Table 1.
Sample Characteristics for Children Using Stimulants Ages 0 – 20, MEPS 2002–2008
| Full Sample, 2002 – 2008 | ||
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| Variable | N | % (weighted) |
| Total (N, %) | 2185 | 3.3 |
| Age (N, %) | ||
| Age 0–9 | 585 | 1.7 |
| Age 10–13 | 894 | 6.7 |
| Age 14–20 | 706 | 3.4 |
| Income (N, %) | ||
| Low income (<200 % FPL) | 1175 | 3.3 |
| Non-low income (=200 % FPL) | 1010 | 3.3 |
| Male (N, %) | 1600 | 4.6 |
| Female (N, %) | 585 | 1.9 |
| Insurance status (N, %) | ||
| Private | 1140 | 3.3 |
| Public | 987 | 3.8 |
| Race (N, %) | ||
| Black | 388 | 2.5 |
| White | 1649 | 3.5 |
| Other | 148 | 2.4 |
| Education (N, %) | ||
| Parents have a high school degree or less | 1298 | 3.2 |
| At least one parent has more than high school | 713 | 3.3 |
Note: MEPS = Medical Expenditure Panel Survey; FPL = Federal Poverty Guidelines
All estimates are for the civilian non-institutionalized population ages 0–20 and are person weighted using MEPS sampling weights.