Table 7 Average numbers of assigned hours per week for users of home help and home nursing. Age and need for assistance. 2008*

7 Average numbers of assigned hours per week for users of home help and home nursing. Age and need for assistance. 2008*
	Number of users with average hours per week specified¹	Average number of hours per week

	Number of users with average hours per week specified¹	Total	Small need for assistance	Average to much need for assistance	Extensive need for assistance	Unspecified need for assistance¹

Total	154 488	6,8	2,1	6,6	29,8	3,4
0-17 years	988	14.4	4.7	14.7	33.0	10.2
18-49 years	29 082	13.8	2.6	11.4	53.9	4.4
50-66 years	22 473	9.6	2.1	7.9	38.5	3.7
67-79 years	29 190	4.3	1.8	5.2	16.6	2.2
80-89 years	55 371	3.7	1.9	4.8	12.3	2.2
90 years and over	17 383	4.9	2.4	5.5	13.8	3.1
Unspecified age	:	:	:	:	:	:

¹	18 000 users without specified hours per week not included.