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Published in final edited form as: J Atten Disord. 2018 Dec 10;23(11):1303–1319. doi: 10.1177/1087054718816169

Table 2.

Parent-Reported Receipt of School Services by Children Aged 4 to 17 Years With Current ADHD, by Demographic Subgroups and ADHD Characteristics, NS-DATA 2014.

School-based educational support School-based educational support Classroom management Classroom management IEP 504 plan Any school services
Ever Current Ever Current Current Current Current
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI)
Overall 80.2 [77.3, 82.8] 62.3 [58.9, 65.6] 59.9 [56.4, 63.2] 32.0 [28.7, 35.4] 42.9 [39.4, 46.4] 13.6 [11.4, 16.2] 69.3 [66.0, 72.4]
Sex
 Male 81.1 [77.7, 84.1] 62.9 [58.8, 66.8] 63.2 [59.1, 67.2] 33.9 [30.0, 38.1] 44.8 [40.7, 49.1] 13.2 [10.6, 16.3] 69.8 [65.8, 73.4]
 Female 78.0 [72.1, 82.9] 60.9 [54.5, 66.9] 51.9 [45.5, 58.2] 27.3 [21.9, 33.4] 38.0 [32.2, 44.2] 14.7 [10.9, 19.5] 68.2 [61.9, 73.9]
Age group
 4-11 years 78.9 [73.6, 83.4] 66.9 [61.1, 72.3] 70.8 [65.2, 75.9] 48.4 [42.3, 54.6] 48.2 [42.1, 54.3] 12.6 [9.1, 17.1] 75.7 [70.3, 80.4]
 12-17 years 80.8 [77.2, 84.0] 59.9 [55.6, 64.0] 54.3 [50.0, 58.5] 23.6 [20.2, 27.5] 40.1 [36.0, 44.4] 14.2 [11.5, 17.4] 66.0 [61.8, 70.0]
Race
 White 78.9 [75.5, 82.0] 60.8 [56.9, 64.5] 57.5 [53.5, 61.4] 31.4 [27.7, 35.4] 43.6 [39.7, 47.6] 14.0 [11.5, 17.0] 68.2 [64.4, 71.8]
 Black 83.0 [74.3, 89.2] 66.1 [56.3, 74.8] 67.3 [57.7, 75.7] 36.0 [27.3, 45.8] 42.7 [33.4, 52.6] 12.7 [7.4, 20.9] 72.7 [63.0, 80.7]
 Multiracial/Other 83.7 [74.2, 90.1] 65.3 [54.6, 74.6] 64.1 [53.6, 73.4] 30.6 [22.0, 40.7] 39.2 [29.7, 49.5] 12.9 [7.3, 21.7] 70.2 [59.4, 79.1]
Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic/Latino 79.4 [76.3, 82.2] 62.2 [58.6, 65.7] 60.3 [56.7, 63.8] 31.6 [28.2, 35.2] 43.5 [39.9, 47.2] 13.9 [11.5, 16.6] 69.4 [66.0, 72.7]
 Hispanic/Latino 83.8 [74.1, 90.4] 61.4 [50.8, 71.0] 56.1 [45.5, 66.1] 34.0 [24.8, 44.7] 38.3 [28.6, 49.0] 12.4 [7.2, 20.5] 67.4 [56.8, 76.5]
Primary language in the homea
 English 80.1 [77.2, 82.8] 61.8 [58.4, 65.1] 60.0 [56.5, 63.3] 32.1 [28.8, 35.6] 43.3 [39.8, 46.8] 14.0 [11.8, 16.6] 69.0 [65.7, 72.2]
 Any other language 82.5 [57.2, 94.3] 75.4 [52.2, 89.6] 57.6 [34.0, 78.1] 28.5b [11.4, 55.5] 28.3b [11.0, 55.8] 0.33c [0.04, 2.43] 76.9 [53.4, 90.6]
Poverty status
 <100% of FPL 79.2 [71.9, 85.1] 62.3 [54.4, 69.7] 66.4 [58.6, 73.4] 35.3 [28.1, 43.2] 45.9 [38.1, 53.8] 9.3 [5.7, 15.0] 71.6 [63.9, 78.3]
 100%-199% of FPL 81.3 [74.6, 86.6] 63.2 [55.5, 70.3] 62.7 [54.9, 69.9] 35.7 [28.6, 43.6] 44.9 [37.4, 52.8] 11.2 [7.2, 17.0] 70.9 [63.4, 77.5]
