title: A profile of social security child beneficiaries and their families: sociodemographic and economic characteristics.
abstract: Using a rich dataset that links the Census Bureau's Survey of Income and Program Participation calendar-year 2004 file with Social Security benefit records, this article provides a portrait of the sociodemographic and economic characteristics of Social Security child beneficiaries. We find that the incidence ofbenefit receipt in the child population differs substantially across individual and family-level characteristics. Average benefit amounts also vary across subgroups and benefit types. The findings provide a better understanding of the importance of Social Security to families with beneficiary children. Social Security is a major source of family income for many child beneficiaries, particularly among those with low income or family heads with lower education and labor earnings.
authors.affiliation: Office of Retirement Policy, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, Social Security Administration, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Tamborini
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cupito
authors.forename: Dave
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shoffner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000385:Aid to Families with Dependent Children / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007342:Insurance Benefits / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States