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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 |
| AK | 2% | 2% | 4% | 92% | 737 | ±9 |
| AL | 1% | 2% | 7% | 90% | 477 | ±7 |
| AR | 1% | 2% | 4% | 93% | 434 | ±8 |
| AZ | 1% | 2% | 5% | 92% | 970 | ±5 |
| CA | 2% | 2% | 5% | 91% | 3638 | ±3 |
| CO | 2% | 1% | 4% | 93% | 1171 | ±4 |
| CT | 0% | 1% | 3% | 95% | 730 | ±5 |
| DC | 3% | 4% | 3% | 90% | 550 | ±8 |
| DE | 2% | 2% | 5% | 91% | 456 | ±7 |
| FL | 1% | 2% | 3% | 94% | 1385 | ±5 |
| GA | 1% | 2% | 5% | 93% | 997 | ±6 |
| HI | 3% | 2% | 7% | 89% | 438 | ±8 |
| IA | 1% | 1% | 2% | 96% | 586 | ±6 |
| ID | 2% | 2% | 3% | 93% | 762 | ±6 |
| IL | 1% | 0% | 5% | 94% | 1078 | ±5 |
| IN | 1% | 1% | 4% | 94% | 778 | ±5 |
| KS | 1% | 1% | 5% | 94% | 782 | ±5 |
| KY | 2% | 2% | 2% | 94% | 514 | ±7 |
| LA | 1% | 1% | 2% | 96% | 519 | ±7 |
| MA | 1% | 1% | 5% | 93% | 1279 | ±5 |
| MD | 2% | 2% | 3% | 93% | 1139 | ±5 |
| ME | 2% | 0% | 2% | 95% | 418 | ±7 |
| MI | 1% | 2% | 5% | 93% | 1096 | ±5 |
| MN | 2% | 1% | 2% | 95% | 995 | ±5 |
| MO | 3% | 1% | 8% | 89% | 734 | ±6 |
| MS | 3% | 3% | 2% | 92% | 350 | ±9 |
| MT | 2% | 1% | 3% | 94% | 411 | ±7 |
| NC | 1% | 1% | 4% | 94% | 761 | ±6 |
| ND | 2% | 1% | 5% | 92% | 333 | ±8 |
| NE | 1% | 1% | 6% | 93% | 586 | ±6 |
| NH | 1% | 1% | 4% | 94% | 592 | ±7 |
| NJ | 2% | 2% | 3% | 93% | 882 | ±5 |
| NM | 1% | 2% | 3% | 93% | 847 | ±6 |
| NV | 2% | 2% | 4% | 91% | 707 | ±6 |
| NY | 1% | 0% | 7% | 92% | 824 | ±6 |
| OH | 2% | 1% | 2% | 95% | 683 | ±6 |
| OK | 2% | 3% | 4% | 92% | 587 | ±6 |
| OR | 1% | 1% | 5% | 93% | 1119 | ±4 |
| PA | 2% | 1% | 4% | 93% | 1125 | ±5 |
| RI | 2% | 0% | 3% | 95% | 364 | ±7 |
| SC | 1% | 0% | 7% | 91% | 555 | ±6 |
| SD | 3% | 0% | 1% | 96% | 397 | ±7 |
| TN | 2% | 1% | 3% | 93% | 646 | ±6 |
| TX | 2% | 1% | 6% | 91% | 2403 | ±4 |
| UT | 2% | 1% | 5% | 93% | 1335 | ±4 |
| VA | 1% | 1% | 3% | 94% | 1192 | ±5 |
| VT | 2% | 1% | 2% | 95% | 371 | ±11 |
| WA | 1% | 1% | 4% | 94% | 1722 | ±4 |
| WI | 1% | 3% | 3% | 93% | 731 | ±6 |
| WV | 3% | 1% | 4% | 92% | 414 | ±7 |
| WY | 2% | 2% | 4% | 92% | 349 | ±7 |
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 |