Table 3.
Age, therapy, secondary, and avoidance behavior data from the survey.
| Variable | Frequency | % | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age at survey submission | 194 | 100 | 8.0 | 2.1 |
| Never stuttered | 161 | 83.0 | 8.1 | 2.1 |
| Male | 79 | 49.1 | 8.1 | 2.2 |
| Female | 82 | 51.0 | 8.2 | 2.1 |
| Stuttered at some point (incidence) | 33 | 17.0 | 7.6 | 1.8 |
| Male | 23 | 69.7 | 7.7 | 1.7 |
| Female | 10 | 30.3 | 7.3 | 1.9 |
| Still stuttering at time of survey (prevalence) | 10 | 5.15 | 7.3 | 1.4 |
| Male | 6 | 60 | 7.2 | 1.8 |
| Female | 4 | 40 | 7.4 | 0.9 |
| Age of stuttering onset | 33 | 100 | 3.7 | 1.4 |
| No longer stuttering | 23 | 69.7 | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| Still stuttering at time of survey | 10 | 30.3 | 4.8 | 1.7 |
| Age stuttering stopped in the recovered group a | 4.6 | 1.2 | ||
| Exhibited secondary behaviors (n = 33) | 6 | 18.2 | ||
| No longer stuttering (n = 23) | 3 | 13 | ||
| Still stuttering at time of survey (n = 10) | 3 | 30 | ||
| Exhibited avoidance behaviors (n = 33) | 8 | 24.2 | ||
| No longer stuttering (n = 23) | 5 | 21.7 | ||
| Still stuttering at time of survey (n = 10) | 3 | 30 | ||
| Received therapy for stuttering (n = 33) | 12 | 36.4 | ||
| No longer stuttering (n = 23) | 8 | 34.8 | ||
| Still stuttering at time of survey (n = 10) | 4 | 40 |
a
No age of when stuttering stopped was provided for seven of the 23 children who had recovered.