Table 1b.

Demographic characteristics of applicants for SSA disability benefits (1997-2006); Applicants who did not survive adjudication process (n=41,746)

	Age at Application
	<18		18-64		65+
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Total	2,057	100.0	39,447	100.0	242	100.0
Gender
Male	1,171	56.9	24,325	61.7	150	62.0
Female	886	43.1	15,122	38.3	92	38.0
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	246	12.0	27,373	69.4	107	44.2
Non-Hispanic Black	243	11.8	7,621	19.3	30	12.4
Hispanic	82	4.0	2,224	5.6	45	18.6
Others a	25	1.2	1,583	4.1	51	21.1
Unknown/missing	1,461	71.0	646	1.6	9	3.7
	Median +/− inter-quartile range
Age at initial application	0.1 (0.3)		52.8 (13.0)		65.9 (9.3)

Source: NIH tabulation, SSA Administrative Data

^a: Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, & others