Charts and Tables for Voice, Speech, and Language

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Percentage of Children Ages 3–17 with a Communication or Swallowing Disorder During the Past 12 Months: United States, 2012
Percent Distribution of Types of Communication or Swallowing Disorders among Children Ages 3–17 with a Voice, Speech, Language, or Swallowing Disorder During the Past 12 Months, by Age Group: United States, 2012
Percentage of Children Ages 3–17 with Any Communication or Swallowing Disorder During the Past 12 Months, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Age Group: United States, 2012
Percentage of Children Ages 3–17 with a Communication or Swallowing Disorder Who Received an Intervention Service During the Past 12 Months, by Type of Disorder: United States, 2012
Percentage of Children Ages 3–17 with Any Communication or Swallowing Disorder Who Received an Intervention Service During the Past 12 months, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Age Group: United States, 2012
Lifetime Prevalence of Voice Problems or Disorders for Teachers and Non-Teachers
Relative Risk of Ever Having Voice Problems or Disorders for Adults with Selected Conditions
Relative Risk of Ever Having Voice Problems or Disorders for Adults with Current Medication Use
Prevalence of Stuttering in African American and European American Children in Illinois
Prevalence of Speech Problems in U.S. Children by Sex
Mean Language Scores and Non-Verbal I.Q. Scores for 6-Year-Olds
Prevalence of a Reading Disability in Second- and Fourth-Graders
Relative Risk of Children Having Specific Language Impairment, by Parent's Level of Education

Percentage of Children Ages 3–17 with a Communication or Swallowing Disorder During the Past 12 Months: United States, 2012

Chart showing any voice, speech, language, or swallowing disorder among children ages 3–17.

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Percent Distribution of Types of Communication or Swallowing Disorders among Children Ages 3–17 with a Voice, Speech, Language, or Swallowing Disorder During the Past 12 Months, by Age Group: United States, 2012

Chart showing distribution of types of voice, speech, language, and swallowing disorders among children ages 3-17.

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Percentage of Children Ages 3–17 with Any Communication or Swallowing Disorder During the Past 12 Months, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Age Group: United States, 2012

Chart showing any communication or swallowing disorders among children ages 3–17 by selected demographic characteristics.

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Percentage of Children Ages 3–17 with a Communication or Swallowing Disorder Who Received an Intervention Service During the Past 12 Months, by Type of Disorder: United States, 2012

Chart showing percentage of children ages 3-17 with a voice, speech, language, or swallowing disorder who received an intervention service.

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Percentage of Children Ages 3–17 with Any Communication or Swallowing Disorder Who Received an Intervention Service During the Past 12 months, by Race and Hispanic Origin, Sex, and Age Group: United States, 2012

Chart showing percentage of children ages 3–17 with any communication or swallowing disorder who received an intervention service, by selected demographic characteristics.

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Lifetime Prevalence of Voice Problems or Disorders for Teachers and Non-Teachers

Self-reported data showing that teachers have a significantly increased risk of lifetime voice problems or disorders compared to non-teachers across each decade of their working life.

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Relative Risk of Ever Having Voice Problems or Disorders for Adults with Selected Conditions

Chart showing the relative risk for adults with arthritis, thyroid problems, esophageal reflux, stomach or duodenal ulcers, or respiratory allergies to have a voice problem or disorder.

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Relative Risk of Ever Having Voice Problems or Disorders for Adults with Current Medication Use

Chart showing the relative risk for adults using decongestants, anti-depressants, hypertension medication, or steroids or hormones to have a voice problem or disorder.

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Prevalence of Stuttering in African American and European American Children in Illinois

Although other reports have found a tendency for higher prevalence of stuttering in African American children, these data show no overall statistically significant differences in prevalence between African American and European American children.

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Prevalence of Speech Problems in U.S. Children by Sex

This figure displays the prevalence of stuttering, stammering, or other speech problem during the past 12 months for children ages 3 to 17 years, based on parent's report that a doctor or other health care professional had identified the condition.

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Mean Language Scores and Non-Verbal I.Q. Scores for 6-Year-Olds

This figure displays language scores and intelligence quotients (I.Q. scores) for four groups of children: normal controls, children with low non-verbal I.Q., children identified with specific language impairment, and children with non-specific language impairment.

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Prevalence of a Reading Disability in Second- and Fourth-Graders

Children identified in kindergarten with specific language impairment (SLI) were much more likely to have reading disability in second grade and fourth grade compared to normal control children; children with non-specific language impairment (NSLI), who also had low non-verbal I.Q. scores, were even more likely to have reading disability.

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Relative Risk of Children Having Specific Language Impairment, by Parent's Level of Education

For each level of education less than college graduate, there is a significant increase in the odds ratio for specific language impairment, which increased more than three-fold for parental education less than high school.

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Last Updated Date:

June 9, 2015