European Health Survey  
LIMITATIONS OF ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (ADLs)
Difficulty in carrying out ADLs, according to type of activity, sex and current relationship with economic activity. Population aged 16 years old and over
Units: percentage

,Feeding oneself,,,,,Sitting, standing up from a chair or from a bed, lying down,,,,,Dressing and undressing oneself,,,,,Using the lavatory,,,,,Showering or washing oneself (whole body),,,,,
,Total,No difficulty,Some difficulty,Severe difficulty,Unable to do so by oneself,Total,No difficulty,Some difficulty,Severe difficulty,Unable to do so by oneself,Total,No difficulty,Some difficulty,Severe difficulty,Unable to do so by oneself,Total,No difficulty,Some difficulty,Severe difficulty,Unable to do so by oneself,Total,No difficulty,Some difficulty,Severe difficulty,Unable to do so by oneself,
Both sexes,
    Total,100.00,98.04,1.16,0.30,0.50,100.00,94.71,3.38,0.93,0.98,100.00,95.01,2.81,0.93,1.25,100.00,96.77,1.66,0.58,1.00,100.00,94.70,2.39,0.84,2.07,
    Working,100.00,99.90,0.09,0.02,0.00,100.00,99.27,0.61,0.11,0.02,100.00,99.48,0.42,0.08,0.02,100.00,99.68,0.27,0.04,0.02,100.00,99.54,0.37,0.07,0.02,
    Unemployed,100.00,99.60,0.26,0.04,0.10,100.00,98.65,0.95,0.29,0.10,100.00,98.72,0.72,0.46,0.10,100.00,99.60,0.29,0.00,0.10,100.00,99.05,0.71,0.14,0.10,
    Studying,100.00,99.88,0.00,0.00,0.12,100.00,99.60,0.00,0.09,0.30,100.00,99.48,0.31,0.05,0.16,100.00,99.57,0.09,0.05,0.29,100.00,99.43,0.23,0.00,0.34,
    Retired person, Pensioner,100.00,92.92,4.18,1.04,1.87,100.00,82.23,11.13,2.99,3.64,100.00,82.97,9.28,3.18,4.57,100.00,88.48,6.03,1.94,3.56,100.00,80.85,8.44,3.05,7.67,
    Incapacitated to work,100.00,87.00,6.36,2.19,4.45,100.00,75.15,13.04,5.40,6.41,100.00,72.27,13.70,5.45,8.58,100.00,81.25,7.71,4.47,6.57,100.00,72.38,9.69,5.09,12.85,
    Mainly dedicated to household chores,100.00,97.96,1.35,0.44,0.24,100.00,92.15,5.50,1.31,1.03,100.00,93.61,3.84,1.12,1.44,100.00,96.21,1.81,0.78,1.20,100.00,93.46,3.02,0.89,2.63,
    Other situations,100.00,98.61,1.39,0.00,0.00,100.00,94.01,5.99,0.00,0.00,100.00,91.00,9.00,0.00,0.00,100.00,98.61,1.39,0.00,0.00,100.00,93.63,1.87,2.25,2.25,
Male,
    Total,100.00,98.41,0.98,0.24,0.37,100.00,96.51,2.10,0.74,0.65,100.00,96.39,1.92,0.78,0.91,100.00,97.76,1.12,0.47,0.65,100.00,96.40,1.60,0.67,1.33,
    Working,100.00,99.86,0.14,0.00,0.00,100.00,99.51,0.41,0.08,0.00,100.00,99.67,0.26,0.06,0.00,100.00,99.69,0.28,0.03,0.00,100.00,99.73,0.22,0.04,0.01,
    Unemployed,100.00,99.49,0.24,0.08,0.19,100.00,98.93,0.55,0.32,0.19,100.00,99.05,0.37,0.39,0.19,100.00,99.47,0.33,0.00,0.19,100.00,99.47,0.14,0.19,0.19,
    Studying,100.00,99.77,0.00,0.00,0.23,100.00,99.47,0.00,0.00,0.53,100.00,99.41,0.26,0.10,0.23,100.00,99.41,0.00,0.10,0.49,100.00,99.31,0.10,0.00,0.59,
    Retired person, Pensioner,100.00,94.30,3.39,1.08,1.24,100.00,87.52,7.67,2.45,2.37,100.00,87.00,6.87,2.70,3.42,100.00,92.04,3.92,1.63,2.41,100.00,86.29,6.18,2.33,5.20,
    Incapacitated to work,100.00,90.65,5.82,0.71,2.82,100.00,82.22,8.95,5.12,3.71,100.00,78.86,10.45,5.48,5.21,100.00,87.61,5.37,4.55,2.47,100.00,80.22,8.14,5.42,6.22,
    Mainly dedicated to household chores,100.00,97.17,1.30,0.00,1.53,100.00,95.61,1.56,0.00,2.83,100.00,95.61,1.02,0.00,3.37,100.00,97.17,0.00,0.00,2.83,100.00,96.63,0.54,0.00,2.83,
    Other situations,100.00,100.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,100.00,93.30,6.70,0.00,0.00,100.00,90.11,9.89,0.00,0.00,100.00,100.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,100.00,92.90,2.91,2.14,2.05,
Female,
    Total,100.00,97.69,1.33,0.36,0.62,100.00,92.98,4.61,1.11,1.29,100.00,93.69,3.66,1.08,1.57,100.00,95.81,2.18,0.68,1.33,100.00,93.07,3.15,1.00,2.79,
    Working,100.00,99.95,0.01,0.04,0.00,100.00,98.94,0.87,0.15,0.04,100.00,99.23,0.63,0.10,0.04,100.00,99.66,0.25,0.05,0.04,100.00,99.29,0.56,0.11,0.04,
    Unemployed,100.00,99.72,0.28,0.00,0.00,100.00,98.34,1.40,0.26,0.00,100.00,98.35,1.12,0.53,0.00,100.00,99.75,0.25,0.00,0.00,100.00,98.57,1.35,0.08,0.00,
    Studying,100.00,100.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,100.00,99.74,0.00,0.18,0.08,100.00,99.56,0.37,0.00,0.08,100.00,99.74,0.18,0.00,0.08,100.00,99.56,0.37,0.00,0.08,
    Retired person, Pensioner,100.00,91.38,5.06,0.99,2.57,100.00,76.34,14.99,3.60,5.07,100.00,78.48,11.96,3.72,5.85,100.00,84.51,8.37,2.28,4.84,100.00,74.77,10.96,3.85,10.43,
    Incapacitated to work,100.00,82.25,7.05,4.12,6.58,100.00,65.95,18.36,5.77,9.93,100.00,63.71,17.93,5.41,12.95,100.00,72.99,10.74,4.37,11.90,100.00,62.18,11.70,4.66,21.47,
    Mainly dedicated to household chores,100.00,97.98,1.36,0.45,0.22,100.00,92.09,5.57,1.34,1.00,100.00,93.57,3.89,1.14,1.40,100.00,96.19,1.84,0.80,1.17,100.00,93.41,3.06,0.91,2.62,
    Other situations,100.00,96.12,3.88,0.00,0.00,100.00,95.29,4.71,0.00,0.00,100.00,92.62,7.38,0.00,0.00,100.00,96.12,3.88,0.00,0.00,100.00,94.94,0.00,2.44,2.62,
Notes:
1) ADL= (Basic) Activities of Daily Living
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