Deaf signers and hearing aids: motivations, access, competency and service effectiveness

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Table 1. Demographics characteristics of the N = 75 survey respondents in raw number (n) and percentage of overall respondents (%).

Demographic data	n (%)
Gender
Female	51 (68)
Male	22 (29.3)
Prefer not to say	2 (2.7)
Age (year)
18–29	13 (17.3)
30–39	14 (18.7)
40–49	30 (40)
50–59	15 (20)
60–69	3 (4)
Prefer not to say	0 (0)
Ethnicity
White – British	55 (73.3)
White – Irish	5 (6.7)
White – any other	2 (2.7)
White & Black African	1 (1.3)
Asian/British – Indian	1 (1.3)
Asian/British – Pakistani	1 (1.3)
Prefer not to say	10 (13.4)
View themselves as:^a
Hard of hearing	1 (1.3)
Moderately deaf	1 (1.3)
Severely deaf	13 (17.33)
Profoundly deaf	52 (69.33)
None of the above, I’m just deaf	8 (10.66)
Prefer not to say	0 (0)
Age received hearing aids (year):
Under 1 year old	15 (20)
1 − 3	29 (38.7)
4 − 11	18 (24)
16+	10 (13.3)
Prefer not to say	3 (4)
When became deaf
Born deaf	47 (62.7)
Before the age of 3	12 (16)
Between 4 and 11 years	4 (5.3)
After the age of 11	10 (13.3)
Unknown	2 (2.7)
Prefer not to say	0 (0)
Region
North East	6 (8)
North West	17 (22.6)
Yorkshire & the Humber	9 (12)
East Midlands	8 (10.7)
West Midlands	7 (9.3)
East Anglia	5 (6.7)
London	11 (14.7)
South East	9 (12)
South West	3 (4)
Prefer not to say	0 (0)

^aNo independent verification was sought of participant’s degree of deafness in audiological terms.

Figure 1. Motivations for hearing aid use by activity based on importance (n = 75).

Figure 2. Communicating with reception staff (n = 75).

Figure 3. Satisfaction levels with hearing aid clinics (n = 74).