European Health Survey LIMITATIONS OF ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (ADLs) Difficulty in carrying out ADLs, according to type of activity, sex and educational level. Population aged 16 years old and over. Units: thousands of persons Feeding oneself Sitting, standing up from a chair or from a bed, lying down Dressing and undressing oneself Using the lavatory Showering or washing oneself (whole body) Total No difficulty Some difficulty Severe difficulty Unable to do so by oneself No data recorded Total No difficulty Some difficulty Severe difficulty Unable to do so by oneself No data recorded Total No difficulty Some difficulty Severe difficulty Unable to do so by oneself No data recorded Total No difficulty Some difficulty Severe difficulty Unable to do so by oneself No data recorded Total No difficulty Some difficulty Severe difficulty Unable to do so by oneself No data recorded Both sexes Total 38,442.1 37,686.1 445.8 116.5 191.3 2.5 38,442.1 36,406.7 1,299.5 358.5 375.0 2.5 38,442.1 36,522.7 1,078.7 358.7 479.6 2.5 38,442.1 37,196.1 637.2 221.6 383.6 3.6 38,442.1 36,402.7 918.9 321.6 796.3 2.5 Cannot read or write, or incomplete primary education 5,505.6 5,045.6 247.3 76.8 133.3 2.5 5,505.6 4,388.3 666.0 194.9 254.0 2.5 5,505.6 4,433.3 537.5 196.0 336.4 2.5 5,505.6 4,751.9 364.2 131.6 254.3 3.6 5,505.6 4,328.1 474.6 167.0 533.4 2.5 Complete primary education 8,633.7 8,450.3 119.5 25.3 38.6 0.0 8,633.7 8,089.2 363.9 107.8 72.8 0.0 8,633.7 8,130.9 304.8 108.2 89.9 0.0 8,633.7 8,330.6 156.5 63.5 83.2 0.0 8,633.7 8,097.5 246.9 107.3 182.1 0.0 Secondary education, 1st stage 6,972.5 6,943.6 23.6 2.3 3.0 0.0 6,972.5 6,835.2 105.5 20.0 11.8 0.0 6,972.5 6,860.7 88.1 10.4 13.3 0.0 6,972.5 6,915.3 43.4 7.6 6.2 0.0 6,972.5 6,852.1 87.5 16.2 16.6 0.0 Secondary education, 2nd stage 8,509.4 8,468.9 24.4 8.4 7.7 0.0 8,509.4 8,367.4 96.8 24.7 20.5 0.0 8,509.4 8,378.0 86.8 23.8 20.9 0.0 8,509.4 8,437.0 42.4 10.2 19.8 0.0 8,509.4 8,393.7 61.6 19.9 34.2 0.0 Advanced professional training or the equivalent 2,245.1 2,244.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,245.1 2,237.5 2.3 2.9 2.4 0.0 2,245.1 2,236.5 4.8 1.3 2.4 0.0 2,245.1 2,239.7 1.6 1.3 2.4 0.0 2,245.1 2,237.1 4.2 1.3 2.4 0.0 University education 6,540.5 6,504.6 27.4 3.7 4.8 0.0 6,540.5 6,460.2 61.5 8.2 10.6 0.0 6,540.5 6,458.7 52.4 17.8 11.6 0.0 6,540.5 6,495.7 28.0 4.2 12.6 0.0 6,540.5 6,466.3 42.9 10.0 21.3 0.0 No data recorded 35.3 29.0 2.5 0.0 3.8 0.0 35.3 28.8 3.6 0.0 2.9 0.0 35.3 24.7 4.3 1.2 5.0 0.0 35.3 25.8 1.2 3.2 5.1 0.0 35.3 27.9 1.1 0.0 6.3 0.0 Males Total 18,843.0 18,542.9 184.4 45.5 70.2 0.0 18,843.0 18,185.4 395.7 140.1 121.8 0.0 18,843.0 18,163.3 361.7 146.7 171.3 0.0 18,843.0 18,419.8 210.4 89.0 122.8 1.1 18,843.0 18,164.0 302.1 126.4 250.5 0.0 Cannot read or write, or incomplete primary education 2,254.4 2,101.7 80.9 27.0 44.7 0.0 2,254.4 1,959.1 166.6 58.5 70.2 0.0 2,254.4 1,934.7 150.1 58.3 111.3 0.0 2,254.4 2,045.1 100.9 34.3 73.0 1.1 2,254.4 1,918.1 143.4 47.5 145.4 0.0 Complete primary education 4,337.2 4,257.3 51.8 13.3 14.8 0.0 4,337.2 4,143.9 118.3 52.9 22.0 0.0 4,337.2 4,154.7 97.8 53.1 31.5 0.0 4,337.2 4,230.2 45.9 38.3 22.8 