Economically Active Population Survey National results Persons 50 to 69 years old, according to years employed throughout their professional lives, by sex and professional situation Units: Absolute values in thousands and percentages Absolute values Percentages Total Under 16 years 16 to 35 years 36 years or more Does not know Total Under 16 years 16 to 35 years 36 years or more Does not know Both sexes Total 6,708.8 682.4 2,901.2 2,477.8 647.4 100.0 10.2 43.3 36.9 9.7 Freelance worker 1,557.6 141.5 617.4 620.7 178.1 100.0 9.1 39.6 39.9 11.4 Worker employed by others 4,577.4 478.0 2,065.7 1,641.5 392.2 100.0 10.4 45.1 35.9 8.6 Not applicable 573.7 62.9 218.1 215.6 77.1 100.0 11.0 38.0 37.6 13.4 Males Total 4,185.2 66.9 1,705.7 2,042.5 370.0 100.0 1.6 40.8 48.8 8.8 Freelance worker 1,045.3 14.0 389.2 532.0 110.1 100.0 1.3 37.2 50.9 10.5 Worker employed by others 2,791.4 50.3 1,187.1 1,331.0 223.0 100.0 1.8 42.5 47.7 8.0 Not applicable 348.5 2.6 129.3 179.6 37.0 100.0 0.8 37.1 51.5 10.6 Females Total 2,523.6 615.5 1,195.5 435.2 277.3 100.0 24.4 47.4 17.3 11.0 Freelance worker 512.3 127.5 228.1 88.7 68.0 100.0 24.9 44.5 17.3 13.3 Worker employed by others 1,786.1 427.7 878.6 310.5 169.2 100.0 23.9 49.2 17.4 9.5 Not applicable 225.2 60.3 88.8 36.1 40.1 100.0 26.8 39.4 16.0 17.8 Notes: 1) Persons who are employed or who have worked after turning 49 years old. Years employed in exchange for remuneration. The professional situation is that of the main job for employed persons or that of the last job held for unemployed or inactive persons. Not applicable refers to persons who are currently not employed, who stopped working more than 8 years ago and are therefore not classifiable by professional situation. Source: National Statistics Institute