Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey Diagnosed disabilities, impairments and diseases. Relative figures Population rate with disabilities, according to type of disability and type of assistance for the disability, by sex. Units: rate per 100 residents Both sexes Males Females Detail visual tasks: Total 14.25 11.76 15.66 Without assistance 13.13 10.80 14.43 Only technical assistance 1.02 0.84 1.12 No data recorded 0.11 0.11 0.11 Overall visual tasks: Total 9.43 7.67 10.42 Without assistance 8.41 6.94 9.24 Only technical assistance 0.88 0.60 1.04 No data recorded 0.13 0.13 0.14 Other vision problems: Total 4.83 4.10 5.23 Without assistance 4.47 3.74 4.88 Only technical assistance 0.25 0.24 0.26 No data recorded 0.11 0.13 0.10 Hearing loud sounds: Total 6.22 5.26 6.77 Without assistance 4.34 3.64 4.73 Only technical assistance 1.81 1.53 1.96 No data recorded 0.08 0.08 0.07 Hearing speech: Total 15.83 12.94 17.45 Without assistance 12.53 10.32 13.77 Only technical assistance 3.25 2.59 3.63 No data recorded 0.05 0.03 0.05 Producing spoken messages: Total 33.31 31.71 34.21 Without assistance 30.53 28.85 31.47 Only technical assistance 2.55 2.60 2.52 No data recorded 0.23 0.26 0.22 Receiving spoken messages: Total 32.49 28.14 34.94 Without assistance 14.40 12.59 15.43 Only personal assistance or aid 17.91 15.39 19.33 No data recorded 0.17 0.16 0.18 Communication through devices and communication techniques: Total 47.04 42.78 49.45 Without assistance 27.83 24.41 29.76 Only personal assistance or aid 14.59 14.33 14.74 Only technical assistance 0.82 0.63 0.92 Both types of aid 3.72 3.28 3.96 No data recorded 0.09 0.13 0.06 Undertaking simple tasks: Total 31.04 25.50 34.17 Without assistance 9.32 7.07 10.59 Only personal assistance or aid 15.16 13.28 16.23 Only technical assistance 0.21 0.22 0.21 Both types of aid 6.29 4.89 7.07 No data recorded 0.06 0.04 0.07 Undertaking complex tasks: Total 45.41 41.25 47.76 Without assistance 20.10 16.61 22.06 Only personal assistance or aid 18.00 19.29 17.28 Only technical assistance 0.34 0.50 0.24 Both types of aid 6.91 4.77 8.12 No data recorded 0.07 0.09 0.05 Changing basic body postures: Total 42.00 31.20 48.09 Without assistance 1.52 1.27 1.66 Only personal assistance or aid 15.74 11.13 18.35 Only technical assistance 3.33 3.18 3.42 Both types of aid 21.38 15.58 24.65 No data recorded 0.03 0.04 0.02 Maintaining the position of the body: Total 37.68 27.58 43.37 Without assistance 3.19 2.63 3.50 Only personal assistance or aid 9.24 6.74 10.66 Only technical assistance 5.68 4.62 6.28 Both types of aid 19.53 13.60 22.87 No data recorded 0.03 0.00 0.05 Getting around inside the home: Total 48.80 37.66 55.08 Without assistance 3.45 3.01 3.70 Only personal assistance or aid 9.60 8.17 10.41 Only technical assistance 11.19 9.93 11.89 Both types of aid 24.50 16.51 29.01 No data recorded 0.06 0.05 0.07 Getting around outside the home: Total 74.34 65.03 79.58 Without assistance 14.09 10.76 15.96 Only personal assistance or aid 24.56 26.18 23.64 Only technical assistance 5.86 5.74 5.92 Both types of aid 29.72 22.18 33.97 No data recorded 0.12 0.18 0.09 Getting around via passenger transport: Total 78.31 69.07 83.52 Without assistance 22.42 17.19 25.37 Only personal assistance or aid 25.34 26.83 24.50 Only technical assistance 3.10 3.15 3.06 Both types of aid 27.36 21.78 30.51 No data recorded 0.09 0.12 0.08 Driving vehicles: Total 21.08 33.68 13.98 Without assistance 20.55 32.88 13.60 Only technical assistance 0.37 0.60 0.24 No data recorded 0.16 0.20 0.14 Picking up and carrying objects: Total 47.74 34.51 55.19 Without assistance 23.58 17.35 27.09 Only personal assistance or aid 13.97 9.94 16.24 Only technical assistance 1.33 1.43 1.27 Both