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The National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN) have been implemented multiple times since 2001. Data can be compared between the 2001, 2005/06 and 2009/10 NS-CSHCN and the 2003, 2007, and 2011/12 NSCH. Data from the 2011/12 NSCH will soon be integrated into the search feature below.
What determines whether a question can be compared across survey years?
In order to compare data across multiple years, the question and response options must be identical. Changes in the overall content of the question, the specific wording of the question, or response options can result in changes in overall prevalence and interpretation of the survey item; therefore, comparison across survey years is not available for all measures.
Please note that changes in survey methodology from 2001, 2005/06 and 2009/10 NS-CSHCN may have an impact on the observed differences between survey years. Formal statistical analyses to test those differences require special consideration due to the inclusion of a cell phone sample in 2009/10. Additional information is available in the 2009/10 NS-CSHCN Codebook.
Which measures can be compared across survey years for the NSCH and NS-CSHCN?
The documents below outline the measures in the NSCH that are comparable across survey years.
The documents below outline the measures in the NS-CSHCN that are comparable across survey years.
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Browse Measures for CSHCN using the NS-CSHCN
CSHCN Prevalence and Demographics
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| Compare 2005/06 and 2009/10 | Compare 2001, 2005/06 and 2009/10 |
Prevalence of children have special health care needs (CSHCN) | | View Data |
Children have special needs that include emotional, behavioral or developmental issues | View Data | |
Children qualified on the CSHCN Screener prescription medication use screening criteria | | View Data |
Children qualified on the CSHCN Screener elevated use of medical or related services screening criteria | | View Data |
Children qualified on the CSHCN Screener functional limitations screening criteria | | View Data |
Children qualified on the CSHCN Screener specialized therapies screening criteria | | View Data |
Children qualified on the CSHCN Screener ongoing emotional, developmental or behavioral conditions screening criteria | | View Data |
Children qualified on specific types of special health needs screening criteria | | View Data |
Age of children in the US population | View Data | |
Sex of children in the US population age 0-17 years | View Data | |
Primary Household Language of children in US population | View Data | |
Household income levels of the child population, in relation to the Federal Poverty Level | View Data | |
Household income levels of the child population (in relation to the Federal Poverty Level) - SCHIP categories | View Data | |
Household Prevalence of CSHCN | | View Data |
Number of CSHCN in Household | View Data | |
Number of Adults in Household | | View Data |
Number of Children in Household | | View Data |
Primary Household Language | View Data | |
Household income levels, in relation to the Federal Poverty Level | View Data | |
Household income levels (in relation to the Federal Poverty Level) - SCHIP categories | View Data | |
Family structure of the CSHCN population | View Data | |
CSHCN receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits | View Data | |
CSHCN without insurance at some point during the past year | | View Data |
CSHCN without insurance at the time of the survey | | View Data |
Type of health insurance coverage in the CSHCN population | | View Data |
MCHB Core Outcomes and Key Indicators
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| Compare 2005/06 and 2009/10 | Compare 2001, 2005/06 and 2009/10 |
Outcome #2: CSHCN who receive coordinated, ongoing, comprehensive care within a medical home | View Data | |
Outcome #3: CSHCN have consistent and adequate public or private insurance | | View Data |
Outcome #6: CSHCN youth receive services needed for transition to adulthood | View Data | |
Indicator 1: CSHCN whose health conditions consistently affect their daily activities | | View Data |
Indicator 2: CSHCN with 11 or more school absences due to illness, age 5-17 years | | View Data |
Indicator 3: CSHCN without insurance at some point during the past year | | View Data |
Indicator 4: CSHCN without insurance at the time of the survey | | View Data |
Indicator 5: Currently insured CSHCN whose insurance is inadequate | | View Data |
Type of health insurance coverage | | View Data |
Indicator 7: CSHCN whose families have any unmet need for support services | View Data | |
Indicator 8: CSHCN needing a referral who had difficulty getting it | View Data | |
