| Diagnostic group | Total | Workers | Adult children | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| All disabled beneficiaries | ||||||||
| Total | 6,830,714 | 100.0 | 5,868,541 | 100.0 | 209,360 | 100.0 | 752,813 | 100.0 |
| Congenital anomalies | 17,555 | 0.3 | 9,750 | 0.2 | 262 | 0.1 | 7,543 | 1.0 |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 264,367 | 3.9 | 242,517 | 4.1 | 19,074 | 9.1 | 2,776 | 0.4 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 111,445 | 1.6 | 106,767 | 1.8 | 1,757 | 0.8 | 2,921 | 0.4 |
| Injuries | 275,213 | 4.0 | 260,572 | 4.4 | 5,299 | 2.5 | 9,342 | 1.2 |
| Mental disorders | ||||||||
| Retardation | 642,194 | 9.4 | 298,500 | 5.1 | 9,679 | 4.6 | 334,015 | 44.4 |
| Other | 1,812,021 | 26.5 | 1,662,590 | 28.3 | 46,944 | 22.4 | 102,487 | 13.6 |
| Neoplasms | 166,992 | 2.4 | 160,986 | 2.7 | 4,273 | 2.0 | 1,733 | 0.2 |
| Diseases of the— | ||||||||
| Blood and blood-forming organs | 16,953 | 0.2 | 14,711 | 0.3 | 358 | 0.2 | 1,884 | 0.3 |
| Circulatory system | 604,918 | 8.9 | 579,778 | 9.9 | 21,838 | 10.4 | 3,302 | 0.4 |
| Digestive system | 90,582 | 1.3 | 87,721 | 1.5 | 2,296 | 1.1 | 565 | 0.1 |
| Genitourinary system | 102,093 | 1.5 | 98,491 | 1.7 | 1,837 | 0.9 | 1,765 | 0.2 |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 1,492,654 | 21.9 | 1,430,357 | 24.4 | 57,412 | 27.4 | 4,885 | 0.6 |
| Nervous system and sense organs | 646,228 | 9.5 | 565,244 | 9.6 | 14,781 | 7.1 | 66,203 | 8.8 |
| Respiratory system | 197,868 | 2.9 | 185,834 | 3.2 | 11,113 | 5.3 | 921 | 0.1 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 14,904 | 0.2 | 14,133 | 0.2 | 514 | 0.2 | 257 | a |
| Other | 12,094 | 0.2 | 10,705 | 0.2 | 242 | 0.1 | 1,147 | 0.2 |
| Unknown | 362,633 | 5.3 | 139,885 | 2.4 | 11,681 | 5.6 | 211,067 | 28.0 |
| Men | ||||||||
| Subtotal | 3,639,148 | 100.0 | 3,221,316 | 100.0 | 6,571 | 100.0 | 411,261 | 100.0 |
| Congenital anomalies | 9,029 | 0.2 | 5,086 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.1 | 3,936 | 1.0 |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 104,192 | 2.9 | 102,561 | 3.2 | 320 | 4.9 | 1,311 | 0.3 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 81,636 | 2.2 | 79,995 | 2.5 | 87 | 1.3 | 1,554 | 0.4 |
| Injuries | 191,065 | 5.3 | 184,233 | 5.7 | 324 | 4.9 | 6,508 | 1.6 |
| Mental disorders | ||||||||
| Retardation | 376,645 | 10.3 | 195,129 | 6.1 | 304 | 4.6 | 181,212 | 44.1 |
| Other | 926,463 | 25.5 | 860,207 | 26.7 | 1,235 | 18.8 | 65,021 | 15.8 |
| Neoplasms | 79,238 | 2.2 | 78,088 | 2.4 | 148 | 2.3 | 1,002 | 0.2 |
| Diseases of the— | ||||||||
| Blood and blood-forming organs | 7,761 | 0.2 | 6,798 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.2 | 949 | 0.2 |
| Circulatory system | 394,783 | 10.8 | 391,925 | 12.2 | 1,076 | 16.4 | 1,782 | 0.4 |
| Digestive system | 48,185 | 1.3 | 47,798 | 1.5 | 102 | 1.6 | 285 | 0.1 |
| Genitourinary system | 60,551 | 1.7 | 59,524 | 1.8 | 107 | 1.6 | 920 | 0.2 |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 749,414 | 20.6 | 745,718 | 23.1 | 1,597 | 24.3 | 2,099 | 0.5 |
| Nervous system and sense organs | 321,869 | 8.8 | 285,957 | 8.9 | 449 | 6.8 | 35,463 | 8.6 |
| Respiratory system | 95,202 | 2.6 | 94,432 | 2.9 | 354 | 5.4 | 416 | 0.1 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 5,910 | 0.2 | 5,798 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.2 | 100 | a |
| Other | 5,976 | 0.2 | 5,344 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.1 | 624 | 0.2 |
| Unknown | 181,229 | 5.0 | 72,723 | 2.3 | 427 | 6.5 | 108,079 | 26.3 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Subtotal | 3,191,566 | 100.0 | 2,647,225 | 100.0 | 202,789 | 100.0 | 341,552 | 100.0 |
| Congenital anomalies | 8,526 | 0.3 | 4,664 | 0.2 | 255 | 0.1 | 3,607 | 1.1 |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 160,175 | 5.0 | 139,956 | 5.3 | 18,754 | 9.2 | 1,465 | 0.4 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 29,809 | 0.9 | 26,772 | 1.0 | 1,670 | 0.8 | 1,367 | 0.4 |
| Injuries | 84,148 | 2.6 | 76,339 | 2.9 | 4,975 | 2.5 | 2,834 | 0.8 |
| Mental disorders | ||||||||
| Retardation | 265,549 | 8.3 | 103,371 | 3.9 | 9,375 | 4.6 | 152,803 | 44.7 |
| Other | 885,558 | 27.7 | 802,383 | 30.3 | 45,709 | 22.5 | 37,466 | 11.0 |
| Neoplasms | 87,754 | 2.7 | 82,898 | 3.1 | 4,125 | 2.0 | 731 | 0.2 |
| Diseases of the— | ||||||||
| Blood and blood-forming organs | 9,192 | 0.3 | 7,913 | 0.3 | 344 | 0.2 | 935 | 0.3 |
| Circulatory system | 210,135 | 6.6 | 187,853 | 7.1 | 20,762 | 10.2 | 1,520 | 0.4 |
| Digestive system | 42,397 | 1.3 | 39,923 | 1.5 | 2,194 | 1.1 | 280 | 0.1 |
| Genitourinary system | 41,542 | 1.3 | 38,967 | 1.5 | 1,730 | 0.9 | 845 | 0.2 |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 743,240 | 23.3 | 684,639 | 25.9 | 55,815 | 27.5 | 2,786 | 0.8 |
| Nervous system and sense organs | 324,359 | 10.2 | 279,287 | 10.6 | 14,332 | 7.1 | 30,740 | 9.0 |
| Respiratory system | 102,666 | 3.2 | 91,402 | 3.5 | 10,759 | 5.3 | 505 | 0.1 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 8,994 | 0.3 | 8,335 | 0.3 | 502 | 0.2 | 157 | a |
| Other | 6,118 | 0.2 | 5,361 | 0.2 | 234 | 0.1 | 523 | 0.2 |
| Unknown | 181,404 | 5.7 | 67,162 | 2.5 | 11,254 | 5.5 | 102,988 | 30.2 |
| 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: Kevin Kulzer |
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