Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey Diagnosed disabilities, impairments and diseases. Relative figures Population rate with disabilities, according to type of disability and degree of severity (without assistance), by sex. Units: rate per 100 residents Both sexes Males Females Detail visual tasks Total 14.25 11.76 15.66 Moderate disability 3.85 3.53 4.04 Severe disability 5.92 4.91 6.49 Total disability 4.35 3.24 4.97 No data recorded 0.13 0.07 0.16 Overall visual tasks Total 9.43 7.67 10.42 Moderate disability 3.27 2.86 3.51 Severe disability 3.96 3.35 4.31 Total disability 2.06 1.34 2.46 No data recorded 0.14 0.12 0.15 Other vision problems Total 4.83 4.10 5.23 Moderate disability 1.34 1.19 1.43 Severe disability 2.43 2.22 2.54 Total disability 0.98 0.64 1.18 No data recorded 0.07 0.06 0.08 Hearing loud sounds Total 6.22 5.26 6.77 Moderate disability 2.32 2.39 2.29 Severe disability 3.08 2.12 3.62 Total disability 0.72 0.65 0.75 No data recorded 0.10 0.11 0.10 Hearing speaking Total 15.83 12.94 17.45 Moderate disability 6.59 6.14 6.85 Severe disability 6.39 4.22 7.61 Total disability 2.72 2.40 2.90 No data recorded 0.12 0.18 0.10 Producing spoken messages Total 33.31 31.71 34.21 Moderate disability 7.44 8.01 7.12 Severe disability 13.47 12.26 14.16 Total disability 12.36 11.38 12.92 No data recorded 0.04 0.07 0.02 Receiving spoken messages Total 32.49 28.14 34.94 Moderate disability 8.20 8.05 8.28 Severe disability 14.23 12.29 15.33 Total disability 10.03 7.80 11.30 No data recorded 0.02 0.00 0.03 Communication of written messages Total 43.55 40.72 45.14 Moderate disability 5.99 5.76 6.12 Severe disability 10.04 9.99 10.07 Total disability 27.34 24.72 28.81 No data recorded 0.18 0.25 0.14 Communication of messages through gestures, signs or symbols Total 31.80 27.89 34.01 Moderate disability 5.01 4.67 5.20 Severe disability 10.49 10.33 10.58 Total disability 16.27 12.87 18.19 No data recorded 0.03 0.02 0.04 Holding a conversation Total 38.08 35.53 39.51 Moderate disability 7.37 7.82 7.11 Severe disability 13.06 12.50 13.37 Total disability 17.58 15.17 18.94 No data recorded 0.08 0.04 0.09 Communication through devices and communication techniques Total 47.04 42.78 49.45 Moderate disability 7.19 7.23 7.16 Severe disability 9.04 9.03 9.06 Total disability 30.54 26.38 32.88 No data recorded 0.28 0.15 0.35 Intentional use of the senses (watching, listening...) Total 26.63 23.62 28.33 Moderate disability 6.31 5.83 6.58 Severe disability 9.79 9.73 9.83 Total disability 10.52 8.06 11.90 No data recorded 0.01 0.00 0.02 Basic education (reading, writing, counting) Total 37.78 33.36 40.27 Moderate disability 6.99 6.56 7.23 Severe disability 10.20 9.77 10.44 Total disability 20.26 16.73 22.24 No data recorded 0.33 0.30 0.35 Undertaking simple tasks Total 31.04 25.50 34.17 Moderate disability 5.10 4.52 5.43 Severe disability 7.54 6.86 7.92 Total disability 18.41 14.12 20.82 No data recorded 0.00 0.00 0.00 Undertaking complex tasks Total 45.41 41.25 47.76 Moderate disability 7.34 8.09 6.91 Severe disability 8.83 8.76 8.87 Total disability 29.24 24.40 31.97 No data recorded 0.00 0.00 0.00 Changing basic body postures Total 42.00 31.20 48.09 Moderate disability 11.03 8.53 12.44 Severe disability 12.86 9.37 14.82 Total disability 18.03 13.21 20.75 No data recorded 0.08 0.09 0.08 Maintaining the position of the body Total 37.68 27.58 43.37 Moderate disability 9.61 7.28 10.93 Severe disability 11.29 7.94 13.18 Total disability 16.75 12.35 19.24 No data recorded 0.02 0.02 0.02 Getting around inside the home Total 48.80 37.66 55.08 Moderate disability 14.58 12.34 15.85 Severe disability 11.27 8.65 12.74 Total disability 22.93 16.67 26.47 No data recorded 0.02 0.01 0.02 Getting around outside the home Total 74.34 65.03 79.58 Moderate disability 16.26 16.38 16.19 Severe disability 16.91 15.25 17.84 Total disability 40.94 33.27 45.26 No data recorded 0.23 0.12 0.29 Getting around via passenger transport Total 78.31 69.07 83.52 Moderate disability 14.87 15.19 14.69 Severe disability 15.11 14.86 15.25 Total disability 48.22 38.94 53.44 No data recorded 0.12 0.08 0.14 Driving vehicles Total 21.08 33.68 