Table I.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of children with current ADHD (NS-DATA 2014)
| Characteristics | Unweighted N |
Weighted % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex* | ||
| Male | 1762 | 70.3 (67.1–73.4) |
| Female | 733 | 29.7 (26.6–32.9) |
| Age group | ||
| 4–11 y | 768 | 34.0 (30.7–37.4) |
| 12–17 y | 1727 | 66.0 (62.6–69.3) |
| Race* | ||
| White | 1940 | 71.7 (68.3–74.9) |
| Black | 232 | 16.2 (13.6–19.1) |
| Multiracial/other | 312 | 12.1 (9.9–14.7) |
| Ethnicity* | ||
| Non-Hispanic/Latino | 2276 | 84.8 (81.7–87.4) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 213 | 15.2 (12.6–18.3) |
| Primary language in the home* | ||
| English | 2462 | 96.7 (94.7–97.9) |
| Any other language | 32 | 3.3 (2.1–5.3) |
| Poverty status | ||
| <100% of federal poverty level | 350 | 28.0 (24.6–31.7) |
| 100%-199% of federal poverty level | 460 | 22.3 (19.4–25.5) |
| ≥200% of federal poverty level | 1559 | 49.7 (46.1–53.2) |
| Any healthcare coverage | ||
| Public insurance | 953 | 49.7 (46.2–53.2) |
| Private insurance | 1467 | 48.6 (45.2–52.1) |
| No insurance | 37 | 1.6 (0.9–2.9) |
| Continuous insurance over past year | ||
| Yes | 2316 | 93.6 (91.5–95.3) |
| No | 117 | 6.4 (4.7–8.6) |
| Receives care in a medical home* | ||
| Yes | 1218 | 43.5 (40.0–46.9) |
| No | 1208 | 56.6 (53.1–60.0) |
| Region* | ||
| Northeast | 422 | 15.3 (13.5–17.3) |
| Midwest | 592 | 22.5 (20.5–24.7) |
| South | 990 | 44.0 (41.5–46.6) |
| West | 491 | 18.2 (16.3–20.2) |
| Current ADHD severity | ||
| Mild | 814 | 30.3 (27.3–33.5) |
| Moderate | 1247 | 49.9 (46.4–53.4) |
| Severe | 416 | 19.9 (17.1–23.0) |
| Age at diagnosis | ||
| Diagnosed before age 6 y | 719 | 32.2 (29.0–35.6) |
| Diagnosed at age 6-10 y | 1535 | 59.6 (56.1–63.0) |
| Diagnosed at or after age 11 y | 208 | 8.2 (6.6–10.3) |
| Ever co-occurring condition† | ||
| None | 637 | 23.9 (21.1–26.9) |
| Any | 1858 | 76.1 (73.1–78.9) |
| Current co-occurring condition† | ||
| None | 935 | 34.3 (31.1–37.6) |
| Any | 1560 | 65.7 (62.4–68.9) |
*
Indicator collected during 2011-2012 NSCH interview.
†
Co-occurring conditions included oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, bipolar disorder, other mood disorder such as depression, autism spectrum disorder or pervasive developmental disorder, sleep disorder, intellectual disability, learning disorder, language disorder, and/or tics.