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| Variable | Question text | Label |
|---|---|---|
| FLSpouse | ||
| ss000a | Do you currently receive Social Security benefits? | receive social security benefits |
| ss000b | Does your spouse currently receive Social Security benefits? | spouse receive social security benefits |
| ss001 | Up to now, how do the total earnings over your lifetime compare to your ^FLSpouse's total lifetime earnings? Or, if you are retired, how did the total lifetime earnings compare to your ^FLSpouse's total lifetime earnings? | primary earner |
| ss002 | How confident are you that, when you retire, the Social Security system will be able to provide you with the same level of benefits you are entitled to under current law? | confidence SS provide with same level as under current law |
| ss003a | Do you think the following statements are true or false?
A worker’s spouse can receive Social Security retirement benefits, even if the spouse never worked. | worker’s spouse can receive Social Security retirement benefits, even if the spouse never worked |
| ss003b | In some cases, a worker may receive greater Social Security retirement benefits based on his/her spouse’s lifetime earnings. | in some cases, a worker may receive greater Social Security retirement benefits based on his/her spouse’s lifetime earnings. |
| ss004 | In the next set of questions, we are going to ask about Social Security retirement spousal benefits. These are retirement benefits available to the spouse of a worker who is eligible to receive Social Security retirement benefits. Have you heard about these benefits? | heard of SS spousal benefits |
| ss005 | Among current spouses and partners, which statement best describes who is eligible for Social Security spousal retirement benefits? Social Security spousal retirement benefits are available to: | current spouses social Security spousal retirement benefits are available to whom |
| ss006 | Among divorced spouses, which statement best describes who may be eligible for Social Security spousal retirement benefits? Social Security spousal retirement benefits may be available to: | divorced spouses benefits available to whom |
| ss007 | If a primary beneficiary’s spouse claims Social Security spousal benefits, then does the primary beneficiary’s own Social Security retirement benefits increase, decrease, or stay the same? | spouse claims what happens benefits primary benificiary |
| ss008 | Current spouses can claim spousal retirement benefits before the primary beneficiary claims his/her own benefits. | spousal benefits can be claimed before the primary beneficiary claims |
| ss009 | The maximum Social Security retirement benefit that a spouse can receive is equivalent to: | maximum social security benefit spouse can receive |
| ss010_dk | OR | Don't know |
| ss010_total | Total: | Total |
| ss010a | All five correct: | five correct |
| ss010b | Exactly four correct: | four correct |
| ss010c | Exactly three correct: | three correct |
| ss010d | Exactly two correct: | two correct |
| ss010e | Exactly one correct: | one correct |
| ss010f | No correct answers: | none correct |
| ss011 | Please indicate which factors you think could influence Social Security spousal retirement benefits. Select all that apply. | The primary beneficiary’s earnings over his/her lifetime |
| ss012 | Which do you think best describes how spousal benefits will impact the Social Security retirement benefits that you receive? | benefits will increase based on spouse earnings' |
| ss013 | Which do you think best describes how spousal benefits will impact the Social Security retirement benefits that your ^FLSpouse receives? | spouse benefits will increase based on your earnings' |
| ss014 | In the next set of questions, we are going to ask about Social Security survivors benefits. These are benefits available to the spouse or family of a worker who is eligible to receive Social Security retirement benefits, in the event of the worker’s death. Have you heard about these benefits? | heard of survivor benefits |
| ss015 | If the deceased had been married for at least 9 months prior to death, then his/her widow/widower may be eligible for survivors benefits. | married at least 9 months, widow eligible for survivor benefits |
| ss016 | If the deceased’s widow/widower ever remarries, then the widow/widower is no longer eligible for survivors benefits. | widow remarries, no longer eligible survivor benefits |
| ss017 | If the deceased had been living with a partner for at least ten years, then the surviving partner may be eligible for survivor benefits. | partner for ten years, survivor may be eligible survivor benefits |
| ss018 | If the deceased had ever been divorced, then the deceased’s surviving former spouse may be eligible for survivors benefits, if they were married for at least ten years before they divorced. | deceased former spoue may be eligible if married ten years |
| ss019 | If the deceased did not have any dependents at the time of death, the maximum Social Security retirement benefit that a widow/widower can receive is equivalent to: | no dependents at death, maximum widow can receive |
| ss020_dk | OR | Don't know |
| ss020_total | Total: | Total |
| ss020a | All five correct: | five correct |
| ss020b | Exactly four correct: | four correct |
| ss020c | Exactly three correct: | three correct |
| ss020d | Exactly two correct: | two correct |
| ss020e | Exactly one correct: | one correct |
| ss020f | No correct answers: | none correct |