4. Living conditions and consumption

Housing figures, 2001

Total dwellings	1 961 548
Average usable space per dwelling. m²	121.4
Average usable space per person. m²	53.1
Average number of residents per dwelling	2.3

Number of rooms	Per cent
1-2 rooms	18.2
3 or more rooms	81.8

Building types
Detached houses	57.1
Attached homes, two-person homes and other residences of fewer than three storeys	21.2
Blocks of flats or other residential structures of three or more storeys	18.4
Other	3.4

Year constructed
-1920	10.9
1921-1960	25.8
1961-1980	34.4
1981-2001	29.0

Form of occupancy
Owned privately or jointly	62.5
Owned through cooperative or limited company	14.1
Rental	23.3

Source: Statistics Norway.

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Consumption, 1997-1999 and 2005-2007. Average annual expenditure per household

Commodity and service category	1999-NOK	Per cent	2007-NOK	Per cent


Expenditures, total	268 500	100.0	365 100	100.0
Food and non-alcoholic beverages	32 400	11.5	41 400	11.3
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco	7 600	2.9	9 800	2.7
Clothing and footwear	15 200	5.3	19 800	5.4
Housing, lighting and heating	69 600	26.7	106 600	29.2
Furniture and household articles	16 800	7.0	23 100	6.3
Health	6 900	2.8	10 200	2.9
Transport	53 300	17.3	66 300	18.4
Postal and telecommunication services	5 100	2.5	7 500	2.1
Culture and leisure	31 600	12.6	44 000	12.0
Education	2 800	0.3	900	0.3
Restaurant and hotel services	10 900	3.9	13 300	3.6
Other	16 300	7.2	22 100	6.1

Source: Statistics Norway.

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Household expenses for food, housing and transport

Source: Statistics Norway.
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