U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy.
Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2004
 
Income Sources of Aged Units
Table 1.4
Percentage with income from specified source, by race, Hispanic origin, Social Security beneficiary status, and age, 2004
Source of income Beneficiary Nonbeneficiary
55–61 62–64 65 or older 55–61 62–64 65 or older
White alone
Earnings 45 48 22 89 82 39
Retirement benefits 100 100 100 15 22 26
Social Security a 100 100 100 . . . . . . . . .
Benefits other than Social Security 27 41 45 15 22 26
Other public pensions 8 13 14 7 11 18
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 1 5
Government employee pensions b 8 13 14 7 10 13
Private pensions or annuities 21 31 33 9 12 9
Income from assets 41 59 61 65 67 45
Veterans' benefits 9 4 4 3 1 3
Public assistance 11 4 3 3 4 12
Number (thousands) 1,622 1,940 20,959 11,429 2,242 2,162
Black alone
Earnings 36 36 18 77 70 35
Retirement benefits 100 100 100 12 16 23
Social Security a 100 100 100 . . . . . . . . .
Benefits other than Social Security 19 30 29 12 16 23
Other public pensions 6 11 10 5 9 13
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 1
Government employee pensions b 6 11 10 5 9 12
Private pensions or annuities 13 19 20 7 7 11
Income from assets 25 27 26 36 32 25
Veterans' benefits 10 4 4 2 2 1
Public assistance 11 11 9 9 10 16
Number (thousands) 305 282 2,132 1,511 266 434
Hispanic origin c
Earnings 29 39 18 82 71 30
Retirement benefits 100 100 100 10 17 10
Social Security a 100 100 100 . . . . . . . . .
Benefits other than Social Security 19 25 23 10 17 10
Other public pensions 8 7 6 4 9 4
Railroad Retirement 0 0 0 0 0 1
Government employee pensions b 8 7 6 4 9 3
Private pensions or annuities 11 20 18 6 7 6
Income from assets 23 28 25 35 26 16
Veterans' benefits 4 3 2 2 1 0
Public assistance 16 11 11 7 14 21
Number (thousands) 152 139 1,322 1,193 255 418
NOTE: . . . = not applicable.
a. Includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, and special age-72 benefits.
b. Includes federal, state, local, and military pensions.
c. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
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