Table 2.

Demographic and socioeconomic information about the participants.

Characteristic	NH (n=10)	All UHL (n=16)	P Value
Male sex, n (%)	6 (60)	8 (50)	.62
Age in years, mean, (SD)	11.8 (2.6)	11.0 (3.5)	.50
Race/ethnicity, n (%)			.83
African American	2 (20)	2 (13)
Caucasian	7 (70)	11 (69)
Asian	0	1 (6)
Other	1 (10)	2 (13)
Hispanic/Latino	0	1 (6)
Number of siblings, n (%)			.56
1	4 (40)	4 (25)
2	5 (50)	8 (50)
3 or more	1 (10)	4 (25)
Type of Insurance, n (%)			.24
Medicaid	0	2 (13)
Private	10 (100)	14 (88)
Premature, n (%)	3 (30)	2 (13)	.27
Speech Delays, n (%)	2 (20)	4 (25)	.47
Language Delays, n (%)	0	3 (19)	.35
Speech/Language Evaluation, n (%)	2 (20)	10 (63)	.03
Speech Problems, n (%)	2 (20)	9 (56)	.07
Speech Therapy, n (%)	0	7 (44)	.03
Repeat Grade, n (%)	0	3 (19)	.15
Individualized education plan	1 (10)	8 (50)	.04
Asthma, n (%)	1 (10)	2 (13)	.85
Recurrent Otitis Media, n (%)	2 (20)	2 (13)	.61
Chronic condition, n (%)	3 (30)	8 (50)	.32
Tympanostomy tubes, n (%)	6 (60)	6 (38)	.26
Other Ear Surgeries, n (%)	1 (10)	4 (25)	.35
Dominant Hand, n (%)			.80
Left	2 (20)	2 (13)
Right	7 (70)	13 (81)
Both	1 (10)	1 (6)
Wears Glasses, n (%)	2 (20)	6 (31)	.35

NH, children with normal-hearing; UHL, children with unilateral hearing loss; SD, standard deviation