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Table 2 Distribution of income sources for people aged 60 and over by health status (%)

From: Can China afford rapid aging?

Income sources

All

Healthy

Basically healthy

Unhealthy but able to take care of oneself

Not able to take care of oneself

Support of other family members

40.72

26.49

44.67

68.12

70.33

Labor income

29.07

41.95

24.75

6.64

1.16

Pensions for the elderly and retired veterans

24.12

28.00

24.45

12.58

16.32

Income from transfers

0.37

0.42

0.36

0.27

0.20

Guaranteeing the lowest living

3.89

1.69

3.8

9.84

9.88

Others

1.83

1.46

1.97

2.55

2.11

All

100

100

100

100

100

  1. Data source PCO (2012)