Statistics Norway

5   Children1 0-17 år, by type of siblings2 living at home and county. Per cent. 2001, 2005 and 2006
(Corrected 28 June 2007)
County Children, total Children with no siblings Children with siblings, total Type of sibling
Only biological siblings Only half siblings Only stepsiblings Biological/half siblings Biological/stepsiblings half siblings and stepsiblings Biological/half siblings and stepsiblings
20013 1 049 842 17.3 82.7 70.5 6.6 0.3 4.8 0.3 0.2 0.1
2005 1 078 081 17.6 82.4 69.2 7.0 0.4 5.1 0.3 0.2 0.1
2006 1 082 684 17.7 82.3 69.0 7.1 0.4 5.2 0.4 0.2 0.1
                     
2006                    
Østfold 58 536 19.4 80.6 66.1 8.2 0.5 4.9 0.5 0.2 0.1
Akershus  126 734 18.1 81.9 70.8 6.1 0.4 3.9 0.4 0.2 0.1
Oslo  107 208 25.1 74.9 65.7 5.4 0.2 3.4 0.2 0.1 0.0
Hedmark 40 366 17.5 82.5 68.8 7.3 0.5 5.1 0.5 0.2 0.1
Oppland 39 715 16.8 83.2 70.4 7.0 0.4 4.6 0.4 0.2 0.1
Buskerud 55 434 19.0 81.0 68.2 7.3 0.4 4.4 0.4 0.2 0.1
Vestfold 50 752 18.9 81.1 67.1 8.1 0.5 4.6 0.5 0.2 0.1
Telemark 36 733 18.3 81.7 67.7 7.7 0.5 5.0 0.4 0.2 0.1
Aust-Agder 24 509 15.7 84.3 70.9 7.0 0.3 5.3 0.4 0.3 0.1
Vest-Agder 40 199 15.5 84.5 72.8 6.0 0.4 4.8 0.3 0.1 0.1
Rogaland  103 371 14.6 85.4 73.7 5.7 0.3 5.0 0.3 0.2 0.1
Hordaland  110 132 15.7 84.3 71.1 6.5 0.3 5.7 0.4 0.2 0.1
Sogn og Fjordane 26 345 12.3 87.7 76.5 5.2 0.2 5.5 0.2 0.1 0.1
Møre og Romsdal 58 227 14.4 85.6 71.1 7.3 0.2 6.4 0.3 0.2 0.1
Sør-Trøndelag 64 126 18.4 81.6 67.3 7.7 0.4 5.5 0.4 0.3 0.1
Nord-Trøndelag 31 271 15.1 84.9 68.4 8.0 0.4 7.2 0.4 0.3 0.2
Nordland 55 189 17.6 82.4 63.0 10.1 0.5 7.8 0.5 0.3 0.2
Troms Romsa 36 087 19.0 81.0 62.4 9.9 0.5 7.4 0.4 0.3 0.2
Finnmark Finnmárku 17 751 17.8 82.2 60.9 11.1 0.5 8.9 0.4 0.4 0.1
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  Siblings living at home comprises biological-, half-, and step-siblings. Biological siblings are offsprings having both parents in common. Half-siblings are offsprings having only one parent in common. Step-siblings are offsprings having no parents in common, but one of their parents are living together as married or cohabiting couples. Persons living in the same private household as their parents are regarded as living at home. A person does not have to be considered a child in the houshold to be regarded as a sibling.
3  Population and Housing Census 3 November 2001.

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