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<h1>National Beneficiary Survey: Disability Statistics, 2015</h1>
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<h1>Beneficiary Characteristics</h1>
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<caption><span class="tableNumber">Table&nbsp;1. </span>Sociodemographic characteristics, by program and employment status (in&nbsp;percent)</caption>
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<th class="stubHeading" id="c1">Characteristic</th>
<th id="c2">All beneficiaries</th>
<th id="c3"><abbr class="spell">DI</abbr>-only beneficiaries</th>
<th id="c4">Concurrent program beneficiaries</th>
<th id="c5"><abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr>-only beneficiaries</th>
<th id="c6">All employed beneficiaries</th>
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<th class="stub0" id="r1" headers="c1">Number (unweighted)</th>
<td headers="r1 c2">4,062</td>
<td headers="r1 c3">1,666</td>
<td headers="r1 c4">833</td>
<td headers="r1 c5">1,563</td>
<td headers="r1 c6">445</td>
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<th class="stub0" id="r2" headers="c1">Number (weighted)</th>
<td headers="r2 c2">12,896,735</td>
<td headers="r2 c3">7,347,758</td>
<td headers="r2 c4">1,944,622</td>
<td headers="r2 c5">3,604,355</td>
<td headers="r2 c6">1,064,064</td>
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<th class="stub0" id="r3" headers="c1">Percentage (weighted)</th>
<td headers="r3 c2">100.0</td>
<td headers="r3 c3">57.0</td>
<td headers="r3 c4">15.1</td>
<td headers="r3 c5">28.0</td>
<td headers="r3 c6">8.3</td>
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<th class="stub0" id="r4" headers="c1">Sex</th>
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<th class="stub1" id="r5" headers="r4 c1">Men</th>
<td headers="r4 r5 c2">50.0</td>
<td headers="r4 r5 c3">52.9</td>
<td headers="r4 r5 c4">43.8</td>
<td headers="r4 r5 c5">47.5</td>
<td headers="r4 r5 c6">57.7</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r6" headers="r4 c1">Women</th>
<td headers="r4 r6 c2">50.0</td>
<td headers="r4 r6 c3">47.1</td>
<td headers="r4 r6 c4">56.2</td>
<td headers="r4 r6 c5">52.5</td>
<td headers="r4 r6 c6">42.3</td>
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<th class="stub0" id="r7" headers="c1">Age</th>
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<th class="stub1" id="r8" headers="r7 c1"><span class="nobr">18&ndash;24</span></th>
<td headers="r7 r8 c2">4.7</td>
<td headers="r7 r8 c3">0.6</td>
<td headers="r7 r8 c4">4.9</td>
<td headers="r7 r8 c5">13.1</td>
<td headers="r7 r8 c6">9.9</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r9" headers="r7 c1"><span class="nobr">25&ndash;29</span></th>
<td headers="r7 r9 c2">4.7</td>
<td headers="r7 r9 c3">1.5</td>
<td headers="r7 r9 c4">6.9</td>
<td headers="r7 r9 c5">9.8</td>
<td headers="r7 r9 c6">9.6</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r10" headers="r7 c1"><span class="nobr">30&ndash;34</span></th>
<td headers="r7 r10 c2">4.9</td>
<td headers="r7 r10 c3">2.9</td>
<td headers="r7 r10 c4">8.8</td>
<td headers="r7 r10 c5">6.8</td>
<td headers="r7 r10 c6">7.1</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r11" headers="r7 c1"><span class="nobr">35&ndash;39</span></th>
<td headers="r7 r11 c2">5.6</td>
<td headers="r7 r11 c3">4.4</td>
<td headers="r7 r11 c4">7.9</td>
<td headers="r7 r11 c5">6.7</td>
<td headers="r7 r11 c6">7.5</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r12" headers="r7 c1"><span class="nobr">40&ndash;44</span></th>
<td headers="r7 r12 c2">6.2</td>
<td headers="r7 r12 c3">5.6</td>
<td headers="r7 r12 c4">9.2</td>
<td headers="r7 r12 c5">5.8</td>
<td headers="r7 r12 c6">5.7</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r13" headers="r7 c1"><span class="nobr">45&ndash;49</span></th>
<td headers="r7 r13 c2">9.5</td>
<td headers="r7 r13 c3">9.1</td>
<td headers="r7 r13 c4">11.8</td>
