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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Jul 25.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2003 Jul;112(1 Pt 1):134–142. doi: 10.1542/peds.112.1.134

TABLE 1.

Inclusiveness of Policies on Assessment of Physical, Mental, and Developmental Health of Children Entering Foster Care

Assessment Domain Type of Policy* Percent (95% CI) of PSUs
Physical health Inclusive 86.4 (64.6, 95.7)
Limited to subgroups 7.9 (1.5, 32.4)
No policy 5.7 (1.4, 21.2)
Mental health Inclusive 47.8 (24.0, 72.6)
Limited to subgroups 20.2 (8.4, 41.2)
No policy 32.0 (16.8, 52.2)
Developmental Inclusive 57.8 (34.6, 77.9)
Limited to subgroups 6.0 (2.5, 13.8)
No policy 36.2 (18.3, 58.9)
*

Policy types include “inclusive,” in which all children were assessed; “limited to subgroups,” in which subgroups of children were assessed based on non-clinical characteristics, and “none.”

Weighted percent.