Table 4.

Estimated trends for reported hearing problems (difficulty to hear a conversation between several people, with or without hearing aid)

		1980–2005	1980–1996/1997	1996/1997–2005	Difference
Total	65–69	+0.78**	+1.30**	+0.14n.s.	−1.16*
	70–74	+0.89***	+1.48**	−0.25n.s.	−1.73**
	75–79	+0.59*	+1.28**	−0.85*	−2.13***
	80–84	+0.64*	+1.36**	−1.10n.s.	−2.46**
Men	65–69	+0.96**	+1.78***	−0.51n.s.	−2.29***
	70–74	+1.33***	+2.03***	−0.26n.s.	−2.29**
	75–79	+0.74*	+1.58**	−0.47n.s.	−2.05*
	80–84	+0.22n.s.	+1.03†	−2.13**	−3.16***
Women	65–69	+0.60**	+0.86*	+0.66n.s.	−0.20n.s.
	70–74	+0.52*	+1.02*	−0.30n.s.	−1.32*
	75–79	+0.45n.s.	+0.99*	−1.08†	−2.07**
	80–84	+0.87**	+1.59**	−0.54n.s.	−2.13*.