<td headers="r7 r13 c5">9.1</td>
<td headers="r7 r13 c6">9.9</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r14" headers="r7 c1"><span class="nobr">50&ndash;54</span></th>
<td headers="r7 r14 c2">15.0</td>
<td headers="r7 r14 c3">16.0</td>
<td headers="r7 r14 c4">13.3</td>
<td headers="r7 r14 c5">14.0</td>
<td headers="r7 r14 c6">15.0</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r15" headers="r7 c1"><span class="nobr">55&ndash;59</span></th>
<td headers="r7 r15 c2">20.3</td>
<td headers="r7 r15 c3">21.4</td>
<td headers="r7 r15 c4">17.9</td>
<td headers="r7 r15 c5">19.4</td>
<td headers="r7 r15 c6">14.0</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r16" headers="r7 c1">60 or older</th>
<td headers="r7 r16 c2">29.1</td>
<td headers="r7 r16 c3">38.5</td>
<td headers="r7 r16 c4">19.2</td>
<td headers="r7 r16 c5">15.2</td>
<td headers="r7 r16 c6">21.3</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r17" headers="r7 c1">Average (years)</th>
<td headers="r7 r17 c2">50.6</td>
<td headers="r7 r17 c3">54.5</td>
<td headers="r7 r17 c4">47.1</td>
<td headers="r7 r17 c5">44.7</td>
<td headers="r7 r17 c6">46.1</td>
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<th class="stub0" id="r18" headers="c1">Race</th>
<td colspan="5"></td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r19" headers="r18 c1">White only</th>
<td headers="r18 r19 c2">69.0</td>
<td headers="r18 r19 c3">75.6</td>
<td headers="r18 r19 c4">62.6</td>
<td headers="r18 r19 c5">59.0</td>
<td headers="r18 r19 c6">72.4</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r20" headers="r18 c1">Black or African American only</th>
<td headers="r18 r20 c2">23.8</td>
<td headers="r18 r20 c3">17.9</td>
<td headers="r18 r20 c4">31.0</td>
<td headers="r18 r20 c5">32.0</td>
<td headers="r18 r20 c6">19.6</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r21" headers="r18 c1">Other</th>
<td headers="r18 r21 c2">7.2</td>
<td headers="r18 r21 c3">6.5</td>
<td headers="r18 r21 c4">6.4</td>
<td headers="r18 r21 c5">9.0</td>
<td headers="r18 r21 c6">8.0</td>
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<th class="stub0" id="r22" headers="c1">Ethnicity</th>
<td colspan="5"></td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r23" headers="r22 c1">Hispanic or Latino</th>
<td headers="r22 r23 c2">9.8</td>
<td headers="r22 r23 c3">7.6</td>
<td headers="r22 r23 c4">11.8</td>
<td headers="r22 r23 c5">13.4</td>
<td headers="r22 r23 c6">9.0</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r24" headers="r22 c1">Not Hispanic or Latino</th>
<td headers="r22 r24 c2">90.2</td>
<td headers="r22 r24 c3">92.4</td>
<td headers="r22 r24 c4">88.2</td>
<td headers="r22 r24 c5">86.6</td>
<td headers="r22 r24 c6">91.0</td>
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<th class="stub0" id="r25" headers="c1">Education level</th>
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<th class="stub1" id="r26" headers="r25 c1">Did not complete high school or <abbr class="spell">GED</abbr></th>
<td headers="r25 r26 c2">28.3</td>
<td headers="r25 r26 c3">19.8</td>
<td headers="r25 r26 c4">36.6</td>
<td headers="r25 r26 c5">41.1</td>
<td headers="r25 r26 c6">16.7</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r27" headers="r25 c1">High school</th>
<td headers="r25 r27 c2">42.6</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 c3">41.8</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 c4">43.7</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 c5">43.7</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 c6">55.3</td>
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<th class="stub2" id="r28" headers="r25 r27 c1">Diploma</th>
<td headers="r25 r27 r28 c2">30.8</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 r28 c3">32.1</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 r28 c4">28.6</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 r28 c5">29.5</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 r28 c6">41.0</td>
