National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH)
This survey, sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration, examines the physical and emotional health of children ages 0-17 years of age. Special emphasis is placed on factors that may relate to well-being of children, including medical homes, family interactions, parental health, school and after-school experiences, and safe neighborhoods... Learn More »
This survey includes measures of asthma in children:
- How many children/youth experienced asthma-related health issues during the past 12 months?
- How many children/youth currently have asthma and did not experience health effects during the past 12 months?
- To what extent does children's asthma affect families?
- How many children/youth were hospitalized for asthma during the past 12 months?
- How many children live in households with tobacco smokers?
- Has parent EVER been told child/youth has asthma?
- How long since children/youth reported as ever having asthma last took asthma medication?
- How many children/youth currently have asthma?
- How many children/youth reported as ever having asthma had an asthma attack within the past 12 months?
- How many children/youth reported as ever having asthma were hospitalized for asthma during the past 12 months?
- How many children/youth who have ever had asthma are reported to still have it?
- To what extent does children's asthma affect their families?
- Was parent told during the past 12 months that child/youth had hay fever or respiratory allergy?
- What level of asthma-related health difficulties do children/youth with asthma experience?
Most of these measures are available at the state level from the National Survey of Children’s Health Data Resource Center.
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- Page last updated: April 27, 2009
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