Table 4.
Selected Characteristics of new recipients of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Unemployment Insurance (UI) in linked Current Population Survey samples
| No UI or SSDI in Either Year (Mean) | SSDI in y, Not in y − 1 (Mean) | UI in y, Not in y − 1 (Mean) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selected demographic characteristics, age-by-education (%): | |||
| < 50, noncollege | 26 | 28 | 37 |
| < 50, college | 43 | 13 | 35 |
| ≥ 50, noncollege | 12 | 38 | 14 |
| ≥ 50, college | 19 | 21 | 14 |
| Labor force in year y − 1 (from year y March supplement): | |||
| Any labor force attachment (%) | 83 | 28 | 92 |
| If any labor force attachment: | |||
| Weeks worked | 48.0 | 36.3 | 47.2 |
| Weeks looking for work | 1.4 | 5.4 | 2.9 |
| Weeks neither working nor looking | 2.6 | 10.4 | 2.0 |
| Any weeks looking (%) | 6 | 20 | 14 |
| Any weeks neither working nor looking (%) | 14 | 40 | 14 |
| Worked 48+ weeks (%) | 84 | 52 | 79 |
| Income in y − 1 (from year y March supplement): | |||
| Earnings > 0 (%) | 82 | 26 | 91 |
| UI income > 0 (%) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Work-limiting disability in y − 1 (%) | 5 | 61 | 5 |
| N | 243,016 | 3,873 | 7,136 |
Source.—Current Population Survey March supplements, 2005–13.