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National Hearing Loss Statistics BY HHS National Center for Health Statistics - Oct 03, 2006 |
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Vital and Health Statistics, Series 10, Number 228, May 2006 by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics
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National Hearing Loss Statistics:
Total 16.4%
By Sex
- Male: .20.1 %
- Female: 13.2%
By Age
- 18-44 years: 7.7%
- 45-64 years: 18.5%
- 65-74 years: 31.7%
- 75 years and over: 48.9%
Florida
- Total population estimate (2009): 18,537,969
- Total residents with hearing loss: 3,040,226
- By Sex
Male (49%): 1,489,710
Female (51%): 1,550,516
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