Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey Disabilities, Impairments and State of Health. National results: Relative figures Population rate with disabilities, according to type of disability and type of assistance for the disability, by age and sex. Units: rate per 1000 inhabitants 6 years old and over ,Total,,,6 to 64 years old,,,65 to 79 years old,,,80 years old and over,,, ,Both sexes,Males,Females,Both sexes,Males,Females,Both sexes,Males,Females,Both sexes,Males,Females, Detail visual tasks: Total,15.95,11.38,20.40,5.40,4.71,6.11,44.97,35.21,53.00,122.42,94.71,138.12, Without assistance,11.98,8.30,15.55,3.87,3.37,4.38,33.72,25.81,40.23,95.26,70.27,109.42, Only technical assistance,3.01,2.29,3.71,1.23,1.06,1.40,8.47,7.32,9.41,19.50,15.48,21.78, No data recorded,0.97,0.79,1.14,0.31,0.28,0.33,2.78,2.07,3.36,7.66,8.96,6.92, Overall visual tasks: Total,15.68,11.52,19.72,5.75,5.10,6.42,41.58,34.45,47.46,119.68,92.01,135.36, Without assistance,13.30,9.72,16.78,4.89,4.34,5.45,35.20,29.13,40.20,101.47,76.42,115.67, Only technical assistance,1.43,0.96,1.88,0.50,0.38,0.64,3.83,3.25,4.31,11.11,7.72,13.03, No data recorded,0.95,0.83,1.07,0.36,0.38,0.33,2.55,2.06,2.95,7.10,7.87,6.67, Other vision problems: Total,8.47,6.77,10.12,3.66,3.71,3.61,21.93,18.20,25.00,56.26,43.19,63.67, Without assistance,7.23,5.66,8.76,3.05,3.05,3.04,19.14,15.79,21.90,48.46,35.64,55.73, Only technical assistance,0.73,0.55,0.89,0.37,0.32,0.42,1.56,1.32,1.76,4.69,3.74,5.22, No data recorded,0.51,0.55,0.46,0.24,0.34,0.15,1.23,1.10,1.34,3.12,3.82,2.72, Hearing loud sounds: Total,9.42,7.88,10.91,3.02,3.08,2.96,22.65,21.88,23.29,85.66,78.35,89.80, Without assistance,4.45,3.66,5.21,1.42,1.49,1.35,8.99,8.64,9.27,45.11,40.26,47.86, Only technical assistance,4.40,3.73,5.05,1.42,1.39,1.45,12.57,12.39,12.73,34.57,32.02,36.02, No data recorded,0.57,0.48,0.66,0.18,0.20,0.16,1.09,0.85,1.29,5.97,6.07,5.91, Hearing speech: Total,23.11,19.79,26.34,7.72,7.87,7.56,62.59,63.31,62.00,186.10,165.66,197.68, Without assistance,14.43,11.89,16.91,4.93,4.95,4.90,37.43,37.19,37.63,118.80,96.93,131.19, Only technical assistance,6.95,6.03,7.85,2.13,2.07,2.18,20.57,20.99,20.22,54.73,52.65,55.90, No data recorded,1.73,1.88,1.58,0.67,0.85,0.47,4.59,5.12,4.16,12.57,16.08,10.58, Producing spoken messages: Total,9.73,9.41,10.03,5.36,6.69,3.99,17.17,18.87,15.76,66.04,44.21,78.42, Without assistance,8.75,8.32,9.17,4.71,5.93,3.46,15.45,16.46,14.62,61.21,39.38,73.58, Only technical assistance,0.53,0.61,0.46,0.41,0.45,0.38,0.86,1.53,0.31,1.69,1.47,1.81, No data recorded,0.45,0.49,0.41,0.23,0.32,0.14,0.86,0.89,0.83,3.15,3.36,3.03, Receiving spoken messages: Total,8.61,7.41,9.79,4.32,5.04,3.58,14.60,14.36,14.79,67.67,42.17,82.13, Without