Table 5.A7.--Number and average monthly benefit for women beneficiaries,
                       by type of benefit and race,1

                               December 1998

             [Numbers in thousands. Based on 10-percent sample]

                  Total2         White          Black           Other
                     Average       Average
   Type of                                        Average         Average
   benefit    Number monthly Numbermonthly Number monthly  Number monthly

                     benefit       benefit        benefit         benefit
 Total3
              23,436 $645.70 20,565$656.60 2,147  $575.60  637   $531.60

 Workers
              15,260 667.10  13,266677.00  1,502  605.10   432   580.60

 Retired
              13,304 675.70  11,842684.70  1,136  604.40   282   585.90

 Full benefit
              3,322  785.50  2,860 801.50  357    683.50   91    684.10

 Reduced
 benefit,
 claimed
 before age   9,982  639.20  8,982 647.50  779    568.20   191   539.40
 65

 Disabled
              1,956  608.60  1,424 612.70  366    607.20   151   570.60

 Wives of
 retired and
 disabled     3,024  388.70  2,759 397.80  161    302.80   93    270.20
 workers

 Entitlement
 based on
 care of      193    197.40  145   208.60  28     179.60   19    140.50
 children

 Husband
 retired      59     294.60  47    308.90  8      266.70   4     192.30

 Husband
 disabled     134    154.30  98    161.00  19     141.20   15    126.50

 Entitlement
 based on age
 (aged 62 or  2,831  401.70  2,615 408.30  133    328.40   74    303.50
 older)

 Husband
 retired      2,779  404.30  2,570 410.70  128    331.20   71    304.90

 Full benefit
              491    499.40  439   514.60  31     380.90   19    340.00

 Reduced
 benefit,
 claimed
 before age   2,287  383.90  2,131 389.30  97     315.60   52    292.00
 65

 Husband
 disabled     52     264.10  44    264.50  5      259.60   3     267.40

 Widows
              5,149  733.00  4,537 754.20  484    574.40   111   558.30

 Entitlement
 based on
 care of      209    549.80  148   587.10  36     466.40   21    429.80
 children

 Nondisabled,
 aged 60 or
 older        4,752  750.60  4,248 768.20  408    597.30   83    601.50

 Disabled,
 aged 50-64   188    491.50  141   509.80  39     435.60   7     431.60



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1. See table 5.A1 for description of race data.

2. Includes persons of unknown race.

3. Includes special-age 72 beneficiaries and mothers of deceased workers.