Disability, Independence and Dependency Situations Survey Carers and Personal Assistance. National results: Absolute figures Population with disabilities, according to the most important care provided by the main carer, by group of disability and sex of the person with disabilities Units: thousands of persons ,Total,,,Sight,,,Hearing,,,Communication,,,Learning, applying knowledge and developing tasks,,,Mobility,,,Self care,,,Home life,,,Interpersonal interactions and relationships,,, ,Both sexes,Males,Females,Both sexes,Males,Females,Both sexes,Males,Females,Both sexes,Males,Females,Both sexes,Males,Females,Both sexes,Males,Females,Both sexes,Males,Females,Both sexes,Males,Females,Both sexes,Males,Females, Total,2,088.1,710.6,1,377.6,519.3,160.7,358.7,461.2,150.4,310.8,595.7,254.2,341.5,548.0,223.4,324.6,1,751.4,559.8,1,191.6,1,534.2,541.7,992.4,1,687.4,491.5,1,195.9,507.4,221.5,285.9, Eating,268.5,107.2,161.3,83.8,29.3,54.6,61.4,20.6,40.8,182.8,71.0,111.8,169.7,65.5,104.1,253.4,99.0,154.5,260.8,103.0,157.8,244.8,92.3,152.5,165.6,63.3,102.4, Get dressed / Get undressed,698.2,269.7,428.5,184.0,60.8,123.2,159.3,53.9,105.4,298.5,118.2,180.3,278.3,108.1,170.2,649.0,243.7,405.3,677.5,261.1,416.4,612.8,214.8,398.0,258.5,104.5,153.9, Personal hygiene / Getting ready,658.4,251.8,406.5,175.2,59.6,115.6,155.3,50.6,104.7,280.2,116.0,164.1,256.2,101.4,154.9,591.5,217.6,373.8,636.4,244.5,392.0,572.7,198.2,374.5,244.0,101.1,142.9, Walk or get around the house,267.6,77.9,189.7,80.2,20.6,59.6,68.4,16.4,52.0,104.6,31.4,73.3,99.6,29.9,69.7,258.6,74.8,183.8,245.8,69.8,176.0,247.0,67.0,180.1,90.3,26.8,63.4, Go up or down the stairs,334.9,98.3,236.6,98.4,28.4,70.0,85.8,21.3,64.4,97.9,29.5,68.4,90.5,29.1,61.4,317.0,92.9,224.1,286.1,83.1,203.0,295.3,78.6,216.8,81.3,27.1,54.3, Change incontinence pants due to urinary incontinence,213.7,59.7,154.0,63.0,14.9,48.1,56.9,11.6,45.3,127.5,38.1,89.4,117.9,36.2,81.7,204.4,54.5,149.9,212.2,59.0,153.1,200.6,51.5,149.1,114.8,36.7,78.0, Change incontinence pants due to fecal incontinence,105.1,36.5,68.6,32.5,9.3,23.2,28.3,8.3,20.0,68.6,25.1,43.6,62.4,22.5,39.9,100.4,33.9,66.5,104.3,36.0,68.3,99.7,33.2,66.6,68.4,25.4,42.9, Getting in and out of bed,273.0,94.8,178.3,70.1,19.1,51.0,66.5,20.1,46.4,90.6,30.3,60.4,85.6,25.0,60.5,262.6,90.5,172.0,256.6,88.4,168.3,245.6,77.8,167.8,87.5,30.4,57.1, Bathe/Shower,676.3,256.8,419.6,180.6,61.3,119.4,161.8,57.5,104.3,242.4,100.6,141.8,221.4,85.1,136.3,603.4,221.7,381.7,651.2,248.1,403.1,583.1,199.1,384.0,199.8,84.0,115.8, Use the toilet / bath on time,61.8,24.0,37.8,15.0,4.8,10.2,11.1,4.3,6.9,27.7,11.8,15.9,28.8,10.9,18.0,55.4,19.9,35.5,58.7,22.4,36.4,53.8,18.7,35.1,24.7,10.1,14.6, Go shopping,523.3,153.1,370.2,135.1,39.2,95.9,113.6,32.4,81.2,119.1,50.7,68.4,107.7,45.1,62.6,438.2,116.8,321.4,385.0,114.3,270.7,472.3,126.1,346.2,103.0,45.6,57.4, Preparing meals,547.4,212.6,334.8,142.0,52.2,89.8,127.2,46.7,80.5,173.2,75.0,98.2,161.8,66.8,95.0,454.0,164.9,289.1,443.0,168.3,274.7,492.9,176.5,316.4,148.0,67.9,80.1, Undertake other household chores,486.6,141.2,345.4,126.6,37.4,89.2,112.2,32.8,79.3,97.6,40.5,57.1,87.9,32.0,55.8,399.5,106.4,293.1,348.1,103.8,244.2,436.5,113.1,323.3,81.0,34.0,47.0, Take medicine (control),388.1,173.2,214.8,111.3,44.6,66.7,105.8,37.9,67.8,191.3,89.1,102.2,183.0,84.2,98.8,301.8,126.3,175.5,347.8,155.0,192.8,320.0,126.9,193.2,164.1,80.5,83.6, Use the telephone,46.6,23.0,23.6,11.3,3.8,7.5,17.2,8.3,8.9,33.3,17.3,16.0,18.1,9.2,8.9,28.7,13.9,14.7,31.5,15.5,16.0,28.4,11.7,16.7,14.6,7.8,6.8, Go outside / get about on the street,299.4,91.9,207.5,88.4,24.6,63.8,70.8,22.3,48.5,79.8,33.8,46.1,73.4,32.0,41.5,269.1,80.4,188.8,231.3,74.4,156.9,248.2,65.5,182.7,65.4,29.2,36.1, Use public transport,85.0,33.1,51.9,20.8,7.9,12.9,13.4,6.3,7.1,24.8,14.1,10.7,23.5,12.3,11.2,73.2,26.4,46.9,57.3,23.6,33.7,63.3,22.0,41.3,21.2,11.7,9.5, Managing money,83.0,42.6,40.5,12.7,5.9,6.9,15.7,6.7,9.0,44.4,25.6,18.9,45.5,25.4,20.1,50.2,22.3,27.9,63.9,31.7,32.2,64.7,30.4,34.3,43.6,25.5,18.0, Deal with paperwork,177.9,70.3,107.6,43.9,15.6,28.3,42.7,15.1,27.6,49.6,26.4,23.1,43.9,23.7,20.1,132.7,44.5,88.2,116.2,47.9,68.3,139.2,46.0,93.3,50.9,30.0,20.9, Go to the doctor,339.9,132.9,207.0,95.1,35.1,60.0,85.4,29.6,55.7,103.2,51.6,51.6,93.4,47.0,46.4,274.6,100.3,174.3,261.6,105.0,156.6,271.4,92.4,179.0,87.8,46.7,41.1, Tie one's own shoelaces,72.1,37.4,34.7,13.3,5.5,7.8,14.2,7.7,6.5,11.6,6.7,4.9,10.9,6.7,4.2,61.7,31.5,30.2,63.4,33.1,30.3,49.4,21.4,28.0,8.8,5.8,3.0, No data recorded,633.1,183.6,449.4,138.1,35.9,102.2,121.3,38.5,82.8,86.1,42.6,43.4,79.0,34.9,44.1,500.0,132.8,367.1,304.0,90.1,213.9,447.0,96.4,350.7,64.0,32.4,31.6, Notes: 1) A person may have disabilities from more than one group of disability 2) The data corresponding to cells with fewer than 5 thousand persons must be viewed with caution, because they may be affected by large sampling errors. Source: National Statistics Institute