Assessment: |
1989-90 to 1995 | NA |
1995 to 2001 | A |
Survey year | 1989-90 | 1995 | 2001 |
Question description
| Included in Q230, "- DO YOU HAVE ANY CONDITIONS LIKE THESE?"
Prompt card 5 was shown which included "DEAFNESS, COMPLETE OR PARTIAL" among a list of 41 conditions. | Q446 asked: "DO YOU HAVE ANY LONG TERM HEARING PROBLEMS OR PROBLEMS WITH YOUR EARS?" Respondents who answered "yes" were asked Q447: "WHAT HEARING OR EAR PROBLEMS DO YOU HAVE?" The response categories were: "Total deafness", "Deaf in one ear", "Hearing loss", "Tinnitus", "Middle ear problems", "Otitis media" and "Other (specify)". | Q542 asked: "DO YOU HAVE ANY HEARING PROBLEMS OR PROBLEMS WITH YOUR EARS THAT HAVE LASTED, OR ARE EXPECTED TO LAST FOR 6 MONTHS OR MORE?" Respondents who answered "yes" were asked Q543: "WHAT HEARING OR EAR PROBLEMS DO YOU HAVE?" The response categories were: "Total deafness", "Deaf in one ear", "Hearing loss/partially deaf", "Tinnitus", "Meniere's Disease/Syndrome", "Otitis media" and "Other (specify)". |
ICD-9 codes | 389 |
NHS codes | 010 | 010 | 108,109,110,337,539,360,964,965,966 |
Estimate '000 | 685.8 | 1,718.5 | 2,056.1 |
Standardised rate per 1,000 population(a) | 43.9 | 99.8 | 109.0 |
95 % confidence intervals on standardised rates | 42.5 - 45.3 | 94.0 - 105.6 | 105.8 - 112.2 |
(a) Age standardised to 2001 NHS benchmark population. |