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<h1>Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2016</h1>
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<li id="oasdi" class="ui-corner-top"><a href="#page10"><br><abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr> Program</a></li>
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<li><a href="#contributions"><abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr> & <abbr class="spell">HI</abbr> Contributions</a>
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<li><a href="#taxespayable">Taxes payable</a></li>
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<li><a href="#taxmax">Maximum taxable earnings</a></li>
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<li><a href="#workcredits">Work credits</a></li>
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<li><a href="#benefits"><abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr> Benefits</a>
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<li><a href="#cola">Cost-of-living adjustment</a></li>
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<li><a href="#maxbenefit">Maximum benefit</a></li>
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<li><a href="#bendpoints">Benefit formula bend points</a></li>
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<li><a href="#ssirates"><abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> & <abbr class="spell">DI</abbr> Rates and Limits</a>
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<li><a href="#trustfunds">Trust Funds</a></li>
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<li><a href="#admindata">Poverty Thresholds and Administrative Data</a>
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<li><a href="#povertythresholds">Poverty thresholds</a></li>
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<li><a href="#expenses">Expenses</a></li>
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<li><a href="#workload">Workload</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page5">Income Levels</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page6">Sources of Income</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page7">Shares of Aggregate Income, by Source</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page8">Relative Importance of Social Security</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page9">Poverty Status Based on Family Income</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page10">Earnings in Covered Employment</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page11">Insured Status</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page12">Insured Status, by Sex</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page13">New Benefit Awards</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page14">New Awards to Workers</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page15">Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page16">Average Benefit Amounts</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page17">Beneficiaries, by Age</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page18">Age of Disabled and Retired Workers</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page19">Beneficiaries, by Sex</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page20">Average Monthly Benefit, by Sex</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page21">Women Beneficiaries</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page22">Women with Dual Entitlement</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page23">Child Beneficiaries</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page24">Number of Recipients</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page25">Payment Amounts, by Age</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page26">Federally Administered Payments</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page27">Basis for Eligibility and Age of Recipients</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page28">Percentage Distribution of Recipients, by Age</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page29">Recipients, by Sex and Age</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page30">Other Income</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page31">Child Recipients</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page32">All Beneficiaries</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page33">Beneficiaries Aged 65 or Older</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page34">Disabled Beneficiaries Aged <span class="nobr">18–64</span></a></li>
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<li><a href="#page35">How Social Security Is Financed</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page36">Social Security's Demographic Challenge</a></li>
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<li><a href="#page37">The <span class="nobr">Long-Run</span> Financial Outlook</a></li>
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<h2>Did You Know That…</h2>
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<p><span class="ffDYKT">65.1 million</span> people received benefits from programs administered by the Social Security Administration (<abbr class="spell">SSA</abbr>) in 2015.</p>
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<p class="topmargin2"><span class="ffDYKT">5.4 million</span> people were newly awarded Social Security benefits in 2015.</p>
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<p class="topmargin2"><span class="ffDYKT">61%</span> of aged beneficiaries received at least half of their income from Social Security in 2014.</p>
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<p class="topmargin2"><span class="ffDYKT">55%</span> of adult Social Security beneficiaries in 2015 were women.</p>
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<p class="topmargin2"><span class="ffDYKT">53.9</span> was the average age of disabled-worker beneficiaries in 2015.</p>
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<p class="topmargin2"><span class="ffDYKT">86%</span> of Supplemental Security Income (<abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr>) recipients received payments because of disability or blindness in 2015.</p>
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<h1>General Information</h1>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Total</th>
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<td>7.65</td>
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<td>7.65</td>
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<td>15.30</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row"><abbr class="spell">OASI</abbr></th>
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<td>5.015</td>
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<td>5.015</td>
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<td>10.03</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row"><abbr class="spell">DI</abbr></th>
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<td>1.185</td>
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<td>1.185</td>
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<td>2.37</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row"><abbr class="spell">HI</abbr></th>
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<td><sup>a</sup> 1.45</td>
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<td>1.45</td>
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<td><sup>a</sup> 2.90</td>
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<td class="onlyNote" colspan="4">a. Earned income exceeding $200,000 for individual filers and $250,000 for married couples filing jointly is subject to an additional <abbr class="spell">HI</abbr> tax of 0.90 percent.</td>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Type of earner</th>
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<th scope="col"><abbr class="spell">OASI</abbr></th>
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<th scope="col"><abbr class="spell">DI</abbr></th>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Average</th>
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<td>2,463</td>
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<td>582</td>
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<td>712</td>
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<td>5,943</td>
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<td>1,404</td>
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<td>No limit</td>
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<td>11,886</td>
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<td>2,808</td>
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<td>No limit</td>
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<td class="noNotes" colspan="4"> </td>
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<table>
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<caption>Maximum earnings subject to Social Security taxes, 2016 (in dollars)</caption>
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<colgroup span="1" style="width:13em"></colgroup>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Program</th>
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<th scope="col">Amount</th>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row"><abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr></th>
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<td>118,500</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row"><abbr class="spell">HI</abbr></th>
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<td>No limit</td>
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<td class="noNotes" colspan="2"> </td>
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<p><b>Earnings required for work credits, 2016:</b> $1,260 for one work credit (one quarter of coverage)</p>
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<p class="indent1 topmargin05"><span class="eightypercent">NOTE: A worker may earn a maximum of four credits a year. Doing so in 2016, therefore, requires $5,040 in earnings.</span></p>
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<caption>Benefit payments as a percentage of gross domestic product, <span class="nobr">2014–2015</span></caption>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Calendar year</th>
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<th scope="col">Total</th>
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<th scope="col"><abbr class="spell">OASI</abbr></th>
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<th scope="col"><abbr class="spell">DI</abbr></th>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2014</th>
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<td>4.95</td>
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<td>4.12</td>
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<td>0.84</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2015</th>
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<td>5.00</td>
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<td>4.18</td>
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<td>0.82</td>
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<td class="firstNote" colspan="4">NOTES: Figures are subject to change.</td>
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<td class="lastNote" colspan="4">Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.</td>
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<p><b>Cost-of-living adjustment, 2016:</b> 0.0%</p>
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<table>
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<caption>Age for full retirement benefit for retired workers</caption>
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<colgroup span="1" style="width:12em"></colgroup>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Year of birth</th>
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<th scope="col">Full retirement age (<abbr class="spell">FRA</abbr>)</th>
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</thead>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1937 and earlier</th>
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<td>65</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1938</th>
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<td>65 and 2 months</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1939</th>
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<td>65 and 4 months</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1940</th>
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<td>65 and 6 months</td>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1941</th>
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<td>65 and 8 months</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1942</th>
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<td>65 and 10 months</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row"><span class="nobr">1943–1954</span></th>
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<td>66</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1955</th>
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<td>66 and 2 months</td>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1956</th>
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<td>66 and 4 months</td>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1957</th>
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<td>66 and 6 months</td>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1958</th>
