Table 2.
Prevalence of selected sociodemographic characteristics among the population of children and adolescents by national survey
| Children 3–17 Y |
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| 2016 NSCH (n = 43,283) |
2016 NHIS (n = 9247) |
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| n | Weighted % | 95% CI | n | Weighted % | 95% CI | |
| Age | ||||||
| 3–5 y | 7565 | 19.5 | 18.7–20.4 | 1781 | 20.4 | 19.3–21.5 |
| 6–8 y | 7052 | 20.2 | 19.3–21.1 | 1760 | 19.9 | 18.8–21.0 |
| 9–12 y | 10,883 | 26.6 | 25.7–27.6 | 2314 | 26.1 | 24.9–27.3 |
| 13–15 y | 9877 | 20.3 | 19.5–21.1 | 1940 | 20.3 | 19.3–21.4 |
| 16–17 y | 7906 | 13.4 | 12.7–14.1 | 1452 | 13.3 | 12.5–14.2 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 22,194 | 51.0 | 50.0–52.1 | 4777 | 51.1 | 49.8–52.5 |
| Female | 21,089 | 49.0 | 47.9–50.0 | 4470 | 48.9 | 47.5–50.2 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 30,386 | 51.7 | 50.6–52.8 | 5054 | 51.7 | 50.1–53.3 |
| Hispanic | 4771 | 24.9 | 23.7–26.1 | 2030 | 24.6 | 23.1–26.1 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 2564 | 13.0 | 12.2–13.7 | 1091 | 13.8 | 12.8–14.9 |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 5562 | 10.5 | 9.9–11.0 | 1072 | 9.9 | 9.1–10.8 |
| Current health insurance status | ||||||
| Private | 32,223 | 58.5 | 57.4–59.6 | 5289 | 54.6 | 53.1–56.1 |
| Public | 7801 | 30.8 | 29.7–31.9 | 3167 | 37.1 | 35.6–38.6 |
| Other | 1122 | 2.6 | 2.3–3.0 | 246 | 2.3 | 1.9–2.8 |
| Uninsured | 1505 | 5.9 | 5.3–6.6 | 494 | 5.5 | 4.9–6.1 |
| Missing | 632 | 2.2 | 1.9–2.6 | 51 | 0.5 | 0.4–0.7 |
| Household income | ||||||
| <100% FPL | 4249 | 21.3 | 20.2–22.4 | 1493 | 19.2 | 18.0–20.5 |
| 100%–199% FPL | 6917 | 22.3 | 21.3–23.3 | 2020 | 23.0 | 21.8–24.3 |
| 200%–399% FPL | 13,332 | 26.8 | 25.8–27.8 | 2762 | 28.8 | 27.5–30.1 |
| ≥400% FPL | 18,785 | 29.6 | 28.7–30.5 | 2971 | 28.9 | 27.5–30.4 |
| Parental education attainment | ||||||
| Less than high school | 991 | 9.4 | 8.4–10.4 | 831 | 10.6 | 9.6–11.6 |
| High school diploma | 5404 | 19.2 | 18.3–20.2 | 1584 | 16.9 | 15.9–17.9 |
| Some college | 9686 | 21.9 | 21.1–22.8 | 2807 | 29.0 | 27.7–30.3 |
| College degree or higher | 26,160 | 46.1 | 45.1–47.2 | 3645 | 40.1 | 38.5–41.6 |
| Missing | 1042 | 3.4 | 3.0–3.7 | 380 | 3.5 | 3.0–4.0 |
| Household primary language | ||||||
| English | 40,325 | 85.0 | 83.9–86.0 | 8541 | 90.5 | 89.4–91.5 |
| Non-English | 2630 | 13.7 | 12.7–14.7 | 699 | 9.3 | 8.3–10.4 |
| Missing | 328 | 1.3 | 1.0–1.7 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1–0.4 |
| Adolescents 13–17 Y |
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| 2016 NSCH (n = 17,783) |
2016 NHIS (n = 3392) |
2016 MTF (n = 10,985) |
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| n | Weighted % | 95% CI | n | Weighted % | 95% CI | n | Weighted % | 95% CI | |
| Age | |||||||||