assistance,3.92,3.45,4.38,1.99,2.40,1.57,7.39,6.84,7.84,28.40,17.83,34.39, Only personal assistance or aid,4.31,3.59,5.01,2.17,2.43,1.90,6.64,6.99,6.36,35.50,20.67,43.91, No data recorded,0.38,0.37,0.39,0.16,0.21,0.11,0.56,0.53,0.58,3.77,3.67,3.83, Communication through devices and communication techniques: Total,12.32,10.85,13.74,4.75,5.76,3.72,23.35,24.80,22.15,114.95,88.81,129.76, Without assistance,6.08,5.50,6.65,2.29,2.89,1.67,11.24,12.71,10.03,58.55,45.16,66.14, Only personal assistance or aid,4.55,3.73,5.34,1.76,2.07,1.44,8.53,8.06,8.93,42.52,29.87,49.69, Only technical assistance,0.56,0.57,0.55,0.29,0.30,0.28,1.44,1.75,1.18,2.98,3.31,2.79, Both types of aid,0.52,0.42,0.62,0.19,0.20,0.18,1.07,1.18,0.97,4.79,3.12,5.74, No data recorded,0.61,0.64,0.58,0.22,0.31,0.14,1.07,1.10,1.05,6.10,7.35,5.39, Undertaking simple tasks: Total,7.60,5.55,9.58,2.69,2.93,2.43,13.54,11.66,15.09,77.46,49.16,93.51, Without assistance,2.03,1.56,2.49,0.68,0.80,0.56,3.23,3.05,3.37,22.42,15.00,26.62, Only personal assistance or aid,4.72,3.29,6.11,1.73,1.80,1.67,8.83,6.99,10.34,45.94,27.51,56.39, Only technical assistance,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.01,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00, Both types of aid,0.41,0.39,0.42,0.16,0.22,0.11,0.75,1.08,0.49,3.76,2.36,4.55, No data recorded,0.43,0.31,0.55,0.11,0.12,0.10,0.73,0.55,0.89,5.35,4.29,5.95, Undertaking complex tasks: Total,12.51,10.12,14.83,5.62,6.50,4.72,21.48,18.48,23.95,108.80,70.73,130.38, Without assistance,4.30,3.71,4.86,1.81,2.25,1.35,7.51,7.26,7.72,39.23,27.68,45.78, Only personal assistance or aid,6.89,5.36,8.38,3.25,3.71,2.79,11.63,9.07,13.74,57.84,33.52,71.62, Only technical assistance,0.11,0.06,0.15,0.07,0.04,0.10,0.30,0.23,0.37,0.15,0.00,0.24, Both types of aid,0.59,0.46,0.71,0.23,0.24,0.22,0.94,1.04,0.86,5.86,3.97,6.94, No data recorded,0.62,0.51,0.73,0.26,0.25,0.26,1.10,0.89,1.27,5.71,5.55,5.81, Changing basic body postures: Total,25.12,16.07,33.92,9.30,7.40,11.25,64.71,45.96,80.15,195.22,128.05,233.29, Without assistance,7.18,3.98,10.30,3.99,2.42,5.60,20.99,11.89,28.48,25.90,15.61,31.74, Only personal assistance or aid,11.01,7.04,14.87,3.16,2.92,3.40,26.19,19.71,31.53,107.51,65.57,131.28, Only technical assistance,2.19,1.42,2.95,0.72,0.59,0.85,7.05,4.86,8.85,14.95,10.36,17.56, Both types of aid,3.50,2.51,4.46,0.91,0.89,0.94,7.66,7.19,8.06,37.53,26.55,43.76, No data recorded,1.23,1.12,1.34,0.53,0.59,0.46,2.82,2.32,3.24,9.32,9.96,8.95, Maintaining the position of the body: Total,26.72,17.78,35.42,11.29,9.71,12.91,66.55,46.26,83.26,189.46,119.76,228.97, Without assistance,9.70,6.19,13.11,5.98,4.43,7.58,23.96,14.55,31.72,36.23,21.09,44.82, Only personal assistance or aid,7.54,4.57,10.43,2.23,2.01,2.46,17.19,11.39,21.97,74.46,44.28,91.57, Only