Section B - U.S. Railroad Retirement Board

Table B2.--Number and average amount of retirement and survivor annuities awarded during year, by type of annuitant and fiscal year, 1995-2004Retired employeesSpousesandWidowedSupple- divorced Aged Disabled mothers Remarried DivorcedFiscal year Total 1 Age Disability mental spouses widow(er)s widow(er)s (fathers) Children widow(er)s widow(er)sNUMBER AWARDED1995..........…………… 42,072 7,962 5,094 4,715 10,407 11,021 297 222 1,074 419 8531996..........…………… 38,635 7,415 4,878 4,414 9,576 9,979 233 204 825 365 7371997..........…………… 38,293 7,422 4,872 4,494 9,175 9,868 240 222 855 381 7571998..........…………… 36,508 6,756 4,620 4,399 8,739 9,566 248 236 851 360 7271999..........…………… 36,205 6,846 5,140 4,496 8,157 9,317 246 199 719 324 7592000..........…………… 35,818 7,186 4,709 4,749 8,316 8,699 204 159 714 336 7442001..........…………… 33,289 6,285 4,630 4,339 7,648 8,372 217 157 611 307 7192002..........…………… 44,485 11,127 5,206 8,337 9,764 8,104 199 161 590 273 7162003..........…………… 37,841 8,261 4,955 6,124 8,749 7,800 244 162 645 216 6842004..........…………… 36,083 7,801 4,764 5,590 8,579 7,320 218 186 660 258 702Cumulative 1937-2004 4,785,617 1,406,657 492,064 442,846 1,094,354 977,816 16,970 84,098 233,607 14,058 19,634AVERAGE AMOUNT1995..........…………… ........ $1,346 $1,504 $41 $482 $820 $737 $927 $713 $541 $5371996..........…………… ........ 1,435 1,527 41 505 858 770 955 741 594 5641997..........…………… ........ 1,506 1,593 41 521 888 782 868 760 607 5641998..........…………… ........ 1,579 1,649 41 545 920 810 908 805 642 5991999..........…………… ........ 1,654 1,751 41 567 945 825 993 831 658 6152000..........…………… ........ 1,745 1,871 41 584 998 901 1,049 858 670 6132001..........…………… ........ 1,842 1,971 41 613 1,044 927 996 932 701 6542002..........…………… ........ 2,243 2,051 42 697 1,286 1,148 1,319 961 697 7052003..........…………… ........ 2,201 2,092 41 733 1,346 1,262 1,384 953 775 7432004..........…………… ........ 2,247 2,168 41 744 1,378 1,257 1,550 998 816 7771 Includes annuities to parents. Fiscal year 2004 total includes 5 annuities to parents averaging $725. Cumulative total includes 3,513 annuities to parentsNOTE.--Cumulative figures reflect adjustments not made in yearly data, but average amounts for each year include effects of changes in rates made by the end ofthe year.