Use of health services and consumption of medicine. Relative figures Type of medicine taken in the last 2 weeks by sex and social class of the main breadwinner. Population which has taken medicines in the last 2 weeks Units: percentages ,Medicines for colds, flu, throat, bronchus,,,Medicines for pain,,,Medicines to lower fever,,,Tonics (vitamins, minerals, stimulants),,,Laxatives,,,Antibiotics,,,Tranquillizers, sedatives, sleeping tablets,,,Medicines for allergy,,,Medicines for rheumatism,,,Medicines for heart problems,,,Medicines for blood pressure,,,Medicines for the stomach and/or digestive alterations,,,Antidepressants, stimulants,,,Contraceptive pills,,,Hormones for the menopause,,,Medicines for lowering cholesterol levels,,,Medicines for diabetes,,,Other medicines,,, ,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No,Total,Yes,No, BOTH SEXES, Total,100.00,19.54,80.46,100.00,47.21,52.79,100.00,6.06,93.94,100.00,8.96,91.04,100.00,3.95,96.05,100.00,6.97,93.03,100.00,14.30,85.70,100.00,6.21,93.79,100.00,8.31,91.69,100.00,8.80,91.20,100.00,24.41,75.59,100.00,13.49,86.51,100.00,8.50,91.50,100.00,4.15,95.85,100.00,1.11,98.89,100.00,12.46,87.54,100.00,6.56,93.44,100.00,27.00,73.00, I: Executives of Public Administrations and of companies with 10 or more employees, and professions associated with university degrees,100.00,20.40,79.60,100.00,43.48,56.52,100.00,7.00,93.00,100.00,12.17,87.83,100.00,2.50,97.50,100.00,7.73,92.27,100.00,10.72,89.28,100.00,7.49,92.51,100.00,4.13,95.87,100.00,5.82,94.18,100.00,19.56,80.44,100.00,12.28,87.72,100.00,6.22,93.78,100.00,4.49,95.51,100.00,1.60,98.40,100.00,10.70,89.30,100.00,3.35,96.65,100.00,26.07,73.93, II: Executives of companies with fewer than 10 employees, and professions associated with intermediate degrees. Advanced technicians. Artists and Sportspersons,100.00,22.52,77.48,100.00,44.16,55.84,100.00,7.17,92.83,100.00,9.48,90.52,100.00,4.11,95.89,100.00,6.57,93.43,100.00,12.28,87.72,100.00,5.58,94.42,100.00,6.07,93.93,100.00,5.40,94.60,100.00,17.51,82.49,100.00,12.32,87.68,100.00,6.25,93.75,100.00,4.91,95.09,100.00,1.10,98.90,100.00,10.12,89.88,100.00,5.02,94.98,100.00,27.30,72.70, III: Administrative type employees and Administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services and Security workers. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers,100.00,18.04,81.96,100.00,45.76,54.24,100.00,5.20,94.80,100.00,8.98,91.02,100.00,3.92,96.08,100.00,7.18,92.82,100.00,13.58,86.42,100.00,6.79,93.21,100.00,8.48,91.52,100.00,9.66,90.34,100.00,25.67,74.33,100.00,12.75,87.25,100.00,8.08,91.92,100.00,4.03,95.97,100.00,1.01,98.99,100.00,13.03,86.97,100.00,6.30,93.70,100.00,27.05,72.95, IVa: Skilled manual workers,100.00,20.33,79.67,100.00,46.94,53.06,100.00,6.13,93.87,100.00,7.87,92.13,100.00,4.00,96.00,100.00,6.99,93.01,100.00,15.30,84.70,100.00,5.75,94.25,100.00,9.09,90.91,100.00,9.17,90.83,100.00,24.46,75.54,100.00,13.92,86.08,100.00,8.70,91.30,100.00,3.84,96.16,100.00,0.99,99.01,100.00,13.50,86.50,100.00,7.39,92.61,100.00,25.49,74.51, IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers,100.00,18.77,81.23,100.00,51.02,48.98,100.00,5.70,94.30,100.00,9.95,90.05,100.00,4.17,95.83,100.00,6.99,93.01,100.00,15.58,84.42,100.00,6.52,93.48,100.00,8.05,91.95,100.00,8.61,91.39,100.00,23.44,76.56,100.00,14.52,85.48,100.00,10.24,89.76,100.00,4.77,95.23,100.00,1.18,98.82,100.00,11.23,88.77,100.00,6.29,93.71,100.00,28.36,71.64, V: Unskilled workers,100.00,19.20,80.80,100.00,50.00,50.00,100.00,6.16,93.84,100.00,7.53,92.47,100.00,4.37,95.63,100.00,6.64,93.36,100.00,15.20,84.80,100.00,5.64,94.36,100.00,10.51,89.49,100.00,10.34,89.66,100.00,28.94,71.06,100.00,14.54,85.46,100.00,9.95,90.05,100.00,3.70,96.30,100.00,1.00,99.00,100.00,12.90,87.10,100.00,8.07,91.93,100.00,29.28,70.72, No