Figures for 2020 corrected

StatBank tables 13076, 13088, 13087, 13089, 13090, 13091, 13077, 13092, 13093, 13094 and 13095 were corrected 26 September 2022.

Recipients of disability benefit

Updated: 26 June 2023

Next update: Not yet determined

Recipients of disabilitey benefit in the population 18-67 years
Recipients of disabilitey benefit in the population 18-67 years
2022
10.7
%
Recipients of disability benefit by sex and age, and new recipients of disability benefit, 18-67 years.
Recipients of disability benefit by sex and age, and new recipients of disability benefit, 18-67 years.
2022
Recipients of disability benefitRecipients of disability benefit, per cent of population
Both sexes377 84010.7
Males154 9848.6
Females222 85612.8
18-24 years8 3481.8
25-34 years31 9754.2
35-44 years48 7746.7
45-54 years91 27512.3
55-61 years97 32720.1
62-67 years100 14127.5
New recipients of disability benefit25 7530.7
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Selected tables and charts from this statistics

  • Recipients of disability benefit by sex, age and education level
    Recipients of disability benefit by sex, age and education level
    2022
    Recipients of disability benefitRecipients of disability benefit, per cent of population
    Both sexesMalesFemalesBoth sexesMalesFemales
    18-67 years
    Total377 840154 984222 85610.78.612.8
    Basic school level166 17276 80589 36724.019.929.1
    Upper secondary education141 29056 94584 34510.87.515.2
    Higher education62 59317 19045 4034.63.05.7
    Unknown or no completed education7 7854 0443 7414.44.14.6
    18-24 years
    Total8 3484 8683 4801.82.01.5
    Basic school level7 8234 6043 2195.05.15.0
    Upper secondary education3491651840.20.10.2
    Higher education186120.00.00.0
    Unknown or no completed education15893651.01.20.8
    25-34 years
    Total31 97515 48716 4884.24.04.4
    Basic school level22 90111 99610 90517.615.520.8
    Upper secondary education5 8142 1683 6462.71.64.7
    Higher education1 8874991 3880.50.30.6
    Unknown or no completed education1 3738245492.42.82.0
    35-44 years
    Total48 77420 33228 4426.75.58.0
    Basic school level25 34512 81812 52720.918.124.8
    Upper secondary education14 7705 3309 4406.84.011.1
    Higher education7 9541 8086 1462.41.33.1
    Unknown or no completed education7053763291.31.21.5
    45-54 years
    Total91 27534 88556 39012.39.215.6
    Basic school level34 24815 43618 81231.626.437.9
    Upper secondary education37 18914 29722 89212.88.518.8
    Higher education18 3554 41513 9405.93.37.8
    Unknown or no completed education1 4837377464.84.15.9
    55-61 years
    Total97 32738 81158 51620.115.724.6
    Basic school level38 92816 80522 12339.733.046.9
    Upper secondary education39 04316 03923 00418.613.824.6
    Higher education17 2784 94712 33110.56.713.5
    Unknown or no completed education2 0781 0201 05817.015.618.7
    62-67 years
    Total100 14140 60159 54027.522.232.8
    Basic school level36 92715 14621 78146.040.051.4
    Upper secondary education44 12518 94625 17926.921.333.5
    Higher education17 1015 51511 58615.210.519.2
    Unknown or no completed education1 98899499427.729.026.4
    Explanation of symbols
  • Recipients of disability benefit by sex, age and country background
    Recipients of disability benefit by sex, age and country background
    2022
    Recipients of disability benefitRecipients of disability benefit, per cent of population
    Both sexesMalesFemalesBoth sexesMalesFemales
    18-67 years
    Immigrants, total45 01121 03023 9816.05.56.6
    Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand9 4094 2635 1462.92.33.8
    Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions35 60216 76718 8358.58.68.3
    The rest of the population332 829133 954198 87511.99.414.5
    18-24 years
    Immigrants, total6734242491.11.30.8
    Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand172109630.70.90.5
    Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions5013151861.31.51.0
    The rest of the population7 6754 4443 2311.92.21.7
    25-34 years
    Immigrants, total2 0201 2048161.21.40.9
    Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand4312122190.60.50.6
    Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions1 5899925971.62.11.1
    The rest of the population29 95514 28315 6725.14.75.5
    35-44 years
    Immigrants, total5 4012 5012 9002.32.12.6
    Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand1 0934226711.00.71.6
    Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions4 3082 0792 2293.43.63.1
    The rest of the population43 37317 83125 5428.77.010.5
    45-54 years
    Immigrants, total12 2555 1597 0967.66.19.2
    Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand2 2569201 3363.02.04.8
    Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions9 9994 2395 76011.411.111.6
    The rest of the population79 02029 72649 29413.710.217.3
