European Health Survey  
LIMITATIONS ON HOUSEHOLD ACTIVITIES
Level of difficulty according to the type of household activity by sex, age group, and educational level. Population aged 65 years old and over.
Units: percentage

,Preparing meals,,,,,,Using the telephone,,,,,,Carry out shopping,,,,,,Taking and administration of medicines,,,,,,Light domestic chores (cleaning, doing laundry...),,,,,,Heavy domestic chores (moving furniture, carrying groceries...),,,,,,Administration of domestic economy,,,,,,
,TOTAL,Without difficulty,With  some difficulty,With a great deal of difficulty,Unable to do so,She/He has not tried it or needed it,TOTAL,Without difficulty,With  some difficulty,With a great deal of difficulty,Unable to do so,She/He has not tried it or needed it,TOTAL,Without difficulty,With  some difficulty,With a great deal of difficulty,Unable to do so,She/He has not tried it or needed it,TOTAL,Without difficulty,With  some difficulty,With a great deal of difficulty,Unable to do so,She/He has not tried it or needed it,TOTAL,Without difficulty,With  some difficulty,With a great deal of difficulty,Unable to do so,She/He has not tried it or needed it,TOTAL,Without difficulty,With  some difficulty,With a great deal of difficulty,Unable to do so,She/He has not tried it or needed it,TOTAL,Without difficulty,With  some difficulty,With a great deal of difficulty,Unable to do so,She/He has not tried it or needed it,
Both sexes,
    TOTAL,
        TOTAL,100.00,75.68,5.28,3.03,7.44,8.56,100.00,86.52,4.17,2.46,6.32,0.54,100.00,75.84,6.32,4.88,10.98,2.00,100.00,86.50,4.35,2.17,6.42,0.57,100.00,68.15,9.29,6.31,9.98,6.27,100.00,50.31,12.55,11.80,19.62,5.71,100.00,84.81,3.52,2.25,8.24,1.18,
        Basic and lower,100.00,73.53,5.87,3.33,8.55,8.73,100.00,84.60,4.76,2.78,7.23,0.63,100.00,72.74,7.03,5.40,12.59,2.24,100.00,84.67,4.88,2.45,7.38,0.61,100.00,65.32,9.93,6.91,11.52,6.33,100.00,46.52,12.72,12.80,22.37,5.59,100.00,82.73,4.00,2.52,9.46,1.29,
        Medium,100.00,86.80,2.51,2.07,2.87,5.75,100.00,95.01,1.73,1.12,2.14,0.00,100.00,89.32,3.92,2.51,3.67,0.58,100.00,93.91,2.90,0.60,2.33,0.26,100.00,81.29,7.03,4.26,3.24,4.18,100.00,65.22,11.41,8.81,8.32,6.25,100.00,93.07,1.78,1.86,2.29,0.99,
        Upper,100.00,84.57,2.66,1.43,2.06,9.28,100.00,95.48,1.24,0.87,2.16,0.24,100.00,90.49,2.41,2.48,3.53,1.09,100.00,95.52,1.17,1.06,1.84,0.42,100.00,80.93,5.91,3.07,2.79,7.30,100.00,69.34,12.08,6.14,6.21,6.23,100.00,95.25,1.02,0.35,2.88,0.50,
    From 65 to 74 years old,
        TOTAL,100.00,85.93,3.44,1.27,1.51,7.85,100.00,95.48,1.88,1.05,1.44,0.15,100.00,89.01,4.30,2.43,2.95,1.31,100.00,94.75,2.46,0.88,1.35,0.56,100.00,82.02,6.29,3.34,2.73,5.63,100.00,66.62,11.50,8.63,9.01,4.24,100.00,94.48,1.83,0.89,2.05,0.75,
