Income of the Aged Chartbook, 2000

Percentage receiving income from specified source, 2000

This bar chart, in addition to giving the source of income and the percentage received from each source, also highlights the percentage receiving retirement benefits both together and separately from public and private sources other than Social Security. The source of income and corresponding percentage from each source are given in the following tabulation.

Percentage receiving income from specified source, 2000
Source of income Percent
Social Security 90
Asset income 59
Retirement benefits other than Social Security 41
Public and private 2
Public 12
Private 27
Earnings 22
Public assistance 5
Veterans' benefits 4
 

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