Lifestyles and preventive practices. Absolute figures Reason for the special diet or regime, by sex and employment situation. Population that follows a special diet or regime Units: thousands of persons ,Total,To lose weight or maintain current weight,To live more healthfully,Due to an illness or health problem,For other reasons,No data recorded, BOTH SEXES, Total,4,641.3,1,579.5,653.2,2,305.1,81.6,21.9, Employed,1,891.9,899.1,320.4,617.9,44.2,10.3, Unemployed,302.1,132.6,38.4,110.4,15.9,4.8, Student,123.2,59.8,37.9,22.5,0.5,2.5, Retired person, pensioner,1,500.7,195.4,142.0,1,147.9,12.8,2.7, Mainly dedicated to household chores,739.6,265.1,90.0,378.2,4.6,1.7, Other situations,.,.,.,.,.,., No data recorded,14.2,7.5,0.0,6.7,0.0,0.0, MALES, Total,1,895.4,451.9,330.7,1,072.5,37.5,2.9, Employed,930.2,312.4,192.2,403.8,18.9,2.9, Unemployed,108.7,26.6,16.8,53.3,12.1,0.0, Student,.,.,.,.,.,., Retired person, pensioner,764.4,88.7,71.9,597.8,6.1,0.0, Mainly dedicated to household chores,.,.,.,.,.,., Other situations,.,.,.,.,.,., No data recorded,5.8,0.0,0.0,5.8,0.0,0.0, FEMALES, Total,2,745.9,1,127.6,322.6,1,232.6,44.1,19.1, Employed,961.8,586.7,128.2,214.1,25.4,7.5, Unemployed,193.4,106.0,21.7,57.2,3.8,4.8, Student,.,.,.,.,.,., Retired person, pensioner,736.3,106.7,70.1,550.1,6.8,2.7, Mainly dedicated to household chores,739.6,265.1,90.0,378.2,4.6,1.7, Other situations,.,.,.,.,.,., No data recorded,8.4,7.5,0.0,1.0,0.0,0.0, Notes: .Data protected by statistical secrecy The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which cannot be provided since it may be affected by sampling errors. The symbol '..' shall be deemed as data which is not collected. The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an 'error of division by zero'. Source: Ministry of Health and Consumption and INE