United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-05-27 monographic deposited born digital GA 1.13:HEHS-94-94 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-94-94 P0b002ee1803835c8 f:he94094 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-HEHS-94-94 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HEHS-94-94 HEHS-94-94 Sex discrimination Disability benefits Social security benefits Eligibility determinations Comparative analysis Elderly persons Women Demographic data Handicapped persons Aid for the handicapped Social Security Disability Insurance Program Supplemental Security Income Program Other Written Product HEHS 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. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-94-94/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-94-94.htm GAO/HEHS-94-94 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-94-94 Other Written Product GAO/HEHS-94-94; Social Security Disability: Most of Gender Difference Explained; Sex discrimination Disability benefits Social security benefits Eligibility determinations Comparative analysis Elderly persons Women Demographic data Handicapped persons Aid for the handicapped Social Security Disability Insurance Program Supplemental Security Income Program