United States National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs 2005-2007
General Info
Original or alternative title
United States National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs 2005-2006
Coverage type
Country
Time period covered
April, 2005 - February, 2007
Data type
Survey:
Cross-sectional - Household - Interview - Nationally representative - Subnationally representative
Summary
The 2005-2006 National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs was a survey conducted by The National Center for Health Statistics at the CDC, and the second to be done so in the series. Children under 18 years of age were screened for special health care needs and interviewed via telephone regarding their health and functional status. The questionnaire subject matter included emotional and behavioral health, access to health care, coordination of care services, and the impact of chronic conditions on families. The sample size for the survey consisted of 40,840 completed interviews in the main sample, In addition to a newly included national referent sample of 6,113 children without special health care needs.
Keywords
Allergies, Asthma, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Autism, Blood disorders, Breathing difficulty, Cardiovascular and circulatory diseases, Child health care, Childhood behavioral disorders, Corrective lenses, Counseling, Diabetes, Disability, Down's syndrome, Education, Epilepsy, Family composition, Family size, Health care access, Health care use, Health insurance, Hearing aids, Heart disease, Home care, Idiopathic intellectual disability, Immunization, Income, Infants, Insulin, Languages, Medical equipment, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Mobility aids, Musculoskeletal diseases, Neurological conditions, Noncommunicable diseases, Pain, Personal health expenditures, Pervasive developmental disorders, Prescriptions, Public social assistance, Race, Symptoms, Telephones
Citation
Suggested citation
National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. United States National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs 2005-2007. Atlanta, United States of America: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).