Table 1.

EMA survey questions and responses. Square brackets show the name of the variable used in analysis. Parentheses show the logic of the presentation of survey questions.

Questions	Responses
1. Were you listening to speech?	Yes No
1a. [Activity] (If “Yes”) What were you listening to?	Conversation, 3 or fewer Conversation, 4 or more Speech listening, live Speech listening, media Conversation, phone
1b. [Activity] (If “No”) What were you listening to?	Non-speech sound listening Not actively listening
2. Where were you?	Outdoor/Traffic Indoor
2a. [Location] (If “Outdoor/Traffic”) Please be more specific.	Outdoor, moving traffic Outdoor, other than traffic
2b. [Location] (If “Indoor”) Please be more specific.	Home, 10 or fewer Other than home, 10 or fewer Crowd of people, 11 or more
3. [Talker Familiarity] (If listening to speech) Were you familiar with the talker(s)?	Unfamiliar Somewhat unfamiliar Somewhat familiar Familiar
4. [Visual Cues] (If listening to speech) Could you see the talker’s face?	No Yes, but only sometime Almost always
5. [Talker Location] (If listening to speech, but not on the phone) Where was the talker?	Front Side Back
6. [Noisiness] On average, how noisy was it?	Quiet Somewhat noisy Noisy Very noisy
7. [Noise Location] (If not quiet) Where was the noise?	Front Side Back All around
8. (If indoor) Compared to an average living room, how large was the room?	Smaller About average Larger
9. (If indoor) Was there carpeting?	Yes No
10. [Speech Understanding] (If listening to speech) On average, how much speech did you understand?
11. [Listening Effort] (If active listening) On average, how much effort was required to listen effectively?
12. [Loudness] How would you judge the level of loudness of the sound?
13. [Loudness Satisfaction] Were you satisfied with the loudness?
14. [Localization] In general, could you tell where sounds were coming from right away?
15. Did you use your hearing aids?	Yes No
16. [Hearing Aid Satisfaction] (If using hearing aids) Were you satisfied with your hearing aids?