Older Citizens Receive a Much Larger Portion of Their Income from Social Security and Pensions

Older Citizens Receive a Much Larger Portion of Their Income from Social Security and Pensions
	Under 25	25 to 34	35 to 44	45 to 54	55 to 64	65 and older
Money income before taxes (total)	$18,856	$37,946	$47,356	$53,131	$43,770	$24,451
Wages and salaries	16,613	35,212	43,098	46,695	30,749	4,471
Self-employment income	245	1,489	2,062	3,175	3,447	1,173
Social Security, private and government retirement	73*	260	775	1,868	7,571	16,558
Interest, dividends, rental income, other property income	328	150	387	535	1,082	1,840
Unemployment and workers compensation, veterans benefits	149	143	131	199	274	70
Public assistance, supplemental security, income, food stamps	246	282	309	228	306	200
Regular contributions for support	770	244	483	188	220	82
Other income	432	168	111	243	120	57
Source: Average annual expenditures and characteristics, South, by Age Group, Consumer Expenditure Survey, 1998-1999. *Data are likely to have large sampling errors.