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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Increase the proportion of children and adolescents with communication disorders who have seen a specialist in the past year — HOSCD‑05 Data

Status: Baseline only

  Baseline only
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Most Recent Data:
59.7 percent (2012)

Target:
63.4 percent

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
59.7 percent of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years with communication disorders of voice, speech, or language saw a health care specialist for evaluation or treatment in the past 12 months in 2012

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Children and adolescents with communication disorders who received healthcare in the past 12 months, 2012 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2012
Total
59.7
CI 55.2 / 64.0
SE 2.185