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Executive summary
Foreword
1. Review of legal needs surveys
2. The present study
3. Prevalence of legal problems
Prevalence of legal problems overall
Prevalence of different types of legal problems
Prevalence of substantial legal problems
Prevalence of multiple legal problems
Predicting prevalence of legal problems overall
Predicting prevalence of substantial legal problems
Predicting prevalence of multiple legal problems
Predicting prevalence of different types of legal problems
Prevalence of legal problems: Australian summary
4. Nature of legal problems
5. Response to legal problems
6. Advice for legal problems
7. Finalisation of legal problems
8. Outcome of legal problems
9. Findings across Australia in context
10. A holistic approach to justice
References
Appendices
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Legal Australia-Wide Survey: Legal need in Australia  ( 2012 )  Cite this report


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3. Prevalence of legal problems


This chapter describes the prevalence of legal problems in the Australian sample, detailing the number, type and severity of legal problems experienced. It also examines the demographic characteristics of respondents that are associated with experiencing different types of legal problems.

  


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Coumarelos, C, Macourt, D, People, J, MacDonald, HM, Wei, Z, Iriana, R & Ramsey, S 2012, Legal Australia-Wide Survey: legal need in Australia, Law and Justice Foundation of NSW, Sydney