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Section III: Population Dynamics

Table 4. 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 Emotional and Behavioral Problem Talked w/MH Care Professional Received Special Education Perceived Unmet Medical Needs Can't Afford Counseling Medical Specialist General Doctor Taken Rx Medication for 3+
ADD
   ADD 37.6(1.62) 37.8(1.67) 18.3(1.33) 5.4(0.77) 97.0(0.75) 83.4(1.28) 50.7(1.68)
   Without ADD 4.3(0.19) 4.3(0.20) 9.5(0.30) 0.8(0.09) 85.5(0.52) 74.5(0.43) 8.6(0.25)
LD
   LD 27.0(1.47) 53.9(1.57) 17.9(1.11) 4.5(0.62) 53.5(1.49) 79.6(1.27) 33.8(1.55)
   Without LD 4.6(0.19) 2.4(0.14) 9.4(0.31) 0.8(0.09) 34.0(0.48) 74.7(0.43) 9.3(0.26)
Unhappy/Depressed
   Unhappy/depressed 5-17 29.1(2.08) 20.8(2.32) 23.4(1.943) 8.8(1.70) 86.8(2.04) 76.4(2.44) 26.9(2.61)
   Not unhappy/depressed 5-17 5.6(0.21) 6.0(0.35) 9.6(0.30) .08(0.08) 86.5(0.50) 75.0(0.64) 10.7(0.43)
Mental Health Indicator (MHI)****
   Identified 24.0(1.03) 21.1(1.00) 20.8(1.05) 5.3(0.56) 90.4(0.96) 78.5(0.98) 26.7(1.03)
   Not identified 3.7(0.19) 4.3(0.19) 8.5(0.29) 0.4(0.07) 85.8(0.53) 74.6(0.46) 8.9(0.27)
Data source: 1998 & 1999 National Health Interview Survey.
* Standard errors are shown in parentheses.
** Missing data have been excluded from this analysis.

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