|
| Income indicators |
| 9 | Percentage of people in households with annual after-tax income per consumption unit1 below different distances to the median income. OECD-scale2. Different groups. 1996, 1999 and 2001. Per cent (New table is released 5 November 2003 at 1630 p.m.) |
| 1996 | 1999 | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 per cent | 60 per cent | 50 per cent | 60 per cent | 50 per cent | 60 per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All ages | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 16 years and over | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 25-65 years | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People in households where the main income earner is in the age group 50-66 years | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Families with children | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single parents | 7 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Couples with children aged 0-17 years | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children under 18 years of age | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of social security benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old-age pensioners3 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability pensioners3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pensioners within the Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme3 | : | 2 | : | 3 | : | : | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of survivor's benefit3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension4 | 3 | 57 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longstanding illness5 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term unemployed6 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants and refugees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants in total7 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants from non-western countries8 | 23 | 39 | 15 | 28 | 20 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refugees9 | 20 | 38 | 17 | 33 | 23 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other groups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People on social assistance10 | 16 | 35 | 14 | 31 | 21 | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single people under 35 years of age11 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Negative property income has been set equal to zero. |
| 2 | Consumption units (OECD-scale) have been calculated by giving the first adult in household a value of 1.0, 0.7 for any additional adult (older than 16), and 0.5 for each child 0-16 years old. |
| 3 | People in households where the main income earner is defined as a pensioner by the National Insurance Service. |
| 4 | Living alone and recipient of special allowance. |
| 5 | People in households where the main income earner is in receipt of rehabilitation- or vocational rehabilitation allowances. |
| 6 | People in households where the main income earner has been continuously unemployed for 6 months or more. |
| 7 | People in households where the main income earner is a first-generation immigrant or born in Norway with both parents of foreign origin. |
| 8 | People in households where the main income earner is an immigrant from Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America or Turkey. |
| 9 | People in households where the main income earner is a refugee. |
| 10 | People in households where the main income earner has received social assistance during the year. |
| 11 | Households consisting of one student are excluded from single people under 35 years of age. |
| Source: Income and property statistics for households, Statistics Norway. | |