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| | | | | Is hearing (using a hearing aid if use one)...  
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| | | | | INTERVIEWER: Read out...  
| | | | | 1 ...excellent,  
| | | | | 2 very good,  
| | | | | 3 good,  
| | | | | 4 fair,  
| | | | | 5 or, poor?  
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| | | | | IF Is this a proxy respondent? <> Yes [IAskPx <> Yes]  
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| | | | | | HEHRA  
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| | | | | | Do you find it difficult to follow a conversation if there is background  
| | | | | | noise, such as TV, radio or children playing (using a hearing aid as  
| | | | | | usual)?  
| | | | | | 1 Yes  
| | | | | | 2 No  
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