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Projected Effects of a Proposal to Reduce Spousal Benefits
Details: From 50% to 33% of the worker's primary insurance amount (PIA)
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Characteristic | Percent of population with a— |
Percent change in Social Security benefits at the— |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benefit decrease | Benefit increase |
10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | |
Total | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Sex | |||||
Female | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Male | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
White, non-Hispanic | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Country of birth | |||||
United States | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other countries | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Age | |||||
60–69 | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
70–79 | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
80–89 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
90 or older | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Divorced | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Widowed | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Never married | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Highest education level | |||||
Graduate | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bachelor | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Associate | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
High school | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Less than high school | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law poverty status | |||||
Above poverty | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
In poverty | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law household income quintile | |||||
Highest | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Second highest | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Middle | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Second lowest | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Lowest | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law benefit type | |||||
Retired worker only | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Widow(er) (includes dually entitled) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Spousal (includes dually entitled) | 33% | 0% | -10% | 0% | 0% |
Disabled worker only | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | |||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
%ile = percentile.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
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Characteristic | Percent of population with a— |
Percent change in Social Security benefits at the— |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benefit decrease | Benefit increase |
10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | |
Total | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Sex | |||||
Female | 12% | 0% | -8% | 0% | 0% |
Male | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
White, non-Hispanic | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 12% | 0% | -10% | 0% | 0% |
Country of birth | |||||
United States | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other countries | 13% | 0% | -18% | 0% | 0% |
Age | |||||
60–69 | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
70–79 | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
80–89 | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
90 or older | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 14% | 0% | -13% | 0% | 0% |
Divorced | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Widowed | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Never married | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Highest education level | |||||
Graduate | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bachelor | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Associate | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
High school | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Less than high school | 13% | 0% | -18% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law poverty status | |||||
Above poverty | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
In poverty | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law household income quintile | |||||
Highest | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Second highest | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Middle | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Second lowest | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Lowest | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law benefit type | |||||
Retired worker only | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Widow(er) (includes dually entitled) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Spousal (includes dually entitled) | 92% | 0% | -34% | -23% | -2% |
Disabled worker only | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | |||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
%ile = percentile.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
|
Characteristic | Percent of population with a— |
Percent change in Social Security benefits at the— |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Benefit decrease | Benefit increase |
10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | |
Total | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Sex | |||||
Female | 11% | 0% | -5% | 0% | 0% |
Male | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
White, non-Hispanic | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Country of birth | |||||
United States | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other countries | 14% | 0% | -32% | 0% | 0% |
Age | |||||
60–69 | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
70–79 | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
80–89 | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
90 or older | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 14% | 0% | -24% | 0% | 0% |
Divorced | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Widowed | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Never married | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Highest education level | |||||
Graduate | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bachelor | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Associate | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
