Table 1.

Characteristics of Children With Current ADHD, NS-DATA, 2014.

Characteristics	Unweighted n	Weighted % (95% CIa)
Sex
Male	1,762	70.3 [67.1, 73.4]
Female	733	29.7 [26.6, 32.9]
Age group
4-11 years	768	34.0 [30.7, 37.4]
12-17 years	1,727	66.0 [62.6, 69.3]
Race
White	1,940	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	2,276	84.8 [81.7, 87.4]
Hispanic/Latino	213	15.2 [12.6, 18.3]
Primary language in the homeb
English	2,462	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	1,559	49.7 [46.1, 53.2]
Highest education in familyb
Less than high school	109	9.1 [7.1, 11.7]
12 years, high school graduate	402	25.4 [22.3, 28.8]
More than high school	1,980	65.4 [61.8, 68.9]
Any health care coverage
Public insurance	953	49.7 [46.2, 53.2]
Private insurance	1,467	48.6 [45.2, 52.1]
No insurance	37	1.6 [0.9, 2.9]
Continuous insurance over past year
Yes	2,316	93.6 [91.5, 95.3]
No	117	6.4 [4.7, 8.6]
Regionb
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	1,247	49.9 [46.4, 53.4]
Severe	416	19.9 [17.1, 23.0]
Current ADHD symptom presentation
Combined	580	27.7 [24.6, 31.1]
Inattentive	782	30.9 [27.8, 34.2]
Hyperactive/impulsive	113	4.8 [3.6, 6.6]
Subthreshold	1,020	36.5 [33.2, 39.9]
Age at diagnosis
Diagnosed before age 6 years	719	32.2 [29.0, 35.6]
Diagnosed at age 6-10 years	1,535	59.6 [56.1, 63.0]
Diagnosed at or after age 11 years	208	8.2 [6.6, 10.3]
Person first concerned with behavior/attention/performance
Family member	1,613	65.9 [62.5, 69.1]
School/daycare staff member	739	28.6 [25.5, 31.8]
Doctor or other health care professional	49	2.0 [1.3, 3.0]
Someone else	79	3.6 [2.5, 5.3]
Before diagnosis, concern with behavior at home
Yes	1,602	66.5 [63.1, 69.7]
No	878	33.5 [30.3, 36.9]
Before diagnosis, concern with behavior at school/daycare
Yes	2,028	81.9 [79.0, 84.4]
No	457	18.2 [15.6, 21.0]
Before diagnosis, concern with school performance
Yes	1,812	75.9 [72.9, 78.7]
No	671	24.1 [21.3, 27.1]
Before diagnosis, concern with peer relationships
Yes	1,414	58.7 [55.2, 62.1]
No	1,076	41.3 [38.0, 44.8]
Current externalizing condition
Yes	369	18.7 [15.9, 21.8]
No	2,078	81.3 [78.2, 84.1]
Current internalizing condition
Yes	792	32.8 [29.5, 36.1]
No	1,703	67.3 [63.9, 70.5]
Current learning or cognitive disorder
Yes	828	37.5 [34.1, 41.0]
No	1,620	62.5 [59.0, 65.9]
Current autism spectrum disorder or pervasive developmental disorder
Yes	352	13.0 [10.8, 15.5]
No	2,112	87.1 [84.5, 89.2]
ADHD-related impairment
Academic and social impairment	922	36.8 [33.5, 40.3]
Academic impairment only	1,019	44.1 [40.7, 47.7]
Social impairment only	133	5.3 [4.0, 7.1]
Neither academic nor social impairment	372	13.7 [11.5, 16.3]

Note. NS-DATA = National Survey of the Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD and Tourette Syndrome; NSCH = National Survey of Children’s Health.

^aCI = confidence interval.

^bIndicator collected during 2011-2012 NSCH interview.