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<th class="stub2" id="r29" headers="r25 r27 c1"><abbr class="spell">GED</abbr></th>
<td headers="r25 r27 r29 c2">7.7</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 r29 c3">7.4</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 r29 c4">9.0</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 r29 c5">7.6</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 r29 c6">6.8</td>
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<th class="stub2" id="r30" headers="r25 r27 c1">Special education certificate</th>
<td headers="r25 r27 r30 c2">4.1</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 r30 c3">2.3</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 r30 c4">6.2</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 r30 c5">6.6</td>
<td headers="r25 r27 r30 c6">7.5</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r31" headers="r25 c1">Some college or postsecondary vocational</th>
<td headers="r25 r31 c2">13.7</td>
<td headers="r25 r31 c3">16.6</td>
<td headers="r25 r31 c4">12.3</td>
<td headers="r25 r31 c5">8.6</td>
<td headers="r25 r31 c6">8.0</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r32" headers="r25 c1">Associate's degree or vocational diploma</th>
<td headers="r25 r32 c2">7.5</td>
<td headers="r25 r32 c3">10.5</td>
<td headers="r25 r32 c4">4.1</td>
<td headers="r25 r32 c5">3.3</td>
<td headers="r25 r32 c6">8.7</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r33" headers="r25 c1">Bachelor's degree</th>
<td headers="r25 r33 c2">4.9</td>
<td headers="r25 r33 c3">7.1</td>
<td headers="r25 r33 c4">2.5</td>
<td headers="r25 r33 c5">1.9</td>
<td headers="r25 r33 c6">6.7</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r34" headers="r25 c1">Some graduate work or graduate or professional&nbsp;degree</th>
<td headers="r25 r34 c2">2.9</td>
<td headers="r25 r34 c3">4.2</td>
<td headers="r25 r34 c4">0.7</td>
<td headers="r25 r34 c5">1.5</td>
<td headers="r25 r34 c6">4.6</td>
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<th class="stub0" id="r35" headers="c1">Marital status</th>
<td colspan="5"></td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r36" headers="r35 c1">Married</th>
<td headers="r35 r36 c2">29.5</td>
<td headers="r35 r36 c3">42.6</td>
<td headers="r35 r36 c4">12.6</td>
<td headers="r35 r36 c5">12.0</td>
<td headers="r35 r36 c6">22.5</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r37" headers="r35 c1">Divorced</th>
<td headers="r35 r37 c2">24.2</td>
<td headers="r35 r37 c3">24.3</td>
<td headers="r35 r37 c4">27.2</td>
<td headers="r35 r37 c5">22.3</td>
<td headers="r35 r37 c6">20.2</td>
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<th class="stub1" id="r38" headers="r35 c1">Separated</th>
<td headers="r35 r38 c2">5.1</td>
<td headers="r35 r38 c3">3.9</td>
<td headers="r35 r38 c4">5.3</td>
<td headers="r35 r38 c5">7.6</td>
<td headers="r35 r38 c6">4.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r39" headers="r35 c1">Widowed</th>
<td headers="r35 r39 c2">6.1</td>
<td headers="r35 r39 c3">7.8</td>
<td headers="r35 r39 c4">4.4</td>
<td headers="r35 r39 c5">3.7</td>
<td headers="r35 r39 c6">1.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r40" headers="r35 c1">Never married</th>
<td headers="r35 r40 c2">35.0</td>
<td headers="r35 r40 c3">21.5</td>
<td headers="r35 r40 c4">50.4</td>
<td headers="r35 r40 c5">54.4</td>
<td headers="r35 r40 c6">52.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="topPad1">
<th class="stub0" id="r41" headers="c1">Household income as a percentage of federal poverty&nbsp;level</th>
<td colspan="5"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r42" headers="r41 c1">Less than 100</th>
<td headers="r41 r42 c2">47.6</td>
<td headers="r41 r42 c3">29.4</td>
<td headers="r41 r42 c4">68.0</td>
<td headers="r41 r42 c5">73.6</td>
