Tax return account statistics

10   Resident receivers of social security benefits, by type of pension. Average gross income and the number of pensioners. 2001
  Total Type of pension
  Old-age pensioners Disability pensioners Person who received survivor benefits
  Average gross income
Total  172 700  170 600  169 300  259 700
         
Both sexes        
Males  209 200  216 400  192 900  273 600
Females  148 000  138 900  152 100  258 500
         
Age        
Under 30 years  136 700 .  135 600  196 500
30-59 years  177 600 .  169 000  274 700
60-66 years  178 900 .  172 700  238 000
67-74 years  188 400  188 500  165 300  204 200
75-79 years  169 500  169 500 . .
80-89 years  151 200  151 200 . .
90 years and over  133 900  133 900 . .
         
Marital status        
Unmarried  158 200  165 100  152 300  258 600
Married  176 400  177 400  174 200  244 400
Widows/widowers  172 500  161 700  194 600  259 900
Divorced  172 400  175 900  168 700  261 000
Separated  173 500  183 400  169 200  200 700
         
Group of pensioners        
Receivers of the minimum benefit  106 800  105 900  103 200  200 400
Pensioners who received more pension than the receivers of the mimnimum benefits  201 000  205 000  186 800  271 500
         
Private pensions and the life insurance benefits        
Pensioners without private pensions  128 400  116 000  140 500  218 100
Pensioners with private pensions  208 100  204 900  208 100  291 200
         
  Number of pensioners
Total  906 684  603 160  278 018 25 506
         
Both Sexes        
Males  365 724  246 604  117 140 1 980
Females  540 960  356 556  160 878 23 526
         
Age        
Under 30 years 8 076 . 7 931  145
30-59 years  189 931 .  174 578 15 353
60-66 years  104 290 . 94 412 9 878
67-74 years  253 438  252 211 1 097  130
75-79 years  150 201  150 201 . .
80-89 years  174 061  174 061 . .
90 years and over 26 687 26 687 . .
         
Marital status        
Unmarried  107 081 46 061 60 620  400
Married  442 433  298 264  143 938  231
Widows/widowers  260 843  222 433 14 414 23 996
Divorced 86 250 33 395 52 000  855
Separated 10 077 3 007 7 046 24
         
Group of pensioners        
Receivers of the minimum benefit  271 931  209 474 58 211 4 246
Pensioners who received more pension than the receivers of the mimnimum benefits  634 753  393 686  219 807 21 260
         
Private pensions and the life insurance benefits        
Pensioners without private pensions  403 092  232 654  159 451 10 987
Pensioners with private pensions  503 592  370 506  118 567 14 519
Source: Tax Return Statistics 2001.

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