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Section III: Population Dynamics
Table 2. Percentage of children 5-17 years of age who have ADD, DD, LD or who
are unhappy/depressed, given that they already have one of these problems: United
States: 1998-1999*,**,***
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Percentage who also have... |
| Observed Selected Emotional and Behavioral Problem |
ADD |
DD |
LD |
Unhappiness/Depression |
| Attention Deficit Disorder |
100 |
18.2(1.34) |
56.2(1.72) |
14.5(1.18) |
| Developmental Delay |
33.1(2.20) |
100 |
69.9(2.19) |
10.0(1.34) |
| Learning Disability |
45.1(1.55) |
30.9(1.40) |
100 |
12.0(0.94) |
| Unhappy/depressed |
25.6(1.80) |
9.7(1.27) |
26.4(1.85) |
100 |
Data source: 1998 and 1999 National Health Interview Survey.
* Standard errors are shown in parentheses.
** Missing data have been excluded from this analysis.
*** A child may be counted in more than one row.
**** A child was defined as having a mental health problem if they obtained
a score of 2 or more on the Mental Health Indicator as defined by questions
used in the 1998-1999 NHIS. |
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