No. 465. SOCIAL INSURANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS-CASH BENEFICIARIES AND BENEFITS, BY PROGRAM: 1960 To 1971 [OASDHI: Old-age, survivors, disability, and health insurance. Partly estimated. Includes some beneficiaries and benefit payments for some programs in outlying areas. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series H 68-114] NA Not available. X Not applicable. Z Less than $500,000. For old-age, survivors, disability, and health insurance (OASDHI), average monthly number; for railroad retirement program, public employee retirement systems, and veterans programs, number on rolls June 30; for State unemployment and temporary disability insurance and veterans unemployment allowances, average weekly number; for railroad unemployment and temporary disability insurance, average number during 14-day registration period; Area Redevelopment Act and Manpower Development and Training Act programs, number on rolls December 31. 2 Includes benefits to dependents where applicable. Excludes payments for medical care. Payable in Calif., N.J., N.Y., R.I., and Puerto Rico under public and private plans. Data for beneficiaries in N.J. not available. Number represents families for Federal programs under the Uniformed Services Contingency Option Act of 1953 and for State and local government retirement systems. Lump sums are for burial of deceased veterans. Includes payments made by the States as agents of the Federal Government under the Federal employees' unemployment compensation program and under the Ex-Servicemen's Compensation Act of 1958, and payments under the extended unemployment insurance programs. Beginning 1961, includes Puerto Rico and, beginning 1966, the Automotive Products Trade Act of 1965. Under the Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952 (terminated January 1960). Area Redevelopment Act of 1961 (November 1961-June 1966) and Manpower Development Training Act of 1962 Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin. Social Insurance-Social Security 291 No. 466. SELECTED SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS-ESTIMATED PAYROLLS of CoverED EMPLOYMENT IN RELATION TO WAGES AND SALARIES: 1950 TO 1971 [In billions of dollars, except percent. OASDHI: Old-age survivors, disability, and health insurance. Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii except that small amount of taxable wages included in railroad payrolls; data for Federal civilian and military personnel cover all areas. Gross amount before deduction of social insurance contributions. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series H 55-67] X Not applicable. 1 Data from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Total earnings include earnings of selfemployed; all wages and salaries represent disbursements for civilian and military pay in cash and in kind. 2 Beginning 1953, total adjusted for duplication of payrolls covered by both OASDHI and State and local retirement systems. 3 Taxable plus estimated nontaxable wages and salaries. Beginning 1957, includes Armed Forces in all areas. 5 Effective beginning 1951. insured with private carriers, State funds, or self-insured, and pay covered by Federal 'Percent computed after excluding Armed Forces payroll covered by OASDHI. pay of Federal civilian personnel. Payrolls of employers programs in all areas. • Beginning 1955, includes Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin. No. 467. SOCIAL SECURITY (OASDHI)-ESTIMATED (In millions, except percent. Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. OASDHI: Old-age, survivors, disability and health insurance. Represents civilian noninstitutional population aged 14 and over through 1966, 16 and over thereafter, and Armed Forces. Averages based on calendar week in March, June, September, and December for which Current Population Survey was taken; see text, p. 1. Coverage status generally determined on basis of job with greatest number of hours worked during survey week] X Not applicable. 1 Includes railroad employees and all persons covered by Federal law except those on a group-elective or individual voluntary basis for whom coverage has not been arranged. Estimates based on number expected to report earnings at end of year. Farm workers, self-employed farmers, State and local government employees, employees of nonprofit organizations, and some additional small groups. Persons whose coverage was authorized but not arranged on a group-elective or individual voluntary basis, such as employees of State and local governments and self-employed farmers who were eligible to report a percentage of gross earnings rather than net earnings. