Social Integration and Health Survey Barriers to pay for the essential things Persons with barriers to pay for the essential things by sex and age group Units: percentage of persons aged 15 years old and over Total persons With difficulty to pay for the essential things Limited income Rise in prices Difficulty to manage money Costs of the disease or chronic health problem Costs of limitation in basic activities Unexpected extra costs Financial situation of another member of the household Other reasons BOTH SEXES Total 100.00 43.11 36.04 14.33 0.50 1.29 0.52 4.03 4.70 5.08 From 15 to 44 years old 100.00 45.01 37.39 14.98 0.55 0.48 0.15 4.42 4.68 6.06 From 45 to 64 years old 100.00 44.81 37.50 15.62 0.45 1.57 0.44 4.61 5.67 5.12 From 65 to 74 years 100.00 35.19 29.48 10.75 0.60 1.77 0.94 2.13 2.86 2.92 75 years old and over 100.00 36.84 31.72 10.84 0.27 3.88 2.22 2.25 3.70 2.38 MALES Total 100.00 41.79 34.03 14.70 0.60 1.11 0.45 4.08 4.12 5.33 From 15 to 44 years old 100.00 44.40 36.11 15.37 0.76 0.46 0.11 4.58 4.40 6.18 From 45 to 64 years old 100.00 44.30 35.89 16.41 0.49 1.40 0.52 4.39 4.50 5.71 From 65 to 74 years 100.00 29.37 23.99 9.87 0.49 1.51 0.53 2.63 2.24 2.65 75 years old and over 100.00 31.04 26.29 9.83 0.15 3.61 2.24 1.48 3.22 1.79 FEMALES Total 100.00 44.38 37.95 13.97 0.40 1.46 0.60 3.97 5.26 4.84 From 15 to 44 years old 100.00 45.65 38.73 14.57 0.33 0.51 0.19 4.26 4.96 5.95 From 45 to 64 years old 100.00 45.31 39.09 14.85 0.41 1.73 0.36 4.82 6.82 4.54 From 65 to 74 years 100.00 40.50 34.48 11.56 0.69 2.00 1.32 1.67 3.43 3.17 75 years old and over 100.00 40.47 35.11 11.47 0.34 4.06 2.20 2.72 4.00 2.75 Notes: 1) The '..' symbol should be interpreted as data not provided for insufficient samples. It is considered limitation in basic activities if persons show some limitation to see, hear, walk, go up or down stairs, remember or concentrate, communicate, lift objects and use their hands and fingers Persons may declare more than one barrier. Source: National Statistics Institute