Economically Active Population Survey National results Persons aged 16 to 64 years old (*) who claim reasons other than health problems that interfere with their ability to work, according to the main reason, by sex and professional situation Units: absolute value in thousands and percentages ,Total,,Lack of qualification/experience,,Lack of adequate employment opportunities,,Limited or non-existent transport to and from work,,Lack of flexibility of employers,,Changing or starting a job would not provide benefits,,Family responsibilities or personal care responsibilities,,Personal reasons,,Other reasons,, ,Absolute value,Percentage,Absolute value,Percentage,Absolute value,Percentage,Absolute value,Percentage,Absolute value,Percentage,Absolute value,Percentage,Absolute value,Percentage,Absolute value,Percentage,Absolute value,Percentage, Total, Total,686.9,100.00,47.0,6.85,144.6,21.05,26.6,3.87,22.9,3.33,11.9,1.73,184.4,26.84,75.3,10.96,174.3,25.37, Freelance workers,69.5,100.00,3.5,5.07,8.2,11.74,0.4,0.55,0.7,1.06,0.3,0.44,17.1,24.66,11.4,16.34,27.9,40.14, Employed by others,420.8,100.00,13.6,3.22,109.5,26.03,14.7,3.49,15.6,3.71,6.6,1.57,110.9,26.36,39.1,9.28,110.8,26.34, Unclassifiable,196.6,100.00,30.0,15.24,26.9,13.69,11.5,5.85,6.6,3.33,5.0,2.52,56.3,28.65,24.9,12.65,35.5,18.06, Male, Total,257.6,100.00,16.3,6.33,78.6,30.51,7.8,3.04,9.7,3.75,4.6,1.78,22.5,8.73,28.3,10.97,89.8,34.88, Freelance workers,32.9,100.00,2.7,8.29,5.7,17.40,..,..,..,..,..,..,4.4,13.52,6.2,18.90,13.8,41.89, Employed by others,175.9,100.00,4.6,2.63,62.8,35.68,6.6,3.75,5.4,3.05,3.9,2.22,16.3,9.25,15.5,8.81,60.9,34.61, Unclassifiable,48.7,100.00,9.0,18.38,10.1,20.72,1.2,2.53,4.3,8.84,0.7,1.40,1.7,3.59,6.5,13.42,15.2,31.12, Female, Total,429.4,100.00,30.7,7.16,66.0,15.38,18.8,4.37,13.2,3.08,7.3,1.70,161.9,37.71,47.0,10.95,84.4,19.66, Freelance workers,36.6,100.00,0.8,2.17,2.4,6.66,0.4,1.04,0.7,2.01,0.3,0.84,12.7,34.69,5.1,14.04,14.1,38.56, Employed by others,244.9,100.00,8.9,3.64,46.8,19.10,8.1,3.31,10.3,4.19,2.7,1.10,94.6,38.65,23.5,9.62,50.0,20.40, Unclassifiable,147.9,100.00,21.0,14.20,16.8,11.38,10.3,6.95,2.2,1.52,4.3,2.90,54.6,36.91,18.3,12.39,20.4,13.76, Notes: 1) (*) This figure does not consider those persons in a critical or terminal state 2) professional situation: 'unclassifiable' corresponds to those unemployed persons who did not work previously, or for whom, if they did work previously, this was more than 8 years ago Source: National Statistics Institute