| Type of income | Total | Category | Age | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged | Blind | Disabled | Under 18 | 18–64 | 65 or older | ||
| All recipients a | 6,902,364 | 1,232,778 | 77,082 | 5,592,504 | 959,379 | 3,953,248 | 1,989,737 |
| No other income | 3,823,904 | 430,664 | 41,848 | 3,351,392 | 719,247 | 2,382,078 | 722,579 |
| Earned income | 239,396 | 14,313 | 4,320 | 220,763 | 2,325 | 214,140 | 22,931 |
| Unearned income | |||||||
| Social Security benefits | 2,421,362 | 708,499 | 26,891 | 1,685,972 | 67,351 | 1,212,446 | 1,141,565 |
| Veterans' benefits | 75,028 | 32,332 | 619 | 42,077 | 1,368 | 24,275 | 49,385 |
| Income based on need | 12,273 | 79 | 33 | 12,161 | 8,187 | 3,998 | 88 |
| Workers' compensation | 4,990 | 346 | 23 | 4,621 | 17 | 4,126 | 847 |
| Support from absent parents | 121,058 | . . . | 873 | 120,185 | 118,150 | 2,908 | . . . |
| Pensions | 59,739 | 39,517 | 439 | 19,783 | 37 | 12,521 | 47,181 |
| Support and maintenance | 257,745 | 78,205 | 2,479 | 177,061 | 38,231 | 123,616 | 95,898 |
| Asset income b | 244,155 | 87,447 | 3,563 | 153,145 | 15,898 | 110,700 | 117,557 |
| Other c | 76,435 | 13,114 | 846 | 62,475 | 2,962 | 54,641 | 18,832 |
| SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data. | |||||||
| NOTE: . . . = not applicable. | |||||||
| a. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some recipients may receive more than one type of unearned income or both earned and unearned income. | |||||||
| b. Includes income received as rent, interest, dividends, and royalties. | |||||||
| c. Does not include income deemed from a spouse or parent. | |||||||
| CONTACT: Alfreda Brooks |
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