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Income statistics for households. Particular groups

4 Median after tax income per consumption unit. OECD-scale1. At constant prices (NOK 2010). 2004=100
  2004(index) 2005(index) 2006(index) 2007(index) 2008(index) 2009(index) 2010(index) Median 2010
All ages  100  104  106  115  119  119  119  246 600
All ages, students not included  100  104  106  115  119  119  119  249 200
                 
Families with children                
Single parents  100  101  104  110  113  113  113  187 900
Couples with children aged 0-17 years  100  104  107  115  120  119  119  239 100
Children under 18 years of age  100  104  106  114  119  118  119  225 300
                 
Receivers of social security benefits                
Old-age pensioners2  100  105  108  117  124  124  128  223 300
Disability pensioners2  100  103  105  112  116  118  118  216 300
Pensioners with temporary disability benefit  100  101  103  108  110  111 : :
Receivers of survivor's benefit2  100  105  107  116  122 :  121  253 500
Single pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension3  100  102  104  111  120  123  125  167 700
Single old-age pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension3  100  102  104  111  120  122  125  164 100
Single disability pensioners, receivers of the minimum state pension3  100  102  103  108  115  120  122  177 300
Longstanding illness4  100 98 99  105  109  112 : :
Long-term unemployed5  100 99 98  103  106  114  115  169 000
Receivers of work assessment allowance6 : : : : : : :  188 000
Persons with reduced ability to work : : : : : : :  197 000
Supplement benefits7 : : : : : : :  161 800
                 
Immigrants8 and refugees9                
Immigrants in total  100  102  105  113  118  118  118  189 500
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  121  173 700
Refugees  100  101  105  113  118  120  120  165 800
                 
Other groups                
People on social assistance10  100  100  101  106  108  114  114  151 700
Receivers of qualification benefit11 : : : : : : :  151 600
Single people under 35 years of age12  100  102  104  109  113  112  109  223 100
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 has received work assessment allowance by the end of the year (in december).
7  People in households where the main income earner receives supplement benefits.
8  People in households where the main income earner is an immigrant or born in Norway with both parents of foreign origin.
9  People in households where the main income earner is a refugee.
10  People in households where the main income earner has received social assistance during the year.
11  People in households where the main income earner has received qualification benefit during the year.
12  Households consisting of one student are excluded from single people under 35 years of age.
Source: Income statistics for households, Statistics Norway.

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