Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey Disabilities, Impairments and State of Health. National results: Relative figures Percentage of persons with disabilities, according to group of impairment, who are permanently bed-ridden, by age and sex. Units: percentage Total 6 to 64 years old 6 to 44 years old 45 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 Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Total 3.20 2.67 3.55 1.29 1.63 0.97 1.70 2.05 1.23 1.03 1.27 0.84 2.59 2.88 2.41 6.82 4.96 7.59 Mental impairments 8.61 5.73 10.77 2.07 2.32 1.69 1.61 1.87 1.13 2.93 3.38 2.44 8.95 8.16 9.44 16.97 15.09 17.52 Visual impairments 3.32 2.41 3.86 1.13 1.47 0.82 0.57 1.08 0.00 1.41 1.71 1.18 1.61 1.86 1.47 7.00 4.41 8.11 Hearing impairments 2.21 1.60 2.66 0.79 1.19 0.37 0.36 0.38 0.32 0.99 1.61 0.39 1.09 0.97 1.20 4.40 2.96 5.09 Language, speech and voice impairments 15.46 12.26 19.91 5.72 6.76 2.89 2.40 1.41 4.33 8.56 10.60 0.88 12.15 13.66 9.92 32.68 25.66 36.57 Osteoarticular impairments 2.29 1.50 2.60 0.74 0.61 0.82 0.68 0.21 1.07 0.76 0.79 0.75 1.44 1.80 1.31 5.09 2.97 5.62 Nervous system impairments 9.43 9.81 9.16 5.01 7.99 2.71 7.15 10.20 4.11 3.72 6.31 2.01 10.09 11.67 8.84 17.77 11.56 21.16 Visceral impairments 3.92 4.08 3.81 2.21 2.97 1.49 5.23 8.37 1.91 1.42 1.44 1.39 3.16 4.49 2.24 6.50 4.98 7.20 Other impairments 4.85 4.28 5.07 5.18 7.24 4.08 9.43 11.10 6.87 3.21 2.51 3.42 1.80 0.88 2.23 5.92 5.23 6.15 Notes: 1) A person may have several original impairments 2) The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 5 thousand persons must be viewed with caution, because they may be affected by large sampling errors. Source: National Statistics Institute