An estimated 570,913 Ohio children (20.9%) under the age of
18 had at least one special health care need in 2008 (71.7% of
children did not have a special health care need. 7.5% is
unknown).
Most children who “screen in” with special needs do so after commencing grade school, hence a disproportionate number of CSHCN are in older age categories (43.5% age 6-12, 39.3% age 13-17) and tend to be more male (58.8%) compared to children without special health care needs.
Most children who “screen in” with special needs do so after commencing grade school, hence a disproportionate number of CSHCN are in older age categories (43.5% age 6-12, 39.3% age 13-17) and tend to be more male (58.8%) compared to children without special health care needs.
Black children are disproportionately represented as having
a special health care need:
16.2% compared to 13.6% of non-CSHCN.
CSHCN are more likely to reside in a
household with a divorced or separated parent 19.8% vs 14.1%.
More than 60% of all parents surveyed have some college. The level of college education differs: 32.8% who are not caring for a CSHCN have completed a 4-year college degree compared to 27.1% of parents who have a child with CSHCN
More than 60% of all parents surveyed have some college. The level of college education differs: 32.8% who are not caring for a CSHCN have completed a 4-year college degree compared to 27.1% of parents who have a child with CSHCN
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