39. Do you have hearing difficulties (even when using a hearing aid)?
2. Instructions for answering questions
A wide variety of questions can help us learn about the country's residents' level of functioning and ability to cope in their daily life. In the population census survey we examine these issues through questions about the level of difficulty a person experiences when performing different activities.
Each question in this part is separate from the others and does not depend on the other questions. Therefore, each question is asked regardless of the answer received for the previous question.
a. The introduction
An introduction sentence appears before the questions, explaining the framework within which the questions are asked. The introduction presents the subject of the questions and explains the type of difficulties that should be addressed. The introduction is read out once and refers to the series of questions that follows.
In the questions, you should refer to difficulties which are the result of a health, physical or mental problem, lasting six months or more. This time frame was determined in order to focus on long-term and permanent difficulties and avoid collecting data on temporary difficulties, such as a person who broke his leg but will fully recover within a short time.
b. The questions
Question 5.10 - Do you experience any difficulty in hearing (even when using a hearing aid)?
- If the hearing aid completely fixes the hearing difficulties, choose 'No - no difficulty' (answer 1).
- The answer 'irrelevant' will only appear for children under the age of 5. Only use this answer after it was explicitly chosen by the respondent.