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| Source |
Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) |
| Author |
Social Security Board, Federal Security Agency |
Coverage
| Place |
United States |
| Year range |
1936 - 2007 |
| Subject |
Finding aid, Tax records |
Publication information
| Type |
Government / Church records |
| Publisher |
National Archives and Records Administration |
| Place issued |
College Park, Maryland |
Citation
| Social Security Board, Federal Security Agency. Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT). (College Park, Maryland: National Archives and Records Administration). |
Repositories
National Archives information
Function & Use:
- The agency created and maintained these records for the purpose of tracking the earnings of U.S. workers, and determining benefit entitlements as established under the Social Security Act of 1935.
Scope & Content Note:
- This series contains records for every social security number (SSN) assigned to individuals with a verified death or who would have been over 110 years old by December 31, 2007. There are three type of entries in NUMIDENT: application (SS-5), claim, and death records. A NUMIDENT record may contain more than one entry. Information contained in NUMIDENT records includes: each applicant's full name, SSN, date of birth, place of birth, citizenship, sex, father's name, mother's maiden name, and race/ethnic description (optional). NUMIDENT includes information regarding any subsequent changes made to the applicant's record, including name changes and life or death claims. The death records in NUMIDENT do not include any State reported deaths in accordance with the Social Security Act section 205(r). There are 72,182,729 SS-5 records entries; 25,230,486 claim record entries; and 49,459,293 death record entries.
Access restrictions: the files available here were created for public use and have been partially restricted.
When using the source, try to include the identification of the file that was accessed; for example "Death Files, 1936-2007 (Last names E through G)", which is alone searchable via https://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt=3019&tf=F&cat=GP22&bc=,sl .
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