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  • Survey: 2011/12 National Survey of Children's Health
  • Starting Point: Survey Sections
  • State/Region: Nationwide 
  • Topic: Health and Functional Status (Survey Section 2)
  • Question: Age of ADD/ADHD diagnosis, age 2-17 years
  • Sub Group: Age groups (2-17 yrs)

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Tabular Data

How old was [child name] when you were first told by a doctor or other health care provider that [he/she] had ADD or ADHD?
Diagnosed at birth to 2 yearsDiagnosed at 3-5 years of ageDiagnosed at 6-10 years of ageDiagnosed at 11-17 years of ageTotal %
2-5 yrs old%28.571.40.00.1100.0
C.I.(17.7 - 39.3)(60.7 - 82.2)(0.0 - 0.0)(0.0 - 0.2)
Sample Count6726601
Pop. Est.99,650249,9580249
6-11 yrs old%3.635.260.21.0100.0
C.I.(2.1 - 5.1)(31.5 - 38.9)(56.4 - 64.0)(0.3 - 1.6)
Sample Count821,0902,01636
Pop. Est.91,550885,6021,517,18324,684
12-17 yrs old%2.119.858.219.8100.0
C.I.(1.3 - 3.0)(17.3 - 22.4)(55.2 - 61.3)(17.4 - 22.2)
Sample Count879142,8561,008
Pop. Est.75,341699,2052,053,881698,983

C.I. = 95% Confidence Interval.
Percentages and population estimates (Pop.Est.) are weighted to represent child population in US.

        Estimates based on sample sizes too small to meet standards for reliability or precision. The relative standard error is greater than 30%.

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With funding and direction from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the National Survey of Children’s Health was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. CAHMI is responsible for the analyses, interpretations, presentations and conclusions included on this site.

Suggested citation format: National Survey of Children's Health. NSCH 2011/12. Data query from the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health website. Retrieved [mm/dd/yy] from www.childhealthdata.org.

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