Table 4. Trends in prevalence, demographic characteristics and severity among children with hearing loss, 1991–2010.
1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1996 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 1991–2010 | Average annual percent change 1991–2010 | |||||||||||||
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% | Prev | % | Prev | % | Prev | % | Prev | % | Prev | % | Prev | % | Prev | % | Prev | % | Prev | % | Prev | % | Prev | % | Prev | ||
Total | n = 39 | 1.3 | n = 41 | 1.4 | n = 29 | 0.9 | n = 49 | 1.5 | n = 52 | 1.4 | n = 53 | 1.2 | n = 64 | 1.5 | n = 49 | 1.2 | n = 59 | 1.4 | n = 83 | 1.8 | N = 64 | 1.3 | n = 582 | 1.4 | 0.93 (-0.62, 2.50) |
Demographics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
White non-Hispanic | 48.7 | 1.1 | 36.6 | 0.9 | 51.7 | 0.9 | 40.8 | 1.1 | 53.8 | 1.5 | 32.1 | 0.9 | 48.4 | 1.8 | 24.5 | 0.7 | 33.9 | 1.3 | 43.4 | 2.4 | 35.9 | 1.4 | 40.5 | 1.3 | 2.79 (-0.18, 5.85) |
Black non-Hispanic | 43.6 | 1.5 | 48.8 | 1.7 | 31.0 | 0.7 | 53.1 | 1.9 | 38.5 | 1.3 | 50.9 | 1.4 | 37.5 | 1.2 | 51.0 | 1.3 | 42.4 | 1.2 | 28.9 | 1.2 | 51.6 | 1.6 | 43.0 | 1.4 | -0.41 (-0.25, 1.73) |
Male | 71.8 | 1.8 | 58.5 | 1.6 | 44.8 | 0.8 | 63.3 | 1.8 | 44.2 | 1.2 | 58.5 | 1.4 | 53.1 | 1.5 | 59.2 | 1.4 | 42.4 | 1.1 | 57.8 | 2.1 | 57.8 | 1.5 | 55.5 | 1.5 | 0.42 (-1.58, 2.47) |
Female | 28.2 | 0.7 | 41.5 | 1.1 | 55.2 | 1.0 | 36.7 | 1.1 | 55.8 | 1.6 | 41.5 | 1.0 | 46.9 | 1.4 | 40.8 | 1.0 | 57.6 | 1.6 | 42.2 | 1.6 | 42.2 | 1.1 | 44.5 | 1.2 | 1.50 (-0.64, 3.69) |
Level of severity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moderate | 38.5 | 0.5 | 43.9 | 0.6 | 37.9 | 0.3 | 46.9 | 0.7 | 42.3 | 0.6 | 49.1 | 0.6 | 43.8 | 0.6 | 53.1 | 0.6 | 47.5 | 0.6 | 55.4 | 1.0 | 43.8 | 0.6 | 46.6 | 0.6 | 1.99 (-0.13, 4.16) |
Severe | 23.1 | 0.3 | 19.5 | 0.3 | 27.6 | 0.2 | 22.4 | 0.3 | 19.2 | 0.3 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 20.3 | 0.3 | 26.5 | 0.3 | 23.7 | 0.3 | 26.5 | 0.5 | 23.4 | 0.3 | 22.7 | 0.3 | 1.78 (-0.18, 3.79) |
Profound | 38.5 | 0.5 | 36.6 | 0.5 | 34.5 | 0.3 | 30.6 | 0.4 | 36.5 | 0.5 | 34.0 | 0.4 | 35.9 | 0.5 | 20.4 | 0.2 | 28.8 | 0.4 | 18.1 | 0.3 | 32.8 | 0.4 | 30.6 | 0.4 | -1.19 (-3.28, 0.94) |