This article reviews the latest available data on the older population's income and how it has changed over time, as well as how the elderly's reliance on these sources varies across income levels. The median income level of the elderly population was $13,561 in 2000, up from $12,519 in 1992 (in...

This paper examines the income of the elderly population in the United States by reviewing data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey. The PDF for the above title, published in the June 2003 issue of EBRI Notes, also contains the fulltext of another June 2003 EBRI Notes article...

The U.S. retirement income system - including employment-based retirement plans, Social Security, individual savings, and post-retirement employment - can be assessed in part by examining the income of the current elderly population (age 65 and older). This paper reviews the latest available...

This paper reviews the latest available data on the older population's income (from the U.S. Census Bureau's March 2004 Current Population survey) and how it has changed over time, as well as how the elderly's reliance on these sources varies across income levels. The PDF for the above title,...

The U.S. retirement income system -- including employment-based retirement plans, Social Security, individual saving, and post-retirement employment -- can be assessed in part by examining the income of the current elderly population (age 65 and older). This paper reviews the latest available...

This article reviews data on the older population's income and how it has changed over time, as well as how the elderly's reliance on these sources varies across income levels. In 2002, the median income of the elderly was $13,994, down from $14,105 in 1998. Social Security accounted for 42.5...