Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the sample by hearing level (N = 174)¹

	Hearing level		% (n)
	≤40 dB HL (N)	>40 dB HL (N)
Gender
Female	46	67	64.9 (113)
Male	21	40	35.1 (61)
Age
<80 years	44	33	44.3 (77)
≥80 years	23	74	55.7 (97)
Marital status1
Married	31	43	42.5 (74)
Single, widow/er, divorced	34	61	54.6 (95)
Hearing aid experience
Inexperienced	54	50	59.8 (104)
Experienced	13	57	40.2 (70)

Note:

¹Five missing.

Abbreviation: HL, hearing loss.