Income statistics, persons and families, 2001

Single parents' income from employment increased by NOK 9,300 from 2000 to 2001, counting 61 per cent of total family income, compared with 58 per cent the previous year. Pensions from the National Insurance Scheme reduced the share of total family income from 13 per cent in 2000 to 11 per cent in 2001, a fall of NOK 5,500 in fixed prices. This decline is the result of new regulations for transitional benefits to single parents. The period of time for receiving these benefits has been reduced, and this change came into full effect in 2001. Statistics show that the portion of single parents receiving social security benefits, including transitional benefits, dropped from 56 per cent in 2000 to 46 per cent in 2001. In the same period, the number of single parents receiving social assistance increased from 18,000 to 19,000 persons. For single parents with social assistance, the average amount was NOK 27,700 in 2001, NOK 4,000 higher than in the previous year.

Deacrease in income for couples with children

Average after-tax income for couples with children was NOK 500 000 in 2001, a decline of NOK 16, 000 in fixed prices compared with the previous year. Couples with children include married couples with children and cohabiting couples with common children. The decline in income was mainly the result of a major reduction in property income, especially dividends and gains from selling shares. Couples with children had their property income almost halved from 2000 to 2001, from NOK 57,900 to NOK 29,500 in fixed prices (more information on http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/05/01/ifhus_en/ ).

Regional differences

There were marked regional differences in family income. Couples with children residing in Oslo and Akershus had the highest incomes, with an average of more than NOK 550,000. Similar families residing in Nord-Trøndelag, Hedmark and Oppland, had the lowest incomes.

Average after-tax income for couples with children decreased by 7 and 12 per cent in Akershus and Oslo respectively, from 2000 to 2001. In other counties average income was almost unchanged in the same period. The strong decline in income for couples with children in the central eastern part of Norway may be explained by a much higher average in property income, compared with similar families in other parts of the country.

Tables:

• Table 1 Income account for residents. Million kroner. 1995-2001
• Table 2 Income account of residents. Number of persons who have amount. 1995-2001
• Table 3 Income account for families, by family type and the number of children in the family. Average. 2001. Kroner
• Table 4 After-tax income for families by the number of children in the family and county. Average in kroner. 2001
• Table 5 After-tax income for married couples without children, by county. Average in 2001-kroner and index at constant prices. 1994-2001
• Table 6 After-tax income for married couples with children and cohabiting couples with common children, by county. Average in 2001-kroner and index at constant prices. 1994-2001
• Table 7 The number and the percentage of married couples without children, by intervals of after-tax income and county. 2001
• Table 8 The number and the percentage of married couples without children, by intervals of after-tax income and county. 2001
• Table 9 Income account for single parents with family allowance for one more child than they actually have, by number of children. Average. 2001. Kroner
• Table 10 After-tax income for couples with children and single parents. Average and median after-tax income and the number of families, by county. 2001
• Table 11 The number and the percentage of single parents with family allowance for one more child than they actually have (extra allowance), by intervals of after-tax income and county. 2001. Kroner
• Table 12 Income account for single parents. Average in 2001-kroner, per cent and average amount. 2000 and 2001