TABLE 9.-Old-age and survivors insurance: Number and average monthly amount of old-age benefits in current-payment status under old-age and survivors insurance, by State, ranked by size of average benefit, Dec. 31, 1954, and Dec. 31, 1948 Source: U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Social Security Administration, Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance. TABLE 10.-Old-age and survivors insurance and old-age public assistance: Proportion of population receiving old-age and survivors insurance benefits and proportion receiving old-age assistance, by State, June 1955 Source: Social Security Administration, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. TABLE 11.-Old-age and survivors insurance and aid to dependent children: Proportion of population under 18 years of age, receiving aid to dependent children and old-age and survivors insurance benefits, by State, June 1955 Program administered without Federal participation. Source: Social Security Administration, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. TABLE 12.-Public assistance: Proportion of population receiving assistance (recip ient rates), by State, June 1955 and June 1953 [Except for general assistance includes recipients receiving only vendor payments for medical care. All data subject to revision] 1 Based on population estimated by the Bureau of Public Assistance as of July 1955. 2 For the 48 States and the District of Columbia based on data estimated by the Bureau of the Census population release P-25, No. 106, tables 1 and A-4; for other jurisdictions based on population estimated by the Bureau of Public Assistance. Average for 43 States. No program in operation in remaining States. 4 Average for 39 States. Average for 46 States. No program in operation in remaining States. Average for 45 States. See footnote 7. 7 Number of persons aided not currently available. Rate includes unknown number of persons receiving medical care, hospitalization, and burial only. • Program administered without Federal participation. Source: U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Social Security Administration. |