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| Income indicators |
| 2 | Percentage of people in households where salary is the main household income1. Different groups. 1996, 1999, 2001 and 2002 |
| 1996 | 1999 | 2001 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| All ages | 73.8 | 75.3 | 75.6 | 74.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 16 years and over | 71 | 72 | 72 | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 25-65 years | 84 | 86 | 85 | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People in households where the main income earner is in the age group 50-66 years | 77 | 79 | 79 | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Families with children | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single parents | 56 | 57 | 62 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Couples with children aged 0-17 years in the lowest income class2 | 58 | 70 | 63 | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children under 18 years of age | 87 | 89 | 89 | 88 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of social security benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old-age pensioners3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability pensioners3 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pensioners within the Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme3 | 44 | 34 | 36 | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of survivor's benefit3 | 53 | 58 | 56 | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longstanding illness5 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term unemployed6 | 27 | 44 | 26 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants and refugees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants in total7 | 63 | 75 | 72 | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants from non-western countries8 | 56 | 70 | 65 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refugees9 | 46 | 68 | 60 | 54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other groups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People on social assistance10 | 26 | 33 | 26 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single people under 35 years of age11 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: Income and property statistics for households, Statistics Norway. | |