Difficulty carrying out activities Functional dependence, by sex and Autonomous Community. Population aged 65 years old and over Units: percentages Total No Yes, for personal care Yes, for household chores Yes, for mobility BOTH SEXES Total 100.00 51.37 34.43 38.59 31.44 Andalucía 100.00 44.90 38.02 44.47 36.09 Aragón 100.00 58.58 28.30 29.87 32.09 Asturias (Principado de) 100.00 43.99 38.64 45.99 38.32 Balears (Illes) 100.00 47.36 39.06 42.92 36.69 Canarias 100.00 55.43 27.82 38.33 25.64 Cantabria 100.00 69.73 25.40 21.26 20.26 Castilla y León 100.00 63.84 21.32 29.42 22.43 Castilla-La Mancha 100.00 55.43 33.68 34.33 31.15 Cataluña 100.00 50.33 36.35 39.24 29.72 Comunitat Valenciana 100.00 45.28 37.75 41.97 36.80 Extremadura 100.00 46.29 39.68 43.56 39.60 Galicia 100.00 46.01 37.20 42.42 37.67 Madrid (Comunidad de) 100.00 56.06 32.47 34.27 22.89 Murcia (Región de) 100.00 44.29 40.41 48.58 43.54 Navarra (Comunidad Foral de) 100.00 51.93 37.04 35.56 30.07 País Vasco 100.00 59.75 31.67 32.32 26.48 Rioja (La) 100.00 59.16 34.85 33.83 22.69 Ceuta y Melilla 100.00 55.42 34.79 38.16 29.21 MALES Total 100.00 60.28 25.59 32.87 22.55 Andalucía 100.00 58.22 25.00 33.30 25.77 Aragón 100.00 68.52 17.15 24.34 21.33 Asturias (Principado de) 100.00 53.17 23.29 38.59 26.48 Balears (Illes) 100.00 58.69 27.37 33.74 23.96 Canarias 100.00 55.87 20.15 43.29 18.88 Cantabria 100.00 76.62 20.93 20.45 16.43 Castilla y León 100.00 65.87 17.09 29.03 17.93 Castilla-La Mancha 100.00 63.81 26.53 28.34 22.59 Cataluña 100.00 59.66 27.51 33.15 19.67 Comunitat Valenciana 100.00 56.78 29.19 35.74 26.59 Extremadura 100.00 57.73 33.56 34.19 30.58 Galicia 100.00 52.08 31.05 38.58 31.15 Madrid (Comunidad de) 100.00 62.09 27.76 34.02 15.10 Murcia (Región de) 100.00 60.38 24.65 35.41 25.23 Navarra (Comunidad Foral de) 100.00 52.51 33.74 35.15 25.49 País Vasco 100.00 71.67 18.59 20.35 19.11 Rioja (La) 100.00 65.87 29.69 32.12 18.20 Ceuta y Melilla 100.00 64.80 25.14 31.43 20.11 FEMALES Total 100.00 44.82 40.95 42.81 37.99 Andalucía 100.00 34.87 47.82 52.88 43.86 Aragón 100.00 50.85 36.97 34.18 40.47 Asturias (Principado de) 100.00 37.77 49.06 51.01 46.36 Balears (Illes) 100.00 38.65 48.05 49.98 46.47 Canarias 100.00 55.09 33.82 34.45 30.92 Cantabria 100.00 64.71 28.67 21.84 23.03 Castilla y León 100.00 62.28 24.57 29.72 25.88 Castilla-La Mancha 100.00 48.75 39.38 39.11 37.97 Cataluña 100.00 44.00 42.44 43.42 36.63 Comunitat Valenciana 100.00 36.54 44.27 46.70 44.58 Extremadura 100.00 37.67 44.28 50.63 46.39 Galicia 100.00 41.67 41.60 45.16 42.31 Madrid (Comunidad de) 100.00 51.79 35.81 34.45 28.40 Murcia (Región de) 100.00 31.91 52.54 58.73 57.65 Navarra (Comunidad Foral de) 100.00 51.47 39.59 35.87 33.60 País Vasco 100.00 51.05 41.21 41.06 31.86 Rioja (La) 100.00 53.89 38.90 35.18 26.20 Ceuta y Melilla 100.00 48.46 41.95 43.15 35.96 Notes: 1) The same person may be in more than one category of functional dependence. Personal care activities comprise: Take one's medication, Eat, Dress and undress, Comb one's hair and shave, Cut one's toenails, Wash one's face and body from the waist up, Shower or bathe and Stay alone all night. Household chores include: Use a telephone, Purchase food or clothing, Prepare breakfast, Prepare meals, Cut a slice of bread, Do the washing up, Make the bed, Change the bed sheets, Wash underwear by hand, Use the washing machine, Clean the house, Clean a stain on the floor and Sew a button. Activities of Mobility include: Takes public transport, Manages his/her own money, Walks (with or without a cane), Gets out of bed and goes to bed, Walks an hour straight and Walks up ten steps. 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