Summary Results

Attitudes Towards Court Costs And Influences People sometimes say that is costs too much to go to court. How much do you think the following factors contribute to the cost of going to court?

The Cost of Having a Lawyer.

 
Nat
Tot
Wash
Tot
Nat
Cauc
Wash
Cauc
Nat
Black
Wash
Black
Nat
Hisp
Wash
Hisp
Nat
Asian
Wash
Asian

Contributes a lot

87
86
89
90
84
82
80
81
79
82

Contributes some

10
9
9
7
11
7
13
16
22
11

Contributes a little

2
3
2
2
5
3
5
3
0
6

None at all

1
2
1
1
1
7
2
0
0
1

Total

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

Court Fees.

 
Nat
Tot
Wash
Tot
Nat
Cauc
Wash
Cauc
Nat
Black
Wash
Black
Nat
Hisp
Wash
Hisp
Nat
Asian
Wash
Asian

Contributes a lot

41
42
37
38
60
56
52
40
40
43

Contributes some

39
38
42
41
23
28
30
40
48
40

Contributes a little

19
17
20
19
15
11
17
17
11
16

None at all

2
3
1
2
3
6
2
2
1
1

Total

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

The Slow Pace of Justice.

 
Nat
Tot
Wash
Tot
Nat
Cauc
Wash
Cauc
Nat
Black
Wash
Black
Nat
Hisp
Wash
Hisp
Nat
Asian
Wash
Asian

Contributes a lot

57
61
57
64
57
63
52
55
65
53

Contributes some

28
27
28
26
26
23
29
30
19
31

Contributes a little

11
9
11
7
13
11
15
11
6
14

None at all

4
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
10
2

Total

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

The Complexity of the Law.

 
Nat
Tot
Wash
Tot
Nat
Cauc
Wash
Cauc
Nat
Black
Wash
Black
Nat
Hisp
Wash
Hisp
Nat
Asian
Wash
Asian

Contributes a lot

51
53
51
53
54
59
45
51
46
50

Contributes some

32
31
33
31
25
27
38
33
38
32

Contributes a little

12
11
11
12
17
7
13
12
10
14

None at all

5
4
5
4
4
6
6
4
6
3

Total

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100

Amount of Personal Time Required, such as Missing Work or Being Away from Home.

 
Nat
Tot
Wash
Tot
Nat
Cauc
Wash
Cauc
Nat
Black
Wash
Black
Nat
Hisp
Wash
Hisp
Nat
Asian
Wash
Asian

Contributes a lot

57
52
55
51
65
55
56
51
58
51

Contributes some

29
32
30
34
20
26
29
32
30
33

Contributes a little

11
13
11
11
11
13
14
16
7
14

None at all

3
3
3
3
4
6
1
1
5
2

Total

100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
 

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