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Table 18.1. Parental reports of emotional or behavioral difficulties among
children 4–17 years of age by selected sociodemographic characteristics:
United States, 2001–2003
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Severe/definite difficulty
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Minor difficulty
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No difficulty
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Percent
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(SE)
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Percent
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(SE)
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Percent
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(SE)
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P1
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Total
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5.1
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(0.2)
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16.8
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(0.3)
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78.1
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(0.3)
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Sex
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Boys
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6.6
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(0.3)
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19.1
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(0.4)
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74.3
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(0.5)
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<0.001
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Girls
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3.5
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(0.2)
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14.4
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(0.4)
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82.1
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(0.4)
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Age (in years)
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4–7
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3.3
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(0.3)
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14.5
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(0.5)
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82.2
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(0.5)
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<0.001
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8–10
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5.7
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(0.4)
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17.9
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(0.6)
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76.5
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(0.7)
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11–14
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5.8
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(0.3)
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18.1
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(0.5)
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76.2
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(0.6)
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15–17
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5.9
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(0.4)
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17
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(0.6)
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77
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(0.6)
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Race/ethnicity
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White, non-Hispanic
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5.3
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(0.2)
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16.7
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(0.4)
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78
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(0.4)
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<0.001
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Black, non-Hispanic
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6.2
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(0.5)
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20.9
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(0.8)
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72.9
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(0.9)
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Hispanic
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3.7
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(0.3)
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14.5
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(0.5)
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81.8
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(0.6)
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Family structure
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Mother only
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8 .0
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(0.4)
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22
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(0.6)
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70
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(0.7)
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<0.001
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Two parent
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4.0
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(0.2)
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14.8
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(0.3)
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81.2
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(0.4)
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Poverty2
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Poor
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7.6
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(0.5)
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19.7
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(0.7)
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72.8
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(0.9)
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<0.001
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Near poor
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6.1
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(0.4)
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18.6
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(0.6)
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75.3
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(0.7)
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Nonpoor
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4.1
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(0.2)
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15.4
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(0.3)
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80.5
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(0.4)
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Health insurance
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Uninsured
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5.0
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(0.5)
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16.2
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(0.8)
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78.8
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(0.9)
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<0.001
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Medicaid3
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9.1
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(0.5)
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21.9
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(0.7)
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69
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(0.7)
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Private4
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3.9
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(0.2)
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15.4
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(0.3)
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80.8
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(0.4)
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MSA
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MSA/CC
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5.4
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(0.3)
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17.0
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(0.5)
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77.6
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(0.6)
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0.003
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MSA/not CC
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4.6
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(0.2)
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16.2
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(0.4)
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79.2
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(0.4)
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Not MSA
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5.9
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(0.4)
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18.2
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(0.8)
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75.9
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(0.8)
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SE Standard error
MSA Metropolitan statistical area
CC Central city
1P value for a chi square test.
2Poor includes family incomes less than 100 percent of the poverty
level, near poor includes family incomes 100–199 percent of the poverty
level, nonpoor includes family incomes 200 percent or more of the poverty level.
3Medicaid includes children insured only by Medicaid.
4Private includes children covered by private insurance, those with
non-Medicaid public insurance, and those with both private and public insurance.
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