TABLE 1.

Prevalence and Characteristics of CSHCN

Population	n	Sample No. of CSHCN	Estimated Total Population, × 1000	Estimated Total Population of CSHCN, × 1000	Prevalence, %
Age 3−17 y	18 279	3660	61 023	13 175	21.6
Gender
Male	9363	2056	31 225	7295	23.4
Female	8916	1604	29 798	5880	19.7
Race
White non-Hispanic	7631	1879	36 638	8698	23.7
Black non-Hispanic	3370	724	9251	1983	21.4
Other non-Hispanic	1179	199	4131	727	17.6
Hispanic	6099	858	11 003	1767	16.1
Income level, % FPL
<200	9785	1881	22 981	4863	21.2
200−399	5237	1030	20 772	4339	20.9
≥400	3257	749	17 270	3973	23.0
Insurance
Insured	16 501	3474	56 538	12 579	22.6
Uninsured	1778	186	4485	596	13.3
Region
Northeast	2720	658	10 874	2519	23.2
Midwest	3366	793	13 675	3206	23.4
South	6894	1367	21 639	4712	21.8
West	5299	842	14 835	2738	18.5

Source: MEPS, 2002 and 2003.