Responses regarding access to medical services are displayed in table 12. The majority of respondents use private medical services (68 percent). It is possible that they have no access to benefits enjoyed by Kyrgyz citizens because of their legal status. Table 12: Access to medical services Medical services Receive all medical services for free, medicine at reduced prices Receive all medical services for free, but medicine has to be paid for in full Only receive private medical services Do not receive any medical services Yes No No indication 22 2.60% 824 97.40% 8 184 21.72% 663 78.28% 7 575 36 67.65% 4.26% 275 809 32.35% 95.74% 4 4 The following reasons were given for not receiving medical services: • Did not apply; • No need; • Lack of residence permit or citizenship; • Poor knowledge of language; • Lack of money or documents; • Absence of identification documents; Respondents specified that they require legal consultation and that they are most interested in consultation on acquisition of citizenship (more than 86 percent), employment (24 percent), land issues (14 percent), rights and obligations of foreigners (13 percent), and obtaining birth and marriage certificates (13 percent). Detailed information is provided in table 13. Тable 13: Legal consultation needs Topics on which legal consultation needed Yes No No indication (Acquisition of) citizenship Acquisition of country of origin passport 735 38 86.27% 4.46% 117 814 13.73% 95.54% 2 2 Obtaining of birth and marriage certificates 109 12.79% 743 87.21% 2 The rights and obligations of foreigners Land issues Property rights Tax payment Employment Criminal Code 113 122 84 22 200 25 13.28% 14.32% 9.86% 2.58% 23.89% 2.94% 738 730 768 830 637 826 86.72% 85.68% 90.14% 97.42% 76.11% 97.06% 3 2 2 2 17 3 94.95% 3 Other legal consultation 43 5.05% 808 Other legal consultation 43 5.05% 808 94.95% 3 The Situation of Stateless Persons in the Kyrgyz Republic: Findings of Surveys Commissioned by the UNHCR 49