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<td>66 and 8 months</td>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1959</th>
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<td>66 and 10 months</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1960 and later</th>
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<td>67</td>
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<tfoot>
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<td class="noNotes" colspan="2"> </td>
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<div class="ffArea bottomPad025" id="maxbenefit">
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<p><b>Maximum monthly Social Security benefit:</b> $2,639 for workers retiring at <abbr class="spell">FRA</abbr> in 2016</p>
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<p class="indent1 topmargin05"><span class="eightypercent">NOTE: Higher benefits are possible for those who work or delay benefit receipt after reaching <abbr class="spell">FRA</abbr>.</span></p>
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<div class="ffArea bottomPad025" id="bendpoints">
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<p><b>Benefit formula bend points (for workers with first eligibility in 2016):</b></p>
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<p class="indent1 topmargin05">Primary insurance amount (<abbr class="spell">PIA</abbr>) equals<br> <span class="indent1">90% of the first $856 of average indexed monthly earnings (<abbr>AIME</abbr>), plus</span><br> <span class="indent1">32% of <abbr>AIME</abbr> over $856 through $5,157, plus</span><br> <span class="indent1">15% of <abbr>AIME</abbr> over $5,157</span></p>
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<div class="ffArea" id="awi">
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<table>
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<caption>Average wage index, <span class="nobr">2014–2016</span></caption>
|
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<colgroup span="1" style="width:10em"></colgroup>
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<colgroup span="1" style="width:10em"></colgroup>
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<colgroup span="1" style="width:11em"></colgroup>
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Year</th>
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<th scope="col">Dollars</th>
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<th scope="col">Increase from previous year (in percent)</th>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2014</th>
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<td>46,481.52</td>
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<td>3.5</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2015 (estimated)</th>
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<td>47,730.20</td>
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<td>2.7</td>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2016 (estimated)</th>
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<td>49,121.32</td>
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<td>2.9</td>
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</tbody>
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<tfoot>
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<td class="noNotes" colspan="3"> </td>
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</tfoot>
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</table>
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<table>
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<caption>Exempt amounts under the retirement earnings test, 2016 (in dollars)</caption>
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<colgroup span="1" style="width:19em"></colgroup>
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<colgroup span="2" style="width:6em"></colgroup>
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Age of retired person in 2016</th>
|
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<th scope="col">Annually</th>
|
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<th scope="col">Monthly</th>
|
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Under <abbr class="spell">FRA</abbr> ($1 for $2 withholding rate)</th>
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<td>15,720</td>
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<td>1,310</td>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row"><abbr class="spell">FRA</abbr> ($1 for $3 withholding rate) <sup>a</sup></th>
|
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<td>41,880</td>
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<td>3,490</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Above <abbr class="spell">FRA</abbr></th>
|
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<td>No limit</td>
|
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<td>No limit</td>
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</tbody>
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<tfoot>
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<td class="firstNote" colspan="3">NOTE: Retired-worker beneficiaries younger than <abbr class="spell">FRA</abbr> have some of their benefit withheld if they have earnings above the exempt amounts.</td>
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<td class="lastNote" colspan="3">a. The test applies only to earnings made in months prior to the month of attainment of <abbr class="spell">FRA</abbr>.</td>
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<table>
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<caption><abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> payment rates and resource limits, January 2016 (in dollars)</caption>
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<colgroup span="1" style="width:15em"></colgroup>
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<colgroup span="2" style="width:6em"></colgroup>
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Program aspect</th>
|
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<th scope="col">Individual</th>
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<th scope="col">Couple</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Federal benefit rate</th>
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<td>733</td>
|
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<td>1,100</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Resource limit</th>
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<td>2,000</td>
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<td>3,000</td>
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<tfoot>
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<td class="noNotes" colspan="3"> </td>
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</tfoot>
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<table>
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<caption>Monthly earnings levels affecting disability program eligibility, 2016 (in dollars)</caption>
|
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<colgroup span="1" style="width:18em"></colgroup>
|
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<colgroup span="1" style="width:9em"></colgroup>
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Determinant</th>
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<th scope="col">Monthly amount</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Substantial gainful activity</th>
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<td> </td>
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<tr>
|
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">For nonblind persons</th>
|
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<td>1,130</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">For blind persons</th>
|
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<td>1,820</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr>
|
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Trial work period</th>
|
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<td>810</td>
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<td class="noNotes" colspan="2"> </td>
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<table>
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<caption>Trust fund operations, <span class="nobr">2015–2016</span> (in billions of dollars)</caption>
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<colgroup span="1" style="width:10em"></colgroup>
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<colgroup span="3" style="width:6em"></colgroup>
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<tr>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Calendar year and trust fund</th>
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<th scope="col">Income</th>
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<th scope="col">Outgo</th>
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<th scope="col">Fund at end of year</th>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">2015 (actual)</th>
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<td colspan="3"> </td>
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<th class="stub2" scope="row">Total</th>
|
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<td>920.2</td>
|
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<td>897.1</td>
|
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<td>2,812.5</td>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row"><abbr class="spell">OASI</abbr></th>
|
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<td>801.6</td>
|
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<td>750.5</td>
|
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<td>2,780.3</td>
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</tr>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row"><abbr class="spell">DI</abbr></th>
|
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<td>118.6</td>
|
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<td>146.6</td>
|
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<td>32.3</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="topPad1">
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">2016 (estimated)</th>
|
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<td colspan="3"> </td>
|
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<th class="stub2" scope="row">Total</th>
|
|
<td>944.6</td>
|
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<td>928.9</td>
|
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<td>2,828.2</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row"><abbr class="spell">OASI</abbr></th>
|
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<td>786.7</td>
|
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<td>778.6</td>
|
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<td>2,788.4</td>
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</tr>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row"><abbr class="spell">DI</abbr></th>
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<td>157.9</td>
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<td>150.2</td>
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<td>39.9</td>
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<td class="onlyNote" colspan="4">NOTE: Totals do not necessarily equal the sum of rounded components.</td>
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<table>
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<caption>Poverty thresholds, 2015 (in dollars)</caption>
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<colgroup span="1" style="width:15em"></colgroup>
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<colgroup span="1" style="width:6em"></colgroup>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Family unit</th>
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<th scope="col">Amount</th>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Aged individual</th>
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<td>11,354</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Family of two, aged head</th>
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<td>14,326</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">Family of four</th>
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<td>24,230</td>
|
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<tfoot>
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<td class="onlyNote" colspan="2">SOURCE: <abbr>U.S.</abbr> Census Bureau as of January 2016 (preliminary estimates).</td>
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<p><b><abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr> administrative expenses:</b> Costs were 0.7% of contributions in calendar year 2015</p>
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<div class="ffArea" id="workload">
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<table>
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<caption>Workload, fiscal year 2015 (in millions)</caption>
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<colgroup span="1" style="width:12em"></colgroup>
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<colgroup span="1" style="width:8em"></colgroup>
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Type of filing</th>
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<th scope="col">Number</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row"><abbr class="spell">OASI</abbr> claims</th>
