| Diagnostic group | Total | Workers | Adult children | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| All disabled beneficiaries | ||||||||
| Total | 6,491,494 | 100.0 | 5,539,597 | 100.0 | 207,365 | 100.0 | 744,532 | 100.0 |
| Congenital anomalies | 16,606 | 0.3 | 9,226 | 0.2 | 267 | 0.1 | 7,113 | 1.0 |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 259,335 | 4.0 | 237,020 | 4.3 | 19,634 | 9.5 | 2,681 | 0.4 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 107,013 | 1.6 | 102,589 | 1.9 | 1,695 | 0.8 | 2,729 | 0.4 |
| Injuries | 262,822 | 4.0 | 248,544 | 4.5 | 5,171 | 2.5 | 9,107 | 1.2 |
| Mental disorders | ||||||||
| Retardation | 620,423 | 9.6 | 286,210 | 5.2 | 9,679 | 4.7 | 324,534 | 43.6 |
| Other | 1,701,328 | 26.2 | 1,558,928 | 28.1 | 45,274 | 21.8 | 97,126 | 13.0 |
| Neoplasms | 156,080 | 2.4 | 150,138 | 2.7 | 4,262 | 2.1 | 1,680 | 0.2 |
| Diseases of |
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| Blood and blood-forming organs | 15,916 | 0.2 | 13,708 | 0.2 | 354 | 0.2 | 1,854 | 0.2 |
| Circulatory system | 584,316 | 9.0 | 558,736 | 10.1 | 22,348 | 10.8 | 3,232 | 0.4 |
| Digestive system | 83,152 | 1.3 | 80,396 | 1.5 | 2,227 | 1.1 | 529 | 0.1 |
| Genitourinary system | 97,239 | 1.5 | 93,645 | 1.7 | 1,837 | 0.9 | 1,757 | 0.2 |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 1,385,191 | 21.3 | 1,324,762 | 23.9 | 55,677 | 26.8 | 4,752 | 0.6 |
| Nervous system and sense organs | 612,180 | 9.4 | 533,774 | 9.6 | 14,527 | 7.0 | 63,879 | 8.6 |
| Respiratory system | 188,897 | 2.9 | 176,941 | 3.2 | 11,054 | 5.3 | 902 | 0.1 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 14,188 | 0.2 | 13,429 | 0.2 | 510 | 0.2 | 249 | a |
| Other | 10,715 | 0.2 | 9,447 | 0.2 | 214 | 0.1 | 1,054 | 0.1 |
| Unknown | 376,093 | 5.8 | 142,104 | 2.6 | 12,635 | 6.1 | 221,354 | 29.7 |
| Men | ||||||||
| Subtotal | 3,479,990 | 100.0 | 3,067,251 | 100.0 | 6,098 | 100.0 | 406,641 | 100.0 |
| Congenital anomalies | 8,534 | 0.2 | 4,837 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.1 | 3,691 | 0.9 |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 100,518 | 2.9 | 98,936 | 3.2 | 295 | 4.8 | 1,287 | 0.3 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 79,130 | 2.3 | 77,584 | 2.5 | 85 | 1.4 | 1,461 | 0.4 |
| Injuries | 183,723 | 5.3 | 177,071 | 5.8 | 294 | 4.8 | 6,358 | 1.6 |
| Mental disorders | ||||||||
| Retardation | 365,074 | 10.5 | 188,430 | 6.1 | 295 | 4.8 | 176,349 | 43.4 |
| Other | 878,971 | 25.3 | 816,141 | 26.6 | 1,095 | 18.0 | 61,735 | 15.2 |
| Neoplasms | 74,246 | 2.1 | 73,149 | 2.4 | 134 | 2.2 | 963 | 0.2 |
| Diseases of |
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| Blood and blood-forming organs | 7,349 | 0.2 | 6,416 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.2 | 922 | 0.2 |
| Circulatory system | 382,100 | 11.0 | 379,306 | 12.4 | 1,056 | 17.3 | 1,738 | 0.4 |
| Digestive system | 44,184 | 1.3 | 43,823 | 1.4 | 88 | 1.4 | 273 | 0.1 |
| Genitourinary system | 57,728 | 1.7 | 56,726 | 1.8 | 94 | 1.5 | 908 | 0.2 |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 700,013 | 20.1 | 696,529 | 22.7 | 1,447 | 23.7 | 2,037 | 0.5 |
| Nervous system and sense organs | 306,338 | 8.8 | 271,690 | 8.9 | 397 | 6.5 | 34,251 | 8.4 |
| Respiratory system | 91,563 | 2.6 | 90,828 | 3.0 | 322 | 5.3 | 413 | 0.1 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 5,647 | 0.2 | 5,536 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.2 | 99 | a |
| Other | 5,393 | 0.2 | 4,808 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.1 | 577 | 0.1 |
| Unknown | 189,479 | 5.4 | 75,441 | 2.5 | 459 | 7.5 | 113,579 | 27.9 |
| Women | ||||||||
| Subtotal | 3,011,504 | 100.0 | 2,472,346 | 100.0 | 201,267 | 100.0 | 337,891 | 100.0 |
| Congenital anomalies | 8,072 | 0.3 | 4,389 | 0.2 | 261 | 0.1 | 3,422 | 1.0 |
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 158,817 | 5.3 | 138,084 | 5.6 | 19,339 | 9.6 | 1,394 | 0.4 |
| Infectious and parasitic diseases | 27,883 | 0.9 | 25,005 | 1.0 | 1,610 | 0.8 | 1,268 | 0.4 |
| Injuries | 79,099 | 2.6 | 71,473 | 2.9 | 4,877 | 2.4 | 2,749 | 0.8 |
| Mental disorders | ||||||||
| Retardation | 255,349 | 8.5 | 97,780 | 4.0 | 9,384 | 4.7 | 148,185 | 43.9 |
| Other | 822,357 | 27.3 | 742,787 | 30.0 | 44,179 | 22.0 | 35,391 | 10.5 |
| Neoplasms | 81,834 | 2.7 | 76,989 | 3.1 | 4,128 | 2.1 | 717 | 0.2 |
| Diseases of |
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| Blood and blood-forming organs | 8,567 | 0.3 | 7,292 | 0.3 | 343 | 0.2 | 932 | 0.3 |
| Circulatory system | 202,216 | 6.7 | 179,430 | 7.3 | 21,292 | 10.6 | 1,494 | 0.4 |
| Digestive system | 38,968 | 1.3 | 36,573 | 1.5 | 2,139 | 1.1 | 256 | 0.1 |
| Genitourinary system | 39,511 | 1.3 | 36,919 | 1.5 | 1,743 | 0.9 | 849 | 0.3 |
| Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 685,178 | 22.8 | 628,233 | 25.4 | 54,230 | 26.9 | 2,715 | 0.8 |
| Nervous system and sense organs | 305,842 | 10.2 | 262,084 | 10.6 | 14,130 | 7.0 | 29,628 | 8.8 |
| Respiratory system | 97,334 | 3.2 | 86,113 | 3.5 | 10,732 | 5.3 | 489 | 0.1 |
| Skin and subcutaneous tissue | 8,541 | 0.3 | 7,893 | 0.3 | 498 | 0.2 | 150 | a |
| Other | 5,322 | 0.2 | 4,639 | 0.2 | 206 | 0.1 | 477 | 0.1 |
| Unknown | 186,614 | 6.2 | 66,663 | 2.7 | 12,176 | 6.0 | 107,775 | 31.9 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disabled Beneficiaries and Dependents Master Beneficiary Record file. | ||||||||
| 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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