Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2000

Income Sources of Nonmarried Persons 65 or Older

Table 1.9
Percentage with income from specified source, by sex and marital status
Source of income					Nonmarried men				Nonmarried women
Source of income					Total ^a	Widowed	Never married	Divorced	Total ^a	Widowed	Never married	Divorced
Earnings					18	13	21	26	11	9	12	23
	Wages and salaries				14	10	16	20	10	8	11	21
	Self-employment				4	3	5	6	1	1	1	3

Retirement benefits					91	94	84	92	93	93	85	92
	Social Security ^b				88	92	83	89	90	91	80	89
	Benefits other than Social Security				37	38	32	37	34	34	39	32
		Other public pensions			11	10	8	14	13	13	14	12
			Railroad Retirement		0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1
			Government employee pensions		11	9	8	14	12	11	13	12
				Military	2	2	1	4	1	1	0	0
				Federal	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5
				State or local	5	5	4	6	7	6	9	7
		Private pensions or annuities			27	29	23	25	22	23	26	20

Income from assets					50	52	50	47	53	53	53	56
	Interest				48	50	47	46	51	51	51	55
	Other income from assets				21	22	22	19	22	21	27	23
		Dividends			17	18	19	16	18	17	24	20
		Rent or royalties			7	8	6	7	7	7	6	7
		Estates or trusts			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Veterans' benefits					7	6	11	7	2	3	0	1

Unemployment compensation					0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

Workers' compensation					0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Public assistance					4	3	9	5	7	6	10	9
	Supplemental Security Income				4	3	8	5	7	6	9	9
	Other public assistance				0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Personal contributions					0	0	1	0	1	1	1	4

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)					3,933	2,072	600	930	10,997	8,528	702	1,395
a. Includes persons who are separated or married but living apart from their spouse.
b. Social Security includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.