Concept variable

Low income, EU-scale

  Norwegian (bokmål)
Name Low income, EU-scale
Definition The annual low-income threshold is set to 50 or 60 per cent of the median after-tax income per consumption unit. When calculating persistent low-income over a three year-period, the low-income threshold is set to 50 or 60 per cent of the average median during the same time period. When calculating persistent low-income over a four year-period, persons with income below the annual low-income threshold the current year, and below the low-income threshold in at least two of the previous three years, are regarded as having persistent low income. After-tax income per consumption unit equals total household taxable and non-taxable income, minus taxes, divided on the number of consumption units in the household. The number of consumption units is calculated by using the 'modified' OECD scale or the EU scale, where the first adult is given a value of 1, any additional adult is given the value of 0.5, and each child is given a value of 0.3. The number of consumption units in a household consisting of two adults and two children is thus 2.1, according to this method.
Valid from 1993-01-01
Valid to
Owner 225 - Division for income and wage statistics
 
Statistical unit Person
Subject 05.01.10 - Income
 
Linked to Variable Definition After-tax income
Linked to StatBank tables
10503: Percentage of people in households with annual after-tax income per consumption unit, by population and identification mark
10498: Development in persistent low income, by age. Three-year period (C)
10459: Development in persistent low income. Four-year period. Persons, by age
09679: Persons with low income. Total population, immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by age
09572: Development in persistent low income. Three-year period. Children that are immigrants or Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by age (per cent)
09571: Development in persistent low income. Three-year period. Children under 18 years, by age group and county (per cent) (C)
09570: Development in persistent low income. Three-year period. Persons 18-66 years, by level of education (per cent)
09008: Development in persistent low income. Three-year period. Persons, by various characteristics (per cent)
08764: Persons under 18 years of age in privat households with annual after-tax income per consumption unit, below different distances to the median income. EU-scale and OECD-scale (C), (M) (UD)
07208: Development in persistent low income. Four-year period
06947: Persons in privat households with annual after-tax income per consumption unit, below different distances to the median income. EU-scale and OECD-scale (M) (UD)
06801: Percentage of people in households with annual after-tax income per consumption unit below different distances to the median income. OECD- and EU-scale
04204: Development in persistent low income. Three-year period (per cent)