Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Adults Aged 50 and Older in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Cycles 1999-2006 and 2009-2010.a.
Participants were included if they had objective and subjective hearing data. Percentages are column percentages.
| Characteristic | Cohort n=3557 |
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| Gender, n (%) | |
| Men | 1770 (49.8) |
| Women | 1787 (50.2) |
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| Age Groups, n (%) | |
| 50-59 | 862 (24.2) |
| 60-69 | 1026 (28.8) |
| 70-79 | 1029 (28.9) |
| 80+ | 640 (18.0) |
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| Race/ Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| Hispanic | 692 (19.5) |
| White | 2153 (60.5) |
| Black | 590 (16.6) |
| Other | 122 (3.43) |
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| Education, n (%) | |
| Less than HSb | 1242 (34.9) |
| HS | 832 (23.4) |
| Some college or AA degreec | 802 (22.5) |
| College grad or more | 677 (19.0) |
| Refused or unknown | 4 (0.11) |
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| Self-Reported Hearing, n (%) | |
| Excellent/ Goodd | 2111 (59.3) |
| A little trouble | 954 (26.8) |
| Moderate / a lot of trouble | 481 (13.5) |
| Deaf | 11 (0.31) |
a
Sampling weights were not used in these calculations.
b
HS – high school education
c
AA degree – Associate’s degree
d
Self-reported hearing was dichotomized in statistical analyses as excellent/good versus a little trouble/ moderate trouble/ lot of trouble/ deaf.