what does your social security number say about you? does it show your school records and your birthday? or is it just your personal number that your job needs to pay you?
Seven answers:
Richard M
2008-03-29 04:39:36 UTC
According to the Social Security Administration:
Number Has Three Parts
The nine-digit SSN is composed of three parts:
The first set of three digits is called the Area Number
The second set of two digits is called the Group Number
The final set of four digits is the Serial Number
The Area Number is assigned by the geographical region. Prior to 1972, cards were issued in local Social Security offices around the country and the Area Number represented the State in which the card was issued. This did not necessarily have to be the State where the applicant lived, since a person could apply for their card in any Social Security office. Since 1972, when SSA began assigning SSNs and issuing cards centrally from Baltimore, the area number assigned has been based on the ZIP code in the mailing address provided on the application for the original Social Security card. The applicant's mailing address does not have to be the same as their place of residence. Thus, the Area Number does not necessarily represent the State of residence of the applicant, either prior to 1972 or since.
DJ
2008-03-28 20:46:46 UTC
What are you asking? Your social security is just a number - assigned whenever you signed up for a SS#. It is used by the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration to track your income and tax information. Your employer needs your social security number to report your wages, withholdings and social security information to the IRS and the SSA.
Many other places also use the number to track information about you - especially if they have to send information to the IRS - like bank interest, gambling income, retirement payments, tuition paid and mortgage interest. So - if someone has your number and has access to a system that uses your SS# they can find out all kinds of information about you...
I got mine at age 13 when my parents opened a bank account for me. Most kids now get one when they are born.
ChenobieTiger
2008-03-28 20:42:32 UTC
Your SSN tells the state, city, and around when you were born in the actual sequence of the numbers. Then it links you to a credit report which holds info on all credit card apps, loan apps, current or past loans, late payments, bank accounts, current and previous addresses. But not really the other stuff. Nothing about school or work. Just stuff relevant for a financial back ground to show how likely you are to follow through with your bills.
Classy Granny
2008-03-28 20:39:39 UTC
It shows your date of birth for sure. You need that to get a social security number. I'd say no to school records since most get a SS# shortly after birth.
anonymous
2017-01-03 12:44:54 UTC
in case you are able to produce a start certificates and a image id circulate to the Social protection administration place of work on your county and observe it takes approximately 10 weeks to get a sparkling card. they could or could no longer permit you know the quantity once you observe. That relies upon on the clerk's temper.
Lone Woof
2008-03-29 02:02:29 UTC
Your SS# is much like a birth certificate. It shows when you were born and where you were when you received it. It cannot have any school records. Most people get them when they are born.
anonymous
2008-03-28 23:30:17 UTC
It says where you were living when the number was issued.
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