Section III: Population Dynamics

Table 3. Percentage of children 5-17 years of age who utilized selected health services, given that they had or did not have selected emotional or behavior problems: United States, 1998-1999*,**,***
Selected demographic characteristics	Contact with Mental Professional	Received Special Education	Perceived Unmet Medical Needs	Can't Afford Counseling	Had Seen a Medical Specialist	Had Seen a General Doctor	Taken Rx Med for 3 Months
Total	6.5(0.22)	6.6(0.23)	10.1(0.31)	1.1(0.10)	35.6(0.47)	75.1(0.42)	11.3(0.27)
Sex
Male	7.4(0.32)	8.5(0.36)	9.8(0.395)	1.1(0.13)	34.5(0.61)	73.7(0.59)	13.3(0.42)
Female	5.5(0.29)	4.5(0.27)	10.5(0.41)	1.1(0.15)	36.7(0.64)	76.6(0.54)	9.3(0.34)
Age
5-9	5.5(0.31)	5.9(0.32)	9.9(0.42)	0.9(0.14)	28.9(0.64)	78.6(0.59)	9.5(0.43)
10-12	6.5(0.44)	7.6(0.52)	9.1(0.53)	0.9(0.18)	36.5(0.91)	73.6(0.88)	11.9(0.54)
13-17	7.5(0.40)	6.7(0.38)	11.1(0.48)	1.4(0.19)	42.0(0.74)	72.3(0.67)	13.0(0.47)
Race and/or ethnicity
White non-Hispanic	7.5(0.31)	7.0(0.30)	9.1(0.34)	1.1(0.12)	40.0(0.63)	78.1(0.50)	12.8(0.36)
Black non-Hispanic	5.4(0.44)	6.7(0.54)	12.1(0.88)	1.7(0.35)	29.0(0.87)	73.3(1.08)	10.1(0.74)
Hispanic	3.7(0.34)	5.1(0.42)	13.1(0.61)	0.6(0.13)	24.3(0.82)	64.9(0.90)	7.3(0.43)
Other	4.0(0.91)	4.1(0.96)	9.7(1.50)	0.7(0.37)	30.3(2.08)	69.6(2.31)	7.4(1.26)
Mom's education
No HS	4.5(0.45)	8.0(0.59)	14.8(0.81)	1.2(0.25)	24.1(0.91)	64.1(1.02)	8.4(0.61)
HS or GED	6.5(0.43)	6.7(0.44)	11.1(0.60)	1.4(0.22)	34.8(0.82)	75.6(0.73)	10.6(0.51)
Some college	7.0(0.42)	6.4(0.42)	10.8(0.53)	1.3(0.19)	39.9(0.88)	77.2(0.73)	12.6(0.49)
College and +	6.4(0.48)	5.0(0.44)	4.4(0.41)	0.2(0.07)	41.6(0.98)	81.4(0.82)	13.5(0.66)
Family structure
Single parent	9.4(0.43)	8.3(0.48)	15.6(0.68)	2.2(0.28)	32.8(0.81)	73.6(0.76)	12.0(0.52)
Both parents	5.2(0.24)	5.7(0.26)	8.2(0.32)	0.7(0.09)	36.7(0.54)	75.8(0.49)	11.1(0.34)
Health insurance
Private	6.1(0.24)	5.3(0.25)	6.4(0.08)	0.7(0.08)	38.2(0.55)	78.2(0.46)	11.4(0.32)
Medicaid	10.4(0.74)	14.9(0.90)	12.1(0.32)	1.6(0.32)	33.1(1.07)	77.2(0.99)	15.3(0.84)
Other	9.5(1.71)	5.3(1.27)	7.7(1.52)	0.4(0.31)	37.1(3.00)	72.6(2.54)	12.7(1.73)
Uninsured	4.0(0.50)	4.7(0.49)	29.2(1.17)	2.8(0.48)	24.1(1.11)	56.5(1.20)	6.1(0.61)
Poverty index
Less than 100 percent	7.8(0.62)	10.3(0.84)	18.8(1.09)	2.7(0.45)	29.0(1.17)	69.0(1.17)	10.9(0.81)
100-199 percent	8.0(0.58)	8.5(0.63)	18.3(0.90)	2.1(0.35)	32.1(1.03)	71.2(1.02)	10.8(0.68)
200 percent or more	6.5(0.27)	5.4(0.29)	6.1(0.30)	0.7(0.09)	40.7(0.66)	79.0(0.54)	12.7(0.41)
Data source: 1998 & 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 column.

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