Table 1:
Demographic and cochlear implant characteristics of the study sample.
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Sex | |
| Male | 285 (40.4) |
| Female | 420 (59.6) |
| Marital Status | |
| Married/Domestic partnership | 472 (67.0) |
| Not Married/No domestic partnership | 233 (33.0) |
| Combined Annual Household Income | |
| $0–$20,000 | 40 (5.7) |
| $20,001–$50,000 | 129 (18.3) |
| $50,001–$80,000 | 166 (23.5) |
| $80,001–$110,000 | 125 (17.7) |
| >$110,000 | 179 (25.4) |
| Unknown/Not reported | 66 (9.4) |
| Highest Level of Education | |
| Did not complete high school | 3 (0.4) |
| High school graduate or equivalent | 46 (6.5) |
| Some college/trade/technical/vocational training | 125 (17.8) |
| Associate degree | 67 (9.5) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 221 (31.3) |
| Master’s degree or higher | 243 (34.5) |
| Employment Status | |
| Employed | 311 (44.1) |
| Not employed | 90 (12.8) |
| Retired | 304 (43.1) |
| Residential Setting | |
| Urban | 167 (23.7) |
| Suburban | 408 (57.9) |
| Rural | 130 (18.4) |
| Region of US | |
| West | 176 (24.9) |
| Midwest | 158 (22.4) |
| Northeast | 96 (13.6) |
| South/Southwest | 262 (37.2) |
| Unknown/Not reported | 13 (1.8%) |
| CI Company | |
| Advanced Bionics | 138 (19.6) |
| Cochlear | 343 (48.7) |
| MED-EL | 223 (31.6) |
| Not reported | 1 (0.1) |
| Listening Modality | |
| Bilateral CI | 346 (49.1) |
| CI and Hearing Aid | 201 (28.5) |
| CI without Hearing Aid | 158 (22.4) |
| Combined electro-acoustic hearing (hybrid) | |
| No | 678 (96.3) |
| Yes | 26 (3.7) |
| No response | 1 (0.1) |