Annual Statistical Supplement, 2010

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Table 5.L1 Number of beneficiaries with a representative payee as a percentage of all beneficiaries, by type of beneficiary and age, December 2009
Type of beneficiary and age	All beneficiaries	Beneficiaries with representative payee
Type of beneficiary and age	All beneficiaries	Number	Percentage of all beneficiaries
Total	52,522,819	5,368,268	10.2
Adults	48,292,241	1,512,239	3.1
Retired workers	33,514,013	458,803	1.4
Under 65	3,133,930	6,377	0.2
65–74	16,595,869	150,818	0.9
75–84	9,906,325	146,209	1.5
85 or older	3,877,889	155,399	4.0
Disabled workers	7,788,013	891,187	11.4
Under 35	485,241	155,513	32.0
35–44	986,394	176,268	17.9
45–54	2,327,585	277,747	11.9
55–FRA	3,988,793	281,659	7.1
Wives and husbands	2,501,723	22,674	0.9
Under 65	366,686	2,842	0.8
65–74	1,208,724	9,381	0.8
75–84	770,777	7,364	1.0
85 or older	155,536	3,087	2.0
Widow(er)s ^a	4,252,012	124,594	2.9
Under 65	601,225	2,534	0.4
65–74	1,163,687	18,938	1.6
75–84	1,415,578	40,793	2.9
85 or older	1,071,522	62,329	5.8
Disabled widow(er)s	236,480	14,981	6.3
Under 55	31,908	2,189	6.9
55–FRA	204,572	12,792	6.3
Children	4,230,578	3,856,029	91.1
Under age 18	3,158,138	3,155,591	99.9
In custody of parent payee	2,828,046	2,828,046	100.0
Not in custody of parent payee	330,092	327,545	99.2
Disabled adult children	920,883	695,090	75.5
Under 35	268,934	187,743	69.8
35–44	210,567	151,240	71.8
45–54	234,385	183,139	78.1
55 or older	206,997	172,968	83.6
Students, aged 18–19	151,557	5,348	3.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. NOTE: FRA = full retirement age.
a. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
CONTACT: Shirley Turpin (410) 965-0181 or supplement@ssa.gov.