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Statistics Norway carried out extensive income and property surveys in 1958, 1962, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1979 and 1982. From 1984 Statistics Norway switched to yearly surveys, this change mostly effected the sample size and sampling issues and not the type of information that is collected. The information is mostly decided based on publicly available taxation data. The income and property survey data is not a regular sampling survey, they are based on a selection that is drawn from the Tax Administration registries. Therefore, foreign citizens are included if they are part of the National registry, which all individuals with a work and residence permit normally are. Children born during the year are included regardless of date of birth, and the same is true of deceased individuals. The sample is built on the idea that the data can be connected with the Level of living survey, Survey of consumer expenditure and similar surveys. The 1985 sample therefore consists of two independent and self-weighting samples, the sample for the yearly survey of consumer expenditure and a special senior sample over 84 years of age. The purpose of the survey is to shine a light on the income of both the whole population and within different groups. One of the main goals is to create statistics about households, households being understood as those who live and eat together, and to create an overview of the distribution of individuals and household based on income size, socioeconomic groups, types of households, geography etc. Another main point is to collect income and property data as background information for the Level of Living and consumer expenditure surveys. Information on all types of income, assets, tax deductions, and disposable income for individuals and households. This material is mostly gathered from the tax registry from the tax directorate or from the municipal tax offices, and are therefore decided by the rules of tax calculation. Some information is gathered...