Table 1 Participants’ non-modifiable demographic factors and hearing loss prevalence in England in 8 Waves of English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)
GORa | Hearing lossb | Men | Women | Age 50–64 | Age 65–74 | Age 75–89 | Mean age (SD)c | Hearing lossb | Men | Women | Age 50–64 | Age 65–74 | Age 75–89 | Mean age (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WAVE 1 (2002–2003) | WAVE 2 (2004–2005) | |||||||||||||
North East | 325 (42.54) | 323 (41.79) | 450 (58.21) | 366 (49.80) | 245 (33.33) | 124 (16.87) | 64.33 (10.53) | 254 (43.34) | 251 (42.33) | 342 (57.67) | 272 (47.06) | 189 (32.70) | 117 (20.24) | 65.79 (9.97) |
North West | 603 (38.78) | 692 (43.88) | 885 (56.12) | 799 (53.30) | 410 (27.35) | 290 (19.35) | 64.24 (10.95) | 432 (36.86) | 517 (43.34) | 676 (56.66) | 551 (48.25) | 337 (29.51) | 254 (22.24) | 66.21 (10.91) |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 549 (43.06) | 573 (44.28) | 721 (55.72) | 646 (52.73) | 351 (28.65) | 228 (18.61) | 63.84 (10.91) | 401 (40.46) | 438 (43.63) | 566 (56.37) | 474 (48.77) | 294 (30.25) | 204 (20.99) | 65.57 (10.39) |
East Midlands | 449 (39.18) | 528 (45.21) | 640 (54.79) | 605 (55.50) | 297 (27.25) | 188 (17.25) | 63.30 (11.06) | 335 (35.52) | 425 (44.41) | 532 (55.59) | 481 (2.17) | 247 (26.79) | 194 (21.04) | 64.99 (10.42) |
West Midlands | 452 (36.78) | 550 (43.69) | 709 (56.31) | 599 (49.92) | 358 (29.83) | 243 (20.25) | 64.77 (10.99) | 375 (38.82) | 422 (43.28) | 553 (56.72) | 445 (47.34) | 290 (30.85) | 205 (21.81) | 66.06 (10.64) |
East of England | 507 (37.50) | 596 (43.95) | 760 (56.05) | 663 (51.88) | 368 (28.79 | 247 (19.33) | 64.19 (11.16) | 400 (37.00) | 491 (44.84) | 604 (55.16) | 507 (48.33) | 317 (30.22) | 225 (21.45) | 65.81 (10.85) |
London | 385 (34.16) | 484 (42.31) | 660 (57.69) | 574 (53.75) | 268 (25.09) | 226 (21.16) | 64.46 (11.54) | 292 (35.39) | 347 (41.61) | 487 (58.39) | 406 (50.94) | 222 (2.85) | 169 (21.20) | 66.05 (11.22) |
South East | 681 (36.13) | 823 (43.04) | 1089 (56.96) | 951 (52.57) | 484 (26.76) | 374 (20.67) | 64.27 (10.97) | 513 (35.19) | 628 (42.58) | 847 (57.42) | 688 (48.38) | 391 (27.50) | 343 (24.12) | 66.14 (10.79) |
South West | 510 (38.37) | 602 (44.83) | 741 (55.17) | 605 (47.79) | 363 (28.67) | 298 (23.54) | 65.12 (11.38) | 420 (39.77) | 468 (43.90) | 598 (56.10) | 462 (44.90) | 307 (29.83) | 260 (25.27) | 66.64 (10.61) |
WAVE 3 (2006–2007) | WAVE 4 (2008–2009) | |||||||||||||
North East | 284 (47.81) | 259 (42.81) | 346 (57.19) | 289 (49.49) | 160 (27.40) | 135 (23.12) | 65.51 (10.67) | 284 (47.81) | 274 (41.96) | 379 (58.04) | 306 (48.19) | 185 (29.13) | 144 (22.68) | 66.53 (10.50) |
