Statistics Norway

Income statistics for households. Particular groups

4 Median after tax income per consumption unit. OECD-scale1. At constant prices (NOK 2009). 2004=100
  2004(index) 2005(index) 2006(index) 2007(index) 2008(index) 2009(index) Median 2009
All ages  100  104  106  115  119  119  239 200
All ages, students not included  100  104  106  115  119  119  241 400
               
Families with children              
Single parents  100  101  104  110  113  113  184 200
Couples with children aged 0-17 years  100  104  107  115  120  119  232 100
Children under 18 years of age  100  104  106  114  119  118  218 700
               
Receivers of social security benefits              
Old-age pensioners2  100  105  108  117  124  124  210 800
Disability pensioners2  100  103  105  112  116  117  208 700
Pensioners with temporary disability benefit  100  101  103  108  110  111  190 100
Receivers of survivor's benefit2  100  105  107  116  122  122  248 000
Single pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension3  100  102  104  111  120  123  160 100
Single old-age pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension3  100  102  104  111  120  122  156 700
Single disability pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension3  100  102  103  108  115  120  170 300
Longstanding illness4  100 98 99  105  109  112  188 200
Long-term unemployed5  100 99 98  103  106  114  163 800
               
Immigrants6 and refugees7              
Immigrants in total  100  102  105  113  118  118  185 900
Immigrants or persons born in Norway with both parents of foreign origin from Asia, Africa, Latin-America, Eastern Europe and Oceania except Australia and New Zealand  100  102  106  115  120  122  170 300
Refugees  100  101  105  113  118  120  162 600
               
Other groups              
People on social assistance8  100  100  101  106  108  114  148 400
Single people under 35 years of age9  100  102  104  109  113  112  223 300
Supplement benefits10 : : : : : :  159 800
1  Consumption units (OECD-scale) have been calculated by giving the first adult in 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 registered with longstanding illness. Included are people in receipt of rehabilitation allowances, persons incapable of full employment but parttaking in labour market schemes, and others. Up until 2005, persons who were incapable of full employment but who were taking part in programmes initiated by the National Insurance Scheme (e.g. school and work placements), and persons who were receiving vocational rehabilitation allowances, were not included in the statistics.
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 an immigrant or born in Norway with both parents of foreign origin.
7  People in households where the main income earner is a refugee.
8  People in households where the main income earner has received social assistance during the year.
9  Households consisting of one student are excluded from single people under 35 years of age.
10  People in households where the main income earner receives supplement benefits.
Source: Income statistics for households, Statistics Norway.

Explanation of symbols