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 pension income, 1978–2004
Year	All units	Beneficiary units
1978	32	32
1980	34	35
1982	35	36
1984	38	38
1986	40	40
1988	42	43
1990	44	44
1992	45	46
1994	42	44
1996	41	43
1998	43	44
2000	41	43
2002	41	43
2004	41	43
SOURCE: Income of the Population 55 or Older, selected years.