Table 2.
Demographic and cochlear implant (CI) characteristics of the study sample.
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 149 (40.2) |
| Female | 222 (59.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Married/domestic partnership | 251 (67.7) |
| Not married/no domestic partnership | 120 (32.3) |
| Combined annual 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) |
| > $110,000 | 93 (25.0) |
| Unknown/not reported | 36 (9.7) |
| Highest level of education | |
| Did not complete high school | 3 (0.8) |
| High school graduate or equivalent | 27 (7.3) |
| Some college/trade/technical/vocational training | 109 (29.4) |
| Bachelor's degree | 112 (30.2) |
| Master's degree or higher | 120 (32.3) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 160 (43.1) |
| Not employed | 45 (12.1) |
| Retired | 166 (44.7) |
| Residential setting | |
| Urban | 81 (21.8) |
| Suburban | 214 (57.7) |
| Rural | 76 (20.5) |
| U.S. region | |
| West | 89 (24.0) |
| Midwest | 90 (24.3) |
| Northeast | 50 (13.5) |
| South/Southwest | 142 (38.3) |
| CI company | |
| Advanced Bionics | 43 (11.5) |
| Cochlear | 216 (58.2) |
| MED-EL | 112 (30.1) |
| Listening modality | |
| Unilateral CI with no contralateral HA | 87 (23.4) |
| Unilateral CI with contralateral HA | 96 (25.8) |
| Bilateral CI | 188 (50.6) |
| Hybrid/EAS | |
| Yes | 12 (3.2) |
| No | 358 (96.4) |
Note. HA = hearing aid; EAS = Electric Acoustic Stimulation.