Table 6.
Genetic fitness of the deaf in Mongolia.
| Deaf Adults | Hearing Siblings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males N=90 | Females N=72 | Total N=162 | Males N=54 | Females N=97 | Total N=151 | |
| Unmarried | 0.26 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Married | 0.74 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 0.95 |
| Children(Average) | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Overall Fertility | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Genetic Fitness | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | |||