Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2002
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Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2002(released August 2003)
On this page: Contact InformationYour comments and suggestions on this report are welcome and should be directed to Kevin Kulzer at Accessibility and Usability InformationThe HTML files for this document are Section 508 In order to view and print the PDF files for this document, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not already have it, you may download the Acrobat Reader from Adobe's Web site at no charge. Highlights 2002Size and Scope of the Social Security Disability Program
Profile of Disabled-Worker Beneficiaries
PrefaceSince 1956, the Social Security program has provided cash benefits to people with disabilities. This annual report provides program and demographic information about the people who receive those benefits. The basic topics covered are:
This edition includes two new series of tables. One set provides information about disabled workers who have returned to work. The other provides data about outcomes of applications, by year of application, for disabled-worker benefits such as the percentage of claims allowed. In addition, this year we have used 100 percent data files to produce the award and termination tables. Most of the data are from the Social Security Administration's (SSA's) program records. Information on the income of disabled beneficiaries was obtained from the 2001 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) panel. The SIPP data were linked to information from SSA's December 2001 program records. In future editions, we plan to add more information about the incidence of disability, reinstatement of benefits, workers' compensation and public disability benefit offset, and continuing disability reviews. Cece Chin compiled this report for publication. Cece Chin, Paul Davies, Carolyn A. Harrison, Thuy Ho, Art Kahn, Melissa Koenig, Clark Pickett, and Jeff Shapiro wrote the programs to process the data and produce the statistical tables. Linda Martin managed the project, wrote data specifications, and validated the data. Emil Loomis designed the cover, Celine Houget and Laurie Brown edited the report, and Kathryn Winstead provided final production assistance. Laurie Brown prepared the electronic versions for the Web. This and other publications on the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs are available on our Web site at www.socialsecurity.gov/policy.
Susan Grad
Acting Associate Commissioner for Research, Evaluation, and Statistics August 2003 NotesThe Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) program provides benefits to retired workers and their dependent family members and to survivors of deceased workers. The Disability Insurance (DI) program provides benefits to disabled workers, their spouses, and children (whether or not disabled). Benefits are paid from the OASI and DI trust funds. However, not all disabled beneficiaries are paid from the DI trust fund. All disabled widow(er)s' and most disabled adult children's benefits are paid from the OASI trust fund. Persons receiving disability benefits from either trust fund are referred to in this report as Social Security beneficiaries. Numbers presented in these tables may differ slightly from other published statistics because all tables, except those using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation, are based on 100 percent data files. In addition, the definition of an award now includes secondary benefit awards, subsequent periods of disability, conversions from one class of child's benefit to another, and it excludes reinstated benefits. These changes resulted in a slight increase in the number of awards beginning with 2001 compared with earlier years. All years are calendar years unless otherwise specified. Table of ContentsThe following files are available for this document in the given formats:
Background
Charts
Tables
To access individual tables, please use the expanded table of contents. Other Editions of this PublicationNext Expected UpdateAugust 2005 Other Editions
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