Income of the Population 55 or Older, 2014

Importance of Income Sources Relative to Total Income

Key Terms and Concepts for Section 8

Relative Importance of Income Sources for Aged Units

Table 8.A1 Percentage distribution of units, by source of income and age
Table 8.A2 Percentage distribution of units, by source of income, marital status, and age
Table 8.A3 Percentage distribution of units, by source of income, Social Security beneficiary status, marital status, and age

Relative Importance of Income Sources for Units 65 or Older

Table 8.A4 Percentage distribution of units, by source of income, race, Hispanic origin, and marital status
Table 8.A5 Percentage distribution of units, by source of income, marital status, and quintile of total money income

Relative Importance of Family Income Sources for Aged Persons

Table 8.B1 Percentage distribution, by source of family income, sex, and age

Relative Importance of Family Income Sources for Persons 65 or Older

Table 8.B2 Percentage distribution, by income source, sex, and age
Table 8.B3 Percentage distribution, by income source, sex, and marital status
Table 8.B4 Percentage distribution, by source of family income, family Social Security beneficiary status, sex, and marital status
Table 8.B5 Percentage distribution, by source of family income, race, Hispanic origin, and sex
Table 8.B6 Percentage distribution, by source of family income, race, Hispanic origin, sex, and marital status
Table 8.B7 Percentage distribution, by source of family income and quintile of per-capita family total money income
Table 8.B8 Percentage distribution, by source of family income, number of persons in family, and quintile of per-capita family total money income
Table 8.B9 Percentage distribution, by source of family income, sex, and ratio of family total money income to the poverty threshold

Key Terms and Concepts for Section 8 ¹

Age. Age classification is based on the age of the person at his or her last birthday as of March 2015. A married couple's age is defined as the age of the husband—unless he is under age 55 and the wife is 55 or older, in which case it is the age of the wife.

Aged unit. With age 55 as the cutoff, aged units are defined as married couples living together—at least one of whom is 55 or older—and nonmarried persons 55 or older.

Marital status. Married persons are married and living with their spouse. Nonmarried persons may be divorced, widowed, never married, separated, or married but living apart from their spouse.

Race. The categories White alone, Black alone, and Asian alone reflect respondents who reported only one race. Because of changes to the race category, data on race are not directly comparable to editions prior to 2002. A person's race is his or her reported race. A married couple's race is defined as the race of the husband.

Hispanic origin. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race. A married couple is of Hispanic origin if the husband is of Hispanic origin.

Family. A family is a group of two or more people (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together; all such people (including related subfamily members) are considered as members of one family.

Social Security beneficiary. A beneficiary may be receiving retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivor benefits, disability benefits, or transitionally insured benefits.

Per capita income. Per capita income is total family income divided by the number of persons in the family.

Relative Importance of Income Source. The relative importance of a source is the ratio of the amount of income from a given source to total income for an aged unit or family. These tables are distributions of persons or aged units by the importance of a given source at the individual unit level.

Poverty. The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to detect who is poor. If a family's total income is less than that family's threshold, then that family, and every individual in it, is considered poor. The poverty thresholds do not vary geographically, but they are updated annually for inflation with the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U). The official poverty definition counts money income before taxes and excludes capital gains and noncash benefits (such as public housing, Medicaid, and SNAP benefits).

Income sources

Retirement benefits. Include Social Security benefits, Railroad Retirement income, government employee pensions, and private pensions or annuities.

Social Security. Includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivor benefits, disability benefits, and transitionally insured benefits.

Government employee pensions. Government employee pensions include payments from federal government (civil service), military, and state or local governments.

Private pensions and annuities. Private pensions and annuities include payments from companies or unions, annuities or paid-up insurance policies, individual retirement accounts (IRAs), Keogh, or 401(k) payments.

Earnings. Include wages and salaries and self-employment. Wages and salaries is defined as total money earnings received for work performed as an employee during the income year. It includes wages, salary, Armed Forces pay, commissions, tips, piece-rate payments, and cash bonuses earned, before deductions are made for taxes, bonds, pensions, union dues, and so forth. Earnings for self-employed persons in incorporated businesses are considered wage and salary. Self-employment is the combined income from farm and nonfarm self-employment.

Asset income. Includes income from interest, dividends, rent, royalties, and estates and trusts. Interest includes payments people receive (or have credited to their accounts) from bonds, treasury notes, IRAs, certificates of deposit, interest-bearing savings and checking accounts, and all other investments that pay interest. Dividends include income from stock holdings and mutual fund shares. The CPS does not include capital gains from the sale of stock holdings as income. Rents, royalties, and estates and trusts includes net income from the rental of a house, store, or other property, receipts from boarders or lodgers, net royalty income, and periodic payments from estate or trust funds.

Public Assistance. Includes Supplemental Security Income and other monetary public assistance programs. Noncash benefits are not included.

Notes

1 For more information, consult the Glossary for this report.

Tables

Relative Importance of Income Sources for Aged Units Table 8.A1 Percentage distribution of units, by source of income and age, 2014
Proportion of income	Aged 55–61	Aged 62–64	Aged 65 or older
Proportion of income	Aged 55–61	Aged 62–64	Total	65–69	70–74	75–79	80 or older
	Earnings
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	18.0	31.7	70.7	49.7	68.5	80.5	91.1
1–19	1.4	3.5	4.6	5.8	6.2	4.4	2.0
20–39	2.2	4.2	4.1	5.6	5.4	3.3	1.7
40–59	4.3	7.2	5.5	8.7	6.6	4.4	1.4
60–79	7.6	9.5	6.4	11.5	7.1	3.4	1.6
80 or more	66.5	43.8	8.7	18.7	6.2	4.0	2.3
50 or more	76.6	56.8	18.0	34.9	17.0	9.5	4.5
90 or more	59.5	36.7	6.5	13.6	4.7	3.0	1.9
100	19.7	11.0	2.1	4.1	1.7	1.1	0.9
Mean proportion	73.2	54.2	17.1	32.4	16.4	9.7	4.6
Mean proportion (recipients only)	89.3	79.3	58.5	64.3	51.9	49.8	52.0
Number (thousands)	20,104	7,395	33,423	10,670	7,799	5,872	9,082
	Retirement benefits
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	76.3	48.6	10.3	18.3	8.1	6.0	5.6
1–19	5.2	10.1	4.6	9.1	3.6	2.6	1.3
20–39	4.0	8.0	8.7	13.0	9.8	6.2	4.3
40–59	3.1	6.3	9.0	10.3	10.6	7.7	6.8
60–79	2.3	5.3	10.0	9.5	10.9	10.7	9.1
80 or more	9.1	21.8	57.5	39.7	56.9	66.9	72.9
50 or more	12.9	30.1	72.1	54.3	73.5	81.7	85.8
90 or more	8.0	19.5	50.8	34.4	49.3	58.6	66.1
100	5.0	9.6	23.1	15.8	22.1	26.6	30.0
Mean proportion	13.7	31.4	70.7	55.4	71.8	78.7	82.8
Mean proportion (recipients only)	57.7	61.1	78.9	67.8	78.1	83.7	87.6
Number (thousands)	20,104	7,395	33,423	10,670	7,799	5,872	9,082
	Social Security
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	85.2	60.2	13.5	23.3	10.7	8.2	7.9
1–19	2.7	9.8	9.1	13.3	8.7	7.6	5.4
20–39	2.5	7.9	16.9	18.8	19.7	15.4	13.2
40–59	1.9	5.8	14.5	12.5	16.4	15.3	14.7
60–79	1.6	3.5	11.8	9.1	12.2	14.2	13.1
80 or more	6.0	12.8	34.2	22.8	32.3	39.3	45.7
50 or more	8.6	19.3	52.8	37.5	51.9	61.1	66.1
90 or more	5.3	11.7	28.9	19.4	27.5	32.7	38.8
100	3.9	7.3	17.0	11.7	16.3	19.5	22.2
Mean proportion	9.0	21.2	54.7	41.9	54.9	61.2	65.5
Mean proportion (recipients only)	61.0	53.4	63.3	54.6	61.5	66.7	71.2
Number (thousands)	20,104	7,395	33,423	10,670	7,799	5,872	9,082
	Government employee pensions
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	94.5	88.1	84.1	84.9	83.0	83.8	84.3
1–19	2.0	4.3	5.3	5.6	5.9	5.0	4.7
20–39	1.5	2.8	4.4	4.3	4.6	5.0	4.2
40–59	0.9	2.5	3.4	2.9	3.8	3.2	3.6
60–79	0.4	1.0	1.8	1.4	1.6	2.0	2.2
80 or more	0.7	1.2	1.0	0.9	1.1	0.9	1.1
50 or more	1.4	3.3	4.2	3.4	4.5	4.3	4.7
90 or more	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.5	0.8	0.6	0.6
100	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1
Mean proportion	2.0	4.3	5.6	5.0	5.9	5.8	5.9
Mean proportion (recipients only)	36.2	36.0	35.3	33.3	34.8	35.9	37.8
Number (thousands)	20,104	7,395	33,423	10,670	7,799	5,872	9,082
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	91.4	80.3	61.7	68.3	58.4	56.3	60.4
1–19	4.3	9.9	17.5	15.3	19.3	19.6	17.3
20–39	1.6	4.4	11.6	8.7	12.7	14.3	12.3
40–59	1.3	2.9	6.3	5.2	6.9	6.6	6.8
60–79	0.4	1.4	2.2	2.0	2.1	2.6	2.3
80 or more	0.9	1.1	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	1.0
50 or more	1.8	3.7	5.4	4.6	5.7	5.8	5.8
90 or more	0.8	0.9	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.6
100	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
Mean proportion	2.6	5.6	10.2	8.3	10.7	11.6	11.0
Mean proportion (recipients only)	30.8	28.2	26.6	26.2	25.8	26.5	27.8
Number (thousands)	20,104	7,395	33,423	10,670	7,799	5,872	9,082
	Income from assets
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	36.3	34.3	36.9	34.3	35.9	38.3	39.8
1–19	56.2	55.4	52.9	56.1	54.0	51.9	48.9
20–39	3.5	4.9	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.1	5.1
40–59	1.5	2.1	2.2	1.9	2.1	2.1	2.8
60–79	0.6	1.1	1.3	1.1	1.3	1.2	1.8
80 or more	1.9	2.2	1.5	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.6
50 or more	3.1	4.3	3.7	3.2	3.5	3.5	4.6
90 or more	1.8	2.0	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.2	1.3
100	1.7	1.9	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.2
Mean proportion	5.3	6.7	6.4	6.0	6.4	6.3	6.9
Mean proportion (recipients only)	8.4	10.2	10.1	9.1	9.9	10.2	11.4
Number (thousands)	20,104	7,395	33,423	10,670	7,799	5,872	9,082
	Cash public assistance
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	92.6	92.9	95.5	95.1	95.7	95.5	95.7
1–19	1.5	1.3	1.3	1.5	1.2	1.0	1.2
20–39	1.5	1.2	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.0	0.9
40–59	0.9	1.0	0.5	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.3
60–79	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2
80 or more	3.3	3.2	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.7	1.8
50 or more	3.9	4.0	2.0	2.1	1.8	2.1	2.0
90 or more	3.1	3.1	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.7	1.7
100	2.7	2.6	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.5	1.6
Mean proportion	4.5	4.4	2.4	2.4	2.2	2.5	2.4
Mean proportion (recipients only)	59.9	61.6	52.4	50.1	50.7	55.8	54.7
Number (thousands)	20,104	7,395	33,423	10,670	7,799	5,872	9,082
NOTES: Units with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
The relative importance of a source of income may not accurately reflect the resources available to elderly persons or elderly aged units. The survey on which these data are based does not include some potentially important resources as income, including lump-sum pension payments and capital gains. In addition, these statistics do not take into consideration noncash benefits that supplement money income (housing and energy subsidies or SNAP benefits) or the amount of savings available to supplement monthly income. Consult the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.

Relative Importance of Income Sources for Aged Units Table 8.A2 Percentage distribution of units, by source of income, marital status, and age, 2014
Proportion of income	Married couples							Nonmarried persons
	55–61	62–64	65 or older					55–61	62–64	65 or older
	55–61	62–64	Total	65–69	70–74	75–79	80 or older	55–61	62–64	Total	65–69	70–74	75–79	80 or older
	Earnings
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	7.4	17.6	56.0	35.4	56.5	71.6	81.5	29.6	46.7	81.5	63.6	79.0	87.6	95.0
1–19	1.4	3.9	7.0	7.4	9.0	5.9	4.4	1.3	3.1	2.9	4.2	3.8	3.2	1.0
20–39	2.3	4.5	6.2	7.3	7.6	5.2	3.4	2.0	3.8	2.5	4.0	3.5	1.8	1.0
40–59	5.5	9.5	8.5	11.2	9.3	6.8	3.3	3.0	4.9	3.3	6.3	4.2	2.4	0.6
60–79	10.5	13.5	10.0	15.6	10.1	5.5	3.1	4.5	5.2	3.7	7.4	4.5	1.8	1.0
80 or more	72.9	51.0	12.3	23.1	7.5	5.0	4.4	59.6	36.2	6.1	14.4	5.0	3.2	1.4
50 or more	86.4	69.5	26.9	44.9	23.0	14.1	8.9	65.8	43.3	11.5	25.1	11.8	5.9	2.7
90 or more	63.6	41.2	8.5	15.5	5.3	3.7	3.7	55.0	31.9	5.0	11.7	4.1	2.4	1.2
100	15.7	9.7	2.3	3.7	1.7	1.2	1.3	24.0	12.4	2.1	4.5	1.7	1.0	0.7
Mean proportion	81.8	64.9	25.3	41.2	22.0	14.0	9.3	63.9	42.8	11.1	23.8	11.4	6.3	2.8
Mean proportion (recipients only)	88.4	78.7	57.6	63.7	50.5	49.4	50.2	90.7	80.4	60.1	65.3	54.6	50.6	54.6
Number (thousands)	10,506	3,811	14,127	5,274	3,640	2,601	2,612	9,598	3,584	19,297	5,396	4,160	3,271	6,470
	Retirement benefits
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	77.0	49.4	10.7	18.0	7.2	4.9	6.8	75.6	47.7	10.0	18.7	8.9	6.8	5.1
1–19	7.3	13.8	7.5	13.6	5.4	3.3	1.9	3.0	6.1	2.4	4.7	2.1	1.9	1.0
20–39	5.9	12.0	12.7	17.1	13.2	9.2	6.6	1.9	3.7	5.8	9.0	6.8	3.8	3.4
40–59	3.3	6.5	11.0	11.5	12.9	10.1	8.4	3.0	6.1	7.5	9.2	8.6	5.7	6.1
60–79	1.9	5.3	12.0	10.4	13.2	12.3	13.1	2.7	5.3	8.5	8.7	9.0	9.4	7.5
80 or more	4.6	13.1	46.1	29.4	48.1	60.0	63.2	13.9	31.0	65.8	49.7	64.7	72.3	76.8
50 or more	8.2	21.3	63.5	45.1	68.0	77.9	80.0	18.1	39.6	78.5	63.3	78.2	84.7	88.1
90 or more	3.8	10.9	38.4	23.8	38.5	51.2	54.9	12.6	28.6	59.9	44.8	58.8	64.5	70.7
100	2.1	4.2	12.4	7.9	12.1	16.3	18.1	8.2	15.4	30.8	23.5	31.0	34.8	34.9
Mean proportion	9.8	24.3	63.1	47.8	66.8	74.9	77.2	17.9	38.9	76.3	62.7	76.2	81.7	85.0
Mean proportion (recipients only)	42.8	48.1	70.7	58.3	71.9	78.8	82.8	73.1	74.5	84.8	77.1	83.6	87.7	89.6
Number (thousands)	10,506	3,811	14,127	5,274	3,640	2,601	2,612	9,598	3,584	19,297	5,396	4,160	3,271	6,470
	Social Security
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	86.7	61.4	13.9	23.1	9.5	6.6	8.6	83.6	58.9	13.3	23.6	11.8	9.4	7.6
1–19	4.5	14.9	14.1	20.1	12.7	9.9	8.1	0.7	4.3	5.4	6.7	5.2	5.8	4.3
20–39	3.7	10.4	21.5	22.7	23.6	20.9	16.9	1.2	5.2	13.5	15.1	16.2	11.0	11.7
40–59	1.6	4.5	16.3	12.4	18.3	17.8	19.6	2.2	7.2	13.2	12.7	14.8	13.3	12.7
60–79	1.0	2.8	11.6	8.3	12.2	15.2	14.3	2.3	4.3	11.9	10.0	12.2	13.4	12.6
80 or more	2.5	5.9	22.6	13.5	23.8	29.6	32.6	9.9	20.1	42.6	32.0	39.8	47.1	51.0
50 or more	4.2	11.0	41.2	26.3	44.0	53.3	55.1	13.4	28.2	61.3	48.5	58.9	67.3	70.6
90 or more	2.1	5.3	17.8	10.3	18.5	23.5	26.5	8.8	18.5	37.0	28.2	35.4	40.0	43.7
100	1.4	2.8	8.3	5.5	8.1	10.8	11.7	6.7	12.1	23.4	17.8	23.4	26.5	26.5
Mean proportion	5.5	14.5	45.8	33.6	48.6	55.4	57.1	12.9	28.4	61.3	50.0	60.4	65.8	69.0
Mean proportion (recipients only)	41.1	37.6	53.2	43.6	53.7	59.4	62.4	78.7	69.0	70.7	65.4	68.5	72.7	74.7
Number (thousands)	10,506	3,811	14,127	5,274	3,640	2,601	2,612	9,598	3,584	19,297	5,396	4,160	3,271	6,470
	Government employee pensions
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	93.8	86.8	80.4	82.0	79.9	79.8	78.6	95.3	89.5	86.8	87.7	85.8	87.0	86.6
1–19	2.7	5.4	8.0	7.9	8.3	7.5	8.4	1.3	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.8	3.0	3.1
20–39	1.8	3.8	5.5	4.9	5.7	6.6	5.6	1.1	1.8	3.6	3.7	3.6	3.7	3.6
40–59	1.0	2.4	3.6	3.2	3.9	3.1	4.5	0.8	2.7	3.2	2.6	3.8	3.2	3.3
60–79	0.4	0.9	1.6	1.5	1.3	2.3	1.5	0.4	1.2	1.9	1.4	1.8	1.8	2.4
80 or more	0.3	0.8	0.8	0.6	1.0	0.7	1.4	1.1	1.7	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.1	1.0
50 or more	1.0	2.5	3.7	3.0	3.9	3.9	4.4	1.9	4.1	4.5	3.7	5.0	4.6	4.8
90 or more	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.6	0.4	0.7	1.0	1.1	0.7	0.6	1.0	0.7	0.6
100	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1
Mean proportion	1.8	4.1	5.9	5.2	6.1	6.3	6.8	2.2	4.5	5.4	4.9	5.7	5.4	5.6
Mean proportion (recipients only)	29.3	31.0	30.4	28.9	30.6	31.5	31.8	46.3	42.6	40.7	39.6	40.1	41.4	41.7
Number (thousands)	10,506	3,811	14,127	5,274	3,640	2,601	2,612	9,598	3,584	19,297	5,396	4,160	3,271	6,470
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	90.0	77.7	53.7	61.6	49.9	47.5	49.2	93.0	83.1	67.6	74.9	65.8	63.3	64.8
1–19	5.6	12.9	22.9	20.1	25.4	25.0	23.1	2.7	6.7	13.6	10.6	13.9	15.4	14.9
20–39	2.0	4.7	14.2	10.8	14.8	17.7	16.6	1.2	4.1	9.7	6.6	10.9	11.5	10.5
40–59	1.4	2.9	6.8	5.5	7.5	6.7	8.6	1.3	2.9	5.9	4.9	6.3	6.5	6.0
60–79	0.6	0.8	2.0	1.6	2.0	2.9	1.7	0.3	1.9	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.4	2.6
80 or more	0.5	1.0	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.8	1.4	1.3	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.1
50 or more	1.6	2.8	5.1	4.1	5.6	6.0	5.5	2.1	4.5	5.6	5.1	5.9	5.5	5.9
90 or more	0.4	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	1.2	1.2	0.6	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.7
100	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2
Mean proportion	2.5	5.3	11.2	9.0	11.9	13.0	13.1	2.8	5.8	9.4	7.7	9.7	10.5	10.2
Mean proportion (recipients only)	25.2	23.9	24.3	23.4	23.7	24.7	25.9	39.5	34.3	29.1	30.5	28.4	28.5	29.0
Number (thousands)	10,506	3,811	14,127	5,274	3,640	2,601	2,612	9,598	3,584	19,297	5,396	4,160	3,271	6,470
	Income from assets
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	25.8	24.6	24.9	23.6	24.7	25.8	26.9	47.9	44.7	45.6	44.7	45.7	48.3	45.0
1–19	67.2	65.1	63.0	65.4	63.0	62.6	58.4	44.1	45.0	45.6	47.0	46.2	43.3	45.1
20–39	4.2	5.9	6.7	6.4	7.4	5.9	7.3	2.7	3.9	4.1	4.2	3.5	4.5	4.2
40–59	1.7	2.3	2.6	2.2	2.3	2.8	3.5	1.4	1.9	1.9	1.5	1.8	1.5	2.5
60–79	0.3	0.6	1.6	1.3	1.5	1.7	2.2	0.9	1.7	1.2	1.0	1.0	0.7	1.6
80 or more	0.8	1.5	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.7	3.1	2.8	1.6	1.5	1.7	1.7	1.5
50 or more	1.9	2.9	4.0	3.5	3.4	4.2	5.5	4.6	5.8	3.6	3.0	3.7	2.9	4.2
90 or more	0.8	1.4	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.4	3.0	2.5	1.4	1.4	1.6	1.4	1.2
100	0.7	1.4	1.0	0.9	0.8	1.1	1.3	2.8	2.5	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.1	1.2
Mean proportion	4.7	6.4	7.4	6.8	7.4	7.5	8.6	6.0	7.0	5.6	5.2	5.5	5.4	6.2
Mean proportion (recipients only)	6.3	8.5	9.9	8.9	9.8	10.1	11.8	11.6	12.6	10.3	9.4	10.1	10.4	11.2
Number (thousands)	10,506	3,811	14,127	5,274	3,640	2,601	2,612	9,598	3,584	19,297	5,396	4,160	3,271	6,470
	Cash public assistance
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	96.5	96.4	97.7	97.9	97.5	97.3	98.0	88.3	89.1	93.8	92.4	94.1	94.0	94.7
1–19	1.2	1.1	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.6	0.4	1.8	1.6	1.6	2.1	1.3	1.4	1.6
20–39	1.1	1.1	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	2.0	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.1
40–59	0.5	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.6	0.0	1.4	1.8	0.7	1.1	0.8	0.6	0.4
60–79	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.2
80 or more	0.6	0.9	0.6	0.3	0.7	0.8	1.2	6.2	5.5	2.3	2.9	2.1	2.5	2.0
50 or more	1.0	1.3	0.8	0.4	0.8	1.1	1.3	7.1	7.0	2.9	3.7	2.7	2.9	2.2
90 or more	0.6	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.6	0.8	1.1	5.9	5.4	2.3	2.8	2.1	2.5	2.0
100	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.3	0.6	0.8	1.1	5.1	4.5	2.0	2.3	1.8	2.0	1.8
Mean proportion	1.4	1.6	1.0	0.7	1.0	1.4	1.3	7.8	7.3	3.4	4.1	3.2	3.5	2.8
Mean proportion (recipients only)	39.9	45.2	44.9	33.0	41.6	51.1	67.5	66.5	67.4	54.5	54.7	54.0	57.5	52.7
Number (thousands)	10,506	3,811	14,127	5,274	3,640	2,601	2,612	9,598	3,584	19,297	5,396	4,160	3,271	6,470
NOTES: Units with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
The relative importance of a source of income may not accurately reflect the resources available to elderly persons or elderly aged units. The survey on which these data are based does not include some potentially important resources as income, including lump-sum pension payments and capital gains. In addition, these statistics do not take into consideration noncash benefits that supplement money income (housing and energy subsidies or SNAP benefits) or the amount of savings available to supplement monthly income. Consult the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.

