During the 1976-77 school year members of the Cooperative Research Endeavors in Education for the Deaf (CREED VII) project conducted a survey and analysis of the situation of Hispanic hearing impaired children in New York City. The demographic profile of this population, home background and language environment, the school environment, cultural factors and factors related to individual children's deafness were examined. In addition, an effort was made to determine the general characteristics of the population, in terms of language and affective functioning in school, and to understand the factors in the Hispanic child's background that affect his functioning in school. Available literature on Hispanic and other non white deaf children is briefly reviewed, and the model design, study sample, and methodology used are described in this document. The most relevant variables in the Hispanic deaf child's functioning were found to be the presence of the natural father in the home and the traditional upbringing of the parents. Project activities for the 1977-78 school year are outlined as they relate to the conclusions of the study. Survey instruments and data tables of multiple regression analyses of variables are appended to the document. (Author/GC)