Year | All decisions | Decisions on applications for SSI only |
Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI |
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Total | Allowances | Allowance rate a (percent) |
Total | Allowances | Allowance rate a (percent) |
Total | Allowances | Allowance rate a (percent) |
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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 | 271,976 | 159,109 | 58.5 | 128,712 | 64,405 | 50.0 | 143,264 | 94,704 | 66.1 |
1997 | 238,742 | 144,987 | 60.7 | 112,201 | 59,693 | 53.2 | 126,541 | 85,294 | 67.4 |
1998 | 222,560 | 137,154 | 61.6 | 106,678 | 57,889 | 54.3 | 115,882 | 79,265 | 68.4 |
1999 | 228,543 | 141,806 | 62.0 | 109,837 | 59,636 | 54.3 | 118,706 | 82,170 | 69.2 |
2000 | 246,066 | 150,625 | 61.2 | 117,141 | 61,968 | 52.9 | 128,925 | 88,657 | 68.8 |
2001 | 262,596 | 160,344 | 61.1 | 117,030 | 61,232 | 52.3 | 145,566 | 99,112 | 68.1 |
2002 | 268,640 | 167,807 | 62.5 | 111,943 | 59,188 | 52.9 | 156,697 | 108,619 | 69.3 |
2003 | 166,920 | 107,369 | 64.3 | 65,697 | 34,884 | 53.1 | 101,223 | 72,485 | 71.6 |
2004 | 32,489 | 22,488 | 69.2 | 13,068 | 7,145 | 54.7 | 19,421 | 15,343 | 79.0 |
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 | 9,150 | 32.6 | 25,589 | 8,292 | 32.4 | 2,516 | 858 | 34.1 |
1997 | 19,549 | 7,297 | 37.3 | 17,723 | 6,591 | 37.2 | 1,826 | 706 | 38.7 |
1998 | 18,735 | 7,237 | 38.6 | 17,049 | 6,541 | 38.4 | 1,686 | 696 | 41.3 |
1999 | 20,660 | 8,054 | 39.0 | 18,767 | 7,268 | 38.7 | 1,893 | 786 | 41.5 |
2000 | 24,158 | 9,113 | 37.7 | 21,975 | 8,204 | 37.3 | 2,183 | 909 | 41.6 |
2001 | 25,250 | 9,319 | 36.9 | 23,062 | 8,436 | 36.6 | 2,188 | 883 | 40.4 |
2002 | 25,685 | 9,459 | 36.8 | 23,464 | 8,570 | 36.5 | 2,221 | 889 | 40.0 |
2003 | 15,338 | 5,665 | 36.9 | 14,122 | 5,193 | 36.8 | 1,216 | 472 | 38.8 |
2004 | 2,826 | 1,295 | 45.8 | 2,635 | 1,205 | 45.7 | 191 | 90 | 47.1 |
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 | 243,063 | 149,246 | 61.4 | 102,414 | 55,494 | 54.2 | 140,649 | 93,752 | 66.7 |
1997 | 218,232 | 136,894 | 62.7 | 93,582 | 52,360 | 56.0 | 124,650 | 84,534 | 67.8 |
1998 | 202,865 | 129,155 | 63.7 | 88,718 | 50,630 | 57.1 | 114,147 | 78,525 | 68.8 |
1999 | 207,282 | 133,281 | 64.3 | 90,515 | 51,937 | 57.4 | 116,767 | 81,344 | 69.7 |
2000 | 221,323 | 141,080 | 63.7 | 94,631 | 53,373 | 56.4 | 126,692 | 87,707 | 69.2 |
2001 | 236,793 | 150,611 | 63.6 | 93,460 | 52,414 | 56.1 | 143,333 | 98,197 | 68.5 |
2002 | 242,315 | 157,903 | 65.2 | 87,882 | 50,205 | 57.1 | 154,433 | 107,698 | 69.7 |
2003 | 151,200 | 101,441 | 67.1 | 51,232 | 29,462 | 57.5 | 99,968 | 71,979 | 72.0 |
2004 | 29,521 | 21,063 | 71.3 | 10,309 | 5,827 | 56.5 | 19,212 | 15,236 | 79.3 |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research File, 100 percent data. | |||||||||
NOTES: Data are current through July 2005.
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. |
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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. |