Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2004 - Importance of Income Sources Relative to Total Income

Relative Importance of Income Sources for Aged Units
Table 6.A1
Percentage distribution, by age, 2004
Proportion of income	Aged 55–61	Aged 62–64	Aged 65 or older
Proportion of income	Aged 55–61	Aged 62–64	Total	65–74	75 or older
	Retirement benefits ^a
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100

0	74	40	6	8	4
1–19 ^b	6	11	4	7	2
20–39	5	9	8	11	5
40–59	4	8	9	11	7
60–79	3	6	11	11	11
80 or more	9	25	62	51	72

50 or more	13	35	78	68	87
90 or more	8	22	54	44	63
100	5	13	30	23	35

Mean proportion	14	37	75	67	83

Number (thousands)	15,053	4,782	25,891	12,538	13,353
	Social Security ^c
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100

0	87	52	9	11	6
1–19 ^b	3	13	9	13	5
20–39	3	10	15	18	11
40–59	2	7	16	17	15
60–79	1	4	14	12	16
80 or more	4	14	38	29	46

50 or more	7	21	60	49	70
90 or more	4	12	31	24	38
100	3	9	20	15	24

Mean proportion	7	24	60	52	67

Number (thousands)	15,053	4,782	25,891	12,538	13,353
	Government employee pensions ^d
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100

0	93	89	86	86	87
1–19 ^b	2	2	2	3	2
20–39	2	3	3	4	3
40–59	1	2	4	4	4
60–79	1	1	2	2	3
80 or more	1	2	2	2	2

50 or more	3	4	6	6	6
90 or more	1	1	1	1	1
100	0	1	0	0	0

Mean proportion	3	5	6	6	6

Number (thousands)	15,053	4,782	25,891	12,538	13,353
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100

0	90	80	70	71	69
1–19 ^b	4	9	12	11	13
20–39	2	4	10	9	10
40–59	1	4	6	6	6
60–79	1	2	2	2	2

80 or more	2	2	1	1	1
50 or more	3	5	4	5	4
90 or more	1	1	0	1	0
100	1	1	0	0	0

Mean proportion	4	7	9	9	9

Number (thousands)	15,053	4,782	25,891	12,538	13,353
	Earnings
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100

0	16	34	76	63	89
1–19 ^b	2	4	5	7	3
20–39	3	5	4	6	2
40–59	5	7	5	8	2
60–79	8	10	5	8	2
80 or more	65	40	5	8	2

50 or more	77	54	12	21	4
90 or more	58	33	3	6	1
100	22	11	2	2	1

Mean proportion	73	51	12	20	5

Number (thousands)	15,053	4,782	25,891	12,538	13,353
	Income from assets
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100

0	41	40	44	42	45
1–19 ^b	52	50	43	45	41
20–39	3	5	7	7	7
40–59	2	3	3	3	3
60–79	1	1	2	1	2
80 or more	2	2	1	1	2

50 or more	3	4	4	4	5
90 or more	2	2	1	1	1
100	1	1	1	1	1

Mean proportion	6	7	8	8	8

Number (thousands)	15,053	4,782	25,891	12,538	13,353
	Public assistance
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100

0	95	95	95	95	96
1–19 ^b	1	1	1	2	1
20–39	1	1	1	1	1
40–59	1	1	1	1	0
60–79	0	0	0	0	0
80 or more	2	2	1	2	1

50 or more	3	2	2	2	2
90 or more	2	2	1	1	1
100	2	1	1	1	1

Mean proportion	3	3	2	2	2

Number (thousands)	15,053	4,782	25,891	12,538	13,353
NOTE: Units with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
a. Includes Social Security benefits, Railroad Retirement, government employee pensions, and private pensions or annuities.
b. Includes units with at least $1 but less than 1 percent of income from the specified source.
c. Includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, and special age-72 benefits.
d. Includes federal, state, local, and military pensions.

