Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2018
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 | 303,701 | 303,701 | 1,565.41 | 1,531.70 | 9.6 |
| Women | 290,171 | 290,171 | 1,243.55 | 1,222.31 | 17.8 |
| Worker with children | |||||
| By sex of worker | |||||
| Men | 46,774 | 124,211 | 1,564.59 | 2,258.76 | 87.7 |
| Women | 38,252 | 99,852 | 1,235.02 | 1,696.66 | 88.4 |
| By number of children | |||||
| 1 child | 48,118 | 96,238 | 1,427.89 | 1,993.09 | 84.8 |
| 2 children | 24,859 | 74,584 | 1,430.02 | 2,064.68 | 91.8 |
| 3 or more children | 12,049 | 53,241 | 1,341.88 | 1,935.64 | 93.2 |
| Worker with— | |||||
| Spouse aged 62 or older c | 3,760 | 7,526 | 1,957.57 | 2,414.04 | 15.1 |
| Spouse aged 62 or older and 1 or more children | 95 | 307 | 1,904.01 | 3,100.85 | 72.6 |
| Spouse and 1 child | 1,415 | 4,245 | 1,688.80 | 2,524.77 | 90.8 |
| Spouse and 2 children | 1,327 | 5,308 | 1,652.31 | 2,455.99 | 90.8 |
| Spouse and 3 or more children | 1,058 | 5,945 | 1,551.62 | 2,300.84 | 93.8 |
| 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 | 593,872 | 35,132 | 16,792 | 20,509 | 29,497 | 49,502 | 112,995 | 186,182 | 143,263 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 3,760 | 0 | (X) | (X) | (X) | 23 | 121 | 797 | 2,813 |
| Child in care | 3,895 | 165 | 347 | 518 | 605 | 595 | 671 | 618 | 376 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 48,118 | 2,801 | 2,985 | 4,731 | 7,106 | 8,408 | 10,593 | 7,943 | 3,551 |
| 2 children | 24,859 | 1,718 | 2,898 | 4,772 | 5,094 | 4,178 | 3,528 | 2,049 | 622 |
| 3 or more children | 12,049 | 1,038 | 2,234 | 3,096 | 2,360 | 1,452 | 1,094 | 581 | 194 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 159,802 | 25,114 | 12,113 | 16,114 | 18,427 | 19,569 | 28,210 | 28,694 | 11,561 |
| Percent | |||||||||
| Worker only | 100.0 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 19.0 | 31.4 | 24.1 |
| Worker with— | |||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Aged 62 or older a | 100.0 | 0.0 | (X) | (X) | (X) | 0.6 | 3.2 | 21.2 | 74.8 |
| Child in care | 100.0 | 4.2 | 8.9 | 13.3 | 15.5 | 15.3 | 17.2 | 15.9 | 9.7 |
| Children | |||||||||
| 1 child | 100.0 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 14.8 | 17.5 | 22.0 | 16.5 | 7.4 |
| 2 children | 100.0 | 6.9 | 11.7 | 19.2 | 20.5 | 16.8 | 14.2 | 8.2 | 2.5 |
| 3 or more children | 100.0 | 8.6 | 18.5 | 25.7 | 19.6 | 12.1 | 9.1 | 4.8 | 1.6 |
| Families receiving maximum benefit b | 23.3 | 61.5 | 48.0 | 47.9 | 41.3 | 30.5 | 21.9 | 14.5 | 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. | |||||||||