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Other Editions
- Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2009 (released July 2009)
- Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2008 (released September 2008)
- Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2007 (released September 2007)
- Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2006 (released September 2006)
- Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2005 (released September 2005)
- Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2004 (released August 2004)
- Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2003 (released June 2003)
- Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2002 (released June 2002)
- Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2001 (released June 2001)
- Fast Facts & Figures About Social Security, 2000 (released August 2000)
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