and Michigan were receiving the highest monthly benefit-an average Notes and Brief Reports of $96.39 in Alaska and $95.93 in Disability Insurance percent were receiving benefits in the Michigan-and those in Mississippi Benefits in Current- $60-$89 range, and only 1 in 15 was were receiving the lowest benefits- receiving less than $60.00. Minimum an average of $77.81. Benefits rang- Payments Status, by State, benefits were being paid to only 0.2 ing from $90 to $116 were being paid , 1959” percent of all disabled-worker bene- to 67 percent of the disabled-worker At the end of February 1959, the flciaries. beneficiaries in Michigan and to 27 old-age, survivors, and disability in- Among the 50 States and the Dis- percent in Mississippi. Only 14 per- surance program was paying disabil- trict of Columbia, disability insur- cent of the disability insurance bene- ity insurance benefits to 255,000 dis- ance beneficiaries living in Alaska ficiaries in Michigan but 48 percent abled workers aged 50-64-a ‘IO-per- cent increase from the number in Number and average monthly amount of disability insurance benefits 1 in December 1957. The accompanying current-payment status and percentage distribution by amount of beta&t, table shows the average monthly by State, February 28,1959 benefit amount as of February 28, 1959, and gives a percentage distribu- cumber Percent of dlsabflity beneEciaries receiving- state ’ Of diS- - - - - tion of the number of beneficiaries (ranked by size of AvdeEgeability - T- ability according to the size of their benefit. average benefit) benefit 83 4 ‘ )116 The data are classified by the bene- fl%% !Mal 24” % Y “E- _-I -- I’ - -- - _-- - .- - ficiaries’ State of residence at the end Total ______$88.11 254,701 100.0 0.2 0.9 5.6 19.1 25.4 20.4 21.2 7.2 of February 1959. _- -- _- Alaska ______---. 96.39 69 100.0 0 2.9 10.3 iiT 19.1 41.2 10.3 In February 1959 the average dis- Michigan ______-. 95.93 10,010 100.0 &, .3 2.5 10.8 19.2 20.6 33.5 13.2 ability insurance benefit amounted Connecticut ______. 91.99 3,933 loo.0 2.7 14.8 23.6 24.8 9.0 Ohio ______-. Ql.98 13,638 1w.o :: 3.5 14.8 E-i 21.6 26.5 to $88.11-$15.35 more than the aver- Arizona ______. 91.88 2,089 100.0 :: .4 3.4 13.9 $,2 21.2 25.0 1Z New Jersey ______. 91.83 9,029 loo.0 15.5 22.4 25.1 age in December 1957. The higher California ______---. 91.74 18,798 100.0 :i 2: 15.0 24.7 21.2 26.4 E Washington- ----_------. 91.57 3,890 160.0 (4; .2 3.0 15.2 24.7 23.5 26.6 average resulted chiefly from provi- Indiana ______-_-. 6,519 100.0 .l .6 4.2 15.0 22.9 22.2 26.0 ii; sions in the 1958 amendments that Nevada... ______-__. i:::: 271 100.0 0 0 3.4 16.5 24.4 22.6 24.8 Wisconsin. _ --______----. 91.18 4,;;; :g.; 4.2 16.2 22.1 21.7 24.8 10.0 (1) repealed, effective August 1958, Utah ______. 