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. 2009 May;46(2):303–324. doi: 10.1353/dem.0.0054

Table 1.

Distribution of Child Health Status

Measure Number Percentage Percentage by Age Category
0–3 Years 4–7 Years 8–11 Years 12–14 Years
Parent-Reported Child Health
  1. Very healthy 1,084 10.58 9.12 9.29 11.58 13.10
  2. Somewhat healthy 8,249 80.52 76.75 82.79 81.50 81.74
  3. Somewhat unhealthy/unhealthy 912 8.90 14.13 7.92 6.91 5.17
  Totala 10,245 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Nurse-Assessed Child Health
  1. Healthier than average 186 1.87 1.54 2.16 2.03 1.76
  2 3,881 39.01 36.10 40.18 39.44 41.17
  3 2,591 26.04 27.51 23.99 25.98 26.67
  4 2,651 26.65 26.36 26.89 27.20 26.00
  5 505 5.08 6.13 5.45 4.63 3.63
  6. Less healthy than average 135 1.36 2.35 1.33 0.73 0.78
  Totala 9,949 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
a

Some totals do not sum exactly to 100.00 because of rounding.