This paper reports the results of research and analysis undertaken by Census Bureau staff. It has undergone a more limited review than official Census Bureau publications. This report is released to inform interested parties of research and to encourage discussion.
This report describes two items that are being made available for the 1990 and 1991 panels of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) from the benefit records of the Social Security Administration (SSA): (1) a summary type of benefit code for the Old-Age-Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program, popularly known as Social Security for persons in current payment status as of December of the initial full calendar year of each panel, and (2) year of death for sample members identified as having died prior to 1997.