2019 Summary of Hearing Screening Among Total Occurent Births
May 2021
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Data Source: 2019 CDC EHDI Hearing Screening & Follow-up Survey (HSFS)
| State / Territory (n = 55) |
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 + Unknown |
Percent Unresponsive††: Due to Parents/ Family Contacted but Unresponsive |
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| Alaska^ | 9,712 | 9,740 | 9,352 | 96.3 | 96.0 | 89 | 2 | 12 | 103 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| American Samoa^α | 837 | 745 | 831 | 99.3 | 111.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Arizona^ | 80,452 | 80,452 | 79,554 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 12 | 36 | 21 | 69 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Arkansas^ | 34,877 | 35,339 | 34,517 | 99.0 | 97.7 | 14 | 47 | 10 | 71 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| CaliforniaΩ^ | 440,428 | 440,428 | 438,353 | 99.5 | 99.5 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands^ | 909 | 909 | 903 | 99.3 | 99.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Connecticut | 35,564 | 35,560 | 35,338 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Delaware^ | 11,066 | 10,932 | 10,769 | 97.3 | 98.5 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 229 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| District of Columbia^ | 13,401 | 13,385 | 13,136 | 98.0 | 98.1 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 127 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Florida^ | 220,010 | 220,010 | 209,204 | 95.1 | 95.1 | 298 | 672 | 6,139 | 7,109 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| GeorgiaΩ^ | 127,322 | 127,322 | 123,725 | 97.2 | 97.2 | 6 | 16 | 2,061 | 2,083 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Guam^ | 2,794 | 3,175 | 2,791 | 99.9 | 87.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Hawaii^ | 16,708 | 16,832 | 16,579 | 99.2 | 98.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Idaho^ | 21,491 | 21,767 | 21,017 | 97.8 | 96.6 | 4 | 343 | 42 | 389 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Illinois^ | 137,791 | 138,631 | 135,666 | 98.5 | 97.9 | 18 | 33 | 928 | 979 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Indiana^ | 78,622 | 78,622 | 77,218 | 98.2 | 98.2 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Iowa^ | 37,585 | 37,585 | 37,010 | 98.5 | 98.5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kansas^ | 36,980 | 36,980 | 36,615 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 157 | 2 | 0 | 159 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| KentuckyΩ^ | 50,621 | 50,621 | 49,745 | 98.3 | 98.3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 113 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| LouisianaΩ^ | 58,831 | 58,831 | 58,251 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Maine^ | 11,512 | 11,512 | 11,243 | 97.7 | 97.7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Marshall IslandsΩ^ | 977 | 977 | 918 | 94.0 | 94.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MarylandΩ^ | 66,803 | 66,803 | 66,185 | 99.1 | 99.1 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Massachusetts^ | 69,924 | 69,924 | 69,354 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Michigan^ | 105,915 | 107,917 | 105,079 | 99.2 | 97.4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Micronesia | 1,782 | 2,049 | 1,584 | 88.9 | 77.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Minnesota | 65,250 | 65,095 | 64,424 | 98.7 | 99.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Missouri | 72,857 | 72,912 | 71,440 | 98.1 | 98.0 | 228 | 12 | 0 | 240 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Montana^ | 11,125 | 11,125 | 10,803 | 97.1 | 97.1 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 39 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Nebraska^ | 25,185 | 25,185 | 25,030 | 99.4 | 99.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nevada^ | 34,735 | 34,735 | 33,770 | 97.2 | 97.2 | 3 | 0 | 334 | 337 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| New Hampshire^ | 11,672 | 11,803 | 11,481 | 98.4 | 97.3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| New JerseyΩ^ | 96,526 | 96,526 | 95,480 | 98.9 | 98.9 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| New Mexico^ | 21,562 | 21,583 | 20,750 | 96.2 | 96.1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| New York | 222,427 | 222,427 | 216,277 | 97.2 | 97.2 | 0 | 0 | 1,637 | 1,637 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| North Carolina^ | 120,638 | 120,581 | 119,709 | 99.2 | 99.3 | 0 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| North Dakota^ | 11,943 | 12,021 | 11,861 | 99.3 | 98.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ohio | 135,132 | 135,116 | 132,162 | 97.8 | 97.8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Oklahoma^ | 47,413 | 48,939 | 47,088 | 99.3 | 96.2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Oregon^ | 42,187 | 42,292 | 41,669 | 98.8 | 98.5 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Palau | 213 | 213 | 209 | 98.1 | 98.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pennsylvania^ | 134,074 | 133,590 | 131,440 | 98.0 | 98.4 | 21 | 302 | 41 | 364 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Puerto Rico^ | 18,745 | 20,431 | 18,556 | 99.0 | 90.8 | 22 | 1 | 72 | 95 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Rhode Island^ | 10,708 | 10,708 | 10,627 | 99.2 | 99.2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| South Carolina | 53,453 | 53,453 | 52,207 | 97.7 | 97.7 | 0 | 0 | 645 | 645 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| South Dakota | 12,224 | 12,224 | 11,749 | 96.1 | 96.1 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 289 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Tennessee^ | 86,068 | 86,068 | 85,213 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 1 | 45 | 49 | 95 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Texas^ | 375,509 | 385,277 | 370,561 | 98.7 | 96.2 | 0 | 0 | 3,059 | 3,059 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Utah^ | 48,035 | 48,035 | 47,682 | 99.3 | 99.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Vermont^ | 5,193 | 5,193 | 5,139 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Virginia^ | 97,400 | 97,400 | 95,424 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 0 | 0 | 1,251 | 1,251 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Washington^ | 83,895 | 84,789 | 83,511 | 99.5 | 98.5 | 42 | 30 | 0 | 72 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| West Virginia^ | 18,917 | 19,006 | 18,521 | 97.9 | 97.4 | 0 | 2 | 210 | 212 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin^ | 62,843 | 63,280 | 61,833 | 98.4 | 97.7 | 61 | 36 | 93 | 190 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Wyoming^ | 5,918 | 5,918 | 5,835 | 98.6 | 98.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 3,604,761 | 3,622,973 | 3,545,388 | 98.4 | 97.9 | 1,139 | 1,641 | 17,722 | 20,502 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.03 |
Data Notes
LFU/LTD = Loss to follow-up / Loss to documentation
In many regions the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the delivery of health care services in 2020, including newborn hearing screening and follow-up services. As a result, infants born in late 2019 and needing hearing screening and/or follow-up services in 2020 may have had difficulties obtaining these services.
Data include information about any services that infants born in the calendar year 2019 received through 2020, until time of survey reporting.
ΩThe number of “Births According to Vital Records” was not available. The number of “Births Reported to EHDI program” was used to populate this field.
^Jurisdiction reported using revised “Parents/Family Contacted but Unresponsive” definition. Refer to pages 6-7 of the 2019 CDC EHDI Hearing Screening and Follow-up Survey Explanations document for explanations of “old” and “revised” Unresponsive definitions.
αThe Percent Screened (Based on # of Vital Records Births) is over 100% because the number of infants screened is based on the EHDI program and Vital Records’ birth number is the number of issued birth certificates.
*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