TABLE 3.
Participant and Family Characteristics
| Characteristic | Percentage of Participants |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 53 |
| Female | 47 |
| Ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic | 68 |
| Hispanic | 32 |
| Race | |
| White | 87 |
| African American | 5 |
| Asian | 3 |
| Native American | 2 |
| Other | 3 |
| Communication mode used with the child | |
| Primarily spoken language | 74 |
| Spoken language only | 30 |
| Spoken language with occasional use of sign language | 44 |
| Sign language and spoken language | 22 |
| Sign language only | 4 |
| Hearing status of the parent | |
| Both parents hearing | 83 |
| One or both parents deaf and/or hard of hearinga | 17 |
| Mother’s highest educational degree | |
| Less than bachelor’s degree | 71 |
| Less than high school | 13 |
| High school | 38 |
| Vocational | 8 |
| Associate’s | 12 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 29 |
| Bachelor’s | 22 |
| Graduate | 7 |
a
Of the parents who were deaf or hard of hearing, approximately half used sign language when communicating with their child.