    55-61 years
    Immigrants, total13 3596 2177 14218.215.820.9
    Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand2 6251 1871 4388.26.111.4
    Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions10 7345 0305 70426.025.426.6
    The rest of the population83 96832 59451 37420.415.725.3
    62-67 years
    Immigrants, total11 3035 5255 77828.426.530.5
    Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand2 8321 4131 41916.714.220.3
    Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions8 4714 1124 35937.137.836.5
    The rest of the population88 83835 07653 76227.421.733.0
    Explanation of symbols
  • Recipients of disability benefits by sex, age and disability degree
    Recipients of disability benefits by sex, age and disability degree
    2022
    Recipients of disability benefitRecipients of disability benefit (per cent)
    Both sexesMalesFemalesBoth sexesMalesFemales
    18-67 years
    All recipients of disability benefit377 840154 984222 856100.0100.0100.0
    0-50 per cent disability26 2186 34319 8756.94.18.9
    51-99 per cent disability35 08711 99123 0969.37.710.4
    100 per cent disability316 535136 650179 88583.888.280.7
    18-34 years
    All recipients of disability benefit40 32320 35519 968100.0100.0100.0
    0-50 per cent disability9642786862.41.43.4
    51-99 per cent disability2 0256821 3435.03.46.7
    100 per cent disability37 33419 39517 93992.695.389.8
    35-44 years
    All recipients of disability benefit48 77420 33228 442100.0100.0100.0
    0-50 per cent disability3 1246672 4576.43.38.6
    51-99 per cent disability4 6581 2673 3919.66.211.9
    100 per cent disability40 99218 39822 59484.090.579.4
    45-54 years
    All recipients of disability benefit91 27534 88556 390100.0100.0100.0
    0-50 per cent disability7 6911 5956 0968.44.610.8
    51-99 per cent disability10 0823 0437 03911.08.712.5
    100 per cent disability73 50230 24743 25580.586.776.7
    55-61 years
    All recipients of disability benefit97 32738 81158 516100.0100.0100.0
    0-50 per cent disability8 2302 0866 1448.55.410.5
    51-99 per cent disability10 2203 6746 54610.59.511.2
    100 per cent disability78 87733 05145 82681.085.278.3
    62-67 years
    All recipients of disability benefit100 14140 60159 540100.0100.0100.0
    0-50 per cent disability6 2091 7174 4926.24.27.5
    51-99 per cent disability8 1023 3254 7778.18.28.0
    100 per cent disability85 83035 55950 27185.787.684.4
    Explanation of symbols
  • New recipients of disability benefit by sex and age
    New recipients of disability benefit by sex and age
    2022
    New recipients of disability benefitNew recipients of disability benefit, per cent of population
    Both sexesMalesFemalesBoth sexesMalesFemales
    18-67 years25 75310 58315 1700.70.60.9
    18-19 years8575213360.70.80.5
    20-24 years1 0034825210.30.30.3
    25-34 years3 5171 4372 0800.50.40.6
    35-44 years4 3581 6032 7550.60.40.8
    45-54 years6 3302 2934 0370.90.61.1
    55-61 years5 9932 5633 4301.21.01.4
    62-67 years3 6951 6842 0111.00.91.1
    Explanation of symbols
  • Recipients of disability benefit by sex, age and work-intensity
    Recipients of disability benefit by sex, age and work-intensity
    2022
    Recipients of disability benefitRecipients of disability benefit (per cent)
    Both sexesMalesFemalesBoth sexesMalesFemales
    18-67 years
    All intensity levels377 840154 984222 856100.0100.0100.0
    None284 489121 118163 37175.378.173.3
    Low23 31110 21813 0936.26.65.9
    HIgh16 0726 5149 5584.34.24.3
    Full53 96817 13436 83414.311.116.5
    18-24 years
    All intensity levels8 3484 8683 480100.0100.0100.0
    None6 4833 7452 73877.776.978.7
    Low6293672627.57.57.5
    HIgh5363222146.46.66.1
    Full7004342668.48.97.6
    25-34 years
    All intensity levels31 97515 48716 488100.0100.0100.0
    None23 80311 56712 23674.474.774.2
    Low2 3371 1271 2107.37.37.3
    HIgh1 9819979846.26.46.0
    Full3 8541 7962 05812.111.612.5
    35-44 years
    All intensity levels48 77420 33228 442100.0100.0100.0
    None35 29715 63719 66072.476.969.1
    Low3 4051 3452 0607.06.67.2
    HIgh2 5471 0031 5445.24.95.4
    Full7 5252 3475 17815.411.518.2
    45-54 years
    All intensity levels91 27534 88556 390100.0100.0100.0
    None64 38626 41137 97570.575.767.3
    Low6 0942 4623 6326.77.16.4
    HIgh4 3951 5702 8254.84.55.0
    Full16 4004 44211 95818.012.721.2
    55-61 years
    All intensity levels97 32738 81158 516100.0100.0100.0
    None71 73629 90841 82873.777.171.5
    Low5 8372 5723 2656.06.65.6
    HIgh3 6981 4712 2273.83.83.8
    Full16 0564 86011 19616.512.519.1
    62-67 years
    All intensity levels100 14140 60159 540100.0100.0100.0
    None82 78433 85048 93482.783.482.2
    Low5 0092 3452 6645.05.84.5
    HIgh2 9151 1511 7642.92.83.0
    Full9 4333 2556 1789.48.010.4
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About the statistics

