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| Income indicators |
| 8 | Percentage of people in households with annual after-tax income per consumption unit1 below different distances to the median income. EU-scale2.Different groups. 1996, 1999 and 2001. Per cent |
| 1996 | 1999 | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 50 per cent | 60 per cent | 50 per cent | 60 per cent | 50 per cent | 60 per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| All ages | 6 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 16 years and over | 7 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 25-65 years | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People in households where the main income earner is in the age group 50-66 years | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Families with children | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single parents | 6 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Couples with children aged 0-17 years | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children under 18 years of age | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of social security benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old-age pensioners3 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability pensioners3 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pensioners within the Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme3 | : | 2 | : | 5 | : | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of survivor's benefit3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension4 | 58 | 84 | 30 | 74 | 31 | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longstanding illness5 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term unemployed6 | 19 | 35 | 16 | 33 | 25 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants and refugees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants in total7 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants from non-western countries8 | 19 | 36 | 12 | 26 | 19 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refugees9 | 18 | 34 | 12 | 29 | 21 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other groups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People on social assistance10 | 18 | 36 | 17 | 35 | 23 | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single people under 35 years of age11 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 27 | 19 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Negative property income has been set equal to zero. |
| 2 | Consumption units (EU-scale) have been calculated by giving the first adult in 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. |
| 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: Income and property statistics for households, Statistics Norway. | |