Statistics Norway

Survey of level of living, housing conditions

3 Type of dwelling and tenure status for households, by type of household. 2007. Per cent
  All Single people aged 16-44 years Mid aged singles Elderly singles Young couples with no children Mid- aged couples with no children Elderly couples with no children Couples with children 0-6 years Couples with children 7-19 years Couples with children 20 years + Single parents with children 0-19 years Not classified, others
Type of dwelling                        
Percentage of households who                        
Live in farm house 7 2 5 13 3 9 12 5 8 16 3 6
Live in detached one-family house 49 32 46 35 35 64 57 61 70 67 35 44
Live in vertically divided one-dwelling building 14 9 13 15 12 13 10 17 14 10 22 16
Live in horizontally devided one-dwelling building 7 10 9 6 12 4 4 4 4 1 13 6
Live in block of flats, connected large dwelling house 24 47 27 31 38 11 17 12 4 6 28 27
                         
Percentage of households who are                        
Freeholder 62 27 54 57 48 87 78 79 87 82 47 59
Part owner or shareholder 14 14 19 19 16 9 12 11 6 5 22 11
Tenants without deposit 17 45 19 10 27 3 1 8 5 5 26 21
Tenants with special leases 2 9 1 1 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 2
In someother way have a dwelling put at ones disposal 5 5 6 13 4 1 8 2 1 6 3 7
                         
Percentage of households who rent a dwelling owned by                        
Live in dwelling rented from a public office 12 6 16 25 5 25 11 14 13 0 14 13
Live in dwelling rented from a business/organisation/institution 14 17 9 13 16 26 0 13 13 7 14 7
Live in dwelling rented from a friend or relatives 31 23 33 47 28 28 79 33 33 65 21 35
Live in dwelling rented from other private persons 43 53 41 15 51 21 10 40 41 27 51 45
Percentage who rent out a room 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 2
Live in lodgings 3 15 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Number of respondents 3 212  299  197  196  239  480  246  479  641  103  168  164

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