Lifestyles and preventive practices. Absolute figures 
Reason for the special diet or regime, by sex and employment situation. Population that follows a special diet or regime
Units: thousands of persons

	Total	To lose weight or maintain current weight	To live more healthfully	Due to an illness or health problem	For other reasons	No data recorded	
BOTH SEXES	
    Total	4,641.3	1,579.5	653.2	2,305.1	81.6	21.9	
    Employed	1,891.9	899.1	320.4	617.9	44.2	10.3	
    Unemployed	302.1	132.6	38.4	110.4	15.9	4.8	
    Student	123.2	59.8	37.9	22.5	0.5	2.5	
    Retired person, pensioner	1,500.7	195.4	142.0	1,147.9	12.8	2.7	
    Mainly dedicated to household chores	739.6	265.1	90.0	378.2	4.6	1.7	
    Other situations	.	.	.	.	.	.	
    No data recorded	14.2	7.5	0.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	
MALES	
    Total	1,895.4	451.9	330.7	1,072.5	37.5	2.9	
    Employed	930.2	312.4	192.2	403.8	18.9	2.9	
    Unemployed	108.7	26.6	16.8	53.3	12.1	0.0	
    Student	.	.	.	.	.	.	
    Retired person, pensioner	764.4	88.7	71.9	597.8	6.1	0.0	
    Mainly dedicated to household chores	.	.	.	.	.	.	
    Other situations	.	.	.	.	.	.	
    No data recorded	5.8	0.0	0.0	5.8	0.0	0.0	
FEMALES	
    Total	2,745.9	1,127.6	322.6	1,232.6	44.1	19.1	
    Employed	961.8	586.7	128.2	214.1	25.4	7.5	
    Unemployed	193.4	106.0	21.7	57.2	3.8	4.8	
    Student	.	.	.	.	.	.	
    Retired person, pensioner	736.3	106.7	70.1	550.1	6.8	2.7	
    Mainly dedicated to household chores	739.6	265.1	90.0	378.2	4.6	1.7	
    Other situations	.	.	.	.	.	.	
    No data recorded	8.4	7.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which cannot be provided since it may be affected by sampling errors.
 The symbol '..' shall be deemed as data which is not collected.
 The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an 'error of division by zero'.
Source: Ministry of Health and Consumption and INE