Statistics Norway

3   Children1 0-17 years, by number of parents2 in the family, the parents' cohabitation arrangements and county.
1 january 2005. Per cent (Corrected 28 June 2007)
Age Total Living with both parents Living with one of the parents
Total Married Cohabitant Total Mother Father
Total Only mother Mother, step-father3 Total Only father Father, step-mother4
The whole country 1 078 081 74.9 59.4 15.6 25.1 21.6 14.6 7.0 3.5 2.4 1.0
                       
Østfold 58 106 72.0 59.1 12.9 28.0 24.4 15.7 8.6 3.7 2.4 1.2
Akershus  125 209 76.6 62.8 13.9 23.4 19.8 13.3 6.6 3.6 2.4 1.1
Oslo  104 774 73.1 60.1 12.9 26.9 23.5 19.0 4.5 3.4 2.5 0.9
Hedmark 40 470 73.1 53.2 19.9 26.9 23.0 14.9 8.0 3.9 2.8 1.1
Oppland 39 822 75.6 55.3 20.3 24.4 20.4 13.4 7.0 4.0 2.9 1.1
Buskerud 55 131 74.1 59.2 14.9 25.9 22.3 14.9 7.3 3.6 2.5 1.1
Vestfold 50 685 71.0 59.0 11.9 29.0 25.3 16.5 8.8 3.8 2.5 1.3
Telemark 36 982 71.8 57.4 14.4 28.2 24.3 16.4 7.9 3.8 2.7 1.1
Aust-Agder 24 443 75.5 65.0 10.5 24.5 21.4 14.1 7.3 3.1 2.1 1.0
Vest-Agder 40 165 76.8 69.1 7.7 23.2 20.1 13.6 6.5 3.1 2.2 0.9
Rogaland  102 884 79.0 69.3 9.7 21.0 18.1 11.9 6.2 2.9 2.0 0.9
Hordaland  109 761 77.2 61.4 15.7 22.8 19.9 13.5 6.4 2.9 2.1 0.8
Sogn og Fjordane 26 584 81.7 61.2 20.5 18.3 15.9 10.9 5.0 2.5 1.9 0.6
Møre og Romsdal 58 461 78.1 60.2 17.9 21.9 18.8 12.1 6.8 3.1 2.3 0.8
Sør-Trøndelag 63 751 74.4 52.4 22.0 25.6 22.0 14.5 7.5 3.5 2.6 1.0
Nord-Trøndelag 31 320 74.8 51.2 23.6 25.2 21.1 12.9 8.2 4.1 2.9 1.2
Nordland 55 528 70.8 48.1 22.7 29.2 25.0 15.5 9.5 4.2 3.0 1.2
Troms Romsa 36 070 70.3 49.8 20.4 29.7 25.9 17.2 8.7 3.8 2.7 1.1
Finnmark Finnmárku 17 934 66.9 47.5 19.5 33.1 29.0 19.7 9.3 4.1 2.9 1.2
1  A child is defined as any person with no partner and no child who has de jure place of usual residence in the dwelling/private household of at least one of the parents. A child is either biological or adopted. A foster child is not considered a child.
2  Biological parents and adoptive parents.
3  Married or cohabiting. Might also be mother and stepmother.
4  Married or cohabiting. Might also be father and stepfather.

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