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| Income indicators |
| 10 | Percentage of people in households with annual after-tax income per consumption unit below different distances to the median income. OECD-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 | 4.2 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 8.7 | 4.9 | 9.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 16 years and over | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 25-65 years | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People in households where the main income earner is in the age group 50-66 years | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Families with children | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single parents | 7 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Couples with children aged 0-17 years | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children under 18 years of age | 4 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of social security benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old-age pensioners2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability pensioners2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pensioners within the Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of survivor's benefit2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension3 | 3 | 57 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longstanding illness4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term unemployed5 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 41 | 17 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants and refugees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants in total6 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 21 | 15 | 26 | 18 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants from non-western countries7 | 23 | 39 | 15 | 28 | 21 | 36 | 23 | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refugees8 | 20 | 38 | 17 | 33 | 23 | 39 | 26 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other groups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People on social assistance9 | 16 | 35 | 14 | 31 | 21 | 38 | 25 | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single people under 35 years of age10 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 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. |
| 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. | |