European Health Survey INFORMAL CARE Number of hours per week dedicated to the care of the elderly or persons with chronic diseases by sex and age group. Population aged 15 years old and over that takes care of the elderly or persons with chronic diseases. Units: percentage TOTAL Less than 10 hours per week 10 hours per week but less than 20 20 hours or more per week Both sexes TOTAL 100.00 35.40 18.49 46.11 From 15 to 24 years old 100.00 62.83 15.72 21.45 From 25 to 44 years old 100.00 39.37 22.18 38.45 From 45 to 64 years old 100.00 35.99 19.08 44.93 Aged 65 years old and over 100.00 17.77 11.81 70.42 Men TOTAL 100.00 42.50 20.12 37.38 From 15 to 24 years old 100.00 73.26 15.05 11.68 From 25 to 44 years old 100.00 43.28 20.70 36.02 From 45 to 64 years old 100.00 43.35 21.64 35.01 Aged 65 years old and over 100.00 24.42 16.53 59.05 Women TOTAL 100.00 30.75 17.43 51.82 From 15 to 24 years old 100.00 51.84 16.43 31.73 From 25 to 44 years old 100.00 36.62 23.22 40.16 From 45 to 64 years old 100.00 31.53 17.53 50.94 Aged 65 years old and over 100.00 13.50 8.78 77.73 Notes: 1) The symbol '.' shall be deemed as datum which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample The symbol '..' shall be deemed as datum which is not collected for that classification of the table The data corresponding to cells with less 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