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin. No. 468. SOCIAL SECURITY (OASDHI)—EMPLOYMENT COVERED AND EARNINGS: 1950 TO 1971 [Beginning 1955, includes Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands; and, beginning 1965, American Samoa and Guam. OASDHI: Old-age, survivors, disability, and health insurance. Represents all reported employment. See also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series H 118-120] I Beginning 1955, includes self-employment. See table 475 for maximum taxable earnings. No. 469. POPULATION 65 YEARS OLD AND OVER-SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS: 1955 TO 1973 In thousands, except median. 1955 excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Based on Current Population Survey, and not entirely comparable with decennial census; see text, p. 1. For definition of terms, see pp. 2, 3, 215, and 216] 1 Marital status data for March 1972; excludes inmates of institutions. 2 Excludes inmates of institutions. 3 Persons receiving income in previous calendar year. 4 For definition of median, see preface. Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, series P-20, P-57, P-60, and unpublished data. Labor force, beginning 1960, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Earnings, monthly. No. 470. NEWLY ENTITLED SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFICIARIES 62 YEARS OR OLDERMAJOR INCOME SOURCES OTHER THAN SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, AND MEDIAN RATE OF ANNUAL INCOME: 1970 [Covers persons initially entitled to cash benefits as retired workers, payable at award, January-June 1970. Almost 90 percent were entitled to benefits before their 65th birthday. OASDHI: Old-age, survivors, disability, and health insurance. Based on a sample and subject to sampling variability; for details, see source] B Not computed; base under 50 sample cases. 1 Second pensions include all public retirement benefits other than social security, and private group pensions. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, The Income of Newly Entitled Beneficiaries, 1970: Findings from the Survey of New Beneficiaries, Survey Report No. 9. Social Security Benefits 293 No. 471. SOCIAL SECURITY (OASDHI)-BENEFITS, BY TYPE OF BENEFICIARY: 1950 TO 1972 [Numbers in thousands; benefit payments during year in millions of dollars. See headnote, table 468 and also Historical Statistics, Colonial Times to 1957, series H 123 and H 125-136] X Not applicable. 1 Benefit payment actually being made at a specified time with no deductions or with deductions amounting to less than a month's benefit, i.e., the benefits actually being received. ? Persons aged 65 and over (and aged 62-64, beginning 1956 for women and 1961 for men). July 1957-October 1960, disabled workers aged 50-64; thereafter, disabled workers under age 65. 4 Includes wife beneficiaries under age 65 with entitled children in their care and, beginning September 1965, entitled divorced wives. 5 Beginning 1957, includes disabled persons aged 18 and over whose disability began before age 18 and, beginning September 1965, entitled full-time students aged 18-21. Includes surviving divorced mothers with entitled children in their care. Beginning September 1965, includes widows aged 60-61 and surviving divorced wives aged 60 and over and, beginning March 1968, disabled widows and widowers aged 50 and over. Represents benefits for persons aged 72 and over who are not insured under the regular or transitional provisions of the Social Security Act. Benefits payable without reduction for early retirement. 1950 data are estimated. 10 Benefits payable with reduction for early retirement, at ages 62-64. 11 Includes awards that are suspended chiefly because of earnings of the retired worker and awards that have been converted from disability awards to retirement awards on attainment of 65. Also includes awards to transitionally insured persons aged 72 and over. 12 Payments under 1939 and later amendments, except as noted. Represents total disbursements of benefit checks by the Dept. of the Treasury during the years specified. 13 Distribution by type estimated. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin. NUMBER OF BENEFITS1 (1,000) No. 472. SOCIAL SECURITY (OASDI)-BENEFITS IN CURRENT-PAYMENT STATUS YEAR AND STATE OR OTHER AREA Average monthly benefits for retired workers $ (dollars) pendents pendents 1 Includes persons with special benefits; see footnote 8, table 471. Benefits payable from the old-age and survivor insurance trust fund to retired worker beneficiaries and their dependents and to survivors of deceased workers. Benefits payable from the disability insurance trust fund to disabled-worker beneficiaries and their dependents. Includes lump-sum death benefits paid to survivors of deceased workers. Excludes persons with special benefits. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Periodically in Social Security Bulletin |