The main topic of this study is how polio-stricken persons experience the end of working life, early retirement and aging. Why do they leave working life? How do they cope with illness and challenges during the transitional ...

Housing allowances form an important part of the Norwegian housing policy. The allowances cover part of the housing expenses and they are meant to stimulate targeted households to obtain or retain a level of housing ...

This report deals with possible future changes in the life circumstances of the elderly along two main paths. First, will tomorrow's elderly have other preferences, opinions, or values than elderly today? Second, will ...

Do we find more psychological problems among children and young people of immigrants that are born and raised in Norway than among those with a Norwegian background? Is there a need for specific theories to explain the ...

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease caused by insufficient production or insufficient effect of insulin. The disease is treated with insulin or other anti-diabetic drugs, but a large percentage of the diabetic ...

This report presents the results of an innovative and national study on Lifecourse, Generation and Gender (LOGG), including the responses of 10 570 Norwegians between 18 and 79. The aim of the study was to gather information ...

The development among young people in multicultural Norway, as well as in other European countries, is characterized by increasing pluralism. In everyday life, both at school and in their leisure time, young people with ...

Assignment objectivesThis report describes a project carried out by Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) on behalf of the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development (KRD). The Ministry was primarily concerned to ...

Oslo Gay Pride 2003 - A substance abuse survey, a pilot project that has been carried out at NOVA - Norwegian Social Research, a research institute, was conducted at the request of the Norwegian Gay Health Committee and ...

The objective of this survey has been to observe and document youth participation and activities in different social situations and arenas in Bamble. More specifically, we have studied young people's relationship to their ...