Damaged block heater cord could give you shock and awe. â General Motors is recalling almost 3000 vehicles that use a specific block heater. GM named the recalled vehicles as the 2013-2014 Buick Encore, Buick Verano, Chevy Cruze and the 2012-2014 Chevy Sonic.
It seems that 3.68% of the total population is found to be hard of hearing and 0.3% of the total population is functionally Deaf, out of a total population of about 268,000,000 (2005) living souls in the US. Half of both proposed figures seems to be older than 65 years of age.
With a 10% rate of substance abuse in the Maine population, that would equal. 15,300 deaf/hard of hearing and 1,530 profoundly deaf substance abusers. With a 3% mental illness rate in the Maine population, that would equal. 4,600 deaf/hard of hearing and 460 profoundly deaf people with mental illness. With a 3% mental retardation rate in the Maine population, that would equal. 4,600 deaf/hard of hearing and 460 profoundly deaf people with mental retardation.