European Health Survey  
VISUAL AND AUDITORY SENSORY LIMITATIONS
Vision limitation, according to sex, age group and educational level. Population aged 16 years old and over
Units: percentage

,Vision limitation at short distances,,,,,Vision limitation at long distances,,,,,
,Total,Without limitation,Moderately limited,Severely limited,Unable to do so,Total,Without limitation,Moderately limited,Severely limited,Unable to do so,
Both sexes,
    Total,
        Total,100.00,90.20,7.24,1.61,0.95,100.00,93.60,4.53,0.94,0.94,
        Cannot read or write, or incomplete primary education,100.00,69.20,19.79,6.59,4.42,100.00,78.79,14.30,3.88,3.03,
        Complete primary education,100.00,88.94,8.35,1.94,0.76,100.00,93.48,4.55,0.94,1.04,
        Secondary education, 1st stage,100.00,94.30,5.13,0.44,0.13,100.00,96.78,2.47,0.43,0.32,
        Secondary education, 2nd stage,100.00,95.35,4.06,0.32,0.27,100.00,96.50,2.82,0.25,0.44,
        Advanced professional training or the equivalent,100.00,95.96,3.37,0.44,0.24,100.00,97.16,2.20,0.31,0.32,
        University education,100.00,96.36,3.05,0.35,0.24,100.00,97.83,1.53,0.11,0.52,
    16 to 44 years old,
        Total,100.00,96.85,2.70,0.24,0.22,100.00,97.60,1.90,0.29,0.21,
        Cannot read or write, or incomplete primary education,100.00,87.78,5.89,2.86,3.46,100.00,91.25,3.47,2.59,2.68,
        Complete primary education,100.00,96.53,2.88,0.54,0.05,100.00,97.53,2.03,0.25,0.19,
        Secondary education, 1st stage,100.00,96.27,3.51,0.14,0.08,100.00,97.85,1.69,0.37,0.09,
        Secondary education, 2nd stage,100.00,97.59,2.24,0.03,0.13,100.00,97.23,2.42,0.17,0.18,
        Advanced professional training or the equivalent,100.00,96.96,2.57,0.23,0.24,100.00,97.81,1.84,0.31,0.04,
        University education,100.00,98.12,1.79,0.00,0.08,100.00,98.74,1.15,0.01,0.10,
    45 to 64 years old,
        Total,100.00,89.51,8.63,1.39,0.47,100.00,94.72,3.65,0.57,1.05,
        Cannot read or write, or incomplete primary education,100.00,79.21,15.26,4.04,1.49,100.00,86.69,10.33,1.59,1.39,
        Complete primary education,100.00,88.39,9.49,1.78,0.34,100.00,94.75,3.41,0.78,1.07,
        Secondary education, 1st stage,100.00,89.94,9.12,0.73,0.20,100.00,94.84,3.78,0.58,0.80,
        Secondary education, 2nd stage,100.00,91.89,6.95,0.73,0.43,100.00,96.58,2.41,0.20,0.80,
        Advanced professional training or the equivalent,100.00,93.46,5.45,0.83,0.26,100.00,96.89,1.87,0.00,1.24,
        University education,100.00,94.14,5.07,0.46,0.32,100.00,97.26,1.33,0.12,1.29,
    65 years old and over,
        Total,100.00,73.93,16.97,5.52,3.57,100.00,81.54,12.65,3.16,2.64,
        Cannot read or write, or incomplete primary education,100.00,61.85,24.13,8.28,5.73,100.00,73.42,17.84,5.00,3.73,
        Complete primary education,100.00,80.80,13.19,3.82,2.19,100.00,86.96,9.07,1.98,2.00,
        Secondary education, 1st stage,100.00,90.06,6.91,2.66,0.37,100.00,92.79,5.92,0.40,0.89,
        Secondary education, 2nd stage,100.00,88.84,8.99,1.33,0.84,100.00,89.49,8.06,1.09,1.35,
