How likely are you to apply for Social Security benefits (Retirement, Disability, or Survivors), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, or Medicare benefits during 2021? Select only one answer.
Asked of: SSA_APPLYRV = 2 'AND' SSA_RECV ne 1
Likelihood of applying for benefits during 2021 · Asked in 6 waves, 2021 · 280,252 responses · weighted estimates computed from individual responses
Periods loaded: 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.
| Group | Extremely likely | Very likely | Somewhat likely | Not at all likely | n | MoE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All respondents | 1% | 1% |
| Poll | Field dates | Mode | Respondents | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 33 (2021-06-23 to 2021-07-05) Source variable SSALIKELYRV. Universe: SSA_APPLYRV = 2 'AND' SSA_RECV ne 1. | 2021-06-23 to 2021-07-05 | web | 66,262 | 42,949 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 32 (2021-06-09 to 2021-06-21) Source variable SSALIKELYRV. Universe: SSA_APPLYRV = 2 'AND' SSA_RECV ne 1. | 2021-06-09 to 2021-06-21 | web | 68,067 | 44,743 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 31 (2021-05-26 to 2021-06-07) Source variable SSALIKELYRV. Universe: SSA_APPLYRV = 2 'AND' SSA_RECV ne 1. | 2021-05-26 to 2021-06-07 | web | 70,854 | 46,497 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 30 (2021-05-12 to 2021-05-24) Source variable SSALIKELYRV. Universe: SSA_APPLYRV = 2 'AND' SSA_RECV ne 1. | 2021-05-12 to 2021-05-24 | web | 72,897 | 48,530 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 29 (2021-04-28 to 2021-05-10) Source variable SSALIKELYRV. Universe: SSA_APPLYRV = 2 'AND' SSA_RECV ne 1. | 2021-04-28 to 2021-05-10 | web | 78,467 | 51,938 |
| Household Pulse Survey, Week 28 (2021-04-14 to 2021-04-26) Source variable SSALIKELYRV. Universe: SSA_APPLYRV = 2 'AND' SSA_RECV ne 1. | 2021-04-14 to 2021-04-26 |
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.
| 5% |
| 93% |
| 42949 |
| ±1.0 |
| White | 1% | 1% | 3% | 95% | 30581 | ±1 |
| Black | 1% | 2% | 6% | 91% | 3412 | ±3 |
| Hispanic | 2% | 2% | 7% | 89% | 4587 | ±3 |
| Asian | 2% | 3% | 8% | 87% | 2684 | ±4 |
| Other | 2% | 2% | 6% | 89% | 1685 | ±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.
| web |
| 68,913 |
| 45,595 |