TABLE 3—

Absolute and Relative Change Over Time in Prevalence of Selected Health Indicators, by Special Health Care Need Status: National Survey of Children’s Health, 2003 and 2007

	Children With Special Health Care Needs		Children Without Special Health Care Needs
Healthy People 2010 LHI (Age Range)	Absolute Change 2007 – 2003a	Relative Change 2007 – 2003b	Absolute Change 2007 – 2003a	Relative Change 2007 – 2003b
Vigorous physical activity ≥ 3 d/wk for 20 min (14–17 y)	5.8*	9.9*	3.1*	4.5*
Obese; BMI at or above the gender- and age-specific 95th percentile (10–17 y)	1.3	7.0	1.5*	10.9*
Usually/always unhappy, sad, or depressed during the past mo (6–17 y)	−0.8	−14.9	−0.2	−14.2
ED visits for nonfatal injuries (0–5 y)	3.8	25.9	0.6	7.1
Anyone in household uses cigarettes, cigars, or pipe tobacco (0–6 y)	−3.2	−9.4	−0.2	−0.8
Currently insured (0–17 y)	−0.9	−0.9	−0.3	−0.3
Personal doctor or nurse (0–17 y)	4.8*	5.3*	9.7*	11.8*

Note. BMI = body mass index; ED = emergency department; LHI = leading health indicators.

^aPercentage point difference.

^bPercent difference.

*P < .05; Z-statistic > 1.96.