Share of U.S. audiologists and speech-language pathologists who felt families understood the importance of early detection of speech, language, hearing issues as of 2023
Characteristic
Audiologists only
Speech-language pathologists only
Total
Yes, very
6.7%
5.8%
6.2%
Yes, somewhat
61.3%
67.7%
65%
No, not at all or hardly
28.9%
24.6%
26.4%
Do not know
3.1%
1.9%
2.4%
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association-certified audiologists and speech-language pathologists who are employed as clinical service providers and regularly serve at least one of the following age groups: 6 months or less, 7 months to 2 years of age, and 3 to 5 years of age.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "Are most families with young children aware of the importance of early detection of speech, language, and hearing issues when you first see them?"
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Audiologists: U.S. understanding of early detection of speech/hearing issues 2023
A survey from 2023 of audiologists and speech-language pathologists in the U.S. who had been certified by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association found that almost 30 percent of audiologists felt families with young children understood the importance of early detection of speech, language, and hearing issues when they first see them hardly or not at all.
This statistics shows the percentage of U.S. audiologists and speech-language pathologists who felt families understood the importance of early detection of speech, language, hearing issues as of 2023.
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