European Health Survey  
LIMITATIONS IN BASIC ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING
Level of difficulty according to the type of BADL by sex, age group, and educational level. Population aged 65 years old and over.
Units: percentage

,Feeding oneself,,,,,Sitting, standing up,,,,,Getting dressed,,,,,Using the lavatory,,,,,Tidying up,,,,,
,TOTAL,Without difficulty,With  some difficulty,With a great deal of difficulty,Unable to do so,TOTAL,Without difficulty,With  some difficulty,With a great deal of difficulty,Unable to do so,TOTAL,Without difficulty,With  some difficulty,With a great deal of difficulty,Unable to do so,TOTAL,Without difficulty,With  some difficulty,With a great deal of difficulty,Unable to do so,TOTAL,Without difficulty,With  some difficulty,With a great deal of difficulty,Unable to do so,
Both sexes,
    TOTAL,
        TOTAL,100.00,94.63,2.46,1.06,1.85,100.00,86.20,7.94,2.55,3.32,100.00,86.03,7.30,2.71,3.97,100.00,90.13,4.36,2.05,3.46,100.00,82.69,6.77,3.49,7.04,
        Basic and lower,100.00,93.95,2.73,1.19,2.13,100.00,84.49,8.82,2.89,3.80,100.00,84.33,8.05,3.09,4.53,100.00,88.93,4.80,2.33,3.94,100.00,80.34,7.50,3.96,8.19,
        Medium,100.00,97.11,2.37,0.35,0.17,100.00,93.22,4.64,0.94,1.21,100.00,92.98,4.62,0.90,1.50,100.00,94.26,3.37,1.16,1.21,100.00,92.99,3.56,1.29,2.16,
        Upper,100.00,98.25,0.36,0.56,0.82,100.00,94.54,3.38,1.06,1.02,100.00,94.37,3.32,1.02,1.30,100.00,96.60,1.60,0.51,1.30,100.00,93.70,3.35,1.39,1.56,
    From 65 to 74 years old,
        TOTAL,100.00,98.06,1.04,0.26,0.63,100.00,93.64,4.67,0.90,0.80,100.00,93.93,4.56,0.72,0.79,100.00,96.47,2.49,0.43,0.62,100.00,93.38,4.33,1.15,1.13,
        Basic and lower,100.00,97.69,1.20,0.35,0.77,100.00,92.31,5.54,1.16,0.99,100.00,92.74,5.37,0.92,0.96,100.00,95.73,2.98,0.56,0.73,100.00,92.10,5.07,1.43,1.39,
        Medium,100.00,98.83,1.17,0.00,0.00,100.00,97.69,2.24,0.06,0.00,100.00,97.38,2.38,0.24,0.00,100.00,98.87,1.13,0.00,0.00,100.00,97.98,1.84,0.00,0.18,
        Upper,100.00,99.51,0.11,0.00,0.38,100.00,97.74,1.75,0.13,0.38,100.00,97.72,1.81,0.00,0.47,100.00,98.65,0.89,0.00,0.47,100.00,96.85,2.18,0.50,0.47,
    From 75 to 84 years old,
        TOTAL,100.00,94.36,2.94,1.01,1.68,100.00,83.77,10.08,2.78,3.38,100.00,83.37,9.31,3.35,3.97,100.00,88.37,5.67,2.33,3.63,100.00,79.89,8.15,3.74,8.22,
        Basic and lower,100.00,93.85,3.14,1.12,1.89,100.00,82.92,10.28,3.02,3.78,100.00,82.44,9.44,3.67,4.45,100.00,87.60,5.77,2.59,4.04,100.00,78.42,8.29,4.14,9.15,
        Medium,100.00,96.84,3.16,0.00,0.00,100.00,88.88,10.45,0.68,0.00,100.00,90.57,8.75,0.68,0.00,100.00,91.06,7.48,0.79,0.68,100.00,89.37,7.32,1.85,1.47,
        Upper,100.00,98.94,0.52,0.31,0.23,100.00,90.82,7.52,1.12,0.54,100.00,90.19,8.15,1.12,0.54,100.00,95.85,3.50,0.11,0.54,100.00,91.77,6.97,0.11,1.15,
    Aged 85 years old and over,
        TOTAL,100.00,82.17,6.66,4.25,6.92,100.00,63.92,14.96,8.30,12.82,100.00,62.59,12.59,8.70,16.13,100.00,70.35,8.16,7.57,13.92,100.00,48.90,12.61,11.81,26.68,
