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| Variable | Question text | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Q23a | Banks and investment companies | Banks and investment companies |
| Q23b | Financial advisors | Financial advisors |
| Q23c | Social Security Administration | The Social Security Administration |
| Q23d | Other government agencies | other government |
| Q23e | Non-profit organizations | Non-profit organizations |
| Q23f | The media | the media |
| Q23g | Work colleagues | Work colleagues |
| Q23h | Friends and family | Friends and family |
| Q25e_other | What other help could SSA provide? | what other SS help |
| Q25f_other | other | |
| Q26_1 | If only one topic could be taught, which would you choose? | General financial planning for retirement: calculating how much is needed after retirement and how much to save |
| Q26_1_other | If only one topic could be taught, which would you choose? | what topics should be taught if SS would educate only one other |
| Q28_times | How many times have you visited these websites? | How many times have you visited these websites? |
| Q28a | Visited a Social Security office | Visited a Social Security office |
| Q28b | Called Social Security | Made a phone call to Social Security |
| Q28c | Visited the Social Security website | Visited the Social Security website |
| Q28d | Received a Social Security statement | Received a Social Security statement |
| Q28e | Used the Retirement Estimator | Used the Retirement Estimator |
| Q28f | Have you ever visited any of the following websites to assist you on your retirement planning? | Social Security website |
| Q28f_other | What other sites? | other websites to assist you on your retirement planning? |
| Q29 | Have you ever visited the Social Security website? | ever visited the Social Security website |
| Q29_acct | Have you ever created a "my Social Security" account? | ever created a my Social Security account |
| Q29_calc | Have you ever used the Retirement Estimator calculator on the Social Security website? | ever used the Retirement Estimator calculator on Social Security website |
| Q29_calc_why | You checked that you used the Retirement Estimator calculator on the Social Security website.
What were you using it for? Check all that apply. | To estimate the amount of my benefits |
| Q29b | When you used the calculator, were you able to compute how much you would receive in retirement benefits per month from Social Security? | calculator how much receive |
| Q29c | When you used the calculator, were the calculated benefits... | calculator benefits |
| Q29d | How did using the Social Security calculator affect your plans? Did you...? | calculator affect age |
| Q29e | How did you find the experience of using the Social Security calculator? Did you find it... | Use of calculator |
| Q30 | Thinking about the statement you received from Social Security, how carefully did you read it? | statement how carefully read |
| Q30_intro | Have you ever received a Social Security statement through the mail or online through your "my Social Security" account? | ever received Social Security statement in the mail |
| Q31 | How helpful was the statement in helping you understand more about Social Security and your benefits? | statement helpful |
| Q32 | Was there a one-page insert included in your paper statement or made available as an additional link on “my Social Security”? | statement insert |
| Q32b | How informative was the one-page insert in helping you understand more about Social Security and your benefits? | insert informative |
| Q33 | Periodically, the Social Security Administration sends a statement to everyone who will be eligible to receive benefits. How would you prefer to receive such a Statement? | how prefer to receive statement |
| Q34 | When considering applying for Social Security benefits, which method is preferred…? | apply for SS benefits prefer |
| Q35_2a | Provide written advice and materials (via the website or mailed directly) on how to plan for retirement | Provide written advice and materials |
| Q35_2c | Develop webinars or online videos about how to plan for retirement or apply for Social Security benefits | Develop webinars or online videos |
| Q35_2d | Provide worksheets online or by mail to people when they turn age 60 to help them figure out how much they need to be able to afford to stop working or earn less money | Provide worksheets on the website or via mail |
| Q35_2e | Provide more information about the financial solvency of the Social Security system and the amount of money in the Social Security trust fund | Provide more information about solvency of the Social Security system |
| Q35_2f | Provide information via the website or statements about how much people can expect to be deducted from their Social Security retirement benefit in order to pay for Medicare premiums | Deducted for Medicare premiums |
| Q35_2g | Provide a calculator on the Social Security website to help people estimate how much in taxes will be owed on their benefits after they start claiming, based on their expected assets and earnings at the time | Provide a calculator and worksheet for taxes |
| Q35_2h | Provide public service announcements for television or radio on retirement planning issues | Develop public service announcements on planning |