semester or quarter, whichever is later.

substantial gainful activity—SGA (DI and SSI). Remunerative work that is substantial, 

as determined from considering the amount of money earned, and or the number of 

hours worked, and the nature of the work. See Table 2.A30 for money amounts.

Supplemental Security Income—SSI. Program for the needy aged, blind, and disabled. 

Replaced the former federal-state programs of Old-Age Assistance, Aid to the Blind, 

and Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled.

surviving divorced father's benefit (OASI). See father's benefit.

surviving divorced mother's benefit (OASI). See mother's benefit.

surviving divorced spouse's benefit (OASI). See widow(er)'s benefit.

survivors benefit (OASI). Benefit payable to a survivor of a deceased insured worker.

suspended benefit (OASDI). A benefit not in current-payment status. 
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taxable earnings (OASDI and HI). Wages and/or self-employment income that is under 

the applicable annual maximum taxable limit.

taxable maximum (OASDI and HI). See annual maximum taxable limit.

taxable self-employment income (OASDI and HI). The maximum amount of net earnings from self-employment by an earner which, when added to any taxable wages, 

does not exceed the contribution and benefit base. For Hospital Insurance beginning 

in 1994, all net earnings from self-employment.

taxable wages (OASDI and HI). See taxable earnings.

taxes (OASDI and HI). See contributions.

technical entitlement. A technical entitlement occurs when a beneficiary is entitled to 

benefits on more than one earnings record but is eligible to receive benefits on only 

one earnings record. There are two types of technical entitlement: (1) Simultaneous 

technical entitlement: beneficiary is entitled to the same type of benefit on more than 

one earnings record; (2) Potential dual entitlement: the secondary benefit amount 

potentially exceeds the primary benefit, but reduction for age or family maximum 

causes the primary benefit to exceed the secondary benefit amount.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families—TANF. Created by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996, TANF provides assistance 

and work opportunities to needy families. Replaced Aid to Families with Dependent 

Children (AFDC), Emergency Assistance, and Job Opportunities and Basic Skills 

Training (JOBS) programs.

Temporary Disability Insurance—TDI. Sometimes called cash sickness benefits, TDI 

provides workers with partial compensation for loss of wages caused by temporary 

nonoccupational disability. Only five states, Puerto Rico, and the railroad industry 

have TDI laws.

termination (OASDI). Cessation of payment of a specific type of benefit because the beneficiary is no longer entitled to receive it. For example, benefits might terminate as a 

result of the death of the beneficiary, the recovery of a disabled beneficiary, or the 

attainment of age 18 by a child beneficiary. In some cases, the individual may become 

immediately entitled to another type of benefit (such as the conversion of a disabledworker beneficiary at full retirement age to a retired-worker beneficiary).

totalization (OASDI). International agreements that coordinate the U.S. Social Security 

programs with the Social Security programs of other countries are called "totalization 

agreements." 

trust fund (OASDI and Medicare). Four separate accounts in the U.S. Treasury in which 

are deposited the equivalent of taxes received under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, the Self-Employment Contributions Act, contributions dealing with coverage 

of state and local government employees, any sums received under the financial interchange with the railroad retirement account, voluntary hospital and medical insurance 

premiums, and transfers of federal general revenues. Funds not withdrawn for current 

monthly or service benefits, the financial interchange, and administrative expenses 

are invested in interest-bearing federal securities, as required by law.

The interest earned is also deposited in the trust funds.

1. Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI). The trust fund used for paying monthly 

benefits to retired-worker (old-age) beneficiaries and their spouses and children 

and to survivors of insured workers.
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2. Disability Insurance (DI). The trust fund used for paying monthly benefits to disabled-worker beneficiaries and their spouses and children and for providing rehabilitation services to the disabled.

3. Hospital Insurance (HI). The trust fund used for paying part of the costs of inpatient hospital services and related post-hospital care for aged and disabled individuals who meet the eligibility requirements.

4. Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI). The trust fund used for paying part of 

the costs of physicians' services, outpatient hospital services, and other related 

medical and health services for voluntarily insured aged and disabled individuals.

Unemployment Insurance. A federal-state coordinated program that provides partial 

income replacement to regularly employed members of the labor force who become 

involuntarily unemployed. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the 

Virgin Islands have unemployment insurance programs.

veterans' benefits. A variety of benefits and services to veterans and their dependents 

and survivors that include, but are not limited to disability compensation, benefits for 

survivors, health care benefits, and educational assistance and training.

widowed father's benefit (OASI). See father's benefit.

widowed mother's benefit (OASI). See mother's benefit.

widow(er)'s benefit (OASDI). Monthly benefit payable to a widow(er) or surviving 

divorced widow(er) of a worker fully insured at the time of death, if he or she is (1) 

aged 60 or older or (2) aged 50–59 and has been disabled throughout a waiting period 

of 5 consecutive calendar months that began no later than 7 years after the month in 

which the worker died or after the end of his or her entitlement to benefits as a widowed mother or father.

A surviving divorced widow(er)'s marriage to a worker must have lasted 10 years 

before the divorce became final. Effective for benefits payable after December 1983, 

benefits are continued for disabled widow(er)s and surviving divorced widow(er)s who 

remarry after the age of first eligibility for benefits.

Effective January 1991, benefits may be payable to a deemed widow(er), including a 

divorced deemed widow(er). A deemed widow(er) is a person who entered into an 

invalid ceremonial marriage in good faith.

wife's benefit (OASDI). A monthly benefit payable to a wife or divorced wife of a retired or 

disabled worker. See spouse's benefit.

windfall elimination provision—WEP (OASI and DI). A modified benefit formula for 

determining the primary insurance amount, which eliminates the windfall in benefits 

for individuals who have only minimal Social Security coverage and will receive a pension based on years of work in noncovered employment. This formula prevents a 

windfall to persons who unfairly benefit from provisions aimed at low-income workers. 

