Living Conditions Survey (LCS) Material insufficiency Persons, by difficulty making ends meet, age and sex. Units: Horizontal percentages With a great deal of difficulty With difficulty With certain difficulty With certain ease With ease With a great deal of ease No data recorded Total Total 14.3 17.2 28.4 24.9 14.1 1.1 0.0 Under 16 years of age 17.2 17.7 27.3 23.6 13.2 1.0 .. 16 to 29 years old 16.9 18.9 29.0 22.2 12.1 1.0 .. 30 to 44 years old 14.7 16.4 27.6 25.1 15.1 1.0 0.0 45 to 64 years old 13.2 16.5 27.7 26.2 15.1 1.4 .. 65 years old and over 9.8 17.1 31.3 26.7 14.1 0.9 .. Male Total 14.1 16.9 28.5 25.1 14.2 1.1 0.0 Under 16 years of age 16.9 17.0 28.1 24.4 12.8 0.9 .. 16 to 29 years old 17.6 18.0 29.6 22.0 11.8 1.0 .. 30 to 44 years old 14.4 17.3 27.6 24.6 15.0 1.1 0.0 45 to 64 years old 13.2 16.1 27.7 25.9 15.6 1.4 .. 65 years old and over 7.8 16.4 30.6 29.1 15.1 1.1 .. Female Total 14.4 17.4 28.3 24.7 14.1 1.0 .. Under 16 years of age 17.6 18.5 26.5 22.7 13.6 1.1 .. 16 to 29 years old 16.1 19.7 28.3 22.4 12.4 1.0 .. 30 to 44 years old 15.0 15.6 27.6 25.7 15.3 0.8 .. 45 to 64 years old 13.1 16.8 27.6 26.4 14.7 1.3 .. 65 years old and over 11.3 17.7 31.8 24.9 13.4 0.8 .. Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute