Potential hearing compensation cost by race and sex
Royster, L.H.; Thomas, W.G.; Royster, J.D.; Lilley, D.
Journal of Occupational Medicine. Official Publication of the Industrial Medical Association 20(12): 801-806
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0096-1736 PMID: 153387 Document Number: 135430
A large general industrial population (n = 10,000) is analyzed using different low fences (15 bB HTL to 35 dB HTL) with the high fence held constant at 93 dB HTL. Three different audiometric test frequency combinations are considered: HTL.5,1,2 kHz, HTL.5,1,2,3 kHz and HTL1,2,3 kHz. The data base is analyzed first as a total population and then divided into different subpopulations including male, female, black and whites; and further subdivided into black males, black females, white males and white females. The findings indicate that significant differences exist between the groupings with respect to the potential hearing compensation cost and percent of a population exceeding the different low fence frequency combinations.