Table 2.
Prevalence of ADHD as a function of geographic region
2003 | 2007 | 2011 | ||||
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Region | Mean % | SD | Mean % | SD | Mean % | SD |
Northeast | 7.92 | 1.13 | 9.46 | 0.97 | 10.96 | 1.72 |
Midwest | 7.87 | 1.05 | 9.82 | 2.03 | 11.93 | 2.03 |
South | 9.41 | 1.05 | 11.74 | 2.28 | 13.51 | 2.49 |
West | 6.41 | 0.80 | 7.73 | 1.28 | 8.75 | 1.67 |
Note. Mean percentage of children or adolescents ages 4–17 ever diagnosed with ADHD as of that year; SD, standard deviation. Northeast, n = 9, Midwest, n = 12.
South, n = 17, West, n = 13.