| Characteristic | Number | Percentage of all beneficiaries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Workers | Total | Workers | |
| All beneficiaries | 5,926,358 | 5,165,899 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Sex | ||||
| Men | 3,145,639 | 2,834,584 | 53.1 | 54.9 |
| Women | 2,780,719 | 2,331,315 | 46.9 | 45.1 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 4,525,786 | 3,999,041 | 76.4 | 77.4 |
| Black | 1,243,712 | 1,035,234 | 21.0 | 20.0 |
| American Indian, Alaska Native | a | a | a | a |
| Asian, Pacific Islander | a | a | a | a |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic | 533,352 | 452,033 | 9.0 | 8.8 |
| Non-Hispanic | 5,393,007 | 4,713,866 | 91.0 | 91.2 |
| Relationship to householder | ||||
| Householder | 3,416,998 | 3,106,755 | 57.7 | 60.1 |
| Spouse | 1,087,224 | 1,087,224 | 18.3 | 21.0 |
| Child | 820,816 | 500,564 | 13.9 | 9.7 |
| Grandchild | a | a | a | a |
| Parent | a | a | a | a |
| Sibling | 172,485 | a | 2.9 | a |
| Other relative | a | a | a | a |
| Other nonrelative | 272,665 | 243,070 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| Years of education | ||||
| 0-8 | 805,402 | 569,942 | 13.6 | 11.0 |
| 9-11 | 913,358 | 740,676 | 15.4 | 14.3 |
| 12 | 2,315,900 | 2,010,774 | 39.1 | 38.9 |
| 13-15 | 1,397,711 | 1,379,345 | 23.6 | 26.7 |
| 16 or more | 493,987 | 465,161 | 8.3 | 9.0 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 2,530,930 | 2,501,149 | 42.7 | 48.4 |
| Widowed | 444,573 | 247,086 | 7.5 | 4.8 |
| Divorced or separated | 1,333,225 | 1,300,291 | 22.5 | 25.2 |
| Never married | 1,617,630 | 1,117,373 | 27.3 | 21.6 |
| Health insurance b | ||||
| Medicaid | 2,471,354 | 2,030,234 | 41.7 | 39.3 |
| Medicare | 4,413,356 | 3,839,612 | 74.5 | 74.3 |
| Private | 2,271,848 | 1,988,934 | 38.3 | 38.5 |
| None | 307,365 | 265,602 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Source of income b | ||||
| Earnings | 1,138,132 | 956,218 | 19.2 | 18.5 |
| Supplemental Security Income | 1,646,374 | 1,303,261 | 27.8 | 25.2 |
| Other public assistance | 2,287,291 | 1,884,598 | 38.6 | 36.5 |
| Property income | 2,214,066 | 2,028,124 | 37.4 | 39.3 |
| Other sources | 2,147,320 | 1,960,531 | 36.2 | 38.0 |
| Total personal income in 2001 c (dollars) | ||||
| Less than 2,500 | a | a | a | a |
| 2,500-4,999 | 198,843 | 168,646 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| 5,000-7,499 | 1,201,501 | 945,261 | 20.3 | 18.3 |
| 7,500-9,999 | 1,204,033 | 984,513 | 20.3 | 19.1 |
| 10,000-12,499 | 895,097 | 792,364 | 15.1 | 15.3 |
| 12,500-14,999 | 540,712 | 520,246 | 9.1 | 10.1 |
| 15,000-17,499 | 553,482 | 484,546 | 9.3 | 9.4 |
| 17,500-19,999 | 281,144 | 272,417 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 20,000-22,499 | 226,076 | 208,812 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| 22,500-24,999 | 147,929 | 147,929 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 25,000-34,999 | 347,950 | 323,521 | 5.8 | 6.3 |
| 35,000 or more | 263,581 | 263,581 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, SSA administrative records, matched to U.S. Census Bureau, 2001 Survey of Income and Program Participation. | ||||
| NOTE: Individuals receiving disability benefits in December 2001 are identified using SSA administrative data for those who provided a valid Social Security number (SSN) and using self-reported SIPP data for those who did not provide a valid SSN. The unweighted sample size is 1,124 cases for all disabled beneficiaries and 1,037 for disabled workers. Disabled |
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| n.a. = not applicable. | ||||
| a. Sample size is too small to support statistically reliable estimates. | ||||
| b. Individuals may be counted in more than one category. | ||||
| c. Annual data. | ||||
| CONTACT: Paul Davies |
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