Table 1 Demographics of 148 deaf and hard of hearing health professional and student survey respondentsa
Demographic variable | N | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Female | 76 | 73.0 |
 Male | 27 | 26.0 |
 non-binary | 1 | 1.0 |
Race | ||
 White | 83 | 80.6 |
 Asian or Asian-American | 14 | 13.6 |
 Black, African-American, Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 6.8 |
 Other | 7 | 6.8 |
 Preferred not to answer | 2 | 0.9 |
Hispanic or Latinx origin | ||
 Yes | 6 | 5.8 |
 No | 96 | 92.3 |
 Preferred not to answer | 2 | 1.9 |
Membership in other groups underrepresented in healthcare | ||
 Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer | 17 | 17.0 |
 First in your family to attend college | 12 | 12.0 |
 Immigrant or child of immigrant parents | 25 | 25.0 |
 Veteran | 0 | 0.0 |
 None of the above | 56 | 56.0 |
Self-identification of hearing loss | ||
 Deaf or deaf | 77 | 52.7 |
 Hard of hearing | 72 | 49.3 |
 Hearing-impaired | 50 | 34.3 |
 With a hearing loss | 41 | 28.1 |
Severity of hearing loss (self-reported) | ||
 Mild | 3 | 2.1 |
 Moderate | 28 | 19.4 |
 Severe | 40 | 27.8 |
 Profound | 71 | 49.3 |
 Unsure or do not know | 2 | 1.4 |
Current level of training or practice | ||
 Student in health professional school | 47 | 37.6 |
 Residency or fellowship | 13 | 10.4 |
 Graduated school & completed clinical training | 51 | 40.8 |
 No longer in school, did not graduate | 2 | 1.6 |
 Did not begin health professional school | 12 | 9.6 |
Current year at school for those who are in school (n = 44) | ||
 Year: First | 12 | 27.3 |
 Second | 6 | 13.6 |
 Third | 11 | 25.0 |
 Fourth | 7 | 15.9 |
 Fifth | 0 | 0 |
 Other | 8 | 18.2 |