TABLE 1—

Select Characteristics of Participants With Hearing Health Care Data: Beaver Dam Offspring Study, 2005–2008

Characteristic	No. (%)
Male	1451 (46.4)
Age group, y
21–34	178 (5.7)
35–44	891 (28.5)
45–54	1183 (37.8)
55–64	668 (21.3)
65–84	210 (6.7)
Education, y
≤ 12	946 (30.4)
13–15	1052 (33.8)
≥ 16	1111 (35.7)
Income, US$
≥ 100 000	671 (22.2)
50 000–99 999	1375 (45.6)
30 000–49 999	603 (20.0)
< 30 000	369 (12.2)
Longest held job
Management, technical, service	2248 (75.1)
Production, operation, labor	744 (24.9)
Occupational noise exposure
No	2104 (67.5)
Yes	1015 (32.5)
Married
No	811 (26.0)
Yes	2303 (74.0)
Talked with a doctor about a hearing problem in past 5 y
No	2426 (78.4)
Yes	670 (21.6)
Home location
City or town	2169 (69.6)
Country	947 (30.4)
Home owner
No	434 (13.9)
Yes	2681 (86.1)
Health insurance
No	166 (5.3)
Yes	2960 (94.7)

Note. The sample size was n = 3130. Variable counts may not sum to 3130 because of missing data.