Table 1.
Participant and Pediatric CI Recipient Demographical Data
| Response | Rural | Urban | Total | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics of Parental Participant | |||||
| Sample Size (%) | 21 (60) | 14 (40) | 35 (100) | ||
| Gender (%) | 0.71 | ||||
| Female | 15 (71) | 8 (57) | 23 (66) | ||
| Male | 6 (29) | 6 (43) | 12 (34) | ||
| Marital Status (%) | 0.78 | ||||
| Married/Domestic partner | 13 (62) | 8 (57) | 21 (60) | ||
| Unmarried/divorced | 8 (38) | 6 (43) | 14 (40) | ||
| Single Child Household (%) | 0.35 | ||||
| More than 1 child | 12 (57) | 9 (64) | 21 (60) | ||
| Single child | 9 (43) | 5 (36) | 14 (40) | ||
| Education level (%) | 0.67 | ||||
| High school degree or less | 12 (57) | 7 (50) | 19 (54) | ||
| Education beyond high school | 9 (43) | 7 (50) | 16 (46) | ||
| Household Income (%) | 0.89 | ||||
| $20,000 or less | 6 (29) | 4 (31) | 10 (29) | ||
| More than $20,000 | 15 (71) | 9 (69) | 24 (71) | ||
| Insurance (%) | 0.89 | ||||
| Medicaid | 13 (62) | 9 (64) | 22 (63) | ||
| Private or HMO/PPO | 8 (38) | 5 (36) | 13 (37) | ||
| Characteristics of CI Recipients | |||||
| Gender | 0.71 | ||||
| Female | 15 (71) | 8 (57) | 23 (66) | ||
| Male | 6 (29) | 6 (43) | 12 (34) | ||
| Age at Survey, mean (SD) | 11.6 y (5.3) | 12.6 y (5.3) | |||
| Age at Diagnosis, mean (SD) | 9 mo (10.5) | 8.3 mo (11) | |||
| Age at Amplification, mean (SD) | 19.5 mo (21.5) | 20.7 mo (16.6) | |||
| Age at Implantation, mean (SD) | 3.76 y (2.1) | 4.45 y (3) | |||
| School type | 0.06 | ||||
| Mainstream | 15 (71) | 10 (90) | 25 (78) | ||
| Deaf Education | 6 (29) | 1 (10) | 7 (22) | ||
| Initiation of Speech Therapy | *0.04 | ||||
| Shortly after diagnosis | 2 (10) | 5 (42) | 7 (22) | ||
| After treatment (HA/CI) | 18 (90) | 7 (58) | 25 (78) | ||