|
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<td>5.3</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row"><abbr class="spell">DI</abbr> claims</th>
|
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<td>2.8</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row"><abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> applications</th>
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<h1>Income of the Aged Population</h1>
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<h2>Income Levels, 1962 and 2014</h2>
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<p>Median annual income for married couples and nonmarried persons aged 65 or older increased markedly from 1962 (the earliest year for which data are available) to 2014. Even after adjusting for inflation, median income rose 143% for married couples and 122% for nonmarried persons. A married couple is aged 65 or older if the husband is aged 65 or older or if the husband is aged 54 or younger and the wife is 65 or older.</p>
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<div class="firstNote">SOURCES: Data for 1962 are from <abbr class="spell">SSA</abbr>, <i>The Aged Population of the United States: The 1963 Social Security Survey of the Aged</i> (1967). Data for 2014 are <abbr class="spell">SSA</abbr> calculations from the March 2015 Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey.</div>
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<h2>Sources of Income, 1962 and 2014</h2>
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<p>Social Security benefits—the most common source of income for married couples and nonmarried persons aged 65 or older in 1962—are now almost universal. The proportion of the aged population with asset income—the next most common source—was greater in 2014 than it was in 1962. Over the <span class="nobr">52-year</span> period, receipt of private pensions increased by four times, and receipt of government pensions nearly doubled. The proportion of couples and nonmarried persons aged 65 or older who had earnings was smaller in 2014 than it was in 1962.</p>
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<td>84</td>
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<td>36</td>
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<td>9</td>
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<div class="firstNote">SOURCES: Data for 1962 are from <abbr class="spell">SSA</abbr>, <i>The Aged Population of the United States: The 1963 Social Security Survey of the Aged</i> (1967). Data for 2014 are <abbr class="spell">SSA</abbr> calculations from the March 2015 Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey.</div>
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<h2>Shares of Aggregate Income, by Source, 1962 and 2014</h2>
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<p>In 1962, Social Security, earnings, income from assets, and government employee and private pensions made up only 85% of the aggregate total income of couples and nonmarried persons aged 65 or older, compared with 96% in 2014. The shares from Social Security, earnings, government employee pensions, and private pensions increased after 1962, while the share from asset income declined.</p>
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<td>16</td>
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<td>10</td>
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<td>6</td>
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<h2>Relative Importance of Social Security, 2014</h2>
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<p>In 2014, 85% of married couples and 84% of nonmarried persons aged 65 or older received Social Security benefits. Social Security was the major source of income (providing at least 50% of total income) for 48% of aged beneficiary couples and 71% of aged nonmarried beneficiaries. It was 90% or more of income for 21% of aged beneficiary couples and 43% of aged nonmarried beneficiaries. Total income excludes withdrawals from savings and nonannuitized <abbr class="spell">IRA</abbr>s or <span class="nobr">401(k)</span> plans; it also excludes <span class="nobr">in-kind</span> support, such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (or <abbr>SNAP</abbr>, formerly known as food stamps) benefits and housing and energy assistance.</p>
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<h2>Poverty Status Based on Family Income, 2014</h2>
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<p>The aged poor are those with income below the poverty line. The near poor have income greater than or equal to the poverty line and less than 125% of the poverty line. Nonmarried women and minorities had the highest poverty rates in 2014, ranging from 18.0% to 19.2%. Married persons had the lowest poverty rates, with 5.0% poor and 2.5% near poor. Overall, 10.0% were poor and 5.2% were near poor.</p>
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<td>10.0</td>
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<td>5.2</td>
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<td>5.0</td>
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<td>12.7</td>
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<td>18.0</td>
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<td>4.9</td>
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<td>8.5</td>
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<td>18.1</td>
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<h2>Earnings in Covered Employment, <span class="nobr">1937–2015</span></h2>
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<p>People contribute to Social Security through payroll taxes or self-employment taxes, as required by the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (<abbr>FICA</abbr>) and the Self-Employment Contributions Act (<abbr>SECA</abbr>). The maximum taxable amount is updated annually on the basis of increases in the average wage. Of the 169 million workers with earnings in Social Security–covered employment in 2015, about 6% had earnings that equaled or exceeded the maximum amount subject to taxes, compared with 3% when the program began and a peak of 36% in 1965. About 83% of earnings in covered employment were taxable in 2015, compared with 92% in 1937.</p>
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<td>92.0</td>
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<td>87.9</td>
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<td>80.3</td>
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<td>71.3</td>
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<td>84.4</td>
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<td>88.9</td>
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<td>85.8</td>
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<td>82.5</td>
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<td>5.8</td>
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<p>The percentage of persons aged 20 or older who are insured for benefits has changed very little in recent years. To be fully insured, a worker must have at least one work credit (quarter of coverage) for each year elapsed after age 21 (but no earlier than 1950) and before the year in which he or she attains age 62, becomes disabled, or dies. The maximum number of work credits needed to be fully insured is 40. An individual is said to be permanently insured if he or she has earned 40 work credits. To be insured for disability, the worker must be fully insured and have at least 20 work credits during the last 40 calendar quarters. (Requirements for disability-insured status are somewhat different for persons younger than age 31.) Disability benefits are available up to <abbr class="spell">FRA</abbr>.</p>
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<td>135.0</td>
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<td>50</td>
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<td>77</td>
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<td>113.9</td>
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<td>63</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1975</th>
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<td>147.3</td>
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<td>51</td>
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<td>80</td>
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<td>123.7</td>
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<td>66</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1980</th>
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<td>161.8</td>
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<td>53</td>
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<td>83</td>
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<td>135.2</td>
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<td>70</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1985</th>
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<td>174.9</td>
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<td>58</td>
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<td>84</td>
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<td>145.4</td>
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<td>72</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1990</th>
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<td>185.9</td>
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<td>63</td>
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<td>86</td>
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<td>153.7</td>
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<td>75</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1995</th>
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<td>196.0</td>
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<td>65</td>
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<td>86</td>
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<td>161.5</td>
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<td>76</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2000</th>
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<td>207.0</td>
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<td>68</td>
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<td>87</td>
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<td>171.2</td>
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<td>78</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2005</th>
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<td>218.6</td>
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<td>69</td>
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<td>87</td>
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<td>183.3</td>
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<td>78</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2010</th>
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<td>230.7</td>
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<td>69</td>
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<td>87</td>
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<td>191.9</td>
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<td>76</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2011</th>
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<td>233.0</td>
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<td>69</td>
|
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<td>87</td>
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<td>193.5</td>
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<td>76</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2012</th>
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<td>235.5</td>
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<td>69</td>
|
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<td>87</td>
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<td>194.8</td>
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<td>76</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2013</th>
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<td>238.0</td>
|
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<td>69</td>
|
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<td>87</td>
|
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<td>195.7</td>
|
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<td>76</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2014</th>
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<td>240.5</td>
|
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<td>69</td>
|
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<td>87</td>
|
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<td>196.8</td>
|
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<td>75</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2015</th>
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<td>243.1</td>
|
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<td>69</td>
|
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<td>87</td>
|
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<td>198.0</td>
|
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<td>75</td>
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<td class="firstNote" colspan="6">SOURCE: <abbr class="spell">SSA</abbr>, Office of the Chief Actuary.</td>
