Norway Yearbook - 1996

Personal economy and housing conditions
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Distance to shopping, culture and other recreation facilities for inhabitants in
different areas of residence. 1990. Average number of km
Source: The Time Budget Survey 1990-91. More information: Division for Socal Welfare Statistics.
Densely popula- Densely popula- Densely popula-
The whole ted, 1 OD 000 or ted, 20000- ted, less then Sparsely
country more inhabi- 99 999 inhabi- 20000 inhabi- populated
tents tants tents
Groceryshop 1.6 0.5 0.8 1.1 4.1
Library 4.1 2.2 3.0 3.3 8.1
Cinema 6.9 4.5 3.8 6.1 13.4
Bathing beach/bathing place 5.4 5.5 5.1 5.5 5.4
Swimming pool 6.0 3.7 3.7 5.0 11.7
Fishing place 4.1 6.0 5.5 3.6 2.4
Football pitch/sports ground 2.5 1.4 1.5 2.0 5.6
Flood-lit track 6.0 4.7 4.3 5.4 9.7
Sports installations 3.4 2.0 2.1 2.6 7.1
Footpath/cycle track 3.2 1.2 1.2 2.0 9.2
Leisure area for walking 1.1 1.8 1.4 1.0 0.5
Leisure area for skiing 2.9 3.7 3.8 2.8 1.5
Number of observations 3311 649 571 1 318 692
I82 Persons 16-79 years old living 2 kms or more from grocery shop. Per cent
1980 1983 1987 1991 1995
Total 16 16 16 20 18
Densely populated
100 000 or more inhabitants 2 1 2 4 3
20 000- 99999 inhabitants 2 2 3 5 7
Less than 20 000 inhabitants 3 5 7 14 12
Sparsely populated 45 48 50 58 53
Source: NOS Surveys of Level of Living 1980, 1983, 1987 and 1991, Survey of Houang Conditions 1995. More information: Division for
Social WeItere Statistics.
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