2017 Summary of Hearing Screening Among Total Occurent Births
- 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
July 2019
Data Source: 2017 CDC EHDI Hearing Screening & Follow-up Survey (HSFS) (www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/ehdi-data.html)
LFU / LTD: Loss to Follow-up / Loss to Documentation
| State / Territory (n = 57) |
Total Occurrent Births | Total Screened | Percent Screened* | Percent Screened (Based on # of Vital Records Births)† | No Documented Screening: LFU/LTD | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births Reported to EHDI program | Births According to Vital Records | Parents/ Family Contacted but Unresponsive | Unable to Contact | Unknown | Overall Number LFU/LTD: Due to Contacted but Unresponsive + Unable to Contact + Unknown | Overall Percent LFU/LTD¶: Due to Contacted but Unresponsive + Unable to Contact + Unknown | Percent LFU/LTD**: Due to Unable to Contact and Unknown | Percent Unresponsive††: Due to Parents/ Family Contacted but Unresponsive | ||||
| Alabama^ | 59,335 | 58,936 | 53,998 | 91.0 | 91.6 | 6 | 6 | 5,013 | 5,025 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| Alaska^ | 10,372 | 10,358 | 9,958 | 96.0 | 96.1 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| American Samoa^Ω | 1,000 | 1,000 | 987 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Arizona^ | 82,955 | 82,955 | 82,094 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 106 | 205 | 9 | 320 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Arkansas^ | 35,968 | 36,219 | 35,588 | 98.9 | 98.3 | 25 | 23 | 44 | 92 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| California^Ω | 464,330 | 464,330 | 462,417 | 99.6 | 99.6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands^ | 1,209 | 1,209 | 1,195 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Connecticut | 36,722 | 36,718 | 36,467 | 99.3 | 99.3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Delaware^ | 11,265 | 11,265 | 10,967 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| District of Columbia | 13,875 | 14,602 | 13,491 | 97.2 | 92.4 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 363 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Florida^ | 223,579 | 223,579 | 214,109 | 95.8 | 95.8 | 63 | 279 | 5,251 | 5,593 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Georgia^ | 129,173 | 130,177 | 128,168 | 99.2 | 98.5 | 22 | 14 | 129 | 165 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Guam^ | 2,898 | 3,293 | 2,895 | 99.9 | 87.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Hawaii^ | 17,362 | 17,524 | 17,205 | 99.1 | 98.2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Idaho^ | 22,356 | 21,826 | 21,929 | 98.1 | 100.5 | 0 | 98 | 19 | 117 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 144,976 | 145,699 | 143,911 | 99.3 | 98.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Indiana^ | 80,316 | 80,316 | 76,876 | 95.7 | 95.7 | 18 | 0 | 828 | 846 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Iowa^ | 38,284 | 38,284 | 37,794 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kansas^Ω | 38,015 | 38,015 | 37,603 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky^ | 52,557 | 52,557 | 51,645 | 98.3 | 98.3 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Louisiana | 60,718 | 60,719 | 59,867 | 98.6 | 98.6 | 0 | 0 | 402 | 402 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Maine^ | 12,075 | 12,075 | 11,789 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Marshall Islands^ | 994 | 994 | 884 | 88.9 | 88.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Maryland^ | 68,177 | 68,155 | 67,586 | 99.1 | 99.2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts | 71,439 | 71,439 | 70,879 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Michigan^ | 109,456 | 111,507 | 108,617 | 99.2 | 97.4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Micronesia | 1,606 | 1,944 | 1,429 | 89.0 | 73.5 | 0 | 91 | 23 | 114 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota^ | 67,773 | 67,544 | 66,792 | 98.6 | 98.9 | 10 | 1 | 72 | 83 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Mississippi | 37,370 | 37,370 | 36,872 | 98.7 | 98.7 | 0 | 7 | 178 | 185 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Missouri | 73,839 | 73,868 | 72,452 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 459 | 12 | 0 | 471 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Montana^ | 11,756 | 11,756 | 11,524 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 47 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Nebraska^ | 26,266 | 26,266 | 26,116 