technical assistance,4.25,3.21,5.25,1.53,1.61,1.46,13.40,10.55,15.75,27.01,17.86,32.20, Both types of aid,3.98,2.74,5.19,1.01,1.06,0.95,9.02,7.52,10.25,42.49,27.68,50.88, No data recorded,1.26,1.08,1.43,0.53,0.60,0.47,2.97,2.25,3.56,9.27,8.85,9.51, Getting around inside the home: Total,21.67,14.33,28.81,6.44,6.03,6.86,53.95,40.64,64.92,201.21,129.49,241.87, Without assistance,4.06,2.48,5.59,1.90,1.47,2.35,11.21,6.79,14.85,22.46,12.79,27.95, Only personal assistance or aid,5.81,3.34,8.21,1.42,1.35,1.50,12.30,8.42,15.50,65.01,35.03,82.01, Only technical assistance,5.44,3.86,6.98,1.49,1.49,1.50,16.41,11.85,20.16,44.96,35.05,50.58, Both types of aid,5.36,3.78,6.90,1.24,1.32,1.15,12.08,11.42,12.62,59.40,38.34,71.34, No data recorded,1.00,0.88,1.13,0.38,0.40,0.36,1.96,2.16,1.80,9.37,8.28,9.99, Getting around outside the home: Total,39.54,26.59,52.14,12.96,11.84,14.11,102.17,75.95,123.76,335.90,222.32,400.28, Without assistance,9.08,6.03,12.03,4.19,3.43,4.98,22.05,16.95,26.25,59.53,33.12,74.49, Only personal assistance or aid,12.50,7.27,17.59,3.94,3.41,4.50,29.64,17.37,39.74,116.10,68.16,143.28, Only technical assistance,6.79,5.65,7.91,2.06,2.22,1.90,22.26,19.76,24.31,47.99,42.35,51.18, Both types of aid,9.15,6.01,12.21,2.11,2.10,2.11,23.16,17.34,27.95,94.56,63.55,112.14, No data recorded,2.02,1.63,2.40,0.65,0.68,0.63,5.06,4.53,5.50,17.72,15.14,19.19, Getting around via passenger transport: Total,37.48,24.52,50.08,11.84,10.85,12.86,95.98,68.09,118.96,328.37,213.10,393.70, Without assistance,10.00,6.21,13.68,3.56,2.95,4.18,24.30,17.59,29.82,84.15,47.79,104.76, Only personal assistance or aid,14.51,8.78,20.07,4.54,4.10,4.99,35.90,21.93,47.40,131.22,79.34,160.62, Only technical assistance,3.31,2.67,3.94,1.27,1.29,1.24,10.58,8.65,12.17,19.58,16.51,21.32, Both types of aid,7.64,5.32,9.90,1.87,1.89,1.86,20.34,15.92,23.98,74.31,53.89,85.88, No data recorded,2.02,1.53,2.49,0.61,0.62,0.59,4.86,3.99,5.58,19.11,15.57,21.12, Driving vehicles: Total,10.62,11.82,9.45,9.72,10.57,8.85,20.40,24.47,17.06,0.00,0.00,0.00, Without assistance,8.94,9.59,8.31,8.02,8.41,7.62,18.24,21.04,15.93,0.00,0.00,0.00, Only technical assistance,1.11,1.49,0.74,1.17,1.46,0.87,1.16,2.19,0.31,0.00,0.00,0.00, No data recorded,0.57,0.74,0.40,0.53,0.70,0.36,1.01,1.24,0.82,0.00,0.00,0.00, Picking up and carrying objects: Total,33.03,21.16,44.58,14.28,11.14,17.50,82.88,56.06,104.96,226.90,149.43,270.82, Without assistance,15.04,10.13,19.82,7.57,6.11,9.07,38.55,25.69,49.15,82.43,56.32,97.22, Only personal assistance or aid,13.21,7.61,18.66,4.84,3.53,6.20,31.63,20.00,41.21,110.01,66.03,134.94, Only technical assistance,1.04,0.83,1.25,0.49,0.42,0.56,3.18,2.51,3.73,5.00,5.41,4.77, Both types of