Table II.

Demographics of the 334 participants.

Variable	N (%)
Sex
Female	198 (59.3)
Male	136 (40.7)
Race
Asian	3 (0.9)
Black	6 (1.8)
Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1 (0.3)
More than one race	5 (1.5)
White	312 (93.4)
Not reported	7 (2.1)
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	11 (3.3)
Not Hispanic or Latino	300 (89.8)
Not reported	23 (6.9)
Has Children < 18 Living in Home
Yes	47 (14.1)
No	287 (85.9)
Marital status
Married/domestic partnership	221 (66.2)
Separated/divorced	51 (15.3)
Single, never married	46 (13.8)
Widowed	16 (4.8)
Combined household income
$0–$20,000	14 (4.2)
$20,001–$50,000	66 (19.8)
$50,001–$80,000	79 (23.7)
$80,001–$110,000	59 (17.7)
>$110,000	86 (25.7)
Unknown/Not reported	30 (9)
Highest level of education
High school graduate or equivalent	19 (5.7)
Some college	42 (12.6)
Trade/tech/vocational training	11 (3.3)
Associate degree	30 (9)
Bachelor’s degree	109 (32.6)
Master’s degree	82 (24.6)
Professional degree	12 (3.6)
Doctorate degree	29 (8.7)
Employment status
Employed, working ≥ 40 hr per week	100 (29.9)
Employed, working < 40 hr per week	51 (15.3)
Not employed, looking for work	12 (3.6)
Not employed, not lot looking for work	14 (4.2)
Retired	138 (41.3)
Disabled, not able to work	19 (5.7)
Environment where subject lives
Rural	54 (16.2)
Suburban	194 (58.1)
Urban	86 (25.7)
Region
Midwest East North Central	44 (13.2)
Midwest West North Central	24 (7.2)
Northeast Mid-Atlantic	34 (10.2)
Northeast New England	15 (4.5)
South Atlantic	81 (24.3)
South East South Central	11 (3.3)
South West South Central	28 (8.4)
West Mountain	33 (9.9)
West Pacific	54 (16.2)
Not Reported	9 (2.7)
Listening Modality
Bilateral CI	158 (47.3)
CI and Hearing Aid	105 (31.4)
CI without Hearing Aid	71 (21.3)