Poll: Me and my cousin are curious do people under 27 know their social security number offhand?

[RufusMcLaser]

I've known it since I was 19. Having to put it on a lot of forms in the military saw to that.

 

[R3dF41c0n]

I didn't know mine by heart until I was a Freshman in college.

 

[PhunkyPhazon]

Indeed I do. I actually haven't used it that much, but it's still something I've memorized.

 

[ecoho]

yeah i do. Join the army see the world and memerize your SS# so you could say it in you sleep.......

 

[The Hero Killer]

I've known mine since I've had to start working at around 16 by the time I graduated from college I've memorized all kinds of numbers ex. bank account, drivers license, credit card, etc. Oh and I'm 23.

 

[KiloFox]

i'm 21 and have had it memorized since my first year of High School. though to be fair my dad made me memorize it because it was a good idea to. i know people my age and older who don't know it.

 

[Aurora Firestorm]

The hell? 27? Why 27? Why not...I don't know, 18, or 21?

Anyway, yes, because ever since I left high school, I've been filling out paperwork for my adult life, and a lot of it requires social security numbers.

 

[mateushac]

Well, we don't use Social Security numbers as means of identification here in Brazil, but I do know my General Registration (for general identification/ 7 digits) and Natural Person's Registration (for financial transactions/ 11 digits) by heart.

 

[redmoretrout]

Nope, I've never seen the need to memorize it, whenever I need it to fill out a college form or whatever else, it is always handy in my wallet. Oh, and I am 21

 

[MorganL4]

Is that the US equivalent to a National Insurance number? Cause if that's the case then yes I do. I'm 19 BTW.

Your NIN is 19? DAMN....... you must have been one of the first people to get one. What are you like 120?

Lol,

but yeah I know mine its..... oh yeah nvm.

 

[barbzilla]

Alright do you know your social security number without looking at it up or whatever? We are curious. Don't ask how this came up we were talking, and I said I didn't know mine offhand and I made a comment like I think most people under 27 don't know theirs. Please only vote if you are 27 and under.

I know you are only asking for the thoughts of those 27 and under, however; Though I am 30, I have had my SSN memorised since I was 16 years old. It was required of me to use that number as an identifier on many of my school projects as well as anything I did on base (my father was in the military).

 

[roushutsu]

I've known mine for years. Once you start filling out paperwork for school and jobs, it's kinda hard not to know it by heart.

 

[axlryder]

Considering every important piece of paperwork I've ever filled out/filed required my SS number, yeah, I'd think knowing it off hand would be kind of a no brainer. I also imagine it might be helpful in certain emergency situations.

 

[SquidVicious]

I ended up memorizing it back when I was 15 and filling out job application after job application. I actually used it quite a bit when I was 23-25 and using it to get EIN's for businesses I set up.

 

[loc978]

Now, I'm no longer under 27 (so I didn't vote here), but I knew my SSN offhand when I was 15. It was rather strongly encouraged.

Also, any member of the US Military is required to know their SSN offhand... so there's at least a good million folks who'd vote yes here.

 

[spartan231490]

Yes. I need it routinely when dealing with my bank accounts, credit cards, and vehicles. Hell, even going to the doctors or dentists you need to know your SSN

 

[Lieju]

Yeah, I need it all the time when dealing with the medical care and such.

My mom made me learn it by heart as a kid.

 

[Nieroshai]

Of course... I've heard it's a pretty new thing in USA, but not in Sweden.
Here we use it all the time.

If since the fifties is new, then you're correct. When did Sweden start using account-based ID numbers? Just out of curiosity?

 

[DanielBrown]

Of course... I've heard it's a pretty new thing in USA, but not in Sweden.
Here we use it all the time.

If since the fifties is new, then you're correct. When did Sweden start using account-based ID numbers? Just out of curiosity?

1947, apparently. Looked both up and USA has had it since 1936, so I must've been thinking of something else.

 

[FourEyedTroll]

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...