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Peer reviewedNewacheck, Paul W.; Taylor, William R. – American Journal of Public Health, 1992
Presents national estimates of the prevalence and impact of chronic childhood conditions using proxy responses for 17,110 children under age 18 years. Thirty-one percent of the children are affected by chronic conditions, which include respiratory allergies, repeated ear infections, and asthma. Psychosocial conditions moderate the impact of these…
Descriptors: Allergy, Asthma, Children, Chronic Illness
Download full textLaPlante, Mitchell P. – 1991
This report provides results from an investigation of comparative disability risks of specific chronic physical and mental illnesses, diseases, and impairments. National estimates are presented of the risks of chronic health conditions causing disability--including activity limitation, work disability, and need for assistance in basic life…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Chronic Illness
Kraus, Lewis E.; And Others – 1996
This chartbook presents, in graphic and textual formats, statistical data on disabilities in the U.S., gathered from available national survey and program data. Each page contains a topic question, a brief explanatory text (using data from the original source), an explanatory graphic, identification of the source of the information, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Age, Children, Chronic Illness
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Princeton, NJ. – 1991
This document comprises 48 charts presenting data on the status of health care in the United States. The charts are organized into six groups concerned with: (1) people, health, and health care resources; (2) the health of the newest generation; (3) the AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) epidemic; (4) substance abuse; (5) chronic illness…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adults, Age Differences, Alcoholism
Hawaii Univ., Manoa. Center on the Family. – 1999
This report examines trends in the well-being of Hawaii's families during the 1990s. Section 1 provides an overview of several demographic characteristics of Hawaii's families, including mean age at first marriage, percent of marriages involving spouses of different ethnicity, percent of families with more than two generations in household,…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Attendance, Children, Chronic Illness
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, Washington, DC. – 1998
This report presents nationwide data on the well-being of U.S. children. The statistical report is based on indicators of child well-being such as family income and mortality rates. The first part of the report, "Population and Family Characteristics," presents data that illustrate the changes that have taken place during the past few…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse, Child Health
