Statistics Norway

6   Children1 0-17 years, by number of siblings2 and parents3 living at home and the parents' cohabitation arrangements. Per cent. 2001, 2005 and 2006 (Corrected 28 June 2007)
Number of parents living at home and the parents' cohabitation arrangenments Children, total Children with no siblings Children with siblings
Total 1 sibling 2 siblings 3 siblings 4 siblings 5 siblings or more
20014 1 049 842 17.3 82.7 43.5 28.8 7.6 1.8 1.0
2005 1 078 081 17.6 82.4 43.6 28.5 7.5 1.8 1.0
2006 1 082 684 17.7 82.3 43.8 28.3 7.4 1.8 1.0
                 
2006                
Living with both parents  808 066 12.9 87.1 45.4 31.0 7.8 1.8 1.1
Married  634 624 9.8 90.2 43.8 34.0 8.9 2.1 1.3
Cohabiting  173 442 24.3 75.7 51.1 20.1 3.7 0.7 0.2
Living with one of the parents  274 617 32.0 68.0 39.1 20.4 6.2 1.6 0.7
Mother  235 819 30.2 69.8 40.4 20.9 6.2 1.5 0.7
Only mother  159 302 35.7 64.3 40.7 17.3 4.5 1.2 0.7
Mother, step-father5 76 517 18.8 81.2 39.8 28.5 9.8 2.2 0.9
Father 38 798 43.1 56.8 31.3 17.0 6.0 1.8 0.8
Only father 27 346 54.3 45.7 31.3 11.6 2.2 0.5 0.1
Father, step-mother6 11 452 16.6 83.4 31.4 29.8 15.0 5.0 2.3
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  Siblings living at home comprises biological-, half-, and step-siblings. Biological siblings are offsprings having both parents in common. Half-siblings are offsprings having only one parent in common. Step-siblings are offsprings having no parents in common, but one of their parents are living together as married or cohabiting couples. Persons living in the same private household as their parents are regarded as living at home. A person does not have to be considered a child in the houshold to be regarded as a sibling.
3  Biological parents and adoptive parents.
4  Population and Housing Census 3 November 2001.
5  Married or cohabiting. Might also be mother and stepmother.
6  Married or cohabiting. Might also be father and stepfather.

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