Table 1.
Sample characteristics of youth by mode of communication, shown in percent of sample
| Mode of communication | ||||
| Total sample (n = 230) | Sign (n = 56) | Speech (n = 92) | Sign and speech (n = 82) | |
| Hearing level | ||||
| Mild/unilateral | 11.7 | 0.0 | 19.6 | 11.0 |
| Moderate/moderate-severe | 20.0 | 3.6 | 33.7 | 15.9 |
| Severe/profound | 40.9 | 87.5 | 10.9 | 42.7 |
| Cochlear implant | 27.4 | 8.9 | 35.9 | 30.5 |
| Parent | ||||
| Deaf/hard of hearing | 16.1 | 39.3 | 1.1 | 17.1 |
| Hearing | 83.9 | 60.7 | 98.9 | 82.9 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 51.3 | 44.6 | 54.3 | 52.4 |
| Female | 48.7 | 55.4 | 45.7 | 48.7 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| White | 61.1 | 55.4 | 64.4 | 61.3 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 15.0 | 23.2 | 10.0 | 15.0 |
| African American | 6.6 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
| Asian/Pacific Island | 3.1 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 3.8 |
| Native American | 4.0 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 2.5 |
| Biracial/other | 10.2 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 10.0 |