 ≥200% of FPL 79.4 [75.6, 82.7] 60.5 [56.1, 64.8] 53.6 [49.0, 58.1] 27.6 [23.6, 32.0] 39.1 [34.8, 43.6] 17.3 [14.0, 21.1] 66.5 [62.1, 70.6]
Highest education in familya
 Less than high school 76.6 [62.6, 86.4] 65.4 [51.5, 77.1] 56.0 [42.4, 68.8] 28.2 [17.8, 41.6] 45.3 [32.1, 59.2] 5.6b [1.7, 17.2] 68.4 [54.4, 79.7]
 12 years, high school graduate 84.6 [78.4, 89.2] 63.2 [55.4, 70.3] 61.2 [53.5, 68.3] 34.8 [27.8, 42.5] 46.5 [38.8, 54.4] 10.6 [6.6, 16.6] 74.2 [66.7, 80.4]
 More than high school 79.0 [75.6, 82.1] 61.5 [57.6, 65.2] 59.9 [56.0, 63.7] 31.4 [27.7, 35.4] 41.1 [37.3, 45.1] 15.9 [13.2, 19.0] 67.6 [63.8, 71.1]
Any health care coverage
 Public Insurance 82.0 [77.4, 85.8] 65.1 [59.8, 70.0] 66.1 [60.8, 71.0] 37.5 [32.4, 42.9] 49.5 [44.1, 54.9] 10.0 [7.3, 13.5] 74.5 [69.5, 79.0]
 Private Insurance 79.4 [75.6, 82.8] 60.8 [56.4, 65.1] 53.4 [48.8, 58.0] 26.8 [22.8, 31.3] 37.2 [32.9, 41.7] 17.8 [14.5, 21.7] 65.2 [60.7, 69.4]
 No Insurance 61.2 [31.3, 84.5] 34.2b [16.0, 58.7] 56.0 [28.1, 80.6] 12.7b [4.8, 29.7] 27.1b [11.6, 51.3] 5.1c [1.2, 19.1] 41.2b [19.9, 66.4]
Continuous insurance over past year
 Yes 80.5 [77.5, 83.2] 63.1 [59.5, 66.4] 59.7 [56.1, 63.2] 32.0 [28.6, 35.6] 43.6 [40.0, 47.3] 14.3 [12.0, 17.1] 70.4 [67.0, 73.5]
 No 79.1 [63.5, 89.2] 56.7 [41.1, 71.1] 58.2 [42.5, 72.4] 34.9 [22.1, 50.4] 36.7 [23.4, 52.4] 7.7b [3.0, 18.1] 60.3 [44.3, 74.4]
Regiona
 Northeast 83.3 [74.6, 89.4] 68.6 [59.7, 76.3] 57.5 [48.4, 66.2] 32.5 [24.5, 41.7] 46.7 [38.0, 55.6] 14.4 [9.8, 20.5] 74.5 [65.7, 81.7]
 Midwest 79.8 [74.2, 84.5] 64.2 [57.6, 70.3] 61.3 [54.6, 67.6] 36.0 [29.4, 43.1] 48.1 [41.3, 55.0] 9.2 [6.0, 13.8] 71.1 [64.9, 76.7]
 South 78.7 [74.0, 82.8] 62.3 [56.9, 67.3] 61.4 [56.0, 66.4] 32.6 [27.5, 38.1] 40.6 [35.3, 46.2] 15.6 [12.0, 20.1] 69.3 [64.0, 74.1]
 West 81.6 [74.5, 87.1] 54.6 [46.6, 62.3] 56.5 [48.2, 64.5] 25.0 [18.9, 32.3] 38.3 [31.0, 46.2] 13.9 [9.3, 20.3] 62.6 [54.5, 70.0]
Current ADHD severity
 Mild 76.7 [71.1, 81.5] 53.3 [47.3, 59.3] 49.6 [43.5, 55.7] 20.4 [15.8, 25.8] 33.1 [27.6, 39.0] 12.5 [8.8, 17.3] 58.0 [51.9, 63.9]
 Moderate 79.6 [75.5, 83.2] 63.0 [58.2, 67.6] 59.8 [54.8, 64.5] 34.5 [29.8, 39.5] 44.6 [39.7, 49.6] 13.3 [10.3, 16.9] 71.2 [66.6, 75.4]
 Severe 87.6 [80.3, 92.4] 74.3 [65.9, 81.3] 76.3 [68.4, 82.8] 44.1 [35.9, 52.6] 53.4 [44.9, 61.7] 16.6 [11.5, 23.3] 82.0 [73.7, 88.1]
Current ADHD symptom presentation
 Combined 83.4 [77.6, 87.9] 69.6 [62.9, 75.6] 74.5 [68.2, 80.0] 46.9 [40.0, 54.0] 51.5 [44.6, 58.4] 12.9 [9.1, 18.0] 76.8 [70.3, 82.2]
 Inattentive 81.2 [75.7, 85.7] 63.4 [57.1, 69.2] 55.7 [49.5, 61.7] 26.3 [21.1, 32.2] 39.9 [33.9, 46.2] 17.3 [13.2, 22.3] 69.9 [63.8, 75.4]
