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~. -,- j ", J I.. ··TABLE 300 MASSACHUSETIS BAR ASSOCIATION - PRO SE SURVEY - AUGUST 1999 Page 23What charge would you be willing to pay?By CourtPROBATE AND FAMILY COURTHOUSING COURT---------------------------------------------------------------------------:-------------------------------------------------- -----Total Barn- Berk- Frank- Hamp- Hamp- Middle- Ply- Wor- Total City of Hamp- North- South- Wor-TOTAL Probate stable shire Bristol Essex lin den shire sex Norfolk mouth Suffolk caster Housing Boston den eastern eastern caster---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- -------- ---- ------ ---- ----- ----Total 1350 993 84 33 130 46 23 246 21 47 87' 48 186 41 357 56 40 117 99 45100.00/0 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.00/0 100.0% 100.0 % 100.00/0 100.0% 100.00/0 100.0% 100.00/0 100.0% 100.0% 100.0°t'o 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%Less than $50 588 443 29 19 48 21 11 122 11 28 26 18 84 25 145 24 17 41 45 1843.6% 44.60/0 34.5% 57.60/0 36.9% 45.7% 47.8% 49.6% 52.4% 59.60/0 29.9% 37.5% 45.2% 61.0% 40.6% 42.90/0 42.50/0 35.00/0 45.50/0 40.00/0$50-$99 396 282 24 8 38 10 9 62 5 9 38 16 53 10 114 22 9 42 23 1829.3% 28.40/0 28.6% 24.2% 29.20/0 21.7% 39.1% 25.2% 23.8% 19.1% 43.7% 33.3% 28.5% 24.40/0 31.9% 39.3% 22.5% 35.9% 23.2% 40.00/0$100-$199 202 142 14 4 24 7 -3 36 3 4 15 6 23 3 60 4 12 21 19 415.0% 14.3% 16.70/0 12.10/0 18.5% 15.20/0 13.00/0 14.6% 14.30/0 8.5% 17.2% 12.5% 12.4% 7.3% 16.8% 7.10/0 30.0% 17.9% 19.2% 8.90/0$200-$299 64 53 9 1 7 2 12 1 2 5 5 9 11 6 3 24.7% 5.3% 10.70/0 3.00/0 5.4% 4.3% 4.90/0 4.8% 4.30/0 5.7% 10.4% 4.8% 3.1% 5.10/0 3.0% 4.4%$300-$399 51 39 5 8 4 6 3 2 10 1 12 3 1 3 4 13.80/0 3.90/0 6.0% 6.2% 8.70/0 2.4% 6.4% 4.2% 5.4% 2.4% 3.4% 5.4% 2.50/0 2.6% 4.00/0 2.2%$400-$499 19 13 3 1 4 1 4 6 1 3 21.4% 1.3% 3.6% 0.8% 1.6% 1.1% 2.2% 1.7% 1.80/0 2.60/0 2.00/0$500-$599 18 12 1 3 4 1 1 2 6 1 1 1 1 21.30/0 1.2% 3.0% 2.30/0 1.6% 2.10/0 2.1% 1.1% 1.7% 1.8% 2.50/0 0.9% 1.00/0 4.4%$600 or more 12 9 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 20.90/0 0.90/0 0.80/0 4.30/0 4.80/0 2.30/0 0.50/0 4.90/0 0.80/0 1.8°t'o 2.00/0Mean ($) 100.24 99.83 118.25 74.50 115.27 123.96 60.37 89.74 99.50 86.20 102.37 104.71 101.25 89.13 101.39 100.39 94.50 100.14 108.59 96.17No Response 524 410 21 8 65 21 13 87 9 46 16 14 83 26 114 31 9 29 37 8Prepared by STS Market Research1218 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138