TABLE 2—
Prevalence of Selected Health Indicators Among Children, by Presence of Special Health Care Needs: National Survey of Children’s Health, 2003 and 2007
| Special Health Care Needs |
No Special Health Care Needs |
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| Healthy People 2010 LHI (Age Range) | Weighted No. | % (SE) | Weighted No. | % (SE) | Absolute Difference (95% CI)a | Relative Difference (95% CI)b |
| 2003 | ||||||
| Total sample | 12 820 481 | 59 916 484 | ||||
| Vigorous physical activity ≥ 3 d/wk for 20 min (14−17 y) | 3 508 483 | 58.3 (1.16) | 12 555 793 | 68.1 (0.60) | −9.8 (−12.38, −7.25) | −14.4 (−18.0, −10.7) |
| Obese; BMI at or above the gender- and age-specific 95th percentile (10−17 y) | 6 757 852 | 18.2 (0.69) | 24 303 619 | 13.9 (0.33) | 4.3 (2.84, 5.85) | 31.3 (20.2, 43.3) |
| Usually/always unhappy, sad, or depressed during the past mo (6−17 y) | 10 135 702 | 5.2 (0.36) | 38 615 315 | 1.2 (0.08) | 4.1 (3.35, 4.81) | 350.2 (270.6, 447.0) |
| ED visits for nonfatal injuries during the past 12 mo (0−5 y) | 2 643 929 | 14.5 (1.04) | 21 156 758 | 8.8 (0.27) | 5.8 (3.64, 7.85) | 65.6 (42.1, 93.0) |
| Anyone in household use of cigarettes, cigars, or pipe tobacco (0−6 y)c | 2 363 838 | 33.7 (1.52) | 17 022 045 | 25.0 (0.48) | 8.7 (5.56, 11.81) | 34.7 (22.4, 48.3) |
| Current insurance (0−17 y) | 12 806 715 | 94.8 (0.30) | 59 766 209 | 90.5 (0.20) | 4.3 (3.64, 5.05) | 4.80 (4.0, 5.6) |
| Personal doctor or nurse (0−17 y) | 12 798 586 | 90.0 (0.42) | 59 677 282 | 81.9 (0.26) | 8.0 (7.06, 9.01) | 9.81 (8.6, 11.0) |
| 2007 | ||||||
| Total sample | 14 136 454 | 59 622 162 | ||||
| Vigorous physical activity ≥ 3 d/wk for 20 min (14−17 y) | 3 971 843 | 64.1 (1.64) | 12 870 211 | 71.2 (0.94) | −7.1 (−10.83, −3.42) | −10.0 (−15.0, −4.8) |
| Obese; BMI at or above the gender- and age-specific 95th percentile (10−17 y) | 7 444 763 | 19.5 (0.98) | 24 166 139 | 15.4 (0.56) | 4.1 (1.90, 6.33) | 26.7 (12.2, 43.1) |
| Usually/always unhappy, sad, or depressed during the past mo (6−17 y) | 11 221 607 | 4.5 (0.44) | 37 913 893 | 1.0 (0.13) | 3.5 (2.56, 4.36) | 346.3 (222.9, 516.8) |
| Moderate/severe depression (2−17)ef | 1 110 333 | 52.8 (3.31) | 171 834 | 29.4 (6.82) | 23.5 (8.60, 38.32) | 79.9 (12.2, 188.3) |
| ED visits for nonfatal injuries during the past 12 mo (0−5 y) | 2 854 051 | 18.3 (1.82) | 21 600 899 | 9.4 (0.44) | 8.9 (5.22, 12.55) | 94.7 (57.0, 141.5) |
| Anyone in household use of cigarettes, cigars, or pipe tobacco (0−6 y) | 3 642 925 | 30.5 (1.63) | 24 532 528 | 24.8 (0.66) | 5.7 (2.29, 9.16) | 23.1 (9.5, 38.3) |
| Use of cigarettes, cigars, or pipe tobacco in home (0−6 y)e | 3 642 925 | 7.7 (0.92) | 24 531 607 | 4.7 (0.27) | 3.1 (1.18, 4.92) | 65.5 (27.6, 114.6) |
| Current insurance (0−17 y) | 14 131 207 | 93.9 (0.48) | 59 449 404 | 90.2 (0.31) | 3.8 (2.63, 4.86) | 4.2 (2.9, 5.4) |
| Personal doctor or nurse (0−17 y) | 14 093 965 | 94.7 (0.41) | 59 322 031 | 91.6 (0.27) | 3.2 (2.19, 4.12) | 3.4 (2.4, 4.5) |
| Received a tetanus booster or Td/Tdap shot or up-to-date on all shots (12−17 y)eg | 5 612 286 | 88.1 (0.85) | 18 133 993 | 84.2 (0.57) | 3.9 (1.91, 5.91) | 4.7 (2.3, 7.1) |
Note. BMI = body mass index; CI = confidence interval; CSHCN = children with special health care needs; ED = emergency department; LHI = leading health indicators; Td/Tdap = Tetanus-Diphtheria or Tetanus-Diphtheria-Pertussis.
Percentage point difference, CSHCN – non-CSHCN.
Percent difference, (CSHCN/non-CSHCN) − 1.
Question added midway through survey; 12.3% of the sample were missing as a result and were dropped from these analyses.
Among children who currently have asthma (parent has been told by a doctor or other health care provider that child has asthma).
Added to Survey in 2007.
Among children who currently have depression (parent has been told by a doctor or other health care provider that child has depression).
5.9% of the sample were missing and were dropped from the analyses.