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- Title
THE DECLINE IN EARNINGS PRIOR TO APPLICATION FOR DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS.
- Authors
Costa, Jackson
- Abstract
Data from the 2014 Disability Research File show that the earnings of individuals who apply for Social Security Disability Insurance benefits decline rapidly in the years prior to application. This article presents statistics on the average "decline period"--the time from the year of maximum earnings to the year of application--by general and specific primary diagnosis, sex, and age, for individuals who filed applications during 2004-2013. On average, denied-claim applicants experience a longer decline period than do allowed-claim applicants, and those with mental impairments experience a shorter decline period than do those with physical impairments. Differences across general diagnosis groups are typically small; differences between certain specific diagnosis subgroups are greater. Men experienced longer decline periods than did women, and older applicants experienced longer decline periods than did younger ones.
- Subjects
DISABILITY insurance; DISABILITY insurance claims; INSURANCE applications; INTELLECTUAL disabilities; SOCIAL security beneficiaries; UNITED States. Social Security Administration; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
Social Security Bulletin, 2017, Vol 77, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0037-7910
- Publication type
Article