Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2000

Income Sources of Aged Persons

Table 1.7
Percentage with income from specified source, by marital status, age, and sex
Source of income				Total			Married persons			Nonmarried persons
Source of income				55-61	62-64	65 or older	55-61	62-64	65 or older	55-61	62-64	65 or older
				All persons
Earnings				70	50	17	72	50	20	66	50	13

Retirement benefits				20	58	93	17	57	93	25	60	92
	Social Security ^a			9	51	90	7	50	90	14	53	90
	Benefits other than Social Security			12	24	34	12	24	34	13	24	34
		Other public pensions		5	9	12	5	9	11	5	8	12
			Railroad Retirement	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
			Government employee pensions	5	9	11	5	9	11	5	8	11
		Private pensions or annuities		8	16	24	7	15	24	9	17	23

Income from assets				60	61	60	66	67	65	46	48	52

Veterans' benefits				1	1	3	1	1	3	1	1	4

Public assistance				4	4	4	1	2	2	9	9	6

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)				17,777	6,007	32,979	12,250	4,127	18,049	5,527	1,880	14,930
				Men
Earnings				79	58	23	83	60	25	68	51	18

Retirement benefits				22	57	93	22	57	93	23	56	91
	Social Security ^a			8	47	89	7	46	90	11	49	88
	Benefits other than Social Security			16	30	43	17	32	45	14	21	37
		Other public pensions		6	12	13	7	13	14	5	8	11
			Railroad Retirement	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
			Government employee pensions	6	12	12	7	13	13	5	8	11
		Private pensions or annuities		10	19	31	10	20	32	8	13	27

Income from assets				61	61	62	68	67	66	41	40	50

Veterans' benefits				2	2	6	2	2	6	2	1	7

Public assistance				3	3	2	1	2	2	8	7	4

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)				8,481	2,771	14,179	6,333	2,140	10,246	2,148	631	3,933
				Women
Earnings				62	43	12	61	39	14	65	49	11

Retirement benefits				17	59	92	12	57	92	26	62	93
	Social Security ^a			10	54	90	6	53	90	16	55	90
	Benefits other than Social Security			9	19	28	7	15	20	13	26	34
		Other public pensions		4	6	11	3	5	8	5	8	13
			Railroad Retirement	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
			Government employee pensions	4	6	10	3	5	7	5	7	12
		Private pensions or annuities		5	13	18	4	10	13	9	19	22

Income from assets				59	61	58	64	67	65	49	51	53

Veterans' benefits				0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2

Public assistance				5	5	5	2	2	2	10	10	7

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)				9,296	3,236	18,799	5,917	1,987	7,802	3,378	1,249	10,997
a. Social Security includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.