High school | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Less than high school | 12% | 0% | -25% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law poverty status | |||||
Above poverty | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
In poverty | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law household income quintile | |||||
Highest | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Second highest | 7% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Middle | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Second lowest | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Lowest | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law benefit type | |||||
Retired worker only | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Widow(er) (includes dually entitled) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Spousal (includes dually entitled) | 98% | 0% | -34% | -33% | -6% |
Disabled worker only | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | |||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
%ile = percentile.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
|
Characteristic | Percent of population with a— |
Percent change in Social Security taxes paid at the— | Change in taxes paid (in 2021$) at the— |
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Tax decrease | Tax increase | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | |
Total | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Sex | ||||||||
Female | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Male | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
White, non-Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Country of birth | ||||||||
United States | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Other countries | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Age | ||||||||
31–39 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
40–49 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
50–59 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
60–69 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
70 or older | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Marital status | ||||||||
Married | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Divorced | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Widowed | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Never married | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Highest education level | ||||||||
Graduate | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Bachelor | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Associate | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
High school | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Less than high school | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Current-law household income quintile | ||||||||
Highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Second highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Middle | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Second lowest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Lowest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Current-law payroll taxes quintile | ||||||||
Highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Second highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Middle | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Second lowest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Lowest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | ||||||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
%ile = percentile.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
|
Characteristic | Percent of population with a— |
Percent change in Social Security taxes paid at the— | Change in taxes paid (in 2021$) at the— |
|||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tax decrease | Tax increase | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | |
Total | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Sex | ||||||||
Female | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Male | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
White, non-Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Country of birth | ||||||||
United States | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Other countries | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Age | ||||||||
31–39 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
40–49 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
50–59 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
60–69 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
70 or older | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Marital status | ||||||||
Married | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Divorced | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Widowed | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Never married | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Highest education level | ||||||||
Graduate | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Bachelor | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Associate | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
High school | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Less than high school | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Current-law household income quintile | ||||||||
Highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Second highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Middle | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Second lowest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Lowest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Current-law payroll taxes quintile | ||||||||
Highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Second highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Middle | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Second lowest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Lowest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | ||||||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
%ile = percentile.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
|
Characteristic | Percent of population with a— |
Percent change in Social Security taxes paid at the— | Change in taxes paid (in 2021$) at the— |
|||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tax decrease | Tax increase | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | |
