Prevalence of self-reported hearing loss (definite answer of ‘Yes’ [in contrast to the answer of ‘Sometimes’ or ‘No’] to the question ‘Do you experience a hearing loss?’) stratified by age and gender in the Ural Eye and Medical Study
| Age group (years) | n | Prevalence of self-reported hearing loss | 95% CI |
| Men | |||
| 40–44 | 209 | 10.1 | 5.9 to 14.2 |
| 45–49 | 350 | 13.4 | 9.8 to 17.0 |
| 50–54 | 422 | 17.5 | 13.9 to 21.2 |
| 55–59 | 471 | 22.3 | 18.5 to 26.1 |
| 60–64 | 383 | 32.3 | 27.7 to 37.1 |
| 65–69 | 273 | 40.3 | 34.4 to 46.2 |
| 70–74 | 124 | 41.1 | 32.3 to 49.9 |
| 75–79 | 150 | 51.3 | 43.2 to 59.4 |
| 80+ | 68 | 60.3 | 48.4 to 72.2 |
| Women | |||
| 40–44 | 252 | 11.5 | 7.5 to 15.5 |
| 45–49 | 361 | 14.7 | 11.0 to 18.4 |
| 50–54 | 465 | 18.1 | 14.6 to 21.6 |
| 55–59 | 500 | 23.0 | 19.3 to 26.7 |
| 60–64 | 449 | 27.4 | 23.3 to 31.5 |
| 65–69 | 430 | 31.9 | 27.4 to 36.3 |
| 70–74 | 182 | 32.4 | 25.6 to 39.3 |
| 75–79 | 203 | 46.8 | 39.9 to 53.7 |
| 80+ | 105 | 58.1 | 48.5 to 67.7 |