The change was phased in for workers eligible for retirement or Disability Insurance 

benefits and for a pension from noncovered employment beginning in 1986; became 

fully effective in 1990. See Table 2.A11.1

withholding (OASDI). Suspension of benefit payments until the condition(s) causing 

deductions are known to have ended. The suspension does not affect eligibility for 

Hospital Insurance benefits.

worker (OASDI). A person who has earnings creditable for Social Security purposes on 

the basis of services for wages in covered employment or on the basis of income from 
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covered self-employment. Data on covered self-employment exclude self-employed 

persons who had no self-employment income taxable or creditable under Social Security because they had wages or salaries reaching the annual taxable maximum 

reported for the same year.

workers' compensation and public disability benefit offset (DI). A requirement that 

reduces the benefits to a disabled worker and dependents if the worker also receives 

workers' compensation (WC) or other public disability benefits (PDB). The reduction 

continues until the month the worker reaches age 65 or the month the WC/PDB payments stop, whichever comes first.
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Abbreviations

AB Aid to the Blind

ACF Administration for Children and Families

ACR Adjusted Community Rate

AET Annual earnings test

AFDC Aid to Families with Dependent Children

AFDC-UP Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Unemployed Parents

AIDS Acquired immune deficiency syndrome

AIME Average indexed monthly earnings

AMW Average monthly wage

APTD Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled

BBA Balanced Budget Act of 1997

BC/BS Blue Cross/Blue Shield

CDR Continuing disability review

CHAMPVA Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans 

Affairs

CLIA Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act

CMP Competitive medical plans

CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

COBRA Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

COLA Cost-of-living adjustment

CPI-U Consumer price index for all urban consumers

CPI-W Consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers

CPS Current Population Survey

DA&A Drug addiction and alcoholism

DHHS Department of Health and Human Services

DI Disability Insurance

DME Durable medical equipment

DOE Department of Energy

DOL Department of Labor

DRG Diagnosis-related group

EA Emergency Assistance

EBT Electronic benefit transfer

EPSDT Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment program

ESRD End-stage renal disease

FDA Food and Drug Administration

FERS Federal Employees Retirement System

FFS Fee for service

FICA Federal Insurance Contributions Act

FMAP Federal medical assistance percentage

FPL Federal poverty level

FQHC Federally qualified health center

FRA Full retirement age

FUTA Federal Unemployment Tax Act

FY Fiscal year
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GDP Gross domestic product

GPO Government Pension Offset

HCBS Home and community based services

HCFA Health Care Financing Administration

HHA Home health agency

HHS Department of Health and Human Services

HI Hospital Insurance

HIV Human immunodeficiency virus

HMO Health maintenance organization

ICF Intermediate care facility

ICFs/MR Intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded

LIHEAP Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

LTC Long-term care

MA Medicare Advantage

MBC Monthly benefit credited

MBR Master Beneficiary Record

MCCA Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act

MCCRA Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act

MMA Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act

MN Medically needy

MSA Medical savings account

NRC National Research Council

OAA Old-Age Assistance

OASDI Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

OASI Old-Age and Survivors Insurance

OBRA Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act

OEO Office of Economic Opportunity

OMB Office of Management and Budget

PACE Programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly

PDP Prescription Drug Plan

PESS Property essential to self-support

PIA Primary insurance amount

PIB Primary insurance benefit

PPO Preferred provider organization

PPS Prospective payment system

PRO Peer review organization

PSO Provider-sponsored organization

QC Quarter of coverage

QDWIS Qualified disabled working individuals

QI Qualified individual

QMB Qualified Medicare beneficiary

RVS Relative value scale

SCHIP State Children’s Health Insurance Program

SECA Self-Employment Contributions Act

SGA Substantial gainful activity
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SIPP Survey of Income and Program Participation

SLMB Specified low-income Medicare beneficiary

SMI Supplementary Medical Insurance

SNF Skilled nursing facility

SSA Social Security Administration

SSI Supplemental Security Income

TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

TDI Temporary Disability Insurance

TEFRA Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act

TWP Trial work period

USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture

VA Department of Veterans Affairs

VEAP Veterans’ Educational Assistance Program

WEP Windfall Elimination Provision

WIN Work Incentive Program
Index

Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006 ♦ I.1

Index to Tables

A

Accuracy rates (OASI and SSI), 2F7

Actuarial reduction (OASDI) (see Reduction for early retirement 

[OASDI])

Administrative data (SSA), 2F1–2F9, 2F11

Administrative expenses

Disability Insurance Trust Fund, 4A2, 4A3

Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, 8A1

Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, 4A1, 4A3

Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, 8A2

Administrative Law Judges (SSA), workloads of, 2F8

Adult beneficiaries (OASDI), 5A16, 5L1

Age (OASDI), 3C5, 3C6 (see also specific types of OASDI 

benefits, including Children; Disabled widows and widowers; 

Disabled workers; Retired workers; Widowed mothers and 

fathers; Widows and widowers, nondisabled; Wives and 

husbands)

awards, 6A3–6A5, 6B1, 6B5, 6C2, 6D3, 6D5, 6D7

benefit types and amounts, 5A16

centenarians, 5J5

Hispanic origin, 3C8

income, 3E3, 3E6

life table, 4C6

race, 3C7a,b; 5A1.1–5A1.8; 5A3; 5A6

retirement, 2A17.1

sex, 3C8, 5A1.1–5A1.8, 5A3, 5A6, 5A10, 5A16

state data, 5J3, 5J5, 5J5.1

summary data, 5A1.1–5A1.8, 5A5, 5A10, 5A15, 5A16

Age (SSI) (see Supplemental Security Income)

Aged (SSI) (see Supplemental Security Income)

Agricultural employees (OASDI), 2A1

Aliens (SSI) (see Noncitizens [SSI])

