Social Security Disability Insurance Program
Worker Experience—Actuarial Study No. 118

The following table presents the plot points for figure 1, showing Substantial Gainful Activity Amounts
for the Disability Insurance Program 1957-2005

Plot Points
Year
SGA Amount
Non-blind
Blind
1957
$100
1958
100
1958
100
1959
100
1959
100
1960
100
1960
100
1961
100
1961
100
1962
100
1962
100
1963
100
1963
100
1964
100
1964
100
1965
100
1965
100
1966
100
1966
125
1967
125
1967
125
1968
125
1968
140
1969
140
1969
140
1970
140
1970
140
1971
140
1971
140
1972
140
1972
140
1973
140
1973
140
1974
140
1974
200
1975
200
1975
200
1976
200
1976
230
1977
230
1977
240
1978
240
1978
260
$333
1979
260
333
1979
280
375
1980
280
375
1980
300
417
1981
300
417
1981
300
458
1982
300
458
1982
300
500
1983
300
500
1983
300
550
1984
300
550
1984
300
580
1985
300
580
1985
300
610
1986
300
610
1986
300
650
1987
300
650
1987
300
680
1988
300
680
1988
300
700
1989
300
700
1989
300
740
1990
300
740
1990
500
780
1991
500
780
1991
500
810
1992
500
810
1992
500
850
1993
500
850
1993
500
880
1994
500
880
1994
500
930
1995
500
930
1995
500
940
1996
500
940
1996
500
960
1997
500
960
1997
500
1,000
1998
500
1,000
1998
500
1,050
1999
500
1,050
1999
700
1,110
2000
700
1,110
2000
700
1,170
2001
700
1,170
2001
740
1,240
2002
740
1,240
2002
780
1,300
2003
780
1,300
2003
800
1,330
2004
800
1,330
2004
810
1,350
2005
810
1,350
2005
830
1,380
2006
830
1,380