Table 2.
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 |