Table 1.
Weighted prevalence estimates of parent-reported attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis by a health care provider among children aged 4–17 years by sociodemographic characteristics – National Survey of Children’s Health, United States, 2011
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Ever-diagnosed with ADHD n = 76,015 respondents |
Current ADHD n = 75,840 respondents |
Current ADHD and Current Medication for ADHD n = 76,003 respondents |
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| Characteristic | n | % | 95% CIa | PRb | % | 95% CIa | PRb | % | 95% CIa | PRb |
| Overall | 76,015 | 11.0 | 10.5–11.5 | 8.8 | 8.4–9.3 | 6.1 | 5.7–6.5 | |||
| Sex | ||||||||||
| Male | 39,314 | 15.1 | 14.3–15.9 | 2.24 | 12.1 | 11.4–12.8 | 2.36 | 8.4 | 7.8–9.0 | 2.30 |
| Female | 36,701 | 6.7 | 6.2–7.3 | 1.00 | 5.5 | 5.0–6.0 | 1.00 | 3.7 | 3.3–4.1 | 1.00 |
| Age (%) | ||||||||||
| 4–10 years of age | 36,219 | 7.7 | 7.2–8.3 | 1.00 | 6.8 | 6.2–7.4 | 1.00 | 4.9 | 4.5–5.4 | 1.00 |
| 11–14 years of age | 21,409 | 14.3 | 13.3–15.4 | 1.85 | 11.4 | 10.5–12.4 | 1.69 | 7.9 | 7.2–8.8 | 1.63 |
| 15–17 years of age | 18,387 | 14.0 | 12.9–15.2 | 1.81 | 10.2 | 9.2–11.3 | 1.51 | 6.4 | 5.7–7.3 | 1.32 |
| Highest Educ. in Household (%) | ||||||||||
| <HS | 4,453 | 8.5 | 7.2–9.9 | 0.78 | 6.9 | 5.7–8.2 | 0.79 | 4.2 | 3.4–5.2 | 0.70 |
| 12 Years, HS Graduate | 11,569 | 13.3 | 12.1–14.6 | 1.23 | 11.0 | 9.9–12.2 | 1.27 | 7.7 | 6.8–8.7 | 1.29 |
| >HS | 58,550 | 10.8 | 10.3–11.4 | 1.00 | 8.6 | 8.1–9.2 | 1.00 | 6.0 | 5.6–6.4 | 1.00 |
| Race (%) | ||||||||||
| White | 54,927 | 12.2 | 11.5–12.8 | 1.00 | 9.8 | 9.2–10.4 | 1.00 | 7.1 | 6.6–7.6 | 1.00 |
| Black | 7,615 | 11.9 | 10.6–13.4 | 0.98c | 9.5 | 8.3–10.9 | 0.98c | 5.7 | 4.8–6.7 | 0.80 |
| Other | 11,450 | 7.2 | 6.3–8.1 | 0.59 | 5.8 | 5.1–6.7 | 0.60 | 3.5 | 2.9–4.3 | 0.50 |
| Ethnicity (%) | ||||||||||
| Hispanic/Latino | 9,676 | 6.9 | 5.9–8.1 | 0.56 | 5.5 | 4.6–6.6 | 0.56 | 3.1 | 2.5–3.9 | 0.44 |
| Non-Hispanic/Latino | 64,799 | 12.3 | 11.8–12.9 | 1.00 | 9.9 | 9.4–10.4 | 1.00 | 7.0 | 6.6–7.5 | 1.00 |
| Primary Language in Home (%) | ||||||||||
| English | 70,522 | 12.4 | 11.9–13.0 | 4.66 | 10.0 | 9.5–10.5 | 5.04 | 7.0 | 6.6–7.4 | 7.38 |
| Any other language | 5,455 | 2.7 | 1.9–3.7 | 1.00 | 2.0 | 1.3–3.0 | 1.00 | 0.9 | 0.6–1.5 | 1.00 |
| Federal Poverty Level (%)d | ||||||||||
| ≤100% | 10,974 | 12.9 | 11.7–14.2 | 1.30 | 10.9 | 9.8–12.1 | 1.38 | 6.8 | 6.0–7.8 | 1.21 |
| >100% to ≤200% | 13,500 | 11.8 | 10.7–12.9 | 1.18 | 9.4 | 8.4–10.5 | 1.19 | 6.5 | 5.7–7.4 | 1.16† |
| >200% | 51,541 | 10.0 | 9.4–10.6 | 1.00 | 7.9 | 7.3–8.5 | 1.00 | 5.6 | 5.2–6.1 | 1.00 |
| Any Health Care Coverage (%) | ||||||||||
| Yes | 72,511 | 11.3 | 10.8–11.8 | 9.2 | 8.7–9.6 | 6.3 | 6.0–6.7 | |||
| Medicaid/SCHIPe (public) | 20,313 | 14.4 | 13.5–15.4 | 1.53 | 11.9 | 11.0–12.9 | 1.58 | 8.1 | 7.4–8.8 | 1.51 |
| Non-Medicaid (private) | 51,440 | 9.4 | 8.9–10.0 | 1.00 | 7.5 | 7.0–8.1 | 1.00 | 5.3 | 4.9–5.8 | 1.00 |
| No | 3,380 | 6.4 | 5.0–8.2 | 0.68 | 4.1 | 3.0–5.5 | 0.54 | 2.3 | 1.4–3.6 | 0.42 |
| Region | ||||||||||
| Northeast | 13,620 | 10.1 | 9.2–11.2 | 1.26 | 8.1 | 7.2–9.1 | 1.27 | 5.4 | 4.7–6.1 | 1.42 |
| Midwest | 17,870 | 12.1 | 11.3–13.0 | 1.50 | 10.0 | 9.3–10.8 | 1.57 | 7.1 | 6.5–7.8 | 1.88 |
| South | 25,327 | 12.6 | 11.8–13.4 | 1.56 | 10.1 | 9.3–10.9 | 1.58 | 7.3 | 6.7–8.0 | 1.94 |
| West | 19,198 | 8.1 | 7.0–9.3 | 1.00 | 6.4 | 5.4–7.5 | 1.00 | 3.8 | 3.1–4.6 | 1.00 |
a
CI = Confidence Interval
b
PR = Prevalence Ratio
c
PR not significant at α=0.05 level
d
Includes multiply imputed values for 9.4% of sample for which household income was missing.
e
SCHIP: State Children’s Health Insurance Program