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For people born before January 1, 1913, the number of credits needed to be fully insured is different for men and women. The following chart shows the number of credits you need if you were born before January 1, 1913.
If your date of birth is... |
Then you need the following number of credits... | |
---|---|---|
Men |
Women | |
1/1/1893 or earlier |
6 |
6 |
1/2/1893-1/1/1894 |
7 |
6 |
1/2/1894-1/1/1895 |
8 |
6 |
1/2/1895-1/1/1896 |
9 |
6 |
1/2/1896-1/1/1897 |
10 |
7 |
1/2/1897-1/1/1898 |
11 |
8 |
1/2/1898-1/1/1899 |
12 |
9 |
1/2/1899-1/1/1900 |
13 |
10 |
1/2/1900-1/1/1901 |
14 |
11 |
1/2/1901-1/1/1902 |
15 |
12 |
1/2/1902-1/1/1903 |
16 |
13 |
1/2/1903-1/1/1904 |
17 |
14 |
1/2/1904-1/1/1905 |
18 |
15 |
1/2/1905-1/1/1906 |
19 |
16 |
1/2/1906-1/1/1907 |
20 |
17 |
1/2/1907-1/1/1908 |
21 |
18 |
1/2/1908-1/1/1909 |
22 |
19 |
1/2/1909-1/1/1910 |
23 |
20 |
1/2/1910-1/1/1911 |
24 |
21 |
1/2/1911-1/1/1912 |
24 |
22 |
1/2/1912-1/1/1913 |
24 |
23 |
For people born on or after January 2, 1913, the number of credits needed to be fully insured is the same for men and women. The chart below shows the number of credits you need if you were born on or after January 2, 1913.
If your date of birth is... |
The you need the following number of credits... |
---|---|
1/2/13-1/1/14 |
24 |
1/2/14-1/1/15 |
25 |
1/2/15-1/1/16 |
26 |
1/2/16-1/1/17 |
27 |
1/2/17-1/1/18 |
28 |
1/2/18-1/1/19 |
29 |
1/2/19-1/1/20 |
30 |
1/2/20-1/1/21 |
31 |
1/2/21-1/1/22 |
32 |
1/2/22-1/1/23 |
33 |
1/2/23-1/1/24 |
34 |
1/2/24-1/1/25 |
35 |
1/2/25-1/1/26 |
36 |
1/2/26-1/1/27 |
37 |
1/2/27-1/1/28 |
38 |
1/2/28-1/1/29 |
39 |
1/2/29 or later |
40 |
Note: If you are a male who turned 62 before 1975, see §203.
Last Revised: Aug. 2, 2005
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