SSA Supplemental Security Record (SSR) SIPP Extract

Description

This file contains Protected Identification Keys (PIK) that link Social Security Administration (SSA) Supplemental Security Record (SSR) to the respondents in the internal Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) panel microdata files. The Supplemental Security Record (SSR) is SSA's main file to track who is receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits and the monthly benefit amounts payable.

Detailed Methodology

Sample

Housing units from the Census Bureau Master Address File (MAF) sampled to reflect civilian, non-institutionalized population of the United States

Method of Data Collection

Administrative records linked to survey respondents' data

Frequency of Data Collection

Annually

Data Collection Notes

The Census Bureau sends the Social Security Administration (SSA) annual Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) updates that consist of all survey respondents SSN (derived from the Person Identification Validation System (PVS)) and individual survey identifiers (i.e., survey IDs). SSA uses the survey IDs to link to public-use data and the SSN to link to their program data. SSA creates research files as output to the linkage to their program data and transfers research files (comprised of SSA program data, SSNs, and survey IDs) to the Census Bureau. After SSA delivers the SSA linked-file to the Census Bureau, the Census Bureau will replace SSNs with PIKs to facilitate matching to survey content and other administrative records.

Number of Cases

Dependent on sample size for any given year

Number of Variables

8513