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<td class="note" colspan="6">NOTES: The population in the Social Security area includes residents of the 50 states and the District of Columbia adjusted for net census undercount; civilian residents of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and <abbr>U.S.</abbr> Virgin Islands; federal civilian employees and persons in the <abbr>U.S.</abbr> armed forces abroad and their dependents; noncitizens living abroad who are insured for Social Security benefits; and all other <abbr>U.S.</abbr> citizens abroad.</td>
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<td class="note" colspan="6">Figures are subject to revision.</td>
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<td class="lastNote" colspan="6">a. Insured for disability excludes those who have reached <abbr class="spell">FRA</abbr>.</td>
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<p>Although men historically were more likely than women to be insured, the gender gap is shrinking. The proportion of men who are insured declined slightly from 1970 to 2015, with 89% fully insured and 78% insured for disability in 2015. By contrast, the proportion of women who are insured increased dramatically—from 63% to 85% fully insured and from 41% to 73% insured for disability.</p>
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Fully insured</th>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Men</th>
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<td>93</td>
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<td>89</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Women</th>
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<td>63</td>
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<td>85</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Insured for disability <sup>a</sup></th>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Men</th>
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<td>84</td>
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<td>78</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Women</th>
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<td>41</td>
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<td>73</td>
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<div class="firstNote">SOURCE: <abbr class="spell">SSA</abbr>, Office of the Chief Actuary.</div>
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<h2>New Benefit Awards, 2015</h2>
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<p>Benefits were awarded to about 5.4 million persons; of those, 52% were retired workers and 14% were disabled workers. The remaining 34% were survivors or the spouses and children of retired or disabled workers. These awards represent not only new entrants to the benefit rolls but also persons already on the rolls who become entitled to a different benefit, particularly conversions of disabled-worker benefits to retired-worker benefits at <abbr class="spell">FRA</abbr>.</p>
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<caption>New awards, by type of beneficiary</caption>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Beneficiary</th>
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<th scope="col">Number (thousands)</th>
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<th scope="col">Percent</th>
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<th class="stub2" scope="row">Total</th>
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<td>5,440</td>
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<td>100</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Retired workers and dependents</th>
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<td>3,401</td>
|
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<td>63</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Workers</th>
|
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<td>2,839</td>
|
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<td>52</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Spouses and children</th>
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<td>562</td>
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<td>10</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Disabled workers and dependents</th>
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<td>1,152</td>
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<td>21</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Workers</th>
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<td>741</td>
|
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<td>14</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Spouses and children</th>
|
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<td>411</td>
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<td>8</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Survivors of deceased workers</th>
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<td>887</td>
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<td>16</td>
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<div class="firstNote">SOURCE: <abbr class="spell">SSA</abbr>, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.</div>
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<h2>New Awards to Workers, <span class="nobr">1975–2015</span></h2>
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<p>Awards to retired workers increased considerably over the past four decades, at a rate that nearly triples the rate by which awards to disabled workers increased. The annualized rate of increase over the period from 1975 to 2015 is 1.6% for retired workers and 0.6% for disabled workers. The annual number of awards to retired workers rose from 1.5 million in 1975 to 2.8 million in 2015, while for disabled workers it increased from 592,000 in 1975 to 741,000 in 2015.</p>
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<div class="title">New awards to retired and disabled workers</div>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Year</th>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1975</th>
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<td>1,505.75</td>
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<td>592.05</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1976</th>
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<td>1,475.77</td>
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<td>551.46</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1977</th>
|
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<td>1,593.63</td>
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<td>568.87</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1978</th>
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<td>1,472.79</td>
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<td>464.42</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1979</th>
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<td>1,590.85</td>
|
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<td>416.71</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1980</th>
|
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<td>1,612.67</td>
|
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<td>396.56</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1981</th>
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<td>1,578.99</td>
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<td>351.85</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1982</th>
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<td>1,618.41</td>
|
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<td>297.13</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1983</th>
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<td>1,669.74</td>
|
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<td>311.55</td>
|
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1984</th>
|
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<td>1,607.37</td>
|
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<td>362.00</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1985</th>
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<td>1,690.49</td>
|
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<td>377.37</td>
|
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1986</th>
|
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<td>1,734.25</td>
|
|
<td>416.87</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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|
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1987</th>
|
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<td>1,681.72</td>
|
|
<td>415.85</td>
|
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</tr>
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|
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1988</th>
|
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<td>1,654.07</td>
|
|
<td>409.49</td>
|
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1989</th>
|
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<td>1,656.74</td>
|
|
<td>425.58</td>
|
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1990</th>
|
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<td>1,664.75</td>
|
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<td>467.98</td>
|
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1991</th>
|
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<td>1,695.35</td>
|
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<td>536.43</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1992</th>
|
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<td>1,707.95</td>
|
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<td>636.64</td>
|
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1993</th>
|
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<td>1,661.28</td>
|
|
<td>635.24</td>
|
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1994</th>
|
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<td>1,625.35</td>
|
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<td>631.87</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="topPad1">
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1995</th>
|
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<td>1,609.17</td>
|
|
<td>645.83</td>
|
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</tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1996</th>
|
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<td>1,581.45</td>
|
|
<td>624.34</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1997</th>
|
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<td>1,718.62</td>
|
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<td>587.42</td>
|
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</tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1998</th>
|
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<td>1,631.51</td>
|
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<td>608.13</td>
|
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</tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1999</th>
|
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<td>1,690.02</td>
|
|
<td>620.49</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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<tr class="topPad1">
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2000</th>
|
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<td>1,960.65</td>
|
|
<td>621.65</td>
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</tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2001</th>
|
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<td>1,779.23</td>
|
|
<td>691.31</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2002</th>
|
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<td>1,812.55</td>
|
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<td>750.00</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2003</th>
|
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<td>1,791.32</td>
|
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<td>777.46</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2004</th>
|
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<td>1,883.06</td>
|
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<td>795.78</td>
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</tr>
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<tr class="topPad1">
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2005</th>
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<td>2,000.00</td>
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<td>830.00</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2006</th>
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<td>1,999.00</td>
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<td>799.00</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2007</th>
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<td>2,036.00</td>
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<td>805.00</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2008</th>
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<td>2,279.00</td>
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<td>877.00</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2009</th>
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<td>2,740.00</td>
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<td>971.00</td>
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<td>2,634.00</td>
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<td>1,027.00</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2011</th>
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<td>2,578.00</td>