Allowances (OASDI and SSI), 2F7

Appeals Council cases reviews (SSA), 2F11

Applications (OASDI), 6C7

Automatic adjustment provisions (OASDI), 2A18

Average annual wage (OASDI), 2A8

Average indexed monthly earnings (OASDI), 2A10, 2A11, 2A18

Average monthly wage (OASDI), 2A10, 2A16, 2A17, 2A20

Awards (OASDI)

age, 6A3–6A5, 6B1, 6B5, 6C2, 6D3, 6D5, 6D7

applications, 6C7

children, 6A1, 6A3, 6D4, 6D5

conversion, 6A4

disabled workers, 6A1–6A6, 6C1, 6C2, 6C7

initial, 6B1

lump-sum, 6D9

primary insurance amount, 6A2

race, 6A3

retired workers, 6A1–6A6, 6B1, 6B3–6B5

sex, 6A2–6A5, 6B1, 6B3–6B5, 6C1, 6C2, 6D3, 6D7

state data, 6A6

summary data, 6A1–6A6

widowed mothers and fathers, 6A1, 6A3, 6D6, 6D7

widows and widowers, 6A1–6A3, 6A5, 6D7, 6D8

wives, 6A3

wives and husbands, 6A1, 6A3, 6A5, 6D1, 6D3

Awards (SSI)

adults, 7A8, 7B9, 7E2

age, 7A8, 7B9, 7E2

aged, 7A8, 7B9, 7E2

blind, 7A8, 7B9, 7E2

blind and disabled children, 7E2

disabled, 7A8, 7B9, 7E2

sex, 7E2

state data, 7B9

B

Bend points in benefit formula (OASDI), 2A11, 2A11.1, 2A13, 

2A18

Beneficiaries and payments, currently payable (OASDI)

age, 5A1.1–5A1.8, 5A3, 5A5, 5A6, 5A10, 5A14–5A16

assets, 3E3

concurrent, OASDI and SSI, 3C5, 3C6, 3C6.1

earnings, 3E3

foreign countries, 5J11

Hispanic origin, 3C8

income, 3E3, 3E6

sources, 3E3

international agreements, eligibility based on, 5M1

living arrangements, 3E3, 3E6

race, 3C7a,b; 5A1; 5A1.1–5A1.8; 5A3; 5A6; 5A7

representative payment, 5L1

sex, 3C8, 5A1.1–5A1.8, 5A3, 5A6–5A8, 5A10, 5A14–5A16

state data, 5J1–5J6, 5J8–5J10

summary data, 3C6.1, 3C7, 3C8, 5A1, 5A1.1–5A1.8,

5A3–5A8, 5A10, 5A14–5A17

type of benefit (see Children [OASDI]; Disabled widows and 

widowers; Disabled workers; Parents; Retired workers; 

Special age-72 beneficiaries; Widowed mothers and 

fathers; Widows and widowers, nondisabled; Wives and 

husbands)

Benefit computations (OASDI), 2A8–2A14, 2A16–2A18

Benefit rates (SSI), 2B1
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Benefit types and levels (OASDI), qualifications and legal 

criteria for

beneficiary families, 2A26

children, 2A21, 2A22

disabled workers, 2A20

divorced beneficiaries, 2A21, 2A22

illustrative monthly benefits, 2A26

lump-sum awards, 2A25

maximum and minimum, 2A27, 2A28

parents, 2A22

PIA, percentage of, 2A20–2A22

retired workers, 2A20, 2A27, 2A28 

special age-72 beneficiaries, 2A24

survivors, 2A22, 2A23, 2A26

transitionally insured, 2A23

vocational rehabilitation services, 2A25

widowed mothers and fathers (OASDI), 2A22

widows and widowers, 2A22–2A24

wives and husbands, 2A21–2A24

Black Lung

benefits, 9D1, 9D2

hearing receipts, dispositions, claims pending, 2F9

Blind (SSI) (see Supplemental Security Income)

C

Centenarians (OASDI), 5J5

Children (OASDI)

age, 5A1.4, 5A5, 5A10, 6D5

awards, 6A1, 6A3, 6D4, 6D5

beneficiary families, 5H1–5H4

benefit distributions, 5H3, 5H4

benefits paid

annual, 4A5, 4A6

monthly, 5A4, 5A16, 5A17, 5F4, 5J4, 5J14

benefits withheld, 6E4, 6E5

disabled aged 18 or older, 3C6.1, 5A1.4, 5A10, 5A16, 5A17, 

5C2, 5E2, 5F4, 5F6, 5J14, 6D4

foreign countries, 5J11

of deceased workers, 5A1, 5A1.4, 5F4, 5F6, 5F7, 6D4

of disabled workers, 5A1, 5A1.4, 5E1, 5E2, 5F4, 6D4

of retired workers, 5A1, 5A1.4, 5C1, 5C2, 5F4, 6D4

primary insurance amount, 5C1, 5E1, 5F7, 5H2

special minimum, 5A8

qualifications for benefits, 2A21, 2A22

race, 5A1, 5A1.4, 5A6, 6A3

sex, 5A16

state data, 5J2, 5J4, 5J10, 5J14

students, aged 18-19, 5A1.4, 5C2, 5E2, 5F4, 5F6, 6D4

terminations, 6F1–6F3

under age 18, 5A1.4, 5C2, 5E2, 5F4, 5F6, 6D4

Children, blind or disabled (SSI) (see Supplemental Security 

Income)

Civil Service (see Government workers)

Claims workloads (OASDI and SSI), 2F4–2F6

Clergy (see Religious personnel)

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) facilities (see Medicare)

Computations, benefit (OASDI), 2A10–2A14, 2A16–2A18

Concurrent beneficiaries and recipients (OASDI and SSI), 2F9, 

3C5, 3C6, 3C6.1, 7D1, 7D2

Constant dollars (OASDI, SSI, and TANF benefits), 3C4

Consumer price index (CPI), 2A18, 3C4, 3E1

Contribution rates (OASDI), 2A3, 2A5

Contributions (OASDI), 2A4, 4B10–4B12

Cost-of-living adjustments (OASDI and SSI), 2A11, 2A13, 2A14, 

2A18, 2A19, 2B1

Covered workers (OASDI)

age, 4B5, 4B6, 4B8

categories of, 2A1

coverage election or waiver, 2A1

legislation affecting, 2A1

median earnings, 4B3, 4B6

new entrants, 4B1

OASDHI contributions, 4B10–4B12

self-employed, 2A1, 4B2–4B4, 4B8–4B12

sex, 4B3–4B9

Social Security numbers issued, 4B1

state data, 4B10, 4B12

taxable earnings, amount reported, 4B1–4B3, 4B7,

4B9–4B14

wage and salary, 4B2, 4B3, 4B7, 4B10–4B12

with earnings above maximum taxable, 4B7, 4B9

with earnings below maximum taxable, 4B4, 4B7, 4B9

Creditable earnings (OASDI) (see Taxable earnings [OASDI])

