Requests for legal aid and reason request by characteristics

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Background characteristics Requests for legal assistance Lawyer (in % of the concerned group) Requests for legal assistance Law centre (in % of the concerned group)
Total background characteristics 6.6 4.7
Men 7.6 4.7
Women 5.6 4.8
Age cat. 1: 18-24 yrs 3.7 5.7
Age cat. 1: 25-34 yrs 8.5 7.4
Age cat. 1: 35-44 yrs 10.3 5.4
Age cat. 1: 45-54 yrs 7.9 5.4
Age cat. 1: 55-64 yrs 5.1 3.1
Age cat. 1: 65-74 yrs 2.2 1.8
Age cat. 1: 75 yrs and older 0.9 0.6
Age cat. 2: 15-24 yrs 3.7 5.7
Age cat. 2: 25-44 yrs 9.5 6.3
Age cat. 2: 45-64 yrs 6.6 4.4
Age cat. 2: 65 yrs and older 1.7 1.3
Age cat. 3: 15-19 yrs 3.7 4.5
Age cat. 3: 20-24 yrs 3.7 6.1
Age cat. 3: 25-34 yrs 8.5 7.4
Age cat. 3: 35-44 yrs 10.3 5.4
Age cat. 3: 45-54 yrs 7.9 5.4
Age cat. 3: 55-64 yrs 5.1 3.1
Age cat. 3: 65-74 yrs 2.2 1.8
Age cat. 3: 75-84 yrs 1.1 0.8
Age cat. 3: 85 yrs and older - -
Age cat. 4 x gender: men, 18-24 yrs 4.2 4.0
Age cat. 4 x gender: men, 25-34 yrs 8.8 7.0
Age cat. 4 x gender: men, 35-44 yrs 12.1 5.9
Age cat. 4 x gender: men, 45-54 yrs 8.7 4.8
Age cat. 4 x gender: men, 55-64 yrs 6.6 3.4
Age cat. 4 x gender: men, 65-74 yrs 2.3 1.9
Age cat. 4 x gender:men,75 yrs and older 1.0 0.8
Age cat. 4 x gender: women, 18-24 yrs 3.1 7.3
Age cat. 4 x gender: women, 25-34 yrs 8.3 7.8
Age cat. 4 x gender: women, 35-44 yrs 8.4 4.9
Age cat. 4 x gender: women, 45-54 yrs 7.2 5.9
Age cat. 4 x gender: women, 55-64 yrs 3.5 2.9
Age cat. 4 x gender: women, 65-74 yrs 2.2 1.6
Age cat. 4xgender:women,75 yrs and older 0.8 0.6
Age cat. 5 x gender: men, 15-24 yrs 4.2 4.0
Age cat. 5 x gender: men, 25-44 yrs 10.6 6.4
Age cat. 5 x gender: men, 45-64 yrs 7.7 4.2
Age cat. 5 x gender:men,65 yrs and older 1.8 1.5
Age cat. 5 x gender: women, 15-24 yrs 3.1 7.3
Age cat. 5 x gender: women, 25-44 yrs 8.4 6.2
Age cat. 5 x gender: women, 45-64 yrs 5.5 4.6
Age cat. 5xgender:women,65 yrs and older 1.5 1.1
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 15-19 yrs 3.9 5.6
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 20-24 yrs 4.3 3.4
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 25-34 yrs 8.8 7.0
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 35-44 yrs 12.1 5.9
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 45-54 yrs 8.7 4.8
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 55-64 yrs 6.6 3.4
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 65-74 yrs 2.3 1.9
Age cat. 6 x gender: men, 75-84 yrs 1.2 0.9
Age cat. 6 x gender:men,85 yrs and older . .
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 15-19 yrs 3.4 3.5
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 20-24 yrs 3.0 8.7
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 25-34 yrs 8.3 7.8
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 35-44 yrs 8.4 4.9
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 45-54 yrs 7.2 5.9
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 55-64 yrs 3.5 2.9
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 65-74 yrs 2.2 1.6
Age cat. 6 x gender: women, 75-84 yrs 1.0 0.7
Age cat. 6xgender:women,85 yrs and older - -
Level of education: primary ed. 4.5 3.6
Level of education: pre-vocational ed. 4.6 3.2
Level of education: junior gen. sec.ed. 5.6 4.8
Level of education: senior gen. sec.ed. 7.2 5.6
Level of ed.:voc.colleges, universities 7.7 4.6
Higher management 7.7 4.7
Other white-collar workers 5.8 6.7
Self-employed 11.5 4.4
Skilled manual labour 5.2 4.3
Half-skilled and unskilled manual labour 7.3 4.1
Unemployed labour force 16.3 9.4
Attending school, training 5.3 5.2
Disabled 12.3 8.4
Early retirement, pension (58-64 yrs) 3.4 1.7
Cares for household with minor(s) 6.9 5.2
Other socio-economic group 6.1 5.1
One-person household 6.8 4.9
Member of a single-parent family 17.0 9.9
Member of a couple without children 4.4 3.7
Member of a couple with children 7.1 4.8
Very high urbanisation rate 8.0 5.7
High urbanisation rate 6.6 4.7
Moderately high urbanisation rate 6.6 5.4
Low urbanisation rate 5.9 3.8
Very low urbanisation rate 5.7 4.0
House-owner 6.6 4.3
No house-owner 6.5 5.6
Single-family/detached dwelling 6.3 4.3
Flat, staircase entrance flat 7.6 6.2
Other type of dwelling 6.5 5.9
Victims of crime, total 10.1 7.8
Only once victim of crime 9.3 7.2
More than once victim of crime 13.3 10.2
Victims of violence 14.3 9.8
Victims of theft 9.1 7.5
Victims of vandalism 10.3 7.9
Victims of hit-and-run accidents 8.3 10.6
Source: CBS.
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Requests for legal aid and reason make a request for legal aid;
sex, age, level of education, socio - economic group
1997 - 2004
Changed on February 03 2010.
Frequency: Discontinued.

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Requests for legal assistance
Lawyer
Law centre
Including legal shops and legal advice centres.