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

Communication Disorders and Use of Intervention Services Among Children Aged 3-17 Years: United States, 2012

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HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Last Reviewed: June 2015

Workgroups: Hearing and Other Sensory or Communication Disorders Workgroup

This data brief reports on the percentage of U.S. children ages 3 to 17 years with communication disorders, including those who received intervention services. It also provides information about how rates of communication disorders and receipt of intervention services vary by race.

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Objectives related to this resource (1)

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

Suggested Citation

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Black LI, Vahratian A, Hoffman HJ. (2015). Communication disorders and use of intervention services among children aged 3–17 years: United States, 2012. (NCHS data brief, No. 205). Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db205.htm