Statistics on the number and share of disability benefit recipients in the population aged 18-67 years. Breakdowns by gender, age, education and country background. Also an overview of new recipients, degree of disability and the recipients’ work intensity. Numbers for municipalities, counties and the whole country.

Resident. The statistics cover persons who were registered in the Central Population Register as resident in Norway as of 31 December. The Act of Population Registration of 16 January 1970 (with subsequent amendments) and associated regulations from 1994 set out the criteria for classification as a resident in Norway. The total number of residents in an area is also referred to as the population.

Information on place of residence, gender and age are retrieved from the Central Population Register. Information on place of residence relates to the end of the statistical year, and information on age also refers to the end of the year.

Non-Resident. Persons who are noe registerede as residents as of 31 December, either dead or living abroad.

Disability benefit. Disability benefit under the National Insurance Scheme is intended to serve as a safety net for those who are unable to work due to ill health. Under new regulations introduced as part of the disability benefit reform on 1 January 2015, the benefit is calculated as 66% of earlier income, with an upward limited of 6G (G = the basic amount in the National Insurance Scheme). The basis for the calculation is the average income earned in the best three of the last five years of employment prior to the disability occurring. Disability benefit is taxed as normal income from work. Only members of the National Insurance Scheme can qualify for disability benefit, i.e. residents of Norway. There are also a number of other conditions that must be met:

  • Applicants must have been a member of the National Insurance Scheme for at least three years prior to the disability occurring. Exceptions are made here for young disabled people and refugees, as well as persons from countries with whom Norway has a social security agreement. Periods of service in some international organisations and such like are also disregarded.
  • Recipients must be resident in order to continue receiving disability benefit. Some exceptions also apply here; for those who have been a resident for at least 20 years after the age of 16 before the disability occurred, for those who have accrued at least 3 years of income/occupational pension and for those who reside in a country with whom Norway has a social security agreement (see textbox).
  • In order to be eligible for disability benefit, applicants must be at least 18 years of age, and they can start receiving the benefit the month after they turn 18. Disability benefit also ends at the age of 67. In practice, recipients will go over to the retirement pension the month following their 67th birthday.
  • It is also a requirement that appropriate treatment has been undertaken with a view to improving the capacity to work.
  • In order to receive disability benefit, applicants must have a permanent injury, illness or condition. It is not the severity of the injury or the illness itself that is the determining factor; the criterion is that the capacity to work is reduced by at least 50%. Thus, in principle, no one should have graded (partial) disability benefit below 50%, however this does occur as a result of certain special rules. For example, the degree of disability may be set at 30% where the disability is due to occupational injury. Following a period of 40% work assessment allowance, the degree of disability may be set at 40% and employment of 60%.

