Social Security Disability: Most of Gender Difference Explained (Letter
Report, 05/27/94, GAO/HEHS-94-94).

Under the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, older women are
allowed benefits at a lower rate than are older men.  For example, in
1988, 39 percent of female applicants aged 55 to 64--compared with 50
percent of the male applicants of the same age--were allowed benefits.
However, GAO found that this difference does not necessarily point to
bias in the system.  Rather, most of the difference could be explained
by gender difference in impairments and demographic characteristics and
by the rules for determining disability.

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 REPORTNUM:  HEHS-94-94
     TITLE:  Social Security Disability: Most of Gender Difference 
             Explained
      DATE:  05/27/94
   SUBJECT:  Sex discrimination
             Disability benefits
             Social security benefits
             Eligibility determinations
             Comparative analysis
             Elderly persons
             Women
             Demographic data
             Handicapped persons
             Aid for the handicapped
IDENTIFIER:  Social Security Disability Insurance Program
             Supplemental Security Income Program
             
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