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<td>999.00</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2012</th>
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<td>2,735.01</td>
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<td>960.22</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2013</th>
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<td>2,794.29</td>
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<td>868.97</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2014</th>
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<td>2,771.93</td>
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<td>778.80</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2015</th>
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<td>2,838.99</td>
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<td>741.48</td>
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<td class="noNotes" colspan="3"> </td>
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<h2>Beneficiaries in Current-Payment Status, December 2015</h2>
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<p>Sixty million beneficiaries were in current-payment status; that is, they were being paid a benefit. Sixty-seven percent of those beneficiaries were retired workers and 15% were disabled workers. The remaining 18% of beneficiaries were survivors or the spouses and children of retired or disabled workers.</p>
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<caption>Beneficiaries in current-payment status</caption>
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<colgroup span="1" style="width:17em"></colgroup>
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<colgroup span="2" style="width:6em"></colgroup>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Beneficiary</th>
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<td>100</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Retired workers and dependents</th>
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<td>43,073</td>
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<td>72</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Workers</th>
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<td>40,089</td>
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<td>67</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Spouses and children</th>
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<td>2,984</td>
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<td>5</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Disabled workers and dependents</th>
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<td>10,806</td>
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<td>18</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Workers</th>
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<td>8,909</td>
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<td>15</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Spouses and children</th>
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<td>1,897</td>
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<td>3</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Survivors of deceased workers</th>
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<td>6,084</td>
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<td>10</td>
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<td class="noNotes" colspan="3"> </td>
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<h2>Average Benefit Amounts, 2015</h2>
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<p>Benefits payable to workers who retire at <abbr class="spell">FRA</abbr> and to disabled workers are equal to 100% of the <abbr class="spell">PIA</abbr> (subject to any applicable deductions). At <abbr class="spell">FRA</abbr>, <span class="nobr">widow(er)s'</span> benefits are also payable at 100% of the insured worker's <abbr class="spell">PIA</abbr>. Nondisabled <span class="nobr">widow(er)s</span> can receive reduced benefits at age 60. Disabled <span class="nobr">widow(er)s</span> can receive reduced benefits at age 50. Spouses, children, and parents receive a smaller proportion of the worker's <abbr class="spell">PIA</abbr> than do <span class="nobr">widow(er)s.</span></p>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Beneficiary</th>
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<th scope="col">New awards</th>
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<th scope="col">Benefits in <br>current-payment<br>status, December</th>
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Retired workers</th>
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<td>1,378</td>
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<td>1,342</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Spouses</th>
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<td>613</td>
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<td>690</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Children</th>
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<td>606</td>
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<td>651</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Disabled workers</th>
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<td>1,270</td>
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<td>1,166</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Spouses</th>
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<td>360</td>
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<td>318</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Children</th>
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<td>341</td>
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<td>351</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Survivors of deceased workers</th>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Nondisabled <span class="nobr">widow(er)s</span></th>
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<td>1,006</td>
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<td>1,286</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Disabled <span class="nobr">widow(er)s</span></th>
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<td>689</td>
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<td>719</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Widowed mothers and fathers</th>
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<td>905</td>
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<td>940</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Surviving children</th>
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<td>824</td>
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<td>832</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Parents</th>
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<td>1,063</td>
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<td>1,133</td>
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<td class="onlyNote" colspan="3">SOURCE: <abbr class="spell">SSA</abbr>, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.</td>
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<h2>Beneficiaries, by Age, December 2015</h2>
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<p>About <span class="nobr">four-fifths</span> of all <abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr> beneficiaries in current-payment status were aged 62 or older, including 22 percent aged <span class="nobr">75–84</span> and 9 percent aged 85 or older. About 14 percent were persons aged <span class="nobr">18–61</span> receiving benefits as disabled workers, survivors, or dependents. Another 5 percent were children under age 18.</p>
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<h2>Age of Disabled and Retired Workers, <span class="nobr">1960–2015</span></h2>
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<p>The average age of disabled-worker beneficiaries in current-payment status declined substantially between 1960, when <abbr class="spell">DI</abbr> benefits first became available to persons younger than age 50, and 2015. In 1960, the average age of a disabled worker was 57.2 years. The rapid drop in average age in the following years reflects a growing number of awards to workers under 50. By 1995, the average age fell to a low of 49.8, but by 2015, it rose to 53.9. By contrast, the average age of retired workers has changed little over time, rising from 72.4 in 1960 to 73.8 in 2015.</p>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Year</th>
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<td>72.4</td>
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<td>57.2</td>
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<td>72.5</td>
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<td>54.7</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1970</th>
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<td>72.3</td>
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<td>54.2</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1975</th>
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<td>72.3</td>
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<td>53.8</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1980</th>
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<td>72.4</td>
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<td>53.2</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1985</th>
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<td>72.8</td>
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<td>52.1</td>
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<td>73.1</td>
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<td>50.5</td>
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<td>73.6</td>
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<td>49.8</td>
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<td>73.9</td>
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<td>50.8</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2005</th>
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<td>73.9</td>
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<td>51.8</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2010</th>
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<td>73.7</td>
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<td>52.8</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2015</th>
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<td>73.8</td>
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<td>53.9</td>
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<h2>Beneficiaries, by Sex, December 2015</h2>
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<p>Of all adults receiving monthly Social Security benefits, 45% were men and 55% were women. Eighty-one percent of the men and 65% of the women received retired-worker benefits. Thirteen percent of the women received survivor benefits.</p>
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<h2>Average Monthly Benefit, by Sex, December 2015</h2>
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<p>Among retired and disabled workers who collected benefits based on their own work records, men received a higher average monthly benefit than did women. For those with benefits based on another person's work record (spouses and survivors), women had higher average benefits.</p>
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<th scope="col">Men</th>
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<th scope="col">Women</th>
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Workers</th>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
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<td>1,500</td>
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<td>1,182</td>
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<td>1,289</td>
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<td>1,036</td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Retired workers</th>
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<td>560</td>
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<td>697</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Disabled workers</th>
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<td>323</td>
|
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<td>318</td>
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</tr>
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Survivors of deceased workers</th>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
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</tr>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Nondisabled <span class="nobr">widow(er)s</span></th>
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<td>1,126</td>
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<td>1,291</td>
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<td>534</td>
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<td>733</td>
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<td>810</td>
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<td>951</td>
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<p>The proportion of women among retired-worker beneficiaries quadrupled between 1940 and 2015. The percentage climbed from 12% in 1940 to 47% in 1980, 48% in 1990, and 50% in 2015. The proportion of women among disabled-worker beneficiaries more than doubled between 1957, when <abbr class="spell">DI</abbr> benefits first became payable, and 2015. The percentage rose steadily from 19% in 1957 to 35% in 1990 and 49% in 2015.</p>