91.01 :i 2 4.6 15.4 21.4 21.9 11.5 the “offset” provision, under which Pennsylvania ______. Qo.88 21,136 1OO:O .l .6 3.7 14.3 ii:; 26.1 23.1 6.8 disability insurance benefits were re- Oregon- ______2,194 loo.0 16.1 24.4 25.2 West Vlrginla ______---- tiEi 4.809 100.0 Pj2 :i i.! 13.7 24.7 2 duced by payments basedon disabil- IlllnOiS ______---- 90.58 13,993 100.0 414 16.7 2: 24.6 8.9 ity payable under certain other pro- Montana. ______--__ 90.12 754 100.0 1: :g" 17.2 16.6 11.8 Florida- ______89.95 8,893 100.0 .I .Q 2 17.4 18.6 2: 9.6 grams, and (2) increased benefits by Wyoming ______---- 269 100.0 4:9 15.5 Colorado ______%Z.i 1,515 loo.0 :f :t 16.8 2: $3: ::: about 7 percent, effective January New York ______---- .5 4”:; 18.4 20:5 Delaware ______-__---- Z:S “E ET: :: 5.0 21.6 18.9 18:s 1E 1959. Another factor increasing the Idaho. ______---- 88.63 559 loo.0 0 :: 19.5 22.0 22.4 5:s average beneflt was the rise in the Minnesota ______-___ 2,912 100.0 1.0 i: 19.1 21.4 22.1 Maryland- ______iFi’4 3.545 loo.0 :: 617 19.1 21.5 2: proportion of benefits computed on Hawaii- ______87.10 588 109.0 .2 ::, 5.5 E 24.6 18.5 2:Q the basis of earnings after 1950; the Kansas_.--..-.--.------1.4 25.5 20.5 IQ. 4 proportion increased from 62 percent New Mexico ______:i iit.: 20.1 18.8 Massachu.?etts ______:: 21:6 2:: 17.2 in December 1957 to almost 69 per- Iowa ______--- - :: 20.8 ii:: 19.0 Oklahoma-.-.-.--..------.a i.1 21.6 E:: 19.Q cent in November 1958, the latest Virgin Islands __-__--_-- 0 0’ 40.0 Ei 20.0 date for which this information is Rhode Island ______--__ .3 21.7 3E.o 21:o 16.9 Missouri______",;GZ& ;@&!j :: 19.1 19.0 available. The average disability in- New Hampshire ______0 ::i 2: iif;: 21.6 14.9 Nebraska.-.---....-.----- 1,338 1OO:o 1.7 1Q:Q 20.2 16.8 surance benefit went up in each of Kentucky ______4.950 100.0 2 1.6 21.9 27.8 19.8 16.5 the 14 months-from $72.76 in De- Vermont ______-_-_ 6Q7 100.0 1.0 21.8 21.8 14.8 South Dakota ______22.0 2: 22.5 16.5 cember 1957 to $88.11 in February 421 100.0 :: .7 Texas.----._----.-..------10,210 100.0 .3 1.6 18.0 17.1 1959. Dlst. of Co1 ______-___ 1,097 loo.0 0 .6 E 2:: 19.7 13.3 Almost half of all disabled-worker Virginia - - _ - - _ __ _ _---_ - - - - 5,953 loo.0 ;:; 24.9 18.4 Maine.------.--..-.------1,702 100.0 :: ::i 19.2 :z beneficiaries were receiving monthly North Dakota ______272 loo.0 10:s ~~~ 18.4 12: 4 Tennessee- ______:: ;:p 25: 7 18.6 14.0 benefits of $90-$116. The proportion Alabama. ______.7 it: 25.7 17.4 14.0 receiving the maximum amount - LOUiSlana..~ _ - - -- _ _ - - -_ - -- 10.4 27.6 15.6 14.4 Arkansas. ______:: $3 11.0 26.8 15.5 12.8 $116 in February 1959 and $108.50in Georgia ______2.4 10.4 30.8 14.0 10.0 South Carolina ______:: 1.9 10.8 30.2 15.0 December 1957-increased from 1.4 North Carolina ______.3 10.5 31.7 14.0 2: percent in December 1957 to 7.2 per- Mississippi ______:I! 11.7 32.4 13.9 10.1 Puerto Rlw ______5:: 16:s 1Q.Q 22.1 10.1 5.4 cent in February 1959. Forty-four Foreign ______765 100.0 0 .3 1.6 10.7 26.925.3 28.2 - - - *Prepared in the Division of Program 1 Payable to disabled workers aged EO-64. Analysis, Bureau of Old-Age and Sur- 2 Beneficiary’s State of residence. vivors Insurance. : Less than 0.05 percent.

