Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey Diagnosed disabilities, impairments and diseases. Relative figures Population rate with disabilities, according to type of disability and degree of severity (with assistance), by sex. Units: rate per 100 residents Both sexes Males Females Detail visual tasks Total 1.02 0.84 1.12 Without difficulty 0.14 0.01 0.20 Moderate disability 0.46 0.48 0.46 Severe disability 0.34 0.31 0.35 Total disability 0.08 0.04 0.11 No data recorded 0.00 0.00 0.00 Overall visual tasks Total 0.88 0.60 1.04 Without difficulty 0.02 0.02 0.02 Moderate disability 0.39 0.15 0.52 Severe disability 0.32 0.29 0.34 Total disability 0.12 0.08 0.14 No data recorded 0.03 0.05 0.02 Other vision problems Total 0.25 0.24 0.26 Without difficulty 0.04 0.00 0.07 Moderate disability 0.10 0.10 0.10 Severe disability 0.06 0.07 0.06 Total disability 0.03 0.03 0.03 No data recorded 0.02 0.04 0.00 Hearing loud sounds Total 1.81 1.53 1.96 Without difficulty 0.52 0.23 0.68 Moderate disability 0.82 0.86 0.80 Severe disability 0.40 0.38 0.41 Total disability 0.02 0.00 0.04 No data recorded 0.05 0.06 0.04 Hearing speaking Total 3.25 2.59 3.63 Without difficulty 1.11 0.67 1.36 Moderate disability 1.19 0.97 1.32 Severe disability 0.81 0.79 0.82 Total disability 0.07 0.00 0.11 No data recorded 0.07 0.16 0.02 Producing spoken messages Total 2.55 2.60 2.52 Without difficulty 0.22 0.35 0.14 Moderate disability 0.76 0.79 0.74 Severe disability 1.16 1.08 1.21 Total disability 0.30 0.22 0.34 No data recorded 0.11 0.16 0.08 Receiving spoken messages Total 17.91 15.39 19.33 Without difficulty 2.37 2.08 2.53 Moderate disability 6.33 5.31 6.90 Severe disability 7.35 6.70 7.72 Total disability 1.72 1.24 2.00 No data recorded 0.14 0.06 0.18 Communication through devices and communication techniques Total 19.13 18.25 19.62 Without difficulty 5.32 5.28 5.34 Moderate disability 6.23 5.30 6.76 Severe disability 5.08 5.54 4.82 Total disability 2.22 1.85 2.43 No data recorded 0.28 0.28 0.27 Undertaking simple tasks Total 21.66 18.39 23.51 Without difficulty 3.55 3.31 3.68 Moderate disability 6.42 5.67 6.84 Severe disability 6.28 5.51 6.71 Total disability 5.18 3.72 6.00 No data recorded 0.24 0.17 0.27 Undertaking complex tasks Total 25.25 24.56 25.64 Without difficulty 4.87 5.46 4.54 Moderate disability 8.10 7.92 8.20 Severe disability 5.88 5.87 5.88 Total disability 6.12 5.01 6.74 No data recorded 0.28 0.31 0.27 Changing basic body postures Total 40.46 29.90 46.41 Without difficulty 8.13 6.62 8.99 Moderate disability 13.78 8.84 16.57 Severe disability 11.14 9.24 12.21 Total disability 6.27 4.10 7.48 No data recorded 1.14 1.09 1.16 Maintaining the position of the body Total 34.46 24.95 39.82 Without difficulty 6.51 4.77 7.49 Moderate disability 11.94 8.50 13.88 Severe disability 9.47 6.52 11.13 Total disability 5.68 4.11 6.57 No data recorded 0.86 1.07 0.75 Getting around inside the home Total 45.28 34.60 51.31 Without difficulty 11.45 10.20 12.16 Moderate disability 17.13 12.58 19.70 Severe disability 9.44 6.60 11.04 Total disability 6.41 4.68 7.39 No data recorded 0.84 0.54 1.01 Getting around outside the home Total 60.13 54.09 63.53 Without difficulty 17.05 17.38 16.87 Moderate disability 22.65 19.77 24.27 Severe disability 12.73 11.46 13.44 Total disability 7.06 5.16 8.13 No data recorded 0.64 0.32 0.82 Getting around via passenger transport Total 55.80 51.76 58.08 Without difficulty 15.55 16.45 15.04 Moderate disability 19.61 18.16 20.43 Severe disability 12.92 11.35 13.80 Total disability 7.16 5.30 8.20 No data recorded 0.57 0.49 0.61 Driving vehicles Total 0.37 0.60 0.24 Without difficulty 0.14 0.18 0.11 Moderate disability 0.04 0.10 0.00 Severe disability 