DOCUMENT RESUME ED 074 668 EC 051 565 AUTHOR Rawlings, Brenda; And Others TITLE Characteristics of Hearing Impaired Students by Hearing Status. United States: 1970-71. INSTITUTION Gallaudet Coll., Washington, D.C. Office of Demographic Studies. SPONS AGENCY National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, D.C. PUB LATE Mar 73 NOTE 46p.; Data from the Annual Survey of Hearing Impaired Children and Youth; Series D, Number 10 AVAILABLE FROMGallaudet College Book Store, Washington, D.C. 20002 '(Series D-Number 10 $1.00) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$3.29 DESCRIPTORS Age; *Aurally Handicapped; Educational 'Background; Etiology; *Exceptional Child Research; *Hearing Loss; Medical Evaluation; *National Surveys; Parents; School Districts; Sex (Characteristics); *Statistical Data; Surveys ABSTRACT Presented were data from the Annual. Survey of Hearing Impaired Children on selected characteristics of approximately 41,000 hearing impaired students who were enrolled in special educational programs during the 1970-1971 school year. Included was information on sex, age, additional handicapping conditions, ages of onset and of discovery of the hearing lose. probable etiology, type of present educational program, parental iistory of deafness, and distribution according to the states in which students were attending schobl. Each of the variables was discussed in terms of the following student groupings: all students; students with an average hearing capacity of under 85 decibels in their better ear; students whose average hearing capacity in their better ear was over 85 decibels; and students for whom an average hearing level in the better ear could not be computed. Examined were data collection methods, the choice of variables, and the qualifications and limitations of the data. (Author) FILMED FROM BESTAVAILABLE COPY This research was supported t)'a grant from the National Institute ()I' Education, Department of Health. Education & Welfare. Contractors undertaking such projects under Government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their professional judgement in the conduct of the project. Points of view or opinions stated do not, therefore, necessarily represent official National Institute of Education position or policy. OFFICE OF DEMOGRAPHIC STUDIES Publication Series D Number 10 Vor Sd le by Ga IlatulctColle.f.,,eHook ,Score Washin.1,Pion, 1).C. 20002 Price (hte Dollar LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NUMBER 73-79031 CO -r) 4.0 SERIES D CD NUMBER 10 L.L.J CHARACTERISTICSOF HEARING IMPAIREDSTUDENTS BY HEARING STATUS UNITED STATES:1970-71 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION DATA FROM THE THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO. DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIG ANNUAL SURVEY OF INATING IT. POINTS OF VIEW OR OPIN HEARING IONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDU IMPAIRED CHILDRENAND YOUTH CATION POSITION OR POLICY OFFICE OF DEMOGRAPHIC STUDIES GALLAUDET COLLEGE Washington, D.C. , March 1973 GALLAUDET COLLEGE Edward C. Merrill, Jr., Ph.D., President John S. Schuchman, PhD., Dean OFFICE OF DEMOGRAPHIC STUDIES Peter Ries, Acting Director SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS Neil Murphy, Statistical Analyst Brenda Rawlings, Statistical Analyst Arthur Schildroth, Statistical Analyst Ray Trybus, Ph.D., Research Psychologist Sally Wagner, Administrative Assistant TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Acknowledgements Abstract vi Introduction 1 Data Collection Methods 2 Qualifications and Limitations of the Data 2 Discussion of the Data 3 Detailed Tat 4es TableI:Number and Percentage Distribution of StudentsEnrolled in Participating Special Educational Programs for the HearingImpaired by Hearing Threshold Levels: United States, 1970-71 SchoocYear 14 Table2: Number and Percentage Distribution of StudentsEnrolled in Participating Special 'Educational Programs for the HearingImpaired by Age, According to Hearing Threshold Levels: United States, 1970-71 SchoolYear 15 Table3: Number and Rate Per 1,000 Students of AdditionalHandicapping Conditions Among Students Enrolled in Participating SpecialEducational Programs for the Hearing Impaired: United States, 1970-71School Year 16 Table4:Number and Percentage Distribution of Students Enrolledin Participating Special Educational Programs for the HearingImpaired by Additional Hand- icapping Conditions, According to Hearing ThresholdLevels: United States, 1970-71 School Year 17 Table 5: Number and Percentage Distribution of StudentsEnrolled in Participating Special Educational Programs for the HearingImpaired by Age at Onset of Hearing Loss, According to Hearing ThresholdLevels: United States, 1970-71 School Year 18 Table6: Number and Percentage Distribution of StudentsEnrolled in Participating