North Carolina
Social Security and SSI Statistics by Congressional District, December 2002
Old-Age (retirement), Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI)–popularly referred to as Social Security–provides monthly benefits to workers and their families when earnings stop or are reduced because the worker retires, dies, or becomes disabled. The amount of benefits received is based on the worker’s level of earnings in employment or selfemployment covered by the Social Security program. Table 1.—OASDI in North Carolina, December 2002: Number of beneficiaries and monthly benefit amount for benefits in current–payment status
Number of beneficiaries Congressional district United States, total ................ North Carolina............................... 1 .................................................... 2 .................................................... 3 .................................................... 4 .................................................... 5 .................................................... 6 .................................................... 7 .................................................... 8 .................................................... 9 .................................................... 10.................................................. 11 .................................................. 12.................................................. 13..................................................
1 2
Monthly benefit amount (thousands of dollars) All beneficiaries 37,854,411 1,111,590 89,410 70,872 79,283 61,340 94,699 99,496 93,079 74,849 77,557 95,412 118,156 78,275 79,157 Retired workers Widow(er)s 2 26,125,087 758,132 54,982 44,537 52,893 43,789 66,960 73,687 58,447 49,153 56,182 66,729 82,809 53,203 54,755 4,169,125 103,188 9,707 6,849 8,056 5,302 8,690 8,034 9,140 6,652 7,228 7,793 11,622 7,002 7,107
Total 46,444,240 1,405,158 127,401 97,065 104,355 70,574 118,217 117,173 123,547 96,130 87,251 118,922 149,402 97,867 97,254
Retired workers 1 29,190,150 873,041 69,955 55,034 63,515 45,991 77,543 80,778 69,697 57,068 58,415 76,861 96,523 60,286 61,375
Disabled Wives and workers Widow(er)s 2 husbands 5,543,981 213,294 23,209 17,803 14,963 9,121 15,759 14,116 22,836 16,813 10,537 18,141 19,771 15,848 14,377
Children
Number of OASDI beneficiaries aged 65 or older 33,162,456 946,043 79,470 60,317 69,968 49,399 83,239 85,307 76,498 61,497 62,605 80,311 106,700 64,369 66,363
4,967,155 2,832,767 3,910,187 134,332 14,474 9,842 10,863 6,101 11,270 9,491 12,708 8,754 8,067 10,062 14,909 8,857 8,934 60,390 5,459 3,871 5,619 3,107 5,451 5,018 5,552 3,329 3,679 3,939 8,552 3,039 3,775 124,101 14,304 10,515 9,395 6,254 8,194 7,770 12,754 10,166 6,553 9,919 9,647 9,837 8,793
Includes special age-72 beneficiaries. Includes nondisabled widow(er)s, disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents.
Contact: Cherice Jefferies (410) 965-5520. Social Security Administration • Office of Policy • Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics • March 2003
North Carolina
Social Security and SSI Statistics by Congressional District, December 2002
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal cash assistance program that provides monthly payments to low-income aged, blind, or disabled persons in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Table 2.—SSI in North Carolina, December 2002: Number of persons receiving federally administered payments and monthly benefit amount
Number of recipients Congressional district United States, total ................ North Carolina............................... 1 .................................................... 2 .................................................... 3 .................................................... 4 .................................................... 5 .................................................... 6 .................................................... 7 .................................................... 8 .................................................... 9 .................................................... 10.................................................. 11 .................................................. 12.................................................. 13..................................................
1 Includes
Monthly benefit amount (thousands of dollars) Disabled 5,458,671 160,497 27,676 14,557 10,874 6,225 9,362 6,804 20,391 12,573 5,571 10,129 12,351 13,494 10,490 Total 2,951,425 70,107 12,124 6,295 4,624 2,808 4,078 2,961 8,869 5,568 2,527 4,286 5,332 5,983 4,652 Aged 415,574 5,463 920 508 372 272 394 213 596 359 240 329 488 353 419 Blind 35,144 727 108 63 51 37 52 34 63 55 23 54 56 72 57 Disabled 2,500,707 63,918 11,096 5,723 4,202 2,499 3,632 2,714 8,209 5,154 2,263 3,903 4,788 5,559 4,175
Number of recipients With OASDI 1 2,406,327 84,649 15,483 8,161 5,983 2,909 5,670 3,547 10,892 5,715 2,426 5,210 7,399 5,763 5,491 Aged 65 or older 1,995,284 53,940 10,039 5,264 3,733 1,978 3,896 2,073 6,662 3,403 1,636 3,164 4,956 3,463 3,673
Total 6,787,857 192,539 33,507 17,627 13,231 7,443 11,711 8,128 24,112 14,569 6,632 12,064 15,343 15,475 12,697
Aged 1,251,528 30,031 5,533 2,908 2,211 1,111 2,211 1,223 3,535 1,841 993 1,798 2,841 1,779 2,047
Blind 77,658 2,011 298 162 146 107 138 101 186 155 68 137 151 202 160
persons who are receiving both SSI payments and Social Security benefits.
Contact: Cherice Jefferies (410) 965-5520. Social Security Administration • Office of Policy • Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics • March 2003