Disability benefit generally continues until the age of 67 (NAV cannot re-assess the recipient unless it is apparent that their health has improved). Under the new rules introduced on 1 January 2015, recipients can earn up to 40% of G each year without any reductions being made to their disability benefit. The benefit will be reduced for recipients who have income from work that exceeds this amount. Note that capital income is not subject to this rule, which means that recipients can have unlimited capital income without this affecting their benefit. Recipients who have income from work of more than 40% of G, will have their benefit reduced according to specific rules, up to an income of over 85% of previous income, which is the cut-off point for terminating disability benefit. However, it is important here to note that the actual degree of disability, the right to receive disability benefit, does not change even if recipients also have high earnings; it is only the actual payment that is affected.

For more information on the regulations for disability benefit, see www.nav.no (https://www.nav.no/no/Person/Pensjon/Uforetrygd)

Disability benefit recipients are persons who receive a positive decision on disability benefit fromthe National Insurance Scheme that is applicable to at least one month during the year. The definition also covers persons with a positive decision who have not actually received payment of the benefit. The vast majority of the tables in the statistics only include disability benefit recipients who are resident (see definition). Two tables also include disability benefit recipients who are not resident, and a distinction is made here between residents and non-residents. Recipients of disability payments from other schemes, such as private insurance or pension funds, are only included if they also have a positive decision on disability benefit from the National Insurance Scheme. Note that this definition of disability benefit recipients differs somewhat from the definition used in the statistics from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV), and that the figures will be different to those published there. See the section Coherence with other statistics for more information and links to NAV.

New disability benefit recipients are persons with a decision on disability benefit in month m during the year, but without a decision in month m-1. In cases where m represents January, m-1 will represent December in the preceding year.

Young disability benefit recipients are persons aged 18–29 receiving disability benefit. This group should not be confused with persons who are granted disability benefit under the regulations for young people with a reduced capacity to work, which require the impairment to have occurred before the age of 26.

Work intensity is a measure of the degree of employment as a wage earner whilst receiving disability benefit. The measurement requires receipt of disability benefit and employment as a wage earner to have occurred in the same month, and is calculated as ‘the number of months in which income from work and disability benefit is received / the number of months that disability benefit is received’. The results are shown as None intensity (no months where both conditions occur), Low intensity (employed for at least one but less than half of the months when disability benefit was received), High intensity (employed for more than half but not all months when disability benefit was received) and Full intensity (employed in all months when disability benefit was received).

Wage earners are defined as persons who performed paid work, with compensation in the form of wages or similar, for at least one hour in the reference week, as well as persons who had such work but were temporarily absent due to illness, holiday leave, paid leave or similar. Persons undertaking military or civilian national service are considered to be in employment. Persons on government employment initiatives who receive wages from an employer are also classified as employees. This follows the recommendations of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Statistics Norway’s statistics use the terms ‘employee’ and ‘wage earners’ interchangeably. Note that the self-employed are not therefore measured in terms of work intensity in these statistics.

See also About the statistics at http://www.ssb.no/arbeid-og-lonn/statistikker/arblonn/kvartal

At-risk-of poverty (EU-scale). At-risk-of poverty thresholds are set as 50 and 60 per cent of median income after tax per consumption unit in the entire population.

For definitions of income per consumption unit and Consumpion units calculated according to the EU-scale, see About the statistics under http://www.ssb.no/en/ifhus

Average income account. The composition of total income for persons and after-tax income by selected income components, as well as median after-tax income and median household equivalent income (EU-scale). For definitions of income components and household equivalent income, see About the statistics under http://www.ssb.no/en/ifhus

Degree of disability shows the disability benefit recipient’s calculated degree of disability as 0–50 per cent, 51–99 per cent or 100 per cent. Most disability benefit recipients’ degree of disability will not change during the course of a year, but in order to allow for cases where this does happen, we choose the highest registered degree of disability in tables that use the degree of disability classification (see also Disability benefit). The calculated degree of disability can vary from the degree of payment, since this also depends on income in addition to disability benefit.

