Table 7.

Distribution of reporting hearing problems among population within the Hail region by some reported risk factors.

Risk factors	Reporting hearing problems				p-value
	Reporting hearing problems		No hearing problems
	No	%	No	%
Expose to noise at work setting					.001*
Yes	83	26.0%	236	74.0%
No	122	15.9%	645	84.1%
Number of hearing sessions per week					.001*
Never	18	16.4%	92	83.6%
1–5	77	16.7%	385	83.3%
6–9	36	14.5%	213	85.5%
10+	74	27.9%	191	72.1%
Duration of the listening session/per day (h)					.001*
<1	66	16.5%	334	83.5%
1–2	35	10.8%	290	89.2%
3–5	47	24.4%	146	75.6%
> 5	57	33.9%	111	66.1%
Typical level of volume used (%)					.001*
0–49	35	11.2%	278	88.8%
50–59	42	13.5%	269	86.5%
60–69	44	26.2%	124	73.8%
70–79	33	30.8%	74	69.2%
80–89	19	21.8%	68	78.2%
90–100	32	32.0%	68	68.0%
Increasing the volume of the TV or radio is something I do					.001*
Never	25	9.0%	254	91.0%
Sometimes	95	16.5%	481	83.5%
Usually	45	36.0%	80	64.0%
Always	40	37.7%	66	62.3%
How often are the people surrounding me affected by the noise from my PAD?					.388
Never	51	16.3%	262	83.7%
Sometimes	117	19.3%	490	80.7%
Usually	22	21.0%	83	79.0%
Always	15	24.6%	46	75.4%

P: Pearson X² test * P < .05 (significant).