D

Death probability, 4C6

Delayed retirement credit (OASDI), 2A20, 2A22, 5B1–5B3

Denials (see Service delivery [OASDI and SSI])

Dependents and survivors (OASDI), 5F1–5F13

Direct deposit (OASDI), 5K1

Disability, definition of (OASDI), 2A7

Disability determinations (see Service delivery [OASDI and SSI])

Disability Insurance (OASDI), 2F5, 2F9

Disability Insurance Trust Fund (OASDI) (see Trust funds)

Disabled adult children (see Children [OASDI], disabled, aged 18 

or older)
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Disabled beneficiaries (OASDI), 5A16, 5A17, 5J14 (see also 

Children [OASDI]; Disabled widows and widowers; Disabled 

workers)

 

Disabled children (OASDI) (see Children [OASDI], disabled, aged 

18 or older)

Disabled (SSI) (see Supplemental Security Income)

Disabled widows and widowers (OASDI)

age, 5A1.7, 5A5, 5A16, 6A3, 6D7

awards, 6A3, 6D7, 6D8

beneficiary families, 5H2, 5H4

benefit distributions, 5H4

benefits paid, monthly, 3C6.1, 5A16, 5A17, 5F8, 5J14

primary insurance amount, 5F7, 5H2

special minimum, 5A8

race, 5A1, 5A1.7, 5A7, 6A3

sex, 5A1.7, 5A7, 5A16, 5F6, 6A3, 6D8

state data, 5J14

surviving divorced, 5A1.7

year of entitlement, 5F10

Disabled workers (OASDI)

age, 5A1.2, 5A3, 5A5, 5A10, 5A16, 5D4, 6A3, 6A4, 6C2

applications, 6C7

awards, 6A1–6A5, 6C1, 6C2, 6C7

beneficiary families, 5H1–5H3

benefit distributions, 5D2, 5H3, 5J8, 6C1

benefits paid

annual, 4A6

monthly, 3C6.1, 5A4, 5A16, 5A17, 5D3, 5J4, 5J14, 6A6

benefits withheld, 6E4, 6E5

foreign countries, 5J11

primary insurance amount, 5E1, 5H2, 6A2

special minimum, 5A8

qualifications for benefits, 2A20

race, 5A1, 5A1.2, 5A3, 5A6, 5A7, 6A3

sex, 5A1.2, 5A3, 5A7, 5A10, 5A16, 5D3, 5D4, 5E2,

6A2–6A4, 6C2

state data, 5J2, 5J4, 5J8, 5J14, 6A6

terminations, 6F1, 6F2

with reduction for early retirement, 5A3, 6A5

year of entitlement, 5D1

Divorced beneficiaries (OASDI), 2A21, 2A22, 5A1.3, 5A1.5– 5A1.7, 5F12, 6D3, 6D6, 6D7

Domestic employees (OASDI), 2A1

Dual entitlement (OASDI), 5A14, 5A15, 5G1–5G5

E

Early retirement (OASDI) (see Reduction for early retirement 

[OASDI])

Earnings of covered workers (OASDI) (see also Taxable earnings 

[OASDI])

amount of, 4B1–4B3, 4B7, 4B9–4B14

below annual maximum taxable amount, 4B4, 4B7, 4B9

median, by age and sex of worker, 4B3, 4B6

self-employed workers, 4B2–4B4, 4B9–4B12

state data, 4B10, 4B12

wage and salary workers, 4B2, 4B3, 4B7, 4B10–4B12

Earnings test (OASDI)

amount permitted without reduction in benefits, 2A29, 2A29.1

automatic adjustment of, 2A18

beneficiaries affected, 6B1, 6E4, 6E5

Employees (SSA) (see Offices and staff [SSA])

End-stage renal disease (Medicare), 8B5, 8C3

Entitlement year (OASDI), 5B4, 5D1, 5F9, 5F10

Excess payments (see Service delivery [OASDI and SSI])

Expectation of life, 4C6

F

Fair Labor Standards Act, 3B3

Families, beneficiary (OASDI), 2A26, 3E6, 5H1–5H4

Family maximum benefit (OASDI), 2A13, 2A14, 2A17, 2A26

Fathers (see Widowed mothers and fathers [OASDI])

Federal employees (see Government workers)

FICA taxes (see Contribution rates (OASDI))

Financing (OASDI), 2A3–2A6

Foreign countries (OASDI), 5J1–5J11, 5J14, 5K1, 5M1

G

General revenue appropriations (OASDI), 2A6

Government pension offset (OASDI), 2A22, 2A23, 6E4, 6E5

Government workers, 2A1

H

Health and medical programs, expenditures for (see Medicaid; 

Medicare)

Health insurance for the aged and disabled (see Medicare)

Hearing receipts, dispositions, claims pending (OASDI and SSI), 

2F9

Hearings and appeals (OASDI), 2F1, 2F8, 2F9, 2F11

Hispanic origin, 3C8

Historical data 

administrative data, 2F3, 2F7

Black Lung benefits, 9D1

employment and earnings, 3B3

interprogram data, 3C3–3C5, 3C6.1

Medicaid recipients, 8E1, 8E2
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Medicare

cost sharing and premium amounts, 2C1

enrollment, utilization, and reimbursement, 8B1–8B5, 

8B8a– 8B12

participating facilities, 8C1

trust funds, 8A1, 8A2

poverty data, 3E1, 3E2, 3E8

Social Security Acts, 2A1, 2A2, 2A6, 2A7, 2A10–2A14, 

2A16–2A18, 2A20–2A25, 2A29, 2A29.1, 2A31, 2B1

Social Security program (OASDI)

