SSA Payment History Update System (PHUS) CPS Extract

Description

Contains Protected Identification Keys (PIK) that link SSA Payment History Update System (PHUS) records to the respondents in the internal Current Population Survey (CPS) March Supplement microdata files. The Payment History Update System (PHUS) contains actual payments delivered to Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) beneficiaries.

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

{"1973-2020 (1779)","1973-2018 (1731)","1984-2016 (1587)"}