North West | 458 (40.39) | 508 (43.76) | 653 (56.24) | 593 (54.45) | 276 (25.34) | 220 (20.20) | 64.53 (11.41) | 458 (40.39) | 586 (44.46) | 732 (55.54) | 682 (53.41) | 352 (27.56) | 243 (19.03) | 65.15 (10.57) |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 452 (42.68) | 475 (43.70) | 612 (56.30) | 546 (53.37) | 275 (26.88) | 202 (19.75) | 64.16 (11.16) | 452 (42.68) | 492 (42.89) | 655 (57.11) | 573 (52.04) | 322 (29.25) | 206 (18.71) | 64.95 (10.41) |
East Midlands | 368 (37.98) | 440 (44.44) | 550 (55.56) | 537 (57.19) | 227 (24.17) | 175 (18.64) | 63.43 (10.95) | 368 (37.98) | 496 (44.36) | 622 (55.64) | 597 (55.28) | 294 (27.22) | 189 (17.50) | 64.88 (10.34) |
West Midlands | 392 (39.68) | 435 (43.28) | 570 (56.72) | 503 (52.89) | 243 (25.55) | 205 (21.56) | 65.13 (11.64) | 392 (39.68) | 511 (44.40) | 640 (55.60) | 565 (50.81) | 314 (28.24) | 233 (20.95) | 66.00 (10.71) |
East of England | 461 (40.33) | 524 (44.86) | 644 (55.14) | 585 (52.89) | 297 (26.85) | 224 (20.25) | 64.42 (11.48) | 461 (40.33) | 596 (45.05) | 727 (54.95) | 667 (52.73) | 391 (30.91) | 207 (16.36) | 64.96 (10.44) |
London | 348 (40.65) | 356 (40.78) | 517 (59.22) | 451 (55.41) | 199 (24.45) | 164 (20.15) | 64.77 (12.06) | 348 (40.65) | 404 (43.44) | 526 (56.56) | 487 (54.90) | 242 (27.28) | 158 (17.81) | 65.44 (11.09) |
South East | 534 (35.77) | 654 (42.63) | 880 (57.37) | 767 (52.86) | 371 (25.57) | 313 (21.57) | 64.84 (11.42) | 534 (35.77) | 781 (43.51) | 1014 (56.49) | 902 (52.17) | 496 (28.69) | 331 (19.14) | 65.28 (10.35) |
South West | 453 (43.06) | 476 (44.61) | 591 (55.39) | 495 (48.82) | 266 (26.23) | 253 (24.95) | 65.81 (11.51) | 453 (43.06) | 530 (44.06) | 673 (55.94) | 561 (48.32) | 351 (30.23) | 249 (21.45) | 66.14 (10.54) |
WAVE 5 (2010–2011) | WAVE 6 (2012–2013) | |||||||||||||
North East | 295 (51.85) | 255 (43.29) | 334 (56.71) | 241 (41.70) | 177 (30.62) | 160 (27.68) | 66.78 (12.69) | 249 (50.00) | 226 (43.38) | 295 (56.62) | 185 (36.42) | 167 (32.87) | 156 (30.71) | 66.97 (14.74) |
North West | 481 (42.68) | 531 (44.81) | 654 (55.19) | 575 (49.74) | 338 (29.24) | 243 (21.02) | 65.03 (12.99) | 471 (46.96) | 481 (45.00) | 588 (55.00) | 442 (42.14) | 359 (34.22) | 248 (23.64) | 66.61 (12.61) |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 457 (45.11) | 442 (42.34) | 602 (57.66) | 484 (47.78) | 315 (31.10) | 214 (21.13) | 65.29 (12.26) | 453 (48.81) | 407 (42.05) | 561 (57.95) | 401 (42.57) | 305 (32.38) | 236 (25.05) | 66.58 (12.54) |
East Midlands | 399 (39.66) | 467 (44.18) | 590 (55.82) | 522 (50.68) | 297 (28.83) | 211 (20.49) | 64.85 (12.34) | 391 (41.68) | 430 (43.61) | 556 (56.39) | 406 (42.34) | 333 (34.72) | 220 (22.94) | 65.86 (13.36) |
West Midlands | 413 (40.73) | 484 (45.23) | 586 (54.77) | 461 (44.93) | 333 (32.46) | 232 (22.61) | 64.45 (15.38) | 399 (42.95) | 436 (44.58) | 542 (55.42) | 354 (37.78) | 323 (34.47) | 260 (27.75) | 65.58 (16.05) |
