Prevalence and Trends of Developmental Disabilities among Children in the US: 2009-2017

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• Alternative Title:
  Pediatrics
• Personal Author:
  Zablotsky, Benjamin ; Black, Lindsey I. ; Maenner, Matthew J. ; Schieve, Laura A. ; Danielson, Melissa L. ; Bitsko, Rebecca H. ; Blumberg, Stephen J. ; Kogan, Michael D. ; Boyle, Coleen A.
• Description:
  Objective ; To study the national prevalence of ten developmental disabilities in US children aged 3-17 years and explore changes over time by associated demographic and socioeconomic characteristics using the 2009-2017 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). ; Methods ; Data come from the NHIS, a nationally-representative survey of the civilian noninstitutionalized population. Parents reported physician or other health care professional diagnoses of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); autism spectrum disorder (ASD); blindness; cerebral palsy; moderate to profound hearing loss; learning disability (LD); intellectual disability (ID); seizures; stuttering or stammering; and other developmental delays. Weighted percentages for each of the selected developmental disabilities and any developmental disability were calculated between 2009-2017 and stratified by selected demographic/socioeconomic characteristics. ; Results ; From 2009-2011 to 2015-2017, there were overall significant increases in the prevalence of any developmental disability (16.2% to 17.8%, p<.001), ADHD (8.5% to 9.5%, p<.01), ASD (1.1% to 2.5%, p<.001), and ID (0.9% to 1.2%, p<.05), but a significant decrease for any other developmental delay (4.7% to 4.1%, p<.05). The prevalence of any developmental disability increased among boys, children ages 12-17, non-Hispanic white and Hispanic children, children with private insurance only, and children with birthweights ≥2,500 grams. An increase in prevalence of any developmental disability was also seen for children living in urban areas and with less educated mothers. ; Conclusions ; The prevalence of developmental disability among US children aged 3-17 years increased between 2009-2017. Changes by demographic and socioeconomic subgroups may be related to improvements in awareness and access to health care.
• Subjects:
  • Adolescent
  • Age Factors
  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Blindness
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Developmental Disabilities
  • Educational Status
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• Source:
  Pediatrics. 144(4)
• Pubmed ID:
  31558576
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7076808
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  144
• Issue:
  4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/85930/cdc_85930_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 213.47 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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