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How has the coronavirus pandemic affected your decision about applying or not applying for Social Security benefits (Retirement, Disability, or Survivors), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, or Medicare benefits? Select only one answer.
Asked of: (SSA_APPLYRV = 2 'AND' SSA_RECV ne 1) -OR- SSA_APPLYRV = 1
Pandemic effect on decision to apply for Social Security benefits · Asked in 21 waves, 2020–2021 · 1,157,400 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: week13, week14, week15, week16, week17, week18, week19, week20, week21, week22, week23, week24, week25, week26, week27, week28, week29, week30, week31, week32, week33.
Shares of people who gave an answer. Each column is one wave, evenly spaced rather than to scale in time; hover for exact shares.
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 33 (2021-06-23 to 2021-07-05) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: (SSA_APPLYRV = 2 'AND' SSA_RECV ne 1) -OR- SSA_APPLYRV = 1. | 2021-06-23 to 2021-07-05 | web | 66,262 | 44,568 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 32 (2021-06-09 to 2021-06-21) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: (SSA_APPLYRV = 2 'AND' SSA_RECV ne 1) -OR- SSA_APPLYRV = 1. | 2021-06-09 to 2021-06-21 | web | 68,067 | 46,360 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 31 (2021-05-26 to 2021-06-07) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: (SSA_APPLYRV = 2 'AND' SSA_RECV ne 1) -OR- SSA_APPLYRV = 1. | 2021-05-26 to 2021-06-07 | web | 70,854 | 48,073 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 30 (2021-05-12 to 2021-05-24) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: (SSA_APPLYRV = 2 'AND' SSA_RECV ne 1) -OR- SSA_APPLYRV = 1. | 2021-05-12 to 2021-05-24 | web | 72,897 | 50,104 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 29 (2021-04-28 to 2021-05-10) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: (SSA_APPLYRV = 2 'AND' SSA_RECV ne 1) -OR- SSA_APPLYRV = 1. | 2021-04-28 to 2021-05-10 | web | 78,467 | 53,495 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 28 (2021-04-14 to 2021-04-26) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: (SSA_APPLYRV = 2 'AND' SSA_RECV ne 1) -OR- SSA_APPLYRV = 1. |
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.
| Group | The coronavirus pandemic has not affected my decision about applying for benefits | I have decided not to apply | I applied or decided to apply earlier than expected | I applied or decided to apply later than expected | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 79% | 17% | 2% | 2% | 44568 | ±1.0 | |
| 18–29 | 77% | 19% | 2% | 2% | 3913 | ±3 | |
| 30–44 | 80% | 17% | 1% | 2% | 15412 | ±2 | |
| 45–64 | 78% | 17% | 2% | 2% | 22381 | ±1 | |
| 65+ | 78% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 2862 | ±4 |
Household Pulse Survey, Week 33 (2021-06-23 to 2021-07-05) · 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.
| 2021-04-14 to 2021-04-26 |
| web |
| 68,913 |
| 46,954 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 27 (2021-03-17 to 2021-03-29) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: Ask Q14i if Q14g in (1,2,3,4,-99). | 2021-03-17 to 2021-03-29 | web | 77,104 | 52,049 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 26 (2021-03-03 to 2021-03-15) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: Ask Q14i if Q14g in (1,2,3,4,-99). | 2021-03-03 to 2021-03-15 | web | 78,306 | 52,526 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 25 (2021-02-17 to 2021-03-01) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: Ask Q14i if Q14g in (1,2,3,4,-99). | 2021-02-17 to 2021-03-01 | web | 77,788 | 52,476 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 24 (2021-02-03 to 2021-02-15) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: Ask Q14i if Q14g in (1,2,3,4,-99). | 2021-02-03 to 2021-02-15 | web | 77,122 | 51,962 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 23 (2021-01-20 to 2021-02-01) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: Ask Q14i if Q14g in (1,2,3,4,-99). | 2021-01-20 to 2021-02-01 | web | 80,567 | 55,245 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 22 (2021-01-06 to 2021-01-18) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: Ask Q14i if Q14g in (1,2,3,4,-99). | 2021-01-06 to 2021-01-18 | web | 68,348 | 47,880 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 21 (2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: Ask Q14i if Q14g in (1,2,3,4,-99). | 2020-12-09 to 2020-12-21 | web | 69,944 | 49,329 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 20 (2020-11-25 to 2020-12-07) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: Ask Q14i if Q14g in (1,2,3,4,-99). | 2020-11-25 to 2020-12-07 | web | 72,484 | 51,498 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 19 (2020-11-11 to 2020-11-23) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: Ask Q14i if Q14g in (1,2,3,4,-99). | 2020-11-11 to 2020-11-23 | web | 71,939 | 50,947 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 18 (2020-10-28 to 2020-11-09) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: Ask Q14i if Q14g in (1,2,3,4,-99). | 2020-10-28 to 2020-11-09 | web | 58,729 | 41,285 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 17 (2020-10-14 to 2020-10-26) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: Ask Q14i if Q14g in (1,2,3,4,-99). | 2020-10-14 to 2020-10-26 | web | 88,716 | 63,960 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 16 (2020-09-30 to 2020-10-12) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: Ask Q14i if Q14g in (1,2,3,4,-99). | 2020-09-30 to 2020-10-12 | web | 95,604 | 68,934 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 15 (2020-09-16 to 2020-09-28) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: Ask Q14i if Q14g in (1,2,3,4,-99). | 2020-09-16 to 2020-09-28 | web | 99,302 | 71,678 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 14 (2020-09-02 to 2020-09-14) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: Ask Q14i if Q14g in (1,2,3,4,-99). | 2020-09-02 to 2020-09-14 | web | 110,019 | 79,411 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 13 (2020-08-19 to 2020-08-31) Source variable SSADECISN. Universe: Ask Q14i if Q14g in (1,2,3,4,-99). | 2020-08-19 to 2020-08-31 | web | 109,051 | 78,666 |