Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2000

Income Sources of Aged Units

Table 1.5
Distribution of those receiving retirement benefits, earnings, and income from assets, by age, marital status, and sex of nonmarried persons
Retirement benefits			Aged 55-61					Aged 62-64					Aged 65 or older
			Total	Earnings		Income from assets		Total	Earnings		Income from assets		Total	Earnings		Income from assets
			Total	Yes	No	Yes	No	Total	Yes	No	Yes	No	Total	Yes	No	Yes	No
			All units
		Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

No benefit			74	82	43	75	72	38	51	17	36	42	7	12	6	4	12

One benefit			22	16	47	21	25	40	34	51	37	45	54	52	55	47	64
	Social Security only ^a		10	5	28	5	17	32	24	44	25	41	52	50	52	44	63
	Private pension or annuity only		8	6	12	10	4	4	5	3	6	2	1	1	1	1	1
	Government employee pension only ^b		5	5	7	6	3	4	5	3	5	2	1	1	1	1	1
	Railroad Retirement only		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Two benefits			3	2	9	4	3	20	15	30	25	13	37	33	37	46	23
	Social Security and federal pension only		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	3	2	3	4	2
	Social Security and Railroad Retirement, state/local, or military pension only		1	0	2	1	1	5	4	6	6	3	7	8	7	9	4
	Social Security and private pension only		2	1	6	2	2	14	10	21	17	9	26	23	27	32	17
	Other combination		0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0

Three or more benefit types			0	0	1	0	0	1	1	3	2	0	2	2	2	3	1

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)			12,430	9,964	2,466	7,536	4,894	4,049	2,584	1,466	2,434	1,615	25,230	5,675	19,555	14,985	10,245
			Married couples
		Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

No benefit			74	78	29	75	70	37	45	13	36	40	6	11	3	4	10

One benefit			22	20	52	21	26	37	37	38	35	42	45	49	43	40	57
	Social Security only ^a		8	6	23	5	16	28	27	31	24	38	43	47	41	38	55
	Private pension or annuity only		8	7	20	10	5	4	5	3	6	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Government employee pension only ^b		6	6	9	6	5	5	5	4	6	3	1	1	1	1	1
	Railroad Retirement only		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Two benefits			4	3	16	4	4	24	18	43	26	17	45	37	49	50	32
	Social Security and federal pension only		0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	1	3	2	4	4	2
	Social Security and Railroad Retirement, state/local, or military pension only		1	0	3	1	1	6	5	11	6	6	9	9	9	10	6
	Social Security and private pension only		2	2	12	2	3	16	12	27	18	10	32	25	35	35	23
	Other combination		1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1

Three or more benefit types			0	0	3	0	0	2	1	7	3	1	4	3	5	5	2

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)			6,903	6,319	584	5,000	1,904	2,170	1,651	519	1,538	632	10,300	3,738	6,562	7,148	3,152
			Nonmarried persons
		Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

No benefit			75	89	47	76	74	40	61	19	37	42	8	15	7	3	13

One benefit			22	10	46	21	24	43	29	58	39	47	60	57	61	53	68
	Social Security only ^a		12	3	30	5	18	36	20	51	29	42	58	55	58	50	66
	Private pension or annuity only		7	5	10	10	4	4	5	3	7	2	1	2	1	1	1
	Government employee pension only ^b		4	3	6	6	2	3	3	3	4	2	1	1	1	2	1
	Railroad Retirement only		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Two benefits			3	1	7	4	2	17	10	23	23	11	31	27	32	41	19
	Social Security and federal pension only		0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	3	2	3	4	1
	Social Security and Railroad Retirement, state/local, or military pension only		1	0	1	1	0	3	3	4	5	2	6	6	6	9	4
	Social Security and private pension only		2	0	4	2	1	12	7	18	16	9	22	18	22	28	14
	Other combination		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Three or more benefit types			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	0

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)			5,527	3,645	1,881	2,536	2,990	1,880	932	947	896	983	14,930	1,937	12,993	7,837	7,093
			Nonmarried men
		Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

No benefit			77	91	47	76	77	44	70	17	42	45	9	19	7	4	13

One benefit			22	9	48	23	21	41	24	60	39	43	57	54	57	49	65
	Social Security only ^a		10	2	27	3	14	35	19	51	29	39	54	52	55	45	64
	Private pension or annuity only		7	4	13	11	4	2	2	3	4	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Government employee pension only ^b		5	3	8	8	3	4	3	5	5	3	2	1	2	3	0
	Railroad Retirement only		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Two benefits			2	0	5	1	2	14	6	22	17	11	34	26	35	46	22
	Social Security and federal pension only		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	3	3	2
	Social Security and Railroad Retirement, state/local, or military pension only		0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	6	7	6	9	3
	Social Security and private pension only		1	0	4	1	2	10	3	18	13	8	25	18	26	33	17
	Other combination		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Three or more benefit types			0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	0

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)			2,148	1,458	691	882	1,267	631	323	308	254	376	3,933	704	3,228	1,969	1,964
			Nonmarried women
		Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

No benefit			74	88	48	76	72	38	57	19	35	40	7	12	7	3	12

One benefit			23	11	45	19	26	44	31	57	40	49	61	59	62	55	69
	Social Security only ^a		13	3	31	5	21	36	20	51	28	44	59	56	59	52	67
	Private pension or annuity only		6	5	8	9	3	5	7	4	8	3	1	2	1	1	1
	Government employee pension only ^b		3	3	5	5	2	3	4	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	1
	Railroad Retirement only		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Two benefits			4	1	7	5	2	18	12	24	25	11	30	27	30	40	18
	Social Security and federal pension only		0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	3	3	3	4	1
	Social Security and Railroad Retirement, state/local, or military pension only		1	0	2	1	1	3	3	4	5	1	6	5	7	8	4
	Social Security and private pension only		2	1	5	3	1	14	9	18	18	9	20	18	21	27	13
	Other combination		0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

Three or more benefit types			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	2	0

Memorandum:
Number (thousands)			3,378	2,188	1,190	1,655	1,723	1,249	610	639	642	607	10,997	1,233	9,764	5,868	5,129
a. Social Security includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-72 benefits.
b. Includes federal, state, local, and military pensions.