Table 2.
Percentage of Children with Selected Health Problems Among All Children, by Sexa
| n | Girls | Boys | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good, fair, or poor health | 2796 | 9.32** | 12.69 | .001 |
| Health worse than 1 year ago | 2795 | 2.5 | 2.8 | .717 |
| Any crawl/walk/run/play limitation | 2797 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .430 |
| Any health care visits in past year | 2795 | 92.5 | 92.9 | .770 |
| Hospitalized in past year | 2796 | 4.6 | 5.2 | .515 |
| Head cold last in 30 days | 2658 | 35.9 | 35.3 | .577 |
| Stomach illness in past 30 days | 2661 | 11.4 | 13.6 | .225 |
| Flu/Ear infection in past 30 days | 2658 | 9.7 | 9.4 | .826 |
| 3+ Ear infections in past year | 1590 | 8.1 | 11.6 | .071 |
| Frequent/severe headaches in past year | 1006 | 5.2 | 3.8 | .381 |
| Anemia | 2797 | 2.7 | 2.6 | .877 |
| Hay fever in past year | 2217 | 6.8 | 7.7 | .580 |
| Doctor said that they have allergies | 634 | 14.3* | 23.4 | .050 |
| Ever told that they have asthma | 2794 | 10.5** | 15.2 | .006 |
| Eczema | 635 | 17.6 | 19.5 | .695 |
| Wheezing in past year | 2226 | 12.5* | 17.4 | .014 |
| Dry cough at night | 2226 | 3.0 | 4.0 | .305 |
a*
P < .05,
**
P < .01;
Pearson χ2 tests adjusted with the second-order Rao-Scott correction.