awards, 6A1, 6A2, 6B5, 6C2, 6C7, 6D1, 6D4, 6D6, 6D8, 

6D9

benefit increases, cumulative effects of, 2A19

coverage, financing, and insured status, 2A3, 2A4

covered workers, 4B1–4B9, 4B11

current-pay benefits

benefit families, 5H1

dependents and survivors, 5F1, 5F4, 5F6, 5F8, 

5F12

disabled workers, 5D3, 5D4, 5E2

dual entitlement, 5G2

international agreements, 5M1

retired workers, 5B5, 5B8, 5C2

summary data, 5A4, 5A14, 5A17

earnings guidelines and SGA, 2A30

indexed earnings, 2A8, 2A9

insured workers, 4C1, 4C2, 4C5

retired-worker benefits, minimum and maximum, 

2A2, 2A28

terminations, 6F1

Trust funds, 4A1–4A6

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

noncitizens receiving, 7E6

summary data, 7A3–7A5, 7A8, 7A9

Veterans’ benefits, 9F1

Workers' compensation, 9B1, 9B2

Home health agencies (Medicare), participating facilities, 8C1, 

8C3

Home health services

Medicaid, 8E1

Medicare, 8B1, 8B2, 8B9, 8C1, 8C3

Hospital Insurance (HI) (see Medicare)

Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (Medicare) (see Trust funds)

Hospitals, expenditures for care

Medicaid, 8E1

Medicare, 8B1, 8B2, 8B8a, 8B8b

Hospitals (Medicare), type of participating facility, 8C1, 8C2

Husbands (OASDI) (see Wives and husbands [OASDI])

I

Illustrative monthly benefits (OASDI), 2A26

Income

age, 3E3, 3E6

family, 3E3, 3E6, 3E8

personal, 4A4

poverty guidelines, 3E8

poverty thresholds, 3E1

race, 3E6

shares, 3E3, 3E6

sources, 3E3

Income tax treatment of OASDI benefits (OASDI), 2A31, 2A32, 

3C3, 4A1–4A3

Independent laboratories (Medicare), participating, 8B9, 8C1, 8C3

Indexing factors and indexed earnings (OASDI), 2A8, 2A9

Insured status provisions (OASDI), 2A7

Insured workers (OASDI)

age, 4C2, 4C5

fully insured, 4C1, 4C2, 4C5

insured for disability, 4C1, 4C2

monthly benefits for survivors of, 2A22

percentage of population, 4C5

permanently insured, 4C1

sex, 4C2, 4C5

Interfund borrowing, 2A6

Intermediate-care facilities for the mentally retarded (Medicaid), 

8E1

International agreements (OASDI), 5M1

K

Kidney disease (see End-stage renal disease [Medicare])

L

Life expectancy, 4C6

Life table, 4C6

Living arrangements

aged population, 3E3, 3E4, 3E6

SSI recipients, 2B1, 7E5

Lump-sum death benefit (OASDI), 2A25, 4A5, 6D9

M

Maximum benefit (OASDI), 2A13, 2A14, 2A17, 2A26–2A28

Maximum indexed earnings (OASDI), 2A9

Medicaid, 2C2, 8E1, 8E2, 8H1

Medicare

aged enrollees, 2C1, 8B1, 8B3a, 8B3b, 8B4, 8B9, 8B11

amounts reimbursed, 8B1, 8B2, 8B9

assignment rates, 8B10

bills approved, 8B9–8B11

buy-ins, 8B12

charges, 8B9

claims, 8B9–8B11
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Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) facilities, 8C1, 

8C3

coinsurance, 2C1

contributions, 4B12

cost sharing, 2C1

deductibles, 2C1

disabled enrollees, 2C1, 8B2, 8B3a, 8B8b, 8B5, 8B9, 8B11

earnings of workers, 4B12, 4B14

end stage renal disease facilities, 8B5, 8C3

enrollment, 8B1–8B5, 8B8a–8B11

expenditures, 8A1, 8A2

hearing receipts, dispositions, claims pending, 2F9

home health agencies and services, 8B1, 8B2, 8B9, 8C1, 

8C3

hospital charges, 8B8a, 8B8b, 8B9

hospital insurance, 2C1, 8A1, 8B1–8B5, 8B8a, 8B8b, 8B8.1, 

8C1–8C3

hospitals (type of participating facility), 8B2, 8B8a, 8B8b, 

8B8.1, 8C1–8C3

independent laboratories, 8B9, 8C1, 8C3

outpatient services, 8B1, 8B2, 8B9

participating facilities, 8C1–8C3

persons served, 8B1, 8B2

physicians' services, 8B1, 8B2, 8B9–8B11

premiums, 2C1, 8A1, 8A2

race, 8B4, 8B5

reasonable charges, 8B11

reimbursements, 8B1–8B11

sex, 8B4, 8B5

short-stay hospitals, 8B8a, 8B8.1, 8C2

skilled nursing facilities and services, 8B8a, 8B8b, 8C1, 8C3

state data, 4B12, 8B3a, 8B3b, 8B8a, 8B8b, 8B8.1, 8B12, 

8C2, 8C3

Supplementary Medical Insurance, 2C1, 8A2, 8B1–8B5, 

8B9–8B12, 8C1, 8C3

trust funds, 8A1, 8A2

utilization, 8B1–8B5, 8B8a–8B11

workers, 4B12

Military personnel (see Uniformed services)

Minimum benefit (OASDI), 2A11, 2A17, 2A27, 2A28

Minimum wage, 2A26, 3B3

Minor children (OASDI) (see Children [OASDI], under age 18)

Mortality table (see Life table)

Mothers (OASDI) (see Widowed mothers and fathers [OASDI])

N

Noncitizens (SSI), 7E6

Nondisabled widows and widowers (OASDI) (see Widows and 

widowers, nondisabled [OASDI])

Nonprofit organizations, 2A1

Nursing facilities (Medicaid), expenditures for care, 8E1

O

Offices (SSA) and employees (SSA), 2F1–2F3

data operations centers, 2F1

field services locations, 2F1

hearings and appeals, 2F1

program service centers, 2F1

regional offices, 2F1

staff, 2F2, 2F3

demographic characteristics of, 2F2

employees with disabilities, 2F2

grade levels of, 2F2

size of, 2F3

work years, total, 2F3

Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund (OASDI) (see Trust 

funds)

