National Dialogue Survey
Women and Minorities


Welcome to the survey for the Women and Minorities Roundtable of the National Dialogue on Social Security. Its purpose is to learn more about participants' views on the need for reform of the Social Security system.

The requested demographic information will be used for statistical purposes only. Persons who have already registered for the National Dialogue need only enter the E-mail address they used when registering. If you have not yet registered for the National Dialogue, please complete all the requested fields. Thank you for completing the survey.


  Last Name:

  First Name:

  E-Mail*:

  State:
  Zip:

  Gender:
  Age:

  Ethnicity:
  Education:

  Employment:
  Income:

1. Women on average have lower lifetime earnings and more years out of the labor force. They live longer in retirement, and are more likely to be poor. Should Social Security try to compensate in its benefit structure for this pattern of earnings and work?

Yes
No
Undecided
2. Is it important to reduce the number of minorities and elderly women in poverty?
Yes
No
Undecided
3. Is it important not to increase the number of minorities and elderly women in poverty?
Yes
No
Undecided
4. Is equity between single and dual earner families an important issue to you?
Yes
No
Undecided
5. Should Social Security pay relatively higher benefits (as a percentage of pay) to lower earners?
Yes
No
Undecided
6. Should individuals involved in caregiving get some sort of credit for their caregiving years?
Yes
No
Undecided
7. Should the earnings record of a family be shared 50%-50% between husband and wife?
Yes
No
Undecided
8. Should divorced women be paid benefits based on their prior husband's work history?
Yes
No
Undecided
9. How long should the marriage be required to last before benefits are paid to a former wife?
0-5 years
5-10 years
10-15 years
15-20 years
20 years or more
10. Do you favor increasing the widow's benefit (probably to 75%) of the combined benefit of the couple, and reducing the benefit to spouses while both are alive to help pay for this benefit?
Yes
No
Undecided
11. Please provide any other comments you have on the National Dialogue on Social Security.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this concluding survey.

Bob Carlitz, moderator
Laurie Maak, facilitator

     


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