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Figure 1
Percentage of Children Ages 3-17 with Attention DeficitHyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), by Gender, 1997-2013
25
Male
20
Female
Total
15
Percent
13.5
12.0
10.3
10
5
9.5
8.3
8.8
5.5
5.5
5.3
4.0
2.6
0
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
Source: Original analysis by Child Trends of National Health Interview Survey data 1997-2013.
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Figure 2
Percentage of Children Ages 3-17 with Attention DeficitHyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), by Age, 2013
25
20
15
11.4
10
8.6
5
1.7
0
Ages 3-4
Ages 5-11
Ages 12-17
Source: Original analysis by Child Trends of National Health Interview Survey data 2013.
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Figure 3
Percentage of Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD), by Insurance Status, 2013
25
20
15
10.8
10
8.1
4.5
5
0
Private insurance
Public insurance
Not insured
Source: Original analysis by Child Trends of National Health Interview Survey data 2013.
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Appendix 1 - Percentage of Children Ages 3 to 17 Reported to Have Ever Been
Diagnosed by a School or Health Professional as Having ADHD: 1997-2013
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
5.5
5.9
5.6
6.6
6.4
7.2
6.4
7.4
6.6
7.4
7.3
8.0
8.6
8.4
8.4
9.5
8.8
Male
8.3
8.5
8.4
9.3
9.1
10.3
9.0
10.2
9.2
10.7
10.0
11.1
11.8
11.2
12.0
13.5
12.0
Female
2.6
3.2
2.7
3.8
3.5
4.0
3.6
4.5
3.8
4.0
4.3
4.8
5.3
5.5
4.7
5.4
5.5
Non-Hispanic white
6.5
7.0
6.7
8.0
7.4
8.3
7.5
8.7
7.4
8.6
8.4
9.8
10.0
9.9
10.0
9.4
10.7
Non-Hispanic black
4.3
4.9
4.3
5.0
5.7
7.8
6.0
8.1
7.1
7.5
7.9
8.4
10.6
10.7
8.6
5.7
8.4
Hispanic1
3.3
3.5
2.7
3.8
3.5
3.7
3.7
4.0
4.6
5.0
4.0
4.2
5.0
4.3
5.6
11.7
6.3
Non-Hispanic Other
2.4
2.2
3.8
2.1
3.7
1.8
3.1
2.6
2.4
2.4
4.7
3.5
2.3
2.8
3.8
5.1
3.0
Ages 3-4
0.5
0.7
0.6
1.0
0.8
1.0
0.7
1.9
0.7
0.6
2.0
2.0
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.7
Ages 5-11
5.9
6.1
5.3
6.5
6.3
6.8
6.3
6.5
6.1
7.4
5.9
7.3
7.6
7.6
7.5
9.5
8.6
Ages 12-17
6.8
7.5
7.7
8.6
8.3
9.6
8.3
10.3
8.9
9.7
10.5
11.1
12.2
11.6
11.9
12.1
11.4
-
6.7
7.7
7.0
7.1
9.7
7.0
7.5
7.9
9.4
9.0
10.1
10.5
10.5
10.4
12.3
11.6
Total
Gender
Race/Hispanic Origin
Age group
Poverty status
Below federal poverty
level (FPL)
At or above FPL
-
6.0
5.8
7.3
6.5
7.2
6.8
7.7
6.7
7.7
7.6
8.3
8.2
7.4
8.1
9.2
8.1
100–199% of FPL
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
10.5
10.5
7.0
9.6
8.5
Above 199% of FPL
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7.3
7.3
8.6
9.0
8.0
9
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Some high school or less
-
4.9
5.7
5.8
4.2
6.4
6.2
6.1
5.3
4.9
6.6
6.0
7.0
8.7
6.8
7.2
7.3
High school graduate/
GED
-
6.6
5.8
6.9
6.8
9.1
5.0
7.7
7.2
8.6
8.4
8.8
9.7
9.6
7.4
11.0
9.6
Some college, no degree
/AA degree
-
6.1
6.2
7.5
7.6
7.2
7.9
9.1
7.0
9.1
8.1
9.2
9.9
9.1
11.0
11.4
10.1
Bachelor's degree or
higher
-
5.3
4.5
5.9
5.3
5.6
5.4
5.6
5.5
5.8
5.5
6.4
6.6
6.4
6.8
7.5
7.5
Private insurance3
-
5.2
5.1
6.3
5.8
6.5
5.6
7.0
6.2
6.4
6.3
6.7
7.2
6.4
8.1
8.0
8.1
Public insurance4
-
9.9
8.5
9.0
9.7
10.5
9.3
9.5
8.5
10.4
9.5
12.1
11.8
12.1
10.1
12.1
10.8
Not insured
-
4.9
5.2
5.4
4.4
5.3
6.3
5.5
4.7
4.8
5.9
4.8
5.7
6.1
4.6
7.2
4.5
-
4.1
3.8
5.0
3.1
5.4
5.0
4.1
4.5
2.2
6.0
4.5
7.2
5.0
4.0
6.2
5.4
-
6.1
5.8
6.8
6.6
7.3
6.4
7.6
6.7
7.8
7.4
8.3
8.7
8.6
8.6
9.7
9.0
Received income from
welfare/TANF
-
7.7
6.7
9.5
8.9
14.0
14.9
9.9
10.0
9.8
13.1
13.8
14.8
12.4
9.6
14.7
14.3
Did not receive income
from welfare/TANF
-
5.8
5.6
6.4
6.1
6.8
5.9
7.3
6.4
7.3
7.0
7.7
8.3
8.2
8.4
9.2
8.6
Authorized to receive
food stamps/SNAP
-
7.0
7.3
8.4
10.0
11.0
9.6
9.3
8.6
11.9
11.6
12.8
12.3
12.4
10.8
12.2
12.0
Not authorized to receive
food stamps/SNAP
-
5.8
5.4
6.4
5.9
6.6
5.9
7.1
6.3
6.6
6.5
7.1
7.7
7.2
7.6
8.6
7.7
Parental Education2
Insurance coverage
Usual source of health care5
No usual source
Usual source
Welfare/TANF
6
Food Stamps/SNAP
6
1
Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
2
Parental education reflects the education level of the most educated parent in the child's household.
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3
Children with both public and private insurance are placed in the private insurance category.
4
As defined here, public health insurance for children consists mostly of MEDICAID or other public assistance programs, including State plans. It does not include children with
only Medicare or the Civilian Health and Medical Care Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS/CHAMP-VA/Tricare).
5
6
Excludes emergency rooms as a usual source of care.
At least one family member receives benefit.
Source: Original analysis by Child Trends of National Health Interview Survey data 1997-2013.
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