The statistic represents the annual amount of Black Lung Benefits paid in the United States from 1970 to 2015. In 2006, approximately 312 million U.S. dollars of Black Lung Benefits were paid. Until 2014, the annual amount decreased to some 118 billion U.S. dollars.
Annual amount of Black Lung Benefits paid in the U.S. from 1970 to 2015
(in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
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US Social Security Administration. (March 1, 2017). Annual amount of Black Lung Benefits paid in the U.S. from 1970 to 2015 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/195046/black-lung-benefits-annual-amount-paid-in-the-us-since-1970/
US Social Security Administration. "Annual amount of Black Lung Benefits paid in the U.S. from 1970 to 2015 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195046/black-lung-benefits-annual-amount-paid-in-the-us-since-1970/
US Social Security Administration. (2017). Annual amount of Black Lung Benefits paid in the U.S. from 1970 to 2015 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195046/black-lung-benefits-annual-amount-paid-in-the-us-since-1970/
US Social Security Administration. "Annual Amount of Black Lung Benefits Paid in The U.S. from 1970 to 2015 (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195046/black-lung-benefits-annual-amount-paid-in-the-us-since-1970/
US Social Security Administration, Annual amount of Black Lung Benefits paid in the U.S. from 1970 to 2015 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/195046/black-lung-benefits-annual-amount-paid-in-the-us-since-1970/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Annual amount of Black Lung Benefits paid in the U.S. from 1970 to 2015 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Social Security Administration, March 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/195046/black-lung-benefits-annual-amount-paid-in-the-us-since-1970/