 Hyperactive/impulsive 64.5 [47.2, 78.7] 47.0 [32.0, 62.6] 72.2 [56.0, 84.2] 30.9 [18.4, 46.9] 29.9 [18.2, 45.0] 8.8b [3.4, 20.9] 57.2 [40.6, 72.2]
 Subthreshold 79.0 [74.3, 83.1] 57.8 [52.2, 63.1] 50.7 [45.1, 56.3] 25.9 [21.1, 31.4] 40.3 [34.9, 46.0] 11.7 [8.4, 16.1] 64.7 [59.2, 69.8]
Age at diagnosis
 Diagnosed before 6 years 82.6 [77.1, 87.1] 69.2 [63.0, 74.7] 75.5 [69.8, 80.4] 45.0 [38.7, 51.5] 55.4 [48.9, 61.7] 13.1 [9.4, 18.0] 77.7 [71.9, 82.7]
 Diagnosed at 6-10 years 79.9 [76.1, 83.2] 60.2 [55.7, 64.5] 54.1 [49.6, 58.6] 27.5 [23.5, 31.8] 39.2 [34.9, 43.7] 14.6 [11.7, 18.0] 66.8 [62.4, 70.9]
 Diagnosed at or after 11 years 72.8 [61.8, 82.6] 51.4 [39.7, 62.9] 39.8 [28.8, 52.1] 14.6 [7.4, 26.6] 21.4 [13.3, 32.7] 9.9 [5.6, 16.8] 55.0 [43.2, 66.3]
Person first concerned with behavior/attention/performance
 Family member 78.8 [75.1, 82.1] 61.5 [57.3, 65.6] 61.3 [57.1, 65.4] 33.8 [29.7, 38.2] 43.4 [39.2, 47.7] 12.9 [10.4, 16.0] 68.9 [64.7, 72.7]
 School/daycare staff member 82.6 [77.2, 87.0] 60.8 [54.2, 67.0] 53.6 [47.1, 60.0] 27.4 [22.0, 33.6] 38.8 [32.7, 45.2] 15.7 [11.4, 21.2] 68.1 [61.7, 73.9]
 Doctor or other health care professional 89.0 [70.3, 96.5] 72.4 [50.8, 86.9] 74.7 [54.5, 87.9] 25.5 [12.0, 46.1] 50.8 [30.4, 70.9] 6.0b [2.3, 14.7] 72.8 [51.1, 87.3]
 Someone else 79.5 [58.6, 91.4] 77.7 [57.4, 90.0] 73.3 [53.9, 86.6] 34.5 [19.7, 53.0] 57.5 [38.0, 74.9] 11.2b [4.1, 27.1] 80.6 [59.6, 92.1]
Before diagnosis, concern with behavior at home
 Yes 78.7 [75.0, 82.0] 62.8 [58.6, 66.9] 64.0 [59.8, 67.9] 36.1 [32.0, 40.5] 43.6 [39.3, 48.0] 13.2 [10.7, 16.2] 70.3 [66.1, 74.1]
 No 83.0 [78.1, 86.9] 60.9 [55.0, 66.6] 51.8 [45.8, 57.7] 23.9 [19.1, 29.4] 41.1 [35.3, 47.1] 14.6 [10.7, 19.7] 67.2 [61.4, 72.6]
Before diagnosis, concern with behavior at school/daycare
 Yes 80.2 [77.0, 83.1] 63.4 [59.7, 67.0] 64.0 [60.2, 67.6] 34.5 [30.9, 38.4] 45.1 [41.3, 49.0] 13.3 [10.9, 16.2] 70.8 [67.2, 74.1]
 No 80.2 [72.6, 86.1] 57.1 [48.9, 64.8] 41.2 [33.5, 49.4] 20.7 [14.9, 28.0] 32.2 [25.3, 40.0] 15.1 [10.3, 21.5] 62.6 [54.3, 70.3]
Before diagnosis, concern with school performance
 Yes 81.3 [77.9, 84.2] 63.1 [59.1, 66.9] 60.0 [56.0, 63.8] 31.8 [28.0, 35.7] 42.6 [38.7, 46.7] 14.2 [11.6, 17.2] 69.8 [66.0, 73.4]
 No 77.2 [71.0, 82.4] 59.7 [52.9, 66.1] 59.5 [52.5, 66.1] 32.7 [26.3, 39.8] 42.6 [35.9, 49.6] 12.3 [8.7, 17.1] 67.0 [60.2, 73.1]
Before diagnosis, concern with peer relationships
 Yes 81.7 [77.9, 85.0] 66.4 [62.0, 70.6] 69.3 [64.9, 73.3] 39.4 [34.9, 44.1] 49.8 [45.2, 54.5] 12.4 [9.7, 15.7] 73.6 [69.4, 77.5]
