Statistics Norway

Income indicators

3   Median after tax income per consumption unit for households. EU-scale1. 1996, 1999, 2001-2004. At constant prices (NOK in 2004). 1996=100
  1996 (index) 1999 (index) 2001 (index) 2002 (index) 2003 (index) 2004 (index) 2004
All ages  100  112  117  121  122  124       219 200
People aged 16 years and over  100  113  118  122  122  125  221 200
People aged 25-65 years  100  112  117  121  121  123  237 200
People in households where the main income earner is in the age group 50-66 years  100  112  117  123  123  126  253 200
               
Families with children              
Single parents  100  113  116  121  119  120  176 900
Couples with children aged 0-17 years  100  111  115  121  122  123  225 800
Children under 18 years of age  100  111  115  120  121  123  213 500
               
Receivers of social security benefits              
Old-age pensioners2  100  117  122  128  132  137  167 500
Disability pensioners2  100  115  117  124  125  130  180 700
Pensioners within the Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme2  100  105  105  110  121  117  220 800
Receivers of survivor's benefit2  100  122  118  127  129  137  224 800
Single pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension3  100  125  132  136  138  140  117 600
Longstanding illness4  100 99  106  114  117  115  174 700
Long-term unemployed5  100  125  113  121  127  129  153 200
               
Immigrants and refugees              
Immigrants in total6  100  123  121  124  119  126  179 200
Immigrants from non-western countries7  100  124  121  125  123  129  160 100
Refugees8  100  124  118  120  117  124  151 300
               
Other groups              
People on social assistance9  100  115  114  116  116  117  136 100
Single people under 35 years of age10  100  110  113  114  113  115  182 000
1  Consumption units (EU-scale) have been calculated by giving the first adult in the 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 six 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.

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