Immigrants are persons born abroad to two foreign-born parents and four foreign-born grandparents. Country of birth is normally the mother’s country of residence at the time of the person’s birth.

EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand include immigrants with the following countries of birth: Denmark, Greenland, Finland, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Sweden, Belgium, Bulgaria, Andorra, Estonia, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Ireland, Croatia, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Lithuania, Spain, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Slovenia, Hungary, Austria, Vatican City, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand.

Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania, except Australia and New Zealand and Europe except EU/EEA include immigrants born in the following: Albania, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Asia, Africa, America excluding USA and Canada and Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand. Persons who were stateless at birth and with an unknown country of birth are also included.

Data on education relates to 1 October in the statistical year. In these statistics, a variant of the Classification of education is used, where the highest completed education is classified as follows: http://www.ssb.no/en/klass/klassifikasjoner/36/varianter/843

The Norwegian Standard Classification of Education 2016 forms the basis for this classification:

https://www.ssb.no/en/utdanning/artikler-og-publikasjoner/norwegian-standard-classification-of-education-2016

http://www.ssb.no/en/klass/klassifikasjoner/36

The classification of municipalities is in line with the list of municipalities as of 31 December in the relevant year.

Classification of municipalities: https://www.ssb.no/en/klass/klassifikasjoner/131

Name: Recipients of disability benefit
Topic: Social conditions, welfare and crime

Not yet determined

Division for Income and social welfare statistics

Most of the statistics are published at national level, but some are also published for counties and municipalities.

Annual statistics. The census period is a full calendar year.

Publishing dates: see the statistics calendar.

Not relevant

Collected and revised data are stored securely by Statistics Norway in compliance with applicable legislation on data processing.

Statistics Norway can grant access to the source data (de-identified or anonymised microdata) on which the statistics are based, for researchers and public authorities for the purposes of preparing statistical results and analyses. Access can be granted upon application and subject to conditions. Refer to the details about this at Access to data from Statistics Norway.

Disability benefit under the National Insurance Scheme is an extensive welfare benefit both in terms of the number of recipients and costs. The purpose of the statistics is to provide a description of persons who have received a positive decision on disability benefit from the National Insurance Scheme, as well as certain identifiers associated with degree of disability and combinations of disability benefit and employment. Developments are followed over time through annual publications of the statistics. The statistics also aim to meet the need for municipality figures on the number and percentage of recipients.

Key users are various ministries and directorates, local and county authorities, as well as research and investigation communities. The general public and the media are also key users of these statistics, which provide valuable information for public planning, education and public debate on work, health and the welfare state.

No external users have access to statistics before they are released at 8 a.m. on ssb.no after at least three months’ advance notice in the release calendar. This is one of the most important principles in Statistics Norway for ensuring the equal treatment of users.

NAV’s statistics on disability benefit, https://www.nav.no/no/nav-og-samfunn/statistikk/aap-nedsatt-arbeidsevne-og-uforetrygd-statistikk

NAV publishes quarterly statistics on the number of people receiving disability benefit. NAV’s statistics show how many people received disability benefit in a given month. Much of the source data for Statistics Norway’s statistics on disability benefit recipients is retrieved from NAV, and these statistics are also used by NAV. Differences in the measurement period and the definition of disability benefit recipients mean that there are some discrepancies between NAV’s statistics and Statistics Norway’s statistics (see Definitions, Definitions of the main concepts and variables). In practice, Statistics Norway’s statistics will cover more recipients than NAV’s statistics because we also include those with a positive decision who have not received payment, and because we count the number of recipients throughout the year.

Disability benefit recipients are also included as a group in existing income statistics (see, for example, table 10503 in StatBank, https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank), where the income from disability benefit over a year is aggregated.