Relative Importance of Income Sources for Aged Units Table 8.A3 Percentage distribution of units, by source of income, Social Security beneficiary status, marital status, and age, 2014
Proportion of income	Beneficiary units									Nonbeneficiary units
	All units			Married couples			Nonmarried persons			All units			Married couples			Nonmarried persons
	55–61	62–64	65 or older	55–61	62–64	65 or older	55–61	62–64	65 or older	55–61	62–64	65 or older	55–61	62–64	65 or older	55–61	62–64	65 or older
	Earnings
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	60.9	55.7	75.8	31.3	33.0	61.7	87.3	78.2	86.0	10.6	15.9	38.4	3.8	7.9	20.5	18.3	24.7	52.1
1–19	4.0	5.9	5.1	5.3	7.5	7.8	2.9	4.2	3.1	0.9	2.0	1.6	0.8	1.6	1.8	1.0	2.4	1.5
20–39	5.6	6.8	4.5	7.4	8.6	6.9	4.0	5.0	2.7	1.6	2.4	1.7	1.5	1.9	2.0	1.6	2.9	1.5
40–59	7.0	10.6	5.7	12.4	14.6	8.7	2.2	6.6	3.5	3.8	5.0	4.0	4.4	6.3	6.9	3.2	3.7	1.8
60–79	13.0	10.8	6.4	25.2	18.6	10.3	2.1	3.1	3.5	6.7	8.7	6.2	8.3	10.4	8.3	4.9	6.8	4.6
80 or more	9.5	10.3	2.6	18.5	17.6	4.5	1.5	2.9	1.2	76.4	66.0	48.0	81.2	71.9	60.5	70.9	59.5	38.5
50 or more	26.9	26.8	12.0	51.3	44.9	19.5	5.3	8.7	6.5	85.2	76.7	56.3	91.8	85.0	72.9	77.7	67.4	43.6
90 or more	2.3	3.4	0.7	4.2	5.8	1.3	0.6	0.9	0.3	69.4	58.8	43.3	72.7	63.4	53.7	65.6	53.6	35.3
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23.1	18.3	15.9	18.1	15.7	16.4	28.8	21.1	15.4
Mean proportion	23.1	24.5	11.3	43.2	39.2	18.3	5.3	9.9	6.3	81.9	73.8	54.0	87.7	81.0	69.0	75.4	65.8	42.5
Mean proportion (recipients only)	59.2	55.3	46.9	62.8	58.6	47.8	41.8	45.2	45.0	91.6	87.7	87.7	91.2	87.9	86.8	92.2	87.5	88.7
Number (thousands)	2,968	2,944	28,900	1,395	1,470	12,167	1,573	1,474	16,733	17,136	4,451	4,523	9,111	2,341	1,959	8,025	2,109	2,564
	Retirement benefits
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	89.5	80.8	76.1	88.8	80.5	77.2	90.4	81.1	75.2
1–19	13.2	14.2	4.4	24.1	23.0	7.5	3.4	5.3	2.2	3.9	7.4	5.4	4.7	8.0	7.1	2.9	6.7	4.1
20–39	15.8	14.9	9.6	28.1	24.3	14.1	4.8	5.5	6.4	1.9	3.4	2.8	2.5	4.2	3.9	1.3	2.5	2.0
40–59	11.6	12.2	9.9	12.4	12.7	12.1	10.9	11.6	8.2	1.7	2.5	3.3	1.9	2.6	4.2	1.4	2.3	2.6
60–79	10.8	10.7	11.2	9.0	11.0	13.6	12.4	10.5	9.5	0.8	1.7	1.7	0.8	1.7	1.7	0.8	1.7	1.7
80 or more	48.7	48.1	64.9	26.5	29.0	52.6	68.4	67.1	73.8	2.2	4.3	10.6	1.3	3.0	5.9	3.3	5.7	14.3
50 or more	65.5	65.3	81.2	42.1	46.2	72.2	86.3	84.3	87.8	3.8	6.9	14.0	2.9	5.6	9.3	4.8	8.3	17.5
90 or more	43.5	43.4	57.3	22.5	24.8	43.7	62.2	62.0	67.1	1.8	3.7	9.2	1.0	2.2	5.1	2.8	5.4	12.2
100	30.2	22.1	26.2	14.1	9.5	14.3	44.5	34.6	34.8	0.7	1.4	3.1	0.3	0.9	0.9	1.1	2.0	4.7
Mean proportion	67.2	66.6	79.6	49.1	51.7	71.6	83.2	81.5	85.4	4.4	8.1	14.4	3.8	7.2	10.6	5.1	9.2	17.3
Mean proportion (recipients only)	67.2	66.6	79.6	49.1	51.7	71.6	83.2	81.5	85.4	42.0	42.2	60.1	34.1	36.6	46.5	52.6	48.6	69.6
Number (thousands)	2,968	2,944	28,900	1,395	1,470	12,167	1,573	1,474	16,733	17,136	4,451	4,523	9,111	2,341	1,959	8,025	2,109	2,564
	Government employee pensions
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	91.5	83.2	83.5	87.5	78.6	79.1	95.0	87.9	86.7	95.0	91.3	87.7	94.7	91.9	88.4	95.4	90.7	87.2
1–19	4.1	5.8	5.7	7.1	8.3	8.7	1.5	3.3	3.5	1.6	3.3	2.8	2.0	3.5	4.1	1.2	3.1	1.7
20–39	2.7	4.7	4.8	3.3	6.4	6.0	2.1	3.1	3.9	1.3	1.6	2.4	1.6	2.2	2.6	0.9	0.9	2.3
40–59	1.1	3.9	3.6	1.2	4.4	3.9	1.0	3.5	3.3	0.9	1.6	2.1	1.0	1.2	1.8	0.7	2.0	2.2
60–79	0.5	1.4	1.9	0.7	1.6	1.8	0.4	1.3	2.0	0.4	0.8	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.4	1.1	1.3
80 or more	0.1	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.8	0.6	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.8	1.4	4.1	0.3	0.7	2.4	1.3	2.2	5.3
50 or more	0.8	3.9	3.9	1.0	4.1	3.6	0.5	3.7	4.1	1.5	2.8	6.0	1.0	1.4	4.0	2.1	4.4	7.5
90 or more	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.6	0.9	3.2	0.2	0.3	2.1	1.2	1.6	4.1
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.4	1.0	0.1	0.2	0.6	0.5	0.7	1.3
Mean proportion	2.2	5.7	5.5	2.8	6.8	6.1	1.6	4.6	5.0	2.0	3.4	6.5	1.7	2.4	4.7	2.3	4.4	7.8
Mean proportion (recipients only)	25.3	33.9	33.3	22.3	31.6	29.5	32.0	37.9	37.7	39.5	38.6	52.6	31.9	30.1	40.6	49.3	46.8	60.9
Number (thousands)	2,968	2,944	28,900	1,395	1,470	12,167	1,573	1,474	16,733	17,136	4,451	4,523	9,111	2,341	1,959	8,025	2,109	2,564
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	83.2	72.2	58.4	75.9	66.6	49.0	89.6	77.8	65.3	92.9	85.7	82.9	92.1	84.6	83.1	93.7	86.8	82.7
1–19	8.3	13.6	19.2	13.6	20.4	25.4	3.6	6.8	14.7	3.6	7.4	6.6	4.4	8.1	7.3	2.6	6.6	6.1
20–39	5.1	7.1	13.0	6.1	7.1	15.9	4.1	7.1	10.8	1.0	2.6	2.7	1.4	3.2	3.4	0.7	2.0	2.2
40–59	2.5	4.3	6.8	3.1	4.2	7.5	2.0	4.4	6.3	1.1	2.0	2.9	1.1	2.1	2.6	1.1	1.8	3.1
60–79	0.7	2.2	2.4	1.0	1.0	2.1	0.4	3.4	2.6	0.4	0.8	1.3	0.5	0.7	1.5	0.3	0.9	1.2
80 or more	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.4	1.0	1.5	3.6	0.5	1.2	2.1	1.6	1.8	4.7
50 or more	1.7	4.3	5.3	2.4	2.4	5.2	1.1	6.3	5.4	1.8	3.2	6.1	1.5	3.1	4.4	2.3	3.3	7.3
90 or more	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.9	1.4	2.9	0.4	1.0	1.7	1.4	1.8	3.8
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.8	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.5	1.3
Mean proportion	4.0	7.4	10.7	5.3	7.1	12.1	2.8	7.7	9.7	2.4	4.3	7.0	2.1	4.2	5.8	2.7	4.4	7.9
Mean proportion (recipients only)	23.7	26.7	25.7	21.9	21.3	23.7	27.4	34.8	27.8	33.6	30.2	40.9	26.7	27.4	34.2	43.4	33.7	45.9
Number (thousands)	2,968	2,944	28,900	1,395	1,470	12,167	1,573	1,474	16,733	17,136	4,451	4,523	9,111	2,341	1,959	8,025	2,109	2,564
	Income from assets
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	58.7	41.4	36.9	41.8	29.0	24.8	73.6	53.7	45.8	32.5	29.6	36.2	23.3	21.7	25.7	42.8	38.4	44.3
1–19	39.2	52.2	53.9	55.2	63.9	64.0	25.0	40.4	46.6	59.1	57.5	46.7	69.0	65.9	56.8	47.8	48.2	39.0
20–39	1.4	3.9	5.3	2.0	4.9	6.8	1.0	3.0	4.2	3.8	5.6	4.8	4.6	6.5	6.4	3.0	4.6	3.5
40–59	0.5	1.4	2.2	0.8	1.3	2.6	0.2	1.5	1.9	1.7	2.6	2.3	1.8	3.0	2.6	1.6	2.2	2.0
60–79	0.1	0.9	1.4	0.2	0.8	1.7	0.1	1.0	1.2	0.7	1.2	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.9	1.0	2.2	0.9
80 or more	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.3	2.2	3.4	9.1	1.0	2.5	7.7	3.6	4.5	10.3
50 or more	0.5	1.7	2.6	0.8	1.0	3.0	0.2	2.4	2.2	3.6	6.0	11.1	2.0	4.1	9.6	5.4	8.1	12.3
90 or more	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.1	3.3	9.0	0.9	2.3	7.3	3.5	4.3	10.2
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.2	8.6	0.8	2.2	7.0	3.3	4.3	9.8
Mean proportion	1.6	3.7	5.3	2.4	4.2	6.5	0.9	3.2	4.4	6.0	8.7	13.4	5.1	7.8	12.9	7.0	9.6	13.8
Mean proportion (recipients only)	3.9	6.3	8.4	4.0	6.0	8.7	3.6	6.9	8.0	8.9	12.3	21.0	6.6	10.0	17.4	12.3	15.6	24.8
Number (thousands)	2,968	2,944	28,900	1,395	1,470	12,167	1,573	1,474	16,733	17,136	4,451	4,523	9,111	2,341	1,959	8,025	2,109	2,564
	Cash public assistance
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	84.0	93.8	97.0	92.8	96.1	98.5	76.1	91.5	96.0	94.1	92.3	85.4	97.0	96.6	93.2	90.7	87.5	79.4
1–19	6.4	2.4	1.4	3.5	1.6	0.7	8.9	3.1	1.8	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	1.1	0.4	0.6	0.5
20–39	5.3	1.9	1.0	2.0	1.5	0.5	8.2	2.3	1.4	0.8	0.8	0.5	0.9	0.9	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.5
40–59	3.4	1.4	0.5	1.2	0.4	0.2	5.4	2.5	0.6	0.5	0.7	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.6	1.4	1.4
60–79	0.8	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.1	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.7
80 or more	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	3.8	5.3	12.0	0.7	1.5	4.6	7.3	9.4	17.6
50 or more	2.1	0.9	0.3	0.8	0.7	0.2	3.2	1.2	0.4	4.3	6.1	12.9	1.1	1.6	4.8	7.9	11.0	19.1
90 or more	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.7	5.1	11.8	0.7	1.4	4.4	7.0	9.2	17.4
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	4.3	10.2	0.6	1.2	4.3	6.1	7.7	14.8
Mean proportion	4.4	1.8	0.7	1.7	1.1	0.4	6.8	2.6	1.0	4.5	6.1	12.9	1.3	1.9	5.1	8.0	10.6	18.9
Mean proportion (recipients only)	27.5	29.6	24.8	24.2	28.6	23.6	28.3	30.0	25.1	75.1	78.8	88.2	45.7	57.2	75.0	85.6	85.3	91.5
Number (thousands)	2,968	2,944	28,900	1,395	1,470	12,167	1,573	1,474	16,733	17,136	4,451	4,523	9,111	2,341	1,959	8,025	2,109	2,564
NOTES: Units with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
The relative importance of a source of income may not accurately reflect the resources available to elderly persons or elderly aged units. The survey on which these data are based does not include some potentially important resources as income, including lump-sum pension payments and capital gains. In addition, these statistics do not take into consideration noncash benefits that supplement money income (housing and energy subsidies or SNAP benefits) or the amount of savings available to supplement monthly income. Consult the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.

