Use of health services and consumption of medicine. Relative figures
Reason for the hospital stay in the last 12 months by sex and social class of the main breadwinner. Population which has been hospitalised in the last 16 months
Units: percentages

;Total;Surgical intervention;Medical study for diagnosis;Medical treatment without surgical intervention;Childbirth (including Caesarean);Other purposes;
BOTH SEXES;
    Total;100.00;44.02;16.69;17.24;14.35;7.70;
    Employed;100.00;46.55;15.00;13.01;18.05;7.38;
    Unemployed;100.00;33.16;14.75;11.20;32.36;8.53;
    Student;.;.;.;.;.;.;
    Retired person, pensioner;100.00;44.47;20.59;27.05;0.00;7.89;
    Mainly dedicated to household chores;100.00;42.09;14.19;9.81;27.16;6.75;
    Other situations;.;.;.;.;.;.;
    No data recorded;100.00;49.16;19.37;0.00;18.90;12.58;
MALES;
    Total;100.00;49.77;19.75;21.64;..;8.84;
    Employed;100.00;55.77;21.20;15.13;..;7.90;
    Unemployed;100.00;43.72;25.46;17.82;..;13.00;
    Student;.;.;.;.;..;.;
    Retired person, pensioner;100.00;43.81;18.86;28.97;..;8.37;
    Mainly dedicated to household chores;.;.;.;.;..;.;
    Other situations;.;.;.;.;..;.;
    No data recorded;100.00;79.63;0.00;0.00;..;20.37;
FEMALES;
    Total;100.00;39.64;14.36;13.88;25.28;6.84;
    Employed;100.00;37.35;8.80;10.90;36.09;6.87;
    Unemployed;100.00;28.22;9.74;8.11;47.50;6.43;
    Student;.;.;.;.;.;.;
    Retired person, pensioner;100.00;45.39;23.00;24.39;0.00;7.23;
    Mainly dedicated to household chores;100.00;42.09;14.19;9.81;27.16;6.75;
    Other situations;.;.;.;.;.;.;
    No data recorded;100.00;0.00;50.62;0.00;49.38;0.00;
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

1) The category 'Childbirth' only covers females aged 16 years and over
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