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