Sampling errors
Population that has consumed medicine in the last 2 weeks. Variation coefficients, by sex, age, type of medicine and consumption
Units: percentages

	Medicines for colds, flu, throat, bronchus	Medicines for pain	Medicines to lower fever	Tonics (vitamins, minerals, stimulants)	Laxatives	Antibiotics	Tranquillizers, sedatives, sleeping pills	Medicines for allergies	Medicines for rheumatism	Medicines for heart problems	Medicines for blood pressure	Medicines for the stomach and/or digestive alterations	Antidepressants, stimulants	Contraceptive pills	Hormones for the menopause	Medicines for lowering cholesterol levels	Medicines for diabetes	Other medicines	
	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	
Both sexes	
    Total	2.48	1.44	3.93	3.32	4.61	3.60	2.30	3.80	3.37	2.99	1.86	2.76	3.12	5.16	8.19	2.58	3.40	1.87	
    0 to 15 years of age	3.43	4.54	4.34	7.16	18.03	6.34	17.69	6.87	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	33.52	5.66	
    16 to 24 years of age	7.60	5.82	15.96	13.05	26.45	13.34	22.23	13.00	72.15	80.61	51.24	19.02	27.30	10.84	100.00	41.38	46.23	10.03	
    25 to 44 years of age	4.55	2.61	9.25	5.74	11.06	6.68	5.25	6.55	12.55	19.60	8.54	6.24	6.83	6.02	25.27	10.41	15.62	4.15	
    45 to 64 years of age	5.05	2.44	11.10	6.05	8.17	7.13	3.87	7.70	5.78	6.58	3.31	4.55	4.67	24.72	8.72	4.14	6.12	3.37	
    65 years old and over	4.74	2.55	11.86	5.43	6.44	6.93	3.40	8.69	4.01	3.49	2.34	3.72	5.10	86.55	29.80	3.47	4.33	2.87	
Males	
    Total	3.36	2.52	5.81	6.19	9.53	5.51	4.54	5.88	6.67	4.34	3.00	4.50	6.72	.	.	3.98	5.08	2.82	
    0 to 15 years of age	4.62	6.15	5.89	9.55	29.77	8.42	21.40	8.81	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	47.43	8.14	
    16 to 24 years of age	10.70	9.35	22.93	23.16	87.99	18.76	38.56	17.17	100.00	.	100.00	36.35	57.75	.	.	.	59.19	16.62	
    25 to 44 years of age	6.89	4.36	15.84	12.34	26.83	10.76	9.32	11.19	27.00	26.11	11.74	9.37	12.98	.	.	12.72	23.33	7.09	
    45 to 64 years of age	7.60	4.51	19.43	13.92	22.07	12.17	8.00	13.54	12.41	8.55	5.09	7.35	10.33	.	.	6.28	8.30	5.33	
    65 years old and over	6.65	4.78	17.89	11.16	11.38	11.40	6.51	15.88	8.12	5.32	3.95	6.34	10.91	.	.	5.85	6.65	4.21	
Females	
    Total	3.09	1.66	4.91	3.56	4.98	4.37	2.58	4.81	3.75	4.11	2.27	3.34	3.49	5.16	8.19	3.16	4.38	2.29	
    0 to 15 years of age	4.67	6.25	6.22	10.71	22.59	9.51	28.91	10.32	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	41.48	8.25	
    16 to 24 years of age	10.87	6.99	22.11	15.33	27.76	17.22	25.86	19.96	100.00	80.61	55.38	21.45	30.09	10.84	100.00	41.38	56.96	12.92	
    25 to 44 years of age	5.31	2.95	9.80	6.18	11.40	8.01	6.28	7.59	13.88	25.99	12.76	7.66	7.79	6.02	25.27	18.31	18.19	4.89	
    45 to 64 years of age	6.15	2.81	12.76	6.44	8.73	8.55	4.24	9.27	6.30	9.66	4.15	5.71	5.21	24.72	8.72	5.31	8.59	4.05	
    65 years old and over	6.29	2.87	15.68	6.17	7.43	8.57	3.81	10.25	4.48	4.61	2.74	4.40	5.65	86.55	29.80	4.06	5.56	3.55	
Notes:

.Data protected by statistical secrecy

Source: Ministry of Health and Consumption and INE