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L. Data Sources and Notes1. Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Disability Applications, Calendar Years1975 to 2010SSDI Applications & Insured Population data:U.S. Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement, 2011, table 6.7C, http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2011/6c.html#table6.c7U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary, data received January 2012.SSI Applications & Poverty data:U.S. Social Security Administration, Annual Report of the Supplemental Security Income Program, 2011,table IV.BI, May 2011.http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/ssir/SSI11/Participants.html#676195U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, table POV46, September 2011,http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032011/pov/new46_100125_05.htm2. Workers Insured for Disability Benefits, by Gender, Calendar Years 1975-2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement, 2011, table 4.C2, http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2011/4c.html#table4.c2.Percent of Population Age 15-64* Insured for Disability, 1970-2010:U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary, data received January 2012.*Population below full retirement age.3. Disability Insurance Application Rates by State as a Percentage of State Population Ages 18-64,Calendar Year 2010U.S. Census Bureau, “Age and Sex Composition: 2010,” 2010 Census Briefs, table 3, May 2011, http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-03.pdf. (Although not shown on the map, Puerto Ricois included in the dataset.)U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Programs, State Agency Operations Report,data received August 2011.4. SSI Adult Disability Application Rates by State, Calendar Year 2010U.S. Census Bureau, “Age and Sex Composition: 2010,” 2010 Census Briefs, table 3, May 2011, http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-03.pdf.U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, table POV46, September 2011, http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032011/pov/new46_100125_05.htm.U.S. Social Security Administration, SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2010, table 61, August 2011, http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_asr/2010/sect08.html#table61.5. SSI Child Disability Application Rates by State, Calendar Year 2010U.S. Census Bureau, “Age and Sex Composition: 2010,” 2010 Census Briefs, table 3, May 2011, http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-03.pdf.U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, table POV46, September 2011, http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032011/pov/new46_100125_05.htm.U.S. Social Security Administration, SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2010, table 61, August 2011, http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_asr/2010/sect08.html#table61.72 Aspects of Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials
6. Percent of Population in Poverty Applying for SSI, by Age Group, Calendar Years 1974-2010U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, table POV46, September 2011, http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/cpstables/032011/pov/new46_100125_05.htm (below 100 percent of poverty).U.S. Social Security Administration, SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2010, table 57, August 2011, http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_asr/2010/sect08.html#table57.7. Combined DI and SSI Allowance Rates at Each Level of Adjudication, Fiscal Years 1986-2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Programs (initial and reconsideration leveldata in State Agency Operations Report) and Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (hearinglevel data in Case Control System and Case Processing Management Systems). Figures for the hearinglevel include those involving Social Security retirement and SSI aged issues, but not Medicare. Thevast majority involve disability issues. Data received August 2011.8. State Agency Allowance Rates, Fiscal Years 1990-2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Programs, State Agency Operations Report,data received August 2011.Note: A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999 in 10 States where initial denials could beappealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration.9. Hearing Decision Allowance Rates, Fiscal Years 1990-2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, Case ControlSystem and Case Processing Management Systems, data received July 2011.10. Disability Awards, Calendar Years 1975-2010U.S. Social Security Administration, SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2010, table IV.B2, August 2011,http://www.ssa.gov/oact/ssir/SSI11/ssi2011.pdf.U.S. Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement, 2011, table 6.C7, http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2011/6c.html#table6.c7.Program Expenditures data – Estimates vs. Actual:U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary, OASDI Trustees Reports 2001-2011,Table III.A6.11. Incidence Rates for DI Worker Benefits, Calendar Years 1980-2009U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary, Social Security Disability InsuranceProgram Worker Experience (Actuarial Study 122), May 2011, http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/NOTES/s2010s.html.12. Outcomes of Claims Filed in 2008U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, “LongitudinalDisability Research File,” July 15, 2011.13. Number of CDRs Processed, Fiscal Years 1990-2009U.S. Social Security Administration, Annual Report of Continuing Disability Reviews, Fiscal Year 2009,February 2011.14. Medical CDR Continuation Rates by Decision Level and Year of Initial DecisionU.S. Social Security Administration, Annual Report of Continuing Disability Reviews, Fiscal Year 2009,February 2011.Aspects of Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials 73
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IntroductionIn January 2001, the So
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eneficiary populations continue to
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A. Applications1. Disability Insura
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4. SSI Adult Disability Application
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B. Allowances7. Combined DI and SSI
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9. Hearing Decision Allowance Rates
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11. Incidence Rates for DI Worker B
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C. Continuing Disability Reviews13.
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15. Medical CDR Continuation Rates
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