Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2007
| Diagnostic group | Total | Workers | Widow(er)s | Adult children | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| All disabled beneficiaries | ||||||||
| Total | 8,118,382 | 100.0 | 7,098,723 | 100.0 | 224,982 | 100.0 | 794,677 | 100.0 |
| Congenital anomalies | 22,540 | 0.3 | 12,148 | 0.2 | 291 | 0.1 | 10,101 | 1.3 |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 284,055 | 3.5 | 263,724 | 3.7 | 17,373 | 7.7 | 2,958 | 0.4 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 120,603 | 1.5 | 115,305 | 1.6 | 1,985 | 0.9 | 3,313 | 0.4 |
| Injuries | 319,875 | 3.9 | 303,537 | 4.3 | 5,739 | 2.6 | 10,599 | 1.3 |
| Mental disorders | ||||||||
| Retardation | 715,037 | 8.8 | 338,072 | 4.8 | 9,783 | 4.3 | 367,182 | 46.2 |
| Other | 2,217,557 | 27.3 | 2,030,612 | 28.6 | 54,807 | 24.4 | 132,138 | 16.6 |
| Neoplasms | 215,263 | 2.7 | 208,540 | 2.9 | 4,636 | 2.1 | 2,087 | 0.3 |
| Diseases of the— | ||||||||
| Blood and blood-forming organs | 20,516 | 0.3 | 18,004 | 0.3 | 379 | 0.2 | 2,133 | 0.3 |
| Circulatory system | 675,914 | 8.3 | 651,306 | 9.2 | 20,900 | 9.3 | 3,708 | 0.5 |
| Digestive system | 115,549 | 1.4 | 112,194 | 1.6 | 2,683 | 1.2 | 672 | 0.1 |
| Genitourinary system | 123,952 | 1.5 | 119,945 | 1.7 | 1,974 | 0.9 | 2,033 | 0.3 |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 1,949,053 | 24.0 | 1,875,931 | 26.4 | 67,203 | 29.9 | 5,919 | 0.7 |
| Nervous system and sense organs | 767,102 | 9.4 | 674,096 | 9.5 | 16,423 | 7.3 | 76,583 | 9.6 |
| Respiratory system | 226,770 | 2.8 | 214,847 | 3.0 | 10,834 | 4.8 | 1,089 | 0.1 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 17,947 | 0.2 | 17,107 | 0.2 | 549 | 0.2 | 291 | a |
| Other | 17,454 | 0.2 | 15,639 | 0.2 | 321 | 0.1 | 1,494 | 0.2 |
| Unknown | 309,195 | 3.8 | 127,716 | 1.8 | 9,102 | 4.0 | 172,377 | 21.7 |
| Men | ||||||||
| Subtotal | 4,216,568 | 100.0 | 3,773,912 | 100.0 | 8,778 | 100.0 | 433,878 | 100.0 |
| Congenital anomalies | 11,426 | 0.3 | 6,212 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.2 | 5,200 | 1.2 |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 118,967 | 2.8 | 117,188 | 3.1 | 406 | 4.6 | 1,373 | 0.3 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 85,923 | 2.0 | 84,039 | 2.2 | 129 | 1.5 | 1,755 | 0.4 |
| Injuries | 216,688 | 5.1 | 208,917 | 5.5 | 429 | 4.9 | 7,342 | 1.7 |
| Mental disorders | ||||||||
| Retardation | 412,145 | 9.8 | 214,557 | 5.7 | 408 | 4.6 | 197,180 | 45.4 |
| Other | 1,096,806 | 26.0 | 1,011,754 | 26.8 | 1,849 | 21.1 | 83,203 | 19.2 |
| Neoplasms | 100,962 | 2.4 | 99,631 | 2.6 | 169 | 1.9 | 1,162 | 0.3 |
| Diseases of the— | ||||||||
| Blood and blood-forming organs | 8,997 | 0.2 | 7,918 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.2 | 1,063 | 0.2 |
| Circulatory system | 436,458 | 10.4 | 433,176 | 11.5 | 1,314 | 15.0 | 1,968 | 0.5 |
