Appendix E
Results from Alternative Analyses of Data on Reports of Audiometric Testing in Service Medical Records
Chapter 6 reports the results of a review of service medical records to assess the availability of audiometric test records dating from a service member’s entry into and separation from military service. The analysis reported in Chapter 6 used a ±60-day window around entry and separation dates to determine the percentage of service medical records in which these audiometric records were present. To assess the effect of the ±60-day window, an alternative analysis was conducted using a ±120-day window. The results of that alternative analysis are shown below.
TABLE E-1 Percentages of Service Medical Records (95% Confidence Intervals) with Reports of Audiometric Examinations Within 120 Days of Entry into Active Duty (n = 3,212)
TABLE E-2 Percentages of Service Medical Records (95% Confidence Intervals) with Reports of Audiometric Examinations Within 120 Days of Release from Active Duty (n = 3,226)
TABLE E-3 Percentages of Service Medical Records (95% Confidence Intervals) with Reports of Audiometric Examinations Within 120 Days of Entrance into and Release from Active Duty (n = 3,210)