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| Income indicators |
| 6 | Percentage of people in households where interest paid represents more than 15 per cent of total household income. Different groups. 1996, 1999 and 2001. Per cent |
| 1996 | 1999 | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| All ages | 10 | 13 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 16 years and over | 9 | 11 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 25-65 years | 12 | 14 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People in households where the main income earner is in the age group 50-66 years | 8 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Families with children | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single parents | 15 | 15 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Couples with children aged 0-17 years in the lowest income class1 | 28 | 36 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children under 18 years of age | 14 | 19 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of social security benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old-age pensioners2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability pensioners2 | 10 | 11 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pensioners within the Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of survivor's benefit2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longstanding illness4 | 22 | 14 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term unemployed5 | 8 | 16 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants and refugees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants in total6 | 11 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants from non-western countries7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refugees8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other groups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People on social assistance9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single people under 35 years of age10 | 10 | 16 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | The decile with the lowest after-tax income per consumption unit (EU scale. |
| 2 | People in households where the main income earner is defined as a pensioner by the National Insurance Service. |
| 3 | Living alone and recipient of special allowance. |
| 4 | People in households where the main income earner is on rehabilitation- or vocational rehabilitation allowances. |
| 5 | People in households where the main income earner has been in continuous unemployment for 6 months or more. |
| 6 | People in households where the main income earner is a first-generation immigrant or born in Norway with both parents of foreign origin. |
| 7 | People in households where the main income earner is an immigrant from Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America or Turkey. |
| 8 | People in households where the main income earner is a refugee. |
| 9 | People in households where the main income earner has received social assistance during the year. |
| 10 | Households consisting of one student are excluded from single people under 35 years of age. |
| Source: Source: Income and property statistics for households, Statistics Norway. | |