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2017 Hearing Screening Summary
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- ›2017 National CDC EHDI Summary
- 2017 Summary of Hearing Screening Among Total Occurent Births
- 2017 Summary of Detailed Hearing Screening Results
- 2017 Summary of Infants Screened Before 1 Month of Age
- 2017 Summary of Reasons for No Documented Hearing Screening Among Total Occurrent Births
- 2017 Summary of Diagnostics Among Infants Not Passing Hearing Screening
- 2017 Summary of Infants Not Passing Hearing Screening Diagnosed Before 3 Months of Age
- 2017 Summary of Reasons for No Documented Diagnosis Among Infants Not Passing Hearing Screening
- 2017 Summary of Early Intervention (EI) Among Infants Identified with Permanent Hearing Loss
- 2017 Summary of Infants Identified with Permanent Hearing Loss Enrolled in Early Intervention (EI) Before 6 Months of Age
- 2017 Summary of Reasons for No Documented Early Intervention (EI) Services Among Infants Identified with Permanent Hearing Loss
- 2017 Type and Severity Summary of Identified Cases of Hearing Loss (By Ear): ASHA Classification
- 2017 Demographics
August 2019
Data Source: 2017 CDC Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Hearing Screening & Follow-up Survey (HSFS)
Number of Respondents: 57α (50 states, 7 territories) AL, AK, AR, American Samoa, AZ, CA, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, CT, DE, District of Columbia, FL, GA, Guam, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, Marshall Islands, MD, MA, MI, Micronesia, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, Palau, PA, Puerto Rico, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Notes: α All 57 states and territories responded to all parts of the survey ∞Respondents had the option to either use the revised definition or previous version for the field “Parents/Family Contacted but Unresponsive.” 43 jurisdictions used the revised definition for the 2017 HSFS.
- Screened (based on EHDI-reported births): # screened / occurrent births reported by EHDI programs x 100
- Screened (excluding Refusals/Infant Deaths): # screened / occurrent births, excluding infant deaths & parental refusals x 100
- Hearing Screening and Follow-up Survey data reflect information that states and territories have reportedly documented without estimation. As a result, data reported by CDC EHDI may differ from other sources.
- Some respondents only provided partial data (e.g., hearing screening data only). As a result, the number of reporting states and territories and denominators varies for some of the data sections.
- These data are subject to change if additional states and/or territories report data for year 2017.
- In Process: Respondents were advised that to be reported in this category, each infant must have been seen for diagnostic testing at least one time and have a follow-up appointment already scheduled.
- LFU (Loss to Follow-up) / LTD (Loss to Documentation): Sub group of “No Documented Diagnosis / Undetermined” and “No Intervention Services / Undetermined.” Includes cases where infants’ families were Contacted but Unresponsive, Unable to Contact, and Unknown.
Explanation of 2017 Calculations*
*Based on data from 57 states & territories
Documented Hearing Screening
Percent Screened
3,742,608 (# screened) / 3,807,656 (occurrent births reported by EHDI programs) x 100 = 98.3%
- Percent Screened (excluding infant deaths & parental refusals)
3,742,608 (# screened) / 3,785,070 (occurrent births excluding infant deaths & parental refusals) x 100 = 98.9% - Percent Screened Before 1 Month of Age
3,632,795 (# pass before 1 month + # not pass before 1 month) / 3,742,608 (# screened)x 100 = 97.1%
Percent Not Passing final / most recent hearing screening
62,859 (# not pass) / 3,742,608 (# screened) x 100 = 1.7%
No Documented Hearing Screening
Percent with No Documented Hearing Screening
