Table 1.
Demographics of Respondents.
| Characteristic | Category | Respondents (% *) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (n = 97) | 21–29 | 10 (10.3) |
| 30–39 | 32 (33.0) | |
| 40–49 | 18 (18.6) | |
| 50–59 | 18 (18.6) | |
| 60–69 | 16 (16.5) | |
| 70–79 | 3 (3.0) | |
| Personal use of hearing devices a (n = 97) | Never used a hearing device | 81 (79.4) |
| Hearing aid professional fitted by an audiologist | 10 (9.8) | |
| Personal sound amplification product | 7 (6.9) | |
| Other | 4 (3.9) | |
| Current practice as community pharmacist (n = 94) | Yes | 77 (81.9) |
| No | 17 (18.0) | |
| Primary practice setting b,c (n = 77) | Suburban | 35 (45.5) |
| Rural | 25 (32.5) | |
| Urban | 17 (22.0) | |
| Employer or business (n = 90) | Independent | 41 (45.6) |
| Traditional chain | 15 (16.7) | |
| Mass merchant | 7 (7.8) | |
| Outpatient | 6 (6.7) | |
| Supermarket | 5 (5.6) | |
| Other | 16 (17.8) | |
| Primary U.S. state of practice d (n = 90) | South | 41 (45.6) |
| Midwest | 25 (27.8) | |
| Northeast | 16 (17.8) | |
| West | 8 (8.9) |
* Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. a Participants could select all that applied. b Based on self-report. c Question only presented to respondents currently practicing as a community pharmacist (n = 77). d Based on U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions of the United States [14].