Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2000

Income Sources of Aged Persons

Table 1.8
Percentage with income from specified source, by race, Hispanic origin, age, and sex
Source of income				White			Black			Hispanic origin ^a
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				71	51	17	62	39	15	61	43	13

Retirement benefits				19	59	93	25	59	91	16	45	81
	Social Security ^b			9	51	91	14	53	87	11	42	78
	Benefits other than Social Security			13	25	35	13	23	29	7	12	19
		Other public pensions		5	9	12	5	8	12	2	2	7
			Railroad Retirement	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
			Government employee pensions	5	9	11	5	8	12	2	2	6
		Private pensions or annuities		8	16	25	8	16	17	4	9	12

Income from assets				64	64	63	32	35	29	30	29	28

Veterans' benefits				1	1	3	1	2	4	1	1	1

Public assistance				3	3	3	9	11	9	5	8	14

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)				15,191	5,217	29,123	1,863	537	2,789	1,393	490	1,882
				Men
Earnings				80	58	23	70	48	19	74	50	21

Retirement benefits				22	58	93	24	58	92	17	45	84
	Social Security ^b			8	47	91	12	52	85	10	42	81
	Benefits other than Social Security			16	31	44	16	22	36	8	16	26
		Other public pensions		7	13	13	5	8	17	2	2	8
			Railroad Retirement	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
			Government employee pensions	6	12	12	5	8	16	2	2	8
		Private pensions or annuities		10	19	32	10	15	20	6	14	18

Income from assets				64	64	65	37	29	35	30	31	32

Veterans' benefits				2	2	6	2	2	6	1	1	3

Public assistance				2	3	2	7	5	5	3	6	8

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)				7,322	2,432	12,562	804	228	1,110	677	222	777
				Women
Earnings				63	44	12	56	33	13	49	38	8

Retirement benefits				17	60	93	26	60	91	16	46	79
	Social Security ^b			9	55	91	16	53	88	11	42	76
	Benefits other than Social Security			9	19	29	11	25	24	5	8	14
		Other public pensions		4	6	11	4	7	10	2	3	6
			Railroad Retirement	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
			Government employee pensions	4	6	10	4	7	9	2	3	5
		Private pensions or annuities		5	13	19	7	17	15	3	5	8

Income from assets				63	64	62	29	40	24	30	28	26

Veterans' benefits				1	1	1	0	1	3	0	1	0

Public assistance				4	4	3	10	16	12	8	10	18

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)				7,869	2,785	16,560	1,058	309	1,680	716	268	1,104
a. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
b. Social Security includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.