Social Security

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Detailed Tables

Beneficiaries and Benefits
Number and average monthly benefits, by type of benefit, 1998

Income
Sources of Income
Total Money Income

Poverty
Poor Based on Family Income, 1998
Poor Based on Person Income, 1998
Poor Persons - Based on Family Income, 1998
National Opinion Poll: 1998
Expectations for Retirement
Opinions on Social Security Policy
Opinions on Investing Social Security
Opinions on Specific Congressional Proposals

 

 

Beneficiaries and Benefits

Number and average monthly benefits, by type of benefit, 1998

by age and sex:
with reduced benefits for early retirement, by age and sex
by type of benefit
for women beneficiaries

Income

Sources of Income

by sex, marital status, 55+
by age and beneficiary status
Income sources by age, and sex,
Percent of aggregate income from various sources, by sex, and marital status, 65+

Total Money Income

by age, sex, and marital status
by age, and Social Security beneficiary status
from Social Security benefits by sex, marital status

Poverty

Poor Based on Family Income, 1998

By age, sex, marital and beneficiary status, and living arrangement, 55+
By age, sex, marital and beneficiary status, and living arrangements, 65+
Non-married persons 55+ by age, sex, marital and beneficiary status, and living arrangements.
Nonmarried persons 65+ by age, sex, marital and beneficiary status, and living arrangements: Percent of persons aged 65 or older: 1998
Poor with and without Social Security benefits, by age, sex, marital status and living arrangements, 65+

Poor Based on Person Income, 1998

by age, sex, marital and beneficiary status, and living arrangements, 55+
by age, sex, marital and beneficiary status, and living arrangements, 65+
Non-married persons 55+, by age, sex, marital and beneficiary status, and living arrangements
Non-married persons 65+, by age, sex, marital and beneficiary status, and living arrangements

Poor Persons - Based on Family Income, 1998

by age, sex, marital and beneficiary status, 55+ 1998
by age, sex, marital and beneficiary status, 65+
poor with and without Social Security benefits by age, sex, marital status, 65+

National Opinion Poll: 1998

How informed are you about social security?
Confidence in social security continuing to provide benefits

Expectations for Retirement

What's your current retirement savings situation?
Will you get back more money than you paid in Social Security?

Opinions on Social Security Policy

Should budget surplus be preserved?
How should Social Security be fixed?
Should Social security ensure a minimum standard of living to all contributors?

Opinions on Investing Social Security
Where should government invest social security assets?
Broad index funding or individual investing?

Opinions on Specific Congressional Proposals

Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan's proposal
Representative John Porters proposal

Last updated: December 18, 2007


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