Hearing abilities and reported use of a hearing aid
| Hearing difficulty in the left ear* (no. (%† wearing hearing aid)) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearing difficulty in the right ear* | Slight or none | Moderate | Severe or can't hear at all | Missing |
| *Difficulty in hearing a whispered voice nearby in a quiet room. | ||||
| †% of respondents—a few people did not answer the item on wearing of a hearing aid. | ||||
| Slight or none | 8854 (0.4%) | 100 (9.0%) | 42 (26.8%) | 20 (0.0%) |
| Moderate | 88 (12.6%) | 174 (12.3%) | 31 (48.4%) | 3 (66.7%) |
| Severe or can't hear at all | 52 (13.5%) | 18 (50.0%) | 67 (64.2%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| Missing | 1051 (0.1%) | 40 (0.0%) | 22 (5.9%) | 2345 (0.1%) |