| n | % | Occurrence of hearing problems % |
Gender |
|
|
|
Male | 2412 | 49.9 | 12.7 |
Female | 2416 | 50.1 | 7.9 |
Parental social class at birth |
|
|
|
Unskilled (V) | 334 | 6.9 | 9.3 |
Partly skilled (IV) | 563 | 11.7 | 13.3 |
Skilled manual (III) | 2335 | 48.4 | 10.7 |
Skilled non-manual (III) | 534 | 11.1 | 9.7 |
Managerial\tech (II) | 778 | 16.1 | 8.5 |
Professional (I) | 284 | 5.9 | 8.1 |
Educational qualifications |
|
|
|
No qualifications | 313 | 6.5 | 13.8 |
CSE 2-5/equivalent NVQ1 | 550 | 11.4 | 10.7 |
O Level/equivalent NVQ2 | 1681 | 34.8 | 9.2 |
A level/equivalent NVQ3 | 739 | 15.3 | 13.0 |
Higher qualification/equivalent NVQ4 | 779 | 16.1 | 9.4 |
University Degree/equivalent NVQ5, 6 | 766 | 15.9 | 9.3 |
Current social class |
|
|
|
Unskilled (V) | 93 | 1.9 | 9.7 |
Partly skilled (IV) | 549 | 11.4 | 12.4 |
Skilled manual (III) | 839 | 17.4 | 12.9 |
Skilled non-manual (III) | 984 | 20.4 | 8.5 |
Managerial\tech (II) | 2027 | 42.0 | 9.7 |
Professional (I) | 336 | 7.0 | 7.0 |