        Basic and lower,100.00,84.54,4.05,1.48,1.83,8.10,100.00,94.47,2.37,1.29,1.73,0.13,100.00,86.95,5.26,2.80,3.51,1.49,100.00,93.70,3.15,1.03,1.54,0.59,100.00,79.65,7.24,3.94,3.32,5.85,100.00,62.53,12.46,10.18,10.80,4.03,100.00,93.24,2.31,1.07,2.45,0.93,
        Medium,100.00,91.23,1.55,0.44,0.18,6.60,100.00,99.44,0.13,0.24,0.18,0.00,100.00,95.68,2.18,1.31,0.48,0.35,100.00,98.71,0.51,0.24,0.24,0.29,100.00,89.16,4.29,1.21,0.44,4.91,100.00,77.44,10.19,4.27,3.25,4.84,100.00,98.22,0.51,0.50,0.43,0.34,
        Upper,100.00,89.48,1.55,0.72,0.81,7.44,100.00,97.94,0.50,0.38,0.82,0.35,100.00,95.12,0.72,1.33,1.81,1.02,100.00,97.51,0.18,0.55,1.16,0.60,100.00,89.50,2.64,1.65,1.27,4.95,100.00,80.59,7.32,3.55,3.61,4.93,100.00,98.38,0.20,0.17,1.16,0.09,
    From 75 to 84 years,
        TOTAL,100.00,71.47,6.91,4.39,7.63,9.59,100.00,83.97,5.58,3.13,6.53,0.79,100.00,70.82,7.19,6.45,13.08,2.47,100.00,84.65,5.42,2.77,6.69,0.48,100.00,61.69,11.50,8.28,11.60,6.93,100.00,39.48,14.54,15.36,23.81,6.81,100.00,81.94,4.38,3.20,8.84,1.65,
        Basic and lower,100.00,70.39,7.12,4.46,8.57,9.46,100.00,82.74,5.92,3.24,7.21,0.89,100.00,68.92,7.41,6.55,14.47,2.66,100.00,83.45,5.63,2.89,7.51,0.53,100.00,61.04,11.07,8.26,12.98,6.65,100.00,38.86,13.60,15.34,25.70,6.49,100.00,80.70,4.62,3.47,9.68,1.53,
        Medium,100.00,82.32,6.30,4.96,1.10,5.31,100.00,92.15,3.74,2.96,1.15,0.00,100.00,83.40,6.85,6.21,2.75,0.79,100.00,90.97,6.10,2.22,0.43,0.29,100.00,66.10,15.45,14.72,0.68,3.05,100.00,40.37,14.26,23.36,13.47,8.55,100.00,88.87,2.78,3.37,1.10,3.87,
        Upper,100.00,78.04,4.78,3.27,0.34,13.56,100.00,93.86,2.68,1.89,1.57,0.00,100.00,86.02,4.81,5.44,2.58,1.15,100.00,95.17,2.60,1.70,0.54,0.00,100.00,66.79,14.39,4.91,1.54,12.37,100.00,46.26,25.59,11.17,7.48,9.51,100.00,92.53,2.47,0.00,3.27,1.73,
    Aged 85 years old and over,
        TOTAL,100.00,47.22,8.17,6.31,29.68,8.61,100.00,58.71,9.30,6.12,24.44,1.43,100.00,38.27,11.80,10.18,36.32,3.42,100.00,59.61,8.82,5.58,25.19,0.81,100.00,31.57,15.12,12.63,33.63,7.05,100.00,15.66,11.47,14.82,49.54,8.51,100.00,55.14,7.80,5.02,30.39,1.66,
        Basic and lower,100.00,46.31,8.55,6.36,29.88,8.90,100.00,57.80,9.48,6.39,24.76,1.57,100.00,37.04,11.74,10.81,36.83,3.58,100.00,59.00,8.53,5.92,25.66,0.90,100.00,30.36,15.65,12.96,33.96,7.07,100.00,14.70,11.33,14.81,50.83,8.32,100.00,54.32,7.82,4.79,31.25,1.82,
        Medium,100.00,61.25,1.96,8.80,27.98,0.00,100.00,66.01,10.10,4.12,19.77,0.00,100.00,51.51,11.51,4.12,30.92,1.94,100.00,62.10,14.95,0.00,22.94,0.00,100.00,51.37,10.79,6.08,30.92,0.84,100.00,21.41,14.94,13.68,37.48,12.48,100.00,61.22,9.67,9.46,19.64,0.00,
        Upper,100.00,50.21,7.27,2.07,27.39,13.06,100.00,70.21,4.20,2.48,23.10,0.00,100.00,49.77,13.62,3.43,31.46,1.71,100.00,70.31,7.57,4.83,17.30,0.00,100.00,34.28,8.70,13.32,29.46,14.24,100.00,30.33,10.24,16.52,35.20,7.71,100.00,66.32,4.92,4.57,24.19,0.00,