Bulletin, 15 of those in Mississippi were receiving In October of 1951-the first year amendments to the Social Security benefits of $33-$74. coverage for these workers was possi- Act is shown in table 1. ble-more than half a million em- The Social Security Act Amend- ployees were covered; they repre- ments of 1950 permitted coverage, sented approximately 13 percent of effective in 1951, of State and local Coverage of State and Local all persons employed by State or local government employees who were not governments at that time. The 55 protected by retirement systems. By Government Employees percent covered in was coverage under this Under OASDI* more than four times the proportion provision had been extended to ap- Old-age, survivors, and disability with coverage in October 1951, and proximately 1 out of every 5 of these insurance coverage of State and local the number of covered employees had government employees. The 1954 government employees has increased increased to six times the number amendments granted eligibility for in each of the 8 years that the pro- covered in 1951. coverage, effective in 1955, to most tection of the Federal program has One reason for the rise in number employees who were under a State or been available to this group. As of was the growth in State and local local retirement system. By October January 1959 about 31/4 million, or 55 government employment, which in- 1957, 2 out of every 5 State or local creased by more than 11/2 million government employees were covered, during the period October 1951- including almost a million who were Table l.-State and local government employment, total number and January 1959. The increase in the members of retirement systems. Un- number covered under OASDI number of persons employed by State der the 1956 amendments, specified through voluntary agreements, and local governments and in their States were permitted to divide posi- October 195048 and January 1959 coverage by old-age, survivors, and tions under their retirement systems [Numbers in thousands] disability insurance under successive into two groups in order to provide - state and local government employment 1 I- Table 2 .-State and local government employment covered under old-age, Continental United States survivors, and disability insurance through voluntary agreements, by State, Month January 1959 Total - Covered number under OASDI covered Approximate percent of Approximate percent of Total under all state and 1ocn1 gov- all State and local gov- number 2 3ASDI3 ernment employment 1 ernment employment 1 Sumber ~~;~~~ I I Num- state Type of ber 1 government October: 1950.....-- 4,230 .___ rota1 -- 1951.._.--- 4,230 540 13 540 state coun- Lo- 195x---.-- 4,470 695 16 735 tY Cal 3 1953.-...-- 4,610 810 18 850 -_ ____-- 1954------. 4,805 960 20 1,000 I I 1955.----.- 5,005 1,220 1,270 (9 1Mississippi.-_--- y; 1956.....-. 5,225 1,935 i:: 1,985 --. -1 Slissouri..-..-.. 8074 91 ii ii 1957..-.--- * 5,700 2,275 40 2,360 IMontana.- ._____ 23:3Oi 1958....-- 5,840 3,180 54 3,295 65 70, 4 8i Vebraska.... __.. 56,101 8495 94ii: 142 110 E Jnnuary 1959. ’ 5,904 3,230 55 3,345 -1 Vevadu------..- 7M 6 7 0) 8 Alabama. ______83,200 51 New Hampshire. 19,901 85 99 133 80 Alaska.. ____ --___ 4,100 New.Jersey....v- 151,301 1 Excludes the District of Columbia, which is not Arizona.. ______36,100 106 3; New Mexico....- 17,501 included in the statutory definition of State for Arkansas----.-w- 30,700 71 81 Yew York __._ -._ 450,001 purposes of agreement. Celifornia- ______51,200 17 0' 1Xorth Corolinn.. 111.401 * Excludes employment for transit systems com- Colorado-. ____ 18,100 100 14~North Dakota.-. 15,801 pulsorily covered; based on data from the Bureau Connecticut-..-- 24,200 86 5’ 43hio 7. _....._.._ ...... of the Census. Delaware...... 13,000 101 6: t3klahomn..--..e 62,801 3 Includes Alaska and Hawaii, and Puerto Rico Dist. of Co1.s ____ . __ _ ^ _ _. .--___ -I '3regon.. .______64,20 and the Virgin Islands. Florida __.. -__-__ 72,600 86 21 Pennsylvania.... 241,2M 4 Estimated. oeorgia . .._____ -- 62,800 6 Hawaii-. ._.._.__ 13,300 Puerto Rico..... 98,90 Idaho- ______23,700 9: Rhode Island..-_ 15,701 south Carolina-- 62,501 percent of the almost 6 million per- Illinois-.. _..___. 47,400 2! south Dakota-w 24,6(H sons employed by State and local Indians- ______118,100 1 ’Pennessee--..ee. 63,5u IOWZ!. ______98.800 ‘4 ’l?ex8s--.--...~~~ 141,00 governments, were covered through Kansas--.- _...__ 77,300 Utah . ..____._.__ 32,301 Kentucky ______48.000 Vermont.-.--... 9,201 voluntary agreements made by the Louisiana-.----- 3;,;: 4’ Virginia- ..-- _.__ log,90 States with the Federal Government. Maine ..______3’ Virgin Islands-.- 1,901 Maryland.--.-.- 73: 100 1 Washington--... 94.901 Massachusetts..w 700 West Virginia.-. 49,9m Michigan.. ..____ 217,700 3’ Wisconsin. _ __. _ 83,501 * Prepared in the Division of Program Minnesota.-..--. 27,200 1 ’ Wyoming.- ._.._ 14,301 Analysis, Bureau of Old-Age and Sur- vivors Insurance. Detailed data, by State and type of government unit, appear in a 1 Estimated employment for which coverage has periods, and the percentage should be taken as I& quarterly statistical report, State and been approved, regardless of effective dates. 3 Other than county governments. * Excludes employment for transit systems, * Not aveilnhle. Local Government Employment Covered compulsorily covered under old-we. survivors. 6 Less than 0.5 percent. by Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability In- and disability insurnnce. Based on~diita from the ‘Not included in the statutory definition of surance Under Section 218 of the Social Bureau of the Census for October 1958 (latest avail- State for purposes of agreement. able). Where the percentage exceeds 100, the ’ No agreement. Security Act. excess is due primarily to the difference in reference

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