European Health Survey SOCIAL SUPPORT Ease to obtain help from neighbours if necessary by sex, age group, and educational level. Population aged 15 years old and over. Units: percentage TOTAL Very easy Easy It is possible Difficult Very difficult Both sexes TOTAL TOTAL 100.00 27.25 43.94 18.63 7.09 3.08 Basic and lower 100.00 29.46 43.91 16.68 7.16 2.79 Medium 100.00 24.55 44.03 20.19 7.31 3.92 Upper 100.00 25.59 43.94 20.71 6.81 2.94 From 15 to 24 years old TOTAL 100.00 25.12 45.34 19.91 7.42 2.21 Basic and lower 100.00 26.04 45.85 18.94 7.30 1.87 Medium 100.00 23.90 46.26 19.04 7.56 3.24 Upper 100.00 24.98 40.88 25.96 7.48 0.70 From 25 to 64 years old TOTAL 100.00 25.67 44.17 19.57 7.16 3.42 Basic and lower 100.00 26.69 44.43 17.87 7.60 3.41 Medium 100.00 24.25 43.37 20.95 7.25 4.18 Upper 100.00 25.48 44.40 20.51 6.65 2.96 Aged 65 years old and over TOTAL 100.00 33.03 42.53 15.19 6.71 2.55 Basic and lower 100.00 34.94 42.41 14.06 6.43 2.16 Medium 100.00 27.45 44.22 17.57 7.25 3.51 Upper 100.00 26.86 41.76 19.59 7.84 3.95 Men TOTAL TOTAL 100.00 26.10 44.24 19.80 6.87 2.99 Basic and lower 100.00 27.98 44.14 18.64 6.61 2.62 Medium 100.00 24.05 44.59 20.85 6.89 3.62 Upper 100.00 24.45 44.13 20.99 7.30 3.14 From 15 to 24 years old TOTAL 100.00 24.57 44.20 22.49 6.67 2.07 Basic and lower 100.00 25.07 45.02 22.21 6.02 1.69 Medium 100.00 24.03 44.60 22.65 5.60 3.12 Upper 100.00 23.97 39.25 23.29 12.98 0.51 From 25 to 64 years old TOTAL 100.00 24.74 44.84 20.02 7.02 3.39 Basic and lower 100.00 25.73 44.84 19.24 7.01 3.17 Medium 100.00 23.75 44.51 20.66 7.16 3.92 Upper 100.00 24.16 45.05 20.55 6.93 3.30 Aged 65 years old and over TOTAL 100.00 31.58 42.26 17.42 6.50 2.24 Basic and lower 100.00 33.93 42.31 15.75 6.08 1.93 Medium 100.00 25.86 45.03 18.85 7.55 2.71 Upper 100.00 26.52 40.07 22.92 7.39 3.10 Women TOTAL TOTAL 100.00 28.34 43.67 17.52 7.30 3.17 Basic and lower 100.00 30.88 43.68 14.81 7.68 2.96 Medium 100.00 25.04 43.49 19.55 7.71 4.22 Upper 100.00 26.62 43.77 20.47 6.38 2.77 From 15 to 24 years old TOTAL 100.00 25.71 46.54 17.19 8.20 2.36 Basic and lower 100.00 27.15 46.82 15.17 8.78 2.08 Medium 100.00 23.77 47.97 15.32 9.58 3.36 Upper 100.00 25.78 42.19 28.09 3.07 0.86 From 25 to 64 years old TOTAL 100.00 26.60 43.52 19.13 7.30 3.45 Basic and lower 100.00 27.78 43.96 16.30 8.28 3.68 Medium 100.00 24.72 42.28 21.22 7.33 4.43 Upper 100.00 26.60 43.84 20.48 6.40 2.67 Aged 65 years old and over TOTAL 100.00 34.16 42.74 13.44 6.87 2.79 Basic and lower 100.00 35.62 42.48 12.91 6.66 2.32 Medium 100.00 29.03 43.42 16.30 6.95 4.30 Upper 100.00 27.35 44.16 14.85 8.49 5.15 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