Table 1.
Observed (Unadjusted) Prevalence of Overall Health (N=75,879) and Mental Health Status (N=67,524) Among U.S. Children 0–17 Years of Age by Father's Overall and Mental Health Status and Sociodemographic Characteristics: The 2011–2012 National Survey of Children's Health
| Covariate | Study sample all children (N=75,879) | Child's overall health status as fair or poora | Child has emotional/behavioral health problemb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | SE | % | SE | % | SE | |
| United States | 100% | 3.16 | 0.14 | 6.04 | 0.18 | |
| Father's overall health status | ||||||
| Fair or poor | 8.62 | 0.25 | 10.66 | 0.99 | 9.49 | 0.90 |
| Excellent, very good, or good | 91.38 | 0.25 | 1.81 | 0.13 | 4.35 | 0.19 |
| Father's mental health status | ||||||
| Fair or poor | 4.63 | 0.17 | 9.83 | 1.18 | 14.53 | 1.37 |
| Excellent, very good, or good | 95.37 | 0.17 | 2.21 | 0.14 | 4.32 | 0.19 |
| Child's age, years | ||||||
| 0–5 | 32.76 | 0.34 | 2.58 | 0.22 | 2.03 | 0.23 |
| 6–11 | 33.19 | 0.35 | 3.37 | 0.27 | 6.17 | 0.30 |
| 12–17 | 34.06 | 0.35 | 3.50 | 0.23 | 8.46 | 0.35 |
| Child's sex | ||||||
| Male | 51.15 | 0.37 | 3.38 | 0.21 | 7.12 | 0.27 |
| Female | 48.85 | 0.37 | 2.92 | 0.19 | 4.90 | 0.24 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 51.13 | 0.36 | 1.70 | 0.10 | 6.79 | 0.24 |
| Non-Hispanic black | 13.22 | 0.24 | 4.26 | 0.40 | 6.10 | 0.47 |
| Hispanic | 23.04 | 0.37 | 6.12 | 0.49 | 4.79 | 0.46 |
| Non-Hispanic mixed race | 4.78 | 0.13 | 2.58 | 0.43 | 8.11 | 0.79 |
| Other | 7.82 | 0.21 | 2.46 | 0.32 | 3.33 | 0.44 |
| Household composition | ||||||
| Two-parent biological | 64.9 | 0.36 | 2.42 | 0.16 | 3.83 | 0.18 |
| Two parent | 8.66 | 0.22 | 3.77 | 0.57 | 9.99 | 0.82 |
| Single | 18.85 | 0.29 | 5.34 | 0.42 | 9.74 | 0.50 |
| Other family type | 7.59 | 0.21 | 3.29 | 0.36 | 9.82 | 0.85 |
| Place of residence | ||||||
| Metropolitan | 82.13 | 0.24 | 3.18 | 0.16 | 6.04 | 0.21 |
| Nonmetropolitan | 17.87 | 0.24 | 3.02 | 0.24 | 6.05 | 0.33 |
| Primary language spoken at home | ||||||
| English | 84.39 | 0.33 | 2.31 | 0.11 | 6.61 | 0.20 |
| Any other language | 15.61 | 0.33 | 7.71 | 0.66 | 2.83 | 0.48 |
| Household/parental education level, years | ||||||
| <12 | 11.44 | 0.28 | 9.15 | 0.80 | 6.83 | 0.69 |
| 12 | 19.98 | 0.31 | 4.25 | 0.36 | 7.11 | 0.43 |
| 12+ | 68.58 | 0.37 | 1.76 | 0.11 | 5.73 | 0.21 |
| Household poverty status (ratio of family income to poverty threshold) | ||||||
| Below 100% | 22.45 | 0.33 | 7.05 | 0.45 | 9.05 | 0.50 |
| 100–199% | 21.64 | 0.32 | 3.58 | 0.34 | 6.66 | 0.41 |
| 200–399% | 28.13 | 0.33 | 2.03 | 0.23 | 5.18 | 0.36 |
| At or above 400% | 27.78 | 0.31 | 0.81 | 0.08 | 4.06 | 0.24 |
a
Children 0–17 years of age.
b
Children 2–17 years of age. The chi-square test for the overall association between each covariate and the two outcomes was statistically significant at p<0.01 level, except for the association of child's place of residence with child's overall health status and mental health status and of child's sex with child's overall health status.
SE, standard error.