Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey Disabilities, Impairments and State of Health. National results: Relative figures Percentage of persons with hearing impairments, who use sign language, by age and sex Units: percentage Both sexes Males Females Total 1.25 1.53 1.04 6 to 64 years old 3.83 3.83 3.83 65 to 79 years old 0.36 0.50 0.24 80 years old and over 0.09 0.00 0.14 Notes: 1) The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 5 thousand persons must be viewed with caution, because it may be affected by large sampling errors. Source: National Statistics Institute