Statistics Norway

Income indicators

3   People in different groups. Percentage with persistent low income (three-year income). The period 1997-1999, 1999-2001, 2000-2002 og 2001-2003. Low-income threshold equal to 50 and 60 per cent of the average median equivalent income for the three-year period. OECD-scale
  Below 50 per cent Below 60 per cent
  1997-1999 1999-2001 2000-2002 2001-2003 1997-1999 1999-2001 2000-2002 2001-2003
All persons 2.3 2.2 2.7 2.9 6.8 6.1 6.6 6.5
                 
Women and men                
Women 2 2 2 3 7 6 6 7
Men 3 3 3 3 6 6 7 6
                 
People receiving dwelling support and social assistance                
People in households receiving dwelling support in at least three consecutive years 6 7 11 9 17 19 22 18
People in households receiving social assistance for at least three consecutive years 10 15 21 18 28 32 38 31
People in households receiving both dwelling support and social assistance in at least three consecutive years 13 24 33 33 34 39 43 44
                 
People with a heavy burden of interest payments                
People in households with a heavy burden of interest payments1 5 4 3 4 8 9 9 9
                 
People with large medical expenses                
People in household in receipt of basic benefit for at least three consecutive years 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1
                 
Single parents                
People in single parent households for at least 3 consecutive years 3 2 3 4 12 7 11 10
People in single parent households at the reference point of time2 4 2 4 4 11 8 11 10
                 
Couples with children3                
People in the household type couples with children, youngest child 0-17 years of age 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 6
People in the household type couples with cildren, youngest child 0-6 years of age 2 2 3 3 7 6 7 7
People in the household type couples with children, 1 child under 18 years of age 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4
Persons in the household type couples with cildren, 2 children under 18 years of age 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 3
People in the household type couples with 3 or more children under 18 years of age 3 3 4 5 9 10 11 11
                 
Children                
Children under 18 years of age (at the reference point of time) 2 2 3 3 7 7 8 8
Children under 7 years (at the reference point of time) 3 2 3 3 8 7 7 7
                 
Young singles4                
People under 35 years of age who have been single for at least three consecutive years 8 8 8 8 10 13 12 13
People under 35 years of age who have been single at least 2 of 3 consecutive years 6 5 6 9 9 10 9 15
People under 35 years of age who have been single for at least 1 of 3 consecutive years 2 3 2 4 8 5 7 8
                 
People with immigrant background5                
Immigrants 12 11 16 16 25 20 24 23
Immigrants from non-western countries 15 16 21 22 32 26 33 31
                 
Receivers of social security benefit                
Old-age pensioners (all years) 1 1 1 1 12 8 8 7
Disability pensioners (all years) 1 0 1 0 4 4 4 2
1  People in households where interest payments for the three-year period are larger than or equal to 15 per cent of total household income for the same period of time (all incomes and expenditures are calculated at constant prices by use of the consumer price index and estimated per consumer unit.
2  The reference point of time is 1999 for the period 1997-1999, 2001 for the period 1999-2001, 2002 for the period 2000-2002 and 2001 for the period 2001-2003.
3  The reference point of time for household composition is 1999 for the period 1997-1999, 2001 for the period 1999-2001, 2002 for the period 2000-2002 and 2003 for the period 2001-2003.
4  Students (persons who receive study loans) not included.
5  Based on information on immigrant category and land background.
Source: Income and property statistics for households, Statistics Norway.

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