Table 1
Distribution of audiometrically measured high-frequency hearing loss^{Table 1 Note ‡} and prevalence of unperceived hearing loss^{Table 1 Note §} by selected characteristics of audiometrically measured hearing loss, household population aged 40 to 79, Canada excluding territories, 2012 to 2015

Table 1
Distribution of audiometrically measured high-frequency hearing loss^{Table 1 Note ‡} and prevalence of unperceived hearing loss^{Table 1 Note §} by selected characteristics of audiometrically measured hearing loss, household population aged 40 to 79, Canada excluding territories, 2012 to 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Distribution of audiometrically measured high-frequency hearing loss and prevalence of unperceived hearing loss by selected characteristics of audiometrically measured hearing loss. The information is grouped by Characteristics of audiometrically measured high-frequency hearing loss (appearing as row headers), Audiometrically measured high-frequency hearing loss, Unperceived hearing loss, Number, % and 95% confidence interval (appearing as column headers).
Characteristics of audiometrically measured high-frequency hearing loss	Audiometrically measured high-frequency hearing loss				Unperceived hearing loss
	Number	percent	95% confidence interval		Number	percent	95% confidence interval
	'000	percent	from	to	'000	percent	from	to
Total	8,192	54.0	51.7	56.3	6,307	77.1	73.8	80.1
Unilateral or bilateral
Unilateral	2,350	15.5	13.8	17.3	2,018	85.9^Note *	79.3	90.6
Bilateral^{Table 1 Note †}	5,841	38.5	35.9	41.2	4,289	73.6	69.5	77.2
Severity
Mild	3,632	23.9	22.2	25.8	3,363	92.8^Note *	88.9	95.4
Moderate to profound^{Table 1 Note †}	4,560	30.1	28.1	32.1	2,944	64.6	59.0	69.8
Note * significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05) Return to note * referrer Note † reference category Return to note † referrer Note ‡ High-frequency hearing loss = unilateral or bilateral, pure-tone average greater than 25 dB over high frequencies (3, 4, 6 and 8 kHz). Return to note ‡ referrer Note § Among population with audiometrically measured high-frequency hearing loss. Return to note § referrer Source: 2012 to 2013 and 2014 to 2015 Canadian Health Measures Surveys, combined.

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