Table 2.

Demographic characteristics of study participants.

Characteristic	Cohort (N = 131)
Gender, n
Men	40 (30.5%)
Women	91 (69.5%)
Age groups, n
< 45 years	4 (3.1%)
45–54 years	6 (4.6%)
55–64 years	20 (15.3%)
65–74 years	57 (43.5%)
75–84 years	30 (22.9%)
85+ years	14 (10.1%)
Ethnicity, n
Hispanic	128 (97.7%)
Non-Hispanic	3 (2.3%)
Education, n
Less than high school	76 (58.0%)
High school/GED	26 (19.8%)
More than high school	27 (20.6%)
No response	1 (0.76%)
Other (vocational)	1 (0.76%)
Audiometric hearing ability, n
No hearing loss	13 (9.9%)
Hearing loss	118 (90.1%)

Note. GED = General Educational Development.