0.05 0.08 0.03 Total disability 0.11 0.13 0.10 No data recorded 0.04 0.09 0.00 Picking up and carrying objects Total 24.12 17.13 28.06 Without difficulty 4.35 3.41 4.88 Moderate disability 8.01 5.49 9.43 Severe disability 6.24 4.49 7.23 Total disability 5.25 3.41 6.29 No data recorded 0.26 0.33 0.23 Moving objects with the upper limbs Total 20.15 13.48 23.91 Without difficulty 3.05 2.01 3.63 Moderate disability 7.06 4.46 8.52 Severe disability 6.38 4.58 7.39 Total disability 3.42 2.27 4.06 No data recorded 0.25 0.16 0.30 Fine hand use Total 22.60 18.90 24.69 Without difficulty 3.54 3.11 3.78 Moderate disability 8.06 7.22 8.54 Severe disability 6.59 5.59 7.16 Total disability 4.16 2.89 4.88 No data recorded 0.25 0.08 0.34 Washing oneself Total 69.15 59.00 74.86 Without difficulty 18.20 16.75 19.01 Moderate disability 20.48 18.07 21.83 Severe disability 13.88 11.47 15.24 Total disability 15.38 11.42 17.62 No data recorded 1.22 1.29 1.17 Caring for body parts Total 69.05 61.16 73.50 Without difficulty 17.24 15.67 18.13 Moderate disability 20.26 18.91 21.02 Severe disability 12.57 11.79 13.01 Total disability 17.98 13.96 20.25 No data recorded 1.00 0.84 1.08 Personal hygiene related to urination Total 46.16 35.87 51.96 Without difficulty 9.80 8.37 10.60 Moderate disability 13.47 10.56 15.11 Severe disability 10.46 7.66 12.03 Total disability 11.95 8.91 13.66 No data recorded 0.49 0.37 0.56 Personal hygiene related to defecation Total 42.35 33.39 47.40 Without difficulty 8.50 7.75 8.92 Moderate disability 12.00 9.32 13.51 Severe disability 10.24 7.80 11.61 Total disability 11.25 8.18 12.99 No data recorded 0.36 0.35 0.37 Personal hygiene related to menstruation Total 1.75 0.00 2.73 Without difficulty 0.60 0.00 0.94 Moderate disability 0.41 0.00 0.64 Severe disability 0.32 0.00 0.49 Total disability 0.40 0.00 0.62 No data recorded 0.02 0.00 0.04 Dressing and undressing Total 52.07 44.15 56.54 Without difficulty 12.59 12.23 12.79 Moderate disability 15.97 14.37 16.87 Severe disability 10.97 8.52 12.35 Total disability 11.86 8.73 13.62 No data recorded 0.68 0.28 0.91 Eating and drinking Total 27.32 22.35 30.12 Without difficulty 6.42 5.38 7.01 Moderate disability 9.23 8.25 9.77 Severe disability 6.70 5.40 7.44 Total disability 4.79 3.23 5.67 No data recorded 0.17 0.08 0.23 Looking after one's health: following medical prescriptions Total 60.70 57.50 62.51 Without difficulty 22.58 22.53 22.61 Moderate disability 15.81 14.77 16.39 Severe disability 8.95 9.31 8.74 Total disability 12.67 10.12 14.12 No data recorded 0.69 0.76 0.66 Looking after one's health: avoiding dangerous situations Total 39.72 37.11 41.19 Without difficulty 9.37 8.60 9.80 Moderate disability 11.01 11.01 11.02 Severe disability 8.43 8.86 8.19 Total disability 10.32 8.17 11.52 No data recorded 0.59 0.47 0.66 Acquisition of goods and services Total 6.95 8.49 6.08 Without difficulty 2.64 2.89 2.50 Moderate disability 2.50 3.08 2.17 Severe disability 1.61 2.31 1.21 Total disability 0.18 0.17 0.19 No data recorded 0.02 0.04 0.01 Preparing meals Total 5.00 6.41 4.20 Without difficulty 1.28 1.11 1.37 Moderate disability 1.88 2.34 1.63 Severe disability 1.69 2.77 1.08 Total disability 0.14 0.16 0.12 No data recorded 0.01 0.03 0.00 Doing housework Total 6.04 7.35 5.30 Without difficulty 1.69 1.86 1.59 Moderate disability 2.56 3.12 2.24 Severe disability 1.48 2.15 1.11 Total disability 0.26 0.20 0.30 No data recorded 0.04 0.02 0.05 Notes: 1) A person may have disabilities of more than one type of disabilities 2) The data corresponding to cells with fewer than one thousand persons must be viewed with caution, because it may be affected by large sampling errors. Source: National Statistics Institute