- Hospitalizations
- Earnings above $1,040 (GSA)
- Poverty

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- "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

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

Three Key Outcomes of the Denied Subpopulations Analysis

- Denied Social Security - No SSI
- Denied Social Security - No Other
- Denied Social Security - No SSI and No Other

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