Statistics Norway

National child welfare service

1   Key figures national child welfare. 20051
  Region North Region Middle Region West Region South Region East Oslo Trondheim
Distribution of expenditures              
Gross operating expenditures per capita, child welfare  949  583 1 196  790  873  732  603
Gross operating expenditures, child welfare, per inhabitant 0-19 years 3 601 2 173 4 288 3 052 3 356 3 333 2 409
Percentage of gross operating expenditures, children in national supported foster homes 12.3 13.6 13.0 23.0 15.9 9.9 13.7
Percentage of gross operating expenditures, children in children's institutions 77.3 64.5 75.9 60.1 68.1 69.8 76.5
Percentage of gross operating expenditures, assistance to children living at home 2.0 8.1 4.7 6.4 8.4 2.6 0.0
Percentage of gross operating expenditures, child welfare services 8.3 13.7 6.5 10.5 7.7 17.7 9.9
               
Coverage              
Number of children who receive assistance from the Child Welfare Service, per 1000 inhabitant 0-19 years 2.9 2.3 4.4 3.1 4.0 5.2 5.6
Children who receive assistance from the Child Welfare Service per 31 December by man-year in the Child Welfare Service 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.7 3.7
               
Productivity              
Gross operating expenditures per child who receives assistance from the Child Welfare Service during the year  534 035  454 116  461 601  389 791  402 028  296 122  219 383
Gross operating expenditures per child in children's institutions during the year  868 384  839 400  885 135  541 826  702 632  366 073  378 990
Gross operating expenditures per child receiving assistance while living at home during the year 48 368  110 852 66 466  105 071  117 384 84 258 0
Gross operating expenditures per child in national supported foster homes during the year  219 768  194 065  213 695  272 776  197 723 84 699 86 072
               
1  Figures for 2005. Accounting figures for Oslo and Trondheim is not directly comparable with the regions. For further information about the figures please read About the statistics.

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