Table 5.A5.--Number and average monthly benefit, by
       type of benefit and race,1 December 19982

             [Based on 10-percent sample]

    Type of benefit
                        Total3  White   Black   Other

                       Number (in thousands)

 Total
                       44,247  38,047  4,489   1,516

 Men                   19,136  16,342  1,971   736
 Women
                       25,111  21,705  2,518   780

 Children              3,779   2,587   828     320
 Under age 18
                       2,968   1,947   685     295

 Disabled, aged 18 or

 older                 718     576     122     19

 Students, aged 18-19
                       93      64      21      6

 Retired workers and

 their spouses

 and children
                       30,818  27,577  2,415   737

 Retired workers
                       27,510  24,611  2,187   633

 Wives and husbands
                       2,868   2,637   141     80

 Children
                       440     329     87      24

 Disabled workers and

 their spouses

 and children
                       6,337   4,606   1,150   521

 Disabled workers
                       4,697   3,488   815     351

 Wives and husbands
                       190     145     25      18

 Children
                       1,450   973     310     152

 Survivors of deceased

 workers               7,171   5,943   970     253

 Widows and widowers
                       4,788   4,277   414     85

 Widowed mothers and


 fathers
                       219     155     38      22

 Children
                       1,888   1,285   432     145

 Parents
                       3       2       4 (4)   1

                       Average monthly benefit

 Retired workers       $779.70 $793.30 $665.00 $651.30
 Men
                       877.00  894.00  730.60  703.70

 Women
                       675.70  684.70  604.40  585.90

 Disabled workers      733.60  753.70  679.30  663.40
 Men
                       822.80  850.90  737.90  733.20

 Women
                       608.60  612.70  607.20  570.60

 Widowed mothers and
                       544.80  581.00  464.70  427.50
 fathers
 Nondisabled widows and
                       749.10  766.70  596.30  599.60
 widows
 Surviving children
                       508.60  545.20  431.90  411.00

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1. For a description of race data, see footnotes 1 and 3 in table 5.A1.

2. Provisions for Railroad Retirement beneficiaries are described in
section 2.A OASDI: Summary.

3. Includes persons of unknown race.

4. Fewer than 500 beneficiaries.