Relative Importance of Income Sources for Units 65 or Older Table 8.A4 Percentage distribution of units, by source of income, race, Hispanic origin, and marital status, 2014
Proportion of income	White alone			Black alone			Asian alone			Hispanic origin
Proportion of income	All units	Married couples	Nonmarried persons	All units	Married couples	Nonmarried persons	All units	Married couples	Nonmarried persons	All units	Married couples	Nonmarried persons
	Earnings
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	70.3	56.2	81.3	75.9	54.1	82.9	68.7	54.3	84.1	71.1	56.7	80.5
1–19	5.0	7.4	3.1	2.5	5.1	1.6	2.3	2.5	2.0	2.2	4.2	0.9
20–39	4.2	6.2	2.6	3.7	7.3	2.5	2.8	4.3	1.1	2.9	4.2	2.0
40–59	5.6	8.5	3.4	4.1	7.9	2.8	4.5	6.7	2.2	4.4	7.3	2.5
60–79	6.4	9.9	3.7	5.8	12.4	3.6	6.4	9.7	3.0	5.9	10.1	3.1
80 or more	8.5	11.7	5.9	8.2	13.2	6.6	15.3	22.6	7.6	13.5	17.4	11.0
50 or more	17.9	26.2	11.4	16.0	29.8	11.5	24.4	36.3	11.6	21.8	31.3	15.6
90 or more	6.1	7.9	4.8	6.5	10.3	5.3	12.9	18.2	7.2	11.4	13.8	9.9
100	1.9	1.9	1.8	3.4	4.5	3.0	5.2	6.7	3.6	6.5	7.7	5.8
Mean proportion	17.0	24.7	11.0	15.3	28.1	11.2	22.7	33.4	11.2	20.4	29.1	14.8
Mean proportion (recipients only)	57.3	56.4	59.0	63.3	61.2	65.1	72.4	73.0	70.3	70.8	67.3	75.8
Number (thousands)	28,170	12,415	15,755	3,355	818	2,537	1,318	681	637	2,578	1,011	1,567
	Retirement benefits
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	9.2	9.6	9.0	12.4	12.9	12.2	25.9	27.6	24.2	19.3	18.6	19.8
1–19	4.7	7.5	2.5	3.0	5.7	2.1	5.7	9.7	1.4	3.4	4.9	2.4
20–39	8.8	12.6	5.8	7.7	14.2	5.6	8.2	10.6	5.7	7.5	11.3	5.0
40–59	9.2	11.3	7.6	7.4	9.8	6.6	7.6	7.8	7.3	7.5	9.1	6.5
60–79	10.4	12.2	9.0	7.1	10.0	6.2	7.8	9.7	5.8	6.4	7.9	5.3
80 or more	57.6	46.8	66.1	62.5	47.2	67.4	44.8	34.6	55.6	55.9	48.1	61.0
50 or more	72.8	64.7	79.3	73.5	60.9	77.5	56.3	47.7	65.4	66.3	61.2	69.5
90 or more	50.5	38.6	60.0	57.3	43.4	61.8	40.7	30.8	51.2	51.3	43.2	56.5
100	21.3	11.7	28.9	36.9	20.5	42.1	22.6	15.1	30.5	36.1	26.8	42.1
Mean proportion	71.3	64.0	77.0	72.7	63.2	75.7	56.3	48.5	64.6	65.9	61.3	68.8
Mean proportion (recipients only)	78.5	70.8	84.6	83.0	72.6	86.3	76.0	67.0	85.1	81.6	75.3	85.8
Number (thousands)	28,170	12,415	15,755	3,355	818	2,537	1,318	681	637	2,578	1,011	1,567
	Social Security
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	12.4	12.7	12.2	16.1	16.8	15.9	29.2	31.3	26.9	21.6	21.3	21.8
1–19	9.5	14.4	5.6	6.0	10.6	4.5	9.0	13.6	4.2	5.1	8.2	3.0
20–39	17.5	21.9	14.0	14.0	22.4	11.3	12.8	14.0	11.6	10.9	14.2	8.7
40–59	15.0	16.9	13.6	12.4	12.5	12.4	9.5	10.1	8.9	10.1	11.5	9.2
60–79	12.3	11.9	12.6	9.4	9.9	9.3	7.5	8.2	6.9	7.3	7.8	7.0
80 or more	33.3	22.2	42.0	42.0	27.7	46.6	31.9	22.8	41.6	45.1	37.0	50.3
50 or more	52.6	41.4	61.4	58.2	42.7	63.2	43.7	34.9	53.1	57.3	50.5	61.7
90 or more	27.8	17.2	36.1	37.9	24.7	42.2	29.1	20.2	38.6	40.9	33.0	46.0
100	15.6	7.6	21.9	27.4	14.7	31.5	18.6	12.1	25.5	31.3	22.1	37.3
Mean proportion	54.6	46.0	61.4	58.9	48.2	62.3	46.4	38.8	54.6	58.2	52.6	61.8
Mean proportion (recipients only)	62.4	52.7	70.0	70.2	57.9	74.2	65.5	56.4	74.7	74.2	66.8	79.1
Number (thousands)	28,170	12,415	15,755	3,355	818	2,537	1,318	681	637	2,578	1,011	1,567
	Government employee pensions
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	83.6	80.0	86.5	85.6	79.1	87.7	90.6	89.3	92.0	92.0	89.8	93.5
1–19	5.5	8.2	3.5	4.4	8.9	2.9	2.5	4.2	0.7	2.2	3.4	1.4
20–39	4.6	5.7	3.8	3.5	4.9	3.0	3.2	3.7	2.6	1.9	2.7	1.4
40–59	3.3	3.6	3.1	4.2	4.7	4.0	1.9	2.3	1.5	2.3	2.4	2.2
60–79	1.8	1.7	2.0	1.4	1.7	1.3	0.7	0.5	0.8	1.1	1.2	1.1
80 or more	1.0	0.9	1.1	1.0	0.7	1.1	1.1	0.1	2.3	0.4	0.5	0.4
50 or more	4.2	3.8	4.5	4.2	4.1	4.3	2.9	1.8	4.1	2.6	2.3	2.7
90 or more	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.2
100	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1
Mean proportion	5.7	6.1	5.4	5.4	6.4	5.1	3.8	3.2	4.4	3.1	3.4	2.8
Mean proportion (recipients only)	34.9	30.4	40.1	37.5	30.6	41.2	40.2	29.8	55.0	38.6	33.7	43.7
Number (thousands)	28,170	12,415	15,755	3,355	818	2,537	1,318	681	637	2,578	1,011	1,567
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	59.2	51.7	65.1	74.4	65.8	77.2	77.1	72.0	82.6	83.0	77.5	86.6
1–19	18.9	23.7	15.1	9.4	17.8	6.7	11.3	15.0	7.3	7.8	11.4	5.5
20–39	12.4	14.9	10.4	7.6	9.0	7.2	6.1	7.5	4.7	5.2	7.6	3.6
40–59	6.6	7.2	6.1	5.1	4.3	5.4	3.3	3.7	2.9	2.9	2.8	2.9
60–79	2.3	2.0	2.5	2.3	2.8	2.1	1.6	1.5	1.8	0.8	0.6	0.9
80 or more	0.7	0.4	0.9	1.2	0.4	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.4
50 or more	5.6	5.2	5.9	4.8	4.5	4.9	3.6	3.8	3.3	2.1	1.7	2.4
90 or more	0.4	0.3	0.5	0.9	0.4	1.1	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.3
100	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.2
Mean proportion	10.7	11.7	9.9	8.3	8.5	8.2	5.9	6.6	5.2	4.5	5.3	4.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	26.2	24.3	28.4	32.5	25.0	36.1	25.9	23.5	30.0	26.8	23.4	30.4
Number (thousands)	28,170	12,415	15,755	3,355	818	2,537	1,318	681	637	2,578	1,011	1,567
	Income from assets
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	33.6	22.9	42.0	58.9	40.9	64.7	46.1	39.1	53.5	63.9	53.1	70.9
1–19	55.5	64.5	48.4	37.0	54.0	31.6	41.7	49.0	33.9	31.5	40.6	25.6
20–39	5.7	7.1	4.6	1.7	1.9	1.6	4.7	4.6	4.7	1.8	3.1	0.9
40–59	2.4	2.7	2.2	0.7	1.5	0.4	1.9	2.1	1.7	1.0	1.5	0.6
60–79	1.5	1.7	1.3	0.4	0.6	0.4	1.2	1.0	1.3	0.8	0.8	0.8
80 or more	1.3	1.1	1.5	1.2	1.1	1.3	4.5	4.1	4.8	1.0	0.9	1.2
50 or more	3.8	3.9	3.7	2.1	2.8	1.9	6.6	6.3	6.9	2.1	2.0	2.2
90 or more	1.1	0.9	1.3	1.2	0.9	1.3	4.3	4.1	4.5	1.0	0.7	1.2
100	1.0	0.8	1.2	1.2	0.9	1.2	3.9	3.6	4.1	1.0	0.7	1.2
Mean proportion	6.7	7.6	6.0	3.0	3.8	2.8	8.6	8.7	8.6	3.2	3.8	2.8
Mean proportion (recipients only)	10.1	9.9	10.3	7.4	6.4	7.9	16.0	14.2	18.5	8.9	8.1	9.8
Number (thousands)	28,170	12,415	15,755	3,355	818	2,537	1,318	681	637	2,578	1,011	1,567
	Cash public assistance
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	96.5	98.2	95.1	90.7	97.0	88.6	87.4	90.9	83.6	88.4	94.5	84.5
1–19	1.0	0.7	1.3	2.9	1.4	3.3	1.8	1.3	2.4	2.8	1.9	3.5
20–39	0.8	0.4	1.1	1.8	0.8	2.1	1.9	1.8	2.0	1.4	0.9	1.7
40–59	0.4	0.2	0.6	1.2	0.7	1.3	0.9	1.0	0.8	1.7	0.3	2.6
60–79	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.2	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.6
80 or more	1.2	0.4	1.7	2.9	0.1	3.8	7.6	5.0	10.3	5.2	2.2	7.1
50 or more	1.4	0.6	2.1	4.1	0.3	5.2	8.2	5.3	11.2	6.3	2.4	8.8
90 or more	1.1	0.4	1.7	2.9	0.1	3.8	7.4	4.7	10.3	5.1	2.1	7.1
100	1.0	0.4	1.4	2.6	0.1	3.4	6.9	4.6	9.3	4.5	1.9	6.2
Mean proportion	1.7	0.7	2.5	4.7	0.8	6.0	9.0	6.1	12.1	7.0	2.9	9.7
Mean proportion (recipients only)	49.7	40.3	52.5	50.6	25.9	52.7	71.4	67.4	73.7	60.6	52.7	62.5
Number (thousands)	28,170	12,415	15,755	3,355	818	2,537	1,318	681	637	2,578	1,011	1,567
NOTES: Units with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
The relative importance of a source of income may not accurately reflect the resources available to elderly persons or elderly aged units. The survey on which these data are based does not include some potentially important resources as income, including lump-sum pension payments and capital gains. In addition, these statistics do not take into consideration noncash benefits that supplement money income (housing and energy subsidies or SNAP benefits) or the amount of savings available to supplement monthly income. Consult the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.

Relative Importance of Income Sources for Units 65 or Older Table 8.A5 Percentage distribution of units, by source of income, marital status, and quintile of total money income, 2014
Proportion of income	All units					Married couples					Nonmarried persons
Proportion of income	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth
	Earnings
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	95.1	89.6	78.2	58.7	35.1	84.9	73.9	55.5	42.2	25.2	96.9	95.5	88.3	74.8	55.0
1–19	0.8	2.8	3.7	7.0	8.2	3.7	6.0	8.7	9.0	7.4	0.3	1.5	2.9	3.1	6.1
20–39	0.6	2.2	3.8	6.7	6.7	2.5	5.7	8.5	6.3	8.0	0.4	0.6	2.5	4.1	4.5
40–59	0.5	1.5	4.6	8.6	11.5	1.8	4.4	10.1	12.5	13.0	0.2	0.6	2.0	5.9	7.2
60–79	0.4	0.7	3.7	8.6	17.7	1.7	4.2	8.4	15.0	20.4	0.3	0.3	0.7	4.4	12.2
80 or more	2.6	3.1	6.0	10.5	20.7	5.3	5.8	8.8	15.1	26.0	1.9	1.6	3.5	7.7	15.1
50 or more	3.3	4.6	12.1	23.5	44.7	8.2	12.3	22.4	37.1	53.4	2.2	2.4	5.0	15.2	30.8
90 or more	2.5	2.6	5.3	8.5	13.0	5.0	4.9	7.0	9.7	15.8	1.8	1.6	2.8	7.1	10.9
100	1.8	1.7	2.6	2.5	2.0	3.8	2.2	1.8	1.9	1.7	1.5	0.9	1.7	3.0	3.1
Mean proportion	3.3	5.1	12.2	23.0	40.2	8.5	13.1	22.6	33.6	48.0	2.3	2.4	5.9	15.1	28.2
Mean proportion (recipients only)	68.0	49.7	56.0	55.6	62.0	56.4	50.1	50.8	58.1	64.1	74.3	52.9	49.9	59.9	62.7
Number (thousands)	5,978	6,865	6,867	6,877	6,837	2,676	2,880	2,860	2,857	2,854	3,278	4,010	3,992	4,004	4,012
	Retirement benefits
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	18.7	5.0	5.8	8.8	14.3	15.1	5.3	7.6	10.2	15.7	22.7	4.1	5.0	7.4	13.1
1–19	0.4	0.6	1.0	3.5	16.8	0.6	1.6	2.5	7.8	24.4	0.2	0.5	0.7	1.0	9.4
20–39	0.9	1.4	5.3	13.3	21.7	1.6	5.3	12.8	20.1	23.0	1.1	0.6	1.7	6.9	17.7
40–59	2.4	4.3	10.6	13.2	13.5	3.9	7.4	13.8	16.8	13.0	2.6	1.9	5.4	14.3	12.1
60–79	4.3	6.8	10.8	14.8	12.3	6.0	11.1	16.6	14.4	11.4	4.4	4.9	7.9	12.1	12.4
80 or more	73.4	81.9	66.5	46.5	21.3	72.9	69.3	46.7	30.6	12.5	68.9	88.0	79.3	58.3	35.3
50 or more	79.0	91.2	83.3	68.0	39.9	80.6	84.4	71.2	52.3	29.9	75.2	93.9	90.6	78.7	53.4
90 or more	69.2	75.9	58.4	37.8	14.8	66.4	59.1	37.5	23.0	7.4	64.9	83.5	72.9	51.2	27.8
100	48.3	41.0	20.4	7.4	1.4	35.3	18.2	6.5	2.7	0.7	47.0	52.8	36.7	15.7	4.9
Mean proportion	77.0	88.1	79.4	66.1	43.8	78.2	80.6	67.7	54.5	35.3	72.9	91.6	86.9	74.6	54.9
Mean proportion (recipients only)	94.8	92.7	84.3	72.5	51.0	92.0	85.2	73.3	60.8	41.9	94.4	95.5	91.5	80.6	63.1
Number (thousands)	5,978	6,865	6,867	6,877	6,837	2,676	2,880	2,860	2,857	2,854	3,278	4,010	3,992	4,004	4,012
	Social Security
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	21.3	6.4	8.1	12.4	20.5	17.2	7.0	9.3	13.8	22.4	25.5	5.7	6.5	10.1	20.8
1–19	0.5	0.9	2.1	6.4	34.6	0.7	1.9	4.1	15.9	47.1	0.5	0.5	1.2	2.7	21.4
20–39	1.3	2.5	11.0	32.0	35.6	2.0	7.9	23.1	44.7	28.8	1.4	1.2	3.3	17.1	42.0
40–59	2.5	7.5	24.1	28.7	8.1	4.6	14.1	37.7	22.5	1.5	2.6	3.2	10.6	35.4	12.5
60–79	4.7	15.5	22.8	14.1	1.0	8.6	27.3	19.3	2.5	0.1	4.9	7.6	20.9	23.3	1.7
80 or more	69.6	67.2	31.9	6.5	0.2	66.8	41.8	6.5	0.6	0.0	64.9	81.8	57.6	11.4	1.6
50 or more	76.0	87.0	68.0	33.0	2.9	77.3	77.4	44.1	8.8	0.3	71.8	91.2	84.6	54.3	6.7
90 or more	64.7	57.4	23.4	3.4	0.1	58.7	29.8	2.9	0.3	0.0	60.8	73.8	46.9	6.6	1.1
100	45.8	32.1	9.8	1.0	0.0	31.3	10.8	0.6	0.1	0.0	45.2	47.3	24.7	3.3	0.5
Mean proportion	73.7	80.9	62.1	40.5	18.8	74.2	68.6	45.7	28.4	13.8	69.5	87.5	76.9	50.2	23.8
Mean proportion (recipients only)	93.7	86.4	67.6	46.2	23.7	89.6	73.7	50.3	32.9	17.8	93.3	92.8	82.2	55.9	30.0
Number (thousands)	5,978	6,865	6,867	6,877	6,837	2,676	2,880	2,860	2,857	2,854	3,278	4,010	3,992	4,004	4,012
	Government employee pensions
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	98.6	94.5	85.1	76.0	68.2	96.9	87.9	81.2	70.1	67.0	99.0	97.1	91.9	80.0	68.3
1–19	0.5	1.8	5.0	6.8	11.9	1.7	6.0	7.4	10.1	14.7	0.5	1.0	2.3	5.2	6.9
20–39	0.2	1.6	3.7	7.1	9.1	0.5	3.5	5.9	7.3	10.1	0.1	0.7	2.2	5.2	9.3
40–59	0.1	1.2	3.7	5.2	6.3	0.2	1.8	3.1	8.2	4.6	0.0	0.3	2.4	5.3	7.4
60–79	0.2	0.5	1.5	3.4	3.0	0.2	0.6	1.7	2.6	2.8	0.0	0.4	0.7	2.6	5.4
80 or more	0.5	0.4	1.0	1.6	1.5	0.5	0.3	0.7	1.8	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.6	1.6	2.7
50 or more	0.7	1.5	4.1	7.3	6.8	0.8	1.2	3.7	7.4	5.0	0.4	1.0	2.2	6.7	11.5
90 or more	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.5	0.2	0.3	1.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.4	1.0	1.5
100	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.3
Mean proportion	0.7	2.0	5.3	9.1	10.3	1.0	2.9	5.9	10.5	9.2	0.4	1.2	3.1	8.0	13.4
Mean proportion (recipients only)	50.0	36.3	35.7	37.9	32.5	33.5	24.1	31.2	35.0	27.8	41.0	40.1	37.8	39.8	42.1
Number (thousands)	5,978	6,865	6,867	6,877	6,837	2,676	2,880	2,860	2,857	2,854	3,278	4,010	3,992	4,004	4,012
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	94.0	76.7	54.6	42.5	44.9	87.6	55.5	39.7	41.6	46.2	94.5	87.1	69.3	46.0	45.9
1–19	2.7	13.0	20.0	23.3	26.8	7.6	25.3	24.6	26.1	30.0	1.5	8.6	15.8	18.0	21.8
20–39	0.8	7.8	15.1	18.4	14.4	2.4	14.6	22.5	17.8	12.8	0.6	2.6	12.0	19.6	11.9
40–59	0.7	1.5	8.2	11.5	8.8	1.2	3.6	11.1	10.7	7.1	0.9	0.7	1.9	13.1	11.8
60–79	0.4	0.4	1.8	3.9	4.3	0.4	0.9	1.7	3.4	3.4	0.5	0.3	0.5	2.8	7.4
80 or more	1.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.9	0.7	0.1	0.4	0.5	0.4	1.9	0.8	0.4	0.5	1.3
50 or more	2.0	1.4	5.0	9.3	8.9	1.7	1.9	6.0	8.7	6.9	2.8	1.2	1.3	8.2	14.0
90 or more	1.1	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.6	0.0	0.3	0.4	0.0	1.3	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4
100	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0
Mean proportion	2.4	5.0	11.8	16.3	14.5	2.9	9.0	15.9	15.5	12.3	2.9	2.8	6.6	16.2	17.4
Mean proportion (recipients only)	40.3	21.4	26.0	28.3	26.2	23.7	20.2	26.4	26.5	22.9	52.7	21.8	21.4	30.1	32.2
Number (thousands)	5,978	6,865	6,867	6,877	6,837	2,676	2,880	2,860	2,857	2,854	3,278	4,010	3,992	4,004	4,012
	Income from assets
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	66.5	54.3	35.3	23.1	8.8	52.2	32.7	22.9	13.1	5.2	69.6	63.3	49.8	32.0	17.8
1–19	25.0	42.3	57.8	67.0	69.0	39.6	62.3	68.0	74.0	69.5	21.8	33.7	46.2	59.5	62.4
20–39	1.6	2.0	4.4	6.6	11.0	2.1	3.3	6.9	8.1	12.9	1.2	2.0	2.1	5.4	9.3
40–59	0.8	0.8	1.6	1.8	5.8	1.0	0.8	1.4	2.6	7.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	2.5	4.8
60–79	0.2	0.4	0.6	1.2	4.3	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.8	4.6	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.7	4.1
80 or more	6.0	0.3	0.2	0.3	1.1	5.0	0.3	0.0	0.4	0.8	6.8	0.2	0.3	0.0	1.5
50 or more	6.5	1.0	1.3	2.0	8.3	5.4	1.0	1.2	3.8	8.4	7.2	0.6	1.3	1.5	7.8
90 or more	6.0	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.4	5.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2	6.8	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.6
100	5.9	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.8	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.3
Mean proportion	7.3	2.4	4.1	5.7	12.5	7.1	3.6	5.1	7.4	13.9	7.9	1.8	2.7	4.8	11.3
Mean proportion (recipients only)	21.8	5.3	6.3	7.4	13.7	14.9	5.4	6.6	8.5	14.7	26.1	4.8	5.4	7.1	13.7
Number (thousands)	5,978	6,865	6,867	6,877	6,837	2,676	2,880	2,860	2,857	2,854	3,278	4,010	3,992	4,004	4,012
	Cash public assistance
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	85.2	94.9	97.6	99.0	99.3	93.2	98.1	98.6	98.9	99.6	79.8	93.8	95.9	97.6	99.4
1–19	3.2	1.2	0.9	0.6	0.6	1.1	0.6	1.0	0.9	0.4	3.7	2.2	1.0	1.1	0.5
20–39	2.4	1.3	0.9	0.3	0.1	1.2	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.0	3.0	1.6	1.0	0.8	0.1
40–59	0.9	1.3	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.6	1.4	0.3	0.0
60–79	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.4	0.1	0.0	0.0
80 or more	7.7	1.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.4	1.4	0.5	0.1	0.0
50 or more	8.6	1.8	0.3	0.0	0.0	3.9	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.4	2.0	1.3	0.3	0.0
90 or more	7.7	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.3	1.3	0.5	0.1	0.0
100	6.6	0.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.0
Mean proportion	9.6	2.3	0.7	0.2	0.1	4.4	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	13.7	2.6	1.7	0.6	0.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	64.8	45.5	28.2	15.9	10.2	64.9	28.6	14.0	11.4	8.2	68.1	42.2	41.2	25.4	15.1
Number (thousands)	5,978	6,865	6,867	6,877	6,837	2,676	2,880	2,860	2,857	2,854	3,278	4,010	3,992	4,004	4,012
NOTES: Units with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
Quintile limits are $13,499, $23,592, $39,298, and $72,129 for all units; $27,538, $44,424, $67,621, and $108,703 for married couples; and $10,859, $16,552, $24,400, and $41,151 for nonmarried persons.
The relative importance of a source of income may not accurately reflect the resources available to elderly persons or elderly aged units. The survey on which these data are based does not include some potentially important resources as income, including lump-sum pension payments and capital gains. In addition, these statistics do not take into consideration noncash benefits that supplement money income (housing and energy subsidies or SNAP benefits) or the amount of savings available to supplement monthly income. Consult the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.