Old-Age Assistance, 3C4

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) (see entries 

identified by [OASDI])

Outpatient services (Medicare and Medicaid), 8B1, 8B2, 8B9, 8E1

P

Parents (OASDI), 2A22, 4A5, 5A1, 5A1.8, 5A4–5A7, 5A10, 5F6, 

5F7, 5G3, 5H2, 6A1, 6E4

Pension offset, noncovered government, 2A22, 2A23, 6E4, 6E5

Pensions

public employee, 3C3

Period of disability, 2A7

Physicians' services (Medicaid), 8E1

Physicians' services (Medicare), 8B1, 8B2, 8B9

Population in Social Security area, 4C5

Poverty data

age, 3E2

aged families, 3E3, 3E6

aged 65 or older, 3E1, 3E4

CPI, annual average, 3E1

family size, 3E8

family status, 3E2

living arrangements, 3E4, 3E6

nonaged family units, 3E3

poverty guidelines, 3E8

poverty thresholds, 3E1

race, 3E6

sex, 3E2, 3E4

shares of money income, sources of, 3E3

Social Security share of money income, 3E6
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Primary insurance amount (OASDI) (see also specific types of 

OASDI benefits, including Children; Disabled widows and 

widowers; Disabled workers; Parents; Retired workers; Widowed mothers and fathers; Widows and widowers, nondisabled; Wives and husbands)

average indexed monthly earnings, 2A10, 2A11

average monthly wage, 2A10, 2A16, 2A17

benefit increases, effects of, 2A11, 2A13, 2A14, 2A16–2A19

formulas for computing, 2A11, 2A12, 2A16–2A18

illustrative amounts, 2A19

indexing factors and indexed earnings, 2A8, 2A9

maximum indexed earnings, 2A9

minimum and maximum benefit, 2A11, 2A13, 2A14, 2A17, 

2A26–2A28

percentage of PIA for benefit types, 2A20–2A22

relationship to earnings levels, 2A26

special minimum, 2A12, 5A8

Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), computation based on, 

2A11.1

Prouty beneficiaries (OASDI) (see Special age-72 beneficiaries 

[OASDI])

Provisions, history of

Medicaid, 2C2

Medicare, 2C1

OASDI, 2A1–2A14, 2A16–2A32

SSI, 2B1

Q

Quarters of coverage (OASDI), 2A7, 2A18

R

Race (OASDI) (see also specific types of OASDI benefits, including Children; Disabled widows and widowers; Disabled workers; Retired workers; Widowed mothers and fathers; Widows 

and widowers, nondisabled; Wives and husbands)

age, 3C7a,b; 5A1.1–5A1.8; 5A3; 5A6; 6A3

Medicare, 8B4, 8B5

poverty status of aged families, 3E6

sex, 3C7a,b; 5A1.1–5A1.8; 5A3; 5A6; 5A7; 5J5.1; 6A3

state data, 5J5.1

summary data, 3C7, 5A1, 5A1.1–5A1.8, 5A3, 5A6, 5A7, 6A3

Race (SSI), 3C7a,b

Railroad Retirement program

trust fund transfers to and from, 4A1–4A3, 8A1

Railroad temporary disability insurance program, 9C1

Reconsiderations (OASDI and SSI), 2F7

Reduction for early retirement (OASDI)

age, 5A3, 5B1, 5B2, 6A5

benefit amounts, illustrative, 2A26

disabled workers, 5A3, 6A5

minimum and maximum benefit, 2A27

race, 5A3, 5A7

retired workers

dually entitled, 5G1

with benefits withheld, 6B1, 6E1

with delayed retirement credit, 5B1, 5B3

with reduction, 5A3, 5B6–5B8, 5G1, 5H2, 6A5, 6B3, 

6B4, 6E1

without delayed retirement credit, 5B2, 5B3

without reduction, 5B1, 5B2, 5B6–5B8, 5G1, 5H2, 6B3, 

6B4, 6E1

sex, 5A3, 5A7, 5B1, 5B2, 5B6–5B8, 5G1, 6A5, 6B3, 6B4

widows, nondisabled, 5A3, 6A5

wives and husbands, 5A3, 5A7, 6A5

Religious personnel, 2A1

Representative payment (OASDI), 5L1

Representative payment (SSI), 7E4

Retired workers (OASDI)

age, 5A1.1, 5A3, 5A5, 5A6, 5A10, 5A14–5A16, 5B1–5B5, 

5B9, 6A3–6A5, 6B5

awards, 6A1–6A5, 6B1, 6B3–6B5

beneficiary families, 5H1–5H3

benefit distributions, 5B6–5B9, 5J6, 6B3–6B5, 5H3

benefits in current and constant dollars, 3C4

benefits paid

annual, 4A5

monthly, 5A4, 5A16, 5J4, 6A6

benefits withheld, 6E1, 6E4

benefits withheld due to earnings, 6B1

disability conversions, 6A4

foreign countries, 5J11

newly entitled, 6A4

primary insurance amount, 5B1, 5B2, 5B7, 5C1, 5G1, 5H1, 

6A2, 6B1, 6B4

special minimum, 5A8

qualifications for benefits, 2A20

race, 5A1, 5A1.1, 5A3, 5A6, 5A7, 6A3

sex, 5A1, 5A1.1, 5A3, 5A6, 5A7, 5A10, 5A14–5A16, 5B6– 5B9, 5C2, 6A2–6A5, 6B1, 6B3–6B5, 6E4

state data, 5J1, 5J2, 5J4, 5J6, 6A6

terminations, 6F1, 6F2

with delayed retirement credit, 5B1–5B3

with dual entitlement, 5G1–5G5

with reduction for early retirement, 5A3, 5B6–5B8, 5G1, 5H2, 

6B1, 6B3, 6B4, 6E1

without reduction for early retirement, 5B1, 5B2, 5B6–5B8, 

5G1, 5H2, 6B1, 6B3, 6B4, 6E1

year of entitlement, 5B4

Retirement age, 2A17.1

Retirement programs (see Pensions; Railroad Retirement program; Retired workers [OASDI])