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<td>42.4</td>
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<td>46.5</td>
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<td>47.7</td>
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<td>48.2</td>
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<td>49.0</td>
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<td>49.9</td>
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<h2>Women with Dual Entitlement, <span class="nobr">1960–2015</span></h2>
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<p>The proportion of women aged 62 or older who are receiving benefits as dependents (that is, on the basis of their husbands' earnings record only) declined from 57% in 1960 to 22% in 2015. At the same time, the proportion of women with dual entitlement (that is, paid on the basis of both their own earnings records and those of their husbands) increased from 5% in 1960 to 26% in 2015.</p>
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<h2>Child Beneficiaries, December 2015</h2>
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<p>More than 3.2 million children under age 18 and students aged <span class="nobr">18–19</span> received <abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr> benefits. Children of deceased workers had the highest average payments, in part because they are eligible to receive monthly benefits based on 75% of the worker's <abbr class="spell">PIA</abbr>, compared with 50% for children of retired or disabled workers. Overall, the average monthly benefit amount for children was $560.</p>
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<td>350</td>
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<td>1,634</td>
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<td>341</td>
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<td>1,245</td>
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<h2>Number of Recipients, <span class="nobr">1974–2015</span></h2>
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<p>The Supplemental Security Income (<abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr>) program provides income support to needy persons aged 65 or older, blind or disabled adults, and blind or disabled children. Eligibility requirements and federal payment standards are nationally uniform. <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> replaced the former federal/state adult assistance programs in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.</p>
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<p>Payments under <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> began in January 1974, with 3.2 million persons receiving federally administered payments. By December 1974, this number had risen to nearly 4 million and remained at about that level until the <span class="nobr">mid-1980</span>s, then rose steadily, reaching nearly 6 million in 1993 and 7 million by the end of 2004. As of December 2015, the number of recipients was about 8.3 million. Of this total, 4.9 million were between the ages of 18 and 64, almost 2.2 million were aged 65 or older, and almost 1.3 million were under age 18.</p>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1974</th>
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<td>4.0</td>
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<td>0.1</td>
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<td>1.5</td>
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<td>2.4</td>
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<td>4.3</td>
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<td>0.1</td>
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<td>1.7</td>
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<td>2.5</td>
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<td>4.2</td>
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<td>0.1</td>
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<td>1.7</td>
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<td>2.4</td>
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<td>4.2</td>
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<td>0.1</td>
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<td>1.7</td>
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<td>2.4</td>
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<td>4.2</td>
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<td>0.2</td>
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<td>1.7</td>
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<td>2.3</td>
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<td>4.1</td>
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<td>0.2</td>
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<td>1.7</td>
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<td>2.2</td>
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<td>4.1</td>
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<td>0.2</td>
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<td>1.7</td>
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<td>2.2</td>
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<td>4.0</td>
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<td>0.2</td>
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<td>1.7</td>
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<td>2.1</td>
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<td>3.9</td>
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<td>0.2</td>
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<td>1.7</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<td>3.9</td>
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<td>0.2</td>
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<td>1.7</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<td>4.0</td>
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<td>0.2</td>
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<td>1.8</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<td>4.1</td>
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<td>0.2</td>
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<td>1.9</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<td>4.3</td>
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<td>0.2</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<td>4.4</td>
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<td>0.3</td>
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<td>2.1</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<td>4.5</td>
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<td>0.3</td>
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<td>2.2</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<td>4.6</td>
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<td>0.3</td>
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<td>2.3</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<td>4.8</td>
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<td>0.3</td>
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<td>2.4</td>
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<td>2.1</td>
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<td>5.1</td>
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<td>0.4</td>
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<td>2.6</td>
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<td>2.1</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1992</th>
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<td>5.6</td>
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<td>0.6</td>
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<td>2.9</td>
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<td>2.1</td>
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<td>6.0</td>
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<td>0.7</td>
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<td>3.1</td>
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<td>2.1</td>
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<td>6.3</td>
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<td>0.8</td>
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<td>3.3</td>
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<td>2.1</td>
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<td>6.5</td>
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<td>0.9</td>
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<td>3.5</td>
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<td>2.1</td>
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<td>6.6</td>
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<td>1.0</td>
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<td>3.6</td>
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<td>2.1</td>
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<td>6.5</td>
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<td>0.9</td>
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<td>3.6</td>
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<td>2.1</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1998</th>
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<td>6.6</td>
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<td>0.9</td>
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<td>3.6</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1999</th>
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<td>6.6</td>
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<td>0.8</td>
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<td>3.7</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<td>6.6</td>
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<td>0.8</td>
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<td>3.7</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2001</th>
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<td>6.7</td>
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<td>0.9</td>
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<td>3.8</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2002</th>
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<td>6.8</td>
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<td>0.9</td>
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<td>3.9</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2003</th>
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<td>6.9</td>
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<td>1.0</td>
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<td>4.0</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2004</th>
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<td>7.0</td>
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<td>1.0</td>
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<td>4.0</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<td>7.1</td>
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<td>1.0</td>
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<td>4.1</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2006</th>
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<td>7.2</td>
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<td>1.1</td>
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<td>4.2</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2007</th>
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<td>7.4</td>
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<td>1.1</td>
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<td>4.2</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<td>7.5</td>
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<td>1.2</td>
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<td>4.3</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<td>7.7</td>
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<td>1.2</td>
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<td>4.5</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<td>7.9</td>
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<td>1.2</td>
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<td>4.6</td>
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<td>2.0</td>
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<td>8.1</td>
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<td>1.3</td>
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<td>4.8</td>
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<td>2.1</td>
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<td>8.3</td>
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<td>1.3</td>
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<td>4.9</td>
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<td>2.1</td>
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<td>8.4</td>
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<td>1.3</td>
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<td>4.9</td>
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<td>2.1</td>
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<td>8.3</td>
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<td>1.3</td>
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<td>4.9</td>
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<td>2.1</td>
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<td>8.3</td>
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<td>1.3</td>
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<td>4.9</td>
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<h2>Payment Amounts, by Age, December 2015</h2>