Relative Importance of Family Income Sources for Aged Persons Table 8.B1 Percentage distribution, by source of family income, sex, and age, 2014
Proportion of family income	All persons			Men			Women
Proportion of family income	55–61	62–64	65 or older	55–61	62–64	65 or older	55–61	62–64	65 or older
	Earnings
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	14.3	26.1	59.5	13.4	23.8	56.2	15.2	28.2	62.1
1–19	1.9	4.5	5.9	1.5	3.9	6.1	2.2	4.9	5.7
20–39	3.3	5.2	5.8	2.8	5.1	6.5	3.6	5.4	5.2
40–59	6.4	9.3	7.9	5.5	9.2	8.6	7.2	9.4	7.3
60–79	11.5	12.8	9.2	10.9	12.7	10.3	12.0	12.9	8.4
80 or more	62.7	42.1	11.7	65.9	45.3	12.3	59.8	39.1	11.3
50 or more	77.8	59.5	25.3	79.9	62.5	27.2	75.8	56.7	23.8
90 or more	53.3	32.9	7.7	56.2	35.9	8.2	50.6	30.1	7.2
100	14.4	8.1	2.2	15.3	9.0	2.2	13.6	7.3	2.2
Mean proportion	73.1	55.8	23.7	75.2	58.8	25.5	71.1	53.1	22.2
Mean proportion (recipients only)	85.3	75.5	58.4	86.7	77.1	58.3	83.9	74.0	58.6
Number (thousands)	28,548	10,746	45,079	13,765	5,150	20,023	14,783	5,596	25,055
	Retirement benefits
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	67.9	41.8	10.0	71.7	46.5	10.4	64.4	37.6	9.7
1–19	9.2	13.9	7.9	8.6	13.8	8.4	9.8	14.0	7.5
20–39	7.3	11.5	11.7	6.4	10.3	12.7	8.1	12.6	10.9
40–59	4.6	7.6	10.8	3.7	6.7	11.7	5.3	8.5	10.2
60–79	3.1	6.2	10.9	2.6	5.6	11.7	3.6	6.8	10.2
80 or more	7.9	18.9	48.7	7.0	17.1	45.1	8.7	20.4	51.5
50 or more	13.0	29.1	65.0	11.2	25.8	62.7	14.6	32.1	66.9
90 or more	6.6	16.0	41.6	5.9	14.9	37.8	7.2	17.0	44.7
100	3.5	6.8	16.0	3.4	6.6	13.6	3.5	7.1	17.9
Mean proportion	15.1	31.2	64.7	13.1	28.2	62.4	16.9	34.0	66.5
Mean proportion (recipients only)	47.1	53.7	71.9	46.4	52.6	69.7	47.6	54.5	73.6
Number (thousands)	28,548	10,746	45,079	13,765	5,150	20,023	14,783	5,596	25,055
	Social Security
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	77.4	52.7	13.0	81.1	58.3	13.6	73.8	47.5	12.6
1–19	7.3	15.0	13.7	6.1	13.8	15.0	8.3	16.1	12.6
20–39	5.9	11.7	19.7	4.5	9.8	21.4	7.3	13.4	18.3
40–59	3.0	6.6	15.6	2.5	5.5	15.8	3.5	7.6	15.4
60–79	1.8	3.9	11.6	1.6	3.3	11.2	2.0	4.3	12.0
80 or more	4.7	10.2	26.5	4.2	9.3	23.0	5.1	11.0	29.2
50 or more	7.7	17.3	45.1	6.8	15.1	41.0	8.5	19.2	48.3
90 or more	4.0	8.9	21.5	3.6	8.4	18.5	4.3	9.4	24.0
100	2.7	5.3	11.3	2.7	5.0	9.2	2.7	5.7	12.9
Mean proportion	9.8	20.9	48.7	8.3	18.4	45.8	11.1	23.2	51.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	43.1	44.2	56.0	44.2	44.1	53.0	42.3	44.3	58.4
Number (thousands)	28,548	10,746	45,079	13,765	5,150	20,023	14,783	5,596	25,055
	Government employee pensions
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	92.8	86.8	82.5	93.7	87.2	82.0	92.1	86.5	82.9
1–19	3.0	5.4	6.7	2.7	5.2	6.9	3.3	5.6	6.5
20–39	2.0	3.6	5.0	1.8	3.5	5.1	2.1	3.6	4.9
40–59	1.1	2.6	3.2	0.9	2.3	3.3	1.3	2.8	3.1
60–79	0.5	0.9	1.7	0.4	1.0	1.7	0.6	0.8	1.7
80 or more	0.5	0.7	0.9	0.5	0.7	0.9	0.6	0.7	0.9
50 or more	1.5	2.6	3.8	1.3	2.4	3.8	1.7	2.8	3.9
90 or more	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.5
100	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Mean proportion	2.3	4.0	5.6	2.0	4.0	5.8	2.5	4.1	5.5
Mean proportion (recipients only)	31.6	30.7	32.2	31.2	31.1	31.9	32.0	30.4	32.4
Number (thousands)	28,548	10,746	45,079	13,765	5,150	20,023	14,783	5,596	25,055
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	87.8	76.7	58.8	89.2	78.8	56.9	86.4	74.7	60.2
1–19	6.9	12.3	20.5	6.1	11.3	21.2	7.7	13.3	20.0
20–39	2.6	5.5	12.2	2.2	4.9	12.7	3.0	6.1	11.8
40–59	1.5	3.3	6.1	1.3	3.0	6.6	1.7	3.6	5.6
60–79	0.5	1.2	2.0	0.5	1.0	2.2	0.5	1.4	1.8
80 or more	0.7	0.9	0.5	0.7	1.0	0.5	0.7	0.9	0.6
50 or more	1.8	3.5	4.9	1.7	3.2	5.3	1.8	3.8	4.5
90 or more	0.5	0.7	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.3	0.6	0.7	0.4
100	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1
Mean proportion	3.0	6.0	10.1	2.8	5.4	10.7	3.3	6.5	9.7
Mean proportion (recipients only)	24.7	25.6	24.5	25.5	25.4	24.8	24.2	25.7	24.3
Number (thousands)	28,548	10,746	45,079	13,765	5,150	20,023	14,783	5,596	25,055
	Income from assets
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	31.1	29.6	31.7	30.9	29.1	29.0	31.2	30.0	33.8
1–19	61.6	60.6	58.0	61.8	60.6	59.8	61.3	60.6	56.6
20–39	3.7	5.4	5.5	3.9	5.6	6.1	3.6	5.3	5.0
40–59	1.7	1.8	2.3	1.6	2.1	2.5	1.9	1.5	2.2
60–79	0.5	1.0	1.3	0.5	0.8	1.4	0.5	1.2	1.3
80 or more	1.3	1.5	1.1	1.2	1.7	1.2	1.4	1.4	1.0
50 or more	2.6	3.4	3.5	2.5	3.5	3.6	2.7	3.3	3.3
90 or more	1.3	1.4	0.9	1.1	1.6	1.0	1.4	1.2	0.9
100	1.1	1.3	0.8	1.1	1.5	0.9	1.2	1.2	0.8
Mean proportion	5.1	6.3	6.4	5.0	6.5	6.9	5.2	6.1	5.9
Mean proportion (recipients only)	7.4	8.9	9.3	7.2	9.2	9.7	7.6	8.7	8.9
Number (thousands)	28,548	10,746	45,079	13,765	5,150	20,023	14,783	5,596	25,055
	Cash public assistance
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	92.1	93.0	94.8	92.6	93.1	95.8	91.7	92.9	93.9
1–19	3.0	2.4	2.3	2.6	2.4	2.0	3.4	2.3	2.5
20–39	1.7	1.5	1.1	1.6	1.3	0.9	1.8	1.6	1.4
40–59	0.8	0.9	0.6	0.7	1.0	0.5	0.9	0.9	0.6
60–79	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.3
80 or more	2.0	1.9	1.0	2.1	1.8	0.7	1.9	2.0	1.3
50 or more	2.6	2.6	1.5	2.7	2.5	1.0	2.5	2.7	1.8
90 or more	1.9	1.8	1.0	2.1	1.7	0.6	1.7	1.8	1.3
100	1.6	1.5	0.8	1.8	1.3	0.6	1.4	1.6	1.0
Mean proportion	3.4	3.2	2.0	3.4	3.1	1.4	3.3	3.3	2.4
Mean proportion (recipients only)	42.7	46.0	37.8	45.9	45.4	34.2	40.1	46.5	39.7
Number (thousands)	28,548	10,746	45,079	13,765	5,150	20,023	14,783	5,596	25,055
NOTES: Persons in families with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
The relative importance of a source of income may not accurately reflect the resources available to elderly persons or elderly aged units. The survey on which these data are based does not include some potentially important resources as income, including lump-sum pension payments and capital gains. In addition, these statistics do not take into consideration noncash benefits that supplement money income (housing and energy subsidies or SNAP benefits) or the amount of savings available to supplement monthly income. Consult the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.

Relative Importance of Family Income Sources for Persons 65 or Older Table 8.B2 Percentage distribution, by income source, sex, and age, 2014
Proportion of family income	All persons				Men				Women
Proportion of family income	65–69	70–74	75–79	80 or older	65–69	70–74	75–79	80 or older	65–69	70–74	75–79	80 or older
	Earnings
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	42.4	59.3	69.2	76.9	39.5	57.0	66.6	75.3	45.0	61.2	71.3	77.9
1–19	7.2	7.3	5.3	3.2	6.6	7.5	5.8	4.0	7.6	7.1	4.8	2.7
20–39	7.3	6.9	4.7	3.4	7.5	7.6	5.8	4.4	7.3	6.3	3.7	2.8
40–59	10.4	8.9	6.5	4.2	10.9	9.2	7.3	4.8	10.0	8.6	5.8	3.7
60–79	13.2	9.0	6.7	5.6	14.6	9.8	7.5	5.5	11.9	8.3	6.0	5.6
80 or more	19.5	8.7	7.7	6.8	20.9	9.0	7.0	5.9	18.2	8.4	8.3	7.3
50 or more	38.7	22.7	17.7	14.4	41.6	24.1	18.1	13.7	36.0	21.5	17.4	14.9
90 or more	13.0	5.4	4.7	4.4	14.0	6.0	4.0	4.2	12.0	4.9	5.4	4.6
100	3.5	1.6	1.6	1.5	3.4	1.6	1.3	1.8	3.5	1.5	1.9	1.4
Mean proportion	35.7	21.6	17.0	13.6	38.2	22.9	17.5	13.4	33.4	20.5	16.5	13.7
Mean proportion (recipients only)	61.9	53.0	55.1	58.8	63.2	53.3	52.5	54.4	60.7	52.8	57.5	62.0
Number (thousands)	15,426	10,983	7,836	10,835	7,238	5,056	3,516	4,214	8,188	5,927	4,320	6,621
	Retirement benefits
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	15.9	7.5	6.5	6.6	17.1	7.7	4.9	6.9	14.9	7.4	7.8	6.5
1–19	11.8	6.6	5.7	5.2	12.9	6.9	5.9	4.4	10.8	6.3	5.5	5.8
20–39	15.3	11.6	9.3	8.4	16.0	12.7	10.8	8.8	14.7	10.7	8.0	8.2
40–59	11.6	12.6	9.7	8.8	12.3	13.2	10.8	9.6	10.9	12.2	8.9	8.2
60–79	10.8	11.6	11.6	9.9	10.5	12.1	12.9	12.3	11.0	11.1	10.5	8.3
80 or more	34.6	50.0	57.2	61.1	31.2	47.4	54.7	58.1	37.7	52.2	59.3	63.0
50 or more	51.0	68.0	74.0	75.6	47.6	66.2	73.7	75.4	54.0	69.5	74.3	75.7
90 or more	28.8	42.2	49.0	54.0	25.8	38.9	45.6	50.5	31.4	45.0	51.7	56.2
100	11.0	15.6	18.8	21.6	10.0	13.7	15.7	18.1	11.9	17.3	21.4	23.8
Mean proportion	52.6	67.1	72.0	74.1	49.8	65.4	71.3	73.2	55.2	68.6	72.5	74.6
Mean proportion (recipients only)	62.6	72.6	77.0	79.3	60.0	70.9	75.0	78.6	64.8	74.1	78.7	79.7
Number (thousands)	15,426	10,983	7,836	10,835	7,238	5,056	3,516	4,214	8,188	5,927	4,320	6,621
	Social Security
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	20.4	9.8	8.7	8.9	22.3	10.2	6.4	8.6	18.8	9.5	10.6	9.1
1–19	17.5	13.0	11.3	10.7	19.4	13.4	12.8	11.4	15.8	12.7	10.0	10.2
20–39	21.2	21.4	19.0	16.2	21.4	23.3	21.8	18.8	21.0	19.8	16.7	14.6
40–59	13.6	17.5	16.7	15.6	12.8	17.7	17.8	17.3	14.3	17.3	15.9	14.5
60–79	9.3	12.3	14.1	12.4	8.5	11.4	14.1	12.9	9.9	13.0	14.1	12.1
80 or more	18.0	26.0	30.3	36.1	15.6	24.1	27.2	31.1	20.1	27.7	32.8	39.4
50 or more	33.1	46.0	52.1	55.9	29.4	43.3	49.4	51.4	36.5	48.4	54.2	58.8
90 or more	14.5	21.0	24.5	29.8	12.4	19.2	21.7	25.2	16.4	22.6	26.7	32.7
100	7.9	10.8	12.9	15.3	6.9	9.5	10.3	12.1	8.8	12.0	15.1	17.3
Mean proportion	38.8	50.1	54.4	57.5	35.7	48.2	52.9	54.5	41.4	51.8	55.6	59.3
Mean proportion (recipients only)	48.7	55.6	59.6	63.1	46.0	53.7	56.5	59.6	51.0	57.2	62.2	65.3
Number (thousands)	15,426	10,983	7,836	10,835	7,238	5,056	3,516	4,214	8,188	5,927	4,320	6,621
	Government employee pensions
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	82.7	81.9	82.2	83.1	83.0	81.9	81.0	81.2	82.4	81.8	83.2	84.2
1–19	7.3	6.8	6.5	5.8	7.3	6.9	7.0	6.3	7.4	6.8	6.1	5.4
20–39	4.9	5.0	5.4	4.9	4.7	4.8	5.9	5.7	5.0	5.1	5.0	4.5
40–59	2.8	3.7	3.2	3.4	2.6	4.2	3.1	3.7	2.9	3.3	3.2	3.1
60–79	1.6	1.6	1.9	1.8	1.5	1.3	2.2	2.1	1.6	1.9	1.6	1.6
80 or more	0.8	1.0	0.8	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.7	1.0	0.7	1.0	0.9	1.1
50 or more	3.2	4.2	4.0	4.3	3.1	4.0	4.0	4.6	3.3	4.3	4.0	4.0
90 or more	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.6
100	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2
Mean proportion	5.2	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.1	5.9	6.1	6.4	5.3	5.9	5.6	5.5
Mean proportion (recipients only)	30.0	32.7	32.7	34.4	29.9	32.7	32.2	34.0	30.1	32.7	33.2	34.7
Number (thousands)	15,426	10,983	7,836	10,835	7,238	5,056	3,516	4,214	8,188	5,927	4,320	6,621
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	64.1	55.2	53.8	58.3	64.1	54.1	51.1	52.9	64.1	56.2	56.0	61.8
1–19	18.7	22.6	21.9	20.1	18.3	23.2	23.2	22.0	19.1	22.1	20.9	18.9
20–39	9.8	13.2	14.7	12.6	9.8	13.2	15.8	14.3	9.9	13.1	13.8	11.4
40–59	5.1	6.6	6.6	6.4	5.3	7.1	6.8	8.0	5.0	6.1	6.5	5.4
60–79	1.8	2.0	2.4	1.8	2.0	2.0	2.9	2.1	1.6	2.0	2.0	1.6
80 or more	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.8	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.8
50 or more	4.3	5.2	5.8	4.8	4.6	5.6	6.0	5.8	4.0	4.9	5.5	4.2
90 or more	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.3	0.6	0.5
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2
Mean proportion	8.6	10.8	11.7	10.6	8.8	11.1	12.2	12.2	8.3	10.5	11.2	9.5
Mean proportion (recipients only)	23.8	24.1	25.2	25.3	24.5	24.2	24.9	25.9	23.2	24.0	25.5	24.9
Number (thousands)	15,426	10,983	7,836	10,835	7,238	5,056	3,516	4,214	8,188	5,927	4,320	6,621
	Income from assets
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	29.7	30.7	33.2	34.4	28.2	29.2	28.4	30.3	31.0	32.0	37.1	36.9
1–19	60.4	58.9	57.2	54.5	61.8	59.4	60.8	56.0	59.1	58.5	54.2	53.5
20–39	5.7	5.6	5.1	5.3	5.7	6.6	5.7	6.8	5.7	4.8	4.6	4.4
40–59	2.0	2.4	2.1	2.9	2.1	2.5	2.7	3.2	1.9	2.3	1.7	2.7
60–79	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.8	1.1	1.2	1.5	2.1	1.4	1.1	0.8	1.6
80 or more	1.0	1.2	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.2	0.9	1.6	0.8	1.3	1.5	0.8
50 or more	3.0	3.4	3.3	4.3	3.1	3.3	3.5	5.0	3.0	3.5	3.0	3.8
90 or more	0.8	1.1	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.1	0.7	1.1	0.7	1.1	1.2	0.7
100	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.7	1.1	0.6	1.1	1.0	0.7
Mean proportion	6.1	6.4	6.2	6.8	6.3	6.8	6.9	8.1	5.9	6.1	5.7	5.9
Mean proportion (recipients only)	8.6	9.3	9.3	10.3	8.7	9.6	9.6	11.6	8.5	9.0	9.0	9.4
Number (thousands)	15,426	10,983	7,836	10,835	7,238	5,056	3,516	4,214	8,188	5,927	4,320	6,621
	Cash public assistance
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	94.7	95.0	94.8	94.7	95.7	95.6	96.0	96.3	93.8	94.4	93.8	93.6
1–19	2.3	2.5	2.0	2.2	2.2	2.4	1.6	1.4	2.5	2.5	2.3	2.7
20–39	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.2	0.6	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.5	1.1	1.6	1.3
40–59	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.4	0.7	0.2	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.5
60–79	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.3
80 or more	1.1	0.7	1.1	1.3	0.7	0.4	0.6	1.0	1.3	1.0	1.5	1.5
50 or more	1.5	1.1	1.6	1.6	1.1	0.7	1.0	1.1	1.9	1.5	2.0	1.9
90 or more	1.0	0.7	1.0	1.2	0.7	0.4	0.6	0.9	1.3	1.0	1.4	1.5
100	0.8	0.6	0.9	1.1	0.6	0.4	0.6	0.8	1.0	0.8	1.2	1.3
Mean proportion	2.0	1.6	2.1	2.2	1.5	1.2	1.5	1.5	2.5	2.0	2.6	2.6
Mean proportion (recipients only)	37.6	32.7	40.4	41.0	34.7	26.9	37.0	41.1	39.4	36.6	42.2	41.0
Number (thousands)	15,426	10,983	7,836	10,835	7,238	5,056	3,516	4,214	8,188	5,927	4,320	6,621
NOTES: Persons in families with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
The relative importance of a source of income may not accurately reflect the resources available to elderly persons or elderly aged units. The survey on which these data are based does not include some potentially important resources as income, including lump-sum pension payments and capital gains. In addition, these statistics do not take into consideration noncash benefits that supplement money income (housing and energy subsidies or SNAP benefits) or the amount of savings available to supplement monthly income. Consult the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.