13.98 Moderate disability 0.49 0.80 0.31 Severe disability 1.24 2.92 0.29 Total disability 19.20 29.73 13.26 No data recorded 0.16 0.23 0.12 Picking up and carrying objects Total 47.74 34.51 55.19 Moderate disability 9.09 7.04 10.24 Severe disability 10.10 7.26 11.70 Total disability 28.53 20.21 33.22 No data recorded 0.02 0.00 0.04 Moving objects with the upper limbs Total 32.90 23.58 38.15 Moderate disability 6.42 4.72 7.38 Severe disability 9.00 6.52 10.39 Total disability 17.45 12.35 20.33 No data recorded 0.03 0.00 0.05 Fine hand use Total 35.25 28.66 38.97 Moderate disability 7.54 6.70 8.01 Severe disability 9.80 8.65 10.45 Total disability 17.89 13.29 20.48 No data recorded 0.02 0.02 0.02 Washing oneself Total 70.87 60.68 76.62 Moderate disability 19.22 18.43 19.66 Severe disability 13.85 13.13 14.25 Total disability 37.77 29.05 42.69 No data recorded 0.04 0.06 0.03 Caring for body parts Total 71.35 63.16 75.97 Moderate disability 17.69 17.09 18.02 Severe disability 13.59 13.45 13.67 Total disability 40.04 32.62 44.23 No data recorded 0.04 0.00 0.05 Personal hygiene related to urination Total 48.08 37.44 54.07 Moderate disability 9.32 7.72 10.23 Severe disability 10.16 8.02 11.36 Total disability 28.54 21.65 32.43 No data recorded 0.05 0.05 0.05 Personal hygiene related to defecation Total 44.13 34.69 49.45 Moderate disability 7.57 6.58 8.12 Severe disability 9.59 7.64 10.68 Total disability 26.94 20.45 30.60 No data recorded 0.04 0.02 0.04 Personal hygiene related to menstruation Total 1.89 0.00 2.95 Moderate disability 0.53 0.00 0.83 Severe disability 0.36 0.00 0.56 Total disability 0.99 0.00 1.55 No data recorded 0.01 0.00 0.01 Dressing and undressing Total 54.32 46.11 58.95 Moderate disability 13.69 13.41 13.85 Severe disability 11.24 10.23 11.81 Total disability 29.38 22.45 33.29 No data recorded 0.00 0.01 0.00 Eating and drinking Total 28.31 22.94 31.34 Moderate disability 8.14 6.91 8.84 Severe disability 7.16 6.29 7.66 Total disability 12.98 9.73 14.81 No data recorded 0.03 0.01 0.04 Looking after one's health: following medical prescriptions Total 63.25 59.93 65.12 Moderate disability 15.45 15.96 15.16 Severe disability 10.60 11.58 10.05 Total disability 37.06 32.33 39.74 No data recorded 0.14 0.05 0.18 Looking after one's health: avoiding dangerous situations Total 57.08 51.27 60.36 Moderate disability 8.90 9.11 8.78 Severe disability 11.06 11.92 10.58 Total disability 36.79 29.79 40.74 No data recorded 0.33 0.45 0.27 Acquisition of goods and services Total 77.46 70.05 81.64 Moderate disability 9.88 10.22 9.69 Severe disability 8.06 8.57 7.77 Total disability 59.24 51.08 63.83 No data recorded 0.29 0.19 0.35 Preparing meals Total 77.65 72.30 80.66 Moderate disability 8.72 8.82 8.67 Severe disability 7.09 7.94 6.61 Total disability 61.68 55.48 65.18 No data recorded 0.15 0.06 0.20 Doing housework Total 76.59 70.46 80.05 Moderate disability 9.07 9.33 8.92 Severe disability 7.26 8.17 6.75 Total disability 60.08 52.75 64.21 No data recorded 0.19 0.21 0.17 Basic interpersonal interactions Total 25.01 24.52 25.29 Moderate disability 5.72 5.83 5.66 Severe disability 9.37 10.33 8.83 Total disability 9.88 8.33 10.75 No data recorded 0.04 0.02 0.05 Relating with strangers Total 39.90 36.40 41.87 Moderate disability 6.51 7.27 6.08 Severe disability 10.10 9.17 10.63 Total disability 23.19 19.86 25.06 No data recorded 0.10 0.10 0.10 Formal relationships Total 24.47 21.25 26.29 Moderate disability 6.21 6.33 6.14 Severe disability 7.89 6.92 8.44 Total disability 10.27 7.98 11.56 No data recorded 0.11 0.03 0.15 Informal social relationships Total 30.61 27.64 32.29 Moderate disability 5.87 6.29 5.63 Severe disability 9.02 8.23 9.47 Total disability 15.69 13.10 17.15 No data recorded 0.04 0.02 0.05 Family relationships Total 24.70 22.36 26.01 Moderate disability 5.74 5.69 5.76 Severe disability 8.60 8.37 8.73 Total disability 10.19 8.11 11.36 No data recorded 0.17 0.19 0.16 Intimate relationships Total 61.41 55.73 64.62 Moderate disability 4.78 5.60 4.32 Severe disability 9.14 10.72 8.24 Total disability 46.86 38.81 51.41 No data recorded 0.63 0.60 0.65 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