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EHDI National Database (1999)
During Fall
2000, data survey forms were distributed to key health personnel contacts
in each state. 22 states responded to these surveys with 1999 EHDI data.
Most states were unable to respond to all the questions that were asked.
Items | Definitions
Items
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Number
of Live Births
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A.
Number Screened Prior to Discharge
B.
Number Screened Before One Month of Age
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Number
Referred for Audiologic Evaluation
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Number
who Received Audiologic Evaluation by 3 Months of Age
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Number
with Permanent Congenital Hearing Loss Aged 0-7 Years, by Birth Year
A-T.
Number with Permanent Congenital Hearing Loss by Classification
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Average/Median
Age of Diagnosis of Hearing Loss
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Number
of Infants Enrolled in Intervention by 6 Months of Age
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3. Number Referred for Audiologic Evaluation
(1999)
[More detailed
definition]
The total number
of infants from Number 2 (2A + 2B) who are referred from initial or multiple
screenings for audiologic evaluation. A diagnostic audiologic evaluation
is defined as the use of a battery of audiometric procedures to determine
type of hearing loss by obtaining frequency and intensity specific information
for each ear.
The number of
live births was obtained from the National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol.
48, No. 14, August 8, 2000
Infants
Screened (#2) & Referred (#3)
|
State
|
Live
Births
|
Infants Screened
|
Infants Referred
|
|
Screened
|
% Screened
|
# Referred
|
%
Referred
|
| AR |
36,832 |
20,109 |
55% |
1781 |
8.857% |
| CO |
62,161 |
55,324 |
89% |
128 |
0.2314% |
| HI |
17,047 |
16,841 |
99% |
176 |
1.045% |
| IA |
37,541 |
17,411 |
46% |
731 |
4.198% |
| KY |
54,344 |
31,247 |
57% |
4,538 |
14.52% |
| MS |
42,694 |
39,481 |
92% |
649 |
1.644% |
| MT |
10,789 |
6,165 |
57% |
209 |
3.390% |
| NE |
23,907 |
6,334 |
26.49% |
N/A |
N/A |
| NJ |
114,097 |
46,179 |
40% |
2873 |
6.221% |
| RI |
13,212 |
13,191 |
99% |
32 |
0.2426% |
| UT |
46,289 |
43,581 |
94% |
358 |
0.8215% |
| VA |
95,538 |
45,091 |
47% |
1807 |
4.007% |
| Totals: |
554,451
|
340,954
|
61.49% |
13,282 |
3.896% |
*NA: Not Available
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4. Number who Received Audiologic Evaluation
by three Months of Age
[More detailed
definition]
The number referred
for an audiological evaluation (from #3) who have been evaluated by 3
months of age. This includes infants for whom hearing loss has been diagnosed
or hearing loss has been ruled out.
The number of
live births was obtained from the National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol.
48, No. 14, August 8, 2000
Infants Referred (#3) & Evaluated (#4)
|
State
|
Live
Births |
Infants Referred |
Infants Evaluated |
| # Referred |
% Referred |
#Eval/3 mos |
100.00% |
| CO |
62,161 |
128 |
0.23% |
86 |
67.19% |
| HI |
17,047 |
176 |
1.0% |
112 |
63.64% |
| KY |
54,344 |
4,538 |
14.5% |
3426 |
75.50% |
| MS |
42,694 |
649 |
1.644% |
189 |
29.12% |
| NE |
6,344 |
N/A |
N/A |
6 |
N/A |
| RI |
13,191 |
32 |
0.24% |
11 |
34.34% |
| VA |
95,538 |
1807 |
4.0% |
231 |
12.78% |
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Total:
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291,319 |
7,330 |
2.5% |
4,061 |
55.04% |
*NA: Not Available
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