Relative Importance of Family Income Sources for Persons 65 or Older Table 8.B3 Percentage distribution, by income source, sex, and marital status, 2014
Proportion of family income	All persons					Men					Women
	Married	Nonmarried				Married	Nonmarried				Married	Nonmarried
	Married	Total	Widowed	Divorced	Never married	Married	Total	Widowed	Divorced	Never married	Married	Total	Widowed	Divorced	Never married
	Earnings
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	53.6	66.9	71.2	61.0	64.0	50.9	68.5	71.7	67.2	64.1	57.0	66.3	71.0	57.0	63.9
1–19	7.4	3.9	3.6	4.9	4.5	7.2	3.7	3.1	3.6	6.6	7.7	4.1	3.7	5.8	2.8
20–39	7.3	3.9	3.5	4.5	4.7	7.4	4.4	4.4	5.0	3.6	7.1	3.7	3.3	4.2	5.5
40–59	9.2	6.1	6.0	7.1	4.9	9.8	5.6	6.3	5.5	5.4	8.5	6.3	5.9	8.1	4.5
60–79	10.1	8.1	7.5	8.8	7.6	11.3	7.8	7.1	7.7	7.3	8.6	8.2	7.6	9.5	7.8
80 or more	12.4	11.0	8.3	13.7	14.3	13.3	10.0	7.5	11.0	13.0	11.2	11.4	8.5	15.4	15.4
50 or more	27.7	22.2	18.9	26.1	24.2	30.1	20.4	17.0	21.7	23.5	24.7	23.0	19.4	29.0	24.7
90 or more	8.0	7.2	4.7	9.8	11.5	8.6	7.2	4.4	8.3	11.3	7.2	7.2	4.8	10.8	11.7
100	2.0	2.5	1.4	3.3	4.9	2.1	2.5	1.3	3.1	4.0	1.9	2.4	1.5	3.5	5.5
Mean proportion	26.1	20.6	17.3	24.5	23.3	28.2	19.3	16.5	20.5	21.9	23.6	21.1	17.5	27.1	24.4
Mean proportion (recipients only)	56.3	62.2	59.9	62.8	64.7	57.4	61.2	58.3	62.4	61.0	54.8	62.6	60.4	63.0	67.7
Number (thousands)	25,390	19,689	11,004	5,482	2,133	14,047	5,977	2,397	2,149	950	11,343	13,713	8,607	3,334	1,182
	Retirement benefits
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	9.5	10.6	6.9	13.2	21.0	10.3	10.6	5.6	11.5	20.4	8.5	10.7	7.3	14.3	21.5
1–19	8.4	7.2	7.1	7.4	5.3	9.1	6.7	7.5	6.5	4.2	7.6	7.4	7.1	7.9	6.2
20–39	13.1	9.9	9.2	11.2	8.1	14.0	9.8	8.7	10.1	10.5	12.0	9.9	9.4	11.9	6.2
40–59	11.9	9.4	9.5	9.8	8.5	12.2	10.4	11.4	10.1	9.2	11.5	9.0	9.0	9.6	8.0
60–79	12.3	9.1	8.8	10.1	8.5	12.0	11.0	12.1	11.5	9.2	12.7	8.3	7.9	9.1	8.0
80 or more	44.7	53.7	58.3	48.4	48.6	42.3	51.5	54.7	50.3	46.6	47.7	54.7	59.4	47.1	50.1
50 or more	63.0	67.7	72.1	63.3	61.8	60.3	68.3	73.1	67.6	60.7	66.2	67.5	71.8	60.6	62.6
90 or more	36.9	47.8	52.4	42.7	41.8	34.8	44.9	48.6	44.0	38.3	39.5	49.0	53.5	41.9	44.7
100	10.9	22.6	24.1	21.5	19.3	10.4	21.3	21.3	23.0	16.4	11.6	23.2	24.9	20.5	21.6
Mean proportion	62.6	67.3	71.6	63.3	60.4	60.5	66.9	71.1	66.0	59.7	65.2	67.5	71.7	61.6	61.0
Mean proportion (recipients only)	69.2	75.4	76.9	73.0	76.5	67.5	74.8	75.3	74.6	75.0	71.2	75.6	77.3	71.9	77.7
Number (thousands)	25,390	19,689	11,004	5,482	2,133	14,047	5,977	2,397	2,149	950	11,343	13,713	8,607	3,334	1,182
	Social Security
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	12.4	13.9	9.6	17.1	25.7	13.4	13.9	8.0	15.9	23.9	11.1	13.9	10.1	17.9	27.1
1–19	15.5	11.3	11.8	10.3	9.6	16.2	12.2	14.9	10.0	10.1	14.6	10.9	10.9	10.6	9.1
20–39	22.1	16.6	16.2	17.8	15.2	22.7	18.4	17.3	19.2	18.5	21.3	15.8	15.8	16.9	12.6
40–59	17.1	13.7	14.5	13.6	10.6	16.4	14.6	17.2	13.6	11.7	17.9	13.3	13.7	13.6	9.8
60–79	11.7	11.5	11.9	11.8	10.4	11.1	11.2	12.4	11.4	9.0	12.4	11.6	11.8	12.1	11.6
80 or more	21.3	33.1	36.1	29.4	28.5	20.2	29.8	30.2	29.9	26.7	22.7	34.6	37.7	29.0	29.9
50 or more	40.2	51.3	55.1	48.0	44.6	38.2	47.8	50.4	48.2	40.6	42.7	52.9	56.4	47.8	47.8
90 or more	16.4	28.1	30.6	25.8	23.2	15.6	25.1	26.2	26.4	20.4	17.4	29.3	31.8	25.4	25.3
100	7.1	16.7	17.6	15.6	15.6	6.9	14.8	14.4	16.0	12.6	7.3	17.5	18.5	15.2	18.0
Mean proportion	45.2	53.3	56.8	50.1	45.8	43.7	50.9	53.6	50.9	44.4	47.2	54.3	57.7	49.6	46.9
Mean proportion (recipients only)	51.6	61.8	62.9	60.5	61.6	50.4	59.1	58.3	60.5	58.4	53.0	63.0	64.2	60.5	64.4
Number (thousands)	25,390	19,689	11,004	5,482	2,133	14,047	5,977	2,397	2,149	950	11,343	13,713	8,607	3,334	1,182
	Government employee pensions
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	79.6	86.2	85.8	87.1	83.6	80.2	86.2	85.7	86.2	84.8	78.9	86.2	85.8	87.7	82.7
1–19	8.7	4.1	4.4	3.8	4.4	8.5	3.3	3.3	3.1	3.8	8.9	4.5	4.6	4.2	4.9
20–39	5.7	4.1	4.5	3.9	4.0	5.5	4.3	5.3	4.0	3.5	5.9	4.1	4.2	3.9	4.4
40–59	3.5	2.9	2.9	2.6	3.9	3.4	3.1	2.9	3.1	4.1	3.5	2.8	2.9	2.2	3.6
60–79	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	2.6	1.5	2.0	1.9	2.4	2.3	1.8	1.5	1.5	1.1	2.9
80 or more	0.8	1.0	0.9	1.0	1.5	0.8	1.1	0.9	1.2	1.5	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.6
50 or more	3.7	4.0	4.0	3.7	5.2	3.5	4.5	4.2	5.0	4.7	3.9	3.8	4.0	2.9	5.6
90 or more	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.7	0.7	0.4	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.7	0.9
100	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Mean proportion	6.0	5.1	5.0	4.9	6.6	5.8	5.6	5.4	5.8	6.3	6.3	4.9	4.9	4.4	6.8
Mean proportion (recipients only)	29.7	37.0	35.5	38.1	40.4	29.4	40.4	38.1	42.1	41.7	29.9	35.5	34.8	35.3	39.4
Number (thousands)	25,390	19,689	11,004	5,482	2,133	14,047	5,977	2,397	2,149	950	11,343	13,713	8,607	3,334	1,182
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	52.3	67.1	63.9	69.9	72.9	53.4	65.2	58.8	69.0	71.2	50.8	68.0	65.3	70.5	74.3
1–19	24.6	15.3	17.2	13.3	11.6	24.1	14.3	16.9	12.6	11.9	25.3	15.7	17.3	13.7	11.4
20–39	14.1	9.6	10.7	9.0	7.8	13.7	10.3	12.5	9.2	8.2	14.7	9.3	10.2	8.9	7.5
40–59	6.7	5.2	5.4	5.5	4.1	6.6	6.6	8.6	5.8	4.1	6.8	4.6	4.5	5.3	4.1
60–79	1.9	2.1	2.0	1.8	2.6	1.8	3.0	2.9	2.7	3.5	1.9	1.7	1.8	1.2	1.9
80 or more	0.4	0.7	0.8	0.5	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.6	1.2	0.4	0.7	0.9	0.4	0.8
50 or more	4.9	4.8	5.0	4.7	5.0	4.8	6.5	7.6	5.7	6.1	5.1	4.1	4.2	4.0	4.0
90 or more	0.2	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.7
100	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Mean proportion	11.2	8.8	9.4	8.2	8.0	10.9	10.2	11.8	9.1	8.9	11.5	8.1	8.7	7.6	7.2
Mean proportion (recipients only)	23.4	26.7	26.0	27.2	29.5	23.4	29.3	28.5	29.4	31.0	23.4	25.4	25.2	25.7	28.2
Number (thousands)	25,390	19,689	11,004	5,482	2,133	14,047	5,977	2,397	2,149	950	11,343	13,713	8,607	3,334	1,182
	Income from assets
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	23.9	41.7	40.4	42.7	44.8	23.9	40.8	36.6	44.0	41.8	23.8	42.2	41.5	41.8	47.2
1–19	64.2	50.1	51.3	49.4	46.8	64.3	49.1	51.5	47.4	47.3	64.0	50.5	51.2	50.7	46.4
20–39	6.6	4.0	4.1	4.1	3.4	6.5	5.2	6.0	4.7	4.2	6.7	3.5	3.6	3.6	2.6
40–59	2.7	1.9	2.1	1.5	2.1	2.6	2.3	3.1	1.6	2.4	2.8	1.7	1.8	1.5	1.9
60–79	1.5	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.5	1.2	1.5	0.9	1.9	1.6	1.1	1.0	1.3	0.6
80 or more	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.2	1.8	1.1	1.5	1.3	1.4	2.4	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.4
50 or more	3.8	3.1	3.0	3.0	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.9	2.8	4.7	3.9	2.9	2.8	3.1	2.9
90 or more	0.9	1.0	0.8	1.1	1.7	0.9	1.2	0.8	1.1	2.3	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.1	1.2
100	0.8	0.9	0.7	1.0	1.7	0.8	1.1	0.7	1.0	2.3	0.8	0.8	0.7	1.1	1.2
Mean proportion	7.3	5.2	5.2	5.0	5.8	7.2	6.2	6.9	5.3	7.5	7.3	4.7	4.7	4.8	4.5
Mean proportion (recipients only)	9.5	8.9	8.7	8.7	10.6	9.4	10.5	10.9	9.4	12.9	9.6	8.2	8.1	8.3	8.5
Number (thousands)	25,390	19,689	11,004	5,482	2,133	14,047	5,977	2,397	2,149	950	11,343	13,713	8,607	3,334	1,182
	Cash public assistance
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	96.9	91.9	93.1	92.3	86.5	96.9	93.3	94.9	94.2	87.9	97.0	91.3	92.6	91.0	85.4
1–19	1.5	3.2	2.9	3.1	4.3	1.7	2.8	2.4	1.9	5.1	1.4	3.5	3.1	4.0	3.7
20–39	0.6	1.8	1.6	1.7	2.8	0.6	1.5	1.4	1.5	1.7	0.7	1.9	1.6	1.9	3.7
40–59	0.3	1.0	0.5	1.3	1.9	0.3	1.2	0.6	1.4	1.4	0.4	0.9	0.5	1.1	2.3
60–79	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.6
80 or more	0.5	1.7	1.5	1.3	3.8	0.5	1.1	0.5	0.9	3.2	0.5	2.0	1.8	1.6	4.3
50 or more	0.7	2.4	2.0	2.1	5.6	0.6	1.9	0.9	1.6	4.6	0.8	2.7	2.3	2.5	6.3
90 or more	0.5	1.7	1.5	1.3	3.7	0.4	1.0	0.5	0.8	2.9	0.5	2.0	1.7	1.6	4.3
100	0.4	1.4	1.2	1.0	3.2	0.4	0.9	0.4	0.8	2.6	0.4	1.6	1.5	1.1	3.6
Mean proportion	1.0	3.2	2.7	2.9	6.6	0.9	2.5	1.5	2.3	5.5	1.1	3.6	3.0	3.3	7.4
Mean proportion (recipients only)	32.7	40.3	39.4	37.4	48.6	30.7	38.0	30.4	39.9	45.1	35.2	41.0	41.1	36.4	50.9
Number (thousands)	25,390	19,689	11,004	5,482	2,133	14,047	5,977	2,397	2,149	950	11,343	13,713	8,607	3,334	1,182
NOTES: Persons in families with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
The relative importance of a source of income may not accurately reflect the resources available to elderly persons or elderly aged units. The survey on which these data are based does not include some potentially important resources as income, including lump-sum pension payments and capital gains. In addition, these statistics do not take into consideration noncash benefits that supplement money income (housing and energy subsidies or SNAP benefits) or the amount of savings available to supplement monthly income. Consult the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.

Relative Importance of Family Income Sources for Persons 65 or Older Table 8.B4 Percentage distribution, by source of family income, family Social Security beneficiary status, sex, and marital status, 2014
Proportion of family income	Persons in beneficiary families									Persons in nonbeneficiary families
	All			Men			Women			All			Men			Women
	Total	Married	Non- married	Total	Married	Non- married	Total	Married	Non- married	Total	Married	Non- married	Total	Married	Non- married	Total	Married	Non- married
	Earnings
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	64.2	58.4	71.7	61.5	56.1	74.1	66.3	61.2	70.7	28.0	19.8	37.4	22.6	17.7	33.9	32.5	22.9	38.9
1–19	6.5	8.2	4.3	6.8	8.0	4.1	6.3	8.4	4.4	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.9	1.0	1.8	1.6	1.9
20–39	6.4	8.0	4.2	7.2	8.2	4.8	5.7	7.7	4.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.0	1.9	2.1
40–59	8.3	9.6	6.7	8.9	10.2	5.9	7.8	8.8	7.0	5.0	6.8	2.8	6.3	7.4	3.9	3.8	6.0	2.3
60–79	9.4	10.4	8.1	10.4	11.6	7.7	8.6	8.8	8.3	8.1	8.3	7.8	9.0	9.4	8.3	7.3	6.7	7.6
80 or more	5.2	5.4	4.9	5.1	5.8	3.4	5.3	5.0	5.6	55.2	61.2	48.2	58.2	61.5	50.7	52.6	60.9	47.2
50 or more	19.2	21.1	16.6	20.3	23.0	13.9	18.3	18.8	17.8	66.2	74.1	57.2	71.2	75.7	61.0	61.9	71.7	55.5
90 or more	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.6	1.0	1.6	1.4	1.7	48.6	53.6	42.9	51.2	53.6	45.8	46.4	53.7	41.6
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17.0	16.3	17.8	16.5	15.8	18.3	17.4	17.1	17.5
Mean proportion	17.8	20.0	15.0	19.0	21.6	13.0	16.9	18.1	15.9	62.7	69.6	54.8	67.0	71.0	58.2	59.0	67.7	53.3
Mean proportion (recipients only)	49.8	48.0	53.2	49.3	49.1	50.2	50.2	46.6	54.3	87.1	86.8	87.5	86.6	86.2	87.9	87.5	87.8	87.3
Number (thousands)	39,203	22,248	16,955	17,309	12,162	5,147	21,894	10,086	11,808	5,875	3,141	2,734	2,714	1,885	830	3,161	1,257	1,905
	Retirement benefits
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	76.7	76.8	76.7	76.8	77.0	76.4	76.7	76.4	76.8
1–19	8.1	8.6	7.5	8.6	9.4	6.8	7.7	7.6	7.8	6.6	7.7	5.3	7.0	7.5	6.0	6.2	7.9	5.0
20–39	12.9	14.4	11.0	14.1	15.6	10.7	12.0	13.1	11.1	3.6	3.9	3.3	4.1	4.0	4.2	3.1	3.6	2.8
40–59	12.0	13.1	10.5	12.9	13.5	11.5	11.3	12.7	10.1	3.1	3.5	2.6	4.0	4.3	3.2	2.3	2.3	2.3
60–79	12.3	13.8	10.3	13.3	13.6	12.6	11.5	14.0	9.3	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.8	2.0	1.7
80 or more	54.7	50.1	60.7	51.1	48.0	58.4	57.5	52.7	61.7	8.4	6.5	10.5	6.6	5.7	8.8	9.9	7.8	11.2
50 or more	73.1	70.5	76.4	71.0	68.3	77.4	74.7	73.2	76.0	11.4	9.5	13.6	9.6	8.7	11.6	13.0	10.7	14.5
90 or more	46.8	41.2	54.1	42.8	39.4	50.9	49.9	43.5	55.4	7.2	5.8	8.8	5.7	5.0	7.2	8.6	7.1	9.5
100	18.1	12.3	25.8	15.5	11.9	24.2	20.2	12.9	26.5	2.0	1.1	3.1	1.6	0.8	3.4	2.4	1.5	3.0
Mean proportion	72.5	69.9	76.0	70.5	68.3	75.6	74.1	71.9	76.1	12.3	10.8	13.9	11.0	10.2	12.6	13.4	11.6	14.5
Mean proportion (recipients only)	72.5	69.9	76.0	70.5	68.3	75.6	74.1	71.9	76.1	52.7	46.5	59.8	47.4	44.6	53.6	57.2	49.2	62.6
Number (thousands)	39,203	22,248	16,955	17,309	12,162	5,147	21,894	10,086	11,808	5,875	3,141	2,734	2,714	1,885	830	3,161	1,257	1,905
	Government employee pensions
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	81.7	78.5	85.9	81.1	79.0	86.0	82.2	77.8	85.9	87.8	88.0	87.6	87.9	88.1	87.3	87.8	87.9	87.8
1–19	7.2	9.3	4.3	7.4	9.1	3.3	7.0	9.6	4.8	3.6	4.2	2.8	4.1	4.5	3.1	3.1	3.8	2.6
20–39	5.4	6.1	4.4	5.5	6.0	4.5	5.3	6.3	4.4	2.6	2.7	2.4	2.8	2.7	3.1	2.3	2.7	2.1
40–59	3.4	3.7	3.1	3.6	3.7	3.4	3.3	3.7	2.9	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.5	1.7	1.0	1.9	1.6	2.2
60–79	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	2.1	1.8	2.0	1.6	0.9	0.6	1.2	0.8	0.5	1.5	0.9	0.8	1.0
80 or more	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.4	3.4	2.8	4.2	2.9	2.4	4.0	3.9	3.3	4.3
50 or more	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.5	4.3	3.6	3.8	3.4	5.1	4.2	6.1	4.4	3.8	5.6	5.7	4.9	6.3
90 or more	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	2.7	2.4	3.0	2.4	2.1	3.1	2.9	2.8	2.9
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	1.3	0.6	0.8	0.5
Mean proportion	5.6	6.2	4.9	5.8	6.0	5.5	5.4	6.4	4.6	5.7	5.0	6.6	5.2	4.6	6.4	6.2	5.5	6.7
Mean proportion (recipients only)	30.7	28.7	34.7	30.9	28.6	39.0	30.5	28.9	32.8	47.2	41.8	53.3	42.6	39.1	50.2	51.2	45.8	54.7
Number (thousands)	39,203	22,248	16,955	17,309	12,162	5,147	21,894	10,086	11,808	5,875	3,141	2,734	2,714	1,885	830	3,161	1,257	1,905
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	55.1	47.9	64.4	52.7	48.8	62.1	56.9	46.9	65.5	83.4	83.0	83.9	83.7	83.2	84.8	83.3	82.8	83.6
1–19	22.5	27.0	16.6	23.3	26.6	15.6	21.8	27.4	17.1	7.6	8.2	6.9	7.5	7.8	6.6	7.7	8.7	7.0
20–39	13.6	15.7	10.8	14.2	15.3	11.5	13.1	16.2	10.5	2.5	2.7	2.3	2.9	2.9	2.7	2.3	2.4	2.1
40–59	6.6	7.4	5.6	7.2	7.3	7.1	6.1	7.5	4.9	2.5	2.2	2.8	2.8	2.6	3.2	2.3	1.7	2.6
60–79	2.0	1.9	2.2	2.3	1.9	3.4	1.8	1.9	1.8	1.4	1.8	1.0	1.3	1.5	0.9	1.5	2.2	1.1
80 or more	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.3	2.5	2.1	3.0	2.0	2.0	1.7	3.0	2.1	3.6
50 or more	4.9	5.0	4.8	5.5	4.9	6.9	4.4	5.1	3.8	4.9	4.5	5.3	4.3	4.2	4.5	5.4	4.9	5.7
90 or more	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	2.1	1.8	2.5	1.7	1.7	1.4	2.5	1.9	3.0
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.8
Mean proportion	10.8	12.0	9.2	11.5	11.7	11.0	10.2	12.3	8.4	5.8	5.6	6.2	5.4	5.5	5.2	6.2	5.6	6.6
Mean proportion (recipients only)	24.0	23.0	25.8	24.4	22.9	29.0	23.6	23.1	24.3	35.3	32.8	38.4	33.1	32.8	33.9	37.2	32.7	40.3
Number (thousands)	39,203	22,248	16,955	17,309	12,162	5,147	21,894	10,086	11,808	5,875	3,141	2,734	2,714	1,885	830	3,161	1,257	1,905
	Income from assets
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	31.4	23.6	41.7	29.1	23.9	41.4	33.3	23.3	41.8	33.3	25.7	42.0	28.2	24.4	36.9	37.6	27.7	44.2
1–19	59.0	65.1	51.0	60.5	65.1	49.6	57.8	65.0	51.6	51.7	57.9	44.7	55.2	59.3	46.1	48.7	55.7	44.0
20–39	5.6	6.7	4.1	6.2	6.6	5.2	5.1	6.9	3.6	4.8	6.0	3.5	6.0	6.4	5.1	3.8	5.4	2.7
40–59	2.3	2.7	1.9	2.5	2.6	2.2	2.2	2.8	1.7	2.3	2.5	2.2	2.7	2.6	2.9	2.1	2.4	1.9
60–79	1.4	1.6	1.1	1.5	1.6	1.2	1.4	1.7	1.1	0.8	0.7	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.9
80 or more	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	7.1	7.3	6.8	7.1	6.7	8.2	7.0	8.1	6.3
50 or more	2.7	3.1	2.1	2.8	3.0	2.4	2.5	3.2	2.0	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	8.5	9.9	8.8	9.4	8.5
90 or more	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.3	8.2	6.8	7.5	6.3
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.5	6.0	7.7	6.4	7.3	5.8
Mean proportion	5.6	6.6	4.3	6.1	6.5	5.1	5.2	6.7	4.0	11.4	12.2	10.5	12.2	11.9	13.0	10.7	12.8	9.4
Mean proportion (recipients only)	8.2	8.6	7.4	8.5	8.5	8.7	7.8	8.7	6.9	17.1	16.5	18.0	17.0	15.7	20.6	17.2	17.7	16.8
Number (thousands)	39,203	22,248	16,955	17,309	12,162	5,147	21,894	10,086	11,808	5,875	3,141	2,734	2,714	1,885	830	3,161	1,257	1,905
	Cash public assistance
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	96.1	97.7	93.9	96.7	97.7	94.4	95.6	97.8	93.6	86.0	91.3	79.9	90.4	92.1	86.7	82.2	90.1	77.0
1–19	2.2	1.3	3.3	1.9	1.5	2.9	2.4	1.1	3.4	3.1	3.1	3.1	2.6	3.0	1.6	3.5	3.3	3.7
20–39	1.1	0.6	1.7	0.9	0.6	1.5	1.3	0.6	1.8	1.5	1.0	2.1	0.9	0.9	0.9	2.1	1.1	2.7
40–59	0.5	0.3	0.9	0.5	0.2	1.0	0.6	0.3	0.8	0.9	0.4	1.4	0.9	0.4	2.0	0.9	0.5	1.2
60–79	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.5	0.1	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.6	0.7	0.1	1.1
80 or more	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	4.1	12.5	4.9	3.5	8.1	10.6	4.8	14.4
50 or more	0.3	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.6	8.9	4.3	14.1	5.7	3.7	10.2	11.6	5.2	15.8
90 or more	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.6	3.8	12.0	4.6	3.3	7.4	10.3	4.6	14.1
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.4	3.4	9.8	4.1	3.2	6.4	8.3	3.9	11.2
Mean proportion	0.9	0.5	1.4	0.7	0.4	1.4	1.0	0.5	1.4	9.4	4.9	14.6	6.0	4.3	9.9	12.3	5.7	16.7
Mean proportion (recipients only)	22.1	20.1	23.0	21.3	18.3	24.1	22.6	22.4	22.6	67.2	55.8	72.9	62.8	54.1	74.5	69.3	57.8	72.6
Number (thousands)	39,203	22,248	16,955	17,309	12,162	5,147	21,894	10,086	11,808	5,875	3,141	2,734	2,714	1,885	830	3,161	1,257	1,905
NOTES: Persons in families with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
The relative importance of a source of income may not accurately reflect the resources available to elderly persons or elderly aged units. The survey on which these data are based does not include some potentially important resources as income, including lump-sum pension payments and capital gains. In addition, these statistics do not take into consideration noncash benefits that supplement money income (housing and energy subsidies or SNAP benefits) or the amount of savings available to supplement monthly income. Consult the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.