        Advanced professional training or the equivalent,100.00,92.98,5.18,1.84,0.00,100.00,86.95,10.89,2.16,0.00,
        University education,100.00,90.03,5.86,2.89,1.22,100.00,92.30,5.58,0.97,1.14,
Male,
    Total,
        Total,100.00,92.03,5.96,1.26,0.76,100.00,95.54,3.06,0.58,0.82,
        Cannot read or write, or incomplete primary education,100.00,73.58,16.82,5.83,3.78,100.00,82.95,11.81,2.75,2.49,
        Complete primary education,100.00,90.32,7.52,1.49,0.67,100.00,95.45,2.92,0.63,1.00,
        Secondary education, 1st stage,100.00,95.41,4.25,0.24,0.10,100.00,98.08,1.52,0.05,0.34,
        Secondary education, 2nd stage,100.00,96.62,2.84,0.20,0.33,100.00,97.63,1.77,0.18,0.43,
        Advanced professional training or the equivalent,100.00,95.79,3.29,0.67,0.26,100.00,97.81,1.48,0.47,0.24,
        University education,100.00,95.91,3.32,0.53,0.25,100.00,98.06,1.13,0.12,0.69,
    16 to 44 years old,
        Total,100.00,97.91,1.63,0.15,0.31,100.00,98.30,1.29,0.18,0.23,
        Cannot read or write, or incomplete primary education,100.00,91.39,1.60,1.72,5.29,100.00,92.65,2.00,2.77,2.57,
        Complete primary education,100.00,98.15,1.45,0.31,0.09,100.00,98.09,1.51,0.08,0.32,
        Secondary education, 1st stage,100.00,97.26,2.70,0.00,0.04,100.00,98.59,1.29,0.00,0.12,
        Secondary education, 2nd stage,100.00,98.71,1.04,0.00,0.25,100.00,98.19,1.58,0.10,0.13,
        Advanced professional training or the equivalent,100.00,97.87,1.48,0.44,0.21,100.00,98.14,1.35,0.51,0.00,
        University education,100.00,98.78,1.22,0.00,0.00,100.00,99.46,0.45,0.00,0.09,
    45 to 64 years old,
        Total,100.00,89.15,9.04,1.35,0.45,100.00,96.13,2.26,0.52,1.10,
        Cannot read or write, or incomplete primary education,100.00,77.50,16.10,5.22,1.19,100.00,87.47,8.94,1.92,1.67,
        Complete primary education,100.00,87.17,10.88,1.53,0.43,100.00,96.24,1.85,0.75,1.16,
        Secondary education, 1st stage,100.00,89.97,9.56,0.28,0.19,100.00,97.21,1.87,0.14,0.79,
        Secondary education, 2nd stage,100.00,93.54,5.65,0.54,0.27,100.00,98.02,1.15,0.16,0.67,
        Advanced professional training or the equivalent,100.00,91.64,7.08,0.87,0.41,100.00,98.75,0.37,0.00,0.88,
        University education,100.00,92.54,6.22,0.76,0.48,100.00,97.14,1.17,0.22,1.47,
    65 years old and over,
        Total,100.00,78.71,14.07,4.53,2.69,100.00,85.99,9.94,1.90,2.17,
        Cannot read or write, or incomplete primary education,100.00,66.49,21.61,7.32,4.57,100.00,77.97,16.03,3.13,2.86,
        Complete primary education,100.00,82.58,12.07,3.36,1.99,100.00,89.89,6.92,1.33,1.85,
        Secondary education, 1st stage,100.00,93.62,3.09,2.83,0.45,100.00,95.34,2.98,0.35,1.33,
        Secondary education, 2nd stage,100.00,90.18,7.91,0.70,1.21,100.00,91.49,5.55,0.93,2.03,
        Advanced professional training or the equivalent,100.00,90.84,6.63,2.53,0.00,100.00,88.40,9.08,2.53,0.00,
        University education,100.00,90.54,5.78,2.81,0.87,100.00,92.97,4.91,0.50,1.61,
Female,
    Total,
        Total,100.00,88.44,8.48,1.95,1.13,100.00,91.73,5.94,1.28,1.05,