Relative Importance of Income Sources for Units 65 or Older
Table 6.A2
Percentage distribution, by quintiles of total money income, 2004
Proportion of income	Total	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth
	Retirement benefits ^a
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100

0	6	13	2	3	5	8
1–19 ^b	4	1	0	1	2	17
20–39	8	1	2	4	9	22
40–59	9	3	4	9	13	15
60–79	11	6	8	12	17	12
80 or more	62	76	84	71	54	26

50 or more	78	85	94	88	78	45
90 or more	54	71	77	62	44	19
100	30	55	49	29	15	4

Mean proportion	75	81	90	83	74	49

Number (thousands)	25,891	4,520	5,443	5,318	5,297	5,312
	Social Security ^c
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100

0	9	15	4	5	8	12
1–19 ^b	9	1	1	2	5	35
20–39	15	1	3	8	22	37
40–59	16	4	7	22	33	13
60–79	14	7	14	24	23	2
80 or more	38	72	72	38	10	1

50 or more	60	81	90	76	48	7
90 or more	31	65	61	28	5	1
100	20	50	37	12	1	1

Mean proportion	60	78	84	67	48	24

Number (thousands)	25,891	4,520	5,443	5,318	5,297	5,312
	Government employee pensions ^d
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100

0	86	99	96	88	80	71
1–19 ^b	2	0	1	2	3	6
20–39	3	0	1	3	5	7
40–59	4	0	1	3	6	8
60–79	2	0	1	2	4	5
80 or more	2	0	1	2	2	3

50 or more	6	1	2	6	10	11
90 or more	1	0	0	1	1	1
100	0	0	0	1	0	0

Mean proportion	6	1	2	6	10	13

Number (thousands)	25,891	4,520	5,443	5,318	5,297	5,312
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100

0	70	93	81	64	54	61
1–19 ^b	12	3	11	14	15	16
20–39	10	1	5	13	17	11
40–59	6	1	2	7	11	8
60–79	2	1	1	1	3	4
80 or more	1	1	0	1	0	1

50 or more	4	2	1	3	7	8
90 or more	0	1	0	0	0	0
100	0	1	0	0	0	0

Mean proportion	9	3	4	10	14	12

Number (thousands)	25,891	4,520	5,443	5,318	5,297	5,312
	Earnings
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100

0	76	96	94	84	68	42
1–19 ^b	5	1	2	5	7	10
20–39	4	1	1	4	7	7
40–59	5	0	1	4	8	12
60–79	5	0	1	2	6	15
80 or more	5	1	1	2	5	14

50 or more	12	2	2	6	15	36
90 or more	3	1	1	2	4	8
100	2	1	1	1	2	2

Mean proportion	12	2	3	7	15	33

Number (thousands)	25,891	4,520	5,443	5,318	5,297	5,312
	Income from assets
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100

0	44	75	59	43	29	17
1–19 ^b	43	18	35	46	56	55
20–39	7	2	4	7	11	11
40–59	3	1	1	2	3	7
60–79	2	0	0	1	1	6
80 or more	1	4	0	0	0	3

50 or more	4	4	1	2	3	12
90 or more	1	3	0	0	0	0
100	1	3	0	0	0	0

Mean proportion	8	5	4	6	8	16

Number (thousands)	25,891	4,520	5,443	5,318	5,297	5,312
NOTES: Quintile limits are $10,399, $16,363, $25,587, and $44,129 for aged units. Units with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
a. Includes Social Security benefits, Railroad Retirement, government employee pensions, and private pensions or annuities.
b. Includes units with at least $1 but less than 1 percent of income from the specified source.
c. Includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, and special age-72 benefits.
d. Includes federal, state, local, and military pensions.

Relative Importance of Income Sources for Aged Units with Income from Specfied Source
Table 6.B1
Percentage distribution, by age, 2004
Proportion of income	Aged 55–61	Aged 62–64	Aged 65 or older
Proportion of income	Aged 55–61	Aged 62–64	Total	65–74	75 or older
	Retirement benefits ^a
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100

1–19 ^b	22	18	4	7	2
20–39	20	16	8	12	5
40–59	14	14	9	12	7
60–79	10	9	12	12	11
80 or more	34	43	66	56	75

50 or more	51	58	83	74	90
90 or more	29	37	57	48	66
100	18	22	32	26	37

Mean proportion	55	61	80	73	86

Number (thousands)	3,974	2,854	24,362	11,510	12,852
	Social Security ^c
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100

1–19 ^b	23	26	10	14	6
20–39	19	20	16	21	12
40–59	15	15	18	19	16
60–79	10	8	15	14	17
80 or more	33	30	41	33	49

50 or more	51	44	66	55	75
90 or more	30	26	34	27	40
100	23	19	21	17	25

Mean proportion	55	51	65	58	72

Number (thousands)	1,986	2,287	23,662	11,145	12,517
	Government employee pensions ^d
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100

1–19 ^b	26	21	18	19	17
20–39	26	29	25	26	23
40–59	20	18	28	27	28
60–79	9	13	18	17	19
80 or more	20	19	12	11	13

