Economically Active Population Survey National results Persons aged 16 to 64 years old who have part-time work or who, without having a job, have not sought work, and who care for dependent persons(*), according to the main reason for not working or for working part time, by sex and age Units: absolute value in thousands and percentages ,Total,Lack of childcare services,Very expensive services,Poor-quality services,Other reasons,Does not know, Absolute value, Both sexes, Total,288.7,59.8,126.5,13.2,85.7,3.5, 16-24,3.4,0.7,1.6,.,1.1,., 25-44,60.1,14.4,24.4,3.2,16.8,1.2, 45-64,225.2,44.7,100.4,10.0,67.8,2.3, Male, Total,26.5,6.0,11.5,2.0,6.7,0.3, 16-24,1.3,.,0.6,.,0.7,., 25-44,7.1,1.0,2.7,1.1,2.0,0.3, 45-64,18.2,5.0,8.2,0.9,4.1,., Female, Total,262.2,53.8,115.0,11.2,79.0,3.2, 16-24,2.2,0.7,1.0,.,0.4,., 25-44,53.0,13.4,21.7,2.1,14.8,0.9, 45-64,207.0,39.7,92.2,9.1,63.7,2.3, Percentage, Both sexes, Total,100.00,20.72,43.82,4.58,29.67,1.20, 16-24,100.00,21.27,46.95,.,31.78,., 25-44,100.00,23.96,40.70,5.39,27.95,2.01, 45-64,100.00,19.85,44.61,4.43,30.10,1.01, Male, Total,100.00,22.62,43.55,7.46,25.27,1.10, 16-24,100.00,.,47.99,.,52.01,., 25-44,100.00,14.16,38.39,15.49,27.84,4.12, 45-64,100.00,27.49,45.25,4.86,22.40,., Female, Total,100.00,20.53,43.85,4.28,30.12,1.22, 16-24,100.00,33.66,46.35,.,19.99,., 25-44,100.00,25.26,41.01,4.04,27.96,1.72, 45-64,100.00,19.18,44.55,4.39,30.78,1.10, Notes: .Data protected by statistical secrecy 1) Main reason (linked to care for ill persons, relatives or friends aged 15 years old or over) (*) This considers relatives or friends aged 15 years old or over who need care. Source: National Statistics Institute