Total | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Sex | ||||||||
Female | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Male | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
White, non-Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Country of birth | ||||||||
United States | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Other countries | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Age | ||||||||
31–39 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
40–49 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
50–59 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
60–69 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
70 or older | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Marital status | ||||||||
Married | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Divorced | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Widowed | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Never married | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Highest education level | ||||||||
Graduate | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Bachelor | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Associate | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
High school | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Less than high school | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Current-law household income quintile | ||||||||
Highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Second highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Middle | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Second lowest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Lowest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Current-law payroll taxes quintile | ||||||||
Highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Second highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Middle | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Second lowest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Lowest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | $0 | $0 | $0 |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | ||||||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
%ile = percentile.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
|
Characteristic | Percent of population with an— |
Percent change in household income at the— |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income decrease | Income increase | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | |
Total | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Sex | |||||
Female | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Male | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
White, non-Hispanic | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Country of birth | |||||
United States | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other countries | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Age | |||||
60–69 | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
70–79 | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
80–89 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
90 or older | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Divorced | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Widowed | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Never married | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Highest education level | |||||
Graduate | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Bachelor | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Associate | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
High school | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Less than high school | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law poverty status | |||||
Above poverty | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
In poverty | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law household income quintile | |||||
Highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Second highest | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Middle | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Second lowest | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Lowest | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law benefit type | |||||
Retired worker only | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Widow(er) (includes dually entitled) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Spousal (includes dually entitled) | 11% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
Disabled worker only | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | |||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
%ile = percentile.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
|
Characteristic | Percent of population with an— |
Percent change in household income at the— |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income decrease | Income increase | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | |
Total | 12% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
Sex | |||||
Female | 11% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
Male | 13% | 0% | -2% | 0% | 0% |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 15% | 0% | -3% | 0% | 0% |
White, non-Hispanic | 11% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 19% | 0% | -3% | 0% | 0% |
Country of birth | |||||
United States | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Other countries | 18% | 0% | -3% | 0% | 0% |
Age | |||||
60–69 | 12% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
70–79 | 16% | 0% | -2% | 0% | 0% |
80–89 | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
90 or older | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 22% | 0% | -3% | 0% | 0% |
Divorced | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Widowed | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Never married | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Highest education level | |||||
Graduate | 10% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
Bachelor | 12% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
Associate | 11% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
High school | 12% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
Less than high school | 17% | 0% | -4% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law poverty status | |||||
Above poverty | 12% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
