Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey 
Carers and Personal Assistance. National results: Relative figures
Percentage of persons with disabilities, according to the most important care that the main carer provides, by age and sex of the person with disabilities
Units: Rate per 100 persons with disabilities who receive personal care

	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	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	100.00	
Eating	18.45	20.34	17.38	16.98	21.08	12.74	14.90	18.83	12.66	21.98	20.80	22.39	
Get dressed / Get undressed	47.98	51.17	46.17	44.32	49.93	38.52	45.08	51.63	41.36	52.60	52.44	52.65	
Personal hygiene / Getting ready	45.25	47.79	43.80	40.10	44.77	35.28	43.34	50.05	39.52	50.21	49.74	50.37	
Walk or get around the house	18.39	14.78	20.44	12.22	12.09	12.35	17.99	15.22	19.56	23.01	18.05	24.75	
Go up or down the stairs	23.01	18.66	25.49	17.87	15.09	20.73	24.72	22.32	26.08	25.44	19.98	27.36	
Change incontinence pants due to urinary incontinence	14.69	11.32	16.59	6.26	6.96	5.54	11.30	10.83	11.56	22.98	17.81	24.80	
Change incontinence pants due to fecal incontinence	7.22	6.93	7.39	3.87	5.34	2.35	5.70	6.83	5.06	10.64	9.22	11.14	
Getting in and out of bed	18.77	17.99	19.21	16.25	15.70	16.83	18.04	19.60	17.16	21.04	19.56	21.56	
Bathe/Shower	46.48	48.73	45.21	40.27	43.69	36.74	45.18	51.23	41.74	51.76	53.20	51.26	
Use the toilet / bath on time	4.25	4.55	4.07	4.68	4.65	4.72	4.25	4.32	4.20	3.94	4.65	3.69	
Go shopping	35.96	29.05	39.89	40.16	31.76	48.82	40.26	27.08	47.75	30.01	27.26	30.97	
Preparing meals	37.62	40.34	36.08	39.92	39.00	40.88	35.99	39.01	34.28	37.14	43.49	34.92	
Undertake other household chores	33.44	26.80	37.22	36.22	24.83	47.97	37.33	27.52	42.89	28.77	28.78	28.76	
Take medicine (control)	26.67	32.88	23.15	26.46	32.89	19.83	24.49	29.66	21.55	28.35	36.01	25.66	
Use the telephone	3.20	4.37	2.54	4.16	4.50	3.80	3.06	4.26	2.38	2.64	4.29	2.06	
Go outside / get about on the street	20.58	17.45	22.35	22.75	18.96	26.66	22.34	17.02	25.36	17.81	15.78	18.53	
Use public transport	5.84	6.29	5.59	8.84	9.05	8.64	6.29	5.73	6.61	3.42	3.04	3.55	
Managing money	5.71	8.08	4.36	10.05	12.78	7.24	4.24	4.41	4.14	3.68	5.20	3.15	
Deal with paperwork	12.23	13.35	11.59	14.75	15.71	13.77	12.92	12.86	12.95	9.97	10.59	9.75	
Go to the doctor	23.36	25.23	22.31	24.61	26.79	22.36	25.98	26.05	25.95	20.65	22.26	20.08	
Tie one's own shoelaces	4.96	7.10	3.74	7.47	8.69	6.21	5.61	7.71	4.41	2.74	4.32	2.18	
Notes:
1) The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 5 thousand persons must  be viewed with caution, because it may be affected by  large sampling errors. 
Source: National Statistics Institute