| Source of income | All units | Married couples | Nonmarried persons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | |||
| Beneficiary | |||||
| Earnings | 21 | 34 | 12 | 16 | 11 |
| Wages and salaries | 18 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| Self-employment | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Retirement benefits | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Social Security a | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Benefits other than Social Security | 43 | 53 | 36 | 39 | 34 |
| Other public pensions | 14 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Railroad Retirement | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Government employee pensions | 14 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
| Military | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Federal | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| State or local | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Private pensions or annuities | 31 | 39 | 25 | 29 | 24 |
| Income from assets | 61 | 71 | 55 | 52 | 56 |
| Interest | 59 | 68 | 52 | 50 | 53 |
| Other income from assets | 29 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
| Dividends | 24 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Rent or royalities | 9 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Estates or trusts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Veterans' benefits | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Unemployment compensation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Workers' compensation | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Public assistance | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Supplemental Security Income | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Other public assistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Personal contributions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nonbeneficiary | |||||
| Earnings | 35 | 57 | 22 | 34 | 17 |
| Wages and salaries | 31 | 51 | 19 | 29 | 14 |
| Self-employment | 8 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Retirement benefits | 26 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
| Social Security a | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Benefits other than Social Security | 26 | 29 | 25 | 34 | 26 |
| Other public pensions | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
| Railroad Retirement | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Government employee pensions | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
| Military | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Federal | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| State or local | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Private pensions or annuities | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Income from assets | 42 | 57 | 34 | 38 | 32 |
| Interest | 41 | 55 | 32 | 37 | 31 |
| Other income from assets | 19 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Dividends | 16 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Rent or royalities | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Estates or trusts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Veterans' benefits | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Unemployment compensation | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Workers' compensation | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Public assistance | 17 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 25 |
| Supplemental Security Income | 16 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 24 |
| Other public assistance | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Personal contributions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| NOTE: n.a. = not applicable. | |||||
| a. Social Security includes retired-worker benefits, dependents' or survivors' benefits, disability benefits, transitionally insured benefits, or special age-70 benefits. | |||||