United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Workers’ Compensation Payments 335
N o . 5 4 8 . W o r k e r s ’ C o m p e n s a t i o n P a y m e n t s : 1 9 6 0 t o i 9 6 0
[In m illio n s o f d o lla r s , e x c e p t a s in d ic a t e d . S e e h e a d n o te , ta b le 5 4 9 . S e e a ls o H isto rica l S tatistics, C o lo n ia l Times to 1970,
s e rie s H 3 3 2 - 3 4 5 )
ITEM 1960 1965 1970 1974 1975 1976 1977 1976 1979 1980
W o rk e rs c o v e re d 1 (m il.)........................................... 45 51 59 68 67 70 72 76 79 79
A n n u a l b e n e f i t s p a i d ........................................ 1,295 1,914 3,031 5,781 8,598 7,597 8,623 8 ,7 3 5 11,877 1 3,389
f i y p riv a te c a rrie rs * ................................................... 810 1,124 1,843 2,971 3.422 3,976 4.629 5,256 6,157 7,023
F r o m S t a t e lunda 3................ .................................... 325 445 755 2.086 2,324 2.569 2.743 3,049 3,993 4 299
E m p lo y e rs ' s e lf-in s u ra n c e *............................................. 160 244 432 724 852 1,031 1,252 1.435 1.727 2,038
T y p e o f b e n e fit:
W e r t f c a i/h o s p /ta liz a tlo n ................................................. 435 600 1.050 1,760 2,030 2,360 2,680 2,960 3,470 3,660
C o m p e n s a tio n p a y m e n t s ..........................— ......... 860 1,214 1,981 4,021 4.568 5.217 5,943 6,775 6,407 9^499
D is a b ility ............................................................................... 755 1,074 1,751 3,351 3,643 4,402 5,068 5.815 7,142 8,204
S u r v iv o r ............................................................................... 105 140 230 670 725 815 875 960 1,265 1,295
P e rc e n t o f c o v e r e d p a y ro ll:
W o r k e r s ’ c o m p e n s a tio n c o s ts “ «,.......................... .93 1.00 1.11 1.24 1.32 1.48 1.73 1.86 1.95 1.94
B e n e fits ‘ .................................................................................. .59 ,61 .66 .75 .83 .68 .93 .95 1.00 1.04
‘ E s t im a t e d p e r m o n t h . 2 N e t c a s h a n d m e d ic a l b e n e fits p a id u n d e r s ta n d a rd w o rk e rs ' c o m p e n s a tio n p o lic ie s . 3 N e t c a s h
a n d m e d ic a l b e n e f it s p a id b y c o m p e t it iv e a n d e x c lu s iv e S ta te fu n d s a n d b y F e d e r a l w o rk e rs ’ c o m p e n s a tio n p ro g ra m s , in c lu d in g
b la c k lu n g b e n e fit p r o g r a m b e g in n in g 1 9 7 0 . ‘ C a s h a n d m e d ic a l b e n e fits p a id b y s e lf-in s u re rs , p lu s v a lu e o f m e d ic a l b e n e fits
p a id b y e m p lo y e r s c a r r y in g w o r k e r s ’ c o m p e n s a tio n p o lic ie s th a t e x c lu d e s ta n d a rd m e d ic a l c o v e r a g e . 5 P re m iu m s w r itte n by
p riv a te c a r r ie r s a n d S t a t e fu n d s , a n d b e n e fits p a id b y s e lf-in s u re rs in c re a s e d b y 5 - 1 0 p e rc e n t to a llo w l o r a d m in is tra tiv e
c o s ts . A ls o In c lu d e s b e n e fits p a id a n d a d m in is tra tiv e c o s ts o f F e d e r a l s y s te m fo r g o v e rn m e n t e m p lo y e e s . ‘ E x c lu d e s p ro g ra m s
f in a n c e d fr o m g e n e r a l re v e n u e — b la c k lu n g b e n e fits a n d s u p p le m e n ta l p e n s io n s in s o m e S ta te s .
S o u r c e : (J.S . S o c ia l S e c u rity A d m in is tra tio n , Annua! S ta tistica l Supplem ent to th e S ocial S ecurity B ulletin, a n d u n p u b lis h e d d a ta .
