Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2017
Benefits Awarded, Withheld, and Terminated
Awards to Disabled-Worker Families
| Family composition | Number of families | Number of beneficiaries | Average primary insurance amount (dollars) | Average monthly family benefit a (dollars) | Percentage of families receiving maximum family benefit b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worker only | |||||
| Men | 315,119 | 315,119 | 1,499.32 | 1,467.88 | 9.9 |
| Women | 297,882 | 297,882 | 1,187.94 | 1,168.35 | 18.1 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 51,916 | 137,815 | 1,491.12 | 2,154.54 | 89.7 |
| Women | 42,187 | 110,099 | 1,181.54 | 1,626.91 | 90.8 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 53,175 | 106,350 | 1,364.46 | 1,905.85 | 88.3 |
| 2 children | 27,655 | 82,966 | 1,360.70 | 1,969.06 | 92.1 |
| 3 or more children | 13,273 | 58,598 | 1,286.30 | 1,860.28 | 93.9 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 4,019 | 8,045 | 1,866.46 | 2,299.64 | 14.7 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 141 | 462 | 1,849.30 | 3,004.75 | 78.7 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 1,637 | 4,911 | 1,603.05 | 2,358.64 | 87.6 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 1,573 | 6,292 | 1,574.06 | 2,346.51 | 90.9 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 1,248 | 6,944 | 1,508.25 | 2,239.47 | 92.9 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||
| NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary. | |||||
| A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion. | |||||
| Data include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld. | |||||
| a. Benefits awarded before the December cost-of-living increase are converted to the December rates before averages are computed. | |||||
| b. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||
| c. If the spouse is also entitled to a retired-worker benefit, only the benefit amount received as a spouse is included. | |||||
| CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. | |||||
| Family composition | Total, all ages | Under 30 | 30–34 | 35–39 | 40–44 | 45–49 | 50–54 | 55–59 | 60–FRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | |||||||||
| Worker only | 613,001 | 38,917 | 17,579 | 21,289 | 30,639 | 50,804 | 118,036 | 191,827 | 143,910 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 4,019 | (X) | 0 | (X) | (X) | (X) | 138 | 842 | 3,011 |
| Child in care | 4,599 | (X) | 453 | (X) | (X) | (X) | 830 | 654 | 448 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 53,175 | 3,501 | 3,369 | 5,025 | 7,965 | 9,124 | 11,721 | 8,694 | 3,776 |
| 2 children | 27,655 | 2,112 | 3,414 | 5,316 | 5,584 | 4,517 | 3,838 | 2,190 | 684 |
| 3 or more children | 13,273 | 1,176 | 2,548 | 3,447 | 2,570 | 1,624 | 1,078 | 647 | 183 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 174,579 | 28,690 | 13,490 | 17,730 | 20,649 | 21,577 | 30,635 | 30,049 | 11,759 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 19.3 | 31.3 | 23.5 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | (X) | 0.0 | (X) | (X) | (X) | 3.4 | 21.0 | 74.9 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | (X) | 9.8 | (X) | (X) | (X) | 18.0 | 14.2 | 9.7 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 9.4 | 15.0 | 17.2 | 22.0 | 16.3 | 7.1 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 7.6 | 12.3 | 19.2 | 20.2 | 16.3 | 13.9 | 7.9 | 2.5 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 8.9 | 19.2 | 26.0 | 19.4 | 12.2 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 1.4 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 24.4 | 62.5 | 49.3 | 49.7 | 43.5 | 32.3 | 22.6 | 14.7 | 7.7 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | |||||||||
| NOTES: Because of differences in data sources and calculation methods, statistics reported in this table may differ from those reported by the Office of the Chief Actuary. | |||||||||
| A "family" means beneficiaries entitled on one worker's account. The data may understate the number of families with dependents because records of awards to dependents made in a different calendar year are not available for inclusion. | |||||||||
| Data include beneficiaries whose benefits are being withheld. | |||||||||
| Starting with 2007, age is based on date of entitlement and not date of award. Entitlement can be retroactive and thus precede the date of award. | |||||||||
| FRA = full retirement age; (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals. | |||||||||
| a. Includes spouses aged 62 or older with children. | |||||||||
| b. Includes families and worker-only beneficiaries for whom the primary insurance amount is equal to the family maximum amount. | |||||||||
| CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov. | |||||||||