<td headers="r41 r42 c6">39.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r43" headers="r41 c1"><span class="nobr">100&ndash;299</span></th>
<td headers="r41 r43 c2">39.7</td>
<td headers="r41 r43 c3">52.0</td>
<td headers="r41 r43 c4">29.5</td>
<td headers="r41 r43 c5">20.0</td>
<td headers="r41 r43 c6">45.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r44" headers="r41 c1">300 or over</th>
<td headers="r41 r44 c2">12.8</td>
<td headers="r41 r44 c3">18.6</td>
<td headers="r41 r44 c4">2.5</td>
<td headers="r41 r44 c5">6.4</td>
<td headers="r41 r44 c6">14.4</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td class="onlyNote" colspan="6">NOTE: <abbr class="spell">GED</abbr>&nbsp;= General Educational Development certificate.</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>
</div>
<div class="table" id="table2">
<table>
<caption><span class="tableNumber">Table&nbsp;2. </span>Sociodemographic characteristics, by education level (in&nbsp;percent)</caption>
<colgroup span="1" style="width:22em"></colgroup>
<colgroup span="4" style="width:8em"></colgroup>
<thead>
<tr>
<th class="stubHeading" scope="col">Characteristic</th>
<th scope="col">All beneficiaries</th>
<th scope="col">Less than a high&nbsp;school education</th>
<th scope="col">High school diploma or <abbr class="spell">GED</abbr></th>
<th scope="col">More than a high school education</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="shaded">
<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Number (unweighted)</th>
<td>4,062</td>
<td>1,131</td>
<td>1,937</td>
<td>994</td>
</tr>
<tr class="shaded">
<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Number (weighted)</th>
<td>12,896,735</td>
<td>3,649,387</td>
<td>5,497,885</td>
<td>3,749,463</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Percentage (weighted)</th>
<td>100.0</td>
<td>28.3</td>
<td>42.6</td>
<td>29.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="topPad1">
<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Sex</th>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row">Men</th>
<td>50.0</td>
<td>51.1</td>
<td>50.9</td>
<td>47.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row">Women</th>
<td>50.0</td>
<td>48.9</td>
<td>49.1</td>
<td>52.4</td>
</tr>
<tr class="topPad1">
<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Age</th>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row"><span class="nobr">18&ndash;24</span></th>
<td>4.7</td>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>7.1</td>
<td>0.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row"><span class="nobr">25&ndash;29</span></th>
<td>4.7</td>
<td>4.6</td>
<td>5.9</td>
<td>2.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row"><span class="nobr">30&ndash;34</span></th>
<td>4.9</td>
<td>4.5</td>
<td>5.5</td>
<td>4.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row"><span class="nobr">35&ndash;39</span></th>
<td>5.6</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>6.0</td>
<td>5.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row"><span class="nobr">40&ndash;44</span></th>
<td>6.2</td>
<td>6.4</td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>5.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row"><span class="nobr">45&ndash;49</span></th>
<td>9.5</td>
<td>9.5</td>
<td>9.0</td>
<td>10.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row"><span class="nobr">50&ndash;54</span></th>
<td>15.0</td>
<td>16.6</td>
<td>12.5</td>
<td>17.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row"><span class="nobr">55&ndash;59</span></th>
<td>20.3</td>
<td>20.5</td>
<td>21.1</td>
<td>18.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row">60 or older</th>
<td>29.1</td>
<td>27.4</td>
<td>26.1</td>
<td>35.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="shaded">
<th class="stub1" scope="row">Average (years)</th>
<td>50.6</td>
<td>50.4</td>
<td>49.2</td>
<td>53.1</td>
</tr>
<tr class="topPad1">
