This statistic displays the probability of major depressive disorders among hearing impaired persons who were hearing aid owners and non-owners in selected developed countries in 2014-2015. According to a survey conducted during these two years, 35 percent of the surveyed hearing aid owners in the United Kingdom had a probability of a major depressive disorder. Among hearing impaired without a hearing aid the percentage was 60 percent.
Probability of major depressive disorders among hearing aid owners and non-owners in selected developed countries in 2014-2015
Characteristic
Hearing aid owners
Hearing aid non-owners with significant hearing loss (top 50%)
France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Survey time period
2014 and 2015
Number of respondents
base: 120,000 people
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Note: From the total number of respondents, subsequently data was collected from 3,702 interviews with hearing aid owners and 5,970 interviews with hearing-impaired people people who do not yet own hearing aids across six countries. The interviews were conducted during 2014 and 2015.
There was no comparable data available for the U.S.
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The Hearing Review. (June 22, 2016). Probability of major depressive disorders among hearing aid owners and non-owners in selected developed countries in 2014-2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/671019/depression-in-hearing-aid-owners-and-non-owners-in-select-developed-countries/
The Hearing Review. "Probability of major depressive disorders among hearing aid owners and non-owners in selected developed countries in 2014-2015." Chart. June 22, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671019/depression-in-hearing-aid-owners-and-non-owners-in-select-developed-countries/
The Hearing Review. (2016). Probability of major depressive disorders among hearing aid owners and non-owners in selected developed countries in 2014-2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/671019/depression-in-hearing-aid-owners-and-non-owners-in-select-developed-countries/
The Hearing Review. "Probability of Major Depressive Disorders among Hearing Aid Owners and Non-owners in Selected Developed Countries in 2014-2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671019/depression-in-hearing-aid-owners-and-non-owners-in-select-developed-countries/
The Hearing Review, Probability of major depressive disorders among hearing aid owners and non-owners in selected developed countries in 2014-2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/671019/depression-in-hearing-aid-owners-and-non-owners-in-select-developed-countries/ (last visited November 04, 2024)
Probability of major depressive disorders among hearing aid owners and non-owners in selected developed countries in 2014-2015 [Graph], The Hearing Review, June 22, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/671019/depression-in-hearing-aid-owners-and-non-owners-in-select-developed-countries/
