Statistics Norway

Income indicators

2   Percentage of people in households where salary is the main household income1. Different groups. 1996, 1999 and 2001. Per cent
  1996 1999 2001
All ages 74 75 76
People aged 16 years and over 71 72 72
People aged 25-65 years 84 86 85
People in households where the main income earner is in the age group 50-66 years 77 79 79
       
Families with children      
Single parents 56 57 62
Couples with children aged 0-17 years in the lowest income class2 56 69 59
Children under 18 years of age 87 89 89
       
Receivers of social security benefits      
Old-age pensioners3 2 2 3
Disability pensioners3 16 20 17
Pensioners within the Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme3 44 34 36
Receivers of survivor's benefit3 53 58 56
Single pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension4 0 3 2
Longstanding illness5 37 36 35
Long-term unemployed6 27 44 26
       
Immigrants and refugees      
Immigrants in total7 63 75 72
Immigrants from non-western countries8 56 70 65
Refugees9 46 68 60
       
Other groups      
People on social assistance10 26 33 26
Single people under 35 years of age11 85 86 82
1  Wages and net entrepreneurial income represents the major part of household income.
2  The decile with the lowest after-tax income per consumption unit (EU scale.
3  People in households where the main income earner is defined as a pensioner by the National Insurance Service.
4  Living alone and recipient of special allowance.
5  People in households where the main income earner is in receipt of rehabilitation- or vocational rehabilitation allowances.
6  People in households where the main income earner has been continuously unemployed for 6 months or more.
7  People in households where the main income earner is a first-generation immigrant or born in Norway with both parents of foreign origin.
8  People in households where the main income earner is an immigrant from Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America or Turkey.
9  People in households where the main income earner is a refugee.
10  People in households where the main income earner has received social assistance during the year.
11  Households consisting of one student are excluded from single people under 35 years of age.
Source: Source: Income and property statistics for households, Statistics Norway.

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