National Beneficiary Survey (NBS) Round 5

Published by Social Security Administration | Social Security Administration | Metadata Last Checked: August 09, 2025 | Last Modified: 2017-08-17

The National Beneficiary Survey (NBS) Round 5 is a cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative sample of social security beneficiaries age 18 to full retirement age receiving disability benefits in active pay status as of June 2014. We conducted Round 5 in 2015. The NBS collects data on key health, employment, and socio-demographic factors that contribute to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries' and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients' successful or unsuccessful employment efforts.

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description	The National Beneficiary Survey (NBS) Round 5 is a cross-sectional survey of a nationally representative sample of social security beneficiaries age 18 to full retirement age receiving disability benefits in active pay status as of June 2014. We conducted Round 5 in 2015. The NBS collects data on key health, employment, and socio-demographic factors that contribute to Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries' and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients' successful or unsuccessful employment efforts.
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identifier	US-GOV-SSA-1796
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keyword	[ "Disability", "Employment", "Employment Services", "Public Benefits", "Return-to-work", "SSDI", "SSI", "Social Security", "Social Security benefits", "Ticket to Work", "entitlement", "jobs", "social insurance" ]
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modified	2017-08-17
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title	National Beneficiary Survey (NBS) Round 5