Economically Active Population Survey Disabilities and their relationship with employment Disabled persons by sex, type disability, relationship with the activity and type of indicator. Units: ? Total Occupied persons Unemployed Inactive Absolute value Percentage Absolute value Percentage Absolute value Percentage Absolute value Percentage Both sexes Total 2,364.0 100.0 670.3 28.4 123.0 5.2 1,570.8 66.4 Problems in arms or hands 147.2 100.0 48.2 32.7 8.7 5.9 90.3 61.3 Problems in legs of feet 317.0 100.0 94.6 29.9 14.8 4.7 207.6 65.5 Problems in back or neck 464.5 100.0 144.0 31.0 33.4 7.2 287.1 61.8 Sight problems 82.2 100.0 33.9 41.3 3.7 4.5 44.6 54.2 Hearing problems 40.2 100.0 19.4 48.2 2.9 7.3 17.9 44.5 Speaking impairments 11.7 100.0 4.3 37.2 .. 0.0 7.3 62.8 Skin problems, including disfigurement and allergies 23.7 100.0 10.6 44.7 1.2 5.2 11.9 50.2 Breathing problems, ashtma, bronchi and allerg. 145.5 100.0 55.8 38.3 8.2 5.6 81.5 56.0 Heart, circulation or blood pressure problems 260.2 100.0 66.5 25.6 8.6 3.3 185.1 71.1 Kidney, stomach, liver or digestive problems 113.0 100.0 35.7 31.6 6.9 6.1 70.3 62.3 Diabetes 85.6 100.0 34.4 40.2 4.5 5.2 46.7 54.6 Epilepsy 26.2 100.0 6.5 25.0 2.1 8.1 17.5 67.0 Mental, nervous or emotional problems 357.4 100.0 51.6 14.4 16.0 4.5 289.8 81.1 Other severe illnesses (other cancers) 114.0 100.0 20.3 17.8 2.2 1.9 91.5 80.3 Other 175.8 100.0 44.3 25.2 9.8 5.6 121.7 69.2 Males Total 1,281.1 100.0 435.5 34.0 64.1 5.0 781.4 61.0 Problems in arms or hands 67.1 100.0 28.1 41.9 5.4 8.0 33.6 50.0 Problems in legs of feet 167.2 100.0 61.8 36.9 8.2 4.9 97.3 58.2 Problems in back or neck 234.0 100.0 87.8 37.5 17.6 7.5 128.6 55.0 Sight problems 51.7 100.0 27.0 52.1 2.1 4.1 22.7 43.8 Hearing problems 19.8 100.0 11.5 57.9 0.7 3.5 7.6 38.6 Speaking impairments 7.4 100.0 3.0 40.0 .. 0.0 4.5 60.0 Skin problems, including disfigurement and allergies 14.2 100.0 6.7 46.9 0.6 4.1 6.9 48.9 Breathing problems, ashtma, bronchi and allerg. 85.1 100.0 35.8 42.1 3.4 4.0 45.9 53.9 Heart, circulation or blood pressure problems 170.3 100.0 51.3 30.1 4.0 2.4 115.0 67.5 Kidney, stomach, liver or digestive problems 62.1 100.0 24.3 39.1 4.1 6.5 33.7 54.3 Diabetes 46.7 100.0 27.3 58.4 2.6 5.6 16.8 36.0 Epilepsy 14.4 100.0 4.8 33.4 0.9 6.1 8.7 60.5 Mental, nervous or emotional problems 203.0 100.0 30.3 14.9 8.4 4.1 164.2 80.9 Other severe illnesses (other cancers) 49.1 100.0 10.8 22.0 1.4 2.8 36.9 75.2 Other 89.1 100.0 25.1 28.2 4.8 5.4 59.1 66.4 Females Total 1,082.9 100.0 234.8 21.7 58.8 5.4 789.3 72.9 Problems in arms or hands 80.1 100.0 20.1 25.0 3.3 4.2 56.7 70.8 Problems in legs of feet 149.7 100.0 32.9 21.9 6.6 4.4 110.3 73.7 Problems in back or neck 230.5 100.0 56.2 24.4 15.8 6.9 158.5 68.7 Sight problems 30.5 100.0 7.0 22.9 1.6 5.2 21.9 72.0 Hearing problems 20.4 100.0 7.9 38.8 2.2 11.0 10.2 50.3 Speaking impairments 4.2 100.0 1.4 32.3 .. 0.0 2.9 67.7 Skin problems, including disfigurement and allergies 9.5 100.0 3.9 41.2 0.6 6.7 4.9 52.1 Breathing problems, ashtma, bronchi and allerg. 60.4 100.0 19.9 33.0 4.8 8.0 35.7 59.1 Heart, circulation or blood pressure problems 89.8 100.0 15.3 17.0 4.5 5.1 70.0 77.9 Kidney, stomach, liver or digestive problems 50.9 100.0 11.5 22.5 2.8 5.6 36.6 71.9 Diabetes 38.9 100.0 7.1 18.3 1.9 4.8 29.9 76.9 Epilepsy 11.8 100.0 1.8 14.8 1.2 10.4 8.9 74.8 Mental, nervous or emotional problems 154.4 100.0 21.3 13.8 7.6 4.9 125.6 81.3 Other severe illnesses (other cancers) 64.8 100.0 9.5 14.6 0.8 1.2 54.5 84.1 Other 86.7 100.0 19.2 22.1 5.0 5.8 62.6 72.1 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute