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| Income indicators |
| 9 | Percentage of people in households with annual after-tax income per consumption unit below different distances to the median income. EU-scale1. Different groups. 1996, 1999, 2001 and 2002 |
| 1996 | 1999 | 2001 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 50 per cent | 60 per cent | 50 per cent | 60 per cent | 50 per cent | 60 per cent | 50 per cent | 60 per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All ages | 6.2 | 12.0 | 4.9 | 11.1 | 5.2 | 10.6 | 6.0 | 11.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 16 years and over | 7 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 25-65 years | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People in households where the main income earner is in the age group 50-66 years | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Families with children | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single parents | 6 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Couples with children aged 0-17 years | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children under 18 years of age | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of social security benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old-age pensioners2 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability pensioners2 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pensioners within the Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of survivor's benefit2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension3 | 58 | 84 | 30 | 74 | 31 | 72 | 32 | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longstanding illness4 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term unemployed5 | 19 | 36 | 16 | 33 | 25 | 39 | 19 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants and refugees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants in total6 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants from non-western countries7 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 26 | 19 | 31 | 22 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refugees8 | 18 | 34 | 12 | 29 | 21 | 33 | 24 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other groups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People on social assistance9 | 18 | 36 | 17 | 35 | 23 | 41 | 25 | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single people under 35 years of age10 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Consumption units (EU-scale) have been calculated by giving the first adult in household a value of 1.0, 0.5 for any additional adult (older than 16), and 0.3 for each child 0-16 years old. |
| 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 in receipt of rehabilitation- or vocational rehabilitation allowances. |
| 5 | People in households where the main income earner has been continuously unemployed 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: Income and property statistics for households, Statistics Norway. | |