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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of SSDI applicants, 1990s vs. 2000s, at the month of application

From: How do people with disabilities cope while waiting for disability insurance benefits?

 

1990s

2000s

 

Mean

Standard deviation

Mean

Standard deviation

Age

45.1

0.3

44.4

0.85

Male

55.2

1.28

47.2

3.02

Race

    

  White

78.1

1.03

77.8

2.01

  Black

19.4

0.99

20.1

1.94

  Other

2.5

0.37

2.1

0.6

Education

    

  High-school drop-out

33.8

1.15

21.7

2.03

  High-school graduate

37.7

1.17

35.7

2.44

  Some college

28.6

1.09

42.6

2.9

Marital status

    

  Married

51

1.21

47.7

2.75

  Divorced

25.4

1.07

25

2.12

  Single

18.5

0.97

22.5

2.95

Family/household structure

    

  Family size

2.7

0.05

2.6

0.09

  Household size

2.9

0.05

2.9

0.07

  Number of kids in family

0.7

0.03

0.7

0.05

Employment

    

  Employed this month

24.8

1.05

26.4

2.18

Income

    

  Income (person)

1,087

49.44

954

70.1

  Income (household)

3,093

76.91

3,057

161.5

  Earnings (monthly, person)

415

31.6

417

51.96

  Earnings (household)

2,051

65.29

2,164

139.84

SSDI

    

  Application right-censored

13.6

0.83

19.5

2.19

  Application duration

6.7

0.38

5.9

0.55

  Month of first benefit payment

-12.7

0.63

-12.6

0.82

  Joint SSDI/SSI application

47.8

1.21

47.6

2.8

N

2,058

 

2,536

 
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