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Last updated 1/23/06

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  • About 8 percent of all beneficiaries receive benefits as the child of a retired, disabled or deceased worker.

  • A larger proportion of black beneficiaries than white beneficiaries are children: 17 percent of black beneficiaries are children compared with 7 percent of white beneficiaries.