Chapter 7: Personal care
Population with disabilities receiving assistance or personal care outside the centre, according to the person providing the assistance, by sex and disability group of the person assisted.
Units: percentage

	Total number of people receiving assistance outside the centre	Professionals hired by you or your family	A relative	Friends	Social services of non-public bodies (NGOs, associations, etc.)	Other	
Total	
    Total	100.00	70.19	23.14	0.94	4.58	11.96	
    Vision	100.00	64.12	27.45	0.79	7.30	12.29	
    Hearing	100.00	68.36	27.59	0.45	4.94	10.02	
    Communication	100.00	71.93	19.85	0.52	5.06	13.12	
    Learning, knowledge application and task development	100.00	73.14	19.86	0.52	4.71	12.07	
    Mobility	100.00	69.96	23.30	0.86	4.64	11.98	
    Self-Care	100.00	70.41	22.85	0.78	4.53	12.17	
    Domestic Life	100.00	69.35	23.88	0.86	4.75	12.07	
    Interactions and Personal Relationships	100.00	72.18	19.59	0.44	4.81	12.32	
Man	
    Total	100.00	70.76	22.78	1.04	4.73	12.57	
    Vision	100.00	64.99	27.32	0.94	7.02	13.60	
    Hearing	100.00	68.31	27.22	0.71	6.01	10.50	
    Communication	100.00	72.66	20.69	0.56	5.30	13.29	
    Learning, knowledge application and task development	100.00	73.53	19.38	0.61	4.77	13.07	
    Mobility	100.00	70.30	23.58	0.91	4.84	12.75	
    Self-Care	100.00	70.81	22.74	0.89	4.63	12.95	
    Domestic Life	100.00	69.23	23.84	1.03	5.06	12.78	
    Interactions and Personal Relationships	100.00	71.02	17.97	0.37	5.99	13.51	
Woman	
    Total	100.00	69.91	23.32	0.89	4.51	11.66	
    Vision	100.00	63.75	27.50	0.73	7.41	11.73	
    Hearing	100.00	68.39	27.75	0.34	4.49	9.81	
    Communication	100.00	71.60	19.45	0.50	4.95	13.04	
    Learning, knowledge application and task development	100.00	72.97	20.07	0.49	4.69	11.64	
    Mobility	100.00	69.81	23.18	0.83	4.55	11.64	
    Self-Care	100.00	70.23	22.90	0.73	4.48	11.81	
    Domestic Life	100.00	69.41	23.90	0.78	4.61	11.75	
    Interactions and Personal Relationships	100.00	72.72	20.34	0.48	4.26	11.77	
Notes:
1) The information refers to personal assistance or care other than that provided by the residential centre. A person under care may be assisted by different persons.
 2) A person may have disabilities from more than one type of disability
 3) A person may receive various types of assistance outside the centre
Source: National Statistics Institute