@article{ref1,
title="QuickStats: Percentage* of adults aged ≥18 years who have difficulty hearing even when using a hearing aid,(†) by age group - National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2020§",
journal="MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report",
year="2022",
author="Elgaddal, Nazik and Weeks, Julie D.",
volume="71",
number="12",
pages="e475-e475",
abstract="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  * With 95% CIs indicated by error bars.   † Based on responses to the survey question, &quot;Do you have difficulty hearing even when using a hearing aid? Would you say no difficulty, some difficulty, a lot of difficulty, or you cannot do this at all?&quot;  § Estimates are based on household interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0149-2195",
doi="10.15585/mmwr.mm7112a5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7112a5"
}