In poverty | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law household income quintile | |||||
Highest | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Second highest | 13% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
Middle | 14% | 0% | -2% | 0% | 0% |
Second lowest | 13% | 0% | -3% | 0% | 0% |
Lowest | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law benefit type | |||||
Retired worker only | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Widow(er) (includes dually entitled) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Spousal (includes dually entitled) | 59% | 2% | -6% | -1% | 0% |
Disabled worker only | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | |||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
%ile = percentile.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
|
Characteristic | Percent of population with an— |
Percent change in household income at the— |
|||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income decrease | Income increase | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | |
Total | 12% | 0% | -2% | 0% | 0% |
Sex | |||||
Female | 12% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
Male | 13% | 0% | -2% | 0% | 0% |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 14% | 0% | -3% | 0% | 0% |
White, non-Hispanic | 11% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 19% | 0% | -4% | 0% | 0% |
Country of birth | |||||
United States | 11% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
Other countries | 19% | 0% | -4% | 0% | 0% |
Age | |||||
60–69 | 11% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
70–79 | 15% | 0% | -3% | 0% | 0% |
80–89 | 12% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
90 or older | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 26% | 0% | -5% | 0% | 0% |
Divorced | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Widowed | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Never married | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Highest education level | |||||
Graduate | 12% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
Bachelor | 12% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
Associate | 11% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
High school | 13% | 0% | -2% | 0% | 0% |
Less than high school | 17% | 0% | -4% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law poverty status | |||||
Above poverty | 13% | 0% | -2% | 0% | 0% |
In poverty | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law household income quintile | |||||
Highest | 11% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% |
Second highest | 14% | 0% | -2% | 0% | 0% |
Middle | 16% | 0% | -4% | 0% | 0% |
Second lowest | 14% | 0% | -5% | 0% | 0% |
Lowest | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Current-law benefit type | |||||
Retired worker only | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Widow(er) (includes dually entitled) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Spousal (includes dually entitled) | 70% | 2% | -8% | -2% | 0% |
Disabled worker only | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | |||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
%ile = percentile.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
|
Characteristic | Official poverty rate | Number of population in poverty (in thousands) |
Percent change in the number in poverty | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Without proposal | With proposal | Without proposal | With proposal | Change | ||
Total | 5% | 5% | 3,237 | 3,258 | 20 | 0% |
Sex | ||||||
Female | 5% | 5% | 1,787 | 1,795 | 8 | 0% |
Male | 4% | 4% | 1,450 | 1,462 | 12 | 0% |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 7% | 7% | 570 | 578 | 8 | 1% |
White, non-Hispanic | 3% | 3% | 1,804 | 1,816 | 12 | 0% |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 9% | 9% | 636 | 636 | 0 | 0% |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 6% | 6% | 228 | 228 | 0 | 0% |
Country of birth | ||||||
United States | 4% | 4% | 2,472 | 2,484 | 12 | 0% |
Other countries | 7% | 7% | 765 | 773 | 8 | 1% |
Age | ||||||
60–69 | 6% | 6% | 1,486 | 1,494 | 8 | 0% |
70–79 | 4% | 4% | 1,318 | 1,330 | 12 | 0% |
80–89 | 3% | 3% | 381 | 381 | 0 | 0% |
90 or older | 2% | 2% | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0% |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 1% | 1% | 469 | 484 | 14 | 3% |
Divorced | 9% | 9% | 1,207 | 1,213 | 6 | 0% |
Widowed | 6% | 6% | 740 | 740 | 0 | 0% |
Never married | 16% | 16% | 821 | 821 | 0 | 0% |
Highest education level | ||||||
Graduate | 1% | 1% | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0% |
Bachelor | 2% | 2% | 263 | 264 | 1 | 0% |
Associate | 4% | 4% | 626 | 626 | 0 | 0% |
High school | 6% | 6% | 1,534 | 1,547 | 12 | 0% |
Less than high school | 12% | 12% | 717 | 724 | 6 | 0% |
Current-law benefit type | ||||||
Retired worker only | 4% | 4% | 2,252 | 2,266 | 14 | 0% |
Widow(er) (includes dually entitled) | 5% | 5% | 577 | 577 | 0 | 0% |
Spousal (includes dually entitled) | 2% | 2% | 145 | 151 | 6 | 4% |
Disabled worker only | 10% | 10% | 263 | 263 | 0 | 0% |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | ||||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
|
Characteristic | Official poverty rate | Number of population in poverty (in thousands) |
Percent change in the number in poverty | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Without proposal | With proposal | Without proposal | With proposal | Change | ||
Total | 4% | 4% | 3,309 | 3,435 | 125 | 3% |
Sex | ||||||
Female | 4% | 4% | 1,862 | 1,940 | 77 | 4% |
Male | 4% | 4% | 1,447 | 1,495 | 47 | 3% |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 6% | 6% | 897 | 930 | 33 | 3% |
White, non-Hispanic | 3% | 3% | 1,472 | 1,539 | 67 | 4% |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 8% | 8% | 679 | 690 | 11 | 1% |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 4% | 4% | 261 | 276 | 14 | 5% |
Country of birth | ||||||
United States | 4% | 4% | 2,260 | 2,338 | 77 | 3% |
Other countries | 6% | 6% | 1,048 | 1,096 | 47 | 4% |
Age | ||||||
60–69 | 5% | 5% | 1,277 | 1,304 | 27 | 2% |
70–79 | 4% | 4% | 1,105 | 1,187 | 82 | 7% |
80–89 | 3% | 4% | 734 | 748 | 14 | 1% |
90 or older | 3% | 3% | 193 | 195 | 2 | 1% |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 1% | 1% | 457 | 520 | 63 | 13% |
Divorced | 6% | 7% | 948 | 1,011 | 62 | 6% |
Widowed | 5% | 5% | 750 | 750 | 0 | 0% |
