Chapter 7: Personal care
Assistance or personal care received apart from that provided by the centre, by sex and disability group. Population with disabilities. 
Units: percentage

	Total	Receives an extra service not provided by the centre	Does not receive an extra service and does not need it	Does not receive an extra service but needs it	
Total	
    Total	100.00	47.55	50.97	1.48	
    Vision	100.00	51.75	45.76	2.49	
    Hearing	100.00	48.25	49.39	2.36	
    Communication	100.00	49.50	49.11	1.39	
    Learning, knowledge application and task development	100.00	48.54	50.12	1.34	
    Mobility	100.00	47.67	50.85	1.48	
    Self-Care	100.00	47.78	50.76	1.45	
    Domestic Life	100.00	48.39	50.14	1.47	
    Interactions and Personal Relationships	100.00	50.27	48.26	1.48	
Man	
    Total	100.00	45.43	53.13	1.44	
    Vision	100.00	50.11	47.25	2.64	
    Hearing	100.00	48.33	49.26	2.41	
    Communication	100.00	47.60	51.15	1.24	
    Learning, knowledge application and task development	100.00	46.17	52.61	1.22	
    Mobility	100.00	45.49	53.02	1.49	
    Self-Care	100.00	45.68	52.90	1.42	
    Domestic Life	100.00	46.19	52.24	1.57	
    Interactions and Personal Relationships	100.00	46.71	51.98	1.31	
Woman	
    Total	100.00	48.68	49.81	1.51	
    Vision	100.00	52.48	45.10	2.42	
    Hearing	100.00	48.22	49.44	2.34	
    Communication	100.00	50.43	48.10	1.47	
    Learning, knowledge application and task development	100.00	49.63	48.97	1.40	
    Mobility	100.00	48.71	49.81	1.48	
    Self-Care	100.00	48.82	49.71	1.47	
    Domestic Life	100.00	49.48	49.10	1.42	
    Interactions and Personal Relationships	100.00	52.11	46.33	1.56	
Notes:
1) Personal assistance or care received outside the centre are those aids or care that are not provided by the centre (e.g. chiropodist, therapist, hairdresser or companion to go to the doctor).
 2) A person may have disabilities from more than one type of disability
Source: National Statistics Institute