Table 6 Recipients of social assistance, by main source of income and family cycle phase. 2007

6 Recipients of social assistance, by main source of income and family cycle phase. 2007 ¹
Family cycle phase	Total	Salary	Employment measures	Pension	Scholarship/loan	Social assistance	Introductory programme for newly arrived immigrants	Other	Unknown


Total	109 608	11 381	3 391	37 444	2 136	48 584	2 862	3 794	16
Single males	40 937	2 867	1 358	12 164	798	21 969	585	1 187	9
- 19 years	2 342	130	99	97	242	1 577	54	143	-
20 - 24 years	8 106	661	392	919	395	5 228	174	337	-
25 - 44 years	19 989	1 558	666	5 841	153	10 911	335	518	7
45 - 66 years	9 925	515	201	4 771	8	4 219	22	187	2
67 years or more	575	3	-	536	-	34	-	2	-

Single females	23 074	1 992	575	9 342	723	9 616	255	567	4
- 19 years	1 967	154	68	91	270	1 243	29	112	-
20 - 24 years	5 314	568	194	855	343	3 074	82	198	-
25 - 44 years	8 138	787	210	3 409	105	3 342	116	167	2
45 - 66 years	6 737	480	103	4 161	5	1 868	28	90	2
67 years or more	918	3	-	826	-	89	-	-	-

Single parents	20 854	2 856	572	9 382	267	6 809	267	699	2
Males	5 381	549	148	2 124	69	2 243	36	211	1
Females	15 473	2 307	424	7 258	198	4 566	231	488	1

Couples without children	11 857	1 390	416	3 238	204	5 401	673	534	1

Couples with children	12 885	2 276	470	3 318	144	4 788	1 082	807	-

Unknown	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-

¹	Figures for Tysnes og Øksnes are dated 2006.