Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936–2007

<b><br>Description:</b><br><br>This data deposit contains the Numerical Identification Death Files (National Archives Identifier 23845618), the NUMIDENT SS-5 Application Files (National Archives Identifier 23845613), the NUMIDENT Claims Files (National Archives Identifier 23852747), and the associated technical documentation. <br><br><b>Data Acquisition:</b><br><br>These files were e-delivered to Anthony Wray via secure link by the Electronic Records Division of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) on 17 October 2019, as per a digitized reproduction order (Quote QO1-525370500 and Quote QO1-528389077). The packing slip is included in the data deposit (docs/Packing Slip.PDF).<br><br><b>Rights to Publish:</b><br><br>The data are in the public domain, as confirmed by emails received from NARA on 28 December 2023 and 3 January 2024 (see docs/permission_to_publish_email.pdf).<br><b>How to Cite: <br></b><br>Please adhere to the citation and data usage guidelines when using this dataset. See the included LICENSE.txt and README.md files for details. <br><br><b>Details:</b><br><br>The Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936–2007, 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 types of entries in NUMIDENT: application (SS-5), claim, and death records. A NUMIDENT record may contain more than one entry.
<br><br>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.
<br><br>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.<br><br>See https://catalog.archives.gov/id/12004494 for more information.<br><br><b>Related Data:<br></b><br>Visit the CenSoc Project for public micro datasets linked to NUMIDENT: https://censoc.berkeley.edu/.<br><br><br>