Content by Keyword: Report on Welfare Indicators and Risk Factors/Indicators of Welfare Dependence

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Table C-1. Percentage of Births that are to

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
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Appendix C. Additional Nonmarital Birth Data

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Appendix C. Additional Nonmarital Birth Data

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Table B-1. Percentage of the Total Population

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
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Appendix B. Alternative Definition of Dependence

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
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Table SSI 9. SSI Recipiency Rates by State,

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
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Table SSI 8.SSI Recipiency Rates by State And

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
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Table SSI 7. Total SSI Payments, Federal SSI

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
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Table SSI 6. Characteristics of SSI Recipients,

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.
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Table SSI 5. Number of Persons Receiving SSI

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
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Table SSI 4. Average Monthly SSI Benefit Payments

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
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Table SSI 3. Total, Federal, and State SSI

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
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Table SSI 2. SSI Recipiency Rates, 1974 – 2001 [

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table SSI 2. SSI Recipiency Rates, 1974 – 2001 [In percent]

Date All Recipientsas a Percent of Total Population 1 Adults 18-64 as a Percent of 18-64 Population 1 Child Recipients as a Percent of All Children 1 Elderly Recipients (Persons 65 & Older) as a Percent of All Persons 65 & Older 1
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Table SSI 1. Number of Persons Receiving

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table SSI 1. Number of Persons Receiving Federally Administered SSI Payments 1974 – 2001 [In thousands]

Date Total Eligibility Category Type of Recipient Aged Blind and Disabled Children Adults Age 18-64 65 or Older Total
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Figure SSI 1. SSI Recipients by Age, 1974 – 2001

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Figure SSI 1. SSI Recipients by Age, 1974 – 2001

Source: Social Security Administration, Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, (Data available online at http://www.ssa.gov/statistics/ores_home.html).
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SSI Program Data

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. SSI Program Data

The following tables and figures provide SSI program data:
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Legislative Changes

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Legislative Changes

Several legislative changes made in the 104th Congress are likely to affect SSI participation and expenditures. Public Law 104-121, the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996, prohibits SSI eligibility to individuals whose drug addiction and/or alcoholism (DAA) is a contributing factor material to the finding of disability. This provision a
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Supplemental Security Income

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Supplemental Security Income

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Program is a means-tested, federally administered income assistance program authorized by title XVI of the Social Security Act. Established in 1972 (Public Law 92-603) and begun in 1974, SSI provides monthly cash payments in accordance with uniform, nationwide eligibility requirements to needy aged, blind and
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Table FSP 6.Food Stamp Recipiency Rates by State

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table FSP 6.Food Stamp Recipiency Rates by State, Selected Fiscal Years [In percent]

                  Percent Change   1975 1980 1985 1989 1994 1997 2000 2001 1989-94 1994-01
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Table FSP 5. Average Number of Food Stamp

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table FSP 5. Average Number of Food Stamp Recipients by State, Selected Fiscal Years [In thousands]

                  Percent Change Fiscal Year 1975 1980 1985 1989 1994 1997 2000 2001 1989-94 1994-01
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Table FSP 4. Value of Food Stamps Issued by State

Indicators of Welfare Dependence: Annual Report to Congress, 2003. Table FSP 4. Value of Food Stamps Issued by State, Selected Fiscal Years 1975 – 2001 [Millions of dollars]

  1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 2000 2001 Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, unpublished data from the Food Stamp National Data Bank. Alabama $108 $246 $318

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