Most married women who choose to work can expect to receive
A) substantially higher Social Security benefits than if they had not worked and thus not paid into the system.
B) substantially lower Social Security benefits than if they had not worked and thus not paid into the system.
C) approximately the same Social Security benefits than if they had not worked and thus not paid into the system.
D) benefits based on their husbands' salary plus 50 percent of their own salary.

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Most married women who work receive Social Security benefits based on their own earnings, but if their benefits are lower than what they would receive as a spouse, they can receive benefits based on their husband's earnings, which often results in approximately the same benefits as if they had not worked.

Most Married Women Who Choose to Work Can Expect to Receive