Deaf Caregivers Hearing Caregivers Overall Comparison
(N=151) (N=152) (N=303)
Age (months) **Welch Two Sample t-test**
Mean (SD) 27.3 (11.9) 33.2 (14.1) 30.3 (13.3) t = 3.914
Median [Min, Max] 26.0 [3.00, 59.0] 33.0 [8.00, 60.0] 29.0 [3.00, 60.0] p = < 0.001*
Gender **Pearson's Chi-squared test with Yates' continuity correction**
Female 72 (47.7%) 72 (47.4%) 144 (47.5%) X-squared = 0.122
Male 69 (45.7%) 77 (50.7%) 146 (48.2%) p = 0.727
Non Binary 1 (0.7%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.3%)
Other 1 (0.7%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.3%)
No Response 8 (5.3%) 3 (2.0%) 11 (3.6%)
Race **Pearson's Chi-squared test**
African American/Black 27 (17.9%) 9 (5.9%) 36 (11.9%) X-squared = 24.381
Asian 0 (0%) 7 (4.6%) 7 (2.3%) p = < 0.01
Native American/Alaskan 3 (2.0%) 2 (1.3%) 5 (1.7%)
White 101 (66.9%) 124 (81.6%) 225 (74.3%)
More than one 3 (2.0%) 3 (2.0%) 6 (2.0%)
Unknown 2 (1.3%) 0 (0%) 2 (0.7%)
I prefer not to answer 5 (3.3%) 3 (2.0%) 8 (2.6%)
No Response 10 (6.6%) 4 (2.6%) 14 (4.6%)
PrimaryCaregiverEducation **Pearson's Chi-squared test**
No high school degree 25 (16.6%) 5 (3.3%) 30 (9.9%) X-squared = 42.76
High school degree 21 (13.9%) 10 (6.6%) 31 (10.2%) p = < 0.001*
Some college 23 (15.2%) 28 (18.4%) 51 (16.8%)
College degree 34 (22.5%) 70 (46.1%) 104 (34.3%)
Masters 40 (26.5%) 30 (19.7%) 70 (23.1%)
Doctorate 0 (0%) 6 (3.9%) 6 (2.0%)
No Response 8 (5.3%) 3 (2.0%) 11 (3.6%)
AgeOfASLExposure (months) **Wilcoxon rank sum test with continuity correction**
Mean (SD) 0.573 (2.37) 5.33 (9.29) 2.99 (7.21) W = 15365
Median [Min, Max] 0 [0, 13.0] 1.00 [0, 42.0] 0 [0, 42.0] p = < 0.001*
No response 8 (5.3%) 5 (3.3%) 13 (4.3%)