Relative Importance of Family Income Sources for Persons 65 or Older Table 8.B5 Percentage distribution, by source of family income, race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 2014
Proportion of family income	White alone			Black alone			Asian alone			Hispanic origin
Proportion of family income	All persons	Men	Women	All persons	Men	Women	All persons	Men	Women	All persons	Men	Women
	Earnings
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	60.5	57.1	63.2	59.8	57.1	61.7	42.7	39.3	45.5	46.6	46.0	47.1
1–19	6.3	6.5	6.1	4.1	4.3	3.9	2.7	2.6	2.8	3.0	3.2	2.9
20–39	5.8	6.6	5.2	6.1	7.0	5.5	4.2	4.3	4.1	5.4	5.8	5.1
40–59	7.8	8.5	7.3	7.4	7.9	7.1	8.7	10.1	7.6	8.7	10.3	7.5
60–79	8.9	9.9	8.0	10.0	11.5	8.9	13.9	14.9	13.1	12.6	13.2	12.2
80 or more	10.8	11.5	10.2	12.6	12.1	13.0	27.8	28.8	26.9	23.7	21.5	25.3
50 or more	24.0	25.9	22.4	26.6	28.0	25.7	47.0	49.4	45.0	41.6	41.1	42.0
90 or more	7.0	7.6	6.5	8.3	8.5	8.1	18.6	19.8	17.7	17.9	16.9	18.6
100	1.9	2.0	1.9	3.5	3.5	3.5	5.1	6.0	4.3	8.4	8.5	8.3
Mean proportion	22.5	24.4	21.0	24.8	26.1	24.0	42.0	44.4	39.9	37.7	37.0	38.2
Mean proportion (recipients only)	57.0	56.9	57.0	61.8	60.9	62.6	73.2	73.1	73.3	70.7	68.6	72.3
Number (thousands)	38,350	17,179	21,171	4,007	1,611	2,397	1,971	902	1,069	3,528	1,517	2,011
	Retirement benefits
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	8.8	9.3	8.4	12.3	13.1	11.7	26.8	26.4	27.0	21.5	19.5	22.9
1–19	7.6	8.1	7.1	7.5	7.5	7.5	15.3	16.0	14.7	11.5	10.3	12.4
20–39	11.6	12.4	10.8	12.3	13.9	11.3	12.5	15.1	10.4	13.0	14.2	12.1
40–59	10.9	11.8	10.2	9.9	10.6	9.4	9.3	9.1	9.4	9.9	11.5	8.8
60–79	11.2	12.2	10.5	9.0	8.7	9.2	8.3	8.4	8.3	8.0	9.0	7.2
80 or more	49.9	46.1	52.9	49.1	46.3	51.0	27.8	25.0	30.2	36.1	35.5	36.7
50 or more	66.7	64.4	68.6	62.9	60.4	64.6	40.4	38.1	42.4	48.9	50.0	48.0
90 or more	42.4	38.4	45.7	43.9	41.3	45.6	24.7	22.5	26.6	32.2	32.0	32.3
100	15.2	12.8	17.1	25.9	23.5	27.5	11.7	10.9	12.3	19.9	19.7	20.1
Mean proportion	66.0	63.7	67.9	63.8	61.7	65.2	43.0	41.2	44.5	50.9	52.1	50.0
Mean proportion (recipients only)	72.4	70.3	74.2	72.7	71.0	73.8	58.7	56.0	61.0	64.8	64.8	64.8
Number (thousands)	38,350	17,179	21,171	4,007	1,611	2,397	1,971	902	1,069	3,528	1,517	2,011
	Social Security
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	11.8	12.3	11.4	16.0	17.1	15.3	29.8	30.3	29.4	23.4	22.4	24.2
1–19	13.5	14.9	12.3	12.3	13.0	11.8	20.0	20.4	19.7	15.3	14.2	16.1
20–39	20.1	21.9	18.6	17.3	18.6	16.5	16.1	17.4	15.0	14.9	16.2	13.9
40–59	16.1	16.5	15.8	13.4	12.3	14.1	10.3	9.5	11.1	11.8	13.3	10.7
60–79	12.1	11.6	12.5	9.7	8.9	10.3	5.8	5.8	5.9	7.9	8.0	7.8
80 or more	26.4	22.7	29.4	31.3	30.2	32.0	17.9	16.7	19.0	26.7	26.0	27.3
50 or more	45.7	41.4	49.2	47.8	45.6	49.3	28.2	26.3	29.7	39.4	39.5	39.4
90 or more	21.2	18.0	23.9	27.3	26.3	28.0	15.6	14.5	16.5	23.9	23.4	24.2
100	10.6	8.5	12.3	18.8	17.8	19.4	8.8	8.3	9.2	16.4	15.8	16.8
Mean proportion	49.4	46.3	51.9	50.6	48.9	51.7	33.9	32.7	34.8	43.5	44.0	43.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	56.0	52.8	58.5	60.2	59.0	61.0	48.2	46.9	49.3	56.8	56.7	56.9
Number (thousands)	38,350	17,179	21,171	4,007	1,611	2,397	1,971	902	1,069	3,528	1,517	2,011
	Government employee pensions
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	82.1	81.4	82.6	83.5	83.9	83.3	89.0	89.3	88.8	90.4	89.9	90.7
1–19	6.9	7.1	6.8	5.9	6.7	5.4	4.0	4.8	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4
20–39	5.2	5.3	5.0	4.3	3.9	4.6	3.6	3.5	3.6	2.6	3.1	2.3
40–59	3.2	3.4	3.0	4.0	3.1	4.6	2.0	1.7	2.2	2.3	2.3	2.3
60–79	1.7	1.8	1.7	1.4	1.6	1.2	0.9	0.5	1.2	0.7	0.8	0.7
80 or more	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.0	0.5	0.3	0.7	0.5	0.6	0.5
50 or more	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.9	3.4	4.2	2.4	1.6	3.2	2.2	2.4	2.1
90 or more	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.4
100	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.4	0.2
Mean proportion	5.7	5.9	5.6	5.5	5.0	5.8	3.6	3.1	4.0	3.2	3.4	3.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	31.9	32.0	31.9	33.6	31.4	35.0	32.4	28.5	35.6	33.3	33.1	33.4
Number (thousands)	38,350	17,179	21,171	4,007	1,611	2,397	1,971	902	1,069	3,528	1,517	2,011
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	56.2	54.2	57.8	72.9	73.3	72.7	74.0	75.4	72.9	81.4	79.1	83.1
1–19	21.7	22.4	21.2	12.5	12.6	12.4	15.3	13.9	16.4	9.9	10.8	9.3
20–39	13.1	13.6	12.6	7.6	6.9	8.1	5.6	5.4	5.8	5.6	6.6	4.9
40–59	6.5	7.1	5.9	4.2	3.8	4.5	3.7	3.8	3.5	2.4	2.5	2.4
60–79	2.0	2.2	1.8	2.0	2.4	1.7	1.4	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.8	0.2
80 or more	0.5	0.4	0.6	0.8	1.1	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2
50 or more	5.1	5.6	4.8	4.1	4.8	3.6	3.1	3.3	2.9	1.5	1.8	1.3
90 or more	0.3	0.2	0.4	0.6	0.8	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1
100	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
Mean proportion	10.7	11.3	10.2	7.6	7.7	7.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	4.2	4.7	3.7
Mean proportion (recipients only)	24.5	24.8	24.3	28.0	28.7	27.6	21.1	22.2	20.3	22.3	22.6	22.1
Number (thousands)	38,350	17,179	21,171	4,007	1,611	2,397	1,971	902	1,069	3,528	1,517	2,011
	Income from assets
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	29.1	26.5	31.3	53.0	50.5	54.6	34.4	34.5	34.2	55.4	53.8	56.6
1–19	59.8	61.5	58.5	43.1	44.8	42.0	56.1	55.4	56.6	40.1	40.6	39.8
20–39	5.9	6.6	5.4	1.6	1.7	1.6	5.2	5.2	5.2	2.3	2.6	2.0
40–59	2.5	2.7	2.4	1.1	1.3	0.9	1.8	2.4	1.3	1.0	1.2	0.9
60–79	1.5	1.6	1.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.3	0.9	0.7	1.0	0.4
80 or more	1.1	1.2	1.1	0.8	1.3	0.5	1.9	2.1	1.7	0.5	0.8	0.3
50 or more	3.7	3.8	3.6	1.9	2.5	1.5	3.4	3.5	3.4	1.6	2.2	1.2
90 or more	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	1.2	0.5	1.8	2.1	1.6	0.5	0.7	0.3
100	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.1	0.5	1.6	1.9	1.4	0.5	0.7	0.3
Mean proportion	6.7	7.3	6.3	2.9	3.5	2.4	6.4	6.6	6.2	2.9	3.6	2.4
Mean proportion (recipients only)	9.5	9.9	9.2	6.1	7.0	5.4	9.7	10.1	9.4	6.5	7.8	5.5
Number (thousands)	38,350	17,179	21,171	4,007	1,611	2,397	1,971	902	1,069	3,528	1,517	2,011
	Cash public assistance
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	95.8	96.6	95.1	88.5	91.4	86.6	88.2	89.6	87.0	88.0	90.5	86.1
1–19	1.9	1.7	2.0	4.9	4.0	5.5	4.3	3.8	4.6	5.0	4.0	5.8
20–39	0.9	0.7	1.1	2.4	1.4	3.2	2.5	2.9	2.2	2.2	1.8	2.5
40–59	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.3	1.2	1.4	1.1	0.7	1.4	1.5	1.5	1.5
60–79	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.8	0.5	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.5
80 or more	0.8	0.5	1.0	2.0	1.5	2.3	3.7	2.8	4.5	3.0	2.0	3.7
50 or more	1.1	0.7	1.4	3.4	2.7	3.9	4.2	3.2	5.0	3.9	3.0	4.6
90 or more	0.8	0.4	1.0	1.8	1.4	2.1	3.4	2.5	4.2	2.9	2.0	3.6
100	0.6	0.4	0.8	1.5	1.1	1.8	3.0	2.2	3.7	2.5	1.9	2.9
Mean proportion	1.5	1.1	1.9	4.3	3.2	5.1	5.4	4.4	6.3	5.1	3.9	6.0
Mean proportion (recipients only)	36.5	31.9	39.1	38.0	37.8	38.0	45.7	42.0	48.3	42.3	40.6	43.1
Number (thousands)	38,350	17,179	21,171	4,007	1,611	2,397	1,971	902	1,069	3,528	1,517	2,011
NOTES: Persons in families with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
The relative importance of a source of income may not accurately reflect the resources available to elderly persons or elderly aged units. The survey on which these data are based does not include some potentially important resources as income, including lump-sum pension payments and capital gains. In addition, these statistics do not take into consideration noncash benefits that supplement money income (housing and energy subsidies or SNAP benefits) or the amount of savings available to supplement monthly income. Consult the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.

Relative Importance of Family Income Sources for Persons 65 or Older Table 8.B6 Percentage distribution, by source of family income, race, Hispanic origin, sex, and marital status, 2014
Proportion of family income	White alone				Black alone				Asian alone				Hispanic origin
	Men		Women		Men		Women		Men		Women		Men		Women
	Married	Non-married	Married	Non-married	Married	Non-married	Married	Non-married	Married	Non-married	Married	Non-married	Married	Non-married	Married	Non-married
	Earnings
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	52.2	69.5	58.0	67.9	47.1	67.4	55.6	63.7	36.0	51.0	44.4	46.8	42.3	53.6	46.6	47.5
1–19	7.6	3.8	8.1	4.2	5.6	3.0	5.8	3.2	2.3	3.9	3.3	2.2	4.0	1.6	4.6	1.7
20–39	7.4	4.4	6.9	3.6	9.0	5.0	7.7	4.8	4.8	2.5	5.9	2.2	6.5	4.4	5.9	4.5
40–59	9.7	5.3	8.4	6.3	10.8	4.9	8.3	6.7	9.4	12.7	8.5	6.5	11.5	7.7	10.7	5.4
60–79	10.9	7.3	8.2	7.9	13.5	9.5	8.9	8.9	15.9	11.4	13.7	12.5	14.2	11.1	12.4	12.0
80 or more	12.2	9.6	10.3	10.2	14.0	10.2	13.7	12.8	31.6	18.5	24.2	29.9	21.5	21.6	19.7	28.9
50 or more	28.4	19.6	23.4	21.4	33.9	21.9	27.4	25.1	53.6	34.2	43.2	47.1	43.3	36.6	39.7	43.5
90 or more	7.8	6.9	6.6	6.5	10.1	6.9	9.7	7.6	21.1	14.8	16.3	19.2	16.4	18.0	14.9	21.1
100	1.8	2.5	1.7	2.1	3.9	3.1	3.8	3.4	6.6	3.7	3.4	5.4	8.3	9.0	6.9	9.3
Mean proportion	26.8	18.5	22.4	19.7	31.7	20.4	26.3	23.2	47.6	33.0	38.8	41.2	38.7	33.7	35.2	40.2
Mean proportion (recipients only)	56.0	60.6	53.4	61.2	59.8	62.6	59.1	64.0	74.3	67.4	69.8	77.4	67.0	72.6	65.9	76.6
Number (thousands)	12,325	4,854	10,021	11,150	813	797	598	1,799	706	197	559	510	1,013	504	797	1,214
	Retirement benefits
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	9.2	9.8	7.5	9.3	13.0	13.3	9.8	12.3	28.1	20.2	23.4	31.1	18.8	21.1	17.4	26.5
1–19	8.7	6.5	7.3	7.0	8.6	6.3	7.7	7.4	17.0	12.4	12.0	17.7	10.5	10.0	8.9	14.6
20–39	13.8	8.9	12.0	9.8	14.9	12.8	10.3	11.6	14.2	18.1	12.4	8.1	15.2	12.2	14.0	10.7
40–59	12.4	10.5	11.4	9.1	12.0	9.1	10.8	9.0	8.7	10.6	11.2	7.4	11.5	11.5	10.5	7.6
60–79	12.3	12.0	12.8	8.4	10.7	6.7	12.1	8.2	8.8	7.2	11.5	4.8	9.1	9.0	9.0	6.0
80 or more	43.7	52.4	48.9	56.5	40.9	51.8	49.3	51.5	23.2	31.6	29.4	31.0	35.0	36.3	40.0	34.4
50 or more	62.2	70.0	67.6	69.5	56.3	64.6	65.5	64.3	35.5	47.3	46.4	38.1	49.8	50.4	53.5	44.4
90 or more	35.6	45.4	40.1	50.7	36.7	46.0	44.8	45.9	20.3	30.2	25.4	27.9	31.4	33.2	35.8	30.0
100	10.0	20.1	11.1	22.5	17.0	30.2	20.2	29.9	9.7	15.1	11.2	13.6	18.1	22.8	18.1	21.4
Mean proportion	62.0	68.1	66.3	69.4	58.9	64.6	66.0	64.9	39.1	48.6	47.1	41.6	52.0	52.3	55.8	46.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	68.2	75.4	71.7	76.4	67.7	74.5	73.2	74.0	54.5	60.9	61.5	60.3	64.0	66.3	67.6	62.7
Number (thousands)	12,325	4,854	10,021	11,150	813	797	598	1,799	706	197	559	510	1,013	504	797	1,214
	Social Security
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	12.2	12.7	10.0	12.6	16.4	17.9	14.1	15.6	32.1	23.9	26.1	33.0	21.5	24.3	18.8	27.7
1–19	16.0	12.3	14.5	10.4	15.3	10.7	13.4	11.2	21.5	16.2	17.3	22.4	14.8	13.1	14.5	17.2
20–39	23.1	18.7	21.6	16.0	21.6	15.4	18.5	15.9	16.4	20.9	18.8	10.9	16.7	15.1	17.1	11.8
40–59	17.1	15.2	18.4	13.3	12.7	12.0	12.8	14.5	8.8	11.8	13.5	8.4	13.6	12.7	13.7	8.7
60–79	11.5	12.0	12.7	12.3	10.5	7.2	11.9	9.8	5.9	5.2	7.4	4.2	7.8	8.2	8.4	7.4
80 or more	20.2	29.1	22.7	35.5	23.6	36.8	29.3	32.9	15.2	22.1	17.0	21.2	25.6	26.7	27.6	27.2
50 or more	38.9	47.7	43.3	54.4	39.6	51.8	46.1	50.3	23.6	36.2	30.7	28.7	39.0	40.4	40.7	38.5
90 or more	15.5	24.3	17.2	29.9	20.2	32.5	25.1	28.9	12.6	21.3	14.2	19.0	23.4	23.5	24.8	23.8
100	6.5	13.6	6.8	17.2	12.2	23.6	14.7	21.0	7.1	12.4	7.9	10.5	15.0	17.4	14.6	18.3
Mean proportion	44.3	51.1	47.7	55.7	44.8	53.0	50.1	52.2	30.7	39.8	35.9	33.6	43.9	44.2	46.3	41.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	50.5	58.6	53.0	63.7	53.6	64.6	58.3	61.9	45.3	52.3	48.6	50.2	55.9	58.4	57.0	56.8
Number (thousands)	12,325	4,854	10,021	11,150	813	797	598	1,799	706	197	559	510	1,013	504	797	1,214
	Government employee pensions
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	79.7	85.7	78.8	86.0	79.1	88.9	75.9	85.7	88.8	91.0	86.1	91.7	89.6	90.5	86.1	93.8
1–19	8.7	3.1	9.0	4.8	9.1	4.2	10.0	3.9	5.5	2.1	5.4	1.3	3.8	2.7	5.8	1.9
20–39	5.7	4.5	6.0	4.1	5.2	2.6	6.5	3.9	3.4	4.0	3.8	3.4	2.9	3.4	3.3	1.7
40–59	3.5	3.4	3.4	2.6	4.3	2.0	4.8	4.5	1.8	1.1	3.0	1.4	2.2	2.7	2.5	2.2
60–79	1.6	2.2	1.8	1.6	1.7	1.5	2.0	1.0	0.4	0.8	1.5	0.9	1.0	0.3	1.1	0.4
80 or more	0.9	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.9	0.8	1.0	0.1	1.0	0.3	1.2	0.6	0.4	1.2	0.1
50 or more	3.6	4.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	2.9	4.7	4.0	1.4	2.2	3.3	3.1	2.4	2.3	3.0	1.4
90 or more	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.4	0.8	0.1
100	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0
Mean proportion	6.0	5.8	6.3	4.9	6.2	3.8	7.3	5.4	2.8	3.8	4.4	3.6	3.4	3.2	4.6	2.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	29.6	40.8	29.7	34.9	29.8	34.5	30.4	37.5	25.5	41.8	31.4	43.3	32.7	34.0	32.8	34.4
Number (thousands)	12,325	4,854	10,021	11,150	813	797	598	1,799	706	197	559	510	1,013	504	797	1,214
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	51.3	61.7	48.9	65.8	65.9	80.7	64.7	75.3	72.5	85.8	65.8	80.6	76.9	83.5	75.5	88.1
1–19	24.8	16.1	26.0	17.0	19.3	5.7	19.6	10.0	16.4	5.0	21.0	11.4	13.0	6.3	14.1	6.2
20–39	14.5	11.4	15.6	9.9	8.3	5.4	8.8	7.8	6.3	2.1	7.7	3.6	7.1	5.8	7.7	3.0
40–59	7.1	7.2	7.2	4.8	3.9	3.8	4.3	4.6	3.6	4.6	4.2	2.8	2.5	2.5	2.7	2.2
60–79	1.9	3.2	2.0	1.7	2.1	2.6	2.1	1.6	1.2	2.5	1.2	1.6	0.5	1.6	0.0	0.3
80 or more	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.4	1.8	0.5	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3
50 or more	5.1	6.8	5.3	4.4	3.6	6.1	4.2	3.4	3.1	3.8	3.8	2.0	1.3	2.9	1.2	1.3
90 or more	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.4	1.2	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.1
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0
Mean proportion	11.5	10.9	12.1	8.6	7.8	7.6	8.2	7.3	5.6	5.0	6.6	4.3	4.7	4.9	5.0	2.9
Mean proportion (recipients only)	23.6	28.5	23.7	25.1	22.8	39.3	23.3	29.5	20.3	35.6	19.4	22.1	20.2	29.3	20.4	24.4
Number (thousands)	12,325	4,854	10,021	11,150	813	797	598	1,799	706	197	559	510	1,013	504	797	1,214
	Income from assets
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	22.2	37.4	22.4	39.2	40.0	61.2	38.6	59.9	33.7	37.7	31.2	37.6	50.7	60.1	48.1	62.2
1–19	65.5	51.4	64.8	52.7	54.6	34.8	56.4	37.2	57.2	49.0	59.0	53.9	43.2	35.3	47.0	35.0
20–39	6.9	5.9	7.1	3.8	2.1	1.2	1.8	1.6	4.7	6.7	6.0	4.4	3.3	1.2	2.9	1.4
40–59	2.7	2.5	2.8	2.0	1.5	1.1	2.1	0.5	1.9	4.3	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.9	0.9	0.8
60–79	1.6	1.4	1.7	1.2	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.5	1.3	0.8	1.5	0.7	0.3
80 or more	1.1	1.5	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.5	0.7	0.5	2.1	2.3	1.9	1.6	0.6	1.1	0.4	0.2
50 or more	3.8	3.7	4.0	3.2	2.8	2.3	2.6	1.1	3.4	3.8	3.3	3.5	1.9	2.7	1.8	0.8
90 or more	0.9	1.1	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.5	0.7	0.5	2.1	2.3	1.9	1.2	0.5	1.1	0.4	0.2
100	0.8	1.0	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.3	0.7	0.5	1.7	2.3	1.9	0.8	0.5	1.1	0.4	0.2
Mean proportion	7.5	6.7	7.6	5.2	3.9	3.1	3.4	2.1	6.3	7.9	6.7	5.6	3.6	3.6	3.1	1.9
Mean proportion (recipients only)	9.6	10.7	9.8	8.5	6.5	7.9	5.5	5.3	9.5	12.6	9.8	9.0	7.3	9.1	6.0	4.9
Number (thousands)	12,325	4,854	10,021	11,150	813	797	598	1,799	706	197	559	510	1,013	504	797	1,214
	Cash public assistance
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	97.5	94.4	97.4	93.1	94.6	88.2	95.7	83.6	90.2	87.5	91.3	82.3	93.2	85.2	93.0	81.5
1–19	1.4	2.4	1.2	2.8	3.3	4.7	2.0	6.7	4.0	3.4	3.2	6.2	3.4	5.0	3.4	7.4
20–39	0.5	1.3	0.6	1.6	0.9	1.8	1.2	3.8	2.4	4.8	1.8	2.7	1.4	2.4	1.3	3.3
40–59	0.2	1.1	0.3	0.7	1.0	1.4	0.4	1.7	0.6	1.0	0.7	2.1	0.1	4.2	0.4	2.2
60–79	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	1.1	0.3	1.2	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.7	0.2	0.3	0.1	0.7
80 or more	0.3	0.8	0.4	1.6	0.2	2.8	0.4	3.0	2.9	2.7	3.0	6.1	1.6	2.9	1.8	4.9
50 or more	0.5	1.3	0.7	2.1	0.5	4.8	0.8	4.9	3.1	3.3	3.4	6.8	1.8	5.5	1.9	6.3
90 or more	0.3	0.6	0.4	1.6	0.1	2.8	0.4	2.6	2.4	2.7	2.5	6.1	1.6	2.9	1.8	4.7
100	0.3	0.6	0.4	1.2	0.1	2.2	0.1	2.3	2.3	1.8	2.3	5.3	1.4	2.9	1.6	3.8
Mean proportion	0.7	2.0	0.9	2.8	1.2	5.3	1.2	6.4	4.1	5.2	4.0	8.8	2.5	6.6	2.8	8.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	29.2	34.9	34.2	40.8	22.6	44.9	29.0	38.8	42.0	42.0	46.0	49.4	36.7	44.3	39.3	44.1
Number (thousands)	12,325	4,854	10,021	11,150	813	797	598	1,799	706	197	559	510	1,013	504	797	1,214
NOTES: Persons in families with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
The relative importance of a source of income may not accurately reflect the resources available to elderly persons or elderly aged units. The survey on which these data are based does not include some potentially important resources as income, including lump-sum pension payments and capital gains. In addition, these statistics do not take into consideration noncash benefits that supplement money income (housing and energy subsidies or SNAP benefits) or the amount of savings available to supplement monthly income. Consult the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.

