Table 19 Interest payments for household in per cent of total income, by type of household. 1986-1999

19	Interest payments¹ for household in per cent of total income², by type of household. 1986-1999

	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999


All households	13	13	14	14	13	14	12	10	8	7	6	5	6	7

Single
Under 45 years	17	17	17	17	16	18	16	11	8	7	7	6	6	8
45-64 years	10	10	11	9	11	11	10	9	7	6	7	5	6	6
65 years and over	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2

couples without children. Age of oldest person
Under 45 years	16	16	18	20	18	17	13	11	8	7	7	6	7	8
45-64 years	9	9	13	12	13	12	10	9	6	7	6	5	5	6
65 years and over	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

Couples with children
Small children, 0-6 years	20	20	22	21	20	20	17	14	10	10	9	7	9	10
Children, 7-19 years	15	15	17	16	16	15	14	12	8	8	7	6	7	8
Adult children	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	7	6	5	5	4	5	5

Single parents
Mother/father with children 0-19 years	15	15	16	15	15	16	16	13	9	10	8	7	7	8
Mother/father with adult children	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	7	6	6	5	4	4	5

Multi-family household	10	10	10	13	11	12	10	9	6	7	6	4	5	6

¹	Interest payments is here interest on liabilities and part of deductible expences in building society.
²	Total income is here total income without other tax-free incomes.