| A. | Total number of deaf and hard of hearing students in 1992-1993 Annual Survey of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Youth with reported hearing loss and communication information: | 46,531 |
| B. | N with profound loss only (91+db loss or greater) | 17,453 (38% of A.) |
| B2. Number of B. in auditory/oral only classrooms | 1,714 (10% of B.) | |
| C. | N with severe/profound loss (71 db loss or greater) | 25,694 (55% of A.) |
| C2. Number of C.in auditory/oral only classrooms | 3,756 (15% of C.) | |
| D. | N with less than severe loss (hard of hearing) | 20,837 (45% of A.) |
| D2. Number of D. in auditory/oral only classrooms | 15,453 (74% of D.) |
While only 10% of students with profound loss are in auditory/oral only instructional programs; 74% of those with less than severe hearing loss are in such programs.
We estimate survey coverage to be about 70% of population of deaf and hard of hearing students in special education. Thus Ns above can be multiplied by about 1.4 to get a closer estimate of actual numbers. (For example, 1,714 x 1.4=2399.6; or, we estimate that, nationwide, there are approximately 2400 profoundly deaf kids in auditory/oral only instructional programs.
AS93FULL.SSD was analyzed through SAS/ASSIST on GALLUX/UNIX X-Windows; transported via Pathworks to MS-DOS Word Perfect for Windows in document COMBYAUD.W51, created January 5, 1994, and converted to an HTML document. (TEA)