Epidemiology of stuttering in the community across the entire life span

Craig, AR; Hancock, K; Tran, YH; Craig, ML; Peters, K

Epidemiology of stuttering in the community across the entire life span

Craig, AR Hancock, K Tran, YH

Craig, ML Peters, K

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Publisher:: American Speech Language Hearing Association
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 2002, 45 (N/A), pp. 1097 - 1105
Issue Date:: 2002-01

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dc.contributor.author	Craig, AR	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hancock, K	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Tran, YH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1741-4205	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Craig, ML	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Peters, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2002-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research, 2002, 45 (N/A), pp. 1097 - 1105	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1092-4388	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	A randomized and stratified investigation was conducted into the epidemiology of stuttering in the community across the entire life span. Persons from households in the state of New South Wales, Australia, were asked to participate in a telephone interview. Consenting persons were given a brief introduction to the research, and details were requested concerning the number and age of the persons living in the household at the time of the interview. Interviewees were then given a description of stuttering. Based on this description, they were asked if any person living in their household stuttered (prevalence). If they answered "yes," a number of corroborative questions were asked, and permission was requested to tape over the telephone the speech of the person who stutters. Confirmation of stuttering was based on (a) a positive detection of stuttering from the tape and (b) an affirmative answer to at least one of the corroborative questions supporting the diagnosis. Results showed that the prevalence of stuttering over the whole population was 0.72%, with higher prevalence rates in younger children (1.4-1.44) and lowest rates in adolescence (0.53). Male-to-female ratios ranged from 2.3:1 in younger children to 4:1 in adolescence, with a ratio of 2.3:1 across all ages. The household member being interviewed was also asked whether anyone in the household had ever stuttered. If the answer was "yes," the same corroborative questions were asked. These data, along with the prevalence data, provided an estimate of the incidence or risk of stuttering, which was found to range from 2.1% in adults (21-50 years) to 2.8% in younger children (2-5 years) and 3.4% in older children (6-10 years). Implications of these results are discussed.	en_US
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dc.title	Epidemiology of stuttering in the community across the entire life span	en_US
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Abstract:

A randomized and stratified investigation was conducted into the epidemiology of stuttering in the community across the entire life span. Persons from households in the state of New South Wales, Australia, were asked to participate in a telephone interview. Consenting persons were given a brief introduction to the research, and details were requested concerning the number and age of the persons living in the household at the time of the interview. Interviewees were then given a description of stuttering. Based on this description, they were asked if any person living in their household stuttered (prevalence). If they answered "yes," a number of corroborative questions were asked, and permission was requested to tape over the telephone the speech of the person who stutters. Confirmation of stuttering was based on (a) a positive detection of stuttering from the tape and (b) an affirmative answer to at least one of the corroborative questions supporting the diagnosis. Results showed that the prevalence of stuttering over the whole population was 0.72%, with higher prevalence rates in younger children (1.4-1.44) and lowest rates in adolescence (0.53). Male-to-female ratios ranged from 2.3:1 in younger children to 4:1 in adolescence, with a ratio of 2.3:1 across all ages. The household member being interviewed was also asked whether anyone in the household had ever stuttered. If the answer was "yes," the same corroborative questions were asked. These data, along with the prevalence data, provided an estimate of the incidence or risk of stuttering, which was found to range from 2.1% in adults (21-50 years) to 2.8% in younger children (2-5 years) and 3.4% in older children (6-10 years). Implications of these results are discussed.

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