Table 2.

Sample characteristics by ASD status and race/ethnicity (weighted)

	Children with a current ASD diagnosis			Non‐ASD children with special health care needs
	White	Black	Hispanic	White	Black	Hispanic
	(n = 3455)	(n = 324)	(n = 235)	(n = 53 717)	(n = 6858)	(n = 3688)
Age (y, SD)	10.10 (3.90)	10.01 (4.14)	8.87 (4.18)	10.63 (4.32)	9.84 (4.26)	9.83 (4.19)
Male (%)	80.4	75.4	89.7	57.1	57.4	54.6
Unmet need (%)	27.3	18.4	26.7	11.1	15.5	16.6
Household income
<100% FPL	13.9	36.6	19.8	13.2	36.3	32.9
100%‐150% FPL	12.5	13.0	14.8	9.5	15.7	15.4
150%‐200% FPL	10.3	18.4	5.3	9.9	11.7	12.9
200%‐300% FPL	21.6	12.5	15.6	18.0	14.8	12.9
300%‐400% FPL	14.6	3.0	21.2	15.9	8.6	9.0
>400% FPL	27.1	16.5	23.2	33.5	12.9	16.9
Insurance status (%)
Medicaid	42.5	69.0	42.9	26.7	57.9	46.0
Private	53.5	27.2	51.9	68.1	34.0	39.8
Uninsured	2.1	2.5	3.2	3.5	5.6	10.9
State‐years with any waiver (%)	21.5	22.0	11.37	19.6	22.1	12.7

Abbreviations: ASD, autism spectrum disorder; FPL, federal poverty level.

Data Source: 2003, 2007, and 2011 waves of the NSCH, and 2005 and 2010 waves of the NS‐CSHCN.