Economically Active Population Survey National results Persons aged 16 to 64 years old (*) who suffer more than one illness, classified by the second most important illness affecting them, by age group Units: absolute value in thousands and percentages ,Total,,16-24,,25-44,,45-64,, ,Absolute value,Percentage,Absolute value,Percentage,Absolute value,Percentage,Absolute value,Percentage, Total,2,311.6,100.00,63.4,100.00,623.9,100.00,1,624.3,100.00, Problems in the arms or hands,233.4,10.10,2.1,3.29,52.1,8.35,179.1,11.03, Problems in the legs or feet,287.9,12.45,5.5,8.69,62.0,9.94,220.3,13.56, Problems in the back or neck,453.6,19.62,10.1,15.89,122.8,19.68,320.8,19.75, Problems of the heart, blood pressure or circulation,178.5,7.72,1.8,2.77,34.6,5.55,142.1,8.75, Problems of the chest and respiration, including asthma and bronchitis,130.0,5.62,6.3,9.98,52.4,8.40,71.3,4.39, Problems of the kidneys, stomach, liver or other digestive problems,142.9,6.18,2.4,3.71,43.5,6.98,97.0,5.97, Chronic anxiety,123.7,5.35,6.1,9.61,36.4,5.84,81.2,5.00, Depression,126.0,5.45,3.0,4.74,30.7,4.93,92.2,5.68, Epilepsy,7.1,0.31,0.3,0.49,5.1,0.82,1.7,0.10, Other emotional, nervous system or mental problems,39.5,1.71,3.9,6.16,10.5,1.68,25.1,1.55, Diabetes,124.3,5.38,.,.,8.8,1.41,115.5,7.11, Strong headaches (Migraine),114.6,4.96,4.6,7.21,42.8,6.86,67.3,4.14, Cancer,14.0,0.61,.,.,1.8,0.28,12.3,0.76, Diseases of the skin, including allergic reactions and severe deformities,103.2,4.47,10.1,15.94,48.3,7.73,44.9,2.76, Learning difficulties (reading, writing or arithmetic),8.3,0.36,1.0,1.50,4.7,0.75,2.7,0.16, Other progressive illnesses (Multiple Sclerosis, HIV, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, etc.),15.9,0.69,.,.,3.4,0.55,12.5,0.77, Other health problems,208.7,9.03,6.4,10.01,63.8,10.23,138.5,8.53, Notes: .Data protected by statistical secrecy 1) (*) This figure does not consider those persons in a critical or terminal state, as they are only asked about their most important illness. Source: National Statistics Institute