Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2004. Non-marital Birth Risk Factor 1. Births to Unmarried Women
Figure BIRTH 1. Percentage of Births to Unmarried Women, by Age Group: 1940-2002
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2004. Employment and Work-related Risk Factor 7. Adult and Child Disability
Figure WORK 7. Percentage of the Non-Elderly Population Reporting a Disability, by Age and Race/Ethnicity: 2002
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey.
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2004. Employment and Work-related Risk Factor 6. Adult Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Figure WORK 6. Percentage of Adults Who Used Cocaine or Marijuana or Abused Alcohol, by Age: 2002
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2004. Employment and Work-related Risk Factor 5. High-school Dropout Rates
Figure WORK 5. Percentage of Students Enrolled in Grades 10 to 12 in the Previous Year Who Were Not Enrolled and Had Not Graduated in the Survey Year, by Race/Ethnicity: Selected Years
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2004. Employment and Work-related Risk Factor 4. Educational Attainment
Figure WORK 4. Percentage of Adults Age 25 and Over, by Level of Educational Attainment: 1960-2002
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2004. Employment and Work-related Risk Factor 3. Earnings of Low-skilled Workers
Figure WORK 3. Mean Weekly Wages of Women and Men Working Full-Time, Full-Year with No More than a High School Education, by Race (2002 Dollars): Selected Years
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2004. Employment and Work-related Risk Factor 2. Employment Among the Low-skilled
Figure WORK 2. Percentage of All Persons Ages 18 to 65 with No More than a High School Education Who Were Employed: 1969-2002
Source: ASPE tabulations of March CPS data.
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2004. Employment and Work-related Risk Factor 1. Labor Force Attachment
Figure WORK 1. Percentage of Individuals in Families with Labor Force Participants, by Race/Ethnicity: 2002
Source: Unpublished tabulations of March CPS data.
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table C-1. Percentage of Births that are to Unmarried Women Within Age Groups by Race: 1940-2001
White
Black
Under Age 15
Age 15 - 17
Age 18 - 19
All Teens
All Women
Under Age 15
Age 15 - 17
Age 18 – 19
All Teens
All Women
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table B-1. Percentage of the Total Population with More than 50 Percent of Income from Various Means-Tested Assistance Programs, by Race and Age: 2000
TANF, SSI, & Food Stamps
TANF & Food Stamps
SSI Only
Note: Income is measures as total family income. Hispanic may be of any race. Source: March CPS data, analyzed using the TRIM3 microsimulation model.
All Persons
3.0
1.5
1.2
Non-Hispanic White
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Appendix B. Alternative Definition of Dependence Based on Income from TANF and Food Stamps
As directed by the Welfare Indicators Act of 1994 (Pub. L. 103-432), this annual report on Indicators of Welfare Dependence focuses on dependence on three programs: the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, now Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); the Food Stamp Program; and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) pro
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table SSI 9. SSI Recipiency Rates by State, Selected Fiscal Years 1975 – 2001 [In percent]
1975
1980
1985
1990
1992
1994 2
1996 2
2001 2
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table SSI 8.SSI Recipiency Rates by State And Program Type for 1979 and 2001 [In percent]
Total Recipiency Rate
Rate for Adults 18-64
Rate for Adults 65 & Over
1979
2001
Percent Change 1979-01
1979
2001
Percent Change 1979-01
1979
2001
Percent Change 1979-01
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table SSI 7. Total SSI Payments, Federal SSI Payments and State Supplementary Payments Calendar Year 2001 (in Thousands)
State
Total
Total Federal
Federal SSI
State Supplementation
Federally Administered
State Administered
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table SSI 6. Characteristics of SSI Recipients, by Age, Sex, Earnings/Income, and Citizenship: Selected Years, 1980-2001
1980
1985
1990
1992
1994
1997
2000
2001
Note: Data are for December of the year. 1 For 1980-1992 male-female classification reflects all blind and disabled, both children and adults; thereafter, it is based on adults only.
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table SSI 5. Number of Persons Receiving SSI Payments by Type of Payment, 1974 – 2001 (in thousands)
Date
Total
Federal
State Supplementation
Total
Federally Administered
State Administered
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table SSI 4. Average Monthly SSI Benefit Payments, 1974 – 2001
Calendar Year
Total 1
Federal Payments
State Supplementation
2001 Dollars
Current Dollars
Total
Federally Administered
State Administered
Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table SSI 3. Total, Federal, and State SSI Benefits and Administration, 1974 – 2000 1 [In millions of dollars]
Calendar Year
Total Benefits
Federal Payments
State Supplementation
Administrative Costs (fiscal year)
2001 1 Dollars
Current Dollars
Total
Federally Administered
State Administered