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Public opinion and socioeconomic subgroup evidence from approved external survey sources. Exact source framing and methodological caveats remain visible.

Norway · Financial resilience

89.9% say their household could cover basic needs for at least a month

About nine in ten respondents in Norway said their household could cover basic needs for a month or more if income were lost.

Lloyd's Register Foundation World Risk Poll · Fieldwork 2025 · N=1,001

People · Generations · Financial milestones

The “maybe later” economy.

Housing, education, work and family choices increasingly collide with financial pressure. PolisMetric keeps the U.S. Pew benchmark separate from Deloitte’s same-wave Gen Z and millennial country evidence so unlike questions are never forced into one ranking.

Financial milestones: country evidence not yet available
Evidence gap

No source-verified 2026 country topline is published here yet for Norway.

No country-specific 2026 financial-milestones topline has been source-verified for publication in the current governed pass. Missing is not estimated.

Missing is kept missing — never estimated, copied from a regional average or treated as zero.
Same-question international comparison

Financial pressure is delaying major life decisions.

These 15 country results come from the same Deloitte 2026 survey wave and the same question. Paired dots show published percentages for Gen Z and millennials; the connector shows the gap. This is not a quality ranking. Countries without a verified national value remain outside the ranking.

Thailand65%57%
Philippines64%64%
Argentina59%67%
Mexico57%52%
Italy56%51%
Australia55%45%
India54%44%
Sweden52%49%
Singapore51%50%
Netherlands51%45%
Switzerland46%60%
United Kingdom46%46%
China46%35%
Germany45%39%
Brazil45%36%

Deloitte Global 2026 Gen Z and Millennial Survey · fielded Nov. 24, 2025–Jan. 15, 2026 · online self-complete survey. The global study includes 22,595 respondents in 44 countries; this chart contains only source-verified country cuts in the current PolisMetric evidence pass.

Research status

Country-specific research remains open. The international chart above is evidence from other countries and is not presented as a value for Norway.

Source
Deloitte Global 2026 Gen Z and Millennial Survey
Population
Gen Z and millennials in the source-defined national samples
Fieldwork
2025-11-24/2026-01-15
Sample
22,595 across 44 countries; country sample sizes vary
Uncertainty
Not supplied for these displayed estimates; consult the source methodology.
Question and methods

Share saying finances caused them to delay major life decisions. The separate U.S. Pew anchor uses a different population and question.

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Source-defined populations and questions remain separate. Missing observations are not estimated or changed to zero.

People Intelligence · Norway · Young women

Political divides and mental health — measured as separate evidence streams.

PolisMetric does not assume that the U.S. pattern applies everywhere. For Norway, political or gender-attitude evidence is shown only when a governed source supports it, and mental-health evidence is kept methodologically separate. An association is never inferred merely because both measures appear on the same page.

CoveragePolitics evidence · Mental-health gapNo synthetic national values
Political / values evidence

Young-adult left–right gender gap

Ages 20–29 · 1990–2023
Current classificationStable modern gender gapModerate gap

Young women are more left-leaning than young men; a moderate modern gap has remained mostly stable since the 1990s.

European Sociological Review analysis of 466,089 people ages 20–29 across 32 European countries. The measure is left–right self-placement, not party vote.

Mental-health evidence

Common young-adult comparison not available

Governed evidence gap
Evidence gapNo substitute value is estimated.

This country is not reported in the 2025 Global Mind Project 18–34 country ranking used for the common comparison, and no substitute value is estimated.

Interpretation ruleDo not turn two separate datasets into a causal story.

Political ideology, party affiliation, feminist self-identification, psychological distress and MHQ are different constructs. Cross-country cultural and sampling differences also matter. PolisMetric keeps the measures separate unless a single defensible study directly estimates their relationship in the same population.

POLISMETRICEvidence before narrative
Source & method

Country values are never filled from regional or global averages. Ipsos' Gen Z numbers are shown only as a labeled 29-country benchmark. The Global Mind Project reflects internet-enabled populations and cautions that MHQ differences of up to five points can fall within sampling noise.

Trusted sources · Health & wellness · 2018 baseline

Norway: who people trusted for health advice.

A directly comparable baseline from the Wellcome Global Monitor. “Most trusted source,” trust in government advice, and trust in medical workers are kept as separate measures. The survey was fielded in 2018; newer country-specific evidence is shown separately when a governed source is available.

Most trusted source93.2%

named doctors or nurses as the person they trusted most for medical or health advice.

2018 national sample n=1,000 · prevalence rank #2 of 35 current PolisMetric countries
Most trusted source · Q20

One question, six answer groups.