0.0 4,337.2 4,148.0 75.6 54.5 59.0 0.0 Secondary education, 1st stage 3,606.4 3,586.2 17.4 0.3 2.5 0.0 3,606.4 3,558.7 32.0 6.0 9.7 0.0 3,606.4 3,552.6 39.6 5.7 8.5 0.0 3,606.4 3,579.6 19.1 3.3 4.4 0.0 3,606.4 3,551.9 39.1 4.5 10.9 0.0 Secondary education, 2nd stage 4,251.0 4,230.3 14.8 1.2 4.8 0.0 4,251.0 4,176.6 50.2 12.7 11.4 0.0 4,251.0 4,188.1 38.4 15.7 8.8 0.0 4,251.0 4,206.9 25.8 7.5 10.8 0.0 4,251.0 4,199.0 24.7 10.7 16.5 0.0 Advanced professional training or the equivalent 1,256.1 1,255.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,256.1 1,250.8 0.0 2.9 2.4 0.0 1,256.1 1,249.8 2.6 1.3 2.4 0.0 1,256.1 1,250.8 1.6 1.3 2.4 0.0 1,256.1 1,250.0 2.3 1.3 2.4 0.0 University education 3,114.2 3,091.6 17.2 3.7 1.7 0.0 3,114.2 3,074.6 27.4 7.1 5.1 0.0 3,114.2 3,062.8 33.2 12.5 5.7 0.0 3,114.2 3,086.6 15.8 4.2 7.6 0.0 3,114.2 3,076.2 17.0 7.8 13.2 0.0 No data recorded 23.8 .. .. .. .. .. 23.8 .. .. .. .. .. 23.8 .. .. .. .. .. 23.8 .. .. .. .. .. 23.8 .. .. .. .. .. Females Total 19,599.1 19,143.1 261.4 71.0 121.1 2.5 19,599.1 18,221.3 903.8 218.4 253.2 2.5 19,599.1 18,359.4 717.0 212.0 308.3 2.5 19,599.1 18,776.3 426.9 132.6 260.8 2.5 19,599.1 18,238.7 616.8 195.2 545.9 2.5 Cannot read or write, or incomplete primary education 3,251.2 2,943.9 166.4 49.8 88.6 2.5 3,251.2 2,429.2 499.4 136.4 183.8 2.5 3,251.2 2,498.6 387.5 137.7 225.0 2.5 3,251.2 2,706.8 263.3 97.3 181.3 2.5 3,251.2 2,410.0 331.3 119.5 388.0 2.5 Complete primary education 4,296.6 4,193.1 67.7 11.9 23.8 0.0 4,296.6 3,945.3 245.6 54.9 50.8 0.0 4,296.6 3,976.3 206.9 55.0 58.4 0.0 4,296.6 4,100.5 110.5 25.2 60.4 0.0 4,296.6 3,949.5 171.3 52.7 123.1 0.0 Secondary education, 1st stage 3,366.1 3,357.4 6.1 2.0 0.5 0.0 3,366.1 3,276.5 73.5 14.0 2.1 0.0 3,366.1 3,308.1 48.5 4.7 4.8 0.0 3,366.1 3,335.7 24.4 4.3 1.8 0.0 3,366.1 3,300.3 48.4 11.7 5.7 0.0 Secondary education, 2nd stage 4,258.5 4,238.6 9.7 7.2 2.9 0.0 4,258.5 4,190.8 46.6 12.0 9.0 0.0 4,258.5 4,189.9 48.4 8.0 12.1 0.0 4,258.5 4,230.2 16.5 2.7 9.0 0.0 4,258.5 4,194.7 36.9 9.2 17.6 0.0 Advanced professional training or the equivalent 988.9 988.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 988.9 986.7 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 988.9 986.7 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 988.9 988.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 988.9 987.1 1.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 University education 3,426.3 3,412.9 10.2 0.0 3.2 0.0 3,426.3 3,385.6 34.0 1.1 5.5 0.0 3,426.3 3,395.9 19.1 5.4 5.9 0.0 3,426.3 3,409.2 12.2 0.0 5.0 0.0 3,426.3 3,390.1 26.0 2.1 8.2 0.0 No data recorded 11.5 .. .. .. .. .. 11.5 .. .. .. .. .. 11.5 .. .. .. .. .. 11.5 .. .. .. .. .. 11.5 .. .. .. .. .. Notes: 1) ADL= (Basic) Activities of Daily Living The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which is not collected The symbol '..' shall be deemed as data which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an error of division by zero The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 35 thousand persons must be considered with caution, as they may be affected by a high degree of sampling error. Source: National Statistics Institute