Description

TINNOW indicates whether the respondent had tinnitus or ringing in the ears "now." TINNOW was part of the 1984 Supplement on Aging, which included several other hearing-related variables, including:

• HRPROB Now has hearing problem

• HRPROBAMT Amount of trouble hearing

• HRMOSTSAIDHears most things people say (with hearing aid)

• HRFEWORDSHears only few words (with hearing aid)

For other hearing-related variables available for all years, see HEARING. For more variables on tinnitus specifically, see TINYR.

Comparability

There are no comparability issues.

Universe

Availability

• 1984

Weights

• 1984 : SAMPWEIGHT