Table 7 Average numbers of assigned hours per week for users of home help and home nursing. Age and need for assistance. 2009*

7 Average numbers of assigned hours per week for users of home help and home nursing. Age and need for assistance. 2009*
	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	158 271	7.4	2.0	6.7	31.2	4.2
0-17 years	1 107	15.6	5.4	12.1	36.6	8.5
18-49 years	31 475	15.1	2.6	11.3	57.9	5.6
50-66 years	24 085	10.1	2.0	7.9	39.3	4.0
67-79 years	30 385	4.5	1.8	4.9	17.3	3.0
80-89 years	55 012	3.9	1.8	4.8	12.7	3.2
90 years and over	16 207	5.3	2.2	5.5	14.5	4.5

¹	16 000 users without specified hours per week not included.