Statistics Norway

National child welfare and family counselling

2   Figures for national child welfare. Preliminary figures for 20061
  Region North Region Middle Region West Region South Region East Oslo Trondheim Total
Population, total  462 237  491 560  967 471  906 090   1 143 429     548 617  161 730     4 681 134
Population, 0-19 years  121 105  131 537  268 542  234 044  297 826  120 797 40 350 1 214 201
Number of children who receive assistance from the Child Welfare Service  360  353 1 271  775 1 224  655  246 4 884
Number of children national supported foster homes per 31 December  130  123  489  387  584  398 98 2 209
Number of children in children's institutions per 31 December  136  108  360  268  354  204  105 1 535
Number of children who receive assistance while living at home per 31 December 94  122  422  120  286 53 43 1 140
Number of man-years in Child Welfare Service  464  358  939  400  717  381 74 3 333
Number of stays in children's institutions during the year  413  280 1 018  848 1 025  720  220 4 524
Number of stays in national supported foster homes during the year  273  219  784  703  932  521  149 3 581
Number of stays when children receive assistance while living at home during the year  246  298  951  370  705  133  114 2 817
Number of treatment days in children's institutions during the year 57 175 37 831  134 327 93 447  127 716 70 261 34 049  554 806
Number of treatment days in national supported foster homes during the year 29 964 21 192 94 292 86 870 90 915 27 140 12 726  363 099
Number of treatment days, children who receive assistance at home during the year 11 983 14 316 22 047 28 411 38 597 12 937 0  128 291
Gross operating expenditures, child welfare2  485 825  347 978 1 224 797  789 659 1 037 696  391 434  126 355 4 403 744
Gross operating expenditures, national supported foster homes2 80 647 44 574  209 890  187 332  238 581 39 165 9 791  809 980
Gross operating expenditures, children's institutions2  346 767  234 124  847 332  479 718  638 611  295 322  106 784 2 948 658
Gross operating expenditures, assistance to children living at home2 12 072 23 562 90 448 35 947 75 470 1 099 0  238 598
Gross operating expenditures, the Child Welfare Service2 46 339 45 718 77 127 86 662 85 034 55 848 9 780  406 508
1  Figures for 2006 are preliminary. Accounting figures for Oslo and Trondheim is not directly comparable with the regions. For further information about the figures please read About the statistics.
2  Gross operating expenditures are given in NOK 1 000. ].

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