<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Race</th>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row">White only</th>
<td>69.0</td>
<td>65.2</td>
<td>67.9</td>
<td>74.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row">Black or African American only</th>
<td>23.8</td>
<td>26.4</td>
<td>25.4</td>
<td>19.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row">Other</th>
<td>7.2</td>
<td>8.4</td>
<td>6.7</td>
<td>6.7</td>
</tr>
<tr class="topPad1">
<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Ethnicity</th>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row">Hispanic or Latino</th>
<td>9.8</td>
<td>16.7</td>
<td>7.4</td>
<td>6.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row">Not Hispanic or Latino</th>
<td>90.2</td>
<td>83.3</td>
<td>92.6</td>
<td>93.4</td>
</tr>
<tr class="topPad1">
<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Marital status</th>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row">Married</th>
<td>29.5</td>
<td>24.4</td>
<td>26.9</td>
<td>38.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row">Divorced</th>
<td>24.2</td>
<td>25.1</td>
<td>22.8</td>
<td>25.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row">Separated</th>
<td>5.1</td>
<td>7.3</td>
<td>5.4</td>
<td>2.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row">Widowed</th>
<td>6.1</td>
<td>5.8</td>
<td>6.8</td>
<td>5.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row">Never married</th>
<td>35.0</td>
<td>37.4</td>
<td>38.0</td>
<td>28.4</td>
</tr>
<tr class="topPad1">
<th class="stub0" scope="rowgroup">Household income as a percentage of federal poverty&nbsp;level</th>
<td colspan="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row">Less than 100</th>
<td>47.6</td>
<td>64.0</td>
<td>48.5</td>
<td>30.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row"><span class="nobr">100&ndash;299</span></th>
<td>39.7</td>
<td>30.7</td>
<td>39.8</td>
<td>48.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" scope="row">300 or over</th>
<td>12.8</td>
<td>5.3</td>
<td>11.7</td>
<td>21.6</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td class="onlyNote" colspan="5">NOTE: <abbr class="spell">GED</abbr>&nbsp;= General Educational Development certificate.</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>
</div>
<div class="table" id="table3">
<table>
<caption><span class="tableNumber">Table&nbsp;3. </span>Living arrangements, by program and employment status (in&nbsp;percent)</caption>
<colgroup span="1" style="width:22em"></colgroup>
<colgroup span="5" style="width:8em"></colgroup>
<thead>
<tr>
<th class="stubHeading" id="c1">Characteristic</th>
<th id="c2">All beneficiaries</th>
<th id="c3"><abbr class="spell">DI</abbr>-only beneficiaries</th>
<th id="c4">Concurrent program beneficiaries</th>
<th id="c5"><abbr class="spell">SSI</abbr>-only beneficiaries</th>
<th id="c6">All employed beneficiaries</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr class="shaded">
<th class="stub0" id="r1" headers="c1">Number (unweighted)</th>
<td headers="r1 c2">4,062</td>
<td headers="r1 c3">1,666</td>
<td headers="r1 c4">833</td>
<td headers="r1 c5">1,563</td>
<td headers="r1 c6">445</td>
</tr>
<tr class="shaded">
<th class="stub0" id="r2" headers="c1">Number (weighted)</th>
<td headers="r2 c2">12,896,735</td>
<td headers="r2 c3">7,347,758</td>
<td headers="r2 c4">1,944,622</td>
<td headers="r2 c5">3,604,355</td>
<td headers="r2 c6">1,064,064</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub0" id="r3" headers="c1">Percentage (weighted)</th>
<td headers="r3 c2">100.0</td>
<td headers="r3 c3">57.0</td>
<td headers="r3 c4">15.1</td>
<td headers="r3 c5">28.0</td>
<td headers="r3 c6">8.3</td>
</tr>
<tr class="topPad1">
<th class="stub0" id="r4" headers="c1">Living arrangement</th>
<td colspan="5"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r5" headers="r4 c1">Lives alone</th>
<td headers="r4 r5 c2">24.2</td>
<td headers="r4 r5 c3">23.0</td>
<td headers="r4 r5 c4">30.6</td>
