OASDI Benefits
Number and average monthly benefit in current-payment status for adult beneficiaries, by type of benefit, sex, and age, September 1998

Number of beneficiaries (in thousands)

Average monthly benefit

Type of benefit
and sex

Total

Under 62

62-64

65 or older

Total

Under 62

62-64

65 or older

Total*

41,135

5,332

3,865

31,938

$722.72

$651.33

$659.20

$742.32

Retired workers

27,469

—**

2,456

25,013

$768.19

$670.70

$777.76

Disabled workers

4,653

4,019

634

$722.30

$712.28

$785.87

Wives & husbands
of retired workers

2,877

51

327

2,498

$394.14

$281.59

$365.64

$400.18

Wives & husbands
of disabled workers

194

140

31

23

$178.65

$149.36

$252.74

$256.17

Nondisabled widows
& widowers

4,814

139

338

4,337

$737.36

$678.28

$700.35

$742.13

Disabled widows
& widowers

193

139

54

$480.84

$481.75

$478.50

$436.02

Mothers &
fathers

220

212

6

2

$535.16

$534.02

$581.62

$509.78

Disabled adult
children

712

632

19

61

$472.27

$475.82

$471.28

$436.02

Men*

17,388

2,714

1,705

12,970

$844.46

$747.74

$821.56

$867.71

Retired Workers

14,191

1,298

12,893

$864.02

$798.55

$870.61

Disabled workers

2,721

2,336

385

$810.61

$793.03

$917.24

Husbands of retired
workers

30

(2)

1

29

$227.35

$204.27

$201.82

$228.26

Husbands of disabled
workers

5

3

(2)

1

$133.48

$112.82

$144.46

$175.29

Nondisabled widowers

36

7

10

19

$540.08

$482.76

$593.90

$532.86

Disabled widowers

4

3

1

$326.70

$331.22

$310.66

Fathers

10

10

(2)

(2)

$441.43

$441.08

$495.54

$256.05

Disabled adult
children

390

355

9

26

$469.76

$472.57

$465.23

$433.53

Women*

23,747

2,618

2,161

18,968

$633.57

$551.40

$531.09

$656.58

Retired workers

13,227

1,158

12,120

$665.77

$527.41

$678.99

Disabled workers

1,932

1,683

249

$597.90

$600.19

$582.39

Wives of retired
workers

2,847

51

326

2,469

$395.89

$281.68

$366.13

$402.20

Wives of disabled
workers

190

137

31

22

$179.76

$150.40

$254.11

$261.15

Nondisabled widows

4,778

132

329

4,317

$738.84

$688.50

$703.56

$743.06

Disabled widows

189

136

53

$484.48

$485.60

$481.60

Mothers

210

202

6

2

$539.60

$538.52

$583.17

$511.83

Disabled adult
children

321

277

9

35

$475.32

$479.98

$477.36

$437.89

* Includes parents and special age-72 beneficiaries. Excludes 70,910 student beneficiaries aged 18-19.

** Fewer than 500 beneficiaries