- 52-54% of SS Denied individuals report having difficulty standing and or kneeling, crouching, or other similar actions, compared to 5-8% of the general population and 66-69% of SS beneficiaries.
-  44% of SS Denied individuals report being depressed and anxious often, compared to only 6% of the general population and 46% of SS beneficiaries. 
- Denied individuals have a lower likelihood of having health limitations than SS Beneficiaries individuals.
- The Other Public or Private Beneficiaries group falls into a middle category, reporting fewer health problems than SS or SSI groups but still more than the general population. 

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Weaver touched on further analyses concerning subpopulations of the denied SS group, health limitations, SS beneficiaries, and more. 

Additional Analyses of Weaver's Study

Weaver, D. A. (2020). Social Security disability benefits: Characteristics of the approved and denied populations. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 32(1), 51–62. https://doi.org/10.1177/1044207320933538 

Social Security Disability Benefits: Characteristics of the Approved and Denied Populations

- "Denied SS - No SSI" subgroup had a greater likelihood of earnings over $1,040 (3X more likely to have such earnings compared to the SS or SSI  Beneficiaries groups) and lower hospitalization and poverty rates.
- Above results dispel assumptions concerning denied applicants' more limited labor market opportunities.
- "Denied SS - No Other" subgroup had a lower likelihood of earnings over $1,040 and higher hospitalization and poverty rates.
- Removal of denied individuals with more favorable circumstances (receiving other benefits) more accurately reflects the whole of the denied population. 
- Overall lower earnings and high hospitalization and poverty rates compared to the general population.

Analysis on Subpopulations of the Denied SS Group

Health Limitations in the SIPP

- Notably, the census used administrative records from the SSA to correct current survey reports (for SIPP 2014), an important innovation considering some respondents would get confused over whether they received SS or SSI.
- SS and SSI Beneficiaries groups had similar rates of hospitalization and levels of poverty compared to the 2013 SS group. 
- SSI groups experienced a high level of poverty.
- 9% of SS Beneficiaries individuals had earnings above $1,040 compared to 3.6% for 2013 SS individuals (due to SS Beneficiaries including ever-receipt individuals like those who exited the program).

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