Table 4.

Mean age of a new disability pensioner in 1992–2003 by place of origin (years)

	Women (n = 103,234)	Men (n = 77,805)
Norway	52.2	53.3
Other Nordic countries	51.3	52.3
Western Europe	51.4	53.1
Eastern Europe	48.9	51.4
Middle East & North Africa	45.8	47.3
Africa south of Sahara	48.6	48.9
Asia	48.7	50.0
North America	50.4	51.4
Central & South America	49.7	52.3
Oceania	49.7	48.3
Westerners	52.3	53.3
Non-Westerners	48.4	49.4

All differences are statistically significant P < 0.000