Table 3.
Spearman rank correlations between SSQ items; items correlating are identified by number within three subsections
| Item | SSQ section | Items correlated, Speech | Items correlated, Spatial | Items correlated, Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Speech | ||||
| 1 | talk 1 TV on | 2 3 4 5 9 10 14 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 13 14 18 |
| 2 | talk 1 quiet | 1 3 8 9 10 11 12 14 | 3 8 10 12 13 17 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 13 14 |
| 3 | 5 quiet see all | 1 2 4 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 | 9 | 10 13 18 |
| 4 | 5 noise see all | 1 3 6 7 8 9 11 12 14 | 3 8 13 | 1 2 3 10 13 18 |
| 5 | talk 1 noise | 1 8 9 12 14 | 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 | 2 3 5 6 7 8 10 13 |
| 6 | 5 noise not see all | 3 4 7 8 9 11 12 14 | 8 | 3 10 18 |
| 7 | talk where echoic | 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 14 | 7 8 11 13 | 2 9 16 |
| 8 | ignore voice same pitch | 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 11 12 14 | 3 7 8 9 10 11 13 | 2 8 9 10 16 |
| 9 | ignore voice different pitch | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 14 | 1 3 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 | 2 3 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 18 |
| 10 | talk 1 and follow TV | 1 2 12 14 | 2 4 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 | 14 16 |
| 11 | talk 1 other voices | 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 | 16 | |
| 12 | not miss speaker start | 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 | 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 | 9 10 16 18 |
| 13 | talk on phone | |||
| 14 | follow 1 and phone | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 | 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 | 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 |
| II Spatial | ||||
| 1 | locate lawnmower | 1 9 14 | 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 | 2 9 10 18 |
| 2 | locate speaker | 1 10 12 14 | 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 | 1 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 18 |
| 3 | talker left or right | 1 2 4 5 8 9 14 | 1 2 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 16 18 |
| 4 | locate door slam | 1 10 14 | 2 3 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 17 | 1 4 9 16 |
| 5 | locate above/below | 1 9 12 | 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 | 1 3 9 10 18 |
| 6 | locate dog barking | 1 10 12 14 | 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 | 1 4 8 9 10 18 |
| 7 | locate vehicle | 1 5 7 8 9 10 12 14 | 1 2 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 | 2 4 7 9 10 1 |
| 8 | distance voice/steps | 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 17 | 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 18 |
| 9 | distance vehicle | 1 3 5 8 9 12 14 | 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 17 | 2 9 10 |
| 10 | lateral movement vehicle | 1 2 5 8 9 10 12 14 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 | 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 10 16 |
| 11 | lateral movement voice/steps | 1 5 7 8 9 10 12 14 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 17 | 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 18 |
| 12 | voice/steps move to or from | 1 2 5 9 10 12 14 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 17 | 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 18 |
| 13 | vehicle move to or from | 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 12 14 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 17 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 18 |
| 14 | internalize sounds | |||
| 15 | sounds closer | 1 16 | ||
| 16 | sounds further | 15 | ||
| 17 | sounds where expect | 1 2 9 14 | 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 11 12 13 | 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 18 |
| III Other | ||||
| 1 | sounds separate | 1 2 4 | 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 | 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 13 |
| 2 | sounds (not) jumbled | 1 2 4 5 7 8 9 14 | 1 3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 | 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 18 |
| 3 | music and voice separate | 1 4 5 6 9 14 | 2 3 5 8 10 11 13 | 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 18 |
| 4 | identify by voice | 1 2 14 | 2 3 4 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 17 | 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 |
| 5 | distinguish music | 1 2 5 9 | 2 3 8 10 11 12 13 17 | 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 |
| 6 | distinguish sounds | 1 2 5 14 | 2 3 11 13 | 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 |
| 7 | identify instruments | 5 | 3 7 8 10 11 12 13 17 | 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 13 |
| 8 | music natural | 1 2 5 8 9 14 | 2 3 6 8 11 12 13 17 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 18 |
| 9 | sounds clear | 1 2 7 8 9 12 14 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 13 14 18 |
| 10 | voices natural | 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 12 14 | 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 | 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 18 |
| 11 | sounds natural | 1 2 5 9 14 | 2 3 7 8 11 12 13 17 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 |
| 12 | own voice natural | 9 14 | 3 17 | 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 13 |
| 13 | tell mood from voice | 1 2 3 4 5 9 14 | 3 8 12 13 17 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 17 18 |
| 14 | concentrate when listen | 1 2 10 14 | 8 12 13 | 4 9 13 17 18 19 |
| 16 | understand when driver | 7 8 10 11 12 | 3 10 | |
| 17 | understand when passenger | 14 | 4 | 13 14 18 |
| 18 | effort of conversation | 1 3 4 6 9 12 14 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 11 12 13 17 | 2 3 4 8 9 10 13 14 17 19 |
| 19 | ignore competing sounds | 14 18 |
Numbers in plain font show correlations of 0.50–0.59; bold type indicates correlations of 0.60–0.69; bold underlined type indicates correlations of >0.70.