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| Number of Widowed
Persons Receiving Benefits Based on a Pension Earned by Their Deceased Spouse and Average Annual Benefit Amount by selected characteristics1/ (persons in thousands) |
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| Number of Widowed Persons | Percent Receiving Benefit Based on Pension of Deceased Spouse | Median Annual Benefit | Number of Widowed Persons | Percent Receiving Benefit Based on Pension of Deceased Spouse | Median Annual Benefit | Number of Widowed Persons | Percent Receiving Benefit Based on Pension of Deceased Spouse | Median Annual Benefit | |
TOTAL |
13,013 |
18 |
$4,800 |
2,157 |
5 |
$3,600 |
10,856 |
21 |
$4,800 |
RACE |
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| White | 11,007 | 19 | 4,800 | 1,816 | 5 | 3,600 | 9,191 | 22 | 4,800 |
| Black | 1,675 | 13 | 4,116 | 283 | 3 | 2/ | 1,392 | 15 | 4,200 |
| All other races | 332 | 12 | 2/ | 59 | 7 | 2/ | 272 | 13 | 2/ |
AGE |
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| 40-54 | 1,118 | 12 | 6,000 | 211 | 3 | 2/ | 907 | 14 | 5,220 |
| 55-59 | 739 | 17 | 5,232 | 99 | 1 | 2/ | 640 | 19 | 5,232 |
| 60-64 | 1,139 | 22 | 5,232 | 178 | 6 | 2/ | 961 | 25 | 5,184 |
| 65-69 | 1,863 | 22 | 5,124 | 320 | 3 | 2/ | 1,543 | 26 | 5,124 |
| 70-74 | 2,310 | 20 | 5,016 | 406 | 7 | 2/ | 1,904 | 23 | 5,232 |
| 75-79 | 2,263 | 21 | 4,140 | 344 | 6 | 2/ | 1,918 | 23 | 4,200 |
| 80 and older | 3,581 | 15 | 4,800 | 599 | 4 | 2/ | 2,983 | 17 | 4,800 |
RECEIVE PENSION ANNUITY BASED ON OWN EMPLOYMENT |
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| Yes | 2,062 | 19 | 4,800 | 686 | 5 | 2/ | 1,376 | 25 | 4,800 |
| No | 10,952 | 18 | 4,800 | 1,471 | 5 | 2/ | 9,480 | 20 | 4,800 |
JOB STATUS |
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| Presently employed | 2,290 | 15 | 4,860 | 396 | 4 | 2/ | 1,894 | 17 | 4,800 |
| Retired or not presently working | 10,723 | 19 | 4,800 | 1,761 | 5 | 3,360 | 8,962 | 22 | 4,800 |
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1/ Includes pension benefits based on either private or public sector employment. 2/ Not shown where base is less than 75,000. SOURCE: Retiree Pension and
Health Benefits Supplement to the September 1994 Current Population Survey. |
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