Use of health services and consumption of medicine. Relative figures
Reason for the hospital stay in the last 12 months by sex and social class of the main breadwinner. Population which has been hospitalised in the last 16 months
Units: percentages

	Total	Surgical intervention	Medical study for diagnosis	Medical treatment without surgical intervention	Childbirth (including Caesarean)	Other purposes	
BOTH SEXES	
    Total	100.00	44.02	16.69	17.24	14.35	7.70	
    Employed	100.00	46.55	15.00	13.01	18.05	7.38	
    Unemployed	100.00	33.16	14.75	11.20	32.36	8.53	
    Student	.	.	.	.	.	.	
    Retired person, pensioner	100.00	44.47	20.59	27.05	0.00	7.89	
    Mainly dedicated to household chores	100.00	42.09	14.19	9.81	27.16	6.75	
    Other situations	.	.	.	.	.	.	
    No data recorded	100.00	49.16	19.37	0.00	18.90	12.58	
MALES	
    Total	100.00	49.77	19.75	21.64	..	8.84	
    Employed	100.00	55.77	21.20	15.13	..	7.90	
    Unemployed	100.00	43.72	25.46	17.82	..	13.00	
    Student	.	.	.	.	..	.	
    Retired person, pensioner	100.00	43.81	18.86	28.97	..	8.37	
    Mainly dedicated to household chores	.	.	.	.	..	.	
    Other situations	.	.	.	.	..	.	
    No data recorded	100.00	79.63	0.00	0.00	..	20.37	
FEMALES	
    Total	100.00	39.64	14.36	13.88	25.28	6.84	
    Employed	100.00	37.35	8.80	10.90	36.09	6.87	
    Unemployed	100.00	28.22	9.74	8.11	47.50	6.43	
    Student	.	.	.	.	.	.	
    Retired person, pensioner	100.00	45.39	23.00	24.39	0.00	7.23	
    Mainly dedicated to household chores	100.00	42.09	14.19	9.81	27.16	6.75	
    Other situations	.	.	.	.	.	.	
    No data recorded	100.00	0.00	50.62	0.00	49.38	0.00	
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

1) The category 'Childbirth' only covers females aged 16 years and over
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