Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey 
Social networks and contacts. Relative figures
Percentage of persons with disabilities, according to the frequency of contact, by telephone or by post, with relatives and friends, by age and sex.
Units: percentage

	Total			6 to 64 years old			65 to 79 years old			80 years old and over			
	Both sexes	Males	Females	Both sexes	Males	Females	Both sexes	Males	Females	Both sexes	Males	Females	
Total with relatives	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	
Family: 3 or more times per week	10.69	8.99	11.56	8.36	6.92	10.63	9.63	8.37	10.64	11.69	10.92	11.92	
Family: once or twice a week	17.82	17.06	18.21	17.39	16.88	18.21	18.54	16.99	19.78	17.68	17.25	17.81	
Family: once or twice a month	12.66	12.43	12.78	14.15	14.05	14.31	12.44	11.85	12.92	12.33	11.62	12.53	
Family: Less frequently	13.57	15.81	12.42	14.62	14.55	14.74	15.53	17.17	14.21	12.60	15.82	11.65	
Family: never	45.26	45.71	45.03	45.47	47.60	42.12	43.86	45.62	42.45	45.70	44.39	46.08	
Total with friends	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	
Friend: 3 or more times per week	4.96	4.19	5.41	5.28	5.05	5.67	4.84	2.76	6.72	4.93	4.63	5.04	
Friend: once or twice a week	7.12	5.39	8.12	8.35	7.25	10.23	7.84	4.78	10.59	6.58	4.74	7.24	
Friend: once or twice a month	8.68	8.74	8.64	6.81	7.06	6.40	10.55	10.35	10.73	8.45	8.66	8.37	
Friend: Less frequently	20.28	18.75	21.15	16.82	18.35	14.23	17.49	17.15	17.79	22.10	20.00	22.85	
Friend: never	58.96	62.92	56.68	62.73	62.29	63.48	59.29	64.96	54.18	57.95	61.97	56.51	
Notes:
1) The data corresponding to cells with fewer than one thousand persons must  be taken with caution because it may be affected by a high incidence of  sampling errors.  
Source: National Statistics Institute