Men,
    TOTAL,
        TOTAL,100.00,70.96,3.12,2.22,4.87,18.84,100.00,88.52,3.13,2.40,5.02,0.92,100.00,81.52,4.55,2.88,7.43,3.62,100.00,89.03,3.49,1.87,4.92,0.69,100.00,69.91,5.93,3.53,6.83,13.80,100.00,59.00,10.02,8.03,11.49,11.46,100.00,88.40,2.08,2.14,6.30,1.08,
        Basic and lower,100.00,67.51,3.40,2.41,5.90,20.78,100.00,86.41,3.66,2.81,5.97,1.15,100.00,78.34,5.23,3.13,8.89,4.41,100.00,87.21,3.90,2.19,5.96,0.73,100.00,66.43,6.41,3.78,8.31,15.08,100.00,54.90,10.36,9.01,13.50,12.22,100.00,86.48,2.37,2.55,7.40,1.20,
        Medium,100.00,82.86,2.07,2.20,2.14,10.73,100.00,94.12,2.50,1.57,1.81,0.00,100.00,89.40,4.51,2.43,2.90,0.75,100.00,93.74,3.56,0.61,1.70,0.39,100.00,80.48,5.46,3.82,2.57,7.68,100.00,68.94,8.45,6.54,6.75,9.32,100.00,92.92,1.98,1.72,2.14,1.24,
        Upper,100.00,80.74,2.36,1.31,1.42,14.17,100.00,95.52,0.90,0.91,2.28,0.38,100.00,92.44,1.20,1.91,2.99,1.46,100.00,95.12,1.39,1.06,1.78,0.65,100.00,80.65,3.87,2.14,2.15,11.19,100.00,73.13,9.31,4.11,4.46,8.99,100.00,95.15,0.69,0.37,3.41,0.38,
    From 65 to 74 years old,
        TOTAL,100.00,79.17,1.70,0.99,1.59,16.55,100.00,95.14,1.50,1.34,1.71,0.32,100.00,90.30,2.91,1.46,2.71,2.62,100.00,94.86,1.78,1.07,1.60,0.68,100.00,80.12,3.59,2.15,2.43,11.71,100.00,73.25,6.92,5.52,5.91,8.39,100.00,95.57,0.90,0.57,2.30,0.66,
        Basic and lower,100.00,75.37,2.06,1.25,2.28,19.04,100.00,93.41,2.01,1.98,2.28,0.31,100.00,87.64,3.71,1.79,3.52,3.34,100.00,93.24,2.54,1.58,1.99,0.65,100.00,76.24,4.15,2.81,3.25,13.54,100.00,69.33,7.50,6.83,7.59,8.74,100.00,93.89,1.33,0.84,3.01,0.94,
        Medium,100.00,87.29,0.51,0.34,0.32,11.55,100.00,99.45,0.23,0.00,0.32,0.00,100.00,95.58,2.36,1.13,0.32,0.61,100.00,99.18,0.00,0.00,0.32,0.51,100.00,86.62,3.10,1.41,0.43,8.44,100.00,78.34,6.19,3.69,3.79,7.99,100.00,99.68,0.00,0.00,0.32,0.00,
        Upper,100.00,87.08,1.26,0.52,0.00,11.14,100.00,98.34,0.52,0.00,0.60,0.54,100.00,96.11,0.50,0.52,1.46,1.42,100.00,97.68,0.28,0.00,1.12,0.92,100.00,89.39,1.95,0.33,0.86,7.47,100.00,83.61,5.36,2.16,1.45,7.43,100.00,98.75,0.00,0.00,1.12,0.13,
    From 75 to 84 years,
        TOTAL,100.00,63.70,5.12,3.68,5.60,21.90,100.00,84.81,3.98,2.91,6.84,1.47,100.00,75.86,5.64,4.11,10.04,4.35,100.00,86.23,4.74,2.55,5.75,0.72,100.00,61.96,8.16,4.97,8.96,15.95,100.00,46.44,13.82,10.28,15.55,13.91,100.00,83.64,3.11,3.60,7.89,1.75,
        Basic and lower,100.00,62.23,5.12,3.73,6.53,22.39,100.00,83.53,4.24,2.75,7.75,1.74,100.00,73.94,5.96,3.83,11.45,4.81,100.00,85.06,4.82,2.46,6.82,0.85,100.00,61.20,7.92,4.48,10.53,15.86,100.00,46.09,12.72,10.40,17.03,13.77,100.00,82.69,3.20,3.93,8.68,1.51,
