Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey Diagnosed disabilities, impairments and diseases. Absolute figures Population with disabilities, according to the type of disability and the degree of severity (with assistance), by sex. Units: persons 6 years old and over residing in centres Both sexes Males Females Detail visual tasks Total 2,952 879 2,073 Without difficulty 393 14 379 Moderate disability 1,347 501 846 Severe disability 974 326 649 Total disability 238 39 199 No data recorded 0 0 0 Overall visual tasks Total 2,563 626 1,937 Without difficulty 65 26 40 Moderate disability 1,125 153 972 Severe disability 931 305 626 Total disability 355 86 269 No data recorded 87 57 30 Other vision problems Total 734 248 485 Without difficulty 126 0 126 Moderate disability 287 102 184 Severe disability 187 69 118 Total disability 90 32 58 No data recorded 45 45 0 Hearing loud sounds Total 5,245 1,604 3,641 Without difficulty 1,509 240 1,268 Moderate disability 2,379 899 1,480 Severe disability 1,157 402 755 Total disability 66 0 66 No data recorded 135 63 72 Hearing speaking Total 9,452 2,709 6,743 Without difficulty 3,224 700 2,524 Moderate disability 3,460 1,015 2,445 Severe disability 2,348 830 1,518 Total disability 213 0 213 No data recorded 207 163 44 Producing spoken messages Total 7,405 2,718 4,687 Without difficulty 629 366 263 Moderate disability 2,210 829 1,382 Severe disability 3,383 1,129 2,254 Total disability 868 231 637 No data recorded 314 164 151 Receiving spoken messages Total 52,026 16,117 35,909 Without difficulty 6,872 2,176 4,696 Moderate disability 18,387 5,559 12,828 Severe disability 21,361 7,017 14,344 Total disability 5,007 1,299 3,707 No data recorded 399 66 333 Communication through devices and communication techniques Total 55,571 19,111 36,461 Without difficulty 15,459 5,535 9,924 Moderate disability 18,111 5,549 12,563 Severe disability 14,750 5,803 8,947 Total disability 6,452 1,934 4,518 No data recorded 799 290 509 Undertaking simple tasks Total 62,939 19,262 43,678 Without difficulty 10,308 3,469 6,838 Moderate disability 18,654 5,939 12,715 Severe disability 18,246 5,774 12,472 Total disability 15,041 3,896 11,145 No data recorded 690 183 507 Undertaking complex tasks Total 73,356 25,721 47,635 Without difficulty 14,147 5,714 8,433 Moderate disability 23,529 8,291 15,239 Severe disability 17,082 6,149 10,933 Total disability 17,771 5,248 12,523 No data recorded 826 320 506 Changing basic body postures Total 117,535 31,314 86,221 Without difficulty 23,632 6,934 16,699 Moderate disability 40,038 9,258 30,780 Severe disability 32,357 9,679 22,678 Total disability 18,205 4,299 13,905 No data recorded 3,303 1,144 2,158 Maintaining the position of the body Total 100,109 26,137 73,973 Without difficulty 18,900 4,991 13,909 Moderate disability 34,686 8,898 25,788 Severe disability 27,499 6,824 20,675 Total disability 16,514 4,302 12,211 No data recorded 2,510 1,121 1,389 Getting around inside the home Total 131,566 36,244 95,322 Without difficulty 33,277 10,679 22,598 Moderate disability 49,779 13,181 36,598 Severe disability 27,430 6,916 20,514 Total disability 18,633 4,899 13,734 No data recorded 2,448 570 1,878 Getting around outside the home Total 174,688 56,657 118,031 Without difficulty 49,538 18,203 31,335 Moderate disability 65,803 20,703 45,100 Severe disability 36,973 12,005 24,968 Total disability 20,510 5,406 15,104 No data recorded 1,864 339 1,525 Getting around via passenger transport Total 162,121 54,216 107,904 Without difficulty 45,164 17,225 27,939 Moderate disability 56,980 19,025 37,955 Severe disability 37,534 11,892 25,642 Total disability 20,790 5,556 15,234 No data recorded 1,652 518 1,134 Driving vehicles Total 1,073 625 448 Without difficulty 398 193 206 Moderate disability 