Statistics Norway

Family counselling service

4 Family counselling services, counselling sessions1, by region and county. 2009
  Total number of sessions since the establishment, family counselling Total number of sessions during the year, family counselling Number of counselling sessions by person Average number of sessions per family counselling case since the establishment Average number of sessions per family counselling case during the year
  Primary client Partner Former partner Child/children under 18 years of age Child/children aged 18 years or older Parent/parents Other familiy members/relatives Friend/friends Others Main therapist Other employees
The whole country  130 882 89 937 83 253 39 997 11 596 3 928  649 1 044  359  104  180 89 075 6 120 4.3 2.9
                               
Region East 51 327 35 035 32 619 15 976 4 447 1 518  302  442  194 42 79 34 703 2 489 4.3 2.9
Region South 21 972 15 949 14 759 7 548 2 343  766  115  206 56 14 36 15 820  802 3.9 2.8
Region West 25 368 17 475 16 035 8 219 1 720  746  119  162 57 27 23 17 282 1 424 4.9 3.4
Region Middle 20 188 12 381 11 401 5 274 1 729  477 74  138 26 16 16 12 229 1 000 4.9 3.0
Region North 12 027 9 097 8 439 2 980 1 357  421 39 96 26 5 26 9 041  405 3.3 2.5
                               
Østfold 7 245 5 173 4 951 1 874  611  176 29 50 25 6 10 5 138  509 4.2 3.0
Akershus 14 098 9 494 8 829 5 071 1 309  394 87 99 62 7 9 9 421  344 4.3 2.9
Oslo 16 370 11 184 10 447 5 790 1 241  498  139  136 82 7 26 11 077 1 140 4.4 3.0
Hedmark 5 486 3 702 3 299 1 331  578  179 26 34 7 9 14 3 630  203 4.4 3.0
Oppland 8 128 5 482 5 093 1 910  708  271 21  123 18 13 20 5 437  293 4.4 2.9
Buskerud 5 937 4 541 4 175 2 286  807  315 27 62 11 2 10 4 493  249 3.8 2.9
Vestfold 5 116 3 710 3 374 1 538  553  184 26 76 22 7 5 3 684  167 3.6 2.6
Telemark 3 021 2 392 2 262 1 130  462 91 19 28 10 1 10 2 386 68 3.2 2.5
Aust-Agder 4 299 2 605 2 412 1 237  296  122 13 16 6 1 4 2 586  104 5.6 3.4
Vest-Agder 3 599 2 701 2 536 1 357  225 54 30 24 7 3 7 2 671  214 3.7 2.8
Rogaland 8 890 6 412 5 914 3 360  663  205 25 70 23 5 6 6 381  396 4.3 3.1
Hordaland 12 787 8 543 7 662 4 209  777  471 81 74 28 21 17 8 394  731 5.8 3.9
Sogn og Fjordane 3 691 2 520 2 459  650  280 70 13 18 6 1 - 2 507  297 4.1 2.8
Møre og Romsdal 6 832 4 063 3 799 1 596  580  152 18 32 2 2 9 4 043  241 4.7 2.8
Sør-Trøndelag 9 375 5 442 4 990 2 602  708  153 38 54 12 7 2 5 330  513 5.6 3.2
Nord-Trøndelag 3 981 2 876 2 612 1 076  441  172 18 52 12 7 5 2 856  246 4.1 3.0
Nordland 5 051 3 781 3 511 1 249  627  150 28 46 13 2 2 3 775 69 3.0 2.3
Troms Romsa 4 152 3 320 3 021 1 168  442  165 8 26 8 1 22 3 282  192 3.4 2.7
Finnmark Finnmárku 2 824 1 996 1 907  563  288  106 3 24 5 2 2 1 984  144 3.6 2.5
1  The total number of counselling sessions is lower than the total for the various persons as several persons may have been present at one session.

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