Auditory and visual characteristics
Population 16 year old and over by sex, social class of the main breadwinner and and if they have difficulty for listening.
Units: thousands of persons and percentages

;Total;Yes difficulty;No difficulty;
ABSOLUTE FIGURES;
    Both genders;
        Total;35,361.4;4,763.0;30,598.3;
        I: AA.PP. executives and of companies with 10 or more wage earners and Professions associated  with university degree;2,909.6;250.0;2,659.6;
        II:Executives od companies with less than 10 employees and Professions associated  with intermediate degree. Advanced technicians. Artists and Sportspersons;3,459.2;417.2;3,042.0;
        III: Administrative type employees and Administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services workers and Security. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers;8,749.4;1,148.6;7,600.8;
        IVa: Skilled manual workers;10,891.2;1,599.0;9,292.2;
        IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers;4,521.6;599.9;3,921.7;
        V: Unskilled workers;4,362.1;682.4;3,679.7;
        VI. Another type employees;275.2;49.4;225.8;
        No data recorded;193.1;16.5;176.5;
    Males;
        Total;17,249.8;2,769.8;14,480.0;
        I: AA.PP. executives and of companies with 10 or more wage earners and Professions associated  with university degree;1,371.8;173.6;1,198.3;
        II:Executives od companies with less than 10 employees and Professions associated  with intermediate degree. Advanced technicians. Artists and Sportspersons;1,744.6;255.8;1,488.8;
        III: Administrative type employees and Administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services workers and Security. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers;4,191.6;617.0;3,574.6;
        IVa: Skilled manual workers;5,597.5;990.2;4,607.3;
        IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers;2,128.8;352.3;1,776.5;
        V: Unskilled workers;2,016.8;352.5;1,664.3;
        VI. Another type employees;143.2;20.1;123.1;
        No data recorded;55.4;8.3;47.0;
    Females;
        Total;18,111.6;1,993.2;16,118.3;
        I: AA.PP. executives and of companies with 10 or more wage earners and Professions associated  with university degree;1,537.8;76.4;1,461.3;
        II:Executives od companies with less than 10 employees and Professions associated  with intermediate degree. Advanced technicians. Artists and Sportspersons;1,714.6;161.4;1,553.2;
        III: Administrative type employees and Administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services workers and Security. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers;4,557.8;531.6;4,026.2;
        IVa: Skilled manual workers;5,293.7;608.8;4,684.9;
        IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers;2,392.8;247.6;2,145.2;
        V: Unskilled workers;2,345.3;329.9;2,015.4;
        VI. Another type employees;132.0;29.3;102.6;
        No data recorded;137.7;8.2;129.5;
RELATIVE FIGURES;
    Both genders;
        Total;100.00;13.47;86.53;
        I: AA.PP. executives and of companies with 10 or more wage earners and Professions associated  with university degree;100.00;8.59;91.41;
        II:Executives od companies with less than 10 employees and Professions associated  with intermediate degree. Advanced technicians. Artists and Sportspersons;100.00;12.06;87.94;
        III: Administrative type employees and Administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services workers and Security. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers;100.00;13.13;86.87;
        IVa: Skilled manual workers;100.00;14.68;85.32;
        IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers;100.00;13.27;86.73;
        V: Unskilled workers;100.00;15.64;84.36;
        VI. Another type employees;100.00;17.96;82.04;
        No data recorded;100.00;8.56;91.44;
    Males;
        Total;100.00;16.06;83.94;
        I: AA.PP. executives and of companies with 10 or more wage earners and Professions associated  with university degree;100.00;12.65;87.35;
        II:Executives od companies with less than 10 employees and Professions associated  with intermediate degree. Advanced technicians. Artists and Sportspersons;100.00;14.66;85.34;
        III: Administrative type employees and Administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services workers and Security. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers;100.00;14.72;85.28;
        IVa: Skilled manual workers;100.00;17.69;82.31;
        IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers;100.00;16.55;83.45;
        V: Unskilled workers;100.00;17.48;82.52;
        VI. Another type employees;100.00;14.03;85.97;
        No data recorded;100.00;15.07;84.93;
    Females;
        Total;100.00;11.01;88.99;
        I: AA.PP. executives and of companies with 10 or more wage earners and Professions associated  with university degree;100.00;4.97;95.03;
        II:Executives od companies with less than 10 employees and Professions associated  with intermediate degree. Advanced technicians. Artists and Sportspersons;100.00;9.41;90.59;
        III: Administrative type employees and Administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services workers and Security. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers;100.00;11.66;88.34;
        IVa: Skilled manual workers;100.00;11.50;88.50;
        IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers;100.00;10.35;89.65;
        V: Unskilled workers;100.00;14.07;85.93;
        VI. Another type employees;100.00;22.23;77.77;
        No data recorded;100.00;5.95;94.05;
Notes:
1) ~'social class of the main breadwinner '~Social class categories have been extracted from the report 'The  measurement of the social class in Health Sciences' the Society  by the Spanish Epidemiology Society.
Source: National Statistics Institute and Ministry of Health and Consumption