Bars use the full weighted country sample denominator, matching Wellcome’s published convention. “Don’t know” and refusals remain in the denominator and are preserved as missing-response metadata.

Doctors & nurses93.2%
Family & friends4.4%
Traditional healers1.7%
Religious leaders0.3%
Famous people0.3%
None / someone else0%

Don’t know / refused: 0.1% of the weighted sample.

Source trust · Q2191.8%

Government medical & health advice

Share answering that they trust government medical and health advice a lot or some.

Source trust · Q2298%

Medical workers’ advice

Share saying they trust advice from medical workers such as doctors and nurses a lot or some.

35-country comparison

Compare the same question across PolisMetric countries.

Switch measures to inspect directly comparable 2018 values. Bars show response prevalence, not a quality score or PolisMetric ranking.

Doctors or nurses named as the single most trusted sourceQ20: share of the weighted country sample naming a doctor or nurse as the person trusted most for medical or health advice.
Norway 93.2%Median 79.7%Available 35/35
1Singapore93.5%
2Norway93.2%
3Canada91.1%
4Italy90.7%
5Malaysia90.7%
6United Kingdom90.3%
7Belgium90.2%
8Sweden89.5%
9Australia89.4%
10France88.7%
11Thailand88.7%
12Spain88.1%
13United States88.1%
14Ireland85.2%
15Netherlands84%
16Taiwan83.3%
17Mexico81.4%
18Switzerland79.7%
19Argentina79.1%
20Vietnam78.7%
21India76.8%
22Indonesia76.1%
23Türkiye75.9%
24South Africa74.3%
25Poland71.9%
26Saudi Arabia71.2%
27South Korea71.2%
28Russia69.8%
29Philippines69.6%
30Japan69%
31Brazil65.1%
32Germany63.3%
33Israel63.1%
34China62.4%
35Austria58.7%
Dashed marker = median among countries with a published value for this exact measure. Hover, tap or use Tab to inspect rows.
Source & reuse

Gallup (2019), Wellcome Global Monitor – First Wave Findings. PolisMetric visualization and weighted aggregation from published survey fields. The Wellcome report states that its data and text are distributed under CC BY with attribution; report images are excluded. PolisMetric uses original charts and does not reproduce Wellcome’s graphic design.

Country percentages use the public within-country survey weight (wgt) and the full weighted country sample denominator, matching Wellcome's published country convention. Q21/Q22 combine 'A lot' + 'Some'. Don't know/refused responses remain in the denominator and are preserved as missing-response metadata; unavailable questions remain null and are never converted to zero. Fieldwork: April–December 2018. This supplemental module does not count as five independent People sources.

Source
Wellcome Global Monitor 2018
Population
Nationally representative adult country samples under Gallup World Poll methodology; exact eligible ages and interview modes vary by country.
Fieldwork
April–December 2018
Sample
Norway: N=1,000
Uncertainty
Not supplied for these displayed estimates; consult the source methodology.
Question and methods

Country percentages use the public within-country survey weight (wgt) and the full weighted country sample denominator, matching Wellcome's published country convention. Q21/Q22 combine 'A lot' + 'Some'. Don't know/refused responses remain in the denominator and are preserved as missing-response metadata; unavailable questions remain null and are never converted to zero.

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Source-defined populations and questions remain separate. Missing observations are not estimated or changed to zero.

AI & society · Pew Research Center · 2026

Pew's 2026 AI study did not survey Norway.

PolisMetric does not estimate, model or backfill a Pew value when the country was not included in this release. Other People evidence remains separate.

No directly comparable Pew 2026 observation.

Not surveyed in Pew Research Center's 2026 global AI attitudes release.

Missing is kept missing. It is not treated as zero and does not receive a comparative rank.
Source

Pew Research Center, Globally, More People Expect AI to Cause Job Loss Than Growth, published Sept. 17, 2026.

Pew surveyed 37 places overall. This PolisMetric comparison is restricted to the 25 countries that overlap the canonical 35-country universe. Source results are reproduced as attributed public toplines; PolisMetric does not reinterpret them as an original poll.

Source
Pew Research Center · Globally, More People Expect AI to Cause Job Loss Than Growth
Population
Source-defined national adult samples
Fieldwork
Country not surveyed
Sample
Country sample sizes: see the linked methodology
Uncertainty
Not supplied for these displayed estimates; consult the source methodology.
Question and methods

The selected measure uses the exact Pew topline question. U.S. fieldwork differs by measure, as printed on each card.