        Basic and lower,100.00,82.26,6.62,4.04,7.08,100.00,63.50,15.60,8.07,12.82,100.00,62.25,13.09,8.57,16.10,100.00,70.58,8.20,7.29,13.93,100.00,47.72,13.28,11.55,27.45,
        Medium,100.00,84.04,10.20,3.88,1.88,100.00,67.06,11.18,8.42,13.34,100.00,63.29,13.58,6.54,16.59,100.00,64.54,12.33,11.17,11.95,100.00,61.11,9.24,10.33,19.32,
        Upper,100.00,77.88,3.01,9.39,9.72,100.00,69.46,5.16,13.38,11.99,100.00,69.46,0.00,14.36,16.18,100.00,72.51,1.91,9.39,16.18,100.00,60.58,1.50,19.67,18.25,
Men,
    TOTAL,
        TOTAL,100.00,95.40,2.07,1.09,1.45,100.00,90.15,5.68,2.06,2.10,100.00,88.99,5.92,2.07,3.02,100.00,92.85,3.06,1.62,2.48,100.00,88.30,4.74,2.67,4.29,
        Basic and lower,100.00,94.61,2.26,1.29,1.84,100.00,88.53,6.51,2.33,2.63,100.00,87.17,6.70,2.37,3.76,100.00,91.57,3.61,1.79,3.03,100.00,86.29,5.32,3.18,5.21,
        Medium,100.00,96.45,3.55,0.00,0.00,100.00,94.24,3.64,1.43,0.69,100.00,94.25,3.71,1.35,0.69,100.00,95.27,2.41,1.62,0.70,100.00,93.12,4.11,0.84,1.93,
        Upper,100.00,98.63,0.24,0.76,0.37,100.00,95.63,2.87,1.12,0.37,100.00,94.75,3.40,1.05,0.81,100.00,97.64,0.75,0.80,0.81,100.00,95.25,2.28,1.25,1.21,
    From 65 to 74 years old,
        TOTAL,100.00,98.25,0.67,0.32,0.76,100.00,95.62,3.27,0.49,0.62,100.00,94.63,3.85,0.71,0.81,100.00,97.64,1.29,0.43,0.65,100.00,95.12,2.70,1.00,1.18,
        Basic and lower,100.00,97.59,0.81,0.48,1.13,100.00,94.32,4.07,0.70,0.92,100.00,92.88,4.92,1.05,1.15,100.00,96.89,1.56,0.63,0.92,100.00,93.77,3.25,1.33,1.65,
        Medium,100.00,99.09,0.91,0.00,0.00,100.00,98.00,1.89,0.11,0.00,100.00,98.04,1.96,0.00,0.00,100.00,98.98,1.02,0.00,0.00,100.00,97.63,2.06,0.00,0.32,
        Upper,100.00,100.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,100.00,98.63,1.37,0.00,0.00,100.00,98.50,1.37,0.00,0.13,100.00,99.34,0.52,0.00,0.13,100.00,98.16,1.19,0.52,0.13,
    From 75 to 84 years old,
        TOTAL,100.00,94.26,2.71,1.48,1.55,100.00,86.63,7.99,2.51,2.88,100.00,85.73,8.03,2.23,4.01,100.00,90.59,4.28,1.58,3.55,100.00,85.12,6.29,2.92,5.67,
        Basic and lower,100.00,93.58,2.83,1.75,1.84,100.00,85.66,8.07,2.86,3.41,100.00,84.82,7.90,2.54,4.75,100.00,89.46,4.66,1.75,4.12,100.00,83.89,6.26,3.44,6.41,
        Medium,100.00,92.64,7.36,0.00,0.00,100.00,88.70,9.72,1.58,0.00,100.00,92.64,5.78,1.58,0.00,100.00,92.64,3.94,1.84,1.58,100.00,88.70,7.88,0.00,3.42,
        Upper,100.00,100.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,100.00,93.14,6.68,0.18,0.00,100.00,89.91,9.91,0.18,0.00,100.00,98.27,1.55,0.18,0.00,100.00,92.96,5.88,0.18,0.98,
    Aged 85 years old and over,
        TOTAL,100.00,84.32,7.29,3.79,4.60,100.00,72.96,10.98,8.76,7.29,100.00,70.16,10.03,8.51,11.31,100.00,75.30,8.36,7.82,8.52,100.00,63.22,10.48,10.36,15.94,
        Basic and lower,100.00,85.78,6.35,3.15,4.71,100.00,73.97,11.58,7.30,7.15,100.00,71.35,10.28,7.13,11.24,100.00,76.59,8.66,6.50,8.25,100.00,63.52,10.81,9.80,15.87,
        Medium,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,
        Upper,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,
Women,
    TOTAL,
        TOTAL,100.00,94.05,2.76,1.04,2.15,100.00,83.15,9.67,2.93,4.25,100.00,83.75,8.36,3.20,4.69,100.00,88.04,5.36,2.38,4.22,100.00,78.37,8.34,4.13,9.16,
