Table 1 Participants socio-demographic characteristics, N = 237
Variable | Hearing | Hard of Hearing | Deaf | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | 0.02*a | |||
Women | 71 (73.2) | 32 (59.3) | 46 (53.5) | |
Men | 26 (26.8) | 22 (40.7) | 40 (46.5) | |
Age (years) b | 36.3 (9.4) | 41.4 (11.8) | 38.1 (10.7) | 0.02*c |
Marital Status | 0.006**a | |||
Unmarried | 42 (43.3) | 16 (29.6) | 37 (43.0) | |
In cohabitation | 13 (13.4) | 14 (25.9) | 11 (12.8) | |
Married | 38 (39.2) | 14 (25.9) | 20 (23.3) | |
Divorced | 3 (3.1) | 7 (13.0) | 13 (15.1) | |
Widowed | 1 (1.0) | 3 (5.6) | 5 (5.8) | |
Number of family members per household e | 3.5 (1.3) | 2.7 (1.2) | 2.6 (1.2) | < 0.001***c |
Existence of hearing person in household a | 38 (70.4) | 37 (43) | 0.002**a | |
Educational attainment | < 0.001***d | |||
Junior High | 0 (0.0) | 4 (7.4) | 11 (12.8) | |
High School | 23 (23.7) | 19 (35.2) | 59 (68.6) | |
College | 9 (9.3) | 3 (5.6) | 2 (2.3) | |
Technological Educational Institution (TEI) | 13 (13.4) | 5 (9.3) | 0 (0) | |
University | 31 (32.0) | 11 (20.4) | 10 (11.6) | |
Master’s/Doctorate degree | 21 (21.6) | 12 (22.2) | 4 (4.7) | |
Work Status | 0.001**a | |||
Unemployed | 10 (10.3) | 8 (14.8) | 21 (24.4) | |
Household keeper | 2 (2.1) | 3 (5.6) | 5 (5.8) | |
Income collection | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.2) | |
Student | 10 (10.3) | 1 (1.9) | 5 (5.8) | |
Unskilled worker | 0 (0) | 4 (7.4) | 6 (7.0) | |
Private sector employee | 31 (32.0) | 10 (18.5) | 30 (34.9) | |
Public sector employee | 27 (27.8) | 18 (33.3) | 16 (18.6) | |
Entrepreneur | 12 (12.4) | 6 (11.1) | 0 (0) | |
Retired | 3 (3.1) | 4 (7.4) | 2 (2.3) | |
Family annual income (euro) e | 20,000 (195,000) | 15,000 (75,000) | 15,000 (49,000) | < 0.001***f |