Income statistics http://www.ssb.no/en/inntekt-og-forbruk

The sources used for the register-based employment statistics are also the basis for tables on combinations of disability benefit and employment in these statistics. For further details of register-based employment, see Employment, register-based, https://www.ssb.no/en/arbeid-og-lonn/statistikker/regsys

For statistics on the population’s level of education, see:

Education, https://www.ssb.no/en/utdanning

For statistics on immigrants, see:

Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/innvbef

The statistics are developed, produced and disseminated pursuant to Act no. 32 of 21 June 2019 relating to official statistics and Statistics Norway (the Statistics Act).

Not relevant

Applies to persons registered with a positive decision on disability benefit during a calendar year. One of the main qualifying conditions for disability benefit is being registered as resident at the end of the relevant year. For a definition of resident in Norway, see Definitions, Definitions of the main concepts and variables.

Data on benefits and pensions is retrieved from NAV. The information is obtained from NAV’s case processing system PESYS. See also information from NAV.

The information about employment is retrieved from the data source for register-based employment, ‘a-ordningen’: https://www.ssb.no/en/arbeid-og-lonn/statistikker/regsys

A-ordningen is a coordinated digital collection of data on employment, income and tax deductions from the Norwegian Tax Administration, NAV and Statistics Norway. The scheme was introduced in 2015. Further details of the scheme are available at www.altinn.no/a-ordningen.

Data on income for is collected from the Income and wealth statistics for households. Income data is received by linking different administrative registers and statistical data sources for the whole population as of 31st of December of the income year. Income and biographical data is collected from the following sources:

  • Data from tax returns (wages and salaries, self-employment income, pensions etc.)
  • The Tax Register (taxes)
  • The a-ordning (unemployment benefit, various tax-free transfers)
  • Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (family allowances, basic and additional amounts, cash benefit etc.)
  • KOSTRA (social assistance)
  • State Educational Loan Fund (loans to students, scholarships)

See http://www.ssb.no/en/ifhus for more information on data sources

Data on highest completed education is retrieved from the National Education Database (NUDB; http://www.ssb.no/a/metadata/om_datasamlinger/nudb/nudb.html)

Data on gender, age, place of residence, immigrant category and reason for immigration is retrieved from various population statistics. See About the statistics, Production, Data sources and sampling for the following:

Population and population changes: https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/folkemengde

Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents: https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/innvbef

Immigrants by reason for immigration: https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/innvgrunn

Statistics Norway receives annual personal data from NAV on receipt of benefits and pensions administered by NAV. The data contains monthly information about each individual, and Statistics Norway adapts the annual data for use in the statistics.

Editing is defined here as checking, examining and amending data.

See also About the statistics, Production, Collection of data, editing and estimations for statistics listed under Data sources and sampling.

Not relevant

Interviewers and everyone who works at Statistics Norway have a duty of confidentiality. Statistics Norway has its own data protection officer.

Statistics Norway does not publish figures where there is a risk of identifying individual data about persons.

The rounding up/down method is used in these statistics to ensure this. One of the aims of the statistics on disability benefit is to provide statistics with combinations of identifiers, as well as for small geographical areas. For reasons of privacy, therefore, it is necessary in many tables to ensure that combinations of variable values ​​that only appear once or twice are not identifiable in tables. In table matrices, all 1s and 2s at the most detailed level for each are replaced with a 0 or 3. The numbers 0 and 3 also naturally occur, and the statistics must not show any difference between the two types of 0 and 3. Replacement is done in a way that ensures minimal effect on the figures that can be retrieved at a higher aggregated level. However, minor deviations from the original figures will, nevertheless, occur. These deviations will generally be very small and will not impair the utility value of the statistics. When the same table is created on the basis of two different matrices, small discrepancies between the tables may also occur.

More information can be found on Statistics Norway’s website under Methods in official statistics, in the ‘Confidentiality’ section.

This statistics dates back to 2015, and methods for production of the statistics have been the same throughout the entire period.

Some minor deviations from original figures can occur due to rounding up/down, see Confidentiality.

Data on employment is retrieved from a-ordningen. The quality in the a-ordningen is good, but errors and omissions may still occur in the data. For more details, see the section on sources of error in About the statistics for the register-based employment statistics: https://www.ssb.no/en/arbeid-og-lonn/statistikker/regsys, or About the statistics for Number of employments: https://www.ssb.no/en/arbeid-og-lonn/statistikker/regsys

Not relevant

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