Economically Active Population Survey 8.- Evaluation of results. Sample errors Relative sample errors, in percentage, main amounts by age groups magnitude and sex. Units: percentage unemployed persons unemployment rates Active pop. activity rates men women Both Genders men women Both Genders men women Both Genders men women Both Genders PREVIOUS total 2001 4th quarter 2.13 1.67 1.30 2.15 1.77 1.29 0.53 0.63 0.42 0.42 0.66 0.39 2001 3rd quarter 2.47 1.66 1.62 2.41 1.87 1.63 0.52 0.56 0.41 0.43 0.61 0.41 2001 2nd quarter 1.87 1.98 1.47 2.05 1.91 1.40 0.52 0.63 0.42 0.39 0.55 0.38 2001 1st quarter 2.31 1.85 1.57 2.10 1.74 1.50 0.45 0.61 0.39 0.40 0.55 0.38 from 16 to 24 years old 2001 4th quarter 3.41 3.36 2.28 2.96 2.56 1.75 1.76 2.14 1.61 1.22 1.63 1.13 2001 3rd quarter 3.76 3.70 2.75 2.84 3.00 1.81 1.82 2.26 1.69 1.16 1.51 1.11 2001 2nd quarter 3.99 2.87 2.57 3.20 2.72 1.80 1.82 1.89 1.57 1.08 1.37 1.05 2001 1st quarter 3.77 3.18 2.77 2.97 2.31 2.14 2.11 1.80 1.48 1.39 1.43 1.16 from 25 to 49 years old 2001 4th quarter 2.84 2.12 1.69 2.76 1.89 1.57 0.67 0.72 0.55 0.16 0.52 0.25 2001 3rd quarter 3.03 1.90 1.84 3.00 1.85 1.83 0.60 0.75 0.51 0.18 0.51 0.24 2001 2nd quarter 2.13 2.54 1.67 2.10 2.12 1.53 0.59 0.78 0.48 0.20 0.54 0.21 2001 1st quarter 2.64 1.94 1.62 2.57 1.66 1.54 0.61 0.74 0.49 0.17 0.56 0.24 50 years and over 2001 4th quarter 5.07 4.93 3.72 5.28 4.84 3.96 1.16 1.65 1.07 1.23 1.57 1.14 2001 3rd quarter 5.59 3.93 3.80 5.57 3.68 3.74 1.06 1.62 1.01 1.11 1.44 1.04 2001 2nd quarter 4.44 4.08 3.03 4.37 3.97 2.98 0.99 1.55 0.97 1.05 1.52 1.05 2001 1st quarter 4.43 5.79 3.66 4.17 5.38 3.39 1.01 1.61 0.98 1.00 1.49 0.95 NEW total 2001 4th quarter 2.41 2.06 1.77 2.47 2.16 1.75 0.54 0.62 0.44 0.45 0.66 0.42 2001 3rd quarter 2.79 2.15 1.94 2.73 2.31 1.89 0.53 0.62 0.43 0.44 0.65 0.42 2001 2nd quarter 2.07 2.38 1.71 2.38 2.39 1.78 0.52 0.67 0.43 0.40 0.63 0.39 2001 1st quarter 2.41 2.16 1.83 2.34 2.26 1.90 0.45 0.62 0.41 0.42 0.59 0.40 from 16 to 24 years old 2001 4th quarter 3.99 3.63 2.85 3.33 2.81 2.13 1.87 2.21 1.71 1.37 1.72 1.25 2001 3rd quarter 4.20 4.03 3.07 3.24 3.30 2.15 1.85 2.35 1.71 1.16 1.59 1.12 2001 2nd quarter 4.61 3.48 3.17 3.71 3.16 2.36 1.89 2.08 1.61 1.14 1.47 1.05 2001 1st quarter 4.12 3.93 3.31 3.22 2.99 2.58 2.17 1.88 1.56 1.44 1.54 1.22 from 25 to 49 years old 2001 4th quarter 3.20 2.43 2.03 3.12 2.25 1.93 0.68 0.71 0.55 0.20 0.49 0.24 2001 3rd quarter 3.37 2.51 2.25 3.35 2.40 2.22 0.61 0.79 0.53 0.22 0.56 0.28 2001 2nd quarter 2.13 2.78 1.85 2.10 2.36 1.74 0.59 0.80 0.48 0.22 0.61 0.26 2001 1st quarter 2.60 2.24 1.85 2.49 2.04 1.78 0.64 0.72 0.50 0.19 0.59 0.27 50 years and over 2001 4th quarter 5.27 6.06 4.34 5.52 5.97 4.52 1.18 1.69 1.11 1.24 1.61 1.18 2001 3rd quarter 5.96 4.45 3.81 6.03 4.17 3.86 1.06 1.67 1.01 1.11 1.52 1.06 2001 2nd quarter 5.21 4.87 3.61 5.16 4.76 3.51 1.00 1.60 1.00 1.06 1.60 1.09 2001 1st quarter 5.56 6.38 4.59 5.26 6.14 4.30 1.02 1.60 1.00 0.99 1.47 0.95 Notes: Source: National Institute of Statistics