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National Survey of Children's Health, 2007

2007 NSCH National Chartbook Profile for Oklahoma vs. Nationwide

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HEALTH STATUS
Child Health Statuspercent of children in excellent or very good health85.884.4
Oral Health Statuspercent of children with excellent or very good oral health71.070.7
Injurypercent of children age 0-5 with injuries requiring medical attention in the past year14.410.4
Breastfeedingpercent of children age 0-5 who were ever breastfed67.475.5
Risk of Developmental or Behavioral Problemspercent of children age 4 months to 5 years determined to be at moderate or high risk based on parents' specific concerns26.226.4
Positive Social Skillspercent of children age 6-17 who exhibit two or more positive social skills94.693.6
Missed School Dayspercent of children age 6-17 who missed 11 or more days of school in the past year6.95.8
HEALTH CARE
Current Health Insurancepercent of children currently insured89.990.9
Insurance Coverage Consistencypercent of children lacking consistent insurance coverage in the past year16.815.1
Preventive Health Carepercent of children with a preventive medical visit in the past year83.588.5
Preventive Dental Carepercent of children with a preventive dental visit in the past year78.278.4
Developmental Screeningpercent of children age 10 months to 5 years who received a standardized screening for developmental or behavioral problems20.819.5
Mental Health Carepercent of children age 2-17 with problems requiring counseling who received mental health care53.660.0
Medical Homepercent of children who received care within a medical home55.757.5
SCHOOL AND ACTIVITIES
School Engagementpercent of children age 6-17 who are adequately engaged in school78.680.5
Repeating a Gradepercent of children age 6-17 who have repeated at least one grade16.010.6
Activities Outside of Schoolpercent of children age 6-17 who participate in activities outside of school80.480.7
Screen Timepercent of children age 1-5 who watched more than one hour of TV or video during a weekday58.854.4
CHILD’S FAMILY
Reading to Young Childrenpercent of children age 0-5 whose families read to them everyday47.247.8
Singing and Telling Stories to Young Childrenpercent of children age 0-5 whose families sing or tell stories to them everyday58.559.1
Religious Servicespercent of children who attend religious services at least weekly62.653.7
Mother’s Healthof children who live with their mothers, the percentage whose mothers are in excellent or very good physical and emotional health53.356.9
Father’s Healthof children who live with their fathers, the percentage whose fathers are in excellent or very good physical and emotional health60.962.7
Smoking in the Householdpercent of children who live in households where someone smokes36.526.2
Child Carepercent of children age 0-5 whose parents made emergency child care arrangements last month and/or a job change for child care reasons last year30.730.7
CHILD AND FAMILY’S NEIGHBORHOOD
Neighborhood Amenitiespercent of children who live in neighborhoods with a park, sidewalks, a library, and a community center33.548.2
Neighborhood Conditionspercent of children who live in neighborhoods with poorly kept or dilapidated housing21.714.6
Supportive Neighborhoodspercent of children living in neighborhoods that are supportive83.483.2
Safety of Child in Neighborhoodpercent of children living in neighborhoods that are usually or always safe87.286.1

With funding and direction from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs was conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. CAHMI is responsible for the analyses, interpretations, presentations and conclusions included on this site.

Suggested citation format: “[State name] Report from the National Survey of Children’s Health.” NSCH 2007. Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative, Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health website. Retrieved [mm/dd/yy] from www.childhealthdata.org.