Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2001
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Foreword
The Social Security program, from its beginning to the present, has been the subject of serious discussion and sometimes vigorous debate. Today, as we consider the future direction of Social Security, we need to base the discussion on information that is factual, informative, and easy to comprehend.
Fast Facts & Figures answers the most frequently asked questions about the programs SSA administers. It highlights basic program data for the Social Security (retirement, survivors, and disability) and Supplemental Security Income programs. Most of the data come from the Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, which contains more than 250 detailed tables. The information on the income of the aged is from the biennial data series Income of the Population 55 or Older. Beginning this year, information from this data series that appears in Fast Facts & Figures will be updated annually.
The faces that emerge from these facts and figures illustrate the importance of Social Security for our oldest to our youngest citizens. In all, more than 49 million people receive some type of benefit or assistance.
Acting Associate Commissioner for Research, Evaluation, and Statistics
June 2001
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