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1998 NOP-Social Security 1998 National Opinion Poll - Social Security

The 1998 Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies National Opinion Poll is a national survey of 1,606 adults, which was conducted between September 5 and September 27, 1998. The survey's questions cover a broad range of topics including politics, education, social security, devolution, health care, the environment, and deregulation.

The survey has 2 components: a "general" sample of 850 adults from the national population (including 94 African Americans) and a sample of 850 adults from the national African-American population. The first 2 releases of the findings from the survey deal with politics and education. This release is on Social Security.


1999 National Opinion Poll - Politics

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies' 1999 National Opinion Poll reveals an interesting mix of continuity and change from last year's survey. The black population and the largely white general population of the United States continue to be similar in their views on a number of subjects, although they diverge significantly on others.


NOP Internet Use 98 and 99 National Opinion Poll Fact Sheet - Internet Use, 1998 and 1999

The numbers reported in this factsheet are based on the Joint Center's 1998 and 1999 National Opinion Polls. The 1998 responses are from telephone interviews with 1,606 adults, conducted in September 1998. The sample included a national general population sample of 850 and a national sample of 850 African Americans. The 1999 responses are based on telephone interviews with 1,678 adults, a national general population sample of 850 and a national sample of 900 African Americans. For both surveys, the statistical margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points. The 1998 numbers reported here vary somewhat from those reported by the Department of Commerce in the recently released report, Falling Through the Net, but the patterns of usage are the same. Differences in reported numbers are most likely related to differences in question wording, racial categories used (for example, the Commerce report excludes Hispanics from racial totals), and margins of error.

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Did You Know?

Did you know that the earliest age at which you can retire and receive partial Social Security benefits is 62 years? Did you know that the earliest age at which you can retire with full benefits is 65 years? Many African Americans do not know these facts—a October-November 2005 Joint Center survey found that a majority of African American respondents (61 percent) know that you can get benefits if you retire early. However, only 39 percent of African American respondents know that the early retirement age is 62 years, and only a third (32 percent) know that 65 years is the earliest age at which one can retire with full benefits.