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<p>The average monthly federally administered <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> payment was $541. Payments varied by age group, ranging from an average of $643 for recipients aged under 18 to $435 for those aged 65 or older. The maximum federal benefit rate in December 2015 was $733 for an individual and $1,100 for a couple, plus any applicable state supplementation.</p>
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<h2>Federally Administered Payments, December 2015</h2>
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<p>A total of 8.3 million persons received federally administered <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> payments. The majority received federal <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> only. States have the option of supplementing the federal benefit rate and are required to do so if that rate is less than the income the recipient would have had under the former state program.</p>
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<h2>Basis for Eligibility and Age of Recipients, December 2015</h2>
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<p>Fourteen percent of <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> recipients received benefits on the basis of age and the rest qualified on the basis of disability. Twenty-six percent of the recipients were aged 65 or older. In the <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> program, a disabled recipient is still classified as “disabled” after reaching age 65. In the <abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr> program, <abbr class="spell">DI</abbr> beneficiaries are converted to the retirement program when they attain <abbr class="spell">FRA</abbr>.</p>
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<p>The proportion of <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> recipients aged 65 or older declined from 61% in January 1974 to 26% in December 2015. The overall <span class="nobr">long-term</span> growth of the <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> program occurred because of an increase in the number of disabled recipients, most of whom are under age 65.</p>
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<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Year</th>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1974</th>
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<td>1.8</td>
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<td>37.6</td>
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<td>60.6</td>
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<td>2.5</td>
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<td>39.4</td>
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<td>58.1</td>
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<td>3.0</td>
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<td>40.5</td>
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<td>56.6</td>
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<td>3.5</td>
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<td>41.0</td>
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<td>55.5</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1978</th>
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<td>3.9</td>
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<td>41.4</td>
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<td>54.6</td>
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<td>4.3</td>
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<td>41.6</td>
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<td>54.1</td>
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<td>4.6</td>
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<td>41.8</td>
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<td>53.6</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1981</th>
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<td>4.8</td>
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<td>42.4</td>
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<td>52.8</td>
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<td>5.0</td>
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<td>42.9</td>
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<td>52.1</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1983</th>
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<td>5.1</td>
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<td>43.6</td>
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<td>51.3</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1984</th>
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<td>5.3</td>
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<td>44.2</td>
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<td>50.6</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1985</th>
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<td>5.5</td>
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<td>45.4</td>
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<td>49.1</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1986</th>
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<td>5.6</td>
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<td>47.1</td>
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<td>47.3</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1987</th>
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<td>5.7</td>
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<td>48.3</td>
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<td>46.0</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1988</th>
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<td>5.7</td>
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<td>49.3</td>
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<td>44.9</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1989</th>
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<td>5.8</td>
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<td>50.1</td>
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<td>44.1</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1990</th>
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<td>6.4</td>
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<td>50.9</td>
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<td>42.7</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1991</th>
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<td>7.8</td>
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<td>51.6</td>
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<td>40.6</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1992</th>
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<td>10.0</td>
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<td>52.3</td>
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<td>37.7</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1993</th>
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<td>12.1</td>
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<td>52.6</td>
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<td>35.3</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1994</th>
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<td>13.4</td>
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<td>53.0</td>
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<td>33.7</td>
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<td>14.1</td>
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<td>53.5</td>
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<td>32.5</td>
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<td>14.4</td>
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<td>54.0</td>
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<td>31.6</td>
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<td>13.5</td>
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<td>54.8</td>
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<td>31.6</td>
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<td>13.5</td>
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<td>55.5</td>
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<td>31.0</td>
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<td>12.9</td>
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<td>56.3</td>
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<td>30.8</td>
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<td>12.8</td>
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<td>56.7</td>
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<td>30.5</td>
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<td>13.2</td>
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<td>57.0</td>
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<td>29.8</td>
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<td>13.5</td>
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<td>57.1</td>
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<td>29.4</td>
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<td>13.9</td>
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<td>57.3</td>
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<td>28.8</td>
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<td>14.2</td>
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<td>57.5</td>
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<td>28.3</td>
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<td>14.6</td>
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<td>57.4</td>
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<td>28.0</td>
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<td>14.9</td>
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<td>57.4</td>
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<td>27.7</td>
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<td>15.2</td>
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<td>57.4</td>
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<td>27.4</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2008</th>
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<td>15.3</td>
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<td>57.6</td>
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<td>27.0</td>
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<td>15.6</td>
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<td>58.0</td>
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<td>26.4</td>
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<td>15.7</td>
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<td>58.5</td>
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<td>25.8</td>
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<td>15.7</td>
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<td>58.9</td>
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<td>25.4</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2012</th>
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<td>15.9</td>
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<td>58.9</td>
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<td>25.2</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2013</th>
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<td>15.8</td>
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<td>59.0</td>
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<td>25.2</td>
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<td>15.6</td>
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<td>58.9</td>
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<td>25.5</td>
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<td>15.2</td>
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<td>58.8</td>
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<td>25.9</td>
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<h2>Recipients, by Sex and Age, December 2015</h2>
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<p>Overall, 53% of the approximately 8.3 million <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> recipients were women, but that percentage varied greatly by age group. Women accounted for 67% of the 2.2 million recipients aged 65 or older, 52% of the 4.9 million recipients aged <span class="nobr">18–64,</span> and 33% of the 1.3 million recipients under age 18.</p>
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<p>Almost 56 percent of <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> recipients aged 65 or older received <abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr> benefits, as did 29.7% of those aged <span class="nobr">18–64</span> and 7.3% of those under age 18. Other types of unearned income, such as income from assets, were reported most frequently among those under age 18 (21.0%) and those aged 65 or older (10.9%). Earned income was most prevalent (4.8%) among those aged <span class="nobr">18–64.</span></p>
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<td>33.0</td>
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<td>7.3</td>
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<td>29.7</td>
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<td>55.5</td>
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<p>As of December of the program's first year, 1974, 70,900 blind and disabled children were receiving <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr>. That number increased to about 955,000 in 1996, declined to about 847,000 in 2000, and increased to 1,267,160 in 2015. The relatively high average payment to children (compared with payments made to blind and disabled adults) is due in part to a limited amount of other countable income. The spike in average monthly benefits in 1992 is due to retroactive payments resulting from the <i>Sullivan <abbr title="versus">v.</abbr> Zebley</i> decision. As of December 2015, blind and disabled children were receiving <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> payments averaging $643.</p>
