Aging & Work Facts Database
Now, for a limited time, the Center on Aging & Work is making this resource available publicly before granting exclusive access to Center Partners & Affiliates, and members of the Center’s research team.
Features of the Aging & Work Facts Database include:
• individual facts searchable by topic
• brief descriptions of studies connected to facts
• powerpoint-ready graphics
• full citations, for those interested in locating the statistic’s source
During this initial period of Beta-testing we welcome your feedback.
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Social Security
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- In a 2009 survey of adults aged 45 or older, "over 31% of respondents favor raising the earnings cap on wages subject to payroll taxes. More than 27% support expanding fundin... more
- According to 2006 data from the Social Security Administration, of households with at least one adult aged 55-61, 43% of those that received Old Age, Survivors, and Disbiliaty... more
- According to a 2008 Watson Wyatt report, among respondents to their 2007 survey of older workers, "approximately 60 percent of respondents aged 50-54 are not too confident or... more
- According to a 2009 analysis of data from the Current Population Survey, "for 40.6% of elderly individual recipients, Social Security accounted for more than 90% of their inco... more
- According to a 2009 analysis of data from the Current Population Survey, "in 2008, 68.9% of Social Security [individual] beneficiaries aged 65 or older received more than half... more
- According to a 2009 analysis of data from the Current Population Survey, "among elderly households whose income in 2008 was in the lowest quartile for households in which eith... more
- According to a 2009 analysis of data from the Current Population Survey, "89% of households in which the householder or householder's spouse was 65 or older had income fro... more
- According to a 2009 analysis of data from the Health and Retirement Study, ''slightly fewer than half (46.7 percent) of adults [who meet the disability criteria of thi... more
- According to a 2009 analysis of data from the Current Population Survey, "average monthly Social Security benefits in December 2008 were $1,153 for a retired worker and $1,877... more
- According to a 2009 survey comparing the oldest and youngest boomers, "fifty percent of Oldest Boomers are working full-time. Only about one-fifth (19%) are fully retired. One... more
- A 2009 analysis of Census Bureau data shows that "in 2007, Social Security was the largest source of income for those currently age 65 and older, accounting for 38.6 percent o... more
- A 2009 analysis of Census Bureau data shows that "nearly all individuals (89.3 percent ) age 65 and over were receiving income from Social Security in 2007, while 52.9 percent... more
- According to a 2009 Social Security Administration chartbook, in 2006, 9.0% of persons aged 55-61 received Social Security benefits, as did 42.5% of those aged 62-64, and 86.4... more
- According to a 2009 survey of 1000 U.S. adults, "more than three quarters of the respondents said that they are concerned about the future of Social Security, but less than a... more
- According to a 2009 analysis of US Current Population Survey data, "68% of men and 73% of women who began receiving Social Security retired-worker benefits in 2007 applied for... more
- According to the 2009 Retirement Confidence Survey, "forty-two percent of workers expect an employer-sponsored retirement savings plan to be a major source of income in retire... more
- According to a 2008 analysis of Social Security Administration data, "71% of men and 75% of women who began receiving Social Security retired-worker benefits in 2006 applied f... more
- According to a 2008 analysis of Social Security Administration data, "in 2006, 38.1% of men aged 62 to 64 were receiving Social Security retired worker benefits. This was 8.7... more
- A 2008 analysis of Social Security Administration data shows that 71% of men and 75% of women who began receiving Social Security retired worker benefits in 2006 applied for b... more
- A 2008 analysis of Social Security Administration data shows that in 2006, 38.1% of men aged 62 to 64 were receiving Social Security retired worker benefits. Among women, the... more
- A 2008 analysis of data from the Health and Retirement Study shows that "Social Security and traditional pension benefits comprise a substantial share of wealth for typical ne... more
- A 2008 tabulation of CPS data shows that "the percentage of the persons aged 65 and over receiving Social Security income has risen from 88.6 percent in 1974 to 92.9 percent i... more
- According to a 2007 analysis of CPS data, "Social Security provides benefits to almost 75 percent of older Hispanics and represents the largest single component of retirement... more
- According to a 2007 analysis of CPS data, nearly 85 percent of Hispanic women depend on Social Security for at least half or more of their income; more than 50 percent depend... more
- According to a 2007 analysis of CPS data, "the poverty rate for older Hispanics is twice that for all persons age 65 and older (20.4 percent and 10.1 percent, respectively). W... more
- According to the 2007 EBRI Retirement Confidence Survey, "fewer than 1 in 10 workers say they are very confident that the Social Security system will continue to provide benef... more
- According to a 2007 Urban Institute analysis of HRS data from 1992-2004, for participants aged 63-67, "job layoffs reduce Social Security wealth accumulation by about $4,700,... more
- According to a 2006 report, "For the average earner, retiring at age 62 -- a common retirement age -- Social Security today replaces 33 percent of pre-retirement earnings or 3... more
- According to a 2006 report from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Social Security provided 72.7% of non-earned income of those aged 65 and older in 2004.&n... more
- According to a 2006 report from the Social Security Administration, "In 2004, 90% of married couples and 88% of nonmarried persons aged 65 or older received Social Security be... more
- In 2006, almost 50,000,000 individuals received Social Security benefits through the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. Of those, 63% were retired wo... more
- According to a 2006 report from the Social Security administration, Social Security "was 90% or more of income for 21% of aged beneficiary couples and 43% of aged nonmarried b... more
- According to a 2006 report from the Social Security Administration, the average new beneficiary received $810 a month through the Social Security program. (p. 15).... more
- According to a 2006 report, for the average earner, retiring at age 65, Social Security replaces about 41 percent of pre-retirement earnings. (p. 8)... more
- According to 2006 data from the Social Security Administration, of households with at least one adult aged 62-64, 46% of those that received Old Age, Survivors and Disability... more
- According to 2006 data from the Social Security Administration, of households with at least one adult aged 65 or older, 22% of those that received Old Age, Survivors and Disab... more
- According to the 2005 Work-Filled Retirement survey, "a substantial share of workers (35%) is currently saving nothing to supplement expected Social Security payments. When... more
- According to the 2005 Work-Filled Retirement survey, "4 in 10 workers believe their principle source of retirement income will come from employer-sponsored pensions or 401(k)... more
- According to the 2005 Work-Filled Retirement" survey, "of the retired-but-working group, only 31% currently receive Social Security benefits, while 75% have other money saved... more
- According to the 2005 Work-Filled Retirement survey, "men are more likely than women to believe they will rely on personal savings (25% vs 20%) or on employer-sponsored pensio... more
- A 2005 Census Bureau report shows that in 2003, 54,300,000 persons age 55 and above were insured under Social Security.... more
- According to a 2002 AARP report, 30.9%, 37.4%, 41%, 48.4% and 49.4% of persons age 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84 and 85 and older were kept out of poverty by Social... more
- According to a 2002 AARP report, while Social Security represented 100% of the income received by 13% of persons age 65 and above in 1980, it represented 100% of the income... more
- According to a 2002 AARP report, between 1980 and 1999, the average monthly Social Security benefit increased by 135.6%... more
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