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| Variable | Question text | Label |
|---|---|---|
| FRA | Enter full retirement age | FULL RETIREMENT AGE |
| Rage | R age | |
| ShuffleOrder_q12 | ||
| ShuffleOrder_q13 | ||
| ShuffleOrder_q14 | ||
| ShuffleOrder_q15 | ||
| ShuffleOrder_q23 | ||
| ShuffleOrder_q28 | ||
| q1_month | DOB - MONTH | |
| q1_year | When were you born? | DOB - YEAR |
| q2 | Are you currently collecting Social Security benefits? | CURRENTLY RECEIVING SOC SEC BENEFITS |
| q3_month | AGE STARTED COLLECTING SS -- MONTHS OLD | |
| q3_year | At what age did you first start collecting Social Security benefits? | AGE STARTED TO COLLECT SS --YEARS OLD |
| q4 | What type of Social Security benefit did you receive when you first started collecting? (Please select one option.) | TYPE OF SS FIRST RECEIVED |
| q5 | What type of Social Security benefit do you currently receive? (Please select one option.) | TYPE OF SS CURRENTLY RECEIVE |
| q6 | What is your current relationship status? (Please select one option.) | CURRENT RELATIONSHIP STATUS |
| q7 | So far, how do the total earnings in your career compare to your spouse's total career earnings? (Or, if you are retired, how did the total earnings in your career compare to your spouse's total career earnings?) | HOW EARNINGS COMPARE TO SPOUSE'S |
| q8 | What is your current employment status? | CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
| q9 | Have you worked in the past? | WORKED IN THE PAST |
| q10_month | AGE LAST WORKED -- MONTHS OLD | |
| q10_year | At what age did you last work? | AGE LAST WORKED --YEARS OLD |
| q11a | I am satisfied with my decision on when to start my Social Security benefits | SATISFIED WITH SS START DECISION |
| q11b | If I were to do it over again, I would have delayed starting Social Security until a later age | DELAYED STARTING SS IF COULD |
| q11c | If I were to do it over again, I would have lived off my other retirement savings after stopping work and before starting Social Security | LIVED OFF OTHER RETIREMENT SAVINGS IF COULD |
| q11d | If I were to do it over again, I would have worked longer | WOULD HAVE WORKED LONGER IF COULD |
| q12 | Which best describes your reason for starting to collect Social Security benefits before full retirement age? (Please check all that apply.) | I/we needed the money |
| q12_other | REASON FOR STARTING SS - OTHER | |
| q13 | Which best describes your reason for starting to collect Social Security benefits at or soon after your full retirement age, as opposed to claiming early or delaying? (Please check all that apply.) | The earnings test no longer applies at full retirement age |
| q13_other | REASON FOR STARTING SS - OTHER | |
| q14 | Which best describes your reason for starting to delay collecting Social Security benefits beyond full retirement age? (Please check all that apply.) | I was still working |
| q14_other | REASON FOR STARTING TO DELAY SS - OTHER | |
| q15 | How did you pay for living expenses between the time you stopped work and the time you started receiving Social Security? (Please check all that apply.) | I/we used our savings |
| q15_other | HOW PAID FOR LIVING EXPENSES - OTHER | |
| q16a | Monthly Social Security benefits increase by about 8 percent for each year you delay starting them between age 62 and 70 | AWARE OF MONTHLY SS BENEFITS RULE |
| q16b | Social Security benefits for widows and widowers are based on the higher of the two spouses' individual Social Security benefits | AWARE OF SS BENEFITS FOR WIDOWS/WIDOWERS |
| q17 | If you were contemplating retirement today, would you be more likely to wait longer to start Social Security? | IF CONTEMPLATING RETIREMENT TODAY |
| q18_month | AGE EXPECTING TO START SS -- MONTHS OLD | |
| q18_year | At what age do you expect to start collecting Social Security benefits? | AGE EXPECTING TO START SS - YEARS |
| q19 | What type of Social Security benefit do you expect to receive? (Please select one option.) | TYPE OF SS EXPECT TO RECEIVE |
| q20 | What is your current relationship status? (Please select one option.) | CURRENT RELATIONSHIP STATUS |
| q21 | So far, how do the total earnings in your career compare to your spouse's total career earnings? (Or, if you are retired, how did the total earnings in your career compare to your spouse's total career earnings?) | HOW EARNINGS COMPARE TO SPOUSE'S |
| q22 | What is your current employment status? | CURRENT EMPLOYMENT STATUS |
| q23 | Which best describes your reason(s) why you have not yet started your Social Security benefits? (Please check all that apply.) | I am still working |
| q23_other | REASON NOT YET STARTED SS - OTHER | |
| q24a | Monthly Social Security benefits increase by about 8 percent for each year you delay starting them between age 62 and 70 | AWARE OF MONTHLY SS BENEFITS RULE |
| q24b | Social Security benefits for widows and widowers are based on the higher of the two spouses' individual Social Security benefits | AWARE OF SS BENEFITS FOR WIDOWS/WIDOWERS |
| q25 | Have you ever had an IRA, 401(k), 403(b), or similar retirement savings account? | EVER HAD IRA |
| q26 | Have you ever withdrawn money from any of these accounts? (Please do not count times that you rolled money over into another retirement account.) | EVER WITHDRAWN MONEY FROM RET SAVINGS ACCT |
| q27_month | AGE AT FIRST WITHDRAWAL -- MONTHS OLD | |
| q27_year | At what age did you make your FIRST withdrawal from any of these accounts? (Please do not count times that you rolled money over into another retirement account.) | AGE AT FIRST WITHDRAWAL -- YEARS OLD |
| q28 | What best describes your reason for withdrawing money from your retirement account? (Please check all that apply.) | I/we needed the money |
| q28_other | REASON FOR WITHDRAWING MONEY - OTHER |