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Table 1 Socio-demographic variables for the sample of older adults fitted with a hearing aid at La Florida Hospital (n = 355)

From: Effects of auditory and socio-demographic variables on discontinuation of hearing aid use among older adults with hearing loss fitted in the Chilean public health sector

 

Average/median or percentage

Age (average years and SD)

74.9 (5.9)

Gender

 Women

182 (51.3%)

Years of education (median and IQR)

9 (6)

 Primary

126 (35.5%)

 Secondary

89 (25.1%)

 Technical, commercial, industrial, other.

29 (8.1%)

Has a paid job

79 (22.3%)

Income (median and IQR in Chilean pesos)

200,000 (150,000)

  1. SD Standard deviation
  2. IQR Interquartile range