 No 78.0 [73.3, 82.1] 56.3 [51.0, 61.5] 46.5 [41.2, 51.9] 21.4 [17.2, 26.2] 32.9 [28.1, 38.0] 15.4 [12.0, 19.6] 63.1 [57.8, 68.1]
Current externalizing condition
 Yes 83.9 [76.4, 89.4] 72.4 [64.0, 79.4] 73.5 [64.7, 80.8] 49.4 [40.6, 58.3] 52.5 [43.7, 61.3] 10.0 [6.1, 16.2] 82.4 [75.0, 88.0]
 No 79.1 [75.8, 82.1] 60.0 [56.1, 63.7] 56.1 [52.3, 59.9] 27.7 [24.4, 31.4] 40.4 [36.7, 44.2] 14.7 [12.1, 17.6] 66.4 [62.6, 69.9]
Current internalizing condition
 Yes 85.9 [80.8, 89.8] 71.9 [66.0, 77.2] 72.4 [66.6, 77.6] 45.1 [38.9, 51.5] 55.1 [48.7, 61.3] 11.6 [8.5, 15.6] 79.1 [73.5, 83.9]
 No 77.4 [73.8, 80.7] 57.6 [53.4, 61.7] 53.8 [49.6, 57.9] 25.7 [22.1, 29.6] 36.9 [32.9, 41.0] 14.6 [11.8, 17.9] 64.5 [60.4, 68.4]
Current learning or cognitive disorder
 Yes 96.1 [93.3, 97.7] 86.6 [82.0, 90.1] 73.2 [67.9, 78.0] 48.6 [42.7, 54.5] 69.7 [63.9, 75.0] 11.2 [8.0, 15.5] 92.7 [89.1, 95.2]
 No 70.4 [66.2, 74.3] 47.8 [43.4, 52.2] 51.9 [47.4, 56.2] 22.1 [18.5, 26.1] 26.8 [23.0, 30.9] 15.0 [12.2, 18.4] 55.0 [50.6, 59.3]
Current autism spectrum disorder or pervasive developmental disorder
 Yes 96.3 [89.1, 98.8] 92.5 [86.7, 95.9] 86.2 [78.3, 91.5] 60.2 [50.5, 69.2] 81.3 [73.0, 87.5] 11.7 [6.8, 19.2] 96.7 [94.4, 98.1]
 No 77.6 [74.4, 80.6] 57.4 [53.7, 61.0] 55.6 [51.8, 59.3] 27.4 [24.1, 31.0] 36.6 [33.0, 40.3] 14.0 [11.6, 16.8] 64.9 [61.2, 68.4]
Impairment type
 Academic and social impairment 90.0 [86.3, 92.8] 75.1 [69.7, 79.7] 73.1 [67.6, 77.9] 43.9 [38.1, 49.9] 56.6 [50.7, 62.3] 17.0 [12.9, 22.0] 82.8 [77.9, 86.7]
 Academic impairment only 81.6 [77.0, 85.5] 62.7 [57.4, 67.8] 56.2 [50.8, 61.4] 28.6 [23.9, 33.9] 38.6 [33.5, 43.9] 12.2 [9.4, 15.8] 67.8 [62.5, 72.6]
 Social impairment only 61.6 [46.8, 74.5] 43.1 [29.5, 57.8] 51.0 [36.5, 65.3] 27.9 [16.8, 42.7] 47.9 [33.4, 62.7] 6.1b [3.1, 12.0] 56.5 [41.5, 70.4]
 No impairment 58.7 [49.2, 67.5] 35.8 [27.4, 45.2] 39.3 [30.6, 48.8] 11.7 [6.9, 19.4] 18.6 [12.2, 27.4] 12.3 [7.3, 20.1] 43.9 [34.8, 53.3]

Note. Estimates in bold indicate a chi-square test p value < .05. Figures in bold indicate statistically significant CIs. NS-DATA = National Survey of the Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD and Tourette Syndrome; IEP = individualized education program; CI = confidence intervals; FPL = federal poverty level; NSCH = National Survey of Children’s Health.

a

Indicator collected during 2011-2012 NSCH interview.

b

Estimate is unstable and may be unreliable. It has a relative SE between 30% and 50% and should be interpreted with caution.

c

Estimate is unreliable. It has a relative SE larger than 50% and should not be used except for inferential statistics (e.g., comparisons with other estimates).