SSA Master Beneficiary Record (MBR) CPS Extract

Description

The SSA's Master Beneficiary Record (MBR) contains the data to administer the Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) Program, and includes entitlement and payment data. The CPS MBR extract file contains Protected Identification Keys (PIK) that link these records to the respondents in the internal Current Population Survey (CPS) microdata files.

Detailed Methodology

Sample

The sample consists of the CPS sample linked to the SSA earnings records for those individuals in the sample. Sample sizes will vary by year.

Method of Data Collection

Administrative records linked to survey respondents' data

Frequency of Data Collection

Annually

Number of Cases

Dependent on sample size for any given year

Number of Variables

{"1962-2016 (12599)","1973-2018 (13247)","1973-2020 (13463)"}