Title,Code,"Demographic Group",Population,Period,Estimate,Unit,"Lower CI","Upper CI",SE,Locality,"Disparity Group Rank","Disparity Rate Ratio","Disparity Lower CI","Disparity Upper CI","Disparity SE" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Total ^",Total,2018,24.4,percent,23.0,25.9,0.735,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Sex ^",Male,2018,26.2,percent,24.2,28.3,1.042,"United States",1,1,1,1.097,0.056 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Sex ^",Female,2018,22.0,percent,20.0,24.1,1.021,"United States",2,1.189,1,1.315,0.061 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Race/Ethnicity ^","American Indian or Alaska Native only",2018,DSU,percent,,,,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Race/Ethnicity ^","Asian only",2018,21.1,percent,14.0,29.7,3.813,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Race/Ethnicity ^","Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only",2018,DSU,percent,,,,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Race/Ethnicity ^","Black or African American only",2018,13.0,percent,9.2,17.5,2.030,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Race/Ethnicity ^","White only",2018,25.7,percent,24.2,27.3,0.799,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Race/Ethnicity ^","2 or more races",2018,13.6,percent,7.5,22.0,3.423,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Race/Ethnicity ^","Hispanic or Latino",2018,19.1,percent,14.2,24.8,2.594,"United States",3,1.378,1,1.734, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Race/Ethnicity ^","Not Hispanic or Latino",2018,24.9,percent,23.4,26.5,0.773,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Race/Ethnicity ^","Not Hispanic or Latino: American Indian or Alaska Native only",2018,DSU,percent,,,,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Race/Ethnicity ^","Not Hispanic or Latino: Asian only",2018,21.5,percent,14.3,30.3,3.889,"United States",2,1.223,1,1.655, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Race/Ethnicity ^","Not Hispanic or Latino: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only",2018,DSU,percent,,,,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Race/Ethnicity ^","Not Hispanic or Latino: Black or African American only",2018,13.2,percent,9.4,17.8,2.062,"United States",5,1.995,1,2.595,0.218 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Race/Ethnicity ^","Not Hispanic or Latino: White only",2018,26.3,percent,24.7,28.0,0.842,"United States",1,1,1,1.077, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Race/Ethnicity ^","Not Hispanic or Latino: 2 or more races",2018,13.5,percent,7.1,22.6,3.629,"United States",4,1.947,1,3.039, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Age group ^","18-44 years",2018,8.6,percent,6.1,11.7,1.366,"United States",3,4.371,1,5.706,0.157 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Age group ^","18-44 years: 18-24 years",2018,DSU,percent,,,,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Age group ^","18-44 years: 25-44 years",2018,8.6,percent,6.0,11.9,1.431,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Age group ^","45-64 years",2018,14.6,percent,12.4,17.1,1.149,"United States",2,2.562,1,2.942, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Age group ^","45-64 years: 45-54 years",2018,10.1,percent,7.3,13.5,1.519,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Age group ^","45-64 years: 55-64 years",2018,17.8,percent,14.7,21.3,1.641,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Age group ^","65 years and over",2018,37.5,percent,35.3,39.8,1.124,"United States",1,1,1,1.072, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Age group ^","65 years and over: 65-74 years",2018,28.7,percent,25.9,31.8,1.477,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Age group ^","65 years and over: 75-84 years",2018,43.1,percent,39.2,47.1,1.975,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Age group ^","65 years and over: 85 years and over",2018,52.2,percent,46.7,57.7,2.733,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Educational attainment (25 years and over) ^","Less than High school",2018,22.3,percent,18.8,26.1,1.826,"United States",4,1.326,1,1.553,0.094 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Educational attainment (25 years and over) ^","High school",2018,22.6,percent,20.0,25.3,1.329,"United States",3,1.305,1,1.483, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Educational attainment (25 years and over) ^","Some college or Associate degree",2018,23.9,percent,21.5,26.4,1.212,"United States",2,1.235,1,1.39, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Educational attainment (25 years and over) ^","4-year college degree or more",2018,29.5,percent,26.6,32.6,1.491,"United