Statistics Norway

National child welfare service

2   Figures national child welfare. Figures for 20051
  Region North Region Middle Region West Region South Region East Oslo Trondheim Total
Population, total  462 779  490 462  956 855  899 870 1 133 229  538 411  158 613 4 640 219
Population, 0-19 years  121 902  131 672  266 985  232 797  294 651  118 267 39 712 1 205 986
Number of children who receive assistance from the Child Welfare Service  350  300 1 185  728 1 165  618  223 4 569
Number of children national supported foster homes per 31 December  116  124  441  344  515  352  117 2 009
Number of children in foster homes  708  665 1 139 1 279  926  388  215 5 320
Number of children in children's institutions per 31 Descember  171 96  379  251  354  215 73 1 539
Number of children who receive assistance while living at home per 31 December 63 80  365  133  296 51 33 1 021
Number of man-years in Child Welfare Service  429  330 1 018  625  729  354 60 3 545
Number of stays in children's institutions during the year  391  220  981  788  958  752  193 4 283
Number of stays in national supported foster homes during the year  246  201  696  599  793  459  152 3 146
Number of stays when children receive assistance while living at home during the year  185  209  803  436  709  120 91 2 553
Number of treatment days in children's institutions during the year 59 799 31 288  144 241 88 951  130 467 77 874 25 825  558 445
Number of treatment days in national supported foster homes during the year 23 037 20 022 91 697 74 921 68 006 16 739 10 452  304 874
Number of treatment days, children who receive assistance at home during the year 11 028 13 580 19 157 34 622 30 530 13 342 0  122 259
Gross operating expenditures, child welfare2  438 977  286 093 1 144 771  710 589  988 989  394 139 95 651 4 059 209
Gross operating expenditures, national supported foster homes2 54 063 39 007  148 732  163 393  156 794 38 877 13 083  613 949
Gross operating expenditures, children's institutions2  339 538  184 668  868 317  426 959  673 121  275 287 73 145 2 841 035
Gross operating expenditures, assistance to children living at home2 8 948 23 168 53 372 45 811 83 225 10 111 0  224 635
Gross operating expenditures, the Child Welfare Service2 36 428 39 250 74 349 74 426 75 849 69 863 9 423  379 588
                 
1  Figures for 2005 are finally.Accounting figures for Oslo and Trondheim is not directly comparable with the regions. For further information about the figures please read About the statistics.
2  Gross operating expenditures are given in 1000 NOK.

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