50 or more	39	39	44	42	46
90 or more	15	13	6	6	6
100	6	6	2	1	2

Mean proportion	45	46	46	45	48

Number (thousands)	1,060	542	3,565	1,784	1,780
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100

1–19 ^b	39	43	40	38	42
20–39	22	21	33	32	33
40–59	13	19	19	21	18
60–79	9	8	6	6	6
80 or more	18	8	2	3	2

50 or more	32	24	15	17	13
90 or more	14	6	2	2	1
100	6	3	1	1	1

Mean proportion	39	33	29	30	28

Number (thousands)	1,523	954	7,757	3,663	4,094
	Earnings
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100

1–19 ^b	2	6	21	18	30
20–39	4	7	17	15	22
40–59	6	11	21	22	19
60–79	10	15	21	22	15
80 or more	78	60	21	23	15

50 or more	91	81	52	56	38
90 or more	70	50	14	15	12
100	27	17	6	6	6

Mean proportion	87	77	51	54	43

Number (thousands)	12,594	3,166	6,139	4,686	1,453
	Income from assets
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100

1–19 ^b	87	83	76	78	74
20–39	5	8	13	12	14
40–59	3	4	6	6	5
60–79	1	2	3	3	4
80 or more	3	3	2	2	3

50 or more	5	7	8	7	9
90 or more	3	3	1	1	2
100	2	2	1	1	1

Mean proportion	10	12	14	13	15

Number (thousands)	8,921	2,874	14,516	7,230	7,286
	Public assistance
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100

1–19 ^b	23	25	32	32	32
20–39	17	21	21	21	21
40–59	12	13	13	14	12
60–79	4	6	3	2	3
80 or more	43	35	31	30	32

50 or more	53	46	38	37	38
90 or more	42	32	29	28	31
100	38	26	27	27	27

Mean proportion	58	54	48	48	49

Number (thousands)	755	241	1,176	646	530
NOTE: Units with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
a. Includes Social Security benefits, Railroad Retirement, government employee pensions, and private pensions or annuities.
b. Includes units with at least $1 but less than 1 percent of income from the specified source.
c. Includes retired-worker, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, and special age-72 benefits.
d. Includes federal, state, local, and military pensions.

Relative Importance of Income Sources for Aged Units with Income from Specified Source
Table 6.B2
Percentage distribution, by age, marital status, and sex of nonmarried persons, 2004
Proportion of income	Aged 55–61				Aged 62–64				Aged 65 or older
	Married couples	Nonmarried persons			Married couples	Nonmarried persons			Married couples	Nonmarried persons
	Married couples	Total	Men	Women	Married couples	Total	Men	Women	Married couples	Total	Men	Women
	Retirement benefits ^a
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

1–19 ^b	30	12	12	12	25	10	11	9	7	2	4	2
20–39	28	11	12	11	19	11	10	12	11	6	8	6
40–59	14	13	11	15	15	13	14	12	12	8	9	7
60–79	10	9	7	9	8	11	10	12	14	10	11	10
80 or more	18	55	58	52	32	56	57	55	56	73	69	75

50 or more	35	72	72	71	46	73	74	72	75	88	84	89
90 or more	14	50	52	48	25	51	52	51	46	65	62	66
100	7	33	35	31	12	35	36	34	19	40	38	41

Mean proportion	43	71	72	70	52	73	73	73	74	85	82	86

Number (thousands)	2,248	1,726	679	1,046	1,592	1,262	461	800	9,972	14,390	3,853	10,537
	Social Security ^c
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

1–19 ^b	37	7	10	6	35	16	15	16	16	6	10	4
20–39	28	10	8	11	27	12	12	13	21	13	16	11
40–59	13	18	12	21	13	17	21	16	20	16	19	15
60–79	9	11	15	9	6	11	10	12	17	15	13	15
80 or more	13	54	55	53	19	43	42	43	28	51	42	54

50 or more	28	74	75	74	29	61	61	62	54	74	65	78
90 or more	11	49	52	48	14	39	38	40	21	43	35	46
100	8	39	43	37	10	30	30	30	11	29	25	30

Mean proportion	37	74	74	73	40	64	63	64	56	72	65	75

Number (thousands)	1,012	974	344	631	1,221	1,066	391	674	9,650	14,012	3,717	10,295
	Government employee pensions ^d
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