65,048 (# w. no documented screening) / 3,807,656 (# occurrent births reported by EHDI programs) x 100 = 1.7%
- Overall Percent LFU / LTD (i.e., Unable to Contact / Unresponsive / Unknown)
21,024 (# unable to contact + # unresponsive + # unknown) / 3,807,656 (# occurrent births) x 100 = 0.6%
Documented Diagnosis
Percent Diagnosed
40,987 (# w. documented diagnosis) / 62,859 (# not pass) x 100 = 65.2%
- Percent with No Hearing Loss (i.e., no diagnosed hearing loss)
34,450 (# w. no hearing loss) / 62,859 (# not pass) x 100 = 54.8% - Percent Hearing Loss
6,537 (# w. diagnosed permanent hearing loss) / 62,859 (# not pass) x 100 = 10.4% - Percent Diagnosed Before 3 Months of Age
30,908 (# diagnosed with no hearing loss before 3 months + # with permanent hearing loss before 3 months) / 40,987 (# w. documented diagnosis) x 100 = 75.4%
Prevalence of Hearing Loss
6,537 (# w. diagnosed permanent hearing loss) / 3,742,608 (# screened) x 1,000 = 1.7 per 1,000 screened
No Documented Diagnosis
Percent with No Documented Diagnosis (of those not passing)
21,872 (# w. no documented diagnosis) / 62,859 (# not pass screening) x 100 = 34.8%
- Percent In Process
1,201 (# in process) / 62,859 (# not pass screening) x 100 = 1.9% - Percent Infant Died / Parents Declined Services
2,461 (# infant died + # parents declined services) / 62,859 (# not pass screening) x 100 = 3.9% - Percent Non-Resident or Moved Out of Jurisdiction
1,758 (# non-resident + # moved out of jurisdiction) / 62,859 (# not pass screening) x 100 = 2.8% - Overall Percent LFU / LTD (i.e., Unable to Contact / Unresponsive / Unknown)
15,449 (# unable to contact + # unresponsive + # unknown) / 62,859 (# not pass screening) x 100 = 24.6% - Percent LFU/LTD for Diagnosis: Due to Unable to Contact and Unknown
9,671 (# unable to contact + # unknown) / 62,859 (# not pass screening) x 100 = 15.4% - Percent Unresponsive for Diagnosis: Due to Parents/Family Contacted but Unresponsive
5,778 (# parents/family contacted but unresponsive) / 62,859 (# not pass screening) x 100 = 9.2%
Documented Referral to EI
Percent Referred to Part C EI (of those with hearing loss)
5,937 (# referred to Part C EI) / 6,537 (# w. permanent hearing loss) x 100 = 90.8%
- Percent Not Referred to Part C and Unknown (of those with hearing loss)
557 (# not referred to Part C + # unknown) / 6,537 (# w. permanent hearing loss) x 100 = 8.5%
Documented Enrollment in EI
Percent Enrolled in EI (Part C & Non-Part C)
4,254 (# enrolled in Part C + # in non-Part C EI) / 6,537 (# w. permanent hearing loss) x 100 = 65.1%
- Percent Enrolled in EI before 6 Months of Age (Part C & Non-Part C)
2,837 (# enrolled in Part C EI before 6 months + # in Non-Part C EI before 6 Months) /
4,254 (# enrolled in Part C + # in non-Part C EI) x 100 = 66.7%
No Documented Enrollment in EI
Percent with No Documented EI Services (of those with hearing loss)
2,258 (# not receiving any EI services) / 6,537 (# w. permanent hearing loss) x 100 = 34.5%
- Percent Infant Died / Parents Declined (of those with hearing loss)
666 (# infant died + # parents declined services) / 6,537 (# w. permanent hearing loss) x 100 = 10.2% - Percent Non-Resident / Moved (of those with hearing loss)
167 (# non-resident + # moved out of jurisdiction) / 6,537 (# w. permanent hearing loss) x 100 = 2.6% - Percent Not Eligible for Part C Services (of those with hearing loss)
142 (# not eligible for Part C services) / 6,537 (# w. permanent hearing loss) x 100 = 2.2% - Percent LFU / LTD for EI
1,202 (# unable to contact + # unresponsive + # unknown) / 6,537 (# w. permanent hearing loss)
x 100 = 18.4% - Percent LFU/LTD for EI: Due to Unable to Contact and Unknown
1,064 (# unable to contact + # unknown) / 6,537 (# w. permanent hearing loss) x 100 = 16.3% - Percent Unresponsive for EI: Due to Parents/Family Contacted but Unresponsive
138 (# parents/family contacted but unresponsive) / 6,537 (# w. permanent hearing loss) x 100 = 2.1%