Retirement test (see Earnings test [OASDI])

S

SECA taxes (see Contribution rates [OASDI])

Section 1619a (see Special SSI cash payments (1619a) [SSI])
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Section 1619b (see Continuation of Medicaid coverage (1619b) 

[SSI])

Self-employed workers (see also Covered workers [OASDI]); 

Earnings of covered workers [OASDI])

age, 4B8

contribution rates, 2A3

earnings, 4B2–4B4, 4B6, 4B7, 4B9–4B13

maximum annual amount of contributions, 2A4

maximum taxable earnings, 2A3, 4B9

Medicare, 4B12, 4B14

OASDHI contributions, 2A4, 2A5, 4B10, 4B11

sex, 4B3, 4B4, 4B6, 4B7, 4B9

state data, 4B10, 4B12

tax credits, 2A5, 2A6

taxable earnings, amount reported, 4B2, 4B10–4B12

with earnings below maximum taxable, 4B4, 4B9

Service delivery (OASDI and SSI)

accuracy rates, payment, 2F7

allowances, 2F7

denials, 2F7

disability determinations, 2F7

800 number (1-800-772-1213)

average waiting time, 2F7

calls received, 2F7

excess payments, 2F7

OASI payments, 2F7

reconsiderations, 2F7

reversals of denials, 2F7

SSI payments, 2F7

underpayments, 2F7

Sex (OASDI) (see also specific types of OASDI benefits, including 

Children; Disabled widows and widowers; Disabled workers; 

Retired workers; Widowed mothers and fathers; Widows and 

widowers, nondisabled; Wives and husbands)

age, 3C8, 5A1.1–5A1.8, 5A3, 5A6, 5A10, 5A14–5A16, 6A3

life table, 4C6

race, 3C7a,b; 5A1; 5A1.1–5A1.8; 5A3; 5A6; 5A7; 6A3

state data, 5J5.1

summary data, 5A1.1, 5A1.2, 5A1.5–5A1.8, 5A3, 5A6, 5A7, 

5A10, 5A14–5A16

Sex (SSI) (see Supplemental Security Income)

Short-term sickness and disability benefits, 9C1

Skilled nursing facilities (Medicare)

expenditures for care, 8B1, 8B2, 8B8a, 8B8b

participating facilities, 8C1, 8C3

Social Security Act, 2A1, 2A2, 2A6, 2A7, 2A10–2A14, 2A16– 2A18, 2A20–2A25, 2A29–2A31, 2B1

Social Security program (see entries identified by [OASDI])

Special age-72 beneficiaries (OASDI), 2A24, 4A5, 5A4, 6A1, 6E4, 

6F1, 6F2

Special minimum primary insurance amount (OASDI), 2A12, 5A8

Spouses (OASDI) (see Wives and husbands [OASDI])

Staff (SSA) (see Offices [SSA] and employees [SSA])

State and local government pensions (see Government workers)

State data

Black Lung benefits, 9D2

Medicaid, 2C2, 8H1

Medicare, 4B12, 8B3a, 8B3b, 8B8a, 8B8b, 8B8.1, 8B12, 

8C2, 8C3

OASDI

beneficiaries, 3C5, 5J1–5J6, 5J8–5J10, 5J14, 6A6

concurrent receipt with SSI, 3C5, 7D2

covered workers, 4B10, 4B12

monthly benefits of disabled beneficiaries, 5J14

taxable earnings, 4B10, 4B12

SSI

concurrent receipt with OASDI, 3C5, 7D2

Medicaid, 2C2

recipients, 3C5, 7B1, 7B3, 7B7–7B9, 7D2

Unemployment Insurance, 9A2

Workers' compensation, 9B1–9B3

State Supplementation (see Supplemental Security Income [SSI])

Students (OASDI) (see Children [OASDI])

Substantial gainful activity, 2A30

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

adults, 7C1, 7E2, 7E3

age, 3C7a,b; 3C8; 7A1; 7A8; 7A9; 7B9; 7D1; 7D2; 7E2–7E5

aged, 3C5, 7A1–7A5, 7A8, 7A9, 7B1, 7B9, 7C1, 7C2, 7D1, 

7D2, 7E2–7E5

awards, 7A8, 7B9, 7E2

benefit rates, 2B1

benefits in current and constant dollars, 3C4

blind, 7A1–7A5, 7A8, 7A9, 7B1, 7B8, 7B9, 7C1, 7C2, 7D1, 

7D2, 7E2–7E5

blind and disabled adults, 3C6.1, 7C1

blind and disabled children, 3C6.1, 7A2, 7B8, 7C1, 7E2–7E4

claims workloads, 2F6

concurrent SSI and OASDI, 2F9, 3C5, 3C6, 3C6.1, 7D1, 7D2

couples, 7A2, 7C2

disabled, 3C6.1, 7A1–7A5, 7A8, 7A9, 7B1, 7B9, 7C1, 7C2, 

7D1, 7D2, 7E2–7E6

earnings, 7D1

federal SSI payments, 7A1–7A5, 7B3, 7B7

federally administered payments, 3C6.1, 7A1–7A5, 7A8, 

7A9, 7B1, 7B3, 7B7

hearing receipts, dispositions, claims pending, 2F9

Hispanic origin, 3C8

income, 7D1

living arrangements, 7E5

noncitizens, 7E6

OASDI (received concurrently with SSI), 2F9, 3C5, 3C6, 

3C6.1, 7D1, 7D2

payment distributions, 7C1, 7C2

payments in current and constant dollars, 3C4

race, 3C7a,b

representative payment, 7E4
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service delivery, 2F7

sex, 3C7a,b; 3C8; 7E2; 7E3

state data, 3C5, 7B1, 7B3, 7B7–7B9, 7D2

state supplementation, 7A1–7A5, 7B3, 7B7

unearned income, 7D1

Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) (see Medicare)

