Estimates of the number of adults in England, Wales, and Scotland with a hearing loss

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Table 1. Summary of calculations of the expected number of adults (aged 18–80) in England & Wales (top half), and Scotland (bottom half) with hearing losses of at least 35 dB in the better ear. Note that the three right-most columns are rounded to the nearest 500.

	Prevalence (%)		Census numbers		Prevalence × census
Age (decades)	Females	Males	Females	Males	Females	Males	Sum
				England & Wales
18–30	0.6	0.1	4,925,700	4,964,700	29,500	5,000	34,500
31–40	1.2	1.7	3,737,300	3,710,700	45,000	63,000	108,000
41–50	3.7	4.3	4,115,800	4,032,600	152,500	173,500	325,500
51–60	5.3	10.7	3,357,000	3,287,000	178,000	351,500	529,500
61–80	13.3	19.7	3,004,600	2,859,100	399,500	563,000	963,000
71–80	38.8	41.5	2,071,100	1,763,600	803,500	732,000	1,535,500
Total (England & Wales)			21,211,500	20,617,700	1,608,000	1,888,500	3,496,000
				Scotland
18–30	0.6	0.1	464,700	456,300	3,000	500	3,000
31–40	1.2	1.7	341,500	327,600	4,000	5,500	9,500
41–50	3.7	4.3	414,300	393,600	15,500	17,000	32,500
51–60	5.3	10.7	352,600	339,300	18,500	36,500	55,000
61–80	13.3	19.7	300,200	278,700	40,000	55,000	95,000
71–80	38.8	41.5	214,700	169,000	83,500	70,000	153,500
Total (Scotland)			2,088,000	1,964,400	164,000	184,500	348,500
Total (England, Wales, Scotland)			23,299,500	22,582,100	1,772,000	2,072,500	3,844,500