AARP Fact Sheet: Family Income Sources for Older Persons, 2009
*Older persons with low family income depend heavily on Social Security income.
*Over the past 20 years, earnings have become a more important family income source for the older population.
*Older minority families are less likely than older majority families to have family income from Social Security, pensions and retirement savings, interest, and dividends.
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