        Medium,100.00,73.34,8.74,3.94,1.58,12.39,100.00,86.13,5.52,5.67,2.68,0.00,100.00,81.21,7.02,5.67,4.26,1.84,100.00,89.29,6.77,3.94,0.00,0.00,100.00,70.59,9.62,11.10,1.58,7.12,100.00,45.46,14.35,13.23,7.01,19.94,100.00,81.49,2.25,6.62,1.58,8.06,
        Upper,100.00,71.05,3.73,3.16,0.18,21.88,100.00,93.88,1.41,3.04,1.67,0.00,100.00,88.14,2.72,5.61,1.67,1.86,100.00,93.88,3.38,2.74,0.00,0.00,100.00,64.36,9.39,6.29,0.00,19.96,100.00,49.47,21.88,8.26,7.72,12.67,100.00,91.61,2.81,0.00,4.41,1.17,
    Aged 85 years old and over,
        TOTAL,100.00,51.21,4.24,4.04,19.35,21.16,100.00,66.14,8.89,6.26,16.36,2.36,100.00,54.04,9.55,6.37,23.56,6.48,100.00,67.84,8.37,3.89,19.29,0.62,100.00,42.04,11.08,6.17,22.80,17.91,100.00,24.52,14.29,13.97,27.60,19.62,100.00,66.37,4.91,5.72,21.89,1.12,
        Basic and lower,100.00,51.74,3.68,3.09,18.52,22.97,100.00,67.04,8.53,6.28,15.42,2.73,100.00,54.20,9.14,6.41,22.76,7.49,100.00,69.55,6.61,3.86,19.27,0.71,100.00,42.72,10.93,5.53,21.89,18.92,100.00,23.41,14.78,13.60,26.68,21.53,100.00,68.12,4.08,5.33,21.18,1.29,
        Medium,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,
        Upper,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,
Women,
    TOTAL,
        TOTAL,100.00,79.31,6.95,3.66,9.42,0.65,100.00,84.97,4.97,2.50,7.31,0.25,100.00,71.46,7.68,6.41,13.70,0.75,100.00,84.55,5.01,2.40,7.57,0.47,100.00,66.79,11.88,8.44,12.41,0.48,100.00,43.63,14.50,14.71,25.88,1.28,100.00,82.05,4.63,2.33,9.72,1.27,
        Basic and lower,100.00,77.54,7.52,3.94,10.30,0.70,100.00,83.39,5.50,2.77,8.06,0.29,100.00,69.01,8.23,6.91,15.06,0.80,100.00,82.98,5.53,2.63,8.33,0.53,100.00,64.58,12.27,8.99,13.65,0.51,100.00,40.94,14.29,15.32,28.27,1.18,100.00,80.23,5.08,2.51,10.83,1.35,
        Medium,100.00,91.35,3.01,1.91,3.72,0.00,100.00,96.04,0.84,0.60,2.52,0.00,100.00,89.22,3.24,2.59,4.57,0.38,100.00,94.10,2.13,0.60,3.05,0.12,100.00,82.23,8.85,4.77,4.01,0.13,100.00,60.91,14.83,11.43,10.13,2.70,100.00,93.24,1.55,2.03,2.47,0.71,
        Upper,100.00,91.32,3.19,1.65,3.20,0.63,100.00,95.41,1.85,0.79,1.94,0.00,100.00,87.05,4.55,3.48,4.48,0.43,100.00,96.23,0.78,1.05,1.94,0.00,100.00,81.42,9.52,4.71,3.91,0.43,100.00,62.64,16.97,9.73,9.31,1.35,100.00,95.44,1.60,0.32,1.94,0.70,
    From 65 to 74 years old,
        TOTAL,100.00,91.90,4.97,1.50,1.45,0.18,100.00,95.78,2.22,0.79,1.21,0.00,100.00,87.87,5.52,3.30,3.17,0.15,100.00,94.66,3.05,0.71,1.12,0.46,100.00,83.70,8.67,4.38,2.99,0.26,100.00,60.76,15.55,11.38,11.74,0.58,100.00,93.52,2.65,1.17,1.84,0.82,
        Basic and lower,100.00,91.20,5.50,1.65,1.50,0.15,100.00,95.25,2.64,0.78,1.33,0.00,100.00,86.44,6.38,3.53,3.50,0.15,100.00,94.03,3.59,0.63,1.21,0.55,100.00,82.12,9.49,4.76,3.36,0.26,100.00,57.58,16.06,12.61,13.14,0.60,100.00,92.77,3.03,1.25,2.04,0.92,
