Table:
both sexes
men
women

number '000
%
95% confidence interval
number '000
%
95% confidence interval
number '000
%
95% confidence interval

from
to
from
to
from
to

level of hearing difficulty

none
12,347
93.5
93.0
93.9
5,804
92.1
91.4
92.8
6,543
94.7
94.2
95.1

any hearing difficulty
864
6.5
6.1
7.0
497
7.9
7.2
8.6
367
5.3
4.9
5.8

mild
431
3.3
3.0
3.6
256
4.1
3.6
4.5
175
2.5
2.2
2.9

moderate or severe
433
3.3
3.0
3.6
241
3.8
3.4
4.3
192
2.8
2.5
3.1

hearing status

corrected
592
4.5
4.2
4.8
339
5.4
4.9
5.9
254
3.7
3.3
4.1

uncorrected
265
2.0
1.8
2.3
156
2.5
2.1
3.0
109
1.6
1.3
1.9

age group

45 to 59
192
2.7
2.2
3.2
112
3.2
2.4
4.2
80
2.2
1.6
2.9

60 to 74
291
6.9
6.3
7.6
196
9.8
8.7
10.9
95
4.3
3.7
5.1

75 or older
382
20.8
19.4
22.2
189
24.6
22.3
27.0
193
18.0
16.5
19.6

Statement: men were generally more likely than women to have a hearing impairment―8% versus 5%-although significant differences between the sexes were evident only in the older age groups.
Question: which gender were generally more likely to have a hearing impairment, men or women?
Answer: men