Sex Age group Data type According to the skills required in their current job compared to those of their last job before coming to Spain Total Both sexes Total Absolute values Total 2.297,2 Both sexes Total Absolute values Current job requires a higher level of skills 620,5 Both sexes Total Absolute values Current job requires a lower skill level 524,8 Both sexes Total Absolute values Both jobs require the same level of skills 958,3 Both sexes Total Absolute values No answer/Don't know 193,6 Both sexes Total Percentage Total 100 Both sexes Total Percentage Current job requires a higher level of skills 27,01 Both sexes Total Percentage Current job requires a lower skill level 22,84 Both sexes Total Percentage Both jobs require the same level of skills 41,72 Both sexes Total Percentage No answer/Don't know 8,43 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Total 400,5 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Current job requires a higher level of skills 96,1 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Current job requires a lower skill level 78,8 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values Both jobs require the same level of skills 191,1 Both sexes 16-34 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 34,5 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Total 100 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Current job requires a higher level of skills 23,99 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Current job requires a lower skill level 19,67 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage Both jobs require the same level of skills 47,73 Both sexes 16-34 Percentage No answer/Don't know 8,62 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Total 1.514 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Current job requires a higher level of skills 454,3 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Current job requires a lower skill level 335,1 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values Both jobs require the same level of skills 592,9 Both sexes 35-54 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 131,7 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Total 100 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Current job requires a higher level of skills 30,01 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Current job requires a lower skill level 22,14 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage Both jobs require the same level of skills 39,16 Both sexes 35-54 Percentage No answer/Don't know 8,7 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Total 382,7 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Current job requires a higher level of skills 70,1 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Current job requires a lower skill level 110,9 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values Both jobs require the same level of skills 174,4 Both sexes 55-74 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 27,4 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Total 100 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Current job requires a higher level of skills 18,32 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Current job requires a lower skill level 28,97 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage Both jobs require the same level of skills 45,57 Both sexes 55-74 Percentage No answer/Don't know 7,15 Males Total Absolute values Total 1.242,1 Males Total Absolute values Current job requires a higher level of skills 345,2 Males Total Absolute values Current job requires a lower skill level 230 Males Total Absolute values Both jobs require the same level of skills 554,7 Males Total Absolute values No answer/Don't know 112,1 Males Total Percentage Total 100 Males Total Percentage Current job requires a higher level of skills 27,79 Males Total Percentage Current job requires a lower skill level 18,52 Males Total Percentage Both jobs require the same level of skills 44,66 Males Total Percentage No answer/Don't know 9,02 Males 16-34 Absolute values Total 204,6 Males 16-34 Absolute values Current job requires a higher level of skills 44,9 Males 16-34 Absolute values Current job requires a lower skill level 27,4 Males 16-34 Absolute values Both jobs require the same level of skills 114,4 Males 16-34 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 17,9 Males 16-34 Percentage Total 100 Males 16-34 Percentage Current job requires a higher level of skills 21,95 Males 16-34 Percentage Current job requires a lower skill level 13,39 Males 16-34 Percentage Both jobs require the same level of skills 55,91 Males 16-34 Percentage No answer/Don't know 8,74 Males 35-54 Absolute values Total 839 Males 35-54 Absolute values Current job requires a higher level of skills 264,4 Males 35-54 Absolute values Current job requires a lower skill level 159,4 Males 35-54 Absolute values Both jobs require the same level of skills 334,5 Males 35-54 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 80,8 Males 35-54 Percentage Total 100 Males 35-54 Percentage Current job requires a higher level of skills 31,51 Males 35-54 Percentage Current job requires a lower skill level 18,99 Males 35-54 Percentage Both jobs require the same level of skills 39,86 Males 35-54 Percentage No answer/Don't know 9,63 Males 55-74 Absolute values Total 198,4 Males 55-74 Absolute values Current job requires a higher level of skills 35,9 Males 55-74 Absolute values Current job requires a lower skill level 43,3 Males 55-74 Absolute values Both jobs require the same level of skills 105,9 Males 55-74 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 13,4 Males 55-74 Percentage Total 100 Males 55-74 Percentage Current job requires a higher level of skills 18,09 Males 55-74 Percentage Current job requires a lower skill level 21,8 Males 55-74 Percentage Both jobs require the same level of skills 53,37 Males 55-74 Percentage No answer/Don't know 6,74 Females Total Absolute values Total 1.055,1 Females Total Absolute values Current job requires a higher level of skills 275,3 Females Total Absolute values Current job requires a lower skill level 294,8 Females Total Absolute values Both jobs require the same level of skills 403,6 Females Total Absolute values No answer/Don't know 81,5 Females Total Percentage Total 100 Females Total Percentage Current job requires a higher level of skills 26,09 Females Total Percentage Current job requires a lower skill level 27,94 Females Total Percentage Both jobs require the same level of skills 38,25 Females Total Percentage No answer/Don't know 7,72 Females 16-34 Absolute values Total 195,9 Females 16-34 Absolute values Current job requires a higher level of skills 51,2 Females 16-34 Absolute values Current job requires a lower skill level 51,4 Females 16-34 Absolute values Both jobs require the same level of skills 76,7 Females 16-34 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 16,6 Females 16-34 Percentage Total 100 Females 16-34 Percentage Current job requires a higher level of skills 26,11 Females 16-34 Percentage Current job requires a lower skill level 26,22 Females 16-34 Percentage Both jobs require the same level of skills 39,17 Females 16-34 Percentage No answer/Don't know 8,49 Females 35-54 Absolute values Total 675 Females 35-54 Absolute values Current job requires a higher level of skills 189,9 Females 35-54 Absolute values Current job requires a lower skill level 175,8 Females 35-54 Absolute values Both jobs require the same level of skills 258,4 Females 35-54 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 50,9 Females 35-54 Percentage Total 100 Females 35-54 Percentage Current job requires a higher level of skills 28,14 Females 35-54 Percentage Current job requires a lower skill level 26,04 Females 35-54 Percentage Both jobs require the same level of skills 38,28 Females 35-54 Percentage No answer/Don't know 7,54 Females 55-74 Absolute values Total 184,3 Females 55-74 Absolute values Current job requires a higher level of skills 34,2 Females 55-74 Absolute values Current job requires a lower skill level 67,6 Females 55-74 Absolute values Both jobs require the same level of skills 68,5 Females 55-74 Absolute values No answer/Don't know 14 Females 55-74 Percentage Total 100 Females 55-74 Percentage Current job requires a higher level of skills 18,55 Females 55-74 Percentage Current job requires a lower skill level 36,7 Females 55-74 Percentage Both jobs require the same level of skills 37,16 Females 55-74 Percentage No answer/Don't know 7,59