Relative Importance of Family Income Sources for Persons 65 or Older Table 8.B7 Percentage distribution, by source of family income and quintile of per-capita family total money income, 2014
Proportion of family income	Total	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth
	Earnings
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	59.5	78.5	74.2	61.8	47.2	36.5
1–19	5.9	3.0	4.8	6.0	8.0	7.5
20–39	5.8	3.5	4.8	7.3	6.4	7.0
40–59	7.9	3.8	4.7	7.4	12.6	10.6
60–79	9.2	3.8	4.7	7.6	11.6	18.2
80 or more	11.7	7.5	6.7	9.8	14.2	20.3
50 or more	25.3	13.4	13.9	21.2	33.2	44.2
90 or more	7.7	6.2	4.5	6.4	8.7	12.3
100	2.2	4.0	2.0	1.9	1.6	1.7
Mean proportion	23.7	13.1	13.8	21.0	30.4	39.6
Mean proportion (recipients only)	58.4	61.1	53.7	54.9	57.6	62.3
Number (thousands)	45,079	8,630	9,114	9,120	9,100	9,115
	Retirement benefits
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	10.0	18.1	5.7	6.6	8.0	12.0
1–19	7.9	1.8	3.1	5.4	9.6	19.3
20–39	11.7	4.5	6.0	9.7	15.6	22.3
40–59	10.8	6.2	6.6	11.2	17.3	12.7
60–79	10.9	7.0	9.0	12.5	13.2	12.5
80 or more	48.7	62.4	69.6	54.6	36.4	21.1
50 or more	65.0	72.7	81.7	73.5	58.1	39.7
90 or more	41.6	57.0	62.1	46.9	28.2	14.7
100	16.0	34.0	26.8	13.2	5.5	1.6
Mean proportion	64.7	70.8	79.8	71.0	58.5	43.6
Mean proportion (recipients only)	71.9	86.5	84.7	76.0	63.6	49.6
Number (thousands)	45,079	8,630	9,114	9,120	9,100	9,115
	Social Security
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	13.0	20.7	7.1	8.2	11.2	18.4
1–19	13.7	2.0	3.9	7.4	14.9	39.6
20–39	19.7	5.2	7.6	15.5	32.4	36.9
40–59	15.6	7.2	10.0	24.2	32.0	4.0
60–79	11.6	8.1	16.3	25.2	7.6	0.6
80 or more	26.5	56.8	55.2	19.5	1.8	0.6
50 or more	45.1	68.7	76.5	57.6	22.0	1.8
90 or more	21.5	50.8	44.4	12.7	0.9	0.3
100	11.3	31.0	20.8	5.0	0.4	0.1
Mean proportion	48.7	66.7	72.3	53.6	34.2	17.8
Mean proportion (recipients only)	56.0	84.2	77.8	58.4	38.5	21.8
Number (thousands)	45,079	8,630	9,114	9,120	9,100	9,115
	Government employee pensions
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	82.5	97.2	92.1	83.8	75.0	65.1
1–19	6.7	1.2	3.7	6.4	8.3	13.6
20–39	5.0	0.7	2.3	4.9	7.4	9.6
40–59	3.2	0.3	1.2	3.0	5.4	6.1
60–79	1.7	0.2	0.5	1.3	2.0	4.3
80 or more	0.9	0.5	0.2	0.6	1.9	1.3
50 or more	3.8	0.8	1.1	3.1	6.1	7.9
90 or more	0.5	0.4	0.1	0.2	1.1	0.7
100	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1
Mean proportion	5.6	1.0	2.1	4.9	8.7	11.2
Mean proportion (recipients only)	32.2	37.2	26.3	30.3	34.8	32.1
Number (thousands)	45,079	8,630	9,114	9,120	9,100	9,115
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	58.8	90.2	70.4	49.1	42.2	43.5
1–19	20.5	4.8	19.9	23.4	24.6	29.2
20–39	12.2	2.2	7.3	19.2	18.6	13.0
40–59	6.1	1.2	1.9	6.7	11.9	8.4
60–79	2.0	0.5	0.3	1.3	2.5	5.2
80 or more	0.5	1.1	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.7
50 or more	4.9	2.1	1.1	3.5	8.3	9.4
90 or more	0.3	0.8	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2
100	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mean proportion	10.1	3.0	5.3	12.2	15.3	14.5
Mean proportion (recipients only)	24.5	30.2	17.8	24.0	26.5	25.6
Number (thousands)	45,079	8,630	9,114	9,120	9,100	9,115
	Income from assets
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	31.7	59.9	42.9	29.6	18.5	9.0
1–19	58.0	33.3	53.8	63.6	70.8	67.4
20–39	5.5	1.7	2.3	4.7	6.9	11.7
40–59	2.3	0.8	0.4	1.5	2.3	6.6
60–79	1.3	0.1	0.3	0.6	1.3	4.3
80 or more	1.1	4.2	0.3	0.1	0.2	1.0
50 or more	3.5	4.6	0.8	1.0	2.8	8.1
90 or more	0.9	4.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3
100	0.8	4.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0
Mean proportion	6.4	5.8	2.4	4.2	6.3	13.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	9.3	14.5	4.2	5.9	7.7	14.4
Number (thousands)	45,079	8,630	9,114	9,120	9,100	9,115
	Cash public assistance
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	94.8	85.6	94.1	96.7	97.6	99.2
1–19	2.3	4.0	2.7	2.2	1.8	0.7
20–39	1.1	2.9	1.9	0.6	0.5	0.0
40–59	0.6	1.7	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.0
60–79	0.2	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
80 or more	1.0	5.1	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0
50 or more	1.5	6.4	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.0
90 or more	1.0	4.9	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0
100	0.8	4.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mean proportion	2.0	7.6	1.6	0.6	0.3	0.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	37.8	53.0	27.6	19.1	12.1	7.1
Number (thousands)	45,079	8,630	9,114	9,120	9,100	9,115
NOTES: Persons in families with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
Per-capita family total money income quintile limits are $12,492, $19,245, $29,027, and $47,129.
The relative importance of a source of income may not accurately reflect the resources available to elderly persons or elderly aged units. The survey on which these data are based does not include some potentially important resources as income, including lump-sum pension payments and capital gains. In addition, these statistics do not take into consideration noncash benefits that supplement money income (housing and energy subsidies or SNAP benefits) or the amount of savings available to supplement monthly income. Consult the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.

Relative Importance of Family Income Sources for Persons 65 or Older Table 8.B8 Percentage distribution, by source of family income, number of persons in family, and quintile of per-capita family total money income, 2014
Proportion of family income	Total	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth
	Earnings
	Persons in 1-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	80.9	97.1	93.2	84.7	71.5	53.5
1–19	3.4	0.3	2.6	3.3	4.4	6.8
20–39	2.6	0.5	1.6	3.3	3.6	4.7
40–59	3.5	0.4	0.8	2.6	8.1	6.9
60–79	3.9	0.4	0.3	1.8	5.2	13.0
80 or more	5.6	1.3	1.5	4.3	7.3	15.2
50 or more	11.3	2.1	2.0	7.2	17.2	31.3
90 or more	4.4	1.2	1.2	3.5	7.0	10.1
100	1.7	1.0	0.7	2.2	2.1	2.5
Mean proportion	10.9	2.0	2.7	7.9	16.5	28.6
Mean proportion (recipients only)	57.4	67.3	39.2	51.8	57.8	61.5
Number (thousands)	14,377	3,022	3,220	2,905	2,477	2,752
	Persons in 2-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	59.4	86.4	79.1	64.0	47.2	33.0
1–19	7.3	3.5	5.4	7.9	10.4	8.1
20–39	6.4	3.0	4.6	8.1	7.3	7.7
40–59	8.1	2.3	3.9	7.5	12.5	11.9
60–79	9.2	1.4	3.3	6.8	11.6	19.2
80 or more	9.5	3.5	3.7	5.8	11.0	20.1
50 or more	23.3	6.2	9.1	16.4	29.9	46.1
90 or more	6.0	3.2	2.8	4.3	6.3	11.6
100	1.4	2.5	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.4
Mean proportion	22.0	6.7	9.7	17.0	27.8	41.0
Mean proportion (recipients only)	54.1	49.4	46.3	47.3	52.6	61.1
Number (thousands)	23,587	3,694	4,441	4,773	5,211	5,469
	Persons in families of 3 or more
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	16.1	34.0	17.4	8.6	4.7	5.5
1–19	6.1	6.2	8.1	5.2	5.6	5.3
20–39	10.4	9.2	12.4	12.8	8.0	10.0
40–59	15.8	11.8	15.8	16.8	21.0	14.2
60–79	20.1	13.8	19.0	22.2	22.8	28.0
80 or more	31.5	25.0	27.4	34.4	38.0	37.0
50 or more	60.2	45.1	54.9	65.6	73.2	72.0
90 or more	19.9	19.7	17.2	19.5	20.7	23.9
100	6.0	11.7	7.5	4.1	2.3	0.4
Mean proportion	55.2	43.1	51.3	60.3	64.6	64.6
Mean proportion (recipients only)	65.8	65.3	62.1	66.0	67.8	68.3
Number (thousands)	7,114	1,914	1,453	1,442	1,411	894
	Retirement benefits
	Persons in 1-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	8.7	16.1	2.9	4.8	7.2	12.8
1–19	2.7	0.3	0.7	0.7	1.1	11.3
20–39	6.3	1.1	1.0	3.3	8.5	19.3
40–59	7.8	2.9	2.5	8.4	16.7	10.7
60–79	9.2	4.9	6.2	10.6	13.1	12.2
80 or more	65.4	74.7	86.7	72.2	53.4	33.7
50 or more	78.7	81.5	94.5	88.3	74.4	51.2
90 or more	58.7	69.8	80.5	65.7	44.7	25.9
100	27.8	47.3	44.0	26.1	11.2	4.0
Mean proportion	76.5	79.1	91.5	83.6	71.5	53.2
Mean proportion (recipients only)	83.8	94.2	94.2	87.9	77.1	61.0
Number (thousands)	14,377	3,022	3,220	2,905	2,477	2,752
	Persons in 2-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	7.5	14.2	3.4	4.3	6.0	10.6
1–19	7.3	0.6	1.3	2.5	7.8	20.2
20–39	12.2	1.8	4.4	9.7	16.0	23.9
40–59	11.4	5.8	6.2	11.0	17.9	13.8
60–79	12.7	6.5	10.4	14.7	15.9	13.8
80 or more	49.0	71.1	74.3	57.8	36.5	17.6
50 or more	67.4	80.8	87.4	78.4	61.6	38.1
90 or more	40.7	64.6	65.5	48.0	27.0	11.2
100	12.4	33.9	22.1	9.0	4.2	0.6
Mean proportion	66.4	77.9	84.2	74.8	60.7	42.2
Mean proportion (recipients only)	71.8	90.8	87.2	78.2	64.5	47.2
Number (thousands)	23,587	3,694	4,441	4,773	5,211	5,469
	Persons in families of 3 or more
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	20.9	29.0	19.1	17.7	16.7	18.5
1–19	20.5	6.5	13.6	24.4	31.3	38.2
20–39	21.2	15.0	22.1	22.7	26.6	22.1
40–59	15.0	12.1	16.9	18.0	15.8	12.1
60–79	8.6	11.4	11.0	9.0	3.5	5.7
80 or more	13.8	26.1	17.3	8.3	6.0	3.4
50 or more	29.6	43.2	35.8	27.6	16.8	14.1
90 or more	10.2	21.9	11.2	5.6	3.6	1.7
100	4.5	13.3	2.7	1.5	0.3	0.0
Mean proportion	35.2	44.2	40.6	32.7	27.5	23.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	44.5	62.3	50.1	39.7	33.0	28.3
Number (thousands)	7,114	1,914	1,453	1,442	1,411	894
	Social Security
	Persons in 1-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	12.0	18.7	4.0	6.0	11.3	21.1
1–19	6.2	0.5	0.9	1.9	3.2	25.8
20–39	14.5	1.4	2.1	6.9	23.5	43.5
40–59	14.1	3.2	4.5	19.4	41.8	6.7
60–79	12.7	5.6	11.8	27.7	17.4	1.3
80 or more	40.5	70.6	76.6	38.1	2.8	1.7
50 or more	60.4	78.5	91.6	77.5	39.6	4.6
90 or more	34.5	65.2	65.9	27.8	1.3	1.0
100	20.6	45.1	36.9	12.8	0.8	0.5
Mean proportion	60.5	75.7	86.0	68.1	42.8	21.8
Mean proportion (recipients only)	68.7	93.1	89.6	72.4	48.2	27.6
Number (thousands)	14,377	3,022	3,220	2,905	2,477	2,752
	Persons in 2-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	10.3	16.8	4.6	6.1	8.9	15.7
1–19	14.1	0.5	1.7	3.9	12.9	43.3
20–39	21.7	2.7	5.9	16.3	37.4	37.2
40–59	17.5	7.0	11.0	30.0	34.0	3.3
60–79	12.7	8.9	21.3	30.1	5.0	0.4
80 or more	23.7	64.1	55.5	13.7	1.9	0.1
50 or more	44.0	76.6	82.6	59.8	19.2	0.6
90 or more	18.5	56.7	42.1	7.3	0.9	0.0
100	8.1	29.7	15.9	1.8	0.3	0.0
Mean proportion	48.3	73.3	75.5	54.0	34.7	17.2
Mean proportion (recipients only)	53.8	88.2	79.2	57.5	38.0	20.4
Number (thousands)	23,587	3,694	4,441	4,773	5,211	5,469
	Persons in families of 3 or more
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	24.1	31.4	21.4	19.9	19.8	26.3
1–19	27.5	7.2	17.5	30.0	42.7	59.3
20–39	23.3	16.1	25.1	30.1	29.8	14.5
40–59	12.1	13.8	18.9	15.0	7.5	0.0
60–79	5.9	10.6	10.6	4.0	0.3	0.0
80 or more	7.2	20.9	6.6	0.9	0.0	0.0
50 or more	17.5	37.8	24.3	10.0	1.7	0.0
90 or more	5.2	16.6	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
100	3.1	11.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mean proportion	26.6	39.9	32.3	23.1	17.1	9.7
Mean proportion (recipients only)	35.0	58.1	41.1	28.9	21.3	13.1
Number (thousands)	7,114	1,914	1,453	1,442	1,411	894
	Government employee pensions
	Persons in 1-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	85.8	98.8	95.6	87.1	76.6	66.8
1–19	3.6	0.4	1.7	3.0	6.4	7.3
20–39	4.1	0.4	1.1	3.5	7.1	9.4
40–59	3.3	0.0	0.9	3.6	5.3	7.9
60–79	2.1	0.1	0.5	1.8	2.0	6.4
80 or more	1.2	0.3	0.2	1.0	2.6	2.2
50 or more	4.8	0.4	1.2	4.4	7.4	12.1
90 or more	0.7	0.1	0.2	0.5	1.5	1.3
100	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.2
Mean proportion	5.8	0.5	1.5	5.2	9.1	14.0
Mean proportion (recipients only)	40.4	38.4	34.8	40.7	39.0	42.1
Number (thousands)	14,377	3,022	3,220	2,905	2,477	2,752
	Persons in 2-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	79.1	96.8	90.4	80.9	72.1	63.0
1–19	8.5	1.3	5.0	8.3	8.6	16.4
20–39	6.0	0.8	2.7	6.1	8.3	9.9
40–59	3.7	0.3	1.3	3.0	6.4	6.0
60–79	1.8	0.2	0.5	1.1	2.5	3.6
80 or more	0.9	0.6	0.1	0.6	2.0	1.0
50 or more	3.9	1.0	1.0	2.7	6.9	6.6
90 or more	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.1	1.2	0.4
100	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0
Mean proportion	6.4	1.2	2.2	5.3	10.0	10.7
Mean proportion (recipients only)	30.4	38.3	23.2	27.8	35.7	28.9
Number (thousands)	23,587	3,694	4,441	4,773	5,211	5,469
	Persons in families of 3 or more
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	87.1	95.5	89.8	86.8	83.0	72.1
1–19	6.9	2.0	4.1	7.4	10.5	15.8
20–39	3.6	1.0	3.7	3.3	4.7	8.0
40–59	1.3	0.5	1.7	1.5	1.7	1.5
60–79	0.6	0.3	0.5	0.9	0.0	2.0
80 or more	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.6
50 or more	1.4	1.1	1.1	1.5	0.9	3.2
90 or more	0.2	0.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
100	0.1	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mean proportion	3.0	1.6	2.8	2.9	3.2	6.2
Mean proportion (recipients only)	23.4	35.2	27.2	22.3	19.1	22.1
Number (thousands)	7,114	1,914	1,453	1,442	1,411	894
	Private pensions or annuities
	Persons in 1-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	64.5	93.5	79.0	56.9	40.2	45.3
1–19	15.2	2.5	14.7	18.9	17.9	23.4
20–39	10.6	1.1	4.9	17.7	20.9	11.2
40–59	6.3	0.8	0.8	5.3	16.8	10.4
60–79	2.6	0.5	0.3	0.9	3.7	8.3
80 or more	0.8	1.6	0.2	0.3	0.5	1.3
50 or more	5.9	2.4	0.8	2.2	11.6	14.6
90 or more	0.5	1.3	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.3
100	0.1	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mean proportion	10.1	2.8	3.7	10.3	19.1	17.3
Mean proportion (recipients only)	28.4	42.7	17.5	23.9	32.0	31.7
Number (thousands)	14,377	3,022	3,220	2,905	2,477	2,752
	Persons in 2-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	52.2	88.5	64.4	40.2	38.3	41.5
1–19	23.9	5.8	23.5	26.3	26.8	31.4
20–39	14.3	2.5	9.0	22.3	20.6	13.8
40–59	7.0	1.7	2.4	9.1	11.6	8.3
60–79	2.1	0.7	0.4	1.7	2.5	4.4
80 or more	0.5	0.9	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.5
50 or more	5.3	2.3	1.4	4.9	8.2	8.0
90 or more	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.4	0.2	0.1
100	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mean proportion	11.6	3.3	6.4	15.1	15.8	14.3
Mean proportion (recipients only)	24.2	28.5	18.0	25.2	25.6	24.4
Number (thousands)	23,587	3,694	4,441	4,773	5,211	5,469
	Persons in families of 3 or more
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	68.9	88.3	69.8	62.7	59.9	50.0
1–19	20.3	6.5	20.0	23.1	28.0	33.9
20–39	8.0	3.6	7.1	11.9	7.5	13.3
40–59	2.3	1.0	2.7	1.8	4.2	2.6
60–79	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.2
80 or more	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.0
50 or more	1.6	1.1	1.1	1.5	2.7	1.6
90 or more	0.1	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
100	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mean proportion	5.4	2.6	5.3	6.6	6.9	6.9
Mean proportion (recipients only)	17.3	22.4	17.7	17.7	17.3	13.9
Number (thousands)	7,114	1,914	1,453	1,442	1,411	894
	Income from assets
	Persons in 1-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	41.6	66.5	54.5	40.3	25.2	15.1
1–19	48.8	26.3	42.2	53.2	64.3	62.6
20–39	4.7	1.8	2.4	3.7	6.8	9.8
40–59	2.2	0.7	0.3	2.0	2.7	5.8
60–79	1.3	0.1	0.3	0.5	0.8	4.9
80 or more	1.4	4.6	0.2	0.3	0.2	1.7
50 or more	3.7	5.0	0.8	1.2	2.2	9.5
90 or more	1.2	4.6	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.6
100	1.1	4.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Mean proportion	6.0	6.0	2.1	3.9	6.0	12.9
Mean proportion (recipients only)	10.3	17.8	4.6	6.6	8.0	15.2
Number (thousands)	14,377	3,022	3,220	2,905	2,477	2,752
	Persons in 2-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	24.4	52.4	34.8	23.3	16.0	6.1
1–19	63.4	39.3	61.4	68.4	72.5	68.4
20–39	6.6	1.7	2.6	6.0	7.5	13.0
40–59	2.8	1.2	0.5	1.5	2.4	7.4
60–79	1.5	0.0	0.4	0.7	1.5	4.3
80 or more	1.2	5.4	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.8
50 or more	3.9	6.0	0.9	1.0	3.3	8.0
90 or more	0.9	5.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
100	0.9	5.4	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0
Mean proportion	7.4	7.4	2.9	4.8	6.8	13.8
Mean proportion (recipients only)	9.8	15.6	4.5	6.2	8.1	14.7
Number (thousands)	23,587	3,694	4,441	4,773	5,211	5,469
	Persons in families of 3 or more
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	35.8	63.9	42.2	28.9	16.1	7.3
1–19	58.8	32.8	56.4	68.2	75.9	76.4
20–39	3.2	1.6	0.8	2.1	5.2	9.0
40–59	1.1	0.4	0.4	0.5	1.3	4.6
60–79	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.4	2.7
80 or more	0.3	1.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0
50 or more	1.6	1.5	0.4	0.6	1.8	5.0
90 or more	0.3	1.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0
100	0.3	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mean proportion	3.6	2.4	1.5	2.6	4.8	9.5
Mean proportion (recipients only)	5.7	6.6	2.6	3.7	5.7	10.3
Number (thousands)	7,114	1,914	1,453	1,442	1,411	894
	Cash public assistance
	Persons in 1-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	94.3	82.7	95.2	97.2	98.2	99.6
1–19	1.6	4.2	1.5	0.8	0.9	0.3
20–39	1.2	3.0	1.4	0.8	0.5	0.1
40–59	0.7	1.3	0.9	1.0	0.4	0.0
60–79	0.2	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.0
80 or more	1.9	8.2	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.0
50 or more	2.4	9.1	1.6	0.5	0.3	0.0
90 or more	1.9	8.0	0.7	0.2	0.0	0.0
100	1.6	7.0	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.0
Mean proportion	2.9	10.5	2.0	1.0	0.4	0.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	51.5	60.5	40.8	34.1	23.0	14.3
Number (thousands)	14,377	3,022	3,220	2,905	2,477	2,752
	Persons in 2-person families
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	96.7	90.2	95.5	97.8	98.3	99.6
1–19	1.2	1.5	1.7	1.3	1.2	0.4
20–39	0.9	1.8	1.7	0.6	0.5	0.0
40–59	0.5	1.9	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.0
60–79	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.0
80 or more	0.6	4.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
50 or more	0.9	5.2	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.0
90 or more	0.6	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
100	0.5	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mean proportion	1.3	6.0	1.2	0.4	0.2	0.0
Mean proportion (recipients only)	39.6	61.2	27.0	18.2	13.9	8.6
Number (thousands)	23,587	3,694	4,441	4,773	5,211	5,469
	Persons in families of 3 or more
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	89.1	81.4	87.6	91.8	93.9	96.1
1–19	7.3	8.3	8.5	7.9	6.1	3.9
20–39	2.0	4.8	3.4	0.1	0.0	0.0
40–59	0.6	1.8	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0
60–79	0.4	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
80 or more	0.6	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
50 or more	1.2	4.4	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0
90 or more	0.5	1.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
100	0.3	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mean proportion	2.4	6.3	2.1	0.8	0.3	0.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	21.6	33.8	16.9	9.6	4.7	3.8
Number (thousands)	7,114	1,914	1,453	1,442	1,411	894
NOTES: Persons in families with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
Per-capita family total money income quintile limits are $12,492, $19,245, $29,027, and $47,129.
The relative importance of a source of income may not accurately reflect the resources available to elderly persons or elderly aged units. The survey on which these data are based does not include some potentially important resources as income, including lump-sum pension payments and capital gains. In addition, these statistics do not take into consideration noncash benefits that supplement money income (housing and energy subsidies or SNAP benefits) or the amount of savings available to supplement monthly income. Consult the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.