        Medium,100.00,96.48,2.95,0.57,0.00,0.00,100.00,99.43,0.00,0.57,0.00,0.00,100.00,95.82,1.94,1.54,0.70,0.00,100.00,98.09,1.20,0.57,0.13,0.00,100.00,92.54,5.86,0.95,0.45,0.20,100.00,76.23,15.53,5.06,2.54,0.65,100.00,96.27,1.20,1.16,0.57,0.80,
        Upper,100.00,93.93,2.09,1.09,2.32,0.58,100.00,97.19,0.47,1.09,1.25,0.00,100.00,93.29,1.13,2.84,2.46,0.28,100.00,97.19,0.00,1.56,1.25,0.00,100.00,89.71,3.90,4.09,2.02,0.28,100.00,74.99,10.98,6.14,7.61,0.28,100.00,97.70,0.58,0.47,1.25,0.00,
    From 75 to 84 years,
        TOTAL,100.00,77.02,8.18,4.91,9.08,0.81,100.00,83.38,6.73,3.28,6.31,0.30,100.00,67.22,8.29,8.12,15.25,1.12,100.00,83.52,5.91,2.92,7.35,0.30,100.00,61.50,13.89,10.64,13.49,0.49,100.00,34.52,15.05,18.99,29.71,1.74,100.00,80.72,5.28,2.92,9.51,1.57,
        Basic and lower,100.00,75.81,8.44,4.95,9.92,0.89,100.00,82.21,7.03,3.57,6.86,0.33,100.00,65.58,8.36,8.35,16.47,1.23,100.00,82.38,6.17,3.17,7.97,0.31,100.00,60.94,13.15,10.76,14.60,0.54,100.00,34.07,14.18,18.61,31.45,1.68,100.00,79.39,5.56,3.16,10.35,1.55,
        Medium,100.00,89.06,4.47,5.73,0.74,0.00,100.00,96.67,2.41,0.93,0.00,0.00,100.00,85.04,6.73,6.61,1.62,0.00,100.00,92.23,5.60,0.93,0.74,0.50,100.00,62.73,19.83,17.44,0.00,0.00,100.00,36.54,14.18,30.95,18.32,0.00,100.00,94.41,3.18,0.93,0.74,0.74,
        Upper,100.00,89.44,6.50,3.45,0.61,0.00,100.00,93.82,4.76,0.00,1.42,0.00,100.00,82.57,8.22,5.16,4.06,0.00,100.00,97.26,1.32,0.00,1.42,0.00,100.00,70.75,22.54,2.65,4.06,0.00,100.00,41.02,31.63,15.90,7.08,4.37,100.00,94.02,1.92,0.00,1.42,2.64,
    Aged 85 years old and over,
        TOTAL,100.00,45.04,10.31,7.55,35.32,1.78,100.00,54.66,9.53,6.05,28.85,0.92,100.00,29.68,13.03,12.26,43.27,1.76,100.00,55.12,9.06,6.50,28.40,0.92,100.00,25.87,17.33,16.15,39.53,1.13,100.00,10.83,9.94,15.29,61.49,2.45,100.00,49.02,9.37,4.63,35.02,1.95,
        Basic and lower,100.00,43.57,11.01,8.01,35.61,1.79,100.00,53.13,9.96,6.45,29.47,0.99,100.00,28.37,13.05,13.04,43.94,1.61,100.00,53.67,9.50,6.95,28.88,0.99,100.00,24.11,18.03,16.71,40.05,1.09,100.00,10.29,9.60,15.42,63.03,1.66,100.00,47.35,9.71,4.52,36.34,2.09,
        Medium,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,
        Upper,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,100.00,.,.,.,.,.,
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

1) Household activities considered: preparing meals, using the telephone, going shopping, taking  medicines, domestic chores and money administration.

 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 this classification in the table
 The data corresponding to cells with less than 35 thousand persons must be considered with caution, since they may be affected by a high degree of sampling error
Source: National Statistics Institute