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32. Average Age of Newly Awarded DI and SSI Disabled Adult Beneficiaries, Calendar Years 1960-2010and 1980-2010DI Beneficiaries, 1960-2010:U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, 831 file, datareceived September 2011.SSI Disabled Adult Beneficiaries, 1980-2010:U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of the Chief Actuary, from 10 percent sample files, datareceived June 2011.33. Number of DI Worker Beneficiaries by Gender, Calendar Years 1970-2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement, 2011, table 5.D3, http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2011/5d.html#table5.d3.34. Percentage of U.S. Population Receiving DI Worker Benefits by Gender and Age Group, 2010U.S. Census Bureau, “Age and Sex Composition: 2010,” 2010 Census Briefs, table 2, May 2011, http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-03.pdf.U.S. Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement, 2011, table 5.A1.2, http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2011/5a.html#table5.a1.2.Note: Estimates of the U.S. resident population include persons who are residents in the 50 Statesand the District of Columbia. These estimates exclude residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Ricoand residents of the Island areas under U.S. sovereignty or jurisdiction (principally American Samoa,Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands). The definitionof residence conforms to the criteria used in Census 2000, which defines a resident of a specifiedarea as a person “usually resident” in that area. Estimates of the resident population exclude theU.S. Armed Forces overseas, as well as civilian U.S. citizens whose usual place of residence is outsidethe U.S.35. Number of SSI Disabled Adult and Child Beneficiaries by Gender, Calendar Years 1993-2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement 2011, 2001, and 1994, table 7.E3,http://www.socialsecurity.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2011/7e.html#table7.e3.36. Average Monthly DI Worker Benefit in 2010 Dollars, Calendar Years 1974-2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement, 2011, table 5.D1,http://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2011/5d.html.Converted to 2010 dollars with inflation calculator, fromhttp://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm.37. Monthly SSI Individual Federal Benefit Rate in 2010 Dollars, Calendar Years 1974-2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Annual Report of the Supplemental Security Income Program, 2011,table IV.A2, May 2011, http://www.ssa.gov/oact/ssir/SSI11/ssi2011.pdf.Converted to 2010 dollars with inflation calculator, from http://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm.38. Variations in State Agency Initial Allowance Rates, Fiscal Years 1980-2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Programs, State Agency Operations Report,data received August 2011.39. State Agency Initial Allowance Rates for DI and SSI by State, Fiscal Years 1985 and 2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Programs, State Agency Operations Report,data received August 2011.76 Aspects of Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials
40. Percentage of State Agency DI Awards by Basis for Decision, Fiscal Years 1975-2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Programs, 831 file, data receivedAugust 2011. Initial DDS determinations for DI only, SSI is not included. Percentages do not reflecteffects of reconsideration, hearing, or higher appellate decisions.41. Variations in Basis for DI Initial Awards, Fiscal Year 2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Programs, 831 file, data receivedAugust 2011.42. DI State Agency Initial Denials by Basis for Decision, Fiscal Years 1975-2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Programs, 831 file, data receivedAugust 2011. It includes only initial DDS determinations for DI-only and concurrent claims. The“Other” category includes denials for failure to attend a scheduled consultative examination, failureto cooperate in submitting evidence of disability, and failure to follow prescribed treatment.43. Percentage of State Agency Initial Denials Based on Non-Severe Impairment, Fiscal Year 2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Programs, 831 file, data receivedAugust 2011. It is for adult claims only.44. Percentage of State Agency Initial Denials Based on Ability to Perform Usual Work, Fiscal Year2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Programs, 831 file, data receivedAugust 2011. It is for adult claims only.45. Percentage of State Agency Initial Denials Based on Ability to Perform Other Work, Fiscal Year2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Programs, 831 file, data receivedAugust 2011. It is for adult claims only.46. Percentage of Initial Level Claims with Consultative Examinations, Fiscal Year 2010U.S. Social Security Administration, State Agency Operations Report, data received August 2011.47. Minimum Salary Levels for Initial Level State Agency Disability Examiners, Fiscal Year 2009*U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Programs, DDS Staffing and Workload AnalysisReport, data received August 2011.*Fiscal year 2009 data is the most recent data available.48. Attrition Rates for State Agency Full Time Examiners, Fiscal Year 2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Programs, DDS Staffing and Workload AnalysisReport, data received August 2011.49. Hearing Level Workloads, Fiscal Years 1986-2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, Key WorkloadIndicator Report, Fiscal Year 2010, 4th quarter.50. Dispositions and ALJs on Duty, Fiscal Years 1986-2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, Key WorkloadIndicator Report, Fiscal Year 2010, 4th quarter.51. Allowance Rates at Initial and Hearing Levels by State, Fiscal Year 2010U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Programs (initial claims allowance rates inState Agency Operations Report) and Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (hearing level datain Case Processing Management Systems), data received July 2011.Aspects of Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials 77
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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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D. Terminations17. DI Worker Termin
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19. Study of Beneficiaries Awarded
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