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Prevalence of hearing conditionsSurvey data provide information on the prevalence of hearing conditions forIndigenous and non-Indigenous children.Figure 5.4.1 Prevalence of hearing conditions in children aged 0–14yearsa, b, cIndigenousNon-IndigenousPer cent of population1510502001 2004-05 2001 2004-05 2001 2004-05Deafness Other hearing problem Total with hearingconditiona Error bars represent 95 per cent confidence intervals around each estimate (see chapter 2 for moreinformation). b Other hearing problem includes otitis media, tinnitus and Meniere's disease/vertiginoussyndrome. c Total with hearing condition includes ‘Type of ear/hearing problem’ not known.Source: ABS 2004-05 NATSIHS (unpublished); ABS 2004-05 NHS (unpublished); ABS 2001 NHS(unpublished); tables 5A.4.1 and 5A.4.2.• In 2001 and 2004-05, Indigenous children aged 0–14 years old were more likelyto suffer from hearing problems than non-Indigenous children (figure 5.4.1).• There was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of hearingproblems among Indigenous children between 2001 and 2004-05, while therewas a statistically significant reduction in prevalence for non-Indigenouschildren (tables 5A.4.1 and 5A.4.2).• In 2004-05 the prevalence of hearing conditions, including total/partial hearingloss and otitis media, was higher for Indigenous children aged 0–14(9.5 per cent) than non-Indigenous children (3.0 per cent) (table 5A.4.1).• The prevalence of hearing conditions in the Indigenous population (all ages) didnot vary with remoteness in 2001 or 2004-05 (tables 5A.4.3 and 5A.4.4).5.30 OVERCOMINGINDIGENOUSDISADVANTAGE 2007

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