| Digestive system | 60,839 | 1.4 | 60,347 | 1.6 | 153 | 1.7 | 339 | 0.1 |
| Genitourinary system | 72,811 | 1.7 | 71,625 | 1.9 | 118 | 1.3 | 1,068 | 0.2 |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 950,050 | 22.5 | 945,089 | 25.0 | 2,419 | 27.6 | 2,542 | 0.6 |
| Nervous system and sense organs | 372,591 | 8.8 | 331,390 | 8.8 | 626 | 7.1 | 40,575 | 9.4 |
| Respiratory system | 105,613 | 2.5 | 104,775 | 2.8 | 360 | 4.1 | 478 | 0.1 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 7,281 | 0.2 | 7,130 | 0.2 | 23 | 0.3 | 128 | a |
| Other | 7,910 | 0.2 | 7,083 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.1 | 818 | 0.2 |
| Unknown | 151,101 | 3.6 | 63,081 | 1.7 | 336 | 3.8 | 87,684 | 20.2 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Subtotal | 3,901,814 | 100.0 | 3,324,811 | 100.0 | 216,204 | 100.0 | 360,799 | 100.0 |
| Congenital anomalies | 11,114 | 0.3 | 5,936 | 0.2 | 277 | 0.1 | 4,901 | 1.4 |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 165,088 | 4.2 | 146,536 | 4.4 | 16,967 | 7.8 | 1,585 | 0.4 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 34,680 | 0.9 | 31,266 | 0.9 | 1,856 | 0.9 | 1,558 | 0.4 |
| Injuries | 103,187 | 2.6 | 94,620 | 2.8 | 5,310 | 2.5 | 3,257 | 0.9 |
| Mental disorders | ||||||||
| Retardation | 302,892 | 7.8 | 123,515 | 3.7 | 9,375 | 4.3 | 170,002 | 47.1 |
| Other | 1,120,751 | 28.7 | 1,018,858 | 30.6 | 52,958 | 24.5 | 48,935 | 13.6 |
| Neoplasms | 114,301 | 2.9 | 108,909 | 3.3 | 4,467 | 2.1 | 925 | 0.3 |
| Diseases of the— | ||||||||
| Blood and blood-forming organs | 11,519 | 0.3 | 10,086 | 0.3 | 363 | 0.2 | 1,070 | 0.3 |
| Circulatory system | 239,456 | 6.1 | 218,130 | 6.6 | 19,586 | 9.1 | 1,740 | 0.5 |
| Digestive system | 54,710 | 1.4 | 51,847 | 1.6 | 2,530 | 1.2 | 333 | 0.1 |
| Genitourinary system | 51,141 | 1.3 | 48,320 | 1.5 | 1,856 | 0.9 | 965 | 0.3 |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 999,003 | 25.6 | 930,842 | 28.0 | 64,784 | 30.0 | 3,377 | 0.9 |
| Nervous system and sense organs | 394,511 | 10.1 | 342,706 | 10.3 | 15,797 | 7.3 | 36,008 | 10.0 |
| Respiratory system | 121,157 | 3.1 | 110,072 | 3.3 | 10,474 | 4.8 | 611 | 0.2 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 10,666 | 0.3 | 9,977 | 0.3 | 526 | 0.2 | 163 | a |
| Other | 9,544 | 0.2 | 8,556 | 0.3 | 312 | 0.1 | 676 | 0.2 |
| Unknown | 158,094 | 4.1 | 64,635 | 1.9 | 8,766 | 4.1 | 84,693 | 23.5 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file, 100 percent data. | ||||||||
| NOTE: The diagnosis for disabled adult children typically was not recorded on the Master Beneficiary Record until 1984. Many beneficiaries entitled before that date are still on the rolls today. | ||||||||
| a. Less than 0.05 percent. | ||||||||
| CONTACT: Kia Masseaux (410) 965-5470 or di.asr@ssa.gov. | ||||||||
