Table 7 Average numbers of assigned hours per week for users of home help and home nursing. Age and need for assistance. 2011*

7 Average numbers of assigned hours per week for users of home help and home nursing. Age and need for assistance. 2011*
	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	169 723	7.9	1.9	6.4	32.2	3.8
0-17 years	1 210	17.1	4.6	10.5	35.2	11.3
18-49 years	35 766	15.5	2.2	10.3	59.7	5.7
50-66 years	27 059	10.6	2.0	7.5	40.1	3.9
67-79 years	31 558	4.9	1.8	5.0	18.3	2.0
80-89 years	54 963	4.0	1.8	4.7	12.7	2.1
90 years and over	19 167	5.3	2.2	5.5	13.5	3.0

¹	7 360 users without specified hours per week not included.