Statistics Norway

Income indicators

4   Median after tax income per consumption unit for households. OECD-scale1. 1996, 1999, 2001-2004. At constant prices (NOK in 2004). 1996=100
  1996 (index) 1999 (index) 2001 (index) 2002 (index) 2003 (index) 2004 (index) 2004
All ages  100  112  117  122  123  125        181 900
People aged 16 years and over  100  113  118  123  123  125  187 800
People aged 25-65 years  100  113  118  122  123  125  201 700
People in households where the main income earner is in the age group 50-66 years  100  113  117  123  123  126  220 000
               
Families with children              
Single parents  100  111  116  120  119  120  145 400
Couples with children aged 0-17 years  100  111  116  121  122  124  176 400
Children under 18 years of age  100  111  115  120  121  122  166 200
               
Receivers of social security benefits              
Old-age pensioners2  100  117  123  129  133  138  155 000
Disability pensioners2  100  114  118  123  125  131  164 400
Pensioners within the Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme2  100  105  107  114  123  118  196 800
Receivers of survivor's benefit2  100  114  115  125  130  133  198 700
Single pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension3  100  125  132  136  138  140  117 600
Longstanding illness4  100  105  110  123  125  123  149 800
Long-term unemployed5  100  116  104  112  119  124  134 400
               
Immigrants and refugees              
Immigrants in total6  100  123  121  123  121  126  145 300
Immigrants from non-western countries7  100  124  121  125  123  131  129 900
Refugees8  100  127  119  120  120  123  119 000
               
Other groups              
People on social assistance9  100  117  117  117  116  115  115 600
Single people under 35 years of age10  100  110  113  114  113  115  182 000
1  Consumption units (OECD-scale) have been calculated by giving the first adult in the household a value of 1.0, 0.7 for any additional adult (older than 16), and 0.5 for each child 0-16 years old.
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 six 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.

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