Annual Statistical Supplement, 2003

Other Social Insurance and Veterans' Benefits

Temporary Disability Insurance

Table 9.C1 Selected data on state and railroad programs, 2000
State and program a 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)
California c 12,693 359,670 d d d d 2,305.5 162.0
State-operated fund 12,210 336,173 85.0 255.62 12.61 2,102.0 2,133.1 132.0
Private plans 482 23,497 d 399.17 12.34 182.0 172.4 30.0
Hawaii e (private plans) 344 7,313 26.6 351.00 3.24 50.8 30.2 d
New Jersey f 3,503 g d d d d d 470.3 30.3
State-operated fund 2,806 g 52,300 g d 309.00 d 415.4 375.2 h 27.5
Private plans 697 g d d d d d 122.2 2.8
New York 6,439 41,872 i 48.0 185.25 7.15 d 521.5 8.7 f
Special state fund j . . . . . . 0.4 146.47 14.57 d 3.4 d
Private plans k 6,439 41,872 47.5 184.61 7.11 d 518.1 l d
Puerto Rico 644 13,086 d d d d 14.9 3.9
State-operated fund 124 9,229 1.2 87.65 8.70 12.9 5.6 3.5
Private plans 520 3,857 1.8 97.17 8.01 1.0 9.3 0.4
Rhode Island (state-operated fund) 409 9,860 8.3 288.93 9.90 135.0 125.4 6.6
Railroad (publicly operated fund) 246 3,091 6.0 m 228.25 n 14.00 n 48.5 o 44.7 p 15.7 o
a. Statutory programs providing short-term cash benefits to employees unable to work because of nonoccupational illness or injury.
b. State cost of administering state program and of supervising private plans.
c. Benefits and beneficiary data are for periods paid or terminated in 2000.
d. Data not available.
e. Includes data not shown separately for special fund for workers whose disability begins during unemployment. In 2000, the fund paid $47,386 in benefits.
f. State fiscal year data.
g. Estimated data.
h. Data are for calendar year (January 1–December 31).
i. First $7,000 of earnings of each employee, which was paid by the employer during the calendar year.
j. For workers whose disability begins during unemployment.
k. Includes State Insurance Fund of $11.4 million.
l. Includes medical, surgical, and hospital benefits amounting to $61.9 million paid under approved plans.
m. For 14-day registration period.
n. For benefit year 1999-2000 (July 1, 1999–June 30, 2000).
o. Single system of contributions and administrative operations for railroad unemployment insurance and temporary disability; collections amounted to $48.5 million and administrative expenses to $15.7 million for the system in 2000.
p. Of this amount, $40.7 million was for regular benefits and $4 million for extended benefits.
SOURCES: State agencies and Railroad Retirement Board.
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
CONTACT: Rita L. DiSimone (202) 358-6221.