Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey 
Employment and Education. National results: Relative figures
Percentage of persons with disabilities not seeking employment, according to the reason why they are not, by age and sex
Units: percentage

;Total;;;16 to 64 years old;;;16 to 24 years old;;;25 to 44 years old;;;45 to 64 years old;;;65 years old and over;;;
;Both sexes;Males;Females;Both sexes;Males;Females;Both sexes;Males;Females;Both sexes;Males;Females;Both sexes;Males;Females;Both sexes;Males;Females;
Total;100.00;100.00;100.00;100.00;100.00;100.00;100.00;100.00;100.00;100.00;100.00;100.00;100.00;100.00;100.00;100.00;100.00;100.00;
They have disabilities and believe that it will be very difficult to find work;11.08;13.15;9.89;24.57;27.94;22.04;26.50;28.24;23.87;30.47;32.15;28.70;22.49;26.09;20.22;5.31;5.10;5.41;
They cannot work;45.83;43.85;46.97;64.41;65.67;63.47;40.22;41.37;38.49;67.05;70.24;63.67;65.37;66.54;64.64;37.89;31.97;40.89;
They believe that they will not find work, not ever having sought it before;0.83;0.74;0.88;2.11;1.96;2.21;3.97;4.46;3.21;3.07;3.31;2.83;1.65;1.09;2.00;0.28;0.08;0.39;
They believe that they will not find work, having sought it before;0.53;0.55;0.52;1.74;1.57;1.86;1.12;0.00;2.82;2.15;1.98;2.33;1.65;1.57;1.69;0.01;0.00;0.02;
They do not believe that there will be any work available;0.52;0.50;0.53;1.44;1.23;1.59;1.29;0.88;1.91;2.03;1.70;2.38;1.25;1.07;1.37;0.13;0.10;0.14;
They are affected by an employment regulation process;0.33;0.41;0.28;0.35;0.52;0.22;0.00;0.00;0.00;0.19;0.22;0.15;0.43;0.71;0.25;0.32;0.35;0.31;
They do not know where to look to find work;0.20;0.24;0.18;0.66;0.66;0.65;2.01;0.96;3.60;1.42;1.33;1.51;0.31;0.34;0.29;0.01;0.01;0.01;
They are waiting for a season with more activity;0.13;0.06;0.17;0.29;0.16;0.38;1.32;1.15;1.57;0.34;0.04;0.66;0.19;0.10;0.25;0.07;0.01;0.10;
They are waiting on the results of previous applications;0.08;0.15;0.04;0.27;0.42;0.16;0.09;0.16;0.00;0.78;1.03;0.51;0.11;0.18;0.07;0.00;0.00;0.00;
They are waiting to begin their freelance activity again;0.06;0.02;0.08;0.18;0.02;0.30;0.00;0.00;0.00;0.32;0.06;0.61;0.14;0.00;0.23;0.01;0.02;0.00;
Due to family or personal reasons;3.97;1.37;5.46;8.61;2.47;13.22;2.39;1.65;3.52;9.54;2.99;16.46;8.77;2.33;12.85;1.98;0.77;2.60;
They are undertaking studies or receiving training;0.80;1.34;0.49;2.65;3.80;1.79;39.82;40.32;39.05;2.11;2.52;1.68;0.03;0.07;0.00;0.01;0.00;0.02;
They receive economic benefits;4.24;4.47;4.11;7.10;8.49;6.06;2.78;1.57;4.61;6.85;8.69;4.91;7.51;9.22;6.43;3.02;2.27;3.39;
Due to retirement;52.61;62.69;46.84;11.15;16.10;7.44;0.00;0.00;0.00;3.17;3.68;2.62;14.61;23.36;9.06;70.34;88.06;61.35;
They do not need to work;5.28;3.04;6.57;4.64;2.39;6.33;1.63;1.89;1.23;2.23;2.10;2.37;5.65;2.57;7.60;5.56;3.39;6.66;
Other causes;13.22;5.98;17.37;12.02;9.44;13.95;10.90;11.46;10.05;14.68;12.94;16.53;11.23;7.69;13.47;13.73;4.09;18.63;
Notes:
1) A person may not have sought employment for more than one reason 
   
 2) The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 5 thousand persons  must be viewed with caution, because they may be affected by  large sampling errors. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
     
Source: National Statistics Institute