America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2009
Special Feature
Indicator SPECIAL1.A: Percentage of children ages 0–17 with special health care needs by age and gender, 2005–2006
NOTE: Children are considered to have a special health care need if they have a parent-reported medical, behavioral, or other health condition that has lasted or is expected to last 12 months or longer and that has resulted in functional limitations and/or elevated use of or need for medical care, mental health or educational services, specialized therapy, or prescription medications beyond what is usual for other children of the same age.
SOURCE: Maternal and Child Health Bureau and National Center for Health Statistics, State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey, National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, 2005–2006.
Indicator SPECIAL1.B: Percentage of children ages 0–17 with special health care needs experiencing an effect on daily activities, 2005–2006
NOTE: Children whose conditions never affected their daily activities reflect either the effects of treatment used to manage the condition or the nature of the condition.
SOURCE: Maternal and Child Health Bureau and National Center for Health Statistics, State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey, National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, 2005–2006.
Indicator SPECIAL1.C: Percentage of children ages 0–17 with special health care needs meeting criteria used to determine special health care needs status, 2005–2006
NOTE: Percentages do not equal 100 percent because children with special health care needs may have met more than one criterion.
SOURCE: Maternal and Child Health Bureau and National Center for Health Statistics, State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey, National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs, 2005–2006.