aid,1.89,1.24,2.52,0.52,0.38,0.66,5.42,4.82,5.92,16.34,10.29,19.76, No data recorded,1.84,1.34,2.33,0.85,0.70,1.00,4.10,3.05,4.96,13.13,11.38,14.12, Moving objects with the upper limbs: Total,23.78,15.09,32.24,10.23,8.22,12.30,57.30,38.15,73.07,170.63,105.97,207.28, Without assistance,10.09,6.50,13.58,5.15,4.17,6.16,25.55,15.76,33.60,54.79,32.46,67.45, Only personal assistance or aid,10.23,5.96,14.38,3.61,2.76,4.48,22.96,14.74,29.73,91.68,54.82,112.58, Only technical assistance,0.77,0.57,0.96,0.38,0.38,0.38,2.36,1.81,2.81,3.34,1.22,4.54, Both types of aid,1.40,1.02,1.77,0.48,0.34,0.62,3.71,3.57,3.82,11.31,8.96,12.64, No data recorded,1.30,1.05,1.55,0.61,0.57,0.66,2.73,2.28,3.11,9.51,8.52,10.07, Fine hand use: Total,18.37,12.15,24.42,7.48,6.31,8.68,41.60,29.96,51.19,146.37,95.29,175.32, Without assistance,8.26,5.48,10.97,3.87,3.12,4.64,19.94,13.02,25.63,53.63,37.73,62.65, Only personal assistance or aid,8.18,5.22,11.06,2.88,2.60,3.16,17.50,12.73,21.43,75.82,44.09,93.81, Only technical assistance,0.16,0.08,0.23,0.08,0.05,0.11,0.36,0.19,0.49,1.04,0.51,1.34, Both types of aid,0.68,0.51,0.84,0.25,0.15,0.36,1.58,1.92,1.29,5.65,4.54,6.29, No data recorded,1.09,0.86,1.32,0.39,0.38,0.41,2.23,2.09,2.35,10.22,8.42,11.24, Washing oneself: Total,29.93,20.26,39.34,8.63,8.03,9.24,70.54,55.38,83.02,293.26,201.85,345.07, Without assistance,3.13,1.78,4.44,1.40,0.94,1.86,8.88,4.94,12.13,17.97,11.71,21.51, Only personal assistance or aid,21.56,14.69,28.23,5.83,5.72,5.94,48.92,39.79,56.44,222.99,150.36,264.16, Only technical assistance,0.49,0.25,0.71,0.21,0.12,0.30,1.28,0.78,1.69,3.25,1.83,4.05, Both types of aid,3.25,2.19,4.28,0.84,0.81,0.87,7.88,6.07,9.36,32.84,22.88,38.49, No data recorded,1.51,1.34,1.68,0.35,0.44,0.26,3.58,3.80,3.40,16.21,15.06,16.86, Caring for body parts: Total,28.79,19.54,37.79,9.11,8.52,9.72,68.56,50.48,83.46,265.96,185.80,311.40, Without assistance,3.41,1.88,4.89,1.49,0.97,2.04,10.66,5.31,15.06,17.39,12.91,19.93, Only personal assistance or aid,22.13,15.35,28.72,6.70,6.71,6.69,49.90,39.19,58.72,217.25,147.03,257.05, Only technical assistance,0.27,0.16,0.37,0.09,0.09,0.08,1.03,0.67,1.32,1.34,0.25,1.96, Both types of aid,1.56,1.00,2.11,0.43,0.33,0.53,3.74,2.66,4.64,15.45,11.70,17.57, No data recorded,1.43,1.15,1.70,0.40,0.42,0.37,3.24,2.65,3.73,14.54,13.90,14.90, Personal hygiene related to urination : Total,17.42,11.11,23.56,4.37,4.12,4.63,41.50,30.99,50.16,180.83,115.60,217.80, Without assistance,3.16,2.19,4.10,0.99,0.81,1.17,10.18,7.57,12.33,22.18,17.89,24.62, Only personal assistance or aid,6.74,4.62,8.79,1.68,1.87,1.48,14.18,12.25,15.77,75.14,46.21,91.54, Only technical assistance,2.43,1.05,3.77,0.63,0.37,0.89,6.84,3.06,9.95,22.13,10.91,28.48, Both types of