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. 2012 Mar;16(1):40–48. doi: 10.1177/1084713811434617

Table 2.

Demographic Data, Percent of Respondents

Variable Category Percent
Gender Male 66.1
Age 18-30 3.6
31-50 14.3
51-70 46.4
71+ 35.7
Race and ethnicity White 83.9
Hispanic 3.6
African American 5.4
Asian/Pacific Islander 3.6
Other 1.8
Education Less than high school 1.8
High school 8.9
Some college 14.3
2-year college 3.6
4-year college 28.6
Postgraduate 42.9
Income Less than US$20,000 3.6
US$20,000-US$60,000 16.1
US$60,000-US$100,000 23.2
US$100,000+ 48.2
Prefer not to say 8.9
Marital status Never married 7.1
Married 75.0
Divorced 5.4
Widowed 10.7
Hearing aid use Have never used a hearing aid 44.6
Used it less than 2 months 7.1
Used between 2 months and 1year 3.6
More than 1 year 44.6
Type of hearing loss Conductive 1.8
Sensorineural 62.5
Mixed 26.8
Health insurance covers All/part of the Cost 35.7