European Health Survey  
INFORMAL CARE
Number of hours per week dedicated to the care of the elderly or persons with chronic diseases by sex and age group. Population aged 15 years old and over that takes care of the elderly  or persons with chronic diseases.
Units: thousands of persons

	TOTAL	Less than 10 hours per week	10 hours per week but less than 20	20 hours or more per week	No data recorded	
Both sexes	
    TOTAL	4,410.9	1,552.6	811.0	2,022.0	25.3	
    From 15 to 24 years old	247.7	153.2	38.3	52.3	3.9	
    From 25 to 44 years old	1,080.6	421.5	237.5	411.7	10.0	
    From 45 to 64 years old	2,379.7	853.7	452.6	1,065.6	7.8	
    Aged 65 years old and over	702.8	124.3	82.6	492.4	3.6	
Men	
    TOTAL	1,741.3	737.9	349.3	648.9	5.2	
    From 15 to 24 years old	125.1	91.6	18.8	14.6	0.0	
    From 25 to 44 years old	443.4	191.3	91.5	159.2	1.4	
    From 45 to 64 years old	896.9	388.1	193.8	313.4	1.6	
    Aged 65 years old and over	275.9	66.8	45.2	161.6	2.2	
Women	
    TOTAL	2,669.6	814.7	461.7	1,373.1	20.1	
    From 15 to 24 years old	122.7	61.6	19.5	37.7	3.9	
    From 25 to 44 years old	637.3	230.2	146.0	252.5	8.6	
    From 45 to 64 years old	1,482.8	465.5	258.9	752.2	6.2	
    Aged 65 years old and over	426.9	57.4	37.3	330.7	1.4	
Notes:
1) The symbol '.'  shall be deemed as datum which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample
 The symbol '..' shall be deemed as datum which is not collected for that classification of the table
 The data corresponding to cells with less than 35 thousand persons must be considered with caution, as they may be affected by a high degree of sampling error
Source: National Statistics Institute