aid,4.15,2.58,5.68,0.82,0.84,0.81,8.03,6.13,9.59,51.92,33.36,62.44, No data recorded,0.95,0.68,1.21,0.26,0.23,0.29,2.28,1.98,2.52,9.46,7.23,10.72, Personal hygiene related to defecation: Total,11.79,8.11,15.38,3.16,3.29,3.03,24.45,20.49,27.71,128.71,84.61,153.71, Without assistance,1.32,0.88,1.74,0.56,0.46,0.65,3.25,2.32,4.01,9.46,6.27,11.27, Only personal assistance or aid,5.59,3.96,7.17,1.44,1.69,1.19,11.90,10.47,13.07,61.04,37.63,74.32, Only technical assistance,0.91,0.61,1.21,0.24,0.23,0.25,2.24,1.76,2.63,9.13,6.04,10.89, Both types of aid,3.38,2.22,4.52,0.76,0.77,0.75,6.06,4.90,7.01,42.14,28.82,49.69, No data recorded,0.59,0.44,0.74,0.16,0.13,0.19,1.01,1.03,0.99,6.93,5.86,7.54, Personal hygiene related to menstruation: Total,0.76,0.00,1.50,0.92,0.00,1.87,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00, Without assistance,0.07,0.00,0.13,0.08,0.00,0.16,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00, Only personal assistance or aid,0.50,0.00,0.99,0.61,0.00,1.23,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00, Only technical assistance,0.02,0.00,0.04,0.03,0.00,0.05,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00, Both types of aid,0.14,0.00,0.27,0.16,0.00,0.33,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00, No data recorded,0.03,0.00,0.07,0.04,0.00,0.08,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00, Dressing and undressing: Total,23.84,17.01,30.48,8.11,7.80,8.43,55.75,44.53,64.99,213.07,150.27,248.67, Without assistance,2.97,1.58,4.33,1.49,0.98,2.01,8.77,4.10,12.60,13.37,7.72,16.58, Only personal assistance or aid,18.25,13.47,22.90,5.84,6.13,5.53,40.39,34.82,44.98,175.79,121.56,206.53, Only technical assistance,0.21,0.12,0.31,0.07,0.04,0.09,0.86,0.62,1.07,1.05,0.40,1.42, Both types of aid,1.24,0.90,1.57,0.35,0.28,0.42,2.94,2.45,3.33,12.27,10.88,13.06, No data recorded,1.16,0.95,1.37,0.37,0.37,0.37,2.79,2.53,3.00,10.59,9.71,11.09, Eating and drinking: Total,9.01,6.90,11.06,3.00,3.22,2.77,18.96,17.66,20.02,87.35,61.07,102.24, Without assistance,0.94,0.56,1.30,0.44,0.33,0.56,2.44,1.59,3.13,5.62,2.92,7.16, Only personal assistance or aid,6.84,5.21,8.41,2.17,2.47,1.86,13.99,13.59,14.32,69.18,44.24,83.32, Only technical assistance,0.12,0.11,0.14,0.06,0.06,0.05,0.50,0.40,0.58,0.29,0.40,0.22, Both types of aid,0.65,0.55,0.75,0.18,0.17,0.20,1.17,0.98,1.32,7.46,8.40,6.92, No data recorded,0.46,0.47,0.45,0.15,0.19,0.11,0.86,1.10,0.67,4.79,5.11,4.61, Looking after one's health: following medical prescriptions: Total,20.51,15.47,25.41,6.15,7.14,5.13,41.67,35.39,46.84,214.59,152.57,249.74, Without assistance,0.95,0.60,1.30,0.38,0.34,0.42,1.98,1.18,2.64,8.27,4.96,10.14, Only personal assistance or aid,17.14,13.01,21.16,5.15,6.18,4.10,34.08,29.41,37.93,181.30,125.46,212.95, Only technical