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

Children Under Age 18

Table 27.
Recipients with one or more parents who have income and average monthly amount of parental income, by type of income, December 2008
Type of income All children with parental income Children with parental income from—
Mother Father
Number Average
monthly
amount
(dollars)
Number Average
monthly
amount
(dollars)
Number Average
monthly
amount
(dollars)
Total a 607,731 1,354 469,161 1,038 191,983 1,749
Earned income 429,380 1,683 308,092 1,363 149,441 2,026
Unearned income b 221,026 454 185,387 363 51,317 643
Social Security 84,448 659 66,271 560 25,024 740
Other pensions 4,493 437 2,596 354 2,356 443
Public income-maintenance 87,513 145 82,798 133 10,218 166
Asset income 11,798 56 9,103 39 3,697 84
Other 43,304 677 31,303 570 12,468 918
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 more than one type of earned or unearned income or both earned and unearned income.
b. The sum of the entries may be greater than the total because some parents may receive more than one type of unearned income.
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