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CRS Report: Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2006 (PDF)
Congressional Research Service [CRS] Link to more items from this source
Sept. 25, 2007
24 pages. "Retirement benefits from Social Security and pensions are the most common sources of income among the aged. In 2006, Social Security paid benefits to 86% of Americans age 65 and older.... In 2006, 35% of people age 65 and older received income from a private or public pension. Among people age 65 and older who reported income from a government pension, the median annual amount was $14,400. Among recipients of private pensions, the median amount received in 2006 was just $7,200." [Report RL32697, updated Sept. 24, 2007]

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