Table 1.
Distributions of Socio-demographic and Child Health and Related Characteristics of CSHCN by Disability
| CSHCN with Disabilities | CSHCN without Disabilities | |||
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| Sample Distribution N=8,739 % (95% CI) |
Estimated Population (in millions) |
Sample Distribution N=31,984 % (95% CI) |
Estimated Population (in millions) |
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| All: | 21.5% (20.8-22.1) | 2.2 | 78.5% (77.9-79.2) | 8.0 |
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| Gender:* | ||||
| Boys | 61.8% (60.0-63.5) | 1.4 | 58.7% (57.8-59.6) | 4.7 |
| Girls | 38.2% (36.5-40.0) | 0.8 | 41.3% (40.4-42.2) | 3.3 |
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| Age: | ||||
| 0-4 | 15.5% (14.3-16.9) | 0.3 | 16.3% (15.5-17.0) | 1.3 |
| 5-13 | 55.4% (53.7-57.2) | 1.2 | 56.1% (55.1-57.0) | 4.5 |
| 14-17 | 29.0% (27.4-30.7) | 0.6 | 27.7% (26.9-28.5) | 2.2 |
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| Race/Ethnicity:* | ||||
| White Non-Hispanic | 62.2% (60.4-64.0) | 1.4 | 66.2% (65.2-67.1) | 5.3 |
| Black Non-Hispanic | 17.9% (16.5-19.4) | 0.4 | 15.8% (15.1-16.6) | 1.3 |
| Hispanic | 12.7% (11.4-14.1) | 0.3 | 11.5% (10.9-12.2) | 0.9 |
| Other | 7.2% (6.4-8.2) | 0.2 | 6.5% (6.1-7.0) | 0.5 |
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| Income:* | ||||
| <200% FPL | 52.2% (50.3-54.1) | 1.1 | 37.9% (36.9-38.9) | 2.8 |
| 200-399% FPL | 27.0% (25.4-28.7) | 0.54 | 31.0% (30.1-31.9) | 2.3 |
| >/=400% FPL | 20.8% (19.4-22.3) | 0.42 | 31.1% (30.3-32.0) | 2.3 |
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| Insurance Status:* | ||||
| Private | 45.5% (43.7-47.2) | 1.0 | 62.9% (61.9-63.8) | 5.0 |
| Public | 36.7% (35.0-38.5) | 0.8 | 25.7% (24.8-26.6) | 2.1 |
| Private + Public | 11.7% (10.7-12.9) | 0.3 | 6.2% (5.7-6.6) | 0.5 |
| Other Insurance | 1.9% (1.5-2.3) | 0.04 | 2.0% (1.8-2.3) | 0.2 |
| Uninsured | 4.2% (3.9-5.0) | 0.09 | 3.3% (3.0-3.6) | 0.3 |
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| Household Composition:* | ||||
| Two-Parent | 59.5% (57.7-61.3) | 1.3 | 66.4% (65.5-67.3) | 5.1 |
| Single Mother | 35.3% (33.5-37.1) | 0.7 | 28.4% (27.5-29.3) | 2.2 |
| Other | 5.2% (4.6-6.0) | 0.1 | 5.2% (4.8-5.6) | 0.4 |
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| Highest Educational Attainment in the Home:* |
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| <High School | 8.7% (7.6-9.8) | 0.2 | 6.3% (5.8-6.9) | 0.5 |
| High School | 27.7% (26.0-29.4) | 0.6 | 21.8% (21.0-22.7) | 1.8 |
| >High School | 63.7% (61.9-65.4) | 1.4 | 71.8% (70.9-72.7) | 5.8 |
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| Condition Severity* | ||||
| None/Not Applicable | 2.4% (2.0-3.0) | 0.05 | 18.5% (17.8-19.2) | 1.5 |
| Minor | 18.7% (17.4-20.0) | 0.4 | 50.1% (49.2-51.1) | 4.0 |
| Moderate | 53.2% (51.4-55.0) | 1.2 | 27.6% (26.7-28.4) | 2.2 |
| Severe | 25.7% (24.2-27.3) | 0.6 | 3.9% (3.5-4.3) | 0.3 |
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| Condition Stability- Health care needs* | ||||
| Were usually stable | 48.9% (47.1-50.7) | 1.1 | 70.5% (69.6-71.4) | 5.6 |
| Changed once in a while | 35.6% (34.0-37.3) | 0.8 | 25.8% (25.0-26.7) | 2.1 |
| Changed all the time | 15.5% (14.2-16.8) | 0.3 | 3.7% (3.2-4.1) | 0.3 |
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| Missed >/= 20 days of school* | 12.0% (10.9-13.3) | 0.2 | 3.3% (3.0-3.8) | 0.2 |
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| Feels anxious or depressed* | 46.1% (44.3-47.9) | 1.0 | 24.0% (23.2-24.8) | 1.9 |
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| Has behavioral problems* | 39.6% (37.8-41.4) | 0.8 | 25.2% (24.4-26.0) | 2.0 |
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| Has trouble making or keeping friends* | 38.1% (36.3-39.9) | 0.8 | 15.6% (14.9-16.3) | 1.2 |
*
Chi-squared and t-tests were used to identify statistically significant differences (p<0.01) between CSHCN with and without disabilities.