Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey Diagnosed disabilities, impairments and diseases. Absolute figures Population with disabilities, according to group of disability, by type of centre and sex. Units: persons 6 years old and over residing in centres Total Residential centres for the elderly Centres for persons with disabilities Psychiatric and geriatric hospitals Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Total 269,139 93,546 175,593 216,177 62,863 153,315 35,869 22,575 13,294 17,092 8,108 8,985 Sight 54,094 16,379 37,715 48,737 13,641 35,096 3,237 1,849 1,388 2,119 889 1,230 Hearing 53,910 16,005 37,905 48,924 13,198 35,727 3,008 2,083 926 1,978 725 1,253 Communication 161,267 55,408 105,859 120,686 31,604 89,082 28,636 18,110 10,526 11,945 5,694 6,251 Learning, applying knowledge and developing tasks 141,162 47,267 93,896 104,696 26,181 78,515 25,806 16,106 9,700 10,660 4,980 5,680 Mobility 246,867 82,422 164,445 196,515 53,631 142,884 34,524 21,437 13,087 15,828 7,354 8,474 Self care 243,357 81,298 162,059 193,783 52,712 141,071 33,351 20,832 12,520 16,223 7,755 8,468 Home life 240,531 80,971 159,560 191,864 52,782 139,082 33,080 20,667 12,413 15,587 7,521 8,065 Interpersonal interactions and relationships 188,021 62,322 125,700 145,634 37,532 108,102 28,675 18,684 9,991 13,712 6,106 7,607 Notes: 1) A person may have disabilities from more than one group of disability 2) The The data corresponding to cells with fewer than one thousand persons must be viewed with caution, because it may be affected by large sampling errors. Source: National Statistics Institute