16   Resident receivers of social security benefits, by type of pension.Average gross income and the number of pensioners. 2000
  Total Type of pension
  Old-age pensioners Disability pensioners Person who received survivor benefits
Average gross income        
Receivers of social security benefits  164 200  161 500  162 300  248 200
Both Sexes        
Males  201 200  206 900  187 900  257 500
Females  139 300  130 100  143 600  247 500
         
Age1        
Under 30 years  128 500 .  127 600  177 600
30-59 years  171 400 .  162 800  265 200
60-66 years  170 500 .  164 600  223 600
67-74 years  179 500  179 600  155 200  202 600
75-79 years  160 000  160 000 . :
80-89 years  141 200  141 200 . :
90 years and over  122 900  122 900 . .
         
Marital status        
Unmarried  148 700  153 400  144 400  241 100
Married  168 200  169 200  165 900  234 900
Widows/widowers  162 600  151 700  184 700  248 300
Divorced  165 200  168 700  161 500  250 200
Separated  191 900  170 600  200 800  274 600
         
Group of pensioners        
Receivers of the minimum benefit  101 400  100 400 98 500  189 900
Pensioners who received more pension than the receivers of the mimnimum benefits  193 100  196 500  180 100  260 500
         
Private pensions and the life insurance benefits        
Pensioners without private pensions  122 100  109 200  135 500  207 800
Pensioners with private pensions  199 200  195 800  199 800  279 400
         
Number of pensioners        
Receivers of social security benefits  906 445  607 229  273 022 26 194
Both Sexes        
Males  365 235  247 868  115 429 1 938
Females  541 210  359 361  157 593 24 256
         
Age1        
Under 30 years 8 347 . 8 206  141
30-59 years  186 504 .  170 786 15 718
60-66 years  103 209 . 92 998 10 211
67-74 years  259 036  257 882 1 032  122
75-79 years  153 137  153 136 . :
80-89 years  170 388  170 387 . :
90 years and over 25 824 25 824 . .
         
Marital status        
Unmarried  107 340 47 967 59 041  332
Married  442 264  299 940  142 091  233
Widows/widowers  263 830  224 335 14 735 24 760
Divorced 83 203 32 036 50 319  848
Separated 9 808 2 951 6 836 21
         
Group of pensioners        
Receivers of the minimum benefit  285 448  221 486 59 404 4 558
Pensioners who received more pension than the receivers of the mimnimum benefits  620 997  385 743  213 618 21 636
         
Private pensions and the life insurance benefits        
Pensioners without private pensions  411 182  240 735  159 039 11 408
Pensioners with private pensions  495 263  366 494  113 983 14 786
1  Corrected 5 August 2002.
Source: Tax Return Statistics 2000.

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