The Impact of Survey Choice on Measuring the Relative Importance of Social Security Benefits to the Elderly

by T. Lynn Fisher
Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 67 No. 2, 2007

Percentage of aged units 65 or older reporting all income from Social Security, 1978–2004
Year	All units	Beneficiary units
1978	14	16
1980	13	14
1982	14	15
1984	13	14
1986	14	15
1988	13	14
1990	12	13
1992	13	14
1994	15	16
1996	17	18
1998	17	18
2000	18	20
2002	20	22
2004	20	21
SOURCE: Income of the Population 55 or Older, selected years.