types of aid 8.82 5.76 10.54 No data recorded 0.04 0.03 0.05 Moving objects with the upper limbs: Total 32.90 23.58 38.15 Without assistance 12.70 10.11 14.16 Only personal assistance or aid 11.98 7.96 14.24 Only technical assistance 0.87 0.66 0.99 Both types of aid 7.30 4.87 8.67 No data recorded 0.05 0.00 0.08 Fine hand use: Total 35.25 28.65 38.97 Without assistance 12.59 9.72 14.21 Only personal assistance or aid 15.82 13.45 17.15 Only technical assistance 0.59 0.72 0.52 Both types of aid 6.20 4.74 7.02 No data recorded 0.05 0.03 0.06 Washing oneself: Total 70.87 60.68 76.62 Without assistance 1.71 1.62 1.75 Only personal assistance or aid 38.94 35.73 40.75 Only technical assistance 1.41 1.67 1.26 Both types of aid 28.80 21.60 32.85 No data recorded 0.02 0.05 0.01 Caring for body parts: Total 71.35 63.16 75.97 Without assistance 2.25 1.97 2.41 Only personal assistance or aid 48.20 44.46 50.31 Only technical assistance 1.11 1.19 1.07 Both types of aid 19.73 15.52 22.11 No data recorded 0.05 0.02 0.06 Personal hygiene related to urination : Total 48.08 37.44 54.07 Without assistance 1.91 1.57 2.10 Only personal assistance or aid 15.28 12.77 16.70 Only technical assistance 3.36 2.73 3.72 Both types of aid 27.52 20.37 31.55 No data recorded 0.01 0.00 0.01 Personal hygiene related to defecation: Total 44.13 34.69 49.45 Without assistance 1.76 1.31 2.01 Only personal assistance or aid 14.71 12.38 16.02 Only technical assistance 2.18 2.16 2.19 Both types of aid 25.46 18.85 29.19 No data recorded 0.02 0.00 0.04 Personal hygiene related to menstruation: Total 1.89 0.00 2.95 Without assistance 0.13 0.00 0.21 Only personal assistance or aid 1.17 0.00 1.83 Only technical assistance 0.03 0.00 0.04 Both types of aid 0.55 0.00 0.86 No data recorded 0.01 0.00 0.01 Dressing and undressing: Total 54.32 46.11 58.95 Without assistance 2.25 1.96 2.41 Only personal assistance or aid 36.38 32.89 38.35 Only technical assistance 0.73 0.66 0.77 Both types of aid 14.95 10.59 17.41 No data recorded 0.00 0.00 0.00 Eating and drinking: Total 28.31 22.94 31.34 Without assistance 1.00 0.59 1.22 Only personal assistance or aid 19.47 16.61 21.08 Only technical assistance 0.44 0.48 0.42 Both types of aid 7.41 5.25 8.62 No data recorded 0.00 0.00 0.00 Looking after one's health: following medical prescriptions: Total 63.25 59.93 65.12 Without assistance 2.52 2.40 2.58 Only personal assistance or aid 50.17 48.74 50.97 Only technical assistance 0.65 0.88 0.52 Both types of aid 9.89 7.88 11.02 No data recorded 0.03 0.03 0.03 Looking after one's health: avoiding dangerous situations: Total 57.08 51.27 60.36 Without assistance 17.26 13.96 19.12 Only personal assistance or aid 27.01 26.73 27.17 Only technical assistance 0.80 0.81 0.79 Both types of aid 11.91 9.57 13.23 No data recorded 0.10 0.20 0.05 Acquisition of goods and services: Total 77.46 70.05 81.64 Without assistance 0.39 0.40 0.38 Only personal assistance or aid 5.38 6.60 4.70 Only technical assistance 0.46 0.69 0.33 Both types of aid 1.11 1.20 1.05 Not applicable 70.08 61.12 75.13 No data recorded 0.04 0.03 0.05 Preparing meals: Total 77.65 72.30 80.66 Without assistance 0.23 0.22 0.23 Only personal assistance or aid 4.18 5.70 3.32 Only technical assistance 0.15 0.20 0.12 Both types of aid 0.67 0.51 0.76 Not applicable 72.42 65.67 76.23 No data recorded 0.00 0.00 0.00 Doing housework: Total 76.59 70.46 80.05 Without assistance 0.33 0.19 0.41 Only personal assistance or aid 4.88 6.23 4.12 Only technical assistance 0.17 0.21 0.15 Both types of aid 0.99 0.91 1.03 Not applicable 70.21 62.92 74.32 No data recorded 0.02 0.00 0.03 Notes: 1) A person may have disabilities of more than one type of disabilities 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