This line chart shows the change in receipt of Social Security, asset income, pensions, earnings, and public assistance from 1962 to 2000. In 1962, 69% received Social Security. This percentage then sharply increased to a high of 92 in 1988, after which there was little movement before it slightly declined to 90 in 2000. Fifty-four percent had asset income in 1962. This percentage declined slightly to 49 in 1971, rose to a high of 69 in 1990, then steadily declined to 59 in 2000. The percentage receiving pensions steady rose from 18 in 1962 to a high of 45 in 1992, and declined slightly to 41 in 2000. The percentage with earnings starts at 36, drops to sharply to 27 in 1967, rises to 31 in 1971, drops to 22 in 1982, and remains at about that level to 2000. Fourteen percent received public assistance in 1962. That percentage drops to 10 in 1980, and declined to 5 in 2000.