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Health Survey Findings
Table 82: Does your child have any of the following problems or did they have in the past?
(Questionnaire item B1_15_a)
Yes, currently Yes, in the past No n
Total ROI Eye 12.0% 3.7% 84.3% 1,350
NI Eye 19.8% 6.0% 74.2% 182
ROI Hearing 8.2% 4.7% 87.2% 1,349
NI Hearing 13.3% 3.3% 83.3% 180
ROI Speech 9.0% 4.0% 87.0% 1,344
NI Speech 14.4% 1.7% 84.0% 181
Male ROI Eye 11.4% 3.3% 85.3% 658
NI Eye 20.2% 4.0% 75.8% 99
ROI Hearing 8.0% 4.7% 87.3% 659
NI Hearing 14.1% 2.0% 83.8% 99
ROI Speech 9.4% 4.9% 85.7% 657
NI Speech 14.0% 2.0% 84.0% 100
Female ROI Eye 12.4% 4.1% 83.5% 662
NI Eye 18.8% 8.8% 72.5% 80
ROI Hearing 8.0% 4.5% 87.4% 660
NI Hearing 12.8% 3.8% 83.3% 78
ROI Speech 8.2% 3.2% 88.6% 657
NI Speech 15.4% 1.3% 83.3% 78
5-year old ROI Eye 13.6% 2.2% 84.2% 506
NI Eye 18.3% 5.0% 76.7% 60
ROI Hearing 7.9% 4.5% 87.6% 507
NI Hearing 11.9% 0.0% 88.1% 59
ROI Speech 11.2% 3.9% 84.8% 507
NI Speech 18.6% 0.0% 81.4% 59
9-year old ROI Eye 11.9% 5.7% 82.5% 388
NI Eye 21.9% 6.3% 71.9% 64
ROI Hearing 8.0% 4.9% 87.1% 387
NI Hearing 17.5% 4.8% 77.8% 63
ROI Speech 9.1% 4.4% 86.5% 384
NI Speech 14.1% 4.7% 81.3% 64
14-year old ROI Eye 10.3% 3.7% 86.0% 456
NI Eye 17.9% 7.1% 75.0% 56
ROI Hearing 8.6% 4.6% 86.8% 455
NI Hearing 10.7% 3.6% 85.7% 56
ROI Speech 6.4% 3.8% 89.8% 453
NI Speech 10.7% 0.0% 89.3% 56
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