SSI Disabled Recipients Who Work, 2006

Other Work Incentive Participants

Chart 9. Percentage distribution, by age and provision, December 2006

Recipients with income excluded under plans to achieve self-support (PASS), impairment-related work expenses (IRWE), or blind work expenses (BWE) were similar in age to all working recipients (Chart 3). PASS participants were somewhat older—53 percent were aged 40 or older, compared with 35 percent of those with IRWE and 44 percent of those with BWE.

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Table equivalent for Chart 9. Percentage distribution, by age and provision, December 2006
Age PASS IRWE BWE
Under 22 4 5 4
22–29 19 32 24
30–39 23 28 29
40–49 29 20 23
50 or older 24 15 21
NOTE: PASS = plans to achieve self-support; IRWE = impairment-related work expenses; BWE = blind work expenses.
SOURCE: Table 15.
Chart 10. Percentage distribution, by diagnostic group and provision, December 2006

The most frequently identified diagnosis varied among recipients who had income excluded under plans to achieve self-support (PASS), impairment-related work expenses (IRWE), or blind work expenses (BWE). Over half of the recipients who had some income excluded under IRWE were mentally retarded, and 41 percent of those with a PASS had other mental disorders. Over four-fifths of those with BWE had a nervous system disorder.

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Table equivalent for Chart 10. Percentage distribution, by diagnostic group and provision, December 2006
Diagnostic group PASS IRWE BWE
Mental retardation 4 51 2
Other mental disorders 41 14 0
Nervous system and sense organs 14 13 82
Other physical disorders 23 10 3
Unknown 19 11 12
NOTE: PASS = plans to achieve self-support; IRWE = impairment-related work expenses; BWE = blind work expenses.
SOURCE: Table 16.
Table 14. Number, by state or other area and provision, December 2006
State or area Plans to achieve self-support (PASSa Impairment-related work expenses (IRWE) Blind work expenses (BWE)
All areas 1,583 5,650 2,370
Alabama 23 143 28
Alaska 4 b b
Arizona 7 59 27
Arkansas 16 48 20
California 371 366 391
Colorado 13 27 24
Connecticut 9 108 32
Delaware 0 27 9
District of Columbia b 0 3
Florida 39 306 82
Georgia 26 194 48
Hawaii 5 7 8
Idaho 23 8 4
Illinois 43 191 57
Indiana 30 94 38
Iowa 53 50 47
Kansas 25 286 30
Kentucky 64 81 34
Louisiana b 96 34
Maine 46 27 10
Maryland 18 161 34
Massachusetts 100 147 211
Michigan 43 95 78
Minnesota 52 113 44
Mississippi 7 36 22
Missouri 34 104 29
Montana 17 9 9
Nebraska 17 19 8
Nevada b 19 13
New Hampshire 12 19 6
New Jersey 3 201 44
New Mexico 0 56 15
New York 86 477 185
North Carolina 73 293 93
North Dakota b 7 3
Ohio 26 106 80
Oklahoma 6 65 21
Oregon 31 36 20
Pennsylvania 13 242 88
Rhode Island 10 10 8
South Carolina 20 60 31
South Dakota 7 12 6
Tennessee 20 101 36
Texas 22 284 156
Utah b 36 13
Vermont 30 9 4
Virginia 7 465 58
Washington 33 89 45
West Virginia 11 25 13
Wisconsin 78 234 64
Wyoming b b 3
Outlying area
Northern Mariana Islands b b b
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes 435 persons with a PASS that excludes only resources.
b. Data are not shown to avoid disclosure of information for particular individuals.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.workers@ssa.gov.
Table 15. Number, by selected characteristics and provision, December 2006
Characteristic Plans to achieve self-support (PASSa Impairment-related work expenses (IRWE) Blind work expenses (BWE)
Total 1,583 5,650 2,370
Age
Under 18 1 4 4
18–21 69 276 84
22–29 308 1,813 579
30–39 364 1,608 678
40–49 461 1,102 536
50–59 313 601 364
60–64 57 145 67
65 or older 10 101 58
Sex
Male 643 3,106 1,273
Female 940 2,544 1,097
Earned income b
Wages 393 5,556 2,296
Self-employment 101 117 91
Earnings (dollars)
None 1,098 0 0
65 or less 33 469 150
66–99 9 227 78
100–199 32 798 229
200–299 26 696 188
300–399 40 663 154
400–499 36 493 117
500–599 40 497 116
600–699 44 364 99
700–799 45 269 103
800–899 29 231 94
900–999 23 141 86
1,000 or more 128 802 956
Unearned income b
None 317 2,367 1,217
Social Security 1,228 2,978 1,023
Other pensions 18 30 6
Income based on need 0 1 0
Asset income 58 345 153
Other 54 195 63
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes 435 persons with a PASS that excludes only resources.
b. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of earned or unearned income or both earned and unearned income.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.workers@ssa.gov.
Table 16. Percentage distribution, by diagnostic group and provision, December 2006
Diagnostic group All blind and disabled recipients Plans to achieve self-support (PASSa Impairment-related work expenses (IRWE) Blind work expenses (BWE)
Total
Number 4,152,130 1,583 5,650 2,370
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Congenital anomalies 0.7 0.9 2.8 1.0
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 3.4 1.7 0.5 0.3
Infectious and parasitic diseases 1.6 1.9 0.7 0.1
Injuries 2.6 5.9 1.8 0.1
Mental disorders
Retardation 21.6 3.9 51.5 2.4
Schizophrenia 9.7 9.7 3.5 0
Other 26.8 31.0 10.8 0.4
Neoplasms 1.2 0.8 0.4 0.2
Diseases of the—
Blood and blood-forming organs 0.4 0.6 0.1 0
Circulatory system 4.4 1.5 0.8 1.2
Digestive system 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.1
Genitourinary system 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.1
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue 10.3 7.8 1.5 0.1
Nervous system and sense organs b 7.8 13.8 13.2 81.9
Respiratory system 2.0 0.5 0.4 0
Skin and subcutaneous tissue 0.2 0 0 0
Other 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.1
Unknown 5.2 18.5 10.9 12.2
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Includes 435 persons with a PASS that excludes only resources.
b. Most disabled recipients classified as blind are included in this category. A few blind recipients with a primary impairment other than diseases of the eye are coded in other categories. Also, a few recipients are classified with diseases of the eye, but their impairment does not meet the definition of blindness.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.workers@ssa.gov.
Table 17. Percentage distribution of persons with income excluded, by amount excluded and provision, December 2006
Amount excluded (dollars) Plans to achieve self-support (PASSa Impairment-related work expenses (IRWE) Blind work expenses (BWE)
Total
Number 1,148 5,650 2,370
Percent 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 25 0.3 18.5 18.7
25–49 1.1 24.1 10.8
50–99 1.1 31.8 14.8
100–199 5.9 15.6 16.6
200–299 7.3 4.8 11.9
300–499 20.7 3.2 13.0
500–999 49.7 1.8 11.0
1,000 or more 13.8 0.3 3.1
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. Data do not include plans to achieve self-support that exclude only resources.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.workers@ssa.gov.