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<td>70.90</td>
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<td>109.15</td>
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<td>107.03</td>
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<td>141.09</td>
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<td>125.41</td>
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<td>154.24</td>
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<td>147.36</td>
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<td>170.03</td>
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<td>165.90</td>
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<td>171.72</td>
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<td>177.31</td>
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<td>193.26</td>
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<td>190.39</td>
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<td>219.08</td>
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<td>194.89</td>
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<td>240.84</td>
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<td>191.57</td>
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<td>263.22</td>
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<td>198.32</td>
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<td>280.96</td>
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<td>211.59</td>
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<td>292.86</td>
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<td>227.38</td>
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<td>301.26</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1986</th>
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<td>241.20</td>
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<td>321.34</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1987</th>
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<td>250.90</td>
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<td>327.27</td>
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<td>255.14</td>
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<td>343.24</td>
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<td>264.89</td>
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<td>357.64</td>
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<td>308.59</td>
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<td>403.72</td>
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<td>397.16</td>
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<td>446.05</td>
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<td>556.47</td>
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<td>610.98</td>
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<td>722.68</td>
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<td>460.54</td>
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<td>841.47</td>
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<td>448.07</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">1995</th>
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<td>917.05</td>
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<td>447.57</td>
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<td>955.17</td>
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<td>442.01</td>
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<td>879.83</td>
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<td>433.83</td>
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<td>887.07</td>
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<td>441.75</td>
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<td>847.06</td>
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<td>450.13</td>
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<td>846.78</td>
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<td>463.05</td>
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<td>881.84</td>
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<td>476.09</td>
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<th class="stub0" scope="row">2002</th>
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<td>914.82</td>
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<td>487.73</td>
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<td>959.38</td>
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<td>490.63</td>
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<td>993.13</td>
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<td>505.98</td>
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<td>1,036.50</td>
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<td>522.80</td>
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<td>1,079.00</td>
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<td>542.00</td>
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<td>1,121.00</td>
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<td>555.00</td>
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<td>1,153.80</td>
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<td>561.00</td>
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<td>1,199.79</td>
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<td>593.00</td>
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<td>1,239.30</td>
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<td>597.00</td>
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<td>1,277.00</td>
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<td>601.00</td>
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<td>1,311.86</td>
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<td>621.00</td>
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<td>1,321.68</td>
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<td>631.00</td>
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<td>1,299.76</td>
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<td>633.23</td>
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<td>1,267.16</td>
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<td>643.06</td>
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<p>About 65.1 million people received a payment from one or more programs administered by <abbr class="spell">SSA</abbr>. Most (56.8 million) received <abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr> benefits only, 5.6 million received <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> only, and 2.7 million received payments from both programs.</p>
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<td>65,132</td>
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<td>59,554</td>
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<td>56,823</td>
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<td>5,578</td>
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<h2>Beneficiaries Aged 65 or Older, December 2015</h2>
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<p>Benefits were paid to 44.1 million people aged 65 or older. Nearly 1.2 million received both <abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr> and <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr>.</p>
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<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup"><abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr></th>
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<td>43,163</td>
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<td>37,104</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Disabled workers</th>
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<td>472</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Spouses</th>
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<td>2,155</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row"><span class="nobr">Widow(er)s</span></th>
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<td><sup>a</sup> 3,343</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Disabled adult children</th>
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<td>89</td>
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<td>41,969</td>
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<td><sup>b</sup> 2,154</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Receiving <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> only</th>
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<td>960</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Receiving both <abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr> and <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr></th>
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<td>1,194</td>
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<div class="firstNote">SOURCES: <abbr class="spell">SSA</abbr>, Master Beneficiary Record and Supplemental Security Record, 100 percent data.</div>
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<div class="note">a. Includes persons who received dependent parent's benefits or mother's and father's benefits.</div>
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<div class="lastNote">b. Includes 996,355 <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> beneficiaries aged 65 or older who are disabled or blind.</div>
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<h2>Disabled Beneficiaries Aged <span class="nobr">18–64,</span> December 2015</h2>
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<p>Payments were made to nearly 13 million people aged <span class="nobr">18–64</span> on the basis of their own disability. Sixty-two percent received disability payments from the <abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr> program only, 27% received payments from the <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> program only, and 10% received payments from both programs.</p>
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<td>110</td>
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<th class="stub1" scope="row">Receiving both <abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr> and <abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr> disability</th>
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<h2>How Social Security Is Financed</h2>
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<p>Social Security is largely a <span class="nobr">pay-as-you-go</span> program. Most of the payroll taxes collected from today's workers are used to pay benefits to today's recipients. In 2015, the <span class="nobr">Old-Age</span> and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds collected $920.2 billion in revenues. Of that amount, 86.4% was from payroll tax contributions and reimbursements from the General Fund of the Treasury and 3.4% was from income taxes on Social Security benefits. Interest earned on the government bonds held by the trust funds provided the remaining 10.1% of income. Assets increased in 2015 because total income exceeded expenditures for benefit payments and administrative expenses.</p>
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<h2>The <span class="nobr">Long-Run</span> Financial Outlook</h2>
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<p>Social Security is not sustainable over the long term at current benefit and tax rates. In 2010, the program paid more in benefits and expenses than it collected in taxes and other noninterest income, and the 2016 Trustees Report projects this pattern to continue for the next 75 years. The Trustees estimate that the combined <abbr class="spell">OASI</abbr> and <abbr class="spell">DI</abbr> trust fund reserves will be depleted by 2034. At that point, payroll taxes and other income will flow into the fund but will be sufficient to pay only about 79% of program costs. As reported in the 2016 Trustees Report, the projected shortfall over the next 75 years is 2.66% of taxable payroll.</p>
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<dt><abbr>AIME</abbr></dt>
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<dd>average indexed monthly earnings</dd>
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<dt><abbr class="spell">DI</abbr></dt>
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<dd>Disability Insurance</dd>
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<dt><abbr>FICA</abbr></dt>
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<dd>Federal Insurance Contributions Act</dd>
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<dd>full retirement age</dd>
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<dt><abbr class="spell">HI</abbr></dt>
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<dd>Hospital Insurance</dd>
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<dt><abbr class="spell">OASDI</abbr></dt>
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<dd>Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance</dd>
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<dd>Old-Age and Survivors Insurance</dd>
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<dd>primary insurance amount</dd>
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<dt><abbr class="spell">SSA</abbr></dt>
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<dd>Social Security Administration</dd>
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