Inclusion & Access Research Methodology & Data

Methodology

  • ID.me combined data from two sources (US Census Bureau’s 2017-2021 5 Year American Community Survey (ACS)  and aggregated ID.me user data) to determine if pass rates for a given set of zip codes varied as social and demographic characteristics of those zip codes varied.
  • We took this approach for two primary reasons:
  • To characterize zip codes, ID.me took Zip Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA)-level data from the ACS and quantitatively described zip codes across two dimensions:
    • The concentration of population in a zip code that self-asserted “Black or African American” as a race (bucketed in increments of 10%)
    • The median income level (bucketed in increments of between $5k and $50k in size)
  • Variables are:
    • Component Pass Rates: calculated as the number of users who successfully completed that step in the verification process over all users who attempted that step. Note: this removes suspected fraudulent users as these users failing a step is the control operating as intended.
    • Percent of Users Verified Through Video Chat Agent Pathway: calculated as out of all the users who verified, what percentage of them used the Video Chat Agent Pathway.
    • Number of Users Starting Verification: the number of users who are attempting IAL2 at an ID.me partner.

Component Pass Rates vs. Percent of Zip Code Identifying as Black or African American

Percent of the Zip Code Identifying as Black or African American

Selfie Match Pass Rates

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

Number of Users Starting Verification

Percent of the Zip Code Identifying as Black or African American

0-10

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.6%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

93.2%

Number of Users Starting Verification

36,248,407

Percent of the Zip Code Identifying as Black or African American

11-20

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.4%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

92.4%

Number of Users Starting Verification

12,699,466

Percent of the Zip Code Identifying as Black or African American

21 – 30

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.3%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

91.7%

Number of Users Starting Verification

6,036,664

Percent of the Zip Code Identifying as Black or African American

31 – 40

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.1%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

91.0%

Number of Users Starting Verification

3,529,322

Percent of the Zip Code Identifying as Black or African American

41 – 50

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.0%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

91.0%

Number of Users Starting Verification

2,190,221

Percent of the Zip Code Identifying as Black or African American

51 – 60

Selfie Match Pass Rates

97.9%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

90.1%

Number of Users Starting Verification

1,614,769

Percent of the Zip Code Identifying as Black or African American

61 – 70

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.1%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

90.3%

Number of Users Starting Verification

1,373,365

Percent of the Zip Code Identifying as Black or African American

71 – 80

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.1%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

89.8%

Number of Users Starting Verification

1,051,383

Percent of the Zip Code Identifying as Black or African American

81 – 100

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.0%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

89.3%

Number of Users Starting Verification

1,616,460

Pass Rates vs. Median Household Income of a Zip Code

Median Household Incomes

by Zip Code

Selfie Match Pass Rates

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

Percent of Users Verified

Through Video Chat Agent Pathway

Number of Users Starting Verification

Median Household Incomes by Zip Code

200k+

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.9%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

96.4%

Percent of Users Verified Through Video Chat Agent Pathway

12.5%

Number of Users Starting Verification

247,449

Median Household Incomes by Zip Code

150k – 200k

Selfie Match Pass Rates

99.0%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

96.1%

Percent of Users Verified Through Video Chat Agent Pathway

12.5%

Number of Users Starting Verification

1,317,306

Median Household Incomes by Zip Code

125k – 150k

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.9%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

95.8%

Percent of Users Verified Through Video Chat Agent Pathway

12.4%

Number of Users Starting Verification

2,729,287

Median Household Incomes by Zip Code

100k – 125k

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.8%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

95.4%

Percent of Users Verified Through Video Chat Agent Pathway

12.5%

Number of Users Starting Verification

6,969,199

Median Household Incomes by Zip Code

75k – 100k

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.7%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

94.3%

Percent of Users Verified Through Video Chat Agent Pathway

13.8%

Number of Users Starting Verification

14,821,822

Median Household Incomes by Zip Code

60k – 75k

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.4%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

92.6%

Percent of Users Verified Through Video Chat Agent Pathway

16.1%

Number of Users Starting Verification

15,127,080

Median Household Incomes by Zip Code

50k – 60k

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.3%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

91.2%

Percent of Users Verified Through Video Chat Agent Pathway

18.3%

Number of Users Starting Verification

11,493,725

Median Household Incomes by Zip Code

45k – 50k

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.2%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

89.7%

Percent of Users Verified Through Video Chat Agent Pathway

20.2%

Number of Users Starting Verification

4,839,372

Median Household Incomes by Zip Code

40k – 45k

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.1%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

88.9%

Percent of Users Verified Through Video Chat Agent Pathway

22.0%

Number of Users Starting Verification

3,710,787

Median Household Incomes by Zip Code

35k – 40k

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.1%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

88.1%

Percent of Users Verified Through Video Chat Agent Pathway

24.0%

Number of Users Starting Verification

2,240,741

Median Household Incomes by Zip Code

30k – 35k

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.0%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

87.1%

Percent of Users Verified Through Video Chat Agent Pathway

26.3%

Number of Users Starting Verification

1,619,214

Median Household Incomes by Zip Code

25k – 30k

Selfie Match Pass Rates

97.7%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

85.4%

Percent of Users Verified Through Video Chat Agent Pathway

30.2%

Number of Users Starting Verification

716,654

Median Household Incomes by Zip Code

20k – 25k

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.0%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

80.8%

Percent of Users Verified Through Video Chat Agent Pathway

39.5%

Number of Users Starting Verification

251,855

Median Household Incomes by Zip Code

20k or Less

Selfie Match Pass Rates

98.2%

Authoritative Records Pass Rates

71.3%

Percent of Users Verified Through Video Chat Agent Pathway

59.8%

Number of Users Starting Verification

152,986

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