Never married | 12% | 12% | 1,154 | 1,154 | 0 | 0% |
Highest education level | ||||||
Graduate | 1% | 1% | 91 | 96 | 5 | 5% |
Bachelor | 2% | 2% | 280 | 311 | 30 | 10% |
Associate | 3% | 3% | 555 | 565 | 10 | 1% |
High school | 6% | 6% | 1,549 | 1,594 | 44 | 2% |
Less than high school | 11% | 11% | 834 | 870 | 35 | 4% |
Current-law poverty status | ||||||
Above poverty | 0% | 0% | 0 | 128 | 127 | . . . |
In poverty | 100% | 100% | 3,309 | 3,307 | -1 | 0% |
Current-law benefit type | ||||||
Retired worker only | 4% | 4% | 2,500 | 2,555 | 54 | 2% |
Widow(er) (includes dually entitled) | 4% | 4% | 498 | 500 | 2 | 0% |
Spousal (includes dually entitled) | 1% | 2% | 99 | 167 | 68 | 69% |
Disabled worker only | 6% | 6% | 212 | 212 | 0 | 0% |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | ||||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
. . . = not applicable.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
|
Characteristic | Official poverty rate | Number of population in poverty (in thousands) |
Percent change in the number in poverty | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Without proposal | With proposal | Without proposal | With proposal | Change | ||
Total | 3% | 3% | 2,425 | 2,511 | 86 | 3% |
Sex | ||||||
Female | 3% | 3% | 1,304 | 1,358 | 54 | 4% |
Male | 2% | 3% | 1,121 | 1,153 | 32 | 2% |
Race/ethnicity | ||||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 3% | 3% | 769 | 796 | 26 | 3% |
White, non-Hispanic | 2% | 2% | 1,009 | 1,053 | 43 | 4% |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 4% | 4% | 392 | 396 | 4 | 1% |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 3% | 3% | 254 | 266 | 11 | 4% |
Country of birth | ||||||
United States | 2% | 2% | 1,586 | 1,634 | 48 | 3% |
Other countries | 4% | 4% | 839 | 877 | 38 | 4% |
Age | ||||||
60–69 | 3% | 3% | 795 | 813 | 18 | 2% |
70–79 | 3% | 3% | 906 | 953 | 46 | 5% |
80–89 | 3% | 3% | 585 | 604 | 19 | 3% |
90 or older | 2% | 2% | 139 | 141 | 2 | 1% |
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 1% | 1% | 292 | 352 | 60 | 20% |
Divorced | 3% | 3% | 613 | 638 | 24 | 4% |
Widowed | 3% | 3% | 473 | 475 | 1 | 0% |
Never married | 6% | 6% | 1,046 | 1,046 | 0 | 0% |
Highest education level | ||||||
Graduate | 1% | 1% | 156 | 158 | 2 | 1% |
Bachelor | 1% | 1% | 218 | 230 | 11 | 5% |
Associate | 2% | 2% | 405 | 425 | 19 | 4% |
High school | 4% | 4% | 1,033 | 1,069 | 35 | 3% |
Less than high school | 6% | 6% | 613 | 630 | 17 | 2% |
Current-law poverty status | ||||||
Above poverty | 0% | 0% | 0 | 86 | 86 | . . . |
In poverty | 100% | 100% | 2,425 | 2,425 | 0 | 0% |
Current-law benefit type | ||||||
Retired worker only | 3% | 3% | 1,958 | 2,018 | 60 | 3% |
Widow(er) (includes dually entitled) | 2% | 2% | 321 | 321 | 0 | 0% |
Spousal (includes dually entitled) | 1% | 1% | 41 | 67 | 26 | 65% |
Disabled worker only | 3% | 3% | 105 | 105 | 0 | 0% |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | ||||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
. . . = not applicable.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
|
Characteristic | Percent of population with a— |
Percent change in benefit/tax ratio at the— | Benefit/tax ratio without proposal at the— |
Benefit/tax ratio with proposal at the— |
|||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratio decrease | Ratio increase | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | |
Total | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 127% | 397% | 5% | 127% | 387% |
Sex | |||||||||||
Female | 14% | 0% | -3% | 0% | 0% | 23% | 159% | 562% | 23% | 158% | 546% |
Male | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 105% | 239% | 0% | 105% | 238% |
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 11% | 0% | -2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 141% | 506% | 0% | 141% | 491% |
White, non-Hispanic | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 122% | 359% | 14% | 122% | 350% |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 131% | 410% | 0% | 131% | 404% |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 11% | 0% | -3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 132% | 493% | 0% | 131% | 460% |
Country of birth | |||||||||||
United States | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 123% | 363% | 11% | 123% | 354% |
Other countries | 12% | 0% | -4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 144% | 525% | 0% | 144% | 512% |
Highest education level | |||||||||||
Graduate | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 113% | 245% | 24% | 113% | 238% |
Bachelor | 9% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 120% | 324% | 25% | 119% | 316% |
Associate | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 127% | 340% | 15% | 127% | 332% |
High school | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 133% | 475% | 0% | 132% | 466% |
Less than high school | 10% | 0% | -2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 141% | 718% | 0% | 140% | 696% |
Current-law initial AIME quintile | |||||||||||
Highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 36% | 93% | 136% | 36% | 93% | 136% |
Second highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 118% | 175% | 21% | 118% | 175% |
Middle | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10% | 140% | 234% | 10% | 140% | 233% |
Second lowest | 14% | 0% | -3% | 0% | 0% | 23% | 205% | 444% | 23% | 204% | 436% |
Lowest | 23% | 0% | -9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 228% | 1,369% | 0% | 224% | 1,320% |
Lifetime payroll tax quintile | |||||||||||
Highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 40% | 94% | 134% | 40% | 94% | 134% |
Second highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 23% | 118% | 173% | 23% | 118% | 173% |
Middle | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 141% | 235% | 16% | 141% | 235% |
Second lowest | 12% | 0% | -2% | 0% | 0% | 18% | 193% | 403% | 18% | 192% | 389% |
Lowest | 24% | 0% | -9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 270% | 1,384% | 0% | 264% | 1,344% |
Lifetime payroll tax quintile (shared) | |||||||||||
Highest | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 47% | 101% | 169% | 47% | 101% | 168% |
Second highest | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 118% | 237% | 33% | 118% | 234% |
Middle | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 136% | 314% | 15% | 136% | 309% |
Second lowest | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 9% | 165% | 490% | 9% | 165% | 478% |
