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 asset income, 1978–2004
Year	All units	Beneficiary units
1978	62	63
1980	66	68
1982	68	69
1984	68	69
1986	67	68
1988	68	68
1990	69	70
1992	67	68
1994	67	69
1996	63	65
1998	61	65
2000	59	61
2002	55	58
2004	55	57
SOURCE: Income of the Population 55 or Older, selected years.