Indicator 1.3.1 - Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable
Percent of population who have earned Social Security retirement, survivors and disability insurance coverage
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Percent of population who have earned Social Security retirement, survivors and disability insurance coverage
Global Metadata
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| SDG Indicator Name | Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable |
|---|---|
| SDG Target Addressed | Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable. |
| Definition of SDG Indicator | |
| UN Designated Tier | 2 |
| UN Custodial Agency | ILO (Partnering Agencies: World Bank) |
U.S. Metadata
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| Method of computation for global SDG indicator | |
|---|---|
| Graph Title | Percent of population who have earned Social Security retirement, survivors and disability insurance coverage |
| Actual indicator available | Estimated size of the population in the Social Security area and percentage fully insured, by sex and age |
| Description of actual indicator available | The “percentage insured” is the relationship of individuals who have earned Social Security retirement, survivors and disability insurance coverage based on their covered earnings histories. |
| Method of computation | The U.S. Census Bureau provides the population counts to SSA. Insured percentages are based on application of counts in SSA’s Continuous Work History Sample to the population estimates. |
| Comments and limitations | Population estimates are subject to revision based on data that are more recent. |
| Periodicity | Calendar year |
| Time Period | Calendar year 2000 through 2016 |
| Unit of measure | Persons |
| Disaggregation #1 (Industry or social categories) | None |
| Disaggregation #2 (Geographical coverage) | None |
| Date of public data release from National source | April 2017 |
| Date of last Update of This Page | October 2017 |
| Scheduled Update by National source | April 2018 |
| Scheduled Update by SDG Team | |
| Data Source1 (Agency STAFF NAME) | Neil Veenis |
| Data Source2 (Staff E-MAIL) | neil.veenis@ssa.gov |
| Data Source3 (Agency/Survey/Dataset name) | Annual Statistical Supplement to the Social Security Bulletin, Table 4.C.5. – 2015 and prior year publications |
| Indicator web address (closest to data provided) | https://mwww.ba.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/supplement/2015/4c.html#table4.c5 |
| International and National References |