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| Income indicators |
| 4 | Percentage of people i households receiving social assistance. Different groups. 1996, 1999, 2001 and 2002 |
| 1996 | 1999 | 2001 | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| All ages | 6.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 16 years and over | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 25-65 years | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People in households where the main income earner is in the age group 50-66 years | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Families with children | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single parents | 20 | 18 | 15 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Couples with children aged 0-17 years in the lowest income class1 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children under 18 years of age | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of social security benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old-age pensioners2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability pensioners2 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pensioners within the Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of survivor's benefit2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longstanding illness4 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term unemployed5 | 43 | 35 | 38 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants and refugees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants in total6 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants from non-western countries7 | 40 | 30 | 32 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refugees8 | 61 | 43 | 45 | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other groups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People on social assistance9 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single people under 35 years of age10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | The decile with the lowest after-tax income per consumption unit (EU scale). |
| 2 | People in households where the main income earner is defined as a pensioner by the National Insurance Service. |
| 3 | Living alone and recipient of special allowance. |
| 4 | People in households where the main income earner is in receipt of rehabilitation- or vocational rehabilitation allowances. |
| 5 | People in households where the main income earner has been continuously unemployed for 6 months or more. |
| 6 | People in households where the main income earner is a first-generation immigrant or born in Norway with both parents of foreign origin. |
| 7 | People in households where the main income earner is an immigrant from Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America or Turkey. |
| 8 | People in households where the main income earner is a refugee. |
| 9 | People in households where the main income earner has received social assistance during the year. |
| 10 | Households consisting of one student are excluded from single people under 35 years of age. |
| Source: Income and property statistics for households, Statistics Norway. | |