Table 1.
National Survey Children’s Health (NSCH) sample characteristics for children age 6–17 years, n = 44,686.
| Variables | Frequency (n) | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||
| Sex | ||
| Male | 22,950 | 51.36 |
| Female | 21,736 | 48.64 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 5718 | 12.8 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 3161 | 7.07 |
| White, non-Hispanic | 35,807 | 80.13 |
| Federal poverty level (FPL) | ||
| Below 400% FPL | 25,237 | 56.48 |
| 400% FPL or above | 19,449 | 43.52 |
| Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) | ||
| Missing | 597 | 1.34 |
| 0 ACEs | 24,050 | 53.82 |
| 1 ACE | 10,274 | 22.99 |
| 2 ACEs | 4722 | 10.57 |
| 3 ACEs | 2323 | 5.2 |
| 4 ACEs | 1304 | 2.92 |
| 5 ACEs | 774 | 1.73 |
| 6 or more ACEs | 642 | 1.44 |
| Flourishing (outcomes) | ||
| Learning: interest and curiosity in learning new things | ||
| Missing | 236 | 0.53 |
| Definitely true | 37,291 | 83.45 |
| Somewhat or not true | 7159 | 16.02 |
| Resilience: finish tasks | ||
| Missing | 750 | 1.68 |
| Definitely true | 28,557 | 63.91 |
| Somewhat or not true | 15,379 | 34.42 |
| Regulation: calm and in control when faced with a challenge | ||
| Missing | 747 | 1.67 |
| Definitely true | 22,101 | 49.46 |
| Somewhat or not true | 21,838 | 48.87 |
| Family resilience (mediator) | ||
| Talk together about what to do when the family faces problems | ||
| Missing | 739 | 1.65 |
| All of the time | 18,192 | 40.71 |
| Most of the time | 19,799 | 44.31 |
| Some of the time | 5565 | 12.45 |
| None of the time | 391 | 0.87 |
| Work together to solve the problem when the family faces problems | ||
| Missing | 844 | 1.89 |
| All of the time | 17,970 | 40.21 |
| Most of the time | 20,053 | 44.88 |
| Some of the time | 5450 | 12.2 |
| None of the time | 369 | 0.83 |
| Know we have strengths to draw on when the family faces problems | ||
| Missing | 886 | 1.98 |
| All of the time | 21,367 | 47.82 |
| Most of the time | 17,633 | 39.46 |
| Some of the time | 4,347 | 9.73 |
| None of the time | 453 | 1.01 |
| Stay hopeful even in difficult times when the family faces problems | ||
| Missing | 733 | 1.64 |
| All of the time | 21,729 | 48.63 |
| Most of the time | 19,257 | 43.09 |
| Some of the time | 2769 | 6.2 |
| None of the time | 198 | 0.44 |
Based on individuals with no missing values for sex variable.