Relative Importance of Family Income Sources for Persons 65 or Older Table 8.B9 Percentage distribution, by source of family income, sex, and ratio of family total money income to the poverty threshold, 2014
Proportion of family income	All persons					Men					Women
Proportion of family income	Under 1.00	1.00– 1.24	1.25– 1.49	1.50– 1.99	2.00 or more	Under 1.00	1.00– 1.24	1.25– 1.49	1.50– 1.99	2.00 or more	Under 1.00	1.00– 1.24	1.25– 1.49	1.50– 1.99	2.00 or more
	Earnings
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	87.8	85.7	84.4	78.7	48.3	83.8	83.6	82.8	79.8	47.3	89.6	86.8	85.3	77.9	49.2
1–19	1.7	3.8	2.5	4.4	7.1	1.6	3.3	2.7	4.0	7.2	1.8	4.0	2.4	4.7	7.1
20–39	2.1	2.8	3.1	3.4	7.2	2.8	3.3	4.0	2.9	7.7	1.8	2.5	2.7	3.7	6.7
40–59	1.0	2.4	3.2	4.1	10.2	1.7	3.7	3.5	4.2	10.4	0.7	1.7	3.0	4.0	10.1
60–79	1.2	1.5	2.5	4.1	12.3	1.9	2.3	2.4	3.9	12.8	0.9	1.0	2.5	4.3	11.9
80 or more	6.2	3.9	4.3	5.3	14.8	8.2	3.8	4.6	5.1	14.6	5.2	4.0	4.1	5.4	15.0
50 or more	8.1	6.9	8.1	11.6	32.8	11.2	8.4	8.9	11.3	33.0	6.7	6.1	7.7	11.8	32.6
90 or more	5.6	3.4	3.6	4.0	9.2	7.4	3.2	4.4	3.9	9.4	4.8	3.6	3.1	4.0	9.1
100	3.9	2.5	2.2	2.2	2.0	5.1	2.3	2.6	2.4	1.9	3.4	2.6	2.0	2.1	2.0
Mean proportion	8.1	7.2	8.7	11.4	30.4	11.1	8.4	9.5	11.0	30.7	6.8	6.5	8.3	11.6	30.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	66.8	50.1	55.9	53.5	58.8	68.6	51.1	55.5	54.8	58.3	65.5	49.4	56.2	52.8	59.2
Number (thousands)	4,058	2,396	2,650	5,206	30,769	1,283	834	956	2,053	14,897	2,775	1,562	1,693	3,153	15,871
	Retirement benefits
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	26.0	9.0	6.1	5.7	9.0	29.2	10.2	7.9	5.4	9.7	24.6	8.3	5.1	5.9	8.4
1–19	0.9	0.5	1.3	1.8	11.0	1.4	0.9	0.9	1.7	10.8	0.6	0.3	1.5	1.8	11.2
20–39	1.8	2.0	3.7	4.9	15.6	2.6	2.4	2.6	4.9	15.9	1.4	1.8	4.3	4.9	15.3
40–59	3.7	4.8	4.7	6.6	13.5	4.2	6.0	4.6	7.4	13.7	3.5	4.2	4.8	6.1	13.3
60–79	5.6	7.0	6.9	8.8	12.6	6.9	7.4	8.1	8.3	13.1	5.0	6.8	6.3	9.1	12.1
80 or more	61.9	76.7	77.3	72.2	38.3	55.7	73.2	75.9	72.2	36.8	64.8	78.6	78.1	72.1	39.6
50 or more	69.5	86.3	86.9	84.1	57.7	64.8	83.2	86.5	84.2	56.9	71.7	87.9	87.1	84.1	58.4
90 or more	56.8	72.5	72.4	64.7	30.7	50.0	67.4	71.2	64.7	29.2	60.0	75.3	73.1	64.7	32.0
100	37.9	42.7	40.4	28.9	6.8	33.1	38.9	41.1	31.0	6.4	40.1	44.7	40.1	27.6	7.2
Mean proportion	67.4	83.7	84.8	81.7	58.2	62.5	80.8	83.7	81.9	57.4	69.7	85.2	85.4	81.6	59.1
Mean proportion (recipients only)	91.2	91.9	90.3	86.6	64.0	88.3	90.0	90.8	86.6	63.5	92.4	92.9	90.0	86.7	64.5
Number (thousands)	4,058	2,396	2,650	5,206	30,769	1,283	834	956	2,053	14,897	2,775	1,562	1,693	3,153	15,871
	Social Security
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	29.3	10.6	7.3	7.3	12.5	32.3	11.4	9.1	6.7	13.3	28.0	10.1	6.3	7.6	11.8
1–19	0.8	0.5	1.6	2.2	19.4	1.2	0.4	1.3	1.9	19.7	0.6	0.5	1.7	2.4	19.0
20–39	2.5	2.4	4.2	5.9	26.9	3.3	2.4	3.2	5.8	27.3	2.2	2.5	4.8	6.0	26.5
40–59	4.0	5.9	7.5	9.5	19.6	4.7	7.2	7.0	8.8	18.8	3.7	5.2	7.8	9.9	20.3
60–79	5.8	8.8	12.2	15.9	11.8	6.3	8.3	13.3	12.3	11.4	5.6	9.0	11.5	18.3	12.2
80 or more	57.5	71.8	67.3	59.2	9.8	52.2	70.4	66.2	64.4	9.4	59.9	72.6	67.9	55.8	10.1
50 or more	65.7	83.9	83.4	79.7	30.2	61.4	81.9	82.6	80.6	28.9	67.7	85.0	83.8	79.1	31.3
90 or more	52.4	65.8	59.1	47.5	6.4	46.8	63.1	59.5	52.4	6.2	55.0	67.2	58.9	44.3	6.5
100	35.5	38.9	34.6	21.3	2.2	31.2	36.4	35.5	23.7	2.2	37.5	40.2	34.1	19.7	2.3
Mean proportion	63.5	80.3	79.5	74.9	37.2	59.2	78.8	78.7	77.0	36.4	65.5	81.1	80.0	73.5	38.0
Mean proportion (recipients only)	89.9	89.8	85.8	80.8	42.6	87.4	89.0	86.6	82.6	42.0	91.0	90.3	85.4	79.6	43.1
Number (thousands)	4,058	2,396	2,650	5,206	30,769	1,283	834	956	2,053	14,897	2,775	1,562	1,693	3,153	15,871
	Government employee pensions
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	98.1	97.1	96.8	93.6	76.2	98.2	97.8	97.2	95.6	76.9	98.1	96.7	96.6	92.2	75.6
1–19	0.7	1.0	1.0	3.0	9.1	0.2	1.1	0.9	2.5	8.8	0.9	0.9	1.1	3.2	9.3
20–39	0.3	0.6	1.1	1.7	6.9	0.1	0.4	1.1	0.8	6.7	0.5	0.8	1.1	2.2	7.0
40–59	0.0	0.3	0.7	1.1	4.4	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.6	4.4	0.0	0.4	0.8	1.4	4.5
60–79	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.5	2.3	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.1	2.2	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.7	2.4
80 or more	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.3	1.1	1.2	0.5	0.0	0.2	1.1	0.5	0.8	0.0	0.3	1.2
50 or more	0.9	1.2	0.8	1.1	5.1	1.5	0.5	0.7	0.5	4.8	0.6	1.5	0.8	1.6	5.4
90 or more	0.5	0.7	0.0	0.3	0.6	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.3	0.8	0.0	0.3	0.6
100	0.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1
Mean proportion	0.9	1.3	1.0	1.9	7.6	1.4	0.8	0.9	1.1	7.4	0.7	1.6	1.1	2.5	7.9
Mean proportion (recipients only)	47.8	45.3	31.7	29.7	32.0	76.5	35.4	30.3	24.8	31.8	35.3	48.8	32.4	31.5	32.2
Number (thousands)	4,058	2,396	2,650	5,206	30,769	1,283	834	956	2,053	14,897	2,775	1,562	1,693	3,153	15,871
	Private pensions or annuities
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	93.4	90.7	81.3	75.3	46.9	95.3	93.5	84.5	78.8	46.8	92.5	89.2	79.5	73.1	47.1
1–19	2.5	6.1	11.3	15.0	25.8	2.1	4.5	8.7	14.6	25.5	2.7	6.9	12.8	15.3	26.1
20–39	0.7	2.3	4.6	7.8	15.8	0.2	1.6	3.8	5.3	15.9	0.9	2.7	5.0	9.3	15.7
40–59	1.3	0.3	1.7	1.1	8.4	1.0	0.2	1.7	0.5	8.6	1.4	0.3	1.7	1.5	8.1
60–79	0.6	0.3	0.1	0.5	2.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.5	2.8	0.8	0.4	0.1	0.5	2.5
80 or more	1.5	0.4	0.9	0.3	0.4	1.1	0.2	1.1	0.4	0.4	1.7	0.5	0.8	0.2	0.4
50 or more	2.6	0.7	2.0	1.0	6.4	1.6	0.3	2.8	1.0	6.7	3.0	0.9	1.6	1.1	6.2
90 or more	1.2	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.2	0.7	0.2	0.7	0.2	0.2	1.4	0.4	0.6	0.2	0.2
100	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.0	0.0
Mean proportion	2.9	2.0	4.2	4.6	13.1	1.9	1.2	4.1	3.7	13.4	3.3	2.3	4.3	5.3	12.9
Mean proportion (recipients only)	44.0	21.0	22.6	18.9	24.8	41.7	18.7	26.2	17.4	25.1	44.7	21.7	21.1	19.6	24.5
Number (thousands)	4,058	2,396	2,650	5,206	30,769	1,283	834	956	2,053	14,897	2,775	1,562	1,693	3,153	15,871
	Income from assets
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	63.5	61.0	57.0	47.1	20.4	58.8	60.2	59.2	49.8	19.8	65.7	61.5	55.8	45.3	20.9
1–19	25.1	36.1	39.4	49.7	67.1	25.5	37.1	37.2	46.8	67.2	24.9	35.5	40.6	51.7	67.0
20–39	1.7	1.8	2.6	2.2	7.1	1.3	1.4	2.6	2.5	7.6	1.8	2.0	2.7	2.0	6.6
40–59	1.0	0.5	0.6	0.6	3.1	1.2	0.9	0.8	0.5	3.1	0.9	0.4	0.5	0.7	3.1
60–79	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	1.9	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.8	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.0	2.0
80 or more	8.6	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.4	13.1	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.4	6.5	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.4
50 or more	9.3	0.8	0.5	0.7	3.6	13.9	0.7	0.4	0.5	3.5	7.2	0.9	0.5	0.9	3.7
90 or more	8.6	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.2	13.1	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.1	6.5	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.2
100	8.5	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.0	12.8	0.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	6.5	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.1
Mean proportion	10.1	2.0	2.1	2.4	7.2	14.6	2.3	2.3	2.2	7.4	8.0	1.9	2.1	2.6	7.0
Mean proportion (recipients only)	27.6	5.2	4.9	4.6	9.1	35.5	5.7	5.5	4.4	9.3	23.2	4.8	4.6	4.7	8.9
Number (thousands)	4,058	2,396	2,650	5,206	30,769	1,283	834	956	2,053	14,897	2,775	1,562	1,693	3,153	15,871
	Cash public assistance
Total percent	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
0	81.8	90.1	92.5	93.8	97.2	84.7	89.5	93.3	94.3	97.5	80.5	90.3	92.0	93.5	96.9
1–19	4.3	2.7	2.6	2.1	2.0	3.5	2.7	2.1	1.7	1.9	4.6	2.6	2.9	2.5	2.1
20–39	3.0	2.2	2.1	2.0	0.6	3.7	1.7	1.8	1.9	0.4	2.6	2.4	2.2	2.1	0.8
40–59	1.5	1.3	1.6	1.4	0.2	1.6	1.5	1.7	1.4	0.2	1.4	1.2	1.6	1.5	0.2
60–79	0.8	0.7	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.3	0.7	0.1	0.3	0.0	1.1	0.7	0.3	0.4	0.0
80 or more	8.6	3.1	1.0	0.3	0.0	6.2	3.9	1.0	0.5	0.0	9.8	2.7	1.0	0.1	0.0
50 or more	9.9	4.4	1.9	1.3	0.1	7.1	5.4	1.6	1.6	0.1	11.2	3.9	2.1	1.1	0.1
90 or more	8.4	2.9	0.9	0.3	0.0	5.6	3.6	0.8	0.5	0.0	9.6	2.6	0.9	0.1	0.0
100	7.1	2.2	0.8	0.2	0.0	5.2	3.2	0.8	0.4	0.0	7.9	1.7	0.8	0.1	0.0
Mean proportion	11.1	5.2	2.7	2.1	0.4	8.6	5.9	2.5	2.1	0.4	12.3	4.8	2.8	2.0	0.5
Mean proportion (recipients only)	61.3	52.3	35.8	33.5	15.9	56.4	56.4	37.2	37.5	15.6	63.1	49.9	35.1	31.3	16.0
Number (thousands)	4,058	2,396	2,650	5,206	30,769	1,283	834	956	2,053	14,897	2,775	1,562	1,693	3,153	15,871
NOTES: Persons in families with zero total income or with negative total income, earnings, or income from assets are excluded.
The family money income of aged persons is compared with the official poverty lines of families in 2014.
The relative importance of a source of income may not accurately reflect the resources available to elderly persons or elderly aged units. The survey on which these data are based does not include some potentially important resources as income, including lump-sum pension payments and capital gains. In addition, these statistics do not take into consideration noncash benefits that supplement money income (housing and energy subsidies or SNAP benefits) or the amount of savings available to supplement monthly income. Consult the Frequently Asked Questions for further information.