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QuickStats: Percentage of Children Having a Problem for Which Prescription Medication Has Been Taken Regularly for ≥3 Months, by Age Group and Sex — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2017

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  • Alternative Title:
    Percentage of Children Having a Problem for Which Prescription Medication Has Been Taken Regularly for ≥3 Months, by Age Group and Sex — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2017
  • Journal Article:
    Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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  • Corporate Authors:
    National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
  • Description:
    In 2017, the percentage of children who had a problem for which prescription medication had been taken regularly for ≥3 months increased with increasing age. Among boys the percentage ranged from approximately 8% of those aged 0–4 years to nearly 19% of those aged 12–17. Among girls the percentage ranged from approximately 5% of those aged 0–4 years to 16% of those aged 12–17. Overall, boys were more likely than girls to have had a problem for which prescription medication had been taken regularly for ≥3 months.

    Source: National Health Interview Survey, 2017 data. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.

    Reported by: Lindsey I. Black, MPH, Patricia Barnes, MA.

  • Subjects:
  • Source:
    MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 67(44):1251.
  • Series:
    Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
  • ISSN:
    0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
  • Document Type:
    Charts, Diagrams, Etc.
  • Genre:
    QuickStats
  • Place as Subject:
    United States
  • Pages in Document:
    1 pdf page
  • Volume:
    67
  • Issue:
    44
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    urn:sha-512:32a37a89edcc00d85f036c8fbbe1350587bb3328e53d73c32c86fb5f66f9fc9a164ae144ac61cdf3b715b2bf8df33316b5130897e09cf1afcef166dbc5ca4f91
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