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Figure 1
Percentage of Children Ages 3-17 with Attention Deficit-
Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), by Gender, 1997-2013
25

Male
20
Female
Total

15
13.5
Percent

12.0
10.3
9.5
10
8.3
8.8

5.5 5.5
5
5.3
4.0
2.6
0
1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014

Source: Original analysis by Child Trends of National Health Interview Survey data 1997-2013.

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Figure 2

Percentage of Children Ages 3-17 with Attention Deficit-

Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), by Age, 2013
25

20

15

11.4

10
8.6

1.7

0
Ages 3-4 Ages 5-11 Ages 12-17

Source: Original analysis by Child Trends of National Health Interview Survey data 2013.

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Figure 3
Percentage of Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADHD), by Insurance Status, 2013
25

20

15

10.8
10
8.1

5 4.5

0
Private insurance Public insurance Not insured

Source: Original analysis by Child Trends of National Health Interview Survey data 2013.

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 Appendix 1 - Percentage of Children Ages 3 to 17 Reported to Have Ever Been
Diagnosed by a School or Health Professional as Having ADHD: 1997-2013
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Total 5.5 5.9 5.6 6.6 6.4 7.2 6.4 7.4 6.6 7.4 7.3 8.0 8.6 8.4 8.4 9.5 8.8
Gender
Male 8.3 8.5 8.4 9.3 9.1 10.3 9.0 10.2 9.2 10.7 10.0 11.1 11.8 11.2 12.0 13.5 12.0
Female 2.6 3.2 2.7 3.8 3.5 4.0 3.6 4.5 3.8 4.0 4.3 4.8 5.3 5.5 4.7 5.4 5.5
Race/Hispanic Origin
Non-Hispanic white 6.5 7.0 6.7 8.0 7.4 8.3 7.5 8.7 7.4 8.6 8.4 9.8 10.0 9.9 10.0 9.4 10.7
Non-Hispanic black 4.3 4.9 4.3 5.0 5.7 7.8 6.0 8.1 7.1 7.5 7.9 8.4 10.6 10.7 8.6 5.7 8.4
Hispanic1 3.3 3.5 2.7 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.7 4.0 4.6 5.0 4.0 4.2 5.0 4.3 5.6 11.7 6.3
Non-Hispanic Other 2.4 2.2 3.8 2.1 3.7 1.8 3.1 2.6 2.4 2.4 4.7 3.5 2.3 2.8 3.8 5.1 3.0
Age group
Ages 3-4 0.5 0.7 0.6 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.9 0.7 0.6 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.7
Ages 5-11 5.9 6.1 5.3 6.5 6.3 6.8 6.3 6.5 6.1 7.4 5.9 7.3 7.6 7.6 7.5 9.5 8.6
Ages 12-17 6.8 7.5 7.7 8.6 8.3 9.6 8.3 10.3 8.9 9.7 10.5 11.1 12.2 11.6 11.9 12.1 11.4
Poverty status
Below federal poverty
level (FPL) - 6.7 7.7 7.0 7.1 9.7 7.0 7.5 7.9 9.4 9.0 10.1 10.5 10.5 10.4 12.3 11.6

At or above FPL - 6.0 5.8 7.3 6.5 7.2 6.8 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.6 8.3 8.2 7.4 8.1 9.2 8.1
100199% of FPL - - - - - - - - - - - - 10.5 10.5 7.0 9.6 8.5
Above 199% of FPL - - - - - - - - - - - - 7.3 7.3 8.6 9.0 8.0

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Parental Education2
Some high school or less - 4.9 5.7 5.8 4.2 6.4 6.2 6.1 5.3 4.9 6.6 6.0 7.0 8.7 6.8 7.2 7.3
High school graduate/
GED - 6.6 5.8 6.9 6.8 9.1 5.0 7.7 7.2 8.6 8.4 8.8 9.7 9.6 7.4 11.0 9.6

Some college, no degree

/AA degree - 6.1 6.2 7.5 7.6 7.2 7.9 9.1 7.0 9.1 8.1 9.2 9.9 9.1 11.0 11.4 10.1

Bachelor's degree or
higher - 5.3 4.5 5.9 5.3 5.6 5.4 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.5 6.4 6.6 6.4 6.8 7.5 7.5

Insurance coverage
Private insurance3 - 5.2 5.1 6.3 5.8 6.5 5.6 7.0 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.7 7.2 6.4 8.1 8.0 8.1
Public insurance4 - 9.9 8.5 9.0 9.7 10.5 9.3 9.5 8.5 10.4 9.5 12.1 11.8 12.1 10.1 12.1 10.8
Not insured - 4.9 5.2 5.4 4.4 5.3 6.3 5.5 4.7 4.8 5.9 4.8 5.7 6.1 4.6 7.2 4.5
Usual source of health care5
No usual source - 4.1 3.8 5.0 3.1 5.4 5.0 4.1 4.5 2.2 6.0 4.5 7.2 5.0 4.0 6.2 5.4
Usual source
- 6.1 5.8 6.8 6.6 7.3 6.4 7.6 6.7 7.8 7.4 8.3 8.7 8.6 8.6 9.7 9.0
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Welfare/TANF
Received income from
welfare/TANF - 7.7 6.7 9.5 8.9 14.0 14.9 9.9 10.0 9.8 13.1 13.8 14.8 12.4 9.6 14.7 14.3

Did not receive income

from welfare/TANF - 5.8 5.6 6.4 6.1 6.8 5.9 7.3 6.4 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.3 8.2 8.4 9.2 8.6
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Food Stamps/SNAP
Authorized to receive
food stamps/SNAP - 7.0 7.3 8.4 10.0 11.0 9.6 9.3 8.6 11.9 11.6 12.8 12.3 12.4 10.8 12.2 12.0

Not authorized to receive

food stamps/SNAP - 5.8 5.4 6.4 5.9 6.6 5.9 7.1 6.3 6.6 6.5 7.1 7.7 7.2 7.6 8.6 7.7

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Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.

2
Parental education reflects the education level of the most educated parent in the child's household.

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Children with both public and private insurance are placed in the private insurance category.

4
As defined here, public health insurance for children consists mostly of MEDICAID or other public assistance programs, including State plans. It does not include children with
only Medicare or the Civilian Health and Medical Care Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS/CHAMP-VA/Tricare).

5
Excludes emergency rooms as a usual source of care.

6
At least one family member receives benefit.

Source: Original analysis by Child Trends of National Health Interview Survey data 1997-2013.

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