Income indicators |
10 | Percentage of people in households receiving basic attendance benefit. Different groups. 1996, 1999, 2001-2004 |
1996 | 1999 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All ages | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
People aged 16 years and over | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
People aged 25-65 years | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
People in households where the main income earner is in the age group 50-66 years | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Families with children | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Single parents | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Couples with children aged 0-17 years in the lowest income class1 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children under 18 years of age | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Receivers of social security benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old-age pensioners2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability pensioners2 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pensioners within the Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Receivers of survivor's benefit2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Single pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Longstanding illness4 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long-term unemployed5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigrants and refugees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigrants in total6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Immigrants from non-western countries7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refugees8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other groups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
People on social assistance9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Single people under 35 years of age10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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. |