Statistics Norway

3   Children1 0-17 years, by number of parents2, the parents' cohabitation arrangements and county. Per cent. 2001, 2005 and 2006 (Corrected 28 June 2007)
County Total Living with both parents Living with one of the parents
Total Married Cohabitant Total Mother Father
Total Only mother Mother, step-father3 Total Only father Father, step-mother4
20015 1 049 842 76.8 62.1 14.7 23.1 20.4 13.9 6.4 2.8 2.0 0.8
2005 1 078 081 74.9 59.4 15.6 25.1 21.6 14.6 7.0 3.5 2.4 1.0
2006 1 082 684 74.6 58.6 16.0 25.4 21.8 14.7 7.1 3.6 2.5 1.1
                       
2006                      
Østfold 58 536 71.6 58.3 13.3 28.4 24.6 15.8 8.8 3.8 2.6 1.3
Akershus  126 734 76.6 62.3 14.4 23.4 19.7 13.2 6.5 3.7 2.5 1.2
Oslo  107 208 73.1 59.8 13.3 26.9 23.5 19.1 4.4 3.4 2.5 0.9
Hedmark 40 366 72.6 52.4 20.2 27.4 23.6 15.3 8.2 3.9 2.7 1.1
Oppland 39 715 75.1 54.2 20.9 24.9 20.8 13.4 7.3 4.1 3.0 1.2
Buskerud 55 434 73.9 58.6 15.3 26.1 22.4 15.0 7.3 3.7 2.5 1.2
Vestfold 50 752 70.8 58.3 12.5 29.2 25.5 16.8 8.7 3.8 2.5 1.2
Telemark 36 733 71.5 56.4 15.1 28.5 24.4 16.4 8.0 4.0 2.9 1.2
Aust-Agder 24 509 75.0 64.0 11.0 25.0 21.6 14.3 7.3 3.4 2.4 1.0
Vest-Agder 40 199 76.5 68.4 8.0 23.5 20.3 13.9 6.4 3.2 2.3 0.9
Rogaland  103 371 78.8 68.5 10.2 21.2 18.3 12.0 6.3 3.0 2.1 0.9
Hordaland  110 132 76.7 60.4 16.4 23.3 20.2 13.7 6.5 3.1 2.2 0.9
Sogn og Fjordane 26 345 81.5 60.2 21.4 18.5 15.8 10.7 5.1 2.7 2.0 0.7
Møre og Romsdal 58 227 77.7 59.1 18.5 22.3 19.2 12.3 6.9 3.1 2.3 0.8
Sør-Trøndelag 64 126 74.2 51.9 22.4 25.8 22.0 14.4 7.6 3.7 2.7 1.0
Nord-Trøndelag 31 271 73.9 50.0 23.9 26.1 21.8 13.3 8.5 4.3 3.1 1.3
Nordland 55 189 70.5 47.4 23.1 29.5 25.1 15.8 9.3 4.4 3.1 1.2
Troms Romsa 36 087 69.8 49.2 20.6 30.2 26.1 17.4 8.7 4.1 2.8 1.3
Finnmark Finnmárku 17 751 66.8 47.1 19.7 33.2 28.9 19.6 9.3 4.2 3.1 1.1
1  A child is defined as any person with no partner and no child who has de jure place of usual residence in the dwelling/private household of at least one of the parents. A child is either biological or adopted. A foster child is not considered a child.
2  Biological parents and adoptive parents.
3  Married or cohabiting. Might also be mother and stepmother.
4  Married or cohabiting. Might also be father and stepfather.
5  Population and Housing Census 3 November 2001.

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