Table 1.

Description of participating families with children who are deaf and hard of hearing (CDHH; n = 122) and selected background characteristics of the children.

Demographic and background characteristics	n	%
Highest educational level completed
Some high school or less	3	2.5
Completed high school or equivalent (GED)	18	14.8
Postsecondary education	36	29.5
College graduate	31	25.4
Postgraduate work	24	19.7
Undisclosed	10	8.2
Household income level
<$20,000	12	9.8
$20,001–$40,000	15	12.3
$40,001–$60,000	27	22.1
$60,001–$80,000	23	18.9
$80,001–$100,000	14	11.5
>$100,000	20	16.4
Undisclosed	11	9.0
CDHH gender
Male	67	54.9
Female	55	45.1
CDHH ethnicity
White	104	85.2
African American	8	6.6
Asian-Pacific	3	2.5
Multiracial	3	2.5
Other	2	1.6
Hispanic or Latino	1	0.8
Undisclosed	1	0.8
Timing of identification
HL identified at newborn screen	110	90.2
HL identified later	12	9.8

Note. GED = general educational development; HL = hearing loss.