| 3–5 y | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6–8 y | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 9–12 y | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 13–15 y | 9877 | 60.2 | 58.5–61.8 | 1940 | 60.4 | 58.2–62.5 | 8004 | 78.0 | 74.1–81.4 |
| 16–17 y | 7906 | 39.8 | 38.2–41.5 | 1452 | 39.6 | 37.5–41.8 | 2260 | 22.0 | 18.5–25.8 |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 9016 | 51.1 | 49.4–52.8 | 1720 | 51.4 | 49.1–53.7 | 5196 | 49.8 | 48.5–50.9 |
| Female | 8767 | 48.9 | 47.2–50.6 | 1672 | 48.6 | 46.3–50.9 | 5232 | 50.2 | 49.0–51.4 |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 12,852 | 52.9 | 51.2–54.6 | 1908 | 53.8 | 51.5–56.2 | 4883 | 44.6 | 40.6–48.6 |
| Hispanic | 1814 | 24.0 | 22.2–26.0 | 737 | 23.7 | 21.6–25.9 | 1331 | 12.5 | 10.1–15.3 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 1060 | 13.9 | 12.7–15.3 | 384 | 13.1 | 11.5–14.8 | 2330 | 21.1 | 17.6–24.9 |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 2057 | 9.2 | 8.4–10.0 | 363 | 9.4 | 8.2–10.8 | 2441 | 21.8 | 20.1–23.5 |
| Current health insurance status | |||||||||
| Private | 13,457 | 60.1 | 58.3–61.9 | 2048 | 57.7 | 55.5–59.9 | – | – | – |
| Public | 2773 | 27.2 | 25.5–28.9 | 1015 | 33.0 | 30.8–35.2 | – | – | – |
| Other | 558 | 3.6 | 2.9–4.6 | 93 | 2.5 | 1.9–3.3 | – | – | – |
| Uninsured | 689 | 6.3 | 5.4–7.4 | 220 | 6.5 | 5.4–7.7 | – | – | – |
| Missing | 306 | 2.7 | 2.1–3.6 | 16 | 0.3 | 0.2–0.5 | – | – | – |
| Household income | |||||||||
| <100% FPL | 1627 | 21.0 | 19.0–22.9 | 495 | 17.7 | 15.8–19.7 | – | – | – |
| 100%–199% FPL | 2600 | 21.4 | 19.7–23.1 | 695 | 21.5 | 19.7–23.5 | – | – | – |
| 200%–399% FPL | 5397 | 26.3 | 24.5–28.1 | 982 | 28.3 | 26.3–30.4 | – | – | – |
| ≥400% FPL | 8159 | 31.3 | 29.9–32.8 | 1220 | 32.5 | 30.5–34.6 | – | – | – |
| Parental education attainment | |||||||||
| Less than high school | 435 | 10.2 | 8.7–11.9 | 330 | 11.9 | 10.2–13.7 | 916 | 8.4 | 7.3–9.6 |
| High school diploma | 2436 | 20.8 | 19.3–22.3 | 572 | 15.7 | 14.2–17.4 | 1621 | 14.5 | 13.2–15.8 |
| Some college | 4223 | 22.9 | 21.6–24.2 | 1009 | 28.4 | 26.4–30.4 | 1486 | 13.6 | 12.5–14.6 |
| College degree or higher | 10,259 | 42.4 | 40.8–44.0 | 1327 | 39.9 | 37.5–42.2 | 5585 | 51.4 | 48.4–54.3 |
| Missing | 430 | 3.8 | 3.2–4.5 | 154 | 4.2 | 3.4–5.1 | 1377 | 12.1 | 11.0–13.3 |
| Household primary language* | |||||||||
| English | 16,700 | 85.8 | 84.0–87.4 | 3122 | 89.7 | 87.9–91.2 | 8491 | 78.2 | 75.5–80.6 |
| Non-English | 937 | 13.0 | 11.4–14.7 | 269 | 10.3 | 8.8–12.1 | 2054 | 18.2 | 15.9–20.7 |
| Missing | 146 | 1.3 | 0.9–1.9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0–0.2 | 440 | 3.6 | 3.1–4.1 |
FPL is federal poverty level.
*
In the NSCH, household primary language was assessed with the survey item “What is the primary language spoken in the household?” In the NHIS, this was approximated by the language the interview was conducted in. In the MTF, this was ascertained by asking “What was the first language you spoke when you were a child?”.