Variable | Included | Excluded | Pvalue comparing Included vs. excluded2 |
---|---|---|---|
Number of children in sample | 2454 | 174 | |
Number of children represented in population | 10.2 million | 641,000 | |
Percent represented | 94% | 6% | |
Demographic Characteristics | % | % | |
Age (Years) | |||
5-12 | 70.0 | 64.1 | 0.2 |
13-17 | 30.0 | 35.9 | |
Female | 44.0 | 44.3 | 0.9 |
Race | |||
White | 78.4 | 69.6 | 0.009 |
Black | 16.1 | 18.5 | |
Other | 5.5 | 11.9 | |
Hispanic | 12.5 | 16.9 | 0.1 |
Region | |||
Northeast | 19.1 | 8.1 | 0.02 |
Midwest | 22.8 | 22.7 | |
South | 37.8 | 49.2 | |
West | 20.3 | 20.0 | |
Parental Education | |||
No Degree | 10.3 | 17.8 | 0.1 |
High School Complete | 46.4 | 48.2 | |
Bachelor's Degree | 16.7 | 12.8 | |
Graduate Level Degree | 11.9 | 11.6 | |
Other Degree | 14.7 | 9.6 | |
Poverty | |||
Poor | 18.4 | 22.2 | 0.007 |
Near Poor | 5.9 | 8.9 | |
Low Income | 15.0 | 24.9 | |
Middle Income | 31.5 | 27.5 | |
High Income | 29.2 | 16.5 | |
Insurance Coverage | |||
Any private | 65.4 | 52.9 | 0.01 |
Other | 34.6 | 47.1 | |
Clinical Characteristics | % | % | |
General Health Status3 | |||
Increasing | 20.4 | 20.1 | 0.9 |
Unchanged | 59.8 | 60.4 | |
Decreasing | 19.8 | 19.5 | |
Diagnosed with ADHD | 19.8 | 8.3 | 0.001 |
Variable | Included | Excluded | P value comparing Included vs. excluded 2 |
Diagnosed with Asthma | 20.1 | 19.3 | 0.8 |
Any psychotropic medication use4 | |||
None | 70.7 | 85.6 | 0.01 |
Year 1 only | 2.9 | 2.8 | |
Year 2 only | 6.1 | 3.9 | |
Both years | 20.3 | 6.7 | |
Any mental health services use5 | |||
None | 76.5 | 68.8 | <0.001 |
Year 1 only | 6.1 | 20.1 | |
Year 2 only | 6.8 | 5.8 | |
Both years | 10.6 | 5.3 |