Lowest | 11% | 0% | -3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 183% | 1,028% | 0% | 182% | 1,005% |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | |||||||||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
AIME = average indexed monthly earnings; %ile = percentile.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
|
Characteristic | Percent of population with a— |
Percent change in benefit/tax ratio at the— | Benefit/tax ratio without proposal at the— |
Benefit/tax ratio with proposal at the— |
|||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratio decrease | Ratio increase | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | |
Total | 10% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 119% | 375% | 0% | 118% | 356% |
Sex | |||||||||||
Female | 15% | 0% | -8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 143% | 532% | 0% | 141% | 484% |
Male | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 101% | 258% | 0% | 101% | 253% |
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 11% | 0% | -5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 128% | 410% | 0% | 128% | 374% |
White, non-Hispanic | 10% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% | 14% | 118% | 372% | 14% | 118% | 354% |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 111% | 323% | 0% | 111% | 318% |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 12% | 0% | -7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 106% | 410% | 0% | 105% | 378% |
Country of birth | |||||||||||
United States | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 118% | 342% | 7% | 118% | 329% |
Other countries | 14% | 0% | -16% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 121% | 521% | 0% | 120% | 473% |
Highest education level | |||||||||||
Graduate | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 105% | 271% | 21% | 105% | 265% |
Bachelor | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 107% | 291% | 5% | 107% | 282% |
Associate | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 120% | 329% | 0% | 120% | 319% |
High school | 11% | 0% | -2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 130% | 483% | 0% | 129% | 451% |
Less than high school | 13% | 0% | -11% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 126% | 612% | 0% | 126% | 548% |
Current-law initial AIME quintile | |||||||||||
Highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 37% | 87% | 124% | 37% | 87% | 124% |
Second highest | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 34% | 117% | 176% | 34% | 117% | 176% |
Middle | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 145% | 258% | 28% | 144% | 256% |
Second lowest | 15% | 0% | -7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 204% | 522% | 0% | 199% | 498% |
Lowest | 25% | 0% | -34% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 122% | 1,803% | 0% | 116% | 1,632% |
Lifetime payroll tax quintile | |||||||||||
Highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 40% | 88% | 125% | 40% | 88% | 125% |
Second highest | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 36% | 117% | 178% | 36% | 117% | 178% |
Middle | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 29% | 144% | 261% | 29% | 144% | 260% |
Second lowest | 15% | 0% | -6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 197% | 467% | 0% | 194% | 446% |
Lowest | 25% | 0% | -34% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 121% | 1,917% | 0% | 110% | 1,738% |
Lifetime payroll tax quintile (shared) | |||||||||||
Highest | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 42% | 90% | 149% | 42% | 90% | 149% |
Second highest | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 43% | 119% | 247% | 43% | 119% | 238% |
Middle | 10% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% | 31% | 139% | 330% | 31% | 139% | 320% |
Second lowest | 13% | 0% | -4% | 0% | 0% | 7% | 176% | 565% | 7% | 174% | 526% |
Lowest | 12% | 0% | -23% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 66% | 922% | 0% | 65% | 861% |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | |||||||||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
AIME = average indexed monthly earnings; %ile = percentile.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
|
Characteristic | Percent of population with a— |
Percent change in benefit/tax ratio at the— | Benefit/tax ratio without proposal at the— |
Benefit/tax ratio with proposal at the— |
|||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ratio decrease | Ratio increase | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | |
Total | 10% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 116% | 343% | 0% | 115% | 329% |
Sex | |||||||||||
Female | 15% | 0% | -7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 137% | 486% | 0% | 136% | 451% |
Male | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 99% | 245% | 0% | 99% | 242% |
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 10% | 0% | -3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 124% | 369% | 0% | 123% | 352% |
White, non-Hispanic | 10% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% | 17% | 115% | 338% | 16% | 114% | 323% |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 112% | 306% | 0% | 112% | 304% |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 11% | 0% | -5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 327% | 0% | 99% | 302% |
Country of birth | |||||||||||
United States | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 116% | 318% | 11% | 115% | 306% |
Other countries | 14% | 0% | -14% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 116% | 475% | 0% | 115% | 420% |
Highest education level | |||||||||||
Graduate | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 106% | 255% | 25% | 106% | 251% |
Bachelor | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 103% | 272% | 8% | 103% | 262% |
Associate | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 118% | 309% | 0% | 117% | 302% |
High school | 10% | 0% | -2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 124% | 413% | 0% | 123% | 385% |
Less than high school | 13% | 0% | -11% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 127% | 547% | 0% | 126% | 498% |
Current-law initial AIME quintile | |||||||||||
Highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 39% | 85% | 121% | 39% | 85% | 121% |
Second highest | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 40% | 114% | 170% | 40% | 114% | 170% |
