Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2004
| Source of income | Total | Married persons | Nonmarried persons | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55–61 | 62–64 | 65 or older | 55–61 | 62–64 | 65 or older | 55–61 | 62–64 | 65 or older | |
| All persons | |||||||||
| Earnings | 72 | 51 | 18 | 73 | 52 | 21 | 69 | 49 | 14 |
| Retirement benefits | 19 | 54 | 91 | 17 | 52 | 91 | 24 | 57 | 91 |
| Social Security a | 9 | 44 | 88 | 7 | 42 | 88 | 14 | 48 | 88 |
| Benefits other than Social Security | 12 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 34 |
| Other public pensions | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| Railroad Retirement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Government employee pensions b | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Private pensions or annuities | 7 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 24 |
| Income from assets | 57 | 59 | 56 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 44 | 47 | 47 |
| Veterans' benefits | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Public assistance | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Number (thousands) | 22,214 | 7,317 | 35,213 | 15,124 | 5,072 | 19,278 | 7,091 | 2,245 | 15,935 |
| Men | |||||||||
| Earnings | 78 | 59 | 23 | 82 | 63 | 25 | 68 | 47 | 18 |
| Retirement benefits | 22 | 53 | 92 | 21 | 52 | 92 | 25 | 57 | 91 |
| Social Security a | 9 | 40 | 88 | 8 | 38 | 88 | 12 | 48 | 87 |
| Benefits other than Social Security | 16 | 28 | 44 | 16 | 31 | 46 | 15 | 20 | 41 |
| Other public pensions | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Railroad Retirement | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Government employee pensions b | 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Private pensions or annuities | 9 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 29 |
| Income from assets | 59 | 60 | 59 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 43 | 46 | 48 |
| Veterans' benefits | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Public assistance | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Number (thousands) | 10,563 | 3,484 | 15,151 | 7,790 | 2,665 | 10,858 | 2,773 | 819 | 4,292 |
| Women | |||||||||
| Earnings | 66 | 44 | 14 | 63 | 41 | 16 | 69 | 51 | 13 |
| Retirement benefits | 17 | 54 | 91 | 13 | 53 | 90 | 24 | 57 | 91 |
| Social Security a | 9 | 47 | 88 | 6 | 47 | 88 | 15 | 48 | 89 |
| Benefits other than Social Security | 9 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 32 |
| Other public pensions | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| Railroad Retirement | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Government employee pensions b | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| Private pensions or annuities | 5 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| Income from assets | 55 | 58 | 53 | 61 | 63 | 62 | 45 | 48 | 46 |
| Veterans' benefits | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Public assistance | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Number (thousands) | 11,651 | 3,834 | 20,063 | 7,333 | 2,407 | 8,420 | 4,317 | 1,427 | 11,643 |
| a. Includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, and special |
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| b. Includes federal, state, local, and military pensions. | |||||||||