assistance,0.12,0.10,0.15,0.04,0.05,0.03,0.40,0.32,0.46,0.78,0.35,1.02, Both types of aid,1.27,0.88,1.64,0.28,0.24,0.32,3.32,2.45,4.03,12.97,11.37,13.88, No data recorded,1.02,0.88,1.15,0.30,0.33,0.26,1.89,2.03,1.78,11.28,10.43,11.76, Looking after one's health: avoiding dangerous situations: Total,15.93,10.93,20.78,4.57,5.04,4.08,30.82,23.57,36.79,174.51,112.84,209.47, Without assistance,2.37,1.75,2.97,0.69,0.85,0.53,4.88,3.58,5.95,24.98,17.55,29.18, Only personal assistance or aid,11.61,7.73,15.38,3.36,3.67,3.03,22.02,16.96,26.19,127.85,76.16,157.14, Only technical assistance,0.12,0.09,0.15,0.05,0.05,0.04,0.23,0.13,0.31,1.15,0.84,1.32, Both types of aid,1.00,0.70,1.30,0.27,0.25,0.29,2.29,1.55,2.90,10.36,8.88,11.19, No data recorded,0.83,0.67,0.98,0.20,0.22,0.19,1.40,1.35,1.43,10.19,9.40,10.64, Acquisition of goods and services: Total,44.46,26.46,61.97,17.55,12.95,22.29,106.26,67.34,138.31,348.83,220.44,421.61, Without assistance,14.02,9.33,18.59,6.00,4.84,7.18,31.63,23.28,38.50,106.99,72.30,126.64, Only personal assistance or aid,24.05,12.96,34.84,9.01,6.13,11.98,58.09,32.83,78.90,195.47,113.74,241.79, Only technical assistance,1.38,1.11,1.63,0.58,0.58,0.59,5.00,4.03,5.80,5.50,4.35,6.15, Both types of aid,2.73,1.57,3.87,1.10,0.72,1.49,6.66,3.97,8.88,20.80,14.32,24.47, No data recorded,2.28,1.50,3.04,0.86,0.68,1.05,4.88,3.24,6.23,20.08,15.72,22.55, Preparing meals: Total,27.94,19.24,36.40,9.60,9.04,10.18,58.60,45.89,69.06,266.22,179.81,315.21, Without assistance,9.55,7.29,11.74,3.60,3.68,3.52,18.69,17.21,19.90,88.94,62.58,103.89, Only personal assistance or aid,15.45,10.01,20.74,5.04,4.60,5.50,33.57,23.87,41.56,148.71,95.91,178.63, Only technical assistance,0.43,0.26,0.59,0.22,0.15,0.28,1.36,0.99,1.66,1.60,0.54,2.20, Both types of aid,1.15,0.62,1.67,0.42,0.29,0.55,2.39,1.54,3.09,10.65,5.62,13.50, No data recorded,1.37,1.06,1.66,0.32,0.32,0.32,2.59,2.27,2.85,16.33,15.15,17.00, Doing housework: Total,39.55,22.83,55.81,14.99,10.56,19.55,93.48,57.18,123.36,323.82,208.06,389.44, Without assistance,12.66,8.00,17.19,5.29,4.00,6.62,28.48,20.41,35.12,98.94,64.40,118.52, Only personal assistance or aid,22.27,12.11,32.14,8.03,5.45,10.67,53.52,29.76,73.09,187.23,116.06,227.57, Only technical assistance,0.66,0.42,0.89,0.27,0.17,0.37,2.35,1.53,3.03,2.93,2.86,2.96, Both types of aid,1.97,0.96,2.95,0.77,0.43,1.12,4.77,2.68,6.48,15.49,8.40,19.50, No data recorded,1.99,1.32,2.64,0.64,0.51,0.78,4.36,2.80,5.64,19.23,16.33,20.88, Notes: 1) a person may have disabilities of more than one type of disability 2) The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 5 thousand persons must be viewed with caution, because they may be affected by large sampling errors. Source: National Statistics Institute