Demographics and Statistics

FTRI Client Information

New Clients FY 2009/2010 FY 2010/2011 From Inception
Totals 18,185  24,399 464,867
Hard of Hearing 17,923  24,218  446,974
Deaf 70  21 13,095
Speech Impaired 161

 144

 3,748
Dual Sensory 31  16 1,050
New Equipment FY 2009/2010 FY 2010/2011 From Inception
Totals 38,680 48,005 888,304
VCPH 33,949 44,324 638,272
ARS 2,007 1,844 172,754
VRS 880 752 31,553
TTY 163 122 19,844
Others 1,681 1,005 25,931

 

Fiscal Year 2010/2011 Client Information

FTRI served 24,399 new clients in fiscal year 2010/2011. Clients certified as eligible for the FTRI program are classified into four distinct groups:

Group New Clients
Total 24,399
Deaf 21
Hard of Hearing 24,218
Speech Impaired 144
Dual Sensory Impaired 16

 

The FY 2010/2011 the breakdown of new recipients by age group is as follows:

Age Group Recipients
Total 24,397*
4 - 9 27
10 - 19 47
20 - 29 77
30 - 39 189
40 - 49 474
50 - 59 1,206
60 - 69 3,293
70 - 79 6,833
80 - 89 9,283
90 - 99 2,862
100 - 109

106

More people in the 80 to 89 age group received equipment than those of any other specific age group. Approximately eighty percent of all recipients served in fiscal year 2010/2011 were seventy years of age or older. (* Two individuals did not provide DOB) 

New Client Certification

Professionals involved with the certification of FTRI client applications for the equipment distribution program were as follows:

Category of

Certifier

Quantity of

Approved Applications

Total                          24,399
Deaf Service Center Director

13,203
Audiologist

6,655
Hearing Aid Specialist

3,275
Licensed Physician

885
State Certified Teacher

3
State Agency

7
Speech Pathologist

307
Federal Agency

64

 

Statewide Demograhpics By County

Individuals with Hearing Loss by County
 
County
US Census Bureau
2010 Estimates
(www.census.gov)
Percent (16%) of Population with
Hearing Loss
(FCCDHH 2007 Report)
Alachua
247,336
39,574
Baker
27,115
4,338
Bay
168,852
27,016
Bradford
28,520
4,563
Brevard
543,376
86,940
Broward
1,748,066
279,691
Calhoun
14,625
2,340
Charlotte
159,978
25,596
Citrus
141,236
22,598
Clay
190,865
30,538
Collier
321,520
51,443
Columbia
67,531
10,805
Dade
2,496,435
399,430
Desoto
34,862
5,578
Dixie
16,422
2,628
Duval
864,263
138,282
Escambia
297,619
47,619
Flagler
95,696
15,311
Franklin
11,549
1,848
Gadsden
46,389
7,422
Gilchrist
16,939
2,710
Glades
12,884
2,061
Gulf
15,863
2,538
Hamilton
14,799
2,368
Hardee
27,731
4,437
Hendry
39,140
6,262
Hernando
172,778
27,644
Highlands
98,786
15,806
Hillsborough
1,229,226
196,676
Holmes
19,927
3,188
Indian River
138,028
22,084
Jackson
49,746
7,959
Jefferson
14,761
2,362
Lafayette
8,870
1,419
Lake
297,052
47,528
Lee
618,754
99,001
Leon
275,487
44,078
Levy
40,801
6,528
Liberty
8,365
1,338
Madison
19,224
3,076
Manatee
322,833
51,653
Marion
331,298
53,008
Martin
146,318
23,411
Monroe
73,090
11,694
Nassau
73,314
11,730
Okaloosa
180,822
28,932
Okeechobee
39,996
6,399
Orange
1,145,956
183,353
Osceola
268,685
42,990
Palm Beach
1,320,134
211,221
Pasco
464,697
74,352
Pinellas
916,542
146,647
Polk
602,095
96,335
Putnam
74,364
11,898
Santa Rosa
151,372
24,220
Sarasota
379,448
60,712
Seminole
422,718
67,635
St Johns
190,039
30,406
St Lucie
277,789
44,446
Sumter
93,420
14,947
Suwannee
41,551
6,648
Taylor
22,570
3,611
Union
15,535
2,486
Volusia
494,593
79,135
Wakulla
30,776
4,924
Walton
55,043
8,807
Washington
24,896
3,983
 
 
 
Florida
18,801,310
3,008,209

Definitions:

  1. Hearing Loss - this term covers all individuals having various hearing losses, ranging from mild to profound - including those who are deaf or hard of hearing.
  2. State and County Population estimates on December 1, 2011 were provided by the Census 2010 Data for the State of Florida, Public Information Office, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington, D.C. 20233., Website: www.census.gov.  
  3. Percentage of Floridians with hearing loss provided from FCCDHH 2007 Report to the Governor.  Website: http://www.fccdhh.org/files/1/File/2007_reporttogovernor.pdf