Communication, Psychosocial, and Educational Outcomes of Children with Cochlear Implants and Challenges Remaining for Professionals and Parents

Table 1

Characteristics of children in the parent surveys (𝑁=247).

		𝑀	Range	SD
Age at data collection (yrs)		9.42	.67–25.0	4.63
Age at implantation (yrs)		3.27	.38–16.42	3.16
Age at bilateral implantation (yrs; 𝑛=65)		5.16	.63–18.42	4.09
Gender
Male	49.8%
Female	50.2%
Educational setting
Main-stream	21.8%
Special education	47.3%
Other	30.7%
Locality
MC	61.0%
IR	29.3%
OR/R	9.8%

Note. MC: major city; IR: inner regional area; OR/R: outer regional and remote area.