U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.

Income of the Aged Chartbook, 2006

 
Percentage of aged beneficiary units receiving Social Security benefits, by relative importance of benefits to total income, 2006
  All beneficiary units Beneficiary married couples Nonmarried beneficiaries
50% or more of income 63.5 52.0 71.8
90% or more of income 32.3 20.4 40.8
 

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