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QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Have Difficulty Hearing Even When Using a Hearing Aid, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, U.S. 2020
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3 25 2022
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Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 71(12):475
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Alternative Title:Percentage of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Who Have Difficulty Hearing Even When Using a Hearing Aid, by Age Group — National Health Interview Survey, U.S. 2020
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Journal Article:Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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Description:In 2020, 12.3% of adults aged ≥18 years had some difficulty hearing even when using a hearing aid and 1.5% had a lot of difficulty or could not hear at all. The percentage of adults who had some difficulty hearing increased with age, from 6.0% among those aged 18–44 years, to 12.6% among those aged 45–64 years, and to 25.0% among those aged ≥65 years. The percentage of adults who had a lot of difficulty hearing or were unable to hear at all also increased with age, from 0.5% among those aged 18–44 years, to 1.6% among those aged 45–64 years, and to 3.7% among those aged ≥65 years.
Source: National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm
Reported by: Nazik Elgaddal, MS; Julie D. Weeks, PhD.
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ISSN:0149-2195 (print);1545-861X (digital);
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Pubmed ID:35324883
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC8956335
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Pages in Document:1 pdf page
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Volume:71
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Issue:12
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