Instrument Variable Name: HEARAGE1
Question Text:

How old were you when you began to have ANY permanent [fill: hearing loss/hearing loss in either ear]?

01 At birth
02_0 to 2 years of age
03 3 to 5 years of age
04 6 to 11 years of age
05 12 to 19 years of age
06 20 to 39 years of age
07 40 to 59 years of age
08 60 to 69 years of age
09 70 or more years of age
97 Refused
99 Don't know

Universe Text: Sample adults 18+ whose hearing is not excellent or good, or who reported good hearing, but hear worse in one
ear than the other
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How old were you when you began to have ANY hearing loss in either ear?

(1) At birth
(2) 0 through 2 years of age
(3) 3 through 5 years of age
(4) 6 through 18 years of age
(5) 19 through 44 years of age
(6) 45 through 64 years of age
(7) 65 or more years of age
(97) Refused
(99) Don't know

How old were you when you began to have hearing loss ?

(1) At birth
(2) Less than 3 years old
(3) Over 3 but less than 19 years old
(4) 19 and over but less than 45 years old
(5) 45 and over but less than 65 years old
(6) 65 and over
(7) Refused
(9) Don't know
(Go to ACN.420.100)