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nevada | 35,483 | 35,483 | 34,743 | 97.9 | 97.9 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 88 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| New Hampshire^ | 11,941 | 12,022 | 11,732 | 98.2 | 97.6 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| New Jersey^ | 98,950 | 99,345 | 98,312 | 99.4 | 99.0 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| New Mexico^ | 22,313 | 22,347 | 21,679 | 97.2 | 97.0 | 10 | 0 | 261 | 271 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| New York | 230,271 | 230,271 | 224,630 | 97.6 | 97.6 | 0 | 0 | 1,208 | 1,208 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| North Carolina^ | 122,155 | 122,114 | 121,240 | 99.3 | 99.3 | 3 | 58 | 44 | 105 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| North Dakota^ | 12,388 | 12,395 | 12,317 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ohio∞ | 137,559 | 137,515 | 134,423 | 97.7 | 97.8 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Oklahoma^ | 48,494 | 50,214 | 48,177 | 99.3 | 95.9 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 46 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Oregon^ | 44,031 | 44,160 | 43,424 | 98.6 | 98.3 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 66 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| PalauΩ | 222 | 222 | 219 | 98.6 | 98.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania^ | 136,950 | 136,950 | 131,855 | 96.3 | 96.3 | 272 | 85 | 1,717 | 2,074 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Puerto Rico^ | 24,388 | 24,388 | 23,784 | 97.5 | 97.5 | 0 | 0 | 604 | 604 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rhode Island^ | 11,199 | 11,199 | 11,102 | 99.1 | 99.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | 53,583 | 53,583 | 52,333 | 97.7 | 97.7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| South Dakota | 12,813 | 12,812 | 12,482 | 97.4 | 97.4 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 119 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Tennessee^ | 86,752 | 86,752 | 85,668 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 0 | 11 | 180 | 191 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Texas^ | 379,414 | 390,044 | 373,701 | 98.5 | 95.8 | 0 | 3 | 1,225 | 1,228 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Utah^ | 49,665 | 49,664 | 49,268 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Vermont^ | 5,518 | 5,518 | 5,450 | 98.8 | 98.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Virginia^ | 99,444 | 99,444 | 97,672 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 17 | 2 | 84 | 103 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Washington^ | 86,070 | 87,349 | 85,687 | 99.6 | 98.1 | 31 | 52 | 0 | 83 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| West Virginia^ | 19,211 | 19,255 | 18,689 | 97.3 | 97.1 | 0 | 0 | 426 | 426 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Wisconsin^ | 64,556 | 64,729 | 63,759 | 98.8 | 98.5 | 30 | 41 | 0 | 71 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Wyoming^ | 6,270 | 6,270 | 6,158 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 3,807,656 | 3,826,544 | 3,742,608 | 98.3 | 97.8 | 1,169 | 1,035 | 18,820 | 21,024 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.03 |
* Percent Screened: (# Screened for Hearing Loss / # Total Occurrent Births Reported to EHDI Program) * 100
† Percent Screened based on number of Vital Record Births: (# Screened for Hearing Loss / Total Occurent Births According to Vital Records) * 100
¶ Overall Percent LFU / LTD: ((# Contacted but Unresponsive + # Unable to Contact + # Unknown) / # Total Occurrent Births Reported to EHDI Program) * 100
** Percent LFU / LTD due to unable to contact and unknown: ((# Unable to Contact + # Unknown) / # Total Occurrent Births Reported to EHDI Program) * 100
†† Percent Unresponsive: (# Contacted but Unresponsive / # Total Occurrent Births Reported to EHDI Program) * 100
^ Jurisdiction reported using revised “Parents/Family Contacted but Unresponsive” definition. Refer to page 5-6 of the 2017 CDC EHDI Hearing Screening and Follow-up Survey Explanations document for explanations of “old” and “revised” Unresponsive definitions.
Ω The number of “Births According to Vital Records” was not available. The number of “Births Reported to EHDI program” was used to populate this field.
∞ One hospital experienced screener issues during the report period. Per CDC guidance, inpatient screening results were removed and marked as missed. One outpatient screening was permitted for these children.