data recorded,100.00,15.66,84.34,100.00,55.64,44.36,100.00,6.72,93.28,100.00,9.14,90.86,100.00,5.33,94.67,100.00,5.10,94.90,100.00,20.93,79.07,100.00,4.53,95.47,100.00,11.06,88.94,100.00,12.74,87.26,100.00,35.91,64.09,100.00,13.63,86.37,100.00,9.94,90.06,100.00,3.81,96.19,100.00,2.02,97.98,100.00,14.95,85.05,100.00,11.92,88.08,100.00,25.71,74.29, MALES, Total,100.00,23.21,76.79,100.00,39.11,60.89,100.00,6.69,93.31,100.00,5.83,94.17,100.00,2.27,97.73,100.00,7.45,92.55,100.00,10.18,89.82,100.00,6.26,93.74,100.00,4.84,95.16,100.00,10.50,89.50,100.00,24.37,75.63,100.00,13.60,86.40,100.00,5.43,94.57,..,..,..,..,..,..,100.00,13.18,86.82,100.00,7.60,92.40,100.00,26.25,73.75, I: Executives of Public Administrations and of companies with 10 or more employees, and professions associated with university degrees,100.00,24.28,75.72,100.00,38.13,61.87,100.00,8.32,91.68,100.00,7.36,92.64,100.00,0.56,99.44,100.00,8.75,91.25,100.00,9.30,90.70,100.00,9.32,90.68,100.00,2.01,97.99,100.00,7.06,92.94,100.00,23.20,76.80,100.00,14.63,85.37,100.00,4.79,95.21,..,..,..,..,..,..,100.00,11.47,88.53,100.00,5.27,94.73,100.00,23.98,76.02, II: Executives of companies with fewer than 10 employees, and professions associated with intermediate degrees. Advanced technicians. Artists and Sportspersons,100.00,26.81,73.19,100.00,34.97,65.03,100.00,7.85,92.15,100.00,7.61,92.39,100.00,1.55,98.45,100.00,5.63,94.37,100.00,9.70,90.30,100.00,5.71,94.29,100.00,4.19,95.81,100.00,7.23,92.77,100.00,19.59,80.41,100.00,15.12,84.88,100.00,4.06,95.94,..,..,..,..,..,..,100.00,12.09,87.91,100.00,7.48,92.52,100.00,25.96,74.04, III: Administrative type employees and Administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services and Security workers. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers,100.00,20.86,79.14,100.00,36.88,63.12,100.00,5.71,94.29,100.00,6.25,93.75,100.00,2.38,97.62,100.00,8.37,91.63,100.00,9.94,90.06,100.00,6.44,93.56,100.00,6.02,93.98,100.00,11.45,88.55,100.00,26.35,73.65,100.00,13.24,86.76,100.00,5.94,94.06,..,..,..,..,..,..,100.00,14.63,85.37,100.00,7.55,92.45,100.00,25.10,74.90, IVa: Skilled manual workers,100.00,23.53,76.47,100.00,39.56,60.44,100.00,6.21,93.79,100.00,4.34,95.66,100.00,2.39,97.61,100.00,7.64,92.36,100.00,10.94,89.06,100.00,5.68,94.32,100.00,4.85,95.15,100.00,11.78,88.22,100.00,24.08,75.92,100.00,13.31,86.69,100.00,5.38,94.62,..,..,..,..,..,..,100.00,14.75,85.25,100.00,8.75,91.25,100.00,25.79,74.21, IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers,100.00,23.11,76.89,100.00,43.41,56.59,100.00,7.23,92.77,100.00,6.73,93.27,100.00,2.59,97.41,100.00,7.22,92.78,100.00,10.13,89.87,100.00,6.56,93.44,100.00,5.12,94.88,100.00,10.08,89.92,100.00,23.79,76.21,100.00,13.98,86.02,100.00,6.34,93.66,..,..,..,..,..,..,100.00,10.17,89.83,100.00,6.53,93.47,100.00,29.16,70.84, V: Unskilled workers,100.00,23.63,76.37,100.00,40.75,59.25,100.00,6.35,93.65,100.00,4.80,95.20,100.00,2.91,97.09,100.00,6.15,93.85,100.00,9.94,90.06,100.00,5.38,94.62,100.00,5.29,94.71,100.00,10.84,89.16,100.00,24.94,75.06,100.00,12.87,87.13,100.00,5.17,94.83,..,..,..,..,..,..,100.00,12.91,87.09,100.00,6.97,93.03,100.00,29.35,70.65, No data recorded,100.00,20.63,79.37,100.00,50.87,49.13,100.00,10.37,89.63,100.00,6.46,93.54,100.00,6.37,93.63,100.00,5.99,94.01,100.00,11.34,88.66,100.00,2.38,97.62,100.00,2.95,97.05,100.00,14.56,85.44,100.00,34.49,65.51,100.00,11.83,88.17,100.00,6.62,93.38,..,..,..,..,..,..,100.00,6.34,93.66,100.00,15.85,84.15,100.00,22.13,77.87, FEMALES, Total,100.00,16.69,83.31,100.00,53.49,46.51,100.00,5.56,94.44,100.00,11.38,88.62,100.00,5.25,94.75,100.00,6.60,93.40,100.00,17.50,82.50,100.00,6.17,93.83,100.00,10.93,89.07,100.00,7.52,92.48,100.00,24.44,75.56,100.00,13.41,86.59,100.00,10.81,89.19,100.00,7.29,92.71,100.00,1.96,98.04,100.00,11.92,88.08,100.00,5.77,94.23,100.00,27.58,72.42, I: