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| Income indicators |
| 12 | Percentage of people in households with debt more than three times total household income. Different groups. 1996, 1999, 2001-2004 |
| 1996 | 1999 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| All ages | 5.7 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 10.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 16 years and over | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People aged 25-65 years | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People in households where the main income earner is in the age group 50-66 years | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Families with children | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single parents | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Couples with children aged 0-17 years in the lowest income class1 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children under 18 years of age | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of social security benefits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old-age pensioners2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability pensioners2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pensioners within the Voluntary Early Retirement Scheme2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Receivers of survivor's benefit2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Longstanding illness4 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term unemployed5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants and refugees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants in total6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immigrants from non-western countries7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Refugees8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other groups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| People on social assistance9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Single people under 35 years of age10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 recept 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. | |