Social Security Administration's SSDI an abbreviated NUMIDENT printout is available for $16.00, what's it? How it differs from SS-5, now charges for $27? ... Here is the answer that genealogical lecturer Rhonda McClure gives at http://www.genealogy.com/askr021402.html There are noticeable differences between the Numident card and the SS-5 form. And while some information can be found on both, each has some distinctive information as well. The SS-5, which currently costs $27.00, includes the following information * Full name of applicant * Place of residence (including street, city, and state) * Name and address of employer * Age of applicant * Date and place of birth * Name of parents (including maiden name of mother) * Gender and color * Signature The Numident does not have all of this information, but it does have some information that is not found on the original SS-5 * Full name of applicant * Date of birth * State or country of birth * Place of residence * Employer * Name changes for married women * Address changes (if the individual moved) Shirley List Owner