NI Life and Times Survey

Year: 2003
Module:Disability
Variable:DISHEAR

Would you regard someone with a hearing difficulty as being disabled?

	%
Yes	49
No	25
Depends (e.g. on severity or specific nature of condition or impairment)	25
(Don't know)	1

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Results for men and women

	%
	Male	Female
Yes	49	50
No	24	27
Depends (e.g. on severity or specific nature of condition or impairment)	27	23
(Don't know)	1	1

Results for people of different ages

%

18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+

Yes 48 49 50 47 52 49
No 22 21 23 28 23 33
Depends (e.g. on severity or specific nature of condition or impairment) 29 29 27 25 25 17
(Don't know) 1 1 1 1 0 1

Results for people of different religions

%

Catholic Protestant No religion

Yes 54 46 47
No 28 23 26
Depends (e.g. on severity or specific nature of condition or impairment) 18 30 27
(Don't know) 1 1 0

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