TABLE 3.
Self-Reported Hearing Protection Usage at Work Among Canadians, Aged 16 to 79 Years
| Always or Often Use Hearing Protection at Work, Among Workers‡ | Required to Use Hearing Protection at Work‡ | Always or Often Use Hearing Protection at Work, Among Those Required to Use Protection | Always or Often Use Hearing Protection at Work, Among Those Not Required to Use Protection | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 95% CI | 95% CI | 95% CI | 95% CI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Characteristics | n | N | CV | % | SE % | From | To | CV | * | n | N | CV | % | SE % | From | To | CV | * | n | N | CV | % | SE % | From | To | CV | * | n | N | CV | % | SE % | From | To | CV | * |
| ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | ’000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 508 | 4,182 | 38.2 | 2.7 | 32.4 | 44.3 | 496 | 3,962 | 36.1 | 2.9 | 30.1 | 42.6 | 373 | 3,153 | 79.7 | 3.0 | 72.3 | 85.4 | 135 | 1,029 | E | 14.7 | 2.8 | 9.6 | 22 | E | ||||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men | 408 | 3,350 | 42.8 | 3.8 | 34.7 | 51.2 | * | 391 | 3,161 | 40.3 | 4.2 | 31.4 | 49.9 | 288 | 2,431 | 77.0 | 3.8 | 67.7 | 84.3 | 120 | 919 | E | 19.7 | 3.3 | 13.3 | 28 | E | |||||||||
| Women† | 100 | 832 | E | 26.6 | 5.2 | 16.8 | 39.6 | E | 105 | 801 | E | 25.7 | 4.9 | 16.4 | 37.8 | E | 85 | 722 | E | 90.1 | 5.1 | 72.0 | 97.0 | F | F | |||||||||||
| Age group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16–29 years† | 96 | 998 | E | 39.6 | 6.9 | 25.7 | 55.4 | E | 85 | 876 | E | 34.8 | 6.2 | 22.7 | 49.3 | E | 69 | 757 | E | 86.4 | 6.1 | 67.0 | 95.2 | 27 | 241 | E | F | |||||||||
| 30–49 years | 244 | 1.818 | E | 42.7 | 5.3 | 31.7 | 54.5 | 239 | 1,777 | E | 41.7 | 3.9 | 33.4 | 50.5 | 186 | 1,385 | E | 77.9 | 5.8 | 62.6 | 88.2 | F | F | |||||||||||||
| 50–79 years | 168 | 1,365 | 32.7 | 3.1 | 26.2 | 39.9 | 172 | 1,309 | 31.3 | 3.4 | 24.4 | 39.1 | 118 | 1,011 | 77.5 | 4.9 | 65.1 | 86.4 | 50 | 355 | E | 12.3 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 22.9 | E | ||||||||||
| Education (highest level in household) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Post secondary or more† | 367 | 2,842 | 35.9 | 3.1 | 29.4 | 43 | 366 | 2,937 | 37.1 | 3.2 | 30.4 | 44.3 | 274 | 2,300 | 78.5 | 3.1 | 70.8 | 84.5 | 93 | 542 | E | 10.9 | 2.9 | 6 | 18.9 | E | ||||||||||
| Less than postsecondary | 128 | 1,210 | E | 44.5 | 4.9 | 34.2 | 55.3 | 119 | 945 | E | 34.7 | 5.0 | 24.7 | 46.3 | 93 | 790 | E | 83.6 | 6.3 | 65.1 | 93.3 | 35 | 420 | E | 23.6 | 5.1 | 14.3 | 36.5 | E | * | ||||||
| Household income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| <$50,000† | 189 | 1,533 | 38.6 | 3.7 | 30.9 | 47 | 181 | 1,241 | 31.2 | 3.0 | 25.0 | 38.3 | 135 | 987 | E | 79.9 | 5.5 | 65.2 | 89.4 | 54 | 545 | E | 20 | 5.5 | 10.5 | 34.8 | E | |||||||||
| $50,000–<$100,000 | 171 | 1,140 | 31.9 | 3.2 | 25.3 | 39.2 | 180 | 1,298 | 36.3 | 4.1 | 27.8 | 45.7 | 128 | 943 | 72.7 | 4.8 | 61.0 | 81.9 | 43 | 197 | E | 8.6 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 15.7 | E | ||||||||||
| $100,000 or more | 148 | 1,509 | E | 44.2 | 6.5 | 30.7 | 58.7 | 135 | 1,423 | E | 41.7 | 6.1 | 29.2 | 55.4 | 110 | 1,222 | E | 85.9 | 5.3 | 70.1 | 94.1 | 38 | 287 | E | 14.4 | 4.1 | 7.5 | 25.8 | E | |||||||
E use with caution (coefficient of variation 16.6–33.3%).
*Significantly different from estimate for reference category (P < 0.05).
†Reference category.
‡Among respondents who have ever worked in a noisy environment.
Source: 2012/2013 Canadian Health Measures Survey (Cycle 3).