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Hearing limitations among U.S. adults 1997-2015, by gender

Percentage of U.S. adults with a lot of trouble hearing or deafness from 1997 to 2015, by gender

The data displays the percentage of adults in the U.S. with a lot of trouble hearing or deafness from 1997 to 2015, by gender. In 2015, some 2.6% of male adults in the U.S. had such problems.

1997 4.2 2.4
1998 4.3 2.2
1999 4.5 2.1
2000 4.3 2.3
2001 5.1 2.3
2002 4.2 2.4
2003 4 2.3
2004 4.1 2.4
2005 4.8 2.5
2006 4.3 2.6
2007 3.1 1.6
2008 2.5 1.4
2009 2.5 1.6
2010 2.8 1.6
2011 2.7 1.7
2012 2.6 1.5
2013 2.5 1.6
2014 2.9 1.7
2015 2.6 1.5