Feasibility of Group Legal Services in Australia: the Public's Attitude to Group Legal Services, 1980

One of several surveys conducted for the 'Feasibility of Group Legal Services in Australia' project, this survey examines the level of interest by the general public in the idea of group legal services schemes. Such schemes were presented as 'Insurance schemes which would cover the costs of legal advice - like medical insurance covers the cost of medical advice'. Variables include the costs of lawyers' services, importance of limiting the scheme to members of particular groups and their families, being allowed to choose your lawyer and the costs of joining, group legal service schemes, exposure to legal problems, and reasons for not seeking legal advice when needed. Background variables include age, sex, marital status, education, household characteristics, occupation and houshold income.