IS THE 5TH NUMBER IN YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ODD OR EVEN?
Supposedly, if you are a minority, the 5th digit in your SSN is even and odd if you are white! It has been said if you take a poll, most minorities will have an even 5th digit.
--TAVIS SMILEY, disc jockey.
2006-09-28 23:48:14 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
This is another urban legend.
"The second set of numbers...which includes the infamous 'race' digit) shows when the SSN was issued, not to whom.... Different states go through this two-digit code at different rates"
http://www.snopes.com/business/taxes/blackssn.asp
Tavis Smiley did not say this was true. He is a liberal commentator on public radio who is black, so some people may want to discredit him.
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I agree with Birdsnake below -- this is one of the better conspiracy theories -- it got us all to check our SSNs!
2006-09-28 23:56:21 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The chances of the 5th number in a social security card being even, or odd is ALWAYS 50/50. Poll size has a lot to do with the results you've mentioned.
2006-09-28 23:53:37 · answer #2 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is one of those strange coincidences that happens from time to time. My understanding is that American social security numbers are allocated over time to geographic areas in blocks, and youir number is a strong indication of where you come from. It just happens that some areas have very high concentrations of white or non-white populations, and also happen to have been issued a block of SS numbers where the fifth digit is odd or even, etc. So it looks like it is a way of colour-coding the population, but is it not.
And if you bellieve that ....
2006-09-28 23:55:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not true at all.
The first three numbers refer to the region of the country you were born in. Low numbers start in the East and raising as you go West across the country.
The middle two numbers are closely related to the year you were born in. They may not be exact but they will be very close.
The final 4 numbers are completely random.
2006-09-29 00:01:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Im Hispanic with an even number and My husband and my friend are white with Odd numbers
2006-09-28 23:57:20 · answer #5 · answered by roukeii 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am white. The fifth digit is 4.
2006-09-28 23:54:32 · answer #6 · answered by regerugged 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have heard just the opposite and from the answers you have received so far this seems to be more the case. (I am white and even also. )
2006-09-28 23:58:39 · answer #7 · answered by luv2fish 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
0.5 -real !!! it really is straightforward to fall in love yet to stay in love is somewhat particular. there is one second in existence once you're with someone. And sense like the international has stopped and your existence seems perfect, make certain you by no skill lose that man or woman ...... is this genuine love ?????
2016-11-25 02:06:50 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Conspiracy theories are getting better and funnier now.
This one is a big improvement over all the old boring ones.
Thank you.
2006-09-29 00:02:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow that's true. Wierd.
2006-09-28 23:50:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