Difficulty carrying out activities
Functional dependence, by sex and social class of the main breadwinner. Population aged 65 years old and over
Units: percentages

	Total	No	Yes, for personal care	Yes, for household chores	Yes, for mobility	
BOTH SEXES	
    Total	100.00	51.37	34.43	38.59	31.44	
    I: Executives of Public Administrations and of companies with 10 or more employees, and professions associated with university degrees	100.00	65.66	20.80	28.05	21.90	
    II: Executives of companies with fewer than 10 employees, and professions associated  with intermediate degrees. Advanced technicians. Artists and Sportspersons	100.00	64.85	25.81	28.96	21.42	
    III: Administrative type employees and Administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services and Security workers. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers	100.00	51.57	34.21	37.75	30.30	
    IVa: Skilled manual workers	100.00	51.32	34.09	39.52	30.69	
    IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers	100.00	48.64	38.02	37.80	31.92	
    V: Unskilled workers	100.00	43.90	39.43	45.43	39.56	
    No data recorded	100.00	43.11	44.59	45.28	41.67	
MALES	
    Total	100.00	60.28	25.59	32.87	22.55	
    I: Executives of Public Administrations and of companies with 10 or more employees, and professions associated with university degrees	100.00	75.03	14.17	19.68	10.68	
    II: Executives of companies with fewer than 10 employees, and professions associated  with intermediate degrees. Advanced technicians. Artists and Sportspersons	100.00	77.70	10.39	18.95	10.67	
    III: Administrative type employees and Administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services and Security workers. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers	100.00	58.69	26.66	34.41	23.16	
    IVa: Skilled manual workers	100.00	58.95	26.58	33.95	22.08	
    IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers	100.00	56.65	28.23	34.29	27.84	
    V: Unskilled workers	100.00	54.45	30.54	39.68	28.89	
    No data recorded	100.00	45.86	43.15	40.64	34.42	
FEMALES	
    Total	100.00	44.82	40.95	42.81	37.99	
    I: Executives of Public Administrations and of companies with 10 or more employees, and professions associated with university degrees	100.00	55.55	28.12	37.08	34.00	
    II: Executives of companies with fewer than 10 employees, and professions associated  with intermediate degrees. Advanced technicians. Artists and Sportspersons	100.00	55.38	37.17	36.34	29.35	
    III: Administrative type employees and Administrative and financial support professionals. Personal services and Security workers. Freelance workers. Supervisors of manual workers	100.00	46.09	40.02	40.32	35.78	
    IVa: Skilled manual workers	100.00	44.80	40.53	44.31	38.06	
    IVb: Semi-skilled manual workers	100.00	43.19	44.66	40.19	34.69	
    V: Unskilled workers	100.00	37.91	44.46	48.70	45.66	
    No data recorded	100.00	42.24	45.05	46.73	43.96	
Notes:
1) The same person may be in more than one category of functional 
 dependence. 
 Personal care activities comprise: Take one's medication,  Eat, Dress and undress, Comb one's hair and shave, Cut one's toenails,  Wash one's face and body from the waist up,  Shower or bathe and Stay alone all night. 
  
 Household chores include: Use a telephone, Purchase   food or clothing, Prepare breakfast, Prepare meals, Cut a   slice of bread, Do the washing up, Make the bed, Change the   bed sheets, Wash underwear by hand, Use the washing machine, Clean   the house, Clean a stain on the floor and Sew a button. 
  
 Activities of Mobility include: Takes public transport,   Manages his/her own money, Walks (with or without a cane), Gets out of  bed and goes to bed, Walks an hour straight and Walks up ten steps.
The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which cannot be provided since it may be affected by sampling errors.
 The symbol '..' shall be deemed as data which is not collected.
 The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an 'error of division by zero'.
Source: Ministry of Health and Consumption and INE