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Table 1 Number of participants with each degree of self-reported hearing loss by age group and gender

From: Communication with face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic for adults with hearing loss

Degree of self-reported hearing loss

18–30 years

31–50 years

51–70 years

71–90 years

90+ years

Total

Ma

Fb

M

F

M

F

M

F

M

F

Mild

1

2

1

7

8

11

13

15

0

0

58

Moderate

2

7

4

19

32

35

62

61

1

3

226

Severe

4

5

2

15

18

54

39

31

1

3

172

Profound

2

7

6

12

20

56

17

21

0

2

143

Total

9

21

13

53

78

156

131

128

2

8

599

  1. Demographic characteristics of the subset of participants who responded to all of the gender, hearing loss, and age questions, excluding 3 individuals who reported “other gender,” 6 individuals who reported no hearing loss, 2 individuals who responded “prefer not to answer” for age, and 46 additional participants who did not complete one or more of the questions regarding gender, hearing loss, or age. Degree of hearing loss is shown as a function of age group and gender. Cell values show the number of participants with those characteristics
  2. aM = Male
  3. bF = Female