Statistics Norway

9.10 Married and cohabiting females in the labour[force with children under 16 years
Year Number of married and cohabiting females in the labour force Percentage of all married and cohabiting females in the group
With children under 16 years, total Age of the youngest child With children under 16 years, total Age of the youngest child
0-2 3-6 7-10 11-15 0-2 3-6 7-10 11-15
  1000 Per cent
All with children under 16 years                    
1972  215 45 59 55 56 43 29 41 54 55
1973  224 47 63 52 62 44 30 43 53 59
1974  224 47 63 52 62 44 31 41 51 59
1975  233 51 65 58 59 48 35 46 57 60
1976  266 55 71 70 70 53 40 48 64 67
1977  278 53 78 73 74 55 40 52 64 69
1978  286 51 76 79 80 58 42 53 67 71
1979  295 58 77 72 88 60 45 56 67 75
1980  301 59 79 73 91 62 46 57 70 75
1981  313 63 75 81 94 64 49 59 73 78
1982  315 62 72 82 99 65 49 60 72 80
1983  320 68 76 75  101 66 53 62 71 80
1984  324 72 80 72  100 68 55 64 75 79
1985  332 77 88 69 98 70 58 69 75 80
1986  346 75 94 74  103 75 65 73 78 84
1987  349 80 93 74  102 77 66 76 80 85
1988  349 83 94 76 95 77 68 74 82 85
1989  340 84 94 74 89 76 68 75 82 83
1990  337 90 85 71 90 77 69 74 82 86
1991  332 93 87 68 84 77 70 75 81 85
                     
1 child under 16 years                    
1972 90 19 16 15 41 49 37 48 54 55
1973 99 20 16 16 46 52 42 48 55 59
1974 99 21 17 14 47 52 42 52 51 59
1975  101 24 18 18 40 56 47 61 62 57
1976  114 25 19 20 50 60 50 55 68 66
1977  117 24 24 17 52 62 49 65 64 67
1978  118 23 21 20 54 63 51 62 71 68
1979  122 27 19 17 59 66 56 58 69 73
1980  127 27 19 18 63 68 58 61 73 75
1981  136 28 21 20 67 69 56 64 72 78
1982  136 27 21 20 68 70 59 61 69 80
1983  136 30 18 20 68 71 64 61 74 78
1984  145 32 23 21 69 73 66 68 78 78
1985  145 34 24 19 68 75 70 74 73 79
1986  161 37 27 20 77 80 74 80 76 83
1987  165 39 27 21 79 81 75 79 82 86
1988  159 35 27 23 73 81 73 80 86 85
1989  158 37 27 23 71 81 77 79 83 84
1990  156 40 23 22 71 81 78 75 82 85
1991  152 40 23 21 65 81 78 77 82 85
                     
2 or more children under 16 years                    
1972  124 26 43 40 16 40 25 39 55 57
1973  125 26 47 37 16 40 24 42 53 58
1974  125 26 46 38 15 39 26 38 51 59
1975  132 27 47 40 18 43 29 42 55 67
1976  152 30 52 50 20 49 35 46 62 69
1977  161 29 54 56 22 51 35 48 64 73
1978  168 28 55 59 26 54 36 50 66 76
1979  174 31 58 55 29 57 38 55 66 79
1980  175 32 60 55 28 58 40 56 69 76
1981  177 35 53 62 27 61 44 57 73 78
1982  179 35 51 62 31 62 44 59 73 80
1983  184 38 57 55 33 63 47 62 70 82
1984  179 40 57 51 31 64 49 63 74 82
1985  188 43 64 50 30 67 51 68 76 84
1986  185 39 67 54 26 71 58 71 79 86
1987  184 41 67 53 23 73 60 75 80 83
1988 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
1989  182 47 67 50 18 73 62 73 82 81
1990  181 50 62 50 19 74 64 74 82 86
1991  180 52 62 47 18 74 64 75 81 85
Source: NOS Labour Market Statistics.
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