        Basic and lower,100.00,93.50,3.05,1.12,2.32,100.00,81.80,10.36,3.26,4.59,100.00,82.44,8.94,3.57,5.04,100.00,87.16,5.60,2.69,4.55,100.00,76.38,8.96,4.48,10.18,
        Medium,100.00,97.87,1.01,0.76,0.37,100.00,92.05,5.79,0.37,1.80,100.00,91.52,5.67,0.38,2.43,100.00,93.09,4.48,0.63,1.80,100.00,92.83,2.92,1.82,2.43,
        Upper,100.00,97.59,0.58,0.21,1.62,100.00,92.60,4.29,0.95,2.16,100.00,93.69,3.17,0.97,2.16,100.00,94.75,3.09,0.00,2.16,100.00,90.96,5.24,1.64,2.16,
    From 65 to 74 years old,
        TOTAL,100.00,97.90,1.38,0.21,0.51,100.00,91.88,5.90,1.27,0.95,100.00,93.31,5.19,0.73,0.78,100.00,95.43,3.55,0.42,0.59,100.00,91.85,5.77,1.29,1.09,
        Basic and lower,100.00,97.77,1.48,0.25,0.50,100.00,90.86,6.61,1.50,1.04,100.00,92.65,5.70,0.83,0.82,100.00,94.88,4.01,0.51,0.59,100.00,90.89,6.39,1.51,1.20,
        Medium,100.00,98.48,1.52,0.00,0.00,100.00,97.28,2.72,0.00,0.00,100.00,96.48,2.95,0.57,0.00,100.00,98.72,1.28,0.00,0.00,100.00,98.46,1.54,0.00,0.00,
        Upper,100.00,98.60,0.31,0.00,1.09,100.00,96.09,2.46,0.36,1.09,100.00,96.29,2.63,0.00,1.09,100.00,97.35,1.56,0.00,1.09,100.00,94.43,4.02,0.47,1.09,
    From 75 to 84 years old,
        TOTAL,100.00,94.44,3.10,0.68,1.78,100.00,81.72,11.57,2.97,3.73,100.00,81.69,10.23,4.15,3.94,100.00,86.79,6.66,2.87,3.69,100.00,76.15,9.48,4.33,10.04,
        Basic and lower,100.00,94.04,3.33,0.71,1.92,100.00,81.10,11.74,3.13,4.03,100.00,80.87,10.46,4.42,4.25,100.00,86.37,6.50,3.15,3.98,100.00,74.79,9.64,4.61,10.96,
        Medium,100.00,100.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,100.00,89.01,10.99,0.00,0.00,100.00,89.03,10.97,0.00,0.00,100.00,89.87,10.13,0.00,0.00,100.00,89.87,6.89,3.24,0.00,
        Upper,100.00,97.20,1.38,0.81,0.61,100.00,87.04,8.90,2.64,1.42,100.00,90.65,5.29,2.64,1.42,100.00,91.92,6.67,0.00,1.42,100.00,89.84,8.75,0.00,1.42,
    Aged 85 years old and over,
        TOTAL,100.00,81.01,6.31,4.50,8.19,100.00,58.99,17.13,8.05,15.83,100.00,58.46,13.99,8.80,18.75,100.00,67.65,8.05,7.43,16.87,100.00,41.10,13.77,12.60,32.53,
        Basic and lower,100.00,80.48,6.76,4.49,8.27,100.00,58.22,17.62,8.46,15.69,100.00,57.65,14.50,9.30,18.55,100.00,67.54,7.97,7.68,16.81,100.00,39.74,14.53,12.43,33.31,
        Medium,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,
        Upper,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,
Notes:

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1) BADL= Basic Activities of Daily Living.
 Basic activities considered: feeding oneself, sitting down, getting up from a chair or from a bed, going to bed,  dressing and undressing, using the lavatory, taking a shower or a bath. 

 The symbol '.'  shall be deemed as datum which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample
 The symbol '..' shall be deemed as datum which is not collected for that classification in the table
 The data corresponding to cells with less than 35 thousand persons must be considered with caution, as they may be affected by a high degree of sampling error
Source: National Statistics Institute