Economically Active Population Survey National results Persons aged 16 to 64 years old(*) who have taken a full-time leave of absence in order to provide care, according to the duration of this period. Classification by sex and age group Units: absolute value in thousands and percentages ,Total,Less than 1 month,1 to 3 months,More than 3 months, but a maximum of 6 months,More than 6 months, but a maximum of 1 year,Over 1 year,The person has not yet returned to work,Does not know, Absolute value, Both sexes, Total,260.6,22.3,51.7,47.4,79.6,44.9,11.7,3.1, 16-24,1.0,..,..,..,1.0,..,..,.., 25-44,243.0,21.9,49.9,46.3,74.7,37.2,10.0,2.9, 45-64,16.6,0.4,1.7,1.1,3.9,7.7,1.7,0.2, Male, Total,18.7,9.2,4.2,1.0,1.1,0.9,1.6,0.7, 16-24,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,.., 25-44,16.1,8.9,4.0,1.0,0.8,..,0.6,0.7, 45-64,2.7,0.3,0.2,..,0.3,0.9,1.0,.., Female, Total,241.8,13.1,47.5,46.4,78.4,44.0,10.1,2.4, 16-24,1.0,..,..,..,1.0,..,..,.., 25-44,226.9,12.9,45.9,45.3,73.9,37.2,9.4,2.2, 45-64,14.0,0.2,1.6,1.1,3.5,6.8,0.7,0.2, Percentage, Both sexes, Total,100.00,8.55,19.83,18.20,30.53,17.24,4.48,1.17, 16-24,100.00,..,..,..,100.00,..,..,.., 25-44,100.00,9.00,20.55,19.08,30.76,15.31,4.11,1.19, 45-64,100.00,2.42,10.46,6.53,23.27,46.35,10.03,0.93, Male, Total,100.00,49.01,22.43,5.56,5.95,5.06,8.33,3.66, 16-24,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,.., 25-44,100.00,55.58,25.21,6.48,4.87,..,3.59,4.27, 45-64,100.00,9.38,5.71,..,12.45,35.53,36.91,.., Female, Total,100.00,5.42,19.62,19.18,32.44,18.18,4.18,0.98, 16-24,100.00,..,..,..,100.00,..,..,.., 25-44,100.00,5.70,20.22,19.97,32.59,16.40,4.15,0.98, 45-64,100.00,1.09,11.37,7.77,25.34,48.42,4.89,1.11, Notes: 1) (*) All of them verify having at least one child under 8 years of age, and that, either they are employed, or if not employed, they have worked at some point in time since the birth of their youngest child. 1) ~'duration of this period'~Holidays or full days due to a flexible schedule may be added to this period of leave. Source: National Statistics Institute