Supplementary Medical Insurance (SMI) Trust Fund (see Trust 

funds)

Survivor benefits (OASDI) (see Children [OASDI]); Dependents 

and survivors; Disabled widows and widowers; Parents; Widowed mothers and fathers; Widows and widowers; Widows and 

widowers, nondisabled)

T

Tax credits (OASDI), 2A5, 2A6

Taxable earnings (OASDI), (see also Earnings of covered workers 

[OASDI]) 4B1–4B3, 4B7, 4B9–4B13

Taxable maximum (OASDI), (see also Covered workers [OASDI]) 

2A3, 2A8, 2A9, 2A18, 2A26, 4B4, 4B7, 4B9

Taxation of OASDI benefits, 2A31, 2A32, 3C3, 4A1–4A3

Taxes (OASDI and HI)

amounts, 4A1–4A3, 4B10–4B14

rates, 2A3, 2A4

state amounts, 4B10, 4B12

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), 3C4

Temporary disability insurance, 9C1

Termination of benefits (OASDI), 6F1–6F3

Time-series data (see Historical data)

Totalization (OASDI), 5M1

Transitionally insured (OASDI), 2A23

Trust funds

Disability Insurance, 3C3, 4A2–4A4, 4A6, 5A4

Hospital Insurance, 3C3, 4A4, 8A1

Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, 3C3, 4A1, 4A3–4A5, 5A4

Supplementary Medical Insurance, 3C3, 4A4, 8A2

U

Underpayments (OASDI and SSI), 2F7

Unemployment Insurance, 9A2

Uniformed services, 2A1, 2A2

V

Veterans' programs, 9F1

Vocational rehabilitation services, 2A25

W

Wage and salary workers (OASDI) (see Covered workers 

[OASDI]; Earnings of covered workers [OASDI])

Wage credits (OASDI), 2A1, 2A2, 2A6

Widowed mothers and fathers (OASDI)

age, 5A1.5, 5A5, 5A16, 6A3, 6D7

awards, 6A1, 6A3, 6D6, 6D7

beneficiary families, 5H1, 5H2, 5H4

benefit distributions, 5H4

benefits in current and constant dollars, 3C4

benefits paid

annual, 4A5

monthly, 5A4, 5A16, 5F6

benefits withheld, 6E4

entitlement based on disabled child, 5F12, 6D6

primary insurance amount, 5F7, 5H2

special minimum, 5A8

qualifications for benefits, 2A22

race, 5A1, 5A1.5–5A1.7, 5A3, 5A6, 5A7

sex, 5A1.5, 5A7, 5A10, 5A16

surviving divorced, 5A1.5, 5F12, 6D6, 6D7

terminations, 6F1, 6F2

Widows and widowers (OASDI)

benefits paid

annual, 4A5

monthly, 5A4, 5A16, 5A17, 5F1

benefits withheld, 6E4

foreign countries, 5J11

qualifications for benefits, 2A22, 2A23

state data, 5J2, 5J4

terminations, 6F1, 6F2

Widows and widowers, disabled (see Disabled widows and

widowers [OASDI])

Widows and widowers, nondisabled (OASDI)

age, 5A1.6, 5A3, 5A5, 5A10, 5A15, 5A16, 5F11, 5F13, 6A3, 

6D7

awards, 6A2, 6A3, 6D7, 6D8

beneficiary families, 5H1, 5H2, 5H4

benefit distributions, 5F7, 5F11, 5H4, 5J9

benefits paid, monthly, 5A16, 5F6, 5F8, 5F13

dually entitled, 5A14, 5A15, 5G2–5G5

limitation of benefit, 5F13

primary insurance amount, 5F7, 5H2

special minimum, 5A8

qualifications for benefits, 2A22, 2A23

race, 5A1, 5A1.6, 5A3, 5A6, 5A7, 6A3

sex, 5A1.6, 5A3, 5A7, 5A10, 5A16, 5F6, 5F8, 5F11, 6A3, 6D7

state data, 5J9

surviving divorced, 5A1.6

with reduction for early retirement, 5A3, 5F13, 6A5

without reduction for early retirement, 5F13

year of entitlement, 5F9

Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), 2A11.1
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Withheld benefits (OASDI)

by reason and type of benefit, 6E4, 6E5

of retired workers, 6E1

Wives and husbands (OASDI)

age, 5A1.3, 5A3, 5A5, 5A10, 5A15, 5A16, 6A3, 6A5, 6D3

awards, 6A1, 6A3, 6A5, 6D1, 6D3

beneficiary families, 5H1–5H3

benefit distributions, 5A14, 5F3, 5H3

benefits paid

annual, 4A5, 4A6

monthly, 5A4, 5A16, 5F1

benefits withheld, 6E4, 6E5

divorced, 5A1.3, 6D3

dually entitled, 5A14, 5A15, 5G2–5G5

entitlement based on age, 5A1.3, 5A7, 5C2, 5F1, 5F3, 6A3, 

6D1, 6D3

entitlement based on care of children, 5A1.3, 5A7, 5C2, 5F1, 

6A3, 6D1, 6D3

foreign countries, 5J11

of disabled workers, 5A1 5A1.3, 5A5–5A7, 5A16, 5F1, 6A1, 

6A3, 6A5, 6D1, 6D3

of retired workers, 5A1, 5A1.3, 5A5–5A7, 5A10, 5A14–5A16, 

5C1, 5F1, 6A1, 6A3, 6A5, 6D1, 6D3

primary insurance amount, 5C1, 5H1, 5H2

special minimum, 5A8

qualifications for benefits, 2A21, 2A23

race, 5A1, 5A1.3, 5A3, 5A6, 5A7, 6A3

sex, 5A1.3, 5A3, 5A7, 5A10, 5A15, 5A16, 5C2, 6A3, 6D1

state data, 5J2, 5J4

terminations, 6F1–6F3

with entitlement based on disabled child, 5F1

with reduction for early retirement, 5A3, 6A5

Workers' compensation, 9B1–9B3

Workers' compensation offset, 6E4, 6E5

Workloads (OASDI and SSI), 2F4–2F6, 2F8