Study title

Statistics Norway has carried out living conditions surveys since 1973, and from 1996 surveys have been carried out annually. In 2011, the national living conditions survey was coordinated with the EU-regulated Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) survey. The EU-SILC Level of living survey annually covers a broad living area, and in addition comes topics for the living conditions survey, which rotates with a cycle of three years. During a three-year cycle, the topics of economy, housing, leisure activities, social networking, vulnerability and turmoil for offenses, health, care, education and working conditions are highlighted. The theme for the Level of living survey EU-SILC was in 2020 outdoor activities, organizational activity, political participation and social networking. The data that is collected is supplemented with information from the register: Before the interview, it is linked to information about who resides in the household, residence and place of work. The information is checked during the interview. Information from the previous interview is also retrieved for those who have participated in the survey earlier. In retrospect, it connects to information about income, education etc.