1–19 ^b	29	19	15	22	26	12	e	15	21	15	13	15
20–39	29	20	27	14	31	26	e	27	28	22	17	23
40–59	19	22	15	27	18	16	e	14	26	30	26	32
60–79	10	6	4	7	15	10	e	13	16	20	25	18
80 or more	12	33	38	30	10	35	e	32	10	14	20	11

50 or more	30	54	54	54	31	54	e	52	38	50	57	47
90 or more	8	28	34	24	6	26	e	22	5	8	10	7
100	2	14	16	12	2	13	e	11	2	2	2	2

Mean proportion	39	56	58	54	40	58	e	56	44	50	55	47

Number (thousands)	674	386	162	224	359	183	49	134	1,864	1,700	505	1,195
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

1–19 ^b	43	31	22	38	51	28	27	28	42	38	29	42
20–39	24	19	23	16	21	22	10	30	34	31	30	32
40–59	13	13	11	14	16	26	39	19	18	21	28	17
60–79	8	10	12	8	7	10	9	11	5	7	10	6
80 or more	11	27	32	24	6	13	15	12	2	3	3	3

50 or more	24	45	51	40	18	35	44	29	13	17	21	15
90 or more	7	24	24	23	5	9	15	4	1	2	2	2
100	3	10	10	10	1	6	11	3	1	1	2	1

Mean proportion	33	48	54	44	28	43	46	40	28	31	35	29

Number (thousands)	932	591	252	338	646	309	115	193	3,923	3,833	1,235	2,598
	Earnings
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

1–19 ^b	2	3	1	3	6	7	5	8	22	19	17	20
20–39	4	4	3	4	6	10	8	10	16	17	16	17
40–59	7	5	6	4	12	10	12	8	22	19	18	20
60–79	12	6	5	7	18	8	5	10	20	22	23	21
80 or more	75	83	84	82	58	66	70	64	19	23	26	22

50 or more	92	91	93	90	82	80	82	79	51	54	58	52
90 or more	66	75	77	74	46	57	61	54	12	19	20	18
100	19	39	43	36	13	25	31	21	5	9	11	8

Mean proportion	86	89	90	88	76	78	80	76	50	54	56	52

Number (thousands)	7,773	4,821	1,852	2,969	2,078	1,089	369	720	3,890	2,249	746	1,503
	Income from assets
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

1–19 ^b	89	84	84	84	85	79	70	83	77	75	74	76
20–39	6	4	4	4	9	7	9	6	13	13	13	13
40–59	3	3	4	3	3	7	11	4	5	6	7	5
60–79	1	2	2	2	1	3	3	2	3	3	3	4
80 or more	2	6	6	7	2	5	8	3	2	3	3	3

50 or more	3	10	10	10	5	11	16	9	7	8	9	8
90 or more	1	6	6	6	2	4	6	3	1	2	1	2
100	1	5	5	5	2	2	4	2	1	1	1	2

Mean proportion	8	13	14	13	10	15	20	12	14	15	15	14

Number (thousands)	5,812	3,109	1,167	1,942	1,828	1,046	365	681	7,147	7,369	2,026	5,343
	Public assistance
Total percent	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

1–19 ^b	38	16	15	17	e	20	e	22	34	32	34	31
20–39	26	13	11	14	e	13	e	10	22	21	24	20
40–59	15	11	8	13	e	16	e	13	11	14	10	15
60–79	2	4	4	5	e	5	e	7	4	2	1	3
80 or more	18	55	62	51	e	46	e	49	30	31	31	31

50 or more	26	66	71	63	e	58	e	62	37	38	35	38
90 or more	16	54	60	50	e	42	e	44	30	29	28	30
100	16	49	55	45	e	33	e	35	29	26	26	26

Mean proportion	37	69	73	66	e	63	e	64	47	48	47	49

Number (thousands)	244	511	188	323	68	173	53	120	258	917	204	713
NOTE: Units with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
a. Includes Social Security benefits, Railroad Retirement, government employee pensions, and private pensions or annuities.
b. Includes units with at least $1 but less then 1 percent of income from the specified source.
c. Includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, and special age-72 benefits.
d. Includes federal, state, local, and military pensions.
e. Fewer than 75,000 weighted cases.

Relative Importance of Income Sources for Units 65 or Older with Income from Specified Source
Table 6.B3
Percentage distribution, by Social Security beneficiary status, marital status, and sex of nonmarried persons, 2004
Proportion of income	Beneficiary ^a					Nonbeneficiary
	All u

Importance of Income Sources Relative to Total Income

All Units

Aged Units

Units 65 or Older

Units Receiving Income from Specified Source

Aged Units

Units 65 or Older