Originally Posted by SydKat

You cannot be serious. Sure, they're sequential. The first 3 numbers identify the area office which issues it. Then the two middle numbers AND the last 4 are sequential. When XX-9999 is issued, the middle number rolls up one, the the last 4 start over. I'm middle aged and have a very low last 4. I'm senior to many people in my class who are older than me. Your SS# has NOTHING to do with your age. That's why they use this method! Not discriminatory.