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 | |
| AK | 19% | 81% | 1467 | ±4 |
| 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.
| AL | 28% | 72% | 985 | ±5 |
| AR | 30% | 70% | 901 | ±6 |
| AZ | 28% | 72% | 2049 | ±4 |
| CA | 22% | 78% | 5879 | ±3 |
| CO | 21% | 79% | 1858 | ±3 |
| CT | 25% | 75% | 1274 | ±4 |
| DC | 16% | 84% | 1028 | ±8 |
| DE | 34% | 66% | 983 | ±5 |
| FL | 31% | 69% | 2817 | ±4 |
| GA | 27% | 73% | 1707 | ±4 |
| HI | 28% | 72% | 827 | ±6 |
| IA | 29% | 71% | 1157 | ±4 |
| ID | 28% | 72% | 1342 | ±4 |
| IL | 27% | 73% | 1953 | ±4 |
| IN | 26% | 74% | 1535 | ±4 |
| KS | 27% | 73% | 1400 | ±4 |
| KY | 27% | 73% | 926 | ±5 |
| LA | 27% | 73% | 855 | ±5 |
| MA | 23% | 77% | 2227 | ±3 |
| MD | 23% | 77% | 1892 | ±4 |
| ME | 32% | 68% | 673 | ±6 |
| MI | 31% | 69% | 2063 | ±4 |
| MN | 24% | 76% | 1612 | ±4 |
| MO | 26% | 74% | 1295 | ±4 |
| MS | 28% | 72% | 627 | ±6 |
| MT | 31% | 69% | 831 | ±5 |
| NC | 27% | 73% | 1278 | ±5 |
| ND | 23% | 77% | 605 | ±6 |
| NE | 23% | 77% | 1181 | ±4 |
| NH | 28% | 72% | 1189 | ±5 |
| NJ | 22% | 78% | 1661 | ±4 |
| NM | 31% | 69% | 1675 | ±4 |
| NV | 26% | 74% | 1272 | ±4 |
| NY | 25% | 75% | 1484 | ±4 |
| OH | 28% | 72% | 1146 | ±5 |
| OK | 29% | 71% | 1018 | ±6 |
| OR | 27% | 73% | 1780 | ±4 |
| PA | 31% | 69% | 2023 | ±4 |
| RI | 27% | 73% | 743 | ±6 |
| SC | 29% | 71% | 1086 | ±5 |
| SD | 28% | 72% | 712 | ±7 |
| TN | 29% | 71% | 1140 | ±4 |
| TX | 20% | 80% | 4082 | ±4 |
| UT | 19% | 81% | 2062 | ±4 |
| VA | 24% | 76% | 2029 | ±4 |
| VT | 31% | 69% | 831 | ±6 |
| WA | 24% | 76% | 2750 | ±3 |
| WI | 28% | 72% | 1211 | ±4 |
| WV | 34% | 66% | 738 | ±6 |
| WY | 30% | 70% | 731 | ±6 |
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 |