Middle | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 29% | 138% | 246% | 28% | 138% | 244% |
Second lowest | 15% | 0% | -6% | 0% | 0% | 11% | 189% | 452% | 10% | 186% | 432% |
Lowest | 25% | 0% | -33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 128% | 1,529% | 0% | 122% | 1,361% |
Lifetime payroll tax quintile | |||||||||||
Highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 41% | 85% | 121% | 41% | 85% | 120% |
Second highest | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 41% | 116% | 173% | 41% | 116% | 173% |
Middle | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 31% | 139% | 254% | 31% | 139% | 252% |
Second lowest | 14% | 0% | -5% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 183% | 414% | 12% | 181% | 402% |
Lowest | 26% | 0% | -33% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 126% | 1,578% | 0% | 120% | 1,400% |
Lifetime payroll tax quintile (shared) | |||||||||||
Highest | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 44% | 87% | 139% | 44% | 87% | 138% |
Second highest | 9% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 45% | 117% | 231% | 45% | 117% | 222% |
Middle | 10% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% | 34% | 136% | 307% | 33% | 135% | 295% |
Second lowest | 13% | 0% | -4% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 167% | 512% | 11% | 166% | 493% |
Lowest | 12% | 0% | -20% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 89% | 792% | 0% | 86% | 751% |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | |||||||||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
AIME = average indexed monthly earnings; %ile = percentile.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
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Characteristic | Percent of population with a— |
Percent change in initial replacement rate at the— | Initial replacement rate without proposal at the— |
Initial replacement rate with proposal at the— |
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Rate decrease | Rate increase | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | |
Total | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 46% | 79% | 24% | 46% | 78% |
Sex | |||||||||||
Female | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 51% | 90% | 28% | 51% | 90% |
Male | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 42% | 66% | 22% | 42% | 65% |
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 50% | 84% | 28% | 50% | 83% |
White, non-Hispanic | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 23% | 43% | 74% | 23% | 43% | 73% |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 51% | 85% | 28% | 50% | 84% |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 48% | 90% | 24% | 48% | 90% |
Country of birth | |||||||||||
United States | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 23% | 44% | 75% | 23% | 44% | 74% |
Other countries | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 53% | 90% | 28% | 53% | 90% |
Highest education level | |||||||||||
Graduate | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 41% | 71% | 21% | 41% | 71% |
Bachelor | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 42% | 77% | 22% | 42% | 76% |
Associate | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 45% | 74% | 24% | 44% | 73% |
High school | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 27% | 48% | 81% | 26% | 48% | 81% |
Less than high school | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 56% | 90% | 33% | 56% | 90% |
Current-law initial AIME quintile | |||||||||||
Highest | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 17% | 31% | 47% | 16% | 31% | 47% |
Second highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 38% | 56% | 24% | 38% | 56% |
Middle | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 29% | 43% | 63% | 29% | 43% | 62% |
Second lowest | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 38% | 51% | 77% | 38% | 51% | 77% |
Lowest | 13% | 0% | -5% | 0% | 0% | 53% | 70% | 119% | 53% | 69% | 113% |
Lifetime payroll tax quintile | |||||||||||
Highest | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 33% | 50% | 16% | 33% | 50% |
Second highest | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 23% | 37% | 57% | 23% | 37% | 57% |
Middle | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 31% | 43% | 63% | 31% | 43% | 63% |
Second lowest | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 37% | 50% | 78% | 37% | 50% | 76% |
Lowest | 11% | 0% | -3% | 0% | 0% | 52% | 68% | 113% | 52% | 67% | 108% |
Lifetime payroll tax quintile (shared) | |||||||||||
Highest | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 18% | 36% | 53% | 18% | 36% | 53% |
Second highest | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 38% | 62% | 22% | 38% | 62% |
Middle | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 43% | 69% | 28% | 43% | 68% |
Second lowest | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% | 50% | 82% | 33% | 49% | 81% |
Lowest | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 46% | 63% | 92% | 46% | 63% | 91% |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | |||||||||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
AIME = average indexed monthly earnings; %ile = percentile.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
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Characteristic | Percent of population with a— |
Percent change in initial replacement rate at the— | Initial replacement rate without proposal at the— |
Initial replacement rate with proposal at the— |
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Rate decrease | Rate increase | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | |
Total | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 47% | 85% | 24% | 47% | 82% |
Sex | |||||||||||
Female | 6% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 27% | 53% | 90% | 27% | 52% | 90% |
Male | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 43% | 73% | 22% | 43% | 73% |
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 51% | 90% | 28% | 51% | 90% |
White, non-Hispanic | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 23% | 45% | 81% | 23% | 45% | 79% |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 26% | 51% | 83% | 26% | 51% | 82% |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 46% | 90% | 22% | 46% | 88% |
Country of birth | |||||||||||
United States | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 23% | 46% | 81% | 23% | 46% | 78% |
