Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey Disabilities, Impairments and State of Health. National results: Relative figures Percentage of persons with disabilities, according to group of disability, who are permanently bed-ridden, by age and sex Units: percentage Total 6 to 64 years old 6 to 44 years old 45 to 64 years old 65 to 79 years old 80 years old and over Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Total 3.20 2.67 3.55 1.29 1.63 0.97 1.70 2.05 1.23 1.03 1.27 0.84 2.59 2.88 2.41 6.82 4.96 7.59 Sight 4.11 3.23 4.66 2.25 3.07 1.49 3.38 4.66 1.88 1.65 2.05 1.32 2.25 2.48 2.13 7.68 4.40 9.06 Hearing 2.75 1.91 3.39 1.34 2.03 0.56 2.09 2.88 1.03 0.97 1.56 0.35 1.30 0.90 1.65 5.10 3.03 6.09 Communication 10.52 7.80 12.83 3.97 4.80 2.59 3.78 4.11 3.20 4.31 6.12 1.59 10.99 9.65 12.12 17.37 13.15 19.01 Learning, applying knowledge and developing tasks 11.04 8.67 12.76 3.65 4.41 2.56 3.80 4.26 2.96 3.37 4.82 2.01 12.03 12.34 11.82 18.70 16.70 19.34 Mobility 4.76 4.56 4.87 2.16 2.96 1.52 3.29 4.20 2.24 1.59 2.11 1.24 3.82 4.87 3.30 8.73 7.43 9.16 Self care 6.60 6.20 6.82 3.73 4.75 2.78 4.70 5.69 3.40 3.06 3.88 2.46 5.34 6.40 4.76 9.80 7.96 10.46 Home life 5.72 6.43 5.42 2.67 4.35 1.67 3.63 5.10 2.24 2.14 3.71 1.44 4.81 7.26 3.86 9.40 8.71 9.60 Interpersonal interactions and relationships 12.08 8.81 14.96 4.40 4.87 3.63 3.91 4.53 2.75 5.20 5.51 4.80 15.00 13.33 16.34 22.02 18.71 23.14 Notes: 1) A person may have disabilities from more than one group of disability 2) The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 5 thousand persons must be viewed with caution, because they may be affected by large sampling errors. Source: National Statistics Institute