Variable | % | M | SD |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Men, n = 5007 | 48.1 | – | – |
Women, n = 5305 | 51.0 | – | – |
Age | – | 47.41 years | 1.48 years |
18–35 years | 31.3 | ||
36–65 years | 49.4 | ||
66–93 years | 19.3 | ||
Socioeconomic Status | |||
Non-manual, n = 5367 | 51.6 | – | – |
Manual, n = 5034 | 48.4 | – | – |
Ethnicity | |||
White, n = 9764 | 93.9 | – | – |
Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic/Prefer not to say, n = 637 | 6.1 | – | – |
Personal Hearing Difficulty | |||
Yes, n = 2510 | 24.1 | ||
No, n = 7891 | 75.9 | ||
Family Hearing Difficulty | |||
Yes, n = 3390 | 32.6 | ||
No, n = 7011 | 67.4 | ||
Genetic Causal Beliefs (1 = not at all; 4 = a lot) | 2.43 | 0.96 | |
Behavioral Causal Beliefs (1 = not at all; 4 = a lot) | 1.70 | 0.83 | |
Extent of Recreational Noise Exposure in the Last 12 Months (Median = “Once every couple of months”) | 2.90 | 1.70 | |
Hearing Protection Use (Median = 20% of occasions exposed) | 1.90 | 2.25 |