United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

340 Social Insurance and Human Services
N o . 5 5 4 . P u b l i c A i d — R e c i p i e n t s o f a n d A v e r a g e M o n t h l y C a s h P a y m e n t s U n d e r
S u p p l e m e n t a l S e c u r i t y I n c o m e a n d P u b u c A s s i s t a n c e : I 9 6 0 t o 1 9 8 1
[In thousands. except as Indicated. As of December, except as noted. SSI: Supplemental security income. SSI data are for
federally administered payments only; see text, p. 312. Excludes vendor payments for medical care (i.e., payments made directly
to suppliers of medical care). Beginning 1974, Federal SSI program replaced Federal grants for aid to die aged, blind, and
disabled In the 60 Stales and D.C.; such grants continued for Puerto Rico, Guam, and Virgin Islands. Residents of Northern
Mariana Islands became eligible for SSI in 1978. Public assistance data for all years include Puerto Rico, Guam, and Virgin
Islands. See also Appendix III and H is to r ic a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 9 7 0 , series H 355-3671
PROGRAM 1960 1965 1970 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 I960 1981
Recipients of payments:
SSI, total'...............................................
Percent also receiving Social
(X ) (X) (X) 3,996 4,314 4.236 4,238 4,217 4,150 4,142 4.019
Security.......................... ............. (x) (X ) (X) (NA) 52.7 51.9 51.9 51.7 51.4 61.0 50.2
Male................................................... ( x ) (X) (X) (NA) 1,532 1,483 1,472 1,454 1,423 1,423 1,380
Female....... ........................................ (X ) (X) (X) (NA) 2,770 2,745 2,759 2,757 2.722 2,715 2.635
White........................................ ......... (x) (X ) (X) (NA) 2,755 2,673 2,758 2,733 2,664 2,636 2,517
Black................................................... (X) (X ) (X) (NA) 1,120 1,101 1,156 1,153 1,141 1,138 1,105
Aged.................................. ................ (X) (X ) (X) 2,286 2,307 2,148 2,051 1,968 1,872 1,608 1,678
Blind................................................... (X) (X) 75 74 76 77 77 77 78 79
Disabled.............................................. (X ) (X ) (X) 1,636 1,933 2,012 2,109 2,172 2,201 2,256 2,262
Old-age assistance2............................... 2,330 2,105 2,061 19 18 19 19 19 19 19 19
Aid to’ the blind*..................................... 107 92 80 1 (X ) (z) w (z> (Z) (Z) (Z)
Aid to permanently, totally disabled*...... 359 536 877 17 17 17 16 19 20 21 22
A F D C :s
Families.............................................. 803 1,054 2,552 3,323 3,566 3,585 3,547 3,488 3,560 3,843 3,631
Recipients'.......................................... 3,073 4.396 9,659 11,022 11,401 11,203 10,780 10,349 10,379 11,101 10,535
Children........................................... 2,370 3,316 7,033 7,901 8,105 7,903 7,572 7,226 7,207 7,599 7,125
General assistance cases........................ 431 310 547 585 692 685 654 620 696 796 861
Average monthly payments (dot.):
SSI, total...... .............................. .......... (X) (X) (X) “ 114 114 120 125 130 156 168 163
(X) (X) (X) "92 91 94 97 100 123 126 138
Blfnd................................................... (X) (X) (X) 5143 147 153 159 164 212 213 226
Disabled............................................. (X) (X) (X) 5144 141 146 150 155 182 198 214
58 63 75 20 21 21 22 22 42 39
67 78 102 15 15 16 17 19 39 36
Aid to permanently, totally disabled*...... 55 65 95 14 15 15 16 17 38 35 (NA)
AFDC:1
ID E 137 19C 216 22£ 242 250 256 271 286
28 33 50 65 72 77 82 8 6 93 100
General assistance cases..................... 72 69 112 140 144 154 156 157 157 161 (NA)
NA Not available. X Not applicable. Z Fewer than 500. 'Includes Items not shown separately. ’ Average
monthly recipients and payments for the year. ’ Aid to Families with Dependent Children program. 4 Includes the children
and one or both parents, or one caretaker relative other than a parent, in families where the needs of such adults were considered
in determining the amount of assistance. ’ Data for Oct.-Dea 1974.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, A n n u a l S ta tis tic a l S u p p le m e n t to the S o c ia l S e c u rity B u lle tin ; S o c ia l S e c u rity B u lle tin ,
monthly; and P u b lic A s s is ta n c e S ta tis tic s , monthly.
N o . 5 5 5 . P u b l i c A id P a y m e n t s : 1 9 6 0 t o 1 9 8 1
[In millions of dollars. See headnote, table 554. Supplemental Security Income data cover federally- and State-administered
payments. See also Appendix 111and H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 9 7 0 , series H 346-354]
PROGRAM I960 1965 1970 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1991
Payments, total.......................... . 3(276 4(023 8,443 14,060 16)313 17,499 19,222 19,577 19,477 21,994 (NA)
(X) (X) (X) •5,246 5,878 6,066 6,306 6,552 7,075 7,941 8,593
(X) (X) (X) 2,503 2,605 2,506 2,448 2,433 2,526 2,734 2,818
Blind................................................. (X) (X) (X) 130 131 138 146 152 166 190 206
(X) (X) (X) 2,602 3,142 3.422 3,709 3,966 4,381 5,014 5,566
3.276 4,023 8,443 8,814 10,435 11,433 11,916 12,025 12,402 14,046 (NA)
1,630 1,601 1,862 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 (NA)
Rlfnrt “ 86 85 96 (2) (z) (Z) (z) (z) (z) (Z) (NA)
237 418 1,000 3 3 3 3 4 9 9 (NA)
Families with dependent children...... 1,001 1,660 4,853 7,917 9,211 10,141 10,604 10,730 11,069
(NA)
(X) (X) 11 64 78 56 66 61 64 12,475
113 (NA)
322 259 618 825 1,138 1,228 1,236 1,205 1,231 1,442 (NA)
NA Not available. X Not applicable. Z Less than $500,000. 'Includes data not distributed by reason for
eligibility. ’ Emergency assistance Initiated in 1968.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, S o c ia l S e c u rity B u lle tin , monthly; and P u b lic A s s is ta n c e S ta tis tic s , monthly.