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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ear Hear. 2019 Jul-Aug;40(4):1016–1024. doi: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000684

Table 1:

Subject demographics

N%
Sex Male 149 (40.2%)
Female 222 (59.8%)
Marital Status Single, never married 54 (14.6%)
Married/Domestic partnership 251 (67.7%)
Widowed 24 (6.5%)
Separated/Divorced 42 (11.3%)
Have Children <18 in the Home Yes 56 (15.1%)
No 315 (84.9%)
Environment Where Subject lives Urban 81 (21.8%)
Suburban 214 (57.7%)
Rural 76 (20.5%)
Race Asian 3 (0.8%)
Black or African American 3 (0.8%)
White 351 (94.6%)
More than one race 4 (1.1%)
Not reported 10 (2.7%)
Ethnicity Hispanic or Latino 13 (3.5%)
Not Hispanic or Latino 300 (80.9%)
Not Reported 58 (15.6%)
Combined Household Income $0-$20,000 26 (7.0%)
$20,001-$50,000 63 (16.9%)
$50,001-$80,000 87 (23.4%)
$80,001-$110,000 66 (17.7%)
>$100,000 93 (25.0%)
Unknown/Not reported 36 (9.7%)
Highest Level of Education No schooling completed 0 (0%)
Nursery school to 8th grade 1 (0.2%)
Some high school, no diploma 2 (0.5%)
High school graduate or equivalent 27 (7.2%)
Some college 55 (14.8%)
Trade/Tech/Vocational training 17 (4.5%)
Associate degree 37 (9.9%)
Bachelor’s degree 112 (30.1%)
Master’s degree 75 (20.2%)
Professional degree 18 (4.9%)
Doctorate degree 27 (7.2%)
Employment status Employed, working ≥40 hours per week 120 (32.3%)
Employed, working <40 hours per week 40 (10.7%)
Not employed, Looking for work 8 (2.1%)
Not employed, not looking for work 17 (4.5%)
Retired 166 (44.7%)
Disabled, not able to work 20 (5.3%)
Region Northeast New England 17 (4.5%)
Northeast Mid-Atlantic 30 (8.0%)
Midwest East North Central 57 (15.3%)
Midwest West North Central 33 (8.8%)
South Atlantic 94 (25.3%)
South East South Central 18 (4.8%)
South West South Central 30 (8.0%)
West Mountain 37 (9.9%)
West Pacific 52 (14.0%)
Not Reported 3 (0.8%)