<td headers="r4 r5 c5">23.3</td>
<td headers="r4 r5 c6">23.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r6" headers="r4 c1">Lives with spouse, partner, or relatives</th>
<td headers="r4 r6 c2">64.6</td>
<td headers="r4 r6 c3">69.4</td>
<td headers="r4 r6 c4">55.7</td>
<td headers="r4 r6 c5">59.7</td>
<td headers="r4 r6 c6">62.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r7" headers="r4 c1">Lives with friends or roommates</th>
<td headers="r4 r7 c2">5.4</td>
<td headers="r4 r7 c3">3.9</td>
<td headers="r4 r7 c4">5.1</td>
<td headers="r4 r7 c5">8.5</td>
<td headers="r4 r7 c6">4.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r8" headers="r4 c1">Lives in group setting with nonrelatives</th>
<td headers="r4 r8 c2">5.3</td>
<td headers="r4 r8 c3">3.6</td>
<td headers="r4 r8 c4">7.5</td>
<td headers="r4 r8 c5">7.4</td>
<td headers="r4 r8 c6">10.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r9" headers="r4 c1">Other</th>
<td headers="r4 r9 c2">0.6</td>
<td headers="r4 r9 c3">0.2</td>
<td headers="r4 r9 c4">1.1</td>
<td headers="r4 r9 c5">1.1</td>
<td headers="r4 r9 c6">0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr class="topPad1">
<th class="stub0" id="r10" headers="c1">Has children</th>
<td colspan="5"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r11" headers="r10 c1">No</th>
<td headers="r10 r11 c2">81.6</td>
<td headers="r10 r11 c3">82.7</td>
<td headers="r10 r11 c4">80.9</td>
<td headers="r10 r11 c5">79.9</td>
<td headers="r10 r11 c6">81.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r12" headers="r10 c1">Yes</th>
<td headers="r10 r12 c2">16.4</td>
<td headers="r10 r12 c3">15.4</td>
<td headers="r10 r12 c4">16.7</td>
<td headers="r10 r12 c5">18.4</td>
<td headers="r10 r12 c6">14.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub2" id="r13" headers="r10 r12 c1">Under age&nbsp;6</th>
<td headers="r10 r12 r13 c2">3.7</td>
<td headers="r10 r12 r13 c3">2.7</td>
<td headers="r10 r12 r13 c4">4.5</td>
<td headers="r10 r12 r13 c5">5.4</td>
<td headers="r10 r12 r13 c6">3.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub2" id="r14" headers="r10 r12 c1">6 or older</th>
<td headers="r10 r12 r14 c2">12.7</td>
<td headers="r10 r12 r14 c3">12.7</td>
<td headers="r10 r12 r14 c4">12.2</td>
<td headers="r10 r12 r14 c5">13.0</td>
<td headers="r10 r12 r14 c6">10.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r15" headers="r10 c1">Unknown</th>
<td headers="r10 r15 c2">1.9</td>
<td headers="r10 r15 c3">2.0</td>
<td headers="r10 r15 c4">2.4</td>
<td headers="r10 r15 c5">1.7</td>
<td headers="r10 r15 c6">3.4</td>
</tr>
<tr class="topPad1">
<th class="stub0" id="r16" headers="c1">Lives with some or all of own children</th>
<td colspan="5"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r17" headers="r16 c1">Yes</th>
<td headers="r16 r17 c2">11.1</td>
<td headers="r16 r17 c3">11.5</td>
<td headers="r16 r17 c4">9.0</td>
<td headers="r16 r17 c5">11.2</td>
<td headers="r16 r17 c6">9.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r18" headers="r16 c1">No</th>
<td headers="r16 r18 c2">5.3</td>
<td headers="r16 r18 c3">3.6</td>
<td headers="r16 r18 c4">7.7</td>
<td headers="r16 r18 c5">7.2</td>
<td headers="r16 r18 c6">4.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r19" headers="r16 c1">Not applicable (no children)</th>
<td headers="r16 r19 c2">81.6</td>
<td headers="r16 r19 c3">82.7</td>
<td headers="r16 r19 c4">80.9</td>
<td headers="r16 r19 c5">79.9</td>
<td headers="r16 r19 c6">81.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th class="stub1" id="r20" headers="r16 c1">Unknown</th>
<td headers="r16 r20 c2">2.1</td>
<td headers="r16 r20 c3">2.2</td>
<td headers="r16 r20 c4">2.4</td>
<td headers="r16 r20 c5">1.7</td>
<td headers="r16 r20 c6">4.7</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<td class="noNotes" colspan="6">&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>
</div>
</div>
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