06.11.2010 Policy Points

Income of the Elderly Population

A report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute analyzes the income of the elderly population. The report finds that older Americans derive 40 percent of their incomes from Social Security. And as the chart below shows, Social Security is especially important to the well-being of elderly Americans with lower incomes.

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