SSA has released the 2010 Disability Statistics. In 2010, 1,026,988 disabled workers were awarded benefits. This statistic does NOT include only those individuals who qualified for SSI (Supplemental Security Income) only. This statistic represents only those persons who were "insured" to receive benefits by working five out of the last ten years. Here is the breakdown by impairments:
32.5% Musculoskeletal and connective tissue
21.4% Mental Disorders (more on that statistic in a bit)
10.2% Circulatory
9% Neoplasms
8.2% Nervous system and sense organs
18.7% Other
The Mental Disorders category was further analyzed by SSA which concluded the following:
11.2% Mood disorders
2.9% Organic Mental disorders
2.1% Schizophrenic and other psychotic disorders
1.8% Intellectual disabilities
.1% Developmental disorders
.2% Autistic disorders
3% Other
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