Special Educational Programs for the Hearing Impaired by AgeHearing Loss Discovered, According to Hearing ThresholdLevels: United States, 1970-71 School Year 19 Table 7: Number and Percentage Distribution of StudentsEnrolled in Participating Special Educational Programs for the HearingImpaired by Probable Cause of Hearing Loss, According to Hearing Threshold Levels: UnitedStates, 1970-71 School Year 20 Table8: Number and Percentage Distributionof Students Enrolled In Participating Special Educational Programs for the Hearing Impaired byType of Educa- tional Program, According to Hearing ThresholdLevels: United States, 1970- 71 School Year 21 PAGE Table9:Number and Percentage Distribution ofStudents Enrolled In Participating Special Educational Programs for theHearing Impaired by History of Paren- tal Deafness Before Age Six, According toHearing Threshold Levels: United 22 States, 1970-71 School Year Table 10:Number and Percentage Distribution ofStudents Enrolled in Participating Special Educational Programs for theHearing Impaired by States, Accord- 23 ing to Hearing Threshold Levels: UnitedStates, 1970-71 School Year Appendices ...24 Appendix I:Description of the Annual Survey of HearingImpaired Children and Youth Appendix II:Basic Data Form Used in the AnnualSurvey for the 1970-71 School 27 Year Appendix III:Preschoo'. Data Form Used in the Annual Survey for the1970-71 School 29 Year Appendix IV: Programs Participating in the AnnualSurvey of Hearing Impaired Children 31 and Youth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It is with thanks that the AnnualSurvey presents these results of many wish again to thank all those who people's labors. We contributed their time and talenttowards making this publication possible. We acknowledge thoseat the local programs who coordinated forms and those who had the task the completion of the data of completing the data forms.Appendix IV provides of the programs participating in a listing the Annual Survey during the1970-71 school year. We alsothank our National Advisory Committee not onlyfor their time spent in long meetings, concern and interest in the Annual Survey. but for their general National AdvisoryCommittee Nona Baldwin Bill G. Blevins James A. Little Richard G. Brill, Ph.D. Kenneth R. Mangan, Ed.D. Wallace T. Bruce No& Matkin, Ph.D. Edward C. Carney William J. McClure, Ph.D. Helen B. Craig, Ph.D. Freeman McConnell, Ph.D. Albert W. Douglas William McConnell George W. Fellendorf Lawrence Murphy, Rev. Robert Frisina, Ph.D. Walter Nance, M.D., Ph.D. C. Joseph Giangreco, Ph.D. Frank Powell Barry Griffing Jerome D. Schein, Ph.D. John D. Harrington, Ed.D. Frederick C. Schreiber Lloyd A. Harrison Roy M. Ste Ile, Litt.D. Marshall S. Hester, Litt.D. William C. Stokoe, Jr., Ph.D. Robert T. Kennedy Armin G. Turechek, Ph.D. Geno Vescovi, Ed.D. Although we recognize the efforts of the entire staff at the Officeof Demographic Studies,we especially thank Jeanne Stevens andJ. Bentley Rambin. Brenda Rawlings Peter W. Ries Washington, D.0 March, 1973 ABSTRACT Presented in this publication are selected characteristics of approximately 41,000 hearing impaired students who were enrolled in special educational programs during the 1970-71 school year. Each of the variables is presented in terms of four groupings of students: (1) all students, (2) those students with a better ear average of under 85dB, (3) those with a better ear average of 85dB and above. and (4) those for whom a better ear average could not be co; puted. Included in the report is informa- tion on the students regarding their sex, age. additional handicapping conditions, age at onset and age of discovery of the hearing loss, probable cause of the loss, type of present educational program. parental history of deafness, and distribution according to the states in which they are attending school. The data collection methods, a description of the variables, and the qualifications and limita- tions of the data are also included in the report. The Annual Survey Of Hearing Impaired Children and Youth is conducted by the Office of Demo- graphic Studies at Gallaudet College. The major source of support is grant funds from the National Institute of Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The additional funding is provided by Gallaudet College. vi CHARACTERISTICS OF HEARING IMPAIRED STUDENTS BY HEARING STATUS UNITED STATES: 1970-71 Brenda Rawlings INTRODUCTION whom a better ear average could not be computed are During the 1970-71 school year the Annual Sur- included to aid the reader in making his own qualifica- vey of Hearing Impaired Children and Youth col- tions of the results in terms of this missing information. lected information on the characteristics of over In addition to the information given on the hearing 41,000 hearing impaired students enrolled in special levels of these students, the