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Survey Items: Survey instrument item number for children 0-5 years: J1,J2,J8,J9,J13,J14,J20,J21; for children 6-11 years: J1,J2,J8,J9,J13,J14,J20,J21; for children 12-17 years: J1,J2,J8,J9,J13,J14,J20,J21 Variables in public use data file: A1_MENTHEALTH; A1_PHYSHEALTH; A1_RELATION; A1_SEX; A2_MENTHEALTH; A2_PHYSHEALTH; A2_RELATION; A2_SEX
Denominator: Indicator 6.3: Overall physical and mental health status of children's mothers
Numerator: Children with mothers whose overall physical and mental health are BOTH excellent or very good; Children with mothers whose overall physical and mental health status are both NOT excellent or very good
Revisions and Changes: The content of this measure did not change from the 2017 NSCH, therefore the results may be compared. In 2018, "Adult 2" was changed to "another primary caregiver in the household". An additional note stating to complete the same questions asked about for the primary caregiver (respondent) for another adult primary caregiver was provided in 2018. For more information about the changes, click here.”
Additional Notes: This measure is a composite of the mother's physical and mental/emotional health status. To qualify on this measure, the child’s mother’s physical health and mental health must both be "Excellent" or "Very Good". Please keep in mind that approximately 12.1% of children in the survey were not currently living with a mother in the household or had missing responses to A_RELATION or A_SEX questions and are not included in the denominator. Adult 1 (if mother) was chosen if both reported adults were mothers (biological, adoptive, step or foster). If the child only has one caregiver, only one was rated. If none of the caregivers are the child's mother (biological, adoptive, step, or foster), those children were not included in the denominator.
Treatment of Unknown Values: Missing values may be due to non-response (i.e. a skipped item) or a “don’t know” response. The way these items are handled can vary by measure. For NPMs and NOMs, having missing values for all items in an indicator will lead to the case being given a missing value on the overall measure. For some other measures, if there is a missing value on any of the items, the case will be set to missing. How missing values are handled is documented in the "Additional notes" field above when required. Missing values are not included in the denominator when calculating prevalence estimates and weighted population counts displayed in the Interactive Data Query results table. In the majority of cases, the proportion of missing values is less than 2%. Exceptions are noted in the form of a Data Alert at the bottom of a results table. The exclusion of these values does not change the prevalence estimates (%) and only marginally affects the weighted population counts (Pop. Est.). To learn about the impact of the missing values on the population count estimates, click here.
History and Development: The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) funds and directs the National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), and develops survey content in collaboration with the U.S. Census Bureau and a Technical Expert Panel. The Technical Expert Panel consists of experts in survey methodology and children's health, federal and state stakeholders, clinicians and researchers. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the survey, oversees the sampling, and produces a final data set of survey results. Respondents' cognitive understanding of the survey questions was assessed during the pretest phase of the survey redesign (in 2015) and reassessed after the 2016 survey; subsequent revisions were made. Previously validated questions and scales are used when available. The manuscript "The Design and Implementation of the 2016 National Survey of Children's Health" provides detailed information about the redesign of the NSCH, administration of the first redesigned survey (2016), and the sampling and administration changes for the 2017 and 2018 NSCH. Prior to 2016, the NSCH and the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs were each conducted three times as interviewer-assisted telephone surveys using random digit dial sampling. In 2016, the two surveys were combined into a single annual self-administered questionnaire. Due to decline in the number of households with landline telephones, the NSCH now utilizes an addressed based sampling method to select participating households, thus all invitations are sent by mail. Participants may choose to complete the survey either online using a secure website or a mailed paper version of the survey. All final data components are verified by the Census Bureau, HRSA/MCHB and CAHMI/DRC staff prior to public release. More information about the survey can be found in the "About the National Survey of Children's Health" section of this website and HRSA's MCHB website.
C.I. = 95% Confidence Interval. Percentages and population estimates (Pop.Est.) are weighted to represent child population in US.
DATA ALERT: Medical home is a multidimensional measure which uses the American Academy of Pediatrics criteria for quality care delivery among children. For more information on how medical home is defined and measured, please see the CAHMI's medical home manual. The majority of measures have missing values for less than 2% (unweighted) of cases. This measure has missing values for >=2% of cases. To learn about the impact of the missing values on the population count estimates click here.
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Data Source: National Survey of Children’s Health, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau. https://mchb.hrsa.gov/data/national-surveys
Citation: Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative. 2017-2018 National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) data query. Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB).Retrieved [mm/dd/yy] from [www.childhealthdata.org].