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| Variable Name | phus_retire_benefit_stdate |
| Top Access Level | released |
| Label | PHUS: startdate of retirement benefits |
| Codebook | SIPP Synthetic Beta v6.02 |
| Concept | |
| Type | numeric |
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ssb_v6_0_2_syntheticK_M.sas7bdat
http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sipp/methodology/sipp-synthetic-beta-data-product.html
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SAS
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ssb_v6_0_2_syntheticK_M.dta
http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sipp/methodology/sipp-synthetic-beta-data-product.html
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Stata
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Full Description
This startdate variable tells when the first own retirement benefit payment was recorded
in the Payment History Update System, the administrative database maintained by SSA
to track actual payments made to beneficiaries. This startdate can differ from the
MBR startdate which records only eligiblity and not actual payments. The PHUS began
in 1984 and hence the earliest possible start date is January 1984. The latest possible
start date is December 2012.
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