Table 2. Demographic and independent variable data by hearing screening outcome 2014–2015 and 2015–2016.
Demographic data are presented. Analyses comparing the number of children in each demographic category within years and across years was performed, with p-value noted to indicate statistical significance of differences in group demographics relative to reference (for within-year comparison) or between years.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | P-value | Type 3 P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall No. (%) | 1436 (100) | 1821 (100) | |||
| Sex | Male | 730 (50.8) | 936 (51.4) | 0.98 | 0.75 |
| Female | 706 (49.2) | 885 (48.6) | reference | ||
| Age | 2.1–3.0 | 63 (4.4) | 108 (5.9) | reference | 0.27 |
| 3.1–4.0 | 464 (32.3) | 592 (32.5) | 0.086 | ||
| 4.1–5.0 | 661 (46) | 816 (44.8) | 0.051 | ||
| 5.1–6.0 | 248 (17.3) | 305 (16.7) | 0.067 | ||
| Primary Language | English | 596 (41.5) | 881 (48.4) | reference | <0.0001 |
| Spanish | 397 (27.6) | 406 (22.3) | <0.0001 | ||
| Cantonese | 357 (24.9) | 368 (20.2) | <0.0001 | ||
| Other | 86 (6.0) | 166 (9.1) | * | ||
| Ethnicity | Asian | 566 (39.4) | 611 (33.6) | 0.0011 | 0.0078 |
| Latino | 346 (24.1) | 456 (25.0) | 0.17 | ||
| Caucasian | 183 (12.7) | 284 (15.6) | reference | ||
| Other | 341 (23.7) | 470 (25.8) | * | ||
| Teacher Concern | Speech | 22 (1.5) | 22 (1.2) | 0.43 | 0.89 |
| Language | 13 (0.9) | 16 (0.9) | 0.91 | ||
| Hearing | 6 (0.4) | 8 (0.4) | 0.96 | ||
| None | 1395 (97.1) | 1775 (97.5) | reference | ||
*not reported, as includes a mix of multiple categories