109 109 0 Severe disability 143 87 56 Total disability 317 139 178 No data recorded 106 98 8 Picking up and carrying objects Total 70,067 17,942 52,125 Without difficulty 12,648 3,577 9,071 Moderate disability 23,261 5,747 17,515 Severe disability 18,134 4,704 13,430 Total disability 15,264 3,575 11,690 No data recorded 759 340 419 Moving objects with the upper limbs Total 58,536 14,117 44,418 Without difficulty 8,854 2,102 6,752 Moderate disability 20,498 4,668 15,830 Severe disability 18,533 4,800 13,733 Total disability 9,931 2,380 7,552 No data recorded 719 167 552 Fine hand use Total 65,673 19,797 45,876 Without difficulty 10,284 3,259 7,025 Moderate disability 23,426 7,564 15,862 Severe disability 19,155 5,858 13,296 Total disability 12,090 3,031 9,059 No data recorded 718 83 635 Washing oneself Total 200,888 61,796 139,092 Without difficulty 52,862 17,545 35,317 Moderate disability 59,489 18,931 40,558 Severe disability 40,318 12,012 28,306 Total disability 44,685 11,957 32,728 No data recorded 3,534 1,351 2,183 Caring for body parts Total 200,619 64,062 136,557 Without difficulty 50,087 16,409 33,677 Moderate disability 58,868 19,806 39,062 Severe disability 36,525 12,346 24,180 Total disability 52,239 14,617 37,623 No data recorded 2,900 884 2,016 Personal hygiene related to urination Total 134,116 37,571 96,545 Without difficulty 28,466 8,771 19,695 Moderate disability 39,123 11,057 28,066 Severe disability 30,380 8,022 22,358 Total disability 34,716 9,331 25,385 No data recorded 1,432 391 1,041 Personal hygiene related to defecation Total 123,031 34,969 88,062 Without difficulty 24,697 8,117 16,579 Moderate disability 34,849 9,757 25,092 Severe disability 29,745 8,166 21,578 Total disability 32,692 8,566 24,126 No data recorded 1,048 362 686 Personal hygiene related to menstruation Total 5,077 0 5,077 Without difficulty 1,750 0 1,750 Moderate disability 1,183 0 1,183 Severe disability 918 0 918 Total disability 1,157 0 1,157 No data recorded 71 0 71 Dressing and undressing Total 151,275 46,237 105,037 Without difficulty 36,574 12,813 23,761 Moderate disability 46,391 15,053 31,338 Severe disability 31,875 8,929 22,946 Total disability 34,457 9,146 25,311 No data recorded 1,978 296 1,682 Eating and drinking Total 79,359 23,404 55,955 Without difficulty 18,654 5,635 13,019 Moderate disability 26,802 8,645 18,158 Severe disability 19,475 5,657 13,818 Total disability 13,928 3,386 10,542 No data recorded 500 82 418 Looking after one's health: following medical prescriptions Total 176,359 60,225 116,134 Without difficulty 65,598 23,600 41,998 Moderate disability 45,927 15,473 30,453 Severe disability 25,993 9,755 16,238 Total disability 36,825 10,598 26,226 No data recorded 2,017 798 1,218 Looking after one's health: avoiding dangerous situations Total 115,402 38,869 76,534 Without difficulty 27,222 9,011 18,211 Moderate disability 31,995 11,528 20,467 Severe disability 24,495 9,278 15,217 Total disability 29,969 8,560 21,409 No data recorded 1,721 492 1,229 Acquisition of goods and services Total 20,199 8,895 11,305 Without difficulty 7,680 3,027 4,653 Moderate disability 7,252 3,222 4,031 Severe disability 4,667 2,420 2,246 Total disability 531 183 349 No data recorded 69 44 26 Preparing meals Total 14,513 6,713 7,800 Without difficulty 3,710 1,164 2,546 Moderate disability 5,476 2,451 3,025 Severe disability 4,902 2,899 2,003 Total disability 398 172 226 No data recorded 27 27 0 Doing housework Total 17,543 7,701 9,842 Without difficulty 4,914 1,952 2,962 Moderate disability 7,431 3,271 4,160 Severe disability 4,310 2,249 2,061 Total disability 767 210 557 No data recorded 122 21 101 Notes: 1) A person may have disabilities of more than one type of disabilities 2) 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