Table 2.

Mean B4PTA dB HL (SD) [Sample Sizes] for Adopters and Nonadopters in the Alone and SO Conditions.

	Degree of HL	Alone	SO	t	df	P
Adopters	Mild	33.2 (5.5) [n = 68]	33.8 (4.9) [n = 75]	0.60	141	.550
	Moderate	47.0 (4.0) [n = 122]	48.2 (4.0) [n = 88]	2.10	208	.037
	>Moderate	65.6 (10.5) [n = 65]	65.0 (7.7) [n = 58]	0.37	121	.715
Nonadopters	Mild	31.8 (5.4) [n = 120]	33.8 (5.1) [n = 31]	1.85	149	.066
	Moderate	46.8 (4.2) [n = 48]	45.8 (4.4) [n = 18]	0.90	64	.372
	>Moderate	63.4 (9.1) [n = 14]	67.6 (8.0) [n = 11]	1.20	23	.243

Note. SD = standard deviation; HL = hearing loss; SO = significant other; Significance level for multiple comparisons with Sidak–Bonferroni corrections is p-level < .009.