East of England | 503 (42.20) | 556 (44.80) | 685 (55.20) | 556 (46.37) | 384 (32.03) | 259 (21.60) | 65.28 (13.34) | 514 (46.77) | 504 (44.02) | 641 (55.98) | 438 (39.75) | 393 (35.66) | 271 (24.59) | 65.74 (14.78) |
London | 333 (40.71) | 349 (40.77) | 507 (59.23) | 404 (49.75) | 238 (29.31) | 170 (20.94) | 63.54 (15.57) | 302 (41.26) | 322 (41.82) | 448 (58.18) | 314 (42.43) | 255 (34.46) | 171 (23.11) | 65.08 (15.46) |
South East | 615 (39.55) | 697 (42.97) | 925 (57.03) | 739 (46.89) | 490 (31.09) | 347 (22.02) | 65.46 (13.06) | 639 (44.53) | 648 (43.23) | 851 (56.77) | 569 (38.89) | 523 (35.75) | 371 (25.36) | 66.45 (13.40) |
South West | 469 (42.95) | 504 (44.02) | 641 (55.98) | 489 (44.01) | 354 (31.86) | 268 (24.12) | 66.14 (13.12) | 489 (48.71) | 476 (44.99) | 582 (55.01) | 378 (37.06) | 361 (35.39) | 281 (27.55) | 66.28 (15.16) |
WAVE 7 (2014–2015) | WAVE 8 (2016–2017) | |||||||||||||
North East | 212 (50.12) | 195 (43.43) | 254 (56.57) | 132 (30.28) | 158 (51.92) | 146 (33.49) | 68.10 (15.45) | 202 (53.72) | 172 (43.22) | 226 (56.78) | 82 (20.97) | 161 (41.18) | 148 (37.85) | 70.39 (13.04) |
North West | 378 (43.15) | 402 (43.41) | 524 (56.59) | 308 (34.07) | 365 (61.21) | 231 (25.55) | 67.15 (13.72) | 370 (48.49) | 349 (43.68) | 450 (56.32) | 205 (26.42) | 357 (46.01) | 214 (27.58) | 68.02 (14.45) |
Yorkshire and The Humber | 360 (46.51) | 339 (42.06) | 467 (57.94) | 262 (33.04) | 318 (59.85) | 213 (26.86) | 68.19 (11.71) | 339 (48.36) | 302 (41.20) | 431 (58.80) | 188 (26.18) | 310 (43.18) | 220 (30.64) | 69.04 (12.69) |
East Midlands | 351 (42.39) | 374 (43.19) | 492 (56.81) | 296 (35.03) | 327 (59.52) | 222 (26.27) | 67.51 (13.18) | 351 (47.56) | 331 (43.04) | 438 (56.96) | 204 (27.20) | 330 (44.00) | 216 (28.80) | 68.64 (13.53) |
West Midlands | 359 (44.65) | 390 (45.56) | 466 (54.44) | 274 (33.21) | 299 (54.23) | 252 (30.55) | 66.78 (16.46) | 340 (48.02) | 346 (45.89) | 408 (54.11) | 203 (28.04) | 294 (40.61) | 227 (31.35) | 67.52 (16.94) |
East of England | 417 (42.55) | 448 (43.62) | 579 (56.38) | 324 (32.69) | 383 (57.39) | 284 (28.66) | 67.24 (14.55) | 423 (47.37) | 402 (43.37) | 525 (56.63) | 218 (24.17) | 385 (42.68) | 299 (33.15) | 68.81 (14.20) |
London | 258 (40.12) | 284 (42.07) | 391 (57.93) | 239 (36.66) | 241 (58.30) | 172 (26.38) | 66.50 (15.04) | 249 (46.03) | 239 (42.00) | 330 (58.00) | 158 (28.42) | 223 (40.11) | 175 (31.47) | 68.83 (13.78) |
South East | 537 (42.96) | 551 (41.90) | 764 (58.10) | 388 (30.29) | 512 (57.32) | 381 (29.74) | 67.85 (13.94) | 508 (46.35) | 479 (41.87) | 665 (58.13) | 253 (22.71) | 499 (44.79) | 362 (32.50) | 69.17 (14.36) |
South West | 413 (46.67) | 411 (43.82) | 527 (56.18) | 279 (30.79) | 348 (55.48) | 279 (30.79) | 67.59 (15.39) | 399 (52.02) | 344 (43.05) | 455 (56.95) | 175 (22.58) | 349 (45.03) | 251 (32.39) | 68.79 (15.24 |