Use of health services and consumption of medicines. Absolute figures
Indication of referral to the accident and emergency service in the last 12 months, by sex and nationality. Population that has used the accident and emergency service of a public health hospital in the last 12 months
Units: thousands of persons

	Total	Because the doctor said to do so	Because the interviewee, his or her family members or other persons regarded it as necessary	No data recorded	
BOTH SEXES	
    Total	8,219.5	940.1	7,027.7	251.8	
    Spanish	7,271.1	879.0	6,201.0	191.1	
    Foreign	936.2	61.1	815.6	59.4	
    No data recorded	12.3	0.0	11.1	1.2	
MALES	
    Total	3,907.8	435.6	3,379.8	92.4	
    Spanish	3,508.1	417.7	3,011.1	79.2	
    Foreign	389.8	17.9	360.0	11.9	
    No data recorded	9.9	0.0	8.6	1.2	
FEMALES	
    Total	4,311.8	504.5	3,647.9	159.4	
    Spanish	3,763.0	461.3	3,189.8	111.9	
    Foreign	546.3	43.2	455.6	47.5	
    No data recorded	2.5	0.0	2.5	0.0	
Notes:
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