States",1,1,1,1.125, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Family income (percent poverty threshold) ^","less than 100",2018,15.8,percent,12.4,19.8,1.805,"United States",4,1.71,1,2.096,0.108 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Family income (percent poverty threshold) ^",100-199,2018,20.9,percent,17.7,24.4,1.677,"United States",3,1.295,1,1.51, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Family income (percent poverty threshold) ^",200-399,2018,26.1,percent,23.3,29.2,1.472,"United States",2,1.036,1,1.171, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Family income (percent poverty threshold) ^","400 plus",2018,27.1,percent,24.5,29.8,1.317,"United States",1,1,1,1.12, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Health insurance status (18-64 years) ^",Insured,2018,13.3,percent,11.5,15.3,0.951,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Health insurance status (18-64 years) ^","Insured: Private",2018,13.3,percent,11.1,15.8,1.161,"United States",2,1.01,1,1.302, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Health insurance status (18-64 years) ^","Insured: Public",2018,13.4,percent,10.2,17.2,1.708,"United States",1,1,1,1.344, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Health insurance status (18-64 years) ^",Uninsured,2018,7.6,percent,4.0,13.0,2.133,"United States",3,1.764,1,2.926,0.265 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Geographic location ^",Metropolitan,2018,24.6,percent,23.0,26.3,0.818,"United States",1,1,1,1.08,0.047 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Geographic location ^",Non-metropolitan,2018,23.4,percent,20.0,27.0,1.743,"United States",2,1.053,1,1.204,0.082 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Marital status ^","Married/Cohabiting partner",2018,25.7,percent,23.8,27.7,0.999,"United States",2,1.002,1,1.104, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Marital status ^","Divorced, separated, widowed",2018,25.8,percent,23.5,28.1,1.143,"United States",1,1,1,1.109, "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Marital status ^","Never married",2018,13.7,percent,10.4,17.6,1.774,"United States",3,1.885,1,2.362,0.113 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Country of birth ^",US,2018,24.7,percent,23.2,26.2,0.780,"United States",1,1,1,1.076,0.045 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Country of birth ^","Outside US",2018,22.0,percent,17.6,26.8,2.280,"United States",2,1.123,1,1.343,0.109 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Veteran status (20 years and over) ^",Veteran,2018,34.6,percent,31.2,38.1,1.746,"United States",1,1,1,1.125,0.071 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Veteran status (20 years and over) ^",Non-veteran,2018,21.8,percent,20.2,23.4,0.791,"United States",2,1.588,1,1.759,0.062 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Disability status ^","People with disabilities",2018,27.9,percent,25.1,30.8,1.441,"United States",1,1,1,1.128,0.073 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Disability status ^","People without disabilities",2018,23.1,percent,21.5,24.9,0.850,"United States",2,1.205,1,1.338,0.063 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Sexual orientation ^",Straight,2018,24.8,percent,23.3,26.3,0.765,"United States",2,1.174,1,1.684,0.22 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Sexual orientation ^","Straight: Straight, Male",2018,26.3,percent,24.2,28.4,1.070,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Sexual orientation ^","Straight: Straight, Female",2018,22.8,percent,20.7,25.0,1.083,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Sexual orientation ^",Gay/Lesbian,2018,29.1,percent,17.3,43.4,6.329,"United States",1,1,1,1.659,0.308 "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Sexual orientation ^","Gay/Lesbian: Gay, Male",2018,DSU,percent,,,,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Sexual orientation ^","Gay/Lesbian: Gay/Lesbian, Female",2018,DSU,percent,,,,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Sexual orientation ^",Bisexual,2018,DSU,percent,,,,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Sexual orientation ^","Bisexual: Bisexual, Male",2018,DSU,percent,,,,"United States" "Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid - HOSCD-07",HOSCD-07,"Sexual orientation ^","Bisexual: Bisexual, Female",2018,DSU,percent,,,,"United States" Footnotes "^: Unless otherwise noted, data represent ""percent, 18+ years""" "DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality." "DNA: Data have not been analyzed." "DNC: Data for specific population not collected." "--- : Data are not available." "Data Source" "National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)"