Table 2.
Emergency Room Visits and School Days Absent by Health Condition*
Asthma N=12.0% |
ADHD N=5.3% |
Parental Depression N=1.8% |
Full Sample N=100% |
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Mean ER Visits/yr (SE) † | 0.57 (0.01) | 0.42 (0.02) | 0.54 (0.03) | 0.31 (0.01) |
Mean School Absences/yr (SE) † | 5.84 (0.11) | 5.20 (0.15) | 6.50 (0.46) | 3.71 (0.03) |
Children in the sample 0–18 years old were weighted to reflect the complex sampling scheme of the NHIS. Children with asthma and ADHD were identified by parent report. Parental depression symptoms were measured by questions assessing sadness, hopelessness, or worthlessness over the past 30 days among adult household members.
Differences statistically significant, p<0.05, by examination of non-overlap of 95% CI.