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Source-defined populations and questions remain separate. Missing observations are not estimated or changed to zero.

Norway · People Intelligence

Five sources. Five different stories.

Each finding comes from a different approved source and covers a different part of public life. Open the data view to inspect the measure, sample, evidence note and original source.

Financial resilience2025
Lloyd's Register Foundation World Risk Poll01 / 05

89.9% say their household could cover basic needs for at least a month

Key findingAbout nine in ten respondents in Norway said their household could cover basic needs for a month or more if income were lost.
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Financial resilience

89.9% say their household could cover basic needs for at least a month

2025
Published observations · 2025
Measure / groupPublished value
Married / partner60.9%
Neighbors care82%
1+ month buffer89.9%
Mental-health harm worry38.6%
Violent-crime harm worry38.7%
Question / measure

How Long Household Could Cover Basic Needs If Income Was Lost: A month or more

Sample

n 1,001

Evidence

canonical observation

Use class

OPEN ATTRIBUTION

Finding

About nine in ten respondents in Norway said their household could cover basic needs for a month or more if income were lost.

Evidence note

Canonical World Risk Poll observation lrf-wrp-2025-nor-household_buffer_month_plus; weighted national estimate 89.9%.

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Life evaluation2023–2025
World Happiness Report / Gallup World Poll02 / 05

Average life evaluation is 7.242 out of 10

Key findingWorld Happiness Report 2026 reports Norway's three-year average life evaluation at 7.242 on the 0-to-10 Cantril Ladder.
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Life evaluation

Average life evaluation is 7.242 out of 10

2023–2025
Published observations · 2023–2025
Measure / groupPublished value
2023–2025 average7.242 / 10
Question / measure

Cantril Ladder life evaluation, 0–10

Sample

Gallup World Poll national samples; see World Happiness Report methodology

Evidence

publisher public result

Use class

PUBLIC RESULTS ONLY

Finding

World Happiness Report 2026 reports Norway's three-year average life evaluation at 7.242 on the 0-to-10 Cantril Ladder.

Evidence note

World Happiness Report 2026 Figure 2.1 reports Norway at 7.242, based on Gallup World Poll 2023–2025 life evaluations.

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Institutional trustOct. 15–27, 2025
OECD03 / 05

57% report high or moderately high trust in the national government

Key findingThe OECD Trust Survey found 57% of adults in Norway reported high or moderately high trust in the national government in 2025.
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Institutional trust

57% report high or moderately high trust in the national government

Oct. 15–27, 2025
Published observations · Oct. 15–27, 2025
Measure / groupPublished value
High or moderately high trust in national government57%
Question / measure

High or moderately high trust in national government

Sample

Representative sample of Norway's adult population

Evidence

publisher public result

Use class

PUBLIC RESULTS ONLY

Finding

The OECD Trust Survey found 57% of adults in Norway reported high or moderately high trust in the national government in 2025.

Evidence note

OECD Trust Survey 2026 Norway country note reports 57% had high or moderately high trust in the national government in 2025.

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Media trust2026
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism04 / 05

53% say they trust news overall

Key findingReuters Institute's Digital News Report 2026 reports overall trust in news at 53% in Norway.
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Media trust

53% say they trust news overall

2026
Published observations · 2026
Measure / groupPublished value
Trust in news overall53%
Question / measure

Trust in news overall

Sample

Representative-quota online sample; see Digital News Report methodology

Evidence

publisher public result

Use class

PUBLIC RESULTS ONLY

Finding

Reuters Institute's Digital News Report 2026 reports overall trust in news at 53% in Norway.

Evidence note

Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026 Norway page reports 53% trust in news overall.

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Social trust2025
Statistics Norway (SSB)05 / 05

Average trust in people one does not know is 6.0 out of 10

Key findingStatistics Norway's 2025 Living Conditions Survey reported average trust in people one does not know at 6.0 on a 0-to-10 scale.
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Social trust

Average trust in people one does not know is 6.0 out of 10

2025
Published observations · 2025
Measure / groupPublished value
Average trust in people one does not know6 / 10
Question / measure

Average trust in people one does not know, 0–10

Sample

Statistics Norway Living Conditions Survey; see SSB methodology

Evidence

publisher public result

Use class

PUBLIC RESULTS ONLY

Finding

Statistics Norway's 2025 Living Conditions Survey reported average trust in people one does not know at 6.0 on a 0-to-10 scale.

Evidence note

Statistics Norway reports average trust in people one does not know at 6.0 on a 0-to-10 scale in the 2025 Living Conditions Survey.

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