Statistics Norway

Income and property statistics for households

10   Percentage of household with debt more than three times total household income by different types of household. 1990-2002
  1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Single                          
Under 45 years 13 10 11 14 13 13 14 11 11 13 12 12 14
45-64 years 5 2 5 2 9 8 10 7 7 7 8 8 9
65 years and older 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 3
                           
Couples without children                          
Under 45 years 7 7 8 8 6 8 10 9 5 7 8 10 10
45-64 years 6 6 4 3 3 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5
65 years and older 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2
                           
Couples with children                          
Small children, 0-6 years 9 10 8 7 5 5 6 7 6 5 7 8 11
Children, 7-17 years 6 5 6 5 5 5 6 4 5 6 6 5 6
Adult children 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 3 4
                           
Single parents                          
With children 0-17 years 8 11 11 8 8 10 7 9 8 7 10 10 12

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