Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey Carers and Personal Assistance. National results: Absolute figures Population with disabilities, according to the most important care provided by the main carer, by age and sex of the person with disabilities Units: thousands of persons ,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, Total,2,088.1,710.6,1,377.6,687.8,305.1,382.8,643.4,212.4,431.0,756.9,193.2,563.7, Eating,268.5,107.2,161.3,72.2,45.5,26.7,63.2,28.9,34.3,133.0,32.7,100.3, Get dressed / Get undressed,698.2,269.7,428.5,188.5,107.9,80.7,191.3,79.3,111.9,318.4,82.5,236.0, Personal hygiene / Getting ready,658.4,251.8,406.5,170.6,96.7,73.9,183.9,76.9,106.9,303.9,78.2,225.7, Walk or get around the house,267.6,77.9,189.7,52.0,26.1,25.9,76.3,23.4,52.9,139.3,28.4,110.9, Go up or down the stairs,334.9,98.3,236.6,76.0,32.6,43.4,104.9,34.3,70.6,154.0,31.4,122.6, Change incontinence pants due to urinary incontinence,213.7,59.7,154.0,26.6,15.0,11.6,47.9,16.6,31.3,139.1,28.0,111.1, Change incontinence pants due to fecal incontinence,105.1,36.5,68.6,16.5,11.5,4.9,24.2,10.5,13.7,64.4,14.5,49.9, Getting in and out of bed,273.0,94.8,178.3,69.2,33.9,35.2,76.5,30.1,46.4,127.3,30.7,96.6, Bathe/Shower,676.3,256.8,419.6,171.3,94.4,77.0,191.7,78.7,112.9,313.3,83.7,229.7, Use the toilet / bath on time,61.8,24.0,37.8,19.9,10.0,9.9,18.0,6.6,11.4,23.9,7.3,16.6, Go shopping,523.3,153.1,370.2,170.9,68.6,102.2,170.8,41.6,129.2,181.6,42.9,138.8, Preparing meals,547.4,212.6,334.8,169.8,84.2,85.6,152.7,60.0,92.7,224.9,68.4,156.5, Undertake other household chores,486.6,141.2,345.4,154.1,53.6,100.5,158.4,42.3,116.1,174.1,45.3,128.9, Take medicine (control),388.1,173.2,214.8,112.6,71.1,41.5,103.9,45.6,58.3,171.6,56.6,115.0, Use the telephone,46.6,23.0,23.6,17.7,9.7,8.0,13.0,6.6,6.4,16.0,6.7,9.2, Go outside / get about on the street,299.4,91.9,207.5,96.8,41.0,55.8,94.8,26.2,68.6,107.8,24.8,83.0, Use public transport,85.0,33.1,51.9,37.6,19.5,18.1,26.7,8.8,17.9,20.7,4.8,15.9, Managing money,83.0,42.6,40.5,42.8,27.6,15.2,18.0,6.8,11.2,22.3,8.2,14.1, Deal with paperwork,177.9,70.3,107.6,62.8,33.9,28.8,54.8,19.8,35.0,60.3,16.6,43.7, Go to the doctor,339.9,132.9,207.0,104.7,57.9,46.8,110.2,40.0,70.2,125.0,35.0,90.0, Tie one's own shoelaces,72.1,37.4,34.7,31.8,18.8,13.0,23.8,11.9,11.9,16.6,6.8,9.8, No data recorded,633.1,183.6,449.4,262.4,89.0,173.4,219.1,58.7,160.5,151.6,35.9,115.6, Notes: 1) The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 5 thousand persons must be viewed with caution, because it may be affected by large sampling errors. Source: National Statistics Institute