        Cannot read or write, or incomplete primary education,100.00,66.16,21.85,7.13,4.86,100.00,75.90,16.03,4.66,3.40,
        Complete primary education,100.00,87.55,9.19,2.40,0.86,100.00,91.48,6.19,1.26,1.08,
        Secondary education, 1st stage,100.00,93.11,6.06,0.66,0.16,100.00,95.39,3.49,0.83,0.30,
        Secondary education, 2nd stage,100.00,94.07,5.28,0.44,0.21,100.00,95.37,3.87,0.31,0.45,
        Advanced professional training or the equivalent,100.00,96.17,3.47,0.15,0.21,100.00,96.34,3.12,0.11,0.43,
        University education,100.00,96.77,2.81,0.19,0.23,100.00,97.62,1.90,0.11,0.37,
    16 to 44 years old,
        Total,100.00,95.73,3.82,0.32,0.12,100.00,96.86,2.54,0.40,0.20,
        Cannot read or write, or incomplete primary education,100.00,82.97,11.61,4.39,1.03,100.00,89.38,5.43,2.35,2.83,
        Complete primary education,100.00,94.20,4.93,0.86,0.00,100.00,96.72,2.79,0.50,0.00,
        Secondary education, 1st stage,100.00,95.12,4.45,0.30,0.12,100.00,96.98,2.15,0.81,0.06,
        Secondary education, 2nd stage,100.00,96.47,3.45,0.07,0.01,100.00,96.26,3.26,0.25,0.23,
        Advanced professional training or the equivalent,100.00,95.96,3.77,0.00,0.27,100.00,97.45,2.37,0.10,0.07,
        University education,100.00,97.63,2.22,0.00,0.15,100.00,98.19,1.68,0.02,0.11,
    45 to 64 years old,
        Total,100.00,89.87,8.22,1.43,0.48,100.00,93.36,5.01,0.62,1.01,
        Cannot read or write, or incomplete primary education,100.00,80.59,14.58,3.09,1.73,100.00,86.05,11.46,1.32,1.17,
        Complete primary education,100.00,89.54,8.19,2.02,0.26,100.00,93.34,4.88,0.80,0.98,
        Secondary education, 1st stage,100.00,89.92,8.75,1.11,0.22,100.00,92.83,5.39,0.96,0.81,
        Secondary education, 2nd stage,100.00,90.34,8.17,0.91,0.58,100.00,95.23,3.60,0.24,0.93,
        Advanced professional training or the equivalent,100.00,96.68,2.56,0.76,0.00,100.00,93.60,4.52,0.00,1.88,
        University education,100.00,95.99,3.75,0.12,0.14,100.00,97.41,1.52,0.00,1.07,
    65 years old and over,
        Total,100.00,70.35,19.15,6.26,4.23,100.00,78.20,14.69,4.11,3.00,
        Cannot read or write, or incomplete primary education,100.00,59.20,25.58,8.82,6.40,100.00,70.82,18.89,6.07,4.23,
        Complete primary education,100.00,79.48,14.02,4.16,2.34,100.00,84.78,10.66,2.46,2.10,
        Secondary education, 1st stage,100.00,86.25,11.00,2.47,0.28,100.00,90.07,9.06,0.44,0.42,
        Secondary education, 2nd stage,100.00,87.25,10.26,2.08,0.41,100.00,87.11,11.05,1.29,0.55,
        Advanced professional training or the equivalent,100.00,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,..,
        University education,100.00,89.16,6.01,3.02,1.81,100.00,91.15,6.74,1.79,0.32,
Notes:
1) Vision limitation using glasses or contact lenses, if used
The symbol '.' shall be deemed as data which is not collected
 The symbol '..' shall be deemed as data which cannot be given due to an insufficient sample
 The symbol '...' shall be deemed as an error of division by zero
 The data corresponding to cells with fewer 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