SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2007

Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits
Table 71.
Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by age, year of application, and program, 1992–2006
Year	All decisions			Decisions on applications for SSI only			Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI
Year	Total	Allowances	Allowance rate ^a (percent)	Total	Allowances	Allowance rate ^a (percent)	Total	Allowances	Allowance rate ^a (percent)
	All ages ^b
1992	280,751	189,656	67.6	128,789	79,307	61.6	151,962	110,349	72.6
1993	327,271	205,185	62.7	153,126	85,195	55.6	174,145	119,990	68.9
1994	333,329	196,756	59.0	156,584	80,594	51.5	176,745	116,162	65.7
1995	300,958	170,826	56.8	145,570	70,445	48.4	155,388	100,381	64.6
1996	271,977	159,167	58.5	128,712	64,430	50.1	143,265	94,737	66.1
1997	238,765	145,150	60.8	112,218	59,766	53.3	126,547	85,384	67.5
1998	224,761	137,398	61.1	107,693	58,008	53.9	117,068	79,390	67.8
1999	231,530	142,312	61.5	111,215	59,882	53.8	120,315	82,430	68.5
2000	248,710	151,897	61.1	118,462	62,550	52.8	130,248	89,347	68.6
2001	271,212	164,195	60.5	121,092	62,935	52.0	150,120	101,260	67.5
2002	306,808	185,765	60.5	128,740	66,503	51.7	178,068	119,262	67.0
2003	318,986	195,273	61.2	123,528	63,739	51.6	195,458	131,534	67.3
2004	280,772	179,932	64.1	102,511	54,796	53.5	178,261	125,136	70.2
2005	156,191	104,571	67.0	57,599	31,922	55.4	98,592	72,649	73.7
2006	35,944	24,812	69.0	14,339	7,912	55.2	21,605	16,900	78.2
	Under age 18
1992	19,988	7,729	38.7	17,979	6,890	38.3	2,009	839	41.8
1993	31,658	10,921	34.5	28,625	9,784	34.2	3,033	1,137	37.5
1994	38,751	13,222	34.1	34,869	11,860	34.0	3,882	1,362	35.1
1995	35,856	11,285	31.5	32,428	10,131	31.2	3,428	1,154	33.7
1996	28,105	9,153	32.6	25,589	8,295	32.4	2,516	858	34.1
1997	19,549	7,300	37.3	17,723	6,594	37.2	1,826	706	38.7
1998	18,904	7,247	38.3	17,199	6,548	38.1	1,705	699	41.0
1999	20,903	8,081	38.7	18,986	7,292	38.4	1,917	789	41.2
2000	24,335	9,173	37.7	22,137	8,257	37.3	2,198	916	41.7
2001	25,931	9,529	36.7	23,685	8,629	36.4	2,246	900	40.1
2002	29,346	10,595	36.1	26,840	9,625	35.9	2,506	970	38.7
2003	30,037	10,782	35.9	27,397	9,754	35.6	2,640	1,028	38.9
2004	25,394	9,340	36.8	23,175	8,399	36.2	2,219	941	42.4
2005	12,797	5,078	39.7	11,791	4,653	39.5	1,006	425	42.2
2006	2,877	1,382	48.0	2,688	1,290	48.0	189	92	48.7
	Aged 18–64
1992	260,727	181,899	69.8	110,785	72,398	65.4	149,942	109,501	73.0
1993	295,551	194,215	65.7	124,445	75,368	60.6	171,106	118,847	69.5
1994	294,441	183,449	62.3	121,584	68,654	56.5	172,857	114,795	66.4
1995	264,954	159,444	60.2	113,002	60,224	53.3	151,952	99,220	65.3
1996	243,064	149,301	61.4	102,414	55,516	54.2	140,650	93,785	66.7
1997	218,255	137,054	62.8	93,599	52,430	56.0	124,656	84,624	67.9
1998	204,894	129,389	63.1	89,580	50,742	56.6	115,314	78,647	68.2
1999	210,020	133,760	63.7	91,668	52,159	56.9	118,352	81,601	68.9
2000	223,788	142,291	63.6	95,788	53,901	56.3	128,000	88,390	69.1
2001	244,721	154,249	63.0	96,892	53,921	55.7	147,829	100,328	67.9
2002	276,784	174,706	63.1	101,268	56,447	55.7	175,516	118,259	67.4
2003	288,409	184,121	63.8	95,656	53,667	56.1	192,753	130,454	67.7
2004	254,956	170,270	66.8	78,967	46,109	58.4	175,989	124,161	70.6
2005	143,221	99,378	69.4	45,665	27,180	59.5	97,556	72,198	74.0
2006	32,996	23,372	70.8	11,595	6,579	56.7	21,401	16,793	78.5
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research File, 100 percent data.
NOTES: Data are current through September 2007.
Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time.
Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons.
A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration.
a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year.
b. Includes applicants aged 65 or older.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.