Distribution of Responses to Questions Contained in the Hearing-Dependent Daily Activities Scale (N=1,160 Participants)
| No. | Questions | Always No. (%) | Occasionally No. (%) | Never No. (%) | No Response No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Have you noticed that you don’t hear as well as you used to? | 240 (20.7) | 468 (40.3) | 452 (39.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| 2. | Has anybody told you that you don’t hear well? | 153 (13.2) | 480 (41.4) | 526 (45.3) | 1 (0.1) |
| 3. | Does your family tell you that you turn up the volume of the television or radio very loudly? | 204 (17.6) | 307 (26.5) | 648 (55.9) | 1 (0.1) |
| 4. | When you’re talking to someone, do you have to ask the person to speak louder? | 67 (5.8) | 357 (30.8) | 734 (63.4) | 2 (0.2) |
| 5. | When you’re talking to someone, do you have to ask the person to repeat what they’re saying various times? | 64 (5.5) | 417 (36.0) | 677 (58.5) | 2 (0.2) |
| No, I Can’t No. (%) | With Some Difficulty No. (%) | Yes, Without Difficulty No. (%) | No Response No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | Can you understand when someone is speaking to you in a low voice? | 91 (7.8) | 386 (33.3) | 683 (58.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| 7. | Can you understand when someone is speaking to you on the telephone? | 8 (0.7) | 106 (9.1) | 1045 (90.2) | 1 (0.1) |
| 8. | Can you hear the sound of a coin dropping on the floor? | 19 (1.6) | 117 (10.1) | 1024 (88.3) | 0 (0.0) |
| 9. | Can you hear the sound of a door closing? | 10 (0.9) | 96 (8.3) | 1054 (90.9) | 0 (0.0) |
| 10. | Can you hear when someone approaches you from behind? | 29 (2.5) | 186 (16.0) | 944 (81.4) | 1 (0.1) |
| 11. | Can you hear when someone is speaking to you in a noisy setting such as a pub or restaurant? | 76 (6.6) | 447 (38.6) | 635 (54.7) | 2 (0.2) |
| 12. | Can you hold a conversation in a group setting when several people are speaking at the same time? | 77 (6.6) | 436 (37.7) | 645 (5.7) | 2 (0.2) |