U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy.
SSI Annual Statistical Report, 2008
 

Children Under Age 18

Table 26.
Recipients with two parents in the household, by type and monthly amount of parental income, December 2008
Parental income All children living with two parents Mother Father
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total 242,174 100.0 242,174 100.0 242,174 100.0
No parental income 44,943 18.6 156,123 64.5 77,581 32.0
Parental income a 197,231 81.4 86,051 35.5 164,593 68.0
Earned income 161,826 66.8 59,273 24.5 130,706 54.0
Unearned income 56,219 23.2 30,387 12.5 41,510 17.1
Total income (dollars)
None 44,943 18.6 156,123 64.5 77,581 32.0
Under 200 6,840 2.8 15,241 6.3 7,502 3.1
200–399 6,395 2.6 7,401 3.1 5,092 2.1
400–599 7,516 3.1 8,080 3.3 7,578 3.1
600–999 22,446 9.3 16,962 7.0 22,725 9.4
1,000 or more 154,034 63.6 38,367 15.8 121,696 50.3
Earned income (dollars)
None 80,348 33.2 182,901 75.5 111,468 46.0
Under 200 1,660 0.7 2,415 1.0 1,599 0.7
200–399 2,619 1.1 3,637 1.5 2,288 0.9
400–599 4,398 1.8 5,091 2.1 3,702 1.5
600–999 13,085 5.4 11,679 4.8 10,486 4.3
1,000 or more 140,064 57.8 36,451 15.1 112,631 46.5
Unearned income (dollars)
None 185,955 76.8 211,787 87.5 200,664 82.9
Under 200 11,316 4.7 15,330 6.3 9,648 4.0
200–399 7,897 3.3 4,405 1.8 4,494 1.9
400–599 6,969 2.9 3,407 1.4 4,823 2.0
600–999 17,054 7.0 5,766 2.4 13,722 5.7
1,000 or more 12,983 5.4 1,479 0.6 8,823 3.6
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Record (Characteristic Extract Record format), 100 percent data.
a. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some parents may receive both earned and unearned income.
CONTACT: Clark Pickett (410) 965-9016 or ssi.asr@ssa.gov.
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