Corrected figures

The tables were removed on 16 August 2023 due to errors. Corrected figures were published on 19 October 2023.

Living conditions of disabled people

Updated: 19 October 2023

Next update: Not yet determined

People using assistive products
People using assistive products
2022
440 613
Users of assistive products
Users of assistive products
201820212022Change in percentage
2018 - 20222021 - 2022
At least one assistive product
Total (persons)403 133427 538440 6139.33.1
Live in crowded dwelling, few rooms and sq.m. (percentage)5.55.65.60.1-0.1
Tenant (percentage)17.618.018.00.40.0
Disabled (persons)65 42369 97571 0618.61.6
Live in crowded dwelling, few rooms and sq.m. (percentage)4.24.44.40.1-0.1
Tenant (percentage)25.226.026.41.20.4
Assistive devices for personal mobility
Total (persons)110 464114 576121 66110.16.2
Live in crowded dwelling, few rooms and sq.m. (percentage)3.33.53.40.2-0.1
Tenant (percentage)24.325.425.00.4-0.4
Disabled (persons)22 46124 03024 5969.52.4
Live in crowded dwelling, few rooms and sq.m. (percentage)4.14.24.20.10.0
Tenant (percentage)31.733.233.41.70.2
Explanation of symbols

About the statistics

The statistic provides an insight into the living conditions of Norwegian residents who on a permanent basis use assistive products, as well as receiving a number of benefits. These are common characteristics of disabled persons.

Resident

A person is registered as a resident in Norway when living here or with the intention of living here for at least 6 months, and having a valid residence permit.

Private household

A private household consists of persons that are residents in the same private dwelling according to the National Population Register.

Assistive product.

Assitive product are catalogued according to NS-ISO 9999 , 1998 and 2007 editions. There are three levels of detail, where the statistic only uses the two aggregated levels.

Not all products will be found in the statistic,for example hearing aides

Industry has been encoded according to Standard for næringsgruppering (SN2007).

Employment sector has been encoded according to Standard for institusjonell sektorgruppering

Occupation has been encoded according to Standard for yrkesklassifisering (STYRK-2008).

Education has been encoded according to Standard for utdanningsgruppering (NUS)

Name: Living conditions of disabled people
Topic: Health

Not yet determined

Division for Health, care and social statistics

Not relevant

The statistics is published once a year for the previous calender year. The population is all residents in Norway by 31. December.

N/A

All collected data are anonymized prior to processing and will be deleted

Not relevant
Not relevant

No external users have access to the statistics and analyses before they are published and accessible simultaneously for all users on ssb.no at 8 am. Prior to this, a minimum of three months' advance notice is given in the Statistics Release Calendar.

Not relevant

Statistics Act of 21 June 2019 No. 32, Section10 (1).

Not relevant

The statistic is based on a number of government registres. Some adjustments and interpretations have been necessary when combining this information with SSB's databases.

The number of users of "walker" is underestimated. This is because personal IDs of some users are missing from the data source.

Reported income data pertain to late fall of the previous year, Hence, some inaccuracy must be expected.

Not relevant

Contact

Håkon Torfinn Karlsen

hakon.karlsen@ssb.no

(+47) 40 90 23 52