European Health Survey  
LIMITATIONS OF ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (ADLs)
Difficulty in carrying out ADLs, according to type of activity, sex and current relationship with economic activity. 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	
    Working	18,231.3	18,212.3	15.6	3.1	0.3	0.0	18,231.3	18,097.3	111.1	19.9	3.0	0.0	18,231.3	18,136.8	76.9	14.2	3.4	0.0	18,231.3	18,172.6	48.7	7.1	3.0	0.0	18,231.3	18,147.5	66.8	12.6	4.3	0.0	
    Unemployed	4,976.2	4,956.2	12.9	2.0	5.1	0.0	4,976.2	4,909.3	47.3	14.6	5.1	0.0	4,976.2	4,912.5	35.8	22.8	5.1	0.0	4,976.2	4,956.5	14.6	0.0	5.1	0.0	4,976.2	4,928.9	35.3	6.9	5.1	0.0	
    Studying	2,912.4	2,909.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	0.0	2,912.4	2,900.9	0.0	2.7	8.9	0.0	2,912.4	2,897.3	9.1	1.4	4.6	0.0	2,912.4	2,900.0	2.7	1.4	8.4	0.0	2,912.4	2,895.9	6.7	0.0	9.8	0.0	
    Retired person, Pensioner	6,977.9	6,481.7	291.3	72.2	130.2	2.5	6,977.9	5,736.0	776.5	208.7	254.2	2.5	6,977.9	5,787.8	647.0	222.0	318.7	2.5	6,977.9	6,172.0	420.3	135.0	248.2	2.5	6,977.9	5,639.3	588.7	212.4	535.0	2.5	
    Incapacitated to work	945.8	822.8	60.1	20.8	42.1	0.0	945.8	710.8	123.3	51.1	60.6	0.0	945.8	683.6	129.6	51.5	81.1	0.0	945.8	767.5	72.8	42.3	62.1	1.1	945.8	684.6	91.6	48.1	121.5	0.0	
    Mainly dedicated to household chores	4,185.3	4,100.1	56.7	18.4	10.1	0.0	4,185.3	3,856.8	230.3	55.0	43.2	0.0	4,185.3	3,917.7	160.6	46.8	60.1	0.0	4,185.3	4,026.7	75.6	32.7	50.3	0.0	4,185.3	3,911.6	126.3	37.4	110.0	0.0	
    Other situations	182.5	180.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	182.5	171.6	10.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	182.5	166.1	16.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	182.5	180.0	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	182.5	170.9	3.4	4.1	4.1	0.0	
    No data recorded	30.6	..	..	..	..	..	30.6	..	..	..	..	..	30.6	..	..	..	..	..	30.6	..	..	..	..	..	30.6	..	..	..	..	..	
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	
    Working	10,309.0	10,294.2	14.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	10,309.0	10,259.0	42.3	7.8	0.0	0.0	10,309.0	10,275.5	27.2	6.3	0.0	0.0	10,309.0	10,276.9	28.7	3.5	0.0	0.0	10,309.0	10,281.2	22.2	4.3	1.3	0.0	
    Unemployed	2,644.7	2,631.2	6.4	2.0	5.1	0.0	2,644.7	2,616.6	14.6	8.5	5.1	0.0	2,644.7	2,619.5	9.7	10.3	5.1	0.0	2,644.7	2,630.8	8.8	0.0	5.1	0.0	2,644.7	2,630.8	3.8	5.0	5.1	0.0	
    Studying	1,469.0	1,465.6	0.0	0.0	3.4	0.0	1,469.0	1,461.3	0.0	0.0	7.7	0.0	1,469.0	1,460.3	3.8	1.4	3.4	0.0	1,469.0	1,460.3	0.0	1.4	7.3	0.0	1,469.0	1,458.9	1.5	0.0	8.7	0.0	
    Retired person, Pensioner	3,677.7	3,468.0	124.5	39.6	45.5	0.0	3,677.7	3,218.7	282.0	90.0	87.1	0.0	3,677.7	3,199.7	252.6	99.4	125.9	0.0	3,677.7	3,385.0	144.2	59.9	88.6	0.0	3,677.7	3,173.6	227.3	85.6	191.2	0.0	
    Incapacitated to work	534.7	484.7	31.1	3.8	15.1	0.0	534.7	439.7	47.9	27.4	19.8	0.0	534.7	421.7	55.9	29.3	27.9	0.0	534.7	467.5	28.7	24.3	13.2	1.1	534.7	429.0	43.5	29.0	33.2	0.0	
    Mainly dedicated to household chores	72.1	70.0	0.9	0.0	1.1	0.0	72.1	68.9	1.1	0.0	2.0	0.0	72.1	68.9	0.7	0.0	2.4	0.0	72.1	70.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	72.1	69.7	0.4	0.0	2.0	0.0	
    Other situations	117.2	117.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	117.2	109.4	7.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	117.2	105.6	11.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	117.2	117.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	117.2	108.9	3.4	2.5	2.4	0.0	
    No data recorded	18.6	..	..	..	..	..	18.6	..	..	..	..	..	18.6	..	..	..	..	..	18.6	..	..	..	..	..	18.6	..	..	..	..	..	
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	
    Working	7,922.3	7,918.1	0.8	3.1	0.3	0.0	7,922.3	7,838.3	68.8	12.2	3.0	0.0	7,922.3	7,861.3	49.7	7.9	3.4	0.0	7,922.3	7,895.7	20.0	3.6	3.0	0.0	7,922.3	7,866.3	44.7	8.3	3.0	0.0	
    Unemployed	2,331.5	2,325.0	6.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	2,331.5	2,292.7	32.7	6.1	0.0	0.0	2,331.5	2,293.0	26.1	12.5	0.0	0.0	2,331.5	2,325.7	5.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2,331.5	2,298.0	31.5	1.9	0.0	0.0	
    Studying	1,443.4	1,443.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1,443.4	1,439.6	0.0	2.7	1.1	0.0	1,443.4	1,437.0	5.3	0.0	1.1	0.0	1,443.4	1,439.6	2.7	0.0	1.1	0.0	1,443.4	1,437.0	5.3	0.0	1.1	0.0	
    Retired person, Pensioner	3,300.3	3,013.6	166.8	32.6	84.7	2.5	3,300.3	2,517.4	494.5	118.8	167.1	2.5	3,300.3	2,588.0	394.4	122.6	192.8	2.5	3,300.3	2,787.0	276.1	75.1	159.6	2.5	3,300.3	2,465.7	361.3	126.8	343.9	2.5	
    Incapacitated to work	411.1	338.1	29.0	16.9	27.0	0.0	411.1	271.1	75.5	23.7	40.8	0.0	411.1	261.9	73.7	22.2	53.2	0.0	411.1	300.0	44.2	18.0	48.9	0.0	411.1	255.6	48.1	19.1	88.2	0.0	
    Mainly dedicated to household chores	4,113.2	4,030.0	55.8	18.4	9.0	0.0	4,113.2	3,787.8	229.2	55.0	41.2	0.0	4,113.2	3,848.8	159.9	46.8	57.7	0.0	4,113.2	3,956.7	75.6	32.7	48.2	0.0	4,113.2	3,842.0	125.9	37.4	107.9	0.0	
    Other situations	65.3	62.8	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	65.3	62.2	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	65.3	60.5	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	65.3	62.8	2.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	65.3	62.0	0.0	1.6	1.7	0.0	
    No data recorded	12.1	..	..	..	..	..	12.1	..	..	..	..	..	12.1	..	..	..	..	..	12.1	..	..	..	..	..	12.1	..	..	..	..	..	
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