Do you currently receive Social Security benefits (Retirement, Disability, or Survivors), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, or Medicare benefits? Select only one answer.
Asked of: All person's born before 2003
Currently receives Social Security, SSI, or Medicare · Asked in 15 waves, 2020–2021 · 1,231,071 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week13, week14, week15, week16, week17, week18, week19, week20, week21, week22, week23, week24, week25, week26, week27.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Group | Yes | No | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 26% | 74% | 76590 | ±0.8 | |
| 18–29 | 5% | 95% | 4919 |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 27 (2021-03-17 to 2021-03-29) Source variable SSA_RECV. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-03-17 to 2021-03-29 | web | 77,104 | 76,590 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 26 (2021-03-03 to 2021-03-15) Source variable SSA_RECV. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-03-03 to 2021-03-15 | web | 78,306 | 77,768 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 25 (2021-02-17 to 2021-03-01) Source variable SSA_RECV. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-02-17 to 2021-03-01 | web | 77,788 | 77,300 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 24 (2021-02-03 to 2021-02-15) Source variable SSA_RECV. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-02-03 to 2021-02-15 | web | 77,122 | 76,626 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 23 (2021-01-20 to 2021-02-01) Source variable SSA_RECV. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-01-20 to 2021-02-01 | web | 80,567 | 80,070 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 22 (2021-01-06 to 2021-01-18) Source variable SSA_RECV. Universe: All person's born before 2003. | 2021-01-06 to 2021-01-18 | web |
Shares of people who gave an answer. A group’s column is left blank in waves where its effective sample is under 50; hover for exact shares.
| ±3 |
| 30–44 | 5% | 95% | 17630 | ±1 |
| 45–64 | 14% | 86% | 30027 | ±1 |
| 65+ | 87% | 13% | 24014 | ±1 |
Household Pulse Survey, Week 27 (2021-03-17 to 2021-03-29) · US adults 18+ living in housing units (50 states and DC). Shares of people who gave an answer. n is unweighted; ± is the 95% margin of error at 50% from the weighted effective sample. Groups with an effective sample under 50 are grayed; under 20, hidden.
| 68,348 |
| 67,588 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 21 (2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21) Source variable SSA_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21 | web | 69,944 | 69,944 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 20 (2020-11-25 to 2020-12-07) Source variable SSA_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-11-25 to 2020-12-07 | web | 72,484 | 72,484 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 19 (2020-11-11 to 2020-11-23) Source variable SSA_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-11-11 to 2020-11-23 | web | 71,939 | 71,939 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 18 (2020-10-28 to 2020-11-09) Source variable SSA_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-10-28 to 2020-11-09 | web | 58,729 | 58,729 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 17 (2020-10-14 to 2020-10-26) Source variable SSA_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-10-14 to 2020-10-26 | web | 88,716 | 88,716 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 16 (2020-09-30 to 2020-10-12) Source variable SSA_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-09-30 to 2020-10-12 | web | 95,604 | 95,604 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 15 (2020-09-16 to 2020-09-28) Source variable SSA_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-09-16 to 2020-09-28 | web | 99,302 | 99,302 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 14 (2020-09-02 to 2020-09-14) Source variable SSA_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-09-02 to 2020-09-14 | web | 110,019 | 109,706 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 13 (2020-08-19 to 2020-08-31) Source variable SSA_RECV. Universe: All persons born before 2002. | 2020-08-19 to 2020-08-31 | web | 109,051 | 108,705 |