Food Reason for the special diet, by sex and employment situation. Population aged 16 years old and over that follows a special diet Units: percentages ;Total;To lose weight or maintain current weight;To live more heathfully;Due to an illness or health problem;For another reason; BOTH SEXES; Total;100.00;34.19;14.14;49.90;1.77; Employed;100.00;47.78;17.03;32.84;2.35; Unemployed;100.00;44.60;12.92;37.13;5.34; Student;100.00;49.55;31.38;18.66;0.42; Retired person, pensioner;100.00;13.04;9.48;76.62;0.86; Mainly dedicated to household chores;100.00;35.93;12.19;51.26;0.62; Other situations;.;.;.;.;.; No data recorded;100.00;52.65;0.00;47.35;0.00; MALES; Total;100.00;23.88;17.47;56.67;1.98; Employed;100.00;33.69;20.73;43.55;2.03; Unemployed;100.00;24.51;15.42;48.98;11.10; Student;.;.;.;.;.; Retired person, pensioner;100.00;11.60;9.40;78.21;0.79; Mainly dedicated to household chores;.;.;.;.;.; Other situations;.;.;.;.;.; No data recorded;100.00;0.00;0.00;100.00;0.00; FEMALES; Total;100.00;41.35;11.83;45.20;1.62; Employed;100.00;61.48;13.43;22.43;2.66; Unemployed;100.00;56.19;11.48;30.31;2.02; Student;.;.;.;.;.; Retired person, pensioner;100.00;14.54;9.55;74.98;0.93; Mainly dedicated to household chores;100.00;35.93;12.19;51.26;0.62; Other situations;.;.;.;.;.; No data recorded;100.00;88.64;0.00;11.36;0.00; Notes: .Data protected by statistical secrecy 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