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. 2022 Apr 1;1513(1):89–107. doi: 10.1111/nyas.14773

Table 2.

Demographic information related to STEM

DHH (n = 136) Hearing (n = 160) Overall (n = 296)
Major/minor
Mathematics 30 (22.1%) 7 (4.4%) 37 (12.5%)
Psychology 1 (0.7%) 27 (16.9%) 28 (9.5%)
Other (humanities) 36 (26.5%) 77 (48.1%) 113 (38.2%)
Other (science) 63 (46.3%) 38 (23.8%) 101 (34.1%)
Undeclared 3 (2.2%) 11 (6.9%) 14 (4.7%)
Missing 3 (2.2%) 0 (0%) 3 (1.0%)
STEM major/minor?
Yes 97 (71.3%) 78 (48.8%) 175 (59.1%)
No 33 (24.3%) 74 (46.2%) 107 (36.1%)
Missing 6 (4.4%) 8 (5.0%) 14 (4.7%)
Average STEM grade
A 17 (12.5%) 74 (46.2%) 91 (30.7%)
B 72 (52.9%) 51 (31.9%) 123 (41.6%)
C 34 (25.0%) 12 (7.5%) 46 (15.5%)
D 8 (5.9%) 0 (0%) 8 (2.7%)
Missing 5 (3.7%) 23 (14.4%) 28 (9.5%)
Number of STEM courses
Mean (SD) 2.76 (3.20) 6.04 (7.04) 4.53 (5.84)
Median [min, max] 2.00 [0, 25] 4.00 [0, 42] 3.00 [0, 42]
Parent career in STEM?
Yes 42 (30.9%) 62 (38.8%) 104 (35.1%)
No 56 (41.2%) 64 (40.0%) 120 (40.5%)
Missing 38 (27.9%) 34 (21.2%) 72 (24.3%)