» Hiring Immigrants, Volume 8, Issue 2, 2008

If respondent recalled filling out an I-9 form in the last three years AND received a non-match letter in the last three years.

7b. A mismatch can occur due to a clerical error or an employee not having a valid Social Security number. Is a clerical error always, sometimes or never the reason for your Social Security number mismatches?

Notes: Thirty-three (33) percent of small employers who recalled filling out an I-9 form in the last three years and received a non-match letter in the last three years reported that their non-match letter(s) was due to a clerical error.