Metadata: Identification and Summary
Title
SIPP Social Security Administration Supplement
Alternative title
SIPPSSA
Description
The U.S. Census Bureau conducted the Social Security Administration Supplement on Retirement, Pensions, and Related Content (SSA Supplement) on behalf of the SSA. The SSA Supplement is a separate survey from the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP), even though the sample consists of households that completed 2014 Wave 1 SIPP interviews. The SSA Supplement is a one-time survey conducted after Wave 1 of the 2014 SIPP panel, and the topics were selected by the SSA from previous SIPP panel topical modules.
Topics included in the SSA Supplement:
- Personal retirement account contributions and withdrawals
- Participation in pension and retirement plans provided by an employer or business
- Marital history
- Health status
- Work, adult, and child disabilities
The 2014 SIPP removed these topics in order to reduce overall respondent burden since it is not necessary to ask them each wave. However, the SSA still needs the data from these topics to analyze the economic and social situation of people with disabilities and people in or approaching retirement. The SSA Supplement data can be used independently or merged with the 2014 Wave 1 SIPP data.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses the information collected through this survey to make decisions about Social Security programs that affect millions of Americans. The SSA will use the data from the SIPP and SSA Supplement surveys to create a picture of the economic and social situation of people with disabilities, and people in or approaching retirement. The SSA needs this information to make informed decisions about policies and programs that will affect older or disabled Americans. This information will also be used to aid officials in making decisions on legislation.
Source(s)
Census Bureau
General Survey Information
Authorizer(s)
Census Bureau
Funder/Sponsor(s)
SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics