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| Income indicators |
| 5 | Percentage of people i households receiving dwelling support1 and social assistance. Different groups. 1996, 1999, 2001 and 2002 |
| 1996 | 1999 | 2001 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| All ages | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 16 years and over | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 25-65 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People in households where the main income earner is in the age group 50-66 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Families with children | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single parents | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Couples with children aged 0-17 years in the lowest income class2 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children under 18 years of age | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of social security benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old-age pensioners3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability pensioners3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pensioners within the Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of survivor's benefit3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longstanding illness5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term unemployed6 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants and refugees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants in total7 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants from non-western countries8 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refugees9 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other groups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People on social assistance10 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single people under 35 years of age11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | There was a change in the Dwelling Benefit scheme in 1997 when two different dwelling benefits (one from the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development and the other from the Ministry of Social Affairs) where merged into one scheme. In 1996 the income statistics only included the dwelling benefit operated by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. |
| 2 | The decile with the lowest after-tax income per consumption unit (EU scale). |
| 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. | |