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Increase the proportion of adults with hearing loss who use a hearing aid — HOSCD‑07 Data

National Status: Baseline only

  
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Most Recent Data:
24.4 percent (2023)

National Target:
26.3 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
24.4 percent of adults aged 18 years and over with hearing loss used a hearing aid in 2023 2

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Use of hearing aids by adults with hearing loss, 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Total
24.4
CI 23.1 / 25.8
SE 0.688

Use of hearing aids by adults with hearing loss by Sex, 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Male
25.7
CI 23.9 / 27.6
SE 0.935
Female
22.8
CI 21.0 / 24.7
SE 0.937

Use of hearing aids by adults with hearing loss by Race/Ethnicity, 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
Asian only
21.8
CI 14.1 / 31.3
SE 4.179
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
Black or African American only
17.3
CI 12.8 / 22.5
SE 2.391
White only
25.6
CI 24.2 / 27.2
SE 0.755
2 or more races
14.3
CI 7.8 / 23.3
SE 3.368
Hispanic or Latino
16.5
CI 12.9 / 20.8
SE 1.938
Not Hispanic or Latino
25.3
CI 23.9 / 26.8
SE 0.732
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
21.4
CI 13.6 / 31.2
SE 4.280
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
17.7
CI 13.1 / 23.1
SE 2.450
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
26.5
CI 24.9 / 28.1
SE 0.790
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
12.5
CI 6.2 / 21.8
SE 3.098

Use of hearing aids by adults with hearing loss by Age group, 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
18-44 years
5.2
CI 3.6 / 7.2
SE 0.863
18-24 years
DSU
25-44 years
5.7
CI 4.0 / 7.9
SE 0.949
45-64 years
14.2
CI 12.1 / 16.4
SE 1.070
45-54 years
10.7
CI 7.7 / 14.3
SE 1.607
55-64 years
16.3
CI 13.6 / 19.3
SE 1.422
65 years and over
39.6
CI 37.7 / 41.6
SE 0.983
65-74 years
31.1
CI 28.4 / 33.8
SE 1.357
75-84 years
44.8
CI 41.6 / 48.1
SE 1.633
85 years and over
51.9
CI 46.8 / 56.9
SE 2.529

Use of hearing aids by adults with hearing loss by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Less than High school
23.2
CI 18.9 / 28.0
SE 2.255
High school
23.5
CI 21.1 / 26.0
SE 1.235
Some college or Associate degree
24.7
CI 22.3 / 27.2
SE 1.218
4-year college degree or more
29.0
CI 26.6 / 31.4
SE 1.208

Use of hearing aids by adults with hearing loss by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
<100
13.6
CI 10.5 / 17.3
SE 1.682
100-199
24.6
CI 21.5 / 27.9
SE 1.601
200-399
25.5
CI 23.0 / 28.1
SE 1.287
400+
26.1
CI 24.1 / 28.3
SE 1.069

Use of hearing aids by adults with hearing loss by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Insured
11.0
CI 9.6 / 12.7
SE 0.776
Private
9.9
CI 8.4 / 11.7
SE 0.833
Public
13.7
CI 10.6 / 17.3
SE 1.649
Uninsured
DSU

Use of hearing aids by adults with hearing loss by Geographic location, 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Metropolitan
24.4
CI 22.9 / 26.0
SE 0.771
Non-metropolitan
24.5
CI 21.6 / 27.7
SE 1.537

Use of hearing aids by adults with hearing loss by Marital status, 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Married/​Cohabiting partner
25.9
CI 24.1 / 27.7
SE 0.898
Divorced, separated, widowed
28.9
CI 26.6 / 31.3
SE 1.192
Never married
9.8
CI 7.3 / 12.8
SE 1.354

Use of hearing aids by adults with hearing loss by Country of birth, 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
US
24.5
CI 23.1 / 25.9
SE 0.722
Outside US
24.4
CI 20.2 / 29.0
SE 2.182

Use of hearing aids by adults with hearing loss by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Veteran
35.2
CI 31.8 / 38.8
SE 1.757
Non-veteran
22.6
CI 21.2 / 24.1
SE 0.723

Use of hearing aids by adults with hearing loss by Disability status, 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
People with disabilities
25.3
CI 22.8 / 27.9
SE 1.295
People without disabilities
24.1
CI 22.6 / 25.7
SE 0.782

Use of hearing aids by adults with hearing loss by Sexual orientation, 2023 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2023
Straight
25.3
CI 23.9 / 26.7
SE 0.715
Straight, Male
26.4
CI 24.5 / 28.3
SE 0.968
Straight, Female
23.8
CI 21.9 / 25.9
SE 0.995
Gay/​Lesbian
15.4
CI 8.1 / 25.6
SE 4.173
Gay, Male
DSU
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DSU
Bisexual
DSU
Bisexual, Male
DSU
Bisexual, Female
DSU

Disparity