Other countries | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 27% | 54% | 90% | 27% | 53% | 90% |
Highest education level | |||||||||||
Graduate | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 42% | 75% | 21% | 42% | 73% |
Bachelor | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 43% | 82% | 21% | 43% | 80% |
Associate | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 45% | 76% | 24% | 45% | 74% |
High school | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 51% | 89% | 28% | 51% | 86% |
Less than high school | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 31% | 57% | 90% | 30% | 57% | 90% |
Current-law initial AIME quintile | |||||||||||
Highest | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 31% | 46% | 16% | 31% | 46% |
Second highest | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 23% | 38% | 56% | 23% | 38% | 56% |
Middle | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 29% | 45% | 65% | 29% | 45% | 65% |
Second lowest | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 41% | 55% | 84% | 40% | 54% | 83% |
Lowest | 12% | 0% | -8% | 0% | 0% | 58% | 74% | 135% | 58% | 72% | 122% |
Lifetime payroll tax quintile | |||||||||||
Highest | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 33% | 49% | 16% | 33% | 49% |
Second highest | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 37% | 58% | 22% | 37% | 58% |
Middle | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 30% | 45% | 66% | 30% | 45% | 66% |
Second lowest | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 39% | 54% | 85% | 39% | 54% | 84% |
Lowest | 12% | 0% | -8% | 0% | 0% | 57% | 73% | 127% | 56% | 71% | 115% |
Lifetime payroll tax quintile (shared) | |||||||||||
Highest | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 17% | 35% | 52% | 16% | 35% | 52% |
Second highest | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 39% | 62% | 21% | 39% | 62% |
Middle | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 27% | 44% | 73% | 27% | 44% | 70% |
Second lowest | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 35% | 53% | 88% | 35% | 53% | 85% |
Lowest | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 67% | 108% | 50% | 66% | 104% |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | |||||||||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
AIME = average indexed monthly earnings; %ile = percentile.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
|
Characteristic | Percent of population with a— |
Percent change in initial replacement rate at the— | Initial replacement rate without proposal at the— |
Initial replacement rate with proposal at the— |
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Rate decrease | Rate increase | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | 10th %ile | Median | 90th %ile | |
Total | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 48% | 84% | 24% | 47% | 82% |
Sex | |||||||||||
Female | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 52% | 90% | 28% | 52% | 90% |
Male | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 44% | 73% | 22% | 44% | 73% |
Race/ethnicity | |||||||||||
Hispanic or Latino, any race | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 27% | 50% | 88% | 27% | 50% | 85% |
White, non-Hispanic | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 23% | 46% | 81% | 23% | 46% | 80% |
Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 26% | 52% | 84% | 26% | 52% | 83% |
All other races, non-Hispanic | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 45% | 84% | 22% | 45% | 83% |
Country of birth | |||||||||||
United States | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 23% | 47% | 81% | 23% | 47% | 79% |
Other countries | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 26% | 51% | 90% | 26% | 51% | 90% |
Highest education level | |||||||||||
Graduate | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 43% | 80% | 21% | 43% | 79% |
Bachelor | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 21% | 42% | 79% | 21% | 42% | 77% |
Associate | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 47% | 77% | 25% | 47% | 75% |
High school | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 28% | 50% | 88% | 28% | 50% | 85% |
Less than high school | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 31% | 57% | 90% | 31% | 57% | 90% |
Current-law initial AIME quintile | |||||||||||
Highest | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 31% | 47% | 16% | 31% | 47% |
Second highest | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 24% | 39% | 57% | 24% | 39% | 57% |
Middle | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 31% | 45% | 65% | 31% | 45% | 65% |
Second lowest | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 41% | 55% | 84% | 41% | 54% | 84% |
Lowest | 10% | 0% | -2% | 0% | 0% | 58% | 74% | 128% | 57% | 72% | 118% |
Lifetime payroll tax quintile | |||||||||||
Highest | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 33% | 49% | 15% | 33% | 49% |
Second highest | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 23% | 39% | 58% | 23% | 39% | 58% |
Middle | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 31% | 45% | 66% | 31% | 45% | 66% |
Second lowest | 3% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 40% | 54% | 83% | 40% | 54% | 83% |
Lowest | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 57% | 73% | 122% | 57% | 71% | 112% |
Lifetime payroll tax quintile (shared) | |||||||||||
Highest | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 16% | 35% | 51% | 16% | 35% | 51% |
Second highest | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 22% | 40% | 63% | 22% | 40% | 63% |
Middle | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 29% | 45% | 72% | 29% | 45% | 71% |
Second lowest | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 37% | 53% | 88% | 37% | 53% | 85% |
Lowest | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 50% | 67% | 102% | 50% | 66% | 100% |
SOURCE: SSA Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, MINT 8.19, Analysis 2.0. Run: 07/01/2021. Ref #: OACT0615v2 | |||||||||||
NOTES: Start date = 2022.
AIME = average indexed monthly earnings; %ile = percentile.
Providing these estimates does not imply SSA support for the proposal, nor is SSA responsible for any interpretations of these estimates.
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For projected effects on the Social Security trust funds, see the Actuary's provision D2.