Executives of Public Administrations and of companies with 10 or more employees, and professions associated with university degrees,100.00,16.97,83.03,100.00,48.23,51.77,100.00,5.84,94.16,100.00,16.44,83.56,100.00,4.21,95.79,100.00,6.82,93.18,100.00,11.97,88.03,100.00,5.87,94.13,100.00,5.98,94.02,100.00,4.74,95.26,100.00,16.40,83.60,100.00,10.24,89.76,100.00,7.46,92.54,100.00,8.40,91.60,100.00,2.99,97.01,100.00,10.04,89.96,100.00,1.66,98.34,100.00,27.91,72.09, II: Executives of companies with fewer than 10 employees, and professions associated with intermediate degrees. Advanced technicians. Artists and Sportspersons,100.00,18.77,81.23,100.00,52.13,47.87,100.00,6.58,93.42,100.00,11.10,88.90,100.00,6.34,93.66,100.00,7.38,92.62,100.00,14.52,85.48,100.00,5.47,94.53,100.00,7.67,92.33,100.00,3.84,96.16,100.00,15.75,84.25,100.00,9.94,90.06,100.00,8.10,91.90,100.00,9.09,90.91,100.00,2.03,97.97,100.00,8.46,91.54,100.00,2.88,97.12,100.00,28.47,71.53, III: Administrative type employees and Administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services and Security workers. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers,100.00,15.77,84.23,100.00,52.91,47.09,100.00,4.79,95.21,100.00,11.17,88.83,100.00,5.17,94.83,100.00,6.23,93.77,100.00,16.50,83.50,100.00,7.07,92.93,100.00,10.43,89.57,100.00,8.24,91.76,100.00,25.13,74.87,100.00,12.35,87.65,100.00,9.78,90.22,100.00,7.22,92.78,100.00,1.82,98.18,100.00,11.76,88.24,100.00,5.29,94.71,100.00,28.63,71.37, IVa: Skilled manual workers,100.00,17.74,82.26,100.00,52.91,47.09,100.00,6.06,93.94,100.00,10.73,89.27,100.00,5.30,94.70,100.00,6.46,93.54,100.00,18.82,81.18,100.00,5.81,94.19,100.00,12.44,87.56,100.00,7.11,92.89,100.00,24.77,75.23,100.00,14.39,85.61,100.00,11.32,88.68,100.00,6.89,93.11,100.00,1.78,98.22,100.00,12.52,87.48,100.00,6.30,93.70,100.00,25.25,74.75, IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers,100.00,15.95,84.05,100.00,55.96,44.04,100.00,4.70,95.30,100.00,12.04,87.96,100.00,5.20,94.80,100.00,6.84,93.16,100.00,19.12,80.88,100.00,6.49,93.51,100.00,9.87,90.13,100.00,7.70,92.30,100.00,23.22,76.78,100.00,14.85,85.15,100.00,12.66,87.34,100.00,7.73,92.27,100.00,1.91,98.09,100.00,11.88,88.12,100.00,6.13,93.87,100.00,27.84,72.16, V: Unskilled workers,100.00,16.08,83.92,100.00,56.49,43.51,100.00,6.02,93.98,100.00,9.45,90.55,100.00,5.39,94.61,100.00,6.98,93.02,100.00,18.90,81.10,100.00,5.82,94.18,100.00,14.05,85.95,100.00,10.00,90.00,100.00,31.66,68.34,100.00,15.67,84.33,100.00,13.19,86.81,100.00,6.23,93.77,100.00,1.68,98.32,100.00,12.89,87.11,100.00,8.85,91.15,100.00,29.23,70.77, No data recorded,100.00,13.09,86.91,100.00,58.13,41.87,100.00,4.83,95.17,100.00,10.53,89.47,100.00,4.79,95.21,100.00,4.64,95.36,100.00,25.89,74.11,100.00,5.64,94.36,100.00,15.17,84.83,100.00,11.83,88.17,100.00,36.62,63.38,100.00,14.54,85.46,100.00,11.62,88.38,100.00,5.77,94.23,100.00,3.07,96.93,100.00,19.30,80.70,100.00,9.90,90.10,100.00,27.57,72.43, Notes: 1) Medicines for rheumatism, heart problems, blood pressure, digestive alterations, antidepressants, stimulants, lowering cholesterol levels and losing weight, only persons aged 16 and over are covered years. Homone medicines for the menopause and contraceptive pills only covers females aged 16 years and over. 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