Connecticut's Official 
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program
Data Page
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Newborn Hearing Screening Statistics (NBHS).
Calendar Years: 2010-2014 (As of 09/18/2015).
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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Births Per Vital Records
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38,538
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100.00%
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37,988
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100.00%
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37,294
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100.00%
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36,851
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100.00%
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37,766
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100.00%
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Newborn Hearing Screening Statistics (Subset: Occurrent
Births)
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Newborns Screened
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38,254
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99.26%
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37,540
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98.82%
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36,899
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98.94%
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36,527
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99.12%
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37,325
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98.83%
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Infant Died
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93
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0.24%
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84
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0.22%
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142
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0.38%
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130
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0.35%
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147
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0.40%
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Non-resident
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0
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0.00%
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3
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0.01%
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4
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0.01%
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5
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0.01%
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12
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0.03%
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Unable to be Screened due to Medical Reasons
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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Parents / Family Declined Services
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12
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0.03%
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11
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0.03%
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27
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0.07%
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17
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0.05%
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33
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0.09%
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Infant Transferred and No Documentation of Screening
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0
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0.00%
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1
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0.00%
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23
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0.06%
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47
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0.13%
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9
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0.02%
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Missed
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0
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0.00%
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61
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0.16%
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8
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0.02%
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18
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0.05%
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19
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0.05%
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Unknown
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179
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0.46%
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89
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0.23%
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218
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0.58%
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139
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0.38%
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122
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0.33%
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Total
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38,538
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100.00%
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37,789
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100.00%
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37,321
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100.00%
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36,883
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100.00%
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37,667
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100.00%
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Newborn Hearing
Screening Results (Subset: Newborns Screened, shown above)
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Newborns Who Passed
NBHS
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37,613
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98.32%
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36,864
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98.20%
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36,322
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98.44%
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36,011
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98.59%
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36,880
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98.81%
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Newborns Who Did Not Pass NBHS
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641
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1.68%
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676
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1.80%
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577
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1.56%
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516
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1.41%
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445
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1.19%
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Total
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38,254
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100.00%
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37,540
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100.00%
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36,899
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100.00%
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36,527
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100.00%
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37,325
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100.00%
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Newborns Who Received
Diagnostic Follow-up (Subset: Newborns Who Did Not Pass NBHS, shown
above)
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Diagnostic Follow-up
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430
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67.08%
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454
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67.16%
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365
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63.26%
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409
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79.26%
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368
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82.70%
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No Diagnostic Follow-up
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194
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30.27%
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209
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30.92%
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194
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33.62%
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96
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18.60%
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61
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13.71%
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Non-resident or Moved out of State
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15
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2.34%
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13
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1.92%
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16
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2.77%
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10
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1.94%
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11
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2.47%
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Refused
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2
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0.31%
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0
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0.00%
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1
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0.17%
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1
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0.19%
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0
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0.00%
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Deceased
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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1
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0.17%
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0
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0.00%
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5
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1.12%
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Total
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641
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100.00%
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676
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100.00%
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577
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100.00%
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516
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100.00%
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445
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100.00%
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Newborns with a Diagnosed Hearing Loss (Subset: Diagnostic
Follow-up, shown above)
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Newborns with Normal Hearing
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362
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84.19%
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372
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81.94%
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315
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86.30%
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317
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77.51%
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300
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81.52%
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Newborns with a Hearing Loss
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68
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15.81%
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82
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18.06%
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50
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13.70%
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92
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22.49%
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68
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18.48%
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Total
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430
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100.00%
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454
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100.00%
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365
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100.00%
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409
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100.00%
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368
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100.00%
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Newborns Eligible for
Birth to Three Early Intervention (Subset of Newborns w\Hearing Loss, shown
above)
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Eligible for Birth to Three
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50
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73.53%
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67
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81.71%
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35
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70.00%
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66
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71.74%
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42
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61.76%
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No referral to Birth to Three
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15
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22.06%
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3
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3.66%
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8
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16.00%
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11
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11.96%
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7
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10.29%
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Not Eligible and Eligibility Unknown
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3
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4.41%
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12
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14.63%
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7
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14.00%
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15
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16.30%
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19
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27.94%
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Total
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68
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100.00%
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82
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100.00%
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50
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100.00%
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92
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100.00%
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68
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100.00%
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Newborns Enrolled in Birth to Three Early Intervention (Also a
Subset: Newborns with a Hearing Loss)
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Enrolled in Birth to Three
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46
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67.65%
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66
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80.49%
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35
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70.00%
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67
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72.83%
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42
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61.76%
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Not Enrolled in Birth to Three
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N\A
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N\A
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16
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19.51%
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15
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30.00%
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25
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27.17%
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26
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38.24%
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Total
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68
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100.00%
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82
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100.00%
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50
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100.00%
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92
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100.00%
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68
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100.00% |