Poll: Me and my cousin are curious do people under 27 know their social security number offhand?
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1947, apparently. Looked both up and USA has had it since 1936, so I must've been thinking of something else.Nieroshai said:
I know my National Insurance number off hand, that serves a similar role as I understand it. I also know my bank account number and sort code, my NHS number, and both my previous and current Uni ID numbers.
I just find it's easier to memorise it than remember to carry the correct card around with you all the time...
I just find it's easier to memorise it than remember to carry the correct card around with you all the time...
Seriously?
To donate blood, I need to know my SS.
To get a job, I need to know my SS.
To get a phone, I need to know my SS.
To have a checkup, I need to know my SS.
To travel, I need to know my SS.
To get a license, I need to know my SS.
To get a car, I need to know my SS.
So yes, I do know it offhand.
To donate blood, I need to know my SS.
To get a job, I need to know my SS.
To get a phone, I need to know my SS.
To have a checkup, I need to know my SS.
To travel, I need to know my SS.
To get a license, I need to know my SS.
To get a car, I need to know my SS.
So yes, I do know it offhand.
Well yea, to apply to colleges in the United States, you have to utilize your SS for the paperwork. I've had it memorized for a couple years now. I also had to know it for all the AP tests I took in high school.
For people who aren't from the US, it's essentially our nine digit identification number.
For people who aren't from the US, it's essentially our nine digit identification number.
I'm just about a year over 27 but have known my SSN by heart since I was 15. My college (stupidly) used them as student IDs (later revised) and it needed to be written on every scantron, so even if I hadn't known it sooner i certainly would have about halfway through my first college term.
I've never had the need to memorize my care card and Social Insurance Number, since I very rarely need to use them. My 2 credit cards, debit card and my 3 workplace ID numbers, are the ones I use far more often, and thus, have those numbers memorized.
....but for the life of me I cannot remember my postal code........
....but for the life of me I cannot remember my postal code........
But of course.
Considering you need it for pretty much most job applications as well as for college, plus I need to know it to log in for my job's timeclock, I do indeed know mine offhand and I'm quite younger than 27 (19 to be exact).
Considering you need it for pretty much most job applications as well as for college, plus I need to know it to log in for my job's timeclock, I do indeed know mine offhand and I'm quite younger than 27 (19 to be exact).
I'm not too sure we have a direct equivalent in Australia.
We have centrelink which provides job seeker / student payments but you only get a number from them once you apply for the payments. I knew this number in my student days as I had to log on to the website from time to time (fun fact, the website was only available between about 8am - 10pm)
The only numbers that everyone here should have is a medicare number and a tax file number but I can't see why anyone would make the effort to memorise either as you can just show your card for medicare and you only need your tax file number when doing your tax return (or starting a new job). I assume we also have a unique number on our birth certificate (can't be bothered checking)
And of course, many people have drivers license numbers too.
In the last few decades the possibility of a national identification card for all citizens has been discussed in parliament a few times but it has never gained any significant support (the public has mainly been strongly opposed to the idea.)
We have centrelink which provides job seeker / student payments but you only get a number from them once you apply for the payments. I knew this number in my student days as I had to log on to the website from time to time (fun fact, the website was only available between about 8am - 10pm)
The only numbers that everyone here should have is a medicare number and a tax file number but I can't see why anyone would make the effort to memorise either as you can just show your card for medicare and you only need your tax file number when doing your tax return (or starting a new job). I assume we also have a unique number on our birth certificate (can't be bothered checking)
And of course, many people have drivers license numbers too.
In the last few decades the possibility of a national identification card for all citizens has been discussed in parliament a few times but it has never gained any significant support (the public has mainly been strongly opposed to the idea.)
Don't, don't everybody know their SS? I mean it's the date of your birth and 4 random numbers (last of which is even if you are born a girl and uneven if your born a boy) it's not that hard. (is it different in the states?)warrcry13 said:
to answer your question, yes I do know my SS and I'm only 20
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Absolutely.
My parents had me start memorizing it by the time I was 15.
It's......
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My parents had me start memorizing it by the time I was 15.
It's......
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U.S.A. Social Security number, and it's purpose. A quick generalization.
The Social Security Number is a unique number given to a person who is considered to be a US citizen. It is a retirement system, you agree to give a portion of your wealth so that your grandparents generation can retire, in exchange for the same deal when you are ready to retire.
Today the SS# is essentially a national citizen ID#, especially for government forms such as tax forms. Without one it is difficult to exercise one's freedoms. Any individual who can recite your SS# is considered to be you, with little or no other proofs of identity needed. SS#'s are the among greatest risk of identity theft, aside from Credit Cards. The rub is that many or most important transactions require a SS# as proof of identity, which means that you will be handing this number out to a lot of people you've never met before. People are asked for it so often, that few stop to think "Does this business really need my SS#?"
This is often used as a secondary form of ID, as the state issued ID and State ID# (Drivers License) are the primary form of ID. The State ID# used to be the SS# in my state.
The Social Security Number is a unique number given to a person who is considered to be a US citizen. It is a retirement system, you agree to give a portion of your wealth so that your grandparents generation can retire, in exchange for the same deal when you are ready to retire.
Today the SS# is essentially a national citizen ID#, especially for government forms such as tax forms. Without one it is difficult to exercise one's freedoms. Any individual who can recite your SS# is considered to be you, with little or no other proofs of identity needed. SS#'s are the among greatest risk of identity theft, aside from Credit Cards. The rub is that many or most important transactions require a SS# as proof of identity, which means that you will be handing this number out to a lot of people you've never met before. People are asked for it so often, that few stop to think "Does this business really need my SS#?"
This is often used as a secondary form of ID, as the state issued ID and State ID# (Drivers License) are the primary form of ID. The State ID# used to be the SS# in my state.
Don't have one, though NIN is basically the same thing.
They didn't sent me my card when I was 16, and when I requested one they had already moved to only giving out pieces of paper with it on, so I have it on a sticky on my desktop. Used the wrong one for a while (don't know where I got it). Managed to pass a CRB check with the wrong NIN 0_0
They didn't sent me my card when I was 16, and when I requested one they had already moved to only giving out pieces of paper with it on, so I have it on a sticky on my desktop. Used the wrong one for a while (don't know where I got it). Managed to pass a CRB check with the wrong NIN 0_0
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