Table 2.
Age-weighted sociodemographic characteristics for deaf and hearing adult samples
| Deaf | Hearing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 1704a | n = 3287a | ||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t-test (p-value) | |||
| Age | 48 (17) | 58 (15) | −21.2 1(<.001) | ||
| Subgroups | n | % | n | % | X 2 (p-value) |
| Sex | NS | ||||
| Male | 705 | 40.3 | 1291 | 40.7 | |
| Female | 1046 | 59.7 | 1882 | 59.3 | |
| Race/Ethnicity | 34.63 (0.001) | ||||
| NonHispanic White | 1216 | 68.5 | 2016 | 65.4 | |
| NonHispanic Black | 167 | 9.4 | 439 | 14.2 | |
| NonHispanic Asian | 109 | 6.1 | 122 | 4.0 | |
| Hispanic | 214 | 12.0 | 392 | 12.7 | |
| Other | 70 | 3.9 | 113 | 3.7 | |
| Marital Status | 41.63 (<.001) | ||||
| Married/in a partnership | |||||
| Divorced/separated/widowed | |||||
| Never married | |||||
| Occupation | 339.13 (<.001) | ||||
| Employed | 940 | 53.6 | 1633 | 50.1 | |
| Unemployed | 155 | 8.8 | 133 | 4.1 | |
| Homemaker | 67 | 3.8 | 149 | 4.6 | |
| Student | 157 | 9.0 | 29 | 0.9 | |
| Retired | 389 | 22.2 | 1089 | 33.4 | |
| Disabled | 46 | 2.6 | 208 | 6.4 | |
| Education | 52.75 (<.001) | ||||
| HS graduate | |||||
| College graduate | |||||
| Comorbidity | 18.83 (<.001) | ||||
| None | 1104 | 65.8 | 1920 | 59.5 | |
| Has one or more medical condition(s) | 573 | 34.2 | 1308 | 40.5 | |
| BMI Category | 7.75 (.05) | ||||
| Underweight | 26 | 1.5 | 34 | 1.0 | |
| Normal | 580 | 32.7 | 986 | 30.2 | |
| Overweight | 617 | 34.8 | 1131 | 34.6 | |
| Obese | 548 | 30.9 | 1115 | 34.1 | |
| Regular provider | 35.00 (.001) | ||||
| Yes | 1116 | 66.0 | 2444 | 74.0 | |
| No | 574 | 34.0 | 857 | 26.0 | |
| Health Status | 46.86 (<.001) | ||||
| Excellent/Very Good | 961 | 54.2 | 1591 | 48.0 | |
| Good | 632 | 35.7 | 1162 | 35.0 | |
| Fair/Poor | 179 | 10.1 | 564 | 17.0 | |
| Depression/Anxiety Disorder Diagnosis | 6.50 (<.01) | ||||
| Yes | 424 | 24.9 | 713 | 21.7 | |
| No | 1280 | 75.1 | 2574 | 78.3 | |
aFrequencies not summing to total reflect missing data.