Indicator 9: CSHCN without a usual source of care when sick | | View Data |
Indicator 10: CSHCN without any personal doctor or nurse | View Data | |
Indicator 11: CSHCN without family-centered care | | View Data |
Child's doctors spend enough time with him/her | | View Data |
Child's doctors listen carefully to his/her parent(s) | | View Data |
Child's doctors are sensitive to family culture and values | | View Data |
Child's doctors provided information specific to child's health | | View Data |
Child's doctors help family feel like partners | | View Data |
CSHCN receive effective care coordination | View Data | |
CSHCN receive effective care coordination, among CSHCN who needed care coordination | View Data | |
Satisfied with communication among child's doctors, when needed | View Data | |
Satisfied with doctors' communication to school or programs, when needed | View Data | |
Indicator 12: CSHCN whose families pay $1,000 or more out-of-pocket | View Data | |
Indicator 13: CSHCN whose conditions cause financial problems for family | | View Data |
Indicator 14: CSHCN whose families spend 11 or more hours a week providing care | View Data | |
Indicator 15: CSHCN whose conditions cause family members to cut back or stop working | View Data | |
Subcomponents and Details for Core Outcomes
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| Compare 2005/06 and 2009/10 | Compare 2001, 2005/06 and 2009/10 |
Medical Home Part A: Usual source(s) for sick and well care | View Data | |
Medical Home Part B: Personal doctor or nurse | View Data | |
No problems obtaining referrals when needed | View Data | |
Medical Home Part D: Receives family-centered care | | View Data |
Child's doctors spend enough time with him/her | | View Data |
Child's doctors listen carefully to his/her parent(s) | | View Data |
Child's doctors are sensitive to family culture and values | | View Data |
Child's doctors provided information specific to child's health | | View Data |
Child's doctors help family feel like partners | | View Data |
Medical Home Part E: Receives effective care coordination | View Data | |
CSHCN receive effective care coordination, among CSHCN who needed care coordination | View Data | |
Satisfied with communication among child's doctors, when needed | View Data | |
Satisfied with doctors' communication to school or programs, when needed | View Data | |
Health Insurance Part A: Currently insured | | View Data |
Health Insurance Part B: No gaps in coverage during past 12 months | | View Data |
Health Insurance Part C: Adequacy of current insurance | | View Data |
Transition Part A: Anticipatory guidance for transition to adult health care, CSHCN age 12-17 years | View Data | |
Discussed shift to adult health care providers, if needed | View Data | |
Discussed changing health needs as youth becomes an adult, if needed | View Data | |
Discussed health insurance as youth becomes an adult, if needed | View Data | |
Transition Part B: Child's doctors encourage self management skills | View Data | |
Browse Measures for All Children using the NSCH
Overall Child Health
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| Compare 2003 and 2007 |
Indicator 1.1: Children’s overall health status | View Data |
Indicator 1.2: Condition of children's teeth, age 1-17 | View Data |
Indicator 1.7: Injuries requiring medical care, age 0-5 | View Data |
Indicator 1.3: Breastfed ever, age 0-5 | View Data |
Indicator 1.4: Weight status - BMI-for-age, 4 categories, age 10-17 | View Data |
Indicator 1.6: Missed school days, age 6-17 | View Data |
Indicator 2.1: One or more concerns about child’s developmental status, age 4 months-5 years | View Data |
Health Insurance, Health Care Access, and Quality of Care
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| Compare 2003 and 2007 |
Indicator 3.1: Current Health Insurance Status | View Data |
Indicator 3.2: Consistency of insurance coverage | View Data |
Indicator 3.3: Type of health insurance | View Data |
Indicator 4.9: Medical Home Component -- Have a personal doctor or nurse | View Data |
Community, Family, and Neighborhood
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| Compare 2003 and 2007 |
Indicator 5.2: Repeated grades in school, age 6-17 | View Data |
Indicator 5.3: Participation in organized activities outside school, age 6-17 | View Data |
Indicator 5.7: Religious services attendance | View Data |
Indicator 6.3: Overall health status of child’s mother | View Data |
Indicator 6.7: Family reads to children, age 0-5 | View Data |
Indicator 6.8: Family eats meals together | View Data |
Indicator 6.14: Child care issues affected employment, age 0-5 | View Data |
Indicator 7.1: Children live in supportive neighborhoods | View Data |
Indicator 7.2: Children live in safe communities | View Data |
Indicator 7.3: Children have safe schools, age 6-17 | View Data |