| Senior Citizens in Lower Income Brackets Depend on Social Security the Most | ||||||
| Percentage of Income from Social Security and Pensions for Those 65 and Older in 2003 | ||||||
| Income Quartile | All |
Lowest 20% |
20% to 40% |
40% to 60% |
60% to 80% |
Highest 20% |
| Social Security | 41.9% |
91.2% |
89.5% |
76.6% |
51.0% |
19.5% |
| Pensions | 20.6% |
2.9% |
3.2% |
10.1% |
25.6% |
25.1% |
| Source: Employee Benefit Research Institute. | ||||||