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Earnings Public-Use File - 2006

Published by Social Security Administration | Social Security Administration | Metadata Last Checked: August 09, 2025 | Last Modified: 2012-09-07
Social Security is a social insurance program that pays benefits to insured workers and eligible family members based on covered earnings. The 2006 Earnings Public-Use File (EPUF) contains administrative earnings data (related to the Social Security program) and limited demographic data for more than 4 million individuals. The EPUF sample size is larger than any of SSA's other public-use microdata files containing administrative earnings data.

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