Statistics Norway

Social assistance

7   Recipients of social assistance, by labour force status and family cycle phase. 20061, 2
Family cycle phase Total Employed full-time Employed part-time On governmental employment measures On municipal employment measures In education Unemployed Not in the labour force Introductory programme for newly arrived immigrants Unknown
Total  122 402 7 568 8 421 7 066 1 517 7 956 37 288 50 257 3 457 69
                     
Single males 48 441 2 579 1 773 2 965  599 2 919 17 971 19 136  727 15
- 19 years 2 754 81 81  167 48  712 1 235  393 48 3
20 - 24 years 10 333  511  525  786  204 1 318 4 990 1 808  280 4
25 - 44 years 23 498 1 451  877 1 574  254  797 8 925 9 365  377 5
45 - 66 years 11 060  534  285  438 93 92 2 821 6 781 22 3
67 years or more  796 : 37 - - - -  789 - -
                     
Single females 27 137  953 2 125 1 373  214 2 240 6 846 13 178  300 9
- 19 years 2 309 40  156 97 16  678  892  416 21 -
20 - 24 years 6 331  249  679  421 87  955 2 516 1 354  104 -
25 - 44 years 9 294  419  808  580 79  507 2 415 4 388  143 1
45 - 66 years 7 493  242  475  275 32  100 1 023 5 321 32 7
67 years or more 1 710 : 310 - - - - 1 699 - 1
                     
Single parents 18 749 1 385 2 180 1 065  146 1 145 4 939 7 691  278 5
Males 3 209  343  133  187 19 96 1 127 1 276 37 1
Females 15 540 1 042 2 047  878  127 1 049 3 812 6 415  241 4
                     
Couples without children 14 286 1 005  954  753  243  804 4 116 5 842  866 14
                     
Couples with children 13 782 1 646 1 389  910  315  847 3 416 4 407 1 284 25
                     
Unknown 7 - - - - 1 - 3 2 1
1  Figures for Austevoll og Nesset are dated 2005.
2  For Bergen the number of children 18 years or younger is collected from Statistics Norway's population statistics.

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