N o . 5 4 9 . W o r k e r s ’ C o m p e n s a t i o n P a y m e n t s , b y S t a t e s : 1 9 7 0 t o 1 9 8 0
[In m illio n s o f d o lla rs . P a y m e n ts r e p r e s e n t c a s h a n d m e d ic a l b e n e fits a n d in c lu d e in s u ra n c e lo s s e s p a id b y p r iv a te in s u ra n c e c a rrie
r s ( c o m p ile d f r o m t h e S p e cta to r (Insurance b y S ta te s . , . o f Casualty Lines), fro m re p o rts o f S t a t e in s u r a n c e c o m m is s io n s , a n d
fro m A . M B e s t C o .); n e t d is b u r s e m e n ts o f S t e le fu n d s (fro m t h e Spectator, fr o m Argus Casualty a n d S u rety Chart, a n d fro m
S t a t e r e p o r t s ) , e s t im a t e d fo r s o m e S ta te s ; a n d s e lf-in s u ra n c e p a y m e n ts , e s tim a te d fro m a v a ila b le s t a t e d a t a . C a le n d a r -y e a r d a ta ,
e x c e p t fis c a l- y e a r d a t a fo r F e d e r a l c iv ilia n a n d o th e r p r o g ra m s a n d lo r a le w S t a t e s w ith S t a t e fu n d s . In c lu d e s b e n e fit p a y m e n ts
u n d e r L o n g s h o r e m a n ’s a n d H a r b o r W o r k e r s ’ C o m p e n s a tio n A c t a n d D e fe n s e B a s e s C o m p e n s a tio n A c t fo r S t a le s in w h ic h s u c h
p a y m e n t s a r e m a d e ]
STATE 1970 1975 1978 1979 1980 STATE 1970 1975 1978 1979 1980
3,031 6,598 9,735 11,877 13,359 Nev...........................
N .H ...........................
A l a ............ , .................... 25.2 48.7 64.6 96.0 112.4 N .J............................
11.4
7.0
135.0
24.8
17.4
194.8
50.4
30.9
268.4
59.5
38.9
296.2
74.8
45.6
316.4
6.9 18.5 56.9 52.3 57.6 11.1 21.1 36.6 45.9 55.1
3 9 .3 6 8 .0 8 7 .2 104.9 119.8 N Y 273.9 406.7 495.6 569.0 608.3
A r k ..................................... 20.9 37.9 56.3 65.6 76.2 N C 29.6 50.8 93.7 111.9 130.8
C a l i f .................................. 420.7
23.8
791.6
44.2
1,246.8
7 3.8
1,422.3
88.7
1,562.7
110.9
39.5 64.0 69.0 105.7 1 2 9 .7
D e l.............................. 5.2 9.8 16.4 16.7 19.9
D.C___________ .......
F la .......................................
8.5
94.9
26.7
264.1
51.1
307.9
57.9
341.9
67.4
362.0
G a ...................................... 34.8 77.5 129.9 163.0 196.9
13.7 27.1 39.7 45.7 59.7
N D a k 4.8 7.6 12.9 15.2 17.0
O h io ............................... 197,0 444.7 531.5 616.1 764.2
Ofcla
29.1 59.7 82.9 108.4 133.5
O r e g ..........................
P a ...............................
R J ...............................
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S D a k
50.6
123.5
11.1
17.6
3.0
35.3
137.4
205.4
18.6
32.5
5,5
61 6
224.4
407.1
36.0
52.2
9.1
95.9
506.3
238.9
494.6
45.2
65.8
11.0
114.6
261.2
575.7
55.3
79.3
13.1
129.1
7.3 20.8 29.9 38.2 41.7 Tex 159.1 360.3 594.3 700.8
HI.................................. 144.1 238.7 490.0 582.6 665.2
43.9 59.7 89.7 105.0 109.7 U t a h ................................ 7.2 16.3 28.4 31.4 41.0
16.6 37.4 71.5 81.4 92.4 V t .............................. 3.8 6.4 10.4 13.6 15.3
18.2 33.7 56.2 67.9 61.0 V a
30.2 65.9 119.6 146.0 i / j . b
W a s h ..... ........................ 62.8 157.4 224.8 252.6 284.8
K y ................................. 26.1 60.5 1 0 2 .6 119.3 127.7
W . V a ............................. 25.5 75.9 125.6
176.2
W is
44.1 70.0 123.3 152.9 171.5
63.9 114.6 198.8 237.5 292.9
W y o
4.3
7.9 19.7 44.5 66.9 61.3
M d................................ 38.6 73.4 133.2 158.6 186.8
F e d e ra l
90.4 146.0 191.5 241.4 295.6
1 97.8 333.7 497.0 579.6 6 2 6 .3 Civilian
46.5 8 6 .0 173.5 2 1 2 .2 257.5 119.5 35B.8 617.7 691.5 776.4
16.2 27.3 42.1 51.2 60.3 Black' lung
41.3 63.6 92.2 106.4 121.7 1 1 0 .0 957.2 1 ,0 2 2 .6 1.712.1 f ,738.5
9.6 16.8 29.4 33.9 40.9 O th e r *................. 1 2 .0 8.7 8.7 B.5 8.4
N e b r........................... 9.9 17.9 28.1 36.2 42.5
‘ In c lu d e s p a y m e n t s b y D e p a r t m e n t o f Labor. 3P rim a rily p a y m e n ts m a d e to d e p e n d e n ts o f re s e rv is ts w h o d ie d w h ile o n a c tiv e
d u t y i n t h e A r m e d F o r c e s .
S o u r c e : U .S . S o c ia l S e c u rity A d m in is tra